Wilmes swooped down from the sky, his face full of surprise and disbelief.
Because she was a dragon, she could feel that the woman holding the sub-artifact [Staff of the Archmage] possessed very powerful spellcasting ability.
Not only did he have several spells such as [Arcane Vision], [Dark Vision], and [See Invisibility] fixed on himself.
Moreover, he used a super magic skill - instant spell casting - at the moment of being attacked, releasing the fourth-ring magic [Secondary Spell Invalidation Barrier].
Following that was the instant fifth-ring spell [Life Guardian], which ensured that he would not actually die no matter what kind of damage he suffered during the period when the spell was effective.
Finally, he used the fifth-ring instant spell [Wall of Force] to create an invisible wall in front of him that no living creature could pass through.
Everyone knows.
The super magic skill - instant spell casting requires increasing the spell's original level by four levels.
In other words, fifth-ring magic requires a ninth-ring spell slot to memorize, and fourth-ring magic requires an eighth-ring spell slot.
Just from this point alone, it can be judged that Rain's spellcasting level is definitely not as simple as just obtaining the ninth-ring spell position.
Because according to the habits of most high-level wizards, if two ninth-ring spell slots are used to prepare instant magic, then there must be two more ninth-ring spell slots used to prepare real ninth-ring magic.
Four ninth-ring spell slots, this is already LV20, only one step away from becoming a legendary spellcaster.
After all, a magical equipment that can increase the power of the Nine-Ring Arcane is not much less rare than the [Staff of the Archmage].
Unfortunately, Rain focused all her attention on the spellcasters, including Zuo Si, and completely ignored the threat from behind.
As a result, he was instantly taken away by a [Demon-Breaking Arrow] thrown by Huntington who was lying in ambush in the treetops.
If her [Force Wall] was placed at the back instead of the front, then it would definitely be able to block the arrow.
After all, [Wall of Force] can block almost all physical attacks or impacts, and its strength is even far greater than that of refined gold.
There is no good way to deal with this thing as an ordinary magic weapon.
In addition, it is completely immune to magic-dispelling effects, and only the sixth-ring [Disintegration] and the ninth-ring [Great Disintegration] can destroy it, so many mages like to use this trick to defend or divide the battlefield.
However, Lei Yin's reaction was not beyond Zuo Si's expectations.
Because he discovered long ago that most of the high-level wizards in this world have an almost stubborn arrogance and prejudice.
I look down on warriors, rogues, and barbarians, who have no spellcasting ability and rely entirely on their physical strength to make a living.
Therefore, when fighting, as long as they have enough protection, high-level mages will subconsciously ignore the threats from the "cleavers" and target fellow spellcasters such as mages, warlocks, druids, priests, and bards.
Although this way of thinking cannot be said to be completely wrong, after all, the threat posed by a spellcaster is always much greater than that of a "cleaver".
But from a "God's perspective", if the "cleavers" have sufficiently powerful magic weapons and equipment, the threat they pose is actually not small at all.
Today's [Demon-Breaking Arrow] is the best example.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh: "I really need to be more cautious in the future. Otherwise, underestimating any enemy in battle could be very fatal."
"I think you've been cautious enough..."
The half-orc Rhett couldn't help but complain quietly.
Because since he followed Zuo Si, except for the first time he participated in the dragon slaying in Mailatma where he was seriously injured, the rest of the battles were basically one-sided crushing wins.
In the face of Zuo Si's careful planning, insidious and vicious tactics, most enemies would lose most of their combat effectiveness under the effects of poison even before the battle began.
In addition to a large number of magic equipment and healing potions, there will even be a lot of protection and strengthening BUFFs added before the battle.
Many times it is just like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
If that wasn't prudent enough, Rhett didn't know what was.
"No, it's far from enough. You don't understand how many dangers are hidden in this world. If you are not careful, Rain's fate is a warning to you."
