Chapter 2247 - 822: The Quick-Witted Great Peacock

In order to conveniently observe Hill’s expression, Shaer pushed the vines aside, and a layer of shadow quickly appeared on her face.

There are only two types of magicians related to her, the Goddess of the Night... The primordial beings inclined towards darkness, and her Shadow Charms from the Shadow Realm.

Of course, her allies from the past, the Shadow Wraiths that roamed freely in the void, could also be considered. However, those creatures, due to their greed, were all imprisoned in the Void Prison by Azuth.

It was also because of the unreliability of these former allies that she chose to create her own Shadow Charms.

However, her Shadow Charms are very difficult to appear outside the Shadow Realm, at most hiding in the shadows of high-level followers and the Chosen... Ordinary believers, who have not received Shaer’s blessing, cannot possibly possess Shadow Force, so the Shadow Charms cannot hide in their shadows.

In other words, it’s the high-level members of the Shadow Followers who are closely monitored by Shaer, while the small fry actually enjoy some freedom.

But this is actually a kind of fairness.

Those who don’t need to borrow Shaer’s power and just want to do some business of killing and intelligence under her, naturally won’t be exposed to more secrets, and therefore there’s no need to monitor them.

Shaer might at most put a mark on those who pique her interest, but she won’t be spying on everyone.

Of course, whether these small fry can escape from the control of the high-level Shadow Followers depends on themselves.

Even if someone escapes, no one would pursue them relentlessly... Unless these people escape after having peered into the secrets of the Shadow Followers; only then would they face nonstop hunting.

Just temporarily borrowing the identity of a Shadow Messenger and casually killing two people to earn some money, even if Shaer discovers it herself, she wouldn’t interfere much.

After all, this is a screening process... If the other party is unwilling to become Shaer’s pawn, Shaer might not even want those who can’t keep things under wraps.

Speaking of which, the damage from Shaer’s Shadow Charms is mostly spiritual; as long as someone can shield against their spiritual attacks, their attack power is practically nonexistent.

Of course, Shaer never expected to create beings as powerful as the Shadow Wraiths, who are stronger than the Shadow Demons.

She originally preferred to create a race that could help her gather information.

But with overly extreme attributes, anyone with even a little skill can completely block the attacks of the Shadow Charms... Just activating spiritual shielding, the killing power of the Shadow Charms is worse than Ambori’s Shark-head.

If not for this defect, those archmages in Shade Soul City, and most importantly Mask, wouldn’t dare to linger in her Shadow Realm.

Moreover, it indirectly proves that she indeed lacks creativity.

In the multiverse, no one understands the Shadow Wraiths more than she does, nor possesses more shadow-related treasures than she does... Yet what she created, even the Shadow Demons would only show a mysterious smile upon seeing!

Shaer really dislikes being reminded of these past events.

However, Hill is quite obviously hinting that this matter might be related to the Shadow Charms.

Heh~

Her Shadow Charms absolutely cannot survive away from the Shadow Realm and her divine power; if there’s an issue, there can only be one reason.

The Shadow Charms she stationed at the Key of Shadows, that micro crystal wall system containing the Shadow Wraiths.

Shaer is really finding it hard to believe.

In her heart, those Shadow Wraiths, like beasts, after being closed off for so many years, have already become weak enough to be slain by level 20 professionals... There were originally only 13 of them, and 4 have been summoned by some archmages who could bypass Azuth’s control to hunt down their enemies.

Think about it, once they were Shaer’s allies, helping her rule the storms, nearly exterminating the world as unrivaled powerhouses!

After being imprisoned in the Key of Shadows by Azuth for merely a few thousand years, they’ve weakened to the extent where, appearing alone, they can be slain by high-level human professionals!

Shadow Wraiths weakened to such a degree, although Shaer still pays attention, she certainly wouldn’t eagerly hope for their escape like in the past... If the number of Shadow Wraiths doesn’t exceed 10, they can’t possibly assemble their shadow curtain, akin to the shadow rules themselves, which was their once unique killer move.

After confirming the fourth Shadow Wraith’s death, Shaer’s attention to the Key of Shadows lessened, and she mostly sends her subordinates to monitor.

She definitely wouldn’t just ignore them.

Even those Shadow Charms she stationed there received the command to always remain vigilant and seize any opportunity to rescue their allies.

Shaer isn’t foolish... The misfortune of the Shadow Wraiths has nothing to do with her, she has no reason to kick them when they’re down.

If they can’t be saved, they can’t be saved, but completely ignoring them would be her failure... Who knows if this group of Shadow Wraiths might get lucky?

These days, who knows what kind of mysterious cloud might float in from the sky?

