Since returning to the Mage Tower, Zuo Si began to improve his strength in an orderly manner according to the plan.

He first spent some time, with the help of the liches, turning the two beholder corpses into "Death Eye Tyrants", and sealed them in the cards as creatures that could be summoned at any time.

Then he summoned the Green-footed Dragon Snake and studied the arcane mark left by the "Mad Mage" Halaster Black Robe.

Finally, he completed the dissection of the bottom-dwelling demon fish with his own hands and figured out the strange physiological structure of this ancient creature, as well as its incredible way of memory inheritance.

Of course, these are the results obtained by the Aboleth itself while performing a live dissection.

Otherwise, if we rely solely on dissection, naked eye observation and magical detection, it would be absolutely impossible for outsiders to figure out some of the mysteries.

The reason why the Aboleths are classified as "abnormal" is because their body structure is very different from other "natural" creatures.

Many organs, especially the brain located behind the eyes and protected by the hard skull, are not composed simply of nerve cells, but are wrapped in a mass of dark red blood.

If someone tried to remove brain tissue from the blood, it would quickly melt into a pool of sticky liquid within a few seconds.

This is why some powerful wizards who wrote the "Book of Strange Things" dissected and studied many bottom demon fish, but never described the structure and use of the brain in detail.

According to the Aboleths' own accounts, their brains are derived from the blood of the ancient evil creature, Paiskesthisis, something that mortals and even gods cannot understand.

Therefore, no one can figure out what is going on in the brain of the bottom-dwelling demon fish, and why it can accumulate and pass on memories infinitely until the end of the world or the end of time, even they themselves are no exception.

In addition, Zuo Si also extracted a large amount of lost history and secrets of the ancient times of the world of Toril from the brain of this bottom demon fish, some spell models that may be outdated now but still have learning and reference value, as well as knowledge about magic and psionic powers.

Finally, there are more than a dozen bottom-dwelling demon fish cities hidden in the deep sea and even in the underworld "Twilight Sea".

Yes!

These ancient races, which are so ancient that even most gods cannot compare with them, are still maintaining the civilization they created, and have never been interrupted no matter how many disasters and changes they have experienced.

"The Aboleth is truly an incredible creature..."

After reading the experimental notes he had written these days, Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh.

Likewise, he also developed a strong interest in those beings that transcended the gods - the ancient evil creatures.

Because if the power of God comes from spirit and faith, then the power of ancient evil creatures comes from the chaos and distortion in the depths of the universe that cannot be described in words.

Of course, just as there is a huge gap in power between gods, there are also differences in strength among ancient evil creatures.

Some can only cause certain threats and troubles to the gods, but some have the terrifying power to easily destroy a world or even kill all the gods in that world.

The "Blood Queen" Paiskathesis, who created the Aboleth Demon Fish, is undoubtedly the best among them.

It is said that some cultists have summoned this terrible ancient evil in other worlds.

As a result, the latter simply appeared and quickly left, causing the deaths of billions of creatures.

Moreover, the whole world will fall into complete madness for a long time in the future. A large number of creatures will be corroded and transformed by the blood left behind inadvertently. It will take at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to repair before they can slowly return to normal.

Just as Zuo Si closed his notebook and put it back on the bookshelf, he saw Jeffrey running in from outside, shouting excitedly, "Sir! After many days of sleepless research, we finally figured out what the mark left by the mad wizard Halaster Black Robe on the green-footed dragon scales is."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Zuo Si showed an interested expression on his face.

Since he focused his main energy on studying the bottom-dwelling demon fish, he temporarily handed over the green-footed dragon snake to several liches who were best at rune research.

Jeffrey hurriedly explained: "Based on several detections and analyses, we found that the mark is actually composed of more than twenty complex runes mixed together. It is a bit like the magic tattoo of the red robe wizard, a bit like magic constancy, or something in between. In short, this method can permanently add some spell effects to the surface of a living organism."

“What about the cost?”

Zuo Si quickly raised the issue that he was most concerned about.

Because it is not difficult to keep magic on a living creature in Faerun.

The only limitation is the spellcasting level and the various rare materials needed to cast the magic constant.

For example, a second-level [Dark Vision] would require materials worth about five thousand gold coins to maintain, and the caster must have a casting level of at least LV10.

As for the fixed costs of other high-level spells, there is naturally no need to say much, the only word is "expensive".

