Late at night, Ascaltra is still as lively as during the day.
Especially the Woking Mall, which is the largest market on the entire west coast of Ferenc, is open 24 hours a day almost all year round, with no so-called "rest" at all.
Its oval-shaped wall is fifteen meters high, covering an area more than twice the size of Waterdeep City Market. It is still brightly lit even at night.
There is a constant flow of guests from all over the world or from other dimensions, and the flow of people shows no signs of decreasing at all.
Quite the opposite!
Because many businesses secretly sell contraband at night in order to pursue profits, there are more customers than during the day.
In those unknown corners, there are many shop stalls selling magic scrolls, staffs, wands, books and various spell-casting materials.
The merchants of Amn fully embody the saying "money talks".
As long as the profit is sufficient, there is nothing they dare not buy or sell.
You must know that the sale of these things is strictly prohibited by law.
Once you are caught by the masked mage, you will have to pay several times the fine, or you will be put in jail for a period of time.
In addition to serious merchants, various black market merchants also suddenly appear in the streets or hidden alleys as night falls, selling stolen goods they have obtained through various channels.
However, unlike Calimport, all criminal forces in Amn are managed by the Shadow Thieves Guild.
Therefore, fierce conflicts and vendettas will not break out between large and small gangs. Even if there are conflicts between them, certain rules must be followed.
Therefore, in the capital of gold coins, even if you go out in the middle of the night, as long as you are careful to avoid a few of the most dangerous areas, it is still very safe in theory.
At least Zuo Si didn't encounter any trouble on his way to the Bent-necked Crane in Chengmen District.
Even if I occasionally see adventurers passing by, they are not as aggressive as their counterparts in Calimport. They will either nod or turn a blind eye and walk away.
This overly friendly attitude made the half-orc Rhett, who was used to sinister people, a little uncomfortable. He asked in an uncertain tone in a low voice: "Are all the adventurers in Northern Amn so friendly?"
"Friendly? What gave you this illusion?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows and asked.
"But those people who passed by just now obviously didn't show any aggression. This is almost impossible to happen in Calimshan." Rhett gave his own reason.
After all, in Calimport, it is common to wake up every morning and find blood stains and corpses on the streets.
It would be amazing if there was no murder or violent conflict for an entire night.
Zuo Si smiled and shook his head and explained: "No, you misunderstood.
It's not that Amn's adventurers are friendlier, it's just that they don't want to do anything inside the city.
After all, in this city, there are not only guards who maintain order on the surface, but also shadow thieves who secretly maintain order in the underground world, and masked mages who specialize in managing arcane casters.
It is not as chaotic and disorderly as Port Calim. Once it is on the wanted list, it will mean that it will not be able to step into Ascaltra, let alone accept those high-paying commissions.
Most adventure teams are not willing to bear such serious consequences."
"That's it. Damn it! I thought I met a good person."
Rhett couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
Although in Faerûn, the "unknown adventurer" has solved huge crises more than once.
But in fact, more than 90% of adventurers are driven by profit. Their basic behavior patterns are very similar to those of players in the game. They have no stance or morals at all. They work for whoever gives them more money. Many times, I don’t even mind appearing as a bandit, robbing merchants and my colleagues.
Occasionally, it happens that employers are killed because they are not satisfied with the pay.
After all, adventure is the industry with the lowest threshold for acquiring wealth, power, knowledge and status in the magical world, and there are all kinds of people.
Even the "Witch Queen" Igvir once joined a quite famous team and went on adventures.
While the two of them were talking, the team had arrived at the gate of the Crane Hotel.
This is a slightly dilapidated two-story masonry building. There is a shed used to park carriages and livestock next to the main entrance. There are several guest room windows on the second floor, and a balcony that is so simple that it looks shabby. You can tell from the appearance alone that the previous feature of this place should be that it was cheap and cheap.
Not far in front of the hotel, there are huge city gates and tall and solid walls.
Since a sign saying it was closed for business had been put up, the entire hotel was deserted inside and outside, with not even a soul in sight.
Zuo Si took out the key and opened the locked door, and took the lead and walked in first.
With the creaking sound of feet stepping on the rotten floor, everyone finally arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.
As a heavy drinker, Alena rushed to the bar without saying a word, picked up a bottle filled with amber liquid, unscrewed it and poured it into her mouth.
