Due to its extremely long history and a large number of intelligent life forms from other worlds, this place has formed an ecological structure as complex as that of the center of the Toril universe, the City of Sigil, as well as a collision of ideas, culture and values.
At the beginning, the people here were divided into different factions based on their inclinations and consciousness, and then they carried out wanton wars, massacres and destruction, attempting to completely eliminate other factions and unify the entire space and time by themselves.
But unfortunately, the brutal war lasted for countless years, and cities of different styles were built, destroyed, rebuilt, and destroyed again over and over again, but a real winner was never born.
This is also why there are almost no wilderness or mountains in the entire Ravnica.
At first glance, you can see either huge halls, bustling streets, dilapidated slums, or ancient abandoned ruins covered with a large amount of vegetation and occupied by various animals and monsters.
When all factions realized that continuing to fight like this would only result in additional casualties, the ancient Sphinx Planeswalker Azor finally stepped forward and, as an arbitrator and law enforcer, signed an alliance with the most powerful forces of the time, bringing order and law to this chaotic world in need of reconstruction.
This covenant is the now famous "Ten Guildpact" observed by all forces in the entire Ravnica plane.
The Azorius Senate, a guild that performs functions similar to those of a government and law enforcement agency, is actually a force established in the name of the planeswalker Azor.
Azor is the name of the ancient Sphinx Planeswalker, and "Li" means established by him.
In fact, in ancient times, when many worlds were still in an era of barbarism and killing, this planeswalker who created a powerful artifact, the Eternal Sun, brought order and law to countless time and space, and also helped the local indigenous people to lay the foundation and shape the initial form of civilization.
When order and law are established and the fire of civilization is ignited, the ancient mage will quietly leave and will no longer interfere with the locals, but let them develop on their own.
To some extent, what he did is definitely worthy of the word "great".
To this day, the residents of Ravnica still remember the achievements of this planeswalker and built a huge sphinx statue of Azor at the entrance of the Azorius Senate as a memorial.
In addition, there are nine other guilds with different styles, together with the Azorius Senate, ruling this world that is completely covered in a huge urban cluster without boundaries.
For example, the Orzhov group is obsessed with gaining more power;
The Dimir Society, who like to gather intelligence, engage in shady deals and secret societies;
The Izzet League, which is keen on conducting dangerous experiments and developing technology and magic;
The Cult of Rakdos, who believe that death is the final destination of all things and often engage in bloody massacres;
The Golgari community, which provides the food necessary for survival for almost everyone on Ravnica by controlling undead creatures and natural magic;
The Gruul tribe, which advocates primitiveness, violence, freedom and an unfettered life; the Boros Legion, which possesses the most powerful military force and is eager to fight for fairness and justice;
There is the Selesnya Conclave, a pacifist sect that advocates unity and harmony. Finally, there is the Simic Union, which is somewhat similar to the neutral druid sect on the continent of Faerun and believes that a balance must be maintained between civilization and nature.
In short, when living in Ravnica, you cannot avoid the above ten guilds in any way, and you must deal with several of them.
In addition, there are many relatively smaller guilds.
The scale of the headquarters of some of these guilds is almost as huge and astonishing as a city or a country in other time and space.
Most importantly, this is the world that almost every planeswalker who ignites the spark will inevitably visit.
There are thousands of recorded planeswalkers who have visited Ravnica alone.
You have to know that there is only one qualified person among tens of millions of people, and only one in billions or even tens of billions of people who can ignite the spark, not those other ordinary spellcasters.
This alone is enough to show how different Ravnica is.
For most other time and space, it is already a great achievement to have a few or even a dozen planeswalkers visit from their inception to the present.
Some of them gained the knowledge they needed here, some obtained information about other time and space and artifacts, and some simply joined a guild and began to actively integrate into it, and even regarded this place as their second hometown and home.
It is for this reason that Nicol Bolas chose Ravnica as the battlefield for the War of the Spark.
Only this world can attract more than hundreds of planeswalkers.
There is no doubt that Ravnica is a paradise for adventurers and explorers, and its unique guild ruling system is also favored by speculators and ambitious people.
As one of the ancient planeswalkers who have lived for thousands of years, Lithomancer Nahiri visited Ravnica long ago under the guidance of her teacher Sorin, and even joined a guild and worked for it for a period of time.
