The well-organized Church of Talona also began to take action, frantically spreading news about the "Son of Plague", "Man of Disaster" and "Destroyer of the World" in major cities.

Zuo Si, who accidentally destroyed a magical civilization because of the mutation of bacteria and viruses in his body, became a "mobile disaster" in their mouths, the embodiment of the power and will of the goddess of poison and disease.

At the same time, these guys also threatened and intimidated the ignorant people. Only by believing in Talona can they avoid this terrible disaster from falling on themselves.

Although anyone with a little knowledge of religion and theology knows that this is bragging, some churches of good gods have even refuted it in public without any hesitation.

But there are still many people who choose to become believers of Talona because of fear and terror.

All of a sudden, on the west coast of Faerun, the influence of the goddess of poison and disease began to surge, to the point that the rulers of some cities had to make compromises to prevent the incited people from rioting.

This included allowing the Church of Talona to build temples in the city and sell various potions and toxins to those in need.

This is undoubtedly the benefit that a strong electorate can bring.

Originally, Zuo Si didn't know that the Goddess Church was using his name to "pull the tiger's skin and wave the flag" everywhere.

Until he and Bernard sailed down the river and landed at the Athkatla Bridge area, and saw a Talona priest standing on a high place, telling the ignorant people how he destroyed the world with a terrible plague at the instruction of the goddess of poison and plague...

After hearing this, Zuo Si stood there for a long time like a fool, not knowing what expression to make.

Because this story was made up by someone unknown, and apart from the use of "Sos" in his name, the rest of it has nothing to do with him at all.

At least he didn't remember having any more than a friendly relationship with a so-called "young and beautiful" farm girl.

Even if I wanted to, it would be impossible to do it at my current age.

To be precise, the person who made up this story did not even know Zuo Si's age before making up the plot.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is likely that the people of the Talona Church paid a bard to create it, and then used it directly as a tool to recruit believers.

Only a shameless guy like the bard who talks nonsense can do such a shameless thing.

The reason why Zuo Si hated bards was precisely because of their unrestrained big mouths and their love of exaggeration and fabrication.

Seventy percent of what comes out of the bard's mouth is likely to be a false story that does not exist at all.

Even of the remaining 30%, more than two-thirds are exaggerations, and less than 10% are the original truth.

They even call it "artistic processing".

Seeing the murderous intent in Zuo Si's eyes, Alena beside him immediately held back her laughter and whispered in his ear: "Master, do you need me to teach him a lesson?"

“Forget it. This is the city of Athkatla. Unleashing arcane magic in a place like this will attract the intervention of masked wizards.

And when you find a cockroach in the house, it means there are so many cockroaches in the dark that there is almost no room for them.

I bet there are guys like this pastor preaching the same story all over the city.

Maybe it has spread to other cities.

Killing a few of them won't help, so just leave them alone."

After weighing the pros and cons, Zuo Si decisively decided to lie down and let it go.

Anyway, just don't bother me.

Because he really didn't want to have anything to do with Talona's church, and he didn't want to waste his precious time on such boring things.

As for these pastors using their names to recruit believers, Zuo Si was actually not that angry.

After all, the identity of the chosen one bestowed by the goddess gave him extremely powerful strength and could also deter potential enemies. Strictly speaking, both parties were mutually beneficial.

But if he wants to leave behind a world that has been destroyed by plague and where no gods have been born, the identity of a mere voter is not enough.

After spending a little time, Bernard temporarily stored the cargo on several transport ships in the warehouse belonging to his own Chamber of Commerce. Then, full of nervousness and anticipation, he led his men straight to the family mansion in the administrative district.

Like Port Calim, Askatla is also a typical polarized city with a huge gap between the rich and the poor.

The areas with the best security are the Administrative District, the Temple District and the Woking Mall District.

The divisions of the first two places are easy to understand.

One is where administrative agencies, nobles and wealthy businessmen gather, and the other is where temples and churches are everywhere. It is hard to imagine that public security is not good.

As for the Waukeen Shopping District, as the name suggests, it is the largest market on the west coast of the entire Faerun continent, built under the leadership of the Church of Waukeen, the goddess of wealth.

