One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 172 The taste of deja vu (please subscribe)

With the departure of the two god incarnations, Zuo Si then ordered his followers and summoned creatures to clean up the battlefield, and searched for all the magic items, scrolls and potions dropped by the enemies after they died.

He himself absorbed all the mana remaining in the air after the death of the members of Talona Church, and made a few divine magic cards on the spot.

For example, the [Silence Technique] that is most commonly used by spellcasters, the [Deep Darkness Technique] that can cooperate with the Shadow Legion to attack, the [Desecration Technique] that can fill an area with negative energy and make undead creatures stronger, and the ability to heal internal organs. The damaged [heal serious injuries], the [hidden camp] that makes your camp undetectable for 24 hours...

In short, the most useful magic spells of the first to third rings, which were not included in the list of arcane spells, were all made into cards of various attributes in the first place.

Because Zuo Si is not sure when the Goddess of Poison and Disease will suddenly withdraw the Priest Rank and Chosen Power granted to her.

Anyway, he now has plenty of mana on hand to squander.

As for the field of the priest profession, after careful consideration, [Destruction Field] and [Suffering Field] were chosen.

Because Talona's priests only have four domains to choose from.

Among them, the fields of "chaos" and "evil" have faction restrictions.

And most of the divine spells are aimed at lawful and good camps.

Zuo Si is not one of those ambitious tyrants who plan to rule the world all day long, or lunatics who are eager to create chaos and kill.

There is no need to fight with paladins, priests and believers of the Good God Church all day long.

Instead, his main targets were those monsters and robbers from the evil and chaotic camps.

Especially the endless goblins, hobgoblins, bear goblins, orcs, gnolls, and undead creatures have long been regarded by Zuo Si as a stable source of mana.

"So... you are now the chosen one of the Goddess of Poison and Disease?"

After a long silence, Alena was the first to ask.

"That's right! Not only did she give me the power unique to the elect, but she also gave me five priest levels." Zuo Si nodded slightly.

"There won't be any hidden dangers?" Davian's tone was full of worry.

For in Faerûn god means faith and conflict

Anyone who gets involved with them will inevitably encounter various dangers and troubles.

Zuo Si replied in a not very confident tone: "Probably not. Talona has been targeted by Irmat, the god of suffering, and it should not be possible for her to descend again in a short time. As for her church and believers , if you don’t know how to make trouble with me, then kill them all.”

While saying these words, Zuo Si's eyes showed naked and undisguised indifference.

Anyway, the goddess herself doesn't care about the life and death of those priests and believers, so why should he care.

This can be seen from Talona ruthlessly abandoning those high priests and leaving alone this evening.

"Uh... I don't think it's necessary to make the relationship too rigid. After all, you are the elect, and the only spokesperson appointed by God himself in the material world. Maybe you can try to use Lady Plague's church to profit."

Ritter offers a different line of thought.

Zuo Si took a surprised look at this half-orc who usually gave people a reckless image, and immediately praised: "Not bad! I can't see that you are unexpectedly quite intelligent at critical moments. Voter status at certain times, It should still be able to play a big role.”

"Hey! I also learned this from the slave owners in Calimport. Although they don't like paladins and the church of good gods, they will also use the power of the latter to maintain order and rule."

Rhett scratched his head in embarrassment.

Obviously, he wasn't stupid, he just simply didn't like to use his brain.

Because a really stupid guy can't live long in the intriguing environment of Calimport.

Just when Zuo Si was about to say something, Eloline, who had been in a coma for a long time, finally let out a groan, and then slowly opened her eyes and woke up.

The first thing she did after she regained consciousness was to get up from the ground and quickly patrol around. After about a minute or two, she asked loudly: "What happened during the time I was unconscious?"

"A lot of things happened. The most important thing is the coming of the two gods." Zuo Si gave the answer straightforwardly.

"The incarnation of the God of Suffering really came? My God! Everything I saw in the dream just now is all real!"

Eroline opened her mouth wide in surprise, then quickly lowered her head to check the crude amulet hanging around her neck.

As a result, on the surface of the amulet, there were indeed dense crisscross scratches and a little bit of divine power left on it.

