There is no doubt that the sudden political opposition and shadow of war in Baator Hell have had a great impact on the entire Faerûn continent.
The civil war between the chief red robed mage detonated in Cyre is just one of them.
The tyrant of the Moon Sea, Fuzor Chambery, also started his long-planned expansion plan.
First, with the help of the Zhentarim's infiltration, they launched an offensive against Hantu and Yinbutu across the strait of the Kingdom of Cormanthor. They then supported agents and tried to send troops to take over some important port cities along the coast.
Since the former does not have a unified political power, but is just a loose alliance of towns, it is unable to withstand the powerful military power of Zhentil Fort.
Although the latter is a nominally unified kingdom, the supreme ruler, the widowed queen Sambril, has no interest in politics and believes that governing the country is a dull, boring and boring job, so she put the kingdom into the country early.
Power was delegated to the Council of Nobles.
Anyone who knows anything about the parliamentary political system knows that it is simply a breeding ground for party disputes.
Over time, representatives of various forces gradually quarreled for interests and power, and even exceeded the bottom line again and again by using poisoning, assassination, kidnapping and other means.
Coupled with the continuous influx of refugees caused by the continuous harassment and invasion by the nomadic army of the Tukan tribe in the East, many poor and hungry people had to become bandits, pickpockets and thieves in order to survive after arriving in Imbutu, resulting in a sharp deterioration of the security situation.
It has reached a situation where government orders only apply within cities.
Once you leave the city, it is basically a large-scale real-person chicken scene. "Heroes" from all walks of life are ambushing in the middle of the roads to participate in the grand event. Sometimes there will be two or three waves of bandits looting the same caravan together without interfering with each other.
If a merchant does not hire enough guards, he will lose his money and money within a few kilometers of leaving the city.
Such a country with extremely low organizational and administrative efficiency would naturally be unable to withstand Fuzoul Chamberlain, who had completed centralization of power.
Many coastal cities are infiltrated by the Zhentarim like a sieve.
They secretly controlled several important trade nodes through threats and bribes without even using the army.
Of course, as the old enemies of the Zhentarim, the Harper Alliance immediately took action together with the Kingdom of Cormanthor after realizing this, and began to have a lively exchange around this huge peninsula due north of the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars.
From the map, although the two areas where the war broke out were separated by some areas and straits, and were not politically related, Candlekeep scholars still attributed the cause of the war to Zuo Si.
Because if he hadn't suddenly united multiple levels of lords to challenge Asmodeus's authority, both Sazastan and Fuzor Chamberry would have been suppressed and would not have dared to take action at this point in time.
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And some people boldly predict that if the West Coast Empire can remain strong, Faerûn may usher in unprecedented prosperity and peace.
This is also the reason why strongman politics and dictatorship have become popular and popular in recent times.
After all, most civilians living at the bottom of society don't care much and are not qualified to participate in politics.
They tend to care more about clothing, food, housing, transportation and safety, which are closely related to daily life.
Since the country in the entire Faerûn continent that can provide the highest standard of living for its people is the West Coast Empire, people will naturally believe that dictatorship is the most perfect political system.
Just like when the United States dominated the earth, people were willing to believe that democracy and vote politics were the most ideal and perfect systems.
Moreover, some scholars have written the so-called "The End of History" book, advocating that the evolution of human civilization through thousands of years has come to an end at this moment, and there is no longer any possibility of perfect evolution.
But in just thirty years, he was slapped hard by cruel reality, his whole face was swollen, and he and his research results became the laughing stock of the world.
Facts have proved that the state apparatus has nothing to do with democracy or dictatorship, and only depends on two factors.
One is the ability, level, and subjective will of the ruler and the ruling class, and the other is the distribution of resources and wealth at the social level.
Therefore, the strength of the United States is not because of its so-called democratic system, but because the elites at that time were far stronger than those crooked people later.
