One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 282 This World Is Ours

The central tower of Plantia Floating City is undoubtedly the tallest and majestic building in the entire city.

It is more appropriate to say that it is a building than a tower.

It's just that the overall shape is based on the traditional cylindrical spire structure, with a height of astonishing 500 meters. The whole body looks like it was carved from a huge stone, and both the outer wall and the inner wall are blessed with a lot of protective magic.

As for the interior, almost all the magic knowledge, technology and history from the establishment of the floating city to the present are stored.

Especially the secret library on the upper floor, which houses the copies of spells created and invented by the great mages of the past dynasties.

According to the "Supreme Code", all spells invented by mages enjoy a so-called "patent protection period".

Within this time limit, the inventor can exclusively enjoy all the secrets of the spell, and anyone else has no choice but to snatch it in any way, otherwise they will pay a heavy price according to the punishment mechanism of the contract.

And this time is usually based on the life of the inventor.

When this person dies due to aging or accident, the scroll backup he prepared in advance will be automatically sent to the library for storage for all other mages to study and research.

This can not only protect the rights and interests of the inventors themselves, but also prevent the invented spells from being lost at any time.

When Zuo Si was still an apprentice, he followed his mentor Ashtar once.

But unfortunately, his level in the mage council was too low at that time, so he could only stand at the door and look enviously at the other party as he rummaged through bookshelves and scroll cases for various precious spells and materials.

But now, with the entire army of the mage council in the floating city of Plantia annihilated, Zuo Si, as the only survivor, naturally obtained the highest authority, and was eligible to enter this place under heavy protection.

But when he passed the construct golem guards and opened the door, he didn't touch any books, notes or scrolls, but went straight to the huge statue in the middle, and bowed with one hand on his chest. With a bow, he stated in a very ancient language: "In the name of the Mage Council, I now need the "Supreme Code" to absorb new members."

moment!

The ruby ​​eyes of the statue suddenly flashed a light, followed by it came alive, bent down and said in a low voice: "The Supreme Law answers your call. Please wait a moment, I am checking the permissions you have .”

After all, the statue raised the huge book in its hand and released a detection magic that could cover the entire floating city.

After about a few minutes, a sad expression quickly appeared on its face.

"The test results confirm that there are fifteen thousand four hundred and sixty-eight people registered in the Council of Mages in the Floating Void City of Plantia, and there is currently one surviving person. Congratulations, you have obtained the right to hold the Supreme Code."

With the last word blurted out, the statue slowly put the huge book in its hand on the ground.

next second...

The book began to shine with golden light, and then began to become smaller and smaller until humans could pick it up.

Needless to ask, this book is the "Supreme Code" that maintains the normal operation of the entire Plantia Floating Void City, and it is also a powerful binding magic contract.

It is precisely because of its existence that the battles between the archmages have always been maintained within a safe range, and they have not fallen into serious internal friction like the red-robed mages or the arcane brotherhood.

It is said that the "Supreme Code" was jointly produced by several archmages who built the Floating Void City. Its source of magic power is tied to the heart of the earth veins, so it cannot be resisted by any spellcaster.

Other floating cities that were built successively later adopted similar methods.

In other words, each floating city has its own "Supreme Code", but the terms recorded in it are quite different.

Picking up the slightly heavy book, Zuo Si quickly walked back to the corridor, and said to the liches waiting outside: "Come on, write your name on the last page of this code.

In this way, you are considered members of the Council of Mage.

Then go to the meeting room to initiate a vote, and I can gain the highest control of the central tower.

When I get control, I can promote you to become archmages, and freely use all the facilities in this mage tower, including several secret libraries and laboratories. "

Without any hesitation!

Vanessa was the first to write her name on the last page.

moment!

He felt the last force connecting himself closely with this floating city.

At the same time, the ubiquitous sense of being watched before has disappeared.

After the last lich finished signing, the "Supreme Code" suddenly burst into blue light, followed by an elderly man's illusory influence appearing out of thin air.

I saw him explain in detail the basic rules, taboos and precautions that need to be followed to join the mage council in a tone that is enough to make you drowsy.