It is said that there are thousands of shops and stalls scattered around in the oval building, which is as high and well-proportioned as a stadium.

Goods from all over the world, even from other dimensions, circulate and trade freely here.

No matter what your belief, faction, or race is, you can buy and sell everything here.

In order to ensure order and safety, the six-member council has placed a full thousand guards here to maintain order. It can be said that there is a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps.

The masked wizards also pay close attention to this place day and night.

In addition, some vendors who look like ordinary humans are actually visitors from other dimensions or monsters in disguise.

Among them are creatures like evil beasts, shapeshifters, demons, devils, dragons, and giants.

Unless you are absolutely confident in your stealing skills, stealing things here is basically the same as seeking death.

In contrast, public security in the dock area, slums, bridge area and city gate area is very poor.

The dock area is the headquarters of the Shadow Thieves, and the rampant criminal activities there are almost as rampant as those in Port Calim.

As for the cemetery where the dead are buried, there are tomb robbers and undead creatures wandering around at night.

Although locals and outsiders alike praised Ascataqua, the city of gold coins, Zuo Si knew the true face of the city very well and did not trust the guards patrolling the streets at all.

Along the way, he was very careful to pay attention to everyone around him who tried to get close.

As long as someone approaches within ten meters, the half-orc Rhett will immediately step forward to drive the other person away, including partners and distant relatives of the Roldan Chamber of Commerce.

Bernard did not stop this, nor did he intend to explain to the other party.

Because he understood that these guys were like sharks that smelled blood, and they wanted to take advantage of the Chamber of Commerce's weakness, so he didn't even need to pay any attention to them.

After entering the courtyard of the mansion, Bernard noticed that the once familiar butlers and guards in the yard were all gone, replaced by some completely unfamiliar faces.

Out of caution, he immediately told Zuo Si about the situation in secret.

"Sir Soth, something seems to be wrong. The servants and housekeepers in the house have all been replaced, and I don't recognize any of the guards."

"Don't worry, everything is under my control." Zuo Si gave the businessman a reassuring smile.

Although he did not cast spells such as mind detection, he maintained a mental connection with the strange thing in Wilmes' mind from the moment he stepped through the door.

It was obvious that the guards and servants in this house had been consciously replaced.

This alone is enough to illustrate how bad the current situation is.

Moreover, from the time he entered the door until now, no butler or servant came forward to say hello, as if they had not seen the eldest son in the family who had the first line of inheritance.

Depressed!

nervous!

Fear! With an uneasy mood, Bernard finally walked into his father's bedroom and gently opened the door.

moment!

Two familiar figures appeared before his eyes.

I saw an old man lying on the bed with a haggard face, his eyes filled with numbness and confusion, no longer as sharp and majestic as usual.

This man is Bernard's most admired father - Sir Elrod, who spent a full thirty years developing the Chamber of Commerce to its current size.

As for the blonde girl sitting beside the old man's bed, she was his twelve-year-old sister Isadora.

At this moment, the girl did not show any sign of being the mastermind behind this. Instead, she had a shy and worried expression on her face as she held a bowl and fed the old man in the bed.

When she heard the door open, she immediately turned around and looked at Bernard with eyes full of surprise. After a full minute, she said in a joyful tone: "My dear brother, you are finally back.

You know, just this morning, my father decided to make me the heir to the family and the Chamber of Commerce.

I didn’t know what to do before.

Now I feel much more at ease with your help."

I have to say that these remarks were made with great skill. They did not sound like those of a twelve-year-old child at all. Instead, they sounded like those of a veteran who had been involved in conspiracies and intrigues for many years.

The old man lying on the bed also quickly echoed in a weak voice: "That's right. I have handed over the family and the Chamber of Commerce to Isadora.

Because I realized that it was a mistake, a huge mistake, for me to let you kids compete against each other.

This directly led to the tragedy of fratricide.

I know that you sent people to murder each other, and your hands are stained with the blood of your loved ones.

That's why I disinherited you.

Bernard, from now on you must help your sister run the business."

These words were like a bucket of ice water, chilling the young businessman to the core.

Bernard couldn't believe it in his dreams. He tried his best and risked his life to expand business routes and make profits, but in the end he was treated like this by his father.

