The city of Serban is located on the edge of a cliff, from where the Kish River pours into the sea.
On the top of the cliff stands a huge silver boulder, surrounded by the pillars of Avacyn Cathedral.
Long before the cathedral was built, and even before the first human settlement was established on Thraben, this monolith stood on the cliff.
It is generally believed that it was a moon fragment brought by Avacyn (the moon of Innistrad is made of special silver particles) and used as a prison to imprison enemies.
But in fact, this boulder was not created by the Archangel Avacyn. Even Sorin Markov didn't know its specific origin. He only knew that the "moonsilver" in the boulder had a magical power that could withstand and destroy enemies.
It weakens the power of werewolves and vampires, and also gives Archangel Avacyn similar abilities.
Later, Solin made a series of reinforcements and modifications to the boulder, especially strengthening its magical properties of binding and confinement, so that Avacyn could imprison enemies that were not easy to kill. p>
And this stone is the famous "Prison Cellar".
Any creature thrown into the hell cellar will inevitably fall into a state of mental stagnation, with the body and soul being completely separated and bound in a super-dimensional space.
During this period, the imprisoned creature has only a very vague perception of the surrounding environment and the passage of time, but is extremely sensitive to strong emotions.
In other words, if a large number of twisted and evil creatures like demons are sealed in the hell cellar, and a normal-minded human being is thrown in, the latter may be contaminated and assimilated bit by bit over the long years of erosion. p>
Zuo Si has every reason to believe that the reason why the boulder warlock Nahiri became so crazy after escaping from the hell cellar is not only because she saw her hometown Zendikar being ravaged to the point of collapse by the Eldrazi, but also because she saw it with her own eyes.
While being imprisoned, he was exposed to too many twisted and extreme thoughts of demons.
When Zuo Si entered the cathedral with the pilgrims who had come from afar, he immediately felt the weak energy field radiating around the prison cellar.
There is no doubt that Innistrad's moonsilver is not ordinary silver, but a magical substance containing powerful energy.
As for what it is, it's hard to make a conclusion until you check it yourself.
But one thing is certain, weapons made with this kind of moon silver are definitely the nemesis of vampires, werewolves, demons and other evil undead creatures.
In particular, the Holy Sword, which is made from the fusion of Day Star and Casmir, has been sending out strong resonance signals, as if calling for the power of Moon Silver.
"Interesting... Could it be that Innistrad's Moonsilver can strengthen the power of the Holy Sword again?" Zuo Si had a curious expression on his face.
As far as he knew, the weapon spear in the hands of Archangel Avacyn was made of moon silver, and judging from its performance, it perfectly matched its sacred white positive energy.
In addition, Innistrad itself is a world with relatively poor resources, so there are not many things worth collecting.
So far, the only targets that have been targeted are the knowledge and magical power in the mind of the ancient planeswalker Sorin Markov, and the crazy genius of the Necromancer Ludwig.
Now it seems that a special magical substance like moon silver needs to be added.
The reason why Zuo Si wanted to get the necromancy wizard Lu Dewei was mainly because of his achievements in necromancy research and his crazy but talented mind.
This guy can even create a large number of corpse-embedded creatures that are comparable to high-level undead with only the pitiful magical energy and limited knowledge, technology and resources in the Innistrad environment, and he also pioneered the creation of
Corpse-embedded biological production line.
Yes!
You heard it right!
It’s a 100% pure industrial assembly line!
It’s fully automatic and doesn’t require human supervision!
If he were born in Faerûn, a genius like Ludwig could definitely become a legendary necromancer worthy of the name.
What Zuo Si has to do is to take him to Faerûn or the floating city of Plantia, teach him more profound knowledge and techniques of necromancy, so that he can be reborn and grow into the talent he needs, and build an ever-powerful Corpse Embed from scratch.
Army of the Undead.
Anyway, the world where the floating city is located now lacks everything except corpses and low-level undead resurrected from the dead.
Just when Zuo Si was secretly wondering whether he should cast an invisibility magic to directly bypass the obstruction of the Skitarii knights, and take a small piece of moon silver back to study, he suddenly saw a guard covered in blood rushing in from outside.
He shouted like crazy: "Lord... Lord Bishop! It's not good! There is... a large group of corpse-embedded creatures and a large number of awakened corpses, coming towards the Holy City. They have captured several towns.
All residents were slaughtered without mercy."
"What?!"
The bishop, who was still explaining Archangel Avacyn and the history of the church to the pilgrims, suddenly changed his face.
Not only him, but other pilgrims and skitarii present also showed expressions of shock and disbelief.
Because since the establishment of Serban City, it has never suffered any attack from outside, let alone the siege of this kind of undead army.
In addition, judging from the posture, someone who can control so many undead creatures must be a very powerful ghoul pastor. Groups of corpse-embedded creatures mean that splicers are involved.
In addition, the time when the attack was launched happened to be when Archangel Avacyn no longer responded to prayers. Anyone with any brain would realize that this attack was definitely not a temporary attack, but had been planned for a long time.