It doesn’t require much effort on her part... Regarding worthwhile matters, Shaer’s consideration is still quite thorough.

"So, why the Shadow Charms?" Lansendel pondered intently at the grand screen, "If it’s the Shadow Wraiths, I can understand, those creatures, though ugly, have bodies, flesh, and blood, and can birth some magician bloodlines from them... Although rare, it makes sense.

But Shaer’s Shadow Charms?

Heh~

How do those things even produce offspring?

Soul fusion?

Isn’t that the domain of the deities?

Which True God is so careless, even leaving a shadow behind..."

"Can you shut up?" Shaer was slightly breaking down, "You clearly know what’s going on, so why say such pointless things?

Just to annoy me? Are you too idle, do you need me to help you out a bit?

By the way, wasn’t the Dawn Tower in Deepwater City clamoring for reconstruction?

I heard they want to create a floating structure comparable to Edna’s Great Library, ha~"

Lansendel decisively cut her off: "No thanks, the Mithril Energy Core may be scarce, but Gendilarei has it.

No need to seek outside help, and no need for others’ support.

I won’t speak of those impossible things again... you should also temporarily give up the idea of adding something to the Mithril Energy Core, okay?"

Shaer nodded slightly... Don’t think that Cyric’s actions are the most troublesome because he’s already known for being full of lies, so people basically don’t believe what the Dark Sun Followers say.

This time, Heim and Shuni’s biggest misfortune wasn’t because they fell for Cyric’s trick, but because of Shaer’s live broadcast the entire time.

However, they were already Shaer’s enemies, and they could only admit defeat.

If it were in the past, this matter would at most circulate among High-level Professionals, and even if Heim lost face, he could just float in the Stellar Realm for a hundred or so years and then come back.

If something isn’t spread to the public, it’s easier to handle.

Time is the best lifesaver.

But once it becomes a public rumor... time only becomes an accelerant.

No one knows where the content of the final rumor will lead.

This is why everyone thinks Heim won’t come back in less than ten thousand years, no, might not come back until the next world restart.

As for Shuni... although she also lost face and would definitely lose some Faith Power, her faith is too widespread, with support points across the Multiverse, so she can actually hide for a while and wait for the new Path of Destiny to emerge.

So, before the Undead Tribe appeared, where did all those rumors in Toril come from?

Who is so easily believed by the public?

Only three and a half: Celene, Lansendel, and Oghma, and as for the half, that’s Miliel, the Singer from Lynn’s Family.

Miliel doesn’t lie, but he tends to exaggerate the facts, and while exaggerating he cleverly hides certain people’s traces, so people believe what he says, but the content needs scrutiny.

Other deities’ messages may not be slower than these few, but they generally don’t speak lightly, especially not to announce loudly.

Slightly smarter people, of course, would be a bit wary of Celene... although she doesn’t lie, she herself is often deceived.

Moreover, when she spreads words, she absolutely doesn’t think about it.

But mortals, especially ordinary people, also don’t need to think.

At least, what Celene says, from the deities’ perspective, is considered some sort of truth... even if it’s nonsense, it’s accepted nonsense by everyone.

Then, Oghma, he almost exclusively chats with scholars, and the content he conveys is more serious.

For example, regarding Heim’s matter, his focus would be on how difficult it is for Heim to resurrect in the future, and that Shuni will definitely have a period of contention with Cyric... as for those more interesting news, if you really want to know, go out and turn left to that Small Temple where Miliel is waiting for you.

So, the most sociable Lansendel is the most troublesome guy.

He doesn’t need to fabricate anything, just spread his recent suspicion... and rumors about Shaer’s Shadow Charms possibly entangling with a soul of a True God to give birth will instantly spread to every corner of Toril.

The problem is, what he says isn’t entirely impossible.

It’s just that no normal deity would fancy the Shadow Charms, who don’t even have a specific form and always seem to be blowing a cold breeze.

Yet, such rumors are the easiest to spread... because anyone can insert the deity they dislike into it.

Many rumors about deities in Toril, like passing gas, are of this kind... everyone just speculates, without saying it’s truly you.

Even if some unlucky person hears it about their deity being ridiculed, those who dare to say such things wouldn’t care... they might have been fighting at first sight regardless.

Shaer, as the behind-the-scenes hand always using these rumors to incite mortal wars, understands too well how these words will ultimately be twisted... the future of Shadow Charms turning into Succubus is imminent.

Shaer absolutely does not want that.

So, she could only issue a slight threat and show her concession.

There were indeed some things she originally wanted to use Lansendel for.

Damn it, how did this bird react so quickly?