One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 209 The Mystery of the Netheril Scrolls

"This kind of beautiful scenery that cannot be described in words can never be seen on the ground. Isn't it?" Zuo asked without looking back.

At this moment, he was sitting on the pier on the three plank roads extending from the inside of the asteroid, his two legs were completely suspended in the air, as long as he moved forward a little, he would immediately fall down.

Due to some powerful magic, the small star is surrounded by a layer of breathable air within 30 meters around it, while maintaining a constant temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius.

So there is no need to worry about suffocation, and the terrifying ultra-low temperature of minus 270 degrees in outer space.

"Yeah! It's unbelievable that the githyanki were able to hollow out the interior of an asteroid and make it habitable.

However, according to Erron's guess, Achaia may have sent a signal for help to the magic ship in the astral world before she died.

Perhaps within a few hours to a day or two, at least one astral demon ship will rush over to check the situation. "

Davidian reminded with some worry.

"Relax, do I have any plans to occupy this place openly.

On the contrary, I'm going to hand it over to Erron to deal with the aftermath.

If the Githyanki intend to rebuild this place, we will use Erron's internal influence to make those knights and instructors into cards bit by bit.

After the upper echelons are fully controlled, the newborn children can be educated.

Turn them into the spark that overthrows and destroys the militarized githyanki empire.

Not a servant who obeyed the Lich Queen. "

Zuo Si expressed his plan meaningfully.

Using githyanki against githyanki was the idea that came to him in a flash.

After all, acquired education is always greater than innate instinct.

As long as the ideology is instilled well, the distorted and sick society of the Githyanki can be dismantled bit by bit from the inside through the way of spreading ideas.

Of course, this may take a long time.

but it does not matter.

Anyway, Zuo Si is just holding the mentality of giving it a try, mainly wanting to control this star port in a more subtle way, and by the way, build a magic ship that can navigate freely in space and even in the astral world.

You must know that the so-called "magic ship" in this multiverse is completely different from the spaceship full of science fiction that many people on earth understand.

As the name suggests, the magic ship is mainly driven by magic power.

Therefore, it looks very likely to be a wooden sailing ship, and then it has been strengthened and reinforced by various magic.

It can even directly release a legendary magic, permanently transform it into another form, and use magic power or gravity as fuel to drive it.

In the continent of Faerun, this technology has been invented in the Netheril era and is widely used to explore outer space.

But later, with the destruction of Netheril civilization, the magic ship manufacturing technology was gradually lost, and only a small part was scattered in the hands of some high-level mages and even legendary mages.

At least in Candlekeep, Zuo Si didn't find any records about the construction of magic ships, so he wanted to get one from the Githyanki for research.

Hearing that his master wanted to make trouble again, Davidian couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, quickly took out two books, a silver giant sword, and a scepter from his arms, and handed them over, introducing in a low voice: "These Books, one is "Fitness Handbook", which can increase physical attributes after reading, and the other is "Meditation Volume", which can increase intellectual attributes after reading.

According to Erron, they were all spoils of war obtained by Achaia when she led the army to break through the mind flayer's stronghold on the seventeenth floor.

The cunning commander used two magical tomes to lure all warriors, knights, and red dragons in the starport to hunt more mind flayers, promising that the best performers would take them as a reward.

But in fact, she never thought about fulfilling the promise.

But now, both books are your spoils.

In addition, this scepter is [Erasure Scepter], which can instantly destroy all magic protection, enchantment and continuous effect spells.

It's a pity that it was consumed by the wall of force technique used by the red dragon, and now the overall structure has become very fragile.

Erron said that if you use the wish or miracle of the nine rings, you should be able to repair it a little bit.

Finally, there is this authentic silver sword specially assigned to the commander of the Red Dragon Knight. "

"Not bad! It seems that the good things that the female Githyanki commander was reluctant to use are now all cheap to me."

Zuo Si took these valuable magic items and stuffed them all into his pocket.

Good things that can increase basic attributes like "Fitness Manual" and "Jingsi Volume" need to find a time to calm down and read them before they can produce corresponding effects, instead of just clicking randomly in the game. OK.

As for the erasing scepter, he planned to take it back and give it to the lich in the organization who mastered the nine-ring magic to restore it.

This thing is an out-and-out killer weapon, and its power is equivalent to the Great Crack of the Nine Rings.

