Otherwise, the two should be able to reach an agreement on maintaining the great "balance" of the universe.

You must know that he formed an army of his own in the world of Greyhawk, and then repeatedly jumped between the good and evil camps, and even helped the devils fight more than once, just to prevent good and evil from gaining the absolute upper hand.

"So... he is really planning to unify the entire west coast of Ferenc and establish an empire?"

Elminster grasped the key point keenly and put down the cup in his hand with a solemn expression.

Mordenkainen shook his head slightly: "Sorry, you shouldn't ask me this question, but you should ask Soth directly.

After all, you are all the chosen ones of the Magic Goddess, aren’t you?

The only thing I know is that he has enough strength, ability and means to achieve this goal.

Shah En VII, who is about to unify Kalingshan and Tethyr in the south, has made a young girl the crown prince. I believe you should know what he wants to do.

In addition, Amn has also undergone some drastic political changes recently.

According to the results of my investigation, after a brief struggle within the six-person council, it has gradually been controlled by a woman named Vera Salem Quant.

Guess who she is loyal to now?

The powerful mages in the Masked Mage Guild now dare not disobey the orders issued by Soth.

They even merged with the Emerald Society that they had been encircling and hunting for many years.

As for Baldur's Gate, its back was broken in the naval battle a few years ago.

All merchants engaged in maritime trade must rely on the fleet of the Nelanser Islands to continue doing business.

I think one sentence from Soth is more effective than a hundred words from the dukes who are engaged in fierce internal fighting.

If coupled with the trade alliance initiated and established by the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, the power controlled by Soth has become unrivaled.

Maybe in your rigid traditional thinking, you would think that kind-hearted city-states and countries such as Waterdeep, Neverwinter, and Silvermoon Alliance would stand up and fiercely oppose it.

But the actual situation is that Alustriel was the first to sign his name on the agreement on behalf of the Silver Moon Federation, and Lord Nasir did not hesitate to announce that Neverwinter would join it.

In contrast, Waterdeep, which is still hesitating and having heated discussions, actually can't hold on much longer.

Because the emergence of airships has greatly reduced transportation costs, which originally accounted for the largest proportion of land trade.

If the lords of Waterdeep City choose not to join, then their merchants and the various goods they produce will quickly lose their price competitiveness and will not be sold at all, which will eventually lead to a series of serious negative consequences.

Maybe the whole city will decline and perish because of this.

Unless...

Can you stand up and provide a more convenient, cheaper, faster and safer means of transportation than airships?

For example, a permanent portal that can connect two cities."

"You actually spent time doing detailed research on the West Coast?"

Xinbu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Of course!

I have even been to the ninth level of Baator Hell before, and witnessed with my own eyes that wonderful city that can be called a great miracle.

Believe me, if you go there, you will also be amazed by Soth's vision, thoughts and creativity.

He not only broke the original strict hierarchy and extremely repressive atmosphere of the devils, but also completely reversed the mortal understanding that lawful evil is equivalent to pain, torture, tyranny, oppression and slavery, and made countless people feel the impact of it.

Unprecedented happiness.

More than 90% of the mortals who have been there feel that living in this giant bustling city is ten thousand times better than the best city in their hometown.

Even if the final result is to sign a contract to sell their souls and become completely depraved, they have no regrets at all.

This crystal ball records what I saw on the ninth level of hell. If you are interested, you can take a look.

After reading this, I hope you will answer a question.

If evil is no longer something that makes people feel pain, but can instead gain pleasure from it, how do you prevent them from choosing to become a part of evil?"

As the last word blurted out, Mordenkainen took out a palm-sized magic crystal ball from his pocket, and then read the password from his mouth to activate the images stored inside.

Instantly!

A place full of high-rise buildings, colorful neon lights, various advanced vehicles powered by oil or electricity, and a constant stream of people enjoying food, wine, beauty, video games and various entertainment services.

If they hadn't just received some information from Mordenkainen, and at the same time could see a large number of different types of devils coming in and out, Elminster and Simbu would simply not believe that such a city would be a level in Baator's hell.

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Because at first glance there is nothing related to pain, torture, oppression and slavery, but instead it is full of unrestrained indulgence and freedom.

It is easy to tell from the expressions on the faces of those mortals and petitioners that they are either excited, enjoying, or extremely happy, that they almost love this place to death.

As we all know, the chaotic camp is the group that most likes to pursue freedom without any restrictions.

