Gou is a dark elf in Warhammer

Swim, swim and swim.

Swim, swim and swim to the rhythm of happiness.

Swim, swim and swim.

Swimming and swimming through the river of time.

Dacus swam in the divination pool, paddling and rolling in the sacred water without any scruples, like a relaxed fish. He did not feel at all how sacred this pool of water overflowing with blessings and omens was. In his eyes, it was more like a comfortable swimming pool. The crystal clear and sparkling water seemed to laugh at his casualness.

The Slanns on the side were quietly soaking in the pool, staring at Dacus expressionlessly. Looking at Dacus who was playing in the water like he was in a garden fountain, they felt neither surprised nor helpless, only calm.

Dacus didn't care about the Slanns' gazes at all. He turned gracefully in the pool, splashing water, and then slowly swam to the edge of the pool in a breaststroke posture. After a moment, he swam to the edge of the pool with satisfaction, grabbed the edge with both hands, and jumped out of the water at once, with water drops sliding down his sturdy body. He stood by the pool, gently playing with his long, shiny black hair with both hands, and casually tossed his hair to one side.

"Oh, my dear Taito Ikao, I guess I didn't disturb you?" Then his eyes fell on Taito Ikao who was standing by the pool.

Taito Ikao maintained his serious expression as always, with a complex light flashing in his eyes. Obviously, he was not completely accustomed to Dacus's relaxed attitude, especially in such a sacred place. However, he was himself, a unique Skink Priest, and his mask-like face did not collapse at all, but just shook his head calmly.

"I heard you were planning to retire?"

"Yes, your Excellency Umak."

"Can you tell me, whose idea was this? Was it his?" Daxus said casually, pointing at Adoshi-Tehega not far away. He was a little surprised. As far as he knew, Taito Ikao had persisted until the end, which meant he still had 500 years to live. He didn't have time to retire. Then he pointed at Taito Ikao, then pointed to the sky, and asked seriously, "Is it a sign? Or did you decide it yourself?"

“Foreshadowing.”

Darkus was speechless and didn't say anything. He leaned back and fell into the pool. After turning around, he started swimming again. This was why he hated prophecies and predictions. Although prophecies were useful at certain times, just like just now, astrology and prophecies confirmed his supreme rule in Lustria. The legitimacy was fully extended and unshakable. Unless the old saints returned, the problem was that this was impossible to happen. There was no probability.

There was no second generation Shi Lan, headed by Master Ma, Master A and Master Xia, standing up for him and engaging in debates with other Shi Lan. There was no bloody and vulgar scene where the other Shi Lan bowed to him after a heated argument with stone slabs.

This did not happen because the social system of the Lizardmen was different from that of the Elves, Humans, and Dwarves. Astrology, rituals, beliefs, and the reading of stone tablets played a very important role in the Lizardmen's society. The Lizardmen arranged their time according to the movement of the stars.

Each ritual serves a purpose to bring order to Lizardmen society and maintain the progress of the Great Plan. The Slann and Skinks mark the passage of time with rituals and solemn rules that combine religious conventions with the practical needs of a busy society, and all rituals are timed to coincide with the movement of the celestial bodies.

The Slann and Skinks study the cycles of the moon and sun, telling time through the relationships between astronomical phenomena, transits, eclipses and the relative motions of the stars and planets, and interpreting the omens of the constellations to guide the actions of the Lizardmen. Worship of the Old Ones also involves diligently recording and retelling the deeds of the Old Ones and those who came before them. A small army of Skink scribes continually copies the records to maintain the integrity of the knowledge and database.

But omens can be unreliable sometimes, just like the moon goddess next door.

With extraordinary abilities and a long standby time, Taito Iko is a "BUG"-level Skink Priest. He is often entrusted with commanding the legions of Moon City. No force he leads has ever been defeated. The thread of fate complies with his needs. The appearance of Dacus in Moon City that time was also theoretically in line with the needs of the thread of fate.

He now floats through the streets of the Moon City on his Litany, and the Temple Guards bow to him as he passes. Though respected by all Lizardmen, Teto Ikau remains aloof from the doctrinal debates of his fellow Skink Priests. He has lived long enough to see many Skink Acolytes come and go, knowing that each has his own way of conveying the words of the Slann, but he does not question them, for they are chosen by the Old Ones.

As time went on, his ability to predict the future improved, and he had an unprecedented understanding of the orbits of the two moons, so he could predict when and where the first moon would cover the second cursed moon. This was why this conference was held in the City of the Moon instead of in other temple cities.

"What are your plans next?" After swimming another lap, Dakus came back and asked Tito Ika.

"Astrology?" Tito Ika was confused by Daxus's question. He looked at Shi Lan, then looked at Daxus and asked uncertainly.

"Row."

