It has four large estates under its jurisdiction. Not only does it have vast and fertile land and a complete irrigation system close to water sources, but it also owns large tracts of mountains and forests. It can be said that it is naturally very suitable for the development of agriculture, animal husbandry and breeding.

This place was originally used by Sir Elrod to house his mistress and illegitimate children, and was later given to Zuo Si by Bernard.

Since then, the butler Ibi Palen has been serving the latter wholeheartedly.

Since he didn't have to sell any agricultural products and didn't have to deal with profiteers who deliberately lowered the purchase price of grain, his job was much easier than before.

Often, all that was needed was to organize the tenant farmers to sow at the appropriate time, harvest and store the crops in warehouses when the harvest came, and then wait for the lord to send someone to pick them up.

In addition, they also raised more pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry and livestock, and ensured that there were enough horses in the castle. Occasionally, they would take advantage of the drop in grain prices to purchase some of the stored grain from other manors and self-employed farmers.

These tasks are too easy for an experienced and veteran castle steward.

Moreover, according to the report from the captain of the guard, even the frequency of bandits and monsters appearing near the territory has decreased a lot compared to before, as if they were afraid of something.

Even if goblins, gnolls, orcs and trolls occasionally show up, they will soon disappear inexplicably, as if they had never appeared.

This strange situation led to the merchants hearing that the road near the lake castle was safer, so they would rather take a longer route and choose to take this route, which brought the castle considerable extra income, including tolls and accommodation and catering services.

The only thing that made Ibi Palen feel a little regretful was that his master Zuo Si had only come once and had never stayed overnight in the castle, nor held any banquets, dances or hunting activities.

This made the professional knowledge he had learned about social etiquette, banquet layout, and the presentation of dishes and drinks completely useless.

The people I deal with most often are basically our own people within the castle and the manor.

Those high-level male and female servants who have received special training are also troubled by the fact that they have no masters to serve and do not know what the meaning of their existence is.

But today, Ibi Palen changed into his most exquisite clothes, which was very rare for him, and polished his leather boots to a shine.

The servants stood in neat rows at the gate, as if waiting for the arrival of some important guest.

About ten minutes later, a carriage escorted by hundreds of knights arrived at the castle gate.

As the car door opened with a click, a woman who looked to be in her twenties, wearing a black mourning dress, slowly walked out.

She first looked at the castle with interest, and then walked towards the entrance with the help of a personal maid.

"Welcome, Miss Vera Salem Quante. Your arrival brings glory to the entire Lake Castle. I am the steward here, and I am here to greet you on the orders of Lord Soth."

Ibi Palen took the initiative to walk forward, put his hand on his chest and bowed deeply.

From his slightly trembling arms, one could tell how nervous and excited he was at the moment.

After all, in Amn, everyone knows the name of the Salem Quante family and the wealth and power it represents.

Although the brutal massacre that happened not long ago made the family look very weak and shrouded in tragedy.

However, the status and influence in people's minds will not change in the short term.

Vera smiled calmly and nodded: "Thank you. If you don't mind, can you tell me where Lord Soth is in the castle now? Compared to those boring formalities, I prefer to be straightforward."

Ibi Palen was slightly surprised and quickly replied, "Lord Soth is not in the castle at the moment. But he has clearly stated that he will arrive before lunch."

"Lunch? That means it will take about an hour and a half..."

Vera lowered her head to glance at the priceless and exquisite pocket watch in her hand, and a barely perceptible amusement flashed in her eyes.

As a smart person, she understood almost instantly that the other party was using this method to clarify the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and at the same time to warn herself.

In social etiquette, the one who arrives first and waits often means being weak and subordinate, while the one who arrives late means being strong and superior.

It's like the less important people are, the earlier they have to arrive, while the more distinguished people are, the last to show up.

Fortunately, Vera was mentally prepared for this, so she quickly entered the reception room on the second floor of the castle under the arrangement of Ibi Palen, admiring the scenery outside the window while tasting the drinks and snacks served by the other party.

Just as she expected, Zuo Si was teleported from the Mage Tower in Askatla almost at dinner time.

Moreover, the atmosphere during meal time was very depressing and dull.

Vera tried to start a conversation several times, but was quickly interrupted.

