It would be more accurate to call it a building rather than a tower.

However, the overall shape is based on the traditional cylindrical spire structure, with a height of an astonishing 500 meters. The whole body looks like it is carved from a huge stone, and both the outer and inner walls are blessed with a large amount of protective magic.

As for the interior, it stores almost all the magical knowledge, technology and history since the establishment of the floating city.

In particular, the secret library on the upper floor houses copies of spells created by great wizards of all generations.

According to the provisions of the Supreme Code, all spells invented by wizards enjoy a so-called "patent protection period."

Within this period, the inventor can enjoy all the secrets of the spell alone, and no one else can try to steal it in any way, otherwise they will pay a heavy price according to the penalty mechanism of the contract.

This time is usually based on the inventor's life span.

When this person dies due to old age or accident, the backup scroll he prepared in advance will be automatically transferred to the library and preserved for all other mages to study and research.

This can not only protect the rights of the inventor himself, but also prevent the invented spells from being lost.

When Zuo Si was still an apprentice, he had come here once with his mentor Asta.

But unfortunately, his rank in the Mage Council at that time was too low, and he could only stand at the door and watch with envy as the other party searched through the bookshelves and scroll boxes for various precious spells and materials.

But now, with the complete annihilation of the Mage Council of the Floating City of Plantia, Zuo Si, as the only survivor, naturally obtained the highest authority and was qualified to enter this heavily protected place.

But when he walked past the construct golem guards and opened the door, he did not touch any books, notes or scrolls. Instead, he walked straight to the huge statue in the middle, put one hand on his chest and bowed, and said in a very ancient language: "In the name of the Mage Council, I now need the Supreme Code to absorb new members."

moment!

The statue's ruby ​​eyes suddenly flashed with light, and then it came to life, bent down and said in a low voice: "The Supreme Code has responded to your call. Please wait, I am testing your authority."

After saying that, the statue raised the huge book in its hand and released a detection magic that was enough to cover the entire floating city.

After about a few minutes, a sad expression quickly appeared on its face.

"The test results confirm that there are 15,468 registered members of the Mages Council of the Floating City of Plantia, and only one person is currently alive. Congratulations, you have obtained the right to hold the Supreme Code."

As the last word came out of its mouth, the statue slowly and gently placed the huge book in its hands on the ground.

The next second...

The book began to glow with golden light, and then began to become smaller and smaller until it could be picked up by humans.

Needless to say, this book is the "Supreme Code" that maintains the normal operation of the entire Plantia Floating City. It is also a magical contract with strong binding force.

It is precisely because of its existence that the fights between the great wizards are always kept within a safe range and do not fall into serious internal friction like the Red Robe Wizards or the Arcane Brotherhood.

It is said that the "Supreme Code" was jointly created by several great wizards who built the floating city. The source of its magic power is bound to the heart of the earth veins, so no spellcaster can resist it.

Other floating cities that were built later also adopted similar methods.

In other words, each floating city has its own "Supreme Code", but the clauses recorded in it are very different.

Picking up the slightly heavy book, Zuo Si quickly returned to the corridor and said to the liches waiting outside: "Come on, write your names on the last page of this code.

In this way, you are members of the Mage Council.

Then I can go to the conference room and initiate a vote, and I can gain supreme control of the central tower.

Once I gain control, I can promote you to Grand Mage, allowing you to freely use all the facilities in this Mage Tower, including several secret libraries and laboratories."

Without any hesitation!

Vanessa took the lead and was the first to write her name on the last page.

moment!

He felt a force that closely connected him to the floating city.

At the same time, the previous sense of being under constant surveillance disappeared.

After the last lich completed his signature, the Supreme Code suddenly emitted a blue light, followed by the phantom figure of an elderly man appearing out of thin air.

In a tone that was enough to make one sleepy, he explained in detail the basic rules, taboos, and precautions that one must follow to join the Mage Council.

Although most of these contents have lost their meaning with the annihilation of the Mage Council.

The most important thing is that Zuo Si had no intention of bringing in too many people, but wanted to monopolize the entire floating city.

Except for the liches and a small number of summoned creatures under their control, the rest of the people have no chance of having their names appear on the last page of the Supreme Code.

