Unlike many guys who become unscrupulous after gaining great power and are always thinking about getting what they want through killing, destruction and plunder.
Zuo Si, who has received a lot of modern education, has always believed that violence, like war, is the ultimate means to solve problems and achieve goals.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, if there are other methods, it is best not to use them.
Because once the conflict escalates to the level of fighting and war, it means there is no room for relaxation.
The fight must be fought until the winner is completely decided or both sides suffer heavy losses and cannot continue the fight.
With the level of power Zuo Si has reached now, he might create an eternal enemy.
Therefore, he is often very cautious when choosing targets and handling methods.
Especially when facing creatures like gods, try to cooperate if you can, and trade if you can't. If that doesn't work, use threats, intimidation, etc. to force the other party to make concessions.
Zuo Si basically adopts this strategy when dealing with gods such as the Spider Goddess Rose and the Night Goddess Shar who are always uneasy and well-intentioned.
Even if you decide to take action, you will first try every possible means to isolate the opponent, and then find the right opportunity to recruit a large number of allies to launch a righteous gang fight.
So far, the only god who has actually taken action against him is Cyric, the Prince of Lies.
As for the spore god, Angel Poison Core, he is not a complete god in the strict sense. He was crippled by the divine impact scepter before he could even figure out all the power he possessed.
Although Iuz is only a demigod, he has already established a realm in his empire called the Land of Bones, which is said to be created with the bones of countless people and a lot of evil magic and divine power.
As long as you are in it, you can get amazing combat power bonus.
Although he did not go to the outer plane to establish his own kingdom, he was not completely powerless to fight back.
At least it would be very difficult for the fighting incarnations of other gods to defeat Iuz in this realm, otherwise the sun god Pelor and other kind gods would have come down long ago and hammered this troublemaker to death.
After all, there are no gods suppressing the world of Greyhawk, and Iuz is still the descendant of Graz'zt, the demon king. No matter how you look at it, he should be classified as the enemy of the gods.
Even if you really want to take it down, I'm afraid you will have to expose several of your trump cards.
In the end, after a short period of weighing the pros and cons, Zuo Si chose to cooperate with the other party.
As for the price Iuz paid, of course it was a lot of useful information and secrets about the world.
Including the legends and possible whereabouts of several artifacts, as well as the unknown privacy of his father and mother.
In short, just one sentence.
As long as the price is right, there is nothing that cannot be sold.
In return, Zuo Si not only promised not to target him, but also, as the lord of the ninth level of Baator Hell, would provide some support when he needed help.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but Zuo Si always feels that he has encountered a little too many "filial sons" recently.
Kurremus is one, the adopted son of the caravan leader is also one, and so is the demon demigod Iuz.
Is this what fate is implying?
Maybe I should take a trip to Azeroth next door to witness the most famous scene of "bringing up a filial son" Arthas and his father Terenas Menethil, a loving father and a filial son?
When the time comes, write down these stories and create an alternative version of "Twenty-Four Filial Piety" to spread across the multiverse to encourage sons and daughters who are evil-minded but not courageous to take action?
From the perspective of hell and the devil, this can undoubtedly greatly increase the power of the evil camp, and even use lies to package it into a spirit of resistance to patriarchal tyranny, distorting people's perceptions through constant beautification.
Just when Zuo Si saw off Iuz and turned to leave the cave, and his brain began to think divergently, a familiar figure blocked his way back to the caravan.
He has a bald head, a goatee, and a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle. He only has a black velvet jacket without too many gorgeous decorations. He holds a handle that looks a bit like a double-edged sword with three large and small rings connected in the middle.
5 Staff of Fiery Power.
Obviously, there is only one person dressed like Gray Eagle, and that is Mordenkainen, the most powerful mortal mage today.
Because when Iuz appeared just now, in order to prevent Zuo Si from making a sudden move, he summoned some power from the bottomless abyss.
Two of the creations, which were mixed together through Madam Fungi's mycelium spores and her own divine power, obviously had a certain impact on the surrounding environment, and thus attracted Mordenkainen's attention.
He was originally searching for traces of Zuo Si in the surrounding area, and after discovering it, he quickly rushed over to check the situation.
