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 for 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 allow 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."
After hearing these words, Zuo Si finally realized what a crazy and cruel thing the Great Necromancer had done to his own descendants.
No wonder this guy lives with Varena for a few days every year.
That's not about maintaining some bullshit relationship, but about instilling one's own memories into the latter's brain as a backup means of "resurrection".
Maybe the reason why Varena never got married and had children in all these years was because Asta used magic to interfere and control her.
These interferences will not disappear until he dies completely.
After realizing this, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and mutter to himself, "My dear mentor, I didn't expect you to have such a hidden method. Using your offspring to give birth to a version of yourself with all your memories? You are amazing!"
"Master, do you need me to destroy or separate these memories?" the Mind Flayer asked cautiously.
"No, there is no need for that. I want to see if he can really achieve a certain kind of resurrection in this way. In addition, I am also looking forward to meeting my mentor again. Oh, by the way, remember to clear this lady's memory and let her completely forget this nightmare."
After saying this, Zuo Si lost interest in this matter.
The Mind Flayer faithfully performed his duties, first snapping the skull back on and restoring it with a healing potion, then manipulating his psychic powers to begin erasing Weavervarena's memories.
About ten minutes later, the woman walked into the bathroom with a dazed look on her face and washed the blood off her face and body. Then she changed into clean clothes and was sent back to the group of survivors.
As for Zuo Si himself, he carried a large number of spell scrolls and brought several liches across the portal back to the continent of Faerun.
However, this time, he did not return to the Mage Tower in Athkatla, but went directly to the Mage Tower in Luskan, which originally belonged to the Arcane Brotherhood, and immediately summoned Eric, the nominal supreme leader, and a large number of managers transferred from the Nelanther Islands.
Since this was the first time they appeared in a semi-public capacity and they had never had any direct contact with them before, both Eric and the bureaucrats looked very nervous.
After all, Vanessa's methods were enough to terrify them, not to mention Zuo Si, who could make many powerful liches bow down to her and even fight off the Red Robe Wizard and the Zhentarim head-on.
Awe!
fear!
obey!
There is no doubt that based on the current scene, it is not difficult to see why many people in the outside world believe that Zuo Si has the potential to become a tyrant.
Because no matter how the living standards of the people under his rule improve, its essence is still the same as the might is right advocated and promoted by the Church of Bane, the God of Tyranny.
What's more, a tyrant who can govern a country and make it extremely powerful is far more threatening than a tyrant who makes the country and the people live in misery.
The latter is at least a negative example and will be hated and despised by most civilians.
But the former can make people involuntarily develop a worship mentality, and believe from the bottom of their hearts that they can live a better life under the rule of a strong power, thus causing more people to identify with and practice the ideas of the Bane Church.
"Do you know why I suddenly called you here?" Zuo Si looked at everyone in the conference room and asked slowly.
"Please give us your orders! No matter what it is, we will do our best to get it done."
Eric knelt on one knee and expressed his attitude in the most respectful tone.
Although he himself did not participate in the war that broke out in Luskan not long ago, he heard the sailors under his command talking about the scene at that time, and understood what kind of power and authority this young man in front of him, who looked the same age as his youngest brother, held.
Her identities as the Chosen One of both the Goddess of Magic and the Goddess of Poison and Disease alone are enough to intimidate those forces hiding in the dark corners around Luskan.
Moreover, when Eric was a captain under Hallett, he once passed by Zuo Si in Port Calin.
Although they had never met, he knew a little bit about the decisive and murderous character of this young man who even the ruthless pirates were afraid of.
So his response is to obey! Obey! Obey without any reason or bottom line! As long as he can do this, he will be rewarded handsomely.
Looking at this "old man" who had been working under him for a while, Zuo Si immediately smiled faintly: "Don't be so nervous, what I am about to announce is not bad news, but absolutely good news.
As the situation in Luskan stabilizes, I think the time is ripe to integrate the Nelanther Islands, Mindan Island, Kolin Islands, Whalebone Islands and Luskan to form a true country.
Of course, as a reward for your hard work, all of you will be given full appointments.
As for those who have made great contributions, they will also receive corresponding noble titles.”
"What! Really?"
Upon hearing the news, Eric suddenly raised his head with an ecstatic expression.
Not only him, but many high-ranking bureaucrats present also made the same response.
As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow.
Although the influence of the Nelanther Islands has expanded to the entire western coast of Faerun, especially after receiving the fleet of Amn, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the overlord of the sea.
But there is still no official name for it.
They longed to establish a country and then become the ruling class of that country, that is, the aristocracy, so that the entire family and their descendants would become truly superior people.
This kind of mentality is not only prevalent in the feudal continent of Faerun, but even most people in modern society on Earth have similar ideas, and there has been no fundamental change.
Zuo Si saw something called ambition in those pairs of eager eyes and nodded calmly: "Yes. You can hold a meeting later to discuss what the country should be called, and then report to me. As for you, Eric, I have decided to fulfill my promise and make you the first king of this country."
moment!
An indescribable excitement swept through every cell in the pirate leader's body.
Without any hesitation, he prostrated himself, his head hitting the ground with a thud, and then shouted in a serious tone: "Thank you for your trust! I swear to be loyal to you forever and obey any orders you give."
As he spoke, Eric took out an amulet with the holy emblem of Talona from his neck and continued to express his loyalty, "You see, my family and I have chosen to believe in Talona. If one day my descendants dare to disobey you, let the goddess punish them and let them die from poison and disease."
I have to say that Eric is definitely a ruthless person.
Whether it was his betrayal of Harlet in the past, or his current situation where the entire family, young and old, abandoned their past beliefs and turned to Talona, it all reflected his determination to go all out.
Once you make a choice, you won't leave yourself any way out.
"Very good, I have felt your loyalty, now get up." Zuo Si waved his hand calmly.
It was obvious that he didn't care at all whether Eric and his descendants would remain loyal.
Because the country to be established in the future is destined to be a "virtual monarch", the royal family will not have too much power at all. It will only serve as the nominal head of state and engage in some diplomatic and propaganda work.
Moreover, the economic lifeline of the entire country is always in the hands of the core members of the organization - the liches.
Want to seize power?
Sorry, you may have such a thought today, but you may get "sick" and die the next day.
While everyone present was in a state of extreme mental excitement, Zuo Si calmly announced the second thing.
"After the establishment of the country, we will no longer simply use the gold coins minted by Amn or other forces, but will start to mint our own gold coins."
"coin?!"
A male bureaucrat who looked to be around fifty years old was stunned for a moment, and then could not help but whispered: "Sir, the most important reason why we can maintain a harmonious relationship with Amn is that we allow Amn's coins to circulate freely within our rule.
If we mint our own coins, it might cause strong dissatisfaction from the six-member council.
Most importantly, the gold and silver mines within our control do not produce enough cash to support the current massive trade."
"Don't worry, I'll go back and take care of the Six-Man Council. As for the gold and silver mines, don't worry, I've already prepared enough gold and coin-making equipment. All you have to do is make sure these gold coins are recognized by the market and circulate quickly. Here are some samples, take a look at them first."
Zuo Si took out a small box from his pocket and placed it on the table.
On this matter, he had no intention of negotiating at all, but instead intended to enforce it.
Because others may not know the little tricks Amn played on coinage, but he was very clear about it.
In the past, when we lacked strength, we were exploited by the other party through financial means.
But now that he has obtained a large amount of gold reserves and more than a dozen large gold mines from another world, if he still allows Am to continue to suck his blood, then he must have a problem with his brain.
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)
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