One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 264 Rebellion

In the middle of the night, the whole of Luskan was silent.

Since the five great commanders and their fleets were dispatched in full force, almost one-third of the city's young and middle-aged population was taken away, so both the market and the streets seemed quiet.

Even the most daring criminals dare not come out to make trouble at such a time.

Because anyone who seeks trouble at such a critical moment will inevitably be blacklisted by the Arcane Brotherhood, and the probability of being liquidated afterwards is more than 90%.

Therefore, the entire city seemed to be more orderly than usual, and even the drunks who quarreled, bet, and fought in the tavern disappeared without a trace.

The weird and depressing atmosphere made many businessmen and citizens feel very uncomfortable.

The secret stronghold established by the two Harper Alliances here is even more active, trying to figure out how many mages left with the fleet in that tree branch-shaped tower.

Especially the four most dangerous tower owners, whether they are still living in their own tree-shaped spire.

But unfortunately, since Akram Grace closed the entire mage tower, no apprentices came in and out at all, so naturally no news could be found.

But what those harpist spies didn't know was that just half an hour ago, the four tower masters who set off with the fleet and several mages who mastered five-ring arcane magic had just escaped in embarrassment through teleportation magic. There was even a look of panic left in his face and eyes.

Whether it was the ancient dragon turtle that was as huge as a small island summoned through joint casting, or the liches such as Vanessa took the lead in sealing off the airspace and shot down a large number of wizards from the Arcane Brotherhood from the sky, they all showed overwhelming absolute power. Advantage.

In their knowledge, only Waterdeep City and Silvermoon City possess such powerful magical power in the entire Northland.

But the problem is, the Neilanthel Islands are just a group of emerging regimes transformed from pirates, how could it be possible to support so many high-ranking mages and archmages?

Even if they could afford it, why would the other party obey the orders of a pirate leader?

There were too many questions and puzzles, which plagued the high-level members of the Arcane Brotherhood, so that they met immediately after escaping.

"How, do you see any clues?"

The Lord of the North Tower was the first to break the silence, and looked up at the other eight people present.

"Obviously, the enemy we are facing this time has at least one archmage who can cast nine-ring magic. Otherwise, it is impossible to summon a terrifying creature like the ancient dragon turtle even if it is jointly cast." Zhita Zhi The Lord expressed his opinion with a gloomy face.

You must know that the entire Arcane Brotherhood counts the founder Akram Grace, and there are not a few archmages who can cast the nine-ring arcane.

So in the eyes of the master of the west tower, this is completely a conspiracy, a conspiracy against himself and the other three tower masters.

Perhaps it is the organization's supreme leader, Akram Grace, who wants to use the enemy's hand to eradicate the internal threat.

After all, since the failure of frequent external expansions in the past two years, the internal struggles of the Arcane Brotherhood have become more intense and cruel.

Even the position of tower master, who is second only to the highest leader, has been changed frequently in just two or three years.

Every replacement is bound to be accompanied by conspiracy, killing and death.

Therefore, each of the four tower masters is very vigilant, for fear that they will also step into the footsteps of their predecessors.

"Don't talk nonsense without evidence. If Akram Grace really wants to get rid of us, what is the reason? We haven't offended him recently." The Lord of the South Tower questioned meaningfully.

The master of the East Pagoda curled his lips in disdain and sarcastically said: "With his current body that is aging rapidly and is not as good as dying, does he need any other reason?

I think the matter has come to this point, there is no need for everyone here to continue to cover up, so let's just say it directly.

The aging Akram Grace no longer has the qualifications to continue leading the Arcane Brotherhood.

We now need a new, young and powerful new leader.

And this new chief must arise among us. "

moment!

A gleam of ambition flashed in the eyes of those present who heard these words.

Especially the most competitive North Tower Master and West Tower Master, even revealed a trace of hostility to each other.

fortunately!

Anyone who can climb up to this position is regarded as an out-and-out "old Yinbi", and soon suppresses this emotion.

At least until the overthrow of Akram Grace, they must maintain a semblance of alliance.

After being silent for about a minute, another high-level mage couldn't help reminding: "If we want to kill Akram Grace, the first thing we have to deal with is his loyal and extremely vigilant assistant."

"You are right, the Jade Fire Wizard is not an easy character to deal with. I think we can take the opportunity to set a trap and lure him into the trap."

