A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

The unexpected encounter with Sarevok did not have any impact on Zuo Si's itinerary.

After showing up during the first negotiation, he never participated again. Instead, he began to sweep through Candlekeep's collection of books one by one, collecting them all in the [Thinking Library] and storing them.

If you encounter a spell you have never seen and need to copy and save it, you must pay a high price to the priest of Ogma, the god of knowledge.

Among them, a copy of the rare "Truth Scroll" can cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

Because in Candlekeep, no outsider is allowed to copy any book without authorization, and can only pay to hire scribes from Candlekeep to copy.

Non-magical books generally cost about one hundred gold coins to copy.

Usually it can be easily accomplished with just a few zero-level [Scribe] skills.

But magical books and scrolls require a considerable amount of time and energy to be transcribed manually.

Coupled with the added value brought by the knowledge itself and the monopoly, expensive charges naturally become a matter of course.

After all, Zuo Si had seen the ugly face of a certain paper plagiarism checking website when he was on earth.

In comparison, although Candlekeep's charges are expensive, at least you get what you pay for, so it is definitely worth the money.

What's more, Ogma's church does not collect money simply to make money, but will use the money to collect and keep various precious books, knowledge, and scrolls.

It is precisely because of the tireless collection and protection over the years that Candlekeep has become the largest and most comprehensive library on the West Coast.

Zuo Si, immersed in the ocean of knowledge, spent almost three hundred thousand gold coins in just a few days.

His extravagant spending shocked not only the priests responsible for copying.

Even the current top leader of Candlekeep, "Volume Guardian" Urlant, was alarmed.

On the one hand, Zuo Si's identity is too sensitive.

No one dares to look down upon this chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease.

On the other hand, he may carry knowledge from another world, and this knowledge is what Candlekeep and Ogma, the god of knowledge, value most.

After having a dinner together, Urlandt formally extended an invitation to Zuo Si to participate in a debate to be held next week.

This is Candlekeep's traditional repertoire.

There will be many people with different philosophical views gathered together to express their opinions on some more interesting topics.

Among these people, there are those who believe in good and lawful, while others believe in evil and chaotic, while others believe that maintaining neutrality and balance is the right path.

In short, the sparks of thought generated through these debates will, without exception, be recorded as a gift to the God of Knowledge.

In return, those who perform best can enter the most secret rooms of the central castle to read the books and scrolls that record the most powerful magical knowledge.

Obviously, this was an irresistible temptation for Zuo Si, so he agreed without even thinking about it.

Urlant had no idea that Zuo Si had almost copied most of Candlekeep's books in the past few days without paying a penny, taking the word "free prostitution" to the extreme.

Only magic that could not be recorded had to be paid to have someone copy it.

By the time he finished his conversation with the "Scroll Keeper" and returned to the Candlekeep Inn, it was almost completely dark.

As soon as he opened the door and walked into the hall, Sir Crispian, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately ran over with a wine glass and said excitedly: "Sir Soth, I have good news to inform you.

Just at dusk, Duke Silvershield finally had to give in and signed a peace agreement with us.

From the effective date of the agreement, Baldur's Gate will exempt merchants from Amn from at least 50% tariffs, and will also promise not to send ships to trade to Tethyr and Calimshan in the south.

This also means that the entire southern Sword Coast and Bao Sword Sea area has completely become the world of our Amn Chamber of Commerce.

Everyone will make a fortune from this!

And all this is due to you! "

Zuo Si quickly waved his hand and said meaningfully: "No, no, no, this is not my credit, but your credit, Sir. Don't forget, the series of operations to suppress Baldur's Gate are all yours." Plans and means.”

"Yes! It's me! Damn it! It's all because alcohol affects the brain!"

Sir Crispian immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately changed his words as quickly as possible.

Because there was an agreement between the two, Zuo Si was responsible for coming up with the idea, he was responsible for executing it, and then he took all the blame.

In this way, the former gains actual benefits, while the latter gains reputation and political capital.

Win-win!

When he thought that he could return to Ascaltra as a "hero" and enjoy the cheers from the people and businessmen, Sir Crispian seemed to have a fire burning in his heart.