After an hour and a half of hard work, the whole process was finally completed.

After obtaining the highest authority, Zuo Si did not hesitate for even a second. He immediately activated the wartime protocol and forcibly took over all the wizard towers in the floating city, as well as the magical creations such as constructs that had not been destroyed in the wizard towers, and ordered them to throw down all the corpses of undead creatures in the streets and every corner.

Meteorite fragments from the collision of the two comets caused widespread fires below.

So we can take this opportunity to deal with these garbage that emit a foul odor and may carry a large number of mutated viruses and bacteria.

As for the remaining undead, they were all stuffed into boxes under Vanessa's recruitment and control, and what awaited them would be working day and night in the mines.

In short, Zuo Si was not in a hurry to lift the magic blockade, but first cleaned and disinfected the entire city.

With the power of the chosen one bestowed by the goddess of poison and disease Talona, ​​it took him three full days to completely eliminate the plague that was raging in the floating city of Plantia.

Finally, with the help of the amazing magic power provided by the Heart of the Earth, a rainstorm was created to extinguish the forest fire that stretched for dozens or even hundreds of kilometers below.

At this point, all the tasks of this trip were finally completed without missing a single one.

Looking at the charred ground and mountains in the distance that were doused by heavy rain and emitted a lot of white smoke and water vapor, Jeffrey smiled and exclaimed with high spirits: "Now, this world is ours."

Vanessa nodded in agreement. "You are right. There are no gods here, nor any dangerous lower-dimensional creatures such as demons and devils. Moreover, it has countless resources that we need. It is simply the chosen place for the organization. What we have to do is to find those survivors, give them shelter, and then reignite the flames of civilization."

"It's not difficult. As far as I know, there are three other continents on this planet besides the one under our feet.

Although one of the continents regressed to the barbaric era under the impact of powerful magical forces, the other two continents have a considerable number of countries and city-states, as well as sufficient human resources.

What we need to do is to restore the prosperity of the port city of Hull, and then dump goods to those countries and city-states through trade. At the same time, we will absorb outstanding immigrants and train qualified young people to become mages.

It won't be long before a powerful magical civilization will rise in our hands.

Of course, before that, we need to clean up the undead creatures entrenched in other cities and villages, as well as the plague they carry."

As he said this, Jeffrey's eyes sparkled with naked, undisguised excitement and anticipation.

As a mage, especially one who had heard of the Faerûn mages of the Netheril era, he simply could not resist such temptation.

What's more, by studying the magic system of this world, one can get rid of the dependence on the magic network, directly come into contact with the most primitive and most manic magical energy, and try to conquer and control them.

In Faerun, these are privileges that only the high elven wizards and legendary wizards can obtain.

"It's a little too early to talk about this now. Don't forget, this world doesn't just have one floating city. We still have some potential competitors to deal with."

The gloomy Vanessa is obviously not as optimistic as Jeffrey, and begins to secretly plan to start a war, a war between floating cities.

“Don’t worry, didn’t Lord Soth already get the last location information transmitted by those floating cities and send out gargoyles to conduct reconnaissance?

I believe that it won’t be long before the other floating cities will be captured one by one.

What's more, even if those floating cities are controlled by others, what can we do? We can use two sets of magic systems at the same time, which gives us an overwhelming advantage in combat casting.

If necessary, you can also use meteorites to directly destroy the opponent's floating city."

Jeffrey clearly has a strong confidence in Zuo Si as the leader of the organization.

He had no idea that the previous meteorite magic was copied from the planeswalker's card and was not something Zuo Si really mastered.

Just when Vanessa wanted to say something, she suddenly saw Tailantier walking towards her from behind with a pile of scrolls in his arms.

Driven by curiosity, he couldn't help but ask: "What are you holding in your hand?"

"They are some spell scrolls that have been specially encrypted. In order to prevent others from easily learning the spells they invented, these damn bastards deliberately used a lot of messy magic symbols to confuse people." Tailantier complained with gritted teeth.

You know, learning a new magic system from scratch is not an easy task.

But now, those dead wizards have increased the difficulty by a large margin out of thin air.

"Hahaha! Don't be anxious, my friend. We have endless lifespans anyway, and we don't need to sleep or rest. As long as we spend a little time, we can always crack the mystery." Jeffrey laughed and comforted.

