Chapter 422 Beside the Couch

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"Don't think about it!"

"I accept your offer!"

Matthew agreed without hesitation.

Then he changed the subject:

"But before I bring Gasiliwen here, you should show me some sincerity, right?"

Matthew was confident on the surface, and his conversation remained the same.

In his heart, he had prepared many emergency retreats-

Gasiliwen must not be released casually.

Then he could only find someone else to fool her.

But which of these guys in the hall can be fooled easily?

Matthew was pessimistic about this.

So he could only try to get the word out, and if it didn't work, he could only withdraw from Terrast's ancient god reproduction plan.

"I wonder how much of Gasiliwen's charm Qiu Ka can imitate?"

The figure of the little white cat appeared in Matthew's mind.

Gasiliwen is always in a sealed state. In theory, even if he rescues her from prison, most of the seals will not be lifted.

So there is no big problem in strength.

Qiuka has the blood of Gasliwen, which provides a very important condition for the fake to be real.

But the troublesome point is——

Sen'er is Setrenk's mentor, and the former must know more about the Thousand Changes than himself.

It's too difficult to hide from his eyes.

But this road is not completely without opportunities.

Matthew knows very well.

Although Sen'er is a very evil guy, he is also a tradeable object.

As long as he can convince the other party.

Maybe he can testify for himself in turn.

Thinking about it.

Matthew's tense nerves completely relaxed.

He can feel that when he breaks the inherent habits, he has a feeling of no longer being bound.

Doing so means facing greater risks.

But it's better than sitting and waiting for death——

After learning about the ancient god reproduction plan from Osedro, Matthew was upset because he clearly realized that the old pattern was about to be overturned!

The collapse of the alliance seems far away, but it may only be a matter of a moment.

Even if it's not this time.

It may happen in the next big event!

Matthew's biggest sense of crisis comes from the fact that all the legendary and divine mages have abandoned their duties when surrounded by enemies!

This means that the so-called protection is just a habit.

The power of habit is certainly strong.

This prompts the top mages to still abide by the inherent order hundreds of years after the departure of the Scourge Mage.

But when this order encounters a stronger impact.

The habit will be broken.

And once it is broken, it will be too difficult to recover.

Matthew realized it a long time ago.

For legendary mages, the existence of the alliance is not necessary.

Many times, a top mage feeds many middle and lower-level mages.

If they go out and work alone.

They can gain higher power and freedom and more considerable benefits.

Even at the level of divine mages, it seems to be the same-

When the extraordinary power belongs to individuals.

In fact, the divine mages don't need so many middle and lower-level mages to serve them.

Once the instinct or inertia of the God Mage or the upper legend to maintain the survival of the alliance disappears.

The alliance will quickly collapse from the inside.

This time all the top mages went to the disappeared historical world is a precursor.

The fact is just as Matthew guessed before-

The legendary mages don’t care about Eindor at all.

They only care about themselves.

Guarding is just to protect their own interests, and it is a matter of convenience under the influence of inertia.

Think about it carefully.

The history of the Seven Saints Alliance is only a few hundred years.

Nothing in this world is constant.

And under such a turbulent change.

Maintaining a conservative strategy may not be wrong, but it will not help the continuation of oneself or Rolling Stone City.

On the night of intense communication with Sif.

Matthew figured out the joints, which led to this bold adventure.

He gambled a lot of things.

The purpose is also very simple, just to seek a survival basis in the future situation!

His power does not seem to be strong enough.

But he actually has a lot of opportunities.

Perhaps it only takes one catalyst.

A qualitative change may occur!

Of course, Terrast didn't know the changes in Matthew's mind.

After Matthew spoke.

He quickly asked for the opinions of others.

Then he replied:

"Okay, you follow me."

The two walked towards the southwest side of the hall.

There.

There is a corridor full of dark shadows.

The whole corridor seems to be filled with black holes that are constantly spreading outward.

Get a little closer.

Matthew felt a strong sense of crisis!

"Shadow plane?"

He asked.

