Building a large wizard tower from scratch was undoubtedly a brand new experience for Zuo Si.
Similarly, it also tests his knowledge reserves and planning ability.
Because building a wizard tower is not as simple as making a magic item, nor is it a simple accumulation of materials and techniques.
Instead, it is necessary to turn various rooms with different functions and massive magical protection into a complete and indivisible whole.
In addition, the design combines two different ideas, and its difficulty is far beyond the imagination of most arcane spellcasters.
In particular, the "energy absorbing magic array" hidden in the interlayer between the outer wall and the inner wall is almost spread over every corner from the underground part to the above-ground part.
The cost of doing this was that after building only three underground floors and two above-ground floors, the cost reached a staggering 400,000 gold coins.
This includes common building materials worth nearly 50,000 gold coins.
For example, a large amount of "basalt" stone is used on the outer layer of the main body of the tower.
For example, the steel bars and iron plates that serve as the supporting structure are adhesived with some unknown mixture of substances.
After all, even if you use the creator's ability, you still have to build the general appearance first.
The second is the spellcasting materials consumed by casting a large number of protective spells on the tower, which is about 180,000 gold coins.
This part is mainly to resist the powerful high-level energy-shaping spells, as well as the transformation magic such as the fourth-ring [Stone Shaping] and the fifth-ring [Fossil to Mud].
As for the rest, except for a little salary and food expenses paid to stonemasons and workers, it was all spent on the "energy absorbing array".
And this is not counting the scrolls, gems, various rare materials that Zuo Si had previously stored, as well as the time and energy he invested during the construction process.
The most important thing is that the part that has been built is empty inside.
Then the interior decoration, furniture, displays, experimental equipment, binding array, summoning array, arcane garden, detection array, magic traps used to resist invaders...
The total cost of all these things is not much less than building the wizard tower itself.
Maybe it will be even more expensive.
No wonder most wizards can't afford to build a wizard tower and can only make do with converting their own houses into magic laboratories.
Those who have the ability to build their own wizard tower are basically either high-level spellcasters or great wizards, or their families are wealthy enough to rival a country.
Even Bernard couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling at the terrifying speed of spending money.
For the first time, the young businessman realized that compared with the wealth possessed by these powerful wizards, his family and the Chamber of Commerce he ran were nothing.
In order not to delay the progress of the project, he even had to take out a large sum of money to pay Zuo Si's share of the profit in advance.
Looking at this majestic building rising from the ground and out of tune with the surrounding low and dilapidated houses, Bernard couldn't help but sigh slightly: "I can't believe that in just over a month, such a large tower is almost completed."
"Finished? No, no, no. Perhaps for ordinary buildings, building the outermost part is barely 80% done. But for the wizard tower, this is just the beginning. The next internal functional rooms, storage warehouses and energy storage devices are the key." The dwarf foreman immediately corrected with a smile.
As a senior member of the Stonemasons Guild, he has undertaken many jobs in building wizard towers.
Therefore, I know very well how troublesome and tedious the later work is.
Especially for a large wizard tower like this that occupies a large area, don't expect to utilize all the space inside without a year or two of effort.
Of course, Zuo Si didn't actually intend to achieve everything in one go.
His plan was to build a wizard tower first, so that there would be at least a place to conduct various dangerous experiments, and the rest could be done slowly.
"That sounds terrible. As far as I know, the construction cost of this tower is close to 500,000 gold coins, right?" Bernard asked in an uncertain tone.
The dwarf foreman sneered and replied, "Five hundred thousand? That's just for purchasing materials, paying salaries and food expenses. I bet that the magic and technology used by Mr. Chosos to speed up the construction, as well as the piles of gems, scrolls, rare metals, etc., add up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins."
"Goddess of Wealth Waukeen! This is outrageous! Is this the price of building a large wizard tower? It's unbelievable!"
Bernard was completely shocked by the exaggerated consumption, staring in amazement at the figure not far away who was interacting intimately with his sister Isadora.
You know, he originally thought that the profits he helped earn were the basis for Zuo Si to build this tower.
But who knew that huge sum of money was less than half of the construction cost of the Mage Tower.
