But wise rulers should not use it recklessly as a conventional weapon.
Instead, it is about using people's fear of it to establish laws, rules and order.
Through subtle influence, the ruled people accept all this and regard it as the norm.
Kalinshan, which maintained slavery for thousands of years, and Sel, who was completely controlled by the red-robed wizard, are both good examples.
More sophisticated rulers can also use public opinion and propaganda to confuse right and wrong and distort people's cognition, making them subjectively believe that the current dictatorship is the best and most perfect.
This will not only allow vested interest groups to support the tyrant's rule, but also allow those exploited and oppressed groups to support it as well, and even far exceed the former in terms of fanaticism.
Of course, all this has a prerequisite, which is to significantly improve the living standards of civilians.
At least they should live better than any other country around them, enjoy both material and spiritual satisfaction, and the entire country should maintain a sufficiently strong military force.
In this way, in the process of comparison, ordinary people will inevitably develop a sense of superiority, happiness, and contempt for the relatively backward countries and regions around them.
At that time, as long as we take advantage of the psychology of the general public, we can easily manipulate their thoughts and behaviors.
My dear friend, true tyrants and tyranny never rely solely on spreading violence, death and fear to force others to obey.
You have to give the people under your rule pride, honor, and self-confidence, and make them feel that they are living in a great country with a wise monarch who is always right.
Dealing with the oligarchs who dominate the economy and politics of Athkatla is only the first step.
The most critical thing next is how to integrate the regions of Kalinshan, Tethyr, Amn and West Heartland.
After completing the integration of the southern region, I will officially march to the north, and use the trade alliance as a bond to force those independent towns and noble lords to surrender in the face of huge interests.
I believe that after experiencing unprecedented economic prosperity and affluent and convenient life, no one would be willing to return to the previous poor and primitive state.
I will prove to you with practical actions that the real contest is never limited to the military aspect.
Many times, compared with the threat of force, economic means can often be more covert and significantly reduce the resistance of ordinary people.
They even deliberately guide and intensify the conflicts between civilians and the ruling class in the target areas, making them believe that the deterioration of their quality of life is caused by the greed and stupidity of the latter.
Eventually, I can get angry people to overthrow their rulers without firing a single shot, and then voluntarily vote to become part of the empire."
Zuo Si did not hide anything and openly explained his ideas and plans.
However, these words were not entirely spoken to Fuzol Chamberlain. There was also the god of tyranny, Bane, who was planning to make major changes behind the scenes.
Because he needs the other church to expand in his own territory, or even become a symbol of the legitimacy of his rule, in order to balance the forces of the chaos and good camps.
Especially the fragmented North, which has never been unified by any individual or force, has been filled with strong xenophobia and a general spirit of rebellion for a long time due to the frequent threats from monsters, pirates, extreme druid sects, evil organizations, and Luskan during the rule of the Arcane Brotherhood.
They stubbornly believe that all external forces have the ultimate goal of enslaving themselves, so they tend to be extremely wary of any expansion and annexation.
This is also why there has never been a country in the region in modern times. At most, there has been loose rule radiating outward from the city-state.
It's not that no one has thought about unification, but anyone who tried to do so was either quickly defeated by the army assembled by the Lords' Alliance or destroyed by the Harpists' Alliance, and could only continue to maintain the status quo.
In fact, if you look at the history of the west coast of Faerun, you will know that this land is divided into two parts with Baldur's Gate as the dividing line.
The southern regions, since they were all split from the Shane Empire, inherited the former's culture and ideas, and gradually formed three national-level regimes: Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan.
Although the areas around Baldur's Gate and West Heartland seem to be broken into pieces now, they once formed two unified countries in history.
Therefore, local residents do not reject unification, and even hope that one day a "strong man" will descend from the sky and rebuild a strong kingdom.
But the North is different, it is a very special place.
If we want to complete the integration of this vast area, the first thing we need to do is to change people's backward and ignorant thinking.
The best way to change people's minds in Faerun is to use religion and gods.
In this regard, Zuo Si had a complete plan.
