In particular, the Woking Market, which is the largest market on the entire west coast of Faerûn, is open 24 hours a day almost all year round, with no so-called "rest" at all.
Its elliptical wall is fifteen meters high and covers an area more than twice that of Waterdeep Market. It is still brightly lit even at night.
Guests from all over the world and other dimensions are constantly coming here, and there is no sign of a decrease in the flow of people.
Just the opposite!
Since many businesses secretly sell prohibited items in pursuit of profits at night, there are more customers than during the day.
In those unknown corners, there are many shops and stalls selling magic scrolls, staffs, wands, books and various spellcasting materials.
The merchants of Amn fully embody the saying "money talks".
As long as the profit is high, there is nothing they dare not buy or sell.
You should know that the sale of these things is strictly prohibited by law.
Once caught by the masked wizard, the offender will be fined several times the original amount at best, or thrown into prison for a period of time at worst.
In addition to legitimate businessmen, various black market merchants also suddenly appear in the streets or hidden alleys as night falls, selling the stolen goods they have obtained through various channels.
However, unlike in Calimport, all criminal forces in Amn are managed by the Shadow Thieves Guild.
Therefore, there will not be fierce conflicts and vendettas between gangs of all sizes, and even if there are conflicts between them, they must abide by certain rules.
Therefore, in the City of Gold Coins, even if you go out late at night, as long as you are careful to avoid the most dangerous areas, it is theoretically safe.
At least Zuo Si did not encounter any trouble on his way to the Crooked Crane in the City Gate District.
Even if they occasionally saw adventurers passing by, they were not as aggressive as their counterparts in Port Calin. They would either nod to them or just ignore them and walk away.
This overly friendly attitude made the orc Rhett, who was used to the viciousness of people, a little uncomfortable. He asked in an uncertain tone, "Are all adventurers in Amn in the north so friendly?"
"Friendly? What gives you this illusion?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows and asked back.
"But those people who just passed by obviously did not show any aggressiveness, which is almost impossible to happen in Kalinshan." Rhett gave his reasons.
After all, in Port Calin, it was common to wake up every morning and find blood and corpses on the streets.
It would be a wonder if a whole night went by without a murder or violent conflict.
Zuo Si smiled and shook his head and explained: “No, you misunderstood.
It's not that the adventurers of Amn are friendlier, it's just that they don't want to fight in the city.
After all, in this city, there are not only guards who maintain order on the surface, but also shadow thieves who secretly maintain order in the underground world, and masked wizards who specialize in managing arcane spellcasters.
It is not as chaotic and disorderly as Calim Port. Once you are on the wanted list, it means you can never set foot in Athkatla again, let alone take on those high-paying commissions.
Most adventure teams are unwilling to bear such serious consequences."
"I see. Damn! I thought I met a good person."
Rhett couldn't help but complain quietly.
Although in the continent of Faerun, the "unknown adventurer" has solved huge crises more than once.
But in fact, more than 90% of adventurers are driven by the tendency of profit, and their basic behavior patterns are very similar to those of the players in the game. They have no stance or morals at all and will work for whoever pays more.
Many times, he doesn't even mind playing the role of a robber and robbing merchants and his peers.
It is not uncommon for people to fire their employers because they are dissatisfied with the compensation.
After all, adventure is the industry with the lowest threshold for acquiring wealth, power, knowledge and status in the magical world, and there are all kinds of people.
Even the "Witch Queen" Igvir once joined a very famous team and went on adventures.
While the two were talking, the team had arrived at the gate of the Crooked Crane Inn.
This is a slightly dilapidated two-story brick and stone building. There is a shed for parking carriages and livestock next to the main entrance. There are several guest room windows on the second floor, as well as a balcony that is so simple that it looks shabby.
Just from the appearance, we can tell that the previous feature of this place was that it was cheap and affordable.
Not far in front of the inn is the huge city gate and tall, solid city walls.
Since a sign saying closed was hung up, the entire hotel was empty inside and out, without a single person in sight.
Zuo Si took out the key, opened the locked door, and was the first to walk in.
With the creaking sound of feet stepping on the rotten floor, everyone finally arrived at the first floor lobby of the hotel.
As a heavy drinker, Alena rushed to the bar without saying a word, picked up a bottle filled with amber liquid, unscrewed it and poured it into her mouth.
