Because rain can cause the roadsides to become muddy.

If you hit the road at this time, you will definitely get yourself into trouble.

Of course, as a genius with excellent business acumen, Bernard was not idle either.

He immediately found the best craftsmen in the city, had them repair the weapons and armor that he had picked up near the ruins of Castle Tessel, and then held a grand auction in the backyard of the inn.

Since the quality of these things was indeed good and some of them even had magical effects, they were quickly snapped up by wealthy adventurers, mercenaries, nobles, and businessmen.

After deducting the salaries paid to the craftsmen, the taxes that needed to be paid, and the cost of materials consumed during the repairs, the final net profit was more than 200,000 gold coins.

Among them, there was a full-body plate armor with constant [Blessing] and [Shield of Piety], which was actually bought by a local noble at a high price of 8,000 gold coins. It seems that he intended to keep it as a family heirloom.

In addition, weapons such as the "Skull-Crushing Mace" are also popular.

Because if this thing is in the hands of someone with strong strength, it can instantly blow your head off regardless of whether you are wearing a helmet or not.

Because it is simple, crude and very effective, it does not require long-term training like using a sword, nor does it require physical strength and power as support like a hammer or an axe. Even a novice can use it to kill people, so it is loved by all kinds of people.

Even some thieves couldn't help but bid for one, intending to use it to hit someone from behind.

Of course, it is unknown whether the "bludgeoning" will eventually turn into "skull crushing".

Anyway, if you are hit hard by the "Skull-Crushing Mace", even if you don't die on the spot, you will inevitably fall into a coma, and your brains may even be blown out.

While Bernard was busy selling high and buying low to make a fortune, Zuo Si, with a letter of introduction from Jeffrey, visited a local wizard who was also elderly and was eager to find a way to escape death.

After reading the contents of the letter, the old lady named Vanessa's cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with light, and she cautiously asked, "Do you really have the complete ritual to transform a lich?"

Zuo Si answered without hesitation: "It's the truth! If you agree to my terms, I can help you complete the transformation into a lich right now. But the prerequisite is that your spellcasting level must be at least LV11, and you must prepare materials worth about 120,000 gold coins to make the life box."

"I am a Level 15 necromancy specialist, so I should have no problem with my spellcasting level. As for the materials needed to make the phylactery, they should be available in the warehouse of this mage tower. Most importantly, I don't have time to wait like Jeffrey did."

As she said this, a strong desire to survive appeared on Vanessa's face.

Because he doesn't want to die!

I still want to continue living, continue exploring the endless planes, and study the powerful necromancy magic.

This strong obsession is often one of the motivations for mages to transform themselves into liches.

"In that case, let's get started. You must know that in the process of transforming a lich, you are the key. I can only assist from the side."

As he spoke, Zuo Si took out a note he had prepared in advance, spread it out and gently placed it in front of the other person.

Vanessa looked at the forbidden knowledge copied from the Book of the Dead, and she was shaking with excitement and couldn't control herself. Then she laughed happily: "Hahahaha! That's right! That's right! This is what I've been looking for! Because transforming a lich is never a simple application and copying of other people's magic rituals.

Instead, you should be original based on your own situation.

Otherwise, at best the soul will go crazy, at worst the soul will die on the spot during the ceremony."

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "You are absolutely right.

Each lich transformation ritual is special and unique.

There are two really difficult points. One is to make your own life box by hand, which requires very superb skills in making rare objects.

The other is to kill oneself cleanly during a ritual and preserve the soul in the phylactery."

"But you'll help me with these two difficult parts, right?"

Vanessa raised her face, which was full of wrinkles and age spots, and an expectant expression appeared on it.

"Of course! I don't want one of my most important helpers in the future to die suddenly during the transformation into a lich. Now, let's start by making the life box." Zuo Si proposed directly.

I'm afraid those talisman masters who gave away the "Book of the Dead" would never dream that he had no intention of transforming himself into a lich.

Instead, they used the knowledge recorded in it to help those old wizards transform into liches and then build their own forces.

You know, although the agreement states that he will serve him for a hundred years, in fact, Zuo Si plans to turn the other party's life box into a treasure card immediately after the ritual transformation is completed.