The only downside is that it can only be used once.

After it is used up, it must be reshaped with a wish or a miracle.

Otherwise, when the scepter touches a hard object, it will instantly turn into a pool of worthless fragments.

When Zuo Si was looking at the last trophy "Silver Sword" with great interest, Erron suddenly ran out of the asteroid with a device, and shouted out of breath: "Master...Master! There is... There is a response! Two astral magic ships are heading towards the starport. It won't be long before they pass through the barrier between the planes and appear around."

"Oh? So fast!" Zuo Si showed a hint of surprise.

"Of course! This is the largest outpost on the entire planet Toril. What's more, Achaia sent the most urgent distress signal just now." Erron hurriedly explained.

Zuo Si nodded thoughtfully: "In that case, I'll leave this place to you. Have you thought about how to describe what happened in the star port to the githyanki who came to rescue them?"

"It's very simple! Just push it all to the mind flayer. Anyway, the corpses have been cleaned up, and there is no evidence of death." Erron calmly gave his solution.

For the githyanki, it is simply a universal excuse and a scapegoat to push all disasters and responsibilities to the mind flayers.

No githyanki would suspect the sinister intentions of a sworn enemy.

"Very good! Remember to report the situation to me in time after everything has stabilized, and find a way to build a stable portal to Waterdeep City by the way."

After all, Zuo Si took David and returned to the sixteenth floor of the Lost City through the portal.

As a result, he had just walked back along the original road not long before he met three temporary teammates who had recovered.

The dwarf immediately laughed and waved his hands vigorously, shouting: "Hey! You didn't encounter any monsters and dangers, did you?"

"No. Everything went very well. I have found the magic net node, and it's time to go back the same way. Because the further down is the territory of the mind flayer, I don't think you will want to deal with those octopus heads That's right." Zuo Si replied pretending to be relaxed.

"Mind flayer? Damn it! This is one of the monsters I hate the most." The dwarf cursed in a low voice.

Because in the absence of magical equipment to defend against mind control, any adventurer who faces groups of mind flayers will be controlled by the opponent in an instant, and then become a slave who obeys orders.

What's more, not long ago, he was controlled by the aboleth once, and he never wanted to feel that terrible feeling again.

"Let's go back then. But how can we safely climb up the underground cliff created by the earthquake just now?" The poet looked puzzled.

"It's very simple! I will bless everyone with the second-level magic [Spider Walk] later. With my current casting level, this spell should last for about two hours. During this period, everyone can act like a spider." Crawling quickly on the cliff as well. If it goes well, it should be almost able to climb up."

Zuo Si quickly came up with a solution.

If it wasn't for taking the three people back safely, he would have opened the portal and returned directly to the Mage Tower when he was in Starport just now.

"[Spider Walk]? Good idea!"

The poet's eyes light up instantly.

Because this is indeed the most ideal way to solve the current predicament.

It's a pity that, as a bard, he will never learn this magic that is very practical in the adventure journey.

After finalizing the plan, the team quickly returned to the place where they fell.

Relying on the [Magic Wand], Zuo Si cast four [Spider Walking Techniques] in one go, blessing all others except himself.

Because he himself has the ability of the voter - [walking in the air], he can directly step on the air to go up, there is no need to be so troublesome.

Soon, the entire adventure team began to quickly climb up and down the underground cliff that may be more than ten kilometers high.

In the end, it took more than an hour, and finally successfully returned to the eleventh floor.

Although as a high-level adventurer, his strength, agility, and physique were far superior to ordinary people, but he was still exhausted by the dwarves, poets, and halfling thieves, and they all slumped on the ground and gasped heavily.

After all, when [Spider Walk] was in effect, they were equivalent to running fast all the time, for fear that half of the spell would fail.

In order to recover their physical strength and restore their spell slots to deal with possible crises, the team chose to rest in one of the rooms for ten hours after returning to the tenth floor before continuing towards the surface.

Zuo Si, who has a superhuman memory along the way, found that the previous earthquake inevitably changed the structure of many layers, some roads that were originally connected have now been blocked, and those dead ends have been opened up.

Fortunately, he drew a simple map in advance, so he found the right direction after a little detour.

Since the monsters were almost cleaned up before, they didn't encounter any powerful enemies along the way. At best, they were just some creatures from the underdark that came up from the lower floors.

