Especially after devouring Ob Nixilis's vitality and vigor, Zuo Si's physical condition seemed to be very close to that of an adult, so some of Alustriel's actions and words became particularly explicit, and he invited him in a suggestive way more than once.
In contrast, the Golden Dragon Queen simply enjoys seeing others in distress, and usually stops at the right point and won't go any further.
If it were any other time, Zuo Si wouldn't mind having a "friendly match" with Alustriel between voters, letting the other party experience his physical fitness which is now stronger than that of the ancient dragons.
Especially the endurance and stamina brought by the terrifying physical attributes.
Unfortunately, he was not in such a mood at all. His mind was full of the research progress of the sparkling oil, the gravel magic he learned from Nahiri, and the incredible life transformation technology of New Phyrexia.
Through in-depth research, Zuo Si has discovered the biggest characteristic of the Phyrexian life form, which is that it has no soul.
Yes!
Although it is a combination of organic and mechanical, the spirit, consciousness, memory and thinking of all the modified creatures of the new Phyrexian force gradually formed in Mirrodin are all given by something contained in the spark oil.
This also explains why Shuoyou can utilize the bone and muscle waste that were torn and cut during the transformation process and reintegrate them together to form a new Phyrexian life.
It also means that the greatest infectious ability of Shuo Oil is not on the physical level, but on the spiritual and conscious level.
And because they have no souls, but are given self-awareness by the Spark Oil after the transformation is completed, all New Phyrexian creations are completely immune to all magic related to soul and mind control.
The most effective spells to deal with them are often magic like Disintegration, which directly decomposes them on a physical level, or pure force field magic.
In some ways, New Phyrexia is closer in nature to the soulless Necrons of the Warhammer world next door than to the "Mechanical Ascension" that many people believe.
To this end, Zuo Si also specially created a powerful magic weapon that can convert mana or spell slots into dissociation rays.
Of course, he didn't tell anyone about his secret trip to Mirrodin to study the Shining Oil.
At least not a single word of it was leaked to Elastro.
…
As the ambient temperature in Luskan began to cool rapidly in autumn, the Northern Lords' Alliance meeting finally came to an end.
This rally, which lasted a whole week and was highly anticipated by the public, ultimately failed to achieve anything.
To be precise, almost every time we get together to reach some consensus, someone will inevitably jump out and bring up old issues.
Then there were accusations and arguments between each other, which eventually turned into name calling, personal attacks, and fists raised in an attempt to physically shut the other person up.
Since the residents of the North are naturally tough, all the representatives and leaders from various places have a certain professional level.
Therefore, compared to convincing people with reason (the li in reason), they prefer to convince people with virtue (the de in martial virtue).
The hot-tempered King of Mithril Hall, Bruno Battlehammer, even challenged a representative of Mirabar to a duel during a meeting. He smashed his opponent's jaw and nose with his hard skull, and then swung his fists and beat the unfortunate guy half to death.
If Alustriel had not used the Wall of Force to separate the two men quickly, the dwarf, whose rage bar had already been filled up, would have beaten the representative of Mirabar to death.
You have to know that in the North, once the word "duel" is involved, it is equivalent to both parties agreeing and signing a "life and death agreement".
During this period, no matter who kills whom, they will not be held legally responsible. Even the Church of the God of Justice, which has extremely strict pursuit of the law, has no objection to this.
Of course, the price of Bruno Warhammer's impulsiveness was that the Mirabar representative solemnly announced the next day that from that moment on, all ships or caravans would be prohibited from passing through their territory to the Mithril Hall, which was to retaliate by adopting the so-called trade blockade strategy.
If it had happened in the past, this blockade would have certainly put the dwarves and deep gnomes, who habitually lived in underground mines, in a predicament of lack of food and daily necessities.
But now...
Bruno was not panicked at all. Instead, he unscrupulously provoked and mocked the Mirabar representatives in the following meeting.
Because he had learned in advance that Silvermoon City and Luskan would soon open an air route.
