The administrative district of Athkatla is located on the north bank of the river that runs through the city.
It's a bit like a peninsula extending from the mainland.
The western area near the sea is the temple area, where there are many magnificent statues built by mortals for gods, as well as countless temples and churches of all sizes.
The area close to the river in the east is the ruling core of the city, where almost all the mansions of nobles and wealthy businessmen are gathered.
The reason for this design is that there are many intelligent creatures living in the oceans of the continent of Faerun.
Extremely aggressive races like the shark-like murlocs would launch wars against coastal port cities every once in a while.
Especially in the Sword Bay and Sword Sea areas, there have been more than thirty recorded invasions in the last one or two hundred years alone.
Therefore, by placing the temple area outside in the coastal area, we can rely on the paladins of the Knights of the Burning Heart and the armed forces of the Church of the Gods to resist the first wave of unexpected attacks.
In this way, the upper class people living in the administrative district can get an early warning and decide whether to hold their ground or escape directly inland with their relatives and servants depending on the situation.
It has to be said that there is a reason why Amn has developed into the most commercially developed region in the entire continent of Faerun.
The ruling class here is so calculating that they even dare to blatantly take advantage of the gods and the churches they belong to.
After all, as the representatives of God in the mortal world, the priests and priests could not abandon the temple and run away, allowing those shark-like fishmen who crawled ashore from the sea to defile the sanctuary, right? Therefore, they would definitely defend the temple and lead the believers to fight to the death.
In any case, situations like this where one dies in battle to defend the glory of the gods will usually be praised and rewarded by the gods.
Perhaps, when one transforms into a petitioner after death, one may be granted the privilege of retaining one's memories during life.
In addition, the administrative district is the place where the largest number of guards are stationed, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry post every five steps.
Here, not to mention begging or trying to set up a stall to sell things, even being disheveled will lead to ruthless expulsion.
If they refuse to change their ways after repeated admonitions, they may be thrown into prison for a few days or even months.
no way.
Nobles and wealthy businessmen would not like to have too many ragged poor people hanging around their homes all day, so the guards could only drive them all away considerately.
To ensure that the administrative district is filled with gentlemen and ladies dressed in silk and satin, accompanied by a group of guards, servants and maids, and who speak politely.
Only around the administrative office building of the City Hall can you occasionally see ordinary people with sad or nervous expressions.
They either came to report a crime, to file a lawsuit, or to ask Athkatla for help because the villages and towns where they lived were attacked by monsters.
In short, civilians and poor people will never go near this area unless they have nothing to do.
Because both the surrounding environment and the stern eyes of the guards made him feel tremendous pressure, and he also understood that he was not welcome here.
However, if it were a rich person, the guards would put on a completely different face, even smiling throughout the whole process, and do their best to provide service to the other party.
The reason why this happens.
On the one hand, they can get good tips from rich people as a reward;
On the other hand, they are very clear that their duty is to protect the rich and prevent any beggars, vagrants, thieves and civilians from destroying the clean, beautiful and elegant environment here.
Moreover, the guards in the administrative district are obviously in better spirits. They are not like their counterparts stationed in the dock area, bridge area and slums, who are drunk all day long.
He might even accept bribes from the shadow thieves in private and turn a blind eye to many minor crimes in his jurisdiction.
As for the overall quality of the Amn Guards, Zuo Si has always evaluated it as being only slightly better than nothing.
Their main role is actually more often to provide a comforting effect, allowing the residents of Athkatla to believe that they are protected to a certain extent.
In fact, the ones who really maintain order in more than half of the city are not the dispensable guards, but the shadow thieves who control the underground world.
The remaining parts that may involve large-scale bloody conflicts and violent crimes will be handed over to the paladins of the Knights of the Burning Heart to resolve.
Moreover, Zuo Si had already made up his mind that after he took over the military power of Am, the first thing he would do was to dismantle the current guard organization, conduct a major purge from officers to soldiers, and then recruit new soldiers.
These guys are rotten to the core. Apart from wasting military funds and taking bribes, there is no value in keeping them at all.
With this thought in mind, he walked straight into the municipal office building, ignored the many bureaucrats who wanted to approach him or say hello, and quickly came to the council's exclusive office on the top floor.
