Chapter 778: A Conflict of Ideas
The war on the other side is also nothing worth mentioning.
When the necromancer was pinned down and the six-armed snake demon leapt up to him, all that remained was to be cut into several pieces.
After the necromancer and the dragon lich were broken into broken bones, and he didn't capture their soul breath from them, Gavin was basically sure that what was happening in front of him was an illusion, a very top-level kind of soul illusion.
This illusion isn't about setting up a scenario for you to role-play rigidly.
Instead, it evolves according to your own abilities, so you can't help but immerse yourself in it.
He had even basically guessed that the purpose of this illusion was to see if the person concerned, in the desperate situation that Ankka was in at the time, could choose to protect his people like the king of cloaks, even if he knew that the future was extremely difficult and even could not be recovered.
As long as there is even the slightest hesitation and entanglement, this trial will fail and will end.
The courage to charge at a dragon lich is not something that everyone has.
Especially those sons and buddies from Sambia, in this kind of real illusion, even if they are not scared, their education, their own temperament, determines that they will only turn around and run.
And this is only the basic condition for the real illusion to continue, if you want to really clear the level, you must have the strength to defeat the necromancer and the dragon lich.
Otherwise, even if he inherits Anka's legacy, he will follow in his footsteps.
Because dragon lichs, like lichs, have their own life boxes, and when they die in transformation or their physical form is destroyed, their souls can return directly to their life boxes regardless of distance.
Liches can take over humanoid corpses near lifeboxes and transform back into primordial lichs.
The Dragon Lich, on the other hand, needs to occupy a medium or larger reptilian creep or dragon corpse and transform it into his new body, the more suitable the body of his body (such as a real dragon), the less difficult it is to occupy it, and vice versa (such as a dinosaur corpse), once he fails to occupy it, he will never be able to occupy this corpse again, but he can continue to try to occupy other suitable corpses.
In its primordial dragon lich state, the dragon lich has its original will and memory, but does not have the original life dice and spell immunity, cannot speak, cannot cast spells, and cannot deal cold damage, use spit, or inflict fear like the dragon lich.
Its health, speed, and defense are all temporarily counted according to the corpse that has already been occupied, and the primordial dragon lich can directly transform into its own dragon lich full form by devouring the original body (at least ten percent), and if it can't do this, it can only transform the newly occupied body by absorbing a large amount of negative energy.
The time it takes to recover the strength of the full form has a lot to do with the strength of the corpse occupied, and the closer the corpse to the strength of its full form, the shorter the recovery time will be, and vice versa.
This is why the Lich and the Dragon Lich are keen to collect corpses similar to their own size, and their life boxes are not only hidden in extremely secret places, but also often with a large number of corpses.
In order to kill a dragon lich, it is not enough to kill his physical form, it is necessary to find his lifebox and destroy it completely before it can successfully take over its new body.
This refers to the ordinary situation.
Gavin, who has the immortal divinity, shouldn't need to be so troublesome, after all, he can even cut off the marks of demons and demons, so that they can't be resurrected in their hometown, not to mention that the dragon lich directly belongs to the category of immortality, and his profession is very appropriate.
When the necromancer and the dragon lich died one after another, everything in front of Gavin's eyes disappeared like a mirror.
He was not now in the open-air manor of Anka Manor, on the contrary, he was now in the hall of the mansion.
It is a standard lord's hall, with two rows of chairs on the left and two on the right, and a lord's chair at the end.
It was full, but it was not a human being, but a ghost, all of whom were familiar faces, many of whom could even be named, for he had seen them before, and had even spoken a few words in the real illusion.
Without exception, they were all cloaked warriors who had followed Ankka throughout the Valley.
On the lord's seat, there was also a person, even in a spirit state, he still covered his face with a turban and a mask, and his tall body was wrapped in a big red cloak, he was the owner of the room, the king of cloaks, Anka.
For a moment, Gavin couldn't decide whether he was in reality or another illusion, and he still hadn't seen Regina anyway.
All the ghostly eyes fell on Gavin in unison, Ankka stood up first, laughed and said: "Okay, good, good, we haven't waited in vain for more than three hundred years, and finally someone who can inherit our legacy and move forward has appeared, the old rules, collective voting, whether you are satisfied with the performance of the young man in front of you." ”
"That kind of indomitable momentum is indeed very much our style back then, but illusion is illusion after all, in this case, many things are disguised, and his means are extraordinary, and he has the strength to defeat the other party, so he has no scruples, so the aspect of character needs to be further verified."
