One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 218 Pain and Disaster Must Be Shared with the Enemy

Undoubtedly, defeat in the war is definitely a very terrible thing for any city-state or even country in Faerun Continent.

Many seemingly powerful and invincible forces often disappear forever in the long river of history because of a single defeat.

So when the Nelanther Islands fleet appeared at the docks, all the residents of Baldur's Gate thought they were in trouble.

Even a lot of smart people wanted to bring valuable things with them immediately, and fled directly to other cities by land in a carriage.

As for the urgent recruitment orders issued by Duke Belle and Grand Duchess Lila Janus, not many people responded at all, and everyone was busy running for their lives.

After all, there must be a prerequisite for the compulsory recruitment of young and middle-aged men, that is, there must be an army under them, which can be used as a force to deter and maintain order.

But now, in the entire Baldur's Gate, there are only those who guard the Flamefist Fortress, and the rest are all taken away by Duke Irtan.

There is still a group of soldiers stationed outside the city, but the problem is that because too many people want to escape, all kinds of carriages and trucks directly block the only road leading to the city gate.

People inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in.

Many chambers of commerce that hired guards even fought for the escape route, fully demonstrating the selfish nature of businessmen.

Of course, ordinary people are not much better, and they are also scrambling to escape.

The situation has been developing towards uncontrollable chaos from the very beginning.

Fortunately, all of this gradually calmed down after a few hours as the Neilanser Islands fleet had no intention of landing at all.

Immediately afterwards, Silver Shield and Duke Iltan, who were under the influence of psychic powers, "blew themselves up" in public, instantly causing an uproar among the entire Baldur's Gate crowd.

You must know that they have always believed that Duke Irtan is an upright and selfless person. For many years, he has diligently directed the Flame Fist mercenaries to eliminate threats and provide protection for the city.

But who would have thought that such a person would actually collude with the Duke of Silver Shield and embezzle countless taxes by taking advantage of his position.

As for Anta Silver Shield, who mastered maritime trade, he used all kinds of coercion and lure to drive away competitors, allowing his family and allies to control the most profitable trade routes.

Therefore, in a very short period of time, the people of Baldur's Gate changed from panic at the beginning to anger, and gathered in the port area roaring to hang and burn the two sinners.

If it weren't for the sailors led by the hobgoblins to stop them, it is estimated that they would all be beaten to death alive.

However, as the influence of psychic powers disappeared, when Irtan and Anta Silver Shield realized what they had done just now, they seemed to have fallen into an extremely cold ice cave, trembling slightly involuntarily, Full of panic and fear.

Especially the latter, who also tried to explain to the onlookers that he was affected by magical power just now.

But unfortunately, no matter how he explained, no one believed it.

In contrast, Irtan quickly understood the enemy's intention in doing so, which was to attack the huge personal prestige he had built up in Baldur's Gate over the years.

He didn't defend himself like his allies, but just looked at all this indifferently.

Because he understands that as long as he still holds the mercenaries of the Flame Fist, no one will be able to drive him out of the position of Grand Duke.

As for the angry people and businessmen, they are nothing but a mob in front of the powerful army of violent machines.

When the time comes to suppress a little and kill a few leaders, everything will return to calm.

The most urgent task at the moment is to negotiate with the fleet of the Neilansir Islands behind him, and ask the other party to release himself and all the captured Flame Fist mercenaries. This is the most important thing.

But Irtan didn't realize that his thoughts had already left the lawful neutral camp, and began to get closer and closer to lawful evil.

And because the memory was modified, he completely forgot what happened before, and there was only one thing on his mind, and that was to keep the power in his hands from being taken away by anyone at all costs.

Compared to the two dukes who became captives, the other two fell into ecstasy after a brief panic.

Duke Belle, who was in charge of the guild and land merchants, and Grand Duchess Lila Janus, who was almost emptied by Anta Silver Shield, suddenly found that this defeat did not seem to be a bad thing.

At least the power I lost is back.

Especially after experiencing the "self-destruction", both Irtan and Anta Silver Shield seemed to be completely finished.

Therefore, without any hesitation, they quickly sent envoys to negotiate with the Neilanser Islands fleet, and strive to quickly conclude an armistice agreement that both parties are satisfied with, even if they pay a little more, it doesn't matter.

As for the responsibility for the defeat and the scapegoat...