But Tailantyr obviously didn't appreciate it, and rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Stop talking nonsense. If you have time to hang out here, why don't you come with me to sort out and decipher these spell scrolls, and then transform them into the spellcasting method of the magic network."

"I'm sorry. Although I really want to help, Lord Soth has given me a mission. That is to go to Hel to gather the survivors and build a shelter for them to live and reproduce safely."

Vanessa shrugged her shoulders and looked helpless.

Jeffrey also immediately shirked his responsibility, saying, "Don't look at me. I have to return to Faerun to maintain the internal operation of the organization and ensure the safety of the vast sea area of ​​​​the Lanser Islands from Luskandu. I can't help much either."

Seeing that both of them had their own things to do, Tailantier sighed unwillingly: "Alas - I think we should expand the number of core members. Otherwise, as the stall grows bigger, there will definitely be a shortage of manpower."

"Doesn't Lord Thors control the Emerald Society that operates secretly in Amn? Perhaps we could allow them to join in on a limited basis?" Vanessa suggested in an uncertain tone.

"The Emerald Society? Are you sure they can be trusted? As far as I know, these guys are active in several towns on the border of Tethyr, trying to get rid of the suppression of the Guild of Masked Mages. If they are not handled properly, it may cause a series of serious problems and consequences." Jeffrey was obviously worried.

“I think let’s just forget it.

The spellcasting level of the members of the Emerald Society is generally not high, and their strength is even inferior to that of the Masked Mages Guild.

Instead of relying on them, it is better to develop a few more core members.

After all, we have the complete lich transformation ritual at our disposal, which is a fatal attraction to those high-level wizards whose lifespans are about to run out.

Coupled with a vast and rich reserve of knowledge and spells, there are few spellcasting organizations more competitive than us."

Telantir expressed his opinion directly.

After all, the Highhedge Castle where he lived was quite close to the northernmost town of Nashikai in Amn, so he was no stranger to the Emerald Society.

The two sides will even trade some materials and magic items.

In Tyrantyr's eyes, the Emerald Society is not so much a strict organization as it is a group of rebels who are unwilling to let the Masked Mages Guild monopolize the entire Amn magic resources and finally gather together for warmth.

Except for the relatively stable relationship between mentors and apprentices, there is no clear hierarchical relationship among other members, and so-called "small circles" are often formed between different cities.

If it weren't for the big enemy, the Masked Mage Guild, they would probably start fighting over the issue of profit distribution.

Of course, the situation improved slightly after Rhein and the dragon lich Barisrat took control of the Emerald Society.

At least the area around the headquarters city of Kzura has been completely brought under control, and is actively infiltrating other cities.

In addition, with the help of the big boss Shane VII within the Masked Mage Guild, everything has been going quite smoothly so far.

I believe that within a few years, the Emerald Society will become the second largest spellcasting organization in Amn.

Just as several liches were discussing which of their acquaintances could become core members, Zuo Si was conducting a dangerous experiment involving the brain and soul on the top floor of the central tower.

The experimental subject was none other than the direct descendant of the great necromancer Asta - Varena.

The woman had regained consciousness at this moment, and was staring at the seemingly harmless young man in front of her with fear-filled eyes, making desperate whimpering sounds from her mouth.

Because there was a hollow wooden ball stuffed in her mouth to prevent her from accidentally biting her tongue in panic, she couldn't speak at all, let alone beg for mercy or curse.

"Relax, ma'am. I promise, as long as you cooperate honestly and let me figure out what the instructor did in your mind, everything will be fine. And you don't want to keep a huge and unknown hidden danger in your mind, right?"

While comforting the other party with words, Zuo Si signaled to his Mind Flayer assistant next to him that they could start taking action.

The latter suddenly opened four octopus-like tentacles and gently stroked Varena's face.

The wet and sticky feeling instantly frightened the woman to the point of collapse, and her tears flowed uncontrollably.

After all, few people can remain calm after seeing the Mind Flayer for the first time, especially when their body is fixed to a rack and cannot move, at the mercy of others.

But unfortunately, the Mind Flayer ignored Varena's mental breakdown and immediately used his psychic power to cut across the top of her skull.

moment!

