It has to be said that as one of the earliest intelligent creatures in the world to create civilization on land, and also the creator of all scaly creatures such as lizardmen and snakemen, the Sarruk witches' theoretical research on arcane magic can indeed be regarded as reaching the pinnacle.
Even the once-glorious Netheril civilization was nothing more than an extension and transformation of some spells and applied technologies from the results of the former's basic theoretical research, and nothing more.
As for inventions and creations, although it cannot be said that there are none at all, there have not been any commendable breakthroughs in basic theoretical research.
Moreover, the magical characters used by the witches when writing these scrolls are also original, and even their compatriots who have not learned the arcane may not be able to understand them.
The most notable feature is that the meaning expressed by a magic rune is very complex, often equivalent to a dozen or even dozens or hundreds of words in the common language of the continent of Faerun.
It is just like ancient classical Chinese, which has been simplified to the extreme.
Especially in the opening part where the most basic theory is explained, any misunderstanding will affect all the subsequent parts.
fortunately!
With the guidance of Midnight, the magic goddess, Zuo Si finally completed the most difficult and dangerous first step without any danger.
Once you understand the theoretical basis and outline at the beginning, then there will not be too much problem in learning the subsequent classified knowledge.
Of course, as a reward for reading a scroll of Netheril, Zuo Si's understanding of magic became more profound, and the surging arcane energy in his body was about to burst out.
You can increase the level of any arcane spellcasting class at any time if you wish.
However, he did not rush to use it. Instead, he planned to upgrade the [Mystic] profession to LV8 first, obtain a seventh-ring spell slot, and then add all the rewards obtained from reading these scrolls to the [Archmage] profession.
After all, [Mystic] is not just a pure arcane spellcasting profession, it also includes divine spells.
So you cannot enjoy the benefits of reading the scrolls of Netheril.
In this way, you can get the five-level archmage profession for free.
Great profit! Just as Zuo Si was happily thinking about how to optimize the existing spellcasting professions, Midnight casually put the first golden scroll back into the box and said with a slightly approving tone: "You finished reading all the contents of a scroll in just one week. Your intelligence level and comprehension ability really surprise me. You know, even the Chosen Ones such as Elminster and some other legendary wizards may need a month or even longer."
"This is all thanks to your teachings and this pair of [Eyes of Knowledge]. It has given me observation skills and speed of understanding that are unimaginable to others." Zuo Si responded very humbly.
"No! This is not just my teaching, but also the credit of the eyes given to you by the God of Knowledge. If you don't mind, can you tell me the secret of your abnormal physical condition and super high intelligence?" Midnight asked with interest.
Zuo Si didn't say anything, just smiled and shook his head slightly.
"Okay, I think I understand what's going on."
Midnight did not dwell on it too much and decisively classified it as the unique means and special professional abilities of a planeswalker.
After all, in the description of Oghma, the God of Knowledge, this is a special group that can be compared with gods.
One can even skip the astral plane and the etheric plane as a transit, and directly cross the gap between spaces to enter the "dark void" where even gods cannot set foot.
Therefore, it is not surprising to master some special powers that can continuously strengthen oneself.
Compared to these, the Magic Goddess is actually more interested in the energy channel on Zuo Si's body that connects to another world.
Because through observations over the past few days, she could feel that the original magical energy was constantly surging in the body of the little guy in front of her, and at the same time, it formed a coexistence phenomenon with the magic network within a radius of hundreds of meters without interfering with each other.
This is also the reason why Zuo Si can still use them normally even though she clearly did not allow those magic systems to enter this world.
"What are you looking at?"
Zuo Si felt a little frightened by the goddess' strange eyes and subconsciously touched his face.
Midnight smiled and shook his head: "No, nothing. Now I finally understand why so many gods are interested in you.
Because your existence itself is like a miracle pieced together by countless coincidences.
That brilliant soul is like a flawless gem that will attract every life that sees it.
Well, now that you have successfully read the first scroll, you should be able to handle the rest by yourself, and there is no need for me to stay and waste my time.
But remember, if you experience tingling in your brain or loss of consciousness while reading other scrolls, call on me with the holy symbol."
After saying this, the incarnation of the Magic Goddess opened a portal and disappeared without a trace.
Zuo Si felt confused and puzzled by the goddess's final inexplicable words.