The corner of the mouth of the Lord of the East Pagoda raised slightly, revealing an extremely sinister smile.

"I'm joining! Just after this fiasco, we need a scapegoat to quell the rebellion that may erupt within Luskan. It would be ideal if Akram Grace took all the blame .” The Lord of the South Tower quickly echoed.

The Lord of the North Tower nodded after hesitating for a moment: "Okay, count me in. But this operation must be kept absolutely confidential. Apart from the eight of us, there must be no ninth participant. "

"You can rest assured about this. If anyone dares to leak the news, he will face the endless pursuit of the other seven people."

While saying these words, the Lord of Sita exuded a naked and undisguised killing intent all over his body.

Perhaps in the face of Vanessa and other liches, one of the high-level members of the Arcane Brotherhood was submissive, and they just wanted to escape quickly and return to a safe place.

But when they were fighting internally, they immediately put on another face and punched hard.

After all, the success rate of assassinating a person who knows the basics is much higher than facing a group of dangerous and powerful enemies.

The most important thing is that these high-level members of the Arcane Brotherhood never thought that Zuo Si's goal was to completely destroy the Arcane Brotherhood and occupy the entire Luskan.

So in their eyes, this is an excellent opportunity to seize power.

Similarly, Zuo Si, who was far away in Dragon's Lair, another active volcanic island near Mintan Island, would not have thought that his counterattack against Luskan would detonate sharp conflicts within the Arcane Brotherhood several years in advance.

At this moment, he was admiring Wilmes unilaterally bullying this adult red dragon named Huendal with great interest.

Since both sides are red dragons, they are completely immune to the opponent's flame breath.

Therefore, the battle has entered into a tragic hand-to-hand combat from the very beginning.

Because Wilmes devoured several dragon eggs, her body size was even larger, and her strength and physique attributes were also higher.

It didn't take a while for the opponent to be crushed under him.

Whenever Hundal twisted his body to try to get out of control, he would be slapped by the strong dragon wings immediately.

Every time he slapped, the small claws on the wing bones would leave bloody scratches on his face.

Several times I almost caught my eye.

In order to avoid becoming a one-eyed dragon or blind, this poor male red dragon can only be forced to stagger his head.

But the consequence of this is that Wilmes can bite the former's neck at will without worrying about being bitten back.

After two or three bites, Huendal's neck was densely covered with bite marks, and the blood even dyed the white scales from neck to abdomen completely red.

If it was replaced by a dragon of another color, I am afraid that he would have surrendered by this time.

But the inherent arrogance and tyranny of the red dragon makes it often become more vicious after being injured.

With sharp claws, Huendal also managed to leave a few wounds on Wilmes as a souvenir.

Of course, it's just a memento.

In the end, the adult male red dragon finally became weaker and weaker due to excessive blood loss, and Wilmes stepped on his entire head under his front paws, waiting for the judgment of fate in a very humiliating posture.

"You...you won! Come on, kill me." Huendal said in an extremely weak tone.

"Kill you? No! I won't kill you! Because you have other uses."

Wilmes grinned cruelly, swung his tail and knocked him unconscious with a bang.

After finishing all this, she turned around and cast her eyes on the mountains of treasures in the lair.

Hundal's accumulated wealth is quite astonishing because of the relationship between asking for tribute from Mingtan Island and robbing passing merchant ships all the year round.

The number of gold and silver coins and precious metal trade strips alone reached hundreds of thousands, not to mention the copper coins that grew green and rusty in the humid environment of the island.

In addition, there are quite a few collections with obvious arcane auras, and you don't need to ask to know that they are magic items.

If possible, Wilmes undoubtedly hoped to keep all the treasures for himself.

But unfortunately, she didn't dare to do this, but turned her head with a very tangled, reluctance and pained expression, and tentatively asked: "Half for one person?"

"Don't be so troublesome, I just need one magic item, and the rest is yours."

After all, Zuo Si went straight to the treasure pile and searched among those cheap silver and copper coins to find a bright red gemstone.

"this is?!!"

Wilmes' eyes were instantly attracted by the gemstone, and his huge head moved over directly.

As the most greedy red dragon, she recognized the astonishing value of this pigeon-egg-sized red gem almost at a glance.