This time, Dacus didn't say anything. He couldn't say anything about this round of personnel adjustments, and there was nothing he needed to adjust.

Maybe because of his appearance, some things have changed.

He had casually asked Koptiti before, and Koptiti told him that in the third year after he left, another Skin Lizard Astrology Prophet appeared. In addition to the previous one, Taito Ikao had two more generals, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, and Hengha. If everything went well, the number of Skin Lizard Astrology Prophet would increase.

In his mind, Teto Ikao was very good at astrology and comets. In 2489 IC, when the Skaven emerged from Quetza again, Teto Ikao pulled down a comet from space and smashed Quetza into a barren pit. At the end of the world, after the Skaven captured the Moon City, Teto Ikao pulled down another comet, smashing the Moon City to ashes, and took away the main force of the Skaven that had invaded the Moon City.

But in his opinion, Teto Ikau was far less important than Coptiti. Coptiti was the key to the revival of the Lizardmen, and that kind of management and coordination was beyond the reach of ordinary Skinks. Moreover, the continent of Lustria was relatively safe at the moment, and the Skaven could not come for a while.

Since you have decided to retire, then just retire, as long as you can stay on standby.

It is also a good idea to have the Skin Lizard Astrology Prophet do astrology in the Eclipse Temple. This will not prevent Taito Ikao from commanding the army of the Moon City when necessary, nor will it prevent the newly born Skin Lizard Priests and servants from respecting him. When he speaks, the Skin Lizard Priests will listen carefully.

It's like having a treasure in the house, or an old person in the house.

Afterwards, Dakwus ignored Tito Ikao's retirement and swam to where the Slann were.

"Update flow?"

He dropped a line that the Slann would understand, for it was Lord Tenok who had said it, though he was no longer with us. The Skink priests had spent years debating and removing a mountain to redirect the surrounding river, but Lord Tenok had only wanted to make the waters of the scrying pool cooler.

The warm water will turn into a boiling frog.

After the heart transplant, the temperature of the water was just the same for him. He liked to soak in a clean pool where he could swim. After seeing some Shi Lan nodding, some shaking their heads, and some in a daze, he showed off his skills in front of Shi Lan and slightly adjusted the water temperature.

There were many Slann in the divination pool. The five second-generation Slann were all there, Mazdamuddi, Adohi-Tehega, Huini Aitangui, Shakspati, and Umatadan. Another one of the five was now in the Flowing Water Palace in Athel Loren. One of the five was replaced by Umatadan, the sixth second-generation Slann unknown to the other second-generation Slann.

Below the second generation are several third generations, including Lords Slote, Kositep, Silotok and Zetoka of Itaza.

Silotok and Kositep fought against the White-haired Hakkon together, and in 1493 of the Imperial Calendar, they defeated a Duruchi army that had penetrated deep into the continent of Lustria and was preparing to launch a looting operation.

Zetoka is not well-known, but he became extremely powerful in the next era. After converting to Sotek, he became the main fighting force among the Lizardmen.

There are also two identical-looking Talanquins in Hua-Hua and Zahuitak from Slanwupek, and Tesiztek from Talaxlan, the latter of whom was one of the three Slann who activated the artifact during the Great Invasion.

In addition, there was a fourth-generation master in the divination pool who was a staunch supporter of the second-generation Master Hui, an old acquaintance of Daxus and a comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side with him. He was called "tiny" and "insignificant" Tenukli in the Lizardman language.

Dacus felt particularly accomplished at this time. Tanukli was not injured in the battle with Hira Ulan and remained in good health. He also found Shakspati, Umatadan and the two identical Talanquins, as well as Tankokuako and Narhap who were not present. Now, Huniai Tankui and Umatadan have also awakened.

"Start the Green Ark Project." After adjusting the water temperature, Dacus swam to Master Ma's side and placed his hand on Master Ma's belly, which was marked with his palm print. At the same time, he gave instructions. Thinking of something, he added, "It doesn't need to be too big. Choose a piece in the Giant Turtle Islands and transform it in Chapeiuto... No! In the Scorpion Coast."

Regarding the Green Ark, he had thought about it before and discussed it with Master Ma. They planned to build a large black ark for the Lizardmen in the Giant Turtle Islands on the left side of the Lustria continent. It would be called the "Environmentally Friendly Ark" or the "Green Ark"!
After that, he made some adjustments. He set his sights on the Lost Soul Island in Anureil Province. After flying over the Lost Soul Island several times, he found that it was exactly what the Lizardmen needed. He could build a pyramid and supporting buildings on the jungle island. But it was now Asur's territory, so he was not going to move for the time being. Now was a critical period, so he didn't want to scare Asur. He originally wanted to transform it in Chapeiuto, where there were Storm Weavers and Tower of Destruction sorceresses, but Chapeiuto was preparing to start a new round of construction. He might as well drive to the Scorpion Coast and let the Lizardmen do it themselves.

