charge!
charge!
With the vibration and roar of horses' hooves stepping on the ground, the team jointly formed by the three churches was like a sharp knife, and it completed the division of the entire battlefield in less than ten minutes.
Anyone who tried to block their progress was crushed without mercy.
Especially the celestial horses, which are far superior to ordinary heavy war horses, and can even form a mental connection with paladins similar to that between wizards and magical pets, or druids and their animal companions, truly achieving the unity of man and horse, which is simply not comparable to that of ordinary cavalry or knights.
Coupled with the speed and impact brought by riding, many medium and large enchanted shields were either cracked or directly pierced by the impact of their spears, and the people behind the shields were nailed to the ground, and then trampled into meat paste by the celestial horses that roared past.
As for those holy warriors who lost their polearms in the battle, they raised their longswords or two-handed greatswords and used the terrifying [Evil Breaking Slash] on horseback.
When the acceleration of the sprint and the power of goodness infused into the sword's edge combine with each other, often with one strike of the sword, even the opponent, a heavily armored warrior wearing full body plate armor, will be instantly split in half.
Witnessed by the miracle, these holy warriors representing goodness and order displayed strength several times higher than usual and completely ignored danger and death.
The priests following behind also generously used their divine arts, continuously casting them to provide treatment, protection, and some beneficial blessings.
When they fought their way out of the vast crowd, only seventy of the more than one hundred holy warriors were left.
More than thirty of them fell along with their mounts on the road of charge and turned into bloody corpses.
More than one-third of the rest of the team were killed or injured.
But what is unbelievable is that there is not a trace of sadness on these people's faces. Instead, they showed relieved smiles.
Because through the golden light descending from the sky, one can vaguely see the souls of those glorious sacrifices. At this moment, they have been taken away directly by the gods and are heading to the outer plane, a kingdom established by the god of justice Tyr, the god of suffering Ilmater, and the god of loyalty and courage Torm - the Temple of the Three Gods.
The most benevolent angels are singing for them, praising their just and brave lives, and the gods are also casting rays of recognition and approval on them.
Without a doubt, this is the highest glory that a paladin and all believers in goodness and order can imagine.
Rather than being sad about dying in this way, one should be happy for the deceased.
Of course, the army loyal to King Shane VII was also busy at this moment. They were madly pouring arrows, stones, stone bullets and cans full of kerosene at the truly combat-capable mercenaries, adventurers, thugs and high-level slaves.
Especially the last one, every time it explodes in the crowd it causes great panic among the enemies.
The Mage Corps also launched magic missiles, fireballs, grease, spider webs, fireworks, Ma Youfu's strong acid arrows and other spells at the densest areas of the opposite crowd, making it impossible for them to gather enough people to form a dense phalanx to block the cavalry charge.
Almost at the same time, the city defense forces and the guards quickly drove the slaves who were being held hostage and frightened to the small square nearby and handed them over to Priest Ilmat who had been waiting there.
Since most of the slaves and poor people in Calimshan are believers of the God of Suffering, their originally panicked emotions were immediately soothed when they saw their own church.
There was no need for the government to even send people to manage it; a dozen Ilmater priests could take care of tens of thousands of slaves.
Because they had a lot of experience in distributing food, water and medical supplies to slaves and the poor, they easily divided the slaves into small groups of hundreds of people and selected a temporary person to be in charge of management.
In this way, there would be no major problems as long as the slaves had the most basic supply of food and drinking water.
All the officials have to do is communicate directly with these Ilmater priests.
It can even be said that with the addition of the Church of the God of Suffering, the government can save a lot of manpower and management costs simply in resettling slaves and converting them into free people, and it can also reduce possible suspicion and resistance among the slaves.
As a large number of slaves who had been abducted were rescued, both the city defense army and the guards loyal to Sean VII, as well as the armed forces from the three churches, all began to let go and launched a strong crackdown on the rebels.
At this moment, faced with this highly disciplined and extremely professional army, as well as the terrifying blessing of beliefs in gods and religious groups, the loose and independent alliance of nobles, wealthy businessmen and slave owners suddenly became like a piece of loose sand, unable to organize any decent resistance.
After all, they are just a group of rabble, and perhaps they can gain some advantages in small-scale battles by relying on their subordinates' higher professional levels and better equipment.
