Goddess Wanhua Mirror

But Lude and Hume glanced at each other secretly, and they both revealed understanding in each other's eyes.

This is not a divine technique at all, it is some kind of magic!

But no matter what, this set of rituals performed by the Ratmen is very satisfying. The Ratman priest led the mikoto from camp to camp, spraying water on these races in the periphery one by one, almost face-to-face from the believers. Harvested a large wave of faith.

After the mikoshi walked around the camp, it returned to the most heavily guarded center, while Lude and Hume took the opportunity to slip out.Indeed, they gained a lot from this infiltration and collected a lot of valuable information, but many doubts were still unsolved.

"There is something for these ratman priests."

"Then you haven't been to the center of the camp, it's even more eye-opening!"

"What did you see?"

"An altar, a very strange altar."

When mentioning what he saw in the center of the camp, Hume frowned, because the altar built by the Rat Man was really evil, and Hume always thought it looked familiar, and he should have seen it somewhere before.

It seems to be the standard equipment of cults. White bones and blood are always the favorite "building materials" of these heretics. The altar located in the center of the camp is a blood pool with a large number of skulls as decorations. Many believers in the entire camp produced All beliefs are gathered in the pool.

Hume, who was sneaking in, wanted to take a closer look, but she found that the pool seemed to be "alive". Although her stealth skills could easily avoid the guards and the ratman priests, as soon as she got closer to within ten meters of the pool, the thing would be gone. There will be a sudden reaction, and the blood in the pool will tumbling violently as if boiling.

In desperation, Hume could only withdraw first.

There are various indications that the Ratmen are planning some big move. They are still recruiting more and more subhuman tribes into their group. They already have tens of thousands of people, but they have not attacked the human villages for a long time, as if they are preparing to Hold back a "big move".

However, the other party stood still for the time being, which was not a bad thing for Songshu Village who was not yet ready for the battle.

So Lude and Hume discussed it, and planned to sneak in again with a different identity. This time, they no longer disguised as weak gray elves, but dark elves with outstanding fighting ability but not so good reputation.

The dark elves in this world are not an independent race, but generally refer to those exiles who were expelled from the forest country by the high elves.Some of them violated the laws of the forest country, and some were punished by God because they betrayed the elf mother goddess, and their skin turned completely black.

It is worth mentioning that some dark elves have switched to other sects after betraying the traditional mother god religion of the high elves, both good and evil.

So Luther's new identity is still a priest, but he has converted to the Mother of Eclipse, an evil god representing chaos and betrayal.The middle and low-level magic arts of the various sects are similar, unless the ratmen ask him to show the signature magic arts of the sect, he will not reveal his secret unless he is invited.

As a result, the two changed faces came to the camp again, went straight through the outer "refugee camp", and came to the camp of the powerful race, hoping to see the leaders of the coalition forces and make a fortune together.

Relying on their identities as dark elves, the two received courtesy this time, but it was not the ratman priest who took the initiative to receive them, but a half-orc chief who called himself "Zaka".

To be honest, seeing the half-orcs in this world for the first time, the small expectations in Lude's heart were almost shattered into a piece of debris in an instant.Because these guys are not cute Japanese beast ears at all, but the American ghost beasts in Laogun...the purest original products that have not played any mods.

The individual strength of this race is stronger than that of humans, but the level of civilization is really very low, and it is still at a relatively primitive stage of primitive society, and has not even mastered metallurgical technology.

However, the Zhaka who warmly entertained the two of them is obviously different from the rough appearance on the inside, and he is a very cunning guy.He directly invited Lude and Hume to his own land, and told them that he was the "Great Chief" elected by all the half-orcs in the entire camp.

The implication is that he is the most powerful force in the entire multi-racial coalition, and he wants these two dark elves to join him. He even stated bluntly that he is more generous than many leaders in the coalition, and he would never Treat the real "one of us" badly.

End of this chapter

It is not difficult for Lu De to see from Zhaka's attitude that the coalition forces are not monolithic, and the more powerful demihumans have their own circles. Although the camps are not hostile, they are definitely not of one mind.

So in essence, what brought these loose subhuman tribes together was never any religion or lofty righteousness, but just the most naked desire.

Before joining the coalition forces, Zhaka was not a great chief, and there were not thousands of people under him. He was just the leader of a small tribe.

But the Ratman took the lead in forming the coalition and gave Zhaka a chance to successfully persuade (physically) several other half-orc tribes inside the coalition to recommend him as the The great chief became the boss of all the half-orcs in the coalition.

The nine half-orc tribes add up to a thousand people, but he directly blows it up to two thousand people, and the right to speak within the coalition forces naturally increases with the tide.