The two stared at each other for more than ten seconds. Finally, Mordenkainen broke the silence and asked first, "When did you get involved with the demon of the Abyss?"
"Don't get me wrong, the remnants of the abyss power in the cave behind you were not caused by me, but by Iuz." Zuo Si explained with an innocent look.
After all, he is really innocent this time.
Whether he was forcibly summoned, or he accidentally got involved in the power struggle and conspiracy within the caravan and had interactions with demon demigods, he had no intention of actively causing trouble.
"Old man?"
Upon hearing Iuz's name, Mordenkainen's expression quickly became serious, and he frowned and continued to test: "Why did he show up? Normally, shouldn't you be enemies?"
As a legendary mage who has the ability to teleport across planes and has spent a lot of time exploring the mysteries of the outer planes, he obviously knows what Zuo Si has done in the abyss.
Learn more about the grudges between Zuo Si, Faerûnian wealth goddess Wojin and Graz'zt.
The most important thing is that he has already been to the ninth level of Baator Hell, bought many interesting products and specialties in the cyberpunk city, and knows the identity of the great devil Zuo Si.
So no matter from which perspective, it is normal that the relationship between the two should be hostile.
And judging from the situation at the scene, there was no fighting between the two sides.
Otherwise, several kilometers or even more than ten kilometers in a radius will be turned into scorched earth under the influence of the horrific fighting.
This has to make Mordenkainen generate many associations and speculations.
Zuo Si smiled and replied: "We should indeed be enemies, at least before we meet.
But after meeting me, I discovered that he was not actually of the same mind as Liuzhi, but was just using the latter's power to strengthen himself.
What's more, he gave so much that I didn't even know how to refuse.
Don't worry, the agreement I reached with him does not include changing the current situation in Greyhawk, it is limited to cooperation in the outer plane."
"What happened to those dark elves who summoned you?"
Mordenkainen asked again calmly.
In his opinion, this matter was full of unusual weirdness from beginning to end.
After all, normally speaking, if those drow summoned Zuo Si to achieve a certain purpose and complete a transaction, then they should return immediately after finding out that the summoning was successful.
But the real situation is that the priest of the Spider Goddess Rose had no intention of killing her back. Instead, after the "Eight Leaves" mage left, he allowed Zuo Si to destroy the magic circle and seal and leave easily.
"You ask me?
How could I possibly know.
In fact, I am still confused about this matter.
You may not believe it, but I was still doing some magic experiments when I was summoned.
But those drow obviously used something with amazing power, which made me confused and unable to concentrate. I could only throw out a projection and let them pull it.
And for your sake, I didn’t do anything to Master Baye who took the initiative to attack.
So I am the victim in this matter.
Even if there may be some conspiracy inside, it definitely has nothing to do with me.
To be precise, this is the first time I have been forced to respond to prayers, sacrifices and summonses after becoming the lord of the ninth level of Baator Hell."
Zuo Si stated his position and situation very simply.
Although he had already somewhat guessed what the followers of Rose were doing for such a big move, he would never reveal it to the archmage with the powerful hairstyle in front of him.
"Forced summons?"
Mordenkainen instantly grasped a key word, and at the same time recalled the shattered powder placed on the top of the stone pillar, and instantly understood the role of the red crystal.
If nothing else, this should be a sub-artifact specially used to enhance the summoning effect.
Only the power of a sub-artifact can forcibly summon the projection of a great devil from the lower plane.
You must know that under normal circumstances, if a spellcaster wants to summon a powerful alien creature, he generally needs the other party's consent to succeed.
Especially for the Demon Lord of the Abyss and the Great Devil of Baator Hell, only the summoner's conditions and own intentions make them interested, otherwise the magic ritual will most likely fail even if there are no errors.
After all, if this level of power could be successfully summoned casually, all the main material planes would have been in chaos.
But there are not exceptions.
Igwilf, the Witch Queen of the Greyhawk world, used his genius mind to invent a powerful conjuration magic. He could ignore Graz'zt's own will and directly forcibly summon one of his projections to fight for him or to fight for him.
It's a service.
To be continued...