One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 201 A Gift Package from the Goddess of Magic

"You are as special as Elminster described!"

About two or three minutes later, Kelben finally broke the silence first, and changed his serious expression just now to show a smile.

"special?"

Zuo Si blinked in confusion.

He really couldn't imagine what kind of language and vocabulary the great sage of Shadow Valley, the first elect of the goddess of magic, would use to describe himself.

At least in those days at Candlekeep, the relationship between the two was far from pleasant.

No matter in terms of world outlook, values, or attitudes towards gods and magic, they have no common language at all.

In addition, Zuo Si himself showed extreme disgust and impatience towards the Harper League, which must have made Elminster, the founder of the organization, quite uncomfortable.

Kelben obviously knew this well, and nodded slightly: "That's right. His evaluation of you is calm, smart, and knowledgeable. He has his own unique insights into everything and has a strong revenge mentality. He belongs to the That kind of person who is both good and evil. And he also said that if he wants to get in touch with you, he'd better prepare a valuable gift."

"Oh? So I have a gift to take? As the chosen one of the Goddess of Magic, the lord of Waterdeep City, and one of the famous legendary mages in the Northland, your gift shouldn't be too shabby, right?" Zuo Si immediately said it half-jokingly. The tone was tentative.

"Hehe, of course. Here, I think this should be able to satisfy your strong desire for magical knowledge and items."

As he said that, Kelben took out a stack of scrolls about twenty-five centimeters in length and showing golden light from a sealed box.

His movements were very careful and gentle, as if he was afraid of causing even the slightest damage to it.

There are ten scrolls in total, and the surge of arcane aura gives people a strong shock that cannot be described in words.

"what is this?"

Zuo Si asked in an uncertain tone.

He has never seen such a powerful magic item, as if its existence itself is part of the magic root of the entire world, even the sub-artifact [Stand of the Archmage] is insignificant compared to it.

Kelben spread out one of the scrolls, felt the magical power flowing inside it, and replied meaningfully: "The witch who created it called it the skin of the giant serpent in the universe, and the Netherese named it the skin of the cosmic serpent. The Scroll of Netheril.

These scrolls are the starting point of modern magical civilization, as well as the observation and understanding of primitive magical energy.

In fact, myself, Elminster, and some other voters have read the contents, but only for the sake of curiosity.

I must solemnly warn you that this knowledge is dangerous, very, very dangerous.

Because some people read the content on the scroll, their brains and minds were destroyed by the vast knowledge, and they fell into endless madness.

Others, seduced by the powerful power of raw magical energy, abandoned the existing magic net spellcasting system and tried to follow in the footsteps of Netheril arcanists.

But in the end, he found that he couldn't control the violent primitive magical energy with his talent, and was finally torn to pieces by the terrible energy storm.

Now, at the behest of the Mother of Magic, I hand them over to you.

I hope these taboo knowledge can broaden your horizons, give you enough inspiration, and go further on the road of magic. "

"Netheril Scroll? Give it to me!"

Zuo Si was stunned for a moment.

Because he never dreamed that "Black Stick" would give him such a precious thing.

After all, for arcane magic users in the entire Faerun continent, these golden scrolls are still priceless treasures, which cannot be measured by money at all.

It is said that no matter who it is, as long as they read the knowledge recorded on a page of Netheril scrolls, their career level related to arcane arts will be permanently increased by one level.

Even if a Netheril scroll appears in the world, it will trigger a fierce competition and fight.

Regardless of the red-robed wizard, the Zhentarim Society, or other spell-casting organizations, even the high-level mages of Waterdeep City, they will fight at all costs to get it.

But now, these precious treasures are quietly placed in front of him, making Zuo Si feel a strong sense of unreality.

"Yes. In addition, the goddess asked me to pass this on to you.

If you experience brain tingles or hallucinations while reading a scroll, ask her for help.

Don't push yourself, there is no shame in asking the Mother of Magic for help when necessary.

Even Elminster and I barely finished reading the contents of a Netheril scroll with the company of the goddess.

Believe me, the knowledge contained in these scrolls is too great for a mortal brain to bear.

To date, no mortal has ever lived to read all of the scrolls.

Even those Netheril's most famous arcanists, and the creator of the scrolls, the witch himself.

