Chapter 22: There are many ways to kill people, and fighting is not necessary
The disappearance of more than twenty humans, orcs and hobgoblins is undoubtedly inconspicuous to a pirate gang with more than two hundred people scattered throughout the island.
However, with the arrival of dusk and the sun slowly setting towards the sea level in the west, the situation has changed somewhat.
I saw that those guys who were originally searching in the woods, grass and bushes in twos and threes were gathering at a very fast speed towards the beach where they landed and stored the boats.
After a while, a huge bonfire piled with wood was lit.
The soldier who had rested for a whole day stood on the top of the mountain, looked at the scene in the distance, and immediately turned back to the cave and said to his summoner: "Master, those pirates are gathering in one place. I think it won't be long before they find out.
A lot of companions are missing."
"Oh? Have you finally started to gather together?"
Zuo Si's eyes lit up slightly, and even the hand that stirred the crucible stopped.
This so-called "crucible" was made by him using metal weapons such as scimitars and swords from the hands of the pirates who were killed, and using the creator's [Shape] ability to create it.
As for the thick paste stirred with water in the pot, it is some plant seeds that have been crushed and added with a little water.
And this plant has a very famous name on earth, called castor.
On his way back to the cave on the top of the mountain, Zuo Si accidentally discovered these plants growing on the mountainside. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind, and he thought of a method that could quickly make a large number of pirates lose their combat effectiveness and even die.
That’s poisoning!
As we all know, castor seeds contain a highly toxic substance called ricin.
It only takes a few tenths of a milligram to cause a strong adult man to die painfully.
Even in Faerûn, which is filled with all kinds of mysterious powers, magic and divine arts, it is not difficult and troublesome to alleviate and eliminate ricin.
Perhaps [antidote] can do it, and [slow down the onset of poison] and [neutralize poison] and other magical spells can also do it.
But its scarcity determines that none of the above methods can deal with more than two hundred poisoned pirates at once.
There are many ways to kill, and it doesn't necessarily involve fighting.
This is one of the most valuable experiences Zuo Si learned from the Necromancer Asta.
After a whole afternoon of busy work, he first used simple and primitive methods of crushing, adding water, stirring, etc. to gather a large number of castor seeds together.
Then use the [Refining] ability to obtain higher purity crystals.
A dose of high-purity ricin sufficient to kill thousands of people has been obtained.
Now, all that is missing is an opportunity for the pirates to gather together to eat and rest.
The soldier was obviously very aware of his master's plan and immediately nodded: "Yes! Judging from the current scale, they have gathered almost more than a hundred people. It is estimated that in about forty minutes, the remaining pirates will also land.
They arrive one after another. And that’s when the sun sets and night really falls.”
"In that case, let's add some ingredients to the guests' dinner."
With that said, Zuo Si stood up and used [Refining] on the crucible.
Instantly!
A small handful of crystal powder flew out of the turbid liquid and accurately fell into the glass jar nearby.
After finishing all this, he carefully picked up the jar and took the lead towards the beach where the bonfire was lit at the foot of the mountain.
The summoned soldiers and leopards followed closely behind.
In about half an hour, the two of them arrived and hid behind the bushes near the beach.
Since there is only the last trace of the sun left at this moment, the visibility of the surrounding environment is extremely low.
But for those hobgoblins and orcs with [dark vision], these are not too big a problem.
Even in the darkest night, these humanoid creatures can clearly see everything within a range of 18 to 20 meters in front of them.
Fortunately!
At the moment, these guys are busy carrying wine and food down from the stranded ship.
Coupled with the pirates who kept returning from the jungle and joining them, the scene looked very chaotic.
Zuo Si was keenly aware of this and immediately told the soldiers who had put on pirate costumes beside him: "Now! Sneak in and add some ricin to their soup pots, wine barrels and fresh water. Remember.
, if someone asks you about your identity, you use the name Astide."
"Understood!"
The soldier took the glass jar and hid it in his arms, then pretended to walk towards the campfire.
I don't know whether it's because the human pirates are not familiar with monsters such as hobgoblins, orcs and ogres, or because they spend too much energy walking through the dense forest during the day and searching, and they are not in the mood to pay attention to their companions coming and going around them. In short, the soldiers did not arouse anyone's suspicion along the way, and arrived at the place where the supplies were piled up without incident.
Just when he was about to take out the jar in his arms and start poisoning, the orc who was cooking next to him suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hey! Human boy! What are you doing?"
Instantly!
The soldier who continued to take out something froze.
With his nerves extremely tense, he subconsciously pressed his other hand on the handle of the scimitar, and his mind was full of thinking about how to kill the other pirates without alerting them.
However, the orc cook did not notice this. Instead, he walked over directly, snatched the jar filled with ricin crystals from the soldier's arms, opened it carelessly, took a handful and put it into his mouth to taste.<
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After a few seconds, Hong An grinned and mocked: "Aha! A jar of valuable spices. You bastard, you dare to steal spices for everyone to cook. You are really impatient."
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Fragrance... spice?
Condiments?
The soldiers who were ready to kill people just a second ago were completely stunned.
He really didn't know how to describe the stupidity and extremely bad taste of the half-orc in front of him.
You must know that high-purity ricin is a crystal with a slightly bitter taste. It should not be associated with spices and condiments.
But next, the chef's operation made him even more stunned.
I saw the orc holding crystals filled with ricin, and sprinkled a handful into each soup pot. When all was used up, he threw the empty glass jar to the ground and cursed fiercely: "Go away!
Dirty, despicable bastard! If I see you stealing anything again, even a glass of wine or a mouthful of salt, I will twist off your head and throw it into the pot to feed those ogres. They are never picky eaters anyway!
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"Yes...I'm sorry, I won't dare to do it next time."
Resisting the urge to burst into laughter on the spot, the soldier quickly pretended to be panicked, turned around and ran quickly into the dark woods.
I'm afraid that if I run too slowly, the other person will see the expression on my face that is distorted by suppressing laughter.
The half-orc chef, who thought he had done a good deed, spat in the direction in which he was escaping, and then proudly continued to pick up a spoon and stir the stew and sea soup in the pot.
After the soldier returned to the hiding place and told what happened exactly, Zuo Si couldn't hold himself any longer.
He laughed and complained: "Okay. Now we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the toxin content in those meals and soups, even if the toxicity subsides after being boiled, is enough to knock down the strongest
of ogres. The bad news is that if some pirates only drank wine and ate grilled fish, then they wouldn't be poisoned."
"What are we going to do next? Just wait here for those pirates to get poisoned?" the soldier asked curiously.
"No! Of course not. Remember those zombies wandering at the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside? It's time to make use of them. You and Red are waiting here, and I'm going to use this time to arrange a little magic ritual.
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After that, Zuo Si took out some bone powder, a few black agates, and an eyeball with nerve tissue soaked in antiseptic fluid from his satchel.
It can be seen from the materials alone that this is definitely a necromantic magic ritual.
After all, he has studied with Asta for so long. He knows the necromancy magic best and has the highest proficiency.