When Zuo Si saw the high-ranking priests and high priests around him wearing different holy emblems, he immediately realized how much panic and survival pressure the monster army outside the city had brought to the city.

You have to know that under normal circumstances, it is extremely difficult to get a group of churches that usually fight for believers and influence, and even send people to assassinate each other's top leaders, to sit together and cooperate.

But now, whether it is the storm god Talos and the sea goddess Umberlee of the evil camp, the guardian god Heim and the war god Tempus of the neutral camp, or the loyalty and courage god Torm and the suffering god Ilmater of the good camp...

All of these churches of God have sent their highest-level representatives to sit here and discuss how to resist the deadly threat outside the city walls.

Because monsters don't believe in human gods.

If they rush in, they will definitely kill all the priests and destroy the halls and temples dedicated to human gods.

After all, orcs and goblins have their own pantheons.

Most gnolls believe in Yeenoghu, the King of the Gnolls, the demon lord of the 422nd layer of the Abyss.

The snake people and lizard people still retain their ancient traditions and regard "Seth (Meirshak)" and "Semuanya" which split from the "Universal Serpent" as their only beliefs.

In the continent of Faerun, the wars and conflicts between different races are always closely related to the gods who support them behind the scenes.

After figuring out the situation, Zuo Si took off his hood to reveal his slightly childish face. He put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to the local lord: "Good evening, respected earl. We are travelers who set out from the southern port of Calim with a caravan and plan to go north to Askatra, the capital of Amn. You can call me Soth."

"Are you the leader?"

An expression of great surprise appeared on Weeks Target's tired face.

Nothing else!

The truth is that Zuo Si looks too young, too young to be a qualified adventurer.

In comparison, the soldiers behind him, the orc Rhett, the pyromancer Alena, and the paladin Eloline seemed more reliable.

Zuo Si saw through the other party's thoughts at a glance and nodded with a smile: "Yes! I am the team leader. As far as I know, Mylatma needs someone to help solve the current crisis, right?"

"Do you have a solution?"

Weeks Target's eyes were full of suspicion.

"Of course! Otherwise, why would we take the huge risk to come into the city?" Zuo Si shrugged helplessly.

There is no way! Who made him look so young and his charm attribute is so low?

The reason why he was able to do well in Port Calin before was mainly due to the merchant Bernard and the captive Captain Harlet, the "Blood Hand".

As soon as he came ashore, the leader of the Thieves Guild, Apke, had a preconceived notion that he was a powerful necromancer who had taken over a young body through evil magic.

Later, he met Aisha, a magic item merchant, and established a cooperative relationship through the creator's special abilities.

But now, I suddenly arrived in a completely unfamiliar environment, and my disadvantages were immediately exposed.

fortunately!

At this moment, Ai Luolin took the initiative to stand up and promised solemnly: "My Lord Earl! I swear by the God of Suffering and the glory of the Holy Knight.

Soth is definitely a qualified leader and a powerful spellcaster, and he is also the only one who can resolve the crisis.

Just this afternoon.

He has just annihilated a raiding party of orcs, gnolls, wargs, and goblins numbering thousands on the south bank of the River Is.”

"What? Really? How did you do that?"

"Those monsters have already started crossing the river?!"

"Damn it! What do they want to do? Are they trying to bypass the front wall and launch a sneak attack?"

…

For a moment, many people present became extremely nervous after hearing the news.

They were not sure whether this was a conspiracy of the red dragon and the monster army.

Because Myratma is a city built at the mouth of a large river.

Normally only the north and east need to be guarded against enemies coming from land.

This means that the city wall on the south side close to the river is relatively low, and the entire dock area on the west side is completely exposed outside the protection range of the city wall.

If the enemy bypasses the front and launches an attack from these two places, it will definitely have disastrous consequences.

Although it sounds a bit outrageous that Zuo Si annihilated a monster army of thousands of people on the south bank of the river.

But no one would suspect that the words coming out of a paladin's mouth were lies.

With Ai Luolin's guarantee, Count Wex Target's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. He forced a smile and asked tentatively: "If you don't mind, can you tell me how you plan to deal with the army of monsters outside the city, and their master, a powerful and evil red dragon?"

"That depends on what price you can offer to hire us." Zuo Si responded meaningfully.

"Hire?"

Count Weeks Target was visibly stunned.

Because he saw a holy warrior in the team, he subconsciously thought that the other party was motivated by some "kindness" or "justice" and took the initiative to fight against the expansion of evil forces.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

At least as a paladin, Elolin doesn't seem to have much say in this strange team.

"Yes, for hire."

Zuo Si nodded seriously.

“After all, to eliminate so many monsters outside the city, and a red dragon that is eyeing us covetously, not only does it require huge risks, but it will also consume a lot of potions, scrolls, and magic items.

Regardless of whether it is moral or reasonable, as a lord, you should give us compensation and rewards, right?

And I will not ask you to pay immediately, but after completing the task.

That way, you don’t have to worry about being scammed.”

"You are right. I have no reason to refuse. If you and your companions can deal with the army of monsters outside the city, or weaken them to the point where they cannot break through Myratma, I am willing to give you 50,000 gold coins and two magic items as a reward."

When Earl Wicks Target heard that the reward would be paid only after the task was completed, he immediately made a promise without hesitation.

Although paying out 50,000 gold coins and two magic items at once was still a considerable burden for his family.

But it is still a hundred times better than having the city attacked by an army of monsters and eventually losing the territory and becoming penniless.

"I also need to borrow the local wizard tower to make some necessary props."

Zuo Si made an additional request.

Needless to say, he wanted to take advantage of the local mage tower's reserve energy for free.

"No problem! My wizard tower is willing to open its doors for you to use."

The old wizard agreed without even thinking about it.

For him, once the monsters occupied the city, it would be basically impossible for him to close the entrance and hide in the mage tower to rely on stored energy to resist the opponent's attack with his own spellcasting ability.

Just let Zuo Si have a try.

Anyway, even if it fails, there will be no additional loss.

But if they succeed, they will be able to keep the wizard tower that they built at great expense and continue to enjoy the benefits of monopolizing the city's magical resources.

Just like that, after reaching a simple verbal agreement, Zuo Si immediately brought his men and followed the old wizard to the only magic tower located in the center of the city.

He had only one goal, which was to madly extract energy and turn as many magic tricks he had learned into cards as possible.

(End of this chapter)