Just as he was about to retort with his face flushed, Zuo Si suddenly raised his arm and made a calming gesture, then took two steps forward, stared into Isadora's beautiful silver pupils, and asked in a slightly playful tone: "Do you really believe that you can use such a despicable method to make everyone believe that Sir Elrod is willing to hand over the family and the Chamber of Commerce to a twelve-year-old girl? Or do you think you can escape the detection of those professional priests and masked wizards in court?"

"But my stupid brother believed it, didn't he? If it weren't for you, he would have become a puppet under my control just like our father sooner or later."

The girl had a sweet smile on her face and said something that made everyone present feel creepy.

Especially Bernard, who was almost deceived, immediately shuddered and asked excitedly: "Sir Soth! Is she... is she a monster? Or is she controlled by some evil magic?"

Isadora glanced at her eldest brother with contempt and said sarcastically: “Don’t be silly, dear brother.

I am your biological sister, and since I was six years old I have watched you brothers and sisters fighting for the right of inheritance.

Especially you, you idiot, who has been trying to please your father all the time. Your flattering attitude makes me want to vomit.

You poor creatures have no idea that our father, the majestic Sir Elrod, actually secretly found a mistress before our mother died.

She was a beautiful young lady, even much younger than you.

They secretly gave birth to an illegitimate child.

The father loved the child very much, and under the constant instigation of his mistress, he had secretly decided to let the illegitimate son inherit the family and the Chamber of Commerce.

In addition, our mother's private life has always been very chaotic. She often participated in various disgusting and lewd gatherings held by the Church of Suna, the goddess of love and beauty. This caused our father to be filled with anger and dissatisfaction, and he even took his anger out on each of us.

But for the sake of face, he concealed it very well and never showed it from beginning to end.

But secretly, the father never gave up the desire to take revenge on the mother, so he deliberately created and maintained a fierce yet balanced competitive relationship among his children.

Do you think I arranged the murder of your brothers and sisters? No! It was just that my father wanted to kill you in my name, and then framed me for the crime, removing the last obstacle for his illegitimate son to ascend to the throne.

At the same time, he could push all the charges and responsibilities onto me afterwards, and at the same time refuse to pay the promised rewards to the pirate and bandit gangs.

It’s a pity that father has no idea that I’m completely different from you stupid brothers and sisters.

I knew everything from the moment he had this idea, and I have been silently observing his every move over the years.

As a result, when he chose to take action, I also decided to end this ridiculous family ethics drama.

In fact, whether it is my father, or you and my other brothers and sisters, in my eyes, you are all naked and have no secrets.

because……

I can see into your thoughts and read your memories."

As the last word came out of her mouth, Isadora suddenly opened her arms, releasing an invisible energy that suddenly exploded in the air.

moment!

Everyone's spirit suffered a severe shock.

Especially for Bernard, an ordinary person, he felt his brain went blank and he completely lost consciousness and ability to think. He stood still as if he was frozen in place.

The reactions of the others were similar. It was as if they had suddenly lost perception of their surroundings and the outside world, and they all became dazed and stupid.

Only Zuo Si and the red dragon Wilmes were not affected at all.

Because the strange thing in the latter's brain used almost the same power to resist this large-scale group attack.

"Psionic blast? You are a psychic!" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.

There's no way not to be surprised.

This extremely rare talent is generally not possible for the human race.

Only races like mind flayers, githyanki, and gray dwarves, who are born with some psychic talent, have a certain chance of giving birth to psions.

The rarity of human psychics far exceeds that of any other spellcasting profession, with only one or two lucky ones appearing among hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.

He originally thought that the girl was controlling the old man on the bed through some sorcery ability.

But now it seems that it should be memory tampering among psychic abilities.

"Psionic blast? Psion? What is that? Also, why are you not affected by my ability?" Isadora asked with a frown.

"Haha, it seems that you have no idea about your own strength, right?" Zuo Si asked meaningfully.

He finally figured out that the girl in front of him must have awakened her psychic powers when she was very young.

Then he regards it as a special ability that belongs to him, and uses and trains it secretly, without even knowing what this power of his own is.

This special ability to easily read other people's thoughts and memories made Isadora have a childhood completely different from that of normal children.

