When Zuo Si passed through the portal and reappeared in the tower of the floating city of Plantia, he immediately felt a strong physical and psychological discomfort.
It was obvious that this place had become a complete kingdom of the dead and was rejecting him, the only living person.
Through the window, I could vaguely see that the streets outside were no longer as chaotic and disorderly as they were when I escaped. The streets were filled with low-level zombies and skeletons wandering aimlessly.
Just the opposite!
As the corpses of those powerful spellcasters were corroded by negative energy and transformed into higher-level undead creatures, the entire floating city has been divided into "territories" of various sizes, each of which is ruled by an undead lord.
Possessing extremely high intelligence, they not only occupied those very valuable wizard towers, but also used their magical powers to transform these places into places more and more suitable for the dead to live in.
The best proof is the fog that hangs overhead and completely blocks out the sunlight.
What's even more terrifying is that the mutated viruses and bacteria that were accidentally spread did not disappear, but instead formed an incredible long-term symbiotic relationship with these undead creatures.
Some large undead creatures formed by numerous corpses gathered together even grew foul-smelling rotten cysts.
If someone accidentally pokes these things, they will be infected by the black and yellowish mucus inside and die quickly.
Looking at this doomsday scene, Vanessa, a lich, couldn't help but gasp and asked in a trembling voice, "Sir, was this floating city destroyed by your plague?"
"Strictly speaking, this is just the serious consequence of an accident. And not only the floating city of Plantia, but also several other floating cities and the cities and villages on the continent below were almost completely destroyed by the raging plague." Zuo Si explained helplessly.
"It's such a horrific destructive power that's unimaginable." Jeffrey couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, he finally realized why the Imaskar Empire, which possessed such powerful magical skills, would eventually be on the verge of collapse due to the outbreak of a plague, and could only open an inter-dimensional portal to another world to plunder slaves to supplement its own population shortage.
Without God's help, ordinary people are basically powerless when dealing with such a crisis.
When the lower classes die in large numbers due to the plague, it will have an unimaginable impact on the entire country and social structure.
What's more, no matter what kind of magical civilization it is, it must have a large grassroots population as economic support.
Otherwise, the entire society will stop functioning, and a series of serious problems will arise, such as extreme shortage of materials.
In the end, even if those high-level wizards managed to survive, they would not be able to complete the reconstruction of civilization.
Because the foundation of civilization is first and foremost people.
If people are gone, what's the point of talking about civilization, and what's the point of studying the secrets of magic?
In fact, when Zuo Si escaped, there were still some survivors in the floating city of Plantia.
But now, they should be almost completely dead.
Apart from the central tower which was protected by the most powerful magic force, all other ordinary wizard towers were successively conquered by the undead and turned into nests for the lords.
Looking into the distance, one can clearly see that most of the knights who used to patrol the streets on horseback to maintain order have now become skeleton knights or more advanced death knights.
The magic weapons in their hands have been covered with a layer of gray color due to the erosion of negative energy, and are obviously cursed.
"How many people were there in this floating city before it was destroyed?" Vanessa asked the question that concerned her most.
Zuo Si immediately replied, "About 15,000 mages, and more than 100,000 servants, slaves, and family members. Especially the slaves and various creatures captured for experiments, there is no way to count the exact number. The first thing we have to do is to clean up this mage tower, then seize control and use it as a forward base."
"No problem. Leave this matter to me."
"And me."
The other two liches immediately took on the task.
For them, exploring this wizard tower in another world and figuring out the differences in its internal structure and design concepts is undoubtedly a very attractive thing.
Soon, the two liches brought six steel golems and more than fifty large undead creatures made from corpses, and began to clean up the tower from top to bottom.
Since the gate had been breached, every area in the tower was filled with undead creatures that had poured in.
Some of them have developed self-awareness and intelligence, and are trying to transform and control this place, making it their own territory.
In particular, an undead spellcaster who was transformed from a high-level wizard even had a fierce spell confrontation with two liches.
The former took a lot of effort to get it done.