"We should not only look at his temporary performance, but his series of performances, whether it is from the daily performance, or his previous resettlement, flood relief, Ashaba River management plan, or in the Misty Valley to benefit the people, all prove his character, he is indeed dedicated to the development of the valley, for the benefit of those ordinary valley people, many of these plans, not only did we not do, we didn't even think of it."
"Being able to organize 50,000 people to migrate thousands of kilometers is not only a manifestation of ability, but also a charisma, if there is not enough cohesion, there is no way to do this."
"The combat power he has shown is impeccable, just like what we have studied and verified over the years, the easiest and most effective way to fight against the dragon lich is to also transform into an immortal state.
But in this state, I believe that all of you here are also deeply aware of the disadvantage, once we leave the protection of Anka Manor, we will slowly lose all feelings, become a ruthless machine that only knows killing, not to mention our own guardian duty, will it become a disaster that we want to protect people, we are not 100% sure, can he control this power 100%? Can you resist the erosion and temptation of negative energy? ”
"It's a question that really deserves careful consideration."
"Isn't that what we're here for? We will shoulder the responsibility of monitoring him and make sure that he does not go down the wrong path. ”
"I don't think we should continue to wait, just this one, we have been waiting for more than three hundred years, who knows when the next one will appear, maybe at that time, the whole valley has been swallowed up by those evil and greedy merchants."
"I am in favor of him carrying on our legacy, continuing on the path we once did, and completely dismantling the evil city-state alliance of Sambia."
"The longer we wait, the longer our people will be exploited and oppressed by the Sambia, and we should not hesitate to look ahead and be backwards."
These ghosts commented on Gavin in front of him, and from their words, it was not difficult to hear that although their footsteps were limited to Anka Manor, they were very well informed, and at least they knew everything about Gavin.
In light of Regina's previous explanation, it is not surprising that this situation has occurred.
Since they are well aware of the situation in Ankka Manor, and there is communication with these intelligent undead, it is normal to share information.
In other words, the trial of Anka Manor does not start now.
From the moment he stepped into the Battle Valley and began to contact Lord Ilmet and Regina, without his knowledge, it had already begun, and now it was just the last hurdle to meet the person concerned.
These ghosts give Gavin a feeling very similar to those of Estelle and the others, although they are spirits, they are not dominated by negative energy, but in turn control and use negative energy, and still maintain the seven emotions and six desires that belong to humans.
"Since there is no way to reach a consensus on our opinions, we might as well listen to the views of the parties." With a word, Ankka drew the eyes of all the ghosts to Gavin again, "Sir Gavin, give us a reason we can't refuse." ”
Gavin said in astonishment, "I think your trial itself is very wrong. ”
Ankh didn't show the annoyance of being questioned, but asked mildly, "What is wrong?" Let's hear it. ”
"Before answering, my lord, can you help me solve a puzzle first." Gavin asked rhetorically without answering.
"Yes." Anka is even more straightforward than the legend says.
"Since the lord is not dead? Why not resurrect yourself? No matter who hands it is, it is not as tempting and touching as it is to complete it yourself. ”
If Ankh has already lost his soul, it is understandable to carry on the inheritance of his will, and the person concerned still exists here in the form of a ghost, and it is not difficult to resurrect it.
"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't." Ankka replied calmly, "In order to stop the necromancer Alekanthor and the dragon lich Alaba from being reborn in the first place, I burned my soul with a secret method and sealed them in this manor with me.
What you see now is only the last remnant of my soul, and when someone inherits my legacy, it will also be the moment when I will die completely, and it will also be the moment when those two evils will be reborn. ”
"Is it any wonder that you set the final level of the trial to kill the spirit mage and the dragon lich, and you are worried that after someone inherits your legacy, the reborn necromancer and dragon lich will soon come to the door again and repeat the same old mistakes?" Gavin suddenly realized that this trial had such a deep meaning.
"You're quick to react." Ankha said appreciatively, "Yes, the Unification Valley is an extremely difficult road, and when you choose to take this path, those cultists of the Worship Dragon Cult are the enemies you must face, because they are the real manipulators behind the scenes of the Kingdom of Sambia.
If you don't even have the strength to stand up to a dragon lich, then don't follow in my footsteps.
Moreover, the current situation is even more complicated than three hundred years ago, not only has the grassroots organization of the Dragon Worship Sect grown to three, but there are dozens of various dragon lichs, and even several primeval dragons have joined the ranks of dragon lichs.
There is also a darker and more evil dark intelligence network in the north, they are entangled with evil gods, and if they are not careful, they will be drawn into the divine war.