So she can be said to be quite familiar with this place, and even after thousands of years, she still does not feel the slightest bit of strangeness.
Especially the giant fortress that serves as the headquarters of the Izzet Alliance, which covers an area as large as a city and is densely packed with rooms and laboratories of all sizes.
The loud explosions and the flames shooting up into the sky could be heard from a long distance away.
The scene was like being hit by an oversized artillery shell. Countless debris and fragments flew everywhere, and occasionally broken fingers, limbs and unformed internal organs could be seen.
However, neither the nearby residents nor the visitor Nahiri panicked at all.
Because this situation is perfectly normal for the Izzet Alliance, which is engaged in invention and creation.
Compared with the top-level experiments that can blow up half of a fortress, this little "noise" is nothing.
As for the unfortunate experimenters who died in the explosion, they dedicated their lives to the great research of science and magic, and their deaths were worthy. There was no need to waste precious time on grief. Instead, they should quickly collect the data and materials that have not been destroyed, and then continue along their footsteps until they achieve success.
This is the greatest comfort for the deceased.
It has to be said that the mages, alchemists, and scientists of the Izzet League are a group of lunatics whose thinking and values are very different from those of ordinary people.
Similarly, they were also the guild responsible for the most violent explosions on the entire Ravnica plane, and were even once considered a potential threat by the Azorius Senate, which was responsible for legislation and law enforcement.
But it is undeniable that the Izet Alliance provides clean drinking water, sewer garbage disposal systems, heating systems, road and municipal pipeline systems for the huge urban cluster, and is also responsible for the establishment of foundries and daily maintenance work.
Without them, life for the residents of Ravnica would not be as convenient as it is now, and the daily garbage generated alone would be enough to make the city's streets and alleys stink.
Of course, none of the above is the reason why the Izzet League can gain a foothold in Ravnica and remain powerful.
To be precise, the most important reason why this guild has never declined for thousands of years is its founder and ancestor - Niv-Mizzet.
As a super ancient dragon, although he is not the direct descendant of the Primordial Dragon like Ugin and Nicol Bolas, nor has he inherited the powerful strength from the Elder Dragons, his lifespan has exceeded ten thousand years.
When Niv-Mizzet hatched from the dragon egg, many famous and powerful people had not yet been born.
To make a horizontal comparison, sixteen or seventeen hundred years after he broke out of his shell, Yawgmoth, the creator of Phyrexia, had just crawled out of his mother's womb, and more than four thousand years later, Sorin Markov was born.
Therefore, even if Niv-Mizzet is not a planeswalker, he has become powerful enough after being baptized by the long years.
Especially the vast amount of knowledge in the great library, it is said that he read it all and transformed it into his own understanding.
What's more amazing is that before the formation of the Ten Alliance, Niv-Mizzet personally defeated two indigenous gods of the Ravnica plane - the Djinn.
Although he was later injured by another giant spirit, it was enough to prove that his powerful strength was definitely far superior to most of the new generation of planeswalkers.
His unique dual spellcasting focus, as the name suggests, allows him to focus on two spells at the same time and release them together, which shocked and unbelievable all the mages.
After all, the word "focus" itself means to be fully focused.
