Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

"its not right."

After muttering, Darkus shifted his gaze from the lizard figurines to the surrounding walls. He felt that there was something wrong with this space just like the other world. This was not the first time he came to a lizard-style pyramid and he knew nothing about it. What was shown outside just now was completely inconsistent with what he was seeing now. The huge array exceeded his imagination, and the entire space was occupied by these lizard figurines, like an endless military camp, not a pyramid.

It's a bit outrageous. Darkus counted it back and forth. The lizard people's formation was a standard 10*10, which is a common battle group of a hundred people in the lizard people's military order, but... there were dozens of people in the formation. After taking out his binoculars, he counted carefully. There were sixty groups of lizard men. Each group of lizard men stood neatly in their respective positions, holding spears, with fierce and calm expressions, as if they were ready to receive orders at any time. It felt like pressing pause on the battle interface of a certain game, it was fixed.

However, some queues that were not full of people made the entire array look a bit incomplete, showing a state of being full of people. This may indicate that these lizard men have experienced battles before, and may not have been hatched here, but... moved here through marching or teleportation. If he knew something about the history of the Southland jungle, he would have figured something out, but the problem was that he didn't.

If Darkus is right, the eighteen lizard men standing in the front row should be the ancient blood warriors of the lizard men? In fact, in his opinion, the appearance of ancient blood warriors and scarred veterans is no different from ordinary lizards or temple guards, just like students standing on the playground who all look the same after putting on school uniforms. Unless you are familiar with each other's patterns, weapons, accessories and decorations through normal contact, you can make specific distinctions, just like those teachers who are not wearing school uniforms, you can tell who the teacher is at a glance.

The amazing thing is that in Darkus' opinion, these eighteen ancient blood warriors are carved out of the same mold. This situation is different from being the same, just like eighteen brothers. There is usually only one explanation for this. These ancient blood warriors came out of the same pool in the same batch. Being familiar with the birth mechanism of the hatching pool, he felt that it was very outrageous. A powerful being like the ancient blood warrior was usually spawned alone, unlike the lizard battle group, which formed a hundred-man battle group once hatched.

The figure of Dashuai Ku flashed in his mind. Dashuai Ku was blessed by the ancient saint Ashoto. Ashoto represents destiny and will choose those lizardmen who are destined to be great, or who are destined to be great. The chosen lizard people are destined to greatness. However, he did not see the emblem of Ashoto on the eighteenth children, but he saw the emblem of the ancient saint Zikadi...

The fighting style of the ancient saint Zcardi represents attack and rage, and is only revered by the lizardmen in lizardman society. The way the lizards worship Him is simple: they take out the hearts of their enemies and devour them during battle. The lizard people believe in Him, but... He rarely responds and blesses the lizard people. Now these 18th cubs... have actually gained effects.

In his opinion, these eighteen ancient blood warriors are the half-brothers of Dashuai Ku. If these eighteen are equipped with tyrannosaurs, then this will be a powerful assault battle group, just like the Great Invasion At that time, Dashuai Ku was just like those brothers. If broken down, these ancient blood warriors are also the commander-in-chief warriors that various temple cities urgently need.

After all, the lizard people's combat system is there, and they have a natural combat and strategic ability in their minds. They don't write any military theory, they only know what to do in any situation. Ancient Blood Warriors and Scar Veterans will take orders from the Slann Mage Priests and Skink Priests, who will then direct the Saurusmen in specific battles.

Psychologically speaking, Saurus are single-minded and they are entirely focused on their single function as warriors, an almost automatic behavior that processes information and triggers actions based on the environment. During the war, ancient blood warriors and scarred veterans commanded legions and battle groups, making complex decisions and judgments through experience and unconscious instinct. They have only one form of consciousness, which makes them limited and unimaginative, but this is completely enough for the Lizardmen. After all, the Lizardmen are only a link in the Lizardmen's military system.

But this does not mean that the lizard people are simple-minded and rigid. Living in the barracks on a daily basis, they will train, rehearse potential tactics for future combat situations, and form new behavioral patterns in advance, which means that the older they live, the more elite they become. They are able to demonstrate initiative and adaptive thinking in combat, being able to identify allies and non-combatants and treat them according to orders or actual circumstances.

Hot-blooded people think that lizard people are cruel and savage, but that is not the case. They do not enjoy fighting, but just perform their duties with discipline and efficiency. They do not have many emotions, but they can be sad, manic, and occasionally even in extreme cases. It triggers the self-protection consciousness in the reptilian brain to escape. When separated from Slann Magisters and Skink Priests for long periods of time, they may revert to their bestial instincts, much like the Saurusmen of Dragon Isle.

The reason why Darkos judged that he was an ancient blood warrior was because there were some individual lizard-men standing at the central intersection of those formations. According to the lizard-men's tactical system, these lizard-men standing alone could only be similar to the Thousand Captains or It is the scarred veteran who is positioned as a centurion. He counted carefully and found that there were twelve of them. Spreading out the sixty regiments was the position of the five-centurion, commanding a small regiment.

