"Even Larocque shows up? This show is really getting more and more exciting..."
Zuo Si stood at a high place and watched with great interest what was happening below. He did not show the slightest bit of nervousness or anxiety, nor did he show the slightest intention to join in.
Because he knew that the Sorcerer King Larok was completely different from other great arcanists in the Netheril era.
According to Ovo's description, there are three recognized most powerful arcanists in the Netheril era.
They are the unprecedented genius Karthus (the only great arcanist in the history of Faerûn who reached the legendary level in his early twenties);
The most creative and research-minded Iorum (without him, there would be no floating city and a series of iconic things of the Golden Age of Netheril. Not to mention that he also cultivated thousands of arcana
Many of them have grown to the level of great arcanists. Ovo's phylactery is made from the skull of an Iolum apprentice, Dysed. It is said that this apprentice was Ovo back then.
The most important competitor. Even Ovo felt a sense of accomplishment after defeating and killing him, so he used his skull to make his most important phylactery. This shows that in Iolum's eyes, Ovo
Wo can only be regarded as a junior);
And the last Larocque is the most patient, far-sighted, diligent, low-key, and good at manipulating others among all the Grand Arcanists.
This can be gleaned from his relationship with Sazastan.
Among the three, Karsus, who is too arrogant and conceited, is undoubtedly the weakest in overall strength.
Maybe it’s because he’s too young and has the most impatient personality.
You must know that when the phaerim monstrous posed a huge threat to Netheril's rule, both Iolum and Larok had secretly prepared more than one backup plan, and even Ovo had his own plan.p>
But only Karsus impatiently chose to cast his unprecedented twelve-ring spell, which ultimately led to the death of the first-generation goddess of magic and the destruction of Netheril.
In contrast, Iolum is more like a pure scholar and top researcher who only focuses on the fields he is interested in and does not care much about power, fame, and struggle.
In the entire history of Netheril, apart from personally leading an army to annihilate the orc tribes in the empire, he has basically no record of fighting with others, so his experience in spell duels must be seriously lacking.
Larocque, on the other hand, had just the opposite. There were more than a hundred recorded spell duels alone. Almost every opponent was a Grand Arcanist, and he won without exception, so he won the title of King of Wizards.
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And Owo also claimed that Larok's fighting method is very close to that of Storm Queen Xinbu, which directly cripples the opponent in one wave. He carries at least sixteen artifact-level magic storage devices with him, which can achieve more terrifying effects than sequencer spells.
Saturation spell bombing.
The most important thing is that Zuo Si knew that after becoming a lich, Larocque actually had a very deep obsession like Ovo, which was his deep obsession with the first-generation magic goddess Mythril.
There is only one original motive behind all his actions, which is to resurrect his beloved goddess in the body of the current goddess of magic.
Of course, this is not an easy thing.
Because so much time has passed since the fall of the first-generation magic goddess, most mortals have forgotten her and accepted the name of the second-generation magic goddess Mystra.
Even today's third-generation magic goddess Midnight still uses this title to ensure that her influence in the material world will not decline.
Zuo Si was very curious about what kind of plan Larocque had prepared.
In the future history of Faerûn, the most powerful spellcaster in the Netheril era was almost promoted to the new God of Magic.
But at the last moment, she was stopped by Elminster and her teacher Silinci, who even lost his life for this.
Therefore, Larocque can almost be regarded as the "old monster" with the greatest threat, the most able to cause trouble, and the most hidden land cards known today.
As for Iolum, who has always remained silent, no one knows what he is doing and what "harsh work" he has prepared in private.
There is no doubt that the appearance of Larocque put Elminster, who was originally determined to win, into a dilemma.
Because the Wizard King is not Sazastan, Sammaster can steadily defeat his opponent in a one-on-one duel, but if he fights head-on, there will definitely be casualties.
Looking behind him at the electors such as Xinbu, Storm Silverhand, as well as the senior Harpers and friends invited to help, he would not be able to accept any one of them dying here.
For a moment, the two sides fell into silence and confrontation.
After several minutes, Elminster raised his head and probed: "Why do you want to get involved in this kind of thing? Do you also want to use the power of that eye to become a god?"
