Gentlemen! Mortals deceived by the so-called great gods! Please open your all-seeing eyes and see the nature of the entire universe! Use your smart brains to think carefully! If these so-called gods are really as omnipotent as they claim, then why do they still need the faith and worship of mortals? They will die for various reasons and even fight with each other like children? All the gods nowadays are just a group of liars and imposters! Maybe there is indeed one or more real gods behind all this, but they must be beyond everything, not even for mortals to understand, let alone be easily observed.
These false gods are merely channels connecting to the true higher gods, which is why they can grant priests and priests the power of divine magic.
Their identity is just a group of mortals like you and me, but they have mastered some secrets, knowledge and abilities that we don't know.
Anyone can do this as long as they have the knowledge and ability to master these secrets.
And it's not just these guys who claim to be gods, but all the outer planes including Hell, Abyss, and Mechanical Realm are lies.
Wake up! My dear brothers and sisters! Let us embrace the cruelest truth of the universe and explore the secrets hidden behind it.
Once you become one of us, you will gain the power to fight against the gods..."
Accompanied by an impassioned voice, a hybrid who looked like a demon and an angel was standing in the downtown area of Athkatla, raising his hands high and giving a speech to the passing crowd.
From the content, we can tell that she is 100% a senior member of the "Society of Gods and Non-Gods", and even her existence will be regarded as a blasphemy by both good and evil.
This woman of unknown age has an angelic face and a succubus-like sexy figure. Half of her wings are pure white feathers and the other half are devilish bat wings.
The skin on the front is milky white, while the back is covered with black spikes and shells like a seductress.
One of the two feet has normal toes, while the other looks like a sheep's hoof.
It is estimated that only a place like Sigil, which is extremely "inclusive" and where all kinds of weird ideas converge, can give birth to such hybrids.
There is no doubt that in the continent of Faerun where belief in gods is the mainstream ideology, the idea that gods are not gods is undoubtedly quite unorthodox, and it would not be an exaggeration to even directly destroy them physically on the spot.
Fortunately, Askatla, the capital of the West Coast Empire, is one of the few cities that has practiced religious freedom for a long time.
As long as it does not cause any substantial threat or damage to society, generally no one will care what you are promoting.
This is why the Blind Eye was able to successfully establish a church here, encouraging more ignorant civilians to dig out their eyes to believe in him.
Not to mention the Eye Demon, even the devil can conduct business and hold various activities in a semi-public manner.
So even though the statement of the Gods Not Gods Association is simply a slap in the face of all the gods, the major temples really don't have any good way to deal with it.
After all, they did not claim to be gods, nor did they ask mortals to believe in themselves or some evil monster or abstract concept. Naturally, they cannot be considered a cult. They are merely expressing a philosophical point of view.
Many scholars and young people who came into contact with the organization for the first time showed great interest, and occasionally some even came to debate with it.
But unfortunately, although Toril is considered an important prime material plane in the entire universe, it is still far behind the psychopaths in Sigil in terms of knowledge and debating skills.
Even the chief high priest of Oghma, the god of knowledge, was rendered speechless by the rebuttal of this half-demon, half-angel.
What's more, facts speak louder than words.
The members of the Gods' Non-Gods' Association can really fight against divine power to a certain extent, and can also completely invalidate many divine arts.
After seeing this scene, ordinary people were quickly attracted by their unique worldview and values, and even took the initiative to join and become a member of the organization.
But ever since the churches of the gods began to unite and use other means to fight back, the Gods and Non-Gods Association no longer has the glory it had at the beginning.
The reason is simple.
Anyone who joins or intends to join this organization will be followed and watched 24 hours a day by members of the Church of Heim, the God of Guardian, and Bane, the God of Tyranny.
No matter where you go, you will see pairs of eyes staring at you, either serious and vigilant or cold and evil.
It would be strange if this mentality didn't explode.