Of course, in addition to being able to fix the magic on people, the magic can also be fixed on certain objects, thus producing a permanent magical effect.

Many high-level magic equipment are made in this way.

In comparison, the cost of the magic tattoo technology of the red robe wizards is relatively cheaper.

And you can have up to three tattoos.

In order to fit more and more powerful magical tattoos on their bodies, some red robe wizards will even shave their heads to increase the skin area available for tattoos.

This is why most red robed wizards are bald.

If the "mad wizard" who is a survivor of the Imaskar Empire has better skills, Zuo Si doesn't mind taking it as a reward and distributing it to those peripheral members who have contributed the most.

I believe that many wizards and adventurers would try their best to complete dangerous tasks just for a secret mark that can release a certain spell infinitely.

Jeffrey pondered for a moment and immediately responded, "Sorry, we don't know much about these runes yet. We can only cast limited low-level magic such as [Invisibility], [Colorful Spray] and [Sleep]. If nothing unexpected happens, the cost including the materials should not exceed one thousand gold coins."

"That is to say, Halaster Black Robe should have a complete set of magic constant technology with lower cost?"

Zuo Si touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.

"That's right! I think this should be the unique technique he summed up bit by bit when using magic power to build a huge underground maze.

It is even possible that it is part of the huge magical structure of the Underworld City, which is like a maze.

Otherwise, even for a legendary wizard, it would be an impossible task to keep a constant magical effect on an area that is as large as several cities combined."

Jeffrey expressed his inference with great interest.

Compared to his ambitious friend Vanessa, he is obviously a typical scholar-mage who prefers to stay in the tower for a long time to study topics that interest him.

"Interesting... Then let's put the constancy of these spells on the exchangeable list first. I think many people will be interested in this. By the way, how many peripheral members does the organization have now?" Zuo Si asked casually.

"If we don't count the pirates who are already under our control, and the adventurers who are simply hired for hire, the number of members outside the organization is currently around 400.

Seventy of them are apprentices and disciples we accepted previously, and they constitute the most trustworthy part of the outer members.

Then there are some elite adventure teams that have been cooperating for a long time, and two mercenary groups with about 80 people each.

Finally, there are three succubi, two seductresses, and one six-armed snake demon, who can serve as temporary commanders for some actions and plans.

However, the scope of activities is limited to the area around the Kingdom of Tethyr and the area between the Sea of ​​Swords and the Sword Coast.

Since they had captured the uninhabited Kolin Islands in the northern part of the Moon Shadow Sea, they had completely blocked all pirate ships heading south from the north.

So whether it is the pirates of the Whalebone Islands or the Luskan pirates controlled by the Arcane Brotherhood, they now regard us as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh. "

Jeffrey gave a brief introduction to the situation.

Because many of these peripheral members are developed directly from the core members' original apprentices, collaborators and private armed forces.

As the leader of the organization, Zuo Si certainly isn't very clear about it.

Yes!

In the continent of Faerun, almost every high-level wizard has some private armed forces of his own.

Among them, the red-robed wizards who hold the highest power in the country of Cel have dozens to hundreds of legal "private armies", which can also be called "followers".

要知道这些军队可不是没有职业等级的普通士兵，而是最少由LV3以上的战士、盗贼、法师、术士、德鲁伊、牧师等构成。

他们有的是单纯为了钱而接受雇佣； 有的是自己或者家人受到了法师们的恩惠，所以想要报答这份恩情； 有的是想要从高阶法师渊博的知识中获得一些能够让自己变强的方法，亦或是得到一些强大的魔法物品、装备； 还有的则是对魔法力量感到敬畏与崇拜，所以毅然决然的选择成为一名追随者。

如果是邪恶阵营的法师，其私人武装中可能还会包括兽人、大地精、熊地精、豺狼人、巨魔、食人魔、巨人之类的怪物，以及从异位面召唤来的恶魔、魔鬼，甚至是被控制奴役的巨龙。

看看“疯法师”海拉斯特·黑袍打造的地脉迷城就知道，一个强大施法者只要有充足的时间，别说是组建一支军队，哪怕是建立一个城市乃至国家都不是什么难事。

听完巫妖的报告，左思摸着下巴若有所思的点了点头：“看来你们把手头上的可用人力资源整合得不错。不过扩张的时候记得谨慎点，我可不希望有太多来自其他势力的探子跟间谍。”