What he needs to consider next is how to transform these reputations and political capital into tangible power and wealth.

In particular, how to divide the "cake" left by Baldur's Gate after the treaty is signed is definitely a top priority.

Zuo Si undoubtedly noticed this, so he reminded with a chuckle: "Before returning to Ascatla, you still need to do some things to build momentum for yourself."

"Building momentum?"

Sir Crispian's eyes sparkled slightly.

After this negotiation, he finally saw the other party's keen political sense and superb skills.

If he didn't look too young in appearance, and he always had Bernard's sister Isadora with him.

This ambitious Amn noble even hoped to marry his daughter to Zuo Si.

Use marriage and interest bundles to completely bind this smart and powerful god's chosen person to his family.

Even if the whole family, old and young, converted to worship the goddess of poison and disease, there would be no problem.

“Yes, building momentum.

The current political form of Amn is that the five richest families, shadow thieves, and masked mages support each other, forming a stable foundation for rule.

Among them, the Shadow Thieves and the Masked Mage Guild are peripheral forces. Although they enjoy certain privileges, they are not at the core of the political structure.

So if you want to go further, you must first find a way to win the support of at least half of the lawmakers.

Let them understand that you are the hero who successfully suppressed Baldur's Gate this time and secured an agreement that allows everyone to benefit from it.

In this way, even if your family is not rich enough, you can unite other families to gather a force.

Then use this power to get the power to share the cake from the six-person council.

With the power to distribute benefits, you can gradually establish your prestige and become a powerful person under the six-person council.

When someone in the six-member Council dies, you can take his place and become a member of Amn's highest decision-making body. "

Zuo Si stated his thoughts and plans straightforwardly.

Although he had only settled in Ascaltra not long ago, he already had a deep understanding of how this business empire operated.

To put it simply, Amn is like the Republic of the Seven Provinces of the Netherlands (the predecessor of the Netherlands) shortly after the beginning of the Age of Discovery on Earth. The entire society is filled with greed and desire for wealth.

They are especially keen on snatching and controlling trade routes to make huge profits.

Even the behavior of developing overseas colonies, establishing ports, and eventually forming a monopoly on certain rare commodities can be said to be exactly the same.

Yes!

Amn is a country with strong colonial tendencies.

Several settlements were even established on the Moonshadow Islands northwest of the Sword Sea.

One of them has become a base for explorers to continue their exploration into the Traceless Sea.

If nothing else happens, they should discover the Maztec continent across the sea in the next two years, setting off a wave of colonization and gold mining.

If you want to hold power in such a country, you must prove that you can provide businessmen with more and easier opportunities to make money.

Become a member of the Council of Six by sponsoring Sir Crispian.

Not only could Zuo Si gain a powerful political ally, he could also bring in the Bernard family's Chamber of Commerce to form a community of interests spanning the fields of politics, business and magic.

Although it seems that this combination is still quite weak, not even enough to make its own voice in Ascaltra.

But as time goes by, it will soon slowly develop and grow.

Coupled with the Arcane Society's plan to secretly control and develop the Nelanthal Islands, it won't take long for them to firmly occupy a position in Amn.

Just when Sir Crispian had a thoughtful expression on his face and opened his mouth to say something, the innkeeper Winthrop suddenly came over from a distance and handed a note to Zuo Si. In front of him: "Your Excellency, a gentleman asked me to pass this on to you."

"who is it?"

Zuo Si subconsciously took it and glanced at the lobby on the first floor.

"That's the mage standing in the corner, wearing black robes and a goatee." Winthrop pointed to the corner on the right side of the entrance.

Following the direction of his finger, Zuo Si quickly saw a middle-aged man who seemed polite and polite. The latter even smiled and raised his glass.

Out of curiosity, he opened the note and took a look and found that there was only one person's name "Clarice" written on it.

moment!

Zuo Si realized that the other party was a member of the Zhentarim, and he should be a member of the "inner circle" with a high status. Maybe he was an envoy sent by the legendary mage Mansong.

Thinking of this, he immediately said to the Amn noble in front of him: "I'm sorry, Sir. I need to deal with more important things now, and I'm afraid I will have to excuse myself for a while."

