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The arrival of thousands of players undoubtedly brought unprecedented vitality to the originally lifeless floating city of Plantia. Even the taverns that were originally deserted gradually became lively.
Especially those senior talents who also came from Earth but knew the truth about the "Fourth Disaster" plan, they would often observe some strange behaviors of these guys who were kept in the dark with a mentality of watching a good show.
Several psychologists and sociologists have even considered it an interesting research topic.
Because the current state of players is very similar to the so-called "brain in a vat", they are completely unable to distinguish between virtual and reality.
The only difference is that the principle of the "brain in a vat" is to deceive the brain through electrical signals, while their souls are trapped in a virtual world called "Infinite City" by a supernatural power called psionic power, and they regard the real world as a virtual game world.
Such a large-scale social experiment that may involve violations of laws, human rights and moral bottom lines would be almost impossible to be approved by any government or country on the original Earth.
Even some of the most unscrupulous and cruel countries in modern history.
But now, it has not only become a reality, but will also continue to increase in number over time, until the scale increases from thousands to tens of thousands, and then from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, millions, and even tens of millions.
Don't think this number sounds exaggerated.
Just the opposite!
Ten million souls do not even account for one-third of the population that dies on Earth in a single year.
And as the new century arrives, the global population will expand at an incredible rate.
And in less than 30 years, the number will reach over 8 billion, with an astonishing death toll of over 60 million per year.
Even if we exclude ordinary souls who have not received a good education in extremely underdeveloped regions such as Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Latin America, we can still screen out at least millions of high-quality souls every year.
If the conditions were relaxed a little, increasing the number of players to 10 million within a year would not be a problem at all.
This is also why Zuo Si regarded the earth as a huge and inexhaustible talent pool.
The only limitation is whether Mastermind Isadora is powerful enough to connect so many consciousnesses and clones at the same time and ensure the stability of the psychic signal transmission.
For sociologists, such a large-scale introduction of Earth's human beings into the world where the floating city is located in a special way can no longer be considered a simple transformation in the strict sense, but should be regarded as immigration.
Because the player's behavior, thoughts and consciousness will profoundly affect and even change the core background of the entire civilization.
What's more, their bodies still retain the most basic primitive desires and the ability to reproduce offspring.
It’s a pity that the players are completely unaware of all this.
Some adulterers from relatively open-minded regions hooked up with each other within a few days of arriving in the floating city. Under the cover of night, they hid in inconspicuous places such as gardens and "in-depth" discussed the very serious and earnest topic of "the origin of life".
They didn't notice at all that their every move was being photographed and recorded by the ubiquitous invisible magic eyes.
At the beginning, the experts from the Coordination Planning and Social Science Group watched these exciting scenes from different angles with great interest, and even pulled people from other departments next door to enjoy them together.
But as more and more people started discussing the origin of life and the frequency of their communications increased, they inevitably began to become numb.
Eventually, I completely lost interest in this kind of scene and just recorded the names of the two parties communicating, their races, and the bloodlines they incorporated when creating the characters.
Because there were absolutely no protective measures, more than 30 female players were infected in just one or two weeks.
When they learned that they were "pregnant" after being examined by the pastor, they were completely shocked. They could not believe that a virtual game could allow them to become pregnant and give birth to a child.
However, when they heard that they would receive a reward of 100 gold coins just for giving birth to the child, and that they did not need to take care of the child themselves and could safely leave the child to be raised at the childcare center in the floating city, these players quickly calmed down and accepted this "game setting."
After all, they enter the "virtual world" to earn rewards and exchange them for "real world" currency to meet their daily needs.
If I could easily achieve this goal by simply giving birth to a child, wouldn't that be better? It's just a game anyway, and I'm not really pregnant...
As a result, a small group of female players with no bottom line thought they had found a "loophole" in the rules and began to become lazy about their daily hard study and training, only thinking about making money by doing nothing with their inherent advantages as women.
Even some male players expressed strong envy for this, and they just hated that this damn game did not allow them to create characters of the opposite gender of their own.
You know, one hundred gold coins is a lot of money for players who have just entered the floating city.
They usually complete various tasks, and at best they can only get a few copper coins or one or two silver coins as rewards.
Some of the guys who contributed the tadpoles even suggested to Vanessa, the daily manager of the floating city, that they should also get a bonus.
