Temple of Knowledge.
This is the realm of Oghma, the god of knowledge and the namer of all things in Faerun.
At the junction of endless plains and mountains, magnificent libraries and palaces can be seen everywhere, which contain a large amount of knowledge, books and scrolls collected from other planes.
If anyone wants to find clues to something ancient and secret, or lost history, coming here would be the wisest choice.
Moreover, the God of Knowledge is neutral and does not care whether the visitor is good or evil, order or chaos.
But today, among the thousands of visitors to the Temple of Knowledge, there is a very special guest.
She is the incarnation of the Faerun Magic Network, the third-generation magic goddess with the title of Mother of Magic - Mystra (Midnight).
Due to the similarity of doctrines, ideas and philosophies, the relationship between the goddess of magic and the god of knowledge Oghma has been quite good throughout the ages.
In this generation, they have developed into close allies, fighting together against evil chaotic gods such as Talos, God of Storms, and Ciri, Lord of Lies, who may pose a huge threat to knowledge and the magic network.
"Welcome, honorable lady of mystery."
Oghma walked out of the palace where he lived with a smile on his face.
He looked as calm and intelligent as ever, giving the impression that he could remain calm no matter what.
"I am very sorry to bother you again, great Lord of Knowledge. I have encountered a little trouble and hope to get guidance from your endless wisdom."
The magic goddess Midnight bowed slightly and took the initiative to put herself in a lower position.
Because although she inherited the name of Mystra, in essence she was still a recently transformed mortal into a god, and she still retained a lot of mortal nature, so that when she first started to perform her duties as a god, she made a lot of jokes.
Thanks to the help of the God of Knowledge, I avoided becoming the target of public criticism.
Therefore, he was full of gratitude and respect for this god in front of him, whose antiquity was probably second only to the moon goddess Suren, the night goddess Shar, and the earth goddess Changtiya.
After all, when Oghma came to this world, the entire planet Toril was still in a primitive and chaotic state.
It was he who defined and named every concept, allowing the elusive and extremely violent energy and matter to stabilize and form the later materialized natural world.
This is also the origin of its title "Namer".
It can be said that as long as the knowledge is born in this world, it will be known and recorded by the God of Knowledge without exception.
"Oh? What confuses you, the mother of magic?" Oghma's eyes flashed with curiosity.
Midnight said nothing and directly took out the planeswalker card that Zuo Si had given to Elminster: "I would like you to identify the origin of this magic item, as well as the knowledge and technology behind it."
"A magic card? Did you get it from that young man named Soth?" Oghma asked with interest.
As one of the few gods in Faerun who had interacted with planeswalkers, he only took a glance and immediately recognized that this was a card made with the power of sparks.
"You know?" Midnight's eyes sparkled slightly.
In order to understand the card sent by Elminster personally, she, like her voters, studied it for a long time but had no clue at all.
This was a blatant provocation and humiliation for a magic goddess who claimed to know all the spells and everything related to magic in Faerun.
Ogma nodded slightly: "Yes, of course I know.
Because this power comes from a very, very rare and special group.
They call themselves Planeswalkers, also known as Planeswalkers.
Before I came to this world and became the God of Knowledge, I traveled in the worlds for a long time and met two relatively friendly mages.
By exchanging magical knowledge and items, I gained their trust, and then had a more in-depth conversation with them, so I learned some secrets.
However, as far as I know, Toril has never been visited by a planeswalker before.
Of course, it is not ruled out that he made a secret visit but was not noticed by the gods.
In short, Soth is the only planeswalker whose identity can be confirmed at present."
"Planeswalkers? Planeswalkers? What kind of beings are they, and how do they create such magic cards?" Midnight asked impatiently.
She couldn't believe it. She had just come here to try her luck, but she didn't expect that the God of Knowledge could actually recognize this magic card and even knew the origins of the maker and user behind the card.
"I can tell you the answer, but you must promise not to reveal it to any other gods or mortals, including your chosen ones." Oghma's cousin seriously put forward a condition.
Midnight thought for a moment and immediately responded, "No problem. I swear by my priesthood that I will never reveal even a single word of today's conversation to anyone other than you and me."
After getting the assurance he wanted, Oghma immediately showed a satisfied expression, raised the card in his hand and said with a slightly emotional tone: "A planeswalker, as the name suggests, is a spellcaster who can easily travel freely in different planes, crystal walls and universes.