This also means that he no longer has to care about the faces of those despicable people in Mirabar. When the time comes, he can just take the gems, mithril, fine gold and things made with the dwarves' unique magic runes that he has dug out to Silvermoon City to trade.
Ever since Bruno started the bad example, the language communication that was originally just verbal greetings to the other party's female family was quickly upgraded to physical communication.
At the beginning, people who came to attend the meeting would rush forward to help pull the people who were fighting apart.
But later on, unless they see someone about to be beaten to a disability or death, people will not only not step forward to stop the fight, but will stand aside and applaud, or even bet a small amount of money to cultivate their sentiments.
Such chaos was unbearable for Elastro, the Golden Dragon Queen Veramalandes, Lord Nasir, the Holy Knight Aribeth and others, and they all returned to their respective cities early.
As the nominal organizer, Eric fully implemented the spirit of "ruling by doing nothing" and watched the show the whole time, only making some bland remarks and nonsense after each fight.
If someone forces him to take sides, he will adopt an attitude of not offending anyone, such as "You are all my wings."
There is no doubt that Luskan will become the largest port city, trade center, commodity distribution center and market in the north in the future.
In addition, it also has the most powerful military force, as well as a large magic and professional talent training institution.
As long as we remain neutral and unwavering, the wealth of the entire North will be concentrated here madly to form a scale effect.
Since you can obviously win without doing anything, why bother?
In this way, Eric easily resolved all the temptations and successfully completed his mission.
As a reward, he was given the right to use the bottle containing the Ghost Ship for one day.
"Here, I think you probably have a lot to talk about with your former captain, don't you?"
Zuo Si took out the bottle meaningfully and put it into the other person's hand.
moment!
Eric recognized the face in the bottle, with bared fangs and claws, as if it was going to rush out and tear him to pieces alive, with eyes and features distorted by hatred. He opened his mouth in surprise.
"Ha... Captain Hallett?! How did he become an undead and take control of a ship?"
Zuo Si smiled and replied, "That's because of what you said after you killed him. You know? His hostility and hatred towards you have reached a point that is enough to twist his soul."
"Ah! I see!"
Eric instantly recalled the heartbreaking words he had said to the corpse. Looking at the soul of Harlett in the bottle, he immediately revealed a sinister expression and sighed in a low voice: "I never thought that we would meet again in this way, dear Captain. Since you care so much about your lover and daughter, I will take you to see them."
After saying that, Eric quickly stood up and said goodbye, turning back to his own mansion in Luskan.
When he got home, he placed the bottle in the most conspicuous place, and then took the mother and daughter, who had already been captured by him, and performed a hearty "action drama" in front of Harlet.
There are so many techniques and tricks that one could make a two-hour short movie.
During this process, it can be clearly seen that the soul in the bottle is going crazy and is desperately hitting the seal that has magic protection.
The banshees opened their mouths wide and let out shrill screams.
But unfortunately, all this has no effect on the glass bottle.
If Hallett had not died and turned into a ghost, he would probably have been so angry that he vomited blood and died.
But Eric obviously intended to kill the person completely.
After taking a bath, he took out his two sons, one of whom was born to Harlet's daughter and the other was born to his lover, and told them the legendary story of Captain "Blood Hand".
What's even worse is that this bastard actually named both children "Harlett".
As a result, when Eric returned the bottle the next day, the ghost ship's ability had been greatly enhanced due to negative emotions such as extreme anger and resentment.
"Dear Captain Bloody Hand, when you were alive, you were always snatching other people's most precious things from them. How do you feel now that it's your turn?" Zuo Si asked with a smile, holding up the transparent glass bottle in his hand.
"What on earth do you want to do?!"
Hallett asked loudly, like a madman, with his distorted face pressed against the inner wall of the glass.
Zuo Si shrugged nonchalantly: "Nothing, I just think this ending is very interesting, full of a kind of fatalistic karma and black humor."
"Give Eric to me! Let me kill him! Imprison his soul and torture it for ten thousand years! In exchange, I will serve you from now on."
Hallett grewled and tried to bargain.
Because in his opinion, since this powerful and insidious young man did not purify himself in the sea, there must be a place where he is needed.