Of course, all the brains were put on the heads of Anta Yindun and Irtan, and they were completely nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

If possible, it is best to liquidate all the families and allies behind them.

However, the family and allies behind Antar Silver Shield and Irtan were not fools, and they also sent envoys to try to redeem them.

Under Vanessa's control, a scene that was originally an invasion by foreign enemies turned into an infighting between the four dukes of Baldur's Gate and two political forces.

"My old friend, your manipulation of power and people is as frightening as ever."

Looking at the two groups of messengers who were deliberately arranged together not far away, Jeffrey couldn't help sighing.

Obviously, after the two groups of people met and understood each other's intentions, the nature of the negotiation changed completely.

Duke Belle and Grand Duchess Lila Janus, who had just regained power, would never allow Anta Silver Shield and Irtan to come back at this time, so they had to prevent them from returning by paying the ransom anyway. free.

At least not until a reckoning is done with its family, allies and political power.

On the other hand, the latter's family, allies, and political forces are not fools, and they know the huge crisis they are facing now.

If Irtan and Anta Silver Shield cannot be redeemed, then the other two dukes will inevitably put themselves to death after completely stabilizing the situation and taking over power.

The end result is that the two sides can only continue to increase the price in exchange for the support of the Nelanther Islands fleet, which should have been the enemy.

Such a magical scene, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, most people probably wouldn't believe it.

Vanessa responded with a meaningful smile: "No, it's not that my methods are so clever, but that the enemy is too stupid.

To be honest, I really can't imagine how the city survives crisis after crisis when idiots like Irtan and Anta Silvershield rule over Baldur's Gate.

If I were the mastermind behind the scenes, I would have turned them all into controlled puppets.

Moreover, Baldur's Gate doesn't have any decent magical power, and the one with the highest level of spellcasting should be the owner of the witchcraft grocery store - Habasser Drin.

If I remember correctly, his spellcasting level should be between LV13 and LV15. "

"I've heard of Habasser Delin. His alchemy level is good, and he is very good at squeezing apprentices to make various low-level magic items. Right now, he should have monopolized almost 50% of the arcane magic resources in the surrounding area. Only those who live in Bell Tyrantyr of High Fort on the west side of Gost can barely compete with it."

Geoffrey stroked his chin and told the situation of the only two high-level spellcasters near Baldur's Gate.

In fact, the liches had already regarded the two high-level mages as potential threats when they were formulating their plans.

Not only did they collect a lot of information about them, but they also used prophecy magic to conduct a series of detections on their spell lists.

This is why Vanessa has to convene so many core members of the organization.

Although mages of the level of Tyrantyr and Habasser Delin are basically unlikely to accept the employment of the Duke of Baldur's Gate.

But he still prepared for the worst.

However, judging from the current situation, the two seem not to be involved in these messy things.

"Don't worry, my friend.

According to Lord Sous, now is not the best time to reach into Baldur's Gate.

All we have to do is weaken it and develop it into a trade node subordinate to the Nelanthal Islands.

When the upper-level rulers of the city and the chamber of commerce engaged in maritime trade completely become vassals, it is time to truly bring it under control.

As for Habasser Drin and Tyrantyr, I will find an opportunity to ask them out to talk with them when the time is right.

I believe they should not refuse to cooperate with us.

Of course, if these two guys don't know how to play, I don't mind letting them know what the end of being our enemy is. "

While saying these words, a fierce light flashed in Vanessa's eyes.

Since he was originally a Necromancer specialist, he adapted to his lich status faster than the other members of the organization, and he had no psychological barriers to things like destruction, destruction, and killing.

He would never show mercy just because the other party was a mage like himself.

Jeffrey obviously knew very well what kind of person his old friend was, and he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile: "Don't go too far. Don't forget that His Excellency South has emphasized more than once that our principle is that no one offends us, I will not commit crimes. Unless the other party actively provokes, it is best not to use force."

Vanessa responded with a chuckle: "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion. And the immediate goal is to get the Duke of Baldur's Gate to publicly admit his defeat, and then sign a treaty with us."

"Hehe, I think the two groups of messengers outside should be more anxious than you." Jeffrey couldn't help but joked.

It turns out he was right.

It has been less than ten minutes since the two parties met, and they have already started scrambling to make various promises to Eric, and even sold out the interests of Baldur's Gate, just in exchange for the pirate leader to stand on his side. side.

