The whole process took place without any trouble or difficulty. Even those who wanted to take advantage of the situation withdrew their extended hands.

In addition, the caravan brought back a large number of specialties from the southern Calimshan and Tethyr regions. At the same time, old Bass also led the merchant ship to successfully dock in the harbor of Ascatla a few days later, and moved a large amount of expensive spices, sugar, honey, silk, pearls, rare herbs and other goods to the warehouse.

All of a sudden, all the nobles and merchants realized that the Roldan Chamber of Commerce, far from being weakened by this incident, had turned out to be a blessing in disguise and became even richer and more powerful.

Those who originally wanted to join forces to suppress Bernard and force him to sell some shops, merchant ships and trade routes at a low price in exchange for working capital immediately made a 180-degree turn in their attitude.

After all, in Amn, no one can resist money.

Whether it is spices, sugar, honey, or pearls, tobacco, silk and rare herbs, they are all in short supply in the Amn region.

As long as you buy it and take it to a store for retail, you can immediately make a profit of about 30%.

If we pull it to Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep and Neverwinter in the north, it would be easy to double or triple the amount.

So Bernard needs to meet a large number of clients every day and bargain with them to ensure maximum benefits.

Of course, he did not sell all the goods, but only sold about one third. The rest was slowly digested by his own chamber of commerce’s shops and trade routes.

About a week later, the young businessman placed a thick stack of bills of exchange in front of Zuo Si, which could be used directly as currency in transactions in most cities in Furen.

"Mr. Soth, here are 650,000 gold coins. Please take a look."

"Have you cleared out all the goods?" Zuo Si asked in surprise.

Although a merchant ship with a carrying capacity of only a few hundred tons and the transportation capacity of more than two hundred heavy horse-drawn carriages is nothing in modern society on Earth.

But in this world where technology and transportation capabilities are relatively backward, it is definitely a "commodity".

If you don't want to cause a sudden price drop, it often takes a long time to deal with it.

Zuo Si felt that it was already quite remarkable to be able to sell about half of the goods in one or two months.

But now, the other party gave him a big surprise.

Bernard smiled and shook his head: “No, not even close.

The funds you gave me in Calimport far exceeded my original plan.

Moreover, we made a lot of money along the way in Manon, Mailatma and Zazesipo.

Therefore, the income is several times more than before.

This is just the first batch of profit sharing, and there will be more in the next year.

Especially lending to the nobles and chambers of commerce in Myratma City will bring in huge profits for a long time to come."

"Well done, I was right about him."

Admiring the young businessman's high-spirited look after his transformation, Zuo Si showed a gratified smile on his face.

Because his investment got an amazing return.

If nothing goes wrong, there should be no need to worry about the start-up funds for building a wizard tower and going to Candlekeep to seek knowledge.

“Thank you for the compliment. If it weren’t for your help and support, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to come back alive.

I will never forget this kindness.

And I hope that our close cooperative relationship can continue forever.

Oh, by the way, this is the Chamber of Commerce equity transfer agreement that was promised to you, as well as a land deed, a certificate of nobility issued by a six-member council, and a permanently valid spellcasting license.

From now on you may call yourself Sir Thors.

Additionally, the title deed is located outside of the city of Askatra, near the rivers and lakes west of Crimul, and is a very fertile land.

It has a beautiful castle and four large estates under its jurisdiction.

It was originally the escape route my father left for his mistress and illegitimate son, and now I give it to you as a gift.

You don't need to worry about the business affairs, as there are special housekeepers and servants to take care of it on weekdays.

Occasionally, it can also be used as a place for relaxation, recreation and hunting.”

After that, Bernard carefully took out three parchment scrolls from the wooden box and placed them on the table.

Each of the scrolls has a small amount of magical power added to prevent counterfeiting.

Especially land deeds, although their value and the profits they can generate may not be too high, they do fall into the category of real estate.

Moreover, once one has a noble title in Amn, the land owned under his name will automatically be converted into a territory.

The owner of the territory is equivalent to a small feudal lord, who not only has judicial and taxation powers, but also certain military rights.

When you think it is necessary, you can arm all the young and middle-aged people in the territory, either to resist attacks from monsters or to kill invading enemies.