However, for a war involving tens of thousands of people, the two most fatal flaws were immediately exposed.
The first is that there is no unified command. The mercenaries, adventurers, and thugs who were hired for money have little experience in fighting against hundreds or thousands of regular troops.
There was also no cooperation between them, with no less than twenty incidents of betraying teammates and stabbing each other in the back occurring within just a few minutes.
In order to escape, the various intrigues between the mercenary group and the adventure team were simply out of control.
For example, let the mage and warlock teammates cast Grease at the feet of other teams behind them, so that they can't run fast, and finally they can only turn around and fight with the army;
For example, when entering an alley, they deliberately knock over the wooden barrels and other debris stacked nearby to prevent people behind them from entering;
Some even went so crazy that they started attacking each other without caring how critical the current situation was. Before the army arrived, more than half of them were killed or injured.
In short, according to a principle, I don’t need to run the fastest, just a little bit faster than most people.
In particular, the selfish nature of adventurers and mercenaries, without the restraint of a strong commander, led to a textbook-level rout.
Of course, none of this matters anymore.
Because from the moment the large-scale rout occurred, the farce was officially over.
With blood, death and unprecedented tough attitude, Shane VII directly declared to the world who is the supreme ruler of Calimport.
After clearing the streets of the rebel enemies, the army immediately began to attack the luxurious mansions of the nobles, wealthy merchants and slave owners.
The male members of their family were dragged out in the street, announced their crimes and executed, while the women were taken as captives and spoils of war and later distributed to officers and soldiers who had made military achievements as rewards, and all their property was confiscated.
Not just in the city!
Part of the army also went outside the city to attack the manor castles that were mainly run by slaves, and forced all the surrounding towns and villages to swear allegiance to the great Emperor Shan VII and obey the officials he sent.
If nothing unexpected happens, in about a month at most, the land and wealth of Calimport and its surrounding area will be completely digested and absorbed, providing sufficient food, weapons and human resources for Shane VII to launch a war to conquer the entire Calimshan.
But the Undead Emperor was obviously not very concerned about these trivial matters. Instead, he stared at the prophecy crystal ball in front of him, constantly recalling the three rays of divine light that had just torn through the dark clouds. After a full minute, he smiled and said with emotion: "You are right. The gods are interfering with the material world more and more frequently. Such an act of directly bringing down a miracle on the battlefield was almost unimaginable in my time."
Zuo Si nodded in agreement. "That's because the God of Justice, the God of Suffering, and the God of Loyalty and Courage have long disliked Calimshan's slavery, and are disgusted by the chaos and evil in this land. Most importantly, the God of Gods Io permanently changed the relationship between divine power and faith in this world during the Year of Troubles. So, returning Calimshan to order and tending toward goodness can make these three gods more powerful, and at the same time greatly increase their influence."
"Then how do you think we should restrict it? I don't want these churches to start interfering in the laws and policies of the empire after they grow stronger." A slightly distressed expression appeared on Shane VII's face.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that after gaining their freedom, the huge group of slaves numbering hundreds of thousands would inevitably be grateful to these three churches and their gods, and might even become extremely devout believers.
If by then the people all turn to Tyr, Ilmater and Torm in terms of faith, then both public opinion and policies will inevitably change accordingly.
You have to know that Sean VII was a typical tyrant who liked to be a dictator. What he hated most was the church's interference in secular rule.