Helplessly, she could only wait patiently for a more appropriate time. After the meal, according to the custom of the Amn nobles, the host would invite the guests to visit his study and discuss some more private matters.

After the steward and the servants left, Zuo Si asked with a smile: "You must be wondering why I always interrupted you before, right?"

"It's a little strange. But I think you must have your reasons, right?"

Vera picked up the glass and took a sip of red wine to hide her dissatisfaction.

"Because I'm watching you."

Zuo Si did not hide anything and gave the answer very directly and straightforwardly.

Vera was stunned for a moment, then asked with a slightly curious tone: "Observing me? Why?"

Zuo Si replied nonchalantly, "To confirm whether you have enough patience and ability to become my tool for controlling the Council of Six and even the entire Amn."

"And what was the result?"

Vera became noticeably nervous, putting down the glass in her hand and continuing to question.

“It’s pretty good.

Although there is a natural element of restlessness in your character, you can still control yourself at critical moments.

This is very important.

Because as a politician, the most important thing is to learn to be patient.

In addition, I am very curious, what is your motive for choosing to take up the butcher knife against your own family? Is it simply to seize power, or is there some other unknown reason? "

While saying this, Zuo Si looked into the eyes of the woman in front of him without any hesitation.

From his pupils, one can clearly see blue mana flowing, obviously using some magic that can read thoughts and memories.

But unfortunately, most of these spells were blocked by the necklace that was immune to mental magic that he was wearing.

This thing is something that almost all members of the Six-Man Council and even the upper-level rulers in many places across the entire Faerun continent must equip.

Only in this way can we ensure that it will not be controlled by evil spellcasters or monsters like beholders and mind flayers, and become a puppet manipulated by the other party.

However, since the spells used by Zuo Si were not from the same system, one or two of them still had a certain effect.

But Vera didn't know this. There was an obvious expression of struggle on her face. After a long while, she smiled bitterly and uttered five words.

"Because I'm unwilling to accept it!"

"Not willing?"

Zuo Si obviously didn't expect the truth to be so surprising, and raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

“Yes, I just can’t accept it.

Why can men inherit the family business, but women can only sacrifice themselves to marry? Ever since I learned that my grandfather tried to marry me to Tumis, strong resentment and anger have devoured my heart like a flame.

You know, among my peers in the family, my abilities and talents are always the best.

At the age of fourteen, I managed to predict in advance, by observing the number and frequency of merchant ships arriving at the port, that for unknown reasons, the flow of goods to Athkatla was decreasing, while the flow out was increasing.

This crucial information allowed the family to stockpile goods in advance and make a huge profit when the subsequent price surge came.

Later we learned that due to the storm, several important shipping routes were forced to be delayed, resulting in a short-term decrease in cargo inflow.

From then on, all the chambers of commerce and large families would send special personnel to keep an eye on the ports and markets so as not to be caught off guard as before when similar situations occurred.

When I got my own money at the age of 20, I multiplied it sixfold in less than a year and a half, and now owned four boats, two shops in the shopping district of Woking, and a warehouse in the dockland area.

Of course, this is also thanks to you for opening up a new route to the Maztec continent.

You know, I was one of the first merchants to bring cocoa beans back from across the ocean.

Besides, I am also an excellent warrior, with a warrior level of LV9, and I have killed terrible monsters like trolls and ogres with my own hands.

No matter how you compare me, I am the most perfect and outstanding heir among all my brothers and sisters.

But what is the result?

Be it my grandfather, my father, or those incompetent brothers, they all turned a blind eye to the achievements I made.

It's as if women are born unworthy of inheriting the family business, and their only role is to sacrifice their bodies for marriage.

Do you think this is fair? I hate the feeling of being ignored, and I hate it even more when I work hard but don’t get the recognition I deserve.

So when His Majesty King Sean VII came to me, I agreed to join his action without any hesitation.

Since this game about family inheritance is not fair at all, why should I follow the bullshit rules that are overwhelmingly disadvantageous to me?

Why not just overturn the table?

Anyway, the essence of power is violence, the ability to force others to do things they don't like.

I don't need people to like me, I just want their respect, awe and fear."

As the last word came out of her mouth, Vera raised her chin and showed her truest side.