Especially the family behind Anta Silver Shield and Irtan almost went so far as to redeem people first even if they lost everything.

Because they knew very well that Duke Belle and Grand Duchess Lila Janus had been squeezed out and suppressed by the family leaders for a long time, so they must have accumulated a lot of resentment long ago.

If he really regained all his power and became the ruler of this city, he would surely die without a place to bury him.

At that time, whether it is wealth, land, or other things, they will all be taken away without mercy.

What's more, the citizens of Baldur's Gate are now full of anger towards Irtan and Anta Silvershield.

There is no need to pass a sentence through legal means, as long as you arouse the emotions of those "troublemakers", they will rush into their homes in groups like crazy, and then kill all the men and rape all the beautiful women , and eventually walk away with wealth and spoils.

This is not the first time that something similar has happened in Faerun Continent.

Let alone a commercial city like Baldur's Gate, even Neverwinter, which is ruled by followers of the God of Justice, Tyr, has experienced citizen riots more than once.

So under the domination of fear, the two families have almost no bottom line.

Every time the envoys of Duke Belle and Grand Duchess Lila Janus set out a new condition, they immediately chose to follow up without hesitation.

If you don’t have enough cash, you can use the goods as collateral, if you don’t have enough goods, you can use real estate and land as collateral, and if you don’t have enough, you can also mortgage the trade routes you control...

Such a crazy move, even the envoys who came to negotiate were dumbfounded.

He couldn't imagine at all, after losing everything, even if he succeeded in redeeming people, so what?

One hundred percent of its family power will be on the verge of decline or even collapse!

In the end, under Vanessa's signal, Eric accepted the conditions offered by the two families, allowing them to put Anta Silver Shield and Irtan back after paying the ransom.

Seeing the spectacular scene where the two captives and their family members were smashed into rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves by the townspeople, Jeffrey couldn't help laughing and teasing: "The reputation they both worked so hard to build is completely over. The extermination is still in charge. Irtan of the Flame Fist mercenary, Anta Silver Shield will inevitably be responsible for the defeat."

"The life and death of Anta Silver Shield has nothing to do with us. If there is no accident, Irtan should spare no effort to redeem all the captured Flame Fist mercenaries and a large number of weapons and equipment in our hands. Because Only in this way can he ensure that the other two dukes will not dare to initiate liquidation easily."

Vanessa obviously had already arranged everything, and the whole plan was linked one after another, leaving no room for the opponent to choose at all.

In less than an hour, Irtan, who had returned to the castle of the Flame Fist mercenary headquarters, immediately sent his trusted adjutant Shika to secretly send a letter of surrender and the corresponding agreement.

Since he himself is still the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, he has the power to sign any agreement on behalf of the city.

The content of the agreement is exactly what Vanessa wants to get through this operation.

So he asked Eric to sign it without hesitation, and then released all the captives on the spot, and issued a declaration to all citizens of Baldur's Gate.

Upon hearing the news, Duke Belle and Grand Duchess Lila Janus were shocked and angry.

What was surprising was that the fleet of the Nelanther Islands actually brought back these two "scourges", making all their previous actions as ridiculous as a clown.

What was angry was that Irtan and Anta Silver Shield, who were defeated and captured, and whose reputation was already stinky, had the face to continue to represent Baldur's Gate as dukes, and signed a series of shameful compensation clauses.

What's even more exasperating is that they still have to admit it.

Otherwise, if you dare to tear it up, the powerful fleet that just left may turn around again at any time.

In addition, businessmen who are guaranteed that the fees will be treated equally will not support any proposal that may lead to war and damage their own interests again.

In desperation, Duke Belle and Grand Duchess Lila Janus could only try to incite the anger of the citizens, intending to use this as a bargaining chip to intimidate and prevent Irtan, who still holds military power, from jumping over the wall.

All of a sudden, the entire Baldur's Gate fell into an eerie atmosphere that was both tense and quiet.

No one knows what will happen next, and no one knows what the dukes, who have been torn apart, will do next.

In short, Vanessa has achieved all the scheduled goals and reported immediately.

"Did the direct intensification of conflicts force the dukes of Baldur's Gate to divide into two factions to be hostile to each other? I can only say that they did a great job! If this state can be maintained until the son of Baal begins to awaken, then the situation will become quite interesting. Yes. Sarevok, I have done you a great favor, you must remember to be grateful..."

