Ding ding dong!

Accompanied by the sound of metal weapons colliding, in the training room on the lower level of the Mage Tower, the dwarf berserker Korgan was sparring with the zebra hunter Abara.

Since both parties have quite high professional levels.

Therefore, whether it is strength, speed, skills or experience, they are all fully demonstrated in the battle.

Sometimes, when two people swing their weapons so quickly, it can even create visual afterimages in the air.

The former's fighting style is obviously very wild. He often abandons defense in pursuit of exchanging injuries for lives, causing many opponents to be frightened by his desperate posture. As a result, the more timid and hesitant they are, the faster they die.

According to the description of the half-orc Rhett, Korgan's greatest record was that he rushed into the goblin group recklessly and killed more than thirty big goblins and hundreds of ordinary goblins by himself.

When the battle was over, the whole man seemed to be bathed in blood, and his armor was covered with plasma, minced meat, internal organs and intestines.

Many poor guys were chopped into pieces of varying sizes by the sharp magic ax.

Abara's fighting style is just the opposite. He likes to find the opponent's loopholes in the defense process. If he doesn't attack, then he won't attack. If he attacks, he will kill the opponent with one blow.

So it is a calm hunter, with its two sharp eyes always watching its opponent's every move, just like a big cat chasing its prey.

In addition, his weapons are made of metal arm guards and gloves with refined gold added, so the speed of his arm swings is obviously faster than Korgan's, so he is not at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation.

Especially the sharp metal claws at the front, which can even tear open most non-magical metal armors as easily as opening a can.

Once you get close to him, he is definitely one of the most dangerous enemies.

The little wolves watching nearby were obviously seeing this kind of high-level fighting competition for the first time, so they all stared with eyes wide open, wanting to learn from it in order to improve their own fighting abilities.

Among them, the fighting style of the spotted cat man Abara is basically no different from that of them who maintain a half-human, half-beast form. He is simply the most ideal object of study.

Fangus, the werewolf girl who is the leader of the clan, would secretly gesture from time to time, with excitement flashing in her pupils.

"Where did you find him? I have never heard of such a race on the continent of Faerun." The orc Rhett asked in a low voice.

Zuo Si stroked his chin and replied, "Because Abara is not a native race of the continent of Faerun. But I am a little surprised that his martial arts skills have reached this level. How about it, what do you think of it?"

"A very good fighter. If I'm not mistaken, it should also be very good at using throwing weapons, right?" Rhett quickly gave his evaluation.

Zuo Si nodded slightly. "Yes, that's right. Abara is a hunter, so he is also good at throwing javelins or spears. I made a magic javelin for it that can automatically return to the holder's hand, so that it can take into account both long-range and close combat."

"It sounds great. It reminds me of Korgan's flying axe. There was once an unlucky goblin shaman who was hit on the head by his flying axe and died on the spot." Rhett said with emotion with a smile.

While the two were talking, the competition between the dwarf and the spotted cat man finally came to an end.

Korgan's ax was placed on Abara's neck, and Abara's claws were pressed against the dwarf's defenseless throat.

Just a second later, the former was the first to retract his ax and couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha! It's so enjoyable! Old Korgan likes you, big cat."

"Thanks..."

The spotted cat man responded in a slightly stiff common language.

You don't need to ask to know that it is currently using the art of eloquence, otherwise it would not understand what the other party is saying.

"How do you feel? Are the arm guards and boxing gloves comfortable to use?" Zuo Si asked with interest.

"It's great. It fits perfectly on the palm of my hand, not only increasing protection but also making the claws sharper. If it were in the tribe where I live, a weapon like this alone would be enough to gain the loyalty of the best hunters." Abara praised without reservation.

Hearing what the spotted cat said, Zuo Si immediately showed a satisfied expression: "As long as you like it. I'm going to the north next. Does anyone want to sign up?"

"Me! Master, I am already a warrior and ranger with a professional level. I can definitely help you on your journey." Fangs was the first to jump out.

Zuo Si did not give an immediate answer, but instead turned his gaze to the half-orc Rhett, the dwarf Korgan, and the half-human, half-scorpion Mural, who usually gave these little werewolves combat training.