In this way, no matter what ideas these liches have in the future, they will ultimately not be able to escape his control, nor will they be able to refuse his requests or orders.

However, the above are just backup plans for the worst-case scenario.

Generally speaking, he prefers to adopt a cooperative approach that can benefit both parties.

Just like that, after Vanessa, who had less than a year left to live, figured out the core of the lich transformation ritual, she immediately spared no expense in taking out the most expensive gems from the warehouse, as well as the "hydraulic crystal" used to build the main body of the life box.

The latter is a magical substance that comes from the deepest layer of the water elemental plane and looks like crystal clear crystal from a distance.

But the difference from ordinary crystals is that its essence is water, wrapped in a powerful magic force field formed by terrifying pressure beyond the limit.

"Hydraulic Crystal" is almost indestructible by any physical or magical attack.

But the disadvantage is that if it is hit by [Disintegration], [Erasure Scepter], [Black Hole Magic], or [Magic Disintegration], the magic force field that maintains itself will disappear immediately, and the water inside will flow out.

Needless to say, Vanessa chose this material so that her life box could withstand at least two more attacks when attacked and would not be easily destroyed.

Little did people know that Zuo Si, who was at the LV10 creator level, understood the properties and weaknesses of the "hydraulic crystal" almost the moment he got it.

He did not show any abnormality, but rather patiently taught the old wizard how to carve complex runes to ensure that his life box could normally accommodate the soul after it was completed.

As we all know, transforming a lich is a very complicated, tedious and extremely dangerous task.

In addition, since it was the first time for both of them, they were afraid that something might go wrong, so the progress was not fast.

It took about two or three days to barely complete the production of the main body of the life box, and then began to add a large amount of magic to it.

Because Vanessa is too old and is only one step away from death, she often loses energy and cannot concentrate while working.

In order to prevent him from sudden death due to excessive fatigue, Zuo Si decisively reduced his daily work intensity. At the same time, to prevent accidents, he personally checked every detail.

By the sixth day, all preparations were finally completed.

Looking at the exquisite life box that was flashing with dazzling arcane light, and the bottle of poison containing strong negative energy.

Vanessa walked straight to the center of the huge magic circle and took off all her magical items one by one, wearing only an ordinary robe to cover her dry, thin body that had been corroded by negative energy for a long time.

After taking a deep breath, he finally nodded to Zuo Si and said, "I'm ready! Let's get started!"

"Remember! Drink the poison first, and then complete the ritual before the poison completely kills you. Extract your life essence and soul from your body and preserve them completely in the life box. You must endure great pain and complete the entire process alone. I can't help you at this stage."

As he spoke, Zuo Si handed over the bottle of poison that he had prepared himself.

It has to be said that everyone who is willing to transform himself into a lich is a ruthless person.

At least be tough on yourself.

Because during the ritual, they have to complete the suicide process in extreme pain that cannot be described in words.

At the same time, one must keep a clear mind to ensure that even if one loses the body, one can rely solely on the soul to maintain concentration in casting spells.

Anyone who can hold on will eventually become an immortal lich, while those who cannot will be cruelly eliminated.

This is why almost every spellcaster who becomes a lich becomes more terrifying and more difficult to deal with than when he was alive.

"Got it. I'll stick with it."

Vanessa took the poison without hesitation for even a second. She tilted her head back and drank it all up without leaving a drop. Then she held tightly to the life box she had made.

After a few seconds, the deadly toxin begins to take effect in the body.

The severe pain almost made the old wizard, whose life was about to end, faint.

But his strong will to survive kept him going, and he began to chant the complicated and awkward spells loudly as required by the ritual, even though dark red blood kept gushing out of his nostrils, mouth and ears.

At this moment, his expression was so ferocious that his two bulging eyeballs seemed like they would fall out of their sockets at any time.

But even so, the sound of the chanting still showed no signs of stagnation or interruption, but instead it became faster and faster.

After the physical body is killed, the powerful negative energy still preserves the life essence and soul in the small life box as designed.

When the last step of the ritual was completed, the old wizard's aged body lost control and fell on the ground with his face up.

