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 erudition, 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 embarrassed 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. Its horrible 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.

至于他们自己，则迅速飞离这片战场，去寻找同伴汇合并报告情况了。

不用问也知道，左思打算利用两条金属龙打入对方内部，确保对方不管有什么动向，自己都能第一时间得到消息。

除此之外，他还想要顺手获得一些金属龙的蛋，获得更多的巨龙遗传基因，为创造新的龙种添砖加瓦。

这也是为何没有选择将其制作成为召唤生物卡牌的原因。

一旦成为召唤生物就会与旅法师的火花紧密绑定，好处是可以获得永生不死的力量，但坏处是不再具备繁衍后代的能力。

目送金龙和银龙消失在夜晚的天空，左思这才来到只剩下半口气的金龙少女面前，一口气施展了【复原术】、【医疗术】、【再生术】等好几个恢复治疗类的神术。

由于巨龙生命力要比别的生物高太多，因此普通的治疗法术想要治好重伤濒死的他们，往往需要两到三倍的数量。

像低级的治疗轻伤，在对类人生物使用的时候往往一下就能让伤口愈合并止住大出血。

可要是用在巨龙身上，别说是止住出血了，就连让伤口稍微变小一点都费劲。

或许也正是因为如此，所以很多巨龙在战斗中受到重创明明还活着，身边也有低级牧师盟友，可最终还是难逃一死。

不过今天这位金龙少女无疑是幸运的。

她遇到了左思这个拥有强大治疗神术的传奇牧师。

伴随着刺眼的白光，才几分钟左右的功夫就已经脱离了生命危险。

在猛烈撞击后撕裂的翅膀，断掉的脖子、四肢、尾巴和脊椎也都被逐一接上，破损内脏也在正能量和自然能量的作用下迅速修复。

当然，从某种程度上来说这也是不幸的。

因为落入左思的手中，并不意味着会比干脆利落的死亡好多少。

一阵轻微的呻吟声过后，年轻的金龙终于缓缓睁开眼睛醒了过来。

只见她先是难以置信的站起来活动了一下身体，然后才把目光头向近在咫尺的左思，用不很确定的语气问：“人类，是你救了我吗？”

“嗯，是的。我看到你躺在这里伤得很重，几乎差一点就要没命了。”

左思不加思索的给出肯定答复。

“谢谢，太感谢了。

虽然不知道该如何形容那种死里逃生的感觉。

但我发誓，等自己以后有了巢穴和财宝后，一定会报答你的救命之恩。

哦，对了，差点忘记做自我介绍。

我的名字叫歌尔萨尼娅。”

年轻的金龙显然因为没办法立刻支付报酬而感到有些难为情。

没办法！ 谁让她是个才离开父母庇护，单独出来闯荡的青少年呢。

通常情况下，这个年纪不管是邪恶的色彩龙、还是善良的金属龙、又或是中立的宝石龙，都很难积攒下什么财富。

大部分连建立并保卫自己的巢穴都做不到，仍处于一种四处冒险、流浪的状态。

她之所以会出现在战场上，一方面是出于天性中对于正义和善良事业的支持，另外一方面就是接受了斯克努贝尔统治者红盾商会的雇佣。

由于善良的金属龙不像五色邪龙那样可以随心所欲的偷、抢、骗、敲诈、勒索，所以离开父母后想要获得第一桶金无非就是三种方法。

第一种最简单，直接卖血就好。

由于龙血蕴含着强大的魔法力量，是很多药剂、道具、卷轴、魔法物品和武器装备的重要材料，因此永远都供不应求。

但大部分高傲自负的巨龙都将这种卖血行为视作一种耻辱。

唯有那些既懒惰又完全不在乎名声，直接原地选择躺平的家伙才会这么干。

第二种则是变化成人形去加入某个小队，通过冒险来获取收入和各种价值不菲的魔法物品。

在此过程中，他们还能学会一些战斗和施法技巧。

不少金属龙会有职业等级，就是在这个时期获得的。

至于最后一种，不用问也知道肯定就是接受雇佣成为“打工龙”。

有些锻造精品和魔法装备的铁匠铺，为了获得更好合金，往往需要高温龙息来对金属跟矿石进行熔炼、锻造，金龙和红龙都能完美胜任这份工作。

除此之外，诸如保护运送贵重物品的商队、接受某个地区政府雇佣对抗邪恶势力入侵，都是善良阵营金属龙喜欢的工作。

因为即便是青少年巨龙，也拥有人类和其他智慧生物无法比拟的优势，即飞行与喷吐能力。

这让他们在对付大量敌人时，往往可以获得压倒性的优势。

雇主也很愿意开出高价，尽可能靠龙来吓唬住潜在的敌人减少自身损失。

只是眼前的金龙少女显然并不清楚，在这个世界上有些人即便是强大的巨龙也不能随便招惹。

左思单手抚胸略微欠了欠身：“很高兴认识你，歌尔萨尼娅。不过报答就不必了。因为你现在还有一个小问题没有解决。”