另外也不认同这些善良阵营神祇的思想跟教义。
左思意味深长的回答道：“其实很简单！引入更多神祇的信仰来维持平衡，同时支持那些原本就有、但势力却并不是很大的教会。
比如说暴政之神班恩的教会；
再比如说守卫之神海姆的教会； 亦或是剧毒与疾病女神塔洛娜的教会、魔法女神的教会、法师之神阿祖斯的教会、大地母神裳提亚的教会、工匠之神贡德的教会、知识之神欧格玛的教会、幸运女神泰摩拉的教会、财富女神渥金的教会……
反正只要能维护统治，对社会发展和农业、工商业繁荣起到促进效果的神明就大肆宣传，给他们的教会提供更多吸收信徒的机会。
但对于那些只会制造动荡、混乱的神和他们的教会，则要予以毫不留情的打压。
到时候只要制定出相应的法律并维持好平衡，诸神和他们的教会非但不会成为一种阻碍，反而可以成为强大的助力。
所谓的政治，就是尽可多的联合那些能够为自己所用的力量，同时打击铲除所有注定不可能拉拢过来的敌人。
这条规则在对待神明教会的时候也依然适用。
除此之外，还可以颁布一系列的奖惩机制，在不同的教会之间强行建立起竞争关系，制造一些不是很严重的小摩擦和对立，确保他们永远也不可能联合在一起。
总之，除了为数不多过于疯狂且缺乏理性的家伙，世界上大部分的神明都还算比较好说话，通常情况下不会做出太过出格的举动。”
夏恩七世听完这番话，立刻若有所思的点了点头，紧跟着饶有兴致的问：“你在耐兰瑟尔群岛和路斯坎就是这么干的？”
左思耸了耸肩膀回答道：“差不多吧。我是个实用主义者，对于善恶、秩序跟和混乱这种阵营和理念之间的争斗并不十分在意。
像耐兰瑟尔群岛，由于十分依赖船舶的航运，所以我修建了宏伟的神殿来供奉海洋女神安博里，以及风暴之神塔洛斯，以换取他们不会在最繁忙的几条海路上掀起滔天巨浪和恐怖的风暴。
就算偶尔会有巨浪和风暴，驻扎在神殿里的牧师也会提前给出通知，最大限度避免了不必要的损失。
这也是为什么我能掌控剑湾和宝剑海的奥秘。
相比之下，路斯坎处于极北之地的边缘，虽然也对海运拥有很大的需求，但更主要面对的却是冬季可怕的严寒。
所以我为寒冬女神欧吕尔在路斯坎最大的神庙——冬日殿堂修建了一座宏伟的雕像，确保每年冬天的温度都能维持在一个相对可以忍受的范围，同时缩短冰封期的时间，以便可以从事更多农业和手工业的生产活动。
简单来说，我认为神在某种程度上其实跟凡人没有什么不同，只要了解并满足他们的需求，完全可以进行一些对双方都有利的交易。
当然，前提是要有足够的力量和资本。”
“了解并满足神的要求，然后与他们作交易……”
夏恩七世眼睛里瞬间闪过一抹不易被察觉到的惊骇，同时也意识到站在自己面前这个年轻人，骨子里对于神明究竟是一种怎样的态度。
那不是像自己一样的仰视，而是以一种平等态度来直面众神。
否则的话绝对不会用“交易”这种词，而是应该用“供奉”跟“赐予”。
不过很快，这位死灵皇帝就恢复了平静，用略带玩味的语气说道：“我现在愈发相信，在整合了安姆、卡林杉、泰瑟尔和博德之门所在的西哈特兰德地区之后，伱能建立一个史无前例的伟大帝国，并且将它推向一个前所未有的高度。”
“也许吧，未来的事情谁知道呢。”
左思不以为意的耸了耸肩膀。
就在他还想要说点什么的时候，突然看到戴维安和艾普克从外面走了进来。
两人身后还跟着几名随从，拖着五个巨大的麻袋走了进来，有不少都被鲜血染成了黑红色。
艾普克进来之后二话不说，立刻便跪在地上双手奉上了一份清单，满脸欣喜的汇报道：“陛下！按照您的吩咐，我已经摧毁了整个卡林港所有盗贼公会的老巢，并将他们的主要成员一网打尽。这里是缴获各种武器、装备、药剂、魔法物品、宝石和其他物资的数量，请您过目。”
“干得不错！”
夏恩七世接过清单大概扫了一眼，立马浮现出满意的笑容。
经过数百年的发展壮大，这些盗贼公会早已成为了卡林港一支举足轻重的力量，甚至可以与贵族和商人阶级分庭抗礼，在权力游戏中扮演着举足轻重的地位。
所以他们所拥有的财富也远比外界想象中的更加惊人。
有些存在了两三百年的老牌盗贼公会，甚至光是存放在地下宝库中的现金就高达上百万金币，丝毫不亚于那些已经闯出名号的强大巨龙。
毕竟卡林港可是整个费伦大陆都排得上号的“超级大都市”，光常住人口就有二十万人之多。
就这还没有算上那些南来北往的商人、旅行者、冒险者和数量庞大的奴隶。
很多盗贼公会光是靠收取商人、小摊贩、旅店、酒馆、妓院、戏院的保护费便能赚得盆满钵满。
更不用提保护费在盗贼公会众多收入中，只能算是最微不足道的一部分。
除此之外，他们还控制着自己地盘上的偷窃、抢劫、入室盗窃、人口贩卖、绑票勒索、各种形式的赌博、奴隶角斗和麻醉品等生意，同时从事各种违禁品和高利润商品的走私。