But he did not hesitate for too long. After a few minutes, he put away the box containing the scrolls of Netheril and immediately set off for the Tower of Order in Waterdeep, intending to use the share of the adventure income sent by the dwarf Luger a few days ago to buy some materials and magic items.
Calculating the time, it has been almost several months since I left Askatla. It's time to go back.
After showing the guard at the door the membership badge that Khelbourne had obtained for him, Zuo Si was qualified to enter the Tower of Order.
Of course, this huge building is more like a magic fortress than a tower.
In fact, "Mage Tower" is essentially a very abstract concept and does not necessarily have to be in the shape of a spire.
Because as long as there is an elemental pool that can collect and store energy, the surrounding walls and ceiling are reinforced with magical energy, and some special function rooms are built, they can be collectively called a "Mage Tower."
And unlike the quietness of most wizard towers, this one is as noisy as a market.
Countless guys dressed like adventurers were bargaining fiercely with the apprentices in charge of selling magic weapons, equipment, potions, scrolls and props at the stalls.
Because of the "consignment" method, when some mages hand over their own products to the Tower of Order for sale, they will give a "lowest price".
The apprentices' task is to sell them at the highest possible price.
Starting from the "base price", for every 10% increase in the sales price, the stall manager can receive a commission, which can be as high as 50% of the net profit after deducting the base price, which is almost half.
I have to say that the person who invented this incentive policy is definitely a "genius".
He mobilized the subjective initiative of every apprentice in charge of sales by bundling interests.
Whether it is to earn the high cost of learning magic or to please the great wizards and get them to give them some advice, apprentices must give full play to their intelligence and trick those adventurers into taking out the last gold coin in their pockets.
“It looks like it’s going to be fun.”
Davian looked around with interest and commented.
"Yes! The administrator of the Tower of Order directly transformed this place into a trading market for various magical items. However, it seems that non-guild members need to pay a deposit before entering."
Zuo Si obviously noticed that when the adventurers came in, they would hand a bag of gold coins, at least five hundred or more, to a woman who looked like a cashier at the door.
But it’s not surprising when you think about it.
After all, even the cheapest items sold here cost hundreds of gold coins, which is unaffordable for ordinary people.