As he spoke, Zuo Si took out a blank card, raised his hand and activated the power of the Planeswalker Spark, and directly used the [Staff of the Archmage] to turn the woman into a card.
Along with a bright and dazzling light, a card appeared out of thin air in the palm of his hand.
[Creature Card: Tiefling (Infernal Bloodline) — Archmage]
[LV6 blue card (temporarily unavailable for upgrade, lacks legendary spells and related knowledge)]
[Card Quality: Precious]
[Effect: Summon a female tiefling mage named Rain (LV15 Conjuration Mage/LV5 Archmage) to serve the Planeswalker.
She masters powerful nine-ring magic including "Wish", "Gate to Another World", "Time Stop", "Imprisonment", "Ninth-level Monster Summoning", "Teleportation Array", and "Legion of Hell".
At the same time, he masters many super-magic skills such as instant spell casting, spell strengthening, spell extreme effect, spell upgrading, spell delay, as well as the high-level arcane abilities unique to the archmage.
He is also very good at the eighth-ring magic "Advanced Alien Oath Binding". He can use this spell to summon more powerful alien creatures and order them to serve him for a long time by paying a certain price.
In addition, Rain is also proficient in "Counter Spell Control" and "Powerful Summoning".
The former is the Archmage's advanced arcane ability, which can rebound a spell directly back to the caster after successfully countering it; the latter can summon stronger and more powerful monsters (summoned creatures' strength and constitution +4).
She possesses a sub-artifact, the "Archmage's Staff", and many powerful magic items.
Rain can understand any language you speak and obey every order you give until she dies or cancels the summons.
[Using this card requires 15 points of general mana, or 15 points of blue mana]
[When the Tiefling Archmage is killed, the card automatically enters the graveyard and waits for rebirth for ten days.]
"As I expected, Rain's spellcasting level has reached LV20, and she is a typical spellcasting mage. She is almost at the legendary level of LV6..."
Looking at the detailed instructions on the new card in his hand, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile with pride.
After all, the higher Rain's spellcasting level, the greater the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction you'll get from successfully assassinating her.
There is a direct proportional relationship between the two.
It's like some game players always like to take an unconventional approach, using all kinds of special items and skills to easily kill the BOSS that should have been a tough battle.
In comparison, Zuo Si didn't find it too strange that Rain, who always looked like a human female, was actually a Tiefling.
Since the constant [True Seeing] on the ring can see through the deformation effect, he already knew the other person's true appearance.
Because if I remember correctly, the Lord of Symbols Shangela was also a tiefling when he was alive.
Maybe Rain is related to him, or maybe she is his descendant before he became a lich.
In slavery-practising Calimshan, demon-devil hybrids are not as rare as they are elsewhere.
Many slave owners would hire a wizard to summon a demon or devil to forcibly mate with human women and give birth to offspring.
These hybrids not only have an exotic appearance, but are also far stronger physically than pure-blooded humans and can be sold at a higher price.
If trained and cultivated from a young age, they will become excellent warlocks, mages, warriors and thieves.
Without any hesitation!
After reading the detailed information on the card, Zuo Si immediately summoned Rain again.
In the blink of an eye, a Tiefling woman with reddish skin, slightly protruding horns on both sides of her forehead, and a tail extending from under her robe appeared out of thin air. She did not have wings or other excessive characteristics of Purgatory bloodline, and it seemed that she was not a first-generation hybrid, but at least three generations later.
You don't need to ask to know that this is what Rain really looks like.
The previous human form was the result of some permanent advanced transformation magic.
"Owner."
As soon as she was summoned, Rain immediately placed one hand on her chest and bowed deeply.
"You already know what you should do, right?" Zuo Si asked directly.
Rain answered without hesitation: "Of course. I will control the Emerald Society while using my identity to lurk beside the Lord of the Symbols, Shangela, to collect intelligence and find out every move of the Entangled Symbols."