Without any hesitation!

The young paladin immediately knelt on the ground and kissed the "stigmata" on the amulet, and prayed devoutly to Irmat.

After three to five minutes, she cautiously probed again: "Are you really a voter of Talona?"

"Well. Although this is not my own will, you should understand that I cannot resist the will of a god." Zuo Si spread his hands helplessly.

"Then what are you going to do next?" Arline continued to ask.

"According to the original plan, first follow the caravan back to Askatla, help Bernard solve the troubles in the chamber of commerce, and then leave for Candlekeep. Don't worry, I'm not interested in preaching for the goddess of poison and disease. Ridiculous teachings with no sense of identity."

Zuo Si didn't hide anything, and expressed her attitude openly.

Talona's teachings are too hip, and they belong to the type that will only make people feel disgusted no matter how they explain them.

Because this guy emphasizes that negative forces such as death and pain are far greater than survival and joy.

It is required that everyone in the world must have greater respect for the first two.

At the same time, it also directly threatens that the power of disease and plague exists in everyone's body.

If you don't pray fervently and give all your wealth, Talona will take your life through poison and plague.

May I ask which normal person with a normal mind and a healthy mind would take such a greedy and selfish God as his lifelong belief?

Anyway, Zuo Si would rather be an unbeliever to paste the wall after death, or sign a contract with the hell devil and reincarnate directly as a devil after death, rather than go to Talona's country.

These words immediately made Eloline show a gratified smile: "I am relieved to hear you say that. In addition, you ordered to knock me out before, probably because you wanted to protect me and avoid contact with the one who can summon Balor Evil Priests clashed, didn't they?"

I have to say that paladins are really a bit inexplicably cute in terms of not holding grudges.

Even if you did something bad to them, as long as the motive is kind, you will be forgiven immediately if you explain it afterwards.

Appreciating Eruo Lin's pure eyes without a trace of dirt, Zuo Si couldn't help laughing: "It's best for you to understand this point. My character has decided that I don't like to head-on with powerful enemies, especially when I don't have enough In the case of winning. One last question, after this incident is over, you have almost completed your mission and mission, right?"

"Yes. The God of Suffering made it clear when he prayed just now that I have successfully completed the trial, and he also gave me a mount of a celestial horse."

As she said that, Elroline immediately cast her spell-like ability, and through complex gestures and incantations, summoned a large war horse with wings, white as snow, and full of aura of adoration.

This creature is so beautiful, with the light of wisdom shining in its two eyes, it is completely different from ordinary horses.

Eroline gently stroked the neck of the new mount, and asked with a smile, "How is it? Isn't it great?"

"It matches you very well. But what I want to say is, now that your mission has been completed, is it time to embark on the journey back to Calimport?"

After going around in circles for a long time, Zuo Si finally tried to see her.

Because after the appearance of the God of Suffering, this young lady paladin has lost the only meaning of existence in the team.

In addition, it is very inconvenient to bring a paladin, and you will be tied up, so you can't use the shadow army and necromancy magic unscrupulously.

So Zuo Si couldn't wait to "give it away".

"Huh? I... I haven't thought about this problem." Ai Luolin was stunned.

Seeing this, Zuo Si immediately hit the rails while it was hot: "I think you should really return to Calimport and report to the priest of the temple what happened along the way. After all, counting the time, you have been away from your hometown for almost a month. Whether it is Fellow church members, or your family, must be quite concerned."

"What you said seems to make sense..."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Erolyn's face.

As a young girl in her early twenties, this is the first time she has left her hometown of Calimport to perform a mission so far away.

Now that the task is completed, there is really no reason to continue to follow the caravan and continue northward.

In the end, coaxed and coaxed by Zuo Si, the young paladin quickly made up his mind to ride the Celestial Horse, turned around and flew in the direction of Mailatma.

She intends to board a ship at the port of Myratma and return directly to Karim Port, which is in turmoil.

As soon as Arline left, Rhett heaved a sigh of relief on her back, and murmured in a low voice, "I'm finally leaving. You know, there is this little girl in the team, and I have to be careful not to swear even when I'm drinking. Otherwise She must have been babbling in her ear for at least forty minutes."

