One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 214 The Master of Amn

"Sir South... I have to admit that the way you appeared did give me a huge surprise. Because of all the banquets I have attended and held in my life, you are the first one to use a dragon as a means of transportation. "

Sir Crispian suppressed his inner fear of the huge monster in front of him, trying to appear calm and composed, and also tried to create a relaxed and humorous atmosphere with language.

Of course, if his legs and the arms hidden in the wide sleeves didn't shake so much, the effect should be better.

no way!

Even low-level professionals cannot be exempted from the dragon's power, let alone ordinary people who don't even have a professional level.

To be able to stand in front of an adult green dragon without turning around and running away immediately is already quite courageous.

In any case, Sir Crispian had seen the scene of the white dragon's raid and the centipede monster's charge in the Yunwu mountainous area, so he still had some courage.

Zuo Si smiled and patted the green dragon's head, signaling it to avoid the sight of humans in the woods, and then walked up to him and explained with a smile: "I have no choice but to come here from Askatla. Even riding a horse will take at least two days. And I haven't been here before, so I can't use teleportation magic, so I have to choose to ride a dragon and fly over."

"Hahahaha! Well, it seems that I didn't think carefully. I should send a carriage to the castle to pick you up in advance."

As the green dragon disappeared into the night, Sir Crispian finally recovered completely and took the responsibility for this little disturbance on his own initiative.

Obviously, he ignored the very different way of thinking between spellcasters and ordinary nobles.

The biggest difference between the two is that the latter usually cares about "decency" and "ostentation", while the former cares about efficiency.

You must know that during the short few minutes when the giant dragon landed, many horses in the nearby barn started to run away due to fright, and the servants in charge of taking care of the horses chased after them desperately.

After all, many of these horses were expensive stallions used by the guests who came to the banquet to pull carts, and the price of each horse would not be less than a thousand gold coins.

It is a trivial matter to lose money and lose face, but it is a major matter to make the owner lose face.

Standing at the door and exchanging a few simple greetings, Sir Crispian immediately pulled Zuo Si into the living room of the manor villa.

As soon as they entered the door, the guests who were still whispering stopped all their movements and all turned their eyes to the door.

To be precise, it is cast on Zuo Si, the chosen body of the goddess of poison and disease.

Although he has not been in Askatla for a long time, he has already done a lot of things that make these top dignitaries feel dumbfounded.

In particular, they used the attack on the envoys to suppress Baldur's Gate and forced them to make huge concessions. They successfully won the approval of many nobles and chambers of commerce.

The reason why the banquet was held today was not only to ask him how to suppress competitors without starting a war, but also to accept his idea of ​​formally entering the circle of the upper ruling class in Amn.

Out of the host's basic courtesy and responsibility, Sir Crispian first introduced the identity of Zuo Si to all the guests, and then directly blocked all the guys who tried to strike up a conversation, and quickly came to the room on the second floor. study.

Twenty or so middle-aged and elderly men and women who looked to be in their forties to sixties had been waiting here for a long time.

You don't need to ask to know that they are the real rulers of the country under their feet, and they are also the leaders of the major families.

In addition, there should be six members of the review hidden in it.

Sir Crispian took the trouble to introduce Zuo Si one by one.

This whole process alone lasted more than ten minutes.

But everyone present did not show any impatience, but waited patiently with a smile on their faces.

When everything was over, an old man who seemed to be in his early sixties spoke first: "Everyone, we are all the most powerful and famous families in Amn, and many of them can even be traced back to Calimshan. The end of the Shane Dynasty.

The reason why we gather here today, I believe you can understand without saying anything.

Not long ago, during the negotiations with Baldur's Gate, the chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, His Excellency South, used his superb wisdom and political skills to teach us all a lesson.

He got at the negotiating table what we couldn't get on the battlefield, which was to force Baldur's Gate to make big concessions on trade and tariffs.

There is no doubt that this time, whether it is a diplomatic operation or a blow in the economic field, our competitors have suffered a big loss.

In particular, uniting with chambers of commerce in other cities and regions to raise the prices of daily necessities, completely disintegrating the relationship between the lower-level people of Baldur's Gate and the merchant class, gave us a new way of thinking, and successfully intensified the contradiction between the city and the farmers in the surrounding areas .