They have a power called "Spark" in their bodies.
It is said that only one being with a spark is born among every ten million intelligent lives.
But most of them are unaware of the power within themselves, and spend their lives in mediocrity like all ordinary people.
Only a lucky few, less than one in hundreds of thousands or even millions, will ignite a spark when facing a huge crisis or suffering serious harm, and obtain extraordinary truths that other spellcasters and even gods cannot understand.
Generally speaking, most spellcasters who wish to travel across planes and crystal walls do so through the Astral and Ethereal Planes.
But the planeswalkers are different.
The power they possess transcends the constraints of planes, crystal walls, and even the multiverse, and can enter the indescribable dark void between spaces.
It is said that the Dark Void is filled with chaotic and illogical raw matter, entropy, and flowing mana, and is more dangerous than any place currently known.
Compared to the dark void, even the Chaos Sea would seem so orderly.
Soth must have accidentally entered the dark void when he just ignited the spark, which is why his body began to experience a series of strange phenomena, including aging regression, virus and bacterial mutations, etc.
However, the power of his own spark is not strong enough, so he temporarily lacks knowledge of the dark void, and is even less clear about what the changes that have taken place in him mean.
The cards you see are permanent magic props made from this extraordinary truth.
Generally speaking, cards made by planeswalkers can be roughly divided into five categories.
They are land, magic, creatures, treasures, and barriers.
This card is a typical treasure card.
Although it is just a stone blessed with [Silence], it can work in any world, even if this world uses completely different magic rules from Toril.
You can simply understand that the planeswalker itself is equivalent to a node connecting the multiverse.
Through the magic card called [Earth], you can connect yourself to one world after another.
They can draw energy from these worlds and use it anywhere they can reach without restriction.
Planeswalkers are free and not affected by any external factors. No one can interfere with or control their destiny, not even gods.
Some of the most powerful planeswalkers can modify the laws of physics and magic within a certain range as needed, and even create and destroy space out of thin air. "
"Unbelievable! Then...then aren't they no different from gods or ancient evil creatures?" Midnight's eyes widened in shock.
If these words had not come from the mouth of the God of Knowledge, she would not have believed a single word of them.
Oghma nodded pointedly: "To some extent, this is what planeswalkers are like.
The source of their power, the [Spark], actually has certain similarities with the divine spark of the gods.
But the only difference is that the power of the planeswalker comes from himself and the endless multiverse, rather than from widespread faith and influence.
If you want to crack the cards made by the Planeswalkers and incorporate them into your own magical portfolio, I advise you to give up as soon as possible.
Because no one except another planeswalker can understand the extraordinary truths that come directly from the sources of countless worlds and spaces.
Unfortunately, Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, acted too quickly.
Otherwise, Soth should be the most suitable person to be my voter."
In the end, the God of Knowledge showed very rare regret and remorse.
After these days of sorting and reading, he was deeply attracted by the unprecedented knowledge and viewpoints, and even wanted to descend again to have a face-to-face chat with Zuo Si more than once.
But considering the serious consequences of doing so, I finally had to give up.
This is also why Oghma feels regretful.
Otherwise, if Zuo Si had become his chosen one first, then the two of them could now communicate seamlessly through the connection between God and the chosen one.
As for Talona...
The divine power she bestowed on Zuo Si has been restricted by the god of suffering Ilmater using the remaining divine power of Baal.
Unless Zuo Si took the initiative to contact the goddess, the latter would have no way of entering the former's consciousness.
"You seem to think highly of this young man named Soth?"
It was obviously the first time that Midnight saw the other person show this expression, and she couldn't help but smile playfully.
Oghma also smiled and replied, "Of course. As a planeswalker, he can bring me all kinds of knowledge, concepts and inventions that I have never seen before from different worlds.
Some of these things contain such wisdom that even I can't help but applaud and cheer for the mortals who discovered and created them.
In addition, there is also some knowledge related to magic that you, as the goddess of magic, already know after entering the world of Toril, right?"
"Yes." Midnight nodded slightly. "But I haven't decided whether to allow this knowledge and rules to take effect within the magic network under my jurisdiction."
"Is it because of the lesson of Netheril?" Oghma asked meaningfully.