He first used the power of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, to build a trade alliance, allowing the residents of the North to form a de facto economic dependence.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
When ordinary people's lives begin to become prosperous, they will naturally no longer be willing to live the days of poverty and fear as before.
Zuo Si could use this to force those independent towns to hand over their diplomatic, financial, administrative and military powers bit by bit, and have them taken over by professional bureaucrats sent by the trade alliance, ultimately completing the one-stop process of seizing power.
The second thing is to let the Bane Church take root in various towns.
While promoting the various benefits that can be gained by becoming a citizen of a powerful empire;
On the other hand, as a comparison, the chaos, division, killing and death in the North over the past hundreds or even thousands of years were all blamed on the Lords' Alliance and the Harpists' Alliance, causing the civilians to begin to dislike and even hate them.
After all, when it comes to inciting confrontation, intensifying social conflicts, and wielding the stick of economic sanctions, Zuo Si has many successful cases and experiences to learn from.
He believed that with the intelligence and knowledge of the Northern Lords, the opponent would probably collapse before he could even perform one-third of this combo.
Fuzor Chamberlain nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, I think I understand what you mean.
Don't worry, the great Bane appreciates your ambition and means. I will also allocate personnel to speed up the infiltration of the North to ensure that your expansion can get sufficient support.
But I think before that, we should first clearly define the powers and spheres of influence.
What do you think?
"I have no objection."
Zuo Si shrugged indifferently.
Over the next few minutes, the two men began to "have a full exchange of views" on the issue of church leadership.
Obviously, from Fuzor Chamberlain's perspective, he definitely wants to continue to hold the position of the sect's supreme leader and become the master of all Bane temples and church organizations on the entire West Coast as a voter.
But how could Zuo Si allow an ambitious outsider to have such a strong influence in his own territory?
After a heated debate, they finally reached an agreement that was barely acceptable to both parties.
The content is to divide the West Coast into several areas.
Among them, the churches in the towns near the north were appointed by Fu Zuoer Chamberlain himself, but the areas south of the Wanting River must be controlled by Zuo Si himself from now on.
In other words, the church of Bane, the God of Tyranny, in the continent of Faerun was split again, from the original two sects to three sects.
The faction led by Aegason Nasser has merged with Sammaster's Dragon Cult, with the main purpose of finding tyrants and supporting them to gain power, create disputes, and establish a terrifying tyranny.
The part led by Fuzor Chamberlain is more inclined to the integration of politics and religion, and they want to become tyrants. With Zhentil Keep and the Zhentarim as the core, they continue to expand to the surrounding areas until they establish a cruel and brutal dark empire.
As for the last one, it is naturally the "conservative faction" led by Zuo Si in the future.
The idea is that tyrants and tyranny should not just remain on the surface, but should serve the rule and be closely integrated with the rule itself, so that people believe that centralized and autocratic rule is the best system.
Judging from the current situation, Bane clearly feels that Zuo Si's path is the right one.
Because when tyranny and rule are combined, his influence and the number of believers in the country are bound to expand significantly.
After the sphere of influence was divided, Fuzor Chamberlain immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face, and said bluntly: "After cooperating with you to finish this play, I will immediately start the war to unify the Moon Sea after returning to Zhentil Castle.
I hope that we can then join forces again and attack from both the south and the north.
Take this former elven kingdom of Cormanthor and even the Vale into your possession, and let it bathe in the glory of Bane. "
"We'll talk about it when the time comes.
Today's Cormanthor has long been infiltrated and controlled by the dark elves from the Underdark. Coupled with other local intelligent creatures, the situation can be said to be very delicate.
There is also the huge and complex magical puzzle of Myth Drannor. It is not easy to conquer it.
Moreover, the spirits of Elminster, Storm Silverhand, and Hiron also live in the valley.
I don't want to have any violent conflict with them."
Zuo Si shook his head without comment, obviously not very optimistic about this plan.
Of course, if the Tyrant of the Moon Sea insists on doing so, he will not stop him.
"That's a real shame."
Fu Zuoer Chamberlain obviously realized that Zuo Si was not interested in this proposal at all, and decisively ended the topic.
