One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 271 Potential to Become a Tyrant

In the middle of the night, the entire Dark Fort was silent.

This solid fortress, which may have been built in the Netheril era, or even the older Titan era, was built from top to bottom with an unknown black rock, and it has not been affected by wind and sand even after thousands of years. A sign of erosion, an important stronghold of the Zhentarim.

It is probably located in the Sunset Mountains at the junction of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the Ennook Desert, and West Hartland.

Here guards the important road traffic line from Zhentil Castle to Cormanthor, then to the valley, Cormyr, and then across the green fields to Baldur's Gate on the west coast of Feren.

From the map, the Darkhold is like a nail, firmly embedded in a very sensitive position, ensuring that the Zhentarim will be able to expand its sphere of influence to farther places.

Especially those small and medium-sized towns and villages in the West Hartland area that are relatively independent and easy to conquer.

Since 1312DR, an army of no less than 800 people has been stationed here to ensure that some actions can be taken when needed.

Don't think that 800 people are very few.

Just the opposite!

This is a decisive force capable of dominating an entire region.

Since the West Hartland region has not formed a unified country, and the most powerful Baldur's Gate has no ability to reach into the distant inland, most towns may only have dozens or even two or three hundred militiamen.

When faced with the "huge" and well-trained professional soldiers in Zhentil Fort, they often surrendered before the fight started.

It is precisely by virtue of the deterrence of the Darkhold that the Zhentarim directly or indirectly controlled many towns and villages, and launched a protracted contest with the Harper Alliance in this area.

But now, the army stationed here has been completely killed and injured by the ravages of poison and plague, leaving only a handful of corpses transformed into undead, still guarding the towering gates and walls.

As the lord of Dark Castle, Xi Manmeng was sitting in his own seat, with his hands crossed and his chin resting, as if he was waiting for someone to arrive.

Sudden!

A portal suddenly opened out of thin air, followed by a man with long blond hair and beard, wearing a black armor and holding a scepter, walked out from the other side.

moment!

Xi Manmeng, who was sitting motionless one second, stood up from the chair the next second, and involuntarily revealed a nervous emotion.

After more than ten seconds, he couldn't help but say, "You're late, Chamborui."

"Sorry, I ran into a little trouble that needs to be dealt with, so it's inevitable that it will be a little late." The man named Chamberry replied casually.

Needless to ask, he is the second in command of the Zhentarim, the chosen one of Bane, the god of tyranny, the supreme leader of the church, the tyrant of the Moon Sea, and Fuzor Chamberri, who has terrified countless people.

"Damn! Do you know how much risk I have taken? If the mentor knows that we are in private contact, he will definitely kill me first without hesitation." Xi Manmeng cursed in a low voice through gritted teeth.

I'm afraid Mansong would never have imagined that these two apparently contradictory enemies would actually communicate in private.

But Fu Zuoer Chamberui didn't take it seriously, sat down and poured himself a glass of wine, and then asked without raising his head: "How, Mansong learned that I plan to take control of the Zhentarim Society, his How's the reaction?"

"Furious. To be precise, this failure severely hit his self-confidence, and even caused self-doubt. This is the most vulnerable time." Ximanmeng gave his own judgment without thinking.

"Oh? Is that young man named South really so powerful?" Fuzuoer Chamberui suddenly became interested.

As a voter of Bane, the god of tyranny, he has been collecting intelligence and information on the voters of other gods throughout Faerun.

Among them, Zuo Si, who is the only voter of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, is naturally the top priority.

What's more, it was later reported that he also became a voter of the goddess of magic.

"It's more than amazing! If you were there at the time, you would also be shocked by the power South showed.

Remember the silver fire burst mode used by Elminster?

In his hands, he can even go one step further, piercing through the magic protection on the mentor's body and killing him with just one blow.

And this guy is also immune to time stop, and holds a powerful artifact with unknown power and ability in his hand.

Most importantly, he alone is equivalent to an army.

Note that this is not an exaggerated description, but an apt description.

I don't know what kind of method he used, but he was able to summon and control several giant dragons and beholders and other powerful monster legions in a short period of time.

Even if the teacher teamed up with the heads of the red-robed mages, they couldn't take advantage of it in the end, but fell into a disadvantage from the beginning.