“关于这一点请不必担。我们在吸纳成员的时候一直都非常谨慎，绝不会允许任何一个身份跟行迹可疑的家伙有机会接触到组织的核心秘密。另外，关于您上次提供的那批小型储能装置，我已经根据要求开发出了相应的武器，请过目。”

说着，杰弗里从怀里取出一个枪头一样的东西。

“这是……”

左思接过来大概扫了两眼，露出十分差异的表情。

因为尽管这玩意看起来像是长枪的前端最锋利的部分。

但仔细一看，却能发现它根本不是实心的金属，而是里边镶嵌着一节差不多两根手持长、大概剑柄粗细的圆柱形储能装置。

从外部包裹铁皮的预留空间来看，应该是直接套在木柄上边然后进行固定的。

杰弗里用略带得意的语气解释道：“这就是我设计出来的武器。既能在攻击命中时附带额外闪电伤害，同时还能通过释放电弧，对几十米米外直线范围内敌人造成群体杀伤效果。

按照测试，这样一支闪电长枪经过充能后，可以在战斗中释放五次远程攻击。

如果集中在一起使用，往往能对敌人造成相当惊人的杀伤力。

目前已经制作了大概三百多支，前不久刚刚交付给北方靠近博德之门一带活动的舰队使用，相信很快就能得到反馈结果。”

毫无疑问！

这种所谓的闪电长枪，实际上就是套了一层壳的小号电能存储装置。

由于是批量装备给精锐士兵，所以用料和成本都被压缩到了极致。

当初左思仅仅用了几个小时，就制作出了能够装备数百人的份额。

而且一个造价大概只有十五金币，通过法师塔与风元素位面连接传送门和那个巨大的风力发电机进一次性充能。

他之所以这样做，主要就是为了给经过整编的海盗们，提供一种廉价且便于操作的远程攻击手段。

确保即便是在没有施法者的支援下，他们也是整个费伦大陆西海岸最强大的海上势力。

至于火炮……

抱歉，有更强大的魔法可用，谁还去玩那种原始且命中率感人的原始火药武器。

要知道在即便是在十九世纪末、二十世纪初几场相对晚期的海上战舰火炮对射中，交战双方的命中率也只有百分之五上下。

也就是说，一门近现代火炮在连续发射二十五发炮弹之后，才有一发有可能命中敌舰。

更何况火药武器对于工业基础和后勤保障有着极为苛刻的要求。

左思可没兴趣从零开始发展工业基础，建立学校专门培养一批数学、冶金和化学方面的人才。

也不可能整天什么事情都不干，就发动创造者能力手搓成吨的炮弹和炸药。

总结起来就是投入的时间成本太高，完全得不偿失。

反倒是直接把一些廉价的魔法装置改良一下作为武器，更能发挥出意想不到的强悍杀伤力。

其实左思已经给海盗们提供了一种中间被掏空，然后塞入罐装炽火胶的大号床弩箭矢，作为海上交战时所使用的大杀器。

这种巨型箭矢一旦命中甲板或者船帮，立刻会因为箭头反作用力的关系刺破隐藏在内部的炽火胶，从而导致这种粘稠的液体与空气接触，然后迅速开始剧烈燃烧，最终让一艘木质帆船彻底化作一片火海。

效果有点类似燃烧弹。

但比燃烧弹更难缠的是，炽火胶属于不折不扣的炼金物品。

在彻底烧光之前，任何非魔法手段都不可能将其扑灭。

而命中率的问题只需要给负责操作床弩和发射的人员配备一枚存储【克敌先机】的戒指就解决。

不过考虑到炽火胶的制作成本着实有点高，所以才有了这个替代计划。

毕竟眼下费伦大陆的海战，主要还是以接舷战。

能在几十米范围内给敌人一轮猛烈的群体电弧打击，其造成的杀伤足以让大部分意志不够坚定的水手和士兵瞬间崩溃。

想到这，左思满意的点了点头：“干得不错。不过你打算怎么解决充能的问题？能量耗光后直接更换枪头带回法师塔进行轮换？”

“我准备了两套方案。

一套就是您刚才提到的进行替换。

这样做的好处是可以从源头牢牢控制住这支从海盗转化来的舰队，让他们明白谁才是真正的主人。

除此之外，我还有一个备用计划，就是在舰队中设置一艘充能船。

然后在船舱内养殖大量闪电蜥蜴。

这些跟狗差不多大小的魔法兽，可以从身体里喷发出威力相当惊人的闪电。

只需要一两个小时的功夫，便能完成给上百根长矛充能的工作。”