In short, as long as you don't openly touch the bottom line of the six-member council, you are basically like a local emperor and can do whatever you want.

After all, Amn’s predecessor was the “Emirate of Kalisha”.

It was originally a loose state formed by a group of small lords. Therefore, even after it was transformed into a commercial empire, it still retained a large number of feudal lords' rights.

In some places, even famous scenes like "sheep eating people" are being staged.

"Sir Soth..."

Hearing this familiar name, Zuo Si immediately thought of a Death Knight of the same name in Klein's world, as well as the other party's very pretentious way of speaking.

But soon, he smiled and shook his head to interrupt this random divergent thinking, and then asked: "Regarding my application to build a wizard tower in the city of Askatla, haven't the Six-Man Council and the Masked Wizard responded yet?"

"They gave a response, but I don't think you'll like it," Bernard replied with a wry smile.

"Oh? What is their response?" Zuo Si's eyes flashed with curiosity.

"They gave two solutions. One is for you to join the Guild of Masked Mages, and then you will naturally get permission to build a magic tower in the city. The other is to use the Temple of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and plague, which is currently under construction. You can transform the interior of the temple and use it as a magic tower."

Bernard calmly told the official answer he had received.

There is no need to ask the second one, Zuo Si would definitely not agree.

Because he didn't even have time to hide from the Talona Church, how could he possibly go and get involved with them?

Although the first one seems to be feasible on the surface, joining the Masked Mages Guild actually means fulfilling certain responsibilities and obligations.

For example, when the masked wizards of Askatla are resisted while enforcing the law, or are simply killed by the enemy, all the masked wizards will be summoned to the scene ahead.

If it's a "soft persimmon", it's not a big deal.

Once you meet a tough guy like Joan Irenicus, it would be an absolute disaster.

The most important thing is that the masked wizard’s foundation is too poor.

Not only was the entire organization established only a short time ago, but the resources and knowledge at hand were also quite meager, not even a decent legendary spellcaster was available.

In a place like Faerun, a spellcasting organization without a legendary wizard in charge is basically equivalent to a country on Earth without nuclear weapons, and its deterrent power is quite limited.

Zuo Si didn't think that joining such an organization would bring him any benefits, so he sneered and said sarcastically: "These guys are really wishful thinking. They actually want to absorb me into the Masked Mage Organization or the Church and use me. I guess the Shadow Thief wanted to meet me before, and he must have had similar thoughts in mind."

"So what you mean is..." Bernard asked cautiously.

"You can reply to them and tell them that if I am not allowed to build a wizard tower in Athkatra, then I will build it in Baldur's Gate or Waterdeep."

Zuo Si simply counterattacked the enemy.

You have to know that Amn is in absolute competition with Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep.

Not long ago, Baldur's Gate fought a war with Amn on the border over the steel trade.

This is also why when Sharevok created the iron ore crisis and wanted to provoke a war a few years later, he did it almost easily.

The conflict of interests and hatred between the two sides were planted long ago.

As for Waterdeep, it has been in a hostile relationship with Amn for a long time.

The Shadow Thieves, who were once banned and expelled by the Lords of Waterdeep, have been trying to fight back and take revenge in various ways.

If Zuo Si showed an attitude of joining Baldur's Gate or Waterdeep, he would definitely be able to force the Council of Six to make huge concessions.

Because they absolutely do not want the chosen people of the Goddess of Poison and Plague to become bargaining chips in the hands of the enemy to threaten them.

Since Amn is a typical business empire, people here like to apply business methods to politics.

I like to find a condition acceptable to both parties through constant testing and bargaining.

So Zuo Si was not worried at all that the other party would disagree.

Bernard nodded thoughtfully. "Okay, I will convey your message to the Council of Six. In addition, your plan to acquire the Crooked Crane Inn in the City Gate District and the Copper Crown Inn in the Slum District has also been approved. The owner of the former agreed to sell it, but the price is a bit high. The latter has made it clear that he will not sell it no matter how much money is offered."

"It's as expected. After all, the business of the Copper Crown Inn is not as simple as you see on the surface. The owner, Lei Tinan, not only secretly runs gambling, gladiatorial performances and pornography, but also has close ties with slave traders. No matter who it is, they will not sell their own golden goose. But it doesn't matter, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Let's buy the Crooked Crane Inn first."