Ninety-nine percent of them, after reading more than three, their heads will explode with a bang, or they will go crazy. "

While speaking, Kelben stuffed another exquisite holy emblem into Zuo Si's hand.

This is a circle surrounded by seven bluish-white gemstones, with a flowing red crystal in the middle, and the emblem is made of Mithril as a whole.

Counting the holy emblem of Midnight, the goddess of magic, Zuo Si now has the holy emblems of three gods on hand.

Among them, the holy emblem of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, was picked up by him on the battlefield. It was mainly used when performing divine spells and priests' ability to control undead.

And the holy emblem of Oghma, the god of knowledge, was directly inlaid on it when transforming the magic ring.

As long as it is shown in front of the priests and believers of this god, then they can get unconditional full help from the other party.

Looking at the scroll in front of her and the holy emblem in her hand, Zuo Si was silent for a long time and finally couldn't help asking: "Why? Why did the great goddess of magic give me such a precious gift? After all, I am not her believers, and never prayed to her."

When Kelben heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha! You haven't prayed to the mother of magic, but you haven't prayed to any god.

Even Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease who bestows your power and Chosen status.

To be honest, I really don't understand what is the reason for your rejection and vigilance against gods.

But it doesn't matter, the goddess of magic doesn't care about this.

Because your love, pursuit and research of magic are what the goddess is happy to see.

What's more, your arrival brought a lot of magical knowledge and skills from another world.

Of course, in addition to the above reasons, there is the most important point.

That is, the Goddess sees you as someone worthy of help and investment, and is very optimistic about the amazing potential you possess. "

"Investment? I see! I think I understand what the mother of magic means."

There was a flash of understanding in Zuo Si's eyes.

Since he had met the God of Knowledge before, he understood how much these gods of Faerun valued the things under his priestly jurisdiction.

Just as Oghma wanted knowledge, ideas, and inventions from other worlds.

Midnight, the goddess of magic, must also want to get more magic knowledge, skills and everything else related to magic.

Because this will not only enhance the power of being a god, but also expand its influence by spreading this knowledge to Faerun.

"It's best if you understand. You must know that since the end of the turbulent years, I have never seen a goddess take such a fancy to a mortal spellcaster. If you don't mind, you are willing to spare a little time to discuss with me the mysteries of magic ?"

Kelben extended the invitation with an expectant tone.

"Of course, it's my pleasure."

Zuo Si agreed without hesitation.

Compared to Elminster, who is already very old and has long lost interest in magic research, he is obviously more willing to communicate with "young (only over 900 years old)" voters like "Black Rod".

Moreover, the latter acts more like a mage, and has never stopped teaching apprentices throughout his long life, regarding it as a responsibility and obligation.

Even the most powerful legendary magic will be taught to the other party without hesitation after the disciple meets the requirements.

In addition, Kelben is slightly different from other voters of the goddess of magic, that is, he himself is not very keen on politics, and he is not interested in changing other people's ideas.

He would choose to act only if he was seriously threatened in Waterdeep City, or if other magic goddess voters asked him for help.

The rest of the time basically stays in the Black Rod Tower, doing research that interests me, or teaching those selected apprentices.

In this way, the two quickly left the room on the top floor of the mage tower, went to another place like a study, and began to have in-depth exchanges face to face, explaining their understanding of magic to each other.

Kelben explained the existing magic system in Faerun and the principles and essence behind many spells in the most easy-to-understand language.

Even his original [Black Rod Technique] and [Whip of Guardian] did not hide anything.

Zuo Si reciprocated, sharing the knowledge collected and learned in the high tower of the floating city, and at the same time showing several abilities of her own creator.

Among them [spell and enchantment destruction], even this powerful legendary mage was amazed.

Because even for him, it is difficult to maintain the stability of the spell structure after the energy is extracted.

Even if it is lucky enough to release it successfully, the power of the spell will drop significantly due to lack of enough energy.

According to Kelben's speculation, if Zuo Si is given one to two seconds to "destroy", then the power of a spell will be reduced by one ring even if it is successfully released.

If it is three seconds to five seconds, then the effect of the spell will be reduced by more than three rings.

If it exceeds five seconds, unless it is a spell above the sixth ring, it will fail 100% of the time.

