Although they encountered some harassment from lizardmen and toad monsters when passing through the Swamp of the Dead, these monsters did not pose any threat and were easily killed by several warriors.
Especially the elf magic archer Lantis who just joined the team, he is simply a human arrow tower.
Most monsters couldn't even get into the fifty-meter warning range and would be shot one by one.
Among them, the legendary enchanted compound bow will add a kind of wind magic to the arrows, so that they can generate strong spiral airflows that wrap around the arrowhead and arrow shaft during flight.
Not only will the range become extremely far, but the moment it contacts the target, it will also quickly tear apart the muscles and internal organs near the site of the arrow being struck.
Anyone hit by his arrows would basically become a horrible bloody hole of bloody flesh.
Even if the person is not hit in the vital parts and dies on the spot, he will bleed to death in a very short time.
In addition, this guy also masters quite a lot of low-level spells, among which [Defeat the Enemy First] can allow him to accurately hit the target two hundred meters away.
In addition, the firing rate of a bow and arrow is much faster than that of a crossbow. Combined with the magic archer's special abilities such as fireball and rain of arrows, one person can easily kill dozens of incoming enemies or monsters.
Tracking arrows can make those who try to escape and hide feel that they have nowhere to hide.
Even if they held up their shields and hid behind cover, they would be shot from the side by tracking arrows.
There is no doubt that a profession like the magic archer, which infuses all kinds of magic into arrows and has a very long attack range, is an absolute nightmare for those warriors who can only kill people by rushing up close.
At least the orc Rhett once said that he would rather face an angry evil dragon than charge under the arrows shot by Lantis.
That's no different from seeking death.
In addition, the weapon he used was a two-handed axe, so he would probably be shot on the way if he rushed out only seventy or eighty meters at most, and he wouldn't even have a chance to get close.
In contrast, Old Korgan was more stubborn, saying that he was shorter and had a lower body, so he was not easily hit by arrows, so he would definitely be able to get to the front.
Of course, Alena immediately expressed her disdain for his self-boasting.
Because even a fool knows that although a dwarf is a little short, he has grown horizontally and looks like a mound of meat from a distance.
Without any armor protection, put an adult human and a dwarf together and then rain arrows on them both.
The latter must have been hit by many more arrows than the former.
Because the cross-sectional area is so large...
In response to this kind of argument and bickering, Lantis just smiled modestly and did not get involved.
The spotted cat man Abara obviously prefers to focus on the scenery around him.
Since he had always lived in the deep tropical rainforest of the Maztec continent and had never seen the animals and plants of the boreal forest, he was curious about everything. He even climbed up to the treetops and caught a fat squirrel to keep as a pet.
However, it is not difficult to see from the squirrel's struggles and angry screams that it actually does not like its new owner at all and is always trying to escape in every possible way.
Chatting and laughing all the way in a relaxed atmosphere, the team finally passed through the gate of Neverwinter a few days later and officially entered this pearl of the North.
Looking at the cleanly swept streets and the citizens walking on them with confidence and vigor, Zuo Si could not help but nod slightly and commented: "As a warrior and a believer in the God of Justice, Lord Nasir Aragunda manages this city well. At least he is much better than those masked lords and guild leaders in Waterdeep, and better than the nobles and merchant oligarchs in Amn."
"Oh? Really? Why do I feel that this place is far less prosperous than Waterdeep and Amn?" Korgan showed a puzzled expression.
Zuo Si patiently explained: "That's related to the population size.
Neverwinter had less than 20,000 citizens. If we included the surrounding areas and the areas under its indirect control, the total population would not exceed 150,000 to 200,000.
The population controlled by Waterdeep reached more than 1.3 million, and Amn had a population of nearly 3 million.
Therefore, these two places would only be problematic if Neverwinter was not as prosperous.
In addition, Neverwinter is geographically closer to the Arctic glaciers, so its climate and agricultural output are not as advantageous as the first two.
And with Luskan being such a bad neighbor, it’s already pretty good that the country has developed into what it is now.
In my opinion, the excellence of a city and its ruler does not lie in the prosperity of the city, but in the material life and spiritual outlook of its citizens.
Notice the genuine pride and joy on the faces of the citizens and you can tell how satisfied they are with where they live.
Especially the green belts and parks in the city, which are almost invisible in other cities in the continent of Faerun.
