At this moment, he was sitting on the three plank roads extending from the inside of the asteroid at the dock, with his legs completely hanging in the air. If he moved forward even a little, he would fall immediately.
Due to some powerful magic, a layer of breathable air surrounds the little star within a radius of thirty meters, maintaining a constant temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius.
So there is no need to worry about suffocation or the terrifying ultra-low temperature of minus 270 degrees Celsius in outer space.
“Yeah! I can’t believe that the Githyanki could hollow out the interior of an asteroid and transform it into a habitable place.
However, according to Erron's speculation, Achaiya might have sent a distress signal to the magic ship in the astral world before her death.
Maybe within a few hours or a day or two, at least one Star Realm Magic Ship will come to check on the situation."
Davian reminded with some concern.
"Relax, I have no intention of occupying this place openly.
On the contrary, I intend to leave it to Erron to deal with the aftermath.
If the Githyanki plan to rebuild this place, we will use Erron as an insider and make those knights and instructors into cards bit by bit.
Once you have complete control over the top leadership, you can then educate the newborn children.
Turn them into the spark that will overthrow and destroy the Githyanki militarized empire.
Rather than being a slave who obeys the orders of the Lich Queen."
Zuo Si expressed his plan meaningfully.
Use the Githyanki to fight the Githyanki, this was the idea that suddenly came to his mind.
After all, acquired education always outweighs innate instinct.
As long as the ideology is instilled well, it is entirely possible to disintegrate the twisted and morbid society of the Githyanki little by little by spreading ideas.
Of course, this may take a long time.
But it doesn't matter.
Anyway, Zuo Si was just trying it out, and he mainly wanted to control this star port in a more covert way, and by the way, build a magic ship that could sail freely in space and even in the starry sky.
You have to know that the so-called "magic ship" in this multiverse is completely different from the sci-fi spaceship that many earthlings understand.
As the name suggests, the magic ship is mainly driven by magic power.
Therefore, it looks very likely to be a wooden sailing ship, which has been strengthened and reinforced by various magical powers.
You can even directly release a legendary magic and permanently transform it into another form, driven by magic power or gravity as fuel.
In Faerun, this technology was invented during the Netheril era and was widely used to explore outer space.
However, later, with the destruction of the Netherese civilization, the technology for manufacturing magic ships was gradually lost, and only a small part of it was scattered in the hands of some high-level wizards and even legendary wizards.
At least in Candlekeep, Zuo Si did not find any records about the construction of magic ships, so he wanted to get one from the Githyanki to study.
Hearing that his master was going to do something bad again, Davian couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. He quickly took out two books, a silver giant sword, and a scepter from his arms and handed them over, and whispered: "These books, one is the "Physical Fitness Manual", which can increase physical attributes after reading it, and the other is the "Meditation Volume", which can increase intelligence attributes after reading it.
According to Erron, they were all spoils of war obtained when Achaiya led her army to break through the Mind Flayer stronghold on the 17th floor.
The cunning commander used two magic volumes to lure all the warriors, knights, and red dragons in the starport to hunt more mind flayers, and promised that the one who performed best could take it away as a reward.
But in reality, she never thought about fulfilling her promise.
But now, both books are your trophies.
In addition, this scepter is a [Scepter of Erasure], which can instantly destroy all magical protections, barriers, and continuous spells.
Unfortunately, it was consumed by the red dragon's use of it to strike the wall of force, and now the overall structure has become very fragile.
Erron said that if he used the Nine Rings' wishing spell or miracle spell, it should be able to be repaired a little.
Finally, this is the genuine silver sword that is specially assigned to the commander of the Red Dragon Knight. "
“Good! It seems that all the good things that the female Githyanki commander was reluctant to use are now mine.”
Zuo Si took these valuable magic items and stuffed them all into his pocket.
Good things like "Physical Fitness Manual" and "Meditation Volume" that can increase basic attributes must be read with concentration at a specific time to produce the corresponding effect, rather than just clicking on them randomly like in a game.
As for the Erasure Scepter, he planned to take it back and give it to the lich in the organization who mastered the Nine-Ring Magic to repair it.
This thing is an absolute killer, its power is equivalent to the Nine Rings' Great Disintegration.
The only downside is that it can only be used once.
After using it up, you have to use the wish or miracle spell to reshape it.
