Chapter 53: Friendship from the Dark
There is no love without a reason in this world, and there is no hate without a reason. There are no eternal enemies and friends, only eternal interests!
The Baroque believed that they had thwarted the two rises of the dark forces, and they were mortal enemies. But I didn't expect the elf prince to want to talk to him, and it was a calm talk!
There is no doubt that the Elven Grand Prince must have ulterior motives, and that the Dark Ones often possess the ability to tempt people into depravity. But Baroque was not afraid of him, he had faith in the purple power in his soul sea, and he believed that the elven prince knew this too.
Then if he wants to talk about it, he has some credibility. At least until the Elven Prince escapes from his predicament, he will be honest and ............ Baroque had a hunch that the eldest prince would give him a little favor in advance. Isn't there such a saying: the alluring honey is always wrapped in poison?
Baroque just wanted to swallow honey and spit out poison. So he accepted the Dark Spokesman's request for a conversation.
Their communication was carried out at the level of consciousness, and because of the sealing totem array, the dark power that the elven prince could stretch out was so weak that when communicating with Baroque, it always seemed weak, as if the two were hundreds of meters apart, shouting and communicating. Even the slightest wind may make them unable to hear what they are saying. But Baroque wouldn't be stupid enough to loosen some totem pole seals, so let's communicate!
"Young orc shaman, I remember your name, Baroque, right? And you don't know my name yet...... Hehe, maybe there are few people in the entire Sauron continent who remember my existence. Silrutius. It's my name!" the Elven Grand Prince sent a message introducing his name.
"Your Highness Silrutius, it's a pleasure to meet you. Baroque responded, and the body of the totem beast Rak had emerged from his body. Wandering around the cavern hall, feeling and suppressing the faint dark aura that permeates the surroundings. Lark has the same root and origin as Baroque, as long as he senses something wrong, Baroque will react immediately, and the two brothers will work together to purify the dark aura outside, which is not very harmful.
The purple electric power in the soul sea is always ready and vigilant. Baroque said directly to the elven prince of Syrrutius: "Your Highness Syrrutios, you see, there is obviously no friendship between us. And because of the two things of helping the gray dwarves and helping the elven queen. There is still a lot of hatred between us. So I think we'd better stop being hypocritical and tell me what you're trying to do, and I'll listen to you. ”
"Oh, Baroque shaman. You're really upholding the orc's straightforwardness. All right. So I'll just get straight to it. In this way, I have an offer that should be beneficial to both of us, and I hope you will think about it carefully and then be able to make the most sensible choice. ”
"I'm listening. Baroque replied noncommittally.
"You must have heard about my deeds from my daughter Siloria and the ancient tree of life, so I will not explain it anymore. Yes...... When I was at my most glorious time, when I almost ruled the entire elven race. Defeated by your orcs. How many years have passed since your white-robed high priest sealed me in the belly of the Kundu Maya? Maybe there have always been in the last 10,000 years. Of course, now is not the time to sigh. I just wanted to tell you one thing............ Nearly 10,000 years have passed, and no matter how powerful the Star Totem Array Seal is, it will not be able to withstand the erosion of time after all. You should know that even if you are tinkering in many ways, this Seal Totem Array is still becoming more and more fragile, and it cannot stop me forever. ”
"But if I'm willing to use all my energy to repair the Totem Array Seal, I think it can still be repaired, at least it won't be a problem to stop you for another thousand years. Not to be outdone, Baroque retorted.
"Of course, I admit it. Silrutius responded sincerely, but he said instead: "But Baroque, you swear in the name of the ancestor of the beast race, will you put down all the things of the beast race and spend all your energy to repair the seal? Do you know why I'm talking to you, because I feel ambition in you, a daunting ambition. How could an orc with great ambition and a plot against the entire continent be willing to silently guard the seal and make selfless dedication to the safety of the entire continent?"
Baroque was silent, Sillucius was right, he was not so noble.
"You have ambitions for the continent of Sauron, and I want to get out of it. You should know very well about my power, and my power can't erode you at all, so what do you have to worry about? Why can't we unite? Why can't we defeat the Terrans together and dominate the entire continent?"