Whether as a human or as a ghost, the most frightening thing is to be of no use.
Since it has value, it can be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations and transactions.
"You think too highly of yourself, and you think too lowly of me.
With the power I have now, if I want to use you, I don't even need your consent.
Finally, thank you for giving me my first pot of start-up capital in this world.
In return, I will graciously allow you to become a loyal servant and serve me forever."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si directly activated the power of sparks, sealing Hallett and the ghost ship he controlled, turning it into a summoned creature card.
As the spark level continued to increase, he no longer needed to make the target lose consciousness or ability to resist when making cards below LV9. This process could be accomplished with just powerful energy suppression.
Just as Zuo Si was about to check the detailed instructions on the card, a petite woman wearing only a tattered robe and with messy long silver hair appeared out of nowhere.
She was none other than the Storm Queen Simbu, who was also chosen by the Goddess of Magic.
Needless to say, this crazy woman with a hot temper directly broke through the defense of the Mage Tower and used the silver fire as a beacon and positioning to forcibly teleport here.
Although it is feasible in theory, the danger level involved is extremely high. If you are not careful, you may get stuck or thrown into an unknown dimension.
Any wizard with a bit of common sense would not do such a risky thing.
However, considering that Xinbu's profession is a warlock and a wizard, the warlock's spellcasting level is as high as LV20, while the wizard and archmage combined are only LV12, so it is not surprising that he did such a thing.
Moreover, her character is also reckless, otherwise she would not be so frightened and feared by the red-robed wizard.
However, the power of Luskan's Mage Tower is not to be underestimated.
After realizing they had been invaded, shrill alarms immediately echoed in the corridors of all levels.
The resident lich who had been made into a card, Akelem Grace, and some other high-level wizards from the Arcane Brotherhood rushed up from downstairs with summoned creatures, undead creatures, and construct golems.
You should know that there are a total of one thousand mages and warlocks gathered in the city of Luskan right now.
There are more than 300 people residing in the Mage Tower alone, including dark elves like Lirael from the Underdark, gray dwarves and other races.
In addition, a remodeled and redesigned defense system was also launched.
In short, in just a few minutes, Xinbu's forced intrusion led to a series of chain reactions.
In the end, it was Zuo Si who stood up and told his men that it was all just a misunderstanding, which finally calmed down the chaotic farce.
After finishing all this, he returned to the room on the top floor and said to the Storm Queen who was sitting on the sofa sipping tea with a slightly helpless tone: "Could you please give me a heads up or go through the main entrance next time you come? After all, it doesn't take much time to send a magic message. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for me if you always make surprise attacks like this."
"I'm sorry, I forgot that you always stay in a tower with powerful magical protection. And this time, I really have something urgent to talk to you about."
Xinbu put down the teacup in his hand, reached out and touched the white bear cub's big, furry, round head.
Of course, in this exclusive room there are not only white bear cubs that have become druids' animal companions, but also several underage tiger cubs, brown bears, winter wolves, wargs, leopards, owls, falcons, lynxes, martens and other wild beasts unique to the North.
Because they have been raised as pets for a long time, they look particularly docile and are not as dangerous and deadly as their wild counterparts.
You don't need to ask to know that this place is actually a typical "Zuo Si Happy House".
Whenever he wants to relax, he pets these furry animals.
Especially after obtaining the druid profession level and various characteristics, by "understanding animals", one can even feel the thoughts, consciousness and emotions of each animal, which is simply the ability that all Furui fans dream of.
"Urgent?"
A hint of doubt flashed across Zuo Si's eyes.
He really couldn't imagine what urgent matter this unkempt Storm Queen had in mind that she wanted to see him for.
Could it be that the Sel controlled by the red wizard has started a large-scale invasion of Agoralon again? "Remember Saranda Oulianm from the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, Waukeen?" Xinbu asked bluntly.
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Of course. He once invited me to join a team to go to the bottomless abyss to save the goddess of wealth. But since then, there has been no news, and I thought he had given up."