The aftermath of the battle even completely destroyed everything in the room, even the precious instruments and research notes on the table.
After getting rid of this guy who is suspected to be the "Lord", the remaining low-level undead creatures naturally cannot cause any trouble.
Soon they were either destroyed or turned into slaves under the control of the Tome of the Undead.
When all potential threats disappeared, Zuo Si activated the defense mechanism of the Mage Tower through the core controller.
moment!
The entrance that was open the previous second was closed again the next second under the influence of magic.
At the same time, a faint light flickered again at the top of the tower.
Several dormant cleaning constructs woke up and began to perform their duties. They threw all the messy broken limbs in the rooms, corridors and stairs into the basement where garbage was cleaned up, and then tried to repair the damaged areas.
Since they are not designed for combat, they do not react to foreign intruders.
The other liches took over the library immediately, packed up all the books and notes inside and took them away, leaving not even a piece of paper behind.
After doing all this, Zuo Si used illusion magic to create a three-dimensional image of a floating city out of thin air and introduced it to all his subordinates: "The Plantia floating city is the pinnacle creation of this world's magical civilization. Unlike the floating cities of the Netheril era, its power source is not the ubiquitous magic net or raw magic energy, but the planet under our feet itself."
"The planet itself?" Tailantyr's eyes lit up slightly.
Zuo Si nodded gently: "Yes, it is the planet itself.
There was once a very powerful wizard who was good at earth magic. While exploring the depths of the earth, he accidentally discovered a crystal with a unique structure that looked like obsidian.
Some of them are only the size of a fist, while others are as big as a house.
These gems seem to have a very close relationship with the magical energy flowing in the earth veins, so they are called the [Heart of the Earth Veins].
After a long period of research, the wizard discovered that these stones seemed to be able to continuously draw energy from the earth veins, and also allow the holder to gain the ability to control gravity, so they are also called [Energy Stones] or [Gravity Stones].
Since the early batches of [Earth Hearts] mined were generally small in size, at the beginning, mages only used them to make some flying vehicles and wizard towers and magic fortresses that could float in the sky.
Until one day, a super [Heart of the Earth] with a diameter of more than 20 meters was discovered, and the crazy idea of building a floating city was proposed by another high-level wizard.
Therefore, the core of every floating city in this world is the giant [Heart of the Earth] buried under the central tower.
It is not only the source of energy for the entire city, but also a weapon of immense power.
Whoever masters it is equivalent to mastering gravity. He can easily lift huge stones weighing tens or hundreds of tons to a height of thousands of meters and then throw them to a designated location.
In the face of such power, all resistance seems so pale and powerless.
With the establishment of the first floating city, the Mage Council quickly conquered the entire continent and slaughtered all rebels through brutal suppression.
Under the order they established, only spellcasters were the highest-level beings, and the rest were basically either servants or slaves.
Because the power of the floating city is so amazing, in the next few years hundred, the Mage Council frantically searched for sufficiently large [Heart of the Earth] and built several other floating cities.
Therefore, if we want to seize the floating city of Plantia, our first goal is to seize the central tower and ensure that the [Heart of the Earth] is under our control."
"Can I use flying or teleportation magic?" Jeffrey asked in an uncertain tone, staring at the three-dimensional image of the floating city.
Obviously, the mage tower they were in was located on a floating island on the edge of the city, and it would be a very time-consuming and laborious task to fight their way there.
So it would be best if we could avoid those undead creatures.
But Zuo Si gave a negative answer without hesitation: "Impossible. Teleportation magic has been completely banned since the blockade took effect. Even if I can forcibly tear a hole, I cannot ensure the accuracy and stability of the teleportation. The same goes for magic or other means of flying. As long as your feet are not on the ground, you will be immediately captured and pulled down by the strong gravity."
"Damn it! This is troublesome." Jeffrey couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
For a mage, not being able to fly and teleport means losing a huge advantage, and he will be forced to fight head-on with the undead creatures outside, who are unknown in number.