It doesn't have to be much, just half or even one-third of the amount for pregnant female players.
As expected, they were thrown out one by one by the construct from the second floor of the central tower, instantly extinguishing their idea of making money by being "studs".
Fortunately, there were lawns and shrubs below to serve as a buffer, otherwise even if I wasn't seriously injured, I would have broken arms and legs.
But even so, getting bruised and battered is inevitable, and it also becomes a laughing stock for others.
However, the direct consequence of this incident is that if any female player wants to make money by giving birth to children, she must reach a spoils-sharing agreement with a male player, otherwise the latter will refuse to provide his tadpoles.
The facts once again prove how chaotic and disorderly the player group is.
They always come up with a big surprise or shock where you least expect it.
Of course, unlike those "scum" who were only thinking about taking shortcuts, Jack was extremely diligent and hardworking in learning how to become a priest of the God of Phoenix.
At this moment, he was standing naked in the magical flame in the center of the temple that was emitting astonishing heat, enduring intense pain that ordinary people could not endure. He allowed his skin to be burned to a charred black without any thought of escaping.
Because according to the doctrine, Bennu is the god of fire, the god of soul and the god of immortality.
If one wishes to become a true priest, one must first endure the burning of flames and sublimate the soul in pain, and then one can gain powerful strength and the great blessing of nirvana and rebirth.
Especially the first step of enduring the burning of magic flames. Even players with dull pain nerves would find it difficult to last more than ten seconds.
But Jack had now lasted a full ten minutes.
Just when his patience was about to reach its limit, a miracle happened.
The burnt skin and muscles on his body suddenly cracked open with a snap, revealing the new pink skin that had just grown inside.
Without a doubt!
This is nirvana and rebirth, and one of the most important symbols of recognition and blessing from the Phoenix God.
The moment Jack dragged his huge body out of the flames, he suddenly raised his hand and released a ball of dazzling red flame.
Seeing this, Monlia, the bishop, immediately stepped forward and put on a red robe representing the official status of a priest. He said with a slightly joyful tone: "Congratulations! You are now a servant of the great Benu God like me."
“This is all thanks to your teaching.”
Jack bowed his head humbly to the highest leader of the church in front of him.
Since he grew up in a traditional Christian family, he is not averse to faith. Instead, he is particularly devout and fanatical.
Although he no longer remembered what god he believed in, certain habits were retained and provided great help in learning the way of a priest.
"No, it's your piety and persistence that moved the gods. I'm just an insignificant guide. Also, put on your mask quickly, or someone will vomit again soon."
As he spoke, Monlia handed over a metal mask.
Seeing this thing, the corners of Jack's mouth twitched slightly uncontrollably, and he immediately took the mask and used it to cover his face that looked like a "serial car accident scene."
In fact, if he knew that the charm attribute had such a great impact on appearance, he would never choose to reduce it to such a cruel level of three points.
What's even more outrageous is that when wearing a fully enclosed helmet or the metal mask in front of you, its charm attribute will skyrocket from three points to eight points.
However, despite all the complaints, Jack still chose to put on his mask and walked out of the temple gate as usual, and greeted his teammates waiting at the door.
"Good morning. How is your progress at the School of Nature?"
"Didn't you see how I look today?"
Wu Sheng pointed to his brand new inlaid leather armor, a long sword and a short sword on his belt, and a compound bow and a quiver full of arrows behind him.
There is no doubt that such a complete set of equipment is a reward that can only be obtained by graduating from the corresponding academy.
Wearing it means obtaining a real professional level of LV1.
"Hahaha! Well done! I knew you were a natural warrior. It just so happens that I have just become an official priest, and I will probably receive my graduation equipment tomorrow. Then we will apply together to leave the floating city and venture into the outside world." Jack laughed happily.
Wu Sheng smiled and nodded: "No problem, I'll wait for you. By the way, what do you think about the recent uproar?"
Hearing this question, Jack immediately showed a disdainful expression, sneered and said sarcastically: "One hundred gold coins may indeed be a huge sum of money for us now.
But don't forget that the player's level is constantly improving over time.
The stronger your strength and the higher your level, the more means you will naturally have to obtain money and wealth.