What's more, the composition of adventurers is quite complex.
Especially those thieves with dishonest hands, they often take away some "souvenirs" when the store owner is not paying attention.
After paying the deposit, if they want to steal something again, they have to consider whether the cost outweighs the gain.
Just as Zuo Si was about to skip the finished products and look for valuable raw materials, he suddenly heard a fierce quarrel in the distance.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an adventure team selling their "trophies", two relatively intact corpses of beholders.
The leading barbarian waved his sturdy arms, spitting madly from his mouth, and roared in a stern tone: "Only two thousand gold coins? What a joke! This is not one of those small-sized Gaussian beholders, but a real beholder that can release anti-magic force fields and various terrifying rays. Look at its huge main eye and the eye stalks surrounding it. This thing is worth at least five thousand gold coins."
“如果是活的，别说是五千金币，就算是几万也没有问题。但问题是这些只是尸体，以我的权限最高只能给出两千金币。如果不满意的话，你可以选择带回去。”
一名看上去二十四五岁、身穿法师长袍的青年，一脸满不在乎的耸了耸肩膀。
身为安民法师公会的一员，他可不怕区区几个想要耍横的冒险者。
别说是身高两米出头的野蛮人，就算是巨人和食人魔的混血来了也得老老实实照规矩办事。
不然的话，各种强大的控制和魅惑类魔法，分分钟能教会那些不知死活的家伙人如何夹着尾巴做人。
正当没什么脑子的野蛮人情绪开始有点失控的刹那，左思突然走到近前，指着地上的两具眼魔尸体说道：“卖给我吧，我愿意出每具尸体五千金币的价格。”
“你？真的！”
上一秒还想要论起拳头打人的强壮野蛮人战士，下一秒就停止了一切动作，眼神中透露出毫不掩饰的惊喜。
从身上没有任何奥术灵光的简陋装备和大量的伤疤不难看出，他和他的队友们都相当穷，极有可能是深水城周围某个原始部落的成员。
他们外出冒险的动机也很单纯，应该就是为了赚钱给缺衣少食的部落买些粮食、食盐和御寒衣物过冬。
由于寒冬即将到来，等下雪之后陆上运输就会被迫中断，所以才会表现的那么急躁。
至于左思花高价购买这些眼魔尸体的用途，当然是为了制造强大的不死生物——“亡眼暴君”。
这是一种眼魔的僵尸形态。
虽然没有什么智力，但却可以保留眼魔生前大部分的魔法能力。
包括致命的魅惑射线、解离射线、恐惧射线、死亡射线、石化射线、负能量射线、睡眠射线、迟缓射线、心灵遥控能力、反重力飞行能力……
从能力方面来看，完全就是一个超级移动能量射线炮台。
而且每天可以无限量的使用，不用像其他施法者那样还要考虑法术位的问题。
像这两具主眼保存完好的尸体如果制作成“亡眼暴君”，甚至还能保留其长达四十五米的锥形反魔法力场。
甚至可以说除了没有智力之外，“亡眼暴君”就是一个披着不死生物特性的完整体眼魔。
不！ 搞不好比眼魔还要可怕。
因为除了眼魔原本的能力之外，这些家伙还拥有一大堆不死生物的免疫特性。
在《死者之书》上，有关于这种不死生物非常详尽具体的转化方法。
之前去地脉迷城冒险，左思就想要抓捕几只眼魔，亦或是弄到一些尸体。
只可惜沿途并没有遇到。
现在碰巧看到了，自然不会轻易放过。
别说区区五千金币，就算是再加一个零他都会毫不犹豫的买下来。
因为一个“亡眼暴君”力量和价值，根本不是区区几千乃至几万金币能够衡量的。
想到这，左思干脆利落的冲龙裔骑士挥了挥手：“给他一万金币！”
戴维安二话不说，从贴身的口袋里掏出一个小皮袋，清点出十张价值一千金币的汇票递了过去。
“给，这是一万金币的票据。你可以拿着它到任何财富女神的神殿去兑换等价的货币，也可以直接在深水城任何一家店铺购买想要的东西。”
“嘿嘿！谢了，伙计。我就知道肯定会有识货的人。现在这两具眼魔的尸体归你们了。”
这位身材高大健壮的野蛮人战士明显不是第一次进入大城市，明白这些印有财富女神渥金侧面头像小纸片的价值，咧开嘴露出了和善的笑容。
由于性格直爽的关系，他们永远会把喜欢和讨厌一个人直接展现在脸上。
目送这支完全由野蛮人组成的冒险队伍走出秩序之塔，戴维安迅速将眼魔那沉重的肉球尸体塞进次元袋，紧跟着在青年法师目瞪口呆的注视下扬长而去。
不用问也知道，这个年轻人根本不知道眼魔尸体的价值，更不知道制作“亡眼暴君”的具体过程和工艺。
估计之所以出两千金币，八成是打算用那些眼梗来制作眼球法袍之类的魔法装备。
继续沿着市场转悠，左思发现秩序之塔出售的施法材料，不管是种类还是稀有程度，都要比安姆首都阿斯卡特拉高出不止一个档次。
一方面是这里对待魔法的态度更加开放、包容，施法者不仅数量众多，而且平均等级也非常高。
即便是在嘈杂的一层大厅，依旧偶尔能遇到擦身而过的高阶法师、术士。
至于另外一方面，自然就是深水城地理位置在危机四伏的北地，大部分区域仍旧处于蛮荒和未开发的状态。
冒险者们经常能找从一些遗迹、荒原和森林中找到好东西。
而且脚下还有地脉迷城和从事各种奴隶贩卖、非法交易的头骨港。
所以完全不缺“供货渠道”，价格也相对要便宜一点。
大概逛了一圈，左思就把自己身上差不多所有的现金花了个精光。