Zuo Si thought for a while and then made his choice.

In fact, from the perspective of collecting intelligence, the Copper Crown Hotel located in the slums is obviously a better choice.

Because the composition of the customers there is complex, there are members of the Shadow Thieves Guild, adventurers, mercenaries, slave traders from all over the world, and even nobles and wealthy businessmen who go there in search of excitement and fun.

It is easy to find out a lot of rumors and gossip from them.

Most importantly, there is a secret entrance to the Athkaterra sewers behind the Copper Crown Inn.

But the Crooked Crane Inn in Chengmen District is not bad either.

"What? The Copper Crown Inn also engages in gladiatorial shows and slave trade? Damn! How come I didn't know that?" Bernard was obviously surprised.

Because he had been to the Copper Crown Inn more than once.

But usually they would just have two drinks and then go to the private room on the second floor to have some "in-depth communication" with those young and beautiful ladies.

Never heard of any other entertainment.

Zuo Si smiled and replied, "Because Leitinan is very cautious, the slave trade and gladiatorial performances are only open to regular customers. New customers can only watch and participate in gambling under the recommendation of old customers."

"No wonder... I was wondering why some people kept going to the Copper Crown Inn in the slums. It turns out they were all there to watch the slave gladiatorial shows."

Bernard had a look of sudden realization on his face.

But he had been to Port Calim after all, and witnessed the brutal slave fights in the arena where blood and flesh flew everywhere, so he didn't have much interest in this kind of secret underground fights.

Only those who have never left Athkatla in their lives, and have never seen killing and bloodshed, but are eager for intense excitement, will become loyal fans of this underground gladiatorial performance.

"Okay, let's put the matter of the Bronze Crown Inn aside for now. Anyway, we have already caught Lei Tinan's handle and can take his life at any time." Zuo Si shrugged indifferently.

In fact, there are too many places like the Copper Crown Hotel that appear to be doing legal business but engage in all kinds of dirty activities in private.

For example, the "Gift of the Sea" tavern in the dock area is a base set up by pirates specifically for collecting intelligence.

Many merchant ships were robbed because they provided detailed intelligence and route maps to the pirate captains in a timely manner.

After all, as a country that values ​​money above all else and was established very late, Amn has no cultural heritage and its moral concepts are almost non-existent.

If I have to describe it in one sentence, it would probably be “laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes”.

As long as you can make enough money and clean it up, no matter what means you used before or how many outrageous things you did, you will eventually be praised by people around you.

Some children from poor families even publicly stated that their dream when they grow up is to become a "shadow thief."

Bernard nodded slightly. "That's true. In that case, I will go there tomorrow to buy the Crooked Crane Inn, and then hire someone to tear down the old parts for reconstruction and renovation. I believe that in about half a month at most, Chef Welby will be able to conquer the entire upper class of Askatra with his unique oriental dishes."

"There's no rush for that. Because there's a small hidden danger in that hotel that needs to be dealt with first." Zuo Si interrupted the other person's fantasy with a smile.

"Hidden danger?" Bernard blinked in confusion.

Zuo Si explained meaningfully, "There is a hidden secret door on the back wall of the lobby on the first floor of the Crooked Crane Inn. Behind the secret door is the secret residence of a lich. I have to get rid of this lich first, and then I can renovate and decorate with peace of mind."

"Witch...Lich?!!"

Bernard's voice suddenly rose eight octaves, and he instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

He had been to this hotel more than once and sat near the bar in the lobby on the first floor.

The merchant felt a pang of fear at the thought of being so close to the terrifying lich.

At this moment, Bernard finally realized why Zuo Si had emphasized that Askatla was not safe.

It turns out that even in places with a lot of people like this, there is a terrible lich hidden, not to mention remote places like sewers, abandoned houses and warehouses.

Seeing the businessman's uneasy look, Zuo Si immediately comforted him, "Relax. I will be fully prepared when the action comes, and he won't be able to cause any trouble."

"I feel relieved to hear you say that. By the way, where is Isadora? Hasn't she been pestering you these days?" Bernard asked in surprise.

He remembered clearly that ever since he returned home and dealt with his cruel father that day, this little sister who possessed psychic power had been following Zuo Si.