In just one second, she squirted out all the wine she drank, and while squirting back, she cursed: "Shit! What the hell is this? Is it really alcohol? It tastes so bad."
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Zuo Si suppressed his smile and pretended to be kind and reminded: "None of the wines in this store cost more than two silver coins. And the boss Grokana will also add water to them. Except for those who only have
Poor people with a few copper coins, otherwise people with normal taste will not pour those messy bad wines into their mouths."
"Huh? Then you didn't remind me earlier!"
Alena threw away the wine in her hand angrily and rolled her eyes.
"This is to give you a longer memory, so that you don't have to pour it into your mouth every time you see a liquid that looks like wine. Look at Rhett, he also likes to drink, but he never loses his mind because of it."<
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After saying this, Zuo Si quickly chanted a spell and released a [Secret Detection Door].
Instantly!
A piece of floor next to the wall shows an unusual color.
You know without asking that this is the entrance to the Lich's secret chamber.
Without any hesitation, he added another [Knocking Technique] and directly opened the secret door sealed by magic.
Davian used his shield to smash open the rotten floor and pulled the heavy stone door hidden underneath, finally revealing a staircase leading deep underground.
Maybe it's because no one has been here for a long time, so the wind blowing out of it exudes a strong stench and decay.
The astonishing negative energy doesn't even need to be detected, you can feel it clearly with your body alone.
"It's unbelievable! There are actually lichs making their home in a place with such a large flow of people in the Ascaltra City Gate area."
Vanessa opened her mouth in shock and said she couldn't understand.
As a necromancer, he is very aware of the attitude of people in most countries and cities towards undead creatures.
So since becoming a lich, Vanessa has been extra cautious even when summoning her apprentices. She hides in the mage tower all day long and never goes out unless necessary, for fear of being noticed by those around her.
But this "senior" is better off, settling directly underground in the downtown area, and doesn't seem to worry about the consequences of being exposed at all.
You must know that apart from being hidden and sealed by magic, the secret door did not have any protective features at all.
There are not even the most basic traps to ward off intruders and sound the alarm.
"Perhaps when he settled here, Ascatra was not as prosperous as it is now, and it is not even certain whether there is this city. Let's go, let's finish this matter quickly and go back to sleep." p>
After that, Zuo Si took out four [Fireball Technique], four [Advanced Combat Undead], four [Scorching Glory], one [Silence Technique], and one [Eliminate Invisibility].
You don't need to ask to know that this is definitely a plan to give the lich a "harsh job".
Immediately afterwards, he began to chant incantations again, quickly blessing the combatants present with various protective and beneficial spells, and at the same time distributed the holy water he made to the warriors to apply on their armor and weapons.
It didn't take long before everyone began to shine with amazing magical auras.
Since gaining five priest levels, the protection and buffing magics blessed by Zuo Sineng are no longer pure arcane magics, but also include a large number of divine magics.
Especially the first-level [Blessing Technique] is not only very effective, but also effective within a group.
A shot before the battle begins will directly boost the morale of the team. Whether it is attacking or resisting the Lich's [Fear Aura], it can have a very good effect.
After all the preparations were completed, everyone walked down the steps in a mighty manner.
In about a few minutes, a basement of at least two hundred square meters below the city gate area appeared in front of them.
With the illumination provided by [Lighting Technique], one can vaguely see a Calishan-style sarcophagus placed in the center of the basement.
There are more than twenty human-shaped coffins erected on the four walls.
Due to its age, part of the wood has decayed, revealing dry mummies one after another inside.
The four stone pillars that serve as supporting structures are densely carved with exquisite reliefs.
Two huge statues stand next to the sarcophagus, motionless like guards.
There is no doubt that this is a typical tomb from the Shaon Dynasty of Calimshan.
Because only the cold and cruel Calishite nobles like to mummify slaves for burial with themselves.
At that time, the Amn region happened to be the border of the huge empire.
It was not until shortly before the collapse of the Shane dynasty that the city of Ascatla was established.
Just when Vanessa tried to get close to the sarcophagus to see what was going on inside, the human face mask hanging on a pillar nearby suddenly flashed with a dazzling light.
Next second!
A lich wearing shabby robes appeared out of thin air.
