Chapter 1387 End of Silence
Chapter 978 End of Silence
When Isaac focuses on one thing, especially in the field of magic, there is very little that can stump him.
At least, this operation of using the endless magic source energy of the "Dark Energy Core" to get the "Spell Storage" for free did not stump him.
However, after a day or two of familiarity, and every day, he would take out a fixed time to study "enhanced spells" and conceive "10th-level magic" and "legendary spells", but still, his manipulation of the "Dark Energy Core" is still up to standard, enough to meet the etching needs of the "Spell Storage"!
Then he started etching a series of spells on the dragon scales without stopping.
However, even though the "Dark Energy Core" saved most of his magic resource investment, the progress of this etching was still slow.
This is not a problem with the "Dark Energy Core" or the efficiency of his manipulation of magic source energy. At least, this is not the main reason.
The real reason is that this etching itself requires enough time. Calculated by the spell level, each spell etching takes an average of one hour per level. If the etching is a "reinforced spell", it will take an extra hour or so.
In other words, if he etches a "pseudo-level 10 spell", it will take a full 10 hours to complete each etching!
This time-consuming, plus Isaac has to invest time every day to study "reinforced spells" and conceive "level 10 spells" and "legendary spells"...
You can imagine the efficiency of this etching!
Fortunately, he has long mastered the ability to prepare spell slots without a spell book. Now, he does not need "spell storage" to prepare spell slots.
Therefore, although the etching efficiency is average, every spell that Isaac etches is both practical and powerful.
There are "reinforced level 9 spells" such as "Ultimate Disintegration" and "Absolute Freedom", that is, "pseudo-level 10 spells".
There are also "Advanced Dimension Anchor", "Isaac's Continuous Flash", and even "Healing" and "Regeneration" etched on the dragon scales in an arcane way.
Moreover, as time passes day by day.
His research on "enhanced spells" has also produced results, which are being born one after another.
First, "Advanced Mind Barrier" uses domain energy to enhance the protection strength against "breaking immunity"!
Then there is "Advanced Chaos Cloak" for the lawful camp. This enhancement focuses on suppressing lawful creatures, and naturally points to the Baator Hell!
And with the completion of the research on these two "enhanced eighth-level spells", the time has surprisingly reached half a month later.
On this day, the unshakable etching time just ended, but there was no rush to adjust the state to enter the next stage of research time. Isaac moved, but turned into a human form and walked out of this secret hall again.
Outside the secret hall, the first loyal servant was already waiting.
As soon as he walked out, the first loyal servant came up to greet him: "Master, there is urgent news from Hellgate Castle. The Spider Queen has revived, Dragon Shadow City has retreated, and the Whip Legion led by Kenil Walker has also withdrawn from the battle. The siege of Menzoberranzan has ended. In addition, Salien, one of the three giants of the six-armed snake demons, also sent a secret message. She wants to see you alone."
The Spider Queen has revived!
Although Isaac knew that the first loyal servant's request for an audience must be something important, his eyes still shrank slightly.
"It is indeed so."
"Eilistraee and Velen, they can't beat Him after all!"
He had some knowledge of the background behind the Spider Queen's silence.
Eilistraee and Velen could not be unaware of his behavior.
At one point, he knew that Velen seemed to have the upper hand, and even had the possibility of pushing his mother off the throne.
Therefore, in the material world, Dragon Shadow City once completely suppressed the Spider Queen Sect, and was even not far from conquering Menzoberranzan.
But the final result was completely the opposite.
However, Isaac was not surprised by this.
Whether it was Velen or Eilistraee, who could guarantee that their so-called advantages before were not in the Spider Queen's calculations?
"Since the silence has ended, I'm afraid that He has truly completed the transformation and promotion of powerful divine power!"
"There will be no one in the Drow God System who can fight against Him!"
"The retreat of the Velen Sect is precisely because of this!"
"In this way... it seems that the real decisive battle with Mephistopheles will not be far away!"
The Spider Queen has revived, and most importantly, she has been promoted to a powerful divine power, which will inevitably bring a series of changes.
Although Isaac had no direct relationship with these, he was inevitably implicated, especially since he had promised long ago that when Kuilu and the others were about to attack Mephistopheles, he would personally help.
If the Spider Queen's resurrection led to the early start of this decisive battle, he would not only have to prepare for the attack, but also be on guard against this vicious Queen!
"However, since He has resurrected and ended the battle of Menzoberranzan, then Alisa is now..."
Alissa had sneaked onto the magic ship heading to the magic pit in Mozoberranzan, and had temporarily lost her whereabouts. Even his prophecy could not determine her location.
Now the Spider Queen has revived, and the siege of Mozoberranzan has been lifted. I think the magic ship must have returned.
What about Alissa now...
With a sudden thought in his mind, Isaac asked, "Apart from this, is there any other news?"
The first loyal servant shook his head. He had not received any other news.
It is hard to say whether this is the news of Alissa's return. It is not any urgent information, so no urgent news was sent.
Or... it is not impossible that there is still no news about the Aluminum Demon!
Isaac frowned slightly in his heart, and then waved away the first loyal servant.
"Let's make sure she has returned."
"If she has, that would be the best."
"Otherwise, it would be necessary to spend some effort to investigate!"
With this thought in mind, Isaac sent out a "short message": "Come to the half plane."
A moment later.
The half plane of Hell Gate Castle.
"Your Majesty!"
The one who received the message was naturally the six-armed snake demon Salien.
After paying his respects to him, Avic nodded slightly and said straight to the point: "Why do you want to see me alone with this secret message?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve you in more ways."
"What others can do, I can do as well."
"As long as you give me this opportunity, even if I leave Hell Gate Castle and put down all the troops, I will have no objection."
Salien's reply was not only without hesitation, but also solemn and serious.