Of course, this is mainly due to the hot spring water of the Neverwinter River, which contains supernatural powers.
Thanks to these hot springs, the green belts and forests of Neverwinter are not only full of flowers blooming all year round, but also allow people to eat fruits and vegetables that are only available in summer even in the coldest winter.
The word "Neverwinter" in Neverwinter may have originated from this."
"Well, it seems that this Nasir is indeed quite capable. But I hate the followers of Tyr, the God of Justice. Those guys always act like they represent justice, which is disgusting." Korgan pouted and complained.
Like most greedy and profit-seeking adventurers, his principle in dealing with people is to get things done for money. He always stubbornly believes that those in the good camp are too hypocritical and dare not face their own nature and desires.
However, Zuo Si had reservations about this.
Just as everyone began to discuss which pub or inn they should go to first to have something to eat and a drink, and to ask the locals about what had happened recently, a group of soldiers suddenly came over from a distance and surrounded the entire team.
A half-elf woman with long brown hair and wearing black plate armor walked forward, bowed gracefully, and asked with a smile: "Excuse me, you are Lord Soth, right?"
"Yes, that's me." Zuo Si nodded slightly.
He was not at all surprised that the people of Neverwinter discovered him so quickly.
After all, as the only chosen person of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, he would inevitably be the focus of attention of local rulers wherever he went.
This was the case in Askatra, in Baldur's Gate, in Waterdeep, and naturally Neverwinter was no exception.
In addition, when Nasir Aragonda was young, he had a long adventurous career and collected a lot of magical equipment and treasures.
After becoming a lord, he used these things to recruit some talented people and formed an organization called "Nine Guards of Neverwinter", which was responsible for his own safety and handled a series of tasks including intelligence gathering.
Therefore, Neverwinter has its own independent intelligence agency.
Most of their time was spent hunting down Luskan's spies and figuring out what this evil neighbor was up to.
"Welcome to Neverwinter. Lord Nasir already knows your purpose and has been waiting for many days. Please follow me."
As she spoke, the half-elf woman made a gesture of invitation.
"Who are you……"
Zuo Si felt that the other person's dress and appearance looked familiar, but he was not quite sure.
"My name is Eribeth, Eribeth de Timarande. I am a paladin serving the God of Justice and also an assistant to Lord Nasir."
The half-elf woman gave her name and identity with a smile.
moment!
A hint of barely perceptible surprise flashed across Zuo Si's eyes, but he quickly pretended nothing had happened and followed the other party towards the direction of Neverwinter Castle.
After about ten minutes, when the group walked through the heavily guarded castle gate and into the interior, they soon saw Lord Nasir, who was famous among the adventurers in the North.
Different from the tall and mighty image in the rumors, he looked neither strong nor dignified. Sitting on the chair, he looked like a middle-aged man whose health was beginning to decline, with many white strands faintly visible in his hair.
If it were a one-on-one fight, whether it was Korgan, Rhett, or Abara, they could easily defeat him.
After all, the lord's warrior level is not high, only LV12.
Although he could be considered an elite in an adventure filled with all kinds of people, he was just a slightly more advanced cannon fodder in the eyes of truly powerful top fighters.
What's more, what he is truly famous for is never his ability in frontal combat, but his decisiveness in making correct judgments about the current situation quickly in complex situations.
There are also rumors that Lord Nasir is actually just a puppet, and the one who truly controls Neverwinter is actually a wizard organization called the Cloak of Stars.
It was their support that allowed the former to become the nominal supreme leader of this city.
However, all this gradually lost its appeal due to Lord Nasir's outstanding political skills and ruling level.
Just as Zuo Si was looking at the "Lord of Neverwinter" who was quite famous and influential in the North with great interest, Erebus took the initiative to step forward, bowed, and reported softly, "My lord, I brought them here."
"Well done. Now please take the others to the hall next door for dinner. I have something I want to talk to this young voter alone." Lord Nasir gave the order directly.
It was obvious that he had no interest in the other members of the team, let alone wasting his precious time on small talk.
"As you wish."
Eribes once again placed one hand on his chest and bowed, then turned around and said to Korgan and the others, "Dear distinguished guests, please follow me. The kitchen has prepared a sumptuous banquet and Neverwinter's most famous wine, which will help you wash away your fatigue from the journey."