Otherwise, when the scepter touches a hard object, it will instantly turn into a pool of worthless fragments.
Just as Zuo Si was looking at the last piece of trophy, the "Silver Sword", with great interest, Erlong suddenly ran out of the asteroid with a device in his hand, shouting breathlessly: "Master... Master! There is... there is a response! Two astral magic ships are heading towards the star port. It won't be long before they pass through the barrier between the planes and appear nearby."
"Oh? So fast!" Zuo Si showed a hint of surprise.
"Of course! This is the largest outpost on the entire planet Toril. What's more, the distress signal sent by Achaiya just now was the most urgent." Erron explained hurriedly.
Zuo Si nodded thoughtfully: "In that case, I'll leave this to you. Have you thought about how to describe what happened in the starport to the Githyanki who came to rescue us?"
"It's very simple! Just blame it all on the Mind Flayer. The bodies have been dealt with anyway, and there is no evidence." Erron calmly gave his solution.
For the Githyanki, putting all the blame on the mind flayers is a universal excuse and scapegoat.
No Githyanki would suspect the evil intentions of their sworn enemy.
"Very good! Remember to report to me in time after everything is stable, and by the way, find a way to build a stable portal to Waterdeep."
After that, Zuo Si took Davian with him and returned to the sixteenth floor of the Underworld through the portal.
As a result, after walking back along the original route for a while, I met three temporary teammates who had recovered.
The dwarf immediately laughed, waved his hands vigorously and shouted, "Hey! Did you encounter any monsters or dangers?"
"No. Everything went very smoothly. I have found the node of the magic network, and it's time to return. Because going further down is the territory of the Mind Flayer, and I don't think you want to deal with those octopus heads." Zuo Si responded in a relaxed manner.
"Mind flayer? Damn it! It's one of the monsters I hate the most." The dwarf cursed under his breath.
Because without magical equipment to defend against mind control, any adventurer faced with hordes of mind flayers would be instantly controlled by them and turned into an obedient slave.
What's more, he was controlled by the bottom demon fish not long ago, and he never wanted to experience that terrible feeling again.
"Then let's go back. But how can we safely climb up the underground cliff created by the earthquake?" The poet looked troubled.
"It's very simple! I will cast the second-level magic [Spider Climb] on everyone later. With my current spellcasting level, this spell should last about two hours. During this period, everyone can crawl quickly on the cliff like a spider. If everything goes well, we should be able to climb up."
Zuo Si quickly proposed a solution.
If it wasn't for the purpose of bringing the three people back safely, he would have opened the portal and returned directly to the Mage Tower when he was at the star port just now.
"【Spider Walk】? Good idea!"
The poet's eyes lit up instantly.
Because this is indeed the most ideal way to solve the current predicament.
It's a pity that as a bard, he will never be able to learn this magic which is very useful in his adventure journey.
After finalizing the plan, the team quickly returned to the place where they had fallen.
Relying on the [Memory Wand], Zuo Si performed four [Spider Walk] spells in one breath, blessing everyone except himself.
Because he himself has the ability of the elect - [Walking in the Air], he can walk directly on the air, so there is no need to go through so much trouble.
Soon, the entire adventure team began to climb rapidly upwards along the underground cliff that was straight up and down and perhaps more than ten kilometers high.
It took more than an hour before I finally made it back to the eleventh floor.
Although they were high-level adventurers, their strength, agility, and physique far exceeded those of ordinary people, the dwarf, poet, and halfling thief were still exhausted and collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.
After all, when Spider Climb was taking effect, they were actually running very fast, fearing that the spell would fail halfway through their climb.
In order to restore their physical strength and spell slots to deal with possible crises, the team chose to rest in one of the rooms for ten hours after returning to the tenth floor before continuing to move towards the surface.
Along the way, Zuo Si, who possessed superhuman memory, discovered that the previous earthquake inevitably changed the structure on many levels. Some roads that were originally accessible were now blocked, while those dead ends were opened up.
Fortunately, he had drawn a simple map in advance, so he found the right direction after a little detour.
Since the monsters had been almost all cleared out before, we didn't encounter any powerful enemies along the way. At most, there were just some Underdark creatures running up from the lower levels.
After several days of walking and stopping, they finally returned to the basement of the Yawning Gate Tavern.