"Hahaha! There's nothing we can do about it. But you have to understand that a wizard tower like this can be used for hundreds or even thousands of years. The entire family and future generations can benefit from it. Look at how long the Masked Wizard Guild has only been established, but their wealth accumulation speed is far faster than that of the Shadow Thieves."
After saying this, the dwarf foreman took the salary he deserved, took the other hired stonemasons with him, and walked towards the headquarters of the Stonemasons Guild.
As for those tenant farmers who took advantage of the slack season to earn some extra money, they all picked up their bags, used the money they earned to buy some daily necessities near the nearest market, and then returned to the manor in groups.
After sending all these people away, Bernard came to Zuo Si and reported: "Sir Soth, the main part of the Mage Tower has been built. I probably can't help with the rest."
Zuo Si nodded contentedly: "It's okay, I'll take care of the rest myself.
I have already placed an order for some of the alchemical and magical equipment with the Guild of Masked Mages, and I believe they should be able to deliver the goods in a few days at most.
In addition, I also need some beds, cabinets, bookshelves, tables, chairs, sofas, mirrors, bedding, pillows and other furniture and daily necessities. "
"Do you have any special requirements for materials and craftsmanship? If not, I can directly order a batch from Babette Nasiva at a relatively low price. His family has an industry in this area."
Bernard quickly came up with a solution.
Since these furniture and daily necessities were to be moved into the wizard's tower for use, he didn't dare to buy them casually in the market.
Otherwise, God knows whether those things of unknown origin contain any curse or other unclean things.
"Sure. I'm not too particular about furniture and daily necessities. Here's a list. Please help me buy them."
As he spoke, Zuo Si handed over the parchment that he had prepared in advance.
Bernard took it and glanced at it quickly, then responded immediately: "Please give me two weeks, and all these things will be transported to the Mage Tower in two weeks. If you want to move in right away, you can move some furniture from my house for a few days."
"No problem, thank you for your help."
Zuo Si had no intention of being polite to the other party and accepted the help offered generously by the businessman.
Because of the close working relationship between the two, there was no need to be polite.
If anyone dares to rob the ships or caravans of the Roldan Chamber of Commerce, he will immediately counterattack and kill them all with lightning speed.
Bernard was undoubtedly well aware of this, so he said happily: "It is my honor to serve you. I will go back and inform the butler now to ask him to arrange for the servants to send some furniture and daily necessities. Oh, I almost forgot, this is the deed of the Crooked Crane Inn, it belongs to you now."
"Finally got it? How much did it cost you?"
Zuo Si showed a surprised expression on his face.
Because every time the inn's owner, Grokanna, was about to make a deal, he would suddenly raise the price in an attempt to make more money from the transaction.
Unfortunately, he obviously met his match this time.
As one of the best young businessmen in Ascatla, Bernard is an absolute master at bargaining.
In order to retaliate against Grokanna's betrayal, he also hired shadow thieves to steal in the Crooked Crane Inn, making all the guests who stayed there to stay and drink feel insecure.
After a few weeks, this once bustling hotel in Chengmen District became completely deserted.
It is estimated that Grokanna could not hold on any longer, so he had to make the decision of "selling with tears".
Otherwise, his hotel would become less and less valuable as time went by.
"Five hundred gold coins. I only spent one tenth of the original price to take over the Crooked Crane Inn. If you add in the cost of hiring the Shadow Thief, it's only about twelve hundred."
Bernard raised the corners of his mouth slightly and revealed a smug smile.
Because in this transaction, he not only got what he wanted at an extremely low price.
At the same time, it also gave a severe lesson to the boss Grokanna who raised the price.
"Five hundred gold coins? I think that greedy guy is about to cry, right?"
Zuo Si also laughed with glee.
After all, the price he offered the first time was quite fair, with a premium of almost 50%.
But even so, the other party is still not satisfied and wants to take advantage of the situation to get more.
Now that he has ended up like this, I can only say that he deserves it and does not deserve any sympathy at all.
Bernard nodded gently. "That's right! After handing over the title deed, Grokanna cried bitterly. If nothing unexpected happens, he will not be able to stay in Askatra anymore."
"It's really satisfying. After I get rid of the lich hiding in the Crooked Crane Inn tonight, we can start demolishing and rebuilding the inn tomorrow. I believe our chef, Mr. Welby, has been eager to become famous in Athkatla."