由于历史悠久且发展时间很长，再加上繁荣的商业环境，导致卡林港的盗贼公会远比安姆影贼玩的更花，甚至就连地球上大名鼎鼎的黑手党跟他们比起来都弱爆了。
翻开夏恩王朝彻底终结后长达七八百年的历史就知道，他们在这段时间究竟有多么的猖獗和肆无忌惮。
总计一百七十位皇帝中，一共有接近半数是死于来自盗贼公会的暗杀。
超过三百四十名总督因为拒绝了盗贼公会首领提出的合作建议，最终被活生生肢解，头颅悬挂在最显眼的地方示众。
就连城防军和禁卫军的统帅，都有十几名惨遭杀害。
在那个秩序崩塌、法律形同虚设的最疯狂年代，某些强大盗贼公会首领一声令下，甚至能拉出一支上万人的军队。
不过随着纠缠符记的崛起，盗贼公会渐渐被渗透、控制，他们最终都不可避免沦为了巫妖和吸血鬼们手中的玩物。
“陛下，我还带来了那些盗贼公会首领们的脑袋，您要看一眼吗？”艾普克小心翼翼的问。
夏恩七世不加思索的摇了摇头：“不用了，拿出去找个地方埋掉或是扔掉吧，他们还不配让我亲自过目。”
“明白了。”
艾普克赶忙转过身给手下使了个眼色。
后者顿时心领神会，立刻拖着两个染血的麻袋走了出去，但仍有三个麻袋被留在原地。
夏恩七世明显注意到了这一点，立刻抬起头问：“这三个袋子里装的是什么？”
正当艾普克想要做出解答的时候，戴维安直接抢先一步说道：“这三个袋子里装的都是人，是我献给主人的礼物。”
“人？礼物？”
夏恩七世先是微微楞了一下，紧跟着露出好奇的表情，迅速将目光投向左思。
左思这会儿也是一头雾水，马上给焰龙骑士打了个解开袋子的手势。
戴维安二话不说，迅速徒手凭借恐怖的蛮力将麻袋撕开。
眨眼功夫，三个四肢全部残废的倒霉蛋便出现在宫殿中央。
当看到左思那张几乎跟黑暗精灵形态没有半点变化的脸时，贾拉索立刻就意识到自己之前的推测是正确的，咬牙切齿的咒骂道：“该死！我这是被厄运女神本莎芭诅咒了吗？怎么来到地表上还是会碰到你！”
“呵呵，这只能说明我们比较有缘。不过你现在的样子还真是狼狈呢，亲爱的贾拉索。”左思忍不住笑着调侃道。
他实在是没想到，自己这次卡林港之旅到快要结束的时候，还能收获这样一份惊喜。
“好了，别废话，赶紧给我一个痛快吧。反正到了这一步，我也没指望你能放我一条生路。”贾拉索一脸视死如归的催促道。
可左思却伸出一根手指轻轻摇了摇，似笑非笑的说道：“不，不，不，我想你好像误会了什么，我从来都没有想要赶尽杀绝的意思。像你这种人，如果直接杀掉的话实在是太浪费了。”
“你想让我为你效力？”
贾拉索猛地抬起头，眼睛里明显露出现了一丝强烈的求生欲望。
毕竟能活着谁希望去死呢？
Especially for a dark elf like him who does not believe in the spider goddess Rose at all, God knows how his soul will be tortured if it falls into the hands of this evil goddess.
What's more, he has done too many betrayals.
Of course, even without using any magic to detect Jarlaxle's current mental activity, Zuo Si could roughly guess it, so he immediately raised the corners of his mouth and responded in a slightly joking tone: "Yes, I do want you to work for me. But it may not be the kind you understand."
"What's the meaning?"
Jarlaxle frowned subconsciously, suddenly having a bad feeling.
"Before discussing this matter, shouldn't you introduce the person next to me first?" Zuo Si pointed at Entreri next to him.
After all, he had seen the female monk who was a half-dark elf and half-ogre before in Menzoberranzan, but this human who looked very special was the first time he had seen him.