Although most of these contents have lost their meaning with the destruction of the Mage Council.

Most importantly, Zuo Si didn't intend to attract too many people at all, but wanted to monopolize the entire floating city.

Except for the lich and a small number of summoned creatures under his control, the rest of the people simply don't want their names to appear on the last page of the "Supreme Code".

After an hour and a half of tossing, the entire process was finally completed.

After obtaining the highest authority, Zuo Si did not hesitate for a second, and immediately activated the wartime agreement to forcibly take over all the mage towers in the entire floating city, as well as those magical creations such as the structures in the mage towers that have not been destroyed. , ordered them to throw down all the corpses of undead creatures in the street and every corner.

Meteorite fragments from the collision of the two comets sparked widespread fires below.

So we can just take this opportunity to deal with these garbage that emits a bad smell and may carry a large number of mutated viruses and bacteria.

As for the remaining undead, they were all stuffed into boxes under Vanessa's collection and control, and what awaited them would be working day and night in the mine.

In short, Zuo Si was not in a hurry to lift the magic blockade, but first cleaned and disinfected the whole city.

Relying on the power of the elect bestowed by Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, it took him three full days to completely eliminate the plague raging in the floating city of Plandia.

Finally, with the help of the amazing magic power provided by the heart of the earth veins, a torrential rain was created, and the forest fire that stretched for tens or even hundreds of kilometers below was extinguished.

So far, all the tasks of this trip have finally been completed without fail.

Looking at the scorched ground and mountains that were doused by the heavy rain in the distance and emitting a large amount of white smoke and water vapor, Jeffrey sighed with a vigorous smile: "Now, this world belongs to us."

Vanessa nodded approvingly: "You're right. There are no gods here, and there are no dangerous lower plane creatures such as devils and demons, and there are countless resources we need. It is simply the choice of the organization. land. Our job is to find those survivors, give them sanctuary, and rekindle the flames of civilization.”

"It's not difficult. As far as I know, there are three other continents on this planet besides the one under my feet.

Although one of the continents has regressed the barbaric era under the impact of powerful magic power, the other two continents have quite a lot of countries and city-states, as well as sufficient human resources.

What we have to do is to restore the prosperity of the port city of Hull, and then dump goods to those countries and city-states through trade, while absorbing outstanding immigrants, and training qualified young people to become mages.

It won't be long before a powerful magical civilization will rise in our hands.

Of course, before that, it is necessary to clean up the undead creatures entrenched in other cities and villages, as well as the plague they carry. "

While saying these words, Jeffrey's eyes were shining with naked and undisguised excitement and anticipation.

As a mage, especially the Faerun mage who had heard of the Netheril era, he simply couldn't refuse such a temptation.

What's more, by studying the magic system of this world, one can get rid of the dependence on the magic net, directly contact with the most primitive and manic magic energy, and try to conquer and control them.

And these are privileges that only high elf mages and legendary mages can obtain in Faerun.

"It's still too early to talk about this. Don't forget, there is not only one floating city in this world, and we still have some potential competitors that need to be resolved."

Vanessa, who has a gloomy personality, is obviously not as optimistic as Jeffrey, but began to secretly plan to launch a war, a war between floating city and floating city.

"Don't worry, Master Sous has already obtained the last location information from those floating cities and sent gargoyles to investigate?

I believe that it won't be long before other floating cities will be acquired one by one.

What's more, what if those floating cities are controlled by others?

We, who can use two sets of magic systems at the same time, have an overwhelming advantage in combat spellcasting.

When necessary, you can use Starfall to directly destroy the opponent's floating city. "

Jeffrey obviously has a strong confidence in Zuo Si as the leader of the organization.

He didn't know at all that the starfall magic was copied from the planeswalker's card, and Zuo Si didn't really master it.

Just when Vanessa was about to say something, she suddenly saw Tyrantyer walking from behind with a lot of scrolls in her arms.

Driven by curiosity, he couldn't help asking: "What are you holding in your hand?"

"It's some spell scrolls that have been encrypted by special means. In order to prevent others from easily learning the spells they invented, these damned bastards deliberately used a lot of messy magic symbols to confuse the public." Tyran Tyr complained through gritted teeth.

