Chapter 563 The Beginning of the Strategy
The so-called subsidiary universe does not mean that this crystal wall universe is adjacent to the Toril multiverse, nor does it mean that two universes are considered subsidiary universes if there is a connecting channel between them. Instead, it means that the rules and power systems between the two crystal wall universes are the same, but one is strong and the other is weak, forming a primary and secondary relationship.
This situation is not uncommon in the Chaos Void Sea. After all, there is no telling how many large and small crystal wall universes there are in the Chaos Void Sea, but there cannot be so many basic rules and power systems. Therefore, some crystal wall universes with extremely similar underlying rules and power systems are divided into the same system.
Of course, whether this crystal wall universe numbered CY-00801 is a subsidiary universe of the Toril multiverse is not its value. The reason why so many forces are interested in this world is mainly because of the value of this world itself.
This universe belongs to a medium-sized crystal wall system. Both its resources and energy intensity are four stars, ranking second out of the highest five-star level.
Although it is impossible to give birth to great divine powers, according to the initial assessment of the Greedy Wolf Legion, if the entire world is fully developed, it will be enough to support nearly five powerful divine powers.
The main material plane of this world is located at the center of the universe. It is extremely large and is a super giant plane.
In addition to the main material plane, there are eight super-large planes, more than fifty large planes, and seven or eight thousand small and medium-sized planes.
If it can be fully conquered and developed, it will be enough to support the supply of an entire legion, and the Titan Regiment will be more than enough.
Lin Xiao also has the opportunity to conquer this world because of his relationship with the commander-in-chief. Regardless of whether it is related to his girlfriend or not, he can still get it even without his girlfriend. Don't forget that Commander Xie still owes him a huge favor.
However, he only has twenty years in the main world. If he fails to take it after twenty years, other war groups will be involved, and they will have to compete again at that time.
One year in the main world is equivalent to 365 years in the foreign world, 10 years is 3,650 years, and 20 years is 7,300 years in the foreign world. This time is
"quite enough!"
But now there is a problem before him.
Previously, the Greedy Wolf Legion suffered a great defeat. Not only was the military base located outside the crystal wall of the main material plane destroyed, but a military base built in a half-plane outside the crystal wall of the main material plane was also destroyed. The territory previously occupied by the Greedy Wolf Legion in the main material plane was also lost. It was occupied by various major forces and indigenous gods' churches, and now it is definitely impossible to take it back.
Moreover, other forces will not allow human forces to re-enter the main material plane and will definitely obstruct it in every possible way.
However, Lin Xiao's Giant God Regiment does not have the strength of the Greedy Wolf Regiment to force its way in. The Split Claw Dragon Regiment is only responsible for defending the outpost base and ensuring the competitiveness of human forces in this area. It will not participate in the competition between the Giant God Regiment and other forces, nor will it participate in the strategy for this world.
Therefore, Lin Xiao could only think of other ways to open up another stable foothold in the main material plane.
It can only be the main material plane. The essence of this world is in the main material plane. Although there are true gods in other super-large planes and many large planes, they cannot compare with the main material plane in terms of the number of believers or strength.
Perhaps unifying all the planes except the main material plane would be comparable to the main material plane, but that would be too troublesome. He doesn't have that many people.
Therefore, the best way to conquer this world is to conquer the main material plane. As long as you conquer the main material plane, the other subsidiary planes will be nothing.
That's what he thought, but when it came to actual practice, Lin Xiao found it extremely difficult.
The mess left behind by the Greedy Wolf Legion was too bad. There was no place for them to stay in the main world. There were gods in every corner of this vast main material plane. Not only the true gods of humans, but also the gods of alien races such as orcs, dwarves, elves, etc. There were also rare alien gods such as the gods of murlocs, halflings, and slime monsters.
It can be said that this world is completely an era of theocracy. The so-called Pantheon is not an exaggeration. The main material plane of this world does have tens of thousands of true gods. It seems that there are more than the main material plane of Faerun in the Toril multiverse, but the average level of divinity is far lower than that of Faerun.
Thinking about the world before being deified, there were few true gods, and even if there were, he rarely came into contact with them. As a result, he had to face such a high-level situation just after being deified. Lin Xiao felt a lot of pressure.
But he had to go no matter how much pressure he was under. During this period, he stayed in the command center every day to check information.
Fortunately, although the Greedy Wolf Corps is not very powerful, its exploration of this world over such a long period of time is quite complete. Not only the main material plane, but also some large subsidiary planes have information, the most detailed of which is the main material plane.
After spending half a month looking up information and studying the situation of gods in different places in the main material plane, Lin Xiao initially had an idea of how to break the situation.
Underground world!
Yes, the Underdark.
It's not that other forces in the underground world haven't set their sights on it, nor is it that there are no indigenous true gods in the underground world.
It's that the underground world has a complex terrain and communication is extremely inconvenient. The main material plane is so huge, and the underground world is also quite large. If you just find a place to hide, you may be lucky and news won't be able to get out for hundreds of years. It is the best place to reopen the situation at this stage.
If you want to do it, just do it. Lin Xiao made a decision and started to implement it immediately.