By then, perhaps after completing a dangerous mission and collecting a few trophies from the enemy's corpse, they could easily sell them for hundreds or even thousands of gold coins.
Therefore, at this stage, it is most important to lay a solid foundation and work hard to improve your professional level.
What's more, under normal circumstances, it takes at least seven or eight months from pregnancy to delivery. Even if some strange bloodlines can shorten the time of conception, three or four months is still inevitable.
During this period, I believe that based on our abilities, we can definitely earn much more than one hundred gold coins.
Those idiots are completely blinded by the little benefits in front of them.
In a month or two, they will regret the choice they made now.”
Wu Sheng nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense.
Oh, by the way, I also want to tell you that there are six other people who graduated with me from the School of Natural Sciences.
One of them is a druid, and the remaining five are rangers.
In addition, there are seventy people who have graduated or are about to graduate from the Warrior Academy, and about twenty people from the Thieves Academy.
In short, there seem to be quite a few veterans and killers who have been on the battlefield like you and me.
I also found that the learning and training time for spellcasting professions is much longer than that for warriors.
Does this mean that the former's potential and combat effectiveness are much higher than the latter's?"
"Oh? Isn't that even better! Although we are in competition with them to a certain extent, we are also comrades in the same camp. If it is convenient, it would be best to contact other teams to see if we can act together." Jack touched his chin and expressed his thoughts.
"Got it. Once I finish my mission in the cafeteria today, I'll go try to contact the other party."
After saying that, Wu Sheng turned around and was about to leave.
But before he took a few steps, he heard Jack's surprised voice behind him: "Wait! You can cook?"
"Hehe! Of course! I'm from the kitchen team."
Wu Sheng turned around and gave his teammates a confident smile, then ran across the street at an extremely fast speed and disappeared without a trace.
"Cooking team? Are you kidding me?"
Jack opened his mouth in disbelief.
Because in his impression, the soldiers in charge of cooking in the army are generally far away from the battlefield, and some of them have never touched a gun a few times in their service career. How could they have such strong combat effectiveness and even become addicted to killing?
However, considering that the identities of these "old popsicles" who have been sleeping for three hundred years like himself are extremely complicated, they basically include people from all over the world and different industries, and there are also teenagers with terminal illnesses. It seems that a strong warrior who can cook is really no big deal.
Thinking of this, Jack immediately shook his head and cleared all those messy guesses and thoughts from his mind. He planned to use the last day to go to the training ground to practice his close combat ability.
Although priests do not need to learn to wear and use almost all types of weapons and armor like warriors, it is still necessary to master a weapon.
The weapon he chose was a "can opener" weighing more than 30 kilograms - a war hammer.
On Earth, such heavy cold weapons could never be used in actual combat.
Because no human being can lift it, swing it continuously and fight continuously, not even those legendary heroes and tough guys.
Typically, a warhammer weighs less than a kilogram.
But in this world full of magical power, the bodies of many creatures will be strengthened to a certain extent under the influence of magical energy.
Especially Jack, who has the blood of an ogre and a giant, has a strength attribute of 20 points, which is equivalent to a small human crane.
Not to mention thirty kilograms, even fifty kilograms or a hundred kilograms can be lifted easily.
But considering the long period of continuous fighting, he chose a relatively conservative weight.
As for the free hand, of course you can choose to hold a shield to increase protection.
After a while, Jack collided with the large corpse-snaking creature in the training ground that was specifically responsible for actual combat training.
Every time the war hammer hit the heavy steel shield, it made a deafening sound, causing other passing priest trainee players to stop and watch.
Because the strong impact and sense of power are so shocking.
At the same time, far away on the second floor of the central tower of the floating city.
Vanessa was looking through hundreds of player applications that had graduated from the corresponding academies. After a full minute, she looked up and asked Tailantyr who was standing in front of her, "How do you think this situation should be handled?"
"Before Lord Soth finds and locks on the location of the new world, I think the best way is to find something for them to do. For example, let them go to another continent to participate in our population migration plan."
After a little thought, Tailantyr quickly came up with a solution.
Because neither Zuo Si nor he had expected that among this group of players there would be so many masters who could complete training and obtain professional levels in less than half a month.
Vanessa immediately shook her head: "No. The main goal of population migration is to control and capture people alive. If we let these guys go, there will probably be a bloodbath."