Finally, it was Mural who spoke first: "Master, Fangus is indeed a qualified warrior and ranger. Coupled with the physical fitness bonus after the werewolf transformation, most adventurers with low professional levels are really no match for her. If your journey is not particularly dangerous, it is definitely better to take her with you to increase her experience and experience than to stay in the tower all day."

"Okay, then I'll take you with me. But I have to make it clear in advance that you have to stay in Waterdeep for a few days alone. I have something that requires me to go deep into the underground maze." Zuo Si said, staring into the werewolf girl's eyes.

"No problem! I promise to obey your orders 100 percent."

Fangs clenched his fists tightly and was about to jump up with joy.

After all, as a werewolf, it was her nature to run in open forests and fields to chase prey.

Although it was safe to stay in the wizard tower and the city, and food and accommodation were guaranteed, the blood of adventure was always rushing in the girl's veins, as if there was a voice calling her all the time in her mind.

"Go and get ready. Take all your weapons and equipment. We'll set off in ten minutes."

Zuo Si smiled and flicked the werewolf girl's forehead lightly.

"Yes, sir!"

Fangus' body expanded rapidly, thick hair grew from the surface of his skin, and he soon turned into a half-human, half-wolf appearance. He raised his head and let out a shrill howl, then rushed towards his room at the fastest speed.

You don't need to ask to know that her transformation this time was entirely due to her overly excited mental state.

“This…what’s going on?”

The spotted cat man opened his eyes wide with an expression of extreme shock.

It was obviously the first time it had seen a werewolf, or a person infected with lycanthropy, so it had no idea why a human would suddenly turn into the appearance of a wolf.

"Relax, big cat. Those little guys are werewolves, a special race that can switch freely between wolf, half-human and half-wolf and human forms. They are different from you. They are still human in essence, but they are cursed, or of course, blessed." Old Korgan explained in a low voice.

Although he is of chaotic evil, bloodthirsty and cruel nature, he is quite friendly and respectful to powerful warriors.

In particular, most of the spotted cat people are in the neutral camp and do not have any obvious concepts of good and evil. They are not as prone to violent ideological conflicts as the good camp.

"Werewolf?"

Abara repeated the word, an interested look on the furry cat's face.

As a very curious race, once he becomes interested in something, he can't help but want to find out what it is.

However, Zuo Si did not care about Abara's reaction, but continued to ask several other men: "What about you? Is there anyone else who wants to join me?"

“Me, me, me!”

Pyromancer Alena shouted impatiently to sign up.

Seeing this troublemaker so active, Zuo Si couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly, and questioned with a serious expression: "Are you sure? You should know that you have to abstain from alcohol when traveling with me."

"No problem. I swear I won't touch a sip of alcoholic beverage until we reach a safe place." Alena made a solemn promise.

Of course, as a member of the Chaos Camp, the credibility of her words is questionable.

Because maybe your current statement may come from the heart, but you will definitely regret it soon.

"Count me in."

The half-orc Rhett hesitated for a moment and chose to join.

After all, the land of pleasure is the grave of warriors, and he wanted to improve his combat skills and professional level as much as possible while he was still young and his health had not started to decline.

Warriors are not like mages. They can improve their perception of the magic network, obtain higher spellcasting levels and master more spells just by staying in the tower and doing research.

The only way for them to improve their strength is to fight continuously and fight with powerful enemies or monsters.

Seeing that his two drinking buddies and adventure partners had joined, the dwarf berserker said without hesitation: "Take me with you. Old Korgan's ax will help you chop up any enemies that dare to stand in our way."

"In that case, the team is decided. You should go back and prepare quickly, and then we will teleport directly to Waterdeep."

After saying that, Zuo Si walked straight towards the teleportation room.

Abara, who didn't need to prepare anything, followed behind, looking around at the strange creatures, constructs and magical devices around him.

Since it had lived entirely in the pristine tropical rainforest before, magic was something quite unfamiliar and incredible to it.

Occasionally, I would be frightened by the demon bats that suddenly appeared beside me.

But the spotted cat man soon discovered that these little guys had no ill intentions and were just playing a prank on him to amuse himself, so he couldn't help but laugh along.

About ten minutes later, when everyone arrived at the teleportation room, Zuo Si immediately activated the portal to send everyone to the basement of his house in Waterdeep.

After simply saying hello to the butler and leaving some money for daily expenses, he immediately went to the Black Rod Tower alone to visit Khelben.