"Pfft ha ha ha ha! That's right! I completely agree! Master, I suggest you stay away from these paladins in the future. We are not the same as them." Alena also laughed and echoed.

no way!

One of these two people is considered to be from the chaotic camp, and they are naturally at odds with the paladins of the lawful camp.

In contrast, Davidian remained silent as always.

Although ingesting a large amount of red dragon blood turned him into a dragonborn, his calm personality was not affected in any way.

Zuo Si rolled his eyes angrily: "Understood. In the future, I will try my best to avoid letting paladins join the team. By the way, are Jaheira and Khaled not awake yet? Could it be that you just hit too hard and lost your mind?" Is there a problem?"

"Master, they've actually woken up a long time ago, but they've been pretending to be unconscious." Shooter Huntington interrupted suddenly.

moment!

Everyone present turned their attention to the two harp players lying on the ground.

Seeing that his little trick of "playing dead" was exposed, Jaheira immediately opened his eyes and sat up, took a deep breath and explained: "I am not pretending to be unconscious, but I was so shocked by what happened just now that I I don’t know what to do. It’s not a trivial matter for two gods to descend into incarnations. And… have you really destroyed a world with the plague?”

"No! Strictly speaking, those plagues only destroyed a magical civilization that practiced slavery and affected a continent. And I didn't do it on purpose, everything came from an accident." Zuo Si corrected in a serious tone.

He didn't want to hear someone calling him titles such as "World Destroyer" and "Destroyer".

"What's the matter with your body? Why is Talona eager to have you as her voter anyway?" Jaheira asked, frowning.

From the perspective of a harpist, Zuo Si can undoubtedly be directly classified as a dangerous element.

Because no matter what his camp and subjective wishes are, he has already caused a huge threat to the surrounding environment and people.

"This is very complicated, and it's not convenient for me to explain it personally. You can ask Elroline or Irmat. In short, the God of Suffering doesn't think I'm a threat. I also hope that you harpers don't come to trouble me Otherwise, once the bottom line is reached, I will fight back without hesitation, and from then on I will regard the Harper Alliance as an endless enemy."

When Zuo Si said these words, he carried a strong sense of threat and warning.

He understood that the Harper Alliance was not as kind and beautiful as the outside rumors said.

It is an espionage organization specialized in assassination, sabotage, intelligence gathering and theft.

The number of internal factions and the chaos of management are far beyond most people's imagination.

Some of the more extreme guys will even act rashly when they think the target is a threat.

Therefore, many countries and city-states regard the Harpers and Zhentarim as the same breed.

It is believed that these two organizations are the same, causing a considerable degree of negative impact on their own governance and social stability.

At the same time, a decree was promulgated that once a member of any party was found, he would be arrested immediately and executed on the spot without trial.

Jaheira understood what Zuo Si wanted to express, and immediately comforted him: "Don't worry. Since the God of Suffering personally came forward as a guarantee, we harpers won't trouble you easily. But you are sure that you can really control your body." Those dangerous things in there?"

"Of course! They are now completely under my control."

With that said, Zuo Si raised his hand and released a black energy cluster that exuded an evil atmosphere like a flame.

In the center of the energy cluster, a dark red color can be vaguely seen.

Black is the power bestowed by Talona without asking, while red represents the power of the late murder god Baal.

In order to prove that he has the ability to control this terrifying force, Zuo Si quickly shaped the energy ball into various shapes.

During the whole process, none of the terrible viruses, bacteria and toxins contained in it leaked out.

"Unbelievably evil! Really creepy!"

Seeing this, Jaheira only felt her scalp tingling, and she couldn't imagine the catastrophic consequences if this thing fell on a human or other creature.

"I totally agree with you."

Zuo Si raised the corners of his mouth to show a meaningful smile, and then suddenly changed his words: "But don't you think, if this power is used to deal with those evil monsters, such as orcs, gnolls, goblins, ogres, Trolls, would be a very interesting thing? I think you should fear not the power itself, but the people who wield it."

"No...no...not right! You shouldn't use this power. Because it will slowly erode your mind and thinking." Khalid retorted stammeringly.