She has been thinking about it for a long time and has considered it maturely.
If she doesn't take the initiative, as those people in the secret layer continue to integrate, I'm afraid her position will be further marginalized.
She doesn't have the confidence to compete with that person under fair circumstances.
After all, that person is not only much more powerful than her, but also has a whole team of six-armed snake demon dark guards under his command. More importantly, that person is the queen of the lord of the secret layer!
"Serve!"
Isaac understood what she meant.
He has always been quite indulgent towards the seven giants of the Hell Gate Castle.
Except for the general direction, which comes from him, everything else is basically done by these people in daily situations.
But now Salien said that he is willing to give up everything in the Hell Gate Castle just to serve him in more aspects!
There are even some people who say that what others can do, she can do the same!
Facing the expectant gaze of the six-armed snake demon, Isaac did not respond directly, but said lightly: "What is the current situation of Menzoberranzan? What are the situations of Dragon Shadow City, Kenil Walker, and Alyssa?"
This seems to be a bit of a test.
The six-armed snake demon wants the position of confidant, he can give it, but it is natural to test it.
Coincidentally, while testing it, he can also confirm the news of Alyssa.
"The situation in Menzoberranzan is not right."
Salien knew that this was a test for her.
This test may not affect His Majesty's acceptance of her, but it will most likely affect how to use her in the future.
Therefore, without any reservation, Salien thought and said: "Although Menzoberranzan has always been the center of the Spider Queen's faith, the siege of Menzoberranzan this time, in addition to the Dragon Shadow City following the Masked King, the Whip Legion led by Walker, and the Gray Dwarves of Graxtu, there are actually believers of the Undead Goddess of Vengeance of the Drow Goddess who secretly joined in.
In theory, even if the Spider Queen revived, it would be impossible for this coalition to retreat before the final battle.
But it happened that both the Dragon Shadow City and the believers of the Undead Goddess of Vengeance retreated first.
This even led to the slaughter of the Gray Dwarf army by Menzoberranzan.
There must be something wrong behind this, and it should be related to the Spider Queen, so when she revived, the Masked King and the Undead Goddess of Vengeance directly retreated in fear!"
There is something wrong with the Spider Queen!
This six-armed snake demon is also sensitive.
Isaac nodded slightly, but did not speak, only motioning her to continue.
Salien then said: "I don't know much about the situation in Dragon Shadow City, but some intelligence indicates that they should be rebuilding this underground city in the ruins of Ched-Nassar."
The approximate location of Ched-Nassar should be underground in the southernmost part of the Gray Peak Mountains, far away from Hell Gate Fort. However, the spies of Hell Gate Fort have always been vigilant about Dragon Shadow City, but they still noticed their movements.
Rebuilding Ched-Nassar, this is good news.
The drow dragons in Dragon Shadow City have a tradition that each guardian elder will be responsible for a city.
Although this responsibility does not mean that this drow dragon will stay in the city permanently, there is no doubt that the possibility of its appearance in the city is not small.
Although the mystery of the drow dragon's transformation has become less attractive to Isaac now, he has promised Barrett that this matter must be completed.
Of course, considering the period of dragon madness, these drow dragons will inevitably retreat to Dragon Shadow City and hide in the shadow world.
Isaac was not in a hurry to act.
"After the Dragon Madness is over, it won't be too late to let Barrett keep an eye on it."
This matter is Barrett's most urgent matter, so the old killer should pay more attention to it.
"Walker is a little restless."
"Since retreating from Menzoberranzan, although he has temporarily retreated to Amalinda, he has already sent out spies to find new targets."
"However, he dare not disobey your Majesty's orders, and these spies are still concentrated in the Northern Underdark."
The former Amalinda was Tanarok's retreat.
But now in Amalinda, several of the seven giants have reached out.
In addition, Queen Angelina and General Hewlett have appeared in the current Hellgate Castle.
No matter how ambitious Kenil Walker is, he will not become demented and insane.
It is normal to find another way out.
"However, there is still no news about Alyssa. If your majesty wants to investigate, I can immediately send people to Mozoberranzan, or even to the abyss to investigate."
Obviously, Salien also suspected that the Aluminum Demon might have fallen into the bottomless abyss.
"Troublesome things!"
Isaac frowned in his heart.
If it really fell into the abyss, it would most likely be in the magic web pit.
And with the promotion of the Spider Queen, the magic web pit today is not the same as before.
After a little hesitation in his heart, he still didn't give up directly. Isaac nodded slightly: "This matter will be handed over to you. First check whether there are people returning from Mozoberranzan.
For the time being, Itra and Marina will be your right-hand men, and there will be a team of spies who will contact you and assist you.
In addition to the news about Alyssa, you have another task. I want to know how Mephistopheles reacts after the Spider Queen revived.
For the specific situation, you can communicate with Itra."
Mephistopheles?
Salien's eyes narrowed unconsciously.
However, since His Majesty asked her to communicate with Itra, she would not ask any more questions.
But...
She did not ignore the word "temporarily".
She surrendered voluntarily, and His Majesty gave her a chance. Whether this was true submission and whether she was really capable would depend on her performance.
This "temporarily" was obviously waiting to see her performance!
Neither of the two things was about attacking the city, so those who cooperated with her actions were biased towards intelligence and assassination.
Marina, the succubus, has been in charge of intelligence related to the city of Mozoberranzan.
Itra, the soul-stealing demon, since His Majesty asked them to communicate about the situation related to Mephistopheles, it is obvious that they have been acting in secret for a long time.
With this thought in mind, the six-armed snake demon nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will not let you down."
Isaac did not try to stop her: "Go."
However, the six-armed snake demon bowed his head, but did not retreat directly, instead...
"Your Majesty, Alisa and the others are not here, if you need me, I can do it too."