Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 310: Vecna's Location
In the empty hall, an ancient and old book appeared in Nemesis's huge dragon claws.

Nemesis looked at the book in his claws with a complicated expression. It was the Book of Shadow Mystics obtained from that unknown tomb.

He has never dared to explore this power in depth because he is afraid of being involved with Shar, the legendary being who controls all shadows.

For top monsters in the multiverse like them, there are some unspoken rules that they are well aware of.

Nemesis knew exactly which gods could be contaminated and which could not.

And Shar is one of the red lines that must never be touched.

With this idea in mind, Nemesis has not learned any of the shadow secrets in the book since he obtained it.

In fact, after he realized that his recent experiences were too coincidental, he was afraid to even keep the book.

If the Kingdom Sky was not a very special world, where there was a transcendent being who prohibited all divine powers from interfering in the mortal world, Nemesis would have thrown the book into the sky long ago.

But now it’s different. Nemesis now suspects very much that this book, as well as the opportunity to enter that demiplane, are influenced by another god.

He really wanted to confirm this idea at this moment.

It wasn't that he was too curious, but that he was looking for a way out for his own life.

If his guess was wrong, there was no third god, and entering the demiplane was purely a coincidence, he would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.

This means that Shar noticed him from the beginning and began to guide him for some reason.

If this is the case, Nemesis will abandon everything in the material world and immediately ask Oghma to accept him into the Temple of Knowledge, even if it means becoming Oghma's chosen one.

Because he knew very well that once he became the core of Shar's conspiracy, his final outcome would be a life worse than death.

This is the lesson learned from the "victims of Shar" who have been deeply harmed by the Shadow across the vast multiverse.

This is a completely different concept from becoming an obstacle to Shar's plan and an irrelevant intruder.

Therefore, he wanted to try and see what position he occupied in this plan of God.

He slowly opened the book which was smaller than a fingernail and selected one of the shadow mysteries on the first page.

【Iron Shadow Technique】

A spell that uses shadow energy to form a hard physical shield.

He took a deep breath and began to decipher the model of the technique. With his superior intelligence, he completely mastered this simple shadow technique in just a few minutes.

Nemesis gently mobilized his magic power, and in just a moment, shadow energy emerged from the unknown void and turned into a black shield surrounding him.

He stared at the book, lowered his eyes and whispered: "If you really exist, now is the best time for you to show up."

As if hearing his request, suddenly, black liquid oozed out from the edge of the paper, winding like mercury and gathering into handwriting. Nemesis' pupils suddenly widened, but the handwriting was strangely almost unfamiliar:
"The shadow has been tainted with madness, and the world beyond will come to pass in the past."

Just as Nemesis was stunned, a coin slipped out from between the pages of the book.

He looked at the pattern and felt it was ridiculous.

The obverse of the coin features a woman's head and the reverse shows a warship.

It was a 1980-cent coin popular in the United States in the 25s. The obverse represented Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse showed a battleship from the American Revolutionary War.

This is a United States coin from the 1980s.

What the hell is this? Why is something from Earth here, in a book of shadow arts?
When his fingertips touched the coin, a sharp ringing pierced his mind.

恍惚间她看见逆世界的血色天空下，一枚相同的硬币立在裂缝边缘，投出的阴影化作一串坐标：47°09'48.6“N 88°34'06.7“W。

"Hawkins Town..." He muttered, and suddenly there was a rustling sound of turning pages. The silver handwriting was fading, and the last warning was floating like smoke:
“Don’t let Him hear it.”

Nemesis suddenly came back to his senses, his expression complicated.

He understood the meaning of this coin. It was not the Earth of his previous life, but the Earth where Eleven lived, the crystal wall system connected to the Shadowfall Underworld.

But he didn't know why Vecna ​​was there.

"Wake me up... Release me... I will have my revenge..."

The voice echoed in his mind, and Nemesis finally understood why Arthurek had been unable to find any trace of the god he believed in for many years.

It turns out that the other party had already been sealed on Earth.

What was even more shocking was that although the voice did not clearly point out who He wanted to take revenge on, Nemesis vaguely guessed His target.

I'm afraid it's Shar.

"tsk"

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Nemesis had already made up his mind, and he accepted the favor from the god Vecna.

First he was given a book of shadow mystics, then he was given a demiplane of his own choosing, and also an original legendary spell of prophecy.

Shar and herself are in a hostile state again.

Nemesis couldn't think of any reason not to help Vecna.

He had already guessed that once he followed Mystra's words and got involved, the Shadow Goddess would definitely not let him go.

Even if he did not leave the Crystal Wall System, the other party would probably let his followers launch wave after wave of assassinations and conspiracies.

Instead of passively taking a beating, it is better to take the initiative.

If he really released Vek and let Him cause trouble for Shar, the other party would not have the energy to pay attention to a little dragon like himself.

And this must be accomplished before a head-on conflict with the City of Ghosts.

If Shar noticed him, his action of leaving the Kingdom Sky would become extremely dangerous. The target of the City of Ghosts at this moment was the Ulm that Shar desired. Once they met, the other party would definitely set their sights on him.

However, he didn't know how long the trip would take.

In five days, the Vampire Queen of the royal capital will establish the ceremony of the maze "Curtain of Eternal Night". If he leaves at this time, there may not be many forces in the kingdom that can compete with a legendary vampire duke.

Thinking of this, he called his two followers, Colette and Loslien, to discuss the matter with them.

"Master, I think that given the current situation, for your own safety, you can only temporarily give up your plan to go to the capital, and first complete the plan to unlock the unknown god." Loslien sighed after listening to all the information.

Nemesis frowned and said, "Of course I know that, but if this happens, the kingdom I have worked so hard to build will probably be destroyed in a few days."

"Once the Curtain of Eternal Night is completed, the queen will probably start a massacre among the vampires in the territory."

At this moment, Colette suddenly said, "Then why don't we just let her fail to build it in five days?"

The two looked at her, seemingly waiting for her follow-up to these words.

Colette explained: "The Eternal Night Curtain that the Queen wants to build requires the construction of an obelisk made of pure adamantium, which is very expensive."

"Even with the supply from the entire country plus the drow in the Underdark, there is still a big gap at this moment."

"Some time ago, the Queen invited the Cyrans in the King's name and obtained the last gap of fine gold in Cyre at a very expensive price."

"But Serge has not yet delivered the batch of refined gold."

"If we can..." Before Colette could finish her words, she was interrupted by Losrien: "Stop them from completing the deal!"

"Yes, in this way, the Queen will have to rely on the drow to slowly trade gold to maintain progress, and we will also have a chance to breathe."

(End of this chapter)