It took several days to stop and go all the way, and everyone finally returned to the bottom of the cellar well of the Yawning Gate Tavern.

"Phew - finally came back alive. No one was dead! No injuries! No missing arms or legs! And we brought back valuable booty!"

Dwarf Ruger stroked the dirty beard on his chin, and his whole body became relaxed.

"That's right! We've reached the sixteenth floor this time. I'm afraid there won't be another active adventure team in Waterdeep City that can reach this record."

The halfling Cora waved her small fist excitedly.

"I'm exhausted! I just want to eat something, have a drink, and then take a shower and go to bed." The poet complained with a sigh.

As the member with the weakest physique in the entire team, such a high-intensity, long-term journey is definitely a big challenge for him.

Due to being too exhausted, the last part of the journey encountered a sudden battle, and he couldn't even maintain his focus on casting spells, completely becoming a waste.

Fortunately, the monsters on the first few floors were not strong, and Ruger and Davidian could kill them all like cutting melons and vegetables.

Without any hesitation!

Zuo Si went straight to the bottom of the well, and pulled the hanging rope hard.

Soon, the people above began to try to pull up the people at the bottom of the shaft by dragging the rope.

However, Zuo Si obviously didn't need this service, and directly gave up the position to the poet, while he walked on the air all the way up.

After a while, he and the latter appeared in the lobby of the tavern.

"Oh—my god! It's...it's Kers! Ruger's team has returned safely!" An adventurer stood up abruptly and exclaimed loudly.

The other person next to him was stunned and muttered to himself: "This...how is this possible! There was a violent earthquake in the Lost Land Leyline City, and they disappeared for so many days, it should be impossible for them to survive."

"Hahahaha! I won! I won! Take out the money from the last bet!"

Another guy who was obviously a "music person" rushed to the bar and slapped the table vigorously, laughing wildly at the boss.

Dunan shook his head with a smile, and quickly took out a box for gambling funds from the cabinet behind him, and then pushed the messy forty silver coins, copper coins and gold coins in front of the other party.

He was not at all surprised that this adventure team could return safely.

Because the innkeeper knew that Zuo Si was the chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, and she was also a terrifying arcane spellcaster.

So as long as you don't fight directly with the "crazy mage" Helast Heipao himself, you can get out of danger even if you encounter danger.

About three to five minutes later, the four people from the bottom of the shaft were dragged up one by one.

Immediately afterwards, all the guests in the entire tavern surrounded them like stars holding the moon, and began to inquire about the specific details and stories of this adventure.

For most adventurers, bragging about their experience to others in a tavern, and then receiving applause and admiring eyes, is originally a very happy thing.

So whether it's a dwarf, a poet, or a halfling thief, they all enjoy free food and drink (other guests pay for it), while telling half-truths, half-fakes, and half-exaggerations about their adventures.

When it comes to excitement, he will even take out the loot in the dimension bag and show it to the people around him.

Since there are very few high-level adventurers who have the ability to enter the tenth floor of the Lost Earth Leyline City, no one present can tell whether it is true or false.

But it is undeniable that most audiences are quite satisfied with these wonderful and exciting stories.

There are also some adventure teams who plan to enter the deep layer, so they quickly record the points that need attention, so that they can be prepared when they encounter them.

But Zuo Si obviously didn't like this kind of noisy scene.

After cleaning up his personal hygiene briefly, he sat alone on the bar counter, ate every bite of the special dishes recommended by the hotel owner, with a calm smile on his face all the time, he didn't look like someone who just came back from the Lost Land Leyline City. adventurer.

"Have you really entered the sixteenth floor of the crystalline labyrinth?" Dunan asked in an uncertain tone.

"Of course! I brought back a lot of souvenirs."

With that said, Zuo Si pulled out the "silver sword" and gently placed it on the table.

The innkeeper's face changed drastically when he saw it, and he trembled uncontrollably, and then cursed in a low voice in panic: "Damn! You are a lunatic! Put this thing away! I don't want those lucky Syankis came after my store."

Every true "silver sword" is known to be invaluable to the githyanki.

If it is lost, they will immediately send a small team to recover it, and kill all the creatures that have come into contact with the "Silver Sword" by the way.

