He absorbed all the mana left in the air after the death of the members of the Church of Talona, and created several divine magic cards on the spot.
For example, [Silence] is the most commonly used spellcaster spell, [Deep Darkness] can be used to attack with the Shadow Legion, [Desecration] fills a certain area with negative energy to make the undead stronger, [Heal Serious Wounds] can heal internal organ damage, and [Hide Camp] makes your camp undetectable for 24 hours...
In short, the most useful one- to three-ring divine spells that are not on the arcane spellcasting list were all made into cards of various attributes as soon as possible.
Because Zuo Si was not sure when the Goddess of Poison and Disease would suddenly take back the priest rank and voter power she had bestowed upon her.
Anyway, he now has plenty of mana to spend.
As for the fields of the priest profession, I chose [Field of Destruction] and [Field of Suffering] after careful consideration.
Because Talona's priests only have four domains to choose from.
The "Chaos" and "Evil" domains both have faction restrictions.
Moreover, most divine arts are aimed at the lawful and good camps.
Zuo Si was not one of those ambitious tyrants who were either plotting to rule the world or madmen who were eager to create chaos and killing.
There is no need to fight and kill with holy warriors, priests and believers of the Church of Good God all day long.
His main targets of killing were monsters and bandits from the evil and chaotic camps.
In particular, the endless goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears, orcs, gnolls, and undead creatures have long been regarded by Zuo Si as a stable source of mana.
"So... you are now the chosen one of the Goddess of Poison and Disease?"
After a long silence, Alena was the first to ask.
"That's right! Not only did she give me the unique power of the chosen ones, she also gave me five levels of priests." Zuo Si nodded slightly.
"Is there any hidden danger?" David's tone was full of worry.
Because in Faerûn, gods mean faith and conflict
Anyone who has anything to do with them will inevitably encounter various dangers and troubles.
Zuo Si replied in a tone that was not very confident: "I don't think so. Talona has been targeted by the God of Suffering Ilmater, and it is unlikely that she will descend again in the short term. As for her church and believers, if they dare to cause trouble for me, I will just kill them all."
As he said this, Zuo Si's eyes revealed naked and undisguised coldness.
Anyway, the goddess herself doesn't care about the lives of those priests and believers, so why should he care?
This can be seen from the fact that Talona ruthlessly abandoned those high-ranking priests and left alone tonight.
"Well... I don't think it's necessary to make the relationship too awkward. After all, you are the chosen one, the only spokesperson appointed by God himself in the material world. Perhaps you can try to make a profit from the church of Lady Plague."
Wright offers a different approach.
Zuo Si looked at the half-orc who usually gave people the image of a rough man with some surprise, and immediately praised him: "Not bad! I didn't expect you to be unexpectedly wise at the critical moment. The identity of a voter should still play a significant role at certain times."
"Hehe! I learned this from the slave owners in Calim Port. Although they don't like the holy warriors and the church of good gods, they will also use the power of the latter to maintain order and rule."
Rhett scratched his head sheepishly.
Obviously, he is not stupid, he just doesn't like to use his brain.
Because truly stupid guys simply cannot survive for long in the treacherous environment of Port Calin.
Just when Zuo Si wanted to say something, Ai Luolin, who had been unconscious for half a day, finally groaned, then slowly opened her eyes and woke up.
The first thing she did after regaining consciousness was to get up from the ground and quickly look around. After about a minute or two, she asked loudly: "What happened during the time I was unconscious?"
"A lot of things happened. The most important of them was the arrival of the two incarnations of gods." Zuo Si gave a straightforward answer.
"Has the incarnation of the God of Suffering really arrived? Oh my God! Everything I just saw in my dream was actually real!"
Ai Luolin opened her mouth in surprise, then quickly lowered her head to check the simple amulet hanging around her neck.
As a result, on the surface of the amulet, there were indeed dense and criss-crossing scratches, as well as a little bit of divine power remaining on it.
Without any hesitation!
The young paladin immediately knelt on the ground, kissed the "holy mark" on the amulet, and prayed devoutly to Ilmater.
After three to five minutes, she spoke again and cautiously tested him: "Have you really become the Chosen One of Talona?"
