A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

Killing his former mentor, the Necromancer Asta, who was in an extremely weak state, was equivalent to a transformation from thought to spirit for Zuo Si.

It is also a farewell to the weak self in the past who was shrouded in the shadow of the other party.

Especially when the phylactery was smashed, he suddenly realized that what he had gained was not just Asta's property, but also inherited some of the other person's characteristics.

For example, the coldness, cruelty and ruthlessness in dealing with enemies;

For another example, when you cannot get what you want by normal means, you will immediately think of robbery.

Obviously, these terrible habits cannot be developed in the relatively peaceful environment of modern society on earth.

It was the changes he was forced to make by the Necromancer in order to survive in the floating city tower.

As a saying goes, when you are not in an extremely dangerous environment, you never know what the other side hidden in your heart looks like.

After getting what Asta called the "chaos factor" residue, Zuo Si immediately took a little bit of it after returning to his residence and tested it on the large hound raised by Bernard's family.

As a result, in less than ten seconds, this dog, which was originally only over one meter tall, with strong muscles, ferocious personality and extremely loyal to its owner, turned into a "mastodon" with a size and height comparable to that of an adult. "Unknown creature.

In particular, all the soft and beautiful black hair fell out and was replaced by hard cuticles growing on the surface of the skin.

The two eyes have become extremely hard, like gems embedded in the eye sockets, capable of emitting a kind of magic ray.

Anyone who is hit will instantly see the image of their deepest fear, and then run around like crazy and scream loudly.

In addition, the huge mouth full of sharp teeth, claws as hard and sharp as a giant dragon, and a tail that can independently attack the enemy and inject deadly poison like a snake due to an unknown mutation, look like a human being in every way. The ultimate suture monster.

Fortunately, Zuo Si had arranged preventive measures in advance.

If there wasn't a strange object on the side to control the mind, it would have eaten the servant next to it who was responsible for training and feeding it.

Looking at the huge beast standing in the kennel in the backyard, even Wilmes, as a red dragon, couldn't help but feel palpitations in his heart, and asked in an unbelievable tone: "You...what did you do to this dog?"

"I didn't do anything, I just let it absorb a little bit of insignificant substance. It seems that Asta is right, this chaos factor can cause random mutations in anything."

Zuo Si stared at the transparent bottle emitting dark purple light spots in his hand, with a strange light shining in his eyes.

Obviously, the mist that caused his body to regress in age, and the unknown space he arrived at first after igniting the spark, are more mysterious than expected and full of countless mysteries.

Apart from anything else, just the fact that it can cause creatures to undergo chaotic mutations within a very short period of time has huge research value.

Great for making and replenishing a large number of creature cards.

In addition, Zuo Si also realized that the mutations of viruses and bacteria in his body might be related to the "chaos factor".

Maybe even the body has undergone some unknown changes in this process, but it was just not realized at all before.

"Just a little material?!"

Wilmes' pupils suddenly dilated, revealing strong fear and fear in his eyes.

Because she was not sure whether the nominal "ally" around her, the actual master, would treat her as a test subject.

After all, before this, Zuo Si had used Bertorgas' "Big Baby" to mass-produce half-dragon kobolds.

At this time, it is estimated that there are at least dozens of eggs containing the blood of the red dragon in the cave deep in the mountains.

In about two months, almost a hundred half-dragon kobolds will be born.

In up to six years, these kobolds will enter adolescence and awaken the magical power in their blood to become powerful half-dragon warlocks.

Relying on the spiritual connection with the strange objects, Zuo Si easily saw through the red dragon's thoughts. He chuckled and comforted: "Don't worry, since your performance in the recent period has been pretty good, I will not include you in this kind of dangerous situation for the time being." Within the scope of the experiment.”

Upon hearing this, Wilmes breathed a sigh of relief, pointed at the violent beast turned from a hound in front of him, and asked: "What are you going to do with it? Treat it like those giants, orcs, ogres, and dragon wizards." Like a demon, made into some weird magic summoning prop?"

"No, I have other plans for it."

