Section 123 Warning

Nurgle's voice rang in Ashrufat's mind once more.

Like the last time, Nurgle's voice was as gentle and kind as a loving father, and even more rare was that there was no supernatural power in it—at least not in Eshuphaert's senses—not as dangerous as Slaanesh.

For now, at least, Ashruphat knew that his resistance to the temptation of Slaanesh had come to an end. His instinctive instinct told him that the next time he would succumb to Slaanesh's temptations of endless indulgence and enjoyment.

"You're finally calling me. There was a palpable emotion in Nurgle's voice—not anger, but a kind of rejoicing, a kind of "relief" that was easily detected. "Kid, you've finally noticed. Good thing you noticed it in time. ”

This attitude made Ashruphat not know how to answer for a while. He thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to face the great god with the attitude of a Nurgle believer. Of course, just in disguise, he never thought he would be a Nurgle believer—just as he still felt uncomfortable seeing a Nurgle believer with all his ailments.

"Father, you have been calling me?"

"I can only get your attention, kid. Nurgle replied. "I can't contact you directly...... It is up to you to contact me. Otherwise, they will perceive a qiē. If that happens, that qiē becomes out of control. ”

Who "they" refers to is naturally self-explanatory.

"Father, what do you need to tell me?" asked Ashrufat.

"I know your heart, child. You're hating me. Although Nurgle said this, there was no hostility or antipathy in his words, but only a sigh. "I'm not particularly surprised by that. A lot of people ...... Many people who do not understand the essence of life are discriminating against us. In the eyes of these ordinary people, the beauty of appearance is the most important thing. But believe me, the beauty of appearance is compared to the tenacity of life, that is, the flower in the moon mirror in the water. Beautiful flowers wither if they are not watered at all, while ugly thorns are able to survive in all kinds of harsh environments. Do you think a person is suitable to be a beautiful flower or an ugly thorn? And I think that in this unfriendly world, the most important thing is to live, and the most important thing to live is tenacity. ”

Ashrufat was speechless for a moment. In a sense, Nurgle was right. If nothing else, let's just say that the swamp (now in the name of Ashrufat) where no one can live except the Nurgle. Not to mention life, not even a little longer. In fact, not only the swamp, but the entire Chaos Realm, the believers of Nurgle are the least picky about the environment, and they are able to live in some extremely harsh conditions. Of course, it is an obvious fact that the harsher the environment, the more obvious the distortion of the Nurgle believers.

"It is precisely because of this...... So I thought about trying to make my children more resilient. For this reason, although it will make their image difficult for ordinary people to accept, I think it is worth it. But," Nurgle turned. "You're an exception. ”

"I?exception?"

"Your life force is tenacious, and you have even reached the point of perfection and uninterestingness. Child, you're probably already aware of your own peculiarities. That's because of your flesh and blood...... Your flesh and blood contain unimaginable vitality, so much so that in the eyes of ordinary people, they are equivalent to poison. Because it is extremely difficult for the mortal body to bear such vigorous vitality. Nurgle said. When the word "poisonous" echoed in Ashrufat's mind, his body couldn't help but tremble. "If you let ordinary people eat them, it will either be sublimation, then it will be ruined!"

During this time, with the drinking of the drunken blood, and the broken harp that could bring back his memories from time to time, Ashruphat remembered some fragments of his memory.

The scene was chilling: on a moonlit night, he was standing in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a group of pale-skinned, humanoid monsters with hunched bodies. The creatures' skin was dull and dirty, their eyes were brutal and frenzied, and their curly lips were barbed with sharp teeth. One by one, the monsters (Eshuruphat remembered that they were called ghouls) were coming up to him, sucking blood from him. It wasn't that he was beaten down by these ghouls and was gnawed and sucked, but that he took the initiative to feed his own blood to these ghouls.

The scene was accompanied by an indescribable madness and despair - although Ashruphat could not remember the source of the madness and despair, he must have been so desperate as to resort to this method of near-self-harm when he was doing it, that is, when he had the ghouls to suck blood.

There is no doubt that such a scene could never belong to humans. So Ashrufat thinks it's some...... Extraordinarily memories, brought about by the fusion of external soul fragments into the body. But after Nurgle said this, Ashrufat couldn't help but think of this indescribable horror scene.

"Of course, I know you don't trust me, kid. Nurgle continued. "But in any case, I must warn you. I have seen the future...... Watch your army crumble and disintegrate, and see you put up desperate and stubborn resistance under the siege of countless enemies. I have seen you finally fall during the siege, and I have seen your head cut off by the enemy and hung at the head of the Blood Fortress in the name of terror. ”

Nurgle spoke in a deep, mournful tone.