While saying this, Zuo Si raised his hand and gently touched Isadora's hair, comforting the girl who was very attached to him.
Although with his company in recent times, this psychic who had serious mental problems due to premature awakening of his abilities has become a little more cheerful, and has even been able to establish a good relationship with the little werewolves of the same age.
But deep down, I still only regard him as one of my own kind.
Zuo Si suspected that if things continued to develop in this way, their relationship would become very troublesome when they entered puberty in a few years.
But Bernard didn't realize this, and immediately said with a smile: "I can't wait to see how the delicacies from Karatu in the Eastern Continent will make those picky nobles rave about it."
He never had any doubt about Welby's craftsmanship from beginning to end.
Because these days, this half-orc chef has been making various dishes in different ways every day, and has completely conquered everyone's appetite.
In terms of quantity, variety, taste and color, it can beat the best store in Azkatra.
If we add some characteristics of Karatu from the Eastern Continent to the decoration and services, then wealthy nobles and wealthy businessmen will definitely flock to it.
After all, the rich people of Amn love nothing more than showing off to others.
And a store like this can just meet their needs.
By then, if you set the prices of the dishes a little higher, provide better service, and add a few magic effects and a membership system to elevate the style, you will definitely make a lot of money.
And Bernard wasn't worried at all that someone might get jealous and steal the recipe or try to copy it.
You have to know that Zuo Si is the chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease!
This identity alone is enough to scare most bad guys into cardiac arrest.
What's more, Bernard also plans to use this store to expand his social circle, get to know more powerful people, and strive to bring his family and chamber of commerce into a new stage within a few years.
After a brief chat, the businessman quickly took his leave and went to deal with these trivial and troublesome matters.
After he was completely gone, Isadora asked, "Soth, did you know that my brother is using you?"
"Haha, of course. To be precise, we are using each other. He needs my strength, and I also need his talent and ability in business." Zuo Si responded with a smile.
"Use each other?"
Isadora frowned subconsciously, obviously not understanding the meaning of this sentence.
Because she saw the darkness hidden in the hearts of adults too early, the way she thinks about problems is very different from that of normal people.
"That's right! In this world, the relationships between people are often very complicated, and are mixed with a lot of interest factors. It is rare to see so-called pure love, family affection and friendship." Zuo Si explained meaningfully.
Just when Isadora wanted to say something, seven mages who looked quite old walked towards her from not far away.
Leading the group was Vanessa, who had transformed into a lich, and his good friend Jeffrey.
Obviously, since the release of arcane magic is prohibited in the city of Athkatla, they did not choose to teleport directly.
Otherwise, you will be severely warned the first time, and face the siege of the masked wizard the second time.
Seeing this scene, Zuo Si immediately asked in an uncertain tone: "What are you doing..."
"Sir Soth, these people are all good friends of Jeffrey and I. They are now facing the same problem as us, that is, their lifespans are coming to an end, and they have not found any other way to prolong their lifespans."
Vanessa took the initiative to step forward and gave a brief explanation.
"So you all want to transform into liches?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Because he never dreamed that after he had finally successfully developed a lich subordinate, the other party turned around and brought in five "subordinates" in one go.
What kind of awareness and enthusiasm is this? It's too outrageous! Zuo Si had no idea how many high-level wizards in Faerun had to die in old age with strong reluctance and regret because they lacked the knowledge to transform liches or vampires, and had not learned the nine-ring magic [Wish Spell].
Moreover, the success rate of transforming into a lich is quite low, and preliminary estimates show that it will not exceed 5%.
That is to say, on average, only one out of every twenty mages who try to transform themselves into a lich can succeed.
The remaining ones often died because the transformation rituals they received were incomplete, or they were directly poisoned to death, or because the craftsmanship of making the life box was not up to standard and their souls could not be preserved.
"None of us want to die, and we don't want everything we have worked so hard to gain to disappear with death. Please don't worry, we know what the price is, and we are willing to accept such conditions."
An old man with skin like dry bark on his face gave his assurance in a serious tone.
Jeffrey also chimed in, "Sir Soth, the mages behind me have a minimum spellcasting level of LV13, and they can definitely be your good helpers.