And with the half-orcs starting, other powerful races such as ogres and tauren also followed suit and formed their own small groups. The leading ratmen just preached and had no intention of interfering.

This group of demi-human races has a good appearance of infighting, not much worse than the "insidious and cunning" human race in their mouth.

Lude and Hume thought about it, and thought that it would be okay to be affiliated with Zhaka's orc group first, but they made a condition with Zhaka, that is, to listen to the tune and not to listen to the announcement.Because the two believe in the mother of the lunar eclipse, sometimes they have to leave for a while and go out to kill two people to sacrifice to the mother god. Use magic.

The two bullied Xhaka without knowledge, and gave him the truth.

In this way, the two became Zhaka's guests, and Lu De showed a little magical skill, which shocked the other party.Zhaka has no shortage of half-orc fighters who can fight, but none of the legal professions.

Half-orcs are well-known "magic imbecile" in the world. They worship the crazy god of war Fegolai, but they are never liked by this surly god. Therefore, although many tribes have shamans similar to priests, they can't get it. God of War's acknowledgment naturally made it impossible to use magic.

In comparison, although the Ratmen were weak individuals, and an adult Ratman might not even be able to defeat Gray Goblins and Goblins in hand-to-hand combat, the Ratmen's intelligence level was at the forefront of the demihumans, and their magic talent was also good.

And most importantly, they are more civilized.

Although they are all demihumans living in the Void Forest, unlike those primitive tribes that have been passing by for hundreds of years, the Ratmen belong to the dilapidated settlements that their ancestors used to be rich.

Before the War of the Gods broke out 300 years ago, the Ratmen had already established a feudal empire with a population of tens of millions. Their strength was almost on par with that of the human race at that time, and they even had a lead in some fields.

But the great war that happened later almost changed the pattern of the whole world. The once prosperous Skaven Empire could not escape the fate of being wiped out in the end. be restored to its former glory.

For Xhaka, he has no interest in what the Ratmen are currently doing.The purpose of the half-orcs joining the coalition has always been only one, and that is to rob humans in partnership.It's best to be able to make a big ticket, lay down a few human towns and play!

You must know that the half-orcs are robbers and habitual offenders, and the human villages in the border areas have been plagued by them.However, the strength of the loose small tribes is limited, and at most they can only fight those small villages with 80 people.

The irony is that all the half-orc tribes know that there are more good things in human towns, but they themselves have never been able to truly unite. Instead, the Ratman managed to persuade a group of half-orc tribes to join their coalition, indirectly giving Xhaka, a smart orc who is taller than a dwarf, created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

What's even more ironic is that the half-orcs who had managed to unite with great difficulty, the first thing they did was to create small groups within the coalition forces to destroy unity.

In short, Lu De felt that it was best not to analyze the thinking patterns of these half-orcs from a human point of view, otherwise it would be easy to make his head hurt!

After Lude and Hume successfully penetrated into the enemy's interior, they first encouraged Zhaka to find an opportunity to take them to visit the core area of ​​the entire camp, especially the field of the Ratmen, to see what they were doing behind everyone's backs?

Zhaka is indeed smarter than ordinary half-orcs who only have muscles in their brains, but no matter how smart they are, they are only half-orcs. Lude has long seen through the mind and temper of this great chief, so he won it easily even with coaxing and deception. the trust of the other party.

Chief Zhaka felt that the black-skinned shrimp spoke very pleasantly, and the way he flattered him was fresh and refined, much better than his half-orc brothers who only followed behind and shouted "beautiful".

Zhaka was very dissatisfied with the Ratman's staying put. He felt that those big mice must have no seeds, so he has been hiding in this ravine and performing those fancy rituals, that is, ogres and trolls. Ghost Dragon King, the clever half-orc only believes in the God of War.

So Zhaka at this time is like the devil squatting on the other side of Lugou Bridge in [-], his mind is full of "walking alone"!

Following his careful thinking, Lude fooled him, saying that he had a way to restrain the magicians and priests of the Ratmen, but he needed to do some on-the-spot investigation before making corresponding preparations in advance.

So Zhaka immediately said that the high priest of the Ratman will meet with the bosses of each family tomorrow morning, and he can take them with him then.

That night, Lude and Hume stayed in the half-orc camp. The chief fell in love with Lude, who was especially flattering. Not only did he arrange a five-star luxury tent for Lude, he also planned to send him two The old orcs, scared Lude hurriedly hugged Hume, saying that he had a companion, and he appreciated the great chief's kindness.

When Zakara left with the two "beautiful half-orc girls" he was going to give to Lude, Lude quickly breathed a sigh of relief, while Hume looked at him with a half-smile and said.

"My lord priest, when did the slave family become yours?"

"Don't make trouble, I can't do anything about it."

"Oh! Since it's a show, why don't we just do a full set?"