Zuo Si read the report sent by the Lich with a playful smile on his face, then lit it casually and threw it into the trash can next to him.

No need to ask, he was quite satisfied with the result.

Because in the whole incident, Vanessa grasped the measure very well, and did not leave any excuses or excuses for the important members of the Northern Lords Alliance such as Waterdeep City, Neverwinter City, and Silvermoon City.

And by letting Anta Silver Shield and Irtan blew themselves up in public, it proved that the economic sanctions launched before were completely "just".

Baldur's Gate is a city-state ruled by a few greedy and evil oligarchs, and the high-level people will do almost anything for their own benefit.

Since the enemy is evil. Then the fleet of the Neilanser Islands should not be blamed for doing anything.

"Who is Sarevok?" Wilmes asked very puzzled.

Zuo Si responded with a smile: "A young man I met in Candlekeep. His adoptive father is Rita, the leader of the Iron Throne Chamber of Commerce, and his biological father is Baal, the god of murder who was killed by Cyric."

"A son of Baal?"

Wilmes raised his eyebrows in surprise.

No way, the son of Baal is too famous.

You must know that before this god produced a large number of sons, the number of sons of gods in Faerun was actually very rare and rare, and each one was regarded as a treasure by the church of the corresponding god.

But after going through the turbulent years, everyone was shocked to find that Balkans had done something that stunned the gods and mortals, that is, thousands of children with their own divinity were produced in large quantities.

What's even more outrageous is that in addition to intelligent creatures, there are even various animals.

This directly caused the image of a god who was originally high in the eyes of ordinary people to be lowered a lot.

Some small groups of reproductive worship also regard the god of death and murder as their idol.

"That's right! But he is not an ordinary son of Baal, but the kind of ambitious man who is destined to perceive the divinity in his body, and then set off a bloodbath."

While speaking, Zuo Si closed the "Boccub Blessing Book" that had just transcribed a large number of spells.

For the convenience of searching and memorizing, he took a little time to record all the spells he currently mastered in this book, and classified them according to level and faction.

Of course, the price is that this spell book with more than a thousand pages is stuffed to the brim, and there are hardly many blank pages that can be used to copy eight-ring spells.

However, Zuo Si has already contacted Aisha, a newly promoted magic item merchant in Calimport, and reached a series of cooperation intentions with him, and at the same time entrusted the other party to purchase another "Boccub Blessing Book" at a high price.

According to his calculations, if he wanted to record all the spells in the entire continent of Faerun, he would need at least eight to ten "Book of Blessings of Boccob" to barely suffice.

"So you plan to use him to achieve some ulterior purpose?" Wilmes tentatively asked in an uncertain tone.

"Yes. But not now, but in the near future. By the way, what have you been up to recently?"

Zuo Si obviously didn't want to talk too much about this aspect with Red Dragon, so he took the initiative to change the topic.

Wilmes raised the corner of his mouth and replied, "Of course it's helping Ashteranther to conceive. In fact, just a few days ago, she has successfully entered the egg-laying period, and it won't be long before she will give birth to at least two to three dragon eggs." Eggs. After a year and a half at most, I can use these dragon eggs to make my size and ability reach a level comparable to that of an old red dragon."

"Wow! It's scary to be so ruthless even against the same kind."

Zuo Si patted her chest exaggeratedly, pretending to be frightened.

"Stop pretending to be innocent! Didn't you teach me this method?"

Wilmes rolled his eyes angrily.

"No, no, no, don't blame me. I also learned this from the dracolich who entangled the rune organization. And I didn't use it on myself." Zuo Si argued meaningfully.

"Hmph! Whatever you say, anyway, this matter must be your part.

In addition, according to your request, I have already started a large-scale experiment on the hybridization of various animals and giant dragons under the mage tower.

There will be a large number of companion dragon creatures of various shapes and forms soon, and you'd better be mentally prepared.

You must know that the descendants of the red dragon are usually not very obedient, and are extremely aggressive. "

Wilmes reminded solemnly.

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Don't worry. What do you think I provide so many goblin brains as food to the strange thing every day? Its current strength of psychic powers, let alone a group of IQs A half-dragon animal that is not very tall, even if it is an adult dragon, it is easy to accidentally get caught."