"No! I just think it would be beneficial to add more gods who are inclined to magic or related to magic in this world."
Larocque gave the answer calmly.
Because he has been a lich for so long, all the skin, muscles and internal organs on his body have rotted and fallen off, so his whole body is just a dry skeleton.
There were no ups and downs of tone or emotion when he spoke, and there was no expression on his face, allowing people to guess what he was thinking and whether he was lying.
"So your goal is not to capture the eye, but to help Sazastan keep it?"
Elminster glanced at the chief of the necromancy department not far away.
Although Sazastan can be said to be extremely powerful within Sel and the red-robed mages, apart from his slightly higher spellcasting level (total level LV29), he is actually quite young, almost the same age as Manson, the founder of the Zhentarim.
People of the same era.
It's just that the red-robed mage has relatively complete knowledge and information about magic, and has the support of Larocque behind him, so he has grown much faster than Manson after entering the legend.
But compared with Lagon, the second-generation leader of the entangled talisman, and the undead emperor Xia En VII, there is still a considerable gap.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to complete the internal integration of the Red Robe Mage in so many years, and eventually it would have even evolved to the point where a long-term civil war broke out.
At least in Elminster's mind, the threat level of Sazhastan cannot be compared with Manson.
At least Manson has a record of successfully killing him (Elminster died more than once, and was killed several times by beholders, Manson, black dragons and other enemies, but was quickly resurrected. This is hugging
The advantage of the tight thighs of the Magic Goddess is that there is no need to make any preparation at all. Anyway, no matter how many times he dies, God will eventually resurrect him...).
"What I want to do requires no explanation to you or the voters behind you.
Because I am Larok, the most powerful wizard king in the era of Netheril, and you are still not my opponent.
Now, make your choice, Elminster.
Should we have a life-and-death war, or should we choose to leave and give up our original plan?
I actually really want to know how you performed in a spell duel after being given the power of silver fire.
I believe it will be an extremely pleasant and exciting experience.
After all, we have never fought against each other, right?"
When saying these words, Larocque opened his arms slightly, showing his arrogance and absolute confidence as a great arcanist.
He was looking down from a high position on this mage who many mortals call the closest to a god in Faerûn today.
"In that case, let's try it!"
The storm queen Xinbu, who was fearless and fearless, suddenly took a step forward, ready to take the lead and test the strength of the wizard king first.
But before she could do anything, Elminster grabbed her and shook his head with a serious expression: "Don't be so reckless! Haven't you noticed that he has been trying to provoke us and then make us
Do you want to do it first?"
"Now that things have come to this, do we have any other choice? Don't forget, what a serious chain reaction it will have if Sazastan is successfully promoted to become a god." Xinbu asked with a frown.
"No, we have other options, at least one strong enough ally."
Speaking of this, a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on Elminster's old face, and then he blessed himself with amplification magic, and raised his head to face the black man standing in the sky that was basically invisible to the naked eye.
Dian shouted: "Soth! As a voter of the Goddess of Magic, shouldn't you come down and express your attitudes and opinions now?"
The next second...
A portal appeared out of thin air within everyone's sight.
Followed by Zuo Si, he slowly walked out from the other side of the door, with a slightly surprised expression on his face and asked: "How did you find me? You know, I have blessed myself with many spells to shield myself from detection.
, it should not be exposed under normal circumstances.”
"Because of the silver fire!"
Elminster's right index finger released a weak silver flame on the fingertip, and explained softly: "Silver fire is raw magic energy that has not been processed in any way from the deepest layer of the magic network, or even the power of the goddess.
part of.
Every elector with Silver Fire is actually equivalent to a node in the Magic Network.
As long as we find the trick, we can feel each other's presence.
Especially for people like you who have transformed the silver fire into your own power, and obtained the silver fire energy from the deep magic network that is far more powerful than other elects. In my eyes, it is as bright and dazzling as a torch in the dark.
”
"That's it! You are truly the great sage of Shadow Valley. It seems that you have prepared a lot of means to deal with the fight between us."
To be continued...