"Phew - we finally made it back alive. No one died! No one was injured! No one was missing any limbs! And we brought back valuable loot!"
The dwarf Ruger stroked his dirty beard and felt relaxed.
"Yes! We have reached the sixteenth floor this time. I am afraid there is only one active adventure team in the entire Waterdeep City that can achieve this record."
The halfling Korra waved her fists excitedly.
"I'm so tired! All I want now is to eat something, have a drink, take a shower and go to bed." The poet complained with a sigh.
As the member with the worst physical condition in the entire team, such high-intensity and long-term journey is definitely a big challenge for him.
Due to being too exhausted, he couldn't even maintain concentration in casting spells when a sudden battle occurred during the last leg of the journey, and became a complete waste.
Fortunately, the monsters in the first few levels were not very strong, and Ruger and Davian could slaughter them all easily.
Without any hesitation!
Zuo Si walked directly to the bottom of the well and pulled the hanging rope hard.
Soon, the people above began trying to pull up the people at the bottom of the shaft by dragging the rope.
However, Zuo Si obviously did not need this service. He gave his seat to the poet and walked up on the air.
After a while, he appeared in the hall of the tavern with the latter.
"Oh - my God! It's... it's Kels! Ruger's team is back safely!" An adventurer stood up suddenly and exclaimed loudly.
Another person nearby was stunned and muttered to himself: "This... How is this possible! There was a violent earthquake in the underground city, and they disappeared for so many days, it should be impossible for them to survive."
"Hahahaha! I won! I won! Hurry up and take out the money from last bet!"
Another guy, who was obviously a "fun guy", rushed to the bar, slammed the table hard, and laughed wildly at the boss.
Du Nan smiled and shook his head, then quickly took out a box for gambling money from the cabinet behind him, and then pushed the forty or so silver, copper and gold coins in it in front of the other party.
He was not at all surprised that the adventure team was able to return safely.
Because the innkeeper knew that Zuo Si was the chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, and he himself was also an arcane spellcaster with terrifying strength.
Therefore, as long as you don't fight directly with the "Mad Wizard" Halaster Black Robe himself, you can escape safely even if you encounter danger.
About three to five minutes later, the four people at the bottom of the shaft were pulled up one by one.
Soon after, all the guests in the tavern surrounded them like stars surrounding the moon, and began to ask about the specific details and stories of this adventure.
For most adventurers, bragging about their experiences to others in the tavern and receiving cheers and admiring looks is a very happy thing.
So whether they were dwarves, poets, or halfling rogues, they all enjoyed the free food and drinks (paid for by other guests) while they began to tell their adventures half-truthfully, half-falsely, and half-exaggeratedly.
When he gets excited, he will even take out the spoils in the dimensional bag and show them to the people around him.
Since high-level adventurers who are capable of entering the underground maze below the tenth floor are extremely rare, no one present can tell whether it is true or false.
But it is undeniable that most listeners are quite satisfied with these exciting stories.
There are also some adventure teams that plan to go deep into the layer, so they quickly write down the things that need attention so that they can be prepared when they encounter them.
However, Zuo Si obviously did not like this kind of lively and noisy scene.
After a simple personal hygiene, he sat alone at the bar, eating the special dishes recommended by the innkeeper bit by bit, with a faint smile on his face all the time, not like an adventurer who had just returned from the underground maze.
"Have you really entered the sixteenth level of the crystal maze?" Du Nan asked in an uncertain tone.
"Of course! I brought back a lot of souvenirs."
As he spoke, Zuo Si pulled out the "silver sword" and gently placed it on the table.
The innkeeper's face changed drastically when he saw it. He trembled uncontrollably all over and cursed in a panic: "Damn it! You are simply a lunatic! Put this thing away quickly! I don't want those Githyanki to chase me into my inn."
It is well known that each true "silver sword" is priceless to the Githyanki.
If it is lost, they will immediately send a team to retrieve it and kill any creature that has come into contact with the "Silver Sword".
But Zuo Si waved his hand and comforted him nonchalantly: "Relax. I have already cast the [Concealing Object] on it. Now no prophecy magic can track its location. What's more, they are just a few Githyanki. I want to see how many casualties they will suffer before they choose to give up."