You must know that learning a new magic system from scratch is not an easy task.

But now, those dead archmages have increased the difficulty by a large amount out of thin air.

"Hahahaha! Don't worry, my friend. Anyway, we have an endless lifespan, and we don't need to sleep or rest. As long as we spend a little time, we can always solve the mystery." Jeffrey laughed and comforted.

But Tyran Tyr obviously didn't appreciate it, and rolled his eyes angrily: "Don't talk sarcastic there. If you have time to hang out here, why don't you come with me to organize and decipher these spell scrolls, and then transform them into magic scrolls?" The way the net casts spells."

"Sorry, although I really want to help, Lord South gave me a task, which is to go to Hull to gather the survivors and build a shelter for them to survive and thrive safely."

Vanessa shrugged her shoulders in a look of helplessness.

Jeffrey also immediately shied away: "Don't look at me, I have to go back to Faerun to maintain the internal operation of the organization and ensure the safety of the large sea area of ​​​​the Lancer Islands from Luscandu, which is also of no help."

Seeing that the two of them had their own things to do, Tyrantir sighed unwillingly: "Oh—I think we should expand the number of core members. As it grows bigger, there will definitely be a shortage of manpower.”

"Isn't Your Excellency South controlling the Emerald Association secretly operating in the Amn area? Maybe they can join in limitedly?" Vanessa suggested in an uncertain tone.

"The Emerald Association? Are you sure they are reliable? As far as I know, these guys are active in several towns on the border of Tethyr, trying to get rid of the suppression of the Masked Mage Guild, which may cause a series of serious problems. Consequences." Jeffrey was obviously worried.

"I think it’s okay.

The members of the Emerald Association generally have low spellcasting levels, and their strength is even inferior to that of the Masked Mage Guild.

Instead of counting on them, it is better to develop a few more core members.

After all, we have mastered the complete Lich Transformation Ritual, which is fatal to those high-level mages whose lifespan is about to run out.

Coupled with a large and rich reserve of knowledge and spells, few spellcasting organizations are more competitive than us. "

Tyran Tyr directly expressed his opinion.

After all, the High Ridge Castle where he himself lives is quite close to the northernmost town of Nasikai in Amn, and he is no stranger to the Emerald Society.

The two parties will even trade some materials and magic items.

In the eyes of Tyrantyr, the Emerald Society is not so much a strict organization, but rather a group of rebels who are unwilling to be monopolized by the Masked Mage Guild to monopolize the entire magic resources of Amn, and finally gather together to keep warm.

Except for the relatively stable relationship between mentors and apprentices, there is no clear superior-subordinate relationship among other members, and so-called "small circles" are often formed between different cities.

If it weren't for the great enemy of the Masked Mage Guild, I guess I would have done it first because of the distribution of benefits.

Of course, this situation improved slightly after Lei Yin and the dragon lich Baris Riyat took control of the Emerald Society.

At least the area around Kezula City, where the headquarters is located, has been completely brought under control, and is actively infiltrating other cities.

Coupled with the help of the big boss Sean VII in the Masked Mage Guild, everything has gone smoothly so far.

I believe that within a few years, the Emerald Association will become the second largest spellcasting organization in Amn.

While several liches were discussing which of the people they knew could develop into core members, Zuo Si, located on the topmost floor of the central tower, was conducting a sinister experiment involving the brain and soul.

The subject of the experiment is none other than Varena, a direct descendant of the Necromancer Asta.

The woman had regained consciousness at this moment, and was staring at the seemingly harmless young man in front of her with eyes full of fear, and let out a desperate whine.

Since a hollow wooden ball was stuffed in her mouth to prevent her from accidentally biting her tongue in a panic, she couldn't speak at all, let alone beg for mercy or curse.

"Relax, ma'am. I promise, as long as you cooperate honestly and let me figure out what the mentor is doing in your mind, everything will be fine. And you don't want to keep a huge and Unknown hidden danger, isn't it?"

While comforting the other party with words, Zuo Si signaled the mind flayer assistant next to him to start acting.