If nothing unexpected happens, Vanessa will be resurrected from this corpse and become a lich within one to ten days.

In the first few years or even more than ten years, he will look no different from his current old appearance.

But as time goes by, the skin, flesh and internal organs will slowly decay, and eventually only a skeleton driven by negative energy will remain.

Zuo Si walked closer, bent down and picked up the life box from the ground, muttering in a voice that only he could hear: "I hope nothing goes wrong. I don't want to see a mad lich that failed to transform, or a crippled lich that lost its mind and only had a few spell-like abilities left."

Obviously, completing the transformation ritual does not mean 100% success.

The next first rebirth is the most critical part.

Some of these liches will not be able to survive the intense pain of the ritual after their rebirth, and their souls will eventually become insane and become irrational crazy liches.

Some will, for unknown reasons, completely degenerate into disabled liches without independent consciousness, memory, or personality.

If the former at least retains the spellcasting level and ability, then the latter is equivalent to an ordinary undead creature with spell-like abilities that can be reborn after being killed.

In order to ensure that the rebirth process would not be disturbed by any external factors, Zuo Si was not in a hurry to make the life box into a treasure card.

Instead, he first drew a large amount of reserve energy from the Mage Tower, raised his own Creator Level to LV11, and gained the power to awaken and control a second creation.

Not only that, he also gained a new special ability - [Spell and Barrier Destruction].

To put it simply, it is to use a magic absorption ability that is more powerful than [Refining] to directly destroy the stability of the opponent's spell being cast and the energy supply cycle of the magic barrier, thereby making the spell or barrier completely ineffective.

At the same time, the extracted energy can also be stored in the mana pool for future use.

This means that Zuo Si can now not only convert his unused spells and divine arts into mana and store it, but he can also treat other people around him, such as the pyromancer Alena, as backup mana batteries.

As for the mage profession, it has always remained at LV5 and has never been upgraded.

He planned to wait until he arrived at Candlekeep to gain enough knowledge and confirm what path he would take in the future before making any plans.

Just like that, after using a large dimensional bag to collect Vanessa's body, life box, spell book and magical items she carried with her during her lifetime, Zuo Si quickly left the tower and returned to the inn where the caravan lived.

As soon as he stepped into the door, he saw Bernard running towards him and asked impatiently, "Sir Soth, you are finally back. Can the caravan set off now?"

"sure."

Zuo Si quickly gave an affirmative answer.

He understood that the businessman in front of him must have been very anxious during the days he was gone.

"Great! I'll go tell everyone to set off immediately!"

Perhaps because he was getting closer to Amn, Bernard was obviously becoming more and more active.

Because along the way, Zuo Si showed more and more powerful strength, which gave him full confidence. He felt that as long as he returned to Askatla, he would be able to take back his own Chamber of Commerce.

With an order, the large caravan quickly took action.

The heavy pack horses, which had rested for several days, were harnessed again and pulled the carts loaded with goods slowly towards the northern city gate.

The inn's halfling owner and chef saw this and immediately ran out of the kitchen, asking in a very surprised tone, "Are you leaving now?"

Zuo Si nodded gently: "That's right! We are going to Am. So, have you considered my proposal?"

"Think about it! Give me a few minutes to make arrangements, and I'll go with you."

The halfling boss answered in the affirmative without hesitation.

He had figured out that with the Kingdom of Tethyr's current chaotic state, it would be impossible to restore peace within at least seven or eight years.

Staying here would simply be making things difficult for myself.

It would be better to accept Zuo Si's invitation and go to Askatla to give it a try.

Anyway, he doesn't have to spend any money, and even if the worst happens, he can just come back and continue his original life.

A few minutes later, this halfling who looked a bit old finally appeared in front of Zuo Si carrying a leather bag commonly used by adventurers. He smiled and stretched out his hairy hand and said, "Let me introduce myself again! My name is Welby. My ambition is to become a chef famous in the continent of Faerun, so that more people can taste the food I make myself."

"Hello, Welby. My name is Soth, and I'm glad we could be partners."

As he spoke, Zuo Si shook hands vigorously with the short man who was a head shorter than him.

Through touch, he found that the other person's palms were almost covered with calluses.