There is no doubt that this is a woman with an extremely arrogant and conceited personality, and also a person with a strong desire to win.

She longs for recognition and praise, and wants her efforts to be rewarded as expected.

Judging from the alignment, it should be a typical tendency towards evil and lawfulness.

After realizing this, Zuo Si immediately said meaningfully: "Yes, it is indeed not fair.

In this patriarchal society, women have to work several times harder than men if they want to be recognized.

But don't worry, I respect women and believe that they have the same strength and abilities as men.

After all, the Dark Elves and many other similar matriarchal societies have proven that women can be more powerful, deadly, and dangerous than men.

And I can give you what you want, but the prerequisite is that you must complete the task I assign to you."

"No problem. I like tasks and challenges, especially difficult ones."

Vera's tone was full of strong confidence.

"In that case, I will give you the first task.

Dissolve the alliance between the Council of Six and the remaining four families, excluding you and the Shadow Thieves Guild.

I want to see them wary, alert, cautious and distrustful of each other, instead of the harmonious relationship they have now.

In addition, there are too many large chambers of commerce in Athkatla that have a monopoly. I hope some of them will decline, and then make enough space for other small and medium-sized chambers of commerce.

How about this challenge?"

After saying that, Zuo Si took out a list that he had prepared in advance and handed it over.

Vera took it and glanced at it. The corners of her mouth quickly curled up to form a beautiful arc. "Such an interesting and bold plan, how could I not like it? If I'm not mistaken, you are planning to rectify and unify the market of Amn, and then establish a series of perfect laws and systems, right?"

Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: “It’s not just Am.

I want to establish a super business circle that covers more than 90% of the west coast of the entire Faerun continent.

Including a unified market, tariffs and currency, allowing goods to flow freely.

In this process, the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, and her church will become our closest allies, actively promoting agreements with various towns.

I guarantee that this will be an important event and turning point that will be recorded in the history of Faerun, just like the Calimshan abolition movement.

Whether you succeed or fail, your name will be remembered by historians."

“Cover the entire west coast of the continent?

Vera's pupils suddenly expanded, contracted, and then expanded again, and then she began to laugh uncontrollably, sighing as she laughed, "What a big deal!

What His Majesty King Sean VII said is indeed correct!

Your courage and means will never disappoint anyone.

I'd like to ask, could it be that this plan was started when the pirates of the Nelanther Islands were under control?

First, he asked them to switch from plundering to collecting protection fees and continuously expanding their power until they had the most important shipping routes on the entire West Coast under their control.

Then, when all towns and merchants are accustomed to paying money for protection, they will use their absolute monopoly and dominance at sea to force the other party to make continuous concessions and join this unified market.

Because you now control Luskan, the Nelanther Islands, and Baldur's Gate, the three most important trade hubs on the Sword Coast.

In the future, he will become the master of the West Heartland region, Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan.

If anyone dared to refuse, the town would be isolated immediately.

As long as an embargo order is issued, they will not be able to sell their goods, nor will they be able to buy any necessary daily necessities.

My dear master, your deep thoughts are simply terrifying."

"If I say this is all just a coincidence, would you believe me?"

The corner of Zuo Si's mouth twitched slightly.

He swore he hadn't thought that much at first.

In particular, it was Vanessa who proposed and was responsible for the execution of the idea of ​​using the pirates of the Nelanther Islands to seize control of the sea.

Later, after this guy was transferred to the floating city to stay permanently, the fleet was handed over to another lich.

It can be said that Zuo Si never intervened much from beginning to end. He only provided guidance and control in the general direction when necessary to prevent some people from going too far or provoking enemies that should not be provoked.

"Haha, you really know how to joke."

Vera's face was full of an expression that said "I don't believe you".

Needless to say, this woman had already preconceived that Zuo Si was a legendary spellcaster who was as ambitious and scheming as Mansong or Sazastan.

After all, all of this seems to be carefully planned rather than something that happened on the spur of the moment.

Realizing that no matter how he explained, nothing would change, Zuo Si immediately gave up and sighed: "Ah - OK, I admit that all this was planned for a long time, just as you can see."

“That’s right.

My dear master, there is no need for you to pretend in front of me.

His Majesty King Sean VII once said that the meaning of my existence is to be loyal to you.