In addition, the three abilities of [Refining], [Shaping] and [Remodeling], and their unparalleled advantages in manufacturing magic items, also opened Kelben's eyes.

For the first time, he realized that abandoning the magic net that provided convenience to countless spellcasters was actually not a bad thing to some extent.

Just the opposite!

Direct contact with the primitive and manic magic energy can allow the caster to gain more power and inspiration from it, and constantly discover new knowledge and create all kinds of incredible spells.

Of course, direct contact with primordial manic magical energies is necessarily dangerous.

Moreover, the requirements for the quality of the caster (mainly the intelligence attribute) are higher.

If it is said that in an environment with magic nets, as long as the average intelligence level of ordinary people is slightly higher than that of ordinary people, one can become the lowest level mage.

Then in a world without magic nets, one must be an out-and-out genius if one wants to become a mage.

Otherwise, it is impossible to understand and manipulate those complex, changeable and violent primitive energies at any time.

This point can be glimpsed from the harsh conditions for becoming an arcanist in the Netheril era.

In this way, out of interest in the huge difference in their understanding of magic, the two voters chatted together for more than a hundred hours.

There were no pauses or rests in between.

If it weren't for the divine power endowing them with the characteristic of never getting tired, a normal person would have died suddenly by now.

But these two are good, not only in high spirits, but also getting more excited and speculative as they chat, it feels like they hate seeing each other late.

Facts have proved that the gap between spellcasters and spellcasters is sometimes greater than the gap between gods and mortals.

When the last topic routine was over, Kelben showed a very satisfied expression on his face, and sighed with a smile: "It's unbelievable! I don't even remember the last time I was so excited. Can you tell me, you How did you integrate so many and complex magic systems together?"

"It's very simple. I will eventually transform all these different systems of magic into part of my own power, which is the cards you have studied before." Zuo Si gave the answer straightforwardly.

"card……"

In Kelben's mind, the situation where a group of voters gathered together and had no choice but to do anything about the little card suddenly appeared in Kelben's mind, and asked in a puzzled tone: "How is that card made? It seems to be able to Resist all forms of attack, even the nine-ring crack can't cause even the slightest damage to it?"

Zuo Si shook her head lightly and replied: "Sorry. Only this secret I will not share with anyone. If you really want to know, you can try to ask the goddess of magic. If there is no accident, she should have learned from the knowledge base. God has the answer."

From the moment he got the Netheril scroll, he was basically sure that the Goddess of Magic must know his identity as a planeswalker.

After all, Oghma, the god of knowledge, has always been a very close ally of the goddess of magic through the ages.

It is completely reasonable for the two gods to exchange information.

"It's really regrettable. Well, I respect your privacy. In addition, this exchange is very pleasant, and we have gained a lot from each other. If it is convenient, I hope to keep in touch in the future."

Kelben took the initiative to stand up and ended the discussion that lasted for several days.

Similarly, he also realized that there must be a huge secret hidden in this young man with the appearance of a ten-year-old boy.

Otherwise, when the goddess of magic sent down the oracle, she would never deliberately hide the real secret behind that magic card.

fortunately!

As a legendary mage of the lawful neutral camp, although Kelben was full of strong curiosity about it, he didn't mean to chase after it.

In his opinion, as long as he continues to maintain a good personal friendship, and then spend decades or even hundreds of years to slowly win Zuo Si's trust, the other party will confide the truth to him sooner or later.

"Very happy. This is my honor. Just right. I also plan to buy a mansion in Waterdeep City, and then set up a stable teleportation point. At that time, you can come to my mage tower through this teleportation point at any time."

Zuo Si agreed without hesitation.

You can ask a legendary mage for advice on various difficulties encountered in the process of learning magic at any time. Only a fool would refuse such a good thing.

"Build a magic teleportation point? So you want to join the Anmin Mage Association?"

Kelben showed a rather surprised expression.

You must know that although Waterdeep City is not like Amn, which strictly guards against the power of arcane magic, it will not allow those crazy mages to conduct too dangerous research in the city.

In order to ensure this, all mages and warlocks must pay 40 gold coins at a time, and then they are forced to join the semi-guild-like "Anmin Mage" organization.