This is not the kind of skill that is honed by long-term work, but rather it is more like the skill that is honed by long-term use of weapons such as daggers and short swords.

It seems that the halfling was not exaggerating when he said that he once went out adventuring as a thief in his youth.

But unfortunately, he has now become an obese middle-aged man due to long-term laziness and is probably unable to perform the agile movements and reactions of a professional thief.

Just as Elsa once said, a life that is too comfortable is simply the most deadly poison for warriors, thieves, barbarians and other professions that rely on physical fitness.

The only thing to be thankful for is that halflings have a lifespan of one hundred and fifty years.

Welby still has plenty of time to pursue his dream of becoming a great chef.

…

After leaving Zazesipo, the caravan quickly arrived at the entrance of the Xingxuan Mountains along the road.

This is a mountain range running east-west and stretching for hundreds of kilometers.

The lowest peak may be only a few hundred meters, while the highest may be over three thousand meters.

It is said that deep in the mountains, there live several tribes of dwarves.

Apart from occasionally going to Zazesipo to exchange weapons and armor for daily necessities from humans, they hardly have much contact with the outside world.

As for the rest, they are basically monsters and beasts such as goblins, werewolves, ogres, deer-eagle beasts, shifting beasts, wolves, leopards, and tigers.

Anyway, in the continent of Faerun, encountering monsters is almost inevitable as long as you leave the densely populated cities.

However, with the red dragon Wilmes and the strange object that has merged with her, Zuo Si is not too worried about the harassment from these monsters.

Because as long as these monsters dare to approach the caravan, they will be discovered by the strange object 100%, and will be directly subjected to mind control.

In contrast, the giant dragons living in these mountains, especially the notorious Balagos "Flying Flame", are the ones who really need to be vigilant and worried about.

"Master! Look! Miss Wilmes has caught another displacement beast!"

The werewolf girl Fangus pointed at a monster covered with black fur, which looked to be about three meters long and weighed nearly two hundred and thirty kilograms, like a black panther, and shouted loudly.

The only difference from the black panther is that it has six legs and two tentacles covered with sharp teeth extend from near its shoulders.

If you get hit by this thing accidentally, your skin will probably be torn apart.

Moreover, the displaced beast in front of him was not its real body, but an illusion created through its own spell-like abilities.

The other one next to it is its true body.

This is also the origin of the name "Shifter".

To adventurers and ordinary people who don't understand magic, when they attack, it's like they suddenly move to another direction.

The illusion created by the Displacement Beast cannot be seen through by [Seeing Invisibility], and only the more advanced [True Seeing] can break it.

"Is this the first one since we entered the mountain area?"

Zuo Si asked as he took out a blank card and sealed it in without any hesitation.

Since he had the help of the magical item's mind control ability, he could now increasingly appreciate the joy of making and collecting creature cards as a planeswalker.

Zuo Si even developed an ambition to collect all species in Faerun.

"If you mean the displacement beast, this is the fourth one. As for those useless goblins, they were all killed by the Shadow Legion before they could get close."

The sound of the strange object instantly echoed in the mind through the mental connection.

Zuo Si nodded in satisfaction after hearing this: "Well done, keep it up. I will now hand over the command of the Shadow Corps to you. If there are any useful or unseen monsters or beasts, release them and capture them. If they are useless, let the Shadow Corps kill them and transform them into new shadows."