A dutiful knight wanted to go forward for a routine security check, but was stopped by a masked wizard nearby.
The latter placed his hand on his chest and bowed deeply, then opened the tightly closed door with his own hands and made a gesture of invitation.
At this moment, Fed, who remained invisible and followed behind, finally realized what kind of power Zuo Si now had in Askatla.
They can even enter and exit the highest power center such as the six-member council at will without any notification, body search or inspection.
What made the demon elf feel even more incredible was that the masked wizard had clearly seen him with some anti-invisibility magic device, but he did not show even the slightest bit of nervousness or surprise.
You have to know that she is an assassin! And she is one of the top five assassins in the Shadow Thieves Guild.
Many times, just a little rumor can scare many people and keep them awake at night.
The moment the two people entered the room one after another, the six people who were sitting around the table discussing something intensely were stunned for a moment.
But when they saw the visitor's appearance clearly, Vera, the leader, stood up and greeted with a smile: "Ah! Dear Lord Soth, you are finally back. We were just discussing how to deal with the situation of Zhentil Castle's army attacking cities in the north."
"Oh? Have you come to any conclusion?" Zuo Si pretended to be very interested and cooperated.
"No. Because so far, the opinions within the six-member council are very divided.
Oh, no, it should be the Council of Seven now.
And you happen to be the latest member appointed to take charge of the military."
While saying this, Vera glanced at the other people around her with a slightly playful look.
The representative of the Shadow Thieves Guild, as usual, stayed out of political struggles and was sitting in a corner in a very relaxed manner, grinding his nails with a file out of boredom.
The remaining four were obviously very nervous and kept trying to make themselves look calmer by adjusting their sitting posture.
It is not difficult to see from their age, which is generally no more than 45 years old, that they are the next generation of family leaders who were forcibly pushed up to take up positions after the older generation retired. They have not yet adapted to their new identities and lack political experience.
Maybe it's okay to sit together and argue and fight for interests.
But when facing Zuo Si, a legendary spellcaster and chosen one of the gods with great power, his true form was revealed almost instantly.
If it were the previous time when Selzer led the six-member council, he would definitely seize the initiative at this time instead of being led by others.
Of course, if Selzer and those old guys were still around, they would definitely not allow the Council to hand over the power of managing the army and watch themselves being sidelined step by step.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement, and he walked to the seat prepared for him beside the table and sat down, saying with a smile: "First of all, I want to thank you for your trust in me and for letting me take charge of Am's army.
Please rest assured that I will never let you down.
Secondly, I want to make it clear here that the army of Askatla is now completely rotten and beyond redemption, and a drastic reform must be carried out.
In this regard, I need your unreserved support.
Otherwise, when the army of Zhentil Keep marches south, it would be a pipe dream for this bunch of trash to defend Amn.
The last and most important point.
We must change the outside world's impression that Amn is rich but not powerful enough!
You know, this world is very dangerous.
With the increasing trade with the Maztec continent and the rapid accumulation of wealth in the city beneath its feet, Azcatra has become a piece of fat meat that many people want to take a big bite of in the eyes of many people.
The Mind Flayer hidden person revealed not long ago is just one of the countless conspiracies to control and subvert this city. I believe there must be many more that have not been discovered.
Therefore, I suggest abolishing the ban on arcane magic and completely opening up the restrictions on arcane magic in Athkatra and even the entire Amn.