He first stared at the two dim lights in his eyes and thought about his surroundings, and then spoke in an extremely low and hoarse voice: "For a long time, I have been sleeping here, guarding this sacred tomb, and I have never been awakened.
Now, you stupid intruders will pay the price for your stupidity, greed, recklessness, and disturbing my sleep. On behalf of death..."
Before the Lich could finish speaking, Zuo Si instantly sent out the gift package he had prepared in advance.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Along with the violent explosion of [Fireball], the deadly positive energy rays of [Advanced Strike Undead] and [Scorching Glory] immediately surrounded the opponent.
That dazzling white light, let alone undead creatures, was so blinding that even living people couldn't open their eyes.
Vanessa, who is also a lich, was even more frightened and kept retreating, for fear of being accidentally affected.
Before everyone could recover from Zuo Si's "no martial ethics" sneak attack, he threw out [Silence Technique] and [Eliminate Invisibility].
Instantly!
The place where the lich was was became silent, as if the mute button had been pressed.
No matter how you open your mouth, you can't make any sound, let alone chanting incantations and releasing spells.
The most terrifying thing is that the Lich activated [Invisibility Ring] and wanted to hide first to avoid the sharp edge, but was immediately cracked by [Eliminate Invisibility].
Vanessa, who hid behind, also completed [Dimensional Anchor], raised her hand and shot a beam of light that accurately hit the opponent.
As a result, all teleportation magic will be unusable.
It can be said that in just a few seconds, the poor lich was targeted and stood there at a loss.
His whole body was severely injured by the first round of saturation blows, with broken and scorched marks everywhere.
The skull was even broken in half by positive energy rays, and it looked extremely desolate and miserable from a distance.
"Ahhh! Go to hell! Monster!"
Upon seeing this, the half-orc Rhett immediately activated his violent ability and rushed forward, leaping forward with a jump chop.
Dragonborn Knight Davian charged from the side, waving a flaming sword strengthened with [Advanced Demonic Weapon] and stabbing hard.
Archer Huntington aimed at the opponent's eye socket and shot an enchanted arrow that was also strengthened with [Advanced Demonized Weapon] and coated with [Holy Water].
Three people hit the poor lich almost at the same time.
Alena didn't even have time to take action, and the opponent was torn into a pile of broken bones on the spot.
From beginning to end, the Lich didn't even cast a single spell. He only used the [Invisibility Ring] on his hand once.
Let alone casting spells, there was not even a chance to chant a single syllable of the spell during the entire process.
"This...is it over?"
Vanessa opened her mouth slightly, with an expression of disbelief on her face.
Because he could feel that the lich in front of him who was smashed to pieces was definitely not weak. Maybe he had mastered the nine-ring magic and was preparing to listen to the spell, carefully observe the opponent's spell-casting actions, and then perform a "counterattack" spell.
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But in the end, the preparations made before were of no use at all, and the enemy was taken away directly.
The way of death was so frustrating that it was simply not like a high-level mage.
Moreover, the large number of spells that Zuo Si poured out in an instant reminded the new lich of a name that resounded throughout the continent of Faerûn.
She is one of the chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic, the nightmare and mortal enemy of the red-robed mage Thel, the Seven Sisters of the North, and has an unclear relationship with Elminster, the great sage of Shadow Valley.
Her name is Elaslan Silverhand, but more people prefer to call her "Storm Queen" Xinbu.
Just like the nickname "Storm Queen", this powerful arcane spellcaster invented the terrifying "Spell Chain" and was once known for being able to pour out a large number of destructive spells on opponents in a very short time.
It is said that in order to deal with this difficult enemy, the red-robed mage Serge sent out a large number of high-level mages at once, hoping to use their numerical advantage to eradicate it once and for all.
But in the end, he was defeated after just one meeting.
In that battle, a dozen "Tour Masters" were blown up to pieces on the spot, and the rest were like lost dogs, and they no longer dared to take any chances with Xinbu.
Obviously, Planeswalker's completely instant card system gave Vanessa many unnecessary associations.
It is even mistakenly believed that this may be a special ability bestowed by the goddess of poison and disease on her chosen ones.
"Otherwise? I'm afraid this lich has been sleeping for too long and has forgotten how a mage should fight. When it found an intruder, it didn't immediately apply protective magic to itself. Instead, it talked a series of nonsense."<
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Zuo Si's tone was full of disdain and contempt.