"Yes and no. As a new god, I am still too young and lack experience in dealing with this kind of thing, so I want to observe for a while before making any decisions. After all, without my consent, this young man named Soth can also use this knowledge and power with the power of a planeswalker."
Midnight spoke out his inner thoughts without any reservation.
Due to the large-scale "Internet disconnection" caused to Cyric and his church, they were almost besieged by the gods.
So she was extremely cautious in her attitude towards magic.
It is not like the first generation of magic goddess who allowed it to develop freely without any restrictions.
She is also not like the second generation magic goddess who frantically recruited all kinds of magic geniuses under her command, or granted them the status of chosen ones, or descended into incarnation to have intimate relationships with them.
Including the wizard god Azuth, Elminster, Khelben, the Seven Sisters of the North, etc., all were born during the second generation of the magic goddess.
"Caution is a valuable quality, and you made a wise choice." Oghma's eyes sparkled with wisdom.
"Thank you for the compliment. But do you have any good suggestions on how to deal with the mage Soth? You know, the card magic he uses is not monitored or restricted by me." Midnight continued to ask humbly.
Ogma smiled and responded, “I don’t have any good suggestions in this regard.
However, based on my personal experience and feeling, it may be a good choice to put aside the pride of being a God, approach him as a relatively equal, and communicate and discuss with him.
Because I can feel that Soth has an extraordinary interest and desire for magical knowledge.
Trust me, there is nothing like helping and investing in a growing planeswalker, and the rewards are amazing.
Especially for gods like you and me."
"I see. Thank you again for your wise guidance."
Midnight placed one hand on his chest and bowed, then disappeared from the Temple of Knowledge without a trace.
Since she is the embodiment of magic web and spells, the goddess of magic does not need to chant spells or perform various complicated casting movements like mortals.
Just the opposite!
Casting spells is as easy for her as breathing.
"You are welcome......"
Watching the third-generation magic goddess who still retained many mortal traits leave, Oghma's mind suddenly appeared Xirik, who was deified almost at the same time as her and whose behavior was not very reliable. A very strange expression quickly appeared on his face.
For some reason, he always had a premonition that these two gods, who were mortal enemies when they were mortals, would most likely do something earth-shattering in the future.
After all, the conflict between the two powerful divine powers in terms of priesthood is already quite intense. If you add the personal grudges that have accumulated over a long period of time, no one knows what will happen in the end.
Of course, this little episode did not affect the good mood of the God of Knowledge recently.
After a while, he returned to his palace and continued to savor the interesting knowledge and ideas from the other world, and even encouraged the believers living here to study and debate.
…
At the same time, on the trade route of Sword Coast, which is close to the west coast of the continent of Faerun.
An extremely huge green dragon just flew across the whitening sky, squinting its eyes to watch the abnormalities in the area from the High Wasteland to the Troll's Roaring Forest below.
Especially those wolves controlled by magic, the local specialties - trolls whose numbers are too numerous to count, and the groups of earth elves and bear goblins, which seem to have formed a huge monster army.
The ones who control these monsters are none other than the vampires sponsored by Erinikas and Badi.
These powerful undead creatures can easily control these monsters with weak wills and minds with their innate ability of [Domination].
In addition, there is a black dragon that is suspected to be hired.
Anyone who is not a fool can see that these guys definitely have bad intentions.
In the opinion of Barrisriat, an experienced old villain, the other party made such a big fuss either to ambush a powerful enemy or to prepare to capture a nearby town.
However, considering the situation where there is no village or shop nearby at the junction of the High Wasteland and the Troll's Roaring Forest.
It is estimated that the only worthwhile target is Dragonspear Castle, which is connected to the Underdark.
He didn't think that the other party went to so much trouble just to get an entrance to the underworld.
What's more, Dragonspear Castle is currently controlled by a group of priests of the god of war Tempus, plus a large number of experienced adventurers. Anyone who wants to capture it will inevitably pay a heavy price.
"It is indeed an ambush targeting the master." The dragon lich raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a sarcastic smile.
After all, the scary thing about conspiracy is that it happens silently and unknown to the public.
But if you are exposed in advance, it would be equivalent to exposing your most vulnerable point to the enemy.