"Then what do you think we should do? It's obviously not a good idea to keep these people in the floating city. Many of them are filled with a strong desire to kill. Who knows what will happen if they hold it in for too long."
Tyrantyr frowned and pointed out the problem.
The more he understood these souls from another world, the more he realized that this was an extremely dangerous double-edged sword.
If used well, it can naturally make the enemy feel incomparable despair.
But if used improperly, it might backfire on you.
Of course, considering that Zuo Si and Isadora, the mastermind who obeys his orders, always hold the key to the final switch, this danger is still within a controllable range for the time being.
"I remember that some time ago, there were signs of a floating city flying over the mountains in the south. Why don't we send these people over there to do a field investigation? If they find it, that would be great. If not, it would also be good to have them clean up the undead creatures there to gain practical experience."
After careful consideration, Vanessa made a bold decision.
Because Zuo Si had previously used the legendary magic [Nail into the Sky] to send a signal amplifier made of magic, psychic power and technology into synchronous orbit, the player's range of activities in this world has expanded to a very astonishing level.
With the floating city as the center, the area within a radius of more than 10,000 kilometers is within the coverage range.
Not only that!
It can even be said that as long as a few more similar magic satellites are launched, it will not be a problem to completely cover the entire planet.
The only drawback is that the cost of making this thing is very high, basically starting at one million gold coins each.
Once a malfunction occurs or it is smashed by a meteorite from outer space, there is no possibility of recovery or repair, and the only option is to build a new one and throw it up.
Even though Zuo Si is now wealthy and powerful, it is impossible for him to launch several missiles at once to cover the entire planet. Instead, he has to temporarily ensure that the activities of players within his sphere of influence are not restricted.
What's more, the magic satellite, like the first generation of behemoth electromagnetic cannons, is something that was manufactured at any cost because of the current strong demand. There is a lot of room for improvement in both design and craftsmanship. There is no need to manufacture too many at once. It will be enough for the time being.