She has seen too many negative things such as dirtiness, filthiness, darkness, desire, etc. in the hearts of adults.

In addition, psychics often suffer from schizophrenia and may even debate with fragments of their own personality, constantly exploring every corner of their subconscious.

In the end, it became what it is today, which makes people feel scared.

As for the fuse of the outbreak, it was probably that Sir Elrott, who was lying on the bed, was planning to push his little daughter out as a scapegoat.

"Do you know my power?"

A flash of silver light flashed in Isadora's pupils, and then a small knife used to peel fruit placed on the bedside table flew up into the air, with the sharp tip pointing directly at Zuo Si's eyes.

Now, with just a thought, she could make the knife fly out at lightning speed and pierce the opponent's eye socket.

But Zuo Si smiled and replied, "The power you use is called psionic power, and you are a psionicist with innate talent.

The attack just now was called [Psychic Blast], which could produce a strong mental shock that would render the affected person unable to move.

As for controlling this small knife, it is the power of telekinesis.

Your talent is special and rare.

But unfortunately, you are too weak now and can't cause any harm to me."

"This is impossible! No one can resist my power!"

As she spoke, Isadora suddenly swung the knife towards Zuo Si's eye socket.

A flash of cold light flashed in the air in an instant.

But what she never expected was that the knife stopped just a few centimeters away from Zuo Si's eyes, as if it was stuck in a state of stillness. No matter how she controlled it, it couldn't move forward even a bit.

"No!!!!!!"

Facing the oncoming sharp blade, Isadora screamed in despair, closed her eyes and waited for the pain and death to come.

But after more than ten seconds, the pain still did not come, and she subconsciously opened her eyes again.

It was discovered that the knife had pierced through the clothes, and was only less than one millimeter away from the smooth and delicate skin, and the sweat hairs could even feel a slight chill.

Without a doubt!

This move alone is enough to prove that the other party's level of control over psychic powers is far superior to his own.

After realizing this, Isadora raised her head and asked in a trembling voice: "You...you also have this ability like me?"

"If you mean psychic powers, the answer is obviously no. It wasn't me that just fought against you, but it."

As he spoke, Zuo Si pointed at Wilmes' head beside him.

Just as Isadora turned her gaze towards Wilmes, the red dragon in human form suddenly opened its mouth and extended four octopus-like tentacles from its throat.

One of them was raised high and waved.

Then a voice echoed in the girl's mind: "Hello, Isadora, I am a wonder created by the master. Like you, I possess the power of psychic energy."

“主人？创造？”

伊莎多拉敏锐的抓住了两个关键词。

尽管眼前的触手让她稍微有点害怕，但同样也有那么点遇到同类的喜悦。

毕竟这些年来，女孩一直把自己视作一个异类、一个潜伏在人群中的怪物，只能想方设法的隐藏自己，甚至不愿意跟别人交流。

这也是为何在外人看来，她总是一副腼腆、羞怯的样子。

通过心灵连接，奇物感受到了女孩的情绪，用不带任何感情的语气回应道：“没错。刚才跟你交谈的人，就是我的创造者。如果不是主人的仁慈，你刚才就已经是个死人了。”

说完这句话，奇物便不再理睬伊莎多拉，直接将触手收回来，同时把身体控制权交还给维尔梅斯。

虽然这种动不动就剥夺控制权的行为让红龙非常恼火，但她现在是敢怒不敢言。

“如何？你现在对自己的能力有所了解了吗？心灵异能从来都不是什么无敌的力量，它只是比奥术和神术显得更加隐蔽，可以在悄无声息间完对周围毫无防备人影响和控制。”

左思饶有兴致给眼前的女孩讲解不同力量体系只见的区别。

因为心灵术士实在是太稀有、太罕见了。

而且这些家伙非常善于隐藏跟伪装，几乎很难被发现。

“你创造了一个跟我有同样能力，甚至还有完整智力的东西？”伊莎多拉的眼神突然变得狂热起来。

左思轻轻点了下头：“是的。尽管这个过程有很多侥幸的地方，但如果有一个活着的夺心魔作为原料，复制起来应该不成什么问题。”

