A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

A few minutes later, a group of people, led by guards, walked into the spacious hall of the Lord's Mansion.

When Zuo Si saw the high-level priests and officiants wearing different holy symbols around him, he immediately realized how much panic and survival pressure the monster army outside the city had brought to the city.

You must know that under normal circumstances, it is extremely difficult to get a group of churches that usually fight for believers and influence, and even send people to assassinate each other's top leaders, to sit together and cooperate.

But now, whether it is the storm god Talos and the ocean goddess Amberli from the evil camp, the guard god Heim and the war god Tempus from the neutral camp, or the good camp loyal to the god of courage Thom, Ilmat, the God of Suffering...

All these churches of God have sent their highest-level representatives to sit here and discuss how to withstand the deadly threat outside the city walls.

Because monsters don't believe in human gods.

If they rush in, they will definitely kill all the priests immediately and destroy the halls and temples dedicated to human gods.

After all, orcs and goblins have their own pantheons.

Most of the gnolls believe in the demon lord of the 422nd level of the Abyss - the gnoll king Yeenoghu.

Snake people and lizard people still retain their ancient traditions, and regard "Seth (Myershok)" and "Semuanya", which were split from the "Giant Serpent of the Universe", as their only beliefs.

In the continent of Faerûn, the wars and conflicts between different races are always closely related to the gods who support them.

After figuring out the situation, Zuo Si took off his hood to reveal his slightly immature face. He put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to the local lord: "Good evening, dear Earl. We are following the caravan from Calim Port in the south. A traveler setting off to head north to Amn's capital, Ashtra. You can call me Soth."

"Are you the team leader?"

An expression of utter surprise came over Weeks Targett's tired face.

Without him!

It's true that Zuo Si seems too young, too young to be a qualified adventurer.

In comparison, the soldiers behind him, the half-orc Rhett, the pyromancer Alena, and the paladin Eloline looked more reliable.

Zuo Si saw through the other person's thoughts at a glance and nodded with a smile: "Yes! I am the team leader. As far as I know, Mailatma needs someone to help solve the current crisis, right?"

"Do you have any idea?"

Wicks Targett's eyes were filled with suspicion.

"Of course! Otherwise, why would we take such a huge risk to come to the city?" Zuo Si shrugged helplessly.

no way!

Who makes him look so young and have such low charm attributes?

The reason why I was able to do well in Calim Port before was mainly thanks to the businessman Bernard and the captive Captain Hallett of "Blood Hand".

As soon as he landed, the leader of the Thieves Guild, Apke, preconceptionally believed that he was a powerful necromancer who possessed a young body through evil magic.

Later, he met Elsa, a merchant of magic items, and established a cooperative relationship through the creator's special ability.

But now, suddenly entering a completely unfamiliar environment, the disadvantages suddenly became apparent.

fortunately!

At this moment, Ailuolin took the initiative to stand up and pledged her vows: "Your Majesty the Earl! I swear by the glory of the God of Suffering and the Holy Warrior.

Soth is definitely a qualified leader and powerful spellcaster, and he is also the only one who can solve the crisis.

Just this afternoon.

He had just annihilated a marauding team consisting of orcs, gnolls, wargs and goblins on the south bank of the River Is, numbering in the thousands. "

"What? Really? How did you do that?"

"Those monsters have already started crossing the river?!"

"Damn it! What do they want to do? Do they want to launch a sneak attack around the front wall?"

…

Suddenly, many people present became extremely nervous after hearing the news.

They were not sure if this was a conspiracy by the red dragon and the monster army.

Because Mailatma is a city built at the mouth of a large river.

Therefore, to the west is the endless sea, and to the south is the River Is.

Normally only the north and east sides need to be protected from land-based enemies.

This means that the city wall near the river in the south is relatively low, and the entire dock area in the west is completely exposed outside the protection of the city wall.

If the enemy bypasses the front and launches an attack from these two places, it will definitely have disastrous consequences.

Although Zuo Si annihilating a monster army of thousands of people on the south bank of the river sounds a bit outrageous.

But no one could doubt that the words coming from a paladin's mouth were lies.

With Ai LuoLin's guarantee, Earl Weeks Target's attitude suddenly made a 180-degree turn. He forced out a smile and said tentatively: "If you don't mind, can you tell me about it?" How do we plan to deal with the monster army outside the city and their master, a powerful and evil red dragon?"

"It depends on what price you can offer to hire us." Zuo Si responded meaningfully.

"Hire?"

Count Wicks Targett was obviously stunned.

Because he saw a paladin in the team, he subconsciously thought that the other party had some kind of "good" or "just" purpose and took the initiative to fight against the expansion of evil forces.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

At least as a paladin, Elolin doesn't seem to have much say in this strange team.

"Yes, hire."

Zuo Si nodded seriously.

"After all, if you want to eliminate so many monsters outside the city, and there is also a red dragon that is eyeing you, you not only need to take huge risks, but also consume a lot of potions, scrolls and magic items.

No matter whether it is emotional or reasonable, as the lord, you should give us compensation and rewards, right?

And I won't ask you to pay immediately, but after completing the task.

This way, you don’t have to worry about being scammed. "

"What you said makes sense, and I have no reason to refuse. If you and your companions can deal with the monster army outside the city, or weaken them to the point where they cannot break through Mailatma, I am willing to spend five Ten thousand gold coins and two magic items as rewards.”

When Earl Wicks Targett heard that he would be paid only after completing the task, he immediately made his promise without hesitation.

Even taking out 50,000 gold coins and two magic items at once was still a huge burden for his family.

But it is still a hundred times better than being attacked by an army of monsters and conquering the city, eventually losing the territory and becoming nothing.

"I also need to borrow the local mage tower to make some necessary props."

Zuo Si made another additional request.

You don't need to ask to know that he wants to use the reserve energy of the local mage tower for free.

"No problem! My mage tower is willing to open its door for you to use."

The old mage agreed without even thinking about it.

For him, once monsters occupy the city, it is basically impossible for him to seal the entrance and hide in the mage tower to resist the opponent's attack by storing energy with his own spellcasting ability.

Simply let go and let Zuo Si give it a try.

Anyway, even if it fails, there is no additional loss.

But if he succeeds, he can keep the mage tower that he spent a lot of money to build and continue to enjoy the benefits of monopolizing the city's magic resources.

In this way, after reaching a simple verbal agreement, Zuo Si immediately took the people and followed the old mage to the only magic tower located in the center of the city.

He has only one goal, which is to extract energy like crazy and turn all the magic he has learned into as many cards as possible.