可现在，居然有施法者能把自己的意识分离开，分别保持两个截然不同魔法的专注，实在是有些有悖常理跟认知。
没人知道尼米捷究竟是如何做到的，哪怕是联盟内地位最高的伊捷首法师也不例外。
但可以肯定是，拉尼卡时空的其他公会都畏惧这条超级上古之龙的力量，很少会选择冒着巨大的风险去招惹他。
另外，尼米捷还是整个拉尼卡唯一一条巨龙。
因为根据法律和规则，这个时空禁止其除了他之外别的龙类生物进入。
无论是走私和贩卖龙蛋，还是把幼龙作为宠物和坐骑，都会受到严厉的制裁和追捕。
简单的向守卫通报过姓名之后，娜希丽很快被允许进入这座巨大城堡的最上层，同时也是尼米捷的巢穴所在地。
尽管这条充满智慧与力量的上古巨龙拥有很多的称号，但他最喜欢的显然还是“炎灵”。
这一点从巢穴中那一眼望去的鲜艳红色就能略窥一二。
当然，尼米捷本人也是一条典型的红色巨龙。
不过跟费伦大陆的红龙不同，他的脑袋看起来就如同一个由蹼连接在一起的巨大多足海星。
中心位置是脸和五官，根本看不见有犄角，或者被那海星一样的伞状头部挡在了后面。
看到迎面走过来的砾岩术士，尼米捷终于缓缓抬起头用略带玩味的语气打了声招呼。
“好久不见。我听说你跟自己的老师索霖·马可夫闹了点小矛盾，然后被囚禁了上千年之久？”
“嗯，是啊。多亏了索霖的翻脸无情，让我搞明白了很多事情。”
在说这番话的时候，娜希丽丝毫没有掩饰自己对于曾经老师的恨意。
尤其是银色瞳孔内闪烁的冷酷与残忍，让旁边护送她进来的人类法师不由自主打了个哆嗦。
但尼米捷显然对这俩旅法师师徒之间的矛盾不感兴趣，立刻开门见山的问：“那么你这一次来找我又是为了什么呢？
别告诉我是寻求帮助去对付索霖。
你应该很清楚，我是不会掺和这种无聊的事情。”
娜希丽微笑着回应道：“不，我想你误会了。我这次来不是为了索霖，而是代表另外一名旅法师想要向你透露一个惊天的秘密，顺便看看能不能做个交易。”
“哦？什么秘密？”
尼米捷身体微微前倾浮现出感兴趣的表情。
尽管在外界一直都有个传闻，那就是他的耐性非常不好，经常会表出十分不耐烦的样子。
但这其实是一个误会。
只有在对待那些无法给自己带来知识和感兴趣研究课题的家伙，这条红色上古巨龙才会表现得不耐烦。
但如果反过来，对方能够提供他感兴趣的知识和秘闻，那么尼米捷不仅会非常有耐性，而且还会忽视对方言词和态度上的冒犯。
“你听说过尼可·波拉斯吗？”
娜希丽按照左思教授的谈话技巧，率先抛出了这个足以让多元宇宙许多时空都闻风丧胆的名字。
瞬间！
尼米捷的脸色就变得严肃且警惕，眯起眼睛意味深长的说道：“我当然知道龙尊尼可·波拉斯。
甚至还知道他在漫长的生命中都干了些什么。
不过这跟我有什么关系？ 我又没有得罪过他，更没有成为他的敌人。”
“那是以前！ 自从修补时间裂缝导致所有旅法师的火花劣化，无法再拥有跟之前一样宛如神明般的力量，尼可·波拉斯就一直在秘密的想要让自己恢复到之前的状态。
而实现这个计划，需要率先捕获许多旅法师，然后夺取他们的火花。
猜猜看，在宇宙无尽的时空中，哪个时空可以召唤来数量众多的旅法师呢？
答案显然就是拉尼卡。
所以这里就是尼可·波拉斯为即将发动的战争预设的战场。
身为签署十会盟契约的你，在他眼中也自然而然就成了敌人。
相信你应该知道他是如何对付敌人的吧？”
在说这番话的时候，娜希丽明显采用了层层诱导和反问的语气让对方来自己通过思考得出结论。
不用问也知道，这显然也是左思教的。
毕竟尼米捷可不是一般的龙，而是一条极度骄傲、自负且无比聪明的远古巨龙，同时还是伊捷联盟的创立者跟元祖，平日里接触的手下都往往会将其当做至高无上的主宰乃至神明来对待。
因此越是这样的人往往越相信自己的判断。
所以用引导的方式远比直接给出答案效果更好。
尽管娜希丽并不十分理解这些话术和技巧在交流中能够产生的微妙作用，但还是选择了照做。
因为经过了奥札奇事件之后，她对于左思的信任已经上升到了非常高的程度，并且相信这个狡诈的年轻盟友有足够的智慧与能力来一个一个达成自己的目标。
“尼可·波拉斯要搜集旅法师的火花？！”
听到这个充满震撼性的消息，尼米捷立刻一改之前漫不经心的态度，拖着庞大的身体从地上站了起来，浑身上下散发出惊人的威势。
尤其是空气中的能量浓度，立刻在短短几秒钟时间内提升了数百倍都不止。
刺眼的电光和火焰开始凭空冒出，形成了一片壮观的巨大网格。
毫无疑问，这就是他强大魔法力量最直观的体现方式之一。
只要愿意，眼前的红色巨龙随时可以掀起一场席卷方圆数百平方公里的恐怖魔法风暴。
甚至掌控了一小部分拉尼卡时空魔法的根源。
虽然还无法与老龙尼可·波拉斯的力量相媲美，但也足以在一定程度上匹敌比较弱的神明。
难怪能够在上古时代的激战中打败两个巨灵神。
娜希丽显然非常满意对方的反应，故作严肃的点了点头：“是的。尼可·波拉斯在多明纳尼亚时空找到了上古时代的一个强大魔法咒语。
它不仅可以让劣化的旅法师火花重新变得完整，而且还能凭空创造神明。
所以我现在正式邀请你加入我们，一起来对抗那位不可一世的长老龙。