He ordered his subordinates to stand by and arrived in person in person.
Don't be afraid of being discovered. You can't descend on a large scale, but no force will care if only one incarnation sneaks into this world.
Moreover, he did not directly descend in naked form, but instead gathered his divine power and used his extraordinary divine ability to 'change form', disguising himself as a middle-aged wizard.
The landing site this time is located in a principality called Bole within the human territory of the main material plane. A long time ago, a member of the Greedy Wolf Legion left a coordinate here when exploring the map. He was directly teleported to this coordinate, an unnamed cave deep in the unnamed mountains near the city of Bummer.
The broken stone platform deep in the cave suddenly glowed with silver light, alarming a group of bandits who were drinking and barbecuing on the other side of the cave. Seeing the lines on the stone platform gradually light up and quickly outline an array pattern, the bandits were at a loss for a moment.
Soon the bandit leader heard the news and rushed over. Seeing this scene, the bandit leader, who had seen more than his men, was extremely nervous. He gritted his teeth and grabbed a man next to him. He grabbed an axe with his other hand and handed it to his man. He pointed at the magic circle and shouted:
"Go up and cut off the patterns on the stone platform!"
The subordinates were a little scared when they saw this, but facing the murderous gaze of their leader, they gritted their teeth and stepped forward. As soon as they reached the edge of the stone platform and raised their axe, a silver light suddenly appeared on the stone platform, causing everyone to turn their heads. When the silver light retracted, a handsome middle-aged man in a gorgeous robe and holding an exquisite staff stood on the stone platform.
The robbers were stunned.
Lin Xiao was also stunned.
"clang!"
The axe in the hands of the robber standing in front of the stone platform fell, waking everyone up. The robber leader immediately knelt down and shouted:
"Respected Master, spare my life!"
Lin Xiao ignored the opinions of these mortals. When he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of the naked men locked in several cages on the other side of the cave. His eyes turned cold, and he paused the staff in his hand and snorted coldly. A stream of flame slid down the staff like running water and quickly spread to the surroundings.
The bandits were frightened and fled in all directions when they saw this, but the bandit leader did not flee. Instead, he took out a crossbow from his arms, aimed it at the mage, pressed the trigger, and a black shadow flashed.
"Ding!"
A layer of faint light curtain appeared out of thin air on Lin Xiao's body, deflecting the crossbow arrow. The bandit leader showed a trace of despair, and was turned into a painfully howling fire man by the rapidly spreading flames. He turned into ashes in just a few seconds.
The flames burned all the way to the edge of the cave and stopped. With a slight tap of the staff, the lock on the cage shattered.
Without caring about the caged woman who was still in shock, he took a step forward and reached the other side of the cave bend.
Five minutes later he walked out of the smoke-filled cave, followed by a group of ragged village women who were captured by the robbers and were kneeling on the ground and thanking them continuously.
Lin Xiao showed them the way to the nearest town and cast a simple spell on each of them, enough to ensure that they had enough strength to reach their destination.
It's a pity that his destination is the underground world, otherwise he could slowly develop his faith based on these rescued women.
As they thanked him profusely, they left the coordinate cave. Lin Xiao calibrated the direction, cast a five-ring flying spell on himself, and flew up slowly.
The identity he set for himself was a powerful wizard whose identity was a mystery. The power granted by the godhead allowed any true god to cast any zero to nine-ring spell below the legendary level. However, different true gods had different understandings and abilities to use spells. A true god with a wizard-like priesthood was definitely stronger in this regard than a combat-like true god.
Lin Xiao possesses the priesthood of truth and has mastered the field of magic. In addition, the Tower of Truth's initial collapse of the wise goblins and the current Protoss' entire race's understanding of spells all contributed to his understanding of spells being stronger than that of ordinary magical gods. Now he can completely impersonate an extremely powerful archmage.
Now Lin Xiao has plenty of time and there is no need to rush. He can fly slowly all the way and enjoy the exotic scenery.
They slowly arrived at the nearest entrance and exit of the underground Underdark marked on the map explored by the Greedy Wolf Legion, a human trading city called Reid built on the edge of the underground world.
With his identity as a wizard, he could easily enter the city without even having to pay the head tax, and the guards didn't dare to check him.
After staying in the city for a few days, he contacted the largest Chamber of Commerce in the city and found a human caravan that was about to enter the Underdark to trade with the gray dwarves, without spending a penny.
This human caravan is called the Flame Flower Caravan, and it is one of the oldest chambers of commerce in Reid. Every year, it organizes a large caravan to enter the underground world and trade with various tribes in the Underdark, and its business reputation is quite good.
Lin Xiao's arrival was quite coincidental, as this period of time was exactly when the Flame Flower Chamber of Commerce was forming a new caravan.
The caravan formed by the Flame Flower Chamber of Commerce this year is larger than ever before. Hundreds of large pack animals four or five meters long are carrying bloated cargo, dozens of horse-drawn carriages are following the caravan, and on both sides of the caravan are more than two hundred guard mercenaries of various races, with humans making up the majority. The caravan owner is an old man who is about forty years old but looks to be in his fifties or sixties.
(End of this chapter)