Therefore, our successor must have strong personal strength. ”
Based on Anka's words alone, Gavin was basically certain that the other party had a huge intelligence network in his hands, helping them collect information on the Sambia and Santarin Order, especially the Worship of the Dragons.
"The noble feelings of the lord are indeed beyond my reach." Gavin was convinced, in this world with resurrection spells, the act of plugging the muzzle of his own body is certainly heroic and heroic, but the motivational effect is quite average.
But if it is to protect his own people, even his own soul is actively abandoned, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can do, ask yourself, Gavin can't do this.
It's no wonder that even after more than three centuries of death, Ankka still has such a high reputation and popularity in the valley.
"Any other questions?"
"Nope."
"Then it's up to you to answer my previous question."
"Your biggest mistake is to measure a person by a static standard." Gavin replied, "Man is an extremely fickle creature, and there are many factors that can change him, and his own internal factors are certainly one thing, and external factors cannot be ignored.
A man who is now just and fearless, when he is in a high position, he may become cowering, and what was once just and strict becomes selfish and indulged in pleasure.
A former coward, perhaps after a series of tests, can also become brave and can go to great lengths for the sake of others.
The strength I have now is not innate, but the reason why I have worked hard in the past year, if you let me take this test when I just entered the Battle Valley, the result will be different, I will be directly defeated by that dragon lich.
Therefore, there is great uncertainty about your predictions about my future, and you can only judge whether I can meet the standards now, and the rest needs to be verified by time. ”
"The static judging criteria you mentioned are not accurate, except for those idiots from Sambia, all the real trialists have been carefully selected by us, we have observed you, but it has been up to half a year, and when we feel that the time is right, we will lead you into the trial."
"There is some truth in what Sir Gavin said, we can only judge whether he has performed well in the past or not, and use this as a benchmark to predict the future, there is no way to do 100 per cent, we cannot aspire to more."
"And there is not much time left for us, the soul energy of the lord is about to be exhausted, everything that belongs here at that time will be wiped out, it is better to give it a fight when there is a chance, at least we will follow him and be able to play the role of supervision."
"Makes sense."
Those ghosts whispered again, inadvertently revealing an important news again, this trial in Ankka Manor cannot last forever, it will continue to consume the soul power of the other party.
When his soul power is depleted, it will also be the moment when the necromancer and the dragon lich are reborn.
That doesn't mean his sacrifice didn't mean anything.
Three centuries ago, the Dragon Worship Sect had just begun to develop for no more than a century, and the Dragon Lich transformed by an ancient black dragon was definitely one of the top forces of the Dragon Worship Sect, and after sealing it, it dealt a great blow to this evil organization and seriously slowed down their development.
But in the current Dragon Witch Sect, I don't dare to say anything if I grab a handful, but it can only be regarded as a part of the top power, not much of them, and no less of them.
This is also the essence of sealing, to dilute everything with time, or to buy buffer time for those forces of good, so that they can grow to the point where they have the power to face evil that they cannot defeat in the first place.
Some succeeded, such as Elvis, the god son of the immortal goddess of vengeance that Gavin and they had eliminated earlier, and the dragon lich sealed by Ankh Manor.
But some can evolve into even greater disasters, especially in the case of inheritance faults, after all, time will consume not only the evil forces, but also the forces of good must withstand its test.
Hearing this, Gavin was basically sure that he was going to settle this inheritance, and spoke again, "Whether or not I inherit your legacy, my plans in the valley will not change in any way, and I will go on unswervingly."
Because you represent only the past of the valley, and I represent the present of the valley, and create the future of the valley with my hands.
Perhaps we will be very different in our approach.
But our ultimate goal is the same, that is, to create a harmonious, strong, rich and unified valley, so that the residents here can have something to support and rely on, and will no longer be oppressed and exploited by foreign enemies. ”
"Well said, this is exactly the valley we've dreamed of."
"I find that I kind of like this little guy."
"Haha...... I see in him the shadow of our youth, young people, who should be a little ambitious. ”
"It seems that we are being underestimated, and people look down on our heritage."
"Normal, after all, we are all old guys for more than three hundred years, who knows how much influence can remain? It's just to make him more famous. ”
"Our valley has never been known for its numbers, it seems that at our peak, the number of troops we had was only 10,000, but he pulled 50,000 people from Tassel, along the way, it is indispensable to be guarded by a strong army, and our little family background is really a bit insufficient."
Gavin's attitude made the ghosts in the audience suddenly realize that they seemed to have miscalculated what the other party wanted from them.
(End of chapter)