"Master, he is the legendary killer of the Calimport Thieves Guild—Artemis Entreri."
Davian directly reported the identity of the killer.
Hearing this name, Zuo Si's eyes lit up instantly, and he began to look at the other person with a very strange look. After a long while, he asked: "Artemis Entreri, haven't you left the Dayet Independent Mercenary Group? Why are you still following Jarlaxle to wade into this muddy water?"
"Because I owe him a favor and must repay it." Entreri gave the answer in a tone without any emotion.
"I see."
Zuo Si nodded thoughtfully.
As we all know, except for those low-class ruffians, any strong person with real self-respect, whether kind or evil, will never owe favors to others.
Entreri may be cruel and ruthless, but he is also a proud guy.
This can be seen from the fact that he has wanted to compete with Trist more than once.
So if Jarlaxle used repaying a favor as a bargaining chip, he would definitely be able to recruit this notorious killer.
After figuring this out, Zuo Si gave Davidian a wink.
The latter immediately swung his sandbag-sized fists and smashed them on the heads of the three prisoners twice, knocking them out efficiently.
Seeing that the three captives had lost consciousness, Zuo Si cast the seventh-ring magic [Regeneration], first allowing Entreri's severed limbs to grow back, and then healed Jarlaxle and the unknown monk's broken arms and legs.
After doing all this, he activated the power of sparks in front of Shane VII and Apke and directly created a mass summoning creature card.
[Biological card: Good friends (love and hate each other)]
[LV9 multi-color card (can be upgraded and integrated with special characters. For example, Drizzt Do'Urden and other important members of the Dayet Independent Mercenary Group)]
[Card Quality: Unique]
[Effect: Summon Jarlaxle Baenre, the founder and leader of the Dayet Independent Mercenary Group, and his closest companions Artemis Entreri and Anya Trukai, to serve the Planeswalker.
Artemis Entreri (Rogue LV4/Ranger LV1/Warrior LV12/Assassin LV1)
Special ability - fatal attack (if Entreri launches a sneak attack after carefully observing the opponent, there is a high chance of killing the opponent in one blow, or destroying important organs and nerve centers, causing the target to be paralyzed and unable to move). He is equipped with a powerful secondary artifact - the Claw of Charon.
This weapon was made by the ancient Netherese and possesses an extremely evil and terrifying self-awareness. Anyone who holds this sword must engage in a will battle with it. If they fail, their soul will be destroyed immediately, and the skin and flesh on their head will also burn away, leaving only a black skull.
Of course, if you pass, you can use this powerful and terrifying force to destroy your enemies.
Holding the Claw of Charon grants the user "dark vision" and the ability to temporarily create opaque walls in combat, causing the blade to emit a strange, unidentified black light.
If you want, you can also leave a cloud of smoke in the air.
The claw of Charon acts as a +4 sharp longsword, and when it strikes a creature it inflicts only a small wound that quickly festers and eventually poisons it.
In addition, when close to the influence of Mysera's Core, it will also gain a further enhancement, allowing the holder to gain many evil spell-like abilities.
Jarlaxle Baenre (Warrior LV12/Duelist LV6)
Special Ability - Careful Defense (With an intelligence attribute of 18 points, Jarlaxle can use his smart brain to see through the enemy's attack intentions in advance and make predictions based on this. This makes him, who is already very cunning, particularly difficult to hit)
Special Ability - Precision Attack (When using a one-handed piercing weapon, Jarlaxle can easily attack the enemy's vital points, causing more fatal wounds. However, when using this technique to attack, his off-hand weapon cannot participate in the attack and can only be used for defense) Special Ability - Grace (When not wearing any armor, Jarlaxle will gain incredible reaction speed, which greatly improves his dodge ability)
Jarlaxle possesses all the innate abilities of a dark elf and inherent resistance to spells.
In addition to the above, Jarlaxle is also equipped with a large number of magic items, including +3 protection ring, +3 resistance ring, +8 defense wristbands, illusion shawl, elf boots, an eye mask that can resist charm spells and mind control, a necklace that can release fireballs, and even a hat that has a function similar to a dimensional bag...