In this way, the officials of Waterdeep City will be able to know the approximate number of mages in the city, their spellcasting levels, and whether they have committed insane crimes in other places before, or have done dangerous magic experiments to cause huge damage.

Of course, "Master Anmin" has more conscience than "Masked Mage Guild".

After paying 40 gold coins to become a member, the qualification is not only permanently valid, but also provides a platform for arcane spellcasters to communicate and trade.

Mages and warlocks can not only consign and sell their own magic items, potions, and scrolls here, but also buy many rare and rare magic materials.

Therefore, as long as it is not those guys who are on the wanted list and have ulterior motives, they will basically not reject joining "Master Anmin".

Zuo Si knew the rules of Waterdeep City for a long time, so he nodded without hesitation and replied: "Yes. I plan to go to the Tower of Order to register after I buy the house. If there is no accident, I will often visit Waterdeep City in the future .”

"Welcome! But you don't need to go to the Tower of Order to register in person, that will cause unnecessary tension and commotion. After all, the title of the Poison and Magic Goddess Chosen is quite scary in the eyes of many people. I will find someone to help me later. You get this done."

Kelben took the initiative to take this matter over.

Although he himself knows that Zuo Si doesn't believe in any gods, and he won't do terrible things like spreading the plague just because of his status as a voter.

But those people who don't know the truth certainly don't think so.

The fear of the plague goddess has long been deeply rooted in the souls of all cities and countries on the Faerun continent.

Let alone the civilized world, even those mindless orcs, goblins, and gnolls in the wilderness couldn't help but tremble with fear when they heard Talona's name.

There used to be an army of orcs with a scale of hundreds of thousands, but under the ravages of the terrifying plague, more than two-thirds of them were killed or injured in just one month.

The rest also completely lost their combat effectiveness, unable to continue attacking and plundering human cities.

"Then I will trouble you." Zuo Si thanked politely.

If someone is willing to set up the "Anmin Master Association" for himself, he is naturally happy to save the cumbersome registration procedures and a lot of personal information that needs to be filled out.

As for whether Kyle would use a pseudonym or even a false identity, he didn't care at all.

After finalizing this matter, the two quickly walked down the steps to the lobby on the first floor.

Isadora, who had been waiting for many days, saw Zuo Si appear, and immediately rushed to hug her tightly, her pitiful eyes were like a puppy abandoned by its owner.

"I'm sorry. I had so much fun chatting with Your Excellency Kelben that I accidentally forgot the time and kept you waiting here for so many days." Zuo Si comforted the girl gently stroking the girl's hair.

Hearing this explanation, Isadora's originally nervous and restless mood quickly calmed down.

Davidian shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "It's okay, master. Anyway, there is food and drink here, and you can also read books and take a hot bath. Even if you stay for a month, it's not a big problem. It's all about rest and relaxation. "

From the tea, food and books on the table, it is not difficult to see that the three of them have indeed received quite good hospitality these days.

After all, the "Black Rod Tower" was built by a legendary mage and goddess of magic anyway.

Whether it is the floor area or various magical protections, they all belong to the top-level configuration of Faerun's traditional mage tower without exception.

In addition, there are many assistants and apprentices, so the guarantee of life is very good.

There is even a wise golem who specializes in cooking.

It is the kind of special construct creature with independent personality and thinking ability.

After simply packing up her luggage, Zuo Si formally bid farewell to Kelben, and rode in a carriage towards the guild in Deepwater City, which specializes in house buying and selling intermediaries.

Watching the carriage gradually disappear at the corner of the street, Lila with long silver hair appeared next to her husband out of thin air through teleportation magic, and asked softly, "Did you give him the Netheril scroll?"

"Well! According to the order of the goddess, I have already handed everything over to Sous."

Kyle gave an affirmative answer without thinking.

"How does he make you feel?" Laila continued to ask with great interest.

"Very good. As Elminster described him, calm, intelligent, knowledgeable, with his own view on everything.

Especially the magic system from another world has greatly broadened my knowledge and horizon.

His way of thinking and solving problems is completely different from anyone I have ever met.

I think this should be the influence of some kind of special philosophy.

If nothing else, I think I should be able to establish a good friendship with South. "

Kyle commented without thinking.

"Friendship? Are you sure?" Laila raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Elminster said he was difficult."