Just as he raised the cursed javelin in his hand, intending to kill the golden dragon that had fallen from the sky and was seriously injured and in shock and coma, Zuo Si suddenly interrupted him and said, "Wait! You don't want to kill this dying golden dragon, do you?"
"What? Is there a problem? She is too badly injured. Unless we remove the powerful curse around the wound first and then use some high-level regeneration and healing magic, there is no way to save her.
A mere teenage gold dragon is not worth wasting the power bestowed by the great Bane.
It would be better to kill it directly and give the body to Mansong to make magical equipment or transform it into an undead creature."
As he said this, there was a cold and cruel light in Fuzzol Chamberlain's eyes.
Just as the good-aligned Elminster killed many evil chromatic dragons in his lifetime, he also killed many metallic dragons in his long life.
Among them, there are reckless golden and silver dragons who have just left the protection of their parents, have no idea of the immensity of the world, and are full of passion for justice. They have already killed more than a dozen people.
Zuo Si smiled and shook his head and responded: "It's such a waste for you to do this.
You have to know that young dragons, whose worldview and values are in the process of forming, are at an age when they are most susceptible to external influences.
Her soul is so pure, without any impurities.
If we can influence and change its cognition, thoughts and consciousness, we can change it from white, which symbolizes purity and kindness, to black, which symbolizes evil.
Most importantly, don't you think this mini-game of growing a proud golden dragon into your own shape is fun?"
"So… you want to rescue and adopt this teenage golden dragon?"
Fuzzol Chamberlain raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
He always liked to use his power to oppress others, and he could not understand Zuo Si's way of thinking or the evil taste that emanated from his bones.
"Why not? I have nothing to do anyway."
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders with a half-smile, walked closer and gently stroked Jin Long's chin, which had not yet grown a beard.
This is a sign that she is not yet an adult.
You should know that a real adult golden dragon, whether female or male, will have many things like tentacles growing on its chin.
The older you are, the more amazing the amount, thickness and length of your beard will be, giving people a feeling of eradication, wisdom and maturity.
There is no doubt that if calculated according to human age, the young golden dragon in front of him is still just a teenage girl, and it will take at least several decades for him to grow a beard.
“Well, whatever you like.
But I must remind you that golden dragons are very social, and they are very likely to send people to find and rescue their captured compatriots.
In addition, I have captured two other adult metallic dragons, you can take them away if you are interested.
But I have to say this first: if you get into trouble in the future, don't come to me."
After that, Fuzol Chamberlain ended the conversation and led his troops and prisoners to a city a few kilometers away where there was no longer any defenders.
After all the troops of Zhentil Castle disappeared from sight, Zuo Si walked up to the adult gold and silver dragons that were tied up like dumplings with chains and dying from excessive blood loss, and said in a slightly playful tone: "I'm very sorry. Since you saw things you shouldn't have seen and heard words you shouldn't have heard, I'm afraid I can't let you go freely."
"The invasion of Zhentil Keep was your plot?"
The male golden dragon stared angrily and asked.
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "That's right! I was the one who provided Fuzor Chamberlain with food, weapons, armor, and the artifact scepter that can control others 100%."
"Why? Why are you doing this!?"
The silver dragon also let out a weak roar.
“Naturally, it is to smash the original ruling structure, occupy and unify this land as a savior, and bring prosperity and stability to more people.
Haven't you discovered it yet?
Whenever Fuzzol Chamberlain occupied a town, he would clear out the original nobles and ruling class, but he never attacked the common people.
There was not even forced labor or large-scale enslavement of prisoners of war as in the past.
Simply set up the temple to Bane and then maintain the status quo without making any changes."
Zuo Si had obviously already figured out what to do with the two captured metal dragons, so he gave a very frank explanation.
The male golden dragon suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help cursing, "Damn it! It turns out that Fuzor Chamberlain and the Zhentil Fort army he led were just pawns being manipulated! You are the real mastermind behind this!"
"I seem to understand why the Harper Alliance suddenly chose to withdraw! It turns out... it turns out that they already knew the truth!" Silver Dragon's breathing also became rapid.
"Yes, I have already discussed this with Elminster.
As for you, you are just a group of abandoned pawns.