As he spoke, Zuo Si took out a small bottle of milky white translucent mucus from his bag, used magic tricks to take out a little bit, and then injected it into the reproductive system of the mutated creature.

When Wilmes in human form saw this scene, he raised his eyebrows in disbelief: "You...you plan to use it as a mother body to breed a half-dragon?"

"That's right! That's why I just chose a female hound. Taking advantage of the fact that there is no reproductive isolation between dragons and any other living things, I allowed the offspring of this giant beast to be crossed with different types of dogs to create a breed. Raising a stable dragon hound with certain intelligence and loyalty to its master is my ultimate goal.”

Zuo Si did not hide anything and openly stated his plan.

After all, male dragons have much greater advantages than female dragons in terms of reproductive efficiency.

The latter takes at least several months to half a year from conception to egg laying.

With this skill, the former can make hundreds of female creatures pregnant with his offspring as long as he is not picky about food.

If magical power is used to increase the chance of pregnancy, and some races can give birth to several in one litter, it might be possible to give birth to an army.

"You are such a madman!"

Wilmes looked at Zuo Si with fear in his eyes.

Because she was not sure whether this terrifying human cub, who looked to be only about ten years old, would force herself to become pregnant in the same way in the future, and then continue to breed various dragon descendants.

While one person and one dragon were talking, Bernard came over from a distance with a moon elf wearing a gray robe and having long silver hair like a waterfall.

When they saw the huge figure standing in the open space of the kennel and the servant who fainted from the shock, they immediately showed expressions of shock.

Especially Bernard, as the master, immediately ran over and asked breathlessly: "Your Excellency Soth, what happened...?"

Zuo Si calmly put away the bottle in his hand and replied with a smile: "Nothing, I just conducted some small experiments with your hound."

Gudong!

Bernard, who was just an ordinary person, swallowed subconsciously and felt his scalp numb.

He could not imagine at all what kind of magic experiment could turn a large hound into as big as a "mastodon".

And its appearance doesn't look like a canine at all.

The rows of sharp fangs were like those of a shark, and one bite would probably break the entire person in two.

In contrast, the moon elf dressed as a mage was quite calm. Not only did he not show any panic, but he looked at the mutated hound with great interest and asked: "What did you do to it? Normal changes Magic, bloodline, and physiological structure modification cannot achieve this level."

"This is my little personal secret. It's not convenient for me to tell you. Besides, you are..."

Zuo Si looked this strange visitor up and down.

Judging from the clothing, the other party is obviously a member of the masked mage organization, and there is a mark on the chest that symbolizes the status of a senior manager.

Although she wears a magic mask that only covers her nose and eyes and blurs her face, it can still be confirmed that this female moon elf has quite outstanding appearance.

To be precise, Moon Elves, a special branch of elves, are naturally rich in handsome men and beautiful women.

Especially the iconic fair skin with a few blue spots, paired with silver, blue or black hair, gives people the first impression of elegance, mystery and arrogance.

However, since the Amn region was under the rule of the Shane Dynasty and there was a massacre of elves in the area, it still feels a bit strange for the One Moon Elf to join the Masked Mage Organization.

After all, even today, there are still many extremists in Askatra who promote hate speech against the elven race in public, and even think that the entire elven race should be completely exterminated.

"This is Ms. Zeranora, here to negotiate with you on behalf of the six-person council and the masked mage." Bernard hurriedly made a brief introduction.

"Nice to meet you, dear elector."

The moon elf known as Zenora put one hand on her chest and bowed slightly.

This is not only a recognition of Zuo Si's own strength, but also an expression of respect for the goddess of poison and plague.

Zuo Si also returned the gesture: "I'm glad to see you too, madam.

Since you represent the Council of Six and the Masked Mage Guild, let us skip the boring mutual testing and directly open the skylight and speak frankly.

My request is simple, that is, to build a magic tower in the urban area of ​​Askatra.

In return, I allow you to use my name to intimidate competitors in order to force them to make concessions. "

"But there is no precedent for Askatra to allow non-members of the Masked Mage Guild to build a mage tower. To be precise, even many masked mages cannot build their own mage towers in this city, but need to go to other towns. , find an open space in the manor."