One of the scarred veterans wearing a Triceratops skull was decorated and held different weapons than the other scarred veterans. Darkus judged from the formation of lizards next to the scarred veteran that this scarred veteran was probably the commander of the temple guards. Positioning is similar to Chacas. After all, the five hundred-man battle groups beside the scarred veteran are all dressed as temple guards, holding shields and long clubs, but they don't have the skull of a triceratops on their heads.

"Elite." Darkus looked around and gritted his teeth. Even if he could think about it before, he couldn't figure out that there was such a huge lizard hidden in the other world of Athel Loren. Human Legion.

Darkus believes that this legion should have been deployed here a long time ago, but it was not activated. The end? In that case, this legion is like Steiner on the map, even if it is activated to join the battle? It seems not necessarily? But a tactical victory could not save a strategic defeat. This issue was a bit complicated, so complicated that he didn't want to think about it.

The platform where the lizards lined up was sunken. Standing on the top of the steps, Darkus could completely see the entire array. There were sixty groups of lizards behind the queue, but it was a messy, typical lineup of Skink boys. , he roughly estimated that the number should be between 1,800 and 2,000. The missing corner was replaced by about 180 monitor lizards, forming a complete lizard-man army.

"Can't afford it." Then nothing more happened. Darkus didn't see giant beasts like Ankylosaurus and Triceratops, let alone any war machines, pure lizard-man legions. After looking around, he gave his evaluation.

Lizardmen are biological robots, not metal robots. Living things need sustenance. Omnivorous skinks and monitor lizards are okay. They can eat insects, grains and wild fruits without meat. But the lizard people are different. They have a fighting orientation. When they are not fighting, they will bathe in the sun to recover their bodies, guard settlements and temples, and conduct combat training. The guarding lizards lie dormant, waiting for orders or threats.

But this does not mean that the lizard people do not need to eat. Instead, they have to eat raw meat and fish to maintain their strength. Otherwise, they will be like the lizard people in Holoto who maintain the minimum operating level, with sallow complexion and thin muscles, and no fighting ability. It's okay to be constant now, but if you pull him out rashly, you might be able to eat up Athel Loren, and then there will be a lot of trouble.

Darkus walked down the steps and walked towards the rear of the array. As he walked, he had the illusion that he was like an adventurer who had rashly broken in, walking on a path full of challenges and mystery. The immobilized lizards seemed to be watching him calmly, assessing his every move.

The road was very long, after all, the length of the array was here, and Darkus didn't know that he had walked for a long time, but fortunately, he finally reached the door behind the array. The lizard man did not move, nor did he ask him: Darkus, are you really under orders from Tebok? Can you prove your identity? bullshit process. He didn't hold up the non-existent slate in his hand to prove anything.

However, Darkus felt the existence of the stone slab. He was sure that there was a stone slab behind the door. When he felt it, he felt an indescribable feeling of irritation. It was hidden so deeply. How could he find it? At the same time, he had a sense of expectation. What if there was a slate about the hatching pond here? When he stood in front of the huge stone door, the stone door engraved with complex runes emitted a faint blue light, and the door opened automatically as if it had a sensor device.

The interior of the stone gate is different from the array square. The space is not that big, and there are no exaggerated numbers of lizardmen. There is only a Slann Demon Priest sitting on the throne and two Skink Priests standing next to it. However, the Skink Priests It was also stabilized. The appearance of the Slann Demon Priest was like the mountain-sized toad he saw in his dream. His pale pink skin was like old leather, covered with hundreds of wart-like protrusions. As for his eyes, he didn't see them. Flashing wisdom and depth, because the Slann Demon Priest did not open his eyes.

"I'm familiar with this."

When it comes to awakening the Slann Demon Priest, Darkus is good at it... Just when he was about to re-enact the scene when he awakened Shakspati, an image entered his mind through telepathy. mind.

He turned his head to look at Kukulkan who was looking at him, and then he shook his head and gave up the idea that he had been thinking about before. The Slann Demon Priest was in the awakening stage, in a loading state, and would wake up when the progress is full. , there was no need for him to step forward and slap him twice, he had already accomplished a similar feat once.

Looking up, he saw that the Slan Demon Priest still showed no sign of waking up, so he walked around and came to Chengyu's rear. He did not rush to pick up the slate and read it, but lit the pipe. When the pipe was in his mouth, he danced for a while. Maybe Mauro and Mormo had an inexplicable feeling here. An unknown feeling of familiarity?

Then, he religiously picked up the stone slab at the front, and the result...he was greatly disappointed. It felt like it was crooked. The content on the slate was not about the hatching pool he was eager to find, but about the spirits. Helplessly, he exhaled a puff of smoke and sat on the ground to study it carefully.