"Well. Although this is not my own wish, you should understand that I cannot resist the will of a god." Zuo Si spread his hands helplessly.
"So what are you going to do next?" Ai Luolin continued to ask.
"According to the original plan, I will follow the caravan back to Athkatra first, help Bernard solve the problems in the Chamber of Commerce, and then set off for Candlekeep. Don't worry, I am not interested in preaching for the Goddess of Poison and Disease, and I don't agree with her ridiculous teachings at all."
Zuo Si did not hide anything and expressed his attitude openly.
Talona's teachings are so lame that no matter how you explain them, they will only make people feel disgusted.
Because this guy emphasizes that negative forces like death and pain are far greater than survival and joy.
It requires that everyone in the world must have greater respect for the first two.
At the same time, it also bluntly threatened that the power of disease and plague exists in everyone's body.
If you do not offer up all your wealth in fervent prayer, Talona will kill you through poison and plague.
Which normal person with a normal mind and mental health would take such a greedy and selfish god as his lifelong belief? Anyway, Zuo Si would rather be a non-believer and be buried on the wall after death, or sign a contract with the devil in hell and be reincarnated as a devil after death, rather than go to the kingdom of Talona.
These words immediately made Ai Luolin smile with relief: "I feel relieved to hear you say that. In addition, you ordered me to be knocked out before, probably to protect me and avoid a conflict with the evil priest who can summon the Balrog, right?"
I have to say, the fact that the Holy Knight does not bear grudges is kind of endearing.
Even if you do something bad to them, as long as your motives are good, they will immediately forgive you if you explain it a little afterwards.
Admiring Ai Luolin's pure eyes without a trace of dirt, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile: "It's best if you can figure this out. My personality determines that I don't like to fight against powerful enemies head-on, especially when there is not enough chance of winning. Finally, let me ask you, after this incident, you have almost completed your task and mission, right?"
"Yes. The God of Suffering clearly told me when I prayed just now that I have completed the trial with flying colors, and also gave me a celestial horse as a mount."
Having said that, Ai Luolin immediately cast a spell-like ability, and through complex gestures and spells, she summoned a large warhorse with wings, a body as white as snow, and full of benevolent aura.
This creature is so beautiful, with wisdom sparkling in its eyes. It is completely different from an ordinary horse.
Ai Luolin gently stroked the neck of the new mount and asked with a smile: "How is it? Isn't it great?"
"It suits you very well. But what I want to say is, now that your mission is completed, are you going to embark on the journey back to Calimport next?"
After going around in circles for a long time, Zuo Si finally revealed his true intention.
Because after the God of Suffering appeared, this young holy warrior lady had lost the only meaning of her existence in the team.
In addition, it is very inconvenient to bring a paladin with you, and it will restrict your own actions and make it impossible to use the Shadow Legion and necromancy magic without restraint.
So Zuo Si couldn't wait to "send it away".
"Ah? I...I haven't thought about this question." Ai Luolin was stunned.
Zuo Si immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "I think you should indeed return to Kalin Port and report to the chief priest of the temple what happened along the way. After all, it has been almost a month since you left your hometown. Both your companions in the church and your family must be very worried."
"What you said seems to make sense..."
A thoughtful expression appeared on Eloline's face.
As a young girl in her early twenties, this was her first time to leave her hometown of Calin Port and come to such a faraway place to carry out a mission.
Now that the mission was accomplished, there was really no reason to continue following the caravan northwards.
Finally, after some coaxing and tricking from Zuo Si, the young holy warrior quickly made up his mind to mount the celestial horse and turned around to fly towards Myratma.
She planned to take a ship at the port of Myratma and return directly to the turbulent port of Calim.
As soon as Ai Luolin left, Rhett breathed a sigh of relief and complained in a low voice: "Finally she left. You know, with this girl in the team, I have to be careful not to swear even when I drink. Otherwise, she will definitely chatter in my ear for at least forty minutes."
"Hahaha! You're right! I totally agree! Master, I suggest you stay away from these holy warriors in the future. We are not the same kind of people as them." Alena also laughed and echoed.
There is no way! These two are both in the Chaotic camp, and they are naturally incompatible with the Lawful camp of the Paladin.