At this moment, at least a dozen ways to make the opponent live a life worse than death suddenly emerged in Barrisriatt's mind.
Without any hesitation!
He dived straight down from a high altitude to the ground.
Because of its extremely fast speed, it instantly aroused the vigilance of another black dragon.
The latter even adopted a defensive posture, with a barely perceptible hint of fear flashing in his eyes.
Because the green dragon disguised as a dragon lich is so large that even with the naked eye one can tell that it is an ancient dragon.
Fortunately, when it was about two or three hundred meters from the ground, Barrisriat began to slow down and finally landed steadily on the grass next to it.
He first pretended to look around, then raised his head and asked in a slightly playful tone: "Can you tell me what you want to do by gathering so many monsters here?"
"Excuse me, are you ..."
A high-ranking member of the Emerald Society cautiously probed.
He was not too surprised at the green dragon falling from the sky.
Because in the Dragon Forest on the south bank of the Shewei River, there live at least twenty green dragons.
If the Emerald Society was not unaware of the locations of these green dragons' lairs, it would have already sent people to negotiate with them one by one, and hired them to join the ambush by paying them.
In fact, as long as the compensation is high enough, most dragons of the evil camp don't mind doing a "short-term job" occasionally.
Of course, if someone hires a dragon and wants to deny the debt afterwards.
Please be sure to refer to the famous Shan Dynasty in Calimshan's history, and how it was destroyed by the crazy revenge of the "wage collector" Iryklathasagran "Sharptooth".
After all, dragons are creatures that have the attribute of "holding grudges" maxed out from the moment they are born.
It is said that many ancient dragons can even remember the appearance of every enemy who has offended them.
Then, they patiently spend years, decades, or even hundreds of years slowly planning a revenge against themselves and their descendants.
"My name is Barris Ryat, you can also call me the Emerald Nightmare."
The dragon lich raised his head with a pretentious air and reported the name he had used when he was alive.
Upon hearing this name, the eyes of the Jade Society's top leaders lit up instantly, and they immediately placed one hand on their chest and bowed deeply.
"I never thought that you would come to visit me. Please allow me to express my excitement and respect."
"Hahaha, you are very good at talking, human."
Barisriatt pretended to be very pleased to confuse the other party.
He knew very well that this stupid wizard wanted to hire him, just like the black dragon next to him.
As it turned out, the dragon lich had a very accurate grasp of the minds of the Emerald Society's top leaders.
That is the desire to attract as many powerful creatures as possible to join the ambush against Zuo Si.
After a few simple compliments and polite remarks, the high-level wizard suddenly changed the subject and said in a very sincere tone: "The great Lord Barisriat.
As you can see we are gathering our forces to attack and capture a man, but we are currently lacking the help of a powerful dragon like you.
Of course, we will pay sufficient compensation, such as gems with a total value of no less than 50,000 gold coins.
I wonder if you are willing to accept it?"
"Fifty thousand gold coins worth of gems is too little. If it were a hundred thousand gold coins, I might consider accepting your invitation."
Baris Ryat opened his mouth without hesitation.
He understood that only by fully demonstrating the greed of an evil green dragon could he minimize the opponent's vigilance.
"Deal! But the reward can only be paid after the task is completed." The high-level wizard quickly added.
Although he was very excited about successfully hiring a powerful ancient dragon, he did not forget that green dragons were insidious and cunning creatures.
If you pay the remuneration or deposit in advance, it is entirely possible that the other party will not do the work after receiving the money.
Barrisriat pretended to be unhappy and lowered his head to think for a moment, then responded reluctantly: "Okay. But I have to go back to the nest first. Give me a specific time, and I will come over when you take action."
"No problem! According to the plan, we will start in three days. So please be sure to come back within two days." The high-level magician immediately gave the time for the rendezvous.
Poor guy, he didn't realize that he was being tricked at all, and even the dragon lich took the opportunity to see all his cards clearly.
"Very good! I'll fly over to you in two days."
After saying this, Barisriat took off into the air and flew straight to the south.
However, his destination was not the "Dragon Forest" where a group of green dragons lurked, but the Land of Death where Zuo Si was currently.
If Rain is included, there are actually two traitors in this ambush planned by the Emerald Society.
It would be unjust if the entire army wasn't wiped out.
