With this in mind, Amon immediately compared the current state of development between Kelmar City and the Northlands against the contents of his own notes.The city-state has developed to a certain extent, but it has not formed a wide area of the imperial church, which has accumulated enough strength and has enough believers in the millennium, but has not yet preached to the outside world, so this is the third stage, the transition to the fourth stage, the junction of the period of growth and maturity.This is the future, the gestation period before the creation of a new empire?
It also represents the war of faith that has swept the continent, and is about to break out?
Coming to this conclusion, Amun's mood that had been excited by the wide opening of his eyes calmed down again, and he was silent for a moment, and then turned the book again.This time, he was not limited to the knowledge on paper, but began to consult the information, retrieve information, and even dig out the specific and detailed statistics of the city from the government office of Kelmar City.For example, the demographics, the number of warriors, the annual grain output, the harvest of minerals, the number of weapons minted, the information of caravans, the taxes of the city gates, the family reserves, and even the power structure of the Church of the God of Strength and Courage, the composition of the strength, the number of patriarchs, and so on.It took him a few days to tabulate them again, and by the time he analyzed them, he had already discovered that Kelmar had indeed reached a limit in terms of city-states.If it wants to go further, it is almost inevitable to expand outward.But this is only a city, and Kelmar City has grown more in the past two decades, which does not mean that this is the case in other countries.As a result, Amon did not give up and compared the current situation of many city-states in the Northlands.He had limited channels, mainly interviewing some of the caravan leaders who came and went, and asked for a lot of information from Bass, the shadow leader of Kelmar City.Its direction is mainly related to several cities that are closely related to Kelmar City.For example, the city of Ordian, ruled by Zirtus, the god of power and prestige, Milonas, ruled by the god of crafts, and even the city of Winter Solstice, which was protected by the goddess of winter, Auluel, the closest neighbor of Kelmar.Although it is not detailed, the general information is quite comprehensive.So, after repeated comparisons, he was depressed!
He also remembered the conversation between King Khakassy and the old mage, the owner of the Grey Eagle Tower, at the wine table not long ago.Old Mage: "The beings above are about to take it anymore, they think that the time is about to come, and the Northlands, no, the whole of Wharton in the future, may not be at peace." ”"Are you sure you want to leave at this time?""
Aren't you afraid that Kelmar City will give some people a chance to take advantage of it without you?"
King Khakkass: "So, is it really about to start?"
”In fact, everything has already been clear!
Frankly speaking, Amon can be regarded as a person who has seen big scenes, in the nightmare plane, the legendary battle can no longer satisfy his vision, and he has even watched the battle between the demigod and the incarnation of the real abyss giant.Not to mention that in the long river of time, the war between those giant beasts and the gods, the battle between the floating city and the heavenly legion of the gods, has exceeded the imagination limit of mortals.This experience alone can scare people to death when they say it.But that's a nightmare plane thing after all, it's like watching a movie, even if 3D is realistic, even if it's very invested at the time, but it's okay with reality.But now it is different, if Wharton is really at the transition between the period of growth and maturity, the gods will inevitably prompt the outbreak of war to form several unified empires.This involved almost the entire kingdom and church of the Wharton plane, and it was almost another form of world war.And Amon, no matter how indifferent he is, under the general environment, he will definitely be swept into it and will not be spared."
It's still too weak, if I have the strength of a legend now, at least I can protect myself.""
The path to breaking through the legend has been clear, but the accumulation and heritage are still a lot worse, and if the foundation is not solid, you can't seek a breakthrough at will, which is irresponsible to yourself.""
I just hope my guess is wrong, or, even if it's right, just give me more time.""
However, the preparations that should be made still have to be done, be prepared, and always leave some hole cards.""
Finally, and most importantly, if all comes true, where will this battle of faith begin, which is about to encompass the entire plane?
And how does it start?
”"It's a big problem."