Because of this, the stupid and greedy dukes of Baldur's Gate had to choose to back down.

Because the foundation of their rule has been shaken.

Through this example, we can sum up many useful experiences and then use them on other competitors.

After all, starting a war is the most stupid thing to do.

Not only is the investment cost too high, but even if you win, you may not be able to get what you want. "

"I totally agree." Another forty-year-old man with beards nodded slightly. "It is always more profitable for us to gain control of trade in a certain area than to actually occupy and manage it. This is a truth that has been proven long ago. Apart from those oligarchs in Asia, there is no country or city-state that can rival Amn."

"That's right! That's why we invited His Excellency Sous to visit us today. He comes from another world, and he has many insights and valuable knowledge that we don't understand." The female nobles in their fifties also echoed road.

"So, Your Excellency, could you please explain to us how you made such a precise judgment in such a complicated situation?" the leading old man asked politely with a smile on his face.

Zuo Si nodded lightly: "Of course. It's actually not as complicated as everyone here imagines.

There are several options for putting pressure on an independent political entity.

The first is the military pressure that everyone knows, that is, to use powerful violence to make the opponent feel the threat of destruction and death, and finally have to retreat because of fear.

Of course, as the jazz said, the cost of launching a war is too high, and the risk is also very high.

So big that few countries and city-states can afford a miserable defeat or two.

Leaving aside the loss of food, armor, weapons and various materials, the pension and the death and capture of so many young and middle-aged laborers will deal a huge blow to the prestige of the government, and even shake the foundation of the rule.

In addition, maintaining a large and well-trained army for a long time will also cause huge financial pressure.

So war is always the last resort option.

In contrast, the second point of diplomatic pressure is much easier.

When doing this kind of thing, you must first have a sufficient and unquestionable justification, and then put yourself on the side of justice, portray the other party as an evil villain, and criticize from the moral high ground.

The second is to create and coerce public opinion, let as many people as possible know about this matter, and then mobilize the empathy of the people, and let them condemn a certain country or city-state together.

Finally, and most importantly, do everything possible to win over other forces around you, especially those churches and organizations in the benevolent camp, and use various means to force them to express their stance.

When the above three elements are in place, the country or city-state will inevitably fall into diplomatic isolation and absolute moral disadvantage.

At this time, the second step can be launched immediately, that is, economic sanctions, and at the same time divide and disintegrate the various social classes of the enemy, and provoke and intensify internal conflicts.

Not only will they not be able to unite to overcome difficulties, but they will also accuse and hostile to each other.

As we all know, in the eyes of most low-level civilians, bad guys have no human rights and are not worthy of sympathy.

After successfully shaping an evil country and city-state, we can unite businessmen from other surrounding areas to attack it in various ways.

For example, suddenly restricting the inflow of some daily necessities such as grain, salt, cloth, and steel, and then taking this opportunity to greatly increase prices, resulting in an increase in people's living costs, which in turn leads to social turmoil and the accumulation of dissatisfaction.

When this kind of turmoil and dissatisfaction accumulates to a certain extent, the contradiction will be like a volcano about to erupt, containing unimaginable destructive power.

At that time, it only needs a little operation and agitation by the local Shadow Thieves Guild, and a terrifying riot will immediately occur.

It could turn into a brutal civil war that violently overthrows the current government.

In addition, when doing this step, you can also consider using the promise of benefits to win over and support a group of local businessmen as internal support, constantly inciting confrontation between the poor and the rich, commoners and nobles, and creating strong hostility between each other.

In short, remember that the strongest fortresses are always breached from within.

As long as you pay more attention to the hidden dangers within your competitors, and then find ways to intensify these contradictions and cause turmoil and chaos, then you can easily defeat them completely.

This is true of Baldur's Gate, and so is Sambia, which practiced serfdom.

Even the seemingly enlightened Waterdeep City actually contains a huge crisis inside..."

Accompanied by an unhurried voice, Zuo Si explained some of the simplest and most basic "fool-like" operation methods to these senior Amn executives through logical and well-organized language.