Teras nodded:

"This is the Quiet Corridor, it is part of the shadow world, we are talking inside, the news will never leak out."

"Come with me."

He took down an antique copper lamp from the shelf on the wall next to him.

Teras lit the copper lamp.

A ray of warm orange light spread out.

Wherever the light went.

The shadow quickly dissipated, revealing a small area where he could move freely.

Matthew followed Teras into the Quiet Corridor.

The visitor from the material world obviously alarmed the monster lurking in the shadow world.

Matthew turned his head and looked sharply at the deep darkness next to him.

There.

There were two shadow monsters that were ready to move.

Matthew knew this kind of monster. They were real shadow creatures that lived by sucking the color elements from living people.

Once entangled by the shadow monster.

Material creatures would gradually lose all their colors and eventually become new shadow creatures!

These two shadow creatures had obviously not eaten for many days.

As soon as they saw Matthew and Terrast, they rushed over.

However, when they approached the light, the two monsters seemed to smell something and immediately turned around and ran away!

Unfortunately, it was too late.

A bamboo stick suddenly appeared in the shadow, and Matthew couldn't see how the bamboo stick was lit.

A few seconds later.

The two monsters were beaten black and blue.

But they didn't leave.

Instead, they honestly stayed in the shadow area outside the aperture.

Looking at their appearance.

It was probably ordered by Terrast to stand there and stand guard for the secret conversation between the two.

"Our voice is limited to the area where the light is transmitted, so you don't have to worry."

Teraste turned around and put the copper lamp on the ground next to him.

He looked at Matthew with admiration:

"I underestimated your courage."

"I thought that even if you discovered my plan, you would not dare to confront me face to face."

Facing Terraste.

Matthew's attitude became much more polite.

He said kindly:

"Maybe you just misjudged my identity?"

His tone was still quite relaxed.

But then.

Matthew was slightly burned by Terraste's torch-like eyes.

The old elf said firmly:

"No!"

"You are not the Lord of the Void."

"At least, you don't really want to work for him."

Matthew didn't say a word.

Telast said in a sonorous voice:

"I believe that if I kill you, the Lord of the Void will never hate me. Maybe he will reward me in return - promising me to become a general of the Void Army or other positions."

Matthew's forehead was slightly sweaty.

"But I won't do that."

"From the beginning to the end, I have never thought of joining the Void, nor have I thought of opposing the Seven Saints Alliance. You should understand this."

Matthew nodded.

Telast continued to talk to himself:

"I just hope that the elves can find a way forward, rather than suddenly disappearing in the long river of history in a series of drastic changes."

"We are the enviable immortal species, but the immortal species cares more about their own lives than the continuation of the species."

"In this regard, I am different from most wood elves."

"I hope my race can prosper and continue for a long time. For this, I can give everything, even my life."

Matthew couldn't tell whether this was true or false.

But even if it was just a polite remark.

He also complimented him.

However, Terrast completely ignored his flattery.

The old elf patiently explained to Matthew:

"I have read many books, studied the rise and fall of many races, and secretly observed for hundreds of years."

"Finally, I desperately discovered that the only way to save my people is to let them regain their faith!"

"They can only survive in this world under the guidance and protection of a voice that can be absolutely trusted."

"Otherwise they are like headless flies - no, perhaps worse than headless flies, headless flies do not have the troublesome disadvantages of the immortal species!"

"Speaking of faith, since the God of Elves is dead, the natural ancient gods have fallen long ago, so only by making myself the new God of Elves can this problem be fundamentally solved."

"Speaking of this, I want to ask you - do you think the Alliance will allow me to become the new Elf God?"

Teraste's eyes were quite straightforward.

Matthew had to shake his head:

"I don't know."

"If I don't know, it means I won't allow it. This is understandable."

The old elf sighed:

"The Sioux have a proverb - how can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed? This is exactly what it means."

"For the divine mage, the weak but continuously squeezed out value of the wood elves is the best wood elf."