The Wharton plane, in the southwest of Middle-earth, has countless islands in the endless ocean, like stars dotted densely in the night sky.The islands range from large to small, ranging from small to a few kilometres in circumference, to large enough to support millions of people.Garcia Island is the largest and most populous island known, and Stormwind is the centerpiece of the archipelago.It carried the largest maritime trade in the plane, carrying enough cargo and gold shields to fill the largest ships of the sea every day.It was also a port where caravans and ships of maritime trade had to arrive and rest, and it was also a place where countless pirates and raiders sold their stolen goods.No matter how fierce and fearless you are, or how evil and cruel you are, you must remain calm and restrained in Stormwind.Because the owner here is the Storm Church, the land of faith of the storm god Tajunth on earth, it is home to the most powerful storm bringers, barbarians, warlocks, storm mages, and even evil dragon bringers.At this moment, on the easternmost edge of Garcia Island, on the cliffs facing the sea, there is a magnificent temple of storms, and a large sacrifice is being held under the glorious radiance.Tens of thousands of devotees gathered here, and they gathered around the square outside the temple, chanting a prayer to the god of storms, and in their frenzy, there was a trembling fear that could not be hidden.Most of them were adult men, but there were also a few athletic women, most of whom wore armor and weapons, as if they were not participating in a grand sacrificial ceremony, but preparing for war.Look at the costumes, and there is even no shortage of pirates and raiders with fierce temperaments.In the center, surrounded by a crowd of worshippers, there were hundreds of sacrifices to the god of storms, most of them wearing black robes and cloaks with teardrops and jagged golden patterns extending from them, the hems of the robes were uneven, and the cuffs were extremely rough.Even with their eyes intact, they all wore one-eyed black blindfolds.In the world's legends, they also have a terrifying name, destroying the crows.Among them, the higher-ranking ones wore blue-and-white robes with blood-colored stripes that resembled bursting lightning.The burst of lightning is the emblem of Tajans, the god of storms.Led by these high-ranking priests, they sang and danced around a bonfire, their strange movements and mysterious spells, setting off a strange summoning power that spread to the depths of the sea.They also poured a viscous golden liquid from the cliff into the seawater, and the golden liquid dripped and entered the water, but instead of spreading, it gathered into a mass and floated in the sea.It was just a mass of liquid, but it exuded a powerful coercion, and those weak beings in the ocean quickly fled in panic after coming into contact with this coercion.But for those truly powerful sea monsters, this golden liquid has a fatal attraction, and under the stimulation of mysterious spells, its fluctuations are transmitted to the depths of the ocean in a very short time.As time passed, countless powerful sea monsters began to appear in the ocean under the Storm Temple, but they were still a little hesitant at the beginning, just because of the majesty of the temple.But when a hump-headed tiger shark rushed out and swallowed the golden liquid in one gulp, the melee of the sea monster inevitably broke out.Hundreds of powerful sea monsters strangled together, and the roar shook the sea water and exploded like rain arrows, the stinking blood dyed the sea water into various turbid colors, and the corpses of various sea monsters floated on the surface of the sea.On the cliff, a certain high-ranking Storm Priest carefully observed the killing of the Sea Demon Beast, but frowned, and with his order, more golden liquid was taken and poured down.Around the campfire, the dances of the storm priests became more frenzied, the incantations became more rapid, and the mysterious fluctuations became more and more violent.After the golden liquid entered the sea, it swam as if it was alive, and instinctively gathered with the previous golden liquid, dyeing a terrifying moray eel with a body length of at least 100 meters in the middle of the killing.It was the most terrifying of the sea monsters under the cliff, and there were terrible lightning raging all around it, and the blue lightning beams spread along the sea, scorching the paralysis of the sea monsters that tried to get close to him.Of course, there are also sea monsters with strong magic resistance that can be immune to lightning attacks, but they can't resist the strangulation of moray eels, and the terrifying body shape of a hundred meters long is surrounded by a circle, which can grind any sea monster into a pulp.However, just as the moray eel roared triumphantly and was about to dive into the sea to leave, a dark and huge black shadow approached quickly at the bottom of the sea.Before the moray eel could react, a huge wave was lifted, and countless tentacles had already wrapped around it, and on the tentacles, there were terrible suction cups that firmly attracted it.Then, the giant moray eel, which was 100 meters long, broke away from the water, was lifted high by thick tentacles, and pulled in all directions, looking at the posture, it seemed to want to tear the moray eel into several pieces alive.The change came suddenly, and when the moray eel reacted, it was already unable to get rid of it, but in a panic, it also released the lightning that had accumulated in its body.I heard a huge roar breaking through the sea, and countless water droplets were stimulated by the electric current to soar into the sky, and then evaporated by the dazzling lightning beams, forming a curling steam rising.For a while, the countless believers on the cliff could only retreat in the shock, and even the pious storm sacrifices unconsciously stopped the sacrificial ceremony and stared blankly at the scene in front of them.On the edge