I saw the latter suddenly spread four octopus-like tentacles, and gently slid across Varena's face.

The wet and slippery feeling instantly made the woman collapse in fright, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.

After all, few people can remain calm after seeing a mind flayer for the first time, especially when their body is fixed on a frame and cannot move.

But unfortunately, the mind flayer ignored Varenna's mental breakdown, and immediately activated psychic powers to flick across the top of the opponent's skull.

moment!

The originally hard skin and bones were easily cut open.

The moment the entire sky spirit cover was lifted, the red brain and white brain were completely exposed to the air.

Since there was not even a little bit of anesthesia during the whole process, Varenna immediately felt a piercing pain, and at the same time, blood flowed all over her face along the incision, looking extremely horrifying.

Even in her dreams, she couldn't believe that she would one day be like those slaves and become a test subject for the mages to study.

"Check this area."

Zuo Si directly pointed to the area of ​​the left hemibrain near the lower lateral thalamus.

The mind flayer resisted the urge to eat the "delicious" in front of him, and controlled one of the tentacles to insert it in very gently.

After about a few seconds, he immediately said through telepathy: "This is a place that has been transformed by magic."

"What's changed?" Zuo Si rubbed her chin and asked with great interest.

"It's memory! Someone has sealed a large amount of memory here." The mind flayer gave the answer without thinking.

As the race that may be the most deeply researched on the brain and mind in the entire multiverse, mind flayers can immediately perceive whether the brain of an intelligent creature has been tampered with with just a touch.

"memory?"

A strange expression suddenly appeared on Zuo Si's face.

He really couldn't figure out why Asta sealed the memory in his descendants.

The mind flayer slowly withdrew its tentacles, and explained in an emotionless tone: "I think it must be some crazy guy who wants to forcibly indoctrinate and change the memory and thinking of this human woman to force her to die after death. continue to exist."

"What's the meaning?"

Zuo Si clearly realized something, but wanted the mind flayer to be more explicit.

As a summoned creature, the mind flayer obviously wouldn't disobey its master's will, and quickly replied: "As we all know, both spirit and personality require a huge amount of memory and experience to support.

If an intelligent creature does not have these things, then he may maintain his survival instinct, but he will never have independent consciousness and thinking ability.

In this regard, we once conducted an experiment in which we put a newborn baby in a completely isolated environment, only gave him food and the most basic guarantees of life without any communication with him, let alone seeing or is aware of our presence.

Guess what a child growing up in this environment will look like?

The answer is very simple!

He is like the lowest animal, he just subconsciously absorbs nutrients and maintains himself alive, without realizing who he is and why he lives.

As for thinking and communication, it is impossible to do.

So if a person's memory is tampered with a lot, then a series of things such as his subjective consciousness, personality, character, etc. will change accordingly, or even become a completely different person.

This also means that as long as his own memory can completely replace the memory of another person, he is equivalent to being resurrected in another person.

Although this kind of resurrection is not really resurrection, especially the soul cannot be replaced at all.

However, I suspect that these sealed memories are not aimed at the woman, but the child in her belly.

Because a newborn baby has no defense and resistance.

The moment the baby is delivered is when these sealed memories are released. "

After hearing these words, Zuo Si finally realized how crazy and cruel the necromancer had done to his offspring.

No wonder the guy lives with Varena for a few days every year.

That wasn't about connecting with any bullshit relationship, but instilling his own memory into the latter's mind as a backup "resurrection" method.

Maybe Varenna has not been married and had children all these years, but she was interfered and manipulated by Asta with magic.

These disturbances will not disappear until after his own complete death.

After realizing this, Zuo Si couldn't help but smiled and muttered to himself: "My dear mentor, I never thought you would hide such an unknown method. Using offspring to give birth to a self with all the memories? Really you !"

"Master, do you need me to destroy or separate these memories?" the mind flayer asked cautiously.

"No, there is no need for this. I want to see if he can really achieve a certain kind of resurrection in this way. In addition, I am also looking forward to meeting my mentor again. Oh, yes Remember to clean up this lady's memory so that she will completely forget about this nightmare."

After all, Zuo Si lost interest in this matter.

