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Chapter 184: Mage Tower Activation (10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)

Around eight o'clock the next morning, the masked wizard under Zelanora brought his men to the door to deliver all the things and asked his men to complete the installation and debugging in the shortest time possible.

With these things, the entire mage tower can truly operate.

Although the mage was very curious why Zuo Si would order energy storage element pools for ten large mage towers at once.

You have to know that in order to fill up an element pool like this, you need to at least continuously draw energy from the surrounding environment and the magic network, and store energy for two or three months without using it at all.

Generally speaking, one such element pool is enough to sustain the daily use of a dozen or twenty mages and a hundred apprentices.

Even a place like the headquarters of the Guild of Masked Mages only has two large elemental pools installed.

Anything more would be a complete waste.

Of course, this masked wizard didn't know that the inside of the wall of the tower built by Zuo Si was engraved with "energy-absorbing magic arrays" from another world.

The speed at which it absorbs energy is several times or even dozens of times that of an ordinary wizard tower, and its coverage area directly covers the entire Askatla.

Draw arcane energy from the Ley Line;

Water element energy can be drawn from rivers and oceans;

You can draw earth element energy from the ground beneath your feet;

You can absorb wind energy from the sky above your head; you can absorb positive energy from the sunlight;

Negative energy can be absorbed from the cemetery not far away;

Finally, open a permanent portal to the dragon's nest, draw fire element energy from the boiling magma, and then draw natural energy from the surrounding forest, and the entire mage tower can obtain all the energy attributes.

This is very important for Zuo Si, a planeswalker.

He also planned to use his ability as a creator to directly awaken the Mage Tower into an intelligent tower with thinking ability.

Then, with the Mage Tower as the center, it continued to expand deep underground with the help of the extensive sewers.

Unfortunately, the masked wizard in front of him was unaware of these plans and just waved to his men behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a young man dressed as an apprentice pulled open the black cloth covering the carriage next to him, revealing several huge cages.

Some of the cages contained a dozen or so Warg and Winter Wolf cubs, which were whimpering.

Some contained some small-sized earthworms that had not yet fully grown up and looked extremely ferocious; some contained young shapeshifting cat pets that could change themselves into various forms from time to time and looked like black cats; some contained bats with different attributes from the elemental planes, which were crowded together and kept quarreling and fighting; even in the last cage, there was a dryad with a beautiful appearance and a big tree that was closely connected to her life.

Apparently, the poor creature had been captured by the masked wizards.

Because of the tree, she couldn't even run away.

Because once the tree spirit leaves the big tree to which its life is closely connected, it will soon become weak and eventually die.

Seeing such a scene, Zuo Si, who hadn't slept all night, rubbed his dry eyes and immediately asked in an uncertain tone: "What is this..."

"This is a small gift that Ms. Zelanora asked me to give to you privately. She hopes to establish a good personal friendship with you." The wizard replied with a smile.

"It is an honor to have the friendship of Lady Zelanora. Express my gratitude to her, and congratulate her on her official promotion to the upper echelons of the Masked Mage."

Zuo Si accepted the olive branch extended by the Moon Elf Mage without hesitation.

After all, the Masked Mages Guild is not a Shadow Thief. It is basically composed of some typical "selfish" arcane spellcasters. Although they have faith in God, it is barely enough to prevent their souls from being used to paste walls after death.

It is common knowledge throughout the continent of Faerun that it is difficult for a mage to become a qualified believer.

Therefore, there was no conflict of interest between the two parties from the very beginning.

It is definitely a sure win to have a good relationship with a high-ranking masked wizard who holds power and resources.

"I'll help you pass on the message. I'm sure Zelano will be very happy to hear it. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

After saying this, Zelanora's confidant placed one hand on his chest and saluted, then left the carriage and the magical creatures in the cages and turned away with his men.

After the other party was completely gone, Alena walked to the cage, stretched out a finger and gently poked the dryad's forehead and asked: "What are you going to do with these magical creatures?"

"It's very simple. Leave the winter wolf and warg cubs to the young wolves to raise, throw the diggers to the bottom of the Mage Tower to dig tunnels, and the shapeshifting cats and demon bats are very intelligent, so they can be raised freely in the Mage Tower. As for this dryad lady, let her be responsible for taking care of the plants in the Arcane Park."