"They don't care whether the wood elves will make trouble. They hope that we will make more trouble, which means that they can always get hold of our handle and exchange for greater benefits."

"I can understand them, but I don't want the wood elves to continue on this road of no return..."

Teraste's tone was quite sincere.

Matthew also showed some sincerity:

"For me, these are all natural things."

"I can understand your feelings and actions."

Teraste shook his head:

"I'm not saying this to make you understand me."

"I actually just want to tell you that the principle of not allowing others to sleep soundly beside your bed also applies to me-

The power of the ancient gods has declined greatly.

After the Twin Heavens are restarted, everyone you just met in the hall will share a part of the priesthood and power.

Eleven people...

I think it's a bit too much, what do you think?"

Matthew's face changed.

At this moment.

The old elf finally revealed his hideous face hidden under his harmless appearance.

Although the other party's malice was not directed at Matthew.

But Matthew also felt an unprecedented fear!

But he acted quite calm:

"So, Gasliwen?"

Teraste blinked:

"Just find someone to pretend to be one. I know you have a wide network of contacts, so you should be able to find someone who meets the requirements."

"It doesn't matter even if someone doubts. What matters is that the person you find must be strong enough. He must be a legendary master and have rich fighting experience."

"You, me, and the person you find, the three of us will work together, so after activating the Twin Heavens, kill all the others!"

"We share the power and authority of the ancient gods, and you will become a transcendent existence in the alliance second only to the Seven Saints!"

Seeing that the other party spoke so bluntly, Matthew knew that it was impossible for him to refuse.

He simply said half-truthfully:

"You wouldn't say the same thing to other people, would you?"

The old elf said seriously:

"Of course not."

"I wanted to form an alliance with you on a whim. If you didn't come, I would have used other methods to kill those guys. Of course, the methods might be more troublesome, and the success rate would not be high."

Matthew nodded doubtfully.

"Let me make it clearer. It will be good for you to join this plan, a great benefit."

"It's the same for me. Don't you realize that everyone present is full of evil except you and me?"

"These people deserve to die. If they become the ancient gods of Aiendor, it will be a disaster!"

Teraste said righteously.

Matthew couldn't help complaining in his heart: You know it's a disaster, but you still launched the ancient god reproduction plan yourself?

His mind turned quickly.

Teraste might have another intention to win him over -

As long as the alliance doesn't collapse immediately.

Then his Alliance mage identity will come in handy in the subsequent negotiations.

And from the opposite perspective.

If the great demons, dragon liches, murderers, etc. are allowed to become the gods of Paradise Lost, they will also become obstacles in the negotiations with the Alliance.

Of course.

The premise of all this is that Terast really wants to coexist peacefully with the Alliance...

While thinking carefully, Matthew asked casually:

"What about that drow?"

Terast sneered:

"Are you interested in her?"

"Even in the Underdark, she is a first-class murderer. In terms of blood debt, the sins on her hands are no less than Sen'er..."

"If it weren't for the activation of the Twin Heavens that required their power, I would never cooperate with this group of evil people!"

Before Matthew spoke.

Terast said again faintly:

"Don't think I'm cruel."

"Maybe they are now openly discussing how to kill us all after the success!"

Just at this time.

Mosong, the god of travelers, and Stephanie, the dragon lich, walked through the entrance of the Quiet Corridor together.

The former seemed to be able to see the figures of Matthew and Terrast.

He even smiled at Matthew.

Matthew's face twitched slightly.

Then he said decisively:

"Okay."

"I promise to cooperate with you."

"I hope you can keep your promise."

Teraste said leisurely:

"As long as we succeed, you will be the eternal friend of the elves."

"I promise you will gain supreme power and glory..."

"How about the title of God of Humanity?"

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A few minutes later.

Matthew and Terraste walked out of the quiet corridor.

After a while.

At Terraste's prompt, the others also ended their conversations.

They sat on the neat long table with solemn expressions.

Terrast stood at the end of the long table, his eyes looked around at everyone, and finally slowly said:

"All the preparations in the early stage have been completed."