…
After several hours of flying, the dragon lich finally found the carriage that had just crossed the Winding River, as well as a group of troll tribes who rushed out from the "Troll Claw Hill" wanting to have a feast.
Zuo Si himself didn't even have the interest to take action, and let the dragon knights Davian and Isadora cooperate to easily kill the small group of trolls, which numbered only a dozen or so.
Especially the +2 flaming sword used by the former is simply the nightmare and nemesis of the trolls.
Anyone unlucky enough to be hit by this magical weapon will instantly lose his or her proud regenerative ability.
The scorching flames will even ignite the fat layer under the skin, turning those "fat" trolls into giant firemen in an instant.
It has to be said that the distribution and number of trolls in Faerun are really too many.
No matter where you go, you can see these guys.
There are countless mountains, hills, and forests named after trolls.
They can be ranked alongside goblins and orcs as the three major scourges from the wild world, and they can never be killed.
When Barisrat landed, the last troll also fell into the dark and filthy river.
Because it was here that the God of Murder Baal was killed by Cyric holding the God-killing Sword.
Therefore, his filthy blood mixed with divine power flowed into the Winding River, eventually causing this terrible catastrophic consequence.
Even after more than two years, the river water still contains deadly toxins.
Only when you get a little closer to downstream, when the river water gradually changes from pitch black to a lighter brown, will it become completely "harmless".
Apart from cursing the person who drinks it for a day, it basically has no negative impact on the body.
Zuo Si was obviously very interested in these water sources polluted by the blood of the gods, so he filled an empty can into his bag, and then asked without turning his head: "How is it? How many methods has the Jade Society prepared to ambush me?"
"A black dragon, about a thousand trolls, and a mixed army of four hundred hobgoblins and bugbears.
There were about the same number of wolves, including some wargs and large dire wolves.
There are also a few ferocious beasts such as tigers and brown bears.
All of the above monsters are controlled by a large number of vampires.
Next to them are a lot of Skeleton Warriors used as cannon fodder and a small number of constructs such as golems.
Of course, at the end there are five extremely threatening high-level mages, and a dozen low-level mages who look like apprentices.
And I noticed that they were setting up magic traps on both sides of the road, and even a summoning array, probably trying to summon demons, devils and other extradimensional creatures. "
Baris Riatter told everything he had seen in a slightly sarcastic tone.
Although the enemy's actions seemed powerful, he didn't feel that they had any advantage.
"Well, it's almost the same as the information Rain provided. It seems that the Emerald Society has spent a lot of money to capture me. I wonder what kind of conditions Erinikas offered them." Zuo Si touched his chin and showed a playful smile.
"So what are you going to do?" Barrisriatt asked cautiously.
Zuo Si answered nonchalantly: "It's very simple. According to the usual practice, poison them first, and then defeat all enemies in battle. If I'm not mistaken, you should have infiltrated their ranks, right?"
Hearing this, a sinister expression suddenly appeared on the face of the dragon lich, which was disguised by illusion magic: "You are really predictable. Yes, I have successfully deceived the other party and accepted their employment plan. So if you want to poison, just leave it to me."
"Very good. I was just thinking of trying out the power of the mixture of poison and plague..."
As he spoke, Zuo Si raised his right hand and separated a large mass of a mixture in the form of black energy that had been directionally screened from his body, and then put it into a large glass bottle of two liters.
After he finished all this, he handed the glass container to the dragon lich and said, "Here, take it and secretly pour it into the opponent's food or drinking water. Remember not to put too much at once, a little bit is enough. Otherwise, if it breaks out prematurely, things will become very troublesome."
“Is this your voter ability?”
Barrisriatt asked curiously as he stared at the energy in the bottle that emitted a terrifying aura.
Zuo Si nodded without hesitation: "Yes, this is one of my electoral abilities. In addition, I will temporarily hand over the Shadow Army to you to control. Make good use of them. I don't want any person or monster to escape after the war. Come out, Yelinya."
moment!
The shadow assassin jumped out from the dark shadows.
Behind her was a dense and endless army of shadows.
As an undead creature, the dragon lich immediately realized how astonishing the number of these shadows was after just one look. He immediately grinned and said in an extremely cold and cruel tone: "Don't worry, master. I promise that none of these guys will escape. Finally, I suggest that you arrive at the area where the enemy is ambushing at night, so as to maximize the advantages of the shadow army."