Kelben shook his head with a smile: "No, that's just an illusion and illusion. I prefer to believe that Elminster's strange temper has flared up again. You know, he is from the chaotic camp, and he often sees people in complete confusion. It comes down to feeling and personal preference."

"What camp do you think South is?"

Lyra was clearly interested in the subject.

Because she is also chaotic and kind, she understands how stubborn and self-willed she will become when her temper comes up.

I often hate or like someone for no reason.

"Soth's underlying thinking logic and values ​​are very unique, and it is difficult to judge his specific camp orientation. It may be any one of no camp, absolute neutral, evil lawful and evil neutral. The only thing I can be sure of is that he is definitely not chaotic camp. Because there is no chaotic camp that can think as carefully as he does, and make the best choice for himself in a short period of time."

Kelben gave his own judgment after pondering for a while.

Because Zuo Si has the habit of blessing himself with the second-ring divine spell [Hidden Alignment], it is difficult for others to quickly detect his alignment through simple spells.

So even the chosen of the legendary mage and goddess of magic can't do anything about it.

"Evil camp?" Laila frowned subconsciously.

"Well. I think this should be related to the frequent use of necromantic magic, or the summoning, creation and control of undead creatures." Kelben explained patiently. "As far as I know, the mentor who led Sous on the road of magic was a powerful, cruel and cruel necromancer. Under the influence of the latter, he didn't realize that manipulating the corpses and even souls of the dead means What, or even if you know, you don’t care.”

"I don't believe in any gods, and I don't have the slightest reverence for life and death. What I have is just a desire for magical knowledge and inexhaustible power? Why do I suddenly feel that his behavior pattern is very similar to that of the Arcanists of the Netheril era? Similar." Laila rubbed her chin and analyzed with a puzzled expression.

But Kelben shook his head and corrected: "No, no, Sous is not one of those great arcanists who are so arrogant that they think they can be compared to the gods. He has a very good understanding of the nature of the power of the gods, and even knows that the priesthood is very important for the thinking and thinking of gods. The great influence of consciousness, without the slightest desire to become a god. There is only one thing he pursues, and that is magic itself."

"Based on what you're saying, isn't he the most ideal candidate for the Mother of Magic?" Lila's eyes widened in disbelief.

Because in Faerun, there are definitely not a few legendary arcane spellcasters who want to become gods or replace gods.

But there are not many people who truly understand how God exists.

The arrogant Arcanists of the Netheril era are obviously the most representative of them.

They always think that gods are just a group of spellcasters who possess powerful magical powers. As long as they keep improving their spellcasting levels, they will one day be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods.

But actually?

To become a god means to completely abandon the mortal!

That is to say, the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of being a mortal will gradually disappear as the time of becoming a god increases.

Instead, there is an emphasis on the priesthood, and a strong hostility to other gods that conflict with their own priesthood.

This point can be seen from the naked and undisguised hatred of Cyric when the current goddess of magic, Midnight, first became a god, and gradually turned into more hostility to Shar, the goddess of the night.

The reason is that Shar holds the "Shadow Magic Web", which is a violation of the Midnight Magic Web and the priesthood of magic.

The latter would rather sacrifice his last good nature and become a completely cold and neutral god of magic, and no matter what, he would merge the shadow magic net with the genuine magic net.

Such a drastic change, even a 180-degree turn in thinking and subjective consciousness, is basically equivalent to changing a personality.

So in the eyes of those who really know the inside story, becoming a god is almost equivalent to slow suicide.

Only Melkor, Baal, and Bane, who had no concept of gods at all, and psychopaths like Cyric, would think that after becoming a god, they can do whatever they want with great power.

As for Midnight, the third-generation goddess of magic, she understood the nature of God under Elminster's teaching, but she didn't have much choice.

If she does not succeed the goddess of magic, then the magic network will be in a state of loss of control, and it may cause a terrible disaster that will spread throughout Faerun.

As a voter of the Goddess of Magic, Kelben is of course very clear about the nature of God, so he smiled and said to his wife: "You can understand it this way.

However, South's character is determined, and he is destined to be impossible to become a voter in the true sense.

Because he has no faith or reverence for God, if God wants to let him perform a certain task, he will be rejected 100% without mercy.