The originally hard skin and bones were cut open easily.

The moment the entire skull was lifted up, the red brain matter and white brain were completely exposed to the air.

Since there was no anesthesia at all during the entire process, Varena immediately felt a piercing pain. At the same time, blood flowed all over her face from the incision, making her look extremely hideous and terrifying.

She couldn't believe in her dreams that one day she would become a test subject for the mages' research like those slaves.

"Check the area."

Zuo Si pointed directly to the area near the inferior thalamus in the left brain.

The Mind Flayer resisted the urge to eat the "delicious" thing in front of him and controlled one of its tentacles to insert it gently.

After a few seconds, he immediately said through telepathy: "This is a place that has been transformed by magic."

"What has been transformed?" Zuo Si asked with interest, touching his chin.

"It's memories! Someone has sealed a large amount of memories here." The Mind Flayer gave the answer without hesitation.

As the race that has perhaps done the most in-depth research on the brain and mind in the entire multiverse, the Mind Flayers can instantly sense whether an intelligent creature's brain has been tampered with simply by touching it.

"memory?"

A strange expression suddenly appeared on Zuo Si's face.

He really couldn't figure out why Asta sealed the memories in his descendants.

The Mind Flayer slowly withdrew its tentacles and explained in an emotionless tone, "I think it must be some crazy guy who wants to forcibly instill and change the memory and thinking of this human woman in order to forcibly continue his existence after death."

"What's the meaning?"

Zuo Si had obviously realized something, but wanted the Mind Flayer to be more straightforward.

As a summoned creature, the Mind Flayer obviously would not disobey the will of its master, and quickly replied: "As we all know, both the spirit and the personality require a vast amount of memory and experience to support them.

If an intelligent creature does not have these things, then it may maintain its survival instinct, but it will never have independent consciousness and thinking ability.

In this regard, we once conducted an experiment in which we placed a newborn baby in a completely isolated environment, providing him with only food and the most basic living necessities without any communication with him, let alone allowing him to see or sense our presence.

As for thinking and communicating, it is even more impossible to do.

Therefore, if a person's memory is tampered with on a large scale, then his subjective consciousness, personality, character and a series of other things will change accordingly, and he may even become a completely different person.

This means that as long as his own memory can completely replace another person's memory, he is equivalent to being resurrected in that other person's body.

Although this resurrection is not a true resurrection, especially since the soul cannot be replaced at all.

But I suspect that these sealed memories are not aimed at the woman, but the child in her belly.

Because newborn babies have no defense or resistance.

The moment the baby is born, that’s when these sealed memories are released.”

听完这番话，左思终于意识到死灵大法师在自己后代的身上干了一件多么疯狂且残忍的事情。

难怪这家伙每年都会与瓦雷娜一起居住几天。

那并不是在联络什么狗屁感情，而是在将自己的记忆灌输到后者的脑子里，作为一种备用的“复活”手段。

说不定瓦雷娜这些年始终没有结婚并生育后代，就是被阿斯塔用魔法干扰并操控了。

直到他本人彻底死亡之后，这些干扰才会消失。

意识到这一点后，左思不由得笑着喃喃自语道：“我亲爱的导师，想不到你还隐藏着这样一个不为人知的手段。利用后代来生育一个拥有全部记忆的自己？真有你的！”

“主人，需要我来破坏或是分离这些记忆吗？”夺心魔小心翼翼的询问道。

“不，没有这个必要，我倒要看看，他是否真的能够做到通过这样的方式完成某种意义上的复活。另外，我也很期待能可以跟自己的导师再次见面。哦，对了，记得把这位女士的记忆清理一下，让她彻底遗忘这场噩梦。”

说罢，左思便对这件事情失去了兴趣。

夺心魔则忠实的履行了自己的职责，先是把颅骨扣上并用治疗药水将其恢复如初，然后操纵心灵异能开始抹除编织瓦雷娜的记忆。

大概十几分钟之后，这个女人便一脸茫然的走进浴室把脸上、身上的血迹清洗干净，随即换上一份干净的衣服，被送回到那群幸存者中间。

至于左思本人则携带着大量的法术卷轴，带上几名巫妖跨过传送门返回了费伦大陆。

不过这一次，他并没有回到位于阿斯卡特拉的法师塔，而是直接来到路斯坎原本属于奥术兄弟会的法师塔，并且在第一时间召集了包括名义上最高领袖的埃里克，以及大批从耐兰瑟尔群岛抽调过来的管理人员。