As South said, we did not surround him, but he surrounded us. "

While saying these words, Ximanmeng's hands were trembling slightly uncontrollably.

In order to calm himself down, he quickly took a cup of dark red liquid with a pungent smell from a nearby container, then raised his head and drank it down.

The moment the mouth was opened, the sharp canine teeth hidden in the mouth were finally exposed.

There is no doubt that at this moment, Ximanmeng is no longer a human being, but a vampire who has just completed his transformation.

Because just a few days ago, he was accidentally poisoned by the poison and the plague at the same time, and he was almost killed like those soldiers.

Although he survived with the magic potion, he had a psychological shadow because of it. He was afraid that this kind of revenge would be continuous, so he secretly transformed himself into a vampire to be completely immune to diseases and toxins.

Fu Zuoer Chamberui undoubtedly noticed the fear and fear revealed in Xi Manmeng's eyes, and continued to ask: "Then what are his arcane spell casting levels and divine spell casting levels?"

"Don't ask me, how do I know. Many of the spells he uses are things I have never seen before, and they look very likely to be legendary magic. As for the battle, like the nine-ring crack, it is even more lost in one breath." Five or six of them, and four of them are metamagic techniques without any spell-chanting and casting actions-instant spell. Know what that means?"

Xi Manmeng spoke out what he saw at the time.

Instant casting of spells requires the use of spell slots that are four rings higher than the current magic level for memory.

If it is a nine-ring spell, it needs a spell memory with at least a thirteenth ring.

All spell slots starting from the 10th ring require the legendary feat of [Improve Spell Slot], and the selection must be repeated at least four times to obtain a 13th ring spell slot.

Four instant cracks means that we have to go a step further on this basis, and take three more, consuming seven legendary specialties in total.

If one feat is obtained every three levels, it is almost 21 levels of legendary arcane spellcasting, including the previous 21 common arcane spellcasting levels, the total is as high as forty-two.

When Xi Manmeng saw his teacher was killed and ran away immediately, more than half of them collapsed in fright because of this inference.

To know this level of spellcasting, even the great arcanists of the Netheril civilization are not able to achieve it.

Mansong also realized this after his resurrection, so the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, and he even began to have self-doubt.

Fu Zuoer Chamberui's face became a little dignified, and he questioned in a shocked tone: "How is this possible! He still looks so young, he can even be said to be a child. Even if he comes from another material plane, or even It has also destroyed a world through the power of the plague, and it is absolutely impossible to reach such a height."

"Then I don't know. Maybe Sous has some kind of unknown skill that can instantly cast high-level magic, maybe he got an extra gift from the goddess of poison and disease or the goddess of magic. But one thing can be confirmed , that is, as an enemy, he is definitely the most terrifying one, and he will definitely not be as merciful as other magic goddess voters."

After finishing speaking, Xi Manmeng stuck out his tongue and licked the dark red blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, his eyes were shining with deep fear.

"About this, I have no doubts. Because not long ago, he just bloodbathed the whole of Luskan, not only uprooted those pirates, thieves guilds and unscrupulous businessmen, but also forcibly killed the entire population of Mindan Island. Moved to Luskan. No matter how you look at it, this kind of behavior doesn't look like something that the good camp can do." Fuzuoer Qianbury analyzed while rubbing his chin.

Xi Manmeng nodded approvingly: "Only pursuing the result and not caring about the process and means, this is the most distinctive feature of South.

In addition, he also used a large number of low-level undead creatures as labor, completely ignoring the protests of those kind and neutral god churches.

It is said that one of the priests of Lathander, the Lord of Dawn, simply asked to stop this behavior, and the entire church was completely expelled from the Nelanthir Islands.

That's why I suggested to the teacher before, try not to provoke South but to maintain a good cooperative relationship with him.

It's a pity that the teacher was lured by the power of the silver fire, and finally made an unforgivable fatal mistake, and the Zhentarim will suffer a devastating blow in the intelligence network of the Northland.

This is also the premise of why I choose to cooperate with you. "

"Hmph! Mansong would never have imagined that his most trusted apprentice would betray him at such a critical moment. Then tell me, how do you think we should get through this difficult time now?"

There was a gleam of ambition in the eyes of Furzel Chamberry.