"From here to the central tower, we have to pass through nearly sixty wizard towers. To ensure safety, each one must be under our control. It looks like this will be a very difficult and long battle." Vanessa touched her chin and gave her own judgment.
Tailantyr nodded in agreement. "Yes. With teleportation and flying magic completely banned, ensuring that the rear roads are unobstructed is the most basic military common sense. But are the constructs and undead creatures we brought enough to sustain this high-intensity combat consumption?"
"If there are really more than 100,000 undead in the floating city, and among them there are at least thousands of spellcasters with self-awareness and intelligence, I'm afraid they will be exhausted after advancing to about two-thirds. But since this is a floating city, there must be a considerable amount of supplies stored. We can use these supplies to continuously create more cheap constructs to make up for it."
As she said this, Vanessa raised her head and looked at Zuo Si.
Because only he knew which buildings were filled with large amounts of materials that could be used to make steel golems, stone golems, and clay golems.
However, Zuo Si did not rush to mark the locations of the various spellcasting material warehouses on the projected map. Instead, he lowered his head and pondered for a few minutes. He quickly created another port city on the ground far away from the floating city, and then said, "I think it would be too dangerous to hastily launch an attack on the central tower before figuring out the current specific situation of this city, especially whether there is a hierarchical relationship between the undead lords. In comparison, I think it would be better to take Hull as a logistics supply point first."
"Is this city of any value?" Jeffrey asked in confusion.
"Before the outbreak of the plague, everything shipped to the floating city of Plantia had to pass through this place. It can be said to be one of the most important transportation hubs on the ground. And since the central tower later closed off contact with the outside world, Hull must have a lot of backlogs of supplies, and it is much easier to obtain them than the floating city. The most important thing is, I want to confirm whether there are any survivors in this world." Zuo Si explained patiently.
Hel is the place he has visited most times in this world besides the floating city.
Especially those gorgeous and tall stone buildings, the numerous fountains, gardens and vines climbing all over the walls, all make people feel like they are in a fairy tale world.
And also established good relationships with some local people.
If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of the plague, Zuo Si had considered buying a house in this city as his own home and staying there for a few weeks every year to relax.
When he was in danger before, he naturally had no time to think about these things, but this time when he came back, of course he had to go and see what was going on over there.
Are all the people you know dead?
Or did they get away with it? "But the floating city has been sealed off. According to you, if our feet are not on the ground, we will be caught by gravity immediately. How can we descend to the ground?" Tyrantil questioned.
"Haha, it's very simple. Just send a low-level undead to jump down with this device. As long as it throws it upwards the moment it hits the ground, it can ensure that the thing that records the coordinates will not be damaged. Then I can tear a small space rift."
As he spoke, Zuo Si pulled out a metal disc inlaid with emeralds from his bag.
It was obvious that he had made sufficient preparations in advance and had already thought of how to bypass the seal and reach the ground.
Due to the strong force of gravity, things like climbing down the rope or using magic like levitation will only have one final result, which is to fall down heavily and turn into a pool of meat paste.
As for the transformed weightless spirits and solid constructs, they will be hit by anti-magic rays the moment they jump down, and then instantly return to their original state.
So after much thought, Zuo Si still believed that using the power of the Planeswalker's Spark to tear apart space was the safest and most secure way.
And it is obviously very easy to send down a device with coordinate points.
Soon, under Vanessa's control, an orc zombie without any consciousness took on this crucial task.
Without even a second's hesitation, it leaped down from the edge of the floating island where the wizard's tower was located. When its legs were about to touch the ground, it threw the metal disc in its arms upwards.
The next second...
Bang! With a muffled sound, the zombie instantly collided with the ground and fell to pieces. Under the influence of gravity acceleration several times higher than normal, a large amount of flesh and blood turned into a pool of bloody and blurred mixture on the spot.
Three or five seconds later, the disc also fell from the sky and landed right in the middle of the mixture, gaining a certain cushion.
About ten minutes later, the gems on the surface of the disc began to flash a dazzlingly bright light.