Anya Trukai (Monk LV17)
Special Ability - Flurry of Blows (When unarmed, the monk can sacrifice accuracy to gain the effect of Flurry of Blows, making it difficult for the enemy to resist for a short period of time)
Special Ability - Improved Evasion
Special ability - fast movement
Special Ability - Calm Mind (additional bonus against charm control spells) Special Ability - Fighting Spirit Strike Special Ability - Invulnerability (immune to most common diseases)
Special Ability: Diamond Body (Immune to most common poisons) Special Ability: Escape Technique
Special Ability - Penetrating Power Special Ability - Diamond Soul (additional spell resistance)
When Entreri, Jarlaxle, and Anya fight side by side, the chances of parrying, dodging, and blocking are enhanced, and the chances of causing critical hits are greatly increased.
If any one of the three is killed in battle, one of the other two will inherit all the basic attributes, professional levels and special abilities of the deceased, and enter a state of irrational killing spree.
If two of the three are killed, the last person will inherit the basic attributes, job level, and special abilities of the previous two, and completely transform into a violent beast that only knows how to kill. It will not regain its sanity until all enemies in front of it are dead.
[Using this card requires 35 white and 25 black mana, or 60 universal mana]
[After all three are killed, the card will automatically enter the cemetery and wait for rebirth for 30 days]
Looking at the detailed instructions on the freshly-made card in his hand, Zuo Si couldn't help but reveal a wicked smile on his face, and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "Good friends who love and hate each other? Jarlaxle, Entreri, and Drizzt really fit this theme. It's a pity that Drizzt has received the attention of several gods, and has a good relationship with me, otherwise this card would have become even more perfect."
"You...what did you just do?"
There was an irrepressible curiosity in Shane VII's eyes.
There is no way not to be curious!
Although there are many spells in magic that can make people disappear, this is the first time he has seen three living people turned into a card emitting a dazzling magical halo.
Especially on the cards, there are lifelike photos of Jarlaxle, Entreri and Anya printed on them.
As for the series of strange words that kept sliding below, although the Undead Emperor couldn't understand them, he guessed that they were about introducing the abilities of the three people.
"Ah! This matter is exactly what I want to discuss with you in private. If you don't mind, could you please clear the area first? Because this involves my most core secret." Zuo Si made the request with a smile.
King Shane VII agreed without any hesitation.
"No problem! All of you go out. Apke, you go out first too. I'll send someone to deliver your reward to you later."
"As you wish, Your Majesty."
The leader of the Thieves Guild and the guards, maids, and servants standing around him bowed and saluted, then walked backwards out of the palace gate.
After the last person crossed the threshold, he turned around and closed the door.
At this moment, only Zuo Si, Sean VII and Davidian were left in the huge palace.
"Can you tell me now?"
There was an obvious hint of impatience in the tone of the Undead Emperor.
In fact, when he was fighting with Ivyklathagra "Sharptooth", he found that Zuo Si would often shoot some instant and powerful spells from the sleeves of his wide robe, many of which he had never seen before.
Before being cast, these spells were actually palm-sized cards.
At first, Shane VII simply regarded it as a special magic storage item. It was not until the Lava Elemental Lord emerged that he realized that this was not a magic storage item, but a completely new magic system that he had never seen or heard of before.
Whenever he thought of the existence of such a magical power in this world, his originally cold heart seemed to be burning with a raging fire.
Zuo Si did not speak immediately. Instead, he put away the cards in his hand and took out the [Entanglement Talisman] that he had originally planned to use from the deck. He showed it to the other party first, and then chose to pay the corresponding fee.
moment!
A cold and thick black fog appeared out of nowhere and spread around at an extremely fast speed.
However, this black fog filled with negative energy came and went quickly, disappearing without a trace in just a few seconds.
When all the black fog disappeared, a dragon lich, a vampire, a mind flayer lich and four ordinary legendary liches stood neatly in the center of the hall.
Tangled Talisman? !!! King Shane VII suddenly stood up from his throne, his face full of shock and disbelief.
But just one second later, a scene that he found even more incomprehensible appeared.
All the Lords of the Symbols, including Kolagon, prostrated themselves on the ground in the most respectful and humble manner, and said in unison: "Great Master, your servants are waiting for your orders."
"So… this is your ability? Your biggest secret?"
Shane VII seemed to understand something, and his two eyes emitted a terrifying red light that symbolized death.
Since this body was completely created through some legendary necromancy magic, his essence is still a demi-lich hidden in the shell. This energy overflow phenomenon will only occur when his emotions fluctuate violently.