"I will ask you one last time, does anyone want to withdraw?"

"This is the last chance to leave peacefully."

The dragon lich Stephanie said coldly:

"Hurry up and talk about business, Terrast, I will give you my granddaughter's head, not to listen to you say these useless things!"

Matthew's eyes flashed slightly-

The death of the green dragon Fatina was indeed abnormal.

It seems that it was not Terrast who killed her, but Stephanie who took the initiative to offer her granddaughter's head!

"The cooperation between these two people probably started a long time ago."

Matthew secretly paid attention.

At this moment.

Demon Lord Eisner stood up:

"At this point, no one will want to leave."

"But I'm still not satisfied with why someone can join in the middle. Even if he is the messenger of the Lord of the Void, once we become gods, are we still afraid that the Lord of the Void will deal with us?"

"Also, why do you want to find Gasliwen?"

"I hate the Thousand Changes!"

Teraste said calmly:

"The power of the Lord of the Void can help us resist the impact from the ruins of the Twin Heavens at the most critical moment. You should know that there are remnants of the ancient gods everywhere. We are very vulnerable when we become gods. We need additional and powerful power to provide us with a barrier. The more preparations in this regard, the better."

"As for Gasliwen, she once replaced the position of the God of Murder, and the God of Murder has a very special status in Tianlun Palace. His status at that time was between the God of Law and the God of Faith. If Gasliwen can join, it will also be good for our deification."

"More people joining means that our new heaven will be stronger. This is an obvious thing."

Eisner hummed a few more words.

Terrast gave a nearly perfect answer.

Finally.

The demon lord sat down unhappily.

Matthew watched coldly, and he was extremely impressed by Terrast's mouth -

He said in front of him that there were too many people and the cake was not enough;

He said to Eisner that the more people there were, the bigger the cake would be.

Why didn't he realize that he was so good at deceiving before?

"Is he worthy of being a core member of the Bamboo Stick Gang, or did the Phantom Dragon improve his ability to cheat?"

Unfortunately, no matter how Matthew sensed, he did not find anyone other than the ten people in the hall.

The Phantom Dragon was most likely not here, nor on Terrast.

Seeing that others had no more opinions.

Telast nodded slightly and began to talk about the main topic:

"At this point, our plan is not far from success."

"In the next formal operation, we have only one goal, that is to find the artifact Paradise Lost left in the Bloodthirsty Mountain!"

"Due to the participation of Mr. Matthew, I made a temporary change to the original plan."

"Matthew has the Crown of Sin in his hand, which is enough to enter the Bloodthirsty Mountain Shelter directly from the Chunsu Valley of the Helen Mountains, so he and half of the members will enter the Bloodthirsty Mountain from there;

The remaining half of the people and I will enter the Bloodthirsty Mountain simultaneously through the portal of the Secret Light Jungle.

It must be stated.

The Bloodthirsty Mountain is a very dangerous place!

The It is a shelter for trolls, but for creatures without troll blood, every step is a danger.

In addition to traps.

As far as I know, Bloodthirsty Mountain also breeds a large number of supernatural beasts, including legendary creatures.

In addition.

Bloodthirsty Mountain seals the troll ghosts that were produced in ancient times when the Troll Empire collapsed.

Those ghosts are not ordinary undead.

And the number is very large.

Even the legendary necromancer may not be able to deal with them.

Everyone is an experienced veteran, so I will stop here on the issue of safety. "

Then he unfolded a map, most of the areas in it were unknown, and only a few were lit up.

"This is a map of the Troll Shelter, drawn in the era of the collapse of the Troll Empire, so it is for reference only."

"What we are looking for may be hidden in a building with a pattern like this..."

Terraste pointed to a portrait next to the map that Matthew was familiar with and said.

Everyone stared at the portrait.

Ace wondered:

"What is this painting about?"

"The second one?"

Teraste nodded:

"To be precise, it is the second one of the troll god Poole."

Mosong, the god of travelers, smiled:

"Okay."

"This is very troll."