Hearing about the magic of shielding detection, Dunan was obviously relieved. He smiled bitterly and said, "Okay. I now believe that you have entered the sixteenth floor. Because only there are a large number of Githyanki people. By the way, do you know anything about the sudden earthquake in the underground maze?"
"I'm not sure. I only know that the earthquake occurred very suddenly and lasted for a very short time, accompanied by violent fluctuations in magical energy. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the work of a mad wizard." Zuo Si gave his judgment directly.
"Are there any obvious changes in the overall structure?" Du Nan continued to ask.
Zuo Si took a sip of the juice in the cup to moisten his throat, and replied nonchalantly, "Yes, but it's not too big.
The only drastic change was the appearance of a vertical passage on the eleventh floor leading directly to the sixteenth floor.
If you are confident enough, you can jump down directly and then use [Feather Fall] to land safely.
What, are you worried that the monsters in the dungeon will riot and rush into Waterdeep?"
"That's right. In fact, after the earthquake, the lords immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. My task is to collect as much information and intelligence as possible from the returning adventurers. But now it seems that the problem is not too serious." Du Nan rubbed his eyebrows lightly.
You know, he was so worried these days that he couldn't even sleep well.
He was afraid that when he opened his eyes, he would see a dark elf assassin, or a horrible monster like a mind flayer or a beholder standing in front of his bed.
After all, every time the monsters in the Underworld get out of control, the first one to suffer is always the Yawning Gate Inn.
There is no other way! After all, this store is located at the exit leading to the underground city.
"If there is nothing else, I will go back and rest. Please tell Ruger for me later and let him handle all the matters concerning the spoils. After they are all sold, just send the proceeds to my residence in Waterdeep. By the way, you know where I live, right?" Zuo Si asked tentatively with a smile.
Dunan nodded calmly: "I know. In fact, important people like you who need special attention have received special attention from the lords since the moment you arrived in Waterdeep."
"Pay special attention? I think it should be called special vigilance. Well, enough joking, I wish you a good dream tonight."
After saying this, Zuo Si took out a gold coin and placed it on the table. He stood up and walked out of the inn with the Dragonborn Knight.
Although the ambient temperature has become very low, many scantily clad women can still be seen soliciting customers on the streets.