In just one second, she spat out all the wine she had drunk, cursing as she spat: "Shit! What the hell is this? Is it really wine? It's so unpalatable!"
Zuo Si suppressed his smile and reminded him kindly, "None of the wines in this store cost more than two silver coins. And the owner Grokanna will add water to the wine. Except for the poor people who only have a few copper coins left, no one with a normal sense of taste would pour such a mess of inferior wine into their mouths."
"Huh? Why didn't you remind me earlier?"
Alena threw away the wine in her hand and rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"This is to teach you a lesson so that you don't pour liquids into your mouth every time you see them. Look at Rhett, he also likes to drink, but he never loses his mind because of it."
After saying this, Zuo Si quickly chanted a spell and released a [Detect Secret Door].
moment!
A patch of floor next to the wall has an unusual color.
You don't need to ask to know that this is the entrance to the lich's secret chamber.
Without any hesitation, he used the [Knocking Technique] to directly open the secret door that was sealed with magic.
Davian smashed open the rotten floor with his shield and pulled hard at the heavy stone door hidden underneath, eventually revealing a staircase leading deep underground.
Maybe because no one had been here for a long time, the wind blowing out from inside exuded a strong stench and smell of decay.
The astonishing negative energy does not even need to be detected, you can feel it clearly just by using your body.
"Unbelievable! There are actually liches that would make their home in such a crowded place like the Athkatla Gate District."
Vanessa opened her mouth in shock, expressing her incomprehension.
As a necromancer, he knew very well what the attitude of people in most countries and cities was towards the undead.
So since becoming a lich, Vanessa has been extremely cautious even when summoning her apprentices. She hides in the wizard tower all day and never goes out unless necessary, for fear of being noticed by people around her.
But this "senior" made his home directly underground in the downtown area, and didn't seem to worry about the consequences of being exposed at all.
You have to know that the secret door just now was not protected by any protective devices except that it was hidden and closed by magic.
There weren't even the most basic traps to ward off intruders and sound the alarm.
"Maybe when he settled here, Askatla wasn't as prosperous as it is now, or even if this city existed. Come on, let's get this done quickly and go back to sleep."
After saying that, Zuo Si took out four [Fireball] cards, four [Advanced Undead Attack] cards, four [Scorching Light] cards, one [Silence] card, and one [Invisibility Elimination] card.
You don't need to ask to know that this is definitely an intention to give the lich a "tough job".
Immediately afterwards, he began to chant incantations, quickly casting various protective and enhancing spells on the combatants present, while at the same time distributing the holy water he made himself to the warriors to apply on their armor and weapons.
Before long, amazing magical auras began to flash on everyone.
Since obtaining five priest levels, the protective and buff magics that Zuo Si can bestow are no longer simply arcane magics, but also a large number of divine magics.
Especially the first-level [Blessing], which is not only very effective, but also effective within a group.
A shot before the battle can instantly boost the team's morale, and it can have a very good effect whether attacking or resisting the Lich's [Fear Aura].
After all the preparations were completed, everyone walked down the stairs in a mighty procession.
After about a few minutes, a basement of at least two hundred square meters appeared in front of them, located below the city gate area.
With the help of the lighting provided by [Light Magic], one can vaguely see a Calishite-style sarcophagus placed in the center of the basement.
There are more than twenty human-shaped coffins standing on the four walls.
Due to its age, some of the wood has rotted away, revealing dried mummies inside.
The four stone pillars that serve as supporting structures are densely engraved with exquisite reliefs.
Two huge statues stood beside the sarcophagus, motionless like guards.
There is no doubt that this is a typical tomb from the Calimshan Sean Dynasty.
Because only the cold-blooded and cruel Calishite nobles like to mummify slaves and bury them with themselves.
At that time, the Amn region happened to be the border of the huge empire.
The city of Askatra was not founded until shortly before the collapse of the Shan dynasty.
Just as Vanessa tried to get closer to the sarcophagus to see what was inside, the human face mask hanging on a pillar nearby suddenly flashed a dazzling light.
The next second! A lich in tattered robes appeared out of nowhere.