If you had not participated in this war but had hidden away, then perhaps after Baldur's Gate was defeated, I would have contacted you to launch a so-called counterattack and ended everything with a glorious victory according to the script.
But the problem is that you made the wrong choice and joined a war you shouldn't have joined.
So I have no choice but to solve the hidden danger first. "
As the last word came out of his mouth, a terrifying blue light flashed in Zuo Si's eyes.
Needless to say, he planned to use mental magic to directly tamper with the memories of the two dragons.
"You're going to kill us?"
The male golden dragon struggled to break free from the chains on his body in a desperate attempt.
But he was too weak. Apart from causing the wound to bleed more, he was unable to cause the slightest effect on the sturdy chain.
As for the dragon's breath, due to the curse, neither flames nor weakened gases can be sprayed out now.
Seeing the other party's embarrassment and embarrassment, Zuo Si said meaningfully: "Calm down, I didn't say I was going to kill you, I just made a small permanent modification to your memory. Don't worry, this process will be quick, just bear with it for a while and it will be over."
"No! Don't even think about it!"
Upon hearing the words "modify memory", the male golden dragon immediately became extremely violent and opened its mouth, wanting to bite the insidious and cunning human in front of it.
But the next second...
He heard Zuo Si open his mouth and read out a name in a leisurely tone.
"Kozif!"
moment!
A black and white puppy that was almost invisible lying in the grass suddenly jumped out and hit the former's head with a bang like a cannonball.
boom!!!!!!!!
The male golden dragon soared into the air and flew backwards several meters, continuously crashing into several trees as thick as bowls, and blood continued to spurt out of its mouth, eyes and nose.
When he struggled to raise his head to figure out what had happened, he suddenly found that the puppy that hit him was lying less than half a meter away, with an extremely evil, deep and crazy light flashing in its eyes.
Especially the saliva flowing from the mouth, which will immediately make a sharp hissing sound after dripping onto the ground. horrible Its acidic damage is enough to completely corrode and dissolve a large piece of stone within a few seconds.
Moreover, the low humming sound coming from its throat seemed to contain some kind of terrible magic, which made adult dragons feel fear and despair from the bottom of their hearts.
Combined with the name Zuo Si called out before, Jin Long finally understood something, and his whole body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.
"This... this is the ancient evil creature, the Chaos Dog Demon - Kezef? You can actually control it!"
"Haha, now you know how big the gap in strength between us is? So don't struggle in vain. Let me get this done quickly so that you can suffer less."
As he spoke, Zuo Si leaped onto the top of the golden dragon's head, pressed one of his fingers on his skull, and quickly pulled out silver threads that symbolized memory. He then re-woven the threads and stuffed them back in.
The whole process lasted less than five minutes.
After everything was over, Jin Long was lying on the ground in a deep coma.
He would undoubtedly need some time to sort out his tampered memories.
The Silver Dragon standing by witnessed the tragic plight of his companion and was so frightened that he curled up into a ball and dared not look into the Chaos Hound's terrifying eyes. He endured the severe pain and allowed the other party to weave and tamper with his memory.
After about ten minutes, when the two metal dragons finished sorting out their memories and woke up, they had completely forgotten the previous unpleasantness and even regarded Zuo Si as their savior and closest friend.
As for themselves, they quickly flew away from the battlefield to find their companions and report the situation.
Needless to say, Zuo Si planned to use the two metal dragons to infiltrate the enemy and ensure that he would be the first to know about any movement of the enemy.
In addition, he also wanted to obtain some metal dragon eggs and get more dragon genes to contribute to the creation of new dragon species.
This is why we didn't choose to make it into a summoning creature card.
Once a creature becomes a summoned creature, it will be closely bound to the spark of the planeswalker. The advantage is that it can gain the power of immortality, but the disadvantage is that it will no longer have the ability to reproduce.
After watching the golden dragon and the silver dragon disappear in the night sky, Zuo Si came to the golden dragon girl who was half breath away, and cast several recovery and healing spells in one breath, including [Recovery Spell], [Healing Spell], [Regeneration Spell], etc.
Since dragons have much higher vitality than other creatures, ordinary healing spells often require two to three times the number of them to cure their serious injuries and dying.