"A rare gemstone that can strengthen all fire-like magic and spell-like abilities. If there is no accident, it should be born in the deepest part of the fiery sea of ​​​​the elemental plane of fire. It is a rare elemental treasure." Zuo Si smiled explained.

In fact, this thing is not so much a gem, but rather a crystallization of elemental energy.

Like the hydraulic crystals born on the elemental plane of water, they all have amazing magical properties.

If used as a spell-casting material, it can easily summon a fire elemental prince, whose strength is equivalent to legendary creatures such as the Barlow Balrog and the Pit Demon.

If it is used to make magic equipment, not only can the wearer be completely immune to fire damage, but it can also enhance the power of fire magic by 30% to 50%, and give it some special abilities to manipulate fire.

The powerful magic item Garnier mentioned should be referring to this thing.

As for other currencies and precious metals, they are dispensable for Zuo Si now.

It is easy to make astonishing profits just from the commission from the monopoly trade of the Maztec Continent, as well as from the sale of various in-demand materials purchased from another earth.

The problem now is how to exchange these worthless currencies into gems, magic materials, various creatures, and knowledge and spells from different planes as much as possible.

"Damn it! You must have been a dragon in your previous life, right? Why can you always find the most valuable one out of a pile of treasures?" Wilmes couldn't help gritting his teeth.

"Don't forget, I'm a master alchemist and master magic item maker.

It is almost impossible to hide such a rare and precious material from my eyes.

Well, don't talk nonsense, quickly send this guy back to the mage tower and imprison him.

I'll prepare some aphrodisiacs for you then.

As long as you force him to drink it, he will immediately become a beast with only primitive instinct left.

We'll be able to make as many half-dragons and dragonborn creatures as we want by then.

In addition, remember to be gentle when you start, don't play him badly.

You must know that it is not easy to find and capture a male young red dragon these days. "

After saying this, Zuo Si immediately cast a magic spell to treat the more serious wounds on Hundal's body, preventing him from dying due to his serious injuries.

"Huh! I don't need you to tell me about this. After all, I pointed out that he kept mating with Ashteranth and gave birth to dragon eggs. By the way, I remember that you seem to have the ability to transform into a blue dragon, right?" ?”

Wilmes raised his head suddenly, a playful expression appeared on his huge head.

Zuo Si nodded lightly: "Yes. Since I absorbed all the power of the dragon gauntlet, the injured old blue dragon has become my property, including life, magic, and even soul. Why did I suddenly think of Ask this?"

"Then why don't you ever use it?" Wilmes continued to ask.

"Probably because I'm not used to it. After all, as a dragon, it's very common to use sharp teeth to bite the target. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to bite up and make my mouth full of blood. And at the same time control the wings , paws and tail, it always feels a bit awkward to me." Zuo Si explained while rubbing his chin.

Obviously, transforming into an old blue dragon is undoubtedly a very powerful ability.

After all, the [Illusory Dragon] in the nine-ring magic is to transform oneself into a giant dragon.

Many druid masters of transformation and powerful magicians of the transformation system are constantly researching and exercising, just to obtain similar abilities one day.

But the problem is, what Zuo Si devoured was the vitality, magic and soul of the old blue dragon, but it didn't include memory and combat experience.

Therefore, it is necessary to undergo rigorous training in order to master the method of using the dragon's body to fight.

But he didn't have the time and energy.

"I can teach you." Wilmes offered to offer.

"You?" Zuo Si looked up and down this "silly dragon" who always moves faster than his brain, sneered and shook his head. "Forget it. That kind of reckless fighting style is not suitable for me. And I never like to confront the enemy head-on, but to find out the opponent's weakness and take advantage of it."

"No, you are wrong. That is not recklessness, but a fighting style that has been proven time and again to be the simplest and most effective for dragons.

For a real dragon, in addition to the flexible use of breath weapons, melee combat is nothing more than claws, bites, dragon wings flapping and tail sweeping.

With its powerful strength and size advantages, other races simply cannot compete with it.

I suggest that you better find a chance to practice it, maybe it will come in handy sometime. "

While speaking, Wilmes stuffed Huendal and the treasures in the dragon's lair into the portal leading to the underground of the mage tower, and followed him through the portal.

After the portal was closed, Zuo Si said to himself with great interest: "Learn to adapt to the dragon's body and fighting style? Maybe I can try it sometime, maybe it will be a good experience. After all Dragons have tiny claws on their wings that allow them to wear more magic items and even use extra wands to attack in battle."