Zuo Si nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. Since you know what you want to do, I can safely hand over the four high-level wizards and the dragon lich Barisriat to you as helpers. Remember, your first task is to find out the names, identities and origins of all the Lords of the Symbols. The second task is to integrate the resources of the Emerald Society, especially the gemstone vein they control."
"Please rest assured that I will do my best to complete this task." The Tiefling Archmage promised solemnly.
I'm afraid Shangela would never have dreamed that her disciple, Rain, who she had trained with great difficulty and was destined to become the new Lord of the Talisman in the future, would be made into a card by Zuo Si, and then her identity would be reversed into a deadly spy.
But unfortunately, everything has become a foregone conclusion now.
Soon, under the leadership of Rain, four high-level human wizards, a dragon lich, hundreds of unconscious skeleton warriors, and several golems and other constructs of the Emerald Society, returned directly to their lair in Kzura under the effect of teleportation magic.
Since only one of the five senior executives died, the few of them worked together and quickly took control of the entire organization from top to bottom without much effort.
And just like that, the Emerald Society, which had been secretly rebelling against the Guild of Masked Mages in Amn, had unknowingly changed its master.
Zuo Si also opened the portal and packed up the helpers who were temporarily summoned, including the Iron Golem, the giant mutant hound, Alena, the half-orc Rhett, Wilmes and the strange objects, and sent them back to the Mage Tower.
The black dragon will return to its lair, hand over all the treasures it has collected, and check to see if there are other dragons of its kind nesting near the swamp.
If there are any, he will record the locations of these nests and then knock on their doors when the time is right.
The dragon was beaten half to pieces and turned into a card, and the treasures were snatched away and thrown into the private "petty cash box".
The reason why he dismissed all the helpers was mainly because Zuo Si felt that he would not encounter any large-scale battles in the remaining half of the journey. At most, there would be some monsters and robbers who blocked the road.
Because the closer you get to Waterdeep, the lower the chance of getting into trouble.
What's more, so many people would attract too much attention, and he didn't want anyone to recognize him along the way.
Only the little devil, a magical pet, stayed and became a member of the team.
Through the previous battle with the vampire, Zuo Si discovered that this guy could use [Invisibility] on himself unlimitedly every day, and was a natural spy and assassin.
If combined with sufficient strengthening and protective magic, you will not be at a disadvantage even if facing the enemy head-on.
Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.
He still ordered his familiar to always remain invisible unless allowed, and not to show up in front of anyone else or make even the slightest sound.
The little devil dared not disobey the orders given by the powerful, evil, cruel and brutal master.
Because it knows that if it dares to disobey and do something tricky, it will definitely be thrown into the boiling liquid silver and die slowly in the most painful way.
In addition, the severance of contact with the direct superior of Baator Hell has gradually freed most devils from the sense of belonging to Hell.
Soon, under the starry sky at night, the group walked through the battlefield with a strong smell of blood but not many corpses (the corpses were all eaten by mutant hounds), and came to an open space near the roadside to camp and rest.
As for the cart and the horses pulling it, they had already been used as bait and "sacrificed" in the enemy's first round of frenzied spell bombardment.
Before arriving at Dragonspear Castle, it is basically impossible to buy a means of transportation.
Because of this, Zuo Si was so eager to rest quickly, and when he woke up tomorrow morning, he would use a first-level spell slot to memorize three [Summon Mounts] spells of the conjuration system.
Although this spell is not of high level, every time it is cast it can summon an ordinary horse, which also comes with a bridle and saddle. The duration is two hours per spell level.
Zuo Si's current arcane spellcasting level is nine, and the summoned horse can last for eighteen hours, which is more than enough.
Moreover, the summoned horses do not need to rest or eat, and are much more useful than the ones bought with money.
However, Zuo Si didn't know that his every move before was seen by a legendary undead creature - the Winter Ghost.
At this moment, it has used a teleportation magic item to quickly return to its private room at the headquarters of the Masked Mages Guild in Askatra to report to its master, Shane VII.