虽然这可能会导致一些小小的问题跟麻烦，但却能让我们获得强大魔法力量的保护。”
“等一下！在魔法方面，我们不是有蒙面法师公会吗？”一名四十岁上下的中年男子突然打断道。
“你是指那些这么多年连一个传奇法师都没能培养出来，整天只想着怎么垄断魔法资源为自己争取好处，我一个人就能把他们全部杀光的蒙面法师公会吗？”左思嗤笑着反问。
在说这番话的时候，他丝毫没有给这个二流乃至三流施法者组织留哪怕一丁点的面子，语气中更是充满了赤裸裸的嘲讽。
瞬间！
中年男子语塞并陷入了沉默，把目光投向薇拉。
因为从蒙面法师公会成立的那一刻起，该组织就一直受到塞勒姆全特的控制。
更何况在这些权贵眼中，法师和术士这种生物实在是太危险了，必须要加以限制才行。
不然的话自己的生命与财产安全根本得不到任何保障。
这也是六人评议会当年颁布实行禁魔令的最初动机。
只可惜，薇拉并没有像这个男人想象中那样激烈反对，而是非常赞同的点了点头：“索斯阁下说的没错。
蒙面法师公会里那些蛀虫和废物，的确应该好好收拾一下了。
至于放开对奥术魔法的限制，我倒是觉得挺好的。
起码当魔法卷轴、药剂和物品充斥整个市场的时候，同样也会带来丰厚的利润与税收。
而且你们难道还没有意识到，安姆之前强势打压奥术施法者的举措，已经让我们这座城市对于超自然力量的入侵严重缺乏防御力吗？
试想一下，如果阿斯卡特拉像深水城那样可能走在街上都能遇到好几名大法师乃至传奇法师，这些夺心魔敢如此嚣张的进行大规模渗透？ 他们怕不是刚潜伏进来没多久，便会被抓进法师塔内开肠破肚做实验。
正是因为有足够强大的魔法力量，因此深水城才能坐落于疯法师的地脉迷城之上而平安无事。”
“可民众呢？ 由于多年之前的那场可怕魔法瘟疫，还有长期以来对于奥术魔法的负面宣传，大部分安姆人都很讨厌奥术魔法。
如果突然之间放开禁令，是不是会引发一系列的社会动荡？”
另外一名六人评议会的成员谨慎的提出了异议。
毫无疑问，这群刚刚从家族长辈手里继承权力的家伙，根本不希望发生任何大的变动，最好是继续维持现状，直到他们坐稳位置羽翼丰满之后才考虑其他。
倾向保守主义，一直都是所有既得利益集团的通病。
毕竟只要保持现如今体系平稳运行下去，他们就能从中获得财富、权力、地位和想要的一切。
既然是这样，那干嘛还要冒着巨大的风险区进行改革呢？ 可左思显然并不打算给这些家伙任何反抗的机会，非常干脆的回答道：“不用担心，我并不打算立刻废除禁令，而是先放松管制，然后让民众一点一点的适应，等时机成熟才会正式对外公布废除该禁令。”
听到这句话，在场除了薇拉之外的另外四个人脸色都变得异常难看，并且不断地用眼神交流。
过了大概十几秒钟，另外一名中年女性才站出来继续试探道：“那关于军队的改革，您打算怎么进行？”
“很简单！先废除掉阿斯卡特拉周边地区所有的驻军，所有士兵和军官原地解散，我们需要组建一支新军。
我的计划是招募那些有足够战斗经验和职业等级的冒险者、佣兵作为军官，再从乡村地区招募青壮年作为士兵进行训练。
以后阿斯卡特拉的驻军会分成两个部分。
其中一部分专门负责应对大规模的战争。
他们不会驻扎在城市之内，甚至不会进入城内，而是要在几公里之外靠近云雾山区的地方驻扎并建立军营。
在我看来，想要维持一支军队的战斗力，除了公平的赏罚制度、充足的后勤补给之外，最重要的是确保士兵的内心不被繁华都市中的各种欲望所腐蚀。
安姆之前的军队就是因为忽略了这一点，所以才会变成现在这副烂透了的样子。
另外一部分则负责维持城内的治安。
我会通过一些特殊方法，确保他们不会被任何潜在的敌人渗透、收买，可以始终秉公执法。
相信你们应该都知道，阿斯卡特拉现如今那些执法的卫兵既贪婪又腐败，已经成为了限制这座城市发展的阻碍。
我们必须建立起一个有序的市场环境，如此才能吸引更多的商人前来做生意。”
在说这番话的时候，左思眼睛里闪过一抹不易被察觉到的幽光。
毫无疑问，从这一刻开始，他终于要对安姆这群之前完全不会受到限制且拥有庞大资本与财富的家族动手了。
因为一个不会接受贿赂的强势执法机构，将会成为悬在这些家族头上的达摩克利斯之剑。
让他们没有办法像以前那样，肆无忌惮的通过贿赂和收买来达成不可告人的目的。
一旦这根绞索被套在头上，那么剩下的就是利用其天生软弱和妥协的天性一点一点收紧。
至于是活生生的将其勒死，还是驯服之后收下当狗，那就要看对方识不识趣了。
“等等！如果执法人员不再接受贿赂，那我们的利益如何保证？”
影贼公会的代表终于不在保持沉默，而是表情严肃的提出了自己最关心的问题。
相比起有正经生意可做的各大家族，这可是直接动了他们的蛋糕，而且还是最大的一块蛋糕。
其中扒窃、走私、暗杀、收保护费、入室盗窃、绑架勒索等统统都是影贼们的传统业务。
虽说偶尔也会有倒霉蛋被抓起来关进监狱。
可通常情况下只要贿赂一下监狱的看守，再缴纳一笔高昂的罚金，分分钟就能把人给捞出来。
反正等出来之后重操旧业，多偷两次就能把损失补回来。