And I've talked to Vanessa, and I think seven immortal liches and high-level wizards are already a considerable force.
We can definitely build our own organization. And you are the right leader for it. "
"Establish an organization?" Zuo Si was slightly stunned.
Wow! He just became the chosen one of the goddess of poison and disease, and now he has to be the leader of a spellcasting organization composed of liches? Is he so popular with the evil camp? Or did he awaken his talent and potential to become a big boss behind the scenes after traveling through time?
You should know that the reason why Zuo Si chose to help these dying old wizards transform into liches was mainly to find helpers to fight against dangerous enemies like the Zhentarim, the Cult of the Dragon, the Harper Alliance, and the Entangled Symbol.
I never thought about establishing an organization.
But Vanessa didn't think so, she nodded seriously and explained: “Yes, establish an organization.
You see, Geoffrey and I currently control most of the magical power in the two most important port cities on the west coast of the Kingdom of Tethyr.
They each occupy a place in the magic circles of important inland cities such as Velen, Dalaoma, and Saradas.
As long as we unite, we can gain huge benefits and various scarce resources.
You can also connect each other's mage towers together to provide mutual support.
If one day you wish, you can even intervene in the civil war in the Kingdom of Tethyr..."
This ambitious newborn lich described his grand blueprint to Zuo Si.
As the magical power of the Kingdom of Tethyr is relatively weak, both mages and warlocks are quite scarce, and there is not even a decent academy. It is entirely up to mages from all over the country to train apprentices themselves.
Therefore, the seven liches and high-level spellcasters are already the most powerful force in the open.
After hearing this, Zuo Si immediately smiled and shook his head: "It's too early to talk about this now. Let's help them transform into liches first. I'll give you three days to prepare. After three days, bring the necessary materials for the ceremony to my Mage Tower."
"You don't agree with the plan I made?"
Vanessa seemed to have noticed something and immediately asked cautiously.
"No. Your plan is well-made, and the chances of success are very high. But the problem is, I don't have the time or energy to manage these things, and I don't want to be visited by the paladins and the church of good gods one day. After all, I have enough troubles of my own, and I don't want to add new ones."
Zuo Si expressed his attitude directly.
What he needs is a group of people who can help him solve problems at critical moments, rather than people who cause a mess and need him to help clean up the mess.
If Vanessa follows her plan to monopolize the magical power in the Kingdom of Tethyr, or even intervene in the civil war, all kinds of troubles and enemies are bound to happen.
Zuo Si thought for a moment and immediately answered, "It's very simple. The goal of our organization is to collect as much knowledge, spells, gems, magic items, spellcasting materials, and rare magic metals as possible, such as refined gold, mithril, cold iron, etc. Apart from these and making money, we do not participate in any political activities, nor do we deal with any gods or churches."
"Hmm - this goal sounds pretty good. At least we won't easily conflict with those powerful forces, nor will we get involved in trouble." Jeffrey touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.
"I agree. This is what a spellcaster organization should pursue."
"Yeah! Vanessa's plan was too hasty, and it will definitely be exposed if it goes on for a long time."
"But it must cost a lot of money to do these things, right? In the end, we still have to find a way to make more money."
"How about we band together and form a few chambers of commerce?"
"The Chamber of Commerce? How can we make money faster than robbing? Let's find a few dragons and kill them, then loot the treasures in their lairs. With the combined efforts of several of us, we have a good chance of successfully hunting even if we encounter old or ancient dragons."
"Good idea! Even if we fail, it doesn't matter. The worst that can happen is that we lose our equipment and die. In a few days, we can be reborn as a lich next to the phylactery."
…
What would it look like if a group of mages who were neither good nor evil gathered together? Just look at the scene before you.
With just a few words, they began to discuss how to kill several dragons whose lairs had been discovered, and then plunder all the treasures accumulated by the other party over hundreds of years.
Its cruelty is no less than that of the greedy red dragon Wilmes.
Although strictly speaking, Zuo Si's actions are sometimes not much different from the other party's.
But the corners of his mouth still twitched as he listened.
Especially after becoming a lich, there is no need to worry about death, so even the most cautious wizard in normal times becomes extremely radical and daring.
In the end, Zuo Si couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted their imagination of a "bright future".