As Hume said, he deliberately bent down, showing the infinite scenery inside his neckline to Lude's eyes.Based on her previous experience of molesting Lude, this trick has a miraculous effect on him, and it always makes him stare unconsciously for a few seconds.Lude was no exception this time.

At this time, a smile suddenly changed on Hume's face, and Luo Ye, who was familiar with her master, knew that it was a sign that she was about to play a prank.So before Lude could react, Hume, who was seducing him, turned into the half-orc girl without warning...

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The next morning, Zhaka took Lude and Hume to the coalition leader meeting.Lu De was a little worried at first, since both of them were unfamiliar faces, and his sudden appearance at the meeting would definitely attract a lot of questioning, but it was only after they arrived that he realized that he was thinking too much.

It is said that the heads of the various families have a meeting, but the venue is actually an open space. Behind each boss, there are more than [-] younger brothers per capita supporting the scene.

And Lude and Hume, who were pretending to be dark elves, were wearing robes, mixed among a group of tall orcs, jumped twice in place, and people outside couldn't see them at all.

Through the orc's armpit, Lu De observed the surroundings. At first glance, the scene looked like a Journey to the West film set, with all kinds of monsters and ghosts gathered together, and there were even human figures.

But what concerned Lude the most was the Ratman side who was at the top. A group of priests surrounded an old mouse with a gray beard. Presumably it was the Ratman high priest Midi that Zacca mentioned.And behind them was the huge shrine that patrolled the entire camp last night.

At this time, the straw curtains on the sedan chair had all been pulled up, revealing the two young girls kneeling inside.One was a young female ratman, also wearing clothes similar to those of a priest, and the other was sitting in the center of the shrine. After looking at it for a long time, Lude didn't recognize which race she was!

"I said, do you know this?"

"You really stopped me, I don't know you either."

Luther and Hume looked at each other, and the latter shrugged.Saying that she is just a god of robbers, being well-informed does not mean that she has seen everything.

Since the girl's face was covered with a veil, Luther couldn't see what she looked like.But it is estimated to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, and its physical characteristics are roughly similar to humans, except that it has a pair of horns on its head, wings on its back, and a big tail. Its "humanity degree" is estimated to be below 3.

Therefore, based on the limited characteristics, Hume speculates that this girl should be a hybrid of Lizardmen or Argonians and humans. Because the blood on her body is closer to the human side, that's why she looks like this.

Lu De was secretly observing the girl, and the boss meeting officially started at this time.But when it was said that it was a meeting, Lu De felt more like a group of hooligans cursing at the entrance of the village after listening to it for a while.

The bosses are all louder and more slobbering than each other. The half-orcs with blue faces and fangs have a racial advantage in this regard, and their chins are naturally leaky.As a result, Xhaka spit like a watering can as soon as he opened his mouth. Lude frowned and wanted to get him a mask to wear.

The core issue of the quarrel among the bosses is still when to strike. The irritable half-orcs demanded immediately. They felt that the existing tens of thousands of troops of the coalition army were enough to capture the human town, but the eater sitting opposite them The demon immediately jumped out to object.

But this group of green-skinned fat men with big arms and round waists didn't want to do anything, but simply didn't want to deal with the half-orcs, so they kept fighting against Zhaka with yin and yang, and glared at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Turn to combat.

At this time, Midi, the high priest of the Ratman, stepped forward to smooth things over. The old mouse spoke slowly and seemed trembling like a candle in the wind, but none of the bosses present dared to underestimate this guy.

Midi told everyone that the main reason why they are still standing still is that many subhuman tribes are still on their way. This time, they are going to directly attack human towns. Naturally, the more troops the better.Moreover, the priestess of the Dragon King has been enlightened by the gods, and they are required to wait until the next new moon night to make sure nothing goes wrong.

In short, the old mouse spoke slowly and reasoned, and the listeners were drowsy, but Lude suddenly sensed something was wrong. He looked at Hume, who nodded silently.

"Those rats are secretly using magic!"

Lude looked around. The bosses who were at war before, all of them stared blankly now, looking as if they were sleepy.The Ratman priests behind Midi all lowered their heads, because of the masks on their faces, so if you don't look carefully, it's hard to find that they are chanting.

Soon, the huge open space became quiet. Midi looked at the tribe bosses who were all silent on the left and right, and stroked his beard quite proudly.And Lude and Hume stood among the orcs, pretending to be controlled, waiting to see what the ratmen wanted to do.

At this time, another group of ratmen came over, holding clay bowls and sharp knives in their hands.He picked out the calf, the back of the neck and other parts, and took blood from all the demihumans present.