About half an hour later, the two sat in the reception room drinking tea and chatting.

"I heard that half a year ago, you used some automatically rotating and tracking spiked iron balls near a forest not far from Silvermoon City in the north, causing considerable casualties to the orc army, causing them to be forced to disband on the spot before they could even launch an attack?"

Kelben mentioned this matter with great interest.

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's right. I was testing a new magic weapon at the time, and happened to encounter an orc army preparing to attack Silvermoon City, so I made use of the waste."

"Can you let me see those magical iron balls?" Khelbourne was obviously very curious about this.

Because there has never been anything like this or magic in Faerun.

"No problem, please wait."

Zuo Si quickly reached into his bag and took out an iron ball from the box specially used to hold the ball, letting it float quietly in the air.

As the chosen one of the Goddess of Magic, Kyle could easily see the arcane light flickering on the iron ball through his own eyes. After a brief observation, he exclaimed, "This is incredible. Is this the magic you brought back from another world? With such a small amount of magic power, you can make such a heavy iron ball float and even fly at high speed."

"It's interesting, isn't it?

Best of all, once a spell is cast it lasts a very long time and is very, very cheap.

Perhaps it is of little use in a battle against a high-level wizard, as a wall of force can easily block it.

But it is perfect for dealing with ordinary troops and warriors who don't know magic.

Even a legendary warrior cannot escape unscathed from a direct blow."

Zuo Si introduced the advantages of these "holy spheres of physics" without any reservation.

Because this thing was not originally used against the caster, so it doesn't matter even if the other party knows about it.

If someone tries to control these iron balls through spells or divine arts, he will immediately release a spell of confusion to make the iron balls fall into a state of frenzy and uncontrollable, and indiscriminately collide with friends and foes.

Khelbourne nodded in agreement and commented, "This kind of magic weapon is indeed very suitable for dealing with large numbers of enemies and monsters who do not understand magic. And I also noticed that you have given them constant spells of shrinking and repairing objects. No matter how much these iron balls are deformed after a violent impact, they can quickly recover in a short time."

"Yes. The shrinking spell can make the iron ball more convenient to carry, and it can also instantly enlarge or shrink it, making it difficult for the enemy to defend. As for the repair spell, it is to prevent the spikes and blades from deforming and breaking when they hit the hard rocks. With such weapons, those savage, brutal, and bloodthirsty orcs will no longer be able to threaten the civilized world."

When saying this, Zuo Si did not hide his disgust for the orc race at all.

Because in his eyes, these green-skinned monsters who only knew how to destroy and plunder but never produced or created had no meaning or value in their existence.

Khelbourne was keenly aware of this and immediately reminded him, "I agree with your opinion on the orcs, but if you want to kill them in large numbers, you'd better be a little more cautious.

Because the orc gods are not weaklings.

In fact, this wanton slaughter of the orc army has already angered the leaders of many large orc tribes in the north.

Not only have they sent their most powerful warriors and hunters to kill you, but they have also joined forces to offer a huge bounty.

There are many bounty hunters and speculators waiting to see your head for a bounty."

"Oh? It sounds interesting. Can you tell me which orc tribes are offering bounties on me? It would be even better if you could tell me their specific activity areas."

Zuo Si's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a chilling smile.

For those enemies who want to kill him, he has only one way to respond, that is to kill them all without mercy.

"Regarding this, I think those bounty hunters, orc warriors and hunters will come to you with the answer soon." Khelben said with a hint of joking in his tone.

After all, it is no secret among the Magic Goddess's elects that Zuo Si has a strong desire for revenge.

What's more, reducing the number of orcs in the North is also in the interests of a series of important towns in the North, including Waterdeep, Silvermoon, Neverwinter, and Longsaddle.

Every once in a while, the Lords' Alliance would hire adventurers or form a coalition to clear out the rapidly increasing number of orcs in the surrounding areas, and even many churches of the gods would join in.

This is also the reason why, although the orcs have a very powerful pantheon behind them, they are always on the margins and unwelcome in the continent of Faerun.

Because in this world, the most powerful human gods have suppressed the gods believed in by the orcs, so the orcs can only survive in the harsh environment of forests and wastelands.

If any orc god dares to send down an incarnation and try to change the existing situation, what awaits him will be a group fight from medium and powerful gods.