Among them, the Church of Helm sent out the Vigilant Knights who were famous for their harsh and ruthless law enforcement, while the Church of Bane sent out the Dark Guards who were famous for suppressing various riots with brutal means.
Just look at the empty scene around the podium at this moment to understand the attitude of the people of Askatla towards this foreign religious organization.
Few idiots would give up their comfortable and secure lives for a more novel idea.
Even if some ignorant people wanted to go over and listen, they would soon be discouraged by the ferocious-looking guard knights and dark guards.
After all, the City of Gold Coins is the most secular and materialistic place in the entire continent of Faerun.
Wealth is what the locals desire most in their hearts.
Instead of risking being scolded to listen to such a heretical speech, you might as well work two more jobs to earn money to improve your life.
Of course, compared with the Society of Gods and Non-Gods, the situation of the Cult of Doomguard a few streets away is much better.
Because they are not destructive by nature, nor do they advocate being enemies of gods, countries, and government agencies. They simply like to gain pleasure and satisfaction from the decay of all things.
Therefore, it was not targeted too seriously, and people could be seen coming in and out of the temporary headquarters sporadically.
But because its philosophical views have a clear tendency towards chaotic evil, there are also paladins of the Order of the Burning Heart and a team of guards stationed there.
In short, the officials in charge of managing Athkatla were quite wary of these outsiders and had no idea what they were trying to do.
However, what they don't know is that this kind of inexplicable behavior, like a psychopath, is precisely the characteristic of the major factions in Sigil City.
In a special place like Sigil, which has portals to all planes of the universe, if you want to become powerful, you must abandon rationality and logic and let yourself fall into a state of hysterical madness.
Looking at the leaders and main figures of the major factions in Sigil City, none of them can be called "normal".
They are either completely paranoid or psychopaths who are often inconsistent in their actions.
But there is only one thing that is certain, that is, they all firmly believe in the philosophical views of their own faction.
Looking at the non-Gods' Council members who were speaking out on the podium, the senior Holy Knight Kaidong, who was in charge of leading the team to maintain law and order and prevent bloody conflicts today, couldn't help but sigh slightly.
“Alas—I have really grown old. I feel like I can’t keep up with the rapid development and changes in Athkatra.
Whether it was the expanded urban area, the streets lined with high-rise buildings, or the water-driven forges and looms on both sides of the river, it seemed as if more than ten years or even decades had passed in an instant.
Especially the sects in front of us from Sigil City, each one is more troublesome than the other.
I don’t know how long this bloodless confrontation can last. Perhaps a fierce conflict will break out tomorrow.
I hope the city hall and the courts can evict them as quickly as possible if they can.
Otherwise, fighting is only a matter of time.”
"Sir, why haven't the city hall and the court signed a decree to expel them? Especially the God-Not-God Society, which is obviously involved in blasphemy."
A young apprentice paladin nearby asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Kaidong explained with a wry smile: "Because according to the current legal system of the empire, these sects have not violated any laws.
What you consider blasphemy is actually just a denial of the holiness of the gods, not a denial of their existence.
Therefore, there is no way to expel them if we follow the normal procedures.
The only thing we can expect now is direct intervention from His Majesty the Emperor.
Only he and only he can be above all rules and laws.
Okay, stop talking nonsense and pay more attention to what's going on around you.
Don’t let crowds gather, otherwise once they are incited, the consequences will be very, very serious.”
"Don't worry, there are alert knights and dark guards hanging around nearby, so no one would dare to get close."
Another equally young female apprentice paladin complained in a low voice.
As the oldest unofficial law enforcement agency in the entire Amn region, the Knights of the Burning Heart are quite dissatisfied with the division of their power after the establishment of the Empire.
After all, they used to have a series of functions such as investigation, evidence collection, law enforcement and trial.
As long as it does not involve nobles and wealthy businessmen, each paladin is equivalent to a mobile court that can handle various disputes and cases of all sizes at any time.