And it seems like he is afraid that the other person will abandon him and run away. Every day, whether he is going out or sleeping, he is inseparable from her. He has become unreasonable, as if he is possessed.

But what made Bernard even more incredible was that Zuo Si showed great patience towards Isadora and did not show the slightest bit of annoyance.

Although he was not sure about the specific reason, he always felt that it must be related to his sister's rare psychic talent.

"Isadora is currently in the room upstairs debating with another fragment of her personality in order to further explore her potential."

Zuo Si did not hide anything and gave the answer frankly.

Based on his observations and tests over the past few days, he was basically certain that although this girl had not undergone any systematic training, she had developed seven or eight psychic powers with her incredible talent, and the psychic points required to use her abilities were not low.

There is no doubt that this is a true genius.

At such a young age, he has strength that many people can't even dream of.

It's hard to imagine how powerful and difficult to deal with she will become in ten or twenty years.

“Debating with fragments of your own personality?” Bernard was stunned for a moment.

"This is a training method unique to Psions. Just like many mages like to increase their perception of the magic network through meditation. The training method of Psions is to constantly debate with the personality fragments generated deep in their subconscious. Every time a debate is won, the personality fragment will completely disappear and become part of the Psion's power."

Zuo Si explained meaningfully.

"Won't this lead to mental problems? Like split personality or something?" Bernard asked nervously.

Zuo Si nodded seriously, "It's entirely possible, and the likelihood is not low.

In some rare cases, because of losing too many debates, the main personality is replaced by the second personality that continues to grow and form.

In this world, no way to gain strength is safe. Even the simplest and most brutal warrior training may lead to death.

This is why I told you before to be mentally prepared to never meet Isadora in this life.

Because she is most likely no longer the Isadora you know, but a second personality that has grown from the fragments.

In addition, the psychic must constantly explore the darkest corners of his own heart that normal people may never be willing to touch.

This means that their personalities become less and less like their previous selves as their power grows.”

Just when Bernard was about to say something, he suddenly found Isadora suddenly running down the stairs, completely ignoring his existence, and threw herself into Zuo Si's arms and said coquettishly: "Sos, I just gained another psychic point through exercise."

"Well done. You are truly the best." Zuo Si praised the girl while touching her hair.

"What about today's reward?"

Isadora raised her head and stared at him with two big eyes full of expectation.

Without saying anything, Zuo Si held up the girl's face and gave her a light kiss on the forehead. Then he smiled and asked, "How is it? Are you satisfied now?"

"Um!"

Isadora's face flushed, and she was shaking uncontrollably with excitement. It took her more than ten seconds to calm down, and her eyes revealed incomparable intoxication and satisfaction.

The latter did not resist at all, and disappeared around the corner of the second floor with light steps, just like a docile kitten.

Bernard watched this scene in amazement, and cautiously asked, "What...what's going on? I mean, how did you make Isadora obey you?"

“还记得我说过，心灵术士都是彻头彻尾的唯心主义者吗？当他们愿意相信一个人的时候，就会表现出毫无保留的信任。伊莎多拉现在就处于这样一个状态。她的童年过的太孤独、太黑暗，以至于无比渴望能够找到一个同类。而在她眼中，我就是那个同类。”

左思直截了当给出了答案。

事实上，除了夺心魔这种可以让自己保持绝对冷酷跟理智的生物外，其他种族的心灵术士多或多或少有些神经质。

因为后者做不到像夺心魔那样绝对冷酷跟理智，所以永远会被复杂的情感、欲望和冲动所困扰。

“那伊莎多拉未来会变成什么样子？”伯纳德继续追问。

左思摇了摇头回答道：“我不知道。也许会随着时间的流失慢慢变回正常人的样子，也有可能一辈子都会保持这种状态，直至死亡降临的那一天。不过我保证，会让她尽可能过得开心一点。”

“唉——希望一切都能朝好的方向发展吧。”