No matter whether it is the gods who tend to be kind, such as Tyr, the god of justice, Mystra, the goddess of magic, Ilmater, the god of suffering, Torm, the body of loyalty and courage, and Lathander, the lord of the dawn, or the neutral gods, such as Oghma, the god of knowledge, Helmuth, the god of protection, and Tempus, the god of war, they will send down their battle incarnations in minutes to smash the heads of the orc.

Because what the orcs did seriously conflict with the teachings and ideas of these gods.

Especially the Orc pantheon also has its own god of war.

If they rise up and threaten human dominance, it will inevitably lead to a sharp decline in Tempus' influence.

Therefore, every time there is a large-scale invasion of orcs, Tempus and his church and believers will inevitably actively participate.

Not to mention that the elven gods also have a deep hatred with the orc gods.

The eyes of the orc god Gruumsh were blinded by the elf god Corellon during the battle.

If elves and orcs meet in the wild, there is a 90% chance that they will fight to the death without even a word of conversation.

It was precisely because the orcs and the gods behind them had so many enemies that Zuo Si dared to slaughter them so wantonly without worrying about retaliation.

As long as it is not the incarnation of a god who comes, even if it is the chosen people of the orc god Gruumsh, he is absolutely confident that he can kill the other party.

Just like that, Zuo Si briefly chatted with Khelben about the situation in the North and those evil monsters that could not be killed no matter how hard they tried. Suddenly, he changed the subject and asked in a slightly playful tone: "As one of the lords of Waterdeep, what do you think of Luskan and the Arcane Brotherhood?"

"Luskan and the Arcane Brotherhood?"

Khelbourne was stunned for a moment, but soon realized something. He stroked his beard and asked tentatively, "Are you planning to attack them?"

"If, and note I said if, a force defeated the pirates of Luskan in a naval battle, and then attacked and captured the city, would Waterdeep intervene?"

Zuo Si chose to show his cards openly without any disguise.

Among the many city-states in the North, Waterdeep is undoubtedly the most powerful one.

Therefore, he needed to first figure out Waterdeep's attitude towards this matter before he could decide to what extent the war should be fought.

As a chosen one of the goddess of magic who is only slightly younger than Elminster, Khelben has a very close cooperation with the Harper League and knows that the recently emerged Nelanther Islands were the work of this young man in front of him.

At the beginning, some high-ranking members of the Harpers were still worried that the pirates would become more powerful after being integrated and would become a nightmare for all merchant ships on the entire west coast.

But later it was discovered that under Zuo Si's control, the pirates of the Nelanther Islands not only did not continue to plunder merchant ships, but instead quickly established a stable ruling structure.

And in the chaotic sea where the strong prey on the weak, an unprecedented order was established.

Even the pirates from Luskan and the Whalebone Islands in the north who wanted to come here to make a fortune were beaten back mercilessly.

All surrendered and captured pirates, captains and backbones would often be executed in public, while ordinary pirates would be thrown into quarries, mines and other places to perform hard labor.

Gradually, most of the Harpers dropped their initial vigilance against this new force and simply established a base for gathering intelligence in major port cities.

Although the large-scale use of the undead as labor has sparked some heated debate, overall Khelben is quite satisfied with Zuo Si's actions.

Because he feels that order is more important than justice and kindness.

Only by maintaining the most basic order can life and property be protected, and ordinary people can work with peace of mind and support themselves and their families.

What's more, the civilians on the Nalanther Islands did not live badly and did not suffer from too severe exploitation and oppression.

After all, the most dangerous and arduous work was done by the undead and the hard laborers who had committed serious crimes.

As for those churches that are extremely disgusted with undead creatures...

Since they had no good way to deal with the red-robed wizards of Sel, they were naturally powerless against the Nelansel Islands.

Realizing that Zuo Si might take action against Luskan and the Arcane Brotherhood, Khelben first thought of the Luskan army's capture of Lostham Island not long ago.

However, due to the pressure from the Northern Lords Alliance, they finally had to spit out the meat that was in their mouths.

There is no other way. Perhaps with the power of Luskan and the Arcane Brotherhood, it won't be a problem to bully Lostham Island and Neverwinter.

But when faced with city-states like Waterdeep and Silvermoon that have a large number of high-level wizards, even legendary wizards and voters, they basically have no choice but to bow their heads and admit defeat.