In contrast, Davian remained silent as always.
Although the intake of large amounts of red dragon blood turned him into a dragonborn, his calm personality was not affected at all.
Zuo Si rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Got it. I will try to avoid letting holy warriors join the team in the future. By the way, aren't Jaheira and Khalid awake yet? Could it be that you hit them too hard just now and caused problems with their brains?"
"Master, they have actually woken up a long time ago, but they have been pretending to be unconscious." Shooter Huntington suddenly interrupted.
moment!
Everyone present turned their eyes to the two harpists lying on the ground.
Seeing that his trick of "playing dead" was exposed, Jaheira immediately opened his eyes and sat up, took a deep breath and explained: "I was not pretending to be unconscious, but I was too shocked by what happened just now to know what to do. Two gods descending to incarnate is no small matter. And... did you really destroy a world with plague?"
"No! Strictly speaking, those plagues only destroyed a magical civilization that practiced slavery and affected a continent. And I didn't do it on purpose. It all started as an accident." Zuo Si corrected in a serious tone.
He didn't want to hear people give him titles like "World Destroyer" or "Destroyer".
"What is the matter with your body? Why is Talona so eager to make you her Chosen?" Jaheira asked, frowning.
From the perspective of the harpist, Zuo Si can undoubtedly be directly classified as a dangerous element.
Because no matter what his camp and subjective will are, he has already posed a huge threat to the surrounding environment and people.
"This is a very complicated matter, and I personally cannot explain it. You can ask Eloline or Ilmater. Anyway, the God of Suffering does not think I am a threat, and I hope you Harpers will not cause trouble for me. Otherwise, if I cross the line, I will not hesitate to fight back, and from now on I will regard the Harpers Alliance as an enemy to the death."
Zuo Si's words contained strong threats and warnings.
He understood that the Harper Alliance was not as kind and wonderful as the outside world rumored.
It is a spy organization that specializes in assassination, sabotage, intelligence gathering and theft.
The number of internal factions and chaotic management far exceeds most people's imagination.
Some more extreme guys will even take rash action without authorization if they think their target is a threat.
Therefore, many countries and city-states regard the Harper League and the Zhentarim as birds of a feather.
It is believed that these two organizations have caused considerable negative impact on their own rule and social stability.
At the same time, a decree was issued that if any member of either party was found, he would be immediately arrested and executed on the spot without trial.
Jaheira understood what Zuo Sixiang meant and immediately comforted him, "Don't worry. Since the God of Suffering has personally come forward to guarantee you, we Harpers will not easily cause trouble for you. But are you sure you can really control the dangerous things in your body?"
"Of course! They are now completely under my control."
As he spoke, Zuo Si raised his hand and released a ball of black energy that exuded an evil aura like flame.
In the center of the energy ball, a hint of dark red can be vaguely seen.
It goes without saying that the black color is the divine power bestowed by Talona, while the red represents the power of the late god of murder, Baal.
In order to prove that he had the ability to control this terrifying force, Zuo Si quickly formed the energy ball into various shapes.
During the entire process, none of the terrible viruses, bacteria and toxins contained inside leaked out.
"Unbelievably evil! So creepy!"
Jaheira felt his scalp tingling when he saw this. He couldn't even imagine what disastrous consequences would be if this thing fell on a human or other creature.
"I couldn't agree more with you."
Zuo Si raised the corners of his mouth with a meaningful smile, and then suddenly changed the subject: "But don't you think it would be very interesting if this power was used to deal with those evil monsters, such as orcs, gnolls, goblins, ogres, and trolls? I think you should fear not the power itself, but the person who uses it."
"No...no...that's not right! You shouldn't use this power. Because it will slowly erode your mind and thinking." Khalid retorted stutteringly.
"Perhaps."
Zuo Si shrugged indifferently, neither expressing his agreement nor making any attempt to refute or explain.
Because from the very beginning he intended to use the "spark" to digest and absorb the two divine powers in his body and transform them into something that belonged to him.
Therefore, no matter what attributes these divine powers had before, after the transformation is completed, they will become part of the planeswalker's power system like other energies.