"Damn it! No matter what you do, you guy will always think about everything in advance."

Just thinking about what was in his head made Wilmes feel a stomach ache.

If she had known that she would end up in today's situation, she would have chosen to sign the magic contract and cooperate actively, instead of toasting and not eating and drinking.

Now, as the power of strange things becomes stronger and stronger, even if she becomes a recognized dragon king like Balagos "Flying Flame" one day, she will still be subject to others.

Although this kind of control does not make her very disgusted in many cases.

"Thank you for the compliment. To be a spellcaster who is always prepared no matter what is the goal of my efforts. If there is nothing else, you can go back to the mage tower and stare at those captives."

After that, Zuo Si ignored the red dragon, took out the Netheril scroll of the second chapter, and read it intently.

As a "time management guru," he packed his schedule from waking up to going to bed every day.

Apart from eating, there is hardly much rest and entertainment.

To be precise, entertainment in Faerûn is still very primitive.

Whether it's a stage play, bard's playing and singing, performances, or various circus and clown performances, for a person on earth from the information age, they all seem dull and boring.

Especially the former, it can be embarrassing to dig out three rooms and one living room with your toes.

As for the recreational activities prohibited by the Eighteen Eighteen, Zuo Si has more than enough energy for the time being.

So the only thing that can be done is to study, research, experiment and make all kinds of magic items, equipment and props.

Occasionally, through the portal, go to the mage towers of other liches in the organization to extract energy and make cards.

The days passed day by day like this, and when it came to the time agreed with Irenicus, Zuo Si put down everything at hand and met Lei Yin again at the entrance of the sewer in Woking shopping mall.

The latter didn't say anything, and directly offered the book that recorded the legendary magic—Mummy Dust.

"A legendary spell book? Shanggra gave it to you!"

Zuo Si opened it and flipped through it, and immediately recognized this magic, which is the easiest to learn among many legendary spells, with the eyes of knowledge.

Lei Yin nodded without thinking: "Yes, he gave it to me. And I can feel that he is very obsessed with the content recorded in that notebook, and he should start to try it soon."

"Hehe, that's great. I can't wait to see his reaction when he finds out that he has completely lost the ability to cast spells after obtaining the first-level creator profession."

There was a chilling light in Zuo Si's eyes.

You must know that this is how he was brought into the ditch by the necromancer Asta.

If it weren't for the planeswalker's trump card, he probably wanted to die.

Now, it's time for others to get a taste of that too.

After all, good things should be kept for oneself, but pain and disasters must be shared with enemies.

"Believe me, if this happens, Shangla will call me back as soon as possible. When the time comes..."

Lei Yin pursed her lips and showed a sinister smile.

"At that time, we will kill him and give him a big surprise. By the way, let the masters of the symbols, including Ragon, understand the truth that I am an existence they can't afford. Your task is to confirm as soon as possible. The location where Shangra hides the phylactery."

Zuo Si straightforwardly filled in the missing part of the second half of the sentence.

Nothing beats Entangling Runes like killing a Runemaster.

Lei Yin hurriedly touched her chest with one hand and bowed deeply: "Please don't worry, I probably already guessed where the mentor will hide his phylactery, I just need to confirm it a little bit."

"Okay, let's stop here about the entanglement symbol, let's go meet Irenicus together."

With that said, Zuo Si took the lead and walked deep into the sewer first.

Because of the fact that he had been here last time, he has already kept all the forks along the way in his mind with his terrifying memory.

In about ten minutes or so, they arrived at the gate of the opponent's secret base.

But what's interesting is that the clay golem guarding the door last time is gone, replaced by more advanced and powerful stone golems and steel golems.

And without exception, they are all new products that have only been manufactured recently.

As for Irenicus himself, he walked out of it in less than half a minute.

"It seems that your exploration is not going very well, is it?" Zuo Si tentatively asked meaningfully.

Even with his toes, he could guess that the powerful elf mage in front of him must have suffered a big loss from the beholder.

"Did you know that there is a large group of beholders gathered near the temple?" Irenicus' eyes flashed with annoyance.

"Of course! Otherwise, why do you think I disclosed so much important information so easily? And gave you a full two weeks?"

Zuo Si raised the corner of her mouth and gave a blunt affirmative answer, and her expression seemed to reveal a naked and undisguised mockery.