Zeranora tried to gain more negotiating leverage by emphasizing principles.

"Precedents are always meant to be broken. If you really can't meet my requirements, I will consider leaving Amn and settling in Baldur's Gate in the north. I believe the Dukes of Baldur's Gate should They would be very happy to let me build a mage tower in their city, and even provide land and various conveniences for free."

Zuo Si showed his trump card without any politeness.

He is very aware of how tense the current relationship between Baldur's Gate and Amn is, and he is even more aware of the fierce friction between the two sides in trade.

To put it mildly, if Amn's military strength hadn't been as strong as ever, the previous border war might not have ended so easily.

Compared with the highly disciplined and extremely brave "Flame Fist Mercenaries" in Baldur's Gate, the former have long been corrupted by shadow thieves, chambers of commerce, pirates, and slave traders using money in prosperous big cities.

Almost all soldiers think about how to use their position to make as much money as possible, and then enjoy the wine, food and scantily clad women on the streets. No one really cares about how to win a war.

Therefore, when Amn's army encounters powerful enemies or the battles are too bloody and cruel, their morale quickly collapses and they flee in large numbers more than once.

Even with the assistance of the Masked Mage Guild, they can only barely hold on to their existing territory.

Only when those big chambers of commerce send their elites to develop overseas colonies and earn huge profits through monopoly will this country burst into real power.

Seeing that her strategy failed from the beginning, Zeranora immediately frowned and cautiously asked: "Are you sure you must build a mage tower in the city?"

"That's right!"

Zuo Si answered in the affirmative simply and neatly.

The two stared at each other's eyes like this for more than ten seconds. Finally, Zeranora chose to compromise and took out a prepared agreement from her arms: "Here, here is the six-person council and the masked agreement. The Mages Guild has unanimously decided on the final conditions after discussion. If you can accept it, please sign it."

Zuo Si took it and glanced at it twice, and found that the content above was very simple. In summary, there were only three articles in total.

The first is that he must join the Masked Mage in name, but he does not need to bear responsibilities and obligations, let alone obey anyone's orders. He only needs to help when facing a large-scale invasion by monsters such as orcs.

The second one is that he is responsible for managing Talona's church in Amn to ensure that it does not spread the plague, and is especially prohibited from attacking nobles and wealthy businessmen in the ruling class.

The third item is even simpler, which is to treat the senior members of the six-person council when they are poisoned or sick.

You must know that in Faerûn, not all toxins and diseases can be solved with the two magical spells of [Neutralize Poison] and [Remove Disease].

Some special toxins and diseases usually require the use of rare and rare materials to make corresponding antidotes.

Many people died before the antidote could even be made.

But now that there are the chosen ones of the goddess of poison and disease, there is no need to be so troublesome.

Arguably the only troublesome of these conditions is the second one.

After much hesitation, Zuo Si chose to sign his name at the bottom of the agreement and then handed the parchment to the other party.

"Now please tell me, where do you want me to build the mage tower? Don't say it is in the cemetery area. Although I am personally better at necromancy magic, I don't want my neighbors to be a group of dead people."

Hearing these semi-ridiculous words, Zeranora couldn't help but laugh, and then replied in the same humorous language: "Don't worry, the location we allocated for you is still a little far away from the cemetery area.

To be precise, it is at the junction of the Cemetery District, the Slum District, the Bridge District and the City Gate District.

You can use the abundant negative energy in the cemetery area to conduct research on necromancy, and at the same time, you can occasionally go to the Copper Crown Inn in the slums for a drink.

And it is very convenient to travel by water or land.

So, are you satisfied with this arrangement? "

Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction: "It sounds pretty good. When can I start work?"

"After you take care of the Talona Church in the city, I will send someone to deliver the land deed and the permission to build the mage tower, and then construction can officially start." Zeranora said meaningfully.

"ok, I get it."

Zuo Si sighed slightly and quickly ended the negotiation.

After watching the moon elf leave, he immediately turned to Bernard and said, "You start recruiting people now. I need a sufficient number of skilled craftsmen to ensure that the project can be completed in the shortest time after obtaining the land deed."