In fact, more than ten minutes ago, when the incarnation of the God of Suffering left, Zuo Si had already been trying to use "sparks" to transform divine power.
However, the conversion efficiency is very low, which may be related to the low level of "spark". It is estimated that it will take several years to complete.
Without a doubt!
Zuo Si's ideas in this regard are in obvious conflict with those of Jaheira and Khalid, who are harpists.
So after a brief chat, both parties chose to remain silent.
Realizing that he could not change the mind of the Talona voter in front of him, Jaheira took the initiative to apply to leave the team.
Because she had to report this news to the top leaders of the Harper Alliance as soon as possible.
After all, the reason these two people joined was to ensure that the things in the box would not be stolen by the Church of Xirik.
Now that the box has been opened, the heart of Baal, the god of murder, inside has lost its divine power and become worthless, so there is naturally no need to keep it.
Just the opposite!
Since someone was able to salvage the Heart of Baal near Baldur's Gate Harbor.
Does that mean that there are still hands, feet, eyes, or other internal organs hidden in other places in the bay? After all, after foreseeing his own death, Baal, the god of murder, left countless offspring all over the continent of Faerun without any scruples.
Even non-intelligent beasts such as rabbits, foxes and wolves are not spared.
There is no guarantee that he would not deliberately scatter his organs and limbs with residual divine power to every corner of the world after his death.
Then he will use these evil things to kill people, so that mortals will remember the terrifying name of Baal, and then he can be resurrected.
For God, as long as believers have not forgotten themselves and still have influence in the material world, they will not really die.
"Master, can you just let them go? I think it would be safer to kill them and silence them."
Alena clearly has murderous intentions towards Jaheira and Khalid.
She could sense the attitudes of the two harpists, and the hostility that was inadvertently revealed.
But Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: "Forget it. In this world, killing someone doesn't necessarily silence them. For a high-level spellcaster, it's quite easy to get the information they want from a dead person. Besides, the Harper Alliance's backers are too powerful. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to go against them. What's more, Khalid and Jaheira are much more important than I thought."
As all the outsiders left, Rhett was the only one in the team who was not a summoned creature.
Especially after the red dragon and the strange objects joined the team, this guy's task of guarding the drow elves' captives was cancelled, and he would secretly drink a few sips when he had nothing to do.
Zuo Si did not interfere in this matter.
Because unlike Alena, who was prone to getting drunk and causing trouble, Rhett was in significantly better physical shape and had never actually gotten drunk.
The group returned to the camp next to the ruins of Castle Texel with a large amount of spoils.
Zuo Si did not tell Bernard what had happened, but just said that he had encountered a group of robbers and sent him to sleep.
After daybreak, the greedy businessman brought his men to the battlefield of last night, taking with him all the weapons and armor that still had recycling value.
I plan to find a blacksmith to do some simple repairs on it after arriving in Zazesipo, and then sell them all to local adventurers or the army.
After all, all weapons and armor that can be used by a group of warriors, thieves, assassins, mages, and priests of a high professional level are basically all high-quality or have some magical properties.