After a while, an unstable portal was opened, and several liches including Zuo Si quickly walked out from the other side.
They ignored the zombies under their feet, only retrieved the coordinate disc, then cast flying magic on themselves and headed straight towards the port city of Hull.
Since he didn't know the situation over there, Zuo Si didn't use the teleportation magic rashly.
After almost a day of flying, the towering city walls finally slowly rose from the horizon.
As expected, there was no sign of any living people on the city wall, only some resurrected corpses wandering aimlessly.
They were still wearing the armor they wore in life, but it had become rusty due to the corrosion of rain and humid air, and would occasionally emit creepy growls.
"As expected, it has finally fallen... I really shouldn't have held out any hope for such a densely populated place."
Zuo Si couldn't help but sighed slightly, and flew directly over the city wall into the city.
The situation is similar to that of the floating city of Plantia. The streets and alleys here are almost all occupied by various resurrected undead spirits.
However, since the number of mages is relatively small and their levels are not as high as those of the floating city, the overall threat is not that great.
Several death knights brought hundreds of low-level undead creatures to kill the enemies who invaded their territory, but they were overwhelmed by fireballs, lightning and other large-scale attack spells falling from the sky.
Vanessa, who specializes in necromancy, also captured one of them and planned to bring it back to study it carefully when she has time.
After the battle was over, they opened the closed door of one of the warehouses.
moment!
Mountains of iron ingots, gold bars, various rare magic metals, as well as massive amounts of blood, bones, fur, gems, etc. that can be used to make magic items and cast spells immediately appeared within the field of vision.
In some cages, one could even see slaves who had died and then been resurrected as ghosts, as well as the corpses of various rare and exotic animals.
Since the floating city of Plantia has a very large ruling area, with a population of more than 10 or 20 million, and it constantly sucks blood from its subordinate city-states and towns, its material consumption and reserves are far beyond the reach of small countries like Faerun, which have only a few hundred thousand or even one or two million people.
"It's incredible! How prosperous was this world before it was destroyed by the plague?"
Jeffrey bent down and picked up several gem types he had never seen before, with an undisguised look of shock on his face.
Zuo Si responded nonchalantly, “Due to the lack of any gods, this world does not have the same serious divisions and opposing beliefs as Faerun.
There is no messy and meaningless struggle between good and evil.
The mage is the absolute master above all living beings.
Although they are very cold and cruel, they rely on rational thinking to continuously improve various technologies and apply magic to all aspects of production.
What's more, the supplies you saw were the result of tens of millions of people supporting 15,000 mages in a floating city."
I can't help but be envious!
You have to know that most mages in Faerun are troubled by materials and funds, even the most powerful legendary mages are no exception.
But the mages of the floating city of Plantia, who controlled a large area of land and a population of 10 to 20 million, did not have such troubles.
Because no matter what they want, as long as it exists in this world, countless people will come forward to get it at their command.
"Happiness? Maybe."
Zuo Si smiled noncommittally, then changed the subject and said, "But it is precisely because there were no gods that their civilization eventually perished in a sudden plague.
In my opinion, God is a double-edged sword for mortals.
On the one hand, they will continue to spread their own ideas, leading to serious cognitive conflicts among the people and causing various social problems.
On the other hand, they can stand up and preserve the fire when civilization is in crisis.
As far as I know, at the end of the Netheril era, when Karsus caused the magic network to go out of control and countless floating cities fell from the sky, the second generation Goddess of Magic once rescued the last three floating cities that had not yet fallen to the ground.
If there were a God in this world, it wouldn't be like this now."
Before he finished speaking!
A black shadow suddenly flashed behind the warehouse and then disappeared.
Although the shadow was moving very fast and its movements were very covert, it was still captured by Zuo Si's eyes which were endowed with many permanent magical visions.
Curiosity had led him at once through the piles of iron ingots, gold bars, and other supplies to the back where grain, salted meat, and jerk meat were stored.
It turned out that there were indeed a few unclear footprints on the dusty ground.
Several bags of wheat were missing from the nearby shelves, as well as salt, spices, cured meat, dried meat and other foods necessary for daily survival.