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Si quickly made a decision.

When the werewolf girl Fangus heard that the wolf cub would be handed over to her tribe to take care of, she immediately assured excitedly: "Master, please rest assured, we will definitely be able to train a strong wolf pack for you."

You must know that both Wargs and Winter Wolves are authentic magical creatures with extremely high intelligence levels that are not inferior to humans.

It can even learn several languages ​​including Common, Goblin, and Giant, making it the most suitable pet and combat partner for werewolves.

Especially when feeding from cubs, when they grow up, whether they are winter wolves or pack wolves, they will regard the feeder as their own relative or pack leader and have extremely high obedience.

"No, my purpose is not to let you train and cultivate wolves, but to let you get to know the nature better and learn how to become a druid or ranger by spending time with these wolf cubs."

As he spoke, Zuo Si opened the cage and took out the wolf cubs one by one, then handed them to the little wolves behind him.

I have to say, no matter how powerful and terrifying an animal is, it often gives people a very cute and adorable feeling when they are young.

Even these evil winter wolves and wargs are no exception.

And because they are still cubs, their hair is not hard like when they are adults, but very, very soft.

The former can feel a slight coolness when touched.

No wonder a complete winter wolf pelt can be sold for a high price of five hundred to one thousand gold coins in the market.

If he had the time to take care of it, Zuo Si would have wanted to raise one himself.

After watching the little wolves carrying their cubs to the second floor of the Mage Tower to start building a wolf house, he quickly came to the cages holding the demon bats and communicated with these small elemental creatures with spell-like abilities.

Although they are called "demon bats", in fact, these guys look more like devils and quasers, and their bodies are composed of a mixture of elements of different attributes, so like elemental creatures, they have no lifespan limit.

They have an innate curiosity and a rather mischievous character, and do not mind being servants of arcane spellcasters.

With his excellent "eloquence (deception)", Zuo Si easily persuaded these little guys to stay in the Mage Tower and serve him.

As for the reward, it is to build a comfortable home for them.

For example, wind bats like places with fast air flow, magma bats and fire bats like high temperatures and flames, earth bats like to stay in dark caves, and ice bats like cold places...

In short, the preferences and personalities of bats with different elemental attributes vary greatly. Some of them have a very good sense of humor and occasionally tell jokes that normal people can hardly understand.

The most important thing is that with these magic bats, all the miscellaneous tasks in the wizard tower can be done by them.

Compared to the noisy demon bats, the transformed cat pet kittens that had long been tamed by spellcasters were much quieter.

After confirming that Zuo Si was their master, they quickly showed extraordinary obedience and followed the instructions to the lounge on the third floor. After eating some cooked meat and milk, they lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.

Although these black kittens are only the size of domestic cats now, it won't be long before they grow to the size of a leopard.

Its innate ability to transform is almost exactly the same as that of a devil, and it can transform into any medium or small creature.

As for the digging worms, they were thrown into the bottom floor of the wizard tower connected to the sewer, and were controlled by charm magic to dig tunnels.

After settling all these magical creatures, Zuo Si finally moved the dryad and her tree to the Arcane Garden on the fourth floor of the Mage Tower.

Although this place is still bare, there is nothing here except the special soil that has just been transported up.

But the moment the tree was planted, this natural creature with the appearance of a beautiful human female was obviously much more relaxed. At least, she was no longer as nervous as before, and a hint of curiosity appeared in her two emerald green eyes.

Suddenly, without any warning, she released an innate spell-like ability [Charm Human] towards Zuo Si.

As expected, the voter's strong immune system easily blocked the attack.

Just as the tree spirit was puzzled and tried to continue to release a higher level of [Suggestion], Zuo Si turned around and interrupted, "Okay, stop, your magic is of no use to me."

"Why...why?" the tree spirit asked in a slightly awkward common language.

"Because I am the chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease. The power she gave me is enough to resist all kinds of charms, mind control, and emotion-based magic. In addition, you don't have to worry about me doing anything terrible to you. On the contrary, I hope you can help take care of this arcane garden and ensure that those delicate magical plants can grow healthily."