…
沿着大路，商队又向前行进了三天，终于抵达泰瑟尔王国名义上的首都。
作为整个国家唯一一个常住人口超过十万的“大”城市，扎泽司泊市区被苏尔达斯河从中间一分为二，给人的第一印象就是热闹跟繁华。
不过与迈拉特玛一样，这里的奥术施法者数量也相当少。
城区范围内只能看到零星三五座耸立的法师塔。
市场上几乎看不到有人出售或是收购魔法物品。
尽管这座城市名义上是泰瑟尔王国的首都，但介于眼下国家连个名义上的最高统治者都没有，所以它现在被一个叫做“领主执政议会”的机构统治。
简单来说就是像地球上古罗马元老院那种的“贵族共和”。
正因为其内部充斥着各种权力和利益争斗，根本无法统一口径，所以达扎泽司泊是极少数对外宣布保持中立，没有卷入国家内战的地区。
无数由于战争流离失所的人纷纷逃离家园来到这里避难。
街头巷尾随处可见衣衫褴褛的乞丐和骨瘦如柴的难民。
不过“领主执政议会”好歹还算有点人性，没有放任这些可怜的人活活饿死。
每天都会在傍晚的时候提供一小块黑面包和一碗带有咸味且黏糊糊的麦粥。
他们通常不会在城市里呆太久，很快就会被安排到乡下的村子和庄园去从事农业、畜牧业生产。
有技术、知识和手艺的则会被城市的作坊、商会等机构吸收。
由于泰瑟尔王国名义上禁止了奴隶制，所以最惨的情况也不过是签下十年到二十年不等的“雇佣合同”，或者叫做“卖身契”也行。
“我们的运气不错，这一路上居然没有遇到下雨。不然的话，装满货物的马车陷入泥潭想要推出来可不是件容易的事情。”佣兵队长走在街道上微微感叹道。
但伯纳德显然并没有那么乐观，反倒是看着头顶密布的乌云说道：“相比起前半段，我反倒是更担心后半段。无论是越过星璇山脉，还是横穿维尔达斯森林，这两段路都更难走。要是现在下上一场大雨，我们搞不好要在这里被困上好几天。”
“那也是没办法的事情。相比起这个，我倒是更希望能赶快找到旅店洗个热水澡、吃点像样的饭菜、然后舒舒服服的睡上一觉。”
左思脸上流露出一丝疲惫。
当然，这不是生理上的疲惫，而是精神方面的疲惫。
或许是最近压力太大的关系，也有可能是成为选民后的不适应，总之他这两天一直保持着紧张状态，就连写日记减压都没办法让自己绷紧的神经放松下来。
是的！
左思之所以会养成写日记这种“不正经”的习惯，一方面是为了释放积累下来的压力，让自己的心理保持在相对健康的状态。
毕竟无论是作为穿越者还是旅法师，他内心之中都隐藏了相当多的秘密，根本没办法找人倾诉。
而写日记就成了一种发泄的渠道。
并且通过事后阅读以前写下的内容，左思能够判断出自己当时的精神状态。
然后再稍微进行一番对比，他立刻就能察觉到自己思想和意识随着时间流逝而产生的变化。
这对于防止被异世界土著同化变成他们中的一员，有着非常显著的作用。
也不知道是不是伯纳德“乌鸦嘴”，自从他说完担心下雨，头顶的云层就开始淅沥沥的往下滴雨点。
无奈之下，商队只能就近包下一座还算不错的旅店先住了进去。
就在伯纳德忙碌着指挥所有人把货物搬运到雨水淋不到的院子里，顺便给马匹解开缰绳送到牲畜棚喂饲料时。
左思的小队伍早早就一屁股坐在旅店一楼大厅的餐桌前，开始翻阅侍女送上的菜单。
突然！
半兽人瑞特不知为何，突然发出了一声惊呼，指着菜单上最后几页说道：“我的老天！这些东西真是给人吃的吗？四块面包就要十银币！这简直就是在抢劫！”
“这算什么。看看这些昂贵的蛋糕，一盒就要一个金币。号称永聚岛精灵们制作的精灵面包，更是一条两金币。”
阿莱娜很快也发现了这家旅店菜单的异常。
要知道在费伦大多数地方，几个铜币就能让身高两米的壮汉填饱肚子，而且饭菜中绝对不会缺少肉食。
至于面包，通常都是一个铜币四到五块。
两人激烈的无疑反应引起了左思的兴趣。
他拿过菜单大概扫了两眼，发现这家旅店不仅售卖昂贵的蛋糕和面包，甚至还有来自遥远东方大陆卡拉图的特色美食——面条。
而且不到半公斤量就要十五金币的离谱价格。
在菜单的最后，还有一名女士侧脸的标识。
而这个标识，左思在卡林港魔法物品商人艾莎的摊位上也见过。
它象征着一个遍布费伦大陆西海岸主要城市，专门贩售高价魔法物品、卷轴、药剂和奢侈品的连锁加盟店——奥罗拉魔法商店。