"It doesn't matter. Go and do your work first. We'll talk about it later in the room."

Sir Crispian seemed to have discovered that it was not safe to talk about private matters in such a crowded place.

Because besides him, the Amn envoy also had members from several other wealthy and powerful families.

Walking through the noisy hotel lobby, Zuo Si quickly came to the man who invited him and asked straight to the point in an uncertain tone: "What is your name?"

"My name is Xi Manmeng. Nice to meet you, distinguished elector." The man said his name with a smile.

"Xi Manmeng? Are you the Lord of the Dark Castle who is called Mansong's right-hand man?" An extremely surprised expression appeared on Zuo Si's face.

Although the man in front of him is not as well-known among the Zhentarim as his teacher Manzon or the elector of Bane, the god of tyranny, Fuzor Chambery, he is still not to be underestimated.

Especially the several counterattacks against the Harper Alliance were perfect in both planning and execution.

Xi Manmeng nodded slightly: "Yes, it's me. But you'd better not take those rumors too seriously. Because there are a lot of confusing fake news, which I personally spread to confuse the enemy. "

"Then why did you travel across most of the West Heartland region to Candlekeep? Don't tell me that you just came to say hello." Zuo Si probed with interest.

"I have two main purposes for coming here. One is to express my gratitude for not killing Clarice, but for releasing her back. The other is to hope that we can reach some cooperation intentions with you." Manmeng expressed his intention with a smile.

Polite, elegant, and with a gentle and magnetic voice...

I'm afraid it's hard for people who don't know to imagine that such a person would be a high-ranking member of the Zhentarim and the mastermind of countless conspiracies.

"Cooperation? You haven't settled the score for trying to ambush me last time in Lucky Valley, and now you actually want to talk about cooperation with me?" Zuo Si sneered with pretended disdain.

Neither the Zhentarim nor the Harpers Alliance are good things in his opinion.

Half of the crises and troubles in Faerûn are directly or indirectly related to these two organizations, or even caused by them.

Ximanmeng had obviously expected this scene, and immediately took out a beautifully made book that was 30 centimeters high, 20 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters thick from the backpack he carried with him and handed it directly to Zuo Si.

"This is Sir Manson's apology for the last incident. I think it should be able to calm your anger and clear up the little misunderstanding between us."

"Oh, is it so?"

Zuo Si deliberately made a long sound, stretched out his hand and touched the secret lock on the silver cover of the iron package.

The next second...

This seemingly unremarkable book was easily opened.

When he saw the content inside, Zuo Si immediately showed a strange expression and continued to speed up the reading.

Because this is a spell book that records many spells from the first to the seventh level, and it is very comprehensive.

Even comparisons like [Mage's Mansion], [Spell Reversal], [Energy Immunity], [Weather Control], [Limited Wishes], [War Body], [Elemental Body], [Spell Matrix] etc. The rare seven-ring magic is included.

In addition, although this book looks very thin, it is a thousand pages long and is obviously made with very powerful magical power.

You must know that ordinary spell books are only two to three hundred pages at best.

If you run out of blank pages, you have to buy another one, or add new blank pages to the original spell book through magic and craftsmanship. Each additional page costs about a hundred gold coins in material fees.

Therefore, most mages with a high enough level and sufficient mastery of spells will often have more than one spell book.

"A "Bokabu Blessing Book" that records almost most of the magic from one to seven rings. I think this is enough to reflect the sincerity of Lord Mansong." Xi Manmeng raised the corner of his mouth and said meaningfully.

Zuo Si nodded with a satisfied smile on his face: "You are right. I have forgotten the insignificant little misunderstanding before."

As the name suggests, "Bokabu Blessing Book" refers to the spell book blessed by Bokabu.

Bocabu is the god of magic in the world next door, Greyhawk.

The spell book blessed by him is undoubtedly the most desired treasure of all mages.

After all, powerful legendary mages like those can easily master hundreds or even thousands of spells. It would take as many as ten or twenty books to record them in ordinary spell books.

It can be replaced with "Bokabu Blessing Book", which is estimated to be completed in three to four books.

It is very convenient to carry or search.