否则以拉尼卡现如今的状态，根本无法抵抗他蓄谋已久的入侵。
当然，你也可以在与我们结盟的同时，继续与乌金、索霖结盟。
不过我建议你在跟乌金结盟的时候小心一点。
他可没有表面看起来那么简单……”
尼米捷明显有些犹豫，瞳孔内不断闪烁着从金黄到橘红色的光芒，以彰显主人内心之中的不平静。
作为一条活了上万年的古龙，他当然不可能不知道太初之龙直系血脉长老龙的强大。
尤其是点燃火花成为旅法师的尼可·波拉斯和乌金这对兄弟，拥有自己无论如何努力都无法企及的力量。
那种被血统和天赋双重锁死的上限，一直都让尼米捷感到既愤怒又嫉妒。
别看他现如今已经是整个拉尼卡时空最强大的几个存在之一，就连娜希丽这样参与封印了奥札奇泰坦的上古旅法师都要对其表示尊敬。
可只有他自己知道，如果与尼可·波拉斯或者乌金进行生死相搏，那么自己将会在极短时间内战败并被轻而易举的杀死。
或者说，与任何一条存活下来的长老龙交战，结果都是一样的。
因为龙类生物之间实力的强弱，可以简单归结为谁拥有更纯净的太初之龙血脉、谁活的时间越长，谁的力量就越强大。
所以当初那几个赢得战争胜利的长老龙站在了金字塔的顶点，被击败砍去翅膀、四肢的太初亚龙则紧随其后排在第二梯队。
像尼米捷这种诞生自“长老龙之战”后一万三千五百年之后的上古巨龙，其实拥有太初之龙的血脉已经非常稀薄了，光是繁衍就已经超过几十乃至上百代。
更不用提尼可·波拉斯和乌金还拥有旅法师火花的额外加持。
而且因为活得够久的关系，尼米捷还知道非常多的秘密。
比如说在最初的时候，三个奥札奇泰坦实际上是没有智力和智慧、完全凭借本能行动的黑暗虚空生物。
再比如说，自从乌金开始研究奥札奇没多久，这些恐怖的毁灭者就诞生了神志。
乌金那可以把物质转化为能量的独特魔法，也是在这段时间被创造出来的。
全都是巧合？ 骗鬼呢吧！
所以不管是尼可·波拉斯也好，还是他的兄弟兼死敌乌金也罢，在尼米捷眼中都是需要格外警惕的危险存在。
沉默了良久之后，这条体型庞大无比的红色巨龙才垂下硕大的脑袋，低声试探道：“告诉我你现在代表的是谁！他为什么不亲自来拉尼卡？”
“我代表的人叫做索斯，是一名新生代的旅法师，并且还成功赢得了尼可·波拉斯的信任。
The reason why he didn't come to Ravnica was because he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, and also to better hide himself.
After all, undercurrents are surging beneath the calm surface here, and those who are loyal to the Elder Dragon have already begun to act in secret.
Nicol Bolas would seize the opportunity to launch a full-scale invasion and ultimately achieve his goals."
Nahiri took her time to tell the partial truth.
Because she understood that it was not easy to win Niv-Mizzet's trust, so she had to show enough sincerity.
"Soth? How come I have never heard of this name!"
A look of confusion appeared on the ancient dragon's face.
As a scholar with billions of books, scrolls and notes stored in his mind, he has a terrifying memory that is difficult for mortals to achieve.
No matter whether it is a name or something else, once you hear it or see it, you will never forget it.
Nahiri smiled and responded, "That's the result of Soth deliberately hiding himself.
In fact, he had come into contact with Jace Beleren and Chandra Nalaar on Zendikar, and later formed a covenant with Liliana on Innistrad.