He first stared at the two dots of light in his eye sockets and pondered his surroundings, then he spoke in an extremely low and hoarse voice: "For a long time, I have slept here, guarding this sacred tomb, and have never been awakened. Now, you foolish intruders will pay the price for your stupidity, greed, recklessness, and disturbing my sleep. The price of death..."
Before the lich could finish his words, Zuo Si instantly handed out the big gift package he had prepared in advance.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Along with the violent explosion of [Fireball], the deadly positive energy rays of [Advanced Strike Undead] and [Scorching Radiance] immediately surrounded the opponent.
The blinding white light blinded not only the undead creatures but even the living people.
Vanessa, who was also a lich, was so frightened that she stepped back repeatedly, fearing that she would be accidentally affected.
Before everyone could recover from Zuo Si's "unethical" sneak attack, he also threw out [Silence] and [Invisibility Removal].
moment!
The place where the lich was located became silent, as if the mute button was pressed.
No matter how I opened my mouth, I couldn't make any sound, let alone chant any spells.
The most terrifying thing is that the Lich activated the [Invisibility Ring] and wanted to hide away temporarily to avoid the attack, but it was immediately broken by [Eliminate Invisibility].
Vanessa, who hid behind immediately, also completed the [Dimension Anchor], raised her hand and shot out a beam of light that accurately hit the opponent.
As a result, all teleportation magic will be unusable.
It can be said that in just a few seconds, this poor lich was targeted and stood there at a loss.
His entire body was severely injured by the first round of saturation attack, with signs of breakage and burning everywhere.
The skull was even shattered in half by the positive energy rays, and it looked extremely desolate and miserable from a distance.
"Ahhhh! Die! Monster!"
Upon seeing this, the half-orc Rhett immediately activated his violent ability, rushed forward, leaped forward and made a leap to attack.
The Dragonborn Knight Davian charged from the side, stabbing hard with the flaming sword strengthened with the [Advanced Magic Weapon].
Archer Huntington aimed at the opponent's eye socket and shot an enchanted arrow that was also strengthened with [Advanced Magic Weapon] and coated with [Holy Water].
Three people hit the poor lich almost at the same time.
Before Alena could even make a move, the opponent was torn into a pile of broken bones on the spot.
From beginning to end, the lich did not cast a single spell, but only used the [Invisibility Ring] on his hand once.
Not to mention casting spells, there was not even a chance to chant a single syllable of the incantation during the entire process.
"Is this... is this the end?"
Vanessa opened her mouth slightly, her face full of disbelief.
Because he could feel that the lich in front of him, whose bones were smashed into pieces, was definitely not weak. He might have already mastered the Nine-Ring Magic and was preparing to listen to the spell, carefully observe the opponent's casting movements, and then use spells to "counter".
But in the end, all the preparations made before were of no use at all, and the enemy was taken away directly in one blow.
The way he died was so miserable, it was totally unlike that of a high-level wizard.
Moreover, the large number of spells that Zuo Si poured out in an instant reminded the newborn lich of a name that resounded throughout the continent of Faerun.
She is one of the chosen ones of the goddess of magic, the nightmare and mortal enemy of the red wizards of Sel, one of the seven sisters of the north, and has an unclear relationship with the great sage Elminster of Shadowdale.
Her name is Eraslan Silverhand, but more people prefer to call her "Storm Queen" Simbu.
Just like her nickname "Storm Queen", this powerful arcane spellcaster invented the terrifying "spell chain" and was once known for her ability to pour a large number of lethal spells on her opponents in a very short period of time.
It is said that in order to deal with this tough enemy, the Red Mage of Sel dispatched a large number of high-level mages at once, hoping to use the advantage of numbers to eliminate it once and for all.
But in the end he was defeated at the first encounter.
In that battle, a dozen of the "Tour de France instructors" were blown to pieces on the spot, and the rest were like stray dogs, and never dared to attack Xinbu again.
Obviously, the planeswalker's completely instant card system made Vanessa have many unnecessary associations.
Some even mistakenly believed that this might be a special ability bestowed by the goddess of poison and disease upon her chosen people.
"What else could it be? This lich must have been sleeping for too long and had forgotten how a wizard should fight. When it discovered an intruder, it didn't immediately cast a protective spell on itself, but instead started talking a bunch of nonsense."
Zuo Si's tone was full of disdain and contempt.