更不用提还可以通过收买的方式，让卫兵对自己的犯罪行为视而不见。
但要是执法人员真的能做到铁面无私，那第一个会遭受沉重打击的必然是影贼公会。
左思用略带轻蔑的眼神注视着对方，用不带一丝感情的语气回应道：“你们转行做合法生意不就行了吗？ 都什么时代了，居然还想着通过犯罪这种低级的手段去获取财富？
难道你们就不能长进点，把资金投入到地产、运输、服务跟娱乐行业吗？ 不管是开设餐厅、旅馆，还是搞一些有特色的赌场跟卖春场所，就凭现如今阿斯卡特拉繁荣的经济，怎么不能赚的盆满钵满。
至于那些涉及到犯罪的传统行业，以后统统禁止在阿斯卡特拉出现。
我需要建立一个稳定、秩序，可以让平民放心在夜晚出门的良好社会环境。
否则有一个我抓一个，有两个我抓一双，全部送去做惩罚性的苦力。
当然，你们影贼可以试着反抗或者搞破坏。
但记住，假如你们这样做了，就相当于是在向我宣战。
而我会怎样对付敌人，你们应该很清楚，不是吗？”
伴随着这句话脱口而出，屋内的气氛一下子变得压抑起来。
尤其是影贼公会的代表，只感觉汗水瞬间浸透了自己的衣服，就连呼吸都变得困难起来。
身为高层，他怎么可能会不知道眼前这个年轻人的恐怖。
可问题是，他并没有权力代表影贼公会做出这样的承诺，更无法保证那些下属公会与帮派会百分之百服从总部下达的命令。
因为这涉及到了太多的利益。
再加上最近一段时间公会内部那诡异的局势，一旦宣布这个消息天知道会发生什么。
吧嗒——吧嗒——
短短几秒钟的功夫，汗水便顺着这家伙的额头和脸颊滴落下来，迅速在地板上汇聚成一小滩。
同样的，会议室的内他人也都感受到了那种从左思身上散发出来的骇人气势，纷纷露出或是震惊、或是难以置信的表情。
要知道现如今的左思，早就已经不能用普通人类来形容了。
无论是太古蓝龙的龙威，还是身为唯一形态大魔鬼所赋予的光环效果，都绝对不是普通人能够承受的。
很多时候，仅仅只是释放出这种力量，都足以让普通人瞬间崩溃乃至活活吓死。
别说普通人了，职业等级低于LV10以下的精英冒险者，都有很大概率在不加持防护魔法的前提下被瞬间击溃意志。
So even though this representative of the Shadow Thieves Guild has a LV14 thief and assassin level, he also feels a fear from the depths of his soul.
In the blink of an eye, the whole person seemed to be fished out of the water.
Of course, the other four weren't much better.
It's just that they were wearing a lot of magic items and their professional levels were no lower than LV15, so it wasn't that obvious.
In the land of Faerun, which is full of supernatural powers, the top leaders of any country or organization cannot be powerless wastes.
fortunately!
Zuo Si just wanted to give Shadow Thief a warning, and had no intention of driving him crazy. He quickly restrained the terrifying aura that could not be described in words, stretched out his hand and gently patted the other party's cheek with an almost insulting gesture, and said meaningfully: "If I were you, I would not waste time here to fight for that so-called benefit.
After all, only by ensuring your own survival can you be qualified to consider the future.
But I heard that the situation within the Shadow Thieves Guild isn't very good right now, and many of the subordinate guilds have stopped paying taxes to the headquarters.