If you are interested in him, you can ask these young planeswalkers.
In addition, he helped to eliminate the three Eldrazi titans imprisoned on Zendikar.
So you don't need to have any doubts about Soth's strength.
I assure you that when he decided to take action against Nicol Bolas, he was fully prepared and had more than one backup plan.
And to show his sincerity, he asked me to perform a show in front of you."
"Performance? What kind of performance?"
A hint of intense curiosity flashed in Niv-Mizzet's eyes.
"Of course it's about a show about resurrection from the dead..."
As the last word came out of her mouth, Nahiri suddenly and without warning formed a gravel sword and stabbed it into the heart of the Izzet-headed mage next to her at lightning speed.
Puff! With a large amount of blood gushing out from the wound, the latter quickly breathed his last with shock, anger and confusion on his face.
Although several triggering magics were activated instantly when the sword pierced the heart, they were quickly disintegrated by the sealing power of the gravel sword and had no effect at all.
Until his death, he did not understand why this crazy woman, whose whole body was as white as marble, wanted to kill him.
Niv-Mizzet, the supreme leader of the guild, not only did not stop it, but instead acted as if he was watching a good show.
Looking at the warm body lying in a pool of blood, Nahiri instantly cancelled the long sword shaped by magic, raised her head and asked with a smile: "Do you need to confirm the condition of the body? Or wait a few minutes or even hours to make sure he is completely dead?"
Niv-Mizzet shook his head slightly. "No, that is not necessary. I am sure he is dead and cannot be restored by any healing magic."
"In that case, I will begin. Remember not to blink, because the whole process will be very, very short."
After that, Nahiri pulled out a palm-sized rectangular stone from her pocket and gently touched the runes on it.
The next second...
A dazzling white light was released from inside, directly enveloping the corpse.
In less than two or three seconds, the huge bloody hole on the corpse caused by the sword slowly healed.
After a while, the necrotic heart began to beat again. At the same time, the man opened his eyes and looked around blankly, then quickly lowered his head to look at the pierced part of his chest, as if he couldn't believe what had just happened.
"Interesting! This is really interesting! If I'm not mistaken, you just sealed some unknown magical power in the crystal, right?" Niv-Mizzet asked with shining eyes.
Because on the plane of Ravnica, coming back from the dead is not an easy thing to do.
Just the opposite!
Its rarity is comparable to a priceless treasure, and even the ancient dragon Niv-Mizzet has shown great interest in it.
"Yes! This is one of the many abilities that Soth possesses, allowing him to fully resurrect a dead creature, whether it is a common mortal or a powerful dragon like you.
In other words, as long as you can find a way to protect your soul, then even if you die in battle against Nicol Bolas, he can still resurrect you.
In addition, Soth has a lot of magic, knowledge and technology that you have never heard of or seen.
In some ways, you two have so much in common in your insatiable thirst for knowledge that you are natural allies.
So what are you hesitating about?
I happen to have a magical contract with strong binding force here. If you have no objection, please sign it."
As Nahiri spoke, she took out the devil's contract that Zuo Si had made himself.
After careful reading and magical detection, Niv-Mizzet finally signed his name on it.
Being in another universe, he obviously didn't know the horror of this contract. All he could think about was how to deal with the most dangerous planeswalker and elder dragon - Nicol Bolas.
Especially when he learned that the other party had sent his men to infiltrate the major guilds, he began to doubt whether there were such spies inside his own guild.
In comparison, Nahiri's thoughts were much simpler.
When she saw the contract begin to burn and take effect, she immediately exchanged with the other party some knowledge lists listed by Zuo Si, especially the techniques of simultaneously casting two spells and concentrating, and then activated the power of sparks and disappeared on the spot.
As soon as the Lithomancer left, Niv-Mizzet gathered all his trusted men and began to purge the interior and prepare for a full-scale invasion.
As one of the top ten guilds, the Izzet Alliance suddenly went crazy and made weapons of incredible destructive power, which naturally caused tension among other guilds.
Although the leaders of other guilds were not quite sure what the ancient dragon was going to do, they all ordered a state of war.
The originally harmonious atmosphere of the entire Ravnica suddenly changed overnight.
The Azorius Senate tried to meet with Niv-Mizzet more than once, but was ultimately rejected mercilessly.