But unfortunately, no one in the entire team responded to her invitation, and everyone turned their eyes to Zuo Si.
Obviously, no one would leave with this half-elf paladin without Zuo Si's consent.
Lord Nasir immediately showed an expression of surprise and disbelief at this situation.
Because he had been an adventurer before, he understood that this reaction meant that Zuo Si had 100% absolute control over every member of the team.
He had never seen such a team leader in his more than ten years of adventurous career.
Fortunately, Zuo Si did not let Eribes feel embarrassed for too long. He immediately nodded slightly to himself in the team.
Then they followed the half-elf paladin to the dining hall in the castle and began to enjoy a variety of delicious food and alcoholic beverages.
After all the irrelevant people had left, Lord Nasir slowly stood up from his chair and asked directly, "Are you really planning to capture Luskan and completely destroy the evil spellcasting organization, the Arcane Brotherhood?"
Zuo Si replied calmly, "Yes. But before I take action, I need to confirm the attitudes of all the important cities in the North. As the city closest to Luskan, Neverwinter should be the one that most wants to see the current ruler of Luskan liquidated. So Lord Khelben thinks you will support me and help me convince other towns in the surrounding areas."
"I see.
If you don't mind, could I ask, if you and the forces you control occupied Luskan, how would you transform it?
You have to know that many of the people who make a living in Luskan are pirates who made their fortunes by plundering merchant ships, and there are also greedy businessmen who help them sell stolen goods, traffic in narcotics and provide supplies.
If these guys are not cleaned up, Luskan will never see any fundamental change."
Lord Nasir raised many of the issues that concerned him most in one breath.
What he feared most now was that after the destruction of the Arcane Brotherhood, Luskan would not become a friendly neighbor, but would become a huge threat to Neverwinter and even the entire North under the rule of a more powerful force.
One must know that Neverwinter had suffered countless attacks and plots from Luskan since its establishment.
At the most dangerous times, even the entire city might be destroyed.
"It's simple. I will kill all the pirate leaders in Luskan and turn the ordinary pirates who make a living by looting into laborers.
They are forced to build roads, farms, or engage in mining, quarrying, etc., until they truly repent and regain their freedom.
As for those businessmen engaged in illegal business, I will confiscate all their property and turn them into penniless paupers.
By then, Luskan's population may drop by about one-third from the current 15,000.
But it can pull it back on track from a deformed and chaotic economic and social structure.
As the vested interest groups and upper rulers of the past have been thoroughly cleansed out, there will be no pirates or organizations like the Thieves Guild in Luskan in the future.
A new order of government will replace the Arcane Brotherhood as the stewards of this city."
Zuo Si explained very patiently.
He could understand how anxious Nasir, as the lord of Neverwinter, was.
The reason is simple. Neverwinter's military strength is too weak.
All the guards in the entire city added up to only a few hundred people.
If a war really breaks out, at most another thousand or so militiamen will be recruited.
But what about Luskan? There are thousands of battle-hardened pirates alone.
In addition, the huge amount of gold coins earned from the slave trade, the sale of narcotics and specialties from the Far North were invested in the construction of the army, maintaining a professional army of three to four thousand people all year round.
Together with the mages of the Arcane Brotherhood, they could defeat Neverwinter in a head-on confrontation.
In fact, what really prevented Luskan from annexing or destroying Neverwinter was not Neverwinter itself, but Waterdeep and Silvermoon, which supported Neverwinter from behind.
"The Great Purge?!"
Lord Nasir's eyes widened in shock.
"Yes, the Great Purge."
Zuo Si nodded seriously.
"Because Luskan can't change without cleaning out the pirates, the Thieves Guild, and the Arcane Brotherhood.
This is the simplest economic problem.
The first thing to do is to solve the employment problem of the citizens of Luskan, and let them know that they can fill their stomachs and support their families without becoming pirates.
The establishment of a new order is never achieved overnight. If we cannot solve the problem of food and clothing, then everything else is meaningless castles in the air that will collapse at the slightest touch.
By confiscating the wealth of those merchants and pirates, not only can we serve the purpose of warning everyone, but we can also use the money as start-up capital to hire civilians to build roads, farms, and ranches, so that they have a stable job and income, and realize the redistribution of social wealth.
As for those vicious pirate leaders and high-ranking members of the Arcane Brotherhood, their hands are already stained with the blood of the victims.