由于队伍中没有了圣武士和竖琴手这种“正义之士”，他现在终于不必再束手束脚，可以把自己优势的一面无限放大。

事实上随着被幽影杀死的生物数量越来越多，叶利尼娅麾下的军团数量已经超过了四位数。

眼下已经不仅仅是作为眼线、警戒和伏兵，而是在入夜之后主动出击，扫荡周围数公里范围内的一切怪物部落。

从进入星璇山脉之后，它们已经杀死了至少上千只地精、两百多个兽人、四个落单的食人魔、一个由彻底屈从于兽性的狼人领导的狼群……

照这个速度下去，等抵达阿斯卡特拉的时候，左思觉得幽影军团的总数量能突破两万，而且高级幽影的数量不会少于三百。

这股力量如果一口气全部放出来的话，甚至能让一座十几万人的大城市在一夜之间变成鬼蜮。

只可惜，炮灰就是炮灰。

无论数量有多少，在面对正能量法术，亦或是火球、闪电之内大范围塑能系杀伤魔法时，都显得格外脆弱。

左思觉得，要是哪天缺黑色法力值，完全可以自己杀一批幽影，吸收其死后残留的负能量。

反正这玩意补充起来也快。

把幽影军团拉去兽人泛滥的地方溜达一圈，分分钟就能制造出成千上万的新生幽影。

就在左思打算返回车内，继续练习超魔技巧【法术延迟】的时候，范格斯突然变成半人半狼的模样，耸起鼻子在周围空气中用力嗅了嗅，立马小声提醒道：“主人，我在这里嗅到了许多人类残留下来的气味。”

“人类的气味？也许是前几天刚从这条路经过的商队吧。”左思不以为意的耸了耸肩膀。

“不，应该不是商队。除了人类的气味之外，我还嗅到了其他一些稀奇古怪的东西，有不同动物的粪便、沥青、皮革、香料……好像是施法材料包！”

狼人少女突然灵机一动说出了自己的猜测。

因为左思在学会【施法免材】技巧之前，也曾经佩戴过一阵施法材料包。

所以她记得那股混杂着乱七八糟东西的怪异气味。

“施法材料包？！”

上一秒还漫不经心的左思，下一秒就变得警惕起来。

毕竟凡是涉及到施法者，尤其是法师，事情通常就不会太简单。

苦难之神伊尔玛特的化身曾经提到过，散塔林会、红袍巫师、纠缠符记这些邪恶组织，都对那个箱子里装着的巴尔之心感兴趣。

所以他的直觉第一反应就是，以上这些组织其中的一个盯上自己了。

要知道左思现在的感知属性可是有足足二十三点。

而感知属性高最直观的一个体现就是直觉往往非常准。

范格斯轻轻点了点头：“是的！我嗅到了施法材料包的味道，而且还不止一个。”

“去把韦尔比叫过来。”

左思第一时间想起了队伍中唯一一个本地人，同时顺手掏出自己花八千金币购买的地图。

没过一会儿功夫，这位身材宛如土豆一样圆润的半身人从商队前边跑了过来，气喘吁吁的问：“你找我？”

“嗯。我想要知道，这条横穿星旋山脉的道路两边，是否有适合进行发动突袭的地方？”左思指着地图询问道。

“哇哦！魔法地图？我的老天！你买这玩意花了多少钱？”

韦尔比仅仅是扫了一眼立刻便发出惊呼。

要知道他当年外出旅行、冒险的时候，可是连一张最便宜的地图都舍不得买。

全靠自己在一张羊皮之上写写画画，勉强把那些重要的道路、城镇和村庄标记出来。

“八千金币。”

左思下意识报出了地图的价格。

韦尔比听到后，立刻张大嘴巴满脸都是惊骇的表情，用近乎尖叫的声音大喊道：“八……八千？！你疯了吗？花这么多冤枉钱，还不如在需要的时候，直接雇佣一名当地经验最丰富的向导呢。”

看到半身人如此激烈的反应，左思不由得扶着额头提醒道：“你应该关注的不是地图价格，而是回答我刚才提的问题。”

“哦，对对对。该死！一听到几千上万金币的魔法物品，我就不知道为什么总是血压升高。”

韦尔比脸上露出尴尬而不失礼貌的微笑，然后径直走到地图前，在商队即将经过的一处山谷附近点了两下。

“就是这里。扎泽司泊本地的商人管此地叫幸运谷，是一处只能供一辆马车通过的狭窄小路。两旁的峭壁高度大概有一百多米，非常适合居高临下射击、投掷石块，最适合作为伏击地点了。”

“既然如此危险，那它为什么别称之为幸运谷？”