In this way, with the biggest harvest of this trip, a rare treasure from the Fire Elemental Plane, he quickly cast teleportation magic and returned to Mingtan Island.

After a merciless purge, the number of residents on the island has dropped from more than 50,000 to less than 40,000.

The eyes of many residents who died at home showed a mixture of resentment and fear.

Needless to ask, I know that these people are factors of social instability. Whenever there is a chance, they will definitely set off riots and try to overthrow the rule established here in the Neilansir Islands.

Therefore, Vanessa's handling method is very simple and rude, that is, to ship all the population of Mintan Island and its surrounding areas collectively, and transport them to Luskan, which is about to be occupied in the north.

When the time comes, let them live with the Luskan residents who also feel dissatisfaction and resentment.

Not only that, the young and middle-aged men among these people will also be distributed with weapons, and become the first puppet army to land on the beach and occupy the city, replacing the Nelanther Islands to attract the hatred of the local residents of Luskan.

When sharp contradictions and confrontations arise between the two groups of people, Vanessa can take advantage of this and slowly tame them all through reward and punishment measures like training a dog.

After all, in Faerun, a world full of magic, magic, and various supernatural forces, the resistance and hatred of civilians have never been important.

Even if they have no power and can't bear it and break out a large-scale uprising, they will soon be suppressed and massacred by the ruler with absolute power.

Seeing that the chaotic Calimshan is still able to maintain the cruel slave system, and that Luskan is able to engage in pirates, narcotics and slave trade under the siege of Silvermoon City, Waterdeep City and Neverwinter City, you will know the status of this world. How powerless civilians are.

In the not-too-distant future, a civil war broke out among the red-robed wizards of Searle, which turned this populous and very wealthy country into ruins, and the remaining living people were even less than one-tenth of the previous ones.

All kinds of undead replaced the living and became the most numerous creatures in Cyre.

As for the lucky ones who survived by chance, they were protected by the church of Bane, the god of tyranny, as the seeds of faith.

Seeing these people dragging their families into the cabin docked in the harbor, Zuo Si asked blankly, "How long will it take for this fleet to leave?"

"Two hours. Give me another two hours, and the fleet should be able to set off. Right now, our main fleet has crossed the northern Sword Coast and is attacking the pirate strongholds entrenched in the Whale Islands. They are from Luskan. Traditional allies, the two sides are said to have signed a captain alliance treaty. Once the nail of the Whalebone Islands is pulled out, we can use it as a springboard to directly launch a general attack on Luskan."

Lich briefly introduced the progress of the war from the complete outbreak to the present, as well as the next plan.

Although he could have used that box to parachute Luskan with an army.

But in order not to expose this trump card early, he hesitated and decided to release the undead army that had been prepared before the fleet arrived in Luskan to launch a surprise attack on the tower of the Arcane Brotherhood.

"What about the Zhentarim Society? Didn't Mansong and Ximanmeng make any moves?" Zuo Si narrowed his eyes and asked.

Vanessa shook her head immediately: "No. The Zhentarim Society has been quite quiet recently.

I don't know if it is because of the civil strife that happened not long ago, even the intelligence gathering activities in the kingdoms of Amn and Tethyr have become quite negligent.

In addition, according to your instructions, Garnier and her concessions under our control have already launched an attack on the intelligence network of the Zhentarim Society.

The Cozantaline Society has not made any counterattacks so far.

Not even any members of the inner circle thought to show up.

I suspect that they probably knew something, so they kept silent consciously. "

"Keep an eye on the Zhentarim at all times.

Don't take these guys lightly. If necessary, you can reveal some news to the Harper Alliance.

The best way to deal with a huge intelligence network is to let another equally huge intelligence network confront it.

Remember, our position is always neutral.

When those who claim to be good camps dare to make trouble, we cooperate with the evil side;

By the same token, if the evil side becomes the enemy, we cooperate with the good side.

This kind of cooperation has nothing to do with camps and ideas, but only with interests. "

Zuo Si straightforwardly gave a set of guidelines for action.

Different from Duncan's theory of neutrality and balance based on philosophy, the neutrality he insists on is actually based on interests.

Because in Faerun Continent, no matter whether it is leaning towards good or evil, order or chaos, it will inevitably become the undying enemy of the other side.