For a moment, even Vanessa and other liches showed surprised expressions.
As we all know, the dead don't need to eat, only the living need to eat.
There is no doubt that the black shadow just now was not some kind of mutated undead, but a living person.
This means that not all the residents of this city died, and a small number of them hid and escaped.
Just when Jeffrey was about to cast a detection spell to figure out where the person who came to get the food came from, Zuo Si had already discovered the secret passage hidden behind the shelf through [True Seeing] and directly opened a jar used to hold sauce.
As a result, when the lid of the jar was opened, a narrow tunnel that could only accommodate a thin person was exposed.
Judging from the bumpy surface and the fact that the height is so low that a person can only crawl on the ground, it can be basically determined that this was dug out bit by bit by hand.
Not to mention the swollen and enlarged undead creatures, it would be very difficult for Zuo Si to crawl over with his current height and size. He might even get stuck in the narrowest places.
"It's a very smart move. Even if those undead creatures discover it, they won't be able to get in and look for the survivors' hiding place." Vanessa commented in a low voice with interest.
"What do you plan to do with these survivors? Give them shelter, or let them become residents of the future floating city?" Jeffrey asked Zuo Si directly.
"Well - anyway, let's find them first and see what the situation is. If there are still living people left in this world, it would be best to gather them together and protect them, and then slowly multiply and expand with a city as the center."
After saying that, Zuo Si quickly performed a simple transformation spell, changing from a young man into a nimble house cat, jumping into the entrance, and moving quickly along the narrow passage.
As for the accompanying lich, he released an army of undead and constructs, and began to clean up and capture nearby undead creatures, especially those lords who had developed wisdom and self-awareness, with the warehouse as the center.
Their goal was very simple, which was to establish a stable rear area and prepare sufficient soldiers and cannon fodder for the resistance and fierce battles that might be encountered in retaking the floating city of Plantia.
As for Zuo Si who had entered the underground passage, he ran along this narrow passage for nearly twenty minutes before he discovered that the width and height of the tunnel ahead began to increase continuously, and by the entrance it was large enough for an adult male to walk upright.
Four fully armed guards wearing armor and holding shields and axes seemed to be talking to a boy who looked only about ten years old and was carrying a heavy sack.
"Lepu! How is it? Did you get food?" A bearded man asked impatiently while swallowing his saliva.
Through the dim light, you can vaguely see that this sturdy man, who is nearly two meters tall, has deep eye sockets, protruding cheekbones, and a broad frame with almost no muscles. He is almost skin and bones.
Not only him, but several other adult guards were in the same condition, obviously suffering from malnutrition due to long-term lack of food.
"I brought back a bag of wheat, and a few pounds of salt, bacon, and dried meat. It should be enough for everyone to have two meals."
The boy opened the bag on his back to show his harvest and also kept swallowing his saliva. When the four guards saw the food, their eyes suddenly glowed green, as if they would turn into wild beasts and rush up to snatch the food in the next second.
You have to know that humans in a state of extreme hunger have no rationality at all.
The strong desire to survive and the craving for food will overcome everything, and the morality that usually restrains one's behavior is nothing in the face of instinct.
Just when Zuo Si thought that a drama showing the dark side of human nature was about to unfold, the bearded man in the lead suddenly put down his shield, raised his hand without warning, and slapped himself hard in the face.
Pah! With a crisp sound and a swollen cheek, the green light in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by a mixture of clarity and guilt. He stretched out his skinny hand and touched the boy's head: "Sorry, kid, I scared you just now. Take these foods back to the camp area, add some mushrooms and moss to cook into porridge, and give them to those who are starving to death first."
"Um!"
The boy nodded heavily, picked up the heavy sack and continued to walk deeper into the cave.
After he was completely gone, another guard could not help but ask, "Captain, why didn't you save some of the food? Even if it's just a piece of dried meat or a handful of wheat! We haven't had any decent food for three days. Every day we only have a bowl of mushroom and moss soup with a little salt."