Guess what would happen if someone gave them some help at this time? So please don't challenge my patience and bottom line, and don't try to fool around.
I am not Selzer, and I don’t think there is any value in the existence of you social trash and parasites.
Either transform into a legal business or disappear completely from Askatla, there is no third way.
All right, now go back and tell all the top leaders, including Renoir Bloodhead, what I said exactly, and tell them to give me an accurate answer within three days."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si raised his foot and kicked the poor guy out of his seat, and his butt hit the closed door backwards.
The next second...
Bang! He slammed the door open, tumbling more than ten meters in the corridor before barely stopping, then quickly got up and ran away.
There is no doubt that this scene not only stunned the guards guarding the door, but also shocked everyone else in the conference room.
They simply couldn't believe that the representative of the Shadow Thieves Guild would be treated like this.
As a member of the Council of Six, the Shadow Thief has always been an important participant in Amn's politics, even a member of the ruling group.
But now, their representatives were kicked out in public like dogs.
Apart from a few people involved, no one knows what exactly happened inside.
But one thing is certain, that is, Shadow Thief's days will probably not be easy in the future.
After all, their methods of threats and intimidation might be useful against ordinary people, but they are a joke to the real strong ones.
In the continent of Faerun, who among any individuals or organizations with a little bit of power would take the Shadow Thief seriously?
The answer is none!
They are like the country of Amn, the Guild of Masked Mages, and the Council of Six. Although they are very famous on the surface, they always give ordinary people a feeling of being very powerful.
But in reality, due to the lack of experts, if a fight really starts, they will be pinned to the ground and beaten by the Harpists and Zhentarim in minutes.
The Guild of Masked Mages had suffered ambushes from the Red Mages of Sel more than once, and had suffered heavy losses. As a result, they could only swallow their anger and pretend that nothing had happened, not even daring to say a few harsh words in public.
Outside the borders of Amn, the Shadow Thief is suppressed by various forces and can only hide in the dark like a rat.
He has been calling for so many years to return to Waterdeep to take revenge on the lords who ordered his expulsion.
But what is the result?
They have only just gained a foothold in Baldur's Gate, and are often troubled by the Flaming Fist mercenaries.
Facts have proven that criminal organizations like theirs are basically useless without government protection.
After the representatives of the Shadow Thieves Guild had completely left, the guard at the door came to his senses and closed the door again.
Zuo Sishen, who had shown the demeanor of a tyrant, stopped pretending. He stared at the other four people in the conference room and said bluntly: "Next, I will make some relatively radical reforms to the existing system and laws. All you have to do is cooperate with me to accomplish all this, understand?"
"Sir Soth, I...we don't quite understand what you mean."
The middle-aged man, feeling under great pressure, took out a silk scarf and wiped the unstoppable beads of sweat from his forehead.
"Don't you understand, or are you pretending not to understand or not wanting to understand?" Zuo Si asked with narrowed eyes.
moment!
The entire meeting room fell silent.
But soon, Zuo Si couldn't help laughing, and he said jokingly, "You guys don't think that as long as you delay, you can continue to keep the privileges you and your family hold, right?
Stop dreaming as soon as possible!
Since you pretend not to understand, I might as well make it clearer.
From this day forward, the Council can only have one voice, and that is mine.
Amn can only have one supreme master, and that is me.
All laws and rules are made by me! All you can do is to execute and obey!
If he is willing to cooperate, I can allow him to retain all the wealth and some power he currently has.
If you are unwilling to cooperate, the fate of the entire Salem family will be repeated among you."
"Are you crazy?"
The man raised his head, his face full of horror.
"No!
I just suddenly wanted to do something.
Show the world an unprecedented possibility.
I am fed up with this world of worse than worse, and I am fed up with all the drawbacks brought about by the dispersion of power.
Now, let me teach you how to build and rule a large empire with highly centralized power, and the prosperity and stability it can bring.
In addition, there is no need to discuss the war with Zhentil Keep.
Amn must not only participate, but also win as the leader of the coalition, and then annex Baldur's Gate, the Western Heartland region and the Dragon Coast.
After this war is over, I will marry the crown princess appointed by His Majesty King Shane VII and establish an empire spanning half of the west coast of the Faerun continent.