随后他带着人直接离开秩序之塔，在深水城一个不起眼的小胡同里打开传送门，返回了阔别已久的法师塔。
“你终于舍得回来了？！”
当一行人穿过传送门的刹那，保持着巨龙形态的维尔梅斯突然睁开眼睛，脸上露出了诧异的表情。
很显然，左思也跟星港上的吉斯洋基人一样阴险，选择把传送门的位置固定在位于高塔之下的龙穴内。
“我不在的这段时间没发生什么事情吧？”左思巡视着四周问道。
维尔梅斯漫不经心的回答：“除了你那个黑暗精灵奴隶跑了之外，基本一切都在按照原定计划进行。哦，对了，你抓回来的那条母龙，我把她跟那条巨型变异猎犬关在了一起，就在隔壁的束缚之间里。”
“卓尔精灵跑了？什么时候？怎么跑的？她脖子上不是戴着升级过的奴役项圈么？难道小智（障）没有阻止她吗？”
左思下意识皱起眉头提出了一连串的问题。
因为他完全想不出，一个整天被精神控制下的俘虏，到底是怎么从戒备森严的法师塔里逃出去的。
“那个该死的卓尔明显有很强的心灵控制抗性。
也不知道什么时候，她成功挣脱了控制但却没有表现出来。
然后偷了一根钢丝锯，悄无声息锯断脖子上的项圈。
最后再利用送饭时间骗过你唤醒的法师塔意识，直接钻进下错综复杂的水道。
由于前一段时间，法师塔下层跟阿斯卡特拉的下水道之间没有任何阻碍，所以整个逃跑过程异常顺利。
发生这件事情之后，我就让地精奴仆把通道封死，只留下了一个隐蔽的秘门。”
维尔梅斯没有任何隐瞒，大大方方把事情的经过说了出来。
从那满不在乎的语气和态度不难看出，这条红龙压根就没把这件事情放在心上。
“那地精呢？在法师塔地下挖掘的地精没有逃跑的吗？”左思继续追问。
尽管在地脉迷城里已经捕获并制作了好几张黑暗精灵生物卡牌，因此他对于区区一个俘虏也没原来那么在意。
但问题是，这件事情不光是有一个俘虏跑了，而是法师塔的管理和防御出现了巨大漏洞。
否则的话，那个女性卓尔精灵就算有心灵抗性、成功锯断了脖子上的项圈，也应该没办法跑出去才对。
维尔梅斯不加思索的回应道：“地精没有逃跑的机会。因为我给它们安排了连坐制度，如果有一个逃跑，那么整队人都要跟着一起死。更何况还有大批亡灵生物跟着。”
听到这个答案，左思原本严肃的脸色才终于稍微放松了一点，开始通过精神连接跟高塔的意识进行沟通。
没过一会儿功夫，他就大概知道自己离开这段时间发生的一切，以及目前地下部分的挖掘跟建造进度。
由于地精不像狗头人那样是天生的打洞高手，所以在挖掘的时候不可避免发生了多次坍塌事故。
光是因此而被活活压死、闷死的倒霉蛋就超过了上千之多。
虽然后来挖掘出来的尸体都被死灵系魔法重新复活，继续以亡灵形态不眠不休的干活，但还是影响了整体进度。
后来不得已之下，只能从传送门另外一边请了几个狗头人挖洞专家前来进行技术指导，坍塌事故率这才慢慢降下来。
除此之外，还有一个坏消息就是扎泽司泊以南的群山中，地精几乎已经快要绝迹了。
因为周边地区所有的地精，差不多都被抓到法师塔地下变成苦力。
如果再需要劳动力，可能就要把目光投向那些兽人、豺狼人之类不太好管理的生物。
不过法师塔意识倒是给出了一个建议，那就是先把它们全部杀光，然后只带尸体回来转化成低级亡灵。
左思稍微考虑了一下，立刻便同意下来。
After all, the biggest advantage of the undead is that they don’t need to rest or eat, and can work twenty-four hours a day.
In comparison, from the perspective of pure labor efficiency, the cost-effectiveness of the goblin werewolves is really not that high.
If some experiments did not require a large number of living bodies, they would have no value at all.
In addition, after learning that Zuo Si had put live goblins up for sale, the Masked Mage Guild immediately sent people to purchase several hundred of them. They were probably either used for necromancy experiments or as guinea pigs to test the effects of various new potions.
In short, they not only offered a relatively high price, but also signed a long-term purchasing contract.
This amount of money alone is enough to buy food to feed thousands of goblins for a full year or two.
You should know that the feed that Zuo Si carefully prepared for the goblins is very "scientific" and "nutritious".
This included a main course of ridiculously cheap aged shelled barley and beans, served with a thick soup made from a variety of seaweed, small fish, shrimp and crabs, plus some equally cheap raw salad of kohlrabi, radishes, onions and mushrooms.
Not only is it a combination of meat and vegetables, but the nutritional intake is also very comprehensive.
There are also plenty of fish, shrimps and crabs with shells and bones, so you will definitely not lack calcium.