For example, low-level treatment of minor injuries, when used on humanoid creatures, can often heal the wound and stop heavy bleeding immediately.
But if used on a dragon, not to mention stopping the bleeding, even making the wound a little smaller would be difficult.
Perhaps it is because of this that many dragons are seriously injured in battle and are still alive, and have low-level priest allies around them, but they cannot escape death in the end.
But today the golden dragon girl is undoubtedly lucky.
She met Zuo Si, a legendary priest who possessed powerful healing skills.
Accompanied by the dazzling white light, in just a few minutes he was out of danger.
The torn wings, broken neck, limbs, tail and spine were reconnected one by one after the violent collision, and the damaged internal organs were quickly repaired under the action of positive energy and natural energy.
Of course, this is unfortunate in a way.
Because falling into Zuo Si's hands doesn't mean it would be much better than a quick death.
After a slight groan, the young golden dragon finally slowly opened his eyes and woke up.
She first stood up and stretched her body in disbelief, then turned her gaze to Zuo Si who was close by, and asked in an uncertain tone: "Human, did you save me?"
"Well, yes. I saw you lying here, badly injured, almost dead."
Zuo Si gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.
“Thank you, thank you so much.
Although I don’t know how to describe the feeling of escaping death.
But I swear, when I have my own nest and treasure, I will repay you for saving my life.
Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to introduce myself.
My name is Gorsaniya."
The young golden dragon was obviously embarrassed that he couldn't pay the reward immediately.
There is no way! After all, she is a teenager who has just left the protection of her parents and ventured out on her own.
Normally, at this age, it would be difficult for a dragon to accumulate wealth, whether it is an evil chromatic dragon, a good metallic dragon, or a neutral gem dragon.
Most of them are unable to even build and defend their own nests and are still in a state of adventuring and wandering.
The reason why she appeared on the battlefield was, on the one hand, because of her natural support for justice and kindness, and on the other hand, because she accepted the employment of the Red Shield Chamber of Commerce, the ruler of Sknubel.
Since the kind-hearted metal dragons cannot steal, rob, cheat, blackmail and extort as they please like the five-colored evil dragons, there are only three ways for them to get their first pot of gold after leaving their parents.
The first one is the simplest, just sell blood.
Because dragon blood contains powerful magical power, it is an important material for many potions, props, scrolls, magic items and weapons and equipment, so it is always in short supply.
But most proud and conceited dragons regard the act of selling blood as a shame.
Only those who are lazy and don't care about their reputation at all and just choose to lie down where they are would do this.
The second way is to transform into a human form and join a team, gaining income and various valuable magic items through adventures.
In the process, they can also learn some combat and spellcasting techniques.
Many metallic dragons will have professional levels, which are obtained during this period.
As for the last type, you don’t need to ask to know that it is definitely to accept employment and become a “working dragon”.
Some blacksmith shops that forge fine products and magical equipment often need high-temperature dragon breath to smelt and forge metals and ores in order to obtain better alloys. Both gold dragons and red dragons can do this job perfectly.
In addition, jobs such as protecting caravans transporting valuables and being hired by a local government to fight against the invasion of evil forces are also jobs that good-aligned metal dragons like.
Because even adolescent dragons have advantages that humans and other intelligent creatures cannot match, namely the ability to fly and breathe.
This often gives them an overwhelming advantage when dealing with large numbers of enemies.
Employers are also willing to offer high prices and use dragons to scare off potential enemies as much as possible to reduce their own losses.
However, the golden dragon girl in front of him obviously did not know that there are some people in this world who cannot be provoked even by powerful dragons.
Zuo Si put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly: "Nice to meet you, Gorsaniya. But there is no need to repay you. Because you still have a small problem that has not been solved."
"What's the problem?"
The golden dragon girl quickly checked her body and blinked in confusion.
"Due to some unknown curse, you can't fly now."
A hint of cunning that was barely noticeable flashed across Zuo Si's pupils.
You don't need to ask to know that he left it on purpose.
"What?!"
Gorsaniya was stunned for a moment, then quickly flapped her wings and ran, trying to fly.