Therefore, Waterdeep is far from being like Neverwinter, which is eager for someone to quickly eliminate Luskan, its evil neighbor.

After thinking for a few minutes, Khelben said, "I personally don't mind Luskan changing its ruler.

But the problem is that not all the lords of Waterdeep agree with me.

So I can't give you any guarantees, except to say that the chances of Waterdeep intervening are not very high.

You should be more concerned about the Zhentarim, who work closely with the Arcane Brotherhood."

"Will the Zhentarim cooperate with the Arcane Brotherhood?"

This news made Zuo Si frown subconsciously.

Although this huge dark intelligence network is currently in a state of division, with the followers of Cyric and Bane busy fighting for dominance, its strength should not be underestimated.

In particular, the wizard leader Manshon and the church leader and elect, Fuzor Chamberlain, are not easy to deal with.

"Yes. As far as I know, they have been sharing information with each other for a long time. In addition, they also have some business dealings with the Red Wizard."

Khelben told him everything he knew about Luskan in one breath.

After all, both of them are now chosen by the Goddess of Magic, and the target of attack is evil, so it is only natural to provide some intelligence assistance.

"I didn't expect the Arcane Brotherhood to be so treacherous. But it doesn't matter. Whether it's the Zhentarim or the Red Wizards, if they dare to interfere, I will make them regret their rashness."

Obviously, Zuo Si did not take these two evil organizations, which were well-known in the continent of Faerun, seriously.

Because the North has never been the traditional sphere of influence of the Red Robe Wizards, their influence here is very small, and they don't have the courage to cause trouble under the noses of several chosen people of the Magic Goddess.

As for the Zhentarim, as long as we find a time to talk to Manson or Ximanmon and reach some unknown secret deal, the other party should choose to stand by and watch.

You must know that for these believers of Bane, the most important thing at this stage has always been to resist the erosion of the Church of Cyric and prevent the Zhentarim and Zhentil Keep from falling into the hands of the latter.

Even many outsiders could feel the tense atmosphere between the two sides.

"Since you have your own plan, I won't say much. Remember, you are now the goddess's chosen one. You don't have to rely on yourself like before. If you encounter danger, you can always come to me. My wife Leila and I will be very happy to help." Khelbourne warned earnestly.

Given Zuo Si's past record, he was very worried that the young man in front of him would do something crazy when in danger, such as releasing the terrible poison and plague in his body without reservation.

"Thank you very much. I will help you if you need me to. Besides this, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?" Zuo Si asked very humbly.

"In fact, I think that what you should strive for most is the support of Neverwinter. After all, they are at the forefront of the fight against Luskan and have suffered from pirate harassment." Khelben gave advice without hesitation.

"I understand. I will go to Neverwinter later to have a talk with Lord Nasir. I hope he is as wise as the rumors say and can understand the benefits of destroying the Arcane Brotherhood and transforming Luskan."

After saying this, Zuo Si stood up, said goodbye and left the Black Rod Tower.

Standing on the top of the tower and watching his receding figure, Khelben suddenly asked without turning his head, "What do you think Soth wants to do? He first integrated the pirates of the Nelanther Islands, then expanded northward to the Korrin Islands, and then indirectly controlled Baldur's Gate through a naval battle. Now he has set his sights on Luskan."

"Well... I think he wants to monopolize maritime trade to make a lot of money. According to the reports from the Harpist spies, he has been buying up all kinds of magical materials at high prices like crazy recently. It is conservatively estimated that they are worth at least millions of gold coins." Leila slowly walked out of the shadows and guessed in an uncertain tone.

"Acquiring magic materials worth millions of gold coins? Is Soth going to start researching legendary spells?" Kelben was obviously surprised.

"You ask me? How could I possibly know?"

Leila smiled wryly and shook her head.

"This young man is very wary of everything around him and will not easily reveal his thoughts to anyone.

However, his arcane spellcasting level is indeed quite high, and he is only one step away from becoming a legendary wizard.

It would make sense if it was a preparation for studying legendary magic.

Don't forget, the goddess gave him ten scrolls of Netheril."

“If you hadn’t mentioned this, I would have forgotten about it.

If he read all ten scrolls, he would have an amazing improvement in the principles of magic, especially spell identification.

If you add to that the vast amount of magical knowledge from other worlds, he would be a formidable opponent if he were an enemy."