The only drawback is that the taste is definitely not very good. Since the thick soup does not contain any seasoning, it is inevitably full of sea smell.
The steamed rice made from aged hulled barley and beans was a bit tooth-breaking and difficult to swallow.
If you eat for a long time, your teeth will wear out very quickly.
fortunately!
Zuo Si had no intention of letting these goblins live for more than five years, and successfully avoided the tragedy of old goblins having difficulty eating due to bad teeth.
How thoughtful and kind!
He couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up for being a "kind-hearted person".
From birth to burial, and then to becoming a tireless undead, the life of a werewolf or goblin is arranged clearly.
After roughly checking the current number and fertility status of goblins, Zuo Si showed a satisfied expression on his face: "Not bad! It seems that the attempt to raise goblins has achieved initial success.
The time from birth to adulthood can be shortened to two months and fifteen days through the effects of magic and hormones.
Although the price is that their lifespan will never exceed fifteen years, it doesn't matter anymore.
What we need to do next is to strictly control the number and ensure that the total number remains in a relatively balanced state.”
“I think so too.
The artificial intervention plan you proposed earlier seems to have achieved good results.
This new generation of goblins are indeed more obedient than their parents.
I think it's time to castrate the original ones and then select the more obedient ones from the new generation to breed the second generation.
If things continue like this, within a few years we will have a completely domesticated and obedient subspecies of goblins.
I have to admit that you are indeed a genius in this area.
You know, before this, no one had ever thought that useless goblins could generate such high economic returns."
While saying this, Wilmes did not hide his envy for this "business".
Because in her opinion, those were not goblins at all, but gold coins that made jingling sounds.
Apart from a little money for food, there is basically no other upfront investment and operating costs.
In fact, this greedy red dragon has begun to consider whether it is possible to rent out the completely domesticated goblins as laborers to merchants, manor owners, and mine contractors to do some dangerous and heavy physical labor.
If this business is successful, she can really lie on the pile of gold coins and count money all day long.
Zuo Si had a deep understanding of Wilmes' greedy nature, so he saw through his thoughts immediately and sneered, "Don't think about how to get more wealth all day long.
In this world full of dangers, if you don't have the power to match it, no matter how much wealth you have, it will only be fat meat in the eyes of others.
Instead of wasting time on this, you might as well take the time to develop your magical talent."
"You mean... let me learn magic?"
Wilmes asked back in an uncertain tone.
"No, no, no, with your intelligence and reckless personality, it is almost impossible to become a wizard." Zuo Si raised his right index finger and shook it gently. "What I mean is that you can try to become a warlock who relies on bloodline to cast spells. And I recently figured out an interesting magic ritual that allows you to draw life and magic energy from other dragons and their dragon eggs to strengthen yourself."
"Swallowing dragon eggs! Isn't that what Klaus, the ancient red dragon of the North, does?" Wilmes opened his mouth in shock.
"Yes! I have just read some interesting knowledge recently, so I have a deeper and more thorough understanding of the vicious magic contained in this glove.
Now, I can do something similar.
How about it, do you want to try it? We just happen to have a half-hatched red dragon egg on hand."
Zuo Si tempted with a meaningful tone.
Needless to say, this was the result of his enhanced knowledge and understanding of magic after reading the scrolls of Netheril.
Wilmes was obviously moved and nodded vigorously: "Of course! Please use this method to make me stronger."
"Very good, then I will fulfill your wish. Now, go get the dragon egg first. I will spend some time drawing a permanent magic circle."
As he spoke, Zuo Si quickly contacted the consciousness of the tower, asked the demon bats and undead creatures to fetch some materials from the warehouse, bent down and began to draw complex and precise arcane runes.
Different from the magic runes currently popular in Faerun, these runes are ancient runes used by the Sarrukh witches, which are the magical characters used to write the scrolls of Netheril.
Only this original magic hairwriting can replace the magical power used by the dragons to a certain extent.
Relying on the powerful ability of the creator profession, Zuo Si completed the drawing of the giant magic circle with a radius of more than fifteen meters in less than an hour and a half.
Next, he spent another two or three hours checking over and over again. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he signaled Wilmes to place the dragon egg in the container in the center.
After completing this step, the red dragon immediately asked impatiently: "What should I do next? Swallow the egg?"