But Zuo Si waved her hand indifferently and comforted her: "Relax. I've blessed the [Occlusion Item] on it, and now any divination magic can't track its location. What's more, it's just a few githyanki It's just people. I want to see how many casualties they suffer before they choose to give up."

Hearing that the magic that blocked detection was added, Dunan was obviously relieved, and said with a wry smile: "Okay. I now believe that you have entered the sixteenth floor. Because only there are a large number of githyanki Haunted. By the way, do you know anything about the earthquake that suddenly appeared in the Leyline Lost City?"

"I don't know. I only know that the earthquake happened suddenly and lasted for a short time, accompanied by violent fluctuations in magical energy. If there is no accident, it should be the work of a mad mage." Zuo Si gave his own judgment straightforwardly.

"Is there any obvious change in the overall structure?" Dunant continued to ask.

Zuo Si took a sip of the juice in the glass to moisten his throat, and replied casually: "Yes, but it's not too big.

The only drastic change is that a vertical passage leading to the sixteenth floor appeared on the eleventh floor.

If you are confident enough, you can jump directly, and then use [Feather Fall] to land safely.

What, are you worried that the monsters in the dungeon will riot and flood into Waterdeep City? "

"That's right. In fact, after the earthquake, the lords immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. My task is to collect as much information and intelligence as possible from the returned adventurers. But now it seems that the problem should not be serious .” Dunan gently rubbed the center of his brows.

One must know that he was so worried these days that he didn't even sleep well.

I am afraid that when I open my eyes, I will see a dark elf assassin standing in front of my bed, or a terrifying monster such as a mind flayer or a beholder.

After all, every time the monsters in Leyline Lost City get out of control, the first unlucky one is always the Yawning Gate Hotel.

no way!

Who told this store to be built at the exit leading to the Lost Land Leyline City?

"If there is nothing else, I'll go back to rest first. Tell Luge for me later, and let him handle the matter of the spoils first. After selling everything, send the proceeds to me in Waterdeep City The place where I live is fine. By the way, do you know where I live?" Zuo Si tentatively asked with a half-smile.

Dunan nodded calmly: "I know. In fact, a big man like you who needs special attention has received special attention from the lords from the moment he arrived in Waterdeep City."

"Special attention? I think it should be special vigilance. Well, the joke is over, I wish you a good dream tonight."

After saying this, Zuo Si took out a gold coin and put it on the table, got up and led the Dragonborn Knight and walked out of the hotel gate.

It was just evening, and the golden glow covered the whole city.

Although the ambient temperature has become very low, many scantily clad women can still be seen on the street soliciting customers.

Because for them, this is the last chance to make money before officially entering the winter.

After the first snow falls, the area around Waterdeep City will go below zero.

By that time, no one would spend long periods of time outdoors unless he wanted to be frozen to death in the street.

When Zuo Si returned to the house she bought not long ago, she immediately saw Isadora standing at the door, whose face, hands and feet were red from the cold.

Without even a second of hesitation, the girl rushed forward like crazy and just hugged him.

"What's the matter? Why don't you stay in the house?"

As Zuo Si asked, he used the zero-ring magical technique [Treat Minor Injuries] to treat the frostbite on the girl's hands and face.

"I miss you……"

Isadora's voice was as weak and whispery as a mosquito's.

Upon seeing this, Huntington, the shooter at the side, immediately explained helplessly: "Master, she has been like this for the third day since you left. Apart from sleeping all day long, the first thing she does after waking up is to stand Waiting at the door until dark. The food is not good, and the training of psychic abilities and magic learning have almost completely stagnated. I have persuaded it several times, but it is of no use."

Seeing the girl's pitiful look, Zuo Si felt a bit of a headache, stared into the other's eyes and warned very seriously: "Don't do this again next time, do you understand?"

"Ok!"

Isadora hurriedly nodded vigorously, and at the same time hugged her hands even tighter, and never let go until she finished eating, played and went to bed.

For her unusually strong attachment and insecurity, Zuo Si obviously has no good solution, and can only hope that time can slowly heal it.

Coaxing the "problem girl" to sleep, Zuo Si quickly took out the "Meditation Volume" and "Fitness Manual", intending to finish reading these two magic books that can increase basic attributes first.

After all, the basic attribute is the most practical thing, and it will be directly reflected in all aspects of physical fitness.