Kelben analyzed seriously.

Leila smiled and agreed, "That's right. Soth is already a very powerful and dangerous top spellcaster.

In particular, his methods are varied, many of which have never appeared in the continent of Faerun.

This can often have an unexpected effect in a spell duel.

Even if Mansong or Sazastan came, they wouldn’t necessarily gain any advantage.”

"What a terrifying growth rate, just like Karsus, the genius archmage who caused the demise of Netheril civilization." Khelben sighed slightly. "By the way, aren't you going to Halrua, the southernmost country of mages on the continent, on behalf of the goddess? How are your preparations going?"

"Almost. I have recently learned and transcribed all the new spells that the goddess has bestowed upon me. When the time comes, I just need to hand them over to the local church and meet with the elders, and I should be able to complete my mission easily."

Having said that, Leila deliberately paused, raised the uniquely shaped staff in her hand and shook it gently in front of her husband.

"This is……"

Khelbourne immediately noticed the difference in this staff.

"This is the magic technique that Soth brought back from another world. This staff can not only reduce the magic power consumption when casting spells, allowing me to have several more spell slots out of thin air, but also shorten the casting speed by about one third. How about it, doesn't it sound magical?"

As she spoke, Leila handed over the staff in her hand.

Khelbourne took it in a hurry and examined it carefully, and found that the wood used to make the staff was very special, and that it was mixed with some materials such as dragon tendons that contained powerful magical powers.

When the holder begins to cast a spell, the entire staff will strengthen the connection with the magic network in a unique way, thereby saving magic power and speeding up the casting speed.

After figuring this out, he couldn't help but ask, "Did Soth bring all these technologies back from another world?"

Leila nodded without hesitation. "Yes. Not only is there new technology for making staffs, but there is also a large amount of new magic that has been converted. Many of them are low-level spells that can provide convenience for daily life."

In order to give her husband a clear understanding, Leila performed many spells including cooking, cleaning and repairing in the next few minutes.

As a result, this kind of magic that was close to life and had no lethality at all immediately aroused Khelbourne's strong curiosity.

In the next few days, the couple studied these interesting life magics and began to imagine how peaceful and comfortable the world would be if such magic could be invented.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Zuo Si.

After leaving the Black Rod Tower, he immediately led his team to the most notorious Skull Port in Waterdeep.

The reason why it is said to be notorious is that although it is right under the nose of Waterdeep, it is completely ruled by a group of evil humans and monsters.

Not only do they not abide by the laws of Waterdeep, but they also trade slaves with impunity, and conflicts and murders are commonplace.

In Skull Harbor, order is a non-existent thing.

The only way for the visitor to save his life is to have the strength to make other people or monsters feel afraid.

As for the dark elves, mind flayers, beholders, gray dwarves, etc., which are very rare on the surface, they are almost rampant here.

Some evil wizards living in Waterdeep would even visit here from time to time to buy some special raw materials, such as the corpses of various creatures or slaves, and take them back for use in their necromancy experiments.

"Damn! This place gives me the chills."

Looking at the beholder and the slaves it controlled that just passed by him, the half-orc Rhett couldn't help but shiver.

You know, the moment the other party looked over, he almost swung his axe and chopped him down.

There is no way! As a barbarian warrior who is very sensitive to malice, it is inevitable that I will be nervous in such a hostile place.

In contrast, Old Korgan didn't care at all. He curled his lips and sneered, "Relax, man. It's them, not us, who should be nervous. I guarantee that if a conflict and battle really breaks out, this port hidden underground will be a river of blood in just a few minutes."

"That's right! I will use fire magic to burn everything."

Alena, who was afraid of chaos in the world, suddenly released a ball of red flame from her palm, which immediately made many people around her more alert.

"That's enough! All of you, be quiet. We are not here to cause trouble, but to reach the depths of the underground city as quickly as possible."

Zuo Si glared at the pyromancer unhappily.

Because he knew that a large part of the reason why Skull Harbor had existed for so long was because of the tacit approval of Halaster Black Robe.

Otherwise, the mad wizard can change the structure and terrain of the underground maze at any time and completely cut off the passage between here and the bottom floor.

As for the lords of Waterdeep, they simply did not want to provoke Halaster Blackrobe, so they did not take action yet.