After saying that, Zuo Si handed over all the seeds he bought from the Masked Mage Guild to the other party.

The dryad took it and opened the bag carefully.

When he saw the seeds containing the power of life, an expression of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he immediately grabbed a handful and sprinkled them on the surrounding soil.

It didn't take long for all the seeds to be planted.

With the power given by Mother Nature, the tree spirit quickly made the seeds take root and sprout.

When the green seedlings broke through the soil, she suddenly smiled with an innocent smile like a child.

"From now on, this is your home. You can do whatever you want. If you need anything, just tell me directly." Zuo Si said bluntly.

Dryads are known to be nature's best gardeners.

For them, caring for plants is like an instinct engraved in their bones.

Although not all wizard towers have arcane gardens, for example, Asta's Necromancer Tower does not have one, otherwise Zuo Si would not have almost starved to death.

Any wizard tower with an arcane garden will try its best to get one or two tree spirits to help take care of the plants.

Of course, in addition to taking care of plants, the beautiful tree spirit can also meet some of the physiological needs of the young and energetic wizard.

At least it's much safer than summoning a succubus.

Not to mention that while enjoying the pleasure, you don't have to worry about whether you will faint or die due to being drained of too much energy.

However, this "special function" will not be used for the time being.

After confirming that the tree spirit had accepted his new home, Zuo Si immediately activated four small elemental plane interfaces.

The water element plane is the source of water for life and experiments in the entire Mage Tower; the fire element plane mainly provides heat for furnaces, kitchens and other places that need fire;

The power of the Earth Elemental Plane can be used to repair and reinforce the Wizard Tower, and to provide sufficient nutrients for the Arcane Garden so that all plants can grow quickly and healthily. The strong airflows and storms in the Wind Elemental Plane can be used to drive large wind turbines, and on the other hand, can also provide power for the magical machine "Quarish Device".

With the connection of the four elemental planes, the Mage Tower not only has a stable source of energy, but can also summon elemental creatures as guards and servants.

Feeling the power of elements beginning to flow in the tower, Zuo Si quickly came to the most solid core area in the middle level of the Mage Tower.

This is not only the center of all "energy absorbing arrays", but also the place where the energy storage element pool is stored.

There are a total of ten large mage towers with elemental pools, which are closely arranged one after another in the middle of the circular crystal pillars.

Through arcane vision, one can clearly see the numerous magical runes inside and outside the pillars, as well as the energy transmission channels.

Vanessa, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately asked Zuo Si after seeing him, "Sir, can we activate this Mage Tower now?"

“Let’s get started!”

Zuo Si gave a straightforward and affirmative answer.

Without saying a word, he opened all the energy-absorbing arrays and extracted energy from the environment of the city beneath his feet.

Then, after being guided and transmitted by Vanessa, it is continuously injected into the element pool for storage.

Because the speed was too fast and too intense, a strange energy vortex appeared in the sky of Athkatla.

Not only that!

The rivers and oceans also became turbulent, with waves hitting the embankments violently one after another.

Even the ground beneath my feet began to tremble slightly for some reason, as if there was an earthquake.

The sunlight that was originally evenly distributed on the earth was also madly absorbed by the crystal device on the top of the Mage Tower, resulting in a dusk-like scene in the morning.

Most of the intense and active negative energy in the cemetery was drained away in an instant.

Some of the undead creatures that were once active now looked listless and were clearly in a state of extreme weakness.

In addition, all arcane spellcasters noticed that their connection with the magic network was weakening, and the power of the spells they cast became much smaller. Some low-level wizards could not even cast any magic.

"Damn it! Can anyone tell me what happened?"

"I don't know. Is something terrible going to happen?"

"It feels like the end of the world has come!"

"Goddess of Fortune Waukeen, bless you! I hope it's not some terrible disaster!"

"Quick! Go to the temple area and ask the priests what this strange sight means."

For a moment, the whole of Askatra was in panic.

The Council of Six and all the major churches had to step forward to reassure the people, telling them that this was not the end of the world and that no terrible disaster had occurred.

Only the top leaders of the Masked Mage Guild knew that all this was caused by the terrifying energy siphon effect after the activation of Zuo Si's mage tower.