"Sillucius, tell me seriously, if I let you out, will you keep your promise to form an alliance with me? Will you willingly give up half of your rights to share with others? Haha, don't talk about you, at least I can't. And if you get out of trouble, will the elves have to suffer your temptation to fall again? You may not know, but I have formed an offensive and defensive alliance with the elves and the dragons to fight against the human race. Now bound by the covenant, there is no way I can break our oath. ”
Sillusius immediately responded, and he even smiled and said: "Baroque, you have actually come this far, and the situation on the continent is becoming more and more chaotic and interesting, right?
Baroque frowned, he was still a little surprised. yes, how did Sylrutius know, and did he still have the power to lurk around the Elven Empress?
"Not what you think. Silrutius responded, "Since you saved my daughter Silloria, then I will not bother my daughter again, and it is not bad to let my daughter be your lover!"
"You're mistaken, I don't have the slightest relationship with the Elven Empress. Baroque was a little ridiculous and couldn't help but explain.
"Haha, my daughter has the most beautiful face in the entire continent, won't you be tempted? Although she is a little old, she has always resisted my will with the help of the ancient tree of life in the past, so that in the past ten thousand years of life, more than half of her life has fallen into a deep sleep, she is still a simple elf, without a partner. If you can agree to my joint offer, I would be happy to see Siloria become your woman. ”
Using his daughter as a bargaining chip for temptation, Syllucius did it as a matter of course. Baroque was unmoved, and said, "Alright, let's get back to business." ”
"Well, you can really think about it, my daughter............ Okay, well, yes, you should know about the giants who suddenly sprang up on the continent, right? They have been silent for countless years, and they suddenly appeared, and their power has become powerful and terrifying, and they kill cruelly. Don't you have any doubts?"
Baroque's heart moved, as if he had thought of something, and said in a lost voice: "What? Could it be that the Giants have been corrupted by your dark power?"
"You're half right, the giants were tempted by the dark, but it wasn't me, it was someone else. And...... There are some not-so-good contradictions between me and the being of the Corrupting Giants. ”
Oh, and the Baroque suddenly had an enlightenment............ I see! It seems that in the dark abyss, between the demons' minions, there is no monolith.
Among all the races on the continent of Sauron, there is a common legend about demons. Legend...... In the depths of the earth, in the endless dark abyss, there is a being who rivals God, and he has a unique name - Demon.
Although the demon is powerful, just like the gods in the sky, it cannot come to the Sauron continent, but projects its own will and looks for a spokesperson to recruit believers and gain faith in his place, just as the Apocalypse Church is to the God of Light.
The gods in the sky represent light, while demons undoubtedly represent darkness, and they are natural mortal enemies with each other. In the process of competing for believers, contradictions inevitably occur. No one knows what happened in ancient times, and legend has it that the gods of the sky, who are also at odds with each other, have joined forces and had a great battle with demons. Unsurprisingly, the demon was defeated and hid in the dark abyss and never came out. But he has a lot of hands and feet in secret, and he always releases minions from time to time to make waves.
The fallen prince Hilrutius is just one of the demon's minions, and the existence of the Corrupting Giants is undoubtedly another demon's minions. It is likely that Sylrutius lost badly in the battle for favor under the devil's seat, and was under strong pressure from competitors, so that he had to choose to unite with the Baroque.
Although it was known that Silrutius must have concealed and conspired, Baroque knew at least half of the truth of his words. The key question now is, how exactly should the Baroque respond to the olive branch from Syllutius?
Well, there is no good or evil in the Baroque, he only focuses on profits, as long as it is good for himself and the beasts, he will consider it. Does he make a deal with the gods or with the demons?
"Your Highness Silrutius, you should know that the negotiations between us, now I have the initiative. Then you can tell me what benefits you can give me, if you don't have enough benefits, everything is empty talk. Baroque said this, and at the same time he thought to himself: damn dark minions, don't think I don't know your idea, let's wait and see who will take advantage.
The message from the Dark Spokesman was full of joy, because Silrutius knew that at least this orc was moved!Haha, that's good, only if you are greedy, then I will always seize the opportunity! Hehe, strange and mysterious Baroque, don't you know that the unknown power in you is the most interesting existence?
The two of them, each with their own ghosts, were happy to make a statement, at least their negotiations went well! )