“太棒了！你就是那个我一直在寻找的人！让我们永远在一起吧！”伊莎多拉猛地张开双臂就想要扑上来。

“？？？？？”

左思一脑门子问号，完全搞不懂眼前这个女孩究竟是抽什么风。

但他还是靠着自己高达十七点的敏捷及闪避开，让对方扑了个空。

不过伊莎多拉似乎并没有放弃的意思，仍旧自顾自的说道：“看，在那些凡夫俗子的眼中，像我们这种小小年纪就拥有强大力量的人，一般都会被称之为怪物。我是怪物，你也是个怪物，两个怪物在一起不是很般配吗？而且当我们有了彼此之后就不会在孤独了。”

“你很孤独吗？”

左思用略带怜悯的眼神注视着女孩。

后者面带微笑的点了点头：“对！我很孤独！非常非常的孤独！ 因为自从我有记忆并觉醒能力之后，就发现周围所有人都非常可怕。

我的父亲总是在谋划着如何杀掉哥哥姐姐。

哥哥姐姐们则在谋划着如何除掉彼此。

等我年纪稍微大一点之后，发现那个负责保护我的护卫，脑子里每天都在幻想如何在不被人察觉到的情况下扒光我的衣服，做些令人感到恶心的事情。

还有一名侍女总是嫉妒我的容貌和出身，每次都会在泡茶的时候偷偷往里加能够让人浑身起疙瘩的毒草。

我年纪最大的姐姐则不止一次想要把我嫁给一个又老又丑的商人，以换取跟博德之门铁王座商会的支持。

类似的事情简直太多了，以至于我从小就一直不停的做恶梦，根本无法安心入睡。

这个世界对于我来说是如此的可怕且满怀恶意。

但是现在不一样了。

在你身上，我嗅到了同类的气息。

所以请不要拒绝我，否则就立刻杀了我。

不然的话，我会用自己余生所有的时间来报复你。”

在说这番话的时候，伊莎多拉一步一步缓缓走到左思的面前，然后张开双臂紧紧将其抱住，不断嗅着后者身上独特的味道，脸上浮现出无比幸福与满足的表情。

“现在，你是属于我的了。而且我也终于可以安心睡上一觉了。”

话音刚落，这个女孩便闭上眼睛陷入了深度沉睡。

“这个人类幼崽是怎么回事？她的脑子好像有点不太正常。”维尔梅斯用不是很确定的语气问。

“不，伊莎多拉不是脑子不正常，而是心理有问题。她觉醒能力的时间太早了，以至于心智还没有成熟就窥探到了太多人性的黑暗面，所以一直处于恐慌、精神紧张和强烈的不安中。结果造成她在性格方面的扭曲。”

左思一边解释，一边试图把少女从自己的身上弄下上来。

可遗憾的是，也不知道是不是心灵异能的作用，她的手抱得非常紧，费了半天劲也没弄下来。

无奈之下，左思也只能任由自己身上多出这么个“挂件”。

幸好他现在的力量属性也不低，体质更是达到了普通人望尘莫及的水准，挂几个小时应该不打紧。

与此同时，周围那些中了【灵能爆震】的人也纷纷从震慑状态恢复过来。

“刚才发生了什么？我怎么什么都不记得了？”

半兽人瑞特用力摇晃着脑袋，试图让自己摆脱强烈的眩晕感。

阿莱娜则是扶着墙干呕，一边呕一边抱怨道：“该死！我的头好疼！而且还有点恶心！”

“主人，您没事吧？”

龙裔骑士一如既往表现出了非同一般的忠诚。

相比起自己，他显然更关心主人的安危。

左思摇了摇头回应道：“我没事。你们中了伊莎多拉释放的心灵异能。别担心，那些反应都是一时的，过一会儿就能好。”

“心灵异能？那是什么？”

伯纳德强忍着生理上的不适，一屁股坐在椅子上询问道。

“你知道夺心魔吗？它们所擅长使用的那种力量就叫做心灵异能。而你这位年纪最小的妹妹，就是一位非常非常罕见的心灵术士。她在六岁的时候就已经觉醒，拥有读取别人思维和记忆的能力。”

“我的老天！您的意思是……伊莎多拉在还是个孩子的时候，就看到了整个家族所有人内心之中的黑暗？”

