"Master, are you sure that Sarevok will use all means to seize the position of Duke of Baldur's Gate, and then lead the Flame Fist mercenaries to fight against the Zhentil Keep army under Fuzor Chamberry?"<
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After returning to the mage tower in Ascaltra, Davian finally couldn't help but ask the question he was most concerned about.
In his opinion, if the other party simply wants to awaken Baal's divine power and divinity in his body through more killings, then he can join as a soldier or mercenary.
Paying attention to the doubts and confusion in the eyes of the followers around him, Zuo Si smiled and explained: "No, you don't understand.
Participating in a war as the highest commander of the army has completely different effects than participating in a war as a soldier.
If it is the former, then Sarevok can expand the scale of the war as he wishes.
Inciting and conniving his subordinates to cause killings in the most cruel, bloody and violent way.
Even civilians living in the West Hartland area are not spared.
You should know the two most important priesthoods of Baal, the god of murder, right?"
Davian hurriedly replied: "Of course! Baal holds the two powerful priesthoods of death and killing. When he was alive, all the assassins in the entire Faerûn continent, as well as those who thirsted for blood, regarded him as the supreme master.
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"You are right. But do you know the difference between the death and murder controlled by Barr and the other two of the three gods of death?" Zuo Si continued to ask with a half-smile.
"Uh...he's more violent?"
There was strong uncertainty in Davian's tone.
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Absolutely correct.
The death and murder in the priesthood of Baal are very different from that of Melkor, the god of death in the previous generation.
The death of the latter is simply death, which means that the human body has lost its functions in a physiological sense, so the soul has to go to the city of judgment and be taken away by the messengers of the gods of their respective beliefs.
But the former focuses on violent, destructive and ritual-like death.
Strictly speaking, Baal's character and behavior are the most crazy and reckless among the three gods of death.
On the eve of the Year of Troubles, he even wanted to hunt down the Earth Mother Goddess Chantia in the Shadowmoon Islands, which is the will of the planet Toril beneath our feet.
Such crazy behavior is rare in the tens of thousands of years of history of the entire Faerûn continent.
At least I don't know that besides him, there is a second god who tried to kill Chantia permanently.
Even Baal himself could not control the desire for violent killings in his heart after acquiring the above two divinities, let alone those deliberately created sons of gods.
Therefore, if he joins the war as a soldier or mercenary, the Son of Baal can easily lose himself in the killing, and then completely release the power hidden in his soul, turning into an irrational, bloodthirsty beast - the Slayer.p>
An ambitious and capable person like Sarevok would never allow himself to become like that.
What he wants is to create a killing feast, not to be a part of the killing feast.
Including cooperating with those evil forces, letting bandits rob and create chaos on Baldur's Gate's trade routes, and using shapeshifters to infiltrate and replace the upper levels of Baldur's Gate, all in order to gain command of the Flame Fist mercenaries and become
The goal of the Grand Duke.
As for ambushing Gillian and wanting to kill Aberdare, it was purely because he did not want other sons of Baal to share the powerful power that might be gained from this killing feast.
This is also the reason why I asked Fuzoul Chamberry to launch this large-scale invasion.
For Sarevok, Waterdeep City in the north is too powerful and he definitely cannot easily provoke it.
Amn, whose army in the south is weak, was originally a good target, but because of me, he did not dare to act rashly.
Therefore, the only direction in which he can launch a war is in the vast West Heartland region to the east, using the residents there as sacrifices for him to embark on the road to becoming a god.
If Sarevok is allowed to do this, the civilians in this land may be slaughtered.
But now Zhentil Castle's army has taken the lead in occupying most of the densely populated towns in the area.
According to the consistent style of the Church of Benn, the God of Tyranny, although civilians will suffer a little and suffer a certain degree of oppression, they can still save their lives.
The end point of my life that I set for Sarevok is just north of the Chongsa River and south of the Wan Ting River at the Troll's Claw Peak.
This is the place where Baal, the god of murder, once fell, and it is just suitable for the burial place of Baal's son.
Don’t you think this feels fatalistic?