They never dreamed that a mere wizard tower could extract so much energy in such a short time.

The energy flowing in from other places is far from enough to replenish the part that is absorbed, resulting in the continuous decrease of energy in the environment.

Looking at the incredible and spectacular view of the sky outside the window, a masked wizard could not help but exclaimed: "Is this the magic skill from another world? It's simply amazing! No wonder he ordered ten large wizard tower energy storage element pools at once."

"Zelanora, you have the most contact with this Chosen One. Tell me, is it possible for us to obtain this magical technology from him?"

Another senior executive's eyes flashed with undisguised greed and desire.

If he had previously regarded the titles and stories such as "Son of Plague", "Man of Disaster" and "World Destroyer" preached by the Church of Talona as jokes, now he really began to believe that Zuo Si came from another world and possessed a lot of powerful magical knowledge.

"I'm very sorry, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you. So far, I have only negotiated with him once on behalf of the Masked Wizard and the Council of Six. I don't know much about Soth and cannot make any judgment." Zelanora responded calmly.

"Can't we force him to hand over these magical knowledge and techniques in the name of the Masked Mages Guild?" another senior executive suggested cautiously.

But before anyone else could speak, the old woman sitting near the window sneered and said sarcastically, "Forcing the chosen people of the goddess of poison and plague?

Could it be that your brain was eaten by the mind flayer?

If you want to die, don't take us with you.

Putting aside the fact that the agreement has clearly emphasized that Soth has only joined the Masked Mage in name only, and is not actually under the jurisdiction of anyone, nor does he bear any responsibilities or obligations.

Just his horrific plague that destroyed one world was enough to easily destroy the entire Athkatra and even Amn.

Besides, you have already seen how powerful this Mage Tower is. Are you sure he has no other cards? Don't forget, none of the chosen ones of the gods are easy to deal with.

Otherwise, why do you think the Council of Six would go to such great lengths to win him over? "

"So what do you say we should do?"

The senior executive who had just spoken asked back in anger.

"In fact, the method is very simple. Let Zelanora continue to maintain a good relationship with him, and then test him when the time is right. I believe that as long as the increase we offer is enough, Mr. Soth should not refuse a deal that is beneficial to him."

The old woman gave her solution without hesitation.

As a typical Amnian, she believes that everything in this world has a price.

As long as you offer a price that is attractive to the other party, you can buy what you want.

Of course, the old woman was not the only one who had similar thoughts.

If there is anything about the Guild of Masked Mages that makes it comparable to or even superior to other spellcasting organizations, it must be the large annual grant given to them by the Council of Six and the lucrative profits brought by the monopoly of the entire arcane spellcasting power of Amn.

To put it simply, it is "money power"! Very, very, very rich! Apart from anything else, just equipping each official member with a set of magic robes, hoods, masks, badges, and a ring that can be teleported at will within the range of Athkatra is not something that ordinary organizations can do.

Looking at these stupid and short-sighted guys, there was a barely perceptible sneer in Zelanora's eyes, as if a high and mighty king was admiring a clown performing a farce in the palace.

Unfortunately, none of the masked wizard leaders present noticed the contempt and disdain unintentionally revealed by this young "junior".

The strange conditions in the sky and ocean of the Gold Coin City lasted for several hours, until near the afternoon when everything finally returned to normal.

While the crowd was discussing fiercely, Zuo Si, who was at the core of the Mage Tower, finally let out a long sigh: "Huh - finally done."

"Yes! This is the first time I have seen such a violent energy siphon effect in my life. The wizard tower you built is really amazing." Vanessa did not hesitate to praise.

Although he didn't know why Zuo Si collected so much energy, the stronger the energy of a magic tower, the stronger its defense would be.

At least before these energy reserves are used up, people outside shouldn't expect to be able to break in easily.

Especially this large wizard tower, its solid outer wall can even withstand the frontal attack of giant catapults.

But Zuo Si shook his head and said, "It's just the result of knowledge and wealth. It's no big deal. I am just a magic user now, far from being its master."

As he spoke, he placed his hand on the pillar that ran through the tower, directly activating the creator's ability to awaken it.

moment!