As a result, his limbs had just left the ground, and the next second he fell headfirst into the mud with a bang.
But one failure did not make her give up.
The young golden dragon then tried again a dozen times, until he fell so hard that he was dizzy and couldn't get up. He then lay on the ground dejectedly and cried, "Wuwuwuwuwu - it's over!
My dragon life is completely over!
A golden dragon that can't fly? How pathetic!
I will become the laughing stock of the entire tribe! Those evil color dragons will also laugh at me!
Oh my god!
If I had known this would be the result, I would have just let myself die!"
Seeing this “child weighing several hundred kilograms” crying so sadly, Zuo Si immediately comforted him, saying, “Don’t be so desperate.
It is unknown whether this curse is permanent.
Maybe after a while it will start to fade on its own.
And I'll also try to do some research to help you figure out how to resolve it.
If you don't mind, you can live with me for a while."
"You mean... my flying ability can still be saved?!"
Gorsaniya suddenly stopped crying and moved her huge head closer. Her two tearful eyes actually looked a little cute, but the snot coming out of her nostrils was a little disgusting.
"Of course! I will do my best to get you back to normal as soon as possible."
Zuo Si gave the guarantee without hesitation.
Hearing this, Golsaniya raised her front paw to wipe away her tears and snot, then chanted the spell to release the [Change Form] three times a day, and quickly changed from a slender and elegant teenage golden dragon to an elf girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old with long golden hair. She burst into tears and gave Zuo Si an excited hug.
"Thank you! Thank you so much! You are such a good person! Meeting you is the greatest luck in my life!"
"Good guy? Haha...you're the first one to call me that."
The corners of Zuo Si's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a slightly sarcastic and self-deprecating smile, looking exactly like a weird uncle who seduces underage girls.
Unfortunately, Golsaniya could not see his expression at the moment, but continued to ask: "I almost forgot, you haven't told me your name yet."
"You can call me Soth."
Zuo Si directly reported the name he used in this world.
"Soth? Hmm - I seem to have heard this name somewhere."
Gorsaniya loosened her arms and began to look up and down at the young human standing in front of her, frowning and starting to think hard.
Obviously, since she had just left the protection of her parents and entered the human world, she knew very little about the outside world.
Zuo Si gently reminded, "I am the chosen one of the Goddess of Magic and the Goddess of Poison and Disease. I am quite famous in the west coast of Faerun."
Gorsaniya's eyes lit up instantly, and she exclaimed loudly: "Ah! I remember it!
You worked with Shane VII and the Triune Alliance in southern Kalinshan to abolish slavery, which had lasted for thousands of years in that land.
Many Golden Dragons, including my parents, praised this and considered it a great leap forward for justice.
Moreover, the Nelanther Islands and Luskan under your rule are also very kind to civilians, and even the disabled can get enough food to fill their stomachs.
Many Golden Dragons like to go there and feel the prosperous atmosphere.”
"I didn't expect that I'm quite famous among the Golden Dragons."
Zuo Si couldn't help but make a joke.
Although he knew that the golden dragon was almost the only social dragon among the dragon clan and had established a relatively loose parliamentary system, he did not expect that the other party had been observing him for a long time.
After all, when these guys enter the city, they often change into various humanoid forms.
Unless they reveal their identities, it is basically difficult to detect.
“More than just famous!
A small number of younger Golden Dragons even believe that you can bring more positive changes to the world and intend to work with you in depth.
However, their plan was stopped by the elders.
The elders believe that it is too early to judge now and that more observation and waiting are needed.”
Gorsaniya was obviously an innocent girl without any ulterior motives. She told everything she knew without hiding anything.
Through her, Zuo Si obtained a lot of information, intelligence and secrets about the Golden Dragon tribe.
He also knew that the metal dragon in the good camp, which had been silent, was not unaware of his existence, but was hiding in the dark and observing for a long time.
Perhaps in Luskan, the Nelanther Islands and the current Amn Empire, there are some gold dragons or silver dragons that have transformed into humans, elves or half-elves, and some of them may have become part of the bureaucratic system.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si decided to ask his lich to take some time to investigate secretly after he returned.