Take the soaring physique after becoming a voter as an example. Now that he has entered the state of focusing on spellcasting, he will basically not be affected by any external factors.

And with the blessing of divine power, even if you don't rest for several days and nights, your body will not feel tired.

I even cut a small cut on my arm with a knife, and it would heal itself in about a minute.

What's more, physique represents the vitality of a living being.

The higher it means, the more damage you can take in battle, and the harder it is to be killed by the enemy.

As for the "Book of Meditation" that can increase the intelligence attribute, it is one of the treasures that arcane spellcasters dream of.

You must know that the higher the intelligence, the more corresponding spell slots.

At the same time, during the spell confrontation, the released arcane magic is more difficult to be dodged, resisted and saved by the enemy.

Zuo Si originally had a plan, intending to use various methods, including wishing, to try to pile up his intelligence attributes to more than 50 points.

in the next few days.

He's basically either reading two spellbooks that increase attributes, or trying to make magic items out of flail snail shells.

Apart from taking the time to meet with the three temporary teammates who entered the Lost Earth Leyline City, and discussing the price of selling the loot, they have basically never been anywhere.

After reading and playing the two books at the same time, Zuo Si was surprised to find that his intelligence attribute increased by two full points, from the original [18+5 (23)] to [20+5 (25)].

Obviously, that was not an ordinary "Jingsi Volume", but a +2 "Jingsi Volume".

In comparison, the "Fitness Manual" was slightly inferior, but it only increased a little bit of physical fitness, reaching twenty-three points.

"Well... an extra third-ring spell slot has been added. It feels pretty good!"

Zuo Si felt the brain strengthened by magic, as well as the sharper thinking, with a satisfied expression on his face.

As for the two attribute books, they disappeared out of thin air the moment they took effect.

Going straight to the simple workbench, he carefully took off a [Magic Resistance Belt] that had been rewoven and strengthened.

Through careful observation, it can be found that this originally inconspicuous black belt now has countless silk threads emitting colorful light.

And these silk threads, without exception, are all ground into powder from the highest part of the flail snail shell's magic resistance, combined with the silk thread of the phase spider, and finally woven together.

Now, this belt can not only provide the wearer with a certain amount of magic resistance, but also has a 20% chance of deflecting a directional spell, and a 10% chance of directly reflecting the spell back to the caster.

Although with Zuo Si's casting level, it is not yet possible to make a high-level magic item like [Mirror Head Canopy] that is completely immune to energy damage, but it is definitely no problem to make a second-class one.

In fact, what he strengthened with the flail snail shell was not only the belt, but also the [Phase Cloak] made in Calimport, and the [Speed ​​Boots] stripped from his teacher's corpse.

Adding up the three pieces of equipment together, the chance of spell deflection has reached 35%, and the chance of rebound has reached about 20%.

This also means that all directional spells have a one-fifth chance of being bounced back.

And other spells also have a 1/3 probability that they will be affected by the deflection effect and cannot work.

In fact, at the beginning, Zuo Si originally wanted to make a pair of gloves out of the shell of a flail snail.

Because as the power of the blue dragon was being captured bit by bit, [Dragon Transformation Gloves] gradually fused with the skin on the hand.

Strictly speaking, it should be regarded as a part of the body, rather than a pure piece of magical equipment.

However, during the production process, Zuo Si had a whim and planned to add some more interesting magic effects to the gloves.

But in the middle of it, I found that it was almost impossible to do it independently with my current spellcasting level.

In desperation, the semi-finished gloves could only be put aside first, and some small enhancements were made to the existing magic equipment.

Even the [Damage Absorption Amulet] hanging around his neck has added +4 protection.

This kind of strengthening is equivalent to covering a layer of energy force field on the body.

When the weapon is slashed, it will be deflected by the force field, and eventually it will not be able to harm the wearer.

Since mages and warlocks cannot wear armor, they will basically wear such a magic item with them to ensure that even if they do not have protective spells on them, they will not be directly stabbed to death by a dagger from behind.

After fully upgrading the magic equipment, Zuo Si began to consider whether he should study the arcane imprint left on the green-footed dragon snake by Helast Heipao, or summon the aboleth to dissect it first Again, or start reading the Netheril scrolls given to him by the goddess of magic.

Obviously, from the perspective of quickly improving the spellcasting level and mastering more knowledge, one must read the Netheril scroll first.