Seeing this, Lude couldn't help but feel a little horrified. Fortunately, Hume suddenly grabbed his wrist. Immediately afterwards, Lude saw a layer of gray mist emerging from Hume's body, spreading along his wrist and covering his whole body. Stop, Hume reminded him with his mouth, don't move.

Soon, the rat man who took blood came to the two of them, but as if he didn't see anything, he persuaded the other half-orcs next to them, but he didn't care about Lude and Hume who were close at hand. Turn a blind eye.

After the Ratman left, Hume slowly retracted the gray mist.Lu De saw that her forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat. Obviously, the move just now was quite exhausting for her now.

"Are you all right?"

"fine."

Soon, the rats retreated after taking the blood. The high priest Midi coughed lightly, and the other priests behind him immediately stopped singing in a low voice.

So as the magic effect receded, the demi-human bosses who had been stunned before quickly regained their vitality, and each of them quarreled loudly. In the scratched place, I mistakenly thought that I was bitten by some kind of bug.

Lu De, who had witnessed all this with his own eyes, did not say anything, but continued to observe silently.He glanced at the dragon girl sitting on the shrine, who seemed a little embarrassed, and wanted to get up several times to do something, but was held back by the female rat man beside her.

In this way, the weird boss meeting ended. Zhaka cursed when he left because his expectations were not met, and his eyes almost burst into flames when he looked at the ogre boss.

Back to the half-orc's own chassis, Lude thought about it, and didn't tell Zhaka the truth first, but he already had a plan in his heart.

If all goes well, maybe Songshu Village will be able to disintegrate this seemingly huge demi-human coalition without a single soldier this time!

End of this chapter

The discovery at the meeting made Lude and Hume realize that the real purpose of the Ratman might not be what they claimed, which was to unite all the demi-human tribes in the Void Forest to form a group to plunder humans.

They brought together so many tribes, engaged in religious activities to collect beliefs on the surface, and secretly engaged in small actions, in the name of meetings, to collect the blood of powerful races, and their behavior style revealed a strong cult style.

And Hume combined some of the anecdotes she knew, and vaguely guessed what those ratmen were going to do.

"These rats must be making gods!"

"But they shouldn't have the original fire, right?"

"This is not a problem. The main function of the original fire is to improve the collection efficiency of beliefs and accelerate the process of the birth of gods. This does not mean that gods cannot be created without fire. Otherwise, where did we come from?"

"That is to say, they also understand the nature of gods?"

Hume nodded. In the battle of the gods that year, the ratman empire can be said to be the fuse of the final battle.

As Lude guessed, the Ratman figured out the essence of the gods more than 300 years ago, and without the blessing of the original fire, he explored a set of god-making methods by himself, and carried out bold common sense.

Later, the gods discovered the small tricks of the Ratman in secret, which seriously violated their interests, and was even enough to threaten the status of the gods over mortals. Therefore, the Ratman Empire at that time instantly became the public enemy of the world and was attacked by all gods. And the country mobbed and besieged.

At that time, Hume was completely incapacitated, so he did not participate in the final battle. It was a blessing in disguise, and he managed to escape.

It was only later that she found out that the god-making plan of the Ratman Empire had really succeeded, but they were unable to control the terrifying monster they created themselves.This monster triggered the final decisive battle, resulting in the fall of hundreds of gods, the extinction of more than two-thirds of the intelligent creatures in the mortal world, and the once prosperous Skaven Empire was wiped out as a result.

Regarding the details of this final decisive battle, all the participating gods kept tight-lipped, and even ordered the mortal sects under their command to do their best to obliterate this period of history.

The mortals of the new generation only know that a terrible battle of the gods took place 300 years ago, but they don't know any details of this battle.It seems that the surviving gods have reached an agreement to do everything they can to obliterate a certain "terrorist existence" that cannot be mentioned!

In order to completely eliminate the possibility of a comeback of the Ratman Empire, the gods not only let their own sects define the Ratman as an "evil race", but also united to cast a vicious curse, making the Ratmen who were famous for their super fertility in the past A family, infant mortality rate increased significantly.

In fact, if it wasn't impossible, these gods hoped to directly use divine punishment to kill all the ratmen collectively and completely wipe out this race.

Lu De reasoned according to this line of thought. He believed that the Ratman tribe in the Void Forest most likely found the god-making method of the Ratman Empire back then, so taking advantage of the survival crisis caused by the giant dragon this time, he planned to use those who were They tricked the demihumans into making a god of their own.

However, this kind of reasoning is just a hypothesis at present, Lu De has not yet grasped the key evidence, and other demihumans may not believe him.

So Lude and Hume did some research, and decided not to expose the Ratman's conspiracy. They will find a chance to visit their camp again at night to collect more clues. It is best to find evidence that proves that the Ratmen are plotting against other demihumans. irrefutable evidence"!