"Perhaps."

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently, neither expressing agreement, nor intending to refute or explain in the slightest.

Because from the very beginning, he planned to use "sparks" to digest and absorb the two strands of divine power in his body and transform them into something that belonged to him.

So no matter what attributes these divine powers have before, they will become part of the planeswalker's power system like other energies after the transformation.

In fact, Zuo Si was already trying to use "sparks" to transform divine power when the god of suffering incarnate left more than ten minutes ago.

It's just that the conversion efficiency is very low, which may be due to the fact that the "spark" level is too low. It is estimated that it will take several years to complete.

no doubt!

Zuo Si's philosophy in this regard clearly conflicts with Jaheira and Khalid who are harpists.

So after a brief chat, the two sides chose to remain silent.

Realizing that it was impossible for him to change the mind of the elector of Talona in front of him, Jaheira voluntarily applied for leaving the team.

Because she had to report the news to the top of the Harper Alliance as soon as possible.

After all, these two people joined in the first place to ensure that the contents of that box would not be snatched by the Church of Cyric.

Now that the box has been opened, the heart belonging to Baal, the god of murder, has lost its power and become worthless, so there is no need to keep it.

Just the opposite!

Now that someone can salvage the Heart of Baal near Baldur's Gate Harbor.

Does that mean that there are hidden "parts" of hands, feet, eyes, or other internal organs elsewhere in the bay?

After all, Baal, the god of murder, foresaw his own death, but had no integrity and left countless heirs all over Faerun.

Even non-intelligent beasts such as rabbits, foxes, and wolves are not spared.

It is hard to guarantee that he will not deliberately spread the organs and limbs with residual divine power to all corners of the world after his death.

It's time to use these evil things to kill, so that mortals can recall Baal's terrifying name, and then resurrect themselves.

For God, as long as believers have not forgotten themselves and still have influence in the material world, then they will not really die.

"Master, can you just let them go like this? I think it's safer to kill people and silence them."

Alena clearly has murderous intentions for Jaheira and Khalid.

She could feel the attitude of the two harpers, and the inadvertent hostility.

But Zuo Si smiled and shook her head: "Forget it. In this world, killing people doesn't necessarily mean silence. For high-level spellcasters, it's quite easy to get the news they want from a dead person. Other than that Besides, the backstage of the Harper Alliance is too strong. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I don’t want to confront them. Besides, Khalid and Jaheira are much more important than you imagined.”

With all the outsiders leaving, Rhett was the only one left in the team who was not a summoned creature.

But he himself obviously didn't care about this, he took out a bottle of wine from nowhere and took a sip, looking quite pleased with himself.

Especially after Red Dragon and Stranger Things joined the team, this guy was even canceled the task of guarding the drow captives, and would secretly drink a few sips when he was free.

Zuo Si did not interfere with this either.

Because unlike Alena, who was prone to getting drunk and rioting, Rhett had a much better physique and never really got drunk.

In this way, the group returned to the camp next to the ruins of Tesselburg with a lot of spoils.

Zuo Si didn't tell Bernard what happened, but said that he encountered a group of robbers and sent him to sleep.

After dawn, the greedy businessman brought people to the battlefield last night, bringing all the weapons and armors that were still worth recycling.

I plan to find a blacksmith to repair it when I arrive in Zazespor, and then sell it to local adventurers or the army.

After all, all weapons and armor that can be used by a group of fighters, thieves, assassins, mages, and priests with high professional levels are basically high-quality goods or have some magical properties.

...

Along the main road, the caravan marched forward for another three days, and finally arrived at the nominal capital of the Kingdom of Tethyr.

As the only "big" city in the whole country with a resident population of more than 100,000, the urban area of ​​Zazespor is divided into two by the Surdas River in the middle, and the first impression it gives people is that it is lively and prosperous.

As with Myratma, however, the number of arcane spellcasters here is rather small.

Only three or five mage towers can be seen sporadically within the urban area.

There are hardly any people selling or buying magic items on the market.

Although the city is nominally the capital of the kingdom of Tethyr, the country does not even have a nominal supreme ruler at the moment, so it is now ruled by an institution called the "lord ruling council".