伯纳德震惊的张大嘴巴，满脸都是难以置信的表情。

他根本无法想象，这对于一个心智尚未成熟的小孩子来说有多么可怕。

“很恐怖，对吗？”左思微微感叹道。“另外，关于谋害你和你那些兄弟姐妹的罪魁祸首也搞清楚了，就是躺在床上的那位老人，你们的父亲。”

“父亲……”

伯纳德在看向老人的时候下意识攥紧了拳头，两只眼睛迸射出无比愤怒的火光，仿佛下一秒就会冲上去将其活活掐死。

但遗憾的是，他最终还是压制住了内心之中的冲动，咬牙切齿问道：“我的父亲现在是什么情况？他被伊莎多拉控制了吗？”

“不。他应该是被篡改了记忆。而且手段非常粗暴，以至于精神和意识都出了问题，估计很快就会死。”

左思直截了当给出了自己的诊断结果。

对于这位不知道吃了什么迷魂药，竟然想要用私生子来替代正牌子女，最终被小女儿反杀的老家伙，他没有一丝一毫的同情。

“很好！那就让他这样痛苦的死掉吧。”

伯纳德用冷酷的声音宣判了自己父亲的死刑，丝毫没有请牧师为其治疗的打算。

不过很快，他又把目光投向挂在左思身上的妹妹：“伊莎多拉现在怎么样了？她还有危险吗？精神状态稳定么？”

“这个有点难说。因为心灵术士的力量体系太特殊了，而且非常的唯心。这就导致几乎所有的心灵术士，都只相信自己愿意相信的东西。我也不确定她醒来后会不会做出一些出格的举动。”

在说这番话的时候，左思测过脸瞥了一眼女孩那张恬静清秀的面孔。

在他看来，伊莎多拉在整个事件中只不过是个受害者而已。

如果不是艾尔罗特爵士想要将其作为牺牲品，根本不会发生后来这些事情。

事实上，这栋房子里的仆人和护卫之所以全部都被换掉，而且记忆遭到了篡改，都是女孩内心之中强烈的不安和渴望保护自己才做出的疯狂举动。

待会儿让奇物通过心灵异能修改回来，然后把人全部辞退就可以了。

“我能拜托您来照顾她吗？您知道的，我这个人没什么力量，根本没办法在出现问题的时候制止她。”伯纳德一脸真诚的提出了请求。

说实话，他刚才真是被自己这个年纪最小的妹妹吓到了。

心灵能力的诡异跟强大，让年轻的商人有一种毛骨悚然的感觉。

甚至比在荒岛上看到那些成群结队的亡灵冲锋更令人恐惧。

因为亡灵虽然可怕，但终究是看得见、摸得着的，就算死也能死个明白。

可心灵异能完全没有任何征兆，不知不觉就能读取一个人的记忆和思想，而且还能不知不觉的将其变成受到控制的傀儡。

伯纳德宁愿被杀死，也不像变成自己父亲那副宛如行尸走肉般的样子。

"No problem. But you have to think carefully, this is a rare psychic. If you hand her over to me, it will be difficult for you to see her again in the future." Zuo Si reminded solemnly.

Bernard smiled bitterly and shrugged his shoulders: "It doesn't matter. I have your support, that's enough. As for Isadora, I just hope she can stay away from this nightmarish home and live a happier life in the future."

While talking, the young businessman took advantage of the girl's sleep, reached out and gently touched the latter's long golden hair, with a hint of pity in his eyes.

It can be seen that he actually likes this youngest sister very much.

After a few seconds, Bernard reluctantly withdrew his arm, put on an unsettling gloomy face, and asked directly: "Sir Soth, could you please tell me where my father's mistress and the illegitimate son who wanted to replace me live?"

"What do you want to do?" Zuo Si asked calmly.

"Is there even a need to ask? Of course it's revenge! Since that bitch dared to instigate my father to kill all of his legitimate descendants, including me, then I must be prepared to endure bloody revenge."

Bernard's tone was filled with naked and undisguised bloodiness.

After this ordeal, he has obviously grown a lot.