Although spellcasting level is important in spell duels, there are many examples of low-level mages defeating high-level mages.
Just now he had thought that the lich was boasting so much, and that he had some magical protection that could bounce back low-level spells, or was wearing a [Mirror Cloak] that could deflect magical damage, so he paid special attention to observe for a while.
But in the end, I found that the other party had no defense at all.
If he had known the result would be like this, Zuo Si would definitely not have wasted time using prophetic magic detection and preparing so many backup plans.
It's like a dragon slayer wearing the best weapons and equipment and drinking a potion that can resist the dragon's breath, but in the end he found that the dragon had slept for hundreds of years and turned into a fool, so he easily chopped off its head.
There is no sense of accomplishment at all! "Master, this guy carries a cane, three wands, and a magic ring."
Davian quickly found five items from the lich's remains that were not destroyed by the fireball and positive energy ray.
"let me see."
Zuo Si took it and roughly identified it.
"Hmm - a fourth-level magic wand [Ice Storm], a [Fireball] wand, a [Lightning] wand, an [Invisibility Ring] that can make the wearer invisible for up to twelve hours after use, and a cane that is equivalent to a +3 magic weapon and has a certain chance of causing fear when hitting the opponent. Hmm? What is this? Damn it! This thing has a curse effect..."
After discovering that the unknown cane would cause the user's appearance to be distorted or even disfigured by evil forces, Zuo Si immediately activated his creator's ability to directly transform the magic item and remove the cursed part.
After doing all this, he turned his gaze to the sarcophagus not far away.
The loyal dragon knight Davian keenly noticed his master's gaze, and immediately strode over and pushed open the lid of the sarcophagus with force.
moment!
A completely decayed corpse with only bones left appeared before my eyes.
Because the time is so long, the dead inside are completely unrecognizable.
But the long sword placed beside him attracted everyone's attention.
Because this sword emits a golden light as dazzling as the sun, its powerful sacred power is even enough to suppress the astonishing negative energy contained in the entire tomb.
"This is..."
The orc Rhett's eyes widened.
Even he, a magic idiot and complete illiterate, could see the extraordinaryness of this sword.
"【Sun Blade: Day Star】, a +2 magic longsword.
A powerful magical weapon once used by paladins loyal to Torm, the god of valor, against the undead.
Whether it is a lich or a vampire, they are as fragile as a thin layer of paper in front of this sword.
Moreover, it also allows the holder to release a spell-like ability like the eight-ring Shaping magic [Sunburst] once a day, instantly destroying all undead creatures within a five-meter radius, while also causing astonishing damage to living people.
When used against evil creatures, the daystar is equivalent to a +4 magic weapon, and it deals double damage to undead creatures.
With it, it will be quite easy to deal with liches, dragon liches, vampires, or other undead creatures in the future..."
Although this is a weapon with sacred attributes, it has no camp or occupation restrictions.
Anyone, as long as they are not undead, can use it, even those from the evil camp.
In fact, Zuo Si was determined to kill the lich just to get this powerful magic weapon.
Everything else is secondary.
"Do you know that the Daytime Star is hidden here?" Vanessa asked tentatively in an uncertain tone.
Because Zuo Si's hand didn't touch the sword at all and he didn't release the [Identification Technique], he suddenly felt that this operation tonight was not that simple.
Zuo Si did not deny it, but nodded meaningfully: "That's right. The main purpose of coming here tonight is to get it. With this powerful weapon, I have made up for my last shortcoming."
[Sun Blade: Day Star]'s ability to restrain undead creatures perfectly compensates for Zuo Si's current lack of means to deal with undead creatures, especially intelligent high-level undead.
After all, his powerful electoral abilities were all aimed at living creatures. Apart from a sudden burst that killed the opponent instantly when he was unprepared, like he had just done, there was no other good way to deal with high-level undead creatures.
But now with the Daytime Star, combined with the card [Possession by the God of War], even if being besieged by several liches and vampires, there is still the ability to turn the tables.
Carefully inserting the long sword that shone with golden light into the prepared sheath and then fastening it to his belt, Zuo Si took out the hammer that destroyed Asta's phylactery and handed it to Davian. Pointing at the mask on the pillar, he said, "This thing is the lich's phylactery. Destroy it for me now."