杰弗里不慌不忙把自己事先准备好的计划全盘托出。

生物电？ 绿色能源？

可持续性发展？ 对于这个杰出的创意，左思立马给与了肯定：“棒极了。就按照你的想法大胆地去做吧。”

“非常感谢您的信任与支持。请放心，我保证后续新武器的开发绝对不会让您感到失望。”

说完这句话，杰弗里单手抚胸深深的鞠了一躬，然后便转身离开。

等巫妖彻底走远，左思这才盯着手中的枪头笑着喃喃自语道：“已经装备给博德之门一带的海军了吗？看来那些公爵们恐怕要倒大霉了呢。”

正当他准备抽取法师塔的储备能量提升一下【秘术师】等级的时候，突然受到了一条由【短讯术】发来的信息。

发送短讯的不是别人，正是已经彻底掌控了翡翠结社的蕾茵。

目的也非常简单！ 那就是去跟躲在渥金商场区下水道里的艾瑞尼卡斯见个面，顺便看看能不能从他手上挖出一些精灵独有的魔法技艺。

没有任何犹豫！

左思稍微检查了一下装备和今天早上准备的法术、神术后，立刻便用兜帽遮住自己的脸，独自一人离开高塔以极快的速度赶往集合地点。

大概二十几分钟左右，他就来到了商场区下说道的人口附近。

早已等候在此的蕾茵不敢怠慢，马上弯下腰深深的鞠了一躬：“主人……”

“翡翠结社那边情况如何？”

左思摘下兜帽随后询问了一句。

蕾茵赶忙回答道：“我已经彻底掌控了这个组织在克祖拉老巢内的一切。

并且整理了一下分散在安姆各地的成员名单。

其中那条被秘密控制的宝石矿脉，如果有充足劳动力的话，每年至少可以提供五百颗价值不低于一千金币的上等宝石，数千颗价值在一百到五百金币不等的中等宝石。

至于价值在一百金币以下的低级宝石数量就更多了。

正是依靠这条矿脉所带来的惊人财富，翡翠结社才能在蒙面法师公会的打压下维持自身的存在与发展。

另外，我还发现组织内大部分成员都集中在南部与泰瑟尔王国交接的两个城市。

并且他们正在使用各种手段向上层统治阶级进行渗透，看样子是打算暗中夺取城市的控制权，然后把蒙面法师和影贼的势力驱逐出去。”

“密切注意事态的发展，但不用刻意去管他们。另外，符记之主香格拉最近没有跟伱联系吗？”

左思抬起头直截了当提出了自己最关心的问题。

Compared with a small, unknown organization like the Emerald Society, the Entanglement Talisman is clearly a more serious threat.

Especially after learning that legendary wizards such as Ragon wanted to turn himself into a lich like them, Zuo Si's inner vigilance was raised to the highest level.

As the saying goes, a barking dog never bites.

The more powerful but low-key an organization like the Entanglement Talisman is, the more cautious and vigilant we must be.

Once he entrusts a task to his trusted subordinates, he usually won't take the initiative to inquire about it for a year or two.

In his opinion, maintaining patience is a prerequisite for all plans to go smoothly.

If you are too impatient, various loopholes and problems will arise.

This does not conform to the Tangled Symbol's principle of concealment."

"I didn't expect Shangela to be such a patient person. In that case, I'll just give him a little provocation. Here, this is an overview of the creator's profession. Give it to him and see how he reacts."

As he spoke, Zuo Si took out the "bait" he had prepared for the entanglement talisman from his bag.

Because he knew that the reason why he was targeted by the Entanglement Symbol was probably because of the powerful ability displayed by the Creator profession when making magic items by itself.

So whether it is Shangela or Lagong, after getting this notebook, they will find ways to study and try it.

Let’s not talk about whether it is really possible to successfully become a creator in the unique casting environment of Faerun where magic networks are everywhere.

Even if the opponent succeeds, he will lose all ability to cast spells.

After all, they can do without the planeswalker's land card, separate some of their special professions, and then permanently bind them to another world without conflicting with other spellcasting professions in the current world.

Simply put, Zuo Si's purpose was to use this notebook to "trick" the other party.

