"His Majesty, the great Emperor of the West Coast Empire, please allow me to express my most sincere greetings and respect to you on behalf of Serge and all the red-robed mages."
Kalaya bluntly said the opening remarks that had been brewing for a long time along the way. There was no reserve at all that diplomats should have. She even knelt down on both knees instead of the common kneeling.
Although she tried hard to stay calm and lowered her head to avoid eye contact.
But you can still see the arms hidden in the wide red robes trembling slightly, obviously frightened by the terrifying energy stored in the high-level planeswalker's sparks.
After all, the education that the red-robed mage has received since childhood is to bow to the strong ones he can't offend, obey the orders given by the other party, and do his best to enslave and exploit those weak people who are not as good as himself.
As for face and dignity, nothing else is important. Only by surviving to the end can you become a winner.
Since she has always had a flexible moral bottom line, Kalaya doesn't care whether this kind of kneeling will make herself embarrassed on behalf of the red-robed mage and even the entire Ser.
She only knew that the person in front of her was something she could never afford to offend.
Zuo Si looked at the red-robed mage in front of the throne with great interest. It took a full minute before he asked, "If you don't mind, can you tell me what you just saw?"
Instantly!
Kalaya's entire facial expression and body became extremely stiff. She slowly raised her head and stared into her two blood-red eyes. She responded in a slightly awe-inspiring tone, "I saw the magic in your body that is as dazzling as the sun."
Energy. This is a spectacular sight that I have never seen from other chiefs, and it also proves that you are much more powerful than them."
"Can your interesting eyes see the magical energy contained in other people's bodies?"
Zuo Si obviously had a strong curiosity about this messenger.
If the identity of the messenger wasn't a little sensitive, he might have taken the person and sent him to the Mage Tower for research.
"Yes.
This was a small accident when I was summoning an alien creature. As a result, my eyes were exchanged with the eyes of another unknown evil creature.
From then on, I will be able to capture the magical energy contained in all living things, even the ubiquitous magic network."
Kalaya didn't dare to hide even a little bit, and explained her abilities very simply.
At this moment, the eyes and attitude of the emperor in front of her made her feel scared.
Because she knows many red-robed mages who often show similar expressions when preparing to use slaves for experiments.
"I see, I think I understand what's going on."
Zuo Si nodded thoughtfully, and at the same time stretched out his right hand as a gesture of invitation.
There is no doubt that judging from the other party's description, this is probably an unexpected result of a magic ritual that was interfered by unknown sources.
This is not uncommon in conjuration-type summoning spells and magical rituals.
For example, some mages want to summon a demon, but end up summoning a devil or a yugoloth inexplicably.
Although the probability of occurrence is not high, it always exists.
According to the research of many magicians, similar situations are not due to any errors in spells or magic rituals, nor have they anything to do with wild magic fluctuations.
It's just the chaotic attribute contained in the original magical power that plays a certain role in the moment the spell is formed.
This means that everything related to magic has a certain probability of causing unexpected situations.
Either it simply fails, or something changes, or it creates a terrible disaster.
No matter how high the caster's level is or how in-depth his mastery of magical knowledge is, at best, he can only reduce the probability of accidents, but cannot completely avoid them, even if the goddess of magic herself comes.
Because this is caused by the chaos of original magical energy, which can also be called chaotic characteristics.
It is precisely because the original magical energy has infinite possibilities that thousands of spells of different types and shapes can be created.
I have to say that Kalaya is very lucky.
Because she got a pair of magic eyes in this accident, which although look very scary, are very practical.
The vast majority of unlucky people who encounter this situation are very lucky to survive, and some simply change their race or even species, or even change from living people to dead objects.
In fact, civilians in many areas of Faerûn are afraid of magical power not simply because of ignorance, but because it has too terrible destructive power and randomness.
You never know what dangerous experiments the mage living next door is doing at home, whether his house and the entire street will suddenly be blown up to the sky, or whether he will be teleported to the bottomless abyss, Baator Hell.
Realizing that the look Zuo Si was looking at her was no longer as scary as before, Kalaya breathed a sigh of relief. She slowly stood up and handed the parchment scroll she was holding tightly to an attendant next to her.