After all, as early as the founding of the Zhentarim, when he was still an insignificant low-level priest of the Bann Church, he was extremely eager to overthrow Manson, who had been pressing down on his head.

But it is a pity that Mansson was too cautious, and after so many years, he never found a chance.

But now, the opportunity has finally come.

With the failure of Operation Luskan, members of the inner circle of the entire Zhentarim high-level began to feel dissatisfied with Mansong, and believed that he was no longer qualified to continue to lead this huge dark intelligence network.

Similarly, there were many opposing voices in Zhentil Castle.

Although most of these voices were quickly suppressed, the surging undercurrent did not stop, and instead connected in secret in a more secretive way.

Ximanmeng lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then quickly said: "The solution to the current predicament is very simple. First of all, we must reach a settlement with South, at least to ensure that Zhentil Castle will not be poisoned again inexplicably. Otherwise, this kind of The state of panic will not last long before it will completely collapse. Of course, Ethos' character will definitely open his mouth, and we must be prepared to pay a heavy price."

"Do you think he will accept our settlement proposal after this kind of thing happened?" Fuzuoer Chamberui raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Why not?" Xi Manmeng asked meaningfully. "He is a realist through and through. Although he has a strong sense of revenge that is different from ordinary people, he is also very calm and rational. Especially when dealing with the expansion of the Church of Cyric, our position is the same. Other than that In addition, the teacher and his treasures can also become bargaining chips on the negotiating table."

"You mean... you can even sell Mansong as a bargaining chip if necessary?"

Fu Zuoer Chamberui instantly understood the other party's thoughts, and a very surprised expression appeared on his face.

At this moment, he finally realized why Mansong would trust the dark intelligence network to Ximenmeng to maintain its daily operation.

Although this sinister and cunning man always appears to be very close to Mansong on weekdays, he is a calculating and cruel guy in his bones.

In Xi Manmeng's eyes, everyone around him is a tool that can be manipulated, used and betrayed, even his own teacher is no exception.

It's just that what Mansong could give in the past was much more than that given by Fu Zuoer Chamberui, so he would serve the former loyally.

"Everyone in this world has a price tag.

I have it, you have it, and so does my teacher.

It's just that some people's prices are higher, and some people's prices are lower.

Since the teacher has become an obstacle to the continued development of the entire organization, why not exchange him for a powerful ally before his price drops?

After all, we all know that the Church of Cyric is sure to make a comeback. "

When he said these words, Ximanmeng's tone was so calm and calm, there was no sense of guilt or compulsion at all.

Since abandoning the personality cult of Mansong, he has obviously become more terrifying, and has a little bit of potential to become a strong man.

Fu Zuoer Chamberui pursed his lips and smiled in agreement: "You are right. But Mansong is not easy to deal with, we must be careful."

"Don't worry, I already have a detailed plan. At that time, the internal and external cooperation will definitely solve the teacher once and for all. The most important thing is how to convince South of our sincerity and ensure that he will not be directly killed by him after we show up."

At the thought of facing Zuo Si again, Xi Manmeng was obviously not sure.

Because the strength gap between the two sides is too big, it is so big that they may be instantly killed by high-level spells such as [Time Stop] and [Great Crack] without even a chance to speak.

"Don't be afraid. I will accompany you this time." Fu Zuoer Chamberui promised without thinking.

"You?" Xi Manmeng was stunned for a moment.

In his impression, the chosen ones of Bane, the god of tyranny, have always been known for their prudence, just like Manshoon, and they almost never expose themselves to powerful enemies.

Fu Zuoer Chamberui explained with a half-smile: "Because I suddenly discovered that this young man named Sous seems to have the potential to become a tyrant. If he can be drawn from the goddess of magic, then the entire Northland Even the west coast of Faerun will become our allies. Maybe we can take this opportunity to forcefully promote Bane's beliefs and resurrect the god we serve."

Undoubtedly, finding a tyrant, cultivating a tyrant, and becoming the most trusted right-hand man around the tyrant have always been the highest principles pursued by the Bane Church.

Every pastor and believer will try his best to find those who have the potential to become tyrants and cultivate them.

Back then, Sammaster, the elector of the goddess of magic, was discovered by a priest of Bane that he had the potential to become a tyrant, so he followed him and continued to bewitch him until he fell into madness and founded the Dragon Worship Cult.