It would be best if we could successfully destroy one or two Talisman Masters.

If you can't get rid of it, you can also take the opportunity to trigger the other party's inner desire for magical knowledge and power from another world, so that he will frequently make some small moves so that you can take advantage of the opportunity.

"As you wish, Master."

Rain took the notebook with both hands and carefully put it into the magic pocket she carried with her.

After a brief conversation, the two walked one after the other along the intricate sewer.

After a while, they saw the clay golem guarding the entrance of the secret base.

Judging from the condition of the clay on the golems, these were made quite recently.

In other words, there is already sufficient guard force in Erinikas' base.

The clay golem obviously recognized Rain, so it turned around and went to inform its creator without saying a word.

About three to five minutes later, a man who was completely wrapped from the neck to the back of his head in some kind of black gelatin hood walked out from the end of the pitch-dark passage.

He looked very strong, with well-developed muscles that were beyond the reach of a normal wizard. At the same time, his exposed face was covered with densely packed protruding veins from his forehead to around his eyes, extending all the way back to his ears and top of his head that were covered.

No need to ask, this is June Irenicus, a powerful spellcaster who is crazy enough to want to become a god.

The reason why he dressed like this was to cover up the tragic state of his elf appearance and essence being stripped away, especially his iconic pointed ears that had been cut off.

Now all that remains are two oval-shaped magic hearing aids made of brass.

Those protruding veins on the face are proof that the body is aging at an unimaginable speed.

Maybe even this face was created through cloning magic and then forcibly sewn on.

Beneath the false mask is a face so old that it is beyond description.

Since it was the first time they met, Zuo Si and Erinikas stared at each other for a full minute, each trying to figure out the other's spellcasting level and power.

Finally, it was Rain who spoke first and broke the silence.

"As agreed, I have brought the person here now. If you have any requests or deals, you can raise them in person now."

"I'm glad you kept your end of the bargain."

Erinikas forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

For him, this was a very friendly attitude.

Rain also responded with a friendly smile, then stepped aside to indicate that she would not participate in the subsequent conversation between the two.

However, as long as Zuo Si gave an order, she, as a summoned creature, would transform into a powerful spellcaster in a minute to fight for her master.

Fortunately, Erinikas had no intention of taking action. Instead, he greeted them politely like an elegant elven noble: "Good afternoon, Chosen One of the Goddess of Poison and Disease Talona. Although we may have had some misunderstandings before, your presence today means that you don't take it to heart. Isn't that right?"

"Forget the politeness. I know who you are, just as you know who I am. Since you want to study divine power, please show some sincerity."

Zuo Si rudely interrupted the other party's attempt to get close to him.

He knew Erinikas better than the man knew himself.

Ever since he was deprived of his elf identity and life essence and exiled by the Elf Queen Elise, Erinikas has completely turned into a "madman", or even a "madman".

In addition to waging revenge against the elves of Sodannisla, everything this guy did was to regain his lost elven identity and then enter the kingdom of the elven gods - Avond - as a god.

As long as he can achieve this, Erinikas can sacrifice everything, give up everything, and even take the huge risk of his life and even his soul being assimilated and corrupted, and eventually becoming a part of Baal, the god of killing.

Although among the many powerful spellcasters in Faerun who are pursuing to become gods, Erinikas is definitely not the most prepared or the one closest to success, but he is definitely the craziest.

He has no morals and no so-called bottom line.

Coupled with his powerful spellcasting ability and the rational thinking mode he has developed as a wizard over a long period of time, he is simply a super dangerous element like Sammaster, the founder of the Cult of the Dragon.

After all, rational madmen are more terrifying than those who are completely insane.

"Sincerity? What do you want from me?" Erinikas asked with interest, stroking his chin.

"It's simple! I want all the magical knowledge and skills you have. Especially the part about the magic unique to elves and how to construct a puzzle."

Zuo Si stated his conditions directly.

Because he knew the other party would never refuse.

As expected, Erinikas pondered for a moment, then immediately nodded with a smile: "Okay. But in exchange, you have to help me study the secrets of divine power until I get a result."

"No, no, no, you seem to have misunderstood something. I didn't say that I would allow you to use me as a research subject. Instead, I will provide you with another target for studying divine power." Zuo Si corrected meaningfully.

Let a madman study yourself?

What a joke! He has the source of power of two planeswalkers in his body - "Spark".