In desperation, other guilds were forced to join the arms race, which inadvertently made Nicol Bolas' invasion plan much more difficult.
…
At the same time, far away in the plane of Ixalan, which is covered with oceans and tropical jungles, the spirit dragon Ugin finally found his old friend Azor on an uninhabited island.
However, unlike the touching reunion of old friends that most people imagine, Azor did not know that Ugin was killed by Nicol Bolas a thousand years ago. He thought that the other party had forgotten and abandoned him. He immediately gritted his teeth and cursed: "Damn bastard! How dare you show up in front of me? Do you know how I have survived all these years? You have turned this world into a cage to imprison me!"
“I’m so sorry, old friend.
But it wasn't my fault, it was Nicol Bolas who showed up and disrupted my plans.
He launched a surprise attack and killed me thousands of years ago.
I was only recently resurrected with the help of another planeswalker."
Wu Jin explained helplessly.
He could understand the anger and resentment that had built up over the millennia that Azor had been imprisoned here.
After all, it was he who had suggested that the other party sacrifice his own Planeswalker Spark to create the Immortal Sun to trap Nicol Bolas.
But in the end, the other party fulfilled his promise and made great sacrifices, but he failed at the critical moment, so he was filled with shame.
"What? You were killed a thousand years ago?"
Azor's eyes widened in disbelief, and the resentment and hatred he had just felt instantly disappeared without a trace.
Ugin nodded slightly: "Yes, I was successfully resurrected with the help of Sorin.
And I just traveled to the plane of Dominarnia to investigate a powerful spell Nicol Bolas acquired in some ancient ruins.
I have to say, we are really in big trouble this time.
If he successfully casts and completes this spell, no god or planeswalker in the entire multiverse will be able to pose a threat to him.
Nicol Bolas will not only gain the powers of an ancient planeswalker, but will also become an unrivaled dragon god."
"But...but didn't you say before that when he tried to kill you last time, you had already become the owner of that meditation area? And you also left a fatal weakness in his body, the soul gem floating between the two horns?"
Azor asked in a less-than-sure tone.
Wu Jin explained solemnly, “Yes, I did say that.
But the problem is that things have changed a little bit nowadays.
For some reason, Nicol Bolas seemed to have sensed my resurrection and used some kind of mental magic to block the connection between the Soul Stone and me.
Now, I can't figure out his plans and mistakes like I used to.
So I need your help, I need you to stand up and control the Eternal Holy Sun at the critical moment.
For you are the creator of this artifact, and its very essence is constructed from your own spark as a planeswalker."
"But the problem is that I lost my spark, and I can no longer travel through time and space as freely as before. Now I am like a prisoner, trapped in Ixalan, unable to go anywhere."
Azor smiled wryly and sighed.
Nothing brings more pain and despair to a Planeswalker than the loss of his spark.
After all, they are used to traveling between different worlds. Once they are trapped in a certain world, it is basically as uncomfortable as being imprisoned in a prison.
Especially a sphinx like Azor, who longs to bring order and law to more planes, is even bored enough to begin interfering with the progress of Ixalan civilization.
"Don't worry, I know someone who can help you."
Wu Jin raised the corner of his mouth slightly to reveal a playful smile.
"Oh? Who is it?"
Azor asked impatiently.
"It's Soth, a young planeswalker with interesting abilities, and Sorin's newest apprentice.
His origins are mysterious, and he has obviously been to some time, space and universe that we have never explored.
Most importantly, he showed a very positive attitude in the fight against Nicol Bolas.
Although I am not sure what his motives are, this young man should be a good help until my brother is defeated.
And once Nicol Bolas is killed, his spirit will return to the meditative realm and be under my control.
I can strip him of his true name, permanently deprive him of his planeswalker spark and the ability to cast magic, and ultimately imprison him forever, isolating him from the outside world."
Wu Jin calmly stated his plan.
However, this elder dragon, who always appeared as a wise man, did not tell Azor that he would continue to assimilate and devour Nicol Bolas in the meditation realm to increase his own power.
When the latter disappears completely, he will gain terrifying power that surpasses other elder dragons and become another form of Dragon God.
In a sense, Ugin and Nicol Bolas are essentially no different in that they are both pursuing extreme individual power.
It's just that the latter never bothered to conceal their intentions, and always caused destruction, killing and death, so they gained a very bad reputation.