Most importantly, the Knights of the Burning Heart believe that they have brought fairness, justice, kindness and order to this land. Only they can enforce the law impartially without being influenced by corruption and money-for-power transactions and protect the rights and interests of vulnerable groups.
But now, their power has been divided among the Dark Guard of the Church of Bane and some other lawful church organizations.
Only when the court issues a commission order can the paladins go to the designated place to resolve disputes.
Moreover, sentencing must be carried out strictly in accordance with the relevant legal provisions, and there is no power to pardon on one's own.
For this reason, many paladins of the Knights of the Burning Heart have complaints.
As an old senior, Kaidong had obviously experienced Zuo Si's methods when he went to Luskan to take up the post. In addition, as he was getting older and no longer had the sharpness he had before, he did not say much about this youthful and impetuous idea, but just smiled and shook his head.
Just as he was about to pay out of his own pocket to buy a few cups of hot cocoa from a stall not far away to reward these young people who were willing to show up for a just cause, he suddenly saw a figure rushing out from the temporary headquarters of the Gods and Non-Gods Society.
Because the speed was so fast, passers-by around only felt a gust of wind passing by.
But about two or three seconds later, another seven or eight guys whose race and ancestry were difficult to identify followed out from inside.
The leading Cambion demon yelled at the top of his lungs, "Chase him! Don't let Dox get away! He just eavesdropped on our conversation!"
"Don't worry! I've locked onto this guy! He can't get away!"
A wind elemental mage instantly completed a prophecy magic, and then the figure in front began to radiate a faint red light.
"There he is!"
A strange humanoid creature with a lion's head keenly caught the flash of light in the crowd, and without saying a word, he started running wildly.
His feet have the same structure as a large cat, so his instantaneous explosive power far exceeds that of a horse, and his speed is so fast that afterimages appear.
A pedestrian was unable to dodge and was knocked flying on the spot. He hit the wall of a building and vomited blood.
It was not difficult to tell from the painful look on his face that he must have broken several bones and his internal organs might have started bleeding profusely.
In the following few seconds of chasing, the lion's head hit and injured about ten passers-by one after another, causing widespread panic and chaos.
What’s even more terrible is that the guys hiding in front are obviously using pedestrians as cover and keep moving towards crowded places.
"Damn it! Anomen! Take a few brothers with you to rescue the wounded! The rest of you, follow me to punish these lawless outsiders!"
Seeing this, Kaidong didn't even bother to buy drinks. He immediately drew his family sword and gave orders to the trainee members of the Knights Templar around him.
As a holy knight, he would never allow these outsiders to trample on law and order so recklessly and hurt so many innocent pedestrians.
"No! I want to go with you! Let others do the task of treating the wounded."
The young man called Anomen's face was full of excitement and excitement.
Because ever since he was allowed to go out on official duties as an apprentice knight, he has basically been doing odd jobs, patrolling and other jobs that do not pose any difficulty or challenge.
This time, we finally have the opportunity to use force, so how could we let it go easily?
But Anomen's attitude obviously made Kaidong very dissatisfied, and he immediately glared at the young relative.
However, he had no time to preach now, so he could only assign the responsibility of treating the wounded to another female paladin in the team, and then he quickly ran to chase the members of the God-Not-God Organization.
Joining the pursuit together with the Knights of the Burning Heart were the Vigilant Knights of the Church of Helm, the Dark Guards of the Church of Bane, and the guards stationed in the city to maintain law and order.
For a moment, the originally bustling and lively streets were actually the scene of a series of chases.
Among them, the gods from Sigil who are not members of the Gods' Council needless to say, are basically all masters with a large number of spell-like abilities. Ordinary soldiers and even dark guards and paladins cannot stop them.
These people were not interested in wasting time with a group of "Material Plane Guys" and just kept chasing after the figure hiding in front of them.