Bernard assured confidently: "No problem. The masons' guild of Ascatella has sufficient manpower, and there will be no shortage even if they recruit a hundred masons at once.

As for ordinary workers, I can transfer some of the tenant farmers from the manor.

It is the off-season for farming right now. As long as food, accommodation and a small salary are included, they will be very happy to come to the city to earn some extra money.

But I can't do anything about the magic part. "

"I will handle the magic part myself. You only need to build the foundation and the outer tower first. This is the blueprint. You can give it to the masons and they will understand it."

After that, Zuo Si took out the drawings he had taken the time to draw these days and gave them to the businessman.

It can be seen that he was in a good mood after receiving the construction permit for the Mage Tower. Even though he was about to meet with the local priest of Talona Church, he did not put on a sad face.

Bernard didn't waste any time and immediately left home with the drawings in hand and started working on building this tower that might cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins or even more.

Because he understood that this mage tower was of great significance to him and even his family.

When Zuo Si settled down, the young and ambitious businessman had a backing he could rely on.

No matter who it is, if they want to take advantage of the Roldan Chamber of Commerce, they need to consider revenge from a powerful mage who is also the chosen one of the goddess of poison and plague.

In the future, maybe based on the good cooperative relationship between the two, they can send their children here to learn magic, and then contribute to the development and growth of the family and the chamber of commerce.

Zuo Si didn't care at all about Bernard's thoughts.

Because he has to solve a problem that he is not willing to face, which is dealing with the goddess's notorious church.

Arriving at the temple area next to the administrative area, Zuo Si immediately saw the Talona Temple, which had just laid its foundation and was being built slowly.

With the sponsorship of several wealthy businessmen and nobles, as well as the recent surge in donations from believers, the church has obviously collected enough money and plans to take root in the land of Amn.

However, there are also nearby temples of Lathander, Lord of the Morning, the Church of Helm, the God of Guardians, and the Knights of the Burning Heart, which are composed of paladins. The attitude towards the Church of the Goddess of Poison and Disease is obviously not friendly at all. .

If it weren't for the laws of Amn that stipulate that any god has the right to preach here, they would probably rush forward and drive away these bastards spreading the plague or kill them on the spot.

Some priests and paladins even continued to loudly preach Talona's "misdeeds" to the workers who were hired to work, hoping to make them repent and give up building temples to this evil goddess.

Unfortunately, this rhetoric may have some effect in other cities.

But in the profit-seeking "gold coin capital" of Ascatella, the workers didn't even pay attention to it and just kept working hard.

Because the pastors of Talona Church knew how bad their reputation was, they offered double salaries to those who were willing to work.

Unless the other party can offer a higher price, it is impossible to have any impact on these "beating workers" just by talking.

But the problem is that people from the lawful good and lawful neutral camps will definitely not do things like malicious bidding that breaks market rules.

So the entire construction site looks like a large-scale comedy show, which is quite interesting.

"Master, do we really want to go there at this time?" Davian asked with a solemn expression.

After all, looking at the posture, basically all the good and neutral deity churches in the entire temple area are here.

Even the churches of evil gods such as Talos, the Storm God, and Embry, the Ocean Goddess, sent people to stand aside and watch the fun.

"If we pass now, I'm afraid I will become the target of public criticism."

Half-orc Rhett also muttered in a low voice.

Unless they are insane lunatics, no one can remain calm in the face of so many divine churches.

"You guys wait here, I can go there alone."

Zuo Si was obviously mentally prepared for this situation.

This is why he has always refused to have contact with these guys.

To be honest, before Cyric went crazy, if we had to choose one among all the gods in Faerûn that was most hated by mortals, Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and plague, would definitely be at the top of the list.

After all, spreading the plague indiscriminately is so hateful.

If it weren't for the fear of angering this terrible evil goddess, it wouldn't be worth the fuss even if those priests were caught and burned alive.

When Zuo Si squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and took off his hood to reveal a childish face, the originally lively scene suddenly fell into silence.

It was as if someone had pressed the mute button.