But the former hid his true intentions very well.
Whether it was the unknown secret research on the three Eldrazi Titans, or deliberately leaving those books and notes to Zuo Si to lure him, they all vaguely reflected the unknown side of the spirit dragon Wu Jin.
It’s a pity that Wu Jin didn’t know that Zuo Si was actually an old villain.
And from the beginning, she did not have the same high level of trust in him as a wise man as Nahiri and Sorin did.
Instead, he was thinking about how to make the most of the money and then sell it to Nicol Bolas at a good price.
As for trust...
Excuse me.
Not to mention a guy like Wu Jin, whose motives and behavior patterns are very suspicious, even planeswalkers like Nissa and Nahiri, who have good relationships with him, can't expect Zuo Si to let down his guard.
Currently, Zuo Si has returned to Mirrodin and is secretly meeting with a visitor in the Red Faction-ruled Crucible of New Phyrexia.
The red demon judge Wabas, who served as the introducer, stood aside like a lifeless sculpture.
But if you observe carefully, you will find that his body is currently in a position that allows him to unleash amazing impact at any time and rush out to launch a swift attack.
After a long silence, Jinji Tasha took off the shell that concealed his identity, revealing the slender metal body inside that looked like a velociraptor skeleton. He said with interest, "So... you are the one who created the new oil and secretly put it into the core of Mirrodin? You controlled Kahn and embarrassed Ellenon at the Council of Judges before, in order to divide and disintegrate us, and then defeat us one by one?"
"That's right! You are worthy of being the leader of the Blue Progress Engine faction, which symbolizes wisdom. Your keen insight and technological research and development capabilities really amaze me."
Zuo Si did not hide his admiration for the blue demon judge in front of him.
In other words, among the forces in New Phyrexia, he was most optimistic about Jingitashya, and he hated Elenon the most for pretending to be a god and engaging in religious superstition.
Jinjitasha laughed harshly, bent down and bowed in a very strange posture: "Thank you for the compliment. I am flattered by your praise. So, the small-scale war that Wabasi secretly launched before was actually at your instruction?"
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes.
Because I discovered your talent in R&D and creation a long time ago.
Therefore, through these small-scale wars, you can absorb the advantages of your creations and promote the continuous evolution and growth of the new Shuoyou.
Moreover, during the battle, the new oil will continue to mix with the old oil, silently infiltrating the entire blue faction.
But what I didn't expect was that you were able to discover the existence of Xin Shuoyou in advance and took the initiative to request a meeting.
With the skills you have now, it shouldn't be difficult to filter out all the new oil in your body, right?"
"Haha, you guessed right, I did master the method of separating the two kinds of oil.
But why would I do that?
After all, no matter how you look at it, the new oil that can hold and preserve the soul is much better than the old oil.
What's more, I also hope to have a soul of my own like Wabas.
So please allow me to pledge my allegiance to you, accepting the gift and baptism of the New Oil, the supreme and great father of New Phyrexia.
Only you can lead us to a truly brilliant future."
After saying this, Jinjitasha knelt down like humans, and both his attitude and tone were full of respect and humility.
Unlike several other demon judges who had not yet noticed the new oil, he had not only discovered it a long time ago, but also secretly conducted a series of research and tests on it. He admired the young human in front of him from the bottom of his heart who had removed the mark of Yawgmoth from the old oil.
Because that was something he had failed to do after countless attempts.
As a madman with a fanatical pursuit of technology, Jinjitaxia is very happy to obey such a leader who understands technology, rather than a lunatic like Elenon who is a religious fanatic.
As for the highly praised Father of New Phyrexia, Karn, in his eyes he was more like a precious research material of extraordinary value, not a statue that needed to be worshipped.
“I accept your allegiance.
Now, let me help you complete the transformation and gain true free will.
I believe that after the transformation, you will be smarter and wiser than you are now.
And there will be no ideological constraints..."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si raised his hand and gently tapped the scorching oil engine on the other person's chest.
The next second...
The new Shuo Oil that was originally in a dormant state was instantly awakened, and it rushed through Jinji Tasha's body at an incredible speed, devouring the old Shuo Oil mercilessly. Those that could not be devoured would be forcibly expelled from the body.
During this process, the eyes of the Blue Demon Judge continued to emit dazzling light, and the metal structure skeleton continued to make crisp sounds.
(End of this chapter)