The two sides chased each other from the spaceport in the new city area to the Xinqiao area expanded along the river, and finally stopped near the river mouth.
At this moment, the figure finally took off his hood, revealing a slightly gray and pale human face.
"Dox! Why did you betray the organization!"
The leading member of the Non-God Society asked sternly.
"Betrayal?" The human wizard called Dox pursed his lips and smiled contemptuously. "You don't even know who I am, right?"
"What do you mean? Are you a spy planted by another faction?"
The strange humanoid creature with a lion's head narrowed its eyes and moved seven or eight meters to the right, blocking the target's only escape route from behind.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
The human wizard who had maintained his proud attitude in the previous second, started laughing like a madman in the next second, mocking as he laughed: "Spy? No, no, no, I don't do such low-level things.
In fact, I'm a member of the fifteen most important factions in Sigil, and the Gods Are Not Gods is just one of them.
In addition, I am also a member of the Source Believers, the Nothingness Society, the Doomsday Guardians, the Ten Thousand Deaths Society, the Destiny Society, the Brotherhood of Order, the Freedom Union, the Harmony Society, the Mercy Extinction Society, the Revolutionary Alliance, the Personal Marking Society, the Feeling Society, the Transcendent Society, the Chaos Society, etc...."
"This is impossible! No one can pass the test of all factions! Especially when two philosophical viewpoints conflict with each other, you can only choose one." The lion head frowned and retorted harshly.
Just as he described, joining a faction in Sigil is not about joining if you want to, but about proving that you agree with the faction's views from the bottom of your heart.
The most typical external manifestation is that if you believe in the philosophy of a faction, you will gain additional spell-like abilities provided by the corresponding faction.
For example, if you join the Brotherhood of Order, you will definitely not be able to join the Brotherhood of Chaos.
Because order and chaos are in essential and irreconcilable conflict.
This means that it is simply impossible to win the trust of a faction's top leaders by lying and deceiving.
The mere faction's ability to identify spells can go a long way toward preventing spies from other hostile factions.
Doakes, who was laughing wildly just now, suddenly became extremely indifferent and responded without any emotion: "It may be true for you fools who can only accept one world view, value and philosophy.
But this is not the case for me, or for geniuses like us.
I can entertain a dozen or even dozens of new and conflicting viewpoints at any time if I choose.
After all, the reason why most people cannot accept two opposing logics is that their thinking and consciousness are not broad enough, and they always like to limit themselves to a narrow and absolute line.
But I am different. I have classified my subjective consciousness into fifteen personalities, and each personality accepts the ideas of a faction in Sigil.
In this way, I can pass the tests of all factions and successfully join them.
I am both the individual of my own biological being and the collective of our personalities.
Since one of my personalities truly agrees with the purpose of the Gods and Gods Society, there is naturally no question of betrayal."
After hearing these words, everyone present was stunned, as if they couldn't believe their ears.
Because just passing the assessments of fifteen factions in Sigil City at the same time and joining them is outrageous enough in itself.
Not to mention that the method of achieving this is to directly split into fifteen personalities, each of which accepts the philosophical views of a faction.
No wonder Doakes's expression and attitude had changed 180 degrees several times in the short conversation just a few minutes ago.
After a full minute, the leading member of the Godly Non-God Society finally came to his senses and asked in confusion, "Why did you do this? Or what is your purpose? Do you want to climb to the leadership position in all fifteen major factions at the same time, and then secretly control the operation of the entire Sigil City?"
"No, only a fool would try to take over all of Sigil.
That would inevitably attract the attention of Ms. Pain, and would be no different than suicide.
I just want to have a more comfortable and pleasant life in this way.
When one day I master their secrets, I will bring them back to you as well.
这从来都不是什么背叛,而是我在遵从自己每一个人格对派系的忠诚。
而且你们以为抓住了我吗? 不! 你们抓住的只是多克斯这个身份!