Simply put, it is an "aristocratic republic" like the ancient Roman Senate on earth.

It is precisely because it is full of various power and interest struggles within it that it is impossible to unify its caliber, so Daza Zesper is one of the very few regions that has declared its neutrality to the outside world and has not been involved in the country's civil war.

Countless people who were displaced by the war fled their homes and came here to seek refuge.

Ragged beggars and skinny refugees can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

However, the "Lord's Ruling Council" is still somewhat humane, and did not let these poor people starve to death.

Every day in the evening, a small piece of black bread and a bowl of salty and sticky wheat porridge are provided.

They usually don't stay in the city for too long, and will soon be arranged to rural villages and manors to engage in agriculture and animal husbandry.

Those with technology, knowledge and craftsmanship will be absorbed by the city's workshops, chambers of commerce and other institutions.

Since the kingdom of Tethyr banned slavery in name, the worst situation was to sign an "employment contract" ranging from ten to twenty years, or a "deed of sale".

"We were lucky. It didn't rain on the way. Otherwise, it would not be easy to push out the wagon full of goods when it got stuck in the mud." The mercenary captain sighed slightly as he walked on the street.

But Bernard was obviously not that optimistic. Instead, he looked at the dark clouds above his head and said: "Compared to the first half, I am more worried about the second half. Both sections are more difficult to walk. If it rains heavily now, we might be stuck here for days.”

"That's something that can't be helped. Compared to this, I would rather find a hotel to take a hot bath, eat some decent food, and then sleep comfortably."

There was a hint of exhaustion on Zuo Si's face.

Of course, this is not physical exhaustion, but mental exhaustion.

Maybe it's because of too much pressure recently, or maybe it's because he didn't adapt after becoming a voter. In short, he has been in a state of tension for the past two days. Even writing a diary to reduce stress can't relax his tense nerves.

yes!

The reason why Zuo Si developed the "irregular" habit of writing a diary is, on the one hand, to release the accumulated pressure and keep her mentally in a relatively healthy state.

After all, no matter whether he is a time traveler or a planeswalker, he hides quite a lot of secrets in his heart, and there is no way to find someone to confide in.

And writing a diary has become a channel for venting.

And by reading what he wrote before, Zuo Si was able to judge his mental state at that time.

Then he made a little comparison, and he could immediately notice the changes in his thoughts and consciousness over time.

This has a very significant effect on preventing the natives from being assimilated into one of them.

I don't know if it's Bernard's "crow's mouth". Since he said he was worried about rain, the clouds above his head began to drop raindrops.

In desperation, the caravan had no choice but to book a decent hotel nearby and live in it first.

Just as Bernard was busy directing everyone to move the goods to the yard where the rain could not be drenched, he unhooked the horses and sent them to the barn for feed.

Zuo Si's small team sat down at the table in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel early in the morning, and began to look through the menu delivered by the maid.

Sudden!

For some reason, Rhett the half-orc suddenly let out an exclamation, pointed to the last few pages of the menu and said, "My God! Are these things really for people to eat? Four loaves cost ten silver coins! robbery!"

"What is this? Look at these expensive cakes, each box costs one gold coin. The elf bread, which is said to be made by the elves of Yongju Island, costs two gold coins."

Alena soon discovered the anomaly in the menu of this hotel.

You must know that in most places in Faerun, a few copper coins can fill the stomach of a two-meter-tall man, and there is absolutely no shortage of meat in the meal.

As for bread, it is usually four or five yuan a copper coin.

The intense unmistakable reaction of the two piqued Zuo Si's interest.

He took a glance at the menu and found that this inn not only sells expensive cakes and breads, but also a special delicacy from Karatu, the far eastern continent—noodles.

And less than half a kilogram would cost an outrageous price of fifteen gold coins.

At the end of the menu, there is also a logo with a lady's profile.

And this logo, Zuo Si also saw it at the booth of Aisha, a magic item merchant in Calimport.

It symbolizes Aurora Magic Store, a franchise store that sells high-priced magic items, scrolls, potions and luxury goods in major cities on the west coast of Faerun.