But Zuo Si doesn't seem to be exposed to these too esoteric things too early.

Because from the book given to him by Oghma, the god of knowledge, the scrolls of Netheril do not contain any specific spells, but are close to a macroscopic theoretical elaboration.

To put it in an easy-to-understand way, spells are equivalent to issuing soldiers with guns and bullets.

Then the modern magic system of Faerun Continent is teaching mages the techniques of making and using these things.

But Netheril scrolls are different.

It is closer to the status of mathematics in modern science, that is, the foundation of everything, but at the same time it is very abstract, jerky, complicated, and difficult to understand.

Reading Netherese scrolls may not be a good idea for mages who don't have the knowledge and brains to simply want a larger caliber gun and bullets.

Because it's like advanced mathematics can drive countless students crazy!

Netheril scrolls can also drive countless mages crazy!

Looking at the ten gold leaf pages lying in the box, and the ever-changing magic symbols on the surface, Zuo Si couldn't help but sighed with a wry smile: "Unexpectedly, this kind of supreme treasure in the eyes of other arcane spellcasters is so precious to me. It turned out to be a hot potato in my hand."

"Are you bothered by this?"

Accompanied by a strange voice echoing in the ear, a young and beautiful female figure suddenly appeared in the room out of thin air.

She has long black hair like a waterfall, and she is wearing a dark silk robe, with a mesh girdle inlaid with countless gemstones around her waist.

"You are... the Goddess of Magic?!"

Since Zuo Si had already had the experience of facing the incarnation of the god several times, after observing for a while, he immediately confirmed the identity of the other party.

Because the moment the eye of knowledge swept across the mesh belt, it immediately saw the surging arcane energy.

You don't need to ask, what it represents is the magic net that covers the entire world.

Midnight smiled and nodded: "Yes. You are indeed as described by the God of Knowledge. Not only are you very smart, but you are also very sensitive to divine power."

"Not long after I came to Faerun, I was forcibly endowed with divine power and the status of a voter by Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease. Whoever it is, will inevitably be vigilant when encountering such things." Zuo Si replaced Justified himself.

Regarding the sudden visit of the Goddess of Magic, he did not show any panic. Instead, he looked at this woman who became a god from a mortal at almost the same time as Cyric with great interest.

If he remembers correctly, about seven or eight years later, as Cyric starts to go crazy, the sons of Baal emerge from all over the world to cause turmoil, chaos and war, Kelemvor, the warrior who once loved midnight, will Return from the dead to become a new generation of Reaper.

At that time, the situation in the entire Faerun continent will revolve around the entangled grievances and grievances of these three gods.

I'm afraid they, who were still mortals back then, would never have dreamed that three of the four members of the adventure team became gods after the turbulent years, and without exception, they were all powerful divine powers standing at the apex of the gods.

Only the pastor of Shuna, the god of love and beauty, saw through everything and chose to enter the kingdom of her own goddess after death. Indulge in life.

"But it is undeniable that your thoughts, consciousness, and behavior are very close to Tarona in many aspects. Although you are not as evil, chaotic, and willful as her. What's more, because of the existence of you, the chosen one, Talona has more choices." Midnight commented with a half-smile.

She has always noticed the changes in the Church of the Goddess of Poison and Disease's tendency in Amn, and she thinks it is a good thing.

Regardless of whether the final result is that Talonna transforms into a neutral camp, or directly splits into two gods, it can weaken the power of the evil camp in disguise.

Zuo Si shrugged innocently: "Maybe. But what does this have to do with me?

I've made it public from the beginning that I have no interest in the eternal struggle between the gods.

Because this kind of meaningless fight will never come to fruition.

No matter whether it is the good camp or the evil camp that crosses the red line, they will immediately be hit by the God of God mercilessly.

What's more, in my opinion, the thoughts, philosophies, teachings, and values ​​of the gods are too narrow, extreme, and paranoid, even the most recognized and friendly god of suffering, Irmat, is no exception.

And I grew up living in a world without gods. At least as far as I know, the Shendu enshrined in the temple has no ability to grant believers magic.

The attitude of the social environment towards God is not so much a belief as a naked transaction.

Mortals serve the gods, offer tribute to them, and perform all kinds of strange rituals, just in exchange for the gods to fulfill their wishes, nothing more.