等下一次我还可以换个身份和人格再加入神明非神会。”
在说这番话的时候,多克斯语气中充满了严肃和认真,丝毫没有一丁点调侃或开玩笑的意思。
从这家伙的精神状态很容易就能分辨出,印记城究竟是一个多么疯狂且抽象的地方。
连神明非神会的成员都觉得眼前的法师逻辑上相当的离谱。
就在狮子脑袋还想要开口询问点什么的时候,一道传送门突然凭空开启,紧跟着左思的身影瞬间出现在旁边不远处靠近河堤的护栏旁边。
他显然从一开始就注意到了这里的突然状况,用略带好奇的眼神上下打量着敢一口气加入印记城十五个重要派系的狠人,过了好一会儿才饶有兴致的问:“你把自己的人格分裂成了十五份,并且还同时接纳了那么多极端且相互对立的思想,是靠什么办法没让他们打起来的?”
“它涉及到了对于自我的独特理解。抱歉,这是个人隐私,我不太方便告诉你。”
多克斯这会儿显然又换了另外一个人格,不仅十分礼貌而且还风度翩翩。
由于跟伊莎多拉相处了那么长时间,因此左思面对这类精神异常的人还算有经验,只是微微点了下头:“好吧。既然是你的隐私,那我就不多打听了。
不过你们在阿斯卡特拉街头横冲直撞造成了至少十个人重伤、三十个轻伤。
同时还有超过六万金币的经济损失。
现在这笔账是不是该算一下了呢?”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出,左思瞬间发动虹彩学徒的职业能力,凭空制造出一面填充了橙色的魔法墙壁,当场把这些家伙都堵死在胡同里。
该虹彩墙壁可以对任何试图穿过的人造成大量强酸伤害,并且还能阻挡一切远程魔法攻击和法术创造的飞弹、射线。
至于传送,从左思出现的那一刻就已经彻底被禁止了。
“你是蒙面法师公会的人?”
为首神明非神会的成员脸色脸色微微一变。
在进驻阿斯卡特拉并建立总部的时候,他们对整个城市的力量做了一次调查,知道金币之都里有三股需要格外小心的势力。
其中诸多神明的教会和神殿自然是其中之一,还有一个则是来自政府官方的卫兵、军队和骑士团,最后一个就是笼罩在整个安姆地区头顶的奥术施法管理机构——蒙面法师。
在经过左思一系列的改造和安插人手之后,现如今的蒙面法师虽然还比不上塞尔和哈鲁阿这种第一流的施法者组织,但整体实力已经不逊色于银月城与深水城的法师团。
光是跨过传奇门槛的奥法秘术会核心巫妖就有六个之多。
除此之外,大奥术师奥沃的几个弟子和后辈也加入其中,主要负责魔法学院的教育跟管理。
所以神明非神会对于蒙面法师公会还是有所忌惮的。
左思意味深长的回应道:“严格意义上来说,我的确算是蒙面法师公会中的一员。
不过这并不是重点。
重点是你们现在是准备束手就擒接受法律的制裁呢?
还是打算负隅顽抗然后被我一个一个的解决掉? 记住,你们的选择关系到神明非神会是否能在这座城市继续存在下去。”
瞬间!