"Shut up! Do you think I don't want to? But the problem is, if we set a bad example, what will the people in the gathering place think? The world is already so difficult now, and those of us who survived the Doomsday Judgment must unite to get through it. Don't forget, there are many people in the camp who eat less than us," the bearded man scolded harshly.
"Damn it! If this continues, we will all starve to death without the undead creatures having to do anything."
Another soldier threw his weapon and shield aside, then bent down, grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth, then chewed and swallowed frantically, trying to get a little sense of fullness from it.
Those who have never been hungry will never be able to imagine how unbearable it is to have a burning sensation in the stomach and to not be able to use any strength in the whole body.
Not to mention eating dirt, they would even gnaw on their own hands and feet when they were extremely hungry.
Just as the bearded man was about to follow his companions' example and grab a handful of soil to satisfy his hunger, he suddenly saw a fat and beautiful cat walking out from the depths of the cave.
You don't need to ask to know that this cat was transformed by Zuo Si.
Without any hesitation!
The man who was about to eat dirt the previous second dropped the black mud in his hand the next second, and a perverted smile appeared on his face. He drooled as he approached cautiously, muttering: "Kitten! Cute kitten! Don't be afraid! Come into my arms! I promise to kill you in the fastest and most painless way, and then put you in the pot and stew you with mushrooms into soup."
After the other three guards discovered this, they also joined the siege from other directions.
Due to the extreme shortage of food, almost all edible things around the camp were swept away.
Whether it is rats that were once considered the source of filth and disease, cockroaches that can make women scream, or white maggots born from rotting things, they have now become supreme delicacies.
If anyone can catch a fat rat, he will immediately receive admiring looks from others.
Even those noble ladies who were originally out of reach would lift up their skirts and spread their legs just to have a bowl of rat meat soup.
Even though Zuo Si had seen many big scenes, he was still inevitably frightened by the looks of the four refugees. He suddenly accelerated, made a sharp turn, drifted, and squeezed out from between the four people with extremely agile movements.
The bearded man was instantly enraged and immediately started chasing after the cat, shouting at his companions at the top of his voice, "Spread out! Spread out and block all exits! We can't let this cat get away no matter what!"
"Don't worry! Even if I chase it to the ends of the earth today, I will catch it and throw it into the pot." Another guard responded viciously.
In this way, while being chased by several refugees, Zuo Si quickly slipped into the deepest camp under the cover of darkness.
As expected, this is not a natural cave, but a tomb located underground in the cemetery for burying the dead.
However, when the plague broke out, some people brought their families and hid in here, and over time this gathering place was formed.
Later, when the undead began to appear in large numbers, they lowered the stone door and completely cut off contact with the outside world, which is why they have managed to survive until now.
As for the interconnected tunnels, most of them were dug by thieves in the past to facilitate theft of funerary objects. Later, after simple modifications and expansions, they were connected to the interiors of several warehouses in the city.
In order to prevent undead creatures from coming through these passages and killing everyone, they made the front half of the passages very narrow so that only children under ten years old could pass through.
In this way, the refugees can allow these children to steal some food from time to time to barely survive.
As for drinking water, there is a small fountain in the center of the tomb that connects to the elemental plane of water.
This magical device was originally used to decorate the rich to make their tombs look more luxurious.
But now, it has become the source of life for the entire gathering place.
The refugees use the water to grow moss and mushrooms in every available space.
As for why they did not get infected with the plague, the most likely reason is that they were quarantined relatively early, and it is also possible that they produced some kind of antibodies or immunity.
In short, these one or two hundred survivors may not be unique cases, and there may be other survivors in other large tombs around.
Without a doubt!
The food the boy successfully brought back instantly caused cheers among the refugees.
The hungry people filled several large pots with water as if it were a festival, and then poured a small amount of wheat into them with an extremely pious gesture, and then boiled them over the never-extinguished magic flame next to the coffin.
After the pot boils, a large amount of chopped mushrooms, green moss, and a small amount of pickled meat and dried meat will be added.