Become the new noble of the empire, or become an enemy on my way forward, you can decide for yourselves. "
After saying this, Zuo Si stood up and walked towards the door, leaving four stunned people sitting in their seats motionless.
About seven or eight minutes later, an old man in his fifties stood up tremblingly and asked with courage: "Miss Vera Salem Quante! Did you already know everything?"
"I know this word is not quite accurate. I am one of the important participants. To be precise, I killed all the members of my family and volunteered to become Lord Soth's servant, paving the way for him to become the King of Amn."
Vera grinned into a chilling smile.
It was not difficult to tell from her eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation that she couldn't wait to see the rise of this new empire and occupy an important position in it.
If possible, she hopes to become the prime minister of the empire, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, and prove her ability to the world.
"Why? Why did you do this? Those who died were your blood relatives!"
Another middle-aged woman in the council stared at Vera as if she were a monster.
"Haha, there aren't so many whys.
Blood relatives? Don't make me laugh! They just treat me as a tool, a tool to gain benefits for the family, ignoring all my talents and efforts.
People like you who are short-sighted and only know how to quarrel over petty gains will never be able to understand my thoughts, let alone keep up with Lord Soth's thinking.
But it doesn't matter.
Anyway, I never had any expectations of you.
If you are not afraid of death, you can try to resist.
I would be very happy to lead my men to kill all of you without leaving a single one alive.
By the way, the Masked Mages Guild is now owned by Lord Soth.
That is to say, those masked wizards who provided you with magical protection in the past may now become deadly killers at any time."
Vera raised her chin with an extremely arrogant attitude, and her pupils flashed with an evil and bloodthirsty light.
As a ruthless person who dared to join forces with external forces to massacre her entire family, she never minded using blood and death to achieve her goals.
"So that's it! I understand! Ever since the entire Salem family was brutally exterminated, you have been planning to seize the supreme power in Amn." The middle-aged man exclaimed in sudden enlightenment.
Vera stretched out a finger and shook it gently: “No, no, no, you are wrong.
He had been preparing for these things since His Majesty Shane VII joined the Guild of Masked Mages as the Moon Elf Zelanora.
So you didn’t lose unfairly.
Okay, enough of the small talk, let’s discuss how to allocate funds to the new army and resettle those soldiers and officers who are about to be demobilized.
After all, Lord Soth is very busy, and we should take the initiative to help him share some of the trivial work.
I believe that none of you would be stupid enough to want to become his enemy, right?"
"What? Zelanora is Shane VII!!!"
"How could the Emperor of the Dead have lived in Athkatra for so long and we knew nothing about it?"
"Oh my God! I...I once had improper thoughts about him."
“This world is so scary and crazy!”
In an instant, everyone present felt the biting chill and quickly extinguished the last bit of resistance in their hearts.
Rebellion?
What can we use to resist?
Are they the ridiculous family soldiers that even Vera couldn't stop? After realizing the situation of themselves and their family, these guys quickly put themselves in the right position and passed a motion to disband the existing army and recruit new ones.
At the same time, far away in the dark corridor of the Shadow Thieves Guild headquarters, the representative who had crawled back was reporting to the actual controller of the guild, Renoir Bloodhead.
Different from the image of a sinister, cunning, evil and ruthless thief in most people's impression, this man is not only very handsome, but also always has a kind smile on his face, and even his speech is full of humor.
But anyone who knows him knows that Renoir Bloodhead's smile and humor are all disguises to lower the other party's vigilance.
In fact, the number of people who died at his hands was probably no less than 100 or 200, most of whom were members of the Shadow Thieves Guild with evil intentions.
It's just that Reinol Bloodhead doesn't like to dirty his hands, so he lets his subordinates or hires adventurers to do it for him.
But now, this guy who was called "Boss" by many thieves had a very rare solemn expression on his face. He took a deep breath and asked, "Are you sure these are the original words and there is no exaggeration?"
"Boss, you know I never joke about such important matters. And I can feel that Lord Soth is full of malice and disgust towards us." The guild representative smiled bitterly and spread his hands.
"Damn it! Why is this happening? I remember we have done deals and cooperated with him more than once before, right?"