In short, the existence of Skull Harbor is the product of a series of delicate balances and compromises.

However, Zuo Si did not care who the real owner of Skull Port was, nor was he interested in the residents of the underground world and the Thieves Guild.

After paying three hundred gold coins, he got a small wooden boat that could drift in the underground river, and a map that was so simple that it only had a few lines on it.

The above shows how to use the water route to directly skip over the first few levels of the underground maze.

Soon, under the leadership of Zuo Si, the group boarded a small boat and slowly moved deeper along the underground river.

This time, we did not take the same route as last time, but instead made a big circle and chose to go ashore directly on the fifth floor.

Since he still remembered the previous path clearly in his mind, the team reached the crystal maze on the 16th floor with almost no effort under his leadership.

The monsters and enemies encountered along the way were basically either torn into pieces by a few powerful warriors, or stripped of their lives by the green light shot out by waving magic wands and turned into a pale corpse.

It was obvious that Zuo Si was deliberately using these monsters to practice and familiarize himself with the Killing Curse, and at the same time to test whether their magic resistance might weaken it.

When they arrived at the entrance to the sixteenth floor, Erron, who had been notified long ago, immediately appeared and bowed deeply with one hand on his chest: "Master, I have arranged everything according to your instructions. Now, as long as you give the order, I can immediately use alchemical potions to put all the Githyanki in the entire starport into a coma, even the red dragons are no exception."

"How many people are in the star port now?" Zuo Si asked casually.

"Not counting the eggs that are hatching and the young cubs that have not yet reached adulthood, there are only about thirty people. Among them, four are mages, two are psychics, and the rest are basically either warriors or psychic warriors." Erron reported everything in detail.

"Where is the magic ship?" Zuo Si continued to ask.

"There is only one ship, and it is currently docked at the port. However, the captain is a bit difficult to deal with. It is not easy to deal with him."

While saying this, Erron showed an embarrassed expression.

Because in Githyanki society, the captain of a magic ship has a higher status than the commander of an outpost on the material plane, so he has no way of giving orders to the other party.

"In that case, let's do it. Remember to use a larger dose of drugs. I don't want any fight to break out and expose the whole plan. As for this captain, I will deal with him personally."

Following Zuo Si's order, Erlong immediately took advantage of his position as the commander highest in the star port and began to poison everyone "openly".

In less than an hour, the entire hollowed-out asteroid was filled with sleeping Githyanki and their red dragon allies.

As for Zuo Si, he led his men directly into the magic ship docked in the star port, knocked out everyone including the captain, and made them into summoning creature cards.

After everything was over, except for the underage children, all the other Githyanki became the traitors and were assigned to Erron's command to await deployment.

At this point, the entire star port was completely in Zuo Si's hands.

After taking control of the star port, the first thing he did was to dismantle the magic ship into parts and figure out the magical knowledge and principles contained therein.

You should know that when creatures from the material plane want to enter the astral plane, the magic they usually use is astral projection.

Simply put, it means leaving the physical body in the material world and allowing the conscious spirit and soul to enter the astral world to explore and travel.

But the Githyanki are different.

They use magic ships to travel directly between the material plane and the astral plane, carrying their spirit, body, and soul together.

This means that the magic ship must have some special power that can ensure that even warriors who do not understand magic can do this.

In addition, the power system of the magic ship is also very interesting and can be used in many other places.

After figuring out all of this and having initially mastered the complete manufacturing technology of the magic ship, Zuo Si reluctantly reassembled the entire ship himself and returned it to the captain who had become his own.

"Master, what do you need us to do next?" Erron asked cautiously.

"It's very simple. Instill the idea of freedom in those children, and let them understand how evil and hateful their own race is. I have a pamphlet here. You can use the method above to turn all the children who grow up in this base into the sparks that overthrow the existing system."

As he spoke, Zuo Si handed over a thin notebook that he had prepared in advance.

"As you wish."

Erron took it, rolled his eyes, and immediately agreed without thinking.

Even though he is a Githyanki himself, he is not very loyal to his people.

Otherwise, he would not have tried to collude with foreign enemies to seize power.

As for the others, their memories were drastically altered after becoming summoned creatures, and they completely forgot the training and brainwashing they received as children.

There is only one purpose in life, and that is to serve Zuo Si, the planeswalker.

(End of this chapter)