"I know this without you reminding me. Okay, you can go back now. Remember to be careful of those guys who habitually use toxin detection before eating."
After saying this, Zuo Si waved his hand gently.
Without further ado, the dragon lich took off again and flew towards the Dragon Forest in the east, intending to make a big circle to prevent the opponent from locating it with prophecy spells.
Zuo Si boarded the carriage and continued northward along the trade route.
The accompanying archer Huntington silently took out a [Magic-Breaking Arrow] and gently stroked the arrow shaft and arrowhead engraved with powerful magic runes with his fingers.
He was well aware of the importance of the task his master had given him, so he had to hit the target with one strike.
…
Just as Zuo Si was preparing to start a war with the people of the Emerald Society, far away in the waters near the southernmost tip of the Nalanther Islands, a battle to determine the hegemony of the Sea of Swords officially began.
It goes without saying that the attacker was Eric, who has recently become famous and proud.
The defending side was forced into a dead end and had to put aside their past grudges and unite to launch a final resistance against the pirate coalition.
The combined number of ships on both sides reached an astonishing 400+, and the number of combatants was close to 10,000.
Even the pirates entrenched in the islands south of the Racing Strait were forced to join the battle.
There was no other way! If they just sat back and watched Eric unify the Nelanthel Islands, they would be attacked and annexed in no time, so they might as well just give it a try.
"Captain, almost all the pirates from the entire southern west coast are here. As long as we win this battle, we will become the undisputed rulers of this sea, and you can also give yourself the title of Pirate King." A man with a noticeable scar on his face shouted excitedly.
"Pirate King? Forget it. I don't plan to be a pirate for life. Don't forget, after we win this battle, we will build our own city and country on the Nelanther Islands. By then, being a noble or lord will be much more comfortable than being a pirate."
Eric's words were full of strong confidence, and he believed from the bottom of his heart that he would win.
After all, his fleet had many large ships, nearly twice as many people as the enemy, and was also equipped with more than a dozen wizards who could cast fireballs or had fireball scrolls and wands.
In addition, those undead creatures who have no thoughts or consciousness and do not know what fear is will deal a devastating blow to the enemy the moment they come into contact with the enemy.
With such a huge advantage, Eric had no idea how he could lose.
So after observing for a few minutes, he resolutely ordered an attack.
moment!
The mages floating in the air with the help of [Flying] took the lead in attacking, shooting one scorching hot fireball after another at the enemy ships one or two hundred meters below.
At this height, one can basically ignore the long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows below.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Accompanied by the flames rising into the sky and the deafening sound of explosions, the main battleships of the pirate coalition that rushed to the front turned into a sea of fire on the spot.
Many sailors standing on the deck were burned to charred corpses in an instant without even having time to scream.
Although the remaining survivors tried desperately to put out the flames on the ship.
But its wooden structure meant these actions were futile.
After a while, the leaking boat slowly sank into the sea.
As for those pirates who jumped into the sea to escape, they were either hit and killed by passing ships or bitten to death by swarming sharks.
In short, no one was able to swim to shore alive.
"Asshole! Can anyone tell me! Where did that bastard Eric find so many wizards?"
A prestigious one-eyed pirate captain roared like a madman.
You have to know that the power of spells is far more threatening in naval battles than on land battles.
Not to mention advanced magic, even a first-level spell like Grease or Burning Hands could cause terrible damage in a crowded place like a ship.
A situation like this, flying in the sky and casting spells from a high position, is simply naked bullying.
It was not a battle at all, but a brutal massacre.
Whether it is a fireball or lightning, it can cause a devastating blow to the sailors on the deck who are preparing to fight.
In addition, there was a wizard with a relatively high spellcasting level who threw a [Death Cloud Spell] directly towards the pirate coalition flagship.
When the terrifying poisonous cloud spread in the most crowded area, more than one hundred pirate elites died instantly.
Even the leader of the coalition forces who stood up and called for resistance to the end fell on the deck and breathed his last after spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood.
After witnessing the tragic scene of the flagship being completely destroyed, the one-eyed pirate captain stood there like a fool, not daring to believe what he saw.
In fact, it was not just him. The captains of other pirate coalitions were either terrified or screaming in despair like crazy, and then watched their allies around them being swallowed by flames one after another.