"Reinforce the troops! Wait until the Green Ark is built and send more troops by transporting them via the Green Ark!" Seeing Master Ma nod, Daxus continued to give orders.

He was ready to start a branch. A special prophet had gone to the Southland continent, but the troops were not enough. Only the old backbones could do guerrilla warfare. In addition to the special prophet, there were not enough local lizardmen in the Southland jungle. The skin lizards were trained into lizardmen and used as the main infantry. This...

Then, he turned his attention to Huiniai Tankui. He had chatted with Taito Ikao before, and besides being curious, he was also waiting. The two Tears of Aisha he brought back from Aeseloron worked. After a ritual and treatment, Huiniai Tankui and Umatadan woke up. Since waking up, they have been receiving information through telepathy and understanding the things that happened during the coma. This is why Tenukli is here.

"Hmm." After feeling the gaze, Huini Aitangui, who already understood what was happening, raised his head and nodded to Daquus as a sign of respect.

"You go and take charge of the jungle in the south. You are needed there, and your mist is needed there."

"Hmm." Huini Aitangui nodded again after listening to Daquus' words without thinking.

Dacus nodded as well. It seemed that there was no problem. Huiniaitanqui, who had been wandering for half his life, first guarded Pahkos in the Isthmus of Lustria. After the invasion, he went to Slanwupek. But after waking up, he was sent to the Southland by him.

There is no other way. The southern jungle still needs a second-generation Shilan to guard it.

Master Ma couldn't move, this was the absolute core, to maintain the normal operation of Hesiota, Spikazuma and Horroto, these three temple cities all had incubation pools. Master A had to guard the Moon City, guarding the Moon City was equivalent to guarding the five temple cities in the central part of the Lustria continent.

Itaza is guarded by three generations of Slan, and Master Xia is responsible for guarding Asheril. After the crisis of Queza and Vampire Coast is resolved, the importance of Slan Wupek has become dispensable, and there is also Master Hua in charge.

As for Master Wu...

Letting Master Hui go to the jungle of the south is the best choice. His fog can protect the temple city, interfere with the enemy, and cooperate with the special prophet to carry out guerrilla warfare.

There are five temple cities in the southern jungle, namely the core Zetland, Nachto which is far away from Zetland, and Kos'ota, Talaqua and Totiat.

Geographically, Nakhto is similar to Çanakkale, which guards the Sea of ​​Marmara, the Dardanelles, while Zetland is similar to Constantinople. In a broader sense, the Black Sea, Zetland is Constantinople, and Zetland is the base of the Black Sea Fleet.

Now, the situation in the Southland jungle is very bad, and Nachto has been in an abandoned state. There are many reasons for this, including insufficient Lizardmen forces and no maritime threats.

To the northeast of Nahto is Koth'ota on the Red River. The starting point of the Red River is the mountains on the edge of the Southland World, flowing through the central jungle and finally into the vast ocean.

Nachto, located in the southern fjord, is the center of Zetland and Koth'otar, and can see the mouth of the Redwater River. Because of the existence of the Redwater River, Koth'otar, a temple city that fell in the great invasion, has become very important and is a barrier to defend the south.

But it was useless. The Skaven troops did not attack from the surface. They had dug holes in the ground by the time they crossed the river. As for the Tomb Kings... that was a long time ago, dating back to when Nagash was still a human.

Further north of Kosi'ota is Talqua, but there is no "Lord of the Heavens" Tikta'to there. Because it was captured in the great invasion and is too far away from the core temple city in the south, there are only a few skinks guarding it.

The World's Edge Mountains are very long, spanning the entire Old World from south to north, while the Southland World's Edge Mountains in the south divide the Southland Jungle into two, isolating it. There are four spirit vein nodes on the right side of the mountains, and Tia Tequa is located in the middle of the four spirit vein nodes. Due to the special nature of this place, it has always held on and has not fallen. The hatching pool is still running, but the output...

"You have to ensure the normal operation of Zetland and Tiatqua. In addition, you have to control Tehenhauin's behavior and ensure the normal operation of the grand plan."

After saying this, he snapped his fingers at Master Ma and pointed at Master Hui, signaling Master Ma to tell Master Hui about Sotek and Tehenhauin.

Sotek is Sotek, and the Special Seer is the Special Seer, he has always been very clear about the difference. In his opinion, the Special Seer is fanatical, hovering on the edge of being uncontrollable, and if he is not controlled, he will definitely cause some trouble, such as rebelling against the superiors, launching a large-scale attack on the Skaven, and attracting the Skaven's attention to the Southland.