So I accepted the idea of ​​materialism, and for a long time I firmly believed that God is false, non-existent, and created by mortals according to their own imagination and needs.

Due to my growing experience, I am doomed not to regard God as the only belief in my spiritual world, and I will not regard serving God as a duty and honor like other believers and your voters. "

When Midnight heard these words, he immediately showed a thoughtful expression, and quickly asked in a slightly joking tone: "This is why you can reach a deal with the God of Knowledge? He put himself in a relatively equal position, Give you the right to respect and choose?"

Zuo Si nodded seriously: "Yes! If Irmat, the god of suffering, feels kind, compassionate, compassionate and selfless, he is willing to bear suffering on behalf of anyone or even the whole world.

Then the God of Knowledge is like a wise and knowledgeable man who is never in a hurry to express his opinions and suggestions, but listens first to others.

No matter who he talks to, he will not regard himself as a high god, but will have some friendly discussions like old friends.

What I appreciate the most is the attitude of the God of Knowledge without any preconceived views and positions. "

"Hehe, this is what I admire most about His Majesty Oghma. It seems that we now have a mutual friend."

There was a touch of unbelievable playfulness in Midnight's tone.

Fortunately, Zuo Si was a "master of expression management" a long time ago, and he didn't show any gaffe, but politely said: "You took a huge risk to lower your avatar, maybe just to talk to me about these things right?"

"No, of course not. I'm actually here to help you with some troubles. You are very interested in the Netherese scrolls, but you are worried that the knowledge in them will cause irreversible changes to your brain, thinking, consciousness and cognition .Right?” Midnight stretched out her hand and gently stroked those scrolls and asked without looking back.

"Yes. I'm not sure if I'm ready to read these magic scrolls written by the Sarukh, the creator race of ancient times."

Zuo Si openly admitted his concerns.

Unlike many arrogant mages in Faerun, he is very aware of how vast and exaggerated the theoretical knowledge covered by the Netheril scrolls is.

It is as if in the modern scientific system of the earth, basic science is always more difficult, more important, and more complicated than applied science.

The Netheril scroll is equivalent to a summary of the basics of magic in the magic system of Faerun.

"It seems that you already know the mystery of the Netheril scrolls, and you are quite cautious about it.

This is very good!

Because the above two points are just the prerequisites for reading and learning the knowledge recorded in it.

Those who do not know enough to read the Netherese scrolls without permission will usually be so dazzled by the vast and incomprehensible knowledge that it will lead to completely wrong understandings.

If it is not cautious enough, it ignores the limit that its own intelligence can carry, and absorbs knowledge crazily.

Then when a certain critical point is reached, the brain of this greedy person will be irreversibly damaged, completely turning into an unconscious lunatic. "

Midnight expressed his appreciation for Zuo Si's attitude without hesitation.

Because no one, especially a mage, can maintain such rationality and restraint when facing Netheril scrolls.

The first reaction of most arcane spellcasters is to read it first.

"You mean... I am qualified to start reading these scrolls now?" Zuo Si asked cautiously.

Midnight smiled and nodded: "That's right. The ten scrolls you saw happened to be a chapter, explaining the basic understanding and overview of the original magic of Sarukh.

It can help you understand the origin of magic in this world from the root, and the rules that can be used in most wizarding worlds.

If you can read them all and thoroughly transform them into your own knowledge, then any spell will no longer have any secrets in front of you. "

"Are these ten scrolls the beginning of the Netheril scroll?"

Zuo Si's eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn't believe that the goddess of magic was so kind to her, and even screened the contents of the scroll specially.

"You are right to understand that.

Don't worry, I, like the God of Knowledge, just expect you to bring back all kinds of novel magical knowledge and technologies from other worlds, and there is no ulterior purpose.

Alright, now concentrate and let me teach you how to correctly understand what is written on the scroll.

Believe that with the help of the eye of knowledge, you should understand much faster than others. "

After all, Midnight pulled out the Netheril scroll on the top layer, and gently spread it out, allowing the silver magic symbols to be arranged in an extremely regular manner.

Of course, Zuo Si would not let go of this opportunity to be personally guided by the goddess of magic.

He didn't even bother to ask what the two gods were talking about, and quickly focused on the magic hair symbol that appeared on the scroll, while listening to the goddess' explanation.

After a while, I entered a state of selfless learning.

(end of this chapter)