This wizard tower seemed to be infused with a soul, and the energy in all the elemental pools began to boil.

Then a powerful and clear consciousness quickly took over every corner, whether it was the door at the entrance, or the secret door locks, observation eyes, anti-stealth and alarm systems placed in inconspicuous corners.

In just a few minutes, everything was managed in order.

Just like the strange object when it was just awakened, this wizard tower currently has only a very low level of intelligence and has no ability to think for itself. It merely mechanically executes the orders given by its master.

Through the mental connection established between the two, Zuo Si can know what is happening in every corner of the tower at any time.

At the same time, it can also be ordered to seal the exit, block off a corridor, or consume reserved energy to summon creatures from other planes, release large-scale killing and control magic to attack invaders.

In short, this tower now finally belongs to him 100%, and no one can take it away.

There will also be no embarrassing situation where you come back after being away for a while and find that your home has been robbed by thieves or adventurers.

In order to distinguish it from other strange objects, Zuo Si gave the consciousness of this tower a name, "Little Intelligence".

Because it is really not very smart, and is very similar to those "artificial mental retards" on Earth. Once the commands issued are too complicated, errors and confusion will inevitably occur.

We can only hope to become smarter through learning.

However, awakening the consciousness of the Mage Tower does not mean that all the work is done.

Just the opposite!

With Vanessa's assistance, Zuo Si quickly built a permanent portal to the Dragon's Nest on the second underground floor.

Then he teleported to the other side and built another portal in the dragon's nest not far from the furnace and magma.

The moment they started, a vortex of energy quickly spun at high speed within the door frame, and the scenery on the other side gradually emerged, but the picture looked a little blurry.

Fortunately, with the help of the space stabilization device, it soon became clearer and clearer until a stable channel was completely established.

When Zuo Si passed through the portal and arrived on the other side, the half-dragon kobold chief who had been waiting for a long time immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Master, your servant is at your command."

"How is the tribe lately? Is there any trouble?" Zuo Si asked casually.

"No. Following your orders, I have been impregnating the females in the tribe. Currently, the number of half-dragon kobold eggs has exceeded 130. The first batch should hatch soon. The only problem now is that our food reserves are insufficient, and we may not be able to raise so many edible cubs."

There was a hint of worry in the half-dragon kobold chief's tone.

After all, it is difficult to feed a large population by simply growing moss and mushrooms underground and raising some insects and livestock that are adapted to dark environments.

This is why a Gnoll tribe rarely has more than one or two thousand people.

"Don't worry, I'll prepare enough food for you."

Zuo Si gave the other party a reassurance directly.

Not to mention that the climate conditions in Amn itself are very suitable for growing crops, and there is a bumper harvest of grain almost every year.

The food produced by the land that Bernard gave him and the poultry and livestock raised there were enough to easily feed the entire kobold tribe.

Moreover, Athkatla is close to the sea, so various fish and aquatic products are quite cheap.

In addition, the permanent portal can not only feed the half-dragon ogres, but also ensure that they are well-nourished and can grow quickly and healthily.

"That's no problem. Please rest assured that I will do my best to make those half-dragon kobolds grow up quickly and become your good helpers." The half-dragon kobold chief promised solemnly.

Looking at the huge magma furnace in the secret lair and the kobold tribe smelting ore in an orderly manner, Vanessa asked in surprise: "Is this your secret base? A mine hidden in the mountains and a kobold tribe?"

"That's right. How about it? This place is not bad, isn't it?"

Zuo Si glanced with interest at the growing pile of metal ingots in the distance, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

Apparently, during the time he was away, the gnolls dug up a lot of ore and carried out preliminary smelting.

With these crude irons, there is basically no need to worry about whether they are used to make steel golems in the future or to create tools for goblins and undead slaves to do their work.

Unknowingly, Zuo Si had established his own power in Faerun.

Although it is far from being powerful, it is small but has all the necessary functions.

Whether it's a stable source of funds, reliable logistical supplies, or a small secret group of spellcasters mainly composed of liches, they have all taken shape.

Vanessa picked up a rough iron ingot and weighed it, then commented seriously, "It's really quite good.