Tailantyr's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately nodded in approval: "This is a good idea. We can test the stability of the psychic signal at the same time. But how do we send them over? Do we have to use mass teleportation magic?"
“No, you can’t use magic, otherwise if there is a floating city nearby it will easily pick up the energy fluctuations.
Didn’t the weapons design and development department come up with a tool called an airship last week?
Let these players take the newly manufactured experimental model No. 1.
At that time, pack more supplies and potions to neutralize the magical plague, and then issue a large-scale mission with rich rewards."
就这样，在瓦内萨和泰蓝提尔的商量下，玩家们的第一次外出任务便被敲定下来。
要知道虽然左思和组织里的巫妖们，对于各大城市聚集的大群不死生物进行了捕获跟清理，但那些山区、丛林和乡村还是仍旧会有零散的小股亡灵游荡。
没人知道它们身上所携带的变异细菌和病毒还是否具有传染性，更不知道在长时间的负能量洗礼下部分亡灵是否进化出了自我意识跟智慧。
尤其是对于只有LV1真实职业等级的玩家们来说，一个不小心就有可能会全军覆没。
不过瓦内萨和泰蓝提尔觉得，玩家的战斗力不应该单纯的去看职业等级，还包括他们活着的时候所掌握的各种知识跟专业技能。
……
另外一边，回到费伦大陆的左思并不知道自己手下的“第四天灾”们，马上就要出发去执行第一次任务。
他眼下正在一边看小魔鬼送来的情报，一边抚摸着趴在自己脚下体型已经长到跟黑熊差不多大的白色熊崽。
由于已经完成了一系列生物改造，并且还得到了传奇德鲁伊自然力量的加持，这个小家伙已经不像刚来的时候那样骨瘦如柴，而是变得十分健壮且肥硕。
脑袋也不像普通极地白熊那样细长，反倒像棕熊一样圆润可爱。
其中两只比例夸张的熊掌，以及肉垫下边所隐藏的金属色利爪，依然说明了它的血统早就已经不再是单纯的白熊那么简单。
才长出的几颗乳牙更是锋利的足以轻易咬碎最坚硬的岩石。
如果拔开浓密茂盛的毛发仔细观察，便会发现本应该是黑色的皮肤也呈现出金属光泽，坚硬得就如同钢铁一样。
用放大镜的话，还能察觉到这看似光滑的皮肤，实际上是由一片片鱼鳞状的鳞片紧密拼接在一起。
不用问也知道，左思给这头白熊幼崽植入了一些拥有吞噬和操控金属能力的“异怪”血统。
虽然外形上没有太大的变化，可实际上体内的骨骼、肌肉、血液、内脏都都跟白熊乃至哺乳动物有非常巨大的差异。
这家伙此刻正抱着一团价值数万金币的寒铁，时不时蘸一下盘子里的奶油，然后放进嘴里啃得津津有味。
那咯嘣、咯嘣金属断裂的声响，让小魔鬼的眼神中充满了忌惮。
它丝毫不怀疑，这头与主人建立心灵连接的怪熊，能一口把自己的脑袋乃至半个身体都咬碎。
“有意思！想不到在阿斯卡特拉的潜藏者数量居然有这么多，而且连六人评议会成员所在的家族都遭到了渗透。这些夺心魔的手腕还真是有出乎我的意料。”
左思随手将刚刚看完的情报仍在桌子上，语气中明显带着一丝嘲弄。
要知道那可是整整三十多个夺心魔，就这样在影贼、蒙面法师公会和炙热之心骑士团的眼皮子底下活动，居然完全没有被发现。
其中有一部分还建立了秘密据点，尝试着想要转化更多的同伴，甚至是打造一颗全新的主脑。
还有好几家大型商团，一些影贼下属的盗贼公会，以及超过二十支颇有名气的冒险小队跟佣兵，都受到它们的暗中操控。
照这个样子发展下去，搞不好几十年乃至上百年之后，整个安姆都有可能会沦陷，就如同纠缠符记控制卡林杉一样。
“伟大的主人！您看要不要采取一些行动，把这些夺心魔一网打尽？又或者派出您手下的夺心魔，将这群潜藏者收为己用？”小魔鬼脸上洋溢着邪恶的笑容询问道。
左思轻轻摆了摆手：“不，没这个必要。稍后把这些资料打包一起送到六人评议会的手上，让他们自己去处理吧。相比之下，我倒是对这本书和它的作者更感兴趣。”
说话的功夫，左思拿起了桌子上的《光与暗交织的英雄第二卷》。
不用问也知道，这玩意就是那位曾经的吟游诗人队友——克尔斯的最新作品。
但问题是，里边的内容有很多绝对不应该是他这个凡人能知道的。
包括在万神殿用奥札奇威胁诸神，还有幽暗地域之行轰杀成为孢子之神的安杰尔·毒芯和莎尔化身，以及最近跟夏恩七世联手干掉纠缠符记、艾薇柯拉撒格兰“锐齿”的详细战斗过程。
甚至可以说左思在费伦搞出的一切大动静，对方似乎都能通过某种渠道获知真相。
整本书背后处处都透着不正常。
而这种感觉在看过第一本书的时候就隐约有了一点。
小魔鬼无疑非常清楚这一点，立马小心翼翼的汇报道：“拥有无穷智慧的主人，上次您提过这件事情之后，我就派人去深水城调查了一下这个叫做克尔斯的家伙。
发现他在很早以前已经跟之前的两个队友分道扬镳。
目前正住在一位有钱寡妇的家里，每天除了写作之外就是纵情享乐，根本没有跟任何人或者势力接触的迹象，据说就连性格也发生了很大的变化。
这显然非常可疑！”
“你的意思是……他有可能被控制或者附身了？”左思眯起眼睛猜测道。
“没错！也许是某位对您感兴趣的邪神，也有可能是来自巴托地狱的魔鬼公爵，亦或是无底深渊的恶魔领主。反正可以确定的是这绝对是一场针对您的阴谋！至于这两本书，实际上就是对方故意放出来吸引您注意力的诱饵。”