Xinbu corrected him with a smile: "No, Sarangda Oulianmu has not given up, but is actively looking for and inviting those with strong strength. Now, the team has been formed and is about to set off. He entrusted me to ask, are you still willing to join it?"
"Are all the people here? If you don't mind, can you tell me who they are?"
A hint of intense curiosity flashed across Zuo Si's eyes.
There is no way not to be curious!
He really wanted to know what kind of team could break into the triple realm ruled by one of the three giants of the abyss, "Lord of Darkness" Grazzt, and rescue the imprisoned goddess of wealth.
"The team includes a chosen one of the gods of war named Quill, a legendary warrior who has just returned from the astral plane and has a total level of LV32; a legendary purple dragon knight named Bonita and her mount companion. It is said that this person has the royal blood of Cormyr, but for some reason, she has been traveling in other planes for many years and has only recently returned to the material world; a legendary priest named Bert, who comes from the country of the fire-haired lady;
A legendary paladin named Ilsa, who was personally appointed by the god of justice Tyr. If nothing unexpected happens, he may have celestial blood or be an angel or a divine servant in disguise. The last one is a half-blood demon thief who believes in the goddess of wealth Waukeen, named Aphra, and is also the person responsible for leading the way in this mission.
Of course, if you join, you have to include both of us.”
Xinbu gave everyone's information very straightforwardly.
Unlike what Zuo Si expected, except for the Storm Queen, none of these members were so-called "famous people in Faerun".
In other words, except for the half-blood demon thief of unknown origin, the rest either lived in another dimension for a long time or came directly from the kingdom of God.
No wonder in many legendary battles and adventure stories, there are often so-called "unknown" adventurers who defeat powerful evil forces and finally restore peace to everything.
It turns out that the root cause was not that these adventurers were too weak or simply had good luck.
Instead, they have long been sent by the gods behind them to other planes to perform more dangerous tasks, and rarely operate in the material plane, so the world has almost never heard of their heroic deeds.
However, it is not ruled out that God did this on purpose to hide his most elite and powerful believers.
Then, at a certain moment or during an important mission, secretly send it out to give the enemies a huge surprise.
No matter which the real reason is, it means that each god holds a hidden power that has always been unknown.
Zuo Si stroked his chin and thought carefully for a few minutes, then raised his head and asked, "Why do you want me to join? What's the reason?"
"Because you have a special ability to ensure that the magic network exists stably and undisturbed anywhere.
Only if you choose to join the team can I guarantee that you can exert your full strength in a place like the Abyss.
In addition, your strong personal combat capability is also the guarantee for the complete success of this dangerous mission.
not to mention……
Don't you want to see the most chaotic and evil lower plane in the entire multiverse?
Don't you want to temporarily abandon the secular moral and ethical constraints, go on a thrilling adventure, and kill endless demons? Don't you want to collect those interesting demons and capture them to make your own unique cards? Don't deceive yourself, in fact, you are the same as me, a madman with wildness in your bones.
It's just that I was more straightforward, while you pretended to be calm and rational."
While saying this, Xinbu suddenly stood up from the sofa without any warning, raised his head and stared into Zuo Si's eyes, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a crazy smile that only a red-robed wizard would see in a nightmare.
There is no doubt that this is different from the calmness and restraint shown by the Seven Sisters of the North and other voters of the Magic Goddess.
She has a more outgoing personality and doesn't care about other people's views or comments at all. She always goes her own way and adheres to her own outlook on life and values.
"What about the benefits? What kind of compensation does the Church of the Goddess of Wealth promise to pay me for taking such a huge risk?" Zuo Si asked expressionlessly.
"Have you heard of the [Shadow Energy Core]?"
Xinbu sat down again and casually placed his feet, which were covered with dirt and dust, on the table.
"[Shadow Energy Core]? What is that? Some kind of variation of the Mysera Core?"
There was a strong curiosity in Zuo Si's tone.
Because he had never heard of this thing, let alone seen it in any books or records.
Xinbu answered without hesitation: "Yes! In fact, this is a corrupted Mysera Core, belonging to the ancient floating city of Cened in the Netheril era.