What should we do then? Should we increase our forces before we are ready, as we did in the past? Should we continuously send the main forces of Lustria to the Southland Jungle? It seems that there is no choice. We can't just abandon the Southland Jungle and shrink our strategy. Should we abandon the spirit vein nodes, temple cities, and hatching pools?
There is a high probability that this will happen. An attack on the Skaven will bring Sotek to the land, which is completely in the interests of the Special Prophet. This is what the Special Prophet does. And Quaxmu, who has been guarding Zetland, has his own understanding of the big plan. In terms of his position, he is neutral, otherwise the Sotek sect in Zetland would not have become so big. His attitude may be interpreted by the Skink Priest when he is careless, and a big thing will happen.

This is also the reason why he has not sent more troops to the Special Prophet. There is nothing wrong with recruiting believers and letting the Skin Lizards believe in Sotek. This is a normal operation. He supports it. This is one of the links to let Sotek come. Zetland was the main concentration of Sotek believers before the Special Prophet went there, and believing in Sotek did not prevent the Skin Lizards from believing in the Old Saints.

Now, he has reinforced the Special Prophet in disguise, but at the same time he has also sent a big daddy to the Special Prophet and Quaxmu, who is mainly used to clamp down on the Special Prophet. Unless Master Hui gives him a big job and becomes a fanatical supporter of Sotek.

There is nothing else to do. Nachto can continue to be abandoned. Anyway, there is no pressure on the sea. The Skaven fleet? If you dare to land, we will deal with you. Kosotar will continue to defend as a barrier for Zetland.

He had no intention of activating Talaqua now, as it was too far north, just like the Isthmus of Lustria and the continent of Lustria. He planned to activate it when he returned to Elsin Alvin, where the elves' troops would land, and the ships would dock there, sending supplies up continuously.

Then it will serve as the starting point, and the elves and lizardmen troops will cross the Fang Plain to attack the various monsters in the south, and advance northward until they meet up with the troops that landed on the Great Styx.

"You continue to guard Slanwupek." Daxus looked at Hua-Hua and said. After Hua-Hua nodded, he instructed Tenukli, "You also go to the Southland Jungle. Your mission is to conduct a dragnet search to find the stone slabs and maintain the normal operation of the spirit vein nodes."

"In addition to the regular army, call back the Skin Lizard Oracles from the continent of Lustria and deploy the Velociraptor Riders. These forces will be under your command." He then gave instructions to the Slann, and at the end he looked at Tenukli again.

"How many troops does Conquata have?" After completing the arrangements, he looked back at his beloved Master Ma.

Master Ma did not transmit the images directly to Darkus's mind by telepathy, but counted them one by one.

"Well, after the Green Ark is activated, send 3,000 more troops to Kongquata at once. Also, send a few fourth- and fifth-generation Slanns."

Daxus handed the matter over to Master Ma. He didn't care who to send or how many skin lizards, giant lizards, lizardmen and giant beasts to send. He just had to report the number. He believed that Master Ma would get the job done.

Through Master Ma's description, he learned that the total number of lizardmen in Kongquata was maintained at around 2,000 before, and sending 3,000 would be enough. He had wandered around Kongquata before, and 5,000 was about the current limit of Kongquata. If there were more, they would have to ask the humans in the south for help.

Five thousand is enough to face various pressures and attacks. After the spiritual vein network is stabilized, there are usually no threats there?

Unless that person was released in advance and set his sights on Conquarta, the problem is that when Billaku set his sights on Conquarta, Conquarta was an empty city. Now... at most there are Norscans, but most of them can't find a passage into the fog. Besides, Norscans are welcome to land at any time.

Afterwards, he made some minor adjustments and asked Master Ma to arrange for Koptiti to make a large number of bronze mirrors and warm leather clothes for the lizardmen to wear. As for the large pieces of crystal, Master Ma would arrange them.

"Athel Loren is the same as the Southland Jungle. They increase their forces every ten years. They currently have 8,000 troops there, and will increase that to 12,000 within a hundred years. In addition, we will also send several fourth and fifth generation Slann there."

Seeing Master Ma nod, he also nodded. The right to speak was not important. It was just a matter of one word for the other Shilan to obey Master Ma. But he still habitually gave the matter of reinforcement and deployment to Master Ma, because Master Ma was his elder brother.

The pressure on Athel Loren is relatively greater. All kinds of monsters have their eyes on it, and there is also a potential threat, so it is inevitable to increase the troops. Increasing to 20,000 within a hundred years should be able to deal with various threats, and the resources there will gradually increase within a hundred years to meet the needs of the lizardmen, unless Asrai does something weird to him, but the probability is not high. If it really happens, don't blame him for turning hostile, he will strike hard.

Reinforcing the troops was only one of the steps. After that, he started to arrange other matters. (End of this chapter)