在说这番话的时候，小魔鬼眼睛里迸射出骇人的红光。
虽然在力量方面它并不出众，甚至可以说是相当的弱小，但在分析阴谋诡计方面显然拥有丰富的经验和与生俱来的天赋。
左思低着头反复考虑了足有好几分钟，这才猛地站起身用略带玩味的语气说道：“既然对方想要引起我的注意，那我不妨就登门拜访一下好了。”
“什么？您疯了吗！这极有可能是一个陷阱！”小魔鬼赶忙劝阻道。
“陷阱？那又能怎么样。
别忘了，这里可是由神上之神艾欧陛下掌控的费伦大陆，一个即便在多元宇宙中也是极为特殊的主物质位面。
无论躲在克尔斯身后的是神明，还是魔鬼公爵、深渊领主，我都有足够的应对手段。
目前最重要的是搞清楚对方的身份、意图。”
说完这句话，左思便直接启动了传送魔法。
一旁正在吃寒铁蘸奶油的白熊幼崽见状，立刻一口将所剩不多的寒铁和饭盆里的奶油全部倒进嘴里，然后以极其熟练的动作抱住主人的小腿，跟着一起传送走了。
下一秒……
一人一熊就出现在位于深水城的宅邸内，把正在清扫地下室的女仆吓了一跳。
得知自己的雇主现身，管家艾维斯·哈林第一时间从楼上跑下来，想要汇报这段时间的工作和花销。
但遗憾的是，左思对此压根一点不感兴趣，直接又丢给对方五千金币作为日常开销，并且拒绝乘坐仆人驾驶的马车，径直走出大门消失在川流不息的人群中。
不过他并没有急着去找克尔斯，而是先去了一趟黑杖塔。
凯尔本和莱拉这对选民夫妇显然早就预料到了左思的到来，所以立刻便将其请进上层的会客室。
才刚一见面，莱拉就立刻忍不住试探道：“那本书里的内容都是真的？你真在万神殿威胁了诸神？事后还前往幽暗地域杀死了一个新神，并且摧毁夜之女神莎尔的一具化身？至高森林那个通往地下世界的巨大裂口是你的杰作？”
“嗯！虽然细节上可能有些出入，但的确都是我干的没错。”左思十分干脆的承认下来。
“女神在上！虽然我早就知道以你的力量迟早会做出一些无比疯狂的事情，但这也未免太过火了吧？”凯尔本扶着额头惊呼道。
因为跟左思最近干的这些事情一比，当年被称之为疯子的萨马斯特创立拜龙教、让晨曦之主洛山达的化身流血实在是算不了什么。
他完全想不明白，为什么眼前这个年轻人总是一副理智且冷静的样子，可干的事情却一件比一件离谱、夸张。
左思一脸无辜的耸了耸肩膀：“我也是没办法。在万神殿威胁众神是因为他们想要限制乃至封印我穿梭时空的能力，幽暗地域的事情是夜之女神莎尔先算计了我，我不得不被迫做出反击，就连跟夏恩七世联手事先也跟苦难之神、正义之神和忠诚与勇气之神打过招呼。”
“哈！所以你认为自己完全没有一点责任，更没有做错什么？”
凯尔本当场被气笑了。
要知道当初为了调查清楚从至高森林传出的巨响和震动究竟是怎么回事，他可是派出了好几支精锐小队，并且在跟散塔林会的争斗中死伤惨重。
竖琴手同盟的探子更是死了一批又一批。
可结果呢？
结果就是这一切都只不过是在真菌森林那场神战微不足道的余波。
也就是说这些人全都白死了。
"I can't say I have no responsibility at all, but I'm definitely not the one with the main responsibility."
Zuo Si sat down on the sofa and poured himself a cup of hot tea.
Just when Khelbourne was about to say something, Leila at the side immediately shook her head with a very obscure gesture to stop him, and then continued to probe: "Then you came to Waterdeep this time to find out Kels's true identity and the forces behind him, right?"
Zuo Si first drank a sip of hot tea without panic, then nodded with a smile: "You guessed right. I am very sure that he is definitely not the Kels I knew before. As the lords of Waterdeep City, I believe you two should have noticed this guy a long time ago? If you don't mind, can you share some information?"
"Sharing intelligence is fine. But first you have to tell us, what if this guy disguised as Kels has a very impressive background? Are you planning to use that powerful artifact again in Waterdeep?"
There was a hint of nervousness in Leila's tone.
There's no way not to be nervous!
She had already found out through some ancient books and materials about the scepter that originally belonged to the ancient sun god Amaunator, as well as its terrifying power of absorbing the power of faith and transforming it into divine impact.