Although spellcasting level is very important in spell duels, there are many examples of low-level wizards defeating high-level wizards.
Just now, he originally thought that the lich dared to boast, that he had magic protection that could bounce back low-level spells, or that he was wearing a [Mirror Cloak] that could deflect magic damage, so he observed it carefully for a while. p>
But in the end, it was discovered that the other party had no protection at all.
If he had known that the result would be like this, Zuo Si would never waste time and use prophecy magic to detect and prepare so many backup plans.
It was as if a dragon-slaying warrior put on the best weapons and equipment, drank a potion that could withstand the dragon's breath, and finally discovered that the dragon had actually slept like a fool for hundreds of years, and was easily killed by him.
Cut off the head.
No sense of accomplishment at all!
"Master, this guy carries a cane, three wands, and a magic ring."
Davian quickly found five items from the Lich's remains that were not destroyed by the fireballs and positive energy rays.
"Let me see."
Zuo Si took it and roughly identified it.
"Well - a four-ring magic [Ice Storm] wand, a [Fireball] wand, a [Lightning] wand, and an [Invisibility Ring] that can make the wearer invisible for up to twelve hours after use.
, a cane that is equivalent to 3 magic weapons and has a certain chance of making the opponent afraid when it hits. Huh? What is this? Damn it! This thing also has a curse effect..."
After discovering that an unknown cane would cause the user's external image to be distorted and even disfigured by evil forces, Zuo Si immediately activated the creator's ability to directly transform the magic item and remove the cursed part.
After finishing all this, he turned his attention to the sarcophagus not far away.
The loyal dragonborn knight Davian was keenly aware of his master's eyes, and immediately strode over and pushed open the lid of the sarcophagus.
Instantly!
A completely decomposed corpse with only bones remaining appeared in front of us.
Due to the age, the deceased inside can no longer be identified at all.
But a long sword placed next to him attracted everyone's attention.
Because this sword exudes a dazzling golden light like the sun, its powerful sacred power is even enough to suppress the astonishing negative energy contained in the entire tomb.
"This is..."
Orc Rhett's eyes widened.
Even he, a magic idiot and pure illiterate, can see how extraordinary this sword is.
"[Sun Blade: Day Star], a 2 magic long sword.
A powerful magical weapon used against undead creatures by paladins loyal to Torm, the god of courage.
Whether it is a lich or a vampire, they are as fragile as a thin layer of paper in front of this sword.
Moreover, it can also allow the holder to release a spell-like ability like the eight-ring evocation magic [Sun Flame Explosion] once a day, instantly destroying all undead creatures within a radius of five meters, and at the same time, it can also cause astonishing damage to living people.
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When fighting against evil creatures, the Day Star is equivalent to 4 magic weapons and causes double damage to undead creatures.
With it, it will become quite easy to deal with lichs, dracolichs, vampires, or other undead creatures in the future..."
As Zuo Si said this, he took out the sword from the coffin.
Although this is a weapon with sacred attributes, it has no camp or occupation restrictions.
Anyone, as long as they are not undead, even those from the evil camp can use it.
In fact, Zuo Sichu deliberately planned to kill the lich just to get this amazingly powerful magic weapon.
As for everything else, it is secondary.
"Do you know there is a Day Star hidden here?" Vanessa asked in an uncertain tone.
Because Zuo Si's hand didn't touch the sword at all and he didn't release the [Identification Technique] just now, he suddenly felt that tonight's operation was not that simple.
Zuo Si did not deny it, but nodded meaningfully: "Yes. The main purpose of coming tonight is to get it. With this powerful weapon, I have made up for my last shortcoming."<
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[Sun Blade: Day Star]'s restraint against undead creatures perfectly makes up for Zuo Si's current lack of means to deal with undead creatures, especially high-level undead with wisdom.
After all, his powerful elect abilities are all aimed at living creatures. Apart from suddenly killing the opponent with a sudden burst when they have no defense like just now, there is no good way to deal with high-level undead creatures.
But now with the Day Star, coupled with the card [War God Possession], even if it is besieged by several lichs and vampires, it has the ability to make a comeback.
Carefully inserting the shining golden sword into the prepared sheath and fixing it on his belt, Zuo Si then took out the hammer that destroyed Asta's life box and handed it to Davian, pointing to the pillar.