After taking it, the latter first sent it to the throne for the emperor to take a look at, and then sent it to the important ministers of the Imperial Council for them to circulate it too.
Soon, the entire cabinet, including Prime Minister Shaud Tarovan, couldn't help but become excited.
Because they saw that among the negotiation terms given by Serge, one of them was to cede the province of Araul.
Although these are just two small islands in the eyes of outsiders, they guard the easternmost traffic artery of Falling Star Sea, like a nail firmly controlling the sea areas in the four directions of east, west, north and south.
Whoever controls this place will be able to control the maritime trade and transportation of Cyre in the north, Mulhorand in the east, and Unther across the Lamb Inner Sea.
If you include Aglalon, who is about to join the Trade Alliance, the West Coast Empire can build a complete island chain from west to east.
The westernmost starting point is Simon Port on the Dragon Coast, followed by the Pirate Islands in the center of the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars, then to the east is the ally Aglalon, and finally the province of Araul, which is inserted between the three countries.
As long as a golden waterway can be established based on these islands to ensure the safe passage of merchants, then the taxes alone can add a large amount of extra revenue to the imperial treasury.
In addition, the Sel red-robed wizard's initiative to surrender will also bring about a series of political, military and economic expansion of influence.
Therefore, in the view of many important cabinet ministers, this treaty can be signed immediately, and then an army can be sent to the Araul Province immediately.
But Zuo Si didn't know why he wasn't anxious at all. Instead, he touched his chin and asked, "Is the content of this treaty what Sazastan meant, or is it the result of the chief council's discussion? Or to put it another way, is this
Which faction within the red robe mage was responsible for this small act of inciting rebellion?"
"I'm very sorry, I can't answer your question.
After all, I am just a messenger. I have no idea what the chiefs are thinking, let alone their plans.
But there is one thing I can tell you.
That is, His Excellency Sazhastan, the chief of the Necromancer Faction, is very angry about the private actions of some people this time."
Kalaya hinted calmly.
"So... Sazastan didn't do this?"
Zuo Si's eyes flashed with amusement.
Since it’s not Sazastan, it’s most likely his political opponent—Aznar Srul.
Since he once had a face-to-face contest with the latter, his impression of Aznar was that of a typical "people addicted to food", and he had no idea that this guy would be Sazastan's opponent.
If it weren't for the fear of being replaced by a guy who is even more difficult to deal with, Sazastan's character would have solved this trouble long ago through assassination and other means.
In fact, it is different from the outside world's belief that only eight faction chiefs among the top red-robed mages are legendary casters or close to legends.
There are also some senior members who are second only to the chief within the organization.
Their common characteristic is that they have an arcane spell casting level of v20 or above or v18 or 19.
Once a certain faction chief dies, one of these guys will take over through a series of games.
Generally speaking, a chief executive will be followed by at least two successors.
Therefore, the total number of legendary mages and magicians who are only one step away from the legendary mages should be about twenty-four.
This is the truly powerful foundation of the Red Robe Mage Organization.
In addition, Sazastan also hides a group of undead lichs who are as powerful as the chief.
Coupled with some things left over from the ancient times, such as the secret city of Saluk and the survivors who fled here when the Imasca Empire collapsed, the water in Sere is deeper and deeper than it seems on the surface.
Turbid, more complex and more dangerous.
However, Kalaya didn't know Zuo Si's inner thoughts, and responded mysteriously, "I don't think there is any need to answer this question, because you should know it best."
"Haha, it seems that Sazastan has found a smart person to be the envoy this time. Well, since the conditions are pretty good, I agree to reach a settlement with you."
With that said, Zuo Sichong waved to his attendant, who immediately understood and would send over a parchment scroll filled with treaties.
In about a few seconds, a legally binding contract was signed.
Kalaya was obviously relieved after completing the first task of this trip. She put her hand on her chest and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your kindness and generosity. I promise that from now on, everything that involves the West Coast Empire and you will be done."
, the chiefs will definitely consider carefully before making a decision."
Zuo Si obviously didn't believe a word of this boring verbal promise, and laughed and mocked, "Let's save the nice words.
As long as the internal fighting among you red-robed mages does not stop, private actions like this will never end.
To be continued...