Regardless of whether it was the Good God Priest who was using Mouth Escape or the members of the Evil God Church, they all fell silent.

Because compared to civilians who have no stable source of information, they have already learned through various methods that Talona personally descended into the avatar and selected a mortal as her elect.

In addition, Zuo Si was quite conspicuous in both appearance and appearance, so he was recognized almost immediately.

"Praise the great goddess! The only chosen one appointed by Talona, ​​the son of the plague, the destroyer from another world, you are finally willing to come to see us."

An old woman who looked to be in her fifties hurried forward and led all the priests and believers present to kneel on the ground, her voice filled with unparalleled excitement and excitement.

Although the goddess of poison and disease's own alignment is chaotic evil, her church is not at all as chaotic as Cyric, with a very strict organization and hierarchy.

As a voter, Zuo Si is undoubtedly the existence of "one god below ten thousand people" in this system.

Even those hostile good priests chose to remain silent at this moment.

At this time, if anyone takes the initiative to find trouble without opening his eyes, it is basically equivalent to insulting and blaspheming God.

According to the laws of Amn, he can be killed on the spot.

"Are you the highest-ranking person in the Amn Church?" Zuo Si asked bluntly.

The old woman nodded quickly: "Yes, Your Excellency, the elector. My name is Yvette, and I am the presiding priest of the church in this country. Before you showed up, we had been operating in a low-key manner and did not dare to preach in public at all, let alone It’s time to build a magnificent temple for the goddess. The church’s current momentum is all due to you.”

"I need to talk to you alone."

Zuo Si looked into the other person's eyes and said in an almost commanding tone.

"No problem! It's my pleasure."

The old woman who called herself Yvette slowly stood up and pointed at a house not far away and made an inviting gesture.

Soon, the two walked in one after another and closed the door.

With a bang, the scene suddenly went into an uproar as if the mute button had been pressed.

As a priest and believer of Talona, ​​I witnessed Zuo Si, the chosen one who destroyed a world with plague in the legend, and I was naturally overjoyed, as if I had a backer.

The priests of the kind gods had solemn expressions, as if the end of the world was coming.

A paladin wearing full-body plate armor took a deep breath and couldn't help complaining to his companions: "Damn it! Sir Kaidong, what on earth do you think is wrong with this world?

Why does even Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, have a powerful electorate of her own?

It is even possible to openly build a temple in Askatra and recruit believers.

As evil forces continue to expand like this, what's the point of us trying our best to maintain order and justice every day? "

"Calm down, Sir Cassius. Things may not be as bad as you think. Because I heard the priest of the Ilmat Church say that the incarnation of the God of Suffering also came that night and drove away Talona. The incarnation of. According to the information they gave, this young elector doesn’t seem to approve of Lady Poison’s teachings.”

The middle-aged and elderly paladin known as Kaidong patted his friend's shoulder and comforted him.

"The voters don't agree with the god who gave them strength?" Sir Cassius' eyes widened in surprise.

Because he was extremely devout and firm in his faith, he simply could not imagine or understand this weird situation.

Kaidong smiled and shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yeah! It's amazing, isn't it? As far as I know, this elector has been coming to Ascaltra for a while, but he has never had any contact with the local church. . I estimate that when he came today, he must have reached some agreement with the six-person council, so he came to restrain the behavior of Talona Church."

Sir Cassius nodded thoughtfully: "I see. If that's the case, maybe it's a good thing for Askatra. At least we don't have to worry too much about large-scale outbreaks of plague, disease and the like. crisis."

"Let's go, we have to rush to the Giant Plains to perform a mission. According to the information provided by Duke Telga, the situation there seems to be very critical."

"That's right. Let's go to the city gate to join the other brothers and sisters of the Knights."

As they spoke, the two paladins quickly mounted their horses, turned around and walked towards the east.

Not long after they left, Zuo Si walked out of the house and walked away under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, leaving only Yvette with an unsightly face.

You don't need to ask to know that the conversation between the two just now was definitely not pleasant.