Although the priest lashed out at Fuzzel Chamberry for his apparent conversion to the Son of Bane, the two were equally unwavering in their belief in the god of tyranny.

"What? Are you crazy!" Xi Manmeng was dumbfounded.

"No, I'm not crazy, and I have never been sober. Believe me, if this plan succeeds, then we will cultivate an unprecedentedly powerful tyrant, even enough to make the whole world tremble. Just imagine, by that time, the resurrected Ben How powerful and invincible will En become? And we will all be rewarded unimaginably for it."

Fuzuoer Chamberui described the bright future with a voice full of excitement.

Perhaps in front of other believers of Bane, this set can make the other party willing to pay the price of their lives for it.

But instead of being moved, Ximanmeng became extremely vigilant.

Because whenever Fu Zuoer Chamberui starts to paint big pies, it means that he is secretly planning another ulterior conspiracy.

In the end, the two reluctantly reached a cooperation agreement.

Mansong, who was busy consolidating his position, didn't realize that the previous turmoil at the top of the Zhentarim was just a smoke bomb deliberately thrown to attract his attention, and the real death was yet to come.

...

Meanwhile, with Luskan's situation on track, Zuo Si finally left the city and returned to Amn's capital, Askatra.

Since he has thoroughly grasped the waters that most of the trade routes on the west coast need to pass through, the six-member council immediately negotiated with him for two to three hours, and then finalized a series of military, political, trade, transportation and commercial arrangements. aspects of cooperation.

As a typical business empire, Amn executives have always paid great attention to ensuring the smooth flow of their trade routes.

Otherwise, it would not cost a lot of money to maintain a large but not very useful navy.

However, when they saw that the last large-scale pirates were completely wiped out, and there was no more serious threat on the entire sea, they had the idea of ​​selling the fleet to save money.

Anyway, as long as you pay a protection fee of 10% of the value of the cargo, the merchant ship can travel in Luskan, Neverwinter, Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, Mullan, Zazespor, Myratma, Memnon, and Calimport. When important ports and trade hubs come and go freely, there is no need to maintain a navy.

Wouldn't it be good to sell all of them and replace them with merchant ships to make money?

If there is a military need, then directly spend a sum of money to hire the fleet of the Neilansir Islands.

The short-sightedness of capital and businessmen is perfectly reflected in these guys.

And as a gift of this deal, Amn will also pack two shipyards used to build large warships together with craftsmen as gifts.

Of course, Zuo Si would not refuse this kind of good deed delivered to her door.

After all, with the annexation of Luskan, his sphere of influence has expanded to the extreme north, and the area of ​​the sea that needs to be maintained has almost doubled, which is when more warships are needed.

So after paying some sucrose, both parties reached the deal happily.

The Council of Six believed that they had taken advantage of it. Not only did they throw out the heavy burden, but they also exchanged it for the most lucrative luxury item—sugar.

Zuo Si, on the other hand, traded the sugar that cost nothing to the warship that his forces most urgently needed.

You must know that Amn's battleship is a standard sailing warship, which is very close to the Karak sailing ship suitable for ocean sailing in structure and shape, otherwise it is not qualified to develop the Maztec continent at the other end of the sea.

In this way, the Council of Six in Amn completely handed over the authority to decide the safety of its own trade and merchant ships to Zuo Si.

Because the amazing profits brought by the special products of the Maztec Continent have driven them completely into madness, and there is an urgent need to build more merchant ships to ensure that they can seize the market as much as possible before other countries and forces discover the route to the New Continent.

As for the battleship that not only has no way to generate profits, but also has to spend money, it will go as far as it goes.

The most important thing is that warships are very troublesome to build and maintain, and often need to occupy the dock, which slows down the construction and maintenance of merchant ships.

So after comprehensive consideration, the six-member council made an extremely bold decision.

In their view, Zuo Si has long been deeply tied to Amn's interests, and belongs to 100% "insiders", so the risk is completely within the controllable range.

When walking out of the municipal building with this agreement, Vanessa, who is a lich, couldn't help sighing slightly: "I can't believe that the six-member council is so short-sighted, and it will be pushed at such a critical moment." a handful.

Your Excellency, all the sea trade routes in the west of Faerun are now in our hands.

It not only means huge wealth, but also means the control of channels and the expansion of political influence.