Compared to your identity as the hero and guardian of Athkatla, I prefer your true self now, and I am willing to contribute my strength to your ambition and cause.

From today on, if you need anything, just tell me directly.

The Salem Quante family will do its best to serve you."

After saying that, Vera knelt down and bowed solemnly, and at the same time took the initiative to kiss the magic ring on Zuo Si's finger to show her obedience.

"Then I will look forward to your next performance.

If you are as smart and capable as you describe yourself to be, then I guarantee that you can get everything you desire.

Whether it is wealth, power, strength, or fame and recognition from society..."

Zuo Si made the promise very straightforwardly.

After a brief exchange, he found that not only did he not hate this cruel woman who killed his entire family, but he also quite liked her simplicity and directness.

Because people like Vera have a strong desire to show off, they like to expose their thoughts to the group that is considered "their own".

You don't even have to waste too much time guessing, you can tell what she wants at a glance.

Moreover, he is very decisive in his style of action. Once he seizes an opportunity, he will attack with lightning speed. He will never hesitate or let the opportunity slip away.

After officially confirming the subordinate relationship, Zuo Si spent the following time asking Vera about the recent reaction of the Council of Six, as well as which families or political forces controlled the major cities in Amn.

It was not until evening that the latter left under the protection of the family knights.

As soon as she left, Ibi Palen came up to her and asked excitedly, "Sir, what did you talk about with Ms. Vera in the study? I saw that she seemed very happy when she left."

"Just cooperation?"

An expression of disappointment suddenly appeared on the old butler's face.

Zuo Si sneered and asked, "What else? Do you still expect us to form an alliance?"

"Why not? You are unmarried, and so is Miss Vera.

Moreover, the Salem family has just experienced a disaster and needs a strong person to take charge and protect them.

If you could unite through marriage, you could immediately form a formidable family.

What's more, you are at the age to get married and have children.

The Lake Castle also needs a mistress and heir. "

Ibi Palen expressed the beautiful vision in his heart.

As a very traditional castle steward, what he most hopes to see is that his loyal master can get married like a true Amn noble, and then have a lot of children to raise and play in the castle.

Similarly, I can use the remaining time to accompany and care for these little masters as they grow until the end of their lives.

"No, you don't understand. Many things are not as simple as they seem. Don't worry about my affairs, because that is not an area you can touch."

After saying that, Zuo Si prepared to cast teleportation magic to leave.

"etc!"

伊比·帕伦赶忙喊了一嗓子，紧跟着从口袋里掏出一张羊皮纸解释道：“大人，这里有一份给您的信件。”

“给我的信？是谁写的？”

左思震惊中带着一丝疑惑。

因为他实在是想不出在自己认识的人中，究竟哪个不长脑子的会给城堡这边写信。

先不说各种魔法传讯手段，哪怕就是要真的寄一封信，首先应该选择的地点也应该是阿斯卡特拉的法师塔才对。

再不济送到路斯坎或是耐兰瑟尔群岛，也比送到这个压根没来过几次的城堡靠谱许多。

“写信人是距离我们这里不远的德阿尼斯爵士。他希望能向您借贷一笔款项，用于支付修缮城堡和建造河堤的花费，并承诺会在六个月之内偿还，并支付百分十五的利息。”

伊比·帕伦迅速打开羊皮纸，将里边的内容和盖有德阿尼斯家族印章的泥封展示出来。

左思扫了一眼之后用不是很确定的语气问：“德阿尼斯爵士为什么会来找我借钱？我记得他甚至都没有见过我。”

“呃……事实上，由于不久之前先是被豺狼人劫掠了一番，紧跟着又遭到洪水泛滥，德阿尼斯爵士和他的家族正在面临经济上的困境。

再加上他原本就是传统的土地贵族，因此收入和财务状况一直都不是很理想。

为了摆脱眼下的困境，这位有着不错名声的爵士向周围所有的邻居都发出了求援，您只是其中之一。

但问题是所有人都不看好他的经营和偿还能力，因此暂时还没有人原意伸出援手。

以前在遇到类似困难的时候，德阿尼斯爵士通常都是找法辛顿·罗诺尔公爵求助。

不过随着罗诺尔家族遭遇不幸差点被灭门，他在遇到经济困难时就会变得举步维艰，甚至还有一笔八千金币的贷款到现在还没还清。

不仅如此！

为了照顾遗孤伊塞亚，确保罗诺尔家族的土地不会荒废，德阿尼斯爵士还在前者的领地上投入了大量的资金，但却不肯从中抽取哪怕一个铜板的收益。

请恕我直言。

在安姆这片土地上，像他那样秉承正义与善良性格的绅士实在是不多见了。

如果您在这种时候伸出援手，那么必将能够获得其感激跟友谊。”