After all, the other party paid expensive "tuition fees", so he also taught a lot of "little tricks" very generously.

In fact, in Faerun Continent, due to the camp conflict between good and evil, order and chaos, the class consciousness here is weak, or even non-existent.

But now, when Zuo Si clearly proposed this concept and gave a series of actionable suggestions, all the rich and powerful in Amn present showed serious or thoughtful expressions.

Because they realize that this set is a "double-edged sword", which can be used against the enemy as well as against themselves.

After being silent for a long time, the old man who spoke first finally let out a long breath, and praised in a slightly emotional tone: "It's really amazing wisdom. It seems that as long as you master these, Amn It's going to be a period of strong expansion soon. But what I want to know now is, what do you think of the internal situation in this country?"

"Which way?" Zuo Si asked back with a half-smile.

"Of course it's an internal conflict. Or to put it another way, what can we do to ease the relationship between the merchants, the noble class and the common people at the bottom, so as to ensure that a similar situation will not happen in Askatla?"

The old man directly asked the question that bothered him.

As the top dignitary of this business empire, he has extraordinary vision and understanding ability, and he is well aware of the crisis hidden under the appearance of Amn's prosperity.

For example, the huge slums in the city, and those punks who can't find a decent job and wander around all day.

In addition to the city, there are also many traditional aristocrats who used various means to seize the land of the owner farmers, or converted the farmland into pastures to raise horses, cattle and sheep that could earn more money, and fired all the tenant farmers and left them to fend for themselves.

If one day someone uses similar means to deal with Amn, the speed of the latter's collapse and self-destruction will never be much slower than Baldur's Gate.

Zuo Si replied meaningfully: "To ensure the smooth operation of a country and regime, nothing more than satisfying two basic prerequisites.

That is, people's needs for safety and basic material needs for life and survival.

Simply put, it is to maintain a good law and order environment while allowing as many people as possible to have a job that can support themselves.

If it is not satisfied, then find a way to transfer the crisis externally.

Regarding this point, you should have considered it long ago, haven't you?

For example, the law of pioneering and the law of the sea. "

"Oh? What do you think of these two codes?"

The old man suddenly became interested, and there was a deep light in his eyes.

"By encouraging exploration and opening up overseas colonies, sending farmers who lost their land and citizens who can't find jobs to other places, this is one of the ways Amn uses to transfer its own crisis at this stage. In addition to this, There is another financial means."

Speaking of this, Zuo Si took out a "Dante" gold coin from his pocket and gently placed it on the table.

"I have done a test, such a gold coin minted by Amn has only about 40% of the precious metal content, and the rest are cheap metals such as lead, tin, and iron.

Not only gold coins, but also other silver coins, silver gold coins and Baijin coins.

And it explains why Amn has always been only interested in controlling trade routes, rather than encroaching on more land.

Because actually occupying a piece of land means taking on the responsibility of protecting the residents on this piece of land.

But you don't want to take on that responsibility, and the cost of fulfilling that obligation.

Just the opposite!

You have adopted a smarter and more cunning way of colonization, which is economic colonization.

By occupying trade routes and monopolizing the commerce of an area, the local residents gradually accepted and recognized the value of the Amn currency.

As a result, the region will need a lot of money to support its daily transactions and various economic activities.

Whether it is a businessman or a commoner, they will try their best to hoard.

And this kind of hoarding is equivalent to indirectly increasing the credit and demand of currency, and bringing unimaginable wealth to minters.

I call this method of obtaining wealth through coinage [Seigniorage]. "

The voice has not yet fallen!

Everyone present stood up and applauded.

The old man at the head exclaimed loudly: "It's unbelievable wisdom and insight! I didn't expect you to even notice this. I thought this secret could be hidden for a long time."

But Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: "No, you are wrong. I believe that many people in Faerun Continent have noticed the problem of the ratio of the precious metal content of Amn gold coins.

It's just that the value of currency does not depend on itself, but on two other things, called credit and anchors.

The latter determines what the currency can buy.

The former determines how many people are willing to use it.

The two are in a complementary relationship.

At present, merchants in Amn are located in every corner of Faerun, and they provide almost all types of goods.