"Summon the Skitarii immediately and prepare to leave the city! No matter what, we must not let those damn undead defile the Holy City!"
The bishop made a decisive decision and made what he thought was the most correct judgment.
As a city that grew up with religion at its core, the church of Archangel Avacyn has always held the highest authority in Thraben City.
So when he gave the order, the warning bell that had not sounded for hundreds of years finally echoed over the city for the first time.
When it was most open, many people didn't even understand what was happening and stopped one after another to look at the location of the bell tower.
But soon, groups of soldiers rushed out from all directions and gathered in the small square near the city gate.
Not long after, an elite skitarii army of 3,500 people set off under the leadership of four high-ranking inquisitors, intending to directly eliminate this disgusting group of undead on the way and kill the evil-doing corpses on the way.
The ghost pastor and the splicer were arrested and sentenced to death.
But what they don't know is that the two people who caused trouble this time are not ordinary people.
But they were Kisha and Kirav who were born in Thraben City and were later expelled and exiled because of their obsession with necromancy and corpse splicing technology.
The former is a once-in-a-century undead prodigy. With a wave of his hand, he can easily make corpses within a few hundred meters rise to work for him. He can summon and control an army of zombies and ghouls by himself. The latter has received guidance from the necromancer wizard Lu Dewei. He is a rising star in the splicer industry and is very good at creating various corpse-embedded creatures with different functions.
The most important thing is that these siblings are not normal people.
When most children were still playing with dolls and playing house, sister Kisha began to secretly practice necromancy with the corpses of cats and dogs, while brother Kirav was responsible for sewing up these damaged corpses and burying them.
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As a result, Kisha developed an excellent skill in summoning the dead through the corpses of cats and dogs, while Kirav developed superb sewing skills that would put many splicers to shame.
Until one day at the funeral of a relative, Kisha, who had a mental illness, suddenly woke up the corpse, and then staged a fun show of dancing on the grave in front of countless people.
Not to be outdone, Kirav immediately released the first corpse-embedded creature he created, intending to resolve the grievances between the two over the years with his sister.
Although in theory, the modified and enhanced corpse-embedded creatures are far more powerful than ordinary zombies, Kisha is obviously not a vegetarian, and he just picked up several ancestors in the cemetery to fight in a group.
A fight between the two siblings resulted in a fire in the family's old house, and their parents also died in the fire.
Normally, as parents whose children accidentally kill themselves, they should always feel sad and painful, right?
But this pair of filial son and filial daughter showed no sign of sadness or regret at all.
After being expelled from Thraben City, he intensified his efforts to collect corpses to expand his power, and unexpectedly found his own world in Innistrad, where monsters and monsters were rampant.
The purpose of their attack on Serban City this time is also very simple, just to take advantage of the mountains of corpses in the huge cemetery.
You must know that in Innistrad, corpses affected by its negative energy will not easily decay and decompose.
Even if it is dug up after decades or even one or two hundred years, it will still be alive and kicking like a zombie that just died.
Shortly after the Skitarii set off, a woman with long black hair, wearing a sexy purple dress, and a metal headdress like a sheep's horn walked through the city gate and entered the city of Thraben. No one noticed at all, but when her eyes began to glow, very strange patterns appeared on her entire face and neck.
There is no doubt that this human woman is none other than Liliana Weiss, a dangerous person who can charm a smart person like Jace Beleren.
Although she looks like she is only in her early twenties, she exudes an astonishing charm that cannot be described in words, and every move interprets the word "elegance", but her actual age is already over a hundred years old. The reason why she can maintain this
His youthful state is entirely due to the fact that he signed a contract with four demons and received extra power from each other.
Of course, the price is that if she dies one day, her soul will be divided among four demons.
Today, the reason why Liliana appeared in Serban City was to find one of the four demons who signed a contract with her - Thornzee.
But just when she was thinking about where to start, she suddenly saw a cloaked figure on a high platform in the distance, looking down at her, and wrote a line of small words in the air with his finger.
"Welcome to Thraben City, Ms. Liliana Weiss. If you want to know the whereabouts of the demon Thornzee, please come to meet me in the garden outside the cathedral at midnight. You will not wait until the deadline."
Instantly!
Liliana's eyes became sharp, and she subconsciously wanted to use necromancy magic to keep this stranger of unknown origin behind.
Because the other party not only clearly revealed her identity, but also saw through the purpose of her trip.
Unfortunately, before the idea could be put into practical action, the figure on the high platform in the distance disappeared out of thin air.
"Damn! What on earth is going on? Has my intention been exposed? Or has the devil noticed something in advance?"
Liliana's mood instantly fell to the bottom.
After all, the most taboo thing about an assassination plan like this is to leak information in advance.
But she is not someone who gives up easily.
After a brief thought, I decided to meet in person first.
No matter who the opponent is, as long as he dares to stop himself from killing Ji Ze, then he will die with this devil.