微微叹了口气之后，伯纳德很快站起来转身离开家族宅邸。

要知道他现在可是个大忙人，没有多余时间和精力浪费在家庭和亲情方面。

至于左思，则在商人离开后大概二十分钟左右，带上三个人一起出发前往位于贫民窟的铜冠旅店，打算去感受一下那里的氛围，顺便看看能不能打探到一些有用的信息。

伯纳德的家族府邸在行政区，位于城市的东北端，紧邻着神殿区。

如果想要前往南端的贫民区，中间就需要越过混乱的大桥区。

之所以说混乱，是因为这个地方紧邻河道，不仅有大量的船只与人员往来，而且也是影贼们活动的主要区域之一。

而且左思来到阿斯卡特拉的第一站就是大桥区，因此非常清楚这地方究竟有多么危险。

才短短几分钟的功夫，一行人就驱赶走了两个心怀不轨的扒手，顺便解决掉四个试图从小巷里冲出来抢劫的盗匪。

至于卫兵……

抱歉，卫兵才不会来这种地方执勤，最多守在两边的出入口站岗。

除非有恶性案件，比如说连环谋，否则他们才不会多管闲事呢。

等平安穿过大桥区，很快就能够看到一大片密集且低矮的棚户区。

大量老旧的房屋紧密排列在一起几乎么有任何空隙，其中一些连外墙的漆都掉的差不多了，远远看上去就如同一块又一块的斑点。

在这些老旧房屋旁边，则是数不清用废弃木板、破布搭建起来的木屋跟窝棚。

沿途赤裸上身只穿着一条短裤的乞丐，更是多到根本数不清楚。

当然，与卡林港那些完全没有劳动能力的乞丐不同。

阿斯卡特拉的乞丐绝大部分都是四肢健全习惯了不劳而获的人。

因为安姆的商人有一个习惯，那就是通过慈善捐款来向周围其他人彰显自己的富有。

不过这并不是出于好心，而是出于一种炫耀和展示财力的心理。

这也就导致了许多乞丐哪怕什么都不做，光靠每天慈善捐款施舍的食物就能过活。

一些乞丐甚至还会通过欺骗、恐吓、道德绑架等方式，试图让每一个从自己身边经过的人掏出几个硬币。

随后再拿着这些硬币去酒馆里买醉。

“这些乞丐的目光让我感到恶心！”

阿莱娜恶狠狠瞪了墙角一副色眯眯的中年乞丐一眼，情绪明显开始变得有些烦躁。

因为她知道这些混蛋在想什么，恨不能扔一个火球过去把所有人全部烧死。

“冷静点，没必要跟这些自甘堕落的人渣一般见识。”

左思安抚了一下自己脾气暴躁的随从。

“嘿嘿！如果你想要教训一下他们，我倒是有个办法。”半兽人瑞特脸上浮现出一抹坏笑。

阿莱娜赶忙追问道：“是什么办法？”

“很简单！等会到酒馆里，你只要丢给那些喝到醉醺醺的酒鬼几枚银币，他们就会非常乐意帮你殴打一下这些人渣。”

“雇人殴打他们？”

“对！相信我，这可比你亲自动手有趣多了。”

“好！就按你说的办！”

在这两个不安定份子的小声密谋中，一行人终于走进了铜冠旅店的大门。

首先映入眼帘的，是位于一楼大厅中央那个长达十几米的篝火堆。

在篝火堆上，还有一些铁架子，以及架子上正在煮的肉汤、炖菜，亦或是大块的烤肉、烤鱼。

围绕着这个巨大的篝火堆，松散摆放着三十几张桌子。

大部分顾客正围坐在桌子前开心的喝着酒、享用着美味的食物，时不时还会讨论最近一段时间城内和城外发生的事情。

“这里就是铜冠旅店？看上去似乎还不错。”阿莱娜饶有兴致的评价道。

“那边那个圆形的铁笼子是做什么的？”瑞特一脸好奇的问。

左思笑着回答：“那是一个小小的角斗场，既能让爆发冲突的顾客进去解决私人恩怨，也可以进行斗兽和赌博。看到角落里那些被关在笼子里的狗了吗？如果你愿意花上几个金币，负责人就会放两条狗进去让它们互相撕咬，直至其中一方死亡为止。”

“在两条狗中选择一条赌输赢？有点意思！”瑞特两眼微微放光。

毕竟他的爱好原本就不多，除了喝酒打架之外，也就剩下赌博了。

“主人，我们可以去玩两把吗？”阿莱娜跃跃欲试的小声试探道。

“可以。不过要注意别喝醉，也别给我惹事。”左思语气严厉的发出警告。

也不知道是不是错觉，他发现阿莱娜跟瑞特凑到一起的时候，总容易弄出点问题来了。

阿莱娜赶忙拍着胸脯保证：“我发誓！只吃喝玩乐！绝对不惹事！”