Especially those guys who are keen on sting enforcement, there is a high probability that they are Jinlong in disguise.
…
At the same time, in Cel, which was ruled by the red wizard, several faction leaders gathered together and looked at each other with serious expressions.
After several minutes, one of them couldn't help but broke the silence and asked directly: "Are you sure that the information is correct? Did Sazastan obtain a treasure that can turn a mortal into a god?"
"Not sure! This information was spread by the Zhentarim. It's hard to tell whether it's true or not."
Another chief replied while fiddling with his ten fingers.
It can be seen that he is not calm at all at the moment, and can even be said to be nervous and uneasy.
"Don't worry! I've sent someone to confirm! There should be news coming back soon."
Aznar Sruul, Sazastan's greatest enemy within the Red Mages, attempts to calm his allies.
Unfortunately, the news was so explosive that even the red-robed chief, who had seen many storms, couldn't remain calm.
After all, that is the temptation of becoming an immortal god!
Even Sazastan himself and Visharun became a little crazy because of this, let alone them.
Just as the secret room fell silent again, a high-level ring mage instructor suddenly appeared out of nowhere and whispered something in Aznar Sruul's ear.
The next second...
He stood up suddenly and asked in a shocked tone: "Are you sure?"
The Tour de France instructor quickly nodded and responded: “I'm very sure!
Not long ago, Sazastan and his mobilized troops had returned to their base.
And according to the report from the spy we planted next to him, the two artifacts, [Death Moon Orb] and [Throne of Sakshiel], have been handed over to Soth as bargaining chips.
So there can't be anything wrong!
Sazastan really did obtain a treasure that was enough to make a mortal a god.
However, in order to use this treasure, you need the corresponding knowledge.
This knowledge lies in the hands of Velsharoon.
It is said that the treasure was originally excavated by Visharon from the ancient ruins of the Purple Dust Plains.
Later, for unknown reasons, it fell into Soth's hands.
He used this thing to make a deal with Sazastan.
If we want to get more information, we can either go to Velsharon to ask for clarification, or take the risk and contact Soth.
Personally, I prefer the former.
After all, Velsharoon can be considered the enemy of my enemy.
The hatred between him and Sazastan cannot be resolved at all, and they can even form an alliance if necessary."
The Tour de France instructor was obviously very excited and spoke out all his thoughts at once.
But unfortunately, all the red-robed chiefs present did not express their agreement, but fell into deep thought at the same time.
Since Visharon was expelled a long time ago, most of the chiefs who took office later had no impression of this "old senior", let alone understand him.
The only thing known is that he once fought with Sazastan for the position of chief of the Undead faction, and that he was powerful enough to fight against the Chosen Ones of the Goddess of Magic like Elminster and Simbu.
If possible, the chiefs obviously don't want to cooperate with such an extremely dangerous person.
But similarly, the other Zuo Si was no pushover either.
Aznar Sruul had personally experienced the horror of the former during the battle that had broken out in Luskan.
Especially the immunity to the Nine-Ring Time Stop, an ability from the Chosen Ones of the Magic Goddess, which directly destroyed the best tactics of many high-level wizards.
There is no doubt that this is a dilemma.
The chiefs present must repeatedly weigh the pros and cons and conduct a lot of trials before deciding who to choose as an ally against Sazastan.
But what they didn't know was that they were not the only ones to receive this news.
On the other hand, the voters including Archsage Elminster of Shadowdale, Storm Queen Simb, and Khelben Blackstaff also received the news at the first time.
Ovo, the fat man who had just returned to his lair and was busy organizing the magical knowledge left over from the Netheril era, was also stunned by the information sent by his eldest grandson and niece, Morisa.
There is no doubt that before Sazastan got the Eye of the Storm, Zuo Si had already ordered Ximanmon to spread the news with the help of the Zhentarim's intelligence network.
Right now, the entire continent of Faerun, whether it is good or evil, chaos or order, is undercurrent surging because of the appearance of this eye.
The fanatical followers of Talos, the god of storms, are planning to form an army and go to Cyre to take back the holy relics of their god...
(End of this chapter)
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