The mask on it said: "This thing is the lich's phylactery. Destroy it now."
"Understood!"
The dragon-born knight with extremely high obedience said nothing, picked up the hammer and hit it hard.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boom!
Along with the violent impact of negative energy, the mask was smashed to pieces.
At the same time, the lich soul stored inside also let out a desperate scream and quickly dissipated in the air.
On the other side, Rhett and Alena, who like to search for treasures and trophies, have already carried the empty dimensional bags and started to sweep all valuable things in the tomb.
Although it is unclear who the owner of the tomb is, the number of burial objects is indeed considerable.
Although the number of gold and silver coins is not very large, there are an astonishing number of various works of art and crafts.
In Amn, a country with an exaggerated social atmosphere and a tendency to show off, these things can often be sold for thousands of gold coins each.
Whether they are nobles or wealthy businessmen, they all work hard to collect these things and display them in their family collection rooms.
"Your Excellency Soth, what should we do with the unawakened mummies in the coffins around us?"
Vanessa obviously has no interest in the funerary objects, but is very interested in these well-made ancient mummies that have been deposited with negative energy for at least a thousand years.
"It's very simple. For this kind of undead with little intelligence, you only need to use this magic item to control it."
With that said, Zuo Si took out the [Scroll of Control of the Undead] that he had collected from the remains of his mentor from the scroll box, and pointed it at the mummies in the coffins to activate it.
Instantly!
An astonishing energy swept through the entire basement.
All living people swept away by this cold energy will tremble involuntarily.
After a while, the sleeping mummies woke up one by one and came to Zuo Si with slow steps. There were twenty-four in number.
As a powerful necromancer, Vanessa noticed the powerful necromancy magic emanating from the [Scroll of Control of the Undead] almost at a glance, and immediately asked: "What is that scroll?" "Its name is [Scroll of Controlling the Undead].
It was a prop made by my teacher who scalped hundreds of slaves and then repeatedly strengthened them through necromancy magic.
The biggest function is that it can unlimitedly control undead creatures without intelligence.
As for the intelligent high-level undead, you only need to force them to write their names on the scroll, and they can be controlled a little.
But this kind of control ability is not strong, so its practical value is not high."
Zuo Si straightforwardly stated the function of the [Scroll of Controlling the Undead].
Because when Asta originally designed and manufactured this thing, he didn't consider high-level undead with intelligence.
Therefore, advanced undead creatures that are smart enough can use various methods to escape control.
Not to mention the lich who possesses powerful spellcasting abilities.
"Can you show me?" Vanessa's eyes shone slightly.
Zuo Si handed it over without even a second's hesitation: "Here, take it, remember to study it and return it to me. I will use it to control more undead creatures as coolies and laborers in the future."
"Thank you very much! Don't worry, I will study it for a week or two at most and return it to you."
Vanessa quickly took the [Scroll of Dominance of the Undead] with both hands and gently stroked the surface of the scroll to feel the incredible material. Her whole body was immersed in a strong sense of happiness and joy and could not extricate herself.<
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Just when he was about to cast some identification spells to get more information, Alena suddenly held up a slightly heavy book and shouted: "Master, look what I found!"
"Is it the lich's spell book?!"
Undisguised surprise immediately appeared on Zuo Si's face.
You must know that the spell book of a high-level mage is an out-and-out "treasure".
As long as there are one or two eight- and nine-level spells recorded in it, their value far exceeds the sum of all other funerary objects put together.
"You guessed it right! But there are a lot of protective magics on it. It will probably take a lot of effort to open it." As she said that, Alena threw the book in her hand over.
Fortunately, Davian had quick hands and quick eyes, and took the initiative to step forward and catch it steadily.
Otherwise, with Zuo Si's small body, he might have been smashed and sat on the ground.
After briefly detecting the protective spells blessed on the surface of this book, he impatiently used the [Spell and Barrier Destruction] ability of the creator profession to forcefully drain away all the energy to maintain these spells, and then opened it to deal with those spells.
Identify mysterious symbols, words and patterns.
As a result, after identification, I discovered that this lich is really a mage who masters nine-ring spells.
After Vanessa's preliminary judgment, three of the nine-ring spells are: [Time Stop], [Meteor Explosion], and [Wish].