Therefore, they deserved to die and do not deserve any sympathy at all.
Only when all these people die will the original social organizational structure collapse.
Transforming Luskan is destined to be a very long process, perhaps taking several years, or even more than ten years.
But I can assure you that if this city is under my control, it will not pose any threat to Neverwinter.
On the contrary, we can work together and share what we have.”
Lord Nasir immediately showed approval when he heard this: "You are right. The fundamental reason why Luskan has become a gathering place for pirates and illegal merchants is that the barren land of Luskan cannot support so many people.
Moreover, the city stood on the edge of civilization and often went to war with barbarian clans and orc tribes. Gradually, it was inevitably influenced by the other side and became keen on plundering and expansion.
Therefore, if one wants to change Luskan, one must first change their long-standing living habits and ways of thinking.
I heard from Lord Khelben that you have successfully reformed the pirates in the Nelanther Islands and established order in the Sword Sea and the Central Sword Coast.
If you don't mind, could you take me to see it with my own eyes?"
"Now?"
Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise, having never expected the other party to suddenly make such a request.
Because he had only been to the Nalanther Islands once, and that was to extract energy from the local wizard tower, so he had no idea what Vanessa had developed that place into.
Lord Nasir smiled and nodded: "Yes, right now. What you hear is not as good as what you see. I only believe what I see with my own eyes. If you can really reform the pirates of the Nelanther Islands, then I am willing to support your war against Luskan and the Arcane Brotherhood. I will also help persuade the towns around Luskan."
"Okay, I also want to take a look on the way. But are you sure you don't need to say hello to Ms. Aribes or anyone else? I don't want any misunderstandings." Zuo Si kindly reminded.
"That won't be necessary. Besides, I'll leave a note."
As he spoke, Lord Nasir picked up the feather pen on the table, dipped it in ink, and quickly wrote a line of words on a piece of parchment. Then he took off the crown on his head, stood up and walked to Zuo Si's side.
Soon, accompanied by the sound of incantations, Zuo Si quickly completed the teleportation magic and disappeared without a trace with the "Lord of Neverwinter".
Just a second later, the two appeared on the streets of the port city of Ioma Island.