In fact, we are now an essential building block for the stability of cities and nations on the West Coast.

If there is any trouble, they will definitely do their best to help.

Because helping us is helping themselves.

You must know that I originally thought that it would take at least ten or twenty years to achieve the strategy I formulated at the beginning.

But who would have thought that it would be done in less than two years. "

Zuo Si responded nonchalantly: "That's why I keep reminding you, never let too many businessmen meddle in politics.

Because as long as more profits can be obtained, this group has no bottom line at all.

Once the benefits obtained cannot satisfy the appetite of these nobles and wealthy businessmen, they will fight first.

Therefore, it can be predicted that Amn will definitely decline in the near future, and even fall into endless civil strife.

By the way, I asked you to send someone to take over the concessions and strongholds left by the red-robed mages. How is it going now? "

"I have entrusted Habasser Drin with carte blanche.

You know, he has always been worried about the fact that the red-robed mage set up a concession in Baldur's Gate and robbed the business, so he volunteered to take this task on his own initiative.

Not surprisingly, the magic scrolls, potions, and other items produced by the organization have replaced the red-robed mage as the main magic supplier everywhere.

At the same time, you can also use these channels to acquire a lot of interesting things and materials.

I think Habasser Delin is very suitable for this kind of work, so it's better to leave this stall to him to be in charge of running it. "

When this matter was mentioned, Vanessa suddenly showed a playful expression.

To a certain extent, the reason why Habasser Delin made up his mind to join the organization was really thanks to the red-robed mage and the Duke of Silver Shield who brought the red-robed mage here.

"Arrange the right people to the right jobs, it seems that you have mastered the essence of management. Let's go, it's time to see what is conceived in Ba Di's stomach."

After all, Zuo Si took the lead and walked towards the cemetery area.

Since the sky has completely darkened at this moment, the entire Askatla cemetery area is quiet.

Except for a few people who were in charge of night watch patrols, there were basically no living figures to be seen.

Like most places where corpses are buried in Faerun, these vigils and patrols are mainly to prevent people from stealing the funerary objects in the tomb, or simply stealing corpses and transforming them into undead creatures.

According to historical records, several terrorist attacks by necromancers generally started near the cemetery.

Because only here are there enough corpses for its resurrection.

Therefore, the most important duty of the night watch and patrol personnel is to provide early warning, to ensure that no matter what happens, the defenders in the city and the major temples can be aware of it as soon as possible.

But the situation in Askatla Cemetery is more complicated.

As early as the Xia En Dynasty, this was the place where the nobles buried themselves and their relatives. There were many layers up and down, and there were also organs and magic traps to prevent theft of the tomb.

It is said that the deepest layer has long been occupied by the resurrected undead.

Coupled with the tradition of burying slaves at that time, you can often encounter skeletons, zombies, mummies, ghouls, ghosts and other undead.

On this point, the guys in the Shadow Thieves Guild who specialize in tomb robbery should have the most say.

Every month, several unlucky thieves were accidentally surrounded by undead and never came back alive.

Of course, Zuo Si didn't care about the life and death of these thieves.

He didn't even pay attention to the men in black who were trying to pry open the gate of a tomb not far away, but stood quietly and waited.

After a while, a woman with short black hair and pale skin came out of the shadows.

She touched her chest with one hand and bowed deeply, and said, "Please come with me. The hostess has been waiting for a long time."

"A vampire spawn?" Vanessa stared at him with interest.

As an archmage specializing in necromancy, his favorite thing is to research, create and transform all kinds of undead creatures. It is impossible not to be curious about vampires, high-level undead with autonomous consciousness.

"My name is Weilan, and I am the master's servant." The female vampire spawn carefully reported her name.

Because she had already been warned when she came, and she understood that neither the person nor the Lich in front of her could be provoked by herself.

"Interesting. Can you tell me about the changes in your thinking, consciousness, and living habits before and after you were transformed into a spinoff?" Vanessa continued to ask.

Vilan hesitated obviously, and then replied in a tone that even he was not sure about: "I...I don't know. But serving the mistress and obeying every order she gave really made me feel Incomparably satisfied.

It felt like a moth eager for light would die in a sea of ​​flames without hesitation.

I once longed for freedom, but later found that it was just a heavy burden.