Fortunately, Irenicus was originally a calm, calm, moody and silent character, so he quickly adjusted his emotions and said in a slightly indifferent tone: "I used you, and you also plotted against me. This time we're even. Let's put aside the bad experience and let's sit down and talk about cooperation."

"It's even? Are you kidding me? I was sincere last time, but what I got in return was your treachery. Unless I am compensated enough, I don't plan to cooperate with you any more."

Zuo Si began to make use of the topic again, wanting to get some extra benefits first.

He is very clear that there are many good things in the other party's hands.

How can I be worthy of myself if I don't take the opportunity to blackmail a fortune.

"What compensation do you want?"

Irenicus obviously didn't want to get too entangled in this issue, so he decisively chose to compromise.

After all, he made a mistake first, and it is not unacceptable to pay a little price in exchange for further cooperation.

What's more, Irenicus' ultimate goal is always to figure out what the essence of God is.

As for other things such as money, materials, magic knowledge and skills, it doesn't matter even if they are all given away.

Zuo Si touched his chin and thought for a moment, then slowly stretched out two fingers: "First, I want a sufficiently powerful magic item as compensation. Second, I need some gray dwarf blacksmiths, and you should have quite a few here ,Is it right?"

"Can!"

Irenicus agreed without even thinking about it.

In fact, since settling in Askatra, he has produced quite a few magic items, just pick one out a little bit.

As for the gray dwarves, without exception, they were all cheap slaves, and even skilled blacksmiths were not scarce.

Soon, the elf archmage turned back to the base, and after a while, he reappeared at the door with eight gray dwarves and an activated magic shield that could float around the owner's body and automatically resist the enemy's attack .

"Here, this is a +4 [Activated Guardian Shield], which has a certain resistance to fire, acid, freezing and lightning, and also has the characteristic of repelling all long-range weapon attacks. I think it should be enough as compensation. In addition, these gray dwarve blacksmith slaves are now yours."

"Thank you. Now we're clear."

Zuo Si immediately used the special ability of the land card that took effect to open a portal to the mage tower by paying mana, and sent all the gray dwarf blacksmiths back first.

The activated shield is directly activated, making it automatically float around the body.

After finishing all this, he said with a smile: "Now, we can finally talk about cooperation."

"How much do you know about those beholders? For example, why did they appear in the sewers of Askatra? Why did they block that road to prevent anyone from approaching? Even the teleportation magic was completely blocked."

Irenicus asked several questions that bothered him in one breath.

You must know that creatures like beholders usually don't appear in groups.

Especially beholders of different types and shapes, not to mention living together, even meeting each other may immediately start a life-and-death fight.

After all, in the beholder's cognition and thinking, he is the most perfect offspring of the beholder's creator, the great mistress, and other beholders whose appearance is different from his own are all inferior imitations, and are not qualified to live. go down.

Therefore, when two beholders with obviously different appearances encounter each other, they will immediately notice the subtle differences in each other's body, and then develop uncontrollable anger, and finally fight until one of them dies completely.

Not to mention the obviously smaller monsters like Gauss beholders, who are not even regarded as their own kind by normal beholders.

But that day, Irenicus saw the beholders, Gauss beholders, and Elder Eyes working together, which was even more incredible than seeing the kind dark elves.

Zuo Si rubbed his chin and pretended to think for a few minutes before saying meaningfully: "As far as I know, the reason why these beholders gathered here is actually looking for something, a thing stored in the ancient sun. A mighty artifact in the temple of the god Amaunata."

"Artifact? What kind of artifact?"

A gleam of surprise flashed in Irenicus' eyes.

"Sorry, I don't know much about this, but what is certain is that its power is so amazing that even the beholders have a strong interest in it."

This time, Zuo Si did not cheat or lie.

Because the description about the artifact is too vague, so that it is impossible to judge from the few words who made the artifact, and what purpose and effect it is.

The only thing he knows is that this artifact is a scepter that can release astonishing energy shocks.

A thoughtful expression appeared on Irenicus's face, he touched it and said to himself: "An artifact? The temple of the ancient sun god Amanata hidden deep underground? A saint who is completely dead and still alive? It seems that things have become complicated..."

"Why, do you want to give up?" Zuo Si asked back with a chuckle.

"Hmph! How is that possible! Leaving aside the matter of the artifact and the Saint Amana Tower, let's first discuss how to deal with these beholders.