It was therefore natural that the coins minted in Amn would be accepted by almost everyone.

But if one day Amn's finances and trade have problems and it is unable to provide so many commodities, then these currencies will naturally depreciate inevitably.

If you want to avoid a similar crisis, the only way is to maintain and expand your own advantages in trade. "

"That's right! This is exactly the policy that Amn has always pursued. It seems that you have a unique and profound understanding of politics, diplomacy, economy, and trade. I would like to ask, are you interested in accepting a special advisor to the Council of Six? Your title?" The old man narrowed his eyes and tentatively asked.

"What are the benefits?" Zuo Si asked calmly.

"The advantage is that from the moment you accept this title, you are the top ruler of this country just like us, and you can enjoy all kinds of hidden privileges that are not known to the public, even if there is a vacancy in the six-member council Participate in the election under the circumstances." The old man showed his hole card with a smile.

Zuo Si rubbed her chin and thought for a moment, and finally nodded slightly: "Yes, I accept. But there is an additional condition."

"Oh? What are the additional conditions?" A curious expression appeared on the old man's face.

"Bernard and I plan to sponsor an expedition recently. If there is no accident, they should find a strange continent on the opposite side of the Traceless Sea. I hope that when the news comes back, everyone here can guarantee that we deserve No loss of that benefit.”

Zuo Si made a straightforward request.

Because he knew that it was impossible to hide such heavy news, so he simply used today's opportunity to have a showdown with the other party.

"What? A continent! On the opposite side of the Traceless Sea?"

"Really?"

"Bless the Goddess of Wealth! How much trade and wealth can a completely strange continent bring?"

"My God! Doesn't that mean..."

All of a sudden, the dignitaries who were originally very calm showed reactions of shock, greed, or excitement.

You must know that the Snowfall Port in the Shadowmoon Islands and the Nanzalu Port in the Chult Forest in the south have brought Amn unimaginable and amazing profits.

It even directly let the two originally unknown families take off in place, gradually stepping into the ranks of the top famous families.

"Quiet! Pay attention to your manners!"

Seeing that the scene was somewhat chaotic, the old man in charge finally couldn't help but patted the table hard.

Under his strong pressure, the study quickly restored order.

But this order is only superficial.

Secretly, everyone started to make their own calculations.

After all, the interests of a continent are so great that no one will easily back down.

The old man obviously felt this, frowned and asked in an uncertain tone: "How do you know that there is a continent opposite the Traceless Sea? Where did the news come from?"

Zuo Si responded with a shrug, "Sorry, I have nothing to comment on that.

But by October or November next year at the latest, this expedition team should come back with news and a new route.

At that time, you will naturally be able to distinguish between true and false.

And I don't want too much, just guarantee 50% of the share.

As for the other parts, it is up to you to discuss how to allocate them.

Of course, in exchange for the development of personnel, materials and funds in the New World, the Amn government must give maximum support. "

The old man pondered for a long time, discussed with other people around him in a low voice, and finally nodded.

"No problem! On behalf of everyone present, I agree in principle to the conditions you offered. However, the specific details have to be discussed after the news comes back. Finally, you are welcome to join and become one of us."

"Thank you. I am also honored to be able to join the big family of Amn."

After saying this, Zuo Si raised his glass to signal to everyone present, and then faked drinking.

Others also raised their glasses to respond, raised their heads and drank it down.

So far, the core part of today's banquet has been completed.

And the host of the banquet, Sir Crispian, stood by the door and watched the whole process, not even qualified to speak.

Because the family behind the twenty or so people in the study could easily press any one on the ground and rub it repeatedly.

However, compared to those guys outside who spent money to buy tickets but didn't even have the qualifications to observe, Sir Crispian was actually quite lucky.

At least he knows a lot of secrets that only high-level people know.

For example, how to use economics, diplomacy and public opinion to bring down a city-state or even a country;

Another example is the coins minted in Amn, the precious metal content is only 40%, and the six-member council uses these coins to raise money crazily;

Finally, there is news from another continent to the west besides Wuhen.

After the "big shots" in the study left in batches and returned to the living room on the first floor to participate in the banquet, the ambitious nobleman finally came to his senses and said in a very complicated and envious tone: "Congratulations, Your Excellency South. You are already one of the masters of this country."