It just so happens that the two people in front of me are all from the Chaos camp.

Among them, Elminster is chaotic good, while Ximbu is chaotic neutral.

So they were immediately deeply attracted by the huge cyberpunk-style world, and began to look for the parts they were interested in from the pictures displayed by the crystal ball.

Among them, Elminster is obviously more concerned about electronic products and perfect succubi who are engaged in special service industries, while Xinbu prefers vehicles with cool shapes and loud engine noises when driven, especially those with lightning speed.

Two-wheel heavy motorcycle.

Whenever she sees a creature riding this kind of vehicle speeding past on the road, the Storm Queen will feel her heartbeat speed up and her adrenaline surge.

Time passes minute by minute.

After the two of them had watched all the scenes recorded in the crystal ball, Elminster sighed slightly: "Okay, I think I begin to understand what you want to express.

Soth is truly unlike anyone I've met before.

He is a planeswalker who possesses countless knowledge, vision and unique insights from other times, spaces and even universes, so he cannot be measured according to common sense.

I should not and do not need to stop Soth from integrating the countries and towns on the west coast.

Because he has never been a destroyer or destroyer, but a very clever creator and builder who can bring many very positive impacts to the world.

This is why many gods like to cooperate with him.

But I still stick to my original idea, which must be restricted and restricted to a certain extent."

"Restrictions and restrictions? Just you and those Harpers who may not even know what they are doing?" Mordenkainen asked with a sneer.

Elminster shrugged his shoulders: "You have to try to find out. Don't underestimate the power of the Harper Alliance. They have smashed the conspiracy of enemies many times more powerful than themselves on more than one occasion."
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Seeing that this old stubborn man couldn't listen to his words, Mordenkainen immediately turned his attention to Xinbu: "Storm Queen, you won't go crazy with him this time, right?"

"No, of course not. I'm still waiting for Soth to develop his power to the coast of the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars, and then establish trade links with Aglalon, which I rule, to make the entire country rich and powerful." Xinbu pursed his lips.

He responded with a smile.

"A wise choice.

Although in external rumors, you are always known as a reckless person who is easily swallowed up by his fiery temper.

But in my opinion, you are often much smarter and calmer than Elminster.

Okay, that’s it for this conversation.

I hope that when we meet next time, we won’t hear the news of Elminster’s murder.”

Having said that, Mordenkainen stood up and prepared to use interdimensional teleportation magic to return to his home lair.

Just when he had just taken out the expensive spell-casting materials, Elminster suddenly smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't die that easily.

What's more, I'm pretty sure that even if I had a head-on conflict with Soss, he would at best beat me up rather than kill me.

Just like if I win this fight, I won't kill the killer.

Because the contradiction between us is closer to the differences in thoughts, concepts and values, rather than the kind of fight that must be divided into life and death."

"Then I hope he can break a few more of your ribs in the battle and burn off all your proud beard and hair."

Mordenkainen rolled his eyes angrily, then quickly chanted a spell and completed the complex spell-casting action, and the whole person disappeared without a trace in an instant.

After confirming that the mage king of the Greyhawk world had completely left, Xinbu asked in a slightly concerned tone: "Are you really sure you want to be an enemy of Soth?"

"No, it's not an enemy, it's just to stop some of his plans and attempts. The Sons of Baal incident is a good entry point. Let me try this planeswalker, the chosen god and the lord of the ninth level of Baator Hell.

It’s fine.”

As he spoke, Elminster grabbed the wooden cane beside him and stood up, with a strange light shining in his eyes.

Obviously, he did not make this decision impromptuly, but after careful consideration.

Because when the two met for the first time, Zuo Si's power was far from as powerful as it is now, and his power was limited to the area around Amn's capital, Ascatla, and he was unable to have a profound impact on the continent beneath his feet.

However, with the rapid expansion of its strength and influence, Zuo Si is now able to influence almost one-fifth or even larger of the Faerûn continent, and is undergoing drastic transformations according to his own ideas and concepts.

This rapid and unpredictable change in the future has made Elminster full of worry, fearing that there will be another horrific disaster like the one at the end of the Netheril era.

Therefore, he wants to use his own methods to delay the speed of change and destroy some more radical plans. It is best to continue to maintain the current status.

Of course, Zuo Si still didn't know that the first choice of the Magic Goddess, the Great Sage of Shadow Valley, had already set his sights on him.
To be continued...