Zuo Si once asked Elsa, the magic item merchant, that Aurora Magic Store occasionally sold such treasures from another world.

However, the selling price is often as high as tens of thousands of gold coins.

And once it arrives, it will be bought in minutes, and even if you have money, you may not be able to grab it.

Seeing that the gift he had carefully prepared successfully bought the other party, Xi Manmeng's eyes flashed with a trace of unnoticeable pride, and he continued: "In that case, let's talk about cooperation. ."

"Cooperation? What cooperation?" Zuo Si asked deliberately pretending to be stupid. "I just said that I had forgotten the previous misunderstanding, but I didn't say that I would cooperate with your notorious Zhentarim."

There is no doubt that the smile on Xi Manmeng's face froze on the spot. He froze in place for a long time without being able to utter a word from his mouth.

He never dreamed that Zuo Si, a chosen one by the gods, could be so shameless and turned against him as soon as he received the gift.

"Pfft hahaha! I never thought you would be here today!"

Along with a burst of laughter, an old man with gray hair and beard sitting not far away and wearing a wizard's hat stood up and walked over slowly.

The moment Xi Manmeng saw the old man, his pupils expanded rapidly uncontrollably, and his hands subconsciously made spell-casting movements. His reaction was as if he had encountered a natural enemy.

But in the end, he still did not dare to make any threats. Instead, he stood up and saluted respectfully: "It is a great honor to meet you in Candlekeep, Lord Elminster."

Obviously, the person who came was none other than Elminster, the famous First Chosen One of the Goddess of Magic, the Great Sage of the Valley of Shadows, and one of the most famous legendary mages in Faerun.

"How is your teacher Manson doing recently? I heard that since the rise of the Cyric Church, his control over Zhentil Castle has become weaker and weaker." The old man asked pretending to be kind.

Through the intelligence provided by the Harper Alliance, he knew very well that Manson's life was not easy now.

Therefore, this method was deliberately used to stimulate Ximanmeng so that he would act irrationally when angry, such as actively attacking himself.

In this way, one of the most threatening "inner ring" members of the Zhentarim can be legitimately eliminated.

It's a pity that Xi Manmeng is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he immediately responded calmly: "Thank you for your concern, the teacher is fine now. Those stupid and crazy guys from Cyric's Church have no chance of being his opponent."

"Yeah, that's really regrettable. If there's nothing else, could you please stay away? I'm going to have a voter-to-voter conversation with this young man."

Elminster unceremoniously expelled the Zhentarim executive in front of him who made him feel uncomfortable.

"No problem, I'll leave right away."

Without saying a word, Xi Manmeng immediately turned around and left the hotel, disappearing into the night.

He didn't dare to take a gamble on whether the first choice of the Magic Goddess really wouldn't do anything.

You must know that Elminster is one of the spell casters in Faerun who has participated in the most spell duels. He has experience and methods that others can't imagine. The number of high-level spell casters who have died at his hands is simply too many to count.

Even if Mansong himself comes, there is no guarantee that he will escape unscathed from this old man who has lived for more than a thousand years.

This is why Elminster's spellcasting level is not high among many legendary mages, but no one dares to underestimate him.

Many times in mage vs. mage battles, spellcasting level doesn't mean everything.

As Xi Manmeng left, Zuo Si quickly focused all his attention on the old man in front of him.

He could feel that the other person's body contained the same amazing divine power as his own.

If nothing else, it is the silver fire given to the electorate by the goddess of magic.

Similarly, Elminster also clearly "observed" the two divine powers contained in Zuo Si's body, and his wrinkled old face showed undisguised shock.

Especially the trace of the divine power of Baal, the God of Murder, almost made him think that he had met a son of god.

But soon, he realized that this was the remaining divine power in the heart, which was used to restrain the goddess of poison and disease.

As long as this divine power exists, Talona can't easily detonate the terrible viruses, bacteria and toxins in the body's furnace.

The two stared at each other like this for a full minute. Finally, Elminster took the lead to break the silence, took out his beloved pipe and asked with a smile: "Do you mind if I smoke a pack of cigarettes?"

"Please."