就这样，两个“乐子人”先是跑去吧台点了一些酒和下酒菜，然后便跑到小角斗场旁边的桌子坐下，加入了赌博大军的行列，跟那些也不知道究竟是本地人还是外来者的家伙，一起声嘶力竭给自己下注的狗加油鼓劲。

一旦赢了，立刻就会兴奋的发出怪叫。

如果输了就毫不犹豫的破口大骂。

左思完全不理解，一次也就几个金币的赌注，怎么会让他们如此的全身心投入。

就在他准备找个远点的地方坐下来时，沉默了良久的维尔梅斯突然问了一句：“我可以加入他们吗？”

“你？”

左思上下打量一下这位维持着人类形态的红龙，用不是很确定的语气反问：“你改不会是想用自己的能力作弊，赢光他们手里那点可怜的赌注吧？”

“主人，您猜对了，她就是这么想的。”

奇物在关键时刻通过心灵连接说出了真相。

“你还真是这么想的？！”

左思瞬间惊了。

那些正在赌博的人把所有赌资加在一起可能都不到一百个金币。

可这里却有一条死不要脸的红龙连这点钱都不打算放过。

简直毫无底线！ 内心想法被拆穿的维尔梅斯似乎有点恼羞成怒，咬牙切齿的辩解道：“一枚金币难道就不是钱了吗？我又不像你那么富有！能赚一个是一个！”

“别闹！我之前不是把龙巫妖的宝藏分给了你一部分么。”

左思没好气的翻了个白眼。

“不够！我还要更多！更多！我要成为整个费伦最富有的红龙！”

维尔梅斯眼睛里闪烁着无比贪婪的光芒。

“省省吧。别丢人现眼了。就算你不嫌丢人，我嫌丢人呢。”

左思果断拒绝了红龙在这种小额赌博中作弊的念头。

尽管他现在的名声已经在塔洛娜教会的宣扬下差不多全毁了，形象基本全都是令人感到害怕和恐惧的毁灭者。

可即便如此，也比传出剧毒与疾病女神的选民——“索斯爵士”，在区区几个金币的赌博中作弊强百倍。

最终在左思强势的弹压下，维尔梅斯的小小发财计划还没开始就破产了，整个人看上去充满了怨气，一口气点了大量的烤肉闷头猛吃。

看架势，似乎是打算通过这种方式来把“损失”的部分找补回来。

左思也懒得跟这家伙计较，一边品尝着本店极具特色的烧烤，一边听周围其他客人谈论阿斯卡特拉最近发生的怪事。

由于已经是选民的关系，他完全无惧于任何毒素或者疾病，所以在吃东西的时候胆子比以前大了许多，甚至品尝了一下烤蜥蜴串。

“嘿！你听说了吗？最近渥金商场区那边的几家店铺，晚上总是能听到地下传来怪异的响声。”

“地下？怪异的响声？该不会是下水道里有什么怪物吧？”

“昨天倒是有一队冒险者接了其中一家店铺发布的任务，进入下水道进行探索，但最终一个都没能回来。”

"Damn it! Did they encounter a troll? We encountered one the last time we went in. As a result, there was no spellcaster in the team, and no one brought anything that could make fire, so we couldn't kill it no matter how hard we tried. We finally escaped with great difficulty."

"What?! There are trolls in the sewers?"

"It's not just trolls! I've also seen a whole bunch of slimes!"

"Damn it! I swear I will never go into a dangerous sewer again in my life. That crappy place is a hundred times more terrifying than the wild forest."

"Oh, right! In addition to the strange noises in the Woking Mall, I heard that there has been some unrest in the cemetery recently. The bodies of several elves living on the edge of the city were discovered not long ago. It is said that all the blood in their bodies was sucked dry, and there were two very obvious tooth marks on their necks."

"Oh my God! Vampires? There are vampires in Athkatla? What are the priests of the temple and the paladins of the Knights of the Burning Heart doing? Aren't they the best at purifying these undead creatures?"