Once it's thoroughly cooked into a thick paste, we sprinkle salt on it and distribute it to everyone.
Among them, children around ten years old received the most, two spoonfuls.
Because they are the only ones who have the ability to obtain food from the outside world, they are naturally treated preferentially.
Although the scene looked a little chaotic, things like robbing the elderly, the weak and the sick to get more food did not happen.
The person in charge of distribution and maintaining order was a woman in her forties, who was obviously well educated and whose actions won the respect and trust of everyone.
I don't know why, but Zuo Si always feels that the other person's eyes look familiar, but he can also use his photographic memory to be sure that he has never seen them before.
In order to find this out, he waited until the meal was over and secretly followed the other party into a very small independent compartment located on the west side of the main tomb chamber near the entrance.
Generally speaking, places like this are often where the tomb owner's favorite servants, slaves, and concubines are buried.
Of course, these poor people were not buried there voluntarily, and they did not even die of natural causes. Instead, they were buried alive as sacrifices.
The woman who looked somewhat familiar slowly took off her black veil and headscarf, revealing a face that was 60% similar to the Archnecromancer Asta.
Varena! This name popped up in Zuo Si's mind instantly.
Although Asta is an old monster who has lived for more than three hundred years, he has left behind countless descendants.
But Varena is undoubtedly the most special one among them, and the one that the Necromancer is most worried about.
He even takes a few days every year to travel to Hull to live with his offspring to maintain their relationship.
As for the specific reason, no one knows.
However, Zuo Si felt that there were only two possibilities.
One is that Varena may look very similar to Asta's long-dead wife or first love, so it is an emotional transfer.
Another possibility is that he performed some unknown magical experiment on his offspring, so he needed to observe and draw conclusions every once in a while.
Just as Zuo Si was about to get closer to knock the woman unconscious and then do a simple check, the woman suddenly turned around alertly and shouted, "Who? Who is hiding there!"
"Your perception is surprisingly sharp, Ms. Varena."
Zuo Si walked out from the shadows with an elegant and authentic "cat walk".
"The talking cat! Do you know me?" Varena's eyes widened in shock.
"Of course I know you. You are the most beloved descendant of the great necromancer Asta, and also the person he cares about the most." Zuo Si said mysteriously.
In order to extract some secrets from the other party, he did not rush to restore his human form, but remained in the form of a cat.
Because the appearance of a furry little animal like this can reduce other people's vigilance to a certain extent.
Hearing the name "Asta", Varena stood up suddenly and asked with joy: "Are you sent by my great-grandfather to save me? How is he now? Can our world still be saved?"
Zuo Si pretended to be sad and lowered his head. "I'm sorry, I have to inform you of some unfortunate news. Master Asta has died. Like the other mages in the floating city, he did not escape. But before he died, he asked me to come to you and told me that you kept a very important thing for him."
"What? Great-great-grandfather is dead! How is this possible? Absolutely impossible!"
Such bad news immediately caused Varena to collapse and she began to scream hysterically.
You know, the reason why she has been able to hold on until now and not fall down is that she is expecting that the omnipotent "ancestor" will one day descend from the sky to save her.
"Nothing is impossible. Moreover, Master Asta's age is already close to the limit of human endurance. His death is foreseeable."
Zuo Si took advantage of this opportunity to come forward silently and released a ball of colorless and odorless gas at lightning speed.
When Varena smelled it, her eyes rolled back and she lost consciousness.
Apparently, the cat's small size successfully lowered her guard.
After succeeding, Zuo Si returned to his human form, picked up the other person and placed him on a simple wooden bed made of a coffin lid, and began to examine him from head to toe.
As a result, he soon found an area in the woman's brain that was sealed with necromancy.
Judging from the method and technique, it was 100% done by Asta.
As for what exactly is sealed in this area, it will take some time to figure it out.
Because the brain is so complicated, so complicated that even Zuo Si did not dare to try it easily.
Otherwise, if any accident happens, no one will ever know the secret sealed inside.
(End of this chapter)
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