据说奥罗拉魔法商店的主人是一名非常强大的女法师，名字就叫做奥罗拉。
她的足迹不仅遍布整个费伦大陆，甚至还跟许多位面商人保持着密切联系。
经常能从其他物质位面、乃至地狱、深渊、天堂山、星界、元素位面、印记城等地方，搞到一些稀奇古怪但同时又十分珍贵罕见的东西。
不管是谁，只要支付一大笔加盟费，就可以对外宣布自己是奥罗拉魔法商店的会员。
同时还能用相对比较低廉的价格，从位于深水城总部的渠道进货。
左思曾经听艾莎说起过关于奥罗拉魔法商店的运作方式，只是没想到扎泽司泊的一家旅店，竟然也舍得花那么多钱来当“冤大头”。
他甚至怀疑这座城市究竟有多少人，消费得起十五金币一碗的面条，亦或是两个金币一条的精灵面包。
不过出于好奇心的驱使，左思还是在瑞特和阿莱娜难以置信的眼神中，给所有人点了一碗来自东方大陆卡拉图的面条，以及每人两条精灵面包。
等上菜的时候，看上去只有正常人一半高的半身人厨师兼老板甚至亲自从后厨跑了出来，想要看看这个一顿饭就花掉了一百多金币的客人。
“该死！真是太疯狂！我敢打赌，这肯定是我这辈子吃过最贵的一顿饭。”
看着摆在自己跟前的一大碗面条和两条面包，瑞特忍不住小声吐槽了一句。
“相信我，只要品尝一口，你就会立刻被那微妙的滋味所征服，并认为它们物有所值。”半身人老板信誓旦旦的保证道。
就在他打算向这些有钱的客人介绍应该怎样食用面条的时候。
突然发现一旁的左思已经用十分熟练的动作在碗里加入了调味料，使用两根小木棍毫无障碍夹起面条慢斯条理的吃了起来。
后者一边吃还一边评价道：“姜和蒜放得太多了，稍微破坏海鲜汤本身的鲜味跟口感。面条本身煮的火候有点过，而且出锅后没有用冷水浸泡，不然的话应该更劲道一些才对。勉强给打个及格分吧。果然还是我的期望值太高了吗？”
瞬间！
半人老板被这番颇有点专业的点评震惊的说不出话来。
足足过了半分钟，他才小心翼翼的问：“阁下，您去过奥罗拉魔法商店位于深水城的总部吗？还是去过遥远的东方大陆卡拉图？”
“我算是去过卡拉图吧。”左思耸了耸肩膀回答道。
几口热气腾腾的汤面下肚，他的绷紧的神经居然莫名其妙的放松下来。
也许是美食本身的让大脑产生愉悦，也有可能是似曾相识的故乡味道在起作用。
总之，那种无法用语言形容的疲惫终于有所缓解。
光凭这一点，一百多金币就没白花。
半身人老板恍然大悟的点了点头：“原来如此。非常抱歉，这里一年也来不了几个舍得花十五金币吃一顿面食的客人，所以我的手艺不免都有些生疏了。”
左思十分通情达理的笑了：“没关系。这也是没有办法的事情，不过我有点好奇，是什么让你产生了加盟奥罗拉魔法商店的念头？要知道如果不做魔法物品生意的话，光靠贩卖昂贵的奢侈品跟食物，几乎很难赚到什么利润。”
“唉——这一切都是源自于一个遥不可及的梦想。
年轻的时候，我曾经以盗贼的身份四处旅行，当过一阵子冒险者。
后来一个偶然的机会，在深水城奥罗拉魔法商店的总部，品尝到了这些昂贵到令人瞠目结舌的美味食物。
从那之后，我就发誓要把所有美食带回自己的故乡，让更多的人能够品尝到。
可谁能想到，这一切都随着十几年前那场泰瑟尔堡的大火化为泡影。
国王的死导致了整个国家陷入动荡和内战。
几乎所有的贵族都把钱投入到无底洞般的军备方面，根本不会像以前那样大量购买奢侈品和美食。
Now, let alone a bowl of noodles for fifteen gold coins, even a simple set meal for two copper coins is too expensive for many people to afford.”
When the halfling boss mentioned the civil strife in the Kingdom of Tethyr over the past decade or so, he couldn't help but sigh.
As we all know, high value-added luxury goods are highly dependent on high-end consumers.