由于是第一次以半公开的身份亮相，之前从未与其发生过任何直接接触，所以无论是埃里克还是那些官僚看起来都非常紧张。

毕竟瓦内萨的手段就已经让他们感到心惊胆战了，更不用提能让众多强大巫妖俯首帖耳，甚至是正面击退红袍法师和散塔林会的左思。

敬畏！

恐惧！

服从！

毫无疑问，光凭此刻的场面就不难看出，为何外界很多人都认为左思有潜力成为一名暴君。

因为无论他统治下的民众生活水平如何提高，其本质都是暴政之神班恩教会所宣扬和推崇的那一套强权即公理。

更何况能把一个国家治理得强盛无比的暴君，要远比一个把国家搞得民不聊生的暴君更具有威胁性。

后者至少是一个反面典型，会被大多数平民所厌恶跟唾弃。

但前者却能让人不由自主产生崇拜心理，并发自内心认为在强权的统治下才会过上更好的生活，从而引发更多的人认同和实践班恩教会的理念。

“知道我突然召集你们来有什么目的码？”左思扫过整个会议室内的所有人缓缓开口问道。

“请您吩咐！无论是什么事情，我们都会竭尽全力的去办好。”

埃里克单膝跪地用最恭敬的语气表达了自己的态度。

尽管他本人并未参加不久之前在路斯坎爆发的大战，但却也听到麾下的水手们谈论起当时的场景，明白眼前这个看起来就跟自己年纪最小弟弟一样大的少年，究竟掌握着怎样的权势和力量。

光是魔法女神和剧毒与疾病女神双选民的身份，就足以震慑住路斯坎周边地区那些躲在阴暗角落里的势力。

而且埃里克当初在哈莱特手下当船长的时候，曾经在卡林港与左思擦肩而过。

虽然并没有见面，但却也多少知道一些这位连杀人不眨眼的海盗都感到恐惧的年轻人，有着怎样杀伐果断的性格。

所以他的应对措施就是服从！服从！没有任何理由跟底线的服从！ 只要能做到这一点，自己就能够得到丰厚的回报。

看着这个在自己手下也算是混了一段时间的“老人”，左思立刻露出了淡淡的笑意：“别那么紧张，我接下来将要宣布的并不是什么坏消息，而是一件不折不扣的好消息。

随着路斯坎局势的稳定，我认为时机已经成熟，是时候把耐兰瑟尔群岛、明檀岛、寇林群岛、鲸骨群岛和路斯坎整合起来，组建一个真正意义上的国家。

当然，作为对你们努力工作的回报，所有人都会获得正式任命的职位。

至于那些立下大功的，还会获得相应的贵族头衔。”

“什么！真的吗？”

听到这个消息，埃里克猛地抬起头露出了狂喜的表情。

不光是他，在场不少位高权重的官僚也都纷纷做出同样的反映。

正所谓名不正言不顺。

尽管耐兰瑟尔群岛的势力已经扩张到了整个费伦西海岸，尤其是在接收了安姆的舰队之后，甚至可以说是海上霸主都不为过。

但始终都没有确立一个正式的对外称呼。

他们渴望能够建立一个国家，然后成为这个国家的统治阶级，也就是贵族，从此让整个家族极其子孙后代成为真正的人上人。

这种心里别说是在封建制度盛行的费伦大陆，就连地球现代社会的大部分人也拥有类似的想法，并没有什么本质上的改变。

从那一双双充满渴望的眼睛里，左思看到了一种名为野心的东西，不动声色的点了点头：“是的。稍后你们可以开个会，讨论一下国家的名字应该叫什么，然后汇报给我就可以了。至于你，埃里克，我决定兑现承诺让你成为这个国家的第一任国王。”

瞬间！

一种无法用语言形容的激动情绪席卷了这个海盗头子全身山下每一个细胞。

他甚至没有任何犹豫，直接行了一个五体投地的大礼，脑地重重的撞在地面上发出砰地一声响，然后用郑重其事的语气大喊道：“感谢您的信任！我发誓将永远效忠于您，服从您所下达的任何命令。”