You must know that in this world, whoever controls the minerals and steel will have powerful military force.

Combined with your earlier plan of raising werewolves and goblins, and using the bodies of dead goblins to mass-produce undead creatures, we will soon have a large and fully armed army.

In a few years, when those half-dragon kobolds grow up and awaken to become warlocks, this army will have enough spellcasters."

"You forgot the Shadow Legion. In fact, I already have an army of my own." Zuo Si reminded meaningfully.

"Hahahaha! That's right! I forgot about those shadows." Vanessa laughed happily.

Because he suddenly realized that although the person he was loyal to did not appear to have much interest in power, he had been secretly expanding his influence.

Whether it is recruiting old high-level wizards to help them transform into liches in exchange for their loyalty, or this mineral vein and metal smelting center hidden in the mountains, or the future goblin breeding plan, all of them illustrate one point.

That is, Zuo Si was not content with the status quo, but was constantly strengthening his own strength.

Vanessa believes that when this force develops to a certain extent, it will sooner or later come into conflict with other organizations.

At that time, no matter whether Zuo Si was interested in power or not, given his personality, he would inevitably launch a fierce counterattack.

Once you successfully defeat the opponent, you will naturally be able to occupy the opponent's territory and sphere of influence, and then complete the transformation bit by bit.

In this way, after the two of them briefly visited the kobold's lair and mines, they quickly returned to the Mage Tower through the permanent portal.

Before leaving, Zuo Si used a card to summon a team of six goblins infected with beast disease, and ordered them to capture as many goblins as possible in the mountains, and then bring them to the basement of the Mage Tower to carry out excavation work.

By the time everything was arranged, it was already around eight o'clock in the evening.

Zuo Si, who had been busy all day, had not even had time to finish his meal before the nominal leader of the Shadow Thieves of Am, Ailan Linville, arrived at the gate of the Mage Tower with several guards as agreed.

In desperation, he could only give up the tempting idea of going out for dinner and ordered the "little idiot" to open the door and let the other party in.

About two or three minutes later, the two finally met in the living room on the first floor.

"Good evening, Lord Soth. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. This is my first visit, and a small gift is not enough to show my respect."

As he spoke, Ailan Linville gently placed the box in his hand on the table, then made a gesture of invitation with a smile on his face.

It has to be said that there is a reason why this guy can become the nominal leader of the Shadow Thieves.

First of all, this tactfulness and eloquence are not something that ordinary people can match.

Although he is not good-looking, and even a little ugly, his words and actions give people a sense of politeness.

Zuo Si opened the box and took a look, and found that it was actually a jewel brooch. Not only did it stabilize the [Voice Spell], but it also allowed the wearer to slightly speed up their casting speed. It was a typical piece of equipment used for spell battles.

Among them, [Voice Spell] can counter [Silence Spell] and effectively prevent the situation where the spell cannot be chanted.

Increased casting completed speed means your spells can be faster than your enemy's spells.

A few experienced mages can even use this advantage to quickly determine the magic their opponent is casting and then counter it in just a few seconds.

The so-called magic countermeasure refers to the use of the same amount of magic to interrupt the stability of the opponent's spell structure, thus preventing it from being released.

For example, if one person releases [Fireball], then the other person must also release [Fireball] to offset it.

Certain special techniques also allow high-level spellcasters to counter low-level spells by consuming a higher-level spell of the same faction.

In short, spell counter is a very profound subject.

Only a few "practical" mages who engage in spell duels with others all day long can master it.

Although Zuo Si has the instant card system of the Planeswalker and doesn't care about silence or spell counterspell, the Pyromancer Alena needs it very much.

So he immediately chose to accept the gift, smiling and saying, "A very wonderful magical item, thank you."

"As long as you like it."

Seeing that the gift-giving had taken effect, Ailan Linville's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

"Excuse me, what urgent matter do you Shadow Thieves want to talk to me about?" Zuo Si asked tentatively, touching his chin meaningfully.

Without even thinking, Ailan Linville spat out two words directly from his mouth: "Poison!"

"poison?"

Zuo Si was slightly stunned.

If the other party's request was only to buy poison, he would be very happy to agree.

Because it was not difficult for him to make this thing, and he could have as many as he wanted.