In the same way, the West Coast Empire was powerful not because it adopted a dictatorship, but because it had Zuo Si, a planeswalker emperor with a broader vision.
In the final analysis, politics is ultimately a game between people.
Talent is the key decisive factor.
When people begin to fail, no matter how well-designed the political system was initially, it will begin to have problems and decline at an unimaginable speed.
But unfortunately, only a very small number of people can realize this clearly.
The vast majority of people's cognition always remains at the most superficial level, engaging in meaningless arguments over some false appearances.
Of course, Lagun was not very interested in these boring academic debates.
Because he had been the talisman master who secretly controlled the situation in Kalingshan for so many years, he knew very well that the situation in Ser had reached an irreversible point.
Now even if the entire Entangled Talisman is left alone, Sazastan will still fight to the death with the coalition of other chiefs.
If the merchants of the West Coast Empire can play a good role in offshore balance and provide more weapons and support to whoever can't hold on, then this war may last for decades or even hundreds of years, until the once prosperous and wealthy Seoul
You were completely reduced to ruins and scorched earth.
When they returned to the secret base, the other talisman masters who had been waiting here put their hands on their chests and bowed to the supreme leader.
Vampire Xeleisha even pursed her lips and asked with a smile: "How is it? Is everything going well?"
"certainly!
The conflict between Sazastan and the Chief Council has long been open to the public, and it will only be a matter of time before it triggers a full-scale war.
Because he wants to promote reform and completely end the endless internal friction among the red-robed mages who hold each other back.
And this seriously touched the bottom line of other chief executives.
All I did was take advantage of the situation and push him from behind.
Now that the flames of war have been ignited, let us begin the second phase of the plan."
When he said these words, Lagon's voice was very calm, as if he had just done a trivial thing.
But to a certain extent, it is indeed a little easier for him to provoke a civil war between red-robed wizards. It is completely killing a chicken with a knife.
"You mean... completely causing chaos in the whole of Sere and triggering widespread panic?"
The corners of Lei Yin's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a malicious smile.
Lagon nodded slightly: "That's right.
Let us put the chess pieces in each faction into action.
Whether it's forced conscription, plundering property, or digging up cemeteries scattered around.
In short, I want to see everyone from slaves to people, to businessmen, nobles, and even red-robed mages start to feel fear and worry about the future."
"As you wish. I swear that within a month at most, a large-scale wave of escapes will break out throughout the entire Serre area."
Lei Yin gave the guarantee swornly.
Because this is not a difficult goal to achieve.
After all, Serge's army has always been known for its greed, cruelty, and tyranny.
Every invasion of neighboring countries resulted in horrific massacres.
Robbery, rape of women, and turning civilians into slaves are commonplace.
So with just a little provocation, the armies on both sides will start venting their anger on the civilians within the other's jurisdiction.
Lost the war?
It doesn't matter!
Rushing into the town, the village forcibly recruited all adult men as cannon fodder, robbed their food and property as military supplies, and then gathered the young and beautiful women to be ravaged by the demoralized veterans.
It only takes a few days at most to recover and fight again.
People who have not personally experienced war will never understand the horrific and cruel reality behind the idiom "a war passes like a grate".
As the most powerful violent organization, when the army begins to lose control, the destructive power it can cause is simply not comparable to that of bandits and thieves.
"I believe you can do this job easily.
Remember, our mission is to empty out the entire population, wealth, and essence of the Red Robe Mage organization.
Let it become a country full of ruin, despair and death.
As for what will happen to Sazastan and those chiefs, it is not something we need to care about.
Because the great master will arrange the corresponding script for them."
As the last word blurted out, the two red lights in Lagon's eyes suddenly surged, releasing terrifying negative energy from his body.
After a moment of silence, Dracolich Sapuhurakta quickly raised his head and cautiously asked: "For such a big move, do we need to ask the master for instructions?"
Karthak Spelser responded with a sneer: "That's not necessary.
The master is currently busy dealing with more important matters in Baator Hell.
To be continued...