After hearing everything, the powerful necromancer who occupied Zelanora's body suddenly showed an expression of surprise and astonishment on his face.
"You mean... Soth has some ability to absolutely control a person, and then turned Shangela's most trusted and most outstanding disciple into a spy who infiltrated the Entanglement Symbol?"
"Yes! At least that's what I saw. In fact, he seems to have the power to turn people or other creatures into magic props. I saw with my own eyes that he turned a black dragon, four high-level wizards of the Emerald Society, and Rain herself into things like cards, and then summoned them out."
Winter Ghost told everything he saw directly.
Due to the lack of necessary magical knowledge, it couldn't even tell whether Zuo Si was using divine magic or arcane magic.
"Could it be the ability of the voters?" Sean VII guessed, touching his chin.
In fact, there is no better way to confirm it except guessing.
After all, Zuo Si had been a chosen one for too short a time, and he was also a visitor from another world.
No one knows whether the abilities he uses are special magical skills from another world, or the power of the chosen people bestowed by Talona, the goddess of poison and disease.
In addition, divine power can block most detection magic. So far, many organizations that are interested in this only know Zuo Si's approximate arcane and divine spellcasting levels.
Winter Ghost shook his head gently: "Sorry, I don't know. But one thing is certain, that is, Soth has no good feelings towards the Entanglement Symbol. Quite the opposite! He is very wary of this organization, so he chooses to strike first. With Rain as a spy, I think we can consider how to cooperate. Because if nothing unexpected happens, Soth will soon figure out the names and identities of most of the Symbol Masters."
"Do you think it's a wise choice to reveal your identity to him now?"
Sean VII asked in an uncertain tone.
"Cooperation does not necessarily require revealing one's identity. Since Soth has actually taken control of the Emerald Society, you can completely establish an alliance against the Entangled Symbol by providing cover for this organization, providing various information, or even promising that one day in the future, he will become the actual controller of the Masked Mage. In exchange, you can establish an alliance against the Entangled Symbol."
The Winter Ghost did not hide anything and expressed his thoughts directly and conscientiously.
Because it knows that its master's real goal is to kill all enemies and return to Port Calin to restore the glory of the Shane Dynasty.
As long as this can be achieved, it doesn't matter even if Amn, which was originally a frontier of the empire, is ceded, let alone the control of a mere Guild of Masked Mages.
"What's the reason? What reason and purpose should I use to ask for information about the Entanglement Symbol?"
After pondering for a moment, Shane VII directly raised the most critical problem.
You have to know that the Entangled Symbol is not like the Harpers, the Zhentarim, the Cult of the Dragon, the Red Wizards, the Arcane Brotherhood and other organizations that want to make themselves known to everyone in the entire continent of Faerun.
This is an extremely secretive organization, and most outsiders cannot even confirm whether it really exists.
This means that the identity of anyone who knows about the entanglement symbol is quite suspicious.
"It's very simple. You don't even need to give any reason. You just need to show that you are the enemy of the Entanglement Symbol. With a common enemy, we naturally have common interests. I think Soth has no reason to refuse."
After saying this, Donggui turned back to the closet in the room and slammed the door shut.
Sean VII remained in his original sitting position, motionless like a wax figure, and no one knew what he was thinking.
But one thing is certain, he was quite tempted by the proposal of his subordinate Winter Ghost.
…
In fact, Shane VII was not the only one who noticed the battle that took place at the junction of the Howling Trollwood and the High Wastes.
The Harper Alliance and the Zhentarim, whose spies were spread throughout every corner of Faerun, also took notice.
After all, the Emerald Society made too much noise because of this ambush.
Many druids and rangers are staunch allies of the Harper, or are simply members of the Harper.
So when the "fierce" battle ended, someone immediately followed the smell and came here.
When they saw the ground stained with blood, the countless broken limbs and various "small bits and pieces" such as eyeballs and intestines scattered among the mud and rubble, as well as the traces of large-scale powerful magic bombing, they were all shocked and speechless.