"Everyone, what you need to consider now is to prepare the materials to make the phylactery. Only if you successfully transform yourself into a lich, the above plans can be implemented. If anyone accidentally dies during the transformation process, or becomes an idiot, then only God can save you."
moment!
The originally lively discussion suddenly became quiet.
Except for Vanessa who had become a lich, the remaining six people all showed very solemn expressions.
After exchanging glances, they walked into the wizard tower, cast teleportation magic to return to their own residences, and began to prepare everything necessary to transform into a lich.
After everyone had left, Zuo Si said to Vanessa, "Get ready. We are going to kick down the door of another lich's house tonight. If I fail to kill him in the first place, you may need to fight against him with magic."
"Another lich?" Vanessa's eyes lit up slightly.
"Yes. He is a guy hiding in the basement of an inn in the City Gate District. We will act after dark and make sure we can get rid of him once and for all."
After saying this, Zuo Si asked Vanessa to prepare the spell, and he took Isadora to an empty room on the upper floor with only one chair. He temporarily placed the girl there, then opened "Legacy" and began to check the taskbar.
[Make a treasure card (a reward for a card draw opportunity, completed)]
[Upgrade any profession obtained through mimicry to LV11 (reward two card draw opportunities, completed)]
[Build a magic tower of your own (reward: two card draw opportunities, completed)]
[The total number of cards held reaches 100 (a bonus of one card draw opportunity, the current number of cards held: 95)]
[Make a barrier card yourself (rewards two card draw opportunities)]
[Make five LV7 cards (reward three card draw opportunities, one has been made so far, and four more need to be made)]
[Transform the divine power in the body into another kind of energy that can be completely controlled by the spark (a rare unique card is rewarded)]
As the level of the planeswalker reached LV7, the number of tasks for Zuo Si to obtain the opportunity to draw cards increased to seven.
Especially the last mission, it seems to hint at something.
However, with Spark's current strength, the efficiency of converting energy such as divine power is very low.
Therefore, he didn't have any better solution and could only grind it down bit by bit.
Since the first three tasks have been completed, Zuo Si now has five more chances to draw cards.
Without any hesitation!
He chose to start smoking directly and decisively.
In the blink of an eye, five new cards appeared before my eyes.
The first one is [Magic Card: Make It Echo], a LV5 red card that can record the last successfully cast spell on any target except yourself, and then use it within one minute.
With a LV7 planeswalker level, spells below the ninth ring should be able to be copied successfully.
When used, you need to pay ten red mana points, or ten universal mana points.
The second one is [Magic Card: Counterspell], a LV4 blue card that can forcibly interrupt the opponent's spell in progress.
It costs seven blue mana points or seven universal mana points to use it.
The third one is [Creature Card: Oranli Hydra], a LV7 green card that can summon an extraordinary dragon creature with five heads whose size can increase infinitely to fight for the planeswalker.
After being summoned, the creature initially has a Strength attribute of 40 points. Each effective land card on its body can increase its size by one unit (Strength and Constitution +3). If the land card can produce green mana, the size of the multi-headed dragon will increase by an additional unit.
The original Oranli Hydra had thirty points of spell resistance, plus an additional five points for each additional unit of size.
At the same time, the scales' protection against physical damage, their own vitality and attack power will also increase accordingly.
And after increasing by three size units, it gains the ability to quickly regenerate and deal additional acid damage when attacking with a head;
After that, for each additional size unit, the remaining four heads will gain lightning, fire, freeze and poison damage abilities respectively.
When its size increases to ten units, the Orlanli Hydra is not only completely immune to the above forms of energy attacks, but also evolves the accompanying attribute attacks into ultra-large-scale spit attacks.
It costs 25 green mana or 25 universal mana to use it.
The fourth card is [Magic Card: War God Possession], a LV6 red card that allows the planeswalker to gain powerful strength, agility and constitution bonuses in a short period of time, and also gain powerful magic resistance, combat experience and various weapon use skills like high-level warriors. The higher the level of the planeswalker, the more terrifying the melee combat ability he gains, and each spellcasting level lasts for one minute.
When using it, you need to pay fifteen points of red magic, or fifteen points of general magic.