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "That's right. In addition to the common professions in Faerun, such as mage, priest, mystic, and archmage, I am also a planeswalker, who can freely travel between different planes, crystal walls, and even the universe.
Unless it is some specific artifact, there is no restriction of any kind.
This is also my greatest asset that allows me to trade with the gods on an equal footing.
On the one hand, I have what they desire; on the other hand, they can't do anything to me, at least as long as they can't kill me with one blow. I can instantly teleport to a place they are completely unaware of and have no way of reaching at any time.
As for the special profession of Planeswalker, you can understand it as an alternative spellcaster who travels to different worlds and collects various knowledge, technologies and resources.
Our power comes from something called spark.
It only exists in the bodies of a very small number of people, and it is said that only one is born in every ten million people.
Most of the time, those who possess dormant sparks are unaware of this power, and instead live a mediocre life as ordinary people.
But for a lucky few, danger and intense pain ignite the dormant spark that becomes a novice planeswalker."
Having said that, Zuo Si deliberately paused, lit up the spark in his chest, and instantly emitted a beautiful and mysterious halo.
"This is the spark?!"
Shane VII's whole body was trembling slightly with excitement and excitement.
Even though he didn't know how long he had been dead, he still felt the long-lost throbbing at this moment, as if thousands of worlds were placed before him.
"Yeah, that's the spark."
Zuo Si gave a straightforward affirmative answer, and continued in a deliberately provocative and tempting tone: "For any planeswalker, the spark is the most important thing, even more important than life and soul. But what's interesting is that although the spark can only be ignited by the person himself, it is not bound to the body or even the soul. This means... it can actually be taken away..."
As these words came out of his mouth, astonishing magical energy instantly burst out from Shane VII's body, even shattering several mirrors and expensive porcelain on the spot.
If those guards, maids and servants were still standing in the hall, their souls would be extracted in a minute and captured into the demilich's soul gem.
fortunately!
Shane VII soon realized his own misstep, quickly restrained his momentum, and asked in an extremely cautious tone: "Why? Why are you telling me this? In other words, what do I need to pay in order to get a spark from you?"
"The reason is simple! I need a trustworthy and powerful ally, and you have been included in the scope of investigation. In fact, I am planning to go to other worlds recently to find a novice planeswalker who is not so powerful, then defeat him and take away the spark in his body."
Zuo Si did not hide anything and stated his intentions openly.
Since he had already made up his mind to plot against the old dragon, Nicol Bolas, in the War of the Spark, he had some real helpers instead of people like Jace Beleren and Liliana who might turn against him at any time.
"What's the price? What's the price?" Sean VII clenched his fists nervously.
"The price is that once you gain the spark and become a planeswalker, you must leave Toril forever and never come back.
Because I am enough of a planeswalker in this plane, and I will never allow a second one to appear.
Besides this, the most important thing is that your life box must be kept by me.
Of course, this is just to make sure you keep your promise when I need help.
When you don’t need help, you can still freely explore the endless world and find the knowledge and skills you are interested in.”
Zuo Si calmly put forward a series of conditions.
After all, seizing the spark is not an easy task, and the risk he has to take is even greater than directly confronting a god.
Shane VII lowered his head and fell into deep thought. The flickering light in his eyes revealed the intense struggle in his heart.
For a lich, handing over the life box means completely handing over one's life to another person, which is completely unacceptable.
But the power possessed by the Planeswalker Spark is also what he dreams of.
When the two are placed on the scale at the same time, the intense mental tearing can drive a lich crazy.
But the Necromancer Emperor was still the Necromancer Emperor after all. After ten minutes of hesitation, he finally raised his head and said in a decisive tone: "Deal! But you have to give me some time to unify Calimshan and Tethyr first and restore the glory of the Shane Empire."
"No problem. We will exchange the money for the goods. In addition, I am very honored to be your guide on the path of becoming a planeswalker."
As he spoke, Zuo Si stretched out his right hand.
"I am also honored to be recognized by you and become your closest ally."
Sean VII also stretched out his right hand.
In the end, the two men held hands tightly, because they both knew very well that with the confirmation of the deal, their fates were closely tied together.
It can even be said that everyone prospers together and suffers together, and there is no need to play any conspiracies or tricks.
(End of this chapter)