Because thinking will confuse me, on the contrary, there is no need to have any doubts and scruples when obeying orders.

I crave the fight, I crave the kill, I crave the blood, but when it's over, I feel so empty. "

After hearing these words, Vanessa immediately nodded with satisfaction: "Great answer. Thank you, now I have a deeper understanding of vampires. Now lead the way, don't make your mistress wait in a hurry. "

"As you wish."

Without saying a word, Vilan took the lead and walked into a very hidden gate of the tomb.

Passing through the stairs and tunnels covered with cobwebs and a thick layer of dust, a group of three people soon came to a hall that was hundreds of meters deep underground and looked very old.

Judging from the reliefs and patterns on the stone pillars and walls, this is likely to be the tomb of a governor during the Xia En Dynasty.

But now it has been completely transformed into its own paradise by the vampires.

As soon as he entered the door, the first thing Zuo Si smelled was the pungent smell of blood.

Walk a little further and you'll see hordes of vampires sitting next to a huge blood pool fountain, bathing in blood, drinking blood to their heart's content, and engaging in acts of indescribable debauchery.

Since becoming undead creatures, these guys seem to have completely untied the last shackles, showing the desire and dark side in their hearts without any dead ends.

But when they saw Zuo Si, especially the day star hanging from Zuo Si's waist, they immediately showed panicked expressions, and some even fell into the pool of blood in fright.

"I really want to have a blast here."

Zuo Si gently pressed his hand on the hilt of Daystar's sword, exuding an aura that made the vampires feel uneasy and afraid.

"Forget it. It's too small here, and there's no room to dodge at all. I don't want to be killed by you." Vanessa persuaded in a half-joking tone.

You must know that the day star does not distinguish between friend and foe, as long as it is an undead creature within the attack range, it will be instantly burned by sunlight and strong positive energy.

"That's right, it's more important to do business."

Zuo Si let go of the hand holding the Daystar's sword hilt, and went straight through this room and disappeared at the end of the stairs leading to the lower level that belonged exclusively to the Vampire Queen Badi's secret room.

As soon as he left on his front foot, the vampire present on the back foot instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the men who had just been transformed couldn't help asking: "Who was that young man just now? Why did I feel like my whole body was so stiff that I couldn't even move when he looked at me?"

"His name is Sous, and he is a dual elector of the goddess of poison and disease and the goddess of magic. Not long ago, he defeated and sealed a lesser demon lord, and then defeated Manson and several others from the Zhentarim in Luskan. The head of a red-robed mage. Especially the sword, which once killed more than forty descendants of the Queen in a battle. If he shot just now, it is almost impossible for us to survive. So don't provoke him, then Courting death makes no difference."

Another older female vampire gave the answer with lingering fear.

"Damn it! It sounds terrible. I really don't understand why Her Majesty the Queen cooperates with such a dangerous person."

A vampire who looked like a young man in his twenties couldn't help complaining in a low voice.

But soon he was warned by other vampires.

Because Badi is the supreme queen here, no one can defy or question her decision.

On the other side, when Zuo Si and Vanessa came to the underground secret room, they immediately saw Badi lying on the bed and unable to move.

The reason why she couldn't move was because her lower abdomen had swelled into a gigantic meat ball with a diameter of more than two meters.

Not to mention moving, even turning over has become impossible.

And if it weren't for the fact that the vampire's body is completely supported by negative energy, so the physical strength of the vampire is not known how much higher than that of a human, otherwise it would have exploded long ago.

"Thank God! You're finally here!" Ba Di turned his head to the side, revealing a trace of relief in his eyes.

Obviously, this huge meatball growing on her body brought her unimaginable pain and inconvenience.

If it wasn't for the fact that there was no good solution, she even wanted to cut off the matter directly.

"How did it become like this?" Zuo Si asked in a slightly curious tone.

He remembered clearly that when the two of them met last time, their lower abdomen was only slightly protruding.

Ba Di sighed helplessly: "I don't know. This situation suddenly started after I had a terrible nightmare three days ago. And it almost sucked all my strength, and it is still flowing from the surrounding Draw energy from the shadow magic net to strengthen itself."

"Shadow magic net?"

Hearing this word, Zuo Si's heart instantly rang out.