After more than a year of development, the population here has reached about 45,000, especially with refugees fleeing the war from the Kingdom of Tethyr, craftsmen and farmers attracted from Baldur's Gate and West Heartland, and escaped slaves from Calimshan.
If we include the farmers living in villages and other islands, the total population is close to 250,000, which is definitely a medium-sized force.
Especially the large number of warehouses at the docks, which are densely packed with various goods.
The market was filled with noisy hawking sounds, as many people gathered together to scramble for the local specialties of salt and sugar, which were then transported to other cities by sea for sale.
不远处工坊林立的区域，依稀可以看到冒出的滚滚黑烟。
数不清的工人正在低头忙碌。
或是把收割的甘蔗制作成糖，再把糖加工成不同口味的糖块，又或是把粗盐提炼成干净洁白的细盐。
就连那些提炼糖分的副产品和残渣，也会通过发酵的方式制作成烈性朗姆酒。
光凭这两项产业，耐兰瑟尔群岛每个月就能赚取到大把的金币。
除此之外，捕鱼业和珍珠养殖业也相当发达。
由于控制着大批无需呼吸的不死生物，所以无论是采摘还是把磨圆的球形珍珠核放进去都十分的方便，根本不用担心会遭到危险海洋生物的袭击。
而且在费伦，珍珠作为宝石的一种并不仅仅只是装饰品，还可以用来制作魔法物品。
所以无论产量有多大，都永远跟不上消耗的速度。
哪怕是最普通的珍珠也至少价值五十到一百金币。
不过眼下，这些才培养了一年的珍珠并不具备采摘的价值，起码要登上两三年才行。
欣赏着城内一片繁荣的景象，纳西尔领主不由得微微感叹道：“真是不错。看来凯尔本阁下在信件中的描述并没有任何夸张的成分。如果不是房屋和建筑都非常新，我甚至不敢相信这里是在短短不到两年时间做到的。”
“这都是多亏了泰瑟尔动荡不安的局势，还有卡林杉商人和贵族对于奴隶的疯狂压榨。如果没有他们，我想根本不可能在短时间内吸纳如此多的移民。”左思耸了耸肩膀解释道。
正所谓全靠同行衬托。
他从不认为自己在耐兰瑟尔群岛实行的制度和法律有多好，但架不住周边地区的国家一个比一个烂。
处于内战中的泰瑟尔王国自然不必多说，领主之间为了争夺那顶王冠，脑浆都要打出来了，哪里还顾得上平民的死活。
所以凡是渴望能够过平静生活的底层民众自然是疯狂拖家带口的往这边跑。
机智的迈拉特玛城领主——威克斯·塔吉特伯爵甚至做起了帮忙运输难民的生意。
通过为这些逃难的民众提供食物和简单的住处，顺便贩卖前往耐兰瑟尔群岛的船票，他可以说是赚的盆满钵满。
不仅弥补了之前被怪物大军和红龙围攻造成的巨额损失，并且实力开始急速膨胀。
听组织里的巫妖们说，他军队正在不断沿伊斯河向东扩张，已经击败了好几个之前趁火打劫的敌人，赫然成为泰瑟尔王国西部除了首都扎泽司泊外最有实力的贵族。
至于卡林杉，由于常年被纠缠符记控制，早就已经快要被玩坏了。
各种阴谋、冲突和刺杀遍布每一座城市的大街小巷。
多如牛毛的盗贼公会就像野草般消失一个就会又崛起一个。
只要有机会，奴隶们就会想方设法的逃跑。
一些愿意冒点风险的商船会偷偷收留逃跑的奴隶，并把他们运送到耐兰瑟尔群岛上换取赏金。
“这不刚好验证了你的统治要比这两个国家好的多吗？看到连一片混乱的耐兰瑟尔群岛都变成了秩序之地，我相信路斯坎也能在你的整治下变成一个正常的城邦。毕竟北地的生存条件原本就相当恶劣，所有城镇都应该团结在一起共同面对来自蛮荒世界的威胁。”
在说这番话的时候，纳西尔领主明显透露出一丝疲惫。
很显然，统治无冬城并没有外人想象中的那么轻松。
别的不说，光是位于城市东边的无冬森林里就居住着大片好战的野蛮人、巨人、巨龙和其他各种危险生物。
如果这些家伙被某种邪恶力量支配，那么顷刻之间就能将北地明珠夷为平地。
更不用提在无冬城的地下，还有一个创造者种族遗迹，以及一座随时有可能喷发的火山。
是的，这座城市真的是坐落在一座火山口之上。
那些为无冬城带来繁荣的温泉，说不定什么时候就会喷涌出毁灭一切的滚烫岩浆。
当然，对于这些纳西尔领主肯定是不知道的。
因为光是一个无冬森林和一个路斯坎，就足够让他感到头疼了。
想到这，左思祖东伸出了自己右手说道：“那就预祝我们合作愉快？”
“合作愉快。”纳西尔领主也跟着伸出右手用力握了握，紧跟着补充道：“我听说你在大批量使用亡灵生物来从事农业生产和重体力劳动？这样做很不好，我认为应该立刻停止。”
“抱歉，短时间内是不太可能做到的。因为耐兰瑟尔群岛上严重缺乏劳动力，尤其是采石和矿井下边的工作往往非常危险，我觉得用亡灵生物要比活人更加合适。”左思毫不犹豫拒绝了对方的提议。
开什么玩笑！ 耐兰瑟尔群岛能有这么快的发展和高于费伦大陆所有城市的平均生活水平，全都是靠这些既不需要吃饭、休息，也不需要支付薪水的免费苦力支撑着。
如果没有了它们，那么整个城市迅速就会变得萧条。
事实证明，如果生产力水平还没有达到非常高的程度，有些国家和地区的人民生活水平非常高，那肯定在通过一系列的手段在剥削其他地方的人。
也许是严重不平等的贸易，也有可能是直接的战争跟掠夺。
总之，资源和财富都不是凭空诞生的。
而数以万计的亡灵生物，就是支撑耐兰瑟尔群岛繁荣富庶的基础。
意识到左思不会停止使用亡灵生物，纳西尔领主立刻皱起了眉头。
作为正义之神的追随者和信徒，他对于唤醒和操控亡灵生物无疑是相当反感的。
但考虑到这些亡灵都是在从事生产而不是用于战争，所以他最终还是选择退了一步，用十分严肃的语气说道：“那你必须保证，在占领路斯坎之后不会让那些不死生物越过边界进入到无冬城的势力范围。”