说着，埃里克还从脖子里上掏出一个印有塔洛娜圣徽的护身符继续表忠心道：“您看，我和我的家人都已经选择信仰塔洛娜。如果有一天我的子孙后代做出任何胆敢忤逆背叛您的举动，就让女神降下神罚让他在毒药与疾病的折磨下全身溃烂而死。”

不得不说，埃里克绝对算得上是个狠人。

无论是当初反水背叛哈莱特，还是现在这种直接全家老少抛弃过去的信仰转投塔洛娜，都体现了其孤注一掷的决心。

一旦做出选择就压根不给自己留哪怕一丁点的后路。

“很好，你的忠诚我已经感受到了，现在起来吧。”左思十分淡然的挥了挥手。

很显然，他对于埃里克极其家族后代是否会一直保持忠诚这种事情，压根一点都不在意。

因为未来建立的这个国家注定是“虚君”的，王室根本不会拥有太多的权力，仅仅是作为名义上的国家最高元首，从事一些外交和宣传方面的工作。

而且整个国家的经济命脉始终掌握在组织的核心成员——巫妖们的手里。

想要夺权？

抱歉，可能今天刚产生这样的念头，说不定第二天就会被“生病”然后不治身亡。

趁着在场所有人都处在一种精神极度亢奋状态的时候，左思不慌不忙的宣布了第二件事情。

“从国家建立之后，我们将不再单纯使用安姆或是其他势力铸造的金币，而是要开始铸造属于自己的金币。”

“铸币？！”

一名看上去五十岁上下的男性官僚先是楞了一下，随后忍不住小声提醒道：“阁下，我们之所以能够与安姆保持融洽的关系，其中最重要的一点就是在我们统治的范围内允许安姆的铸币自由流通。

如果自己铸币的话，可能会引起六人评议会的强烈不满。

最重要的是，我们控制范围内的金矿和银矿产量不足以支撑眼下庞大贸易的现金流通。”

“别担心，六人评议会那边我回去摆平。至于金银矿的问题不用担心，我已经准备好了充足的黄金和铸币设备，你们要做的就是让这些金币获得市场的认可并迅速流通起来。这里有一些样品，你们先拿去看看吧。”

左思直接从口袋里掏出一个小盒子仍在桌子上。

在这件事情上，他压根没有半点商量的意思，而是打算强制推行。

因为别人可能不知道安姆在铸币上玩的那些小花招，可他却非常清楚。

以前缺乏实力的时候被对方用金融手段割割韭菜也就算了。

可现在从另外一个世界获取了大量的黄金储备与十几个大型金矿之后，要是还让安姆继续趴在自己身上吸血，那就是脑子有问题。

What's more, the reason why Amn's gold coins can circulate throughout the entire continent of Faerun is because they have superb coinage skills and can provide a large number of goods.

Zuo Si can do the same now.

The stamping machines from the Earth's industrial age are fully capable of producing more exquisite and wear-resistant metal coins, and can even further reduce the content of precious metals through complex processes, thereby reducing costs and charging higher seigniorage.

As for commodities, whether it is sugar, spices, cloth, grain, steel, condiments, etc., which are available in large quantities at almost no cost, they are all hard currencies in this world and are in short supply.

Therefore, Zuo Si had enough bargaining chips to negotiate with the six-member council and make the other party accept the conditions he offered.

After all, the essence of Amn is a merchant consortium, and there is nothing they will not sell as long as there is enough profit.

When the man quietly opened the box and poured out several types of metal coins inside, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Because they had never seen such exquisite coins, the printing, text and numbers on them were all clearly visible, and they felt full of texture.

The tiny gear marks on the side edge of the coin prevent the risk of being trimmed by unscrupulous merchants.

You should know that in Faerun, many unscrupulous businessmen, after getting gold and silver coins, would often use scissors to secretly cut off some metal scraps from the edge of the currency, and then secretly melt the scraps to make gold or silver bars.

This is why in many regions, the weight and size of gold and silver coins decrease the more times they are handled during transactions.