But neutrality is different.

Neutrality means that you can win and infiltrate, and you can become a potential ally.

As long as Zuo Si always keeps the organizations under his command neutral, and implements some relatively enlightened policies to ensure that the civilians under his rule can live better, then he can maintain a certain degree of cooperation with both sides at the same time.

Even if there is occasional friction and conflict, it won't take long for things to return to normal.

Especially as the number of core members of the Arcane Society is increasing and their influence is growing, no one would like to see such an organization completely fall to the other side.

"Understood. Neither the Harper Alliance nor the Zhentarim Society are our allies, nor are they enemies. I will try my best to grasp this scale and ensure that the interests of the organization will not be eroded by any party."

Vanessa bowed deeply with one hand on her chest.

He is more and more convinced that under the leadership of the young man in front of him, the entire organization will rise to become a force that cannot be ignored in Faerun Continent in a short time.

Two hours later, the fleet full of immigrants finally left the harbor slowly, covered with white canvas, and headed towards Luskan in the north at full speed.

Although there was not even a single person from the Nelanthir Islands on these ships, no one dared to escape or organized a rebellion.

Because they understand that it is almost impossible to escape the pursuit of a terrifying red dragon in the endless sea.

Although Wilmes had already returned to the Mage Tower after completing the mission, these people were already terrified and did not dare to gamble with their own and their family's lives.

When the fleet set sail, far to the east of Faerun Continent, on the huge plain sandwiched between the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars and the endless wilderness, here was Cyre ruled by red-robed wizards.

Due to the snow water flowing down from the fringe mountains in the extreme north in the north of the huge land, three freshwater lakes with abundant water resources, Lake Assen, Lake Moshantil and Lake Sellumba, were finally formed, as well as three connected Lakes, large and small, crisscross the land with rivers, and these rivers provide natural convenience for agricultural production and irrigation, so they are very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

Coupled with the fact that red-robed wizards are good at using magic to manipulate the climate, and use a large number of free undead laborers who do not need to rest or eat, the agricultural output of the country is the highest in the entire Faerun continent.

Except for Harua, which is also the country of mages, no country or region can compare with it.

As for the negative energy erosion of the land and environmental problems caused by the use of undead, generally speaking, there is no need to worry at all.

Because just the direct sunlight every day can clean up this insignificant negative energy, leaving no trace of remnants at all.

At this moment, Szastan, who is the chief of the Red Robe Wizard Necromancer faction, who is also the longest-lived in the entire organization, has the highest spellcasting level, and has the most powerful magic power, is standing on the balcony on the top floor of his mage tower. Looking at the stretches of golden wheat waves outside the city, he exudes a melancholy atmosphere.

If you don't really know him personally, just based on the impression you met for the first time, many people will even think that he is a learned, wise, polite and kind scholar.

yes!

You heard that right!

This evaluation was not given by others, but by Elminster himself.

But as long as they get along for a long time, anyone can feel the coldness, insidiousness and cunning revealed in this guy's bones.

Most importantly, Szastan embraces failure and has a deep respect for all those who thwart their plans.

This was in stark contrast to the chiefs of the other red-robed wizards who would only hold each other back and shirk their responsibilities.

He believes that life is a great game, just like playing chess, you need to look forward and backward, plan strategies, carefully calculate every detail, and finally win the undisputed victory.

As we all know, a good chess player needs an equally good opponent to set off his own value.

So Sazastan attaches great importance to the voters of the Goddess of Magic who are enemies with him, and at the same time enjoys the process very much.

In particular, Simbu, the Queen of Storms, who repeatedly shattered Searle's external expansion plan, gave him a complex feeling of love and hatred.

For a long time, this lich even had the illusion that he was suffering from the same disease as the great arcanist-Owo, and was deeply infatuated with the chosen one of the goddess of magic.

But later Sarzastan discovered that it was not love or other emotions extended from physical impulses, but sympathy between opponents.

Just when the legendary lich was thinking about how to put the other chiefs under his control, an assistant suddenly hurried in from the outside and reported in a slightly low tone: "Dear Chief Your Excellency , We have a problem with several concessions on the west coast. I don’t know what happened, they suddenly started to attack the intelligence network of the Zhentarim.”

"Oh? Who are the people in charge of these concessions?" Sazastan asked without looking back.