"God knows what they are doing. Maybe they can't find the vampire's hiding place."

…

Weird noises beneath the Woking shopping precinct?

Vampires are lurking near the cemetery? These two pieces of news immediately made Zuo Si realize that Erinikas and Badi must have already arrived in this city.

The sounds meant that Erinikas was building his own underground laboratory and base, and the elves' corpses that had been drained of blood meant that Badi was looking for a suitable target and then transforming it into a descendant of a vampire.

"It seems that Athkatla will inevitably become more and more dangerous from now on. I have to be prepared."

Zuo Si couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

Just as he was about to continue listening to other news, a waitress in revealing clothes came towards him and placed a piece of writing on the table.

"The masked man in the corner asked me to give this to you."

"Masked man?"

Zuo Si took the note casually, raised his head and looked in the direction the woman was pointing, and sure enough, he saw a masked man covered in a black cloak.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the figure looked a little familiar.

Out of curiosity, Zuo Si quickly opened the note and found only one sentence written on it:

Long time no see, my dear apprentice.

moment!

Boom! Zuo Si felt as if his head had suddenly exploded, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

Because there is only one person who would speak to him in this tone.

That is the Archnecromancer Asta.

Without any hesitation!

Zuo Si stood up and walked towards the other party.

When the masked man saw this, he immediately stood up and walked out of the Bronze Crown Inn.

The two of them walked one after the other along the narrow, dirty alleys of the slum until they arrived at the door of a dilapidated old house and stopped.

"Teacher...is it really you?" Zuo Si narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively.

"Who else could it be if not me?"

As he spoke, the masked man took off his hood and mask, revealing a face that looked extremely old, but gave people a defiant and cold feeling.

He was none other than the Great Necromancer who had traveled from another world.

Especially those eyes, which no longer had any breath of life.

This means that he has successfully transformed himself into a lich.

"I don't understand... When did you come to Faerun?"

Zuo Si's mind was obviously a little confused now.

Because without the help of his planeswalker spark, it would be impossible for the other party to complete the cross-dimensional and cross-crystal wall teleportation relying solely on that huge door.

Asta let out a creepy low laugh, "Hehehe, of course when I ordered you to open the portal for the last time, I used illusion magic to deceive your vision and hearing, making you think that I returned to my room. But in fact, I have brought everything I need and came directly to this world."

"Illusion magic? I see! The you I saw at that time was just a false phantom created by magic." Zuo Si's face showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

In this way, he finally understood why his mentor appeared in this world.

Asta nodded slightly: "That's right! Remember what I taught you? A mage should always trust himself. Otherwise, once he places his hope and trust in others, he may be betrayed."

"So you're on guard against me."

Zuo Si directly stated the other party's motive for doing so.

"You are very smart, as always, and this is what I admire most about you. And... I recently heard that you became the chosen one of the goddess of poison and plague in this world, and destroyed a world with plague?"

As he said this, Asta's tone became noticeably strange.

After all, he had always looked down upon Zuo Si from a superior position.

I never thought that this relationship would one day be the other way around.

Zuo Si was quick to notice this and responded directly, "Yes. I am the Chosen One of Talona. As for the destruction of the Aiur magic civilization by the plague, it was actually just an accident."

"How is the floating city of Plantia doing now?" Asta asked in a very calm tone.

"Almost everyone is dead. Undead creatures are everywhere. Only a few lucky ones are left hiding in the Mage Tower. Who knows how long they can hold out. It's not just the Plantia floating city. Other floating cities are in a similar situation. Even the towns and villages on the ground are no exception. The magic civilization created by you Aiel people is gone. The whole continent is shrouded in a raging plague. I also managed to escape with great difficulty."

Zuo Si gave a brief and concise introduction to the situation.

He knew the character of the Great Necromancer in front of him very well, so he didn't think that he would do anything to him because of this.

"How did you do that? Was it the power bestowed upon you by the goddess?"

Just as Zuo Si expected, after hearing about the tragic situation in his hometown, Asta did not show anger, rage, or even want to kill, but instead revealed a strong desire to research and explore.

Because there are no such creatures as gods in the world of the Aiel.

So he was full of curiosity about God, and if possible, he would like to dissect one.

(End of this chapter)