On the other side, Zuo Si, who just pretended to be mysterious and sent out an appointment message, had completely left the scope of the cathedral and was sitting on a bench in a park, eating orange-flavored shaved ice bought from a roadside stall, feeling very carefree.
Enjoying a moment of leisure with a lazy attitude.
About two or three minutes later, a large bowl of shaved ice was completely wiped out. Then he smiled and asked the diary he carried with him: "Do you think if I go to meet Liliana tonight, will she start a fight as soon as we meet?" "It's hard to say. Liliana is a very complex person. She sometimes does irrational behavior due to emotional impulse, but she may also choose to betray herself at any time. When dealing with such a woman,
You need to be fully mentally prepared, and you must not give her the slightest opportunity." The diary warned in a serious tone.
"That's true. But I'm curious whether the legendary artifact [Chain Veil] is really as powerful as the rumors say." There was a hint of eagerness in Zuo Si's tone.
"Hmph! You'd better not have high expectations. The so-called [Chain Veil] is most likely a necromantic magic item with a strong curse effect. It doesn't even deserve the word artifact. But Lillian
Na's sacrifices were relatively intense, so the effects she obtained were particularly astonishing. If it weren't for the lifespan and eternal youth granted by that contract, she would have turned into a withered corpse after overloading her sacrifices again and again.
mummified."
The diary did not hide anything and directly expressed his contempt and disdain for [Chain Veil].
After all, among the many artifacts owned by planeswalkers, this thing's ability and effect can be said to be the most rubbish.
Except for Liliana, who specializes in necromancy, there is no other planeswalker who can control this cursed item.
"Okay, I have to admit, what you said makes more sense this time."
Zuo Si casually threw the wooden bowl used to hold shaved ice into the trash can nearby, then raised his hand and waved to the elf planeswalker not far away who was carrying a bunch of bags and packages.
Nissa, who was wandering aimlessly one second, ran over happily the next second and piled the things she bought next to the chair.
Since she bought too many things and they were quite heavy, her whole body was already soaked with sweat. Her robe and clothes were clinging to her skin, outlining the elf's unique graceful curves.
Especially the chest, which is almost pulled down to a very low level for better heat dissipation. In addition, the elves of Zendikar are not as thin as the surface elves of Faerûn, but are of the muscular type with bulging front and back, so Zuo Si
I can only be forced to feast my eyes on it.
But Nisha, who has a somewhat silly personality, obviously didn't notice this, and instead happily introduced what she bought.
Among them, there are ten volumes of beautiful silks and printed cloths alone.
After all, fabrics are truly scarce materials in Zendikar, especially fine silks and printed cloths. Only a few large gathering places have the production capacity, so they are the kind that you may not be able to buy even if you have money.
Good stuff.
In addition, there are a large number of porcelain, tea sets, musical instruments and various daily necessities, tools, etc.
In short, they are basically some things that are common and cheap in Innistrad, but are very scarce in Zendikar.
Seeing the elf planeswalker looking so happy and thinking that he had taken advantage of him, Zuo Si couldn't help but interrupted with his mouth twitching: "You have recorded the coordinates of Innistrad's time and space, and you can travel back and forth between the two at any time in the future.
How can you buy so much at one time when you are exchanging scarce materials? And...don’t you even have a dimensional bag to store items?"
"Ah?!"
This sentence immediately made Nessa dumbfounded.
Because although she has traveled through time and space several times, she has never thought of using the ability of a planeswalker to buy and sell between the two worlds.
As for space items like dimensional bags, she has never even heard of them.
"Well, it seems that I need to teach you some common sense about the application of planeswalker abilities. Otherwise, in your current state, you may be sold by someone and still help count the money."
Zuo Si held his forehead and sighed helplessly.
Although at the beginning, he always held quite a prejudice against the culprit who released the Eldrazi, and even had murderous intentions for a time.
But as he got along with her over the past few days, he discovered that she was actually an innocent girl with no scheming, who always wrote all her emotions, anger, sorrows and joys on her face, and she didn't have much defensiveness towards outsiders.
Of course, it was this naivety that led Nissa to release the Eldrazi, which almost plunged the entire Zendikar into doom.
If you train him well, you may not be able to become a good planeswalker companion.
At least in terms of loyalty, Nissa is definitely much better than Jace Beleren, who is full of evil intentions.
Moreover, the green mana she is good at is more compatible with Zuo Si's behavior than Gideon Yura, who uses white mana.
With the mentality of giving it a try, Zuo Si used the afternoon to teach the planeswalker, who was a novice than himself, a lesson and impart some experience, and finally gave him a large dimensional bag as a gift. p>
Nissa was obviously a little touched, because after the spark was automatically ignited, she has been trying to suppress her power and integrate into the tribe as a "normal" elf.
But no matter how you integrate, you can never gain true trust, and that strong feeling of loneliness will always be with you.
Zuo Si's current teaching and care was something she had never felt since she was expelled from the tribe for the first time, and she couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart.
Especially the dimensional bag, which is relatively common in Faerun, is also regarded by Nissa as some kind of rare treasure...