It is said that the owner of the Aurora magic shop is a very powerful female mage named Aurora.

Not only has her footprints spread throughout Faerun, but she even maintains close ties with many plane merchants.

It is often possible to get some weird but precious and rare things from other material planes, as well as hell, abyss, heaven mountain, astral world, elemental plane, Sigil City and other places.

No matter who it is, as long as they pay a large franchise fee, they can announce to the outside world that they are members of the Aurora Magic Store.

At the same time, it is also possible to purchase goods from the channel at the headquarters in Deep Water City at a relatively low price.

Zuo Si once heard Aisha talk about the operation of the Aurora Magic Store, but she didn't expect that a hotel in Zazesbo would be willing to spend so much money to be "taken advantage of".

He even wondered how many people in this city could afford a bowl of noodles for fifteen gold coins, or elf bread for two gold coins.

However, driven by curiosity, Zuo Si still ordered everyone a bowl of noodles from Karatu, the eastern continent, and two elven breads for everyone under the incredible eyes of Reiter and Alena.

While waiting for the food to be served, the halfling chef and owner, who looked only half the height of a normal person, even ran out of the back kitchen himself, wanting to see this guest who spent more than a hundred gold coins for a meal.

"Damn! This is insane! I bet this is the most expensive meal I've ever had in my life."

Looking at the large bowl of noodles and two pieces of bread in front of him, Reiter couldn't help making complaints in a low voice.

"Believe me, just take a sip, and you will immediately be overwhelmed by the subtle flavors, and you will think they are worth the money." The halfling boss assured.

Just when he was going to introduce how to eat noodles to these wealthy guests.

Suddenly found that Zuo Si on the side had already added seasoning to the bowl with very skillful movements, using two small wooden sticks to pick up the noodles without any hindrance and began to eat slowly.

The latter commented while eating: "Too much ginger and garlic have ruined the umami and texture of the seafood soup itself. The noodles themselves were overcooked, and they were not soaked in cold water after they were cooked, otherwise they should be It should be more vigorous. Give it a passing grade. Sure enough, my expectations are too high?"

moment!

The half-man boss was shocked by this somewhat professional comment and was speechless.

After half a minute, he asked cautiously, "Your Excellency, have you been to the headquarters of Aurora Magic Store in Waterdeep City? Or have you been to the distant eastern continent of Karatu?"

"I've been to Karatu." Zuo Si replied with a shrug.

After taking a few mouthfuls of steaming noodle soup, his tense nerves unexpectedly relaxed inexplicably.

Perhaps it is the food itself that makes the brain happy, or it may be the familiar taste of hometown that is at work.

In short, the exhaustion that cannot be described in words has finally eased.

Based on this alone, more than a hundred gold coins are not in vain.

The halfling boss suddenly realized and nodded: "I see. I'm very sorry, there are not a few customers who are willing to spend fifteen gold coins for a meal of pasta here every year, so my craftsmanship is inevitably a little rusty."

Zuo Si smiled very reasonablely: "It's okay. There is no way to do this, but I'm a little curious, what gave you the idea to join the Aurora Magic Store? You must know that if you don't do business with magic items, you only rely on sales Expensive luxury goods and food are hardly profitable."

"Alas—it all came from a distant dream.

When I was young, I used to travel as a thief and adventurer for a while.

Later, by chance, I tasted these jaw-droppingly expensive and delicious food at the headquarters of the Aurora Magic Store in Waterdeep City.

Since then, I have vowed to bring all delicacies back to my hometown so that more people can taste them.

But who would have thought that all of this would come to naught with the Tesselburg fire more than ten years ago.

The king's death led to unrest and civil war throughout the country.

Almost all the nobles put their money into the bottomless pit of armaments, and they will not buy luxury goods and delicacies in large quantities like before.

Now let alone a bowl of noodles for fifteen gold coins, even a simple set meal for two copper coins is unaffordable for many people. "

When mentioning the civil strife in Tethyr Kingdom in the past ten years, the halfling boss couldn't help but sigh.

As we all know, high-value-added luxury goods are very dependent on high-end consumer groups.

If this group of people suddenly change their consumption concepts and stop spending money on these meaningless things, the original market will shrink rapidly.