The eight-ring spells include: [Law: Shock], [Soul Imprisonment Technique], [Death Emblem], and [Wither Death Technique].
The seven-level spells include: [Spell Reversal], [Law: Blindness], [Delayed Burst Fireball], [Simulacra], [Finger of Death], and [Undead Wisdom].
As for those below the seventh ring, there are even more.
Moreover, the entire book has hundreds of pages, which is not comparable to ordinary spell books.
"Your Excellency Soth, we made a lot of money this time." Vanessa said in an extremely excited tone.
Especially the three nine-ring magic can 100% benefit all members of the organization.
"Hurry and clean up, we will go back to the mage tower right away."
Zuo Si gave the order directly.
Because he saw many very rare and rare three-ring magic in the spell book.
You must know that the magic system of Faerûn has been changing from ancient times to the present, and has gone through several version iterations and rule changes.
In addition to those classic and common spells, there are also many less well-known spells, which were eventually lost because fewer and fewer people knew them.
This spell book from at least a thousand years ago contains many such magics.
Zuo Si can't wait to learn it and make it into a magic card.
Similarly, Vanessa couldn't help but want to copy all the magic of the seventh, eighth, and ninth rings into her spell book.
Just when a group of people came back to the door of the mage tower with full load, a slightly thin figure suddenly jumped out of the darkness.
Davian, who was always very vigilant, immediately raised his shield in front of his master and asked sternly: "Who is it?"
"Hey! Relax! Don't be so nervous! I don't mean any harm!"
The woman in a black cloak took off her hood and raised her hands to show that she was not a threat.
Through the faint light, you can vaguely see that this is not a human, but an elf with pointed ears.
But what is different from ordinary elves is that her hair is bright red, exotic black patterns can be seen on her face, neck and arms, and there is a slender and sharp tail swaying from side to side behind her butt. p>
Demon elf?
Zuo Si recognized the other party's identity at a glance.
After all, as early as the Crown War almost 10,000 years ago, some elven families combined with succubi to give birth to hybrid offspring to gain more power, and then trained them and put them into the war.
Currently, the most famous demon-born elf family in Faerûn is "Dragajes" from the ancient elf city of Cormanthor.
"Good evening, distinguished elector. My name is Feide, and I would like to formally extend an invitation to you on behalf of Ellen Linville to meet."
The demon elf put one hand on his chest and bowed gracefully, expressing his intention at the same time.
You don't need to ask to know that "Feide" is definitely a pseudonym.
It can be seen that she is very cautious and always stands closest to the shadow.
If you are attacked, you can escape into the shadows and disappear without a trace in just an instant.
"Ellen Linville? Shadow thief!" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows subconsciously.
Because this is not the first time the other party has invited him to meet. It was mentioned once before through Bernard, but was rejected without mercy.
The reason is very simple!
Zuo Si's most hated god, Cyric, is currently rapidly expanding his faith among the shadow thieves.
Although more senior executives still believe in the god of thieves, Musk, it is only a matter of time before the former takes a place.
At that time, based on the grudge between him and the Cyric Church, it is difficult to say whether the Shadow Thief will become an enemy or a friend.
The demon elf smiled and nodded: "That's right. You can decide the time and place. After all, my boss is very sincere."
"What does he want from me?" Zuo Si touched his chin and asked.
"I'm sorry, I'm just an insignificant person. How can I know what the boss above is thinking. The only thing I can be sure of is that this is definitely not a bad thing for you." Feide promised confidently.
"In that case, let's set it at eight o'clock tomorrow night. The location will be my mage tower, if Ellen Linville dares to come."
After saying these words, Zuo Si ignored the other party, turned around and walked into the tower without looking back.
The demon elf stood there until the door closed, then took a long breath and quickly returned to the Shadow Thieves Guild headquarters in the dock area with the help of the cover of the shadow.
After layers of inspections and rigorous body searches, she quickly arrived at the deepest room underground and reported to the man sitting on the sofa: "I talked to the elector. He said that we can go back tomorrow night.
I’ll meet you in my own mage tower.”
"Mage Tower?"
Upon hearing the news, Ellen Linville's face suddenly became a little ugly.
Because meeting alone with the voters of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, requires taking considerable risks.
It is very possible that the other party can be poisoned or contract a terrible disease that cannot be cured by ordinary magic with just one look or movement.