According to my last observation, I found that among them is an elder eye with a high level of arcane spellcasting.

If this big trouble is not solved, it is impossible to pass it on silently. "

When saying these words, Irenicus showed strong fear.

He would never forget that it was the anti-magic force field of the Elder's Eye that suppressed almost all the magic protection on his body in an instant.

But Zuo Si shook his head disapprovingly: "No. I think it's better to explain everything clearly at the beginning, so as to avoid the problem of unclear ownership. Since your goal is a saint, then the artifact is a matter of course. Belongs to me. In addition, you have to take out the various knowledge, books and notes promised last time."

"Don't you think you got too much?" Irenicus asked blankly.

"Perhaps. But I will personally take care of all the beholders except the Elder's Eye, as well as the slaves they control. You should be satisfied now, right?"

Zuo Si unhurriedly offered the conditions.

Hordes of beholders are a terrifying nightmare for anyone, even legendary wizards.

But in his opinion, as long as they are not constructs, elements, or undead, then beholders, devils, demons, and other alien creatures are not much different from ordinary people and animals.

All it takes is a little virus, bacteria and toxins to kill them easily.

However, high-level beholders with powerful spellcasting abilities, such as the Elder Eye, may have some powerful magic or abilities to prevent themselves from being poisoned to death like ordinary beholders.

"Oh? What are you going to do?" Irenicus' eyes shone slightly.

After all, this is a good opportunity to observe the power of the Chosen Goddess of Poison and Disease up close.

"So you agree?" Zuo Si reconfirmed.

"Yes, I agree. Just follow your distribution plan."

Irenicus didn't dwell on the issue.

Although the artifact is good, it is far less attractive to him than the saint who aspires to become a god.

After hearing this, Zuo Si showed a satisfied expression: "It's great. Actually, my method is very simple.

That is to prepare dozens of cannon fodder, first infect them with viruses, bacteria, and toxins, and then throw them near the beholder's lair, so that these guys can be controlled, captured, or even become food for the beholders.

In doing so, a terrible plague spreads through the beholder's lair.

The only thing we have to do is to block the only entrance and exit, come out one by one and kill the other. "

"Toxic and plague? This is really a brilliant idea."

Irenicus was not shy about his compliments.

Nothing can reflect the wisdom and power of a mage better than solving the enemy in the easiest way.

Unfortunately, he himself is not good at these.

To be exact, the elven city of Sodannisra forbids all magical research related to the Necromantic faction.

The ritual of transforming vampires used by Lian Badi was the result of the two secretly and privately researching it.

In this way, after getting the books and notes promised by the other party, Zuo Si quickly began to search for the most terrifying, deadly, and most contagious viruses, bacteria, and toxins in his body, extracted them and injected them into dozens of In the body of a goblin.

After all this was done, Irenicus immediately threw them near the beholder's lair.

As a result, no surprise, all the goblins were hit by countless dominance rays the moment they appeared, and became slaves controlled by the charm.

A few hungry beholders even tore the captive goblins to pieces on the spot and ate them alive.

With the help of these hosts, the plague in the incubation period began to spread rapidly inside the nest.

Be it the beholders or the controlled slaves, they were all infected in less than half an hour.

When the first goblin sprawled on the ground and sprayed blood and rotting entrails frantically from its mouth, the terrible disaster finally came.

In less than ten minutes, the slave with the weakest physique died at an alarming rate.

Next to be affected are the smaller Gauss beholders.

They kept firing magic rays in all directions like crazy, creating huge chaos in an instant.

At first, the Elder Eyes thought it was just a trivial disturbance, and immediately ordered other beholders to suppress it.

But soon, it saw the authentic beholders it sent out with its own eyes, and they also went crazy along with them.

Colorful energy rays kept flickering in the lair, and some beholders even started to spurt a lot of blood from their eyes, and it couldn't be stopped no matter what.

Some bodies began to swell continuously, and finally exploded with a bang, a large amount of plasma, minced meat, and internal organs were scattered and splashed.

Since he couldn't figure out what happened, as the supreme leader of the entire beholder group, the Elder's Eye immediately thought of leaving this evil place first.

So, it immediately took the rest of the beholders who were still alive, and flocked to the entrance and exit leading to the outside.

I didn't realize that the door was already covered with all kinds of traps and ambushes...

(end of this chapter)