Chapter 227 The Three Gods of Death
After this major event, the two of them instantly realized that the opportunity they had been waiting for had come. They immediately reunited and temporarily gave up their layout in Baldur's Gate. At the same time, each of them took two men and set off for the Moonrise Tower to find the legendary Chosen of the God of the Dead, Melkor, Catheric Thom.
The road to the Moonrise Tower is not easy to walk. Not to mention the long distance from the Moonrise Tower to Baldur's Gate, the specific location of this tower is still in the core area where the Shadow Curse is pervasive. The dangerous terrain made them constantly encounter various shadow creatures and undead along the way, which brought a lot of trouble to their journey.
But thanks to the powerful strength of Xie Nian, they finally got what they wanted. After spending several days, the two found the location of the Moonrise Tower and successfully met Catheric Thom.
But even if Catheric was found, it didn't mean that everything was fine. Although the three were the Chosen of their respective gods, it didn't mean that there was much trust between them. Enver Gotash had to find a way to persuade Catheric, just like he persuaded Xie Nian at the beginning. His ambition needed the support of allies.
So he promised Keseric that the alliance of the three would bring unstoppable power, and the guarantee of this power was the legendary Nessari artifact, [Crown of Karsus].
Enver Gotash told them that he accidentally knew the whereabouts and specific capabilities of this lost artifact because of some personal experiences. He told everyone that the powerful magic of the crown could allow the user to rule everything, and in order to control this artifact, the three Nessari gems inlaid in the crown itself were indispensable.
Enver Gotash was willing to share this information and these gems at the same time. This was not because he was generous, but because Gotash knew that he had no ability to obtain this artifact by himself. Only by cooperation could he realize the information in his mind, otherwise he could only take this secret into the grave.
He told Catheric Som that he provided the information, and Xie Nian was responsible for obtaining the crown based on his information. Now Catheric only needed to nod his head lightly, and he would not have to pay any extra price. He would get a gem out of thin air after getting the crown. Isn't this a great thing?
Catheric was moved. He actually understood why Enver Gotash and others wanted to find him. In the final analysis, it was because of checks and balances. If they wanted to control the crown, they had to get the gems, but there were three gems in total. If Catheric himself did not join their plan, it would be difficult for the two of them to divide the specific ownership of the three gems, and the cooperation would not be able to continue. If he, a figure of the same level, did not join, the plan itself would not be possible to achieve.
Of course, he finally agreed to the plan and announced his joining in the name of the Three Gods of Death. After all, this matter was indeed a great bargain for him, and he had no reason to refuse. After the plan was completely determined, everyone made a strict oath to each other, which provided a trust guarantee for this alliance.
Since then, the Chosen of the Three Gods of Death have formed an alliance. Gortash and Xie Nian returned to Baldur's Gate first. Their next plan is to go to Hell. The assassin group led by Xie Nian will go to the eighth layer of the Nine Hells, to the level led by the great devil Mephisto, and steal the legendary artifact, [Crown of Karsus] from his treasure house.
In Gortash's plan, the power of this crown can effectively help them completely control Baldur's Gate. As long as Baldur's Gate is in Gortash's pocket, he can mobilize all the resources of an entire city to build the Iron Guard, and then conquer the entire Sword Coast and even the entire Faerun continent through the Iron Guard!
By then, Bane's power will be extremely powerful. As Bane's Chosen, Gortash's power and status will also rise with his achievements. Of course, there will definitely be two other Three Gods of Death who will become stronger. But Gortash firmly believes that as long as the scale of the war is large enough, Bane, who is in charge of the priesthood of tyranny and strife, will rise at a speed far exceeding the other two gods.
By then, he will definitely be in a dominant position in this alliance, thus ruling the other two voters in disguise. This is Gotash's entire plan at present.
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Gotash looked at Xie Nian who fell into silence, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
After dealing with Baal believers for a long time, he no longer had any good feelings towards these crazy lunatics. In Gotash's view, the existence of most Baal believers had no value and meaning. Maybe they were proficient in various murder and torture techniques, but their crazy mental state made it difficult for them to be of great use, and they could only do some shameful things in secret.
Xie Nian was the most special Baal believer he knew. At least he could listen to advice and had enough self-control to restrain his bloodthirsty desire.
In his view, this was a very valuable quality. If a person had no self-control, he would be no different from a beast. And it was precisely because Xie Nian had self-control that he took a huge risk to find Xie Nian to seek cooperation. Facts have proved that his choice was not wrong, although there was a reason why he chose to cooperate with Xie Nian at that time.
After Enver Gotash obtained the prototype drawings of the Iron Guard and contributed them to Bane, Gotash won Bane's favor and became His Chosen One, but at that time Gotash was just a lonely man.
In order to obtain this blueprint, he sold his most powerful force. At that time, he urgently needed a new bodyguard to protect his weak body. Gotash chose Xie Nian.
After the two reached a cooperation, Xie Nian's efficient actions and flawless murder skills helped Gotash a lot to some extent.
Xie Nian can always kill the enemies who hinder him at the fastest speed, and no clues can be found, which will not bring any risks to Gotash himself. Most of the time, Gotash has been very satisfied with the cooperation with Xie Nian.
Of course, only Xie Nian is so worry-free and labor-saving. Apart from Xie Nian, most of his assassins, even those reapers or heads of the god of death, are not satisfactory to Gotash.
Although they can also complete the murder, these idiots can never distinguish the difference between the mission and the sacrificial ceremony. At the end of each of their actions, they deliberately leave a little symbolic item, either drawing the symbol of the god of murder on the spot, or directly chopping off the victim's hand, making the originally perfect action have twists and turns. There were even several times when the detectives almost tracked down Gotash by following the clues.
He couldn't tolerate this happening again, so as early as half a year ago, after becoming the chosen one of the gods, he immediately secretly formed a Bane sect and began to try to use the power of the Bane sect itself to help him rise to power in Baldur's Gate.
The Bane sect has the most rigorous training method. There are not only specialized warriors in the sect, but also various civil servants and secretaries. Under Gotash's training, they follow orders and have strict discipline, and can help him deal with quite a lot of things.
Now Gotash has passed his most vulnerable period, and the Bane sect has gradually taken shape. The help brought by the sect is much greater than that brought by those crappy assassins.