Now coupled with a mage tower, the nominal leader of the Shadow Thieves is basically no different from a fish on the chopping board.
As long as Zuo Si is willing, he can easily take his life at any time.
"Yes, Mage Tower. And I noticed that he doesn't seem to be very interested in cooperating with us."
The demon elf immediately told what he had observed.
Ellen Linville couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "Damn it! The above really gave me a big problem this time. Through these days of observation, do you know the preferences of this elector?" p>
"Like? I think it's something related to magic..." The Descendant Elf touched his chin and replied a little uncertainly.
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"Something related to magic? Then it seems that I have to prepare a slightly more expensive meeting gift." Ellen Linville sighed helplessly.
He originally thought that this contact would go smoothly.
After all, no one in Amn would not want to cooperate with the Shadow Thief.
Even those powerful families and chambers of commerce will buy information from shadow thieves and hire thieves and assassins to attack competitors from other countries and city-states.
But Zuo Si's performance shocked Ellen Linville.
The former not only rejected his first invitation, but also clearly wanted to turn it down even the second time.
"Um...boss, why do you have to meet with the other party? If it's just cooperation, wouldn't it be enough to just find someone to carry the message?" the demon elf asked very puzzledly.
Alan Linville touched his chin and explained patiently: "This Lord Soth is not an ordinary little character. We must show enough sincerity."
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At the same time, far away in a private room at the headquarters of the Masked Mage Guild.
Zeranora has just been promoted to one level and has officially become the top leader of this monopolistic Amn spellcasting organization.
Looking at the mark on the robe that symbolized identity and status, she immediately pursed her lips and sarcastically said in a mocking tone: "A group of profit-seeking idiots actually want to use me as a pawn in an internal faction fight?
I really don’t know whether to admire their courage or laugh at their ignorance.
But it doesn’t matter.
Anyway, now I have climbed to the position I want.
The next thing to do is to slowly penetrate and develop until the entire Masked Mage Guild is in its hands.
But before that, I have to win over this interesting little guy Soth.
Since the Entangled Talisman can use him, why can't I?"
Thinking of this, Zenora waved directly to another mage standing not far away.
The latter didn't even say a word of nonsense, he came straight forward and said in an extremely enthusiastic tone: "Great master, what are your orders?"
"Have all the things Soth ordered from us finished?"
Zeranora asked bluntly.
"Of course! According to your instructions, everything is made according to the highest quality and has been stored in the warehouse." The mage quickly responded in the affirmative.
Zeranora nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. I will send all these things over tomorrow, and give some extra magical creatures as a gift. If I read correctly, he seems to be trying to cultivate a new population of magical creatures.
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"As you wish, Master."
The mage knelt on one knee and performed a prostration ceremony in accordance with the ancient etiquette of the palace of the Shaan Dynasty in Calimshan.
Generally speaking, only the emperor, who is the supreme ruler of the country, is qualified to accept such worship.
But Zeranora calmly accepted the gift, picked up a book on the modern history of Faerûn from the nearby bookshelf, and read it with relish.
At this moment, the powerful aura she exuded unintentionally was obviously completely different from her usual self.
The whole person is full of confidence, pride and majesty.
And her behavior is not like an elegant female moon elf at all, but like a human male who has been in a high position for a long time.
But unfortunately, except for the mage who just left, no other person saw this scene.
Otherwise, those young mages who pursue Zenora as the lover of their dreams may be heartbroken in an instant.
But Zeranora herself obviously doesn't care about this.
After reading a history book for a while, he soon started chanting spells in the room and constantly casting various powerful summoning magics.
Whether they are demons from Baator Hell, demons from the bottomless abyss, or powerful monsters from other planes, they are all as obedient as puppies under her control.
This move alone is enough to put the so-called "great wizards" in the organization to shame.
You must know that two years ago, Zeranora was just a low-level mage at LV3.
But now, she can actually cast powerful nine-ring spells with ease.
Soon, these summoned creatures were under her control and quickly sneaked into the rooms of those young mages to kill them, and then replaced them by disguising themselves as the dead through spell-like abilities.
The whole process went so smoothly that no one even noticed.
After all, the only ones who died were some inconspicuous low-level mages and apprentices.
The higher-ups of the Masked Mage are too lazy to care about their life and death...