"clear!"
The highly obedient Dragon Knight said nothing and swung his hammer to smash it hard.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Boom! Accompanied by a violent impact of negative energy, the mask was smashed to pieces.
At the same time, the lich soul preserved inside also let out a desperate scream and quickly dissipated into the air.
On the other side, Rhett and Alena, who liked to plunder treasures and spoils, had already started sweeping out all valuable things in the tomb with their empty dimensional bags.
Although it is unclear who the owner of the tomb is, the number of burial objects is indeed considerable.
Although the amount of gold and silver coins is not large, the various artworks and crafts are frighteningly numerous.
In Amn, where society is ostentatious and people love to show off, these things can often be sold for thousands of gold coins each.
No matter they were nobles or wealthy businessmen, they all tried their best to collect these things and display them in their family collection rooms.
"Sir Soth, what should we do with the mummies in the surrounding coffins that have not been awakened?"
Vanessa obviously had no interest in the burial objects. Instead, she was very interested in these ancient mummies that were well-made and had accumulated negative energy for at least a thousand years.
"It's very simple. For these undead spirits with little intelligence, we just need to use this magic item to control them."
As he spoke, Zuo Si took out the [Scroll of Commanding the Undead] that he had looted from his mentor's remains from the scroll box, and activated it on the mummies in the coffins.
moment!
A surprising amount of energy swept through the entire basement.
All living people who were swept by this cold energy would shiver involuntarily.
After a while, the sleeping mummies woke up one after another and walked slowly to Zuo Si. There were as many as twenty-four of them.
As a powerful necromancer, Vanessa immediately sensed the powerful necromancy magic emanating from the [Scroll of Command over the Undead] and immediately asked, "What is that scroll?"
“Its name is [Tome of Commanding the Undead].
This is an item that my teacher created by scalping hundreds of slaves and repeatedly strengthening them with necromancy magic.
The greatest function is that it can control unintelligent undead creatures without limits.
As for the intelligent higher-level undead, they can be controlled slightly by forcing them to write their names on the scroll.
But the control capability is not strong, so the practical value is not high.”
Zuo Si directly explained the function of the [Tome of Command over the Undead].
Because when Asta originally designed and manufactured this thing, he did not consider the existence of high-level undead with intelligence.
Therefore, sufficiently intelligent advanced undead creatures can completely escape control using a variety of methods.
Not to mention the liches who possess powerful spellcasting abilities.
"Can you show it to me?" Vanessa's eyes lit up slightly.
Zuo Si handed it over without even a second's hesitation: "Here, take it. Remember to return it to me after you're done studying it. I'm counting on it to control more undead creatures as laborers and coolies in the future."
"Thank you very much! Don't worry, I will study it for a week or two at most and get it back to you."
Vanessa quickly took the [Scroll of Command over the Undead] with both hands and gently stroked the surface of the scroll to feel the incredible material. She was immersed in an intense sense of happiness and joy.
Just as he was about to cast some identification spells to obtain more information, Alena suddenly raised a thick book and shouted, "Master, look what I found!"
"Is it that lich's spellbook?!"
An undisguised surprise immediately appeared on Zuo Si's face.
You should know that the spell book of a high-level wizard is an absolute "treasure".
If there are one or two eighth or ninth level spells recorded in it, its value is far greater than the sum of all other burial objects combined.
"You guessed right! But there are too many protective magics on it. It will probably take some effort to open it." As she said that, Alena threw the book in her hand over.
Fortunately, David was quick-witted and took the initiative to step forward and catch it steadily.
Otherwise, with Zuo Si's small body, he would have been knocked to the ground.
After briefly detecting the protective spells on the surface of the book, he could not wait to use the creator profession's [Spell and Barrier Destruction] ability to forcibly extract all the energy that maintained these spells, and then opened the book to identify the mysterious symbols, texts, and patterns.
After identification, it was discovered that this lich was actually a wizard who mastered the nine-ring spell.
After Vanessa's preliminary judgment, there are three nine-ring spells: [Time Stop], [Meteor Explosion], and [Wish].
The eight-ring spells are: [Command: Stun], [Soul Imprisonment], [Death Mark], and [Withering].