半兽人瑞特忍不住插了一句嘴。

韦尔比笑着回答道：“因为只有足够幸运的人才能安全通过。

事实上，每年穿越幸运谷商队大概只有差不多三分之二能够平安通过。

剩下的三分之一，全部都凭空消失了。

有传闻说，这附近有一个隐藏在深山中的秘密要塞，居住着一伙穷凶极恶的歹徒。

是他们洗劫了那些可怜的商人。

还有传闻说，那里是一条龙的巢穴，所有消失的商队都被邪恶的巨龙吃光了。

总之，幸运谷是一个相当危险的地方，你们最要有个心理准备。”

“嘿嘿！如果真有什么强盗不开眼赶敢来抢这支商队，他们很快就会为自己的愚蠢感到后悔。”

瑞特咧开嘴露出了残忍嗜血的表情。

他可是太清楚左思在对待敌人的时候有多么冷酷无情。

再加上其强大无比的魔法力量，剧毒与疾病女神塔洛娜唯一选民的身份，以及多到让人感到害怕的底牌……

半兽人甚至都开始有点怜悯那些敌人了。

因为他们根本不知道自己再跟一个什么样的存在作对。

注视着半身人刚才指出的位置，左思摸着下巴小声嘀咕：“幸运谷？有意思。既然如此，那就让我们来看看这地方究竟藏了些什么吧。范格斯，去通知伯纳德立刻原地扎营，今天晚上商队就在这里过夜。”

“明白！”

狼人少女用力点了下头，迅速迈开步子朝队伍的前方狂奔。

等她跑远之后，阿莱娜的眼睛里顿时闪烁着危险的光芒，翘起嘴角低声问道：“我亲爱的主人，今天晚上是不是又可以烧些什么了？”

“嗯。收拾一下，一会儿我们就出发，去探一探幸运谷周围究竟隐藏了什么秘密。”

说罢，左思收起那张价值不菲的昂贵魔法地图，紧跟着取出一张生物卡牌，将小魔鬼给召唤了出来。

当这个半米多高的小东西凭空出现后，第一件事情就是怒不可遏用炼狱语破口大骂。

那一秒至少十个单词的速度，以及整整五分钟不带重样的脏话，竟然让学会了炼狱语的左思愣是半天没反应过来。

好家伙！ 想不到这个小魔鬼竟然还是个“语言艺术”大师。

不过等左思回过神来的之后，立刻就抬起腿给了小魔鬼一脚。

砰！ 伴随着一声闷响，那连绵不绝的语言攻击戛然而止。

小魔鬼当场应声横着飞出去好几米远，然后撞在马车的轮子上。

但这种程度的攻击对于一名魔鬼来说显然并不算什么。

可等它爬起来想要继续咒骂的时候，赫然发现自己的嗓子不知为何居然发不出任何声音。

不光发不出任何声音，而且双腿和翅膀也像灌了铅一样动弹不得。

紧跟着，小魔鬼就听到耳边传来了熟悉的炼狱语：“小东西，你似乎还没有搞清楚状况，对吗？”

不用问也知道，左思在第一次制作生物牌的时候由于缺乏经验，根本没来得及清洗或者修改小魔鬼的记忆。

导致它完全不清楚在自己身上发生的事情意味着什么。

更不明白，作为卡牌里的召唤生物，是没办法反抗来自主人的意志。

幸好，左思现在需要小魔鬼的【通神术】，因此也懒得计较这种单纯语言上的冒犯。

毕竟他日后有的是时间慢慢收拾、调教这个邪恶的小东西，所以直截了当的命令道：“立刻使用【通神术】。”

小魔鬼似乎也意识到了眼前这个人类男孩，似乎能够通过某种未知的力量来控制自己，立刻收起了之前那副嚣张的嘴脸，老老实实通过咒语和手势，成功施展了每周一次【通神术】。

短短几秒钟左右，它的瞳孔就开始扩散，呈现出一副空洞无神的样子。

左思见状便明白这是【通神术】开始起作用了，立刻开口询问道：“在前方的幸运谷有敌人吗？”

“有！”

暂时降临在小魔鬼身上的未知存在立刻给出肯定答复。

“敌人是冲我来的吗？”左思紧跟着又问。

“是！”

未知的存在再次给出肯定答复。

After receiving two pieces of important information in succession, Zuo Si suddenly looked thoughtful.

About a minute later, he asked the third question: "Is the enemy the Entanglement Symbol?"