To be precise, the former used his identity as a voter to force the latter to accept the six-person council's request not to attack nobles and wealthy businessmen, let alone spread plague in Amn.

"Master Priest, what did the elect tell you?" A younger priest came closer and cautiously asked.

Yvette replied bitterly: "He has set some rules for us. Some of the previous methods can no longer be used in the future. It seems that this elect has no good impression of the church or the goddess. I really don't understand why the great mother of plagues Such a person will be chosen as a voter.”

"Don't have any good feelings? This...how is this possible!"

The young pastor opened his mouth wide and couldn't believe what his ears were hearing.

But Yvette ignored him and just sighed in a low voice: "The thoughts of God are indeed beyond the understanding of us mortals. Maybe this elect has some qualities that we can't see, so he got the goddess. Unreserved favor. In short, tell everyone in the church not to try to violate these taboos, otherwise he will kill us without mercy."

"What about Talona? Does our goddess just let him kill her believers and followers?" the young priest asked excitedly.

"That's right! In the eyes of the goddess, the status and importance of the electorate are far above you and me.

Also, never try to figure out the thoughts of gods from a mortal perspective.

This is the first warning and also the last.

Don’t forget, since this elect appeared, our church has grown exponentially in both influence and number of believers.

This alone is enough to prove that the great goddess's judgment is correct. "

After saying this, Yvette ignored the lost young man, walked straight to the other pastors and believers, and began to announce the church's new rules to everyone present.

These "new rules" not only made "their own people" feel unbelievable, but even the kind-hearted members of the Church of God who came to cause trouble were shocked and speechless.

Because this is really not in line with the style of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and plague. On the contrary, it is a bit evil, lawful or neutral.

While everyone was talking about it, a woman hiding in a dark corner pursed her lips and revealed a playful smile. She murmured in a voice that only she could hear: "I have no respect for the God who gave me strength. ?Soth, you are indeed an interesting little guy, no wonder you are targeted by those talisman masters."

As she blurted out the last word, she took off her hood to reveal her thin and delicate elf face. It was none other than Zenora who had just negotiated with Zuo Si on behalf of the six-person council and the masked mage.

It's just that it's different from the previous moon elf who exuded elegance and beauty.

At this moment, Zenora looks like a cold and cruel necromancer, with a strong negative energy exuding from her body.

Both eyes also glowed with a chilling red light.

But she didn't stay here for long, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

…

At the same time, Shangla, the Lord of Talisman, also came to the secret stronghold in Askatra alone.

After reading the information collected recently, the lich immediately asked with great interest: "After Soth arrived in Ascatla, he has never been in contact with the church of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and plague?"

"Yes, Master. According to the information we have, Soth seems to have never prayed or publicly worn the Holy Emblem. He does not look like a chosen one. Quite the contrary. Every move of this person is more like a person with weak beliefs and even A mage without faith."

A man in leather armor kneeled on the ground and gave an affirmative answer.

Just like how it operates in Calimshan, the Entangled Talisman in Askatra relies on infiltration, threats, and bribes to indirectly control several chambers of commerce and the families behind them.

Then use the tentacles extended by these people to explore various secrets.

So they knew very well the secret agreement reached by the six-person council, the masked mage and Zuo Si.

"Oh? Then why would such a person become a voter?" Shangela touched her chin and continued to ask.

The man hurriedly explained: "According to our analysis and the recent propaganda of Talona Church, Soth seems to come from another world and completely destroyed that world with a terrible plague. I think it may be because of this , so he is favored by the Mother of Plagues. In addition, he himself is also very good at using poison."

"Coming from another world? No wonder! Then the special abilities he uses in making magic items, as well as those completely different design ideas, are most likely the magic skills of another world..."

Shangela instantly thought of many things.

Because the powerful magic item created by Zuo Si - [Blue Dragon Nemesis] has been studied repeatedly by them.

Whether it's the dense sorting of runes that most spellcasters simply can't do, or the diamond dust evenly distributed in every corner of the entire crystal, they are by no means any known magic item manufacturing technology in Faerûn.

What's more, Zuo Si's spellcasting level is not high, which is the consensus of all talisman masters.