Only some forces like Amn and Waterdeep that have mastered advanced coin minting technology can do this kind of technology of adding gear marks on the side.

But even the gold of Waterdeep and Amn could not compare to what this sight presented.

After several minutes, the man reluctantly put the coins back into the box. He licked his slightly dry lips and exclaimed, "It's really exquisite, just like a work of art. If all the currency issued was like these samples... no, if it was only half or even a quarter, I guarantee that the public and merchants would be very happy to accept it."

"In that case, I will provide a total of about five million gold coins, and you can try to pay them as wages to the workers. It takes time for the market to accept a new currency, so don't use coercive means for the time being."

While saying this, Zuo Si winked at the lich standing behind him.

The latter understood what he meant and opened the box in his hand.

moment!

Dazzling golden and silver light was released from inside.

Through the opened lid of the box, you can see the huge and empty space inside, with hills of gold, silver and copper coins piled up.

Gulp!

Many bureaucrats who had never seen so much money could not help but swallow subconsciously.

For the first time, they realized why the financial problems that plagued most countries and city-states never occurred in the forces they served.

Why did Eric dare to sign a trade contract with Bruno, the dwarf king of Mithril Hall, with a total amount of millions of gold coins?

With such abundant financial support, is there anything that cannot be accomplished?

For a moment, everyone present was full of confidence in the new country that was about to be established and their own future.

After making some simple adjustments to the basic framework, Zuo Si quickly handed the rest of the work to Jeffrey, and took some time to listen to Yelnia's report.

When he learned that the famous "Master Cui San" had come to his territory not long ago, he immediately couldn't help asking: "Why did Drizzt suddenly come to Luskan? Did he come with Bruenor Warhammer?"

Yelinia shook her head slightly. "No, Master. I think Drizzt came to Luskan at the instigation of Alustriel. During this period, the spies of the Harper Alliance were very active and constantly collecting various intelligence. If you hadn't told me not to touch them for the time being, I would have killed these annoying rats without hesitation."

"So... Drizzt came to observe the changes in Luskan under my rule? Interesting! It seems that Alustriel still doesn't quite trust the promise I made.

But it doesn’t matter, time will tell.

Her idea of ​​harmonious multi-racial coexistence may sound wonderful, but it will never be realized.

Watch as the Silvermoon Alliance eventually follows the same fate as Myth Drannor, and inevitably falls apart."

Zuo Si stroked his chin and expressed his judgment nonchalantly.

In fact, it is this innocence and idealist sentiment that makes Alustriel full of strong personal charm, making people involuntarily like him.

But unfortunately, reality is not a beautiful fairy tale. Material and interests are the basis for everything.

What's more, there are so many gods in Faerun who will use various means to exert influence on the people.

The complex and ever-changing relations between its ethnic groups and races are a terrible disaster for any ruler.

In contrast, the area ruled by Zuo Si always insisted on humans as the main population. Although other races would be accepted, their total would never exceed about 10% of the total population.

But what about Silvermoon City? The highest percentage of humans is only about 40%, elves are about 30%, half-elves are 12%, dwarves are 10%, halflings are 5%, and there are 2% dwarves.

Under the rule of Elastro, the entire city can naturally maintain prosperity and stability, and the interests of various races are met.

But what if one day she is gone, or replaced by an incompetent ruler, and the demands of the various races cannot be met? At that time, this harmonious and peaceful scene will be instantly broken, and the conflicts between the various races will become more and more serious in order to compete for interests.

"Master, in addition to Drizzt, there is another dangerous person who is also active in the area around Luskan. She is a succubus named Ulrika, who claims to be the chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease. This guy has killed many spies planted by the devil nearby, and her methods are extremely cruel." Yelnia continued to report.

"Ulrika? A succubus?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Although he had heard of special cases like the "Succubus Paladin" Elothisia, when a succubus who truly believed in God appeared, there was still a strong sense of unreality.

"Yes, I sent a few high-level shadows to follow her and monitor her. They are currently in a tavern near the Luskan city gate."

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go meet this interesting succubus lady. I also have something I want to discuss with Talona."

Zuo Si walked out of the Mage Tower without saying a word, and Yelinya followed closely behind him like a shadow...

(End of this chapter)