This can be seen from the huge sinkhole in the High Forest that leads directly to the Underdark.
In addition, it might be very difficult for others to gather enough power of faith in the continent of Faerun, and it might even anger other gods and their churches.
But for Zuo Si, who has the ability to travel freely in different time and space, it is easier than eating and drinking.
Leila couldn't believe it. If the young man in front of her fought with the ancient evil creature disguised as Kels and launched a divine attack directly on Waterdeep, would this historic city still exist?
"You worry too much. I only want to find out the other party's identity and purpose. That's all. I have no intention of taking action. Besides, I am not a demon. How could I drag the innocent people of Waterdeep into this?"
Zuo Si made the promise without any hesitation.
As a planeswalker, one of his greatest advantages is that he can always keep the initiative of the battle in his own hands.
As long as he doesn't want to fight, he can just use the power of sparks to teleport away.
By then, dimensional anchors and space locks will be of no use.
"Very good! I hope you will do what you say."
Leila was obviously relieved when she got the answer she wanted. She raised her head and winked at her husband.
Khelbourne threw a sheep's head symbol that flashed an evil red light onto the table and asked seriously, "I think you should recognize this, right?"
"A devil's mark of Baator?" Zuo Si picked it up and took a quick look.
“No! This is not the mark of an ordinary devil duke or a layer lord, but the mark of Asmodeus, the lord of the Nine Hells.
Obviously, some of your behaviors or abilities aroused his interest, so he deliberately published those books to attract your attention.
In addition, I also noticed that the house was now filled with the evil aura from Baator Hell, which was obviously not something an ordinary high-level devil could do.
So you'd better be careful, and if you find something wrong, find a way to escape immediately."
Khelben warned with an unprecedented solemnity.
Because no matter who you are, even the high and mighty gods, you must be extremely cautious when facing Asmodeus, the lord of hell, otherwise you may fall into the trap he has set in advance.
Most importantly, unlike the demon lords in the Abyss, each of whom has a clear history and origin, no one knows who Asmodeus is and where he comes from.
In some very ancient legends, he is described as a powerful divine force that fell into the original hell plane, or an ancient evil creature that represents a certain rule and order at the beginning of the multiverse.
And the devil was born from his blood, which was filled with evil and filth.
In other texts written by unknown gods or other creatures, Asmodeus is portrayed as an angel created by the gods.
In his battle with the devil, he acquired the evil qualities of his mortal enemy, then, with cunning schemes and the observance of the contract by the gods of order, he successfully stole power and eventually built his own Baator, constantly drawing energy from the fallen mortal souls.
But no matter which truth it is, there is no doubt that Asmodeus is powerful.
For thousands of years, he successfully resisted the endless and crazy attacks of demons simply by commanding his devil army.
Moreover, other ambitious big devils have never been able to truly threaten the supreme status of the Lord of the Nine Hells, not even when several level lords joined forces.
"Asmodeus..."
Zuo Si narrowed his eyes and whispered the name that struck fear into the hearts of countless mortals. Instead of feeling the slightest bit of fear, he was full of anticipation for the upcoming meeting.
Because he was so curious about Asmodeus' true identity? Why did the devils keep chasing him? Why did they even write a book to attract his attention?
Just as Zuo Si was about to get up and leave, Khelbourne suddenly added, "I almost forgot to mention that we have found some results on the elf Lantis that you asked me to help investigate last time.
Currently, there are less than twenty legendary magic archers recorded on Yongju Island.
Sixteen of them have been dead for more than five hundred years, and only two are still built.
As for the remaining two, one went to Sigil a long time ago and has never been heard from again, while the other was suspected to have been teleported to an unknown place by chaotic magical energy, most likely the astral realm.
In other words, the Elf Magic Archer you found may be one of these two people.
Here are their names, life stories and portraits from that time. You can take them back and compare them.
Of course, it is possible that he was not an elf born in Faerun, but was captured by the Mind Flayer's Conch Shell and brought here."
"Thank you very much for your help. I will pass these things on to Lantis."
Zuo Si placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to Khelbourne and Leila, then gently kicked the white bear cub that was hiding in the corner and secretly gnawing on the metal bracket, and took the greedy little guy away from the Black Rod Tower.
(End of this chapter)