"You don't need to do anything, just stand there quietly."
As he spoke, Zuo Si walked straight to the dragon egg, and with the help of the energy stored in the Mage Tower, he got some magma from the Fire Elemental Plane and covered the entire dragon egg.
Because red dragon eggs are originally designed to be hatched in a high temperature environment.
Therefore, after the embryo feels the temperature of the magma, it immediately becomes unprecedentedly active.
Unfortunately, before the little life in the dragon egg could be happy for long, it was completely enveloped by a terrifying magical energy.
Along with the low sound of chanting a spell, a scarlet thread connected Wilmes and the dragon egg.
Before the former could figure out what was going on, a surge of vitality and magical energy poured into his body.
In just a few seconds, her body grew a whole circle larger.
Not only that!
His innate spell-like abilities were also strengthened, and he even learned several new spells in one go, including [Acceleration], [Dispel Magic], [See Through Invisibility], and [Resist Energy Damage].
Just when Wilmes was feeling extremely excited about this, he suddenly discovered that the dragon egg in the center of the magic circle had completely shriveled up at some point, without any signs of life, and even emitted a rotten and smelly smell.
Out of curiosity, she immediately walked closer and observed carefully, and took the initiative to ask: "What did you do just now?"
“It’s simple. I transformed everything in this dragon egg, including the soul, into energy and transferred it into your body.
Since you are all red dragons, there is no waste in the energy conversion process.
If it were any other type of dragon egg, the effect would be greatly reduced.
Besides, according to the age group unique to dragons, you are now almost entering middle age.
But don't worry, this process will not affect your lifespan.
Just the opposite!
It will add extra life to your life.
In other words, as long as you keep swallowing like this, you will never die from aging.
How about that? Interesting and at the same time vicious magic, isn't it? "
Zuo Si gave a brief explanation with a smile on his face.
He now finally realized why this magic was considered taboo even among evil chromatic dragons.
Not to mention the attitude of the evil dragon god Tiamat towards this, the gods and major forces alone would never allow the existence of an evil dragon that is immortal and can become infinitely stronger.
That's why Sapherakta was forced to become a dragon lich. It is estimated that Klaus, the ancient red dragon in the North that has already aroused public anger, will not live long.
However, it was obviously impossible for Wilmes to figure this out. Instead, he widened his eyes and asked excitedly, "So, we can let the imprisoned Ashtalanse become pregnant and lay eggs, then hatch these eggs until they are about to hatch, and then I will devour them all, and eventually I can gain power as powerful as those dragon kings?"
"That's true in theory. But are you sure you want to do this? In other words, have you thought about the serious consequences that may arise from doing so?" Zuo Si asked meaningfully.
"Consequences? What will be the consequences?" Wilmes curled his lips in disdain.
In her cognition, only power and wealth are everything.
As for other things, just put them aside.
Even including the belief in Tiamat.
Unlike most evil dragons who at least maintain respect for the evil dragon god, this weirdo Vermes has no faith at all. He even thinks that Tiamat is a greedy, insidious, cunning and powerful evil dragon who only covets his treasures.
"In that case, I will grant you your request. Here, here is a little bit of Beltogas' life essence. If used sparingly, I think it should be enough to make Ashtelanthe pregnant dozens of times."
After saying that, Zuo Si threw a small bottle of viscous liquid that he had prepared in advance to the red dragon.
Vermes instantly used the magician's hand to catch the small bottle steadily, and grinned with a cruel smile: "Great! With Ashtelanser as the mother, I have an endless supply of dragon eggs to devour.
It won’t be long before my strength increases through devouring to the point where I can compete with those dragon kings.
When the time comes, you and I will be able to kill them together and seize the huge wealth they have accumulated for centuries or even thousands of years."
"As long as you are happy."
Zuo Si did not break the naive delusion of the guy in front of him.
joke!
If those ancient dragons with the title of "Dragon King" were really that easy to kill, they would have died countless times already.
For example, a certain red-robed wizard once successfully gave Ivyklathagra "Sharpfang" a deadly alchemical poison that was enough to kill ten adult dragons.
But what is the result?
The former just felt a little discomfort, which would be restored after a few hours.
From this, it is not difficult to see that the gap between ordinary adult dragons and the dragon kings is probably more terrifying than the gap between ordinary people and legendary figures.