"It's just a consultant, no big deal. And I don't have much time to waste on endless trivial matters. My real identity is a spellcaster, not some politician or family leader."

Zuo Si nonchalantly threw the glass of wine in his hand into the corner.

Ever since he saw the brewing process of Faerun Continent in Dagger Beach, he made up his mind never to touch any alcoholic beverages.

"It's because of this that it makes people feel even more envious. After all, you have casually reached a height that others may not be able to reach in a lifetime. You must know that from the founding of Amn to the present, the families and individuals who have been accepted into the true ruling inner circle, There are no more than forty in total."

While saying these words, Sir Crispian took a sip of spirits, stood near the guardrail on the second floor, and looked down at the guests who were talking and dancing in the hall below, as if there was a fire in his heart Burns violently.

Because he understands that his being allowed to listen in today is actually an opportunity, an opportunity to enter the top elite.

If you work hard enough and achieve great success in the next series of external actions.

Then in ten or twenty years, he and his family may be able to cross that invisible barrier.

Just when Zuo Si was about to say something, a middle-aged man in a gorgeous dress came up from downstairs and bowed to the two with very exaggerated movements.

"Good evening, Sir Crispian. And you, the chosen one of Talona, ​​the great goddess of poison and disease, Sir South."

"Who is this……"

A trace of doubt flashed in Zuo Si's eyes.

He searched the memory area of ​​his brain, and he was 100% sure that he had never seen the other party before.

"He is the Duke of Farthington Law Noel. I mentioned it to you before."

Sir Crispian quickly put away all the emotions on his face, and made a brief introduction as a banquet host.

Farthington Rowe Noel?

Isiah Rowe Noel's father?

Zuo Si's eyes flashed an imperceptible joke, and he immediately said with a smile: "So it's Duke Luo Noel, it's an honor to meet you."

"No! It should be said that I am honored."

Farthington hastily put one hand on his chest modestly and bowed again.

Don't look at his usual high-spirited appearance to the common people, but in front of the real dignitaries of this country, he will put on another face, trying to please them at all costs.

The so-called "bullying the inferiors and fascinating the superiors" is nothing more than that.

According to Zuo Si's investigation, the guy in front of him managed to establish a cooperative relationship with some judges and guard captains through bribery.

Not only is there a large smuggling business in Askatra, but it is also closely related to the slave catchers who provide gladiator slaves to the Copper Crown Inn, secretly selling all kinds of humans, halflings and elves to Calimshan.

Many of them are children who were kidnapped when they were still underage.

When he was secretly thinking about how to deal with this guy, Farthington immediately leaned forward, lowered his voice and said in a mysterious whisper: "Sir Sous, I specially prepared a gift for you when I came, and I will put it on." In the carriage outside."

"Gift? Are you..."

Sir Crispian seemed to have guessed something, and his face suddenly became a little ugly.

Because this is in his manor!

If some scandal were to break out, the whole family would be ashamed.

"Don't worry. I was very careful and I wasn't seen by anyone."

After all, Farthington took the lead and led the way.

After a while, the three of them came to the open space behind the manor villa.

In an inconspicuous corner, a black fully enclosed carriage parked impressively, and even the windows were covered from the outside.

Two heavily armed guards stood by, watching their surroundings vigilantly.

Farthington didn't make any sound, just waved his hand to drive the guards away, and opened the locked car door with his own hands.

moment!

An elf girl with ropes tied to her hands and feet and a cloth stuffed in her mouth appeared within sight.

Her skin is dark brown, she has long black and beautiful hair, she is about 1.6 meters tall, she looks quite thin, and her weight will not exceed 60 kilograms. She wears very little clothing on her whole body, only one on her upper body Simple homemade leather armor, and the lower body is a leather skirt that can only cover the thighs.

As for age, there is no way to tell by appearance.

no doubt!

This is a typical wild elf.

Unlike their noble, elegant cousins, who possess a great deal of knowledge, technology and magical power, they are like barbarians among the elves, living in the isolated wilderness and forest.