“没问题。”
左思欣然点头答应下来。
就这样，两人又经过一系列的讨价还价，最后敲定了一份合作协议。
等耐兰瑟尔群岛的舰队准备发动战争的时候，无冬城会出面集结一支联军牵制路斯坎的部分兵力。
毫无疑问，这份合作协议对于左思来说非常重要。
它意味着在对付路斯坎和奥术兄弟会的时候，政治上不再是孤立的，而是有了不少的盟友。
千万别小瞧这一点。
因为这可以直接让深水城的蒙面领主们彻底打消干预的念头。
接下来左思要做的就是前往此次北地之旅的最后一站——银月城，去拜访一下那位七姐妹中最著名的“交际花”艾拉斯卓。
不过在此之前，他还是应纳西尔领主的盛情邀请游览了一番无冬城，并且品尝了这里的一些特产的水果。
等再次出发的时候已经是三天之后。
由于银月城位于遥远的内陆，如果走陆路的话没有十天半个月别指望能到。
所以左思果断选择了群体传送到上一次测试物理学圣球图杀兽人的地方。
结果双脚才刚一落地，他立刻便听到不远处传来一阵兽人语的嘶吼声。
“就是这个家伙！快！冲上去杀了他！”
“伟大的格乌什请赐予我力量！”
“冲啊！”
眨眼功夫，一群全副武装的兽人便从树林里蜂拥而至。
与之前遇到那些装备简陋的普通兽人不同，这些家伙无一例外都穿戴者相当不错的盔甲，手里的武器也大多闪烁着奥术灵光，肯定拥有一定的附魔等级。
最重要的是，这些兽人无一例外都瞎了一只眼睛。
当靠近的时候，他们都瞬间开启狂暴能力，浑身上下的肌肉凭空膨胀了一圈。
一些疑似牧师的兽人更是高举双手大声吟唱赞美神祇的词汇，将一个个神术加持在自己或是同伴的身上。
不用问也知道，这些突如其来发动攻击的兽人，都是从之前蒙受巨大损失的兽人部落中挑选出来的勇士，只为杀死左思而来。
他们之所以瞎了一只眼并不是在战斗中受伤，而是在某种宗教仪式上亲自挖出来，以获得兽人主神格乌什赐福的特殊职业——格乌什之眼。
没有任何犹豫！
也不需要任何犹豫！ 整个小队中的所有人立刻进入到战斗状态。
身为魔射手的兰提斯立刻发动【箭雨】技能，以迅雷不及掩耳的动作快速且连续的射出一根根致命的箭矢。
短短几秒钟之内就让冲在最前边的十几名兽人身上插了一支箭。
其中三分之一当场倒地身亡，但其余三分之二则带着恐怖的伤口继续冲刺，完全没有半点停下来的意思。
因为他们在冲锋过程中开启了狂暴能力，通过大量分泌肾上腺素暂时忽略了疼痛。
而且这些进阶了格乌什之眼的战士，防御力明显要比普通兽人强悍太多。
With the help of divine powers, each one is more ferocious and fearless than the other, and they are not afraid of death at all.
Even if Alena set up a wall of fire on the road ahead, the opponent would rush forward without hesitation and let the flames burn his skin.
"Damn it! These guys are just a bunch of lunatics." The Pyromancer couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"Hahahaha! Don't worry! Old Korgan will kill them all without leaving a single one alive."
The dwarf berserker let out a bloodthirsty laugh, activated his rage ability and rushed forward, swinging his axe to fight with the orc warrior in the front.
The half-orc Rhett waved a two-handed axe to block the orc warriors rushing over from the other side.
Through the fierce close combat, it is easy to see that the general level of these orc warriors is around LV14.
Even though their weapons and equipment were completely crushed, they were still able to withstand the fierce attacks from Korgan and others, and even gain the upper hand with their numerical advantage.
The werewolf girl Fangs, who was participating in a battle of this level for the first time, seemed extremely nervous. She wanted to transform and rush forward to help several times, but was stopped by Zuo Si every time.
Even her animal companion, a sturdy winter wolf, stayed obediently by his master's side and did not dare to act rashly.
Perhaps the winter wolves are indeed the most ferocious and cunning hunters in the Far North, but these orc warriors, whose average level is LV14, can kill them on the spot with just one axe.