"It's Garnier. She used to be the chief apprentice of the illusion department, but she was unable to be promoted to the Tour de France instructor due to her poor qualifications, so she voluntarily applied to be transferred to the west coast far away from the center of power to be responsible for developing concessions and securing trade.

Since taking office, Garnier has actively promoted cooperation with the Arcane Brotherhood, and has also successfully inserted our forces into it with the help of Baldur's Gate's internal struggle.

It can be said that in terms of pioneering, she has indeed done quite well.

The profit turned in every year alone has more than doubled compared to before.

As for her private life, this woman has an unclear relationship with a young mage named Bandar, and she will secretly send a sum of money to the latter almost every month.

One of Bandar's friends has privately revealed that he witnessed the two entering a hotel room.

In addition, Garnier has a younger brother and two younger sisters.

She is actively going through a private transaction, and wants to marry one of her younger sisters to Kule, who was recently promoted to be a Tour de France mentor. "

Relying on his powerful intelligence gathering capabilities, the assistant directly revealed all of Garnier's information.

Obviously, in the eyes of these chiefs at the top of the red-robed wizard organization, those who sit in relatively important positions have no secrets at all.

If necessary, they can even know which lover the other party is having a secret tryst with this evening, and what topics were discussed during the period.

"You mean... this Garnier ordered the concession to attack the intelligence network of the Zhentarim Society?" Sazastan revealed a little interest in his tone.

The assistant hurriedly explained: "No, what I mean is, she may have been captured by the enemy or even controlled by charm.

Just a few days ago, I just got a piece of information, which said that Luskan, controlled by the Arcane Brotherhood, was plotting to launch a war against the recently rising power of the Nelanther Islands.

Garnier has a deep connection with the Arcane Brotherhood, so it's hard to guarantee that she won't make some radical moves. "

Szastan nodded thoughtfully, and continued to ask: "Who is controlling the Neilanser Islands now?"

"A spellcasting organization called the Arcane Society, the main members are suspected to be high-ranking mages who have just transformed into liches. Their leader is called Sous, who is said to be from another world, the goddess of poison and disease Talona However, there is a rumor recently that he was also favored by the goddess of magic, and was bestowed with the famous silver fire."

It has to be said that the red-robed wizard is not much weaker than the Zhentarim in terms of intelligence collection.

Concessions and strongholds spread across major cities and towns across the continent can serve a very good intelligence gathering function.

Coupled with the possibility of ultra-long-distance transmission through magic, the most important information can be obtained almost immediately.

"South... double voters... interesting."

Szastan repeated a few words that he considered the most important in a low voice, with a strange light shining in his eyes.

After a full minute, he ordered in a low voice: "Keep an eye on every move of the head of the illusion department and Aznar Srull. If they make any big moves, they will notify me immediately. a chance."

"You don't mean to want to..."

The assistant seemed to have guessed something, and his face suddenly became extremely nervous.

You must know that the infighting of the red-robed wizard is not much less dangerous and bloody than that of the Arcane Brotherhood.

Moreover, the red-robed wizards do not have a clear supreme leader, and they usually rely on the chief joint parliamentary vote to discuss and deal with various major events.

So once the chiefs go to war, it means that the whole country will fall into inevitable civil strife and turmoil.

Of course, the chief executives of all dynasties are also very aware of this, so they have always tried their best to avoid making conflicts public, and at least maintain a superficial cooperative relationship.

But if anyone dares to break this taboo, the consequences will be absolutely disastrous.

But Sazastan, who has been trying to gather power, didn't care about this, and responded casually: "Don't worry, I will grasp the scale. As for the result, it depends on whether the child of the plague has enough power."

"Understood, I will immediately mobilize people to monitor the situation 24 hours a day."

The assistant quickly bowed and turned to leave.

When he walked away completely, Sazastan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a half-smile tone: "Don't blame me, Aznar Srull. If you want to blame, blame yourself for sending this opportunity to me On. I am tired of playing political games of intrigue with you all day long. The whole of Searle needs to be under the rule of a strong power to achieve a greater goal, rather than bear the humiliation caused by failure after failure.”

There is no doubt that the impact of the Red Wizard's concessions and strongholds on the Zhentarim is not limited to this.

It also created many chain reactions.

For example, the Harper Alliance, which has been falling in love with the Zhentarim, took advantage of the chaos to get involved.