At least most of the poisons that can kill ordinary people can also have a significant impact on some legendary figures.
After leaving the basement of the Mage Tower, Zuo Si quickly returned to his own private room on the upper floor and counter-summoned the Dragon Knight and the Archer, intending to use the safe period in the Mage Tower to upgrade these two cards.
In addition, he also re-planned the space inside the Mage Tower that had not been effectively utilized, intending to organize all the knowledge and spells collected so far and create a comprehensive library comparable to Candlekeep.
He also plans to build a special inter-dimensional portal room so that he can travel freely between different worlds in the future.
Anyway, there are plenty of free goblin and undead laborers now, so why not use them?
Upon learning that the organization's supreme leader had returned, the liches put down what they were busy with and gathered together again to hold a meeting of core members.
As the person in charge of the coastal islands expansion plan, Vanessa used a rigorous report to explain the changes that have taken place in the Nelanther Islands in recent times, and the progress of the integrated forces in imposing trade sanctions on Baldur's Gate.
When Zuo Si learned that Baldur's Gate's maritime trade had shrunk by almost one-third in just over a month, he was so shocked that he was speechless.
He originally thought that it would be good enough to have some results in a year or two.
But I never dreamed that the lich in front of me would act so quickly. In just a few months, everything was on track.
Not only that!
Vanessa also did not fall behind in learning magical knowledge.
Not only did he successfully obtain the LV1 [Archmage] profession level, but he also learned [Counter Spell Control], a powerful skill that allows him to react to the enemy after successfully countering a spell.
He made full use of the advantage that the lich did not need to rest. He dealt with various trivial matters on the Nalanther Islands during the day, and returned to the Mage Tower alone at night to conduct his own research and study.
There is no time left for rest, relaxation and entertainment at all.
It is truly a model of the "King of Scrolls" in the magical world.
The other liches were also busy.
Three of them formed a team and successfully hunted four dragons in a row.
There is one black dragon, one green dragon and two blue dragons.
Not only did they obtain a large amount of wealth and some magical items, but they also harvested four relatively complete dragon corpses.
Jeffrey reported two core members who passed the test and were willing to join the organization.
After reading the specific information and spellcasting level, Zuo Si readily agreed.
Because he has realized that although he has basically done nothing since the establishment of the [Arcane Mystic Society], the entire organization is running quite well.
Not only did it not cause any major trouble, but it also continued to provide a steady stream of various resources.
Especially after becoming liches, most core members have undergone very big changes in their concepts of knowledge and wealth.
They no longer obsess over hoarding wealth and hiding precious and rare knowledge and spells from everyone.
Instead, start learning to share it with others and speed up the progress of learning and research by studying and discussing together.
Obviously, the atmosphere deliberately created by Zuo Si has gradually begun to take effect.
Although all the liches who joined in handed over their life boxes without exception, none of them felt like a slave or that they were being controlled.
On the contrary, I have a growing sense of identification and belonging to the organization.
After all, they really gained huge benefits from it.
However, out of caution, Zuo Si did not reveal to these liches that he had ten Netheril scrolls with complete chapters each.
But in other ways, he presented some of his knowledge through notes.
For a moment, the eyes of the seven liches present revealed naked and undisguised greed and desire.
Because even a little bit of knowledge in the scrolls of Netheril is so valuable to them that it cannot be measured by money.
After passing it around, Vanessa immediately asked impatiently, "Sir, where did you get this notebook? Its explanation of the basic principles of magic is simply amazing. If you study it thoroughly, you may be able to break away from the magic network and directly control and shape the original violent magic energy."
"Calm down, don't be so anxious. In fact, I already have some ideas about this research, and I will teach you the rest gradually. But there is one thing you need to pay attention to, that is, this knowledge must not be passed on to others, even to your most trusted apprentices."
Zuo Si issued a serious warning.
"Of course! Only the most core members who have made great contributions to the organization are qualified to learn such a priceless treasure. I think a contribution system similar to that for peripheral members should be established for core members." Vanessa proposed solemnly.
"agree!"
"I agree!"
"Knowledge that is too precious should not be obtained easily."
“That’s right!”
It was outrageous that the seven liches unanimously passed this rule which was extremely disadvantageous to them.
Zuo Si was stunned by the high level of his enlightenment and was amazed by it.
This self-management awareness and enthusiasm are simply amazing! (End of this chapter)