Due to being eroded by shadow energy, it now presents a very special state. There is a jagged crack in the center of its sphere with a diameter of about one and a half meters.
A large amount of raw, unprocessed magical energy mixed with shadow energy continuously seeped out from the inside.
Without sufficient knowledge and control, even if you just get close, you will be torn apart or exploded by the violent energy in an instant.
Of course, apart from the danger, the greatest function of the [Shadow Energy Core] is that it allows multiple spellcasters to continuously draw energy from it.
Moreover, the magical effects created by using these energies are equivalent to casting spells using the Shadow Weave, which has additional enhancements to enchantment, necromancy, and illusion spells.
At the same time, there is no need to bear the cost and risk of actually using the Shadow Magic Net.
In addition, whether it is a chaotic magic area or a dead magic area, it will not cause any interference to the user of the [Shadow Energy Core]. At the same time, the power of the spell will become stronger and more difficult to resist and exempt.
The only drawback is that there is a very low probability, about ten percent, that the two energies will interfere with each other and cause a loss of control.
It usually triggers a chaotic wild spell effect, which is not very serious.
As for what unknown things and secrets are hidden in the kernel, it is unknown.
The Church of the Goddess of Wealth spent a very high price to buy the [Shadow Energy Core] from a group of diggers, intending to give it to the arcane spellcasters in the team when heading to the Abyss to offset the extremely chaotic and unstable energy fluctuations of that plane.
But if you join, this thing will be useless and it can be used as compensation.
If you agree to take part in the rescue operation, Saronda Olem will give it to you on the day of departure.
Regardless of whether you can rescue the goddess of wealth Waukeen in the end, the [Shadow Energy Core] will become yours.
In addition, if everything goes well, the goddess will personally give extra rewards to everyone in the team after the task is completed."
"It seems that I have no reason to refuse, right?"
Zuo Si was obviously moved.
Because apart from anything else, just a [Shadow Energy Core] was far beyond his psychological expectations.
You should know that the Core of Misera itself is rare and precious enough, and a [Shadow Energy Core] that has been invaded and contaminated by shadow energy is undoubtedly more precious and has research value.
The most important thing is that this thing is an almost unlimited energy source that can continuously draw energy from the magic network and the shadow plane.
What's more, Zuo Si had long wanted to go to the abyss to take a look, but he just had never found the opportunity.
“I knew you would agree.
Remember, you have half a month to prepare.
Half a month later, we will pass through a portal to the Bronze Fortress where demons gather, and from there we will cross Avernus, the first layer of hell, and enter the connected Ten Thousand Deep Plains.
By then, the half-blood demon thief, Afra, will meet us there and take a more secret passage directly into the triple realm."
After saying that, Xinbu stood up and wanted to cast teleportation magic to leave.
But before she could put any actual action into action, Zuo Si suddenly interrupted her and said, "Wait! How do we solve the problem of disguise and identity?"
"Don't worry, Afra will take care of all our worries once we arrive at Broken Domain Town."
As these words came out of his mouth, Xinbu activated the teleportation magic and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Looking at the marks left by her dirty boots on the table and carpet, Zuo Si couldn't help but frown slightly, and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "To hand over such an important matter to a half-blood demon thief of unknown origin? What on earth gives the Church of the Goddess of Wealth such confidence?
Or is this the only way they can find to enter the triple realm? Or is there a secret deal going on? Sorry! It's not my style to pin my hopes on others.
Davian!"
Zuo Si called out the Flame Dragon Knight's name in a low voice.
The latter took less than a second to appear in front of his master through magical teleportation, and knelt on one knee without saying a word as usual to listen to his orders.
"How proficient are you in using your warlock abilities?" Zuo Si asked directly.
“Well—according to those liches, I’m already a pretty good and dangerous spellcaster.
Especially the large number of [Advanced Dispel Magic], [Advanced Teleport], [Fireball], [Fire Wall] that can be used unlimitedly, as well as the seven extra [Delayed Burst Fireball] and three [Firestorm] per day, allow me to have more options when facing the enemy than an ordinary LV29 warlock.