Some gold elves and moon elves even think that these same kind who have abandoned their traditions and become barbarians can no longer be called elves.

In fact, the appearance and history of the wild elves can be traced back to the Three Crown Wars ten thousand years ago, which is the civil war of the elves themselves.

Successively several elf kingdoms, countless cities and villages were destroyed in this catastrophe.

Among them, some homeless refugees disappeared in the inaccessible mountains and forests, and gradually became the earliest wild elves.

Due to their small number and isolation from the world, they gradually abandoned those red tapes, actively chose to embrace nature and wildness, and finally evolved into what they are today.

However, there are not many wild elves living in Amn, only a handful of small tribes.

"How, are you satisfied with this gift? You must know that in order to catch her, I lost several smart and powerful hunters." Farthington asked triumphantly.

As for this female elf, she was obviously given some kind of drowsiness and anesthesia drugs, and she is currently in a deep coma, without any reaction to anything outside.

"Satisfied! Of course satisfied!"

Zuo Si showed a very dangerous smile.

Because just now, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of how to make this "scumbag" in front of him get the retribution he deserved.

Farthington hadn't realized that the target he was trying to curry favored had killed him, and he began to talk about the process of finding and hunting wild elf tribes, and how much these pointy-eared guys could sell for in Calimshan.

Moreover, he deliberately emphasized that the wild elf girl in front of her was a low-level druid, and her value was much higher than other slaves.

Zuo Si listened to the boastful Duke of Luo Noel with a smile on his face the whole time, and occasionally echoed it aloud. In fact, he had already sentenced the other party to death in his heart.

Under his guise and deception, Farthington thought he had succeeded in making a powerful friend.

The two returned to the banquet scene talking and laughing like this, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Only Sir Crispian, the master, noticed that something was wrong.

Because in his impression, Zuo Si never seemed to be so close to anyone he met for the first time.

What's more, Farthington Law Noel and the family behind him are not important roles.

However, Sir Crispian, who is quite a man of the city, did not show any abnormality. On the contrary, he was very interested to see what Zuo Si planned to do to the Luo Noel family.

...

While the banquet in the manor continued, a fierce battle was going on in the sewers of the temple area in the city of Askatra.

One of the warring parties is Irenicus, who is looking for the temple of the ancient sun god Amaunata, and the other is the group of beholders entrenched nearby.

In just one meeting, all the goblins, gray dwarves and vampire servants brought by Irenicus were wiped out.

Because these guys can't stand the terrifying rays of the beholder at all.

Especially the vampires who don't eat and control, without exception, are turned into a pile of worthless dust by the green dissociation ray.

Even Irenicus himself and his sister Buddy were hit several times, leaving hideous and terrifying scars on the surface of the skin.

Especially the huge Elder's Eye hiding behind, not only can release all kinds of rays and anti-magic force fields, but it is also a magician with a casting level as high as LV17.

In addition, there are more than a dozen beholders and a large number of smaller Gauss beholders around, and they will be besieged by countless rays as soon as they show their heads.

In addition, the slaves controlled by the charm are also a big trouble.

"Damn! Where did these beholders come from?"

Badi held his chest that was torn apart by energy and couldn't help gnashing his teeth and cursing in a low voice.

No need to ask, she just got a dissociation ray.

Fortunately, its own vitality is strong enough, otherwise it should be turned into a puddle of powder just like those descendants.

"I don't know! But I have a hunch that these beholders must know something, otherwise they would never block the passage." Irenicus responded with a gloomy face.

He added a lot of protective magic to himself just now, but as a result, he was suppressed by the opponent's anti-magic force field in a face-to-face meeting, and he almost confessed to himself.

fortunately!

In addition to cannon fodder, they also brought two clay golems for this exploration, which blocked most of the attacks at critical moments.

However, the two loyal golems were quickly destroyed by the spell cast by the elder eye.

"We can't go on like this! We must retreat immediately! Otherwise, once blocked, these beholders will tear us to pieces."

Ba Di glanced at the monster searching around in the distance and gave his suggestion.

You must know that a vampire is not a lich, and there is no way to be reborn after the body is completely destroyed.

What's more, she wasn't sure if the Elder's Eye could possess the terrifying positive energy spell.