If this group of people suddenly changes their consumption concept and stops investing their money in these meaningless things, the original market will shrink rapidly.
In addition, Aurora Magic Shop itself does not produce these things, but purchases them directly from the place of origin through teleportation magic.
Apart from anything else, just using high-level mages as deliverymen or establishing a stable portal between the two places means that the price of these noodles from Karatu will definitely not be too low.
There is neither a market nor room for price cuts.
This shows how difficult it is for a halfling boss to run his business.
"Then why not go to another place? For example, go south to the prosperous Port Calin, or go north to the gold coin capital Askatla? These two cities should have enough nobles and wealthy businessmen who are willing to spend a lot of money to taste exotic food." Zuo Si asked with interest.
But the halfling boss smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Do you think I haven't thought about it? Athkatra is full of people from the Shadow Thieves Guild. It's difficult for an outsider like me to gain a foothold. Besides, Aurora Magic Shop also has members in Amn. According to the agreement, it's impossible for me to compete with them for business. As for Calimport, the environment is not as good as Athkatra."
Zuo Si smiled meaningfully and shook his head, asking, "Why do we have to cooperate with Aurora Magic Shop?
Noodles are made by mixing wheat flour, water and a small amount of additives together and then stretching them to make pasta.
There is nothing too difficult about the technology itself.
I can even give dozens of methods and recipes for different flavors.
As for the Shadow Thieves, please don't worry, I can help you deal with them."
"you mean……"
The halfling boss's eyes lit up slightly, as if he saw hope of escaping his current predicament.
"What I mean is, why don't we work together to open a gourmet restaurant in Askatra. I'll provide the money, technology, and handle any problems that may arise, and you'll be in charge of the business and make all kinds of gourmet food. As for the profits, we'll split them 30% and 70% respectively. I'll take 70% and you'll take 30%."
Zuo Si put forward his ideas directly.
Obviously, he did this on a spur of the moment basis.
Even if you don't make much money, at least you can satisfy your appetite.
You have to know that in this damn place called Faerun, there are so many "dark dishes" that you never know how bad the next bite of food you are going to eat will taste.
Moreover, places like hotels and pubs are excellent places to find out all kinds of gossip.
If you have a pub or inn of your own, it is equivalent to having a stable source of intelligence.
Occasionally, you can also issue commissions to ask adventurers and mercenaries to help complete tasks that are inconvenient for them to do in person.
"Hmm...it sounds pretty good. Can you give me a few days to think about it?" The half-orc boss was obviously tempted.
"Of course! You can always come see me before the caravan leaves."
After saying this, Zuo Si gave the other person an encouraging look, then stood up and walked towards the room upstairs.
He believed that with such generous conditions, the halfling would definitely understand.
…
At the same time, far away near the ruins of Castle Texel, two sneaky figures were carefully examining the place where the two incarnations of the gods had landed not long ago.
After a full minute, the taller man couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "Damn it! What on earth happened in this damn place? Why are there so many corpses of church members over there, but there are traces of fighting here, but not even a single corpse can be found?"
"Maybe it was buried or disposed of?" another person guessed in a slightly low voice.
The former shook his head vigorously: "No! It's absolutely impossible! If it was buried, there must be traces of being dragged and new soil turned over. I suspect something big happened here."
"According to the information we got in Mylatma, the two Harpers who escaped from Calimport seem to be in this caravan. Perhaps we should find them first, and then get more information through interrogation and torture."
"Good idea! We should set off for Zazesibo right away and figure things out before the enemy enters the complicated Xingxuan Mountains."
"I have a hunch! If the investigation goes smoothly and we obtain important intelligence, you and I will be appreciated by the big shots in the inner circle, and we will rise to great heights from now on."
"Hehe! I hope to become a big shot in the inner circle one day. Do you know that recently many high-ranking officials, including Lord Mansong, have been in a mess because of religious issues."
"Yes! I heard about it. The God of Tyranny, Bane, is dead, but there are still some guys who are ignorant of the times and still refuse to convert to the Lord of Lies, Cyric. But we are different, right?"
"That's right! Praise the great Dark Sun!"
"Praise the great Dark Sun!"
Sorry for getting up late.
(End of this chapter)