The mind flayer faithfully performed its duty, first snapping the skull back and using healing potions to restore it to its original state, and then manipulating psychic powers to begin erasing Weaving Varenna's memory.

About ten minutes later, the woman walked into the bathroom with a dazed face to wash off the blood on her face and body, then put on a clean set of clothes, and was sent back to the group of survivors.

As for Zuo Si himself, carrying a large number of spell scrolls, he brought a few liches back to Faerun continent through the portal.

But this time, he did not return to the Mage Tower in Askatera, but went directly to the Mage Tower of Luskan, which originally belonged to the Arcane Brotherhood, and immediately summoned the Ace, including the titular supreme leader. Rick, as well as a large number of management personnel transferred from the Neilansir Islands.

Since it was the first time to appear in a semi-public capacity and had never had any direct contact with him before, both Eric and the bureaucrats looked very nervous.

After all, Vanessa's methods have already made them feel terrified, not to mention making many powerful liches bow their heads and obey their ears, and even repel Zuo Si from the red robe mage and the Zhentalin Society head-on.

awe!

fear!

obey!

No doubt, based on the scene alone, it's easy to see why many outsiders believe that Zuo Si has the potential to become a tyrant.

Because no matter how the living standards of the people under his rule improve, their essence is the set of power that is right that is advocated and respected by the Church of Bane, the God of Tyranny.

What's more, a tyrant who can govern a country to great strength is far more threatening than a tyrant who makes the country miserable.

The latter is at least a negative example, and will be disgusted and cast aside by most civilians.

But the former can make people involuntarily develop a psychology of admiration, and think from the bottom of their hearts that only under the rule of power can they live a better life, thus causing more people to agree with and practice the ideas of the Bann Church.

"Do you know why I summoned you all of a sudden?" Zuo Si asked slowly as he swept across everyone in the meeting room.

"Please order! No matter what it is, we will do our best to do it well."

Eric got down on one knee and expressed his attitude in the most respectful tone.

Although he himself did not participate in the battle that broke out in Luskan not long ago, he also heard the sailors under his command talking about the scene at that time, and he understood that this young man who looked as old as his youngest brother in front of him had mastered What power and strength.

Just being the double elector of the Goddess of Magic and the Goddess of Poison and Disease is enough to deter those forces hiding in the dark corners around Luskan.

Moreover, when Eric was the captain under Hallett, he once passed by Zuo Si in Carlin Port.

Although we haven't met each other, I know a little bit about the decisive character of this young man who is afraid of even murderous pirates.

So his response was to obey! obey! There is no reason to obey the bottom line!

As long as you can do this, you will be able to get rich rewards.

Looking at this "old man" who had been under his command for a while, Zuo Si immediately showed a faint smile: "Don't be so nervous, what I'm going to announce next is not bad news, but a complete deal." Good news without buckle.

With the situation in Luskan stabilizing, I think the time has come to integrate Nelenthir, Mindan, Kollin, Whalebone and Luskan to form a true nation.

Of course, in return for your hard work, all will receive official appointments.

As for those who have made great achievements, they will also receive corresponding noble titles. "

"What! Really?"

Hearing the news, Eric suddenly raised his head with an ecstatic expression.

Not only him, but many high-ranking bureaucrats present also responded in the same way.

As the saying goes, the name is not right and the words are not right.

Although the power of the Nelanthir Islands has expanded to the entire west coast of Ferenc, especially after receiving Amn's fleet, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the hegemony of the sea.

But it has never established a formal external title.

They are eager to establish a country, and then become the ruling class of this country, that is, nobles, so that the whole family and its descendants will become real masters.

Not to mention the Faerun continent where the feudal system prevails, even most people in the modern society of the earth have similar thoughts, and there is no essential change.

From those eager eyes, Zuo Si saw something called ambition, and nodded calmly: "Yes. You can have a meeting later to discuss what the name of the country should be , and then report to me. As for you, Eric, I have decided to fulfill my promise to make you the first king of this country."

moment!

An indescribable excitement swept through every cell in the pirate chief's body.