Teraste said very seriously:

"Remember, the Lost Paradise we are looking for is sealed in an object of similar shape. It may be a simple stone pillar, or it may be a huge mountain of similar shape."

"This is a time-consuming and laborious task, because it is difficult for us to locate its location through spirituality or divination, and we can only use the dumbest method to search."

"During this period, we must avoid conflicts with the guards of Bloodthirsty Mountain."

"We don't have much time, probably only about a month."

"The only good news is that the Bloodthirsty Mountain shelter is not too vast. We are now divided into two groups, which can effectively improve efficiency. No matter which side finds the sealed artifact, it must remind the other side. Do you understand?"

Everyone responded sparsely.

Then Terrastura led everyone to sign a joint contract.

This contract is said to be made of scraps from the artifact Book of Integrity, and it has considerable constraints on the oath.

The contract clearly stipulates that participants must not harm each other, must not disclose each other's information, etc.

Matthew observed that almost everyone was very straightforward when signing.

So it came to him.

He also casually wrote his name on it -

Matthew. Blood Flag.

As a contract expert.

He knew very well that the contract pointed to the name that the signer recognized most deeply in his soul.

Therefore, from the surface, there was nothing wrong with Matthew's signature, at most the difference was the strength of the direction.

But only he knew what his real name was!

However, this contract was probably just a decoration, otherwise how could Terrast and others sign it with a clear conscience?

After finishing the business.

Terrast answered some questions from others.

Finally.

He left Matthew twelve hours.

"If you fail to bring Gasliwen within twelve hours, we will exclude you from the plan."

"I believe you know very well that in this situation, you can't find anyone else who can compete with us."

Teraste pretended to "threaten" Matthew.

Then Matthew planned to leave the hall.

But before that.

He was stopped by the God of Travelers Mosong.

"Is it convenient to talk?"

Mosong was in high spirits.

Matthew nodded, and he followed Mosong. Soon, they came to the quiet corridor again.

Mosong lit another copper lamp.

The two slowly stepped into the shadows.

At this time.

Two shadow monsters rushed over aggressively!

However, as soon as they approached the edge of the circle of lights, they suddenly braked and wanted to turn around.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Mo Song swung the whip in his hand, and the two shadow monsters were whipped silently.

A few minutes later.

They stood outside the circle of lights and stood guard for the two.

This scene was so familiar.

Matthew couldn't help but take a look at the two shadow monsters, and then laughed softly-

What a coincidence, it's the unlucky brothers again!

"It seems that the legendary shadow creatures' memory storage time is short is not a rumor..."

While thinking.

The two came to the right place.

The God of Travelers, Mosong, smiled but said something shocking:

"Did that little guy, Terrast, drag you to plot against other people?"

Matthew changed the subject without changing his expression:

"What do you think?"

Mosong sneered:

"Do you think others can't see the deal between you two?"

"You just came here today, and Terrast suddenly threw out Gasliwen, who was not originally in the plan."

"If you didn't communicate with each other, wouldn't he consider the possibility that you couldn't rescue Gasliwen?"

"He was so blunt..."

"Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Terrast dares to say so, which means that you will definitely be able to successfully bring Gasliwen here - but it's not clear whether it's true or not."

"You don't need to refute me on this - he has already proposed a plan to split the troops into two groups, and the so-called search for Gasliwen is just a formality. You are destined to be in the plan."

"Isn't it?"

Mosong laughed:

"Don't think I'm the only one who realizes this, everyone else is also very smart..."

"The reason why everyone doesn't make things clear is because Terrast is the core of this plan."

"Whoever he wants to join can join."

"After all, among all the people present, he is the only one who can quickly ignite the divine fire..."

Matthew asked back:

"So, what do you want to tell me?"

The eyes of the God of Travelers were extremely bright:

"Me?"

"I think Terrast and I have similar ideas--"

"Don't you think eleven people are a bit too many?"

"I want to form an alliance with you, Matthew."

"Only you and me."

"Listen to my conditions?"

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