“什么问题？”

金龙少女迅速检查了一遍自己的身体，不明所以的眨了眨眼睛。

“由于某种未知诅咒的关系，你现在没办法飞行。”

左思瞳孔内闪过一丝不易被察觉到的狡黠。

不用问也知道，这是他故意留下没有解除的。

“什么？！”

歌尔萨尼娅瞬间愣住了，紧跟着赶忙煽动翅膀奔跑着想要飞起来。

结果四肢才刚离地，下一秒便砰的一声大头朝下摔了个狗啃泥。

不过一次失败并没有让她死心。

这条年轻的金龙接下来又反复尝试了十几次，直至摔到头晕脑胀根本没办法起身，这才垂头丧气的趴在地上痛哭流涕：“呜呜呜呜——完蛋了！

我的龙生彻底完了！

一条不会飞的金龙？ 多么可悲！

我会成为整个族群的笑柄！ 那些邪恶的色彩龙也会狠狠地嘲笑我！

天呐！

早知道是这种结果，还不如刚才直接让我死了算了！”

看到这个“几百公斤重的孩子”哭得如此伤心，左思立刻出言安慰道：“千万别那么绝望。

这种诅咒是否是永久的还不得而知。

也许过一段时间它自己就会开始消退。

而且我也会尝试着进行一些研究，帮助你想办法解除它。

如果不介意的话，你就跟我一起住上一段时间吧。”

“你是说……我的飞行能力还有救？！”

歌尔萨尼娅猛地停止哭泣，直接把硕大的脑袋凑了过来，两只泪汪汪的眼睛看上去居然有点萌，就是从鼻孔里喷出的鼻涕稍微有点恶心。

“当然！我会全力以赴尽可能让你早日恢复正常。”

左思毫不犹豫的给出保证。

听到这句话，歌尔萨尼娅抬起前爪抹了一把眼泪和鼻涕，紧跟着吟唱咒语释放每天三次的【变化形态】，迅速从一条纤细优雅的青少年金龙，变化成一名看上去十五六岁、留着一头金色长发的精灵少女模样，破涕为笑给了左思一个激动的拥抱。

“谢谢！太感谢了！你可真是个好人！能遇到你是我这辈子最大的幸运！”

“好人？呵呵……你还是第一个这么称呼我的。”

左思嘴角微微上翘浮现出略带讽刺跟自嘲的笑容，活脱脱一副诱拐未成年少女怪蜀黍的样子。

只可惜，歌尔萨尼娅看不到他此刻的表情，反而继续追问道：“差点忘记了，你还没有告诉我你的名字呢。”

“你可以叫我索斯。”

左思直截了当报上了自己在这个世界使用名号。

“索斯？嗯——我好像在什么地方听过这个名字。”

歌尔萨尼娅松开胳膊，开始上下打量站在自己面前的这个年轻人类，皱起眉头开始冥思苦想。

很显然，由于才离开父母保护进入人类世界，所以她对于外界的信息了解很少。

左思轻声提示道：“我是魔法女神和剧毒与疾病女神的选民，在费伦大陆西海岸一带还算稍微有点名气。”

歌尔萨尼娅两眼瞬间放光，大声惊呼道：“啊！我想起来了！

你跟夏恩七世与三圣同盟在南方卡林衫展开合作，废除了那片土地上延续数千年的奴隶制度。

包括我父母在内的很多金龙，都对此报以赞赏，并认为这是一次伟大的正义跃进。

而且你统治下的耐兰瑟尔群岛和路斯坎对平民也很好，即便是残疾人也能获得足以果腹的食物。

很多金龙都喜欢到那边去看看，感受那种欣欣向荣的氛围。”

“想不到我在金龙之中还挺有名气的。”

左思忍不住调侃了一句。

尽管他知道金龙是龙族当中几乎唯一拥有社会性的巨龙，并且建立起了一种相对松散的议会制度，但却没想到对方早就已经在观察自己了。

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 break 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 understanding 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)