伊比·帕伦简明扼要的介绍了一下德阿尼斯爵士的情况。

正如他描述的那样，自从罗诺尔家族在野精灵部落的复仇下几近覆灭后，德阿尼斯爵士就主动承担起了照顾伊塞亚和打理罗诺尔家族财产的职责。

但问题是，罗诺尔家族以前之所以会变得富有，主要靠的是走私、贩奴等见不得光的黑色产业。

可随着法辛顿一死，这条黑色产业链的各级负责人基本不是被抓住，就是逃得无影无踪。

再加上德阿尼斯爵士对商业一无所知，商铺和船队才几个月的功夫就因为经营不善而破产倒闭。

最后只剩下一个孤零零的城堡，以及一大片佃农跑光没人耕种的半荒废领地。

光是为了招募雇佣足够多的农民耕种，德阿尼斯爵士就投入了自己多年以来好不容易攒下的那点家底，并且还借了一大笔外债。

结果还没等到资金周转过来，便连续遇到了两件雪上加霜的倒霉事。

搞清楚状况之后，左思直接掏出一张两万金币的汇票递给自己的总管：“替我跑一趟德阿尼斯堡，跟这位爵士说我愿意借一笔钱给他。但条件是如果有一天他因为意外死亡没能留下遗嘱，我将自动成为他的女儿——娜里亚小姐的监护人。”

“？？？？？？”

伊比·帕伦脑子里瞬间冒出一连串的问号，完全不理解自己的主人这究竟是要闹哪出。

“不用问太多，你照做就好。要是德阿尼斯爵士同意就带一份他亲自签名的合同，如果不同意就算了。搞定之后，这份合同就保留在你这里吧。”

说完这句话，左思便不再理会老总管释放传送魔法消失得无影无踪。

下一秒……

他直接跨过上千公里的距离出现在黑暗堡的房间内。

早已恭候多时的吸血鬼席曼蒙和月精灵阿什米，立刻单手抚胸深深的鞠了一躬。

前者眼神中透露出强烈的敬畏，主动开口问候道：“好久不见，尊贵的索斯阁下。非常感谢您能接纳我们的效忠，并给我们一个能够为您服务的机会。”

“不用那么紧张。你应该最清楚，我跟你的老师曼松还有傅佐尔·钱伯瑞那种人完全不一样。”

左思笑着安慰了一下这位黑暗情报网的负责人。

刨除之前敌对的立场，他其实挺喜欢这种邪恶但却始终保持优雅的聪明人。

因为席曼蒙是散塔林会高层中极少数不信仰暴政之神班恩的家伙。

是的！

你没看错！

曼松的弟子居然不信奉暴政之神班恩，对于所谓的寻找和培养暴君，让世间一切都服从于伟大黑暗主君的意志，也都丝毫不感兴趣。

最重要的是，这个家伙始终都非常冷静，并且该放弃的时候绝对不会有半点不舍跟贪婪。

“我当然知道。

但问题是，有些过于强大危险的东西存在本身，对于周围其他人就是一种巨大的威慑。

就好像站在巨龙身边，大部分人哪怕这条龙并无恶意，还是会不由自主的感到敬畏与恐惧。

您太过强大了，对于我这种只能生活在黑暗中的小蝙蝠来说就如同太阳一样耀眼、致命。”

此时此刻，席曼蒙终于展现出了自己独特的语言技巧和无与伦比的亲和力。

要知道他可是极少数能让全员恶人的散塔林会都不感到讨厌，并且认真听从其指令跟安排的总管。

光凭这一点就能看得出，席曼蒙绝对是个非常厉害的心理大师，并且十分擅长揣摩和操控别人思维，在不知不觉中让两个或者多个相互之间有矛盾的人暂时放弃仇恨携手合作。

“你很会说话。”