Unless the god is willing to pay enough. "

"You mean...he regards becoming a voter as a deal between himself and God?!"

Laila was stunned.

"Yes! Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, granted the power of the voters of Sous without any consultation.

That's why he now ignores Talona's church in the mortal world.

However, in return for gaining the power of voters, he also ignored the behavior of those churches using their names to attract believers and expand their influence.

Well, it's interesting, isn't it? Ha ha ha ha! "

Kelben couldn't help laughing happily at the end.

Although Faerun is not without the kind of "unbelievers" who are like lunatics.

But this is the first time he has encountered a person like Zuo Si who clearly knows what God is, but still dares to put himself in the same position as God.

After a few seconds of silence, Laila immediately laughed too, and said while laughing: "From what you said, Sous is really a very interesting person. By the way, I don't know if you have noticed, recently Priests of Talona are starting to preach in the area around Waterdeep."

"Preaching? Talona's priest!" Kelben's expression became serious in an instant. "When? How big? Is it dangerous?"

"Um...how should I say it?

Unlike the previous guys who liked to act stealthily.

The pastors seemed mostly young, and they weren't fear-mongering.

Instead, it is teaching the poor how to identify poisonous plants and reduce the incidence of disease and plague by practicing good hygiene.

It doesn't feel like a priest of an evil god at all, but a follower of a neutral god. "

When she said this, Laila's expression was quite strange, with a hint of relief in the tension.

After all, if this change is long-term and large-scale, it means that Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, may be planning to change her camp.

In Faerun, gods influence believers, and believers can also influence gods in turn.

If a good-aligned believer of an evil god surpasses an evil-aligned believer, he may make changes for this.

Although there are not many similar incidents in Faerun, there are many precedents.

"Switch to camp? It seems that we need to pay more attention to the whereabouts of these Talona church priests in the future." Kelben muttered to himself, stroking the bushy beard on his chin.

...

At the same time, far away in the Temple of Talona in Askatra.

As the priest of the Church of Amn, Yvette was standing in front of the huge statue, checking the report just sent by her subordinates.

After a few minutes, she immediately asked in a shocked tone: "Are these reports true? The entire church has grown 60,000 believers in just a few months?"

"Yes, Lord Priest." A priest nodded excitedly. "Because those young people who have recently been blessed by the goddess to become priests have been preaching how to maintain hygiene to avoid illness in places where there are more poor people, and at the same time provide free treatment for them, so they have successfully attracted many people to become believers."

"Master Priest. I have something to say about this group of young new priests."

Another senior priest suddenly stood up.

"What do you want to say?" Yvette glanced at the other party with some displeasure.

But the latter responded excitedly: "It's about the doctrine! Those young pastors edited the original doctrine without authorization! I think this is utter blasphemy!"

"doctrine?"

Hearing this word, Yvette's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Because no matter in the church of any god, it is a very serious crime to modify the teachings without authorization.

Just when she wanted to continue to ask other people to find out the situation first, Talona's idol suddenly began to flash a dazzling light.

After a while, the parchment on which the number of believers increased in the report slowly floated up, and then was directly sucked away by the divine power, disappearing before everyone's eyes.

moment!

The entire temple became silent.

Especially the guy who accused the young priests of blasphemy just now, his forehead began to sweat involuntarily, and his whole body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Anyone who is not a fool can see that the Goddess of Poison and Disease's move is a disguised approval of the young priests' tampering with the teachings.

This also means that the entire Church of Amn has to make a choice.

Whether to continue to follow the disgusting preaching methods of the past, or adopt this new teaching that can quickly expand the number of believers.

All of a sudden, the eyes of all the senior priests present turned to Yvette who was the priest.

After hesitating for a moment, the latter immediately said: "About this matter, we'd better ask the goddess's voter, Your Excellency Sous, for instructions. Because these changes only appeared after his arrival. And the goddess has clearly stated that However, the Plague Child can represent her will."

"voter?"

"Ah! I really want to understand something."

"Could it be..."

"Shut up! Don't say it!"

"That's right! This matter must be kept strictly confidential!"

After the high-ranking priests present exchanged glances with each other, each of them became extremely excited.

It didn't take long for them to disband on the spot and return to their respective cities, intending to vigorously promote those young priests who were approved by Talona.