In addition, when I reached LV25 and became an advanced dragon, I also gained the additional ability to automatically and instantly cast zero to third-level spells without using any metamagic techniques.
But compared to using magic, I still prefer to use swordsmanship, or transform into a giant dragon and fight in close combat."
Davidian reported the results of his training during this period in the most concise language possible.
Ever since the battle with Sharptooth, he realized his serious lack of experience in spell combat, and sought out several liches in the organization who had just been promoted to legendary spellcasters, and subjected them to brutal and self-abuse training.
At the same time, with the help of the ability bestowed by the Mage on his followers, he learned several legendary magics by permanently consuming a corresponding spell card.
Hearing these answers, Zuo Si immediately showed a satisfied expression: "Very good! Now I am going to give you an extremely important task, which is to pretend to be me in the journey to the abyss that is about to begin."
“Wh…what?!”
Davian suddenly raised his head, his face full of shock and disbelief, obviously unable to understand the meaning of this sentence at all.
After all, he was just a follower, how could he possibly play the role of his master, a powerful planeswalker with the power of sparks.
"Haha, don't be so surprised. I asked you to pretend to be me, so there must be a reason for doing so.
Over the next few days, you will begin to imitate my behavior, movements, thoughts, spellcasting techniques, and way of speaking.
Don't worry too much about the sparks.
I just happened to take a spark from Ob Nixilis. Through some special techniques, you can temporarily gain abilities similar to those of a planeswalker and use the cards stored in this spark."
As he spoke, a spark shining with black and red light slowly emerged from Zuo Si's palm, emitting an endless and captivating attraction.
"What about you?" Davian asked tentatively in an uncertain tone.
Zuo Si raised the corner of his mouth and answered meaningfully: "Of course I will place a clone next to you, and I will take over everything only when the situation is critical or necessary.
Oh, by the way, remember to bring this.
It's the latest product of my research on Mirrodin.
It is possible to communicate directly through consciousness across infinite space and distance."
Zuo Si took out a treasure card from his hand and then transformed it into a physical entity.
It is a metal device that looks a bit like a protective gear. It can be directly put on the inside of the helmet as a lining. The patches extending on both sides will automatically stick to the position from the temple to the back of the ear.
Needless to say, part of the technology used to make this thing came from Monarch, the original mechanical guardian of Mirrodin.
After the Creator Kahn left, this guy went alone to the underground of the core of the world and secretly created a large number of magical mechanical creatures.
The most famous of these is the "myr" which has many functions and acts somewhat similarly to that of worker ants and bees.
The greatest feature of this creation is that no matter how far away it is, even across time and space, it can clearly receive the orders given by its master.
There is no doubt that its root technology definitely comes from the ancient Solan civilization.
After dismantling a large number of "Myr", Zuo Si cracked and mastered most of the technologies. He made improvements on this basis and incorporated some of the results he obtained from his research on Shuo Oil.
The result is an interesting device like this.
It is actually divided into two parts, one part is called the control end, and the other part is called the monitored end.
When a person wears the monitored terminal, all his vision, hearing, smell, touch, taste, emotions, and thoughts will be shared intact with the person wearing the controlling terminal.
Not only can the two parties communicate without obstacles in consciousness, but the latter can also take over the former's body when necessary.
With this thing, Zuo Si no longer needs to keep an eye on the team's situation 24 hours a day, nor does he need to keep his consciousness and soul in Furen's clone all the time. Instead, he can do whatever he needs to do.
When encountering trouble, he can directly take over Davidian's body, or activate the clone he carries with him.
If an ordinary person heard that his or her senses, spirit and consciousness were to be shared with another person, and that the other person might take over his or her body at any time, he or she would definitely choose to refuse without hesitation.
But the loyal Davidian apparently didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Without saying a word, he took off his helmet and put it on his head.
Zuo Si put on the control terminal and made some attempts. After confirming that there was no problem, he created a clone out of thin air and disguised it as an inconspicuous decorative brooch on the lining through transformation magic.
If he wanted to transfer his consciousness and soul over, the Flame Dragon Knight only needed to recite a trigger spell and his body would naturally return to its original state.