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

If he were on earth, he would definitely stop anyone who tried to smoke within thirty meters, and scold the other person for being unethical and increasing his chances of contracting lung cancer for no reason.

But now...

Nothing matters anymore.

Because the things contained in Zuo Si's body are much more harmful than the tar and nicotine produced by burning tobacco.

And with the blessing of divine power and planeswalker sparks, he has long been separated from the category of ordinary people.

Various things that were originally harmful to the body are now keys to the fusion and evolution of viruses, bacteria and toxins.

After receiving permission, Elminster immediately lit his pipe and took a deep breath, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

After taking several puffs, he asked in a slightly curious tone: "Why did you refuse Xi Manmeng's invitation to cooperate just now? You must know that the Zhentarim is the most powerful intelligence network in the entire Faerûn continent. If you follow them Cooperation is a good choice whether it is to spread Talona's teachings or expand the influence of this goddess."

"I think you seem to have misunderstood something. Although I am a chosen one of the goddess of poison and disease, I am not a believer of her. I do not agree with those boring and ridiculous teachings at all. If possible, I don't even want to talk to Talona The church and believers in the material world are not at all involved."

Zuo Si had no intention of hiding anything and openly expressed his truest thoughts.

"A chosen one who doesn't believe in God? You are indeed as interesting and special as the rumors say." Elminster commented with a smile.

Although he had known this for a long time, it still felt a little incredible to hear Zuo Si admit it himself.

What is even more incredible is that such a chosen one who does not believe in the goddess of poison and disease has actually caused Talona's influence and number of believers in the material world to almost increase several times in a short period of time.

If it continues to develop at this rate, it won't take long for it to be promoted from "weak divine power" to "medium divine power".

Don't underestimate this.

If "weak divine power" among the gods is still the kind that needs a backer to protect themselves, then "medium divine power" does not need to be afraid even if it faces the threat of "powerful divine power" alone.

"Is this why you came all the way from Shadow Valley? Want to confirm if I am a new threat?" Zuo Si asked calmly.

He has always watched the development of Talona Church.

At least after the completion of Askatra's temple, countless people will go to worship and donate every day, hoping that the mother of plague will not let her terrible chosen people destroy the world.

Although it is doubtful how many of them are truly devout believers, it is an indisputable fact that their beliefs and influence are widely spread.

Coupled with the fact that Zuo Si strictly restricted the behavior of the Church of Amn, the Six-person Council regarded it as a controllable weapon that could be used to deter other enemies and competitors.

As a result, not only were there no restrictions, but many hidden conveniences were secretly provided.

Some nobles even spent a lot of money to hire priests from Talona to make some poisons, antidotes, and magic potions to cure diseases for their families in case of emergency.

In addition, a small number of less evil young priests began to preach common sense to the poor about how to maintain hygiene, prevent diseases, and identify various poisonous mushrooms and harmful substances, successfully winning the favor of many people at the bottom of society.

Sometimes, Zuo Si would even feel that Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, was playing a big game in making him a chosen one.

After all, chaos needs no reason and no purpose.

Its existence itself is the reason and purpose.

Never speculate on the thoughts of a chaotic alignment god based on common sense, because their behavior has no logic at all, and it is impossible to predict.

As a long-time smoker, Elminster quickly finished the tobacco in his pipe, licked his lips and then casually put away the pipe and said: "I admit, I did have such thoughts before I met you in person.

But now, I have given up my original idea.

Because you are a pure mage, whether it is spirit, thought or values.

And it is almost impossible for a pure mage to believe in any god.

All you care about is knowledge, power and everything that interests you.

If you were born in the era of Netheril, I think you should have a high probability of becoming a Grand Arcanist.

But I'm here today not only to confirm whether you are a threat, but also to shoulder the mission given by the goddess of magic, to see your magic system from another world.

That’s right! I'm talking about fun cards that you use more than once in battle. "

"The new goddess of magic?"

Zuo Si frowned subconsciously.

He had no idea that he would attract the attention of Midnight, the third-generation magic goddess.

To be precise, this female mage who, like Cyric, made a lot of noise in the turbulent years and even killed the second-generation Death God Melkor with her own hands, really does not have a strong sense of presence.

