Chapter 367: 367
It was March now .
The time till the Time of Troubles was around half a year . There were about 20 months till the fall of the Goddess of Magic .
Soran always felt that something was chasing him . Even though he had walked fast enough, he still felt that time was not enough . After the news that the vampiric demigod had defeated the temple of Fear, Soran’s sense of crisis became more and more intense . According to the original historical events, it should be Lilian, the Witch of Terror, who woke up, controlled the temple of Fear, and finally sets off a tragic killing . But now the control of the Fear temple had become the vampiric demigod, and a massacre seemed to be on the horizon .
Vivian had been sent back to the outer islands .
Soran could not risk further awakening the Fear divinity within her because as the boundaries of the plane became looser, the higher-level demons could break through the barrier of the plane to the material plane within half a year at most . Devils had appeared; they bewitched powerful people to start wars . Since this time, the number of devil followers on the material plane had become more and more frequent, and some evil organizations had carried out taboo sacrificial rites .
Relatively, the south coast was now more peaceful after the battle .
The news from each area was not very good .
There was a sign that the orcs have moved south . The mixed-race orcs launched plunder . The internal friction of the humans had increased . Even the red dragon duchess, who had just fought with Soran, was involved in the war of suppressing the rebellion . It seemed that since March, tensions that were brewing in the past six months broke out, and wars have burst out in at least seven places on the whole continent .
There was also news about Autumnfall .
Soran heard that the half-elf god had gone missing, so his priest had no power .
He did not remember where the god fell to, but he remembered that he, ultimately, died in the Underdark . As the weak gods fell, the world’s attitude towards the gods gradually changed .
The eastern sea route was running smoothly .
The mission of the monk monastery was to suppress those ancient evil creatures . At least before the destruction of the demon army, many powerful monks would live in seclusion all over the world .
This was their tradition!
Just like the monk that Soran encountered, he would be training somewhere .
The eastern sea route was to supply the consumption of monasteries . It also needed a lot of resources to cultivate monks . Many secret methods needed expensive herbs .
Soran still had some honor because he was a person who kept his word, and a good monk was also lawful . Both of them attached great importance to the existence of order and rules .
The one responsible for the eastern sea route was the half-elf first mate .
He was a decisive person . Handing him control of the eastern sea route would be good .
That was why, around March, Soran was ready to go back to the outer islands .
He had to prepare for the next step . The foundation of the outer islands was to further his plans, which were to make for the Saints and deities .
Even if he didn’t have a conflict with other gods, a fight with Fear was inevitable .
Even though he had died, he had not disappeared completely!
Soran needed Fear to completely fall and never be a threat to Vivian at all .
There were four Elemental Stone .
The earth Elemental Stone was near the elven territory, the water Elemental Stone was in the Frost Kingdom, and the fire Elemental Stone in the desert area . The general location of these three places was clear to Soran, but he only knew that the wind Elemental Stone was in a dangerous area .
This was a legendary mission!
Gaining the earth Elemental Stone was a complete coincidence, and he now remembered the huge rock giant who rushed out from under the altar of elements when they finally left .
That monster was the real guardian of the earth Elemental Stone .
After the four Elemental Stones combined, the user would get a legendary summoning spell .
“An army of Elemental!”
In those days, someone completed the task with a pile of heads . With Soran’s strength, he should be able to try to finish it independently .
After all, he had equipment that surpassed his previous power!
His first stop was the Frost Kingdom . Something was going to happen to Arrendell, and Soran wanted to check it out .
He was a person that emphasize his promises!
The altar of the water element was only 100 kilometers away from Arendelle . There were many active Ice Trolls nearby . He planned to cross the north to get there and would pass through Arendalle on the way . Then the next stop was the desert of death . The first goal was to get the fire Elemental Stone, and later try to get the Rogue’s artifact [Cloak of Proof Against Detection] .
This was a piece of core equipment against the Saints!
As for the last Elemental Stone, he may need Gloria to help him since the place was rather dangerous .
Four pieces of Elemental Stone would lead to the opening of a seal . The reward was a shard of divinity . If you had divinity at the same time, then it would lead to someone becoming a demigod!
Both Vivian and Soran could leverage on the Shard of Divinity to become a demigod .
Thus, Soran wanted the shard no matter what . After all, this was one of the few methods that Soran knew how to get a shard without killing a god .
Even if Soran joined hands with everyone, he would not be able to defeat a weak god .
That was because a demigod would be immune to the legendary spell [Time Stop] .
If Vivian’s ability to stop time were useless, then the success rate of defeating a god would decrease . This was the same with the god slaying spell “Melf’s Minute Meteors . ” After all, this spell could only help break the god’s protection, but not directly kill the god .
The outer island was different now after some time .
The port of Mordor had doubled in size, with two more unfinished monuments, namely, the Sea shrine and the Riches shrine . Both temples seemed to be competing for strength . The materials used to build the temples were extremely expensive . Many of them had to be transported across the sea from other places . People were realistic . They believed that if the temple were more majestic, then more believers would be attracted . According to this progress, it was impossible to build the shrines within one or two years .
The trade of the outer islands had attracted many traders .
Especially after the chaos had disrupted the trade on land .
The city of Mordor was still the same .
It was just a little bigger . At the same time, green buds were emerging from the southern arable land, and spring wheat had been planted . This year, even if it was not a good harvest, they could still ensure self-sufficiency .
Soran had many things to do in this short time .
During the afternoon, the slaves were gathered and counted . Mordor now had around 3000 slaves .
Soran stood on the high platform and looked down at the slaves below . Then he nodded to the red-haired pirate girl beside him . Then, nearly 30 slaves were brought out .
“I emphasize my promises . ”
Soran looked down at the slaves in front of him and looked at others . His eyes swept over to the drow warriors beside him, and he could feel that the other side was avoiding eye contact .
Soran walked toward the slaves . There were two that looked like brother and sister .
“Those who are hard-working will get the corresponding reward . ”
Soran watched the slaves; they seemed to be nervous . Only the first two brothers showed surprise because Vivian had promised that some people would be rewarded .
“As your master!”
Soran looked down upon the thirty slaves and said in a deep voice, “I give you freedom! From this day on, you will acquire the identity of a resident of Mordor, owning your own house, property, and family . ”
“Men!”
“Free them!”
Cheers were heard .
The other slaves there could not help but look up with shock on their faces .
Were they free?
How was this possible!
But what happened next made them realize that this was not a joke . The city guard next to them untied the shackles of more than 30 slaves, and then threw them pieces of rough linen clothes . In addition to the two brothers standing in front of them, the other slaves were still surprised, because they did not expect that Soran would give them freedom .
These slaves that got their freedom were good slaves .
Most of whom came from the mainland, and only three were wildlings .
The freedom was not to let them come and go . They were only granted the identity of the residents of Mordor City, and then had the right to housing, property, and family formation .
These people still had to work for Soran .
It’s just that they didn’t have to be packed in stinking cages or beaten by guards . They could earn their wealth and live a life far beyond that of other slaves .
Freedom?
Relative freedom was still freedom .
“Bring them there . ”
Soran turned to look at the red-haired female pirate and said in a deep voice, “There are houses arranged for them in the north . From tomorrow, they don’t have to work with other slaves . People with special skills will be assigned to other places . People without special skills will be assigned to work in the port . These two people are very talented in farming, so let them be in charge of farming . ”
There were many differences between slaves and population
Soran’s next step was to transform the slaves in Mordor into its city’s population . Of course, they had to be docile slaves . Those wildlings who were challenging to discipline would be left for the drows .
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