Anyway, it's a waste not to make money that comes to your door.

Ailan Linville nodded quickly: "That's right. We have learned in Kalin Port that you are a master of making poison.

And he is good at making more than one kind of poison.

Although we Shadow Thieves have trained several professionals, their output is too low and far from enough to supply the entire guild.

So I hope to sign a long-term agreement with you to provide sufficient poison for all assassins and thieves in the guild."

"What type of poison do you need? A neurotoxin or blood-clotting toxin that kills people quickly? Or a chronic toxin that accumulates in the internal organs and kills people invisibly? Or a paralytic toxin that causes blindness, deafness, inability to speak, and immobility? What's the dosage?"

Zuo Si asked several questions at once, instantly confusing Ailan Linville.

Although he claimed to have some knowledge about poisons, he did not know that there were so many types of poisons. He immediately felt great respect for Zuo Si.

He is truly worthy of being the chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, and the ceiling of the entire toxin refining and manufacturing industry.

After thinking for a while with his head down, the nominal leader of the Shadow Thieves immediately spoke: "We need at least two liters of neurotoxin or hemagglutinating toxin, one liter of chronic toxin, and finally six and a half liters of paralytic toxin every four months. As a reward, the guild will pay you a one-time payment of 70,000 gold coins, as well as magic items, scrolls, and books with a total value of no less than 20,000 gold coins."

"Deal! But you are responsible for providing the raw materials."

Zuo Si agreed without hesitation.

Perhaps for others, making so many poisons would definitely be a very troublesome task.

But for him who has the LV11 creator level, it is as easy as eating and drinking.

Not to mention that it itself is a "source of poison".

Because most people in Furen who are engaged in making poisons mostly extract ready-made toxins from nature.

It is either extracted from highly poisonous animals such as snake venom glands, scorpion tail stings, spider venom sacs, or from the fruits, leaves, and rhizomes of some highly poisonous plants.

They had no idea what was actually working and simply judged whether it was toxic and how severe the toxicity was based on the test subjects' reactions when the poison took effect.

However, Zuo Si was able to use his creator's ability to filter out all impurities and directly extract the highly toxic substance with a purity of up to 99 percent.

This is also why the ricin he extracted was still able to poison a large number of pirates even after being boiled in a high-temperature soup pot for half a day.

Because the dosage is too high.

Even if 70 to 80 percent of them are destroyed by high temperature, the remaining 20 to 30 percent can still poison the opponent without any effort.

As the saying goes, talking about toxicity without considering the dosage is just nonsense.

Zuo Si always believed that "great force can bring about miracles" when poisoning, so he just had to poison the person to death.

"No problem. Please give me a list, and I promise to deliver all the raw materials in three days at most. Besides, we Shadow Thieves very much hope to maintain a long-term and good cooperative relationship with you. As you know, we have many special channels that can get good things that ordinary merchants can't get."

When saying this, Ailan Linville's tone was full of naked and undisguised temptation.

"Oh? What good stuff is it?" Zuo Si asked calmly.

"After I get the first batch of poison, I will give you a list. Then you will understand how powerful our Shadow Thieves are." Ailan Linville boasted proudly.

"Haha, I hope so."

Zuo Si smiled indifferently.

Shadow thief is powerful?

That depends on who you compare with!

For most ordinary people, the Shadow Thief is indeed a daunting behemoth.

But to a red mage like Theil, the Shadow Thieves are just a small-time criminal group.

All of the organization's powerful appearances were built through underhanded means such as threats, intimidation, kidnapping, and killing.

In a few years, when the vampire Badi and her descendants begin to hunt down Shadow Thieves on a large scale, the world will see how fragile the once-mighty Shadow Thieves Guild is.

The latter's old nest in Askatla was almost uprooted by the former.

Therefore, in the face of truly powerful forces, all of Faerun's thieves guilds are nothing but a joke.

Those who can truly be called strong are always the casters of arcane and divine spells such as mages, warlocks, priests, and druids.

If an organization does not have a powerful spellcaster, no matter how well it develops or how powerful it appears to be, it is nothing more than a castle built on the beach that will collapse with a slight impact.

(End of this chapter)