The only impressive thing is that some time ago, he tried to use his absolute control over the magic network to directly prohibit the believers of Cyric Church or the casters of some other evil organizations from using the power of magic.

The goddess of magic personally shuts down the Internet and asks you if you are afraid?

As expected, it immediately triggered a strong backlash.

Both the gods from the good camp and the gods from the evil camp have united to resist this abuse of clergy.

In desperation, Midnight had no choice but to give up.

Through this incident, she finally understood her responsibilities as the goddess of magic and the cruel reality that magic must be 100% neutral.

To put it simply, this third-generation magic goddess has not yet adapted to her new identity, and still retains many of her memories and personality as a mortal.

This can be seen from the trouble she keeps causing Cyric.

But this situation will not last long, and the mortal nature will be assimilated under the influence of the priesthood.

So becoming a god often does not mean it is a good thing.

At least it is completely different from what many people think that you can do whatever you want with great power, and you may even completely lose your original self-awareness.

But for Zuo Si, being noticed by the goddess of magic is not a bad thing.

Because the latter's priesthood determines that she will encourage and protect all magic-related research and innovation.

Elminster touched the gray beard on his chin and explained: "The goddess is very interested in your spellcasting method that can directly draw power from the original energy to shape it without going through the magic network. Of course, I am also quite curious about what you are doing. How is it done?"

"Can I get any benefit from it?" Zuo Si asked directly.

"Benefits? Isn't it enough to gain the favor of the Mother of Magic?" Elminster asked with a half-smile.

Zuo Si rolled his eyes angrily: "Not enough, of course not. I need benefits that are tangible and tangible, not boring things like God's favor. The latter doesn't have anything in my eyes. Meaning and value.”

Hearing such blasphemous words, Elminster was not angry, but laughed heartily: "Hahahaha! Your appearance now reminds me of many young and arrogant mages. They once treated you the same way. The gods are dismissive, and some even go so far as to want to kill the gods and replace them.”

"No, I am different from them. I know very well what God is and what the source of my power is."

While talking, a planeswalker card suddenly appeared out of thin air in Zuo Si's hand.

Elminster was keenly aware of the power contained in this little card, and immediately put away his previous cynical attitude, and asked with a serious face: "What is this? A card similar to the [All Things Impermanent Card] Magic props?"

"I won't tell you the answer, but you can feel it for yourself."

The words have not yet been spoken!

Zuo Si activated the card between his index and middle fingers.

Immediately afterwards, the card turned into a ray of light and disappeared without a trace. At the same time, an inconspicuous pebble fell on the table.

Before Elminster could react to what had happened, he found that all the sounds around him had disappeared. He wanted to speak, but he only made empty movements but could not make a sound.

Although with the magical power he possesses, he can be defeated by "Silver Fire" and the powerful saving throw of the legendary mage.

But this method does not require any spells, movements, nor the use of super magic skills to cast the spell instantly. Just a thought can create a blessed [Silence Technique] stone out of thin air, which completely subverts his understanding of magic.

Later, Zuo Si picked up the small pebble and activated the planeswalker's ability, once again turning the pebble into a card held at his fingertips.

There is no doubt that this is a typical treasure card, which can be freely switched between cards and items after paying very little mana.

The function is also very simple, that is, during combat, the stone can be directly stuck to a specific location through the zero-level [Projectile Item] and [Adhesion Technique], so that casters in the area cannot sing spells normally.

In addition, it can also be used to create a completely silent environment when conducting an ambush.

"how did you do it?"

Elminster stared at the inconspicuous card in Zuo Si's hand, showing caution for the first time.

As a "Mage Killer" who has hunted many high-level spell casters, he knows better than other spell casters how dangerous a power like this of unknown origin and completely different from the known spell casting system can be in a spell duel. .

Many times, the outcome of a mage duel does not depend on those amazingly powerful nine rings or even legendary magic.

Because these spells require long spells to be chanted, and will also cause violent fluctuations in magic power, which will 100% make the opponent more vigilant.

But those low-level spells and inconspicuous gadgets are easily ignored.

Elminster himself once saw a high-level elf mage killed by the Zero Ring [Mage's Hand].