Without any hesitation, he directly made a big salute, his head hit the ground heavily with a bang, and then he shouted in a solemn tone: "Thank you for your trust! I swear to be loyal forever to you, to obey any order you give."

As he said that, Eric took out an amulet with the holy emblem of Talona from his neck and continued to express his loyalty: "You see, my family and I have chosen to believe in Talona. If one day my If any future generations dare to disobey and betray you, the goddess will send down divine punishment to make him fester and die under the torment of poison and disease."

I have to say that Eric is definitely a ruthless person.

Whether it was the betrayal of Hallett back then, or the fact that the whole family abandoned their past beliefs and turned to Talona, ​​it all showed his determination to put all his eggs in one basket.

Once you make a choice, you don't leave even a little way out for yourself.

"Very well, I have felt your loyalty, get up now." Zuo Si waved his hand very indifferently.

Obviously, he didn't care at all whether Eric and his family's descendants would remain loyal.

Because the country to be established in the future is destined to be a "virtuous monarch", the royal family will not have much power at all, and will only be the nominal supreme head of state, engaging in some diplomatic and propaganda work.

Moreover, the economic lifeline of the entire country is always in the hands of the core members of the organization—the liches.

Want to seize power?

Sorry, maybe I just had this idea today, maybe I will be "ill" and die the next day.

While everyone present was in a state of extreme excitement, Zuo Si calmly announced the second thing.

"After the establishment of the country, we will no longer simply use gold coins minted by Amn or other forces, but will start to mint our own gold coins."

"coin?!"

A male bureaucrat who looked to be in his fifties was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help reminding in a low voice: "Your Excellency, the most important reason why we can maintain a harmonious relationship with Amn is that within the scope of our rule. Free circulation of Amn's mint is allowed.

If you mint your own coins, it may cause strong dissatisfaction from the Council of Six.

Most importantly, the production of gold and silver mines within our control is not enough to support the cash flow of the huge trade at present. "

"Don't worry, I'll go back to the Council of Six to make things right. Don't worry about the gold and silver mines. I've prepared sufficient gold and minting equipment. All you have to do is to get these gold coins recognized by the market and circulate quickly. Get up. Here are some samples, take them and have a look first."

Zuo Si directly took out a small box from his pocket and it was still on the table.

On this matter, he didn't mean to discuss it at all, but planned to enforce it.

Because others may not know the little tricks Amn played on coins, but he knows it very well.

In the past, when the strength was lacking, it was fine if the other party used financial means to cut leeks.

But now that he has acquired a large amount of gold reserves and a dozen large gold mines from another world, if Amm continues to lie on his body to suck blood, then there is something wrong with his brain.

What's more, the reason why Amn's gold coins can be circulated throughout the Faerun continent is not because of their superb coinage methods and the ability to provide a large number of commodities.

Now Zuo Si can do the same.

The stamping machine from the earth's industrial age can produce more exquisite and wear-resistant metal coins, and even further reduce the content of precious metals through complex processes, thereby compressing costs and charging higher seigniorage.

As for commodities, whether it is a large amount of sugar, spices, cloth, grain, steel, condiments, etc. that have almost no cost, they are all hard currencies in this world, and the supply is in short supply.

So Zuo Si has enough bargaining chips to negotiate with the Council of Six and get the other party to accept the terms he offered.

After all, the essence of Amn is a merchant association, as long as there are enough interests, there is nothing they cannot sell.

When the man lightly opened the box and poured out the several metal coins inside, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Because they have never seen such a beautiful coin, whether it is the printing, text and value on it, it is clearly visible, and it feels full of texture.

The tiny gear print on the side edge of the coin prevents the risk of being trimmed by profiteers.

You must know that in Faerun, after many profiteers get gold and silver coins, they often use scissors to secretly cut some metal scraps from the edge of the currency, and then accumulate a small number of scraps and secretly melt the scraps to make gold or silver bars. .

This also led to the fact that the weight and size of gold and silver coins in many regions decreased the more they were handled during transactions.

This kind of technology of adding gear marks on the side can only be achieved by some forces such as Amn and Waterdeep City who have mastered advanced coinage technology.

But even the gold coins of Waterdeep and Amn were no match for what they saw.