Essence and soul are essentially souls, relatively peculiar souls, and powerful spiritual creatures. During the Great Invasion, the reason why the demons saw the tree people as similar to them was because the essence and concepts of the two were similar, but there were some subtle differences.

In human terms, the other world of Athel Loren is the Old Saint's version of Isil. Compared with the real Isil, it is weakened and a beggar's version.

Demons projected from the Chaos Demon Realm to the real world will return to the Chaos Demon Realm after being exiled, unless they are sealed. This is because Isil has the concept of the Sea of ​​Souls, which is connected to the real world. The great demon that comes to the real world is just like the water element in the sea appearing on land. When the water element is disintegrated, the existence driving the water element will automatically return to the sea.

However, the essence projected from the other world to the real world is different from the big demon. The strength of the two is not of the same magnitude. If you die, you are really dead. Moreover, the essence in the real world will be corrupted by chaos. This can only be attributed to The flaws in the design of the Ancient Sage are not on the same level as the two. Of course, the most important thing is that the Ancient Sage's project is not truly completed and has the characteristics of Isil.

All spirits in Athel Loren, no matter what form, are united by the other side of Athel Loren. They have been echoing in the other world from the moment they were born, flowing in their thoughts and being planted by the ancient saints. The Age of Oak Unity.

There is a saying after the death of the elves. The reason why the Pale Queen and Erth Haiai did not show up is because most of the elves avoided such a bad ending. The same is true for Asrai. They did it with Athel Loren. It was a pact that when Asrai died, the forest would absorb the soul into it to prevent it from being snatched away by the hungry Slaanesh and Erth Ha'iai.

Eventually, most souls will lose their self-awareness and merge into the forest. Some souls will wander around the place where they lived when they were alive. They will avoid all people who are not in tune with them, and only bring important information or warnings to those who can listen. Aslay to their words. Others take root in the remains of dead trees, like the woodland kin in Lauren Loren, and their souls are programmed to be reborn as tree people.

The slate in Darkos's hand is related to the Song of Spirits. The Song of Spirits is incomprehensible to existences other than the Ancient Saints, Slann Demon Priests, elves and forest spirits. It will be given to those who dare to try. People inflict terrible pain. The Spirit Song is not so much a coordination as it is a symbol of emotion. Only the most peripheral things in this phenomenon are expressed in sound. As these objects created by the ancient saints get closer and closer to each other, Resonance, the harmony becomes more powerful.

Aslay and Enil will gain comfort and strength from the pull of this melody bond. The melody seems to be an invisible bond that closely connects them to the oak tree of time and the roots of the world. They can feel the vibration of every note. It is not just a sound, but a deep emotional communication. The melody of the soul song stirs in their hearts.

The Spirit Song Aslay masters comes from Ariel, also known as Elsa. The spirit song mastered by Aenir comes from the spirit Enjidu, which taught the original Dalolhan and Asanok how to bind the souls of elves in trees.

However, the Spirit Song currently mastered by the elves is a beggar's version... No matter whether it is Asrai or Enil, they cannot create a noble spirit.

The so-called sublime spirits refer to powerful or strange beings such as Dursu, the Ancestral Elders and Bruyd. They can project their own perceptions and communicate in color and perception, and the wind of Jilun flows through them. The connection with the song of spirit is particularly strong.

There is no doubt that this is also a gift from the ancient saint. Unlike the alliance in this era, the essence of the next era has been completely controlled by Alarielle. All the trees, seas and spirit trees are her children. She has shaped them. Sea of ​​trees and spiritual trees.

Soul pods are needed to breed noble spirits. As for what soul pods are, there are some not far from Darkus.

The soul pod is not only the masterpiece of the ancient saints, but also the refuge of the soul and the source of life. The shape is like a huge bud, wrapped by layers of magical leaves. Each leaf is carved from the most exquisite jade, revealing a gleaming green light. These leaves shimmer with soft light, like the tears of nature, and like fragments of stars. The edges of the leaves have a slight golden texture, which seems to be a pattern drawn by Tebok himself, elegant and mysterious.

Darkus stood up, and when he approached the soul pod, he felt a subtle energy, a power that made him feel refreshed, like a cat sucking catnip. When he touched the leaves gently, he could feel a slight vibration, as if he was communicating with them. Then, the soul pod gently unfolded, revealing the core hidden deep inside.

The core of the soul pod is a light body shining with mysterious light, like a gem. It is not just a physical existence, but more like a pure energy condensation. The light emitted by gems is not only a visual feast, but also a resonance of the soul. The light is unpredictable, sometimes like silver moonlight, soft and quiet, sometimes like golden sunlight, blazing and warm.

When Darkus stared at the core, he seemed to be able to see the endless universe flowing in it, the stars dancing in it, and time standing still in it. The light not only illuminated the surrounding space, but also illuminated the depths of his heart, making him feel an unprecedented tranquility and peace.

"Well, it's suitable as a decoration. Place it in front of your desk and take a look at it when you're tired." (End of Chapter)