"Will I lose?" Although he knew that his chances of winning were not very good, he did not expect that he would not even have a chance to escape. At least theoretically, the chances of him escaping alone are quite high. "You...... Can you see the future? But isn't it said that there is only the Lord of Deceit......"

"Yes, I can. We can. But the Lord of Deceit is undoubtedly the best in this regard. Nurgle said. "Peeking into the future is like looking at a tree, starting with only one thick branch, then seeing it diverge at the top, and then each divergence splits into more branches. ”

Suddenly, Ashruphat sensed that Nurgle, though he pointed out his final defeat, did not let him give up.

"The Lord of Deceit is wise...... True foreknowledge is like cutting a few leaves in the middle of a forest, it's the most straightforward method, but it's not the easiest. There is a more reliable way to choose the future you need and destroy all other possible futures. Reduce all variables and channel all possibilities. And the Lord of Deceit is best versed in this. As for me, while I can also peek into the future, I can't do that. Although you can control your destiny and your future, you have to make a choice, in other words, you have to make sacrifices and give up. But give up on my children...... I can't. ”

Legend has it that Nurgle was a god with a fatherly personality. Perhaps remembering the legend, or perhaps it was Nurgle's tone and attitude that had an effect, Ashrufat immediately shifted the subject to the right place.

"My future...... Is it immutable?" Ashrufat asked.

"No, kid. Like I said, looking at the future is like looking at a tree, starting with only one thick branch, then seeing it diverge at the top, and then each divergence divides into more branches. I see the future as a branch, but if you continue like this, you will inevitably develop to that position. ”

If Ashrufat was still a little panicked before, he has calmed down now. If he's not mistaken, it's a classic business negotiation – and let's be honest, since he's been with Akin, Ashrufat has learned a lot of business tricks. Ah Jin is a very disciplined businessman (of course, this is Ah Jin's self-title), but this does not prevent Ah Jin from playing those linguistic traps.

When Ah Jin buys something, he never tries to suppress the other party. In this regard, his most common phrase is "Who dares to ask for such a rotten thing but me", of course, there are also "if you don't sell it to me now, you will have to throw it in the garbage heap in two days" and so on. In short, try to create an atmosphere of panic before offering a price, of course, a low price. This kind of trick may not be successful, but as Ah Jin said, it won't cost a drop of spit anyway, so why not try it?

The same is true of Nurgle. Scare first, and then it's your turn to make a bid. Well, as for whether it's a lie or not...... Although it is said that the master of deceit is the master of lies and trickery, he has never heard of a god who has the excellent quality of "honesty".

"What should I do?" asked Ashruphat tentatively. He actually wanted to see what price Nurgle would offer—basically, he wouldn't say yes to what Nurgle offered. Unless that condition is very easy to achieve.

"Make good use of all the power you have. Nurgle said. "You have to tap into every potential of your army, and you can't just go to war. You can't worry too much about the inside...... That's something that only the victors, or destined to win, are qualified to worry about. That's all I can say. ”

"Wait......" This time, it was Ashrufat's turn to be surprised. Nurgle didn't even offer any price, just revealed the secret to him, and then it was over?

"I am not the Lord of Deceit. Nurgle seemed to understand Ashrufat's amazement. "I will not bind you with oaths, promises, and the like. I don't see my children as pawns that can be discarded at any time. ”

"Then why are you suing me about this?" asked Ashrufat. "Or do you want to tell me this, what's in it for you?"

"For thou hast called me Father. Nurgle replied. "Maybe it's just a lie to you, not sincere. But for me, it's enough. ”

Nurgle's will is gone. Ashruphat came to his senses and withdrew his hand from his forehead. Then he realized that the shimmer on the ring, which had been on the Nurgle insignia, had disappeared.

He sat there for a few minutes, then stood up and shouted outside, "Someone." ”

Immediately, the guards on duty at the gate walked in, waiting for instructions from the Chaos Lord.

"Call Flint and Tarek...... "Ishruphat immediately ordered. "No, inform everyone, tell them that I am going to call an urgent military meeting. Everyone is required to participate. ”

The guards were ordered to leave. Ashrufat sat back in his chair and looked at his hands a little blankly. What's going on, that scene, that scene where you're sucked blood by a ghoul...... It was supposed to be a fragment of memory...... It is the memory of the soul fragments belonging to some other life...... But those words of Nurgle......

Could it be that the mixing of souls also leads to the mutation of the body......? He's not a human at all, but what is it if he's not human? Or is it some blessing from the gods of the stars? damn it...... The brain is all messed up.

If anyone had been present, he would have seen a very strange scene: Chaos Ashrufat looked down at his hands, gritting his teeth at himself.

"What the hell are you?!"