Chapter 520: Gotash's Scheme
‘I see. ’
When Raphael said this, Noshil almost understood Gotash’s thoughts and his purpose of stealing the Hammer of Orpheus. Combined with the short sentences that Raphael had chanted before, if Noshil was not wrong, Gotash’s purpose was undoubtedly revenge, and his purpose of stealing the Hammer of Orpheus was to gain the power of revenge.
Gotash knew that neither the Bane Cult nor the Baal Cult had the force to retaliate against Noshil, so he set his goal on the Astral Prism.
Gotash wanted to control Prince Orpheus trapped in the Astral Prism, and exchange Prince Comet for the military support of the Gith Yanki, but Gotash did not need to completely control Orpheus. In fact, the only thing he needed to ensure was that he could obtain both the Astral Prism and the Hammer of Orpheus at the same time.
For Gotash, the Astral Prism is just a treasure chest, which contains a powerful but very difficult to use treasure, namely the Comet Prince himself, and the Hammer of Orpheus means the key to open that treasure chest.
As long as Gotash has both items at the same time, he has the right to choose. He can choose to enter the Astral Prism directly, return Orpheus' freedom, and form an alliance with the Comet Prince himself.
He can also choose to keep these two items in his hands, and then when Vlaakis sends his dragon knights to take his life, he can take the opportunity to contact Vlaakis, and use the Orpheus in his hand and the hammer that can release the Comet Prince at any time to make Vlaakis hesitate and negotiate with the Lich Queen, and use this coercive method to form an alliance with Vlaakis in exchange for the support of those Astral Pirates.
Of these two options, Noshir prefers the second option. The reason is very simple, because Gotash cannot completely control Prince Comet and cannot directly operate and use him as a living weapon. As the most powerful living psychic suppression device in the world, no matter what kind of mind control method is, it is impossible to take effect on Prince Orpheus. For Gotash, this means that he can only gain Prince Comet's support by persuasion.
But for Prince Comet himself, reviving his tribe and rescuing all the Githyanki from the tyranny of Vlakis is the most important and fundamental thing. Even if Gotash really releases him, he will not choose to put aside the responsibility he should have shouldered ten thousand years ago because of this favor, because this responsibility cannot be coerced by any favor.
In addition, once Prince Comet is really out of trouble, Vlakis will definitely do his best to use all his strength to completely eliminate Orpheus, and will not give him a single moment of time to do anything except resist.
The reason why Vlaakis kept Orpheus alive for so long was just to find ways to take away the power from Orpheus that was enough to destroy the great blueprint of the Illusion Monster, but once Orpheus really had the possibility, or even the ability to threaten her rule, Vlaakis would definitely not be merciful.
In addition, even if Prince Orpheus was really willing to help Gotash, he had no power at all after he got out of trouble. So in summary, Noshir was almost certain that Gotash would choose to communicate and trade with Vlaakis privately after getting these two items.
As long as Gotash could get the Astral Realm and the Hammer of Orpheus, he would have the qualifications to negotiate with Vlaakis, and through this qualification, Gotash would also have the possibility of obtaining the "support" of the Lich Queen in terms of force, and he would probably control a group of Githyanki raiders and even Githyanki Red Dragoons.
This is a strong force. If Gotash really achieves his goal without any hindrance, he may pose a threat to himself in the future. After all, Noshir is still facing pressure from hell.
For Noshir now, if he only faces challenges from one side, then neither the Githyanki nor the devils will be a big problem. But if both of them attack him at the same time or in a short period of time, even if Noshir has obtained the power of a demigod, he will not be able to deal with this disaster perfectly.
He must stop Gotash's plan. Now Noshir only needs to know where Gotash and his friends are hiding. He can quickly solve this group of cockroaches that are developing silently in the dark corners at a speed that Raphael can't imagine. As for how to get their current hiding place?
Noshir stopped his brainstorming and focused his attention on Raphael who was talking in front of him. He knew that this guy definitely knew the current location of Gotash and his friends, otherwise he would never know these news about Gotash. Now all Noshir has to do is wait for him to finish.
This is not only to find out where Gotash is hiding, but also to sort out the whole story of this incident. There are some things that Noshiel still hasn't figured out.
For example, how did Gotash know about the Astral Prism and its specific information? After knowing this information, has he got the Astral Prism now? If he has already got it, how did he reach the Astral Realm and get the Astral Prism from Tunarath, the main city of the Githyanki?
Noshier had no way of knowing the answers to these questions, but he might get some clues from Raphael, so he just kept silent and watched Raphael perform quietly.
"... When I knew that the shameless thief Gotash came to my house and stole my treasures, I was furious at that moment. This was the biggest anger I had ever gotten since I learned that my father's treasure room was stolen. It is no exaggeration to say that my anger at that time was almost the same as the last time I was angry, so I chose to do it myself for the first time in a long time, relying on my intelligence network in the mortal world, and found the hiding place of those pitiful things."
Raphael clenched his fist suddenly, and a trace of fire ignited in his palm, and then it was extinguished in an instant.
"I personally took action. When the bastard who stole my hammer returned to his stinking lair to count his theft and gloat over it, I stepped out of the shadows with my rage, wanting to show these little thieves the wrath of hell."