The fifth one is a bit strange. It is a card type that has never been seen before, called [Directional Teleport - Zendikar].
When using this card, you need to pay 200 points of common or blue mana in one go.
Moreover, the cards themselves will not enter the graveyard, but will disappear completely after being used up once.
"Zendikar? The Eldrazi titans?"
Thinking of these two familiar names, Zuo Si's face suddenly became extremely serious and solemn.
As long as his brain is not broken, he will not use this card easily.
The reason is simple! Zendikar is a super-magical world with so much magical power that it is almost overflowing. Its various amazing energies rush and surge in the air, creating unimaginable spectacular scenery.
But at the same time, it is also an extremely dangerous world, so dangerous that even God would have a high chance of being killed if he went there.
That place was invaded by three extremely powerful Eldrazi Titans, and the entire world was once on the brink of destruction.
The so-called Eldrazi is actually a powerful existence similar to Cthulhu, which is almost impossible for mortals to defeat or even kill.
With the power Zuo Si currently possesses, even if he encounters a stronger descendant or creation of Odrazi, he will be crushed in minutes.
Compared with the nightmare-level survival difficulty of Zendikar, Faerun, where dangers are lurking everywhere and gods die every now and then, can be considered "peaceful and tranquil".
There is no doubt that [Location Teleport: Zendikar] and [Creature Card: Oranli Hydra] are enough to prove that the previous owner of "Legacy" must have been to Zendikar.
It's just not known whether when he went there, Zendikar was before the invasion of the Eldrazi or after it was sealed, or whether he just happened to catch the invasion and participated in that earth-shaking battle.
However, Zuo Si, who had no plans to go to Zendikar for the time being, did not delve into it further, but instead turned his attention to the three magic cards.
With the two cards [Make It Echo] and [Counterspell], the chances of winning against the lich hiding in the secret door under the hotel at night are undoubtedly greatly improved.
As for the card [God of War Possession], its function seems to be somewhat similar to [Tamsen Transfiguration]. Both of them can give the mage a strong physique, combat experience and weapon use skills in a short period of time.
But the advantage is that unlike the latter, after activation, he will not temporarily lose the ability to cast spells and become a pure warrior.
It also lasts for one minute per planeswalker level.
If it is paired with a powerful magic weapon, it can definitely give the opponent a huge surprise at the critical moment.
In addition, the first three tasks in the task bar have also changed to:
[Make five treasure cards (rewards two card draw opportunities)]
[Upgrade any profession obtained through Mimicry to LV15 (rewards two card draw opportunities)]
[Collect at least five advanced professions and corresponding knowledge related to mages in the current world (rewarded with two card draw opportunities)]
"Advanced profession? It seems like it's time for me to prepare to leave for Candlekeep. But before that, I have to find a way to make some money. Otherwise, I won't be able to afford those expensive scribes in Candlekeep."
Zuo Si complained quietly in a voice that only he could hear.
Because building the wizard tower under his feet had almost used up all his savings.
Fortunately, we can rob a lich after dark, and his property should not be too shabby.
Now that he had his own wizard tower, Zuo Si naturally would not choose to live in Bernard's house anymore, but would move all his belongings there.
Especially the mutant hound, whose size was comparable to that of a mastiff, was immediately transported to the lowest underground level of the Mage Tower, where Wilmes was personally responsible for its control and supervision.
Judging from its bulging belly, it will be giving birth soon.
Zuo Si had very high expectations for the half-dragon born from this big guy.
As for the others, after the housekeeper delivered some furniture and daily necessities, they all got a small room of their own.
Looking at the empty area around them, Alena asked in an uncertain tone, "Is this our future home?"
Zuo Si smiled and nodded. "That's right. Once the masked wizard delivers the things I ordered, this tower can be officially put into use. The underground part is connected to the city's extensive sewer system. I plan to raise some goblins and other small monsters that reproduce quickly as experimental materials."
After all, this was a wizard tower that he built himself. It truly belonged to him. It was a completely different feeling from using someone else's wizard tower before.
"Raising goblins?!" Rhett opened his mouth in disbelief.
This half-orc warrior had no idea what other uses these trash goblins had other than wasting food and giving novice adventurers some combat experience.
"Don't underestimate the goblins.
These guys are not only extremely adaptable.