As we all know, there was only one magic net in the Faerun Continent at first, and that was the first-generation magic goddess born in the battle between the twin goddesses of light and darkness, Shar and Su Lun.

In other words, the goddess of magic and the magic net were formed by tearing off a part of the power of the two goddesses of creation.

As a representative of light and kindness, the goddess of the moon, Su Lun, was obviously very happy about the birth of her daughter, and soon established a good ally with her.

The first goddess of magic also tends to help this kind mother fight against another evil mother who always wants to kill herself and return everything to darkness and chaos.

In order to regain the power that belonged to him, Shar secretly built a very secret shadow magic net behind the gods' backs, but it was completely controlled by him.

It is an incomplete copy of the genuine magic net. Because the main body is full of negative energy, it greatly strengthens the power of enchantment, necromancy and illusion magic, but it will reduce the power of evocation, transformation and some positive energy spells. power.

And in some dead magic areas and chaotic magic areas where the real magic net cannot be used, the shadow magic net can operate normally.

By allowing more spellcasters to use the Shadow Weave, the Goddess of Night intends to reduce the number and influence of the Goddess of Magic's followers, eventually reducing her to a medium to weak power like her sworn enemy Su Lun.

In this way, she can easily force the opponent to submit, or even kill him once and for all, and she can also serve as the goddess of magic.

When a mage starts to touch the shadow magic net, then he will gradually drift away from the real magic net.

However, the Shadow Magic Web has a fatal flaw, it is not neutral, but 100% controlled by Shar.

If you connect without the guidance of the goddess, it will not only cause permanent damage to the brain, but also may be "disconnected" at any critical moment.

Therefore, all conspiracies related to the Shadow Magic Web, without exception, have Shar's shadow behind them.

"That's right, it's the Shadow Magic Web. I can feel that this thing is getting stronger and stronger. When it breaks out of its cocoon, it might be the time when I die. So if you still want Airi Nikas’s research progress, it’s best to move faster. Otherwise, if I die, you won’t get anything.”

When he said these words, Ba Di was full of tension and anxiety.

She didn't want to die, especially not to be the victim of some great conspiracy.

"Vanessa, what do you think?"

Zuo Si ignored the vampire queen's indifferent threat, turned around and looked at her subordinates.

After pondering for a moment, the latter immediately responded: "I think we should first confirm what this thing is, and then decide how to deal with it. If that goddess is really involved, I think it's better to be cautious."

"Makes sense."

With strong curiosity that could not be restrained, Zuo Si stepped forward and quickly discovered that in the center of the meat ball, there is a A living body about thirty centimeters long.

All around it is the negative energy drawn from the shadow magic net, almost so thick that it exists in the form of a liquid.

"Have you ever tried to cut your own stomach?" Zuo Si asked bluntly.

Ba Di nodded vigorously: "Of course! I have tried to take it out a long time ago. But the problem is that even magic weapons and adamantine weapons will be corrupted in a very short time when they get close, and eventually become A pile of dregs of no idea what it is."

As he spoke, Badi gave Weilan a wink.

The latter immediately understood, and took out a tray from a side cabinet and sent it to the other two.

Vanessa picked up one of them and released a detection spell, and immediately exclaimed: "How is this possible! These metals have been decomposed and eroded by negative energy into another substance that has never been seen before."

"It's a trace of divine power!"

Zuo Si gave the answer with a serious expression.

As a planeswalker and a chosen one of the gods, his perception of divine power can be said to far exceed everyone else.

Although the divine power on these residues was very rare, it was hidden from his keen perception.

"Divine power?" Ba Di opened his mouth wide in shock.

Zuo Si nodded vigorously: "That's right, it's divine power, and it's the kind of divine power that has been corrupted. It seems that the disappearance of Amagna Tower is not that simple, and your blasphemous behavior may just be an inducement. Tell me, Have you dreamed of that black sun again recently?"

"Yes. I often dream of that black sun, and it becomes more and more real, and I can even feel the amazing heat. Look, this is the burn left after I touched that thing in the hallucination last time."

Realizing how bad his situation was, Ba Di didn't care to hide it, and hurriedly leaked the burnt black part of his arm.

You must know that she is the queen of vampires, with a powerful recovery ability that even trolls cannot match.

If a wound can remain on her body for so long without disappearing, it is enough to explain some problems.

(end of this chapter)