The leading man dressed as a druid exclaimed in disbelief, "Something is wrong! Why are there only a few incomplete corpses and fragments left after such a large-scale battle? Where did the other corpses go?"
"Maybe... it was transformed into an undead creature and taken away?" Another young woman nearby guessed in an uncertain tone.
但很快就被为首的男人否定了：“没有这种可能性。因为我在这片土地上感受不到被强烈负能量侵蚀和污染的迹象。如果是大规模的亡灵转化仪式，怎么可能会不留下痕迹。”
“该死！听你这么说，事情似乎变得更加毛骨悚然了。”一名游侠打扮的精灵忍不住打了个哆嗦。
“快看！我发现了什么？一些吸血鬼被强大正能量杀死后遗留下来的尘埃！”
“这里还有两条巨龙搏斗的痕迹！”
“还有这！这边有好几个没有发动的邪恶召唤法阵！”
“橡树之父西凡纳斯在上！快看这个脚印！我敢打赌它的主人一定有至少七八米高，体重可能超过五十吨。”
一时之间，刚才分散开对整个战场进行侦查的人，纷纷把自己看到的异常状况汇报上来。
尤其是变异猎犬留下的恐怖脚印，直接让这群自诩对自然界各种动植物无所不知的德鲁伊彻底傻了眼。
因为他们根本无法从自己的记忆中，找出任何一种生物能够与这种脚印相匹配。
一名女性德鲁伊小心翼翼从脚印的泥土中，取出一小撮又粗又硬的脱落角质层，用略带颤抖的声音说道：“我……我想我们好像发现了不得了的东西。你们看到了吗？这些角质层哪怕从皮肤上脱落下来，也依旧硬的像石头一样，而且细胞并没有坏死，仍旧在尝试着进行修补和再生。”
“难道说——那些消失的尸体，是被这个不知名的怪物全都吃掉了？”旁边的游侠忍不住打了个哆嗦。
一个体型巨大，疑似拥有通过吞噬尸体获得近乎无限再生能力的巨兽？ 光是想想都让人绝望！ 尽管他不知道究竟发生了什么，但巨魔咆哮森林的巨魔数量，恐怕没有个十几二十年的功夫别指望能恢复到之前水平了。
可以说周围残留的景象和线索，完全可以称得上是一场“战争”，而不是什么战斗或者伏击。
为搞清楚究竟发生了什么，那些加入竖琴手同盟的德鲁伊和游侠，纷纷通过各种各样的渠道开始向周围其他据点发出求援，希望能来几个精通预言系魔法的奥术施法者帮忙。
作为老冤家，当竖琴手同盟获得第一手资料之后没多久，散塔林会的探子也很快通过拦截这些信息得知了具体情况。
大概几个小时后，这份情报就被摆在了曼松的桌子上。
这位实力强大的传奇法师大概扫了两眼，然后便抬起头问自己最信任的弟子：“席曼蒙，你怎么看这件事情？”
“我？抱歉，老师，由于情报太少的关系，我暂时还没办法推断出究竟发生了什么。不过有一点倒是可以确认，这位剧毒与疾病女神塔洛娜的选民，百分之百拥有制造一场大屠杀的能力。他很强，比我们预料中要强大得多。”
席曼蒙不加思索给出了自己的看法。
上千的巨魔……
数以百计的大地精和熊地精……
数十名被正能量活活烧死变成尘埃的吸血鬼……
还有数不清受到控制的森林猛兽……
再加上好四五位高阶法师联手……
说实话，席曼蒙自己遭到这样的伏击，都不敢说能成功逃脱，更不用提反过来将敌人全部赶尽杀绝。
“看来要派遣几名探子去实地侦查一下。”
曼松显然对这件事情相当感兴趣。
由于常年跟暴政之神班恩的选民傅佐尔·钱伯瑞相互竞争散塔林会的控制权，所以他对于“选民”这个群体所拥有的力量还是有一定了解的。
比如说傅佐尔·钱伯瑞拥有永不衰老的身躯，神力会使其获得强大的物理和魔法抗性，影子更是如同幽影般受到本人的控制，能够随时召唤亡眼暴君来帮助自己攻击敌人，随意不加限制的使用【命令术】，身上永远加持【心灵屏障】、【忍受元素伤害】、【防护负能量】等魔法效果。
除此之外，还有大量的类法术能力，以及“神术之手”和“轰击异教徒”的特殊力量。
可以说正是凭借着神赋予选民的强大力量，傅佐尔·钱伯瑞才有资格跟曼松一较高下。
不然的话，区区一个神术施法等级还不到LV20的牧师，怎么可能是一名老牌传奇法师的对手。
“关于这一点请不必担心，我已经安排人去了。不过介于眼下竖琴手在该区域活动频繁，我们的人可能需要稍微潜伏一段时间。”
席曼蒙一如既往把散塔林会的黑暗情报网打理得井井有条。
这也是为什么他能一直坐稳现在位置，无论内部派系斗争有多么激烈，都依然能够从容不迫的应对。
听到这句话，曼松立马满意的点了点头：“做的不错。情报慢一点没关系，但一定要保证准确详细。对了，关于处理那些不安分的希瑞克教会成员计划，现在进行的怎么样了？”
席曼蒙赶忙回答道：“名单我差不多已经列好了。接下来就是随便安排一个任务，然后由我们的盟友动手，直接将他们一劳永逸的清理掉。不过随着希瑞克的信仰在散提尔堡快速增长，这种方法恐怕只能暂时缓解一下紧张的对立，用不了几年时间矛盾还是会爆发。”