Moreover, even if they eat garbage, they can reproduce rapidly in a short period of time.
Very suitable to replace mice and become a better experimental subject.
Most importantly, they are humanoid creatures, very close in physiological structure to humans, elves, and dwarves.
Generally speaking, magic and potions that work on goblins will work just as well on humans."
Zuo Si gave a meaningful reason for raising goblins.
It only takes five years for a goblin to grow from birth to adulthood, and a litter can often give birth to an astonishing number of six or seven, or as many as ten, comparable to a sow.
This process can even be accelerated to less than three months with the help of magic and hormones.
It is simply the best substitute for experimental mice.
In addition, small pest-like monsters like goblins are very easy to control. Just summon a few big goblins or one or two bear goblins and you can keep them under control without worrying about any trouble.
When necessary, they can be used as cannon fodder and laborers, and even their corpses can be used as materials for necromancy magic.
If you want to raise some powerful and ferocious monsters in the future, the goblins can be used as feed.
They are easy to feed, give birth to many children, grow fast, are not prone to disease, and have many uses...
With so many benefits, why wouldn't you raise a nest of goblins?
Rhett was obviously shocked by Zuo Si's "shocking" remarks. He immediately took two steps back and complained in a low voice: "Damn it! I actually feel a little sympathy for those annoying goblins now. I guess those unlucky guys who were caught here will have a very miserable life in the future."
"Never mind. They're just a bunch of goblins. No one will care." Alena shrugged indifferently.
"No, this is not just about raising a nest of goblins. If the whole plan goes well enough, then we can replicate them and even sell the goblins to wizards who need them."
As a lich, Vanessa obviously realized Zuo Si's intention.
After all, for most necromancers, it is difficult to ensure sufficient supply of both living experimental materials and dead bodies.
Especially in areas where slavery is prohibited, you can't just rush into someone's house or find a remote village to kidnap a living person, right? As for how difficult it is to find a monster tribe in the wild, the key is that if you are not careful, you may fail.
At this time, the benefits of raising a large number of goblins are reflected.
In addition, goblins, like dark elves, have no human rights.
Even if it is known to the outside world, no one will care.
Thinking of this, Vanessa subconsciously glanced at the drow not far away who was wearing chain mail and a modified slave collar around his neck.
Since the strange object has slowly drained away all the memories and knowledge in her mind, this guy is now basically just a research material and a human shield that specifically blocks spells.
Zuo Si stroked his chin and added with interest: "Not only that! I can also let Fangus and her people transform the goblins into werewolves by spreading lycanthropy, so that they can obtain physical fitness that is not inferior to most human warriors. In short, goblins are not as useless as people think, it's just that we haven't found the corresponding methods."
"You're not planning to create a group of half-dragons and dragonborn among the goblins, are you?" Wilmes asked with a wary look on his face.
"Why not? Beltogas is dead anyway, and we can make the most of what he left behind.
Don't worry though, I won't be making too many this time.
After all, goblins are inherently chaotic creatures, completely different from the lawful and obedient kobolds.
Speaking of this, it occurred to me that I should send some food to the ogres remaining in the dragon's nest.
Otherwise, after the half-dragon kobold eggs hatch, their food reserves will not last long."
Because he was busy building the mage tower recently, Zuo Si almost forgot about the ogres in Beltogas's lair.
Maybe after a while, we can consider building a permanent portal between the two places.
Anyway, with the power of the planeswalker spark, he can use teleportation magic much easier than the local mages of Faerûn.
In the absence of external interference, very little energy is required to open and close a portal.
By then, by utilizing the kobolds' talent for digging, as well as the goblin laborers and various undead creatures, perhaps it would be possible to slowly dig through the entire underground of Athkatla and create an underground world of their own, just like the "underground maze" built by the mad wizard under Waterdeep.
By that time, whether it is the six-member council or the masked wizard, they will have to act according to Zuo Si's mood, instead of being controlled by others like they are now.
Of course, it's a little too early to think about this now.
Zuo Si's next goal is to bring enough money to visit Candlekeep to supplement the knowledge he lacks most at this stage, and by the way, take a look at the famous Son of Bhaal, little Imoen, and "adoptive father" Gorion.
(End of this chapter)
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