Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God-Chapter 1135 - 645: The Swamps of Tune

"There is that reason," the Spirit Soul Naga admitted openly, "but the main reason lies with Anachet himself. On the surface, he tries to shape the Lizard Queen into the common ruler of all scaled beings. In reality, he is a secret follower of the god of poison and scales, Zehir, and it is all Zehir’s conspiracy. It’s for him to find a pitiable host to possess in the Material Plane. I merely exposed this matter to the Lizard Queen."

"Why would the Lizard Queen allow them to stay in Tun Marsh then? Why hasn’t she completely devoured them by now?" The explanation from the Spirit Soul Naga caused Gaven greater confusion. The Lizard Queen was by no means a benevolent and kind ruler, and would not generously treat those who try to plot against her.

The Spirit Soul Naga’s serpentine face revealed a cunning smile and said: "At the time, I only suspected this and couldn’t provide concrete evidence. Moreover, those Serpent People Curse Sorcerers are quite powerful, especially their Serpent People Curse Expelers in their hands. Those terrifying monsters are even feared by the Lizard Queen. Most importantly, Kurgor is not willing to risk offending an Evil God and has simply banished them from the Lizard Court to the depths of Tun Marsh, into an inner swamp named Serpent Marsh, forbidding them to leave this place forever, let alone enter the Royal Court.

"When the Lizard Queen sits in the Lizard Court, they indeed dare not defy her commands. But if the news that both the Lizard Queen and I were in trouble were to reach Serpent Marsh, based on what I know about Anachet, he would definitely take action. It’s not impossible for him to take the opportunity to seize great power over the Lizard Court."

This matter was completely beyond Gaven’s expectations, causing him to treat it with utmost caution: "Are you saying that, no matter what, Tun Marsh might be facing a civil war?"

"Yes. Even if we don’t clash with them during the process of subjugating the Lizardfolk, as soon as they confirm that the Lizard Queen can’t return, they will definitely emerge from Serpent Marsh to try to wrest control of Tun Marsh from you, Lord," the Spirit Soul Naga affirmed unequivocally. "In fact, over the years he has been busy. Secretly, he’s been inciting the Blackscale Lizardman Tribe to switch allegiance to Zehir and join in rebellion against the Lizard Queen. It’s not surprising that a portion of the Blackscale Lizardman Tribe has covertly sided with him. Although I don’t like him, I must admit his ability to incite is truly incomparable to that of ordinary people."

"Concerning," remarked Gaven, as he took the matter more seriously. To be able to occupy a position among other forces was in itself a testament to strength, especially so with someone unreasonable like the Lizard Queen. "How large is this Serpent People Tribe? How many combatants do they have?"

"That’s not very clear. Serpent Marsh is not large, but it gathers half the snake species in Tun Marsh. Besides Serpent People, no one can safely enter or leave. Anachet does not allow others to peer into the situation within Serpent Marsh. A conservative estimate places at least a thousand Serpent People there. However, what they excel at is not frontal combat, but hiding in the shadows and engaging in conspiracy and trickery. If they wish, they can command all snake species in Tun Marsh for their use." At this moment, the Spirit Soul Naga was as forthcoming as could be, doing everything in his power to prove his loyalty to Gaven.

"Very well, I greatly appreciate your information; it is very useful to me. At the very least, I won’t be caught off guard by the enemy. Hmph, it seems Her Majesty, the Lizard Queen, is still hoping for a miracle, expecting her servants to rescue her from my hands. She might as well spend some time in the banishment of the Endless Void," Gaven remarked, satisfied with the performance of the Spirit Soul Naga, while expressing his dissatisfaction with the Lizard Queen. That fat dragon had not informed him of this intelligence, certainly with ulterior motives.

Part of it was also a performance for the Spirit Soul Naga, something only he would know.

"Your wisdom is unparalleled, Lord," the Spirit Soul Naga’s words indeed bore an ill-disguised pleasure. For him, to see the Lizard Queen eat humble pie and suffer was presently the most pleasurable thing. Although compared to his own previous experience of Undead Vengeance cycles, the direct sufferings of the Endless Void are not intense, the accumulative indirect sufferings are significant, especially for the Lizard Queen, who is gluttonous by nature. Her thirst is not of the body, but of the soul. In the nothingness of the Endless Void, with not even soil to be found, it won’t take long before she is tormented into insanity by her own gluttony and hungers, unable to escape even into Dragon Sleep, because in the Endless Void, everything is dictated by Gaven.

The Spirit Soul Naga cautiously said: "Lord, your reminder just now made me think of a conjecture, I’m not sure if I should speak of it?"

He was smart, very clear on the poor impression his previous actions—betraying the Lizard Queen to reclaim the Soul Stone—left on Gaven. Even now with Gaven controlling his Soul Stone, he wouldn’t easily give any trust, fearing that he might deal a blow at the critical moment just like he did to the Lizard Queen. Thus, he was extremely cautious with his words, fearing to create unnecessary misunderstandings that might cause him unnecessary pain. These people, while appearing noble and compassionate, are in reality, more brutal than Demons and more cunning than Devils.