In the past, he would not have had the courage and guts to kill people in the city of Askatla.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction, quickly picked up a pen and paper, wrote down the information that the magic object had read from the old man's mind on the bed through psychic power, and then handed it over.

"Here, here's the address. Need help?"

Bernard took a deep breath and declined, "Thank you, but it's not necessary. This is our family's business. I will use the most traditional and bloody way of Amn to uproot all the people involved in this matter and their families, regardless of gender, age or status."

"In that case, I wish you a happy revenge." Zuo Si gave his blessing with a smile.

Because he knew that after experiencing this incident, Bernard would make up for his last shortcoming and completely transform into a qualified Amn businessman.

Just like that, Bernard left home alone and headed straight for the Chamber of Commerce.

With his status as the first heir and the prestige he had accumulated within the Chamber of Commerce, he took over all power effortlessly.

Immediately afterwards, Bernard allocated a sum of funds and divided it into three parts.

One copy was sent to the Shadow Thieves Guild in Amn, another was sent to the military camp responsible for maintaining daily law and order in the city, and another was secretly sent to the prosecutor's wife, who was responsible for hearing cases and conducting trials.

In less than an hour, a fire broke out in the house where Sir Elrott housed his mistress. No one, whether the master or the servants, could escape and they were all burned to death.

Afterwards, a small family that had only risen in recent years suddenly suffered an incident of collective ingestion of poisonous mushrooms, and the entire family, young and old, died.

After the inspection by the guards and the prosecutor's decision, everything was quickly settled.

Perhaps in the eyes of those who are not aware of the situation, these are two completely different accidents.

But in the eyes of the upper ruling class of Askatla, this was a perfect and excellent revenge.

As the new head of the family, Bernard used the Amn way to kill all enemies who coveted his family's wealth, which is worthy of emulation by all young people.

Obviously, the money given to the shadow thief was to hire a killer, the money given to the military camp was to let the guards help cover up the traces of the murder, and the money given to the prosecutor's wife was to let the two cases end as quickly as possible to avoid unnecessary turmoil.

As Babette said, there is nothing in Athkatla that money cannot buy.

If you can't buy it, it just means that the money you gave is not enough.

What's more, Sir Elrot's mistress was not originally from a prominent family, otherwise she would not have been willing to hide her identity and be the lover of an old man.

The family behind her was able to gain a foothold in the fierce competition in this city precisely because of nepotism.

So after getting the money, the shadow thieves didn't even hesitate and immediately sent out assassins to complete this lucrative and low-risk commission.

Bernard looked at the heads in front of him without any expression on his face. He said directly to the thief who came to hand in the task: "I am glad that this matter is finally over. Your efficiency is still as good as always."

"Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad you're satisfied. Oh, by the way, our boss, Alan Linville, asked me to pass on a message saying that he wants to make an appointment to meet with Lord Soth, who helped you take everything back."

The thief added as he was about to turn around and leave.

"Alan Linville?" Bernard was slightly stunned.

Because this name is very famous in Amn, especially in Askatra.

He is the nominal supreme leader of the Shadow Thieves.

Although there are rumors that this guy is just a puppet pushed out by the Shadow Thief to deceive people.

But it is undeniable that he is indeed quite powerful.

At least most of the shadow thieves must accept the leadership of Ailan Linville, and all subordinate guilds must hand over a portion of their profits every once in a while.

Bernard couldn't understand why the leader of the Shadow Thieves wanted to see Zuo Si.

The thief noticed the merchant's worry and immediately smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's not a bad thing. On the contrary, our boss wants to negotiate a deal with Lord Soth, a deal that will benefit everyone."

After saying this, he dived into the shadows and disappeared at the end of the street at an extremely fast speed.

Half an hour later, in the office at the end of the maze on the basement floor of the Shadow Thieves Guild.

Ailan Linville sat in front of the chair and asked in a slightly playful tone: "Well, did you take my words to heart?"

"Of course, boss. But I don't quite understand. The boy named Soth is obviously only about ten years old. What do you have to talk about with him?" the thief asked with a puzzled look.

"Child? No! That's not just any child, but a powerful and terrifying monster. Remember, don't spread this matter to anyone else."

After that, Ailan Linville waved his hand to signal the other party that he could leave.

(End of this chapter)