Zuo Si was completely ignorant of the changes taking place in Amn with the Church of the Goddess of Poison and Disease.

At this moment, he is following a dwarf lady with outstanding eloquence, visiting a two-story stone building with a yard and garden in the northern part of the city.

"This house was originally planned and built by a wealthy businessman sixty years ago, who paid a lot of money to ask the most famous designer at that time.

The main material is a large rock that is hard and not easy to weather and corrode, and the interior decoration is completely composed of marble.

Whether it is stairs, guardrails, pillars, or walls, they all present a pure and gorgeous white color.

The hall on the first floor is very spacious, which can be used by the host to hold various banquets.

The kitchen can accommodate up to eight chefs working together, no matter how many guests there are, there is no need to worry about the lack of food supply.

As for the yard and garden, it is looking a little untidy now due to being neglected for a long time.

But please believe me, as long as you spend a little money to hire a gardener and plant some beautiful flowers, it will definitely make your visitors feel refreshed.

As for the second floor, there are ten rooms in total.

One of them is the master bedroom for the master to rest, with a spacious semi-enclosed balcony.

In your spare time, you can sit on the balcony, drink tea, and enjoy the scenery in the distance.

In addition, there is a study room with many books and bookshelves.

Those books would be freebies as long as they paid for everything in one lump sum.

In addition, the cellar is also very spacious, not only can be used to store food and wine, but also a hidden secret room.

If you are in danger, you can hide in and seal the only entrance.

Finally, and the best perk.

If you buy this house now, we will provide you with a professional butler, two maids, three footmen, a cook, a gardener, a dog trainer and five loyal and fierce hounds for free, and a fully armed guard.

And these people will pay two months' salary in advance.

How are you? Are you excited? "

Seeing the dwarf lady wink at herself, the corners of Zuo Si's mouth twitched slightly, and she pretended to be embarrassed and said: "But the price of seven thousand gold coins is too expensive. You know, it's just a few blocks away A house with almost the same price is only one or two thousand gold coins."

"How many streets away?

That's all near Seldus Street!

How can it be compared with here!

I'm afraid you don't know it yet?

Decades ago, there was a notorious and crazy pharmacist on that street.

He poisoned countless people in the vicinity of this street, and raised the paving stones and buried the bodies under them.

It is said that the guards at that time dug out a total of eighty corpses from those stone slabs.

No poor ghost with status and social status would live in that dangerous place. "

The dwarf downplayed the law and order situation around Seldus Street with a look of disdain.

Of course, she was right to a certain extent.

This road is said to be the narrowest and longest alley in Waterdeep City.

Due to the high walls on both sides, there is almost no light at night, which is very suitable for crimes.

Seeing that the bargaining around the bush was unsuccessful, Zuo Si immediately changed his mind and asked tentatively: "If I pay the full price to buy this house now, how far can you reduce the price?"

"Six thousand and five! I can reduce the price by five hundred gold coins at most. This is already the limit! If there is any further reduction, I won't be able to get even a penny of commission from this transaction."

Miss Midget gritted her teeth and showed a teary sale look.

However, Zuo Si, who has the ability to vote, recognized that the other party was definitely lying almost instantly, so he unceremoniously stretched out a finger: "Five hundred is too little, at least one thousand should be subtracted. If you agree At this price, we can sign the contract now, and then pay the bill immediately to complete the transaction. If you don’t agree, forget it. Anyway, there are plenty of vacant houses in Deepwater City, and I can always find a more suitable one.”

The dwarf stared into Zuo Si's eyes, as if confirming whether this was some kind of threat or really an ultimatum.

After about three to five seconds, she finally looked like a defeated rooster and sighed with frustration on her face: "Oh - well, you are good. Six thousand gold coins are six thousand gold coins. Now, let's go to the city The notary office signs the contract, and then handles the land deed and house transfer procedures.”

Soon, under the leadership of Miss Dwarf, Zuo Si went through all the procedures for buying real estate in accordance with the laws of the deep water city.

It has to be said that the tediousness and complexity involved are even more troublesome than buying a house and transferring ownership on earth.

If it weren't for someone who is familiar with the process, it may not be possible to get it done after a day of tossing.

It seems that even in the wizarding world, bureaucracy and formalism still exist.

(end of this chapter)