The latter was wearing a [Mirror Cloak], which almost allowed the wearer to deflect all magic damage. It was a very powerful magic item.

But what's the result?

When the elf mage successfully prepared a powerful evocation magic, his opponent used the [Mage Hand] to pull the [Mirror Cloak] and wrap it up.

In the end, under the strong rebound of [Mirror Cloak], the elf mage did not add protective magic to himself, so he forcefully ate the plastic magic he released at close range, and was blown up to pieces on the spot.

Since then, Elminster has understood something.

There are no strong or weak spells, only appropriate or inappropriate uses.

Admiring the expression on the face of the first choice of the goddess of magic, Zuo Si replied with a slightly playful tone: "Isn't that why you came here? I've already shown it to you. As for whether you can understand it or not, that's up to you. This matter has nothing to do with me. Also, don’t forget to prepare a benefit for me. I believe that the majestic goddess of magic won’t be too stingy, right?”

"Damn it! You really posed a problem for me. If I am willing to provide a powerful magic item in exchange, can you tell me the secret?"

While saying this, Elminster raised his hand and rubbed his brow, obviously feeling very headache about this.

Because he simply couldn't tell what happened when the cards turned into stones and when the stones turned back into cards.

In particular, all the magic energy did not go through the magic network, nor did it use the original magic energy in the environment, but was released from Zuo Si's body.

This means that even the goddess of magic cannot directly use the priesthood to copy any new magic invented, created or used in Faerûn as before.

Only now did Elminster understand the reason why the goddess asked him to go there in person.

"I'm sorry. No matter what you use in exchange, I will not reveal my trump card to anyone. But if you are willing to take out the research notes on Silver Fire, I can give you this card. You can take it for magic research, or you can give it to the goddess of magic."

Zuo Si took the opportunity to propose an exchange condition.

As we all know, Elminster has the deepest understanding of divine power among all mortals in Faerûn, and has even developed many ways to use the energy of "silver fire".

And these research notes on divine power are exactly what Zuo Si needs most urgently at the moment.

Although the goddess of magic and the goddess of poison and disease are certainly very different in their powers, they certainly have some things in common.

If we could have a deeper understanding of divine power, we might be able to speed up the transformation efficiency and strive to use the power of sparks to transform it into something of our own as soon as possible.

As for whether a card would reveal the planeswalker's identity, Zuo Si wasn't worried at all.

Because the core power of a planeswalker is always the "spark", just like the divine spark of a god, it is something that cannot be described in words and cannot be understood through normal means.

As long as it is not actively exposed, others will hardly notice its existence.

"You want to know about divine power?"

Elminster raised his eyebrows, keenly aware of the other party's intentions.

Zuo Si nodded sharply: "Yes. Unlike people like you who are willing to dedicate everything to God. I am very wary of the power in my body that does not belong to me, even if this power gives me amazing Voter capacity.”

"Incredible! You actually doubt the goddess of poison and plague who gave you the status of a chosen one? Do you think she has bad intentions?"

Elminster leaned forward slightly, his eyes shining with a strange light, as if he had discovered something interesting.

After all, disbelief is one thing, doubt and distrust are quite another.

"Why should I trust her?

This voter identity was not something I wanted, but was forced upon me by Talona.

At that time, I was not even qualified to refuse.

Okay, I think that’s the end of today’s conversation.

We have different values ​​and different underlying thinking logic, so we have no common language.

Remember, until I leave Candlekeep, you can always bring Silverfire's research notes with you to trade.

Once I leave Candlekeep, you will lose your chance to get this card forever. "

After that, Zuo Si ignored Elminster's reaction and stood up directly and walked towards the guest room on the second floor.

It is not difficult to see from his almost indifferent attitude that not only was he not at all happy about the visit of the Magic Goddess's first chosen one, but he was actually quite impatient.

I don't even want to communicate with them too much.

As an old monster who has lived for more than a thousand years, Elminster noticed this very clearly, with strong doubts and confusion in his eyes.

He couldn't understand why Zuo Si would show unreasonable vigilance and vigilance whenever God was mentioned, let alone why Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, would choose such a young man to be his only chosen one. .