Because for them, this is the last chance to make money before winter officially begins.
When the first snow falls, the area around Waterdeep will be below zero.
By that time, no one would stay outdoors for a long time unless they wanted to freeze to death on the street.
When Zuo Si returned to the house he had just bought not long ago, he immediately saw Isadora standing at the door, her face and hands and feet red from the cold.
The girl didn't hesitate for even a second, she just rushed over like crazy and hugged him.
"What's going on? Why aren't you staying inside?"
As Zuo Si asked this question, he used the Zero Ring Divine Art [Treatment of Minor Injuries] to treat the frostbite on the girl's hands and face.
"I miss you……"
伊莎多拉的声音就像蚊子一样又弱又小声。
一旁的射手汉丁顿见状，立刻无奈的解释道：“主人，从您离开后的第三天她就是这幅样子了。整天除了睡觉之外，醒来之后第一件事情就是站在门口一直等到天黑。饭也不好好吃，心灵能力的锻炼和魔法学习也差不多完全停滞。我劝过好几次了，但是没有任何用处。”
看到少女那副可怜兮兮的样子，左思感觉有点头疼，盯着对方的眼睛十分严肃的告诫道：“下次不许再这样了，知道吗？”
“嗯！”
伊莎多拉赶忙用力点头，同时双手拥的更紧了，一直到吃完饭玩上床休息都没有松开过。
对于她这种不同寻常的强烈依恋和缺乏安全感，左思显然也没有什么太好的办法，只能寄期望于时间可以慢慢将其治愈。
把“问题少女”哄睡着，左思迅速掏出《静思卷册》和《健体手册》，打算先把这两本能够增加基础属性的魔法书籍读完。
毕竟基础属性这种东西最实际，而且会直接体现在身体素质的各个方面。
就拿成为选民后暴涨的体质来说，他现在进入施法专注状态后，基本不会受到任何外部因素的影响。
而且在神力的加持下，就算几天几夜不休息，身体也不会感到疲劳。
甚至用小刀在胳膊上划一道不是很深的口子，大概一分钟之内就会自己愈合。
更何况体质代表的是一个生物的生命力。
越高就意味着可以在战斗中承受更多的伤害，越难以被敌人杀死。
至于能够增加智力属性的《静思卷册》，更是奥术施法者梦寐以求的宝物之一。
要知道智力越高，对应的法术位就越多。
同时在进行法术对抗的时候，释放的奥术魔法也越难以被敌人闪避、抵抗和豁免。
左思原本就有个计划，打算借助包括许愿术在内的各种方法，争取把自己的智力属性堆到五十点以上。
在接下来连续几天时间内。
他基本不是在读两本增加属性的法术书，就是在尝试用连枷蜗牛的壳制作魔法物品。
除了抽空跟进入地脉迷城的三位临时队友见个面，讨论了一下出售战利品的价格，基本哪都没有去过。
当两本书同时阅读玩之后，左思惊讶的发现，自己的智力属性竟然增长了整整两点，从原本的【18+5（23）】变成了【20+5（25）】。
很显然，那并不是一本普通的《静思卷册》，而是一本+2的《静思卷册》。
相比之下，《健体手册》就稍微逊色了一点，只是增加了一点体质，达到二十三点。
“嗯……额外增加了一个三环法术位。感觉还不错！”
左思感受着被魔法强化过的大脑，还有变得更加敏锐的思维，脸上浮现出了满意的表情。
至于两本属性书，早就在产生作用的一刹那凭空消失了。
径直来到简易的工作台前，他小心翼翼把一根经过重新编织和强化的【魔抗腰带】取下来。
通过仔细观察可以发现，这根原本不起眼的黑色腰带，此刻内部已经多出了数不清散发着五颜六色幽光的丝线。
而这些丝线，无一例外都是用连枷蜗牛外壳魔抗最高部分研磨成的粉末，再与相位蜘蛛的丝线结合，最终结合编织出来的。
现在，这根腰带不仅能为佩戴者提供一定的魔法抗性，并且还有百分之二十概率偏斜一个指向性法术，百分之十直接把法术反弹给施法者。
虽然以左思的施法等级，暂时还制作不出像【镜射头蓬】这种完全免疫能量伤害的高阶魔法物品，但做个次一等的肯定没问题。
事实上，被他用连枷蜗牛壳强化的可不仅仅是腰带，还有在卡林港制作的【相位斗篷】，以及从自己老师尸体上剥下来的【速度之靴】。
三件装备加在一起，法术偏斜几率赫然堆到了百分之三十五，而反弹几率也达到了二十左右。
这也就意味着所有指向性法术，五分之一的概率会被反弹回去。
而其他法术也有三分之一概率会受到偏斜效果影响无法产生作用。
其实最初的时候，左思原本是想要用连枷蜗牛外壳制作一副手套的。
因为随着那条蓝龙的力量正在一点一点的被夺取，【龙化手套】渐渐跟手上的皮肤融合到一起。
严格意义上已经应该算是身体的一部分，而不是一件单纯的魔法装备。
不过在制作的过程中，左思突发奇想，打算在手套上额外加入一些更有趣的魔法效果。
但是弄到一半发现，以自己目前的施法等级想要独立完成几乎是不可能做到的事情。
无奈之下，只能把半成品手套先放置到一边，对现有的魔法装备进行了一些小小的强化。
甚至就连脖子上挂着的【伤害吸收护身符】，都添加了+4的防护。
这种强化相当于在身上覆盖了一层能量力场。
当武器砍过来的时候，会受到力场影响而发生偏斜，最终无法伤害到佩戴者。
由于法师、术士无法穿戴护甲的关系，基本上都会随身穿戴一件这样的魔法物品，确保就算自己身上没有防护法术，也不至于被来自背后的匕首直接捅死。
对魔法装备进行了全面升级之后，左思便开始考虑自己接下来是研究海拉斯特·黑袍留在那条青足龙蛇身上的奥法印记，还是把底栖魔鱼召唤出来先解剖一遍，又或是开始阅读魔法女神送给自己的耐瑟瑞尔卷轴。
很显然，从快速提升施法等级和掌握更多的知识角度来说，肯定是先阅读耐瑟瑞尔卷轴。
不过左思却并不像太早接触这些过于深奥的东西。
因为从知识之神欧格玛送给自己的那本书中得知，耐瑟瑞尔卷轴上并没有任何具体的法术，而是接近于一种宏观上的理论阐述。