Although I can't make Sarevok become the God of Murder before he dies, I can make him taste the same death as his father."
When saying these words, Zuo Si did not hide his bad taste in some aspects, and felt that only in this way could the tragic fate of the son of Baal be reflected, which was full of absurd irony.
"You are really..."
The corners of Davian's mouth twitched uncontrollably and he had no idea what to say. At the same time, he held a second of silence for Sarevok in his heart.
Because he knows that anyone who is targeted by the master will probably not end well.
Some of the more miserable ones may be played with repeatedly until they have a mental breakdown.
"Hahahaha!
What, do you want to call me a devil?
Don’t forget, I already am.
What's more, I am also a human being, and I cannot always operate as coldly, rationally and efficiently as a machine.
Occasionally, you need to have some fun for yourself in these complex games and confrontations."
Zuo Si laughed and defended himself.
The longer he stays in Faerûn, the more he can understand why intelligent creatures that live long in this world often have many puzzling quirks.
Many times, these quirks are used to release huge psychological pressure and prevent one's own thoughts and consciousness from being completely abnormal.
As the saying goes, you are staring into the abyss, and the abyss is staring into you.
After long-term contact with all kinds of extremely evil, twisted, sick, and crazy people, even the righteous, kind, and determined paladins will have a high probability of degenerating and becoming the enemies they once hated most.
Not to mention ordinary people who like to take advantage of small things and often struggle and make choices between good and evil in their hearts.
Just when Davian was about to say something, the succubus Loli Atona suddenly emerged from the corner and reported in a slightly excited tone: "Master! Miss Vera Salem Quante for a few hours
Before, a message was just sent through the Masked Mage Guild.
She has followed your instructions and successfully killed all the old guys in the six-person council, and now she has completely taken control of Amn's highest administrative authority.
However, it will take some time to completely control the parliament and occupy an overwhelming majority of seats.
As for the large chambers of commerce and monopoly groups that account for more than half of Ascatra's resources, she has also taken some restrictive and suppressive measures.
If nothing else goes wrong, these suppressed families will soon begin to decline and shrink to medium-sized businesses, leaving enough market space for other small businessmen to compete.
Miss Vera now wants to ask you for instructions, what should we do next?
Oh, by the way.
Under her control, the six-member council has been expanded to seven members just as announced to the public.
In the future, you will become the de facto supreme leader of the Seven-member Council as a military commander."
"The power to control the army? It seems that Vera did not disappoint me. Can you tell me what she did during this period?" Zuo Si asked with interest.
Whoever controls the army is the real master of the country.
This is true no matter in any world or in any era.
Although Amn's army is a little worse than other neighbors, it is still an out-and-out violent organization.
Especially when you cooperate with the masked mage, you can still win some wars.
But the only problem is that the army authorized by the six-member council is actually only the garrison of the capital Ascaltra, not all the armies of the city-states throughout the territory.
Because it is a commercial empire, the major cities under Amn have very high self-regulation.
In almost every city, you can find several or even a dozen families that hold a local monopoly.
These families are the actual ones in control of the city. They not only control politics, but also control the local garrison.
These troops range from a few hundred to one or two thousand.
Some are maintained by taxation and finance, and some are simply part of the private armies of various families put together. If there is a conflict between the central government and the region, you can imagine who will take orders.
However, Zuo Si is obviously not in a hurry and will reach out to the major cities in Amn to take back administrative, military and economic power and start to establish a highly unified country.
Adhering to the strategy of settling domestic affairs first before fighting foreign forces, he must first take down the families in the capital Ascatra and its surrounding areas that control huge resources and wealth and have strong political influence one by one.
Succubus Loli shrugged her shoulders and responded: "Miss Vera didn't use any outstanding strategies, she just took advantage of her marriage.
As you know, since all direct members of the family have died, she is the sole heir and head of the family in Salem.
If anyone can become her husband, he can immediately reach the sky in one step without struggling for decades, and gain unimaginable wealth and power.
Therefore, many so-called young talents have taken up this idea.
To be continued...