Many mages from the chaotic camp directly changed into red robes, disguised as red-robed wizards, and launched a fierce attack on Zhentarim strongholds in other regions.

In just over a dozen hours, Xi Manmeng, who was in charge of running the dark intelligence network, received one after another urgent letter for help, so that he didn't know how to respond.

Maybe others don't know what happened, but he knows it clearly, and understands that this is Zuo Si's conspiracy.

If the Zhentarim will turn a blind eye to this kind of unprovoked attack, the hearts of the people below will inevitably disperse, and it will be difficult to lead the team at that time.

Especially after the rebellion and purges launched by the Church of Cyric, many people were already nervous, and they might leave the mess and run away.

But if he responds, he will inevitably turn against the red robe wizard, which is tantamount to fulfilling Zuo Si's wishes.

Just when Xi Manmen was in a dilemma, a dwarf thief suddenly ran in from the outside, put a letter smeared on the table symbolizing an emergency, and then left without saying a word.

Without any hesitation!

Don't dare to have any hesitation!

Xi Manmeng immediately opened the seal and flipped through the contents, only to glance at the whole person suddenly stood up from the seat, and shouted loudly: "A rebellion broke out within the Arcane Brotherhood? When? Are they... are they crazy? Or are these idiots just not understanding their situation?"

In fact, just when this letter was delivered to him, in the high tower of the Luskan Arcane Brotherhood, four tower masters from east, west, north, south, and four other high-ranking mages who participated in the conspiracy came together with lightning speed. Deaf speed kills Akram Grace's top aide.

As the old mage was hiding in his room trying to transform himself into a lich, he didn't notice the murder.

By the time he realized it, the rebels had already charged in with the rune stone they found on the assistant, starting with the seven-ring necromancy magic—the finger of death.

You must know that Akram Grace's body has already aged to the point of dying, so the fortitude save is very poor. Using this instant death magic has a high probability of instantly killing him.

But unfortunately, a piece of protective magic equipment he was wearing saved his life at a critical moment.

I saw the old man spit out a large amount of black blood from his mouth and nose with a wow, his face full of wrinkles and age spots was so pale that it was almost indistinguishable from a dead person.

"For... why? Why did you betray me!"

Akram Grace activated all the protective spells in an instant, while roaring like crazy.

He couldn't believe that the conspiracy that he thought was planned by only one or two people was actually all people united together.

Could it be that his own management style and rule are so unpopular?

Or are these guys too greedy and not satisfied with the power and status they have obtained now?

"Betrayal? Wasn't it you who started the attack? Do you know what kind of enemies our fleet has encountered? A group of archmages who can summon the ancient dragon tortoise! ​​If we didn't run fast, we would have sunk into the sea with the fleet Feed the fish." The Lord of the North Tower retorted sharply.

"That's right! Don't be here, the wicked will sue first. If you didn't want to eradicate us, how could we unite. Akram Grace, you are the leader of the Arcane Brotherhood and the true ruler of Luskan Your days are over. Now, get ready to die. You're going to die anyway, and it doesn't make any difference if it's earlier or later."

After all, the Lord of the South Tower began to chant spells to kill the opponent in one fell swoop.

Knowing the danger of Aklum Grace, he was not merciful at all.

Otherwise, if this guy is successfully transformed into a lich, then he should be the one who is unlucky.

As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, no matter how arrogant Akram Grace is, he doesn't think he can withstand the siege of eight high-level mages.

What's more, there is not much difference in spellcasting level between him and the four tower masters. Even relying on the power of the mage tower, he can barely resist for a while, and eventually he will inevitably fail.

So before the opponent could complete the spell, the sinister and cunning old mage dragged his seriously injured and dying body, and directly activated the teleportation device hidden on the book behind him.

next second...

The dazzling arcane aura engulfed him, and then he disappeared without a trace.

Just when the tower owners chased after them and wanted to kill them all, they suddenly discovered that the teleportation device was a one-time use, and it was completely destroyed after it was used up.

They had no way of knowing where Akram Grace fled to.

But considering that the old man was seriously injured and his lifespan was about to run out, he didn't take it too seriously, and soon fell into a vortex of power struggle.

After all, the position of the leader of the Arcane Brotherhood is now vacant, and there must be someone to sit on it.

(end of this chapter)