The seven-level spells are: [Spell Turning], [Command: Blindness], [Delayed Fireball], [Simuli], [Finger of Death], and [Awakening of the Dead].
As for those below the seventh ring, there are even more.
Moreover, the entire book has hundreds of pages, which is simply incomparable to ordinary spell books.
"Sir Soth, we made a lot of money this time." Vanessa said in an extremely excited tone.
Especially the three nine-ring magics, which will definitely benefit all members of the organization.
"Clean it up quickly, we'll go back to the Mage Tower right away."
Zuo Si gave the order directly.
Because he saw many very rare three-ring magics in the spell book.
You should know that the magic system of the continent of Faerun has been changing from ancient times to the present, and has undergone several version iterations and rule changes.
In addition to those classic and common spells, there are also many less well-known magics that eventually became lost because fewer and fewer people knew about them.
This spell book, which is from at least a thousand years ago, records a lot of such magic.
Zuo Si couldn't wait to learn it and make it into magic cards.
Likewise, Vanessa couldn't help but want to copy all the seventh, eighth, and ninth ring magic into her own spell book.
Just when the group arrived at the gate of the Mage Tower with a full load, a slightly thin figure suddenly jumped out from the darkness.
Davian, who was always very vigilant, immediately raised his shield in front of his master and shouted, "Who is it?"
"Hey! Relax! Don't be so nervous! I don't mean any harm!"
The woman in the black cloak removed her hood and raised her hands to show that she was not a threat.
Through the faint light, one can vaguely see that this is not a human, but an elf with pointed ears.
But unlike ordinary elves, her hair is bright red, and exotic black patterns can be vaguely seen on her face, neck and arms. There is also a long, thin, sharp tail behind her butt that swings from side to side.
Demonic elf?
Zuo Si recognized the other person's identity at a glance.
After all, as early as the Crown War nearly ten thousand years ago, some elven families had combined with succubi to give birth to hybrid offspring to gain more powerful strength, and then trained them and sent them into war.
Currently, the most famous family of demon-born elves in Faerun is the "Dragajes" from the ancient elven city of Cormanthor.
"Good evening, distinguished elect. My name is Fed, and I am here on behalf of Alan Linville to formally invite you to a meeting."
The demon elf placed one hand on his chest and bowed gracefully, while expressing his purpose.
You don't need to ask to know that "Fede" is definitely a pseudonym.
It can be seen that she is very cautious and always stands closest to the shadow.
If attacked, he can disappear into the shadows in an instant without a trace.
"Alan Linville? Shadow thief!" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows subconsciously.
Because this was not the first time the other party had invited him to a meeting. He had mentioned it once before through Bernard, but was ruthlessly rejected.
The reason is very simple! The god that Zuo Si hates the most, Xirik, is currently rapidly gaining popularity among the shadow thieves.
Although more senior executives believe in Musk, the god of thieves, for the time being, it is only a matter of time before the former takes a seat.
By then, based on the grudge between him and the Church of Cyric, it would be hard to say whether the Shadow Thief would become an enemy or a friend.
The demon elf smiled and nodded: "That's right. The time and place are up to you. After all, my boss is very sincere."
"What does he want to talk to me about?" Zuo Si asked tentatively, touching his chin.
"I'm sorry, I'm just an insignificant person. How can I know what the boss is thinking? The only thing I can be sure of is that this is definitely not a bad thing for you." Fed promised solemnly.
"In that case, let's set it for eight o'clock tomorrow night. The location is in my Mage Tower, if Ailan Linville dares to come."
After saying this, Zuo Si ignored the other party, turned around and walked into the tower with his men without looking back.
The demon elf stood there and waited until the door closed, then he let out a long sigh and quickly returned to the Shadow Thieves Guild headquarters in the dock area under the cover of the shadows.
After going through layers of inspections and a thorough body search, she quickly arrived at the deepest room in the basement and reported to the man sitting on the sofa, "I have talked to the Chosen One. He said he can meet you in his own wizard tower tomorrow night."
"Mage Tower?"
Hearing this news, Ailan Linville's face suddenly became a little ugly.
Because meeting alone with the chosen ones of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, involves considerable risks.
There is a high possibility that just a look or a gesture from the other party could poison him or cause him to contract a terrible disease that cannot be cured by ordinary magic.