换个通俗易懂点的说法，如果法术就相当于发给士兵枪械和子弹。
那么费伦大陆近代魔法体系就是在教法师制作和使用这些东西的技术。
但耐瑟瑞尔卷轴不同。
它更接近于数学在现代科学中的地位，即是一切的基础，同时又十分的抽象、生涩、复杂、难懂。
对于那些没有足够知识储备和聪明头脑，只是单纯想要更大口径枪和子弹的法师来说，阅读耐瑟瑞尔卷轴可能并不是个好主意。
因为就像高等数学能把无数的学生逼疯一样！ 耐瑟瑞尔卷轴也能把无数的法师逼疯！
看着躺在盒子里的十张金箔页面，还有在表面不断变化的魔法符号，左思不由的苦笑着感叹道：“真想不到，这种在其他奥术施法者眼中至高无上的宝物，在我手里竟然成了烫手的山芋。”
“你在为此而感到烦恼吗？”
伴随着陌生的声音在耳边回荡，房间内突然凭空出现了一名年轻美丽的女性身影。
她留着瀑布般黑色长发，身上穿一件暗色丝制长袍，腰间系着一条嵌无数宝石的网状束腰。
“您是……魔法女神？！”
由于左思已经有了好几次直面神明化身的经验，所以在观察了片刻之后，立刻便确认对方的身份。
因为知识之眼在扫过那条网状束带的刹那，立刻便看到了汹涌澎湃的奥术能量。
不用问也知道，它所代表的就是覆盖整个世界的魔网。
午夜微笑着点了点头：“是的。你果然跟知识之神描述的一样，不仅非常的聪明，而且还对神力十分敏感。”
“我才来到费伦没多久，就被剧毒与疾病女神塔洛娜强行赋予了神力和选民的身份。换成是谁，遭遇到这种事情都会不可避免的提高警惕。”左思替自己辩解道。
对于魔法女神的突然造访，他并没有表现出任何慌乱，反倒是饶有兴致打量着这位与希瑞克几乎同一时间从凡人封神的女性。
如果他没记错的话，差不多再过个七八年左右，随着希瑞克开始发疯，巴尔之子从世界各地冒出来掀起动荡、混乱和战争，午夜曾经的爱人战士克兰沃，将会从死亡中归来成为新一代的死神。
届时，整个费伦大陆的局势都会围绕着这三位神明纠缠不清的恩怨展开。
恐怕当年还是凡人的他们做梦都不会想到，当初冒险小队的四名成员，有三个都在动荡之年结束后成为了神，而且无一例外都是站在众神顶点的强大神力。
只有最后那位爱与美之神淑娜的牧师看透了一切，选择死后进入自家女神的国度，整天在各种十八禁的服务场逍遥快活，过上了令无数男性羡慕嫉妒恨的放纵生活。
"But it is undeniable that your thoughts, consciousness, and behavior are very similar to Talona in many aspects. Although you are not as evil, chaotic, and willful as her. What's more, because of the existence of you as the chosen one, Talona has more choices." Midnight commented with a smile.
She has been watching the changes in the Church of the Goddess of Poison and Disease in Amn and thinks it is a good thing.
Whether the final result is that Talona turns to a neutral camp or directly splits into two gods, it can weaken the power of the evil camp in disguise.
Zuo Si shrugged innocently: "Maybe. But what does this have to do with me?
I have publicly stated from the beginning that I have no interest in the eternal struggle between gods.
Because this meaningless fight will never produce any results.
Whether the good camp or the evil camp crosses the red line, they will immediately be hit mercilessly by the God above Gods.
What's more, in my opinion, the thoughts, philosophies, doctrines and values of the gods are too narrow-minded, extreme and biased, even Ilmater, the god of suffering who is recognized as the most kind and friendly, is no exception.
Moreover, I have lived in a world without gods since I was a child. At least as far as I know, the gods worshipped in temples do not have the ability to grant believers magical powers.
The social environment’s attitude towards God is more like a naked transaction than a belief.
Mortals serve gods, offer tributes to them, and perform all kinds of strange rituals, just in exchange for the gods to fulfill their wishes, nothing more.
So I accepted the ideas of materialism and for a long time I firmly believed that God was false, did not exist, and was created by mortals according to their own imagination and needs.