Once this thing is discovered and exposed, it will inevitably attract countless troubles and prying eyes.

"Another target?"

Erinikas frowned subconsciously.

Obviously, this was completely different from what he thought.

Zuo Si was keenly aware of this and explained in a calm tone: "Somewhere in the sewers of Askatra, there is a passage leading to ancient underground ruins. As far as I know, there is a temple of the ancient sun god Amaunator. And inside the temple, there remains a saint whose power is extremely weakened. I believe that with your understanding of gods, you should understand the meaning of saints, right?"

"Every saint is made up of fragments of divine power!"

Erinikas gave the correct answer without even a second of thinking.

After all, the turbulent years had only passed not long ago. At that time, the gods walked among the human world as saints. Many ambitious people who wanted to kill gods had collected information in this regard, and he was no exception.

"That's right! All saints have at least a small fragment of divine power in their bodies, which are usually much easier to deal with than combat incarnations. The most important thing is that Amaunator has fallen, so even if you imprison his saints for research, or directly cut them into pieces on the dissection table, no one will care."

When saying this, Zuo Si's tone revealed naked and undisguised temptation.

Of course, he would not tell the other party that there was a large group of eye demons that needed to be dealt with on the road to the Temple of the Sun.

Moreover, among this group of eye demons there are Elder Eyes that are comparable to high-level spellcasters, as well as the leader of the tribe who is superior to the Elder Eyes - the Blind Eye.

The latter is a powerful being who blinded his main eye and gave up his anti-magic stance ability, and then became an eye magician by learning arcane magic power.

Combined with the Eye Demon's innate terrifying magical talent, it can be said that the Blind Eye's spellcasting ability has probably reached the "legendary" level, making it definitely one of the most difficult enemies to deal with.

When the Mage Tower was just built, Zuo Si sent the Shadow Legion to investigate the huge and complex sewers of the Gold Coin City.

Therefore, we know the location of the beholder's lair and their ambitious plan to turn all humans into their admirers.

In fact, such transactions, where there is complete mutual distrust and even the other party is regarded as a potential enemy, are a great test of intelligence gathering capabilities and judgment.

Obviously, Erinikas, who had just arrived, had no advantages at all.

He lowered his head and pondered for about two or three minutes before he asked in an uncertain tone, "How do you plan to carry out this transaction?"

"Of course it's a face-to-face transaction. You give me the corresponding books and notes, and I'll give you the specific location. Through prophecy magic, it should be easy to lock down the location of the temple." Zuo Si calmly gave the solution.

"That sounds good. But writing a book that includes magic puzzles may take some time. I think it would be a good idea to trade after two weeks."

Needless to say, Erinikas was obviously delaying time on purpose, wanting to find the location of the temple on his own.

After all, he had collected enough information through the conversation just now.

You can use the eighth-ring prophecy magic [Sense Location] to detect the Temple of Amanata hidden in the sewer.

But Zuo Si was not panicked at all. He smiled and nodded and agreed: "No problem. When you have copied down all the knowledge and spells, you can contact me through Lei Yin at any time."

"I will."

There was a cunning gleam in Erinikas' eyes.

Just like that, their first meeting and mutual testing finally ended.

When they returned to the entrance of the sewer, Rain immediately couldn't help but ask, "Master, why did you reveal so much information just now? With his spellcasting level and ability, he will definitely try to use prophecy magic to find it himself."

Zuo Si shrugged indifferently: "Let Erinikas find it.

If you can find it, I lose.

Saints are special life forms composed of divine power, and no prophecy magic will work on them.

As for that temple, not only does it enshrine a powerful and sealed artifact, but its existence itself has long been cursed by intense resentment.

Even using the most powerful Nine-ring [Wish Technique], it is impossible to obtain any useful information.

not to mention……

Erinikas is not the only one interested in the temple."

"I see! It seems I was worrying too much. If you don't have any other instructions, I will go back first."

After saying that, Rain placed one hand on her chest and bowed, then she put on her hood and walked out of the sewer entrance, disappearing into the endless stream of people in the Woking shopping mall area.

Just when Zuo Si was about to return to the Mage Tower, he suddenly saw a familiar figure waving at him.

"Zelanora?"

Zuo Si recognized the other party's identity at a glance, and at the same time was puzzled as to why this moon elf, who had just climbed to the top position of the masked wizard, appeared in the market.