Now with the addition of a wizard tower, the nominal leader of the shadow thieves is basically no different from a fish on the chopping board.
As long as Zuo Si wanted, he could easily take his life at any time.
"Yes, the Mage Tower. And I noticed that he didn't seem to be very interested in cooperating with us."
The demon elf told everything he had observed.
Ailan Linville couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "Damn it! This time the higher-ups really gave me a big problem. Through these days of observation, do you know what this elector likes?"
"Preferences? I think it should be something related to magic..." The last elf answered uncertainly, touching his chin.
"Something related to magic? Then I have to prepare a slightly more expensive gift." Ailan Linville sighed helplessly.
He originally thought that this contact would go smoothly.
After all, in Amn, no one would not want to cooperate with the Shadow Thief.
Even powerful families and chambers of commerce would purchase intelligence from the Shadow Thieves and hire thieves and assassins to attack competitors from other countries and city-states.
But Zuo Si's performance surprised Ailan Linville.
The former not only rejected his first invitation, but also obviously wanted to turn down the second one.
"Um... Boss, why do you have to meet with the other party? If it's just cooperation, can't you just find someone to pass the message?" The demon elf asked in confusion.
Ailan Linville touched his chin and explained patiently: "This Lord Soth is not an ordinary little character. We must show enough sincerity."
…
Meanwhile, far away in a private room at the Masked Mages Guild headquarters.
Zelanora had just been promoted to the next level, officially becoming a top executive in this monopoly Amn spellcaster organization.
Looking at the mark on the robe that symbolized identity and status, she immediately pursed her lips and said sarcastically in a mocking tone: "A group of greedy idiots actually want to use me as a pawn in internal factional struggles? I really don't know whether I should admire their courage or laugh at their ignorance.
But it doesn't matter.
Anyway, now I have climbed to the position I want.
The next thing to do is to slowly infiltrate and develop until the entire Masked Mage Guild is in hand.
But before that, I have to win over this interesting little guy, Soth.
Since the Entanglement Talisman can use him, why can't I?"
Thinking of this, Zelanora waved to another mage standing not far away.
The latter didn't even say a word, but came up to him and said in an extremely enthusiastic tone: "Great Master, what do you want me to do for you?"
"Have all the things Soth ordered from us been made?"
Zelanora asked bluntly.
"Of course! According to your instructions, all are produced to the highest quality and are now stored in the warehouse." The wizard quickly gave an affirmative reply.
Zelanora nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. Send all these things over tomorrow, and give some extra magical creatures as well. If I'm not mistaken, he seems to be trying to cultivate a new population of magical creatures."
"As you wish, Master."
The mage knelt on one knee and performed a profound salutation in accordance with the ancient etiquette of the court of the Calinshan Shan Dynasty.
Generally speaking, only the emperor, the supreme ruler of the country, is qualified to accept such worship.
But Zelanora calmly accepted the other party's gift, picked up a book on the modern history of Faerun from the bookshelf next to her, and began to read it with relish.
At this moment, the powerful aura she exuded unintentionally was obviously completely different from her usual self.
The whole person is full of confidence, pride and majesty.
Moreover, her behavior was not at all like that of an elegant female moon elf, but rather like that of a human male who had been in a high position for a long time.
Unfortunately, apart from the wizard who just left, no one else saw this scene.
Otherwise, those young mages who pursue Zelanora as their dream lover would probably be heartbroken in an instant.
But Zelanora himself obviously doesn't care about any of this.
After reading the history book for a while, he was soon chanting spells in the room, continuously casting various powerful summoning magics.
No matter it is the devil from Baator, the demon from the Abyss, or the powerful monster from another dimension, they are all as obedient as puppies under her control.
This move alone is enough to make the so-called "great wizards" in the organization feel ashamed.
You have to know that two years ago, Zelanora was just a low-level LV3 mage.
But now, she can cast the powerful nine-ring spell with ease.
Soon, these summoned creatures were under her control, quickly sneaking into the rooms of the young wizards and killing them, and then using spell-like abilities to disguise themselves as the dead and replace them.
The whole process went so smoothly that no one even noticed.
After all, those who died were just some insignificant low-level mages and apprentices.
The masked wizard leaders don't care about their lives...
(End of this chapter)
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