Renoir Bloodhead frowned and cursed under his breath.
The guild representative thought for a moment, then whispered, "Although it may not be polite to say so.
But I still have to say that in Soth's eyes, the little profit gained from cooperating with the guild is probably too insignificant.
In addition, many people have said that he has strong lawful tendencies and has recently been working closely with the Church of Waukeen, the goddess of wealth.
So it is inevitable that he hates thieves like us who disrupt order and the business environment.”
"So what do you think the guild should do now? Should it start transforming immediately?"
Renoir Bloodhead licked his chapped lips from not drinking water for a long time.
The guild representative hurriedly shook his head and said, "No! If we transform immediately, many leaders of subordinate guilds and gangs will be upset.
It will also allow those guys like Maiwa to unite more people to launch a rebellion.
Since the current situation is not optimistic, my suggestion is to first find out the supporters behind people like Maiwa.
As for the transformation, let’s make a decision after resolving this internal crisis.”
"Alas - this is all we can do for now."
Renoir Bloodhead held his forehead and sighed.
As a devout believer of Mask, the God of Thieves, he had no idea why the Shadow Thieves Guild was suddenly on the verge of collapse? Was it because of the infiltration of the Mad God Xirik's faith? Or was it because of the black hand hiding behind the scenes and manipulating everything? Unfortunately, Renoir Bloodhead was not a priest, and had never received a response from the gods.
He had no idea that Zuo Si had already reached a secret deal with Musk and could now do anything to the Shadow Thieves Guild.
In fact, just over half a month ago, the Shadow Thieves Guild's ace assassin, Arcanis, had left Askatla with a group of backbone members and headed for the Falling Star Sea in the far east to develop.
Judging from this action, Am's Shadow Thief has been completely abandoned by Musk.
Unfortunately, Reinol Bloodhead did not realize this very obvious sign and thought it was just to quickly gain a foothold and expand influence.
On the other side, far away in the underground tombs of the cemetery, the vampire queen Badi was meeting with several leaders of subordinate guilds who had come to her for surrender.
Looking at these guys who were pale, whose hands and feet were shaking slightly uncontrollably and who were almost incontinent because of her fright, she pursed her lips and let out a playful laugh.
"Hahahaha! You guys seem very nervous? If you don't mind, can you tell me why?"
"Your Excellency... Your Excellency, your presence alone is enough to make any living person nervous."
A thief who looked to be around thirty years old responded cautiously.
"Don't be afraid. I have no intention of biting you, let alone sucking your blood. After all, we are allies now, right?"
Badi stretched out his fingers and gently stroked the other's chin in a slightly teasing manner.
Under normal circumstances, this thief would most likely show an expression of great enjoyment when faced with the teasing of such a beautiful elf.
But now, let alone enjoying it, he didn't even have the slightest physiological reaction.
It’s not that Badi isn’t pretty or sexy enough, but the terrifying negative energy emanating from the vampire queen’s body and the dark red pool of blood around her are enough to instantly wake people up from their burning state of lust.
Some newly transformed vampire offspring who could not yet control their bloodthirsty desires were staring at the living people present with hungry eyes through the cracks in the doors and walls.
If he can still get hard in this state, he is definitely not an ordinary pervert.
"That's right! We are allies! No, we are your subordinates."
Another slightly fat subordinate, the leader of the Thieves Guild, hurriedly bent down and bowed deeply, his greasy face filled with a flattering and ingratiating smile.
Badi glanced at the guy with interest, raised his other hand and gently patted his smooth round head, teasing: "I like your cleverness. But it's useless to just flatter me. You have to make some achievements. I believe that Maiwa introduced you to me because he thinks you are all promising people."
"Of course! If you need anything, just tell me! Even if you launch a rebellion and storm into the Shadow Thieves Guild headquarters, I will never frown." The fat man promised solemnly.
“Hahaha! You’re really funny, and very suitable to be a jester by my side.
Maybe I can consider rewarding you with becoming my descendant in the near future, so that you can tell me jokes and entertain me every day.
Okay, enough of the nonsense.
I have a plan here, and all you have to do is follow it instead of trying to be smart on your own."
After saying that, Badi threw the parchment he had prepared in advance over, then waved his hand to signal the people to leave.
(End of this chapter)