“无所谓！先拖几年看看形式再说。”
曼松不以为意的摆了摆手。
他相信自己的好友兼竞争对手傅佐尔·钱伯瑞能够处理好信仰的问题。
更何况，暴政之神班恩在散提尔堡的信仰根基，远远不是希瑞克这种新神所能比拟的。
……
经过整整一夜的休息，第二天一大清早左思便睁开眼睛，从随身携带的挎包内取出法术书，开始记忆和准备今天的法术。
等吃过简单的早餐后，他便立马施展【召唤坐骑】。
眨眼功夫，三匹还算健壮的马就凭空出现在所有人的面前。
龙裔骑士戴维安选了一匹最强壮的作为自己坐骑，射手汉丁顿则选了第二强壮的。
最后那匹由体重比较轻的左思和伊莎多拉共乘。
至于小魔鬼，跟在马匹的后头慢慢飞就行了。
由于在浮空城高塔的时候曾经不止一次外出执行任务、被迫参加一些危险的试炼，因此左思的骑术水平还算不错。
至少能做到在马匹全速冲刺的时候不至于掉下来。
相比之下，从小到大几乎从未出过远门的少女压根没有一丁点骑术技能。
再加上还穿着一条漂亮的丝绸长裙，因此根本没办法岔开腿。
只能侧过身坐在前边的马鞍上，紧跟着抱住身后负责驾驭马匹的左思。
不过伊莎多拉倒是很喜欢这种零距离的亲密接触，全程脸上都洋溢着微幸福的笑容，甚至希望这趟旅程就保持这样永远不要结束。
沿着大路向前行进了大概六七个小时，一片由破败不堪长满杂草的高墙，以及各种残垣断壁和废弃高塔构成的巨大废墟，就这样出现在远处的地平线上。
毫无疑问，这里就是费伦西海岸鼎鼎大名的“龙矛城堡”。
它的创建者是一百三十多年前（DR1225），北地著名冒险家——迪洛斯·龙矛，一个留着大胡子的半矮人（据说有一半人类血统）。
最初的时候，迪洛斯·龙矛仅仅是为了帮助一位冒险过程中结识的好友哈勒泰瑟拉，一条强大的赤铜龙，对抗那些荒原上无穷无尽想要来偷窃财宝的兽人、地精强盗。
不过随着城堡的建立，许多矮人和人类都来到城堡附近定居，建立起一个拥有数千人口的小镇。
毕竟在费伦，坚固的城堡意味着可以抵御来自荒野之中的怪物和野兽，能够给予没什么反抗能力的平民庇护。
更何况迪洛斯·龙矛还会骑着他的好友赤铜龙——哈勒泰瑟拉，还会定期在城堡周围巡逻，消灭一切可能对定居点造成威胁的敌人。
所以在很长一段时间内，龙矛城堡都非常的安全。
另外，由于这里的地理位置刚好卡在深水城和博德之门中间，是一路上商队唯一可以停留歇脚的地方，所以没过多久就变得十分繁荣富庶。
不过很快，赤铜龙的宝藏和迪洛斯·龙矛在冒险中得到的宝物就引来了无数邪恶法师的窥探。
其中一名叫做伊萨塔鲁斯·卡萨利亚的卡林杉法师，就成功创造出一种能够让龙陷入沉睡的强大魔法，紧跟着又在龙矛城堡的地下深处偷偷设立了一个传送门。
通过制造赤铜龙陷入昏睡的幻象，这个狡诈的法师成功把迪洛斯·龙矛骗到了传送门旁边，然后毫不留情的将其杀死。
通过献祭强大凡人灵魂的方式，一个永久性通往巴托地狱一层“阿弗纳斯”传送门就这样被打开了。
一些魔鬼很快发现了这个传送门，然后对龙矛城堡发动突袭。
The people of Dragonspear Castle immediately organized a counterattack and tried to drive the devil back to the other side of the portal.
The underground battle between the two sides resulted in the withdrawal of all defensive forces outside the castle.
Isatarus Kasalia took the opportunity to unite the other three evil dragons and attack the copper dragon's lair.
As expected, the besieged copper dragon, Haltesera, was killed.
The wizard took advantage of the dragons' fight to take away the most precious and valuable items in the treasure.
When one of the black dragons that had contributed the most effort finished the battle and returned to its nest, he found that only a few gold coins were left of the mountain of treasure, and he immediately fell into an uncontrollable rage.