Because the Guild of Masked Mages almost monopolizes the arcane magic resources of the entire Amn.

Normally, the "contraband" sold in the Adventurer's Market is definitely far inferior to the guild's internal supply channels in terms of both quantity and quality.

However, considering the relatively pleasant cooperative relationship between the two, Zuo Si still stepped forward and followed.

After a while, they left the bustling shopping area and walked into a relatively quiet alley.

After confirming that there were no people or creatures around, Shane VII stopped and stared at Zuo Si with a slightly strange look, saying meaningfully: "Should I first congratulate you on successfully controlling the Emerald Society, the second largest spellcaster organization in Amn?"

"Um?!"

Zuo Si was somewhat nonchalant in the last second, but his eyes suddenly became sharp and dangerous in the next second.

But before he could open his mouth to ask, Sean VII raised his hand and stopped him with a smile, "Okay, don't be nervous, I was just joking.

Actually, I have no objection to you taking control of the Jade Society.

Just the opposite!

I can even help you cover up and absorb the entire Emerald Society bit by bit, turning it into a semi-independent force under the guise of the Masked Mages Guild.

Of course, it depends on your personal wishes.”

"How do you know all this? And why are you helping me?" Zuo Si asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"When you were slaughtering the top leaders of the Emerald Society, one of my men happened to be there and witnessed how you turned their leaders into your servants, including Rain, the most outstanding disciple of the Lord of the Symbols, Shangela. As for why I helped you, it was of course to work together to deal with the Entanglement Symbol."

King Sean VII made no secret of his intention and stated it openly.

With his extraordinary understanding of magic, he could easily see how many powerful divine arts were bestowed upon Zuo Si, the chosen one.

In front of such a person, lying and cheating are the stupidest behaviors, no doubt about it.

"Together to deal with the Entanglement Talisman?" Zuo Si was stunned for a moment, and then a very surprised expression appeared on his face. "What's the reason? I don't remember any grudge between the Masked Mage and the Entanglement Talisman."

Shane VII shook his head slightly: "No, you are wrong. In fact, the battle between us and the Entangled Symbols began when they began to infiltrate Amn.

In fact, there is a secret base of the Lord of Symbols in Askatla, and they have also successfully controlled several noble chambers of commerce with certain wealth and power.

If you're interested, I can give you a copy later.

Then you will know how powerful the entanglement symbol's secret infiltration ability is."

"How exactly do we want to cooperate?" Zuo Si continued to probe calmly.

Obviously, he didn't believe a single word of the reasons Zelanora had just given.

But considering that he could win over an outside aid to fight against the entanglement symbol together, the truth is actually not that important.

Anyway, there will be plenty of time in the future to investigate the other party's true identity and intentions bit by bit.

Seeing that Zuo Si agreed to his alliance request, Xia En VII immediately showed a satisfied smile and said to himself: "First of all, it is intelligence sharing.

I need you to provide as detailed a list of the Lords of the Symbols as possible, including their abilities, personalities, hobbies, locations of their lairs, etc.

Second, I wish to know which important families they control in Calimshan.

In return, I will choose the right time to gather forces and launch a surprise attack on certain Symbol Lords."

When Zuo Si heard this, he immediately pretended to be disdainful and sneered, "Gather your forces? Sorry, I don't think the Masked Mage Guild is qualified to go head-to-head with the Entanglement Talisman."

"The power of the Masked Mage Guild alone is certainly not enough. But don't worry, I have enough backup plans. What's more, isn't it good to let those idiots in the upper echelons of the Masked Mage Guild go to their deaths, and then we can divide up this organization?" Shane VII asked with a smile.

"That's good. But the problem is, I have to know who I'm working with, right?"

Zuo Si used the "Eye of Knowledge" to continuously collect suspicious signs on the moon elf in front of him.

But unfortunately, apart from some relatively advanced magic constants and a large number of magic items, no valuable information can be found.

Because the other party did not use any transformation magic, nor was it an undead creature or a monster.

“Believe me, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.

And my hostility towards the Entanglement Talisman is not false at all, you should know this best.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Since it is a cooperation, then I, the one who takes advantage, must pay something.

Here is a book called "Sandstorm Book", which contains many spells suitable for use in desert environments. You can take a look if you are interested."

As the last word came out of his mouth, Shane VII stuffed a black-covered book into Zuo Si's hand, then activated the magic teleportation ring exclusive to high-level mages and disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)