Irenicus lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded immediately: "Okay, let's retreat."

With the last word blurted out, he quickly chanted a spell, summoning a large number of various alien creatures all at once, and rushed towards the position of the beholder.

Since each beholder has a large number of eye stalks, they can observe the surrounding environment at 360 degrees without dead ends.

When a large number of enemies appeared, they immediately turned around and started the ray bombing mode.

In the blink of an eye, colorful lights flickered in the air, looking like lasers from a distance.

It was as if all of a sudden it had changed from a fantasy world to a sci-fi world.

However, the beholder's rays are not only harmful, but can also cause charm, control, disintegration, petrification, lethargy, instant death, slowness, fear and other effects.

So this large group of summoned creatures will either be controlled by the charm in the blink of an eye, or turned into stone statues, or run around screaming, or fall to the ground and sleep soundly, or become a pile of dust.

Others seem to be slowing down, every move becomes extremely slow.

After only ten seconds, the summoned alien creatures were wiped out, while the beholders remained unscathed.

But Irenicus and Buddy had already used this time to cast teleportation magic and left.

Under the orders of the Elder Eyes, the beholders carefully searched the surrounding passages, and after confirming that the enemy had really left, they quickly returned to their lair.

Only a few beholders, Gauss beholders, and a large number of slave guards are left nearby.

And Irenicus, who successfully returned to the sewer base in the mall area, was standing in front of a huge portal at the moment, rubbing his chin and lost in thought.

After three to five minutes, he sneered and said, "I understand!"

"Understand what?"

Ba Di casually threw away the corpse of the slave who had just been drained of blood.

With the addition of fresh blood, those wounds on her body are healing at an unbelievable speed.

"I understand why Sous gave so much important information so easily. Because he knows that it is impossible to defeat so many beholders and reach the temple with our strength alone. So he is waiting, waiting for us to take the initiative to ask for cooperation , and then took the opportunity to set out more conditions and requirements." Irenicas analyzed meaningfully.

When Badi heard these words, he immediately showed a disdainful expression: "Huh! Can't we accumulate strength slowly, you come to mass-produce constructs and golems, and I will transform more descendants of vampires, and then rely on the advantage of quantity Just bulldoze that beholder lair?"

Irenicus shook his head slightly: "In theory, yes. But the problem is that you ignore the most important time.

Whether it is making constructs and golems, or transforming more descendants of vampires, it will take a considerable amount of time.

But South obviously won't give us that long.

So now the only option is to cooperate after paying a certain price.

It appears that the Chosen of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, is more difficult to deal with than expected.

And I think the beholders might be around because there's something hidden in the temple that interests them.

Maybe this thing happened to be what South wanted. "

"Do you need me to contact that woman named Lei Yin?" Badi asked in an uncertain tone.

"No, there's no rush. Since it's agreed that it will be two weeks later, then wait. I just need to use this time to observe the behavior of those beholders so that I can have more bargaining chips in the next negotiation."

After saying this, Irenicus quickly cast a spell to transform his injuries to the slaves next to him, and then went straight to the room full of clones of Elf Queen Alison.

You don't need to ask to know that he is going to vent all the anger and desire in his heart through this method.

As for Ba Di, he stood aside with great interest and watched his brother torture and abuse those clones, with a strong pleasure in his eyes.

After all, it was the elf queen Alison herself who ordered the two to be deprived of their elven identities and life essence and exiled.

So Badi resented her for using an indescribable language, and in his heart he was extremely eager to pinch Alison's neck with his own hands one day, suck her blood little by little, and then transform into a vampire spawn .

Unfortunately, this idea cannot be put into practical action at all.

Buddy knew very well that Alison, Queen of the Elf, belonged to Irenicus.

If he dared to take a step beyond the line, he would immediately bear the chilling anger of the latter.

But fortunately, as the form of life changed from living to undead, her personality and behavior habits were also undergoing drastic changes.

He even became obsessed with the extreme pleasure brought about by drawing blood and various indulgent desires.

Especially the newly transformed dark elf vampire can provide a lot of interesting and wonderful experiences in bed...

(end of this chapter)