He felt that he had been tricked, so he quickly found the mage and attacked him without hesitation, using his strong acid breath to corrode the defenseless guy so much that not even a corpse was left.
Eventually, under the rampage of the evil dragon, the demons pouring out of the underground portal, and the joint attack of various monsters from the wasteland, Dragonspear Castle was completely reduced to ruins.
Most of the people who chose to settle here died or fled, leaving only the abandoned castle which still looks majestic today.
Dragonspear Castle was even once occupied by a hobgoblin chieftain, who used it as a base for raiding passing caravans.
It was not until the two trading city-states of Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate could no longer tolerate this behavior that they joined forces to completely wipe it out.
But unfortunately, the underground hell portal cannot be closed easily.
Therefore, the coalition forces could only hand it over to the Church of the God of War who voluntarily took over.
The current Dragonspear Castle is actually controlled by the priests of the God of War Tempus and a large number of adventurers who want to become famous and get rich.
Since the former provide corresponding medical services and also allow and encourage the latter to kill nearby unwelcome underground world residents and plunder spoils from them, the number of adventurers and mercenaries has always been large.
In addition, the underground part connects to the Underdark and Baator, and various specialties and captured monsters and slaves can often be sold at very high prices.
Many people who are confident in their abilities want to try their luck.
Of course, a large number of them never came out after entering the intricate underground maze.
"We've finally arrived at Dragonspear Castle. I hope there are better carriages for sale here, and not those large carts for transporting goods. Otherwise, I'd rather continue riding a horse." Zuo Si complained quietly as he looked at the ruins in the distance.
"Is the cargo carriage so bad?" Isadora blinked curiously.