of the cliff, the high-ranking priest who presided over the pouring of the golden liquid almost fell into the sea.The water vapor was steaming, obscuring everyone's vision, but faintly, I saw a terrifying figure emerge in the water vapor, and slowly revealed its body in the heart-rending howl of the giant moray eel.It was a terrifying giant sea monster that was just above the surface of the sea, as high as a cliff, with tentacles like an octopus and a body like a toad.The outside of the body is covered with gray and dimly glowing fur, with speckled bumps, like bulging pus.Its skull has a huge mouthpart, and when opened, you can see sharp teeth like sharks, which are as dense as a whirlpool, and there are at least ten layers inside and out.At this time, this terrifying mouthpart was chewing on the body of the moray eel, and the hundred-meter-long giant moray eel was torn into several pieces by it, and it was stuffed into the mouthparts one by one, just a few opening and closing, and the moray eel was chewed and swallowed.The most terrifying thing is that the moray eel is not completely dead, and its head shakes and twists to make a terrifying howl.Although it was devouring moray eels, the monster did not let its guard down on the shore, and it had three pairs of six eyes, each the size of a human head, and they were distributed on either side of the skull.As it chewed on the moray eel, three eyeballs on one side turned strangely, and stared directly at the mortal below the shore, and just by staring at it, the dark pupils seemed to radiate a terrifying light.On the island, next to the temple, there were at least tens of thousands of storm cultists trembling under the gaze of this monster.They wanted to scream and flee in fear, but their bodies trembled uncontrollably and they couldn't move.Under the invasion of them, they have already suffered a will test, and those who cannot be exempted can only be slaughtered.Even the Storm Sacrifice, which had a firm faith, was in chaos at this time, let alone organizing any effective means of defense.But at this time, in the Storm Temple shrouded in divine radiance, there was a burly middle-aged man who looked at the terrifying monster in front of him, and couldn't help but take a deep breath."
It's actually the heir of the King of the Deep, Dagon, an ancient giant sea monster, the Twister, Gatano Toya."
The middle-aged man was also wearing a blue and white sacrificial robe, which looked like a storm sacrifice, but his body was as strong as a warrior, and even if the sacrificial robe was wide enough, it could not hide his majestic body.It's just that even when facing a giant moray eel comparable to a super-level demonic beast, he has no waves, but his face at this time shows a little worry.The gods can gain the power of faith not only by winning the respect of mortals with protection and order, but also by fearing and intimidating mortals.The storm god Tajans is such a cruel, chaotic, impatient, and irritable god.He was obsessed with destruction and chaos, and he was ready for retribution, often in a rage, causing hurricanes and floods.He is capricious and has little mercy even for his own followers, but he is also feared because his followers often call storms to destroy ships, towns, and even cities.So there are many who do everything possible to appease His anger and make Him a powerful deity.His followers would perform a ritual called sacrifice to please Him.During the ceremony, the priests would first pray to Tajus, then howl the name of Tajans, and then destroy powerful monsters or monsters to sacrifice to Tajanus for His favor.Obviously, here, the Storm Temple is taking place a ceremony on a grand scale.They used the extremely precious Sea Dragon's blood to create a potion that was extremely effective for the transformation of the Sea Demon Beast, so as to attract the appearance of the powerful Sea Demon Beast.It's just that what they didn't expect was to bring out the heir of Dagon, the king of the deep sea.As the lord of the 89th layer of the abyss, the lord of all who inhabit the dark depths of the sea, the prestige of Dagon, the king of the deep, is celebrated in all corners of the multiverse.Legend has it that he was the oldest of Orbis demons, and because he wisely did not participate in the war between the post-chaos and the anemo-duke, he survived the alternation of power in the Abyss.When the Demons of Orbis were defeated and the Thanari Demons took over the Abyss, he remained one of the most powerful Demon Lords, and even over the years, he had accumulated countless ancient knowledge and mysteries.He was regarded as a sage and prophet among demons, and countless demons would bring sacrifices in exchange for His mystical knowledge.And as the oldest being, the way He harvests souls is different.Every once in a while, He spreads His descendants to all corners of the multiverse.Relying on the infection of the descendants in various planes, as well as the spread of blood, the fear and killing created by the bloodline, so as to harvest the soul and flesh.And this ancient giant sea monster known as the Twister, Gatano Toya, is the bloodline of Dagon.Legend has it that at the end of the last century, when the devil ravaged the continent, it destroyed countless ships in the depths of the sea.Nowadays, most of the legends about sea monsters on the sea are based on him.It's just that it has disappeared into the sea for many years, and I didn't expect to be attracted by a sacrificial ceremony.It stands to reason that this is almost impossible.This thought was still flickering in his mind, and the middle-aged man seemed to think of something, and his expression changed several times, and his face flushed abnormally.His eyes were as blue as the sea, as if they had set off a huge wave of ambition."
With the effect of the potion, it is true that it cannot attract this terrifying sea monster, but if there is the intervention of the gods, then everything is possible.""
So, is the great storm god Tajanus portending something like me?"