Even worse were the ships that had to engage in brutal boarding battles with ships filled with undead creatures.
Under the command of the intelligent "Undead Lieutenant", even the lowest-level undead creatures can unleash amazing combat power.
Due to their instinctive hatred for all living things, they took almost no prisoners on the ships they attacked; every last one was killed.
The corpses were randomly thrown on the deck, waiting to be transformed into undead creatures by the wizard after the battle.
As the unification process of the Nelanther Islands accelerated, Vanessa had firmly controlled this group of pirates through her apprentices.
These undead spirits, which are increasing in number and proportion, are the means he uses to restrain Eric and other pirate captains.
If anyone is so foolish as to start a rebellion to escape control, these undead will become the death warrant for the rebellion.
fortunately!
Eric was well aware of how terrifying the necromancer Vanessa and the forces behind her were, so he never had even the slightest delusion.
Just the opposite.
He also dealt with many idiots with similar ideas in private to prevent these idiots from dragging him down.
After all, as a ferocious pirate who lives on the edge of a knife, it is already quite lucky to be able to escape unscathed.
What's more, if you do well, you can become a noble lord or even a king.
So Eric was more eager than anyone to demonstrate his ability and loyalty.
When he saw the pirate coalition being defeated by the fireball and the undead, and some of the timid ones even wanted to turn around and run away, he immediately drew the scimitar at his waist and shouted, "Now! Pursue them all! Kill all those guys who refuse to surrender! Don't spare any of them!"
"Captain's order! Pursue with all your might!"
"Go! Kill them all! The entire Sword Sea is our territory!"
"Hahahaha! We win! We win!"
"Long live Captain Eric!"
…
Accompanied by deafening cheers, the huge fleet quickly divided and surrounded the enemy.
Those mages flying in the sky were not to be outdone. They either used spells to burn the sails of the fleeing enemy ships, or directly bombarded the masts with magic missiles, causing them to lose power and become living targets floating on the sea.
After a short while, this naval battle, which had been so grand before the start and the outcome was quickly decided after the start, came to an end.
With the advantage of magic, Eric's side won a crushing victory with almost no effort.
After this battle, no country or organization in the southern part of the west coast of Faerun could stop the rise of this new force in the Nelanther Islands.
Jeffrey, who had been watching the show from the dark for a while, sighed and said, "It's finally over."
Vanessa smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's all over. Now the entire Nelanthel Islands and even the Sword Sea are under the influence of the organization. What we need to do next is to integrate our forces. While developing these islands that are still in the wilderness, we will organize a fleet to go north to occupy the Kolin Islands and put Baldur's Gate's maritime trade under our control."
"There are no decent forces in the Kolin Islands, so it shouldn't be too difficult to occupy them. The real difficulty lies in monitoring all the ships in the entire sea area and making those cunning merchants pay protection fees. If we can do this, we can start implementing Lord Soth's revenge plan and make those stupid and arrogant dukes of Baldur's Gate pay the price."
As he spoke, Jeffrey revealed a strong hostility towards the Dukes of Baldur's Gate.
After learning from an old friend about the humiliation suffered by the leader of the organization, he dropped his research and came to help.
If Zuo Si had not forbade the use of overly rough and extreme means, there would probably not be a single intact ship at the Baldur's Gate dock.
"This requires the help of magic. I recently learned the Nine-Circle Magic of Wishing, and I plan to use this as a basis to create a sea chart from Calimshan to the Sword Coast in the south, ensuring that every ship setting sail will be tracked instantly and displayed on the map."
Vanessa ambitiously expressed her plan.
Because only in this way can we completely eliminate the lucky mentality of those businessmen and achieve 100% control over this sea area.
"It sounds great. But it requires a lot of high-level prophecy magic. You should ask Clotilda for help. This is her area of expertise." Jeffrey quickly gave advice.
Vanessa nodded in agreement and said, "I'll go there as soon as I finish dealing with the matter in the Nelansel Islands. But in the meantime, please help keep an eye on Eric. I have a feeling that this pirate leader seems to be hiding something from me recently."
"No problem. I promise that if he makes any small move, it will be dealt with immediately. Don't forget, I am very good at control and charm magic..."
(End of this chapter)
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