"no!"

This time the unknown being gave a negative answer.

"Is that the Red Coven?"

"no!"

"Zhentarim Society?"

"yes!"

After asking five questions in one breath, Zuo Si finally figured out who the enemy he was going to face this time was.

Now there is only one last question left.

After a moment's thought, he quickly asked, "Besides the Zhentarim, are there other forces involved?"

"have!"

As the last question was answered, the little devil shivered uncontrollably, and then regained his sanity and consciousness.

Just when it was trying to say a few compliments to please its "little master"...

Zuo Si suddenly pulled out a dagger without warning and pierced the little devil's heart directly. He looked directly into its eyes and said expressionlessly, "You are useless now. You can go die. Remember! The next time I summon you, if I hear a single dirty word come out of your mouth, I will throw you into a jar filled with boiling liquid silver."

In the end, the little devil took his last breath in terror, fear and despair, and his body quickly turned into nothingness.

At the last moment before death, it could hardly believe that the "little master" in front of it could be more evil, more vicious, and more ruthless than itself, just like those high-ranking devils and nobles in hell.

"Master, you don't have to do it yourself. Just tell me and I'll do it for you."

Davian, who had been standing aside and remained silent, took the initiative to remind him.

But Zuo Si shook his head gently: "No, you can't do this for me.

As a wizard, if you can't even tame your own pet, is it still worthy of being called a wizard? Don't worry, I didn't kill the little devil to vent my anger.

I just want this guy to understand that I can control its life and death at will.

Just wait and see, the next time the little devil is summoned, he will be as obedient as a tamed dog."

After saying this, Zuo Si put the dagger he carried with him back into its sheath. His pupils were as calm as a lake, without even the slightest ripple.

Because all of this is the result of careful consideration under the control of reason, rather than impulsive behavior caused by out-of-control emotions.

"I feel relieved to hear you say that. But I still hope that these fighting and killing matters will be left to me in the future. After all, protecting your safety and dealing with all your enemies and threats for you is the meaning of my existence."

Davian placed one hand on his chest and bowed deeply.

"knew."

A faint smile appeared on Zuo Si's face.

Just as he was about to make some preparations for the next battle, he suddenly saw the dimensional bag placed in the corner of the carriage move suddenly.

Upon seeing this, Zuo Si immediately ran over, opened the tightly tied bag, and poured out everything inside.

In the blink of an eye, Vanessa, who had been reborn as a lich, appeared out of thin air in the carriage.

And his life box just happened to fall into Zuo Si's hands.

The newly born lich first subconsciously glanced at the surroundings, especially the cloth bag under his feet, and then asked in surprise: "You put me in the dimensional bag?"

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "That's right. Although there is no air in the dimensional bag and you can't breathe, it can be used to hold undead creatures and constructs. How do you feel now?"

"I feel... not bad. I am no longer old and dull, nor do I feel hunger, pain, or any other violent emotional fluctuations. All I have is an almost cold rationality. This is exactly the state that a mage dreams of."

Vanessa used a slightly low and hoarse voice to describe the dual changes that she had undergone both physically and psychologically.

Obviously, he has not yet adapted to the change from a "living person" to a "dead person".

He even subconsciously and habitually touches the thick white beard on his chin.

But it doesn't matter.

Because liches are immortal, they have endless time to slowly adapt to this change.

"Congratulations! It seems that your transformation ritual was successful. Here, this is your spellbook, as well as all the magical items and equipment you had in your lifetime. Prepare the spells as soon as possible, and come with me to take out some enemies later."

After returning all the personal belongings that originally belonged to Vanessa to him, Zuo Si activated the ability of a planeswalker in front of the newborn lich.

Along with this dazzling flash of light, the life box that was shining with a strange luster turned into a thin and small card.

This sudden change made Vanessa look shocked and unbelievable.

He didn't even know what had just happened.

What was the purpose and motive of the other party doing this? Why did his life box disappear out of thin air?

Will this have a negative impact on the lich's "immortality"?

There are too many doubts and puzzles plaguing this newborn lich, accompanied by a strong sense of uneasiness rising from the bottom of his heart.

(End of this chapter)