左思意味深长的评价道。

席曼蒙迅速谦虚的回应：“哪里哪里，我仅仅只是在陈述一个显而易见的事实罢了。另外，我还要特地感谢一下您赠送的那个珍贵礼物。它实在是太好用了，以至于我现在都不知道离了它该怎么活。”

说话的功夫，这位吸血鬼大法师掏出了烁油移动终端，眼神中迸射出赤裸裸毫不掩饰的喜爱。

自从拿到了这个东西之后，他几乎一天至少有八个小时都要与其一起度过。

不管是整理复杂繁琐的信息、学习和研究魔法，还是解读一些古老遗迹跟墓穴中的文字，移动终端统统都能派上用场，并且让原本繁琐的工作变得简单。

席曼蒙曾经尝试着通过一些魔法来破解其中的奥秘，但无一例外都失败了。

哪怕是九环的许愿术也仅仅只获得了少量微不足道的信息，根本无法判断出其制作与工作原理。

也正因为如此，他才觉得烁油移动终端应该是一种至少达到传奇等级等顶尖魔法物品。

尤其是对于法师的帮助，简直无可估量。

其异常强大的拍摄与存储能力，甚至可以直接取代传统法术书，将所有已知魔法统统装在里边随身携带。

其地图绘制功能更是比任何密探都要强不知道多少倍。

在席曼蒙看来，左思愿意给自己和阿什米如此珍贵的宝物，恰恰是真心接纳的证明。

他根本没有察觉到那位月精灵情人早已在暗中背叛，上演了一出碟中谍的好戏。

至于烁油移动终端这种东西，更是左思用来监控两人的暗手。

确切地说，左思从始至终都没有信任过两人中的任何一个。

只要不给予任何人信任，自然也就永远不可能遭到背叛。

在这方面，左思已经无限接近乃至超越了地狱中绝大部分的魔鬼。

就连阿斯摩蒂尔斯都从来不觉得他继续保持人类形态有什么问题。

因为后者看中的是内在、是灵魂的本质，而非肤浅的外表。

欣赏着席曼蒙在一无所知的情况下，慢慢被烁油移动终端诱导并深陷其中的样子，左思不由得嘴角微微上扬，似笑非笑的说道：“喜欢就好。记住，我今天能把它送给你，当你工作不力或是叛变的时候，也能将其连本带利的收回来。”

“明白！我发誓一定会认真工作，彻底让散塔林会的黑暗情报网为您所用。”

在听到移动终端有可能会被没收，席曼蒙的情绪明显变得有些紧张，甚至抓握的手也变得格外用力。

而这一切全部都被终端摄像头后面的大眼睛记录下来。

这么多天下来，它早就已经掌握了席曼蒙所有的行为、习惯和思维模式。

也正因为如此，后者才会觉得烁油移动终端非常的好用、贴心，几乎可以帮助自己轻松搞定所有的事情，进而产生更深度的依赖。

As this kind of spiritual infection and induction becomes more and more profound, within one or two years at most, Ximanmeng will gradually become a slave controlled by the mobile terminal.

At that time, you only need to display some information and use the inertial thinking to guide them to think in a specific direction, and you can naturally achieve the purpose of controlling the behavior.

The most important thing is that all of this is a subtle influence, not a magical effect, so it is almost impossible to detect.

"Very good, then tell me what's going on in Zhentil Castle recently."

Zuo Si didn't waste any words and directly stated the source.

He now urgently needed to know what was happening over there, but he didn't dare to use prophecy magic for fear of accidentally alerting the madman Xirik.

After all, Xirik's current "madness" is real madness that can write medical records, issue sick leave notes, and is real madness on the mental level.

And he completely believes that he is the only true God in this world, and all other gods are false gods, even Io, the God above all gods.

Therefore, it would not be surprising if he did anything crazy before he returned to normal.

Zuo Si didn't want Xirik to come and cause trouble just after he released a detection spell.

Ximanmeng obviously didn't know what was going on in his mind, and answered on his own: "Zhentil Castle has been fully alert.

My teacher Mansong has led the wizards to set up sacrificial arrays in every corner of the city.