After several minutes, the man reluctantly put the coin back into the box, licked his dry lips and exclaimed, "It's really exquisite, like a work of art. If all the coins issued are like these samples... …No, as long as there is a half or even a quarter, I guarantee that the people and the businessmen will be more than happy to accept it."

"Since that's the case, I will provide an amount worth almost five million gold coins, and you can try to pay those workers as wages first. It will take time for the market to accept a new currency, so don't use coercive means for now."

While saying these words, Zuo Si winked at the Lich standing behind her.

The latter understood and directly opened the box in his hand.

moment!

Dazzling golden light and silver light were released from inside.

Through the opened lid of the box, one can see hills made of gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins piled up on the huge and empty field inside.

Gudong!

Many bureaucrats who had never seen so much money couldn't help subconsciously swallowing their saliva.

They realized for the first time why the financial problems that beset most nations and city-states never arose from the forces to which they were loyally serving.

Why did Eric dare to sign a trade contract worth millions of gold coins with Bruno, the dwarf king of Mithril Hall?

With such abundant financial support, what else can't be done?

All of a sudden, everyone present was full of confidence in this new country to be established and its own future.

After making some simple adjustments to the basic framework, Zuo Si quickly left the rest of the work to Jeffrey, and took some time to listen to Yelinia's report.

When he learned that the famous "Third Master Cui" had come to his site not long ago, he immediately couldn't help asking: "Why did Drizzt suddenly come to Luskan? Could it be that he came with Bruno Warhammer?" ?"

Yelinia shook her head lightly: "No, master. I think Drizzt's coming to Luskan should have been instigated by Erastriol. During this period, spies from the Harper Alliance were very active. And keep collecting all kinds of information. If you hadn't ordered them not to touch them for the time being, I would have driven these annoying rats out without hesitation."

"So... Drizzt came to observe the changes in Luskan under my rule?

interesting! It seems that Alaszhu still doesn't trust the promise I made at the beginning.

But that's okay, time will eventually tell.

Her vision of interracial harmony, as good as it sounds, will never be possible.

Just watch, the Silvermoon Alliance will end up like Myth Dranno, and will inevitably fall apart. "

Zuo Si rubbed her chin and expressed her judgment indifferently.

In fact, it is this innocence and idealist feelings that make Alaszhuo full of strong personal charm, and people can't help but feel good about him.

But it is a pity that the reality is not a beautiful fairy tale, material and interests are the basis of everything.

What's more, there are so many gods in Faerun who will exert influence on the people through various means.

The complex and ever-changing relationship between its nations and races is a terrible disaster for any ruler.

In contrast, the area ruled by Zuo Si has always insisted on being dominated by humans. Although other races will be accepted, they will definitely not exceed about 10% of the total population.

But what about Silvermoon City?

The highest proportion of humans is only about 40%, elves are about 30%, half-elves are 12/12, dwarves are 10%, halflings are 5%, and there are 2%. the dwarf.

Under the rule of Alastriol, the entire city can naturally maintain prosperity and stability, and the interests and demands of various races are met.

But if one day she is gone, or replaced by a ruler with insufficient capabilities, the demands of various races cannot be met, what will happen?

At that time, this scene of harmony and tranquility will be broken in an instant, and more and more serious conflicts will be aroused among various races in order to compete for interests.

"Master, besides Drizzt, there is another dangerous person who is currently active in the area around Luskan. She is a succubus named Ulrika, who claims to be the chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease. This The guy killed a lot of spies that the devil planted nearby, and his methods were extremely cruel." Yelinia continued to report.

"Ulrika? A succubus?" Zuo Si raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Although he had also heard about the special case of "Succubus Paladin" Elotesia, when a succubus who truly believed in gods appeared, there was still a strong sense of unreality.

"Yes, I sent a few high-ranking shadows to follow her to monitor, and they are currently in a tavern near the Luskan gate."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's meet this interesting succubus lady. I also have something I want to talk to Talona."

Zuo Si walked out of the mage tower without saying a word, while Yelinia turned into a shadow and followed closely behind...

(end of this chapter)