Of course, it is obviously not an easy task for Davian to deceive everyone.
In the next few days, Zuo Si not only put him through rigorous imitation training, but also created a series of high-level magic equipment and even sub-artifacts.
After all the preparations were completed, he forced the spark into Davian's body through resonance, causing him to burn himself, allowing the latter to gain the same abilities as a planeswalker in a short period of time.
However, the consequence is that the spark will continue to consume energy rapidly over time.
If it is not replenished in time, the spark level will drop by LV1 every time the energy consumption reaches a certain level. When all the energy is exhausted, the spark will be completely extinguished.
According to Zuo Si's inference, the spark of Ob Nixilis can continue to burn for at least a year or even longer.
Therefore, even if I don't replenish it in the middle, it will be more than enough to support me until the end of this adventure.
He also specially made a few low-level land cards from the continent of Faerun and gave them to Davian to use, to ensure that even if he was not there, the team could maintain a stable magic network.
…
While Zuo Si was busy preparing to embark on his adventure to the Abyss, far away in the floating city of Plantia, thousands of players were already excitedly getting ready to go.
Because today is the day when the legendary new world opens.
After the advance warm-up and a lot of so-called background introductions, everyone's interest and appetite were whetted, and they were eager to experience the pleasure of doing whatever they wanted without restraint.
However, in order to prevent players from killing each other and causing excessive internal conflicts and hatred, Vanessa added a rule to the rules, which is to prohibit them from having direct conflicts and killing each other, otherwise they will be severely punished by the floating city.
But players who have only experienced the game for a short time obviously don't care about this.
If you can't PVP, then you can't PVE either.
Moreover, with this rule, can players in different camps secretly sign an alliance, sell their own camp's information and intelligence to the other side, and then kill each other's NPCs to improve their records? Less than a day after the rule was issued, many teams have reached similar agreements in private.
Even a series of solutions were proposed for how to distribute the spoils reasonably.
I have to say, these guys have such imagination and they can do anything you can't imagine.
At this moment, teams of all sizes lined up in a row, one after another passed through the portal to the floating city of Mutahal, and then entered the world of A Song of Ice and Fire through the magic crystal tower standing here.
When they appeared in Pentos fully armed, Governor Illyrio's eyes lit up immediately, and he danced with excitement, shouting to the diary disguised as Zuo Si: "Great! This is simply great! With these powerful warriors! I can take the first step in conquering the Free Trade City-State. Dear Soth, you are simply the most precious gift bestowed upon me by the great Phoenix God!"
"You're too polite. But don't be too happy too soon. These powerful mercenaries have big appetites. The best way to drive them to fight is to offer enough bounty." The diary hinted meaningfully.
"Hahahaha! Don't worry, the last thing I lack right now is money. And every time we capture a free trade city-state, we can obtain countless wealth from their treasury."
There was a fire of ambition in Illyrio's eyes.
After all, these are more than 10,000 powerful mercenaries who are fully armed and fearless of death!
Among them there are many users of magic and divine arts.
According to the standards of Westeros across the sea, this army is almost entirely composed of knights. Whoever owns such an army can sweep across several other free trade city-states.
After all, the "Second Son Group" which claims to have a large number of people can only barely gather 3,000 people at most at a time, and it is already quite good if it can maintain a few hundred people at ordinary times.
Moreover, it is obvious that the quality of the soldiers cannot be compared with those in front of us.
Looking at the excited expression of the Governor of Pentos, who had been completely fooled by Zuo Si, a hint of gloating appeared in the diary.
Because he knew that from the moment the players entered this world, Illyrio's life began to countdown.
Whether it's Viserys, who pretends to be obedient but actually wants to cut him into pieces, or the player who is only thinking about how to gain more benefits in this world, neither of them will allow someone to always ride on their heads and give orders, and take a large part of the spoils that should have belonged to them.
If Viserys becomes smart enough, learns to use the power of the players, and promises to completely delegate power, then it is not impossible for him to return to Westeros and re-establish the Targaryen dynasty...
(End of this chapter)
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