Now all that's left is for those crazy followers of the Dark Sun Church to enter, and then the system will start working immediately, killing thousands of people in an instant and sacrificing their souls to the dead god of tyranny, Bane.

Fuzzol Chamberlain has secretly contacted churches in various places and is preparing to hold a religious ceremony to commemorate Bane at the same time as the sacrifice.

And Bane's Son of God is the carrier and the final sacrifice.

If the plan goes well, when the howling souls are thrown towards the throne of the Dark Lord, the dead Bane will return at the call of his believers.

By that time, no matter what tricks Dark Sun has up his sleeve, he will face the wrath of the God of Tyranny.

As for those crazy believers of the Dark Sun Church, they are still destroying everything they can along the way.

According to the spies' report, the evil book you mentioned is in the hands of one of them."

"Is it finally going to begin? Just thinking about it makes me excited and thrilled." Zuo Si touched his chin and smiled expectantly.

He was very curious. If the hot-tempered Bane was resurrected and found that Cyric was trying to steal his girl, would he slap him away in a rage?

As an evil and lawful god, the former naturally dislikes the troublemakers in the chaotic camp.

Perhaps the two gods will become mortal enemies because of this.

“Yes! Regardless of whether the resurrection of Bane, the God of Tyranny, is successful, you can use this opportunity to kill a large number of Dark Sun’s followers and weaken his power and influence.

In addition to this, you can kill the Mentor once and for all with the help of Fuzor Chamberlain.

From what I've heard, the Tyrant of the Moon Sea has learned of several locations where Manshoon hides his clones.

As long as we act quickly, even if one or two escape by chance, they won’t be able to cause any harm in a short period of time.”

When saying this, Ximanmeng's tone was full of emotion.

Because just a few years ago, he still regarded his mentor Mansong as a strong man who could not be easily threatened by anyone.

But who would have thought that a few years later, Mansong would turn from a hunter into a prey, and he didn't even dare to leave his nest easily.

"snort!"

Zuo Si sneered and said in a cruel and cold tone: "After killing Mansong and capturing this guy's soul, I will combine his skull to make a powerful artifact.

To be precise, it is an extremely evil Horcrux, named the Skull of Manshoon.

At that time, his soul will endure pain and despair that ordinary people cannot imagine for eternity.

And this pain and despair will provide the Horcrux holder with a massive amount of magical power.

I never mind using the most brutal and vicious means to deal with my enemies."

"The mentor chose to be your enemy, which was the biggest mistake he made in his life. Please allow me to wish you all the best in advance."

After hearing the previous words, Xi Manmeng suddenly felt cold all over, and didn't even dare to raise her head to look into Zuo Si's eyes that were sparkling with a faint light.

Although he felt that his evil tendencies were increasing exponentially after he became a vampire.

But it was still far inferior to the terrifying young man in front of him.

Apart from anything else, the fact that he could use the souls and skulls of living people to make Horcruxes was enough to make him feel beyond his reach.

It's not that Ximanmeng doesn't want to, but he doesn't have the relevant profound knowledge and a high enough level of spellcasting, so he is really powerless.

"Keep an eye on Fort Santil for me. If the two sides start fighting, inform me immediately no matter what method you use."

After saying this, Zuo Si disappeared right on the spot the next second, without saying a word to Ashmi, the moon elf who volunteered to be a "Mission Impossible" character, during the entire process.

After he left, Ximanmeng wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, smiled bitterly and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! This suffocating feeling of oppression is simply terrible. In front of this new master, I feel as if my life does not belong to me."

"But at least he's generous enough to give us the best, isn't he?" Ashmi reached out and gently stroked her lover's cheek in comfort.

"Yes! Apart from being too powerful and oppressive, Soth is indeed a good person to be loyal to.

At least as far as I know, he has no precedent of abandoning his subordinates without reason.

But if I were to be caught passing information under the noses of Manshoon and Fauzel Chamberlain, I would be dead without a burial place."

At the thought of being hunted by a legendary wizard and a legendary priest at the same time, Ximameng couldn't help but shudder.

But he obviously had no other choice.

Therefore, after a little preparation, he quickly returned to Zhentil Castle to use his identity to gather information.

(End of this chapter)