Because of my upbringing, I am destined not to regard God as the only belief in my spiritual world, and I will not be like other believers and your voters, who regard serving God as a duty and honor. "
Midnight immediately showed a thoughtful expression when he heard this, and soon asked in a slightly joking tone: "Is this the reason why you were able to reach a deal with the God of Knowledge? He put himself in a relatively equal position and gave you respect and the right to choose?"
Zuo Si nodded seriously: "Yes! If the God of Suffering Ilmater gives people the impression of kindness, mercy, compassion and selfless help, he is willing to bear the suffering for anyone and even the whole world.
Then the God of Knowledge is like a wise and knowledgeable sage who never rushes to express his opinions and suggestions, but listens to what others have to say first.
No matter who he talks to, he will never regard himself as a high and mighty god, but will have some mutually beneficial discussions like old friends.
What I admire most is that the God of Knowledge never has any preconceived opinions or positions. "
"Haha, this is also what I admire most about His Majesty Oghma. It seems that we now have a mutual friend."
There was an incredible hint of playfulness in Midnight's tone.
Fortunately, Zuo Si had long been a "master of expression management" and did not show any sign of losing his composure. Instead, he politely asked, "You took a huge risk to descend to the world, could it be that you did so just to talk to me about this?"
"No, of course not. I'm actually here to help you with some problems. You are very interested in the scrolls of Netheril, but you are worried that the knowledge contained in them will cause irreversible changes to your brain, thinking, consciousness and cognition. Right?" Midnight reached out and gently stroked the scrolls and asked without turning back.
"Yes. I am not sure if I am ready to read these magical scrolls written by the ancient creator race, the Sarrukh."
Zuo Si openly admitted his concerns.
Unlike many of the megalomaniacal wizards of Faerun, he was well aware of how vast and exaggerated the theoretical knowledge contained in the scrolls of Netheril was.
It is like in the modern scientific system of the earth, basic science is always more difficult, more important, and more complex than applied science.
The scroll of Netheril is equivalent to a compendium of the basics of magic in the magic system of the continent of Faerun.
“It seems that you have learned the secret of the Netheril scroll and have maintained a considerable degree of caution regarding it.
This is very good!
Because the above two points happen to be the prerequisites for reading and learning the knowledge recorded in it.
If someone who doesn't know enough tries to read a Netherese scroll, they will usually be confused by the vast and incomprehensible knowledge and come up with a completely wrong understanding.
If you are not careful enough, you will ignore the limits of your own intelligence and absorb knowledge madly.
Then when it reaches a certain critical point, the greedy person's brain will be irreversibly damaged, and he will completely turn into a lunatic with no clear consciousness."
Midnight expressed his appreciation for Zuo Si's attitude without hesitation.
Because not everyone, especially a mage, can remain so rational and restrained when facing the scroll of Netheril.
The first reaction of most arcane spellcasters is often to look first and then speak.
"You mean... I am now qualified to start reading these scrolls?" Zuo Si asked cautiously.
Midnight smiled and nodded, "That's right. The ten scrolls you saw are exactly one chapter, which explains the basic understanding and overview of the original magic of the Saruk witch.
It can help you understand the origins of magic in this world from the root, as well as the rules that can be applied to most magical worlds.
If you can read all of them and completely transform them into your own knowledge, then no magic will be a secret to you anymore."
"Are these ten the introductory chapters of the Netheril scroll?"
Zuo Si widened his eyes in surprise, unable to believe that the magic goddess was so kind to him and even specially screened the contents of the scroll.
“You’re right to understand it this way.
Don't worry, I, like the God of Knowledge, just hope that you can bring back all kinds of novel magical knowledge and technology from other worlds. I have no ulterior motives.
Okay, now concentrate and let me teach you how to correctly understand what is written on the scroll.
I believe that with the help of the eyes of knowledge, you should understand much faster than others. "
After saying that, Midnight pulled out the topmost scroll of Netheril and gently spread it out, allowing the silver magic symbols to arrange themselves in an extremely regular manner.
Zuo Si would certainly not let go of this opportunity to be personally guided by the goddess of magic.
He didn't even bother to ask what the two gods were talking about. He quickly focused his attention on the magic hair symbol that appeared on the scroll, while listening to the goddess' explanation.
After a while, I entered a state of absorbed learning.
(End of this chapter)