There is no doubt that this was a carefully planned ambush and attack.
The orcs even obtained the relevant intelligence in advance in some way, and then gathered here and set an ambush.
Since they set an ambush to kill me, the twenty or so soldiers and four or five priests in front of me are obviously not enough.
At least with their professional level and weapons and equipment, it is absolutely impossible to kill a chosen person who is noticed by the gods and given powerful power.
The only ones who can kill the voters are the voters themselves, or a powerful enough legendary professional.
So after Zuo Si bestowed some strengthening arcane and divine arts on his teammates, he stopped taking action and instead squinted his eyes and looked around, trying to find the real enemy hiding nearby.
After all, with Alena's fire magic and a powerful magic archer providing long-range fire support, Korgan, Rhett and Abara are enough to deal with the enemies in front of them, it just takes a little time.
Facts proved that Zuo Si's judgment was correct.
Just as those violent orcs began to fall one after another, the other two orcs hiding in the dark finally couldn't hold back and took action.
One of them was seen holding a spear emitting dazzling arcane light. He rushed out from his hiding place at an incredible speed and stabbed straight in the direction where Zuo Si was.
He covered a distance of hundreds of meters in less than three seconds! If it were an ordinary person, he would not even have time to react and would be pierced instantly.
But the Japanese Elf Magic Archer is obviously not an ordinary person.
Not only did he react in time, but he also quickly shot a tracking arrow in an attempt to slow down the opponent's sprint.
But this orc had no intention of dodging, parrying or blocking.
Behind him, another orc priest completed the spell in his hand.
A blinding red light descended from the sky, covering the charging orc warrior.
In less than 0.1 second, the latter's body was covered with a layer of divine power, and the originally green skin surface instantly seemed to be bathed in blood plasma.
When the tracking arrow shot up, it was spread out by the invisible force field and was not able to cause even the slightest damage.
There is no doubt that this is a nine-ring magic spell [Miracle Spell], which can also be understood as the magic version of [Wish Spell].
Its working principle is very simple, that is, the priest asks the god he serves to descend his power to interfere to a certain extent.
Although it may not be as widely applicable as making a wish, and it also depends on the level and mood of the god, but once successful, it is definitely enough to turn the situation around in an instant.
Looking at the orc warrior rushing towards him with a spear in hand, Zuo Si did not panic at all and directly activated the magic card hidden in his sleeve.
The next second...
A huge fist made of force field appeared out of nowhere and hit the opponent head-on.
boom!!!!!!
Due to the incredible force, the latter immediately flew backwards hundreds of meters like a cannonball, breaking several pillars in succession before it barely stopped.
You don't need to ask to know that this spell card stores the eighth-ring magic [Bigbai Diamond Fist].
Unlike the Big Hand Magic in the Big Bai series which mostly involves grappling in the form of a palm, this spell transforms into a fist to deal a head-on blow to the enemy.
Its power is so strong that it can even stop a train running at full speed.
Therefore, the faster the opponent's speed and the higher the mass, the greater the reaction force it will have to bear.
According to the orc warrior's sprinting speed just now, he should have turned into blood mist and meat paste in an instant.
Unfortunately, the layer of red mucus like plasma covering this guy's body obviously greatly improved his physical fitness and ability to withstand attacks.
Not to mention being turned into meat paste and blood mist, there wasn't even a single wound.
After a while, he struggled to get up from the ground, his eyes flashing with anger and hatred.
As for the pastor, he patted him on the shoulder, and then they walked slowly forward shoulder to shoulder.
Judging from their performance, they are most likely legends with a career level above LV21, and they might even be voters.
Obviously, Zuo Si's last action made the orc gods quite angry.
"Human! You are dead today!" The orc warrior was the first to speak viciously.
"Many people have said this to me before, but now I am still alive and well, while they are no longer here. I don't think there will be any surprises this time."
Zuo Si pretended to be nonchalant in his response.
But in fact, the hand hidden in the sleeve was already filled with at least a dozen magic and creature cards.
Because he was unsure of what kind of power and voter capabilities the other party had, he did not dare to take it lightly.
The spear in the orc warrior's hand was clearly stained with an unknown vicious curse.
Zuo Si bet that if that thing pierced the skin a little, it would immediately cause very serious consequences.
(End of this chapter)