But the magic items he created far exceeded his own spellcasting level.

But if these skills come from another world, then everything will be explained.

"Master, what are we going to do next?" the man asked in an uncertain tone.

"You don't need to do anything, just continue to collect information about Soth. In addition, if it is convenient, you can consider establishing some business contacts with him. I would like to see what he, an alternative voter, will do next. Something."

Shangela almost didn't hesitate and immediately gave the order to his cronies.

According to the rules set by the organization, no talisman master is allowed to have contact with the gods' elects or priests.

So no matter how much he wanted to communicate with Zuo Si now, he had to endure it now.

At least we can't take any chances until we get Lagon's approval.

"I understand. Please rest assured that I will send back the compiled information every once in a while." The man promised confidently.

…

As Zuo Si settled the Talona Church in the city in accordance with the agreement, the six-member Council and the Masked Mage also quickly sent over a land deed with a mage construction permit, as well as a suitable suit for senior members of the Masked Mage Guild.

As promised by the other party, this land is in the middle of the cemetery area, slum area, bridge area and city gate area.

There used to be a small square there that didn't cover a large area, but now it's all assigned to the Mage Tower.

As for the surrounding security situation...

It's basically a state of chaos.

After all, it is so close to the slums and the Bridge District, and with the activities of a large number of Shadow Thieves Guild members, it is surprising that it can be better.

According to civilians living in this area, you can see a lot of mysterious people sneaking into the cemetery area almost every night at night. You know without asking that they must be stealing grave goods.

fortunately!

The Mage Tower is not a place where any thief can sneak in and steal things.

So no matter how bad the security situation was, Zuo Si felt it didn't matter.

Because after the mage tower is built, he will be the most dangerous existence in this area.

If a blind guy dares to sneak in and steal something, then he will be treated as a "guinea pig" for experiments.

In this way, in less than three days, Bernard gathered the members of the construction team together.

In order to prevent local ruffians from coming to cause trouble, Zuo Si also transferred the steel golem to suppress the situation.

With this big guy, the masons and farmers from the countryside immediately felt a strong sense of security.

Coupled with a dozen torches blessed with [Eternal Flame] for lighting, you can continue working even after dark.

Relying on the creator's powerful [shaping] ability, it didn't take long for Zuo Si to finish the bottom part and the part above ground.

Looking at the tall tower rising from the ground and the solid outer wall without any gaps, the dwarf craftsman in charge of the project couldn't help but admired: "Your Excellency Soth, your ability to shape matter is truly the best among all spellcasters I have seen in this life." The most powerful one. Without your help, it would be impossible to build it to this level within a month or two."

"At the current rate, how long will it take to complete everything?"

Zuo Si asked without looking back while activating his ability to perfectly fuse the piled rubble together to form an outer wall.

Since the creator level reached LV11, he has become more and more comfortable in building large magical buildings like the mage tower.

As long as there are enough raw materials, a layer can be built in just a few days.

Of course, a mage tower is different from an ordinary castle. Some other things need to be added to the walls to increase the hardness and resistance to various magical energies.

In this regard, Zuo Si chose a compromise plan by comprehensively referring to the technology of the floating city tower and Faerun's local mage tower construction technology.

You must know that the floating city of the Aiel is not the same thing as the floating city of Netheril.

The latter relies on an alchemical creation called the "Core of Mythra" to directly draw energy from the magic network to maintain its own huge energy consumption.

But the former dug out something called the "heart of the earth" from the depths of the earth as the core, connecting the floating city with the energy flowing in the earth.

As long as the magic energy of the planet under your feet is not exhausted, there will always be inexhaustible energy in the floating city, and there is no need to worry about falling.

Although Zuo Si didn't know if there were treasures similar to the "Heart of Earth Veins" underground in Faerun.

But he can definitely learn from those efficient energy-draining designs to make his mage tower charge faster than ordinary mage towers.

After all, for him, energy means mana, a higher professional level and more cards.

"About a month or so. To be honest, if a large mage tower like this can be built within a year, it is considered quite fast."

The dwarf foreman gave a vague answer after thinking for a moment.