In addition, the Aurora Magic Store itself does not produce these things, but directly purchases them from the place of origin through transmission of magic.

Among other things, the price of these noodles from Karatu is destined not to be too low just by using a high-level mage as a delivery person, or establishing a stable portal in two places.

There is neither a market nor room for price cuts.

This shows how difficult it is for the halfling boss to manage.

"Then why not change places? For example, go south to the prosperous Calimport, or go north to Askatla, the capital of gold coins? There should be enough nobles and wealthy merchants in these two cities, and they are very happy to spend a lot of money to taste Exotic food." Zuo Si asked with great interest.

But the halfling boss smiled wryly and shook his head: "Do you think I haven't thought about it? Askatra is full of people from the Shadow Thieves Guild. It is very difficult for an outsider like me to gain a foothold." .And the Aurora Magic Store also has members in Amn. According to the agreement, it is impossible for me to compete with them for business. As for Calimport, the environment is not as good as Askatra."

Zuo Si shook his head with a meaningful smile and asked, "Why do you have to cooperate with Aurora Magic Store?

Noodles are made by stirring together wheat flour, water and a small amount of additives, and stretching them.

There's nothing too difficult about the technique itself.

I can even give dozens of different flavors and recipes.

As for the shadow thieves, don't worry, I can help you get rid of them. "

"what do you mean……"

The eyes of the halfling boss shone slightly, as if he saw the hope of getting rid of the current predicament.

"What I mean is, why don't we cooperate to open a gourmet restaurant in Askatla. I will provide the money, technology and troubles that may arise, and you will be in charge of the operation and make all kinds of delicacies. As for the profits you make We share 30% to 70%. I get 70% and you get 30%."

Zuo Si directly throws out his thoughts.

Obviously, his idea was completely temporary.

Even if you can't make much money, at least you can satisfy your appetite.

You must know that there are too many "dark dishes" in this ghost place of Faerun Continent. You will never know how bad the next bite of food tastes.

Moreover, places such as hotels and taverns were originally excellent places to inquire about all kinds of gossip.

If you can have a tavern or hotel of your own, it is equivalent to having a stable source of information.

Occasionally, you can use the method of issuing commissions to let adventurers and mercenaries from all walks of life help complete some tasks that are inconvenient to come forward in person.

"Hmm...it sounds pretty good. Can you give me a few days to think about it?" The halfling boss was obviously moved.

"Of course! You can come to me anytime before the caravan leaves."

After saying this, Zuo Si gave the other party an encouraging look, then got up and walked upstairs to the room.

He believed that with such a favorable condition, the halfling would definitely figure it out.

...

At the same time, far away near the ruins of Tesselburgh, two furtive figures were carefully inspecting the place where the two incarnations of gods descended not long ago.

After a full minute, the taller man couldn't help cursing in a low voice: "Damn it! What the hell happened in this place? Why are there a lot of corpses of church members over there, but there's obviously been a fight here?" traces, but not even a single corpse?"

"Maybe it was buried or disposed of?" Another person guessed in a slightly low voice.

The former shook his head vigorously: "No! Absolutely impossible! If it was buried, there must be traces of being dragged and new soil turned over. I suspect that something terrible happened here."

"According to the information we received in Melatma, it seems that the two Harpers who escaped from Calimport were in this caravan. Perhaps we will find them first, and then we can obtain more information through interrogation and torture."

"Great idea! We should leave for Zazesbo right now, and figure things out before the other party enters the complex Xingxuan Mountains."

"I have a hunch! If the investigation goes well and obtains important information, both you and I will be appreciated by the big men in the inner ring, and we will be on the rise from now on."

"Hey! I hope to become a big shot in the inner ring one day. Do you know? Recently, including His Excellency Mansong, many high-level officials have been arguing about their beliefs."

"Yes! I heard that. Ben, the god of tyranny, is obviously dead, but there are still some people who don't know the current affairs, and still refuse to convert to Cyric, the king of lies. But we are different, right?"

"That's right! Praise the Great Dark Sun!"

"Praise be to the Great Dark Sun!"

Sorry for getting up late.

(end of this chapter)