"That's right! Especially on a dirt road full of rocks and potholes in the wild, the truck's up and down shaking can even shake your brain and make you vomit everything in your stomach." Zuo Si described it with slightly exaggerated words.
On the way back to Amn with Bernard and the caravan, he had already witnessed the technical level of several mainstream carriages on the continent of Faerun.
Except for the carriages with magical levitation that are specially provided for the rich, the rest would definitely not be very comfortable to sit in.
The horse-drawn carriage responsible for transporting goods was constantly shaking violently along the way, and the shock-absorbing design was almost non-existent.
Even if someone is not prone to motion sickness, sitting in a carriage for a long time will inevitably feel uncomfortable.
However, it is definitely impossible to buy a magic carriage in a place like Dragonspear Castle.
Zuo Si could only settle for the next best thing and see if he could buy a decent ordinary carriage and then make some modifications to it himself.
If that doesn't work, you can only make one from scratch yourself.
"Master, I think you'd better not have too high expectations." Davian couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him.
He didn't think that there would be any decent carriages in a place like Dragonspear Castle where adventurers gathered.
Just the opposite!
Judging from the general economic capabilities of adventurers in the continent of Faerun, there are absolutely only a handful of people who can afford a fully enclosed carriage as a means of transportation. It would be considered good if they could have a dozen or twenty trucks to transport supplies.
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. "It's just a matter of trying my luck. I can also take a closer look at this fortress that connects the Underdark and Baator, and see if there is anything worth buying."
Just like that, a group of four people plus a little devil who remained invisible were successfully allowed to enter the interior of the towering walls after undergoing routine questioning and inspection by the guards at the door.
Unlike the dilapidated and deserted appearance from the outside, Dragonspear Castle is actually quite lively inside and has quite a few people living there.
You can even see the Temple of the God of War standing next to the main building of the castle, and there are several inns and taverns that specialize in providing services for passing caravans and adventurers who venture into the underground.
In addition, there are also many blacksmith shops, grocery stores, and small shops specializing in selling magic items.
Some adventurers simply set up stalls on the roadside to sell their newly acquired spoils to passing merchants.
Among them are inanimate objects such as weapons, armor, gems, ores, books, and scrolls, as well as unfortunate creatures such as low-level devils, tieflings, gray dwarves, and dark elves who were captured in battle.
Since the god of war Tempus is a neutral chaotic god, his priests do not mind treating defeated captives as slaves.
Just as Zuo Si was looking for valuable things on these stalls with great interest, a noisy sound suddenly came from inside the castle.
Immediately afterwards, he saw six or seven fully armed adventurers slowly walking out from inside, dragging a huge, snail-like creature.
This huge creature was obviously dead, and its entire head had been chopped into pieces by a sharp weapon.
It was not known whether it was blood or body fluid, but a very obvious drag mark was left on the ground, and then it quickly solidified into translucent crystals like glass.
Of course, what really attracted Zuo Si was not the body of the killed monster, but the beautiful shell behind it that was equally huge and sparkling with colorful luster.
He felt quite amazing anti-magic properties on this shell.
"Oh my god! They successfully hunted a flail snail? And the shell was barely damaged?"
An adventurer who was setting up a stall couldn't help but exclaim.
Another person nearby said with envy and hatred, "What a lucky guy! I remember that a complete flail snail shell can be sold for at least 5,000 gold coins, right?"
"Of course! That's a small flail snail shell! If it's this big, I think it won't be a problem to sell it for 10,000 gold coins."
"Damn it! Why didn't I encounter such a good thing?"
"Shut up! With your skills, if you dare to attack the flail snail, you will probably be killed on the spot."
"Yes! Flail snails are not easy targets to hunt. Only elite teams can deal with them."
…
For a moment, everyone around was talking about it.
After all, a situation like this, where one becomes rich overnight after returning from an adventure, can bring the strongest mental and sensory stimulation.
(End of this chapter)