在场所有的神明非神会成员都察觉到了情况不对劲,同时也产生了一种强烈的危机感。
狮子脑袋和坎比翁恶魔相互对视了一眼,很快便明白了彼此的想法,立刻以迅雷不及掩耳之势从一左一右发起了攻击。
其中前者为了吸引注意,先是纵身一跃高高跳起,踩着四层高楼房的墙壁一个转身,抡起手中巨大的弯刀狠狠砍了下来。
坎比翁恶魔使用的则是一把双手大剑,非常阴险的选择了攻击下三路。
两者一个来自头顶的高处,另外一个来自后背的视觉盲点,显然是相当的有默契且经过无数次的配合。
通常情况下,如果抬头注意狮子脑袋,就必然会忽略坎比翁恶魔,反之亦然。
另外几个神明非神会的成员在看到同伴选择动手后,也纷纷不约而同的加入其中。
风元素裔的法师更是直接施展了一个威力惊人的天赋能力,凭空制造出一片强劲的龙卷风来遮蔽左思的视野,以便给同伴创造更好的进攻机会。
“果然是选择了负隅顽抗吗?看来我就不应该对你们这些严重缺乏理性的家伙抱有任何期待。”
左思无奈的叹了口气,把手按在腰间挂着的剑柄上。
下一秒……
两把剑瞬间出鞘,在空气中划过优美的弧线。
其中一柄紧贴着狮子脑袋的大弯刀将其挑开,随后如入无人之境般砍在他的脖子上。
硕大的脑袋立刻因为身体血压的冲击力飞了出去,尸体也随着惯性落地并踉跄着冲出一段距离栽倒在地。
差不多与此同时,左思的身体也仿佛在舞蹈一般,脚下踩着优美轻盈的步伐,让坎比翁恶魔的双手巨剑紧贴着自己的腹部刺过去,随后反手用另外一柄剑插进对方的胸口。
噗! 锋利无比的剑刃当场穿胸而过,随后向上用力一挑把从心脏到脖子的部分撕开一条恐怖无比的口子。
正常来说像这样的伤势,换成一般凡人早就死透了。
但坎比翁是第一代恶魔、魔鬼和尤格罗斯魔与类人生物的混血,因此拥有极为顽强的生命力。
他非但没有立刻死掉,而且还强忍剧痛尝试着进行横劈想要把对手拦腰斩断。
只可惜,左思显然早就预料到了这一点,用其中一柄剑招架住了双手巨剑砍过来的锋利剑刃,同时把另外一柄剑插回鞘内,抬起空出来的手指瞄准对方那张狰狞恐怖的脸,通过超魔技巧——法术瞬发射出了一道致命的光束。
坎比翁恶魔被命中后整个身体瞬间开始瓦解,最终变成一滩没有半点生命迹象的绿色粉末。
六环魔法【解离术】! 作为一个能够制造大量伤害且可以毁尸灭迹的法术,它无疑优秀的有些过了头。
左思本人非常喜欢记忆一个瞬发的解离术在近身肉搏的时候给对方一个小小的惊喜。
解决了两个实力最强的领头人,其余神明非神会的成员自然也就构不成什么威胁,很快被他轻而易举的消灭干净。
等做完这一切,左思迅速把目光投向从始至终都没有动弹的精灵,面带微笑的问:“你为什么不趁刚才混乱之际逃跑?”
“因为我不想死。如果刚才选择逃跑,我现在应该就已经跟他们一样都变成尸体了。”多克斯十分诚实的回答道。
左思赞许的点了点头:“聪明!看来你能通过印记城十五个派系的考验并不仅仅只是幸运,而是的确拥有非常敏锐的洞察力和判断力。”
“你打算怎么处置我?”多克斯小心翼翼的试探道。
尽管到目前为止他还无法确认眼前的年轻人究竟是什么身份,但长期在印记城摸爬滚打的经验和敏锐第六感已经在开始不停的发出警报。
“很简单。
我刚好需要一个足够了解印记城,并且可以帮忙搜集各个派系情报的间谍。
既然你有如此得天独厚的优势,索性就为我工作吧。
当然,这并不是在征求你的意见,而是通知你一声。”
说罢,左思收起武器突然毫无征兆的上前一步,用佩戴铁手套的那只手一把抓住对方的脖子,在多克斯还没来得及发动自己类法术能力的时候,直接将脑袋撞狠狠向地面。
砰! 凭借着出色的物理“麻醉”,这位拥有十五个人格的男人当场半死不活的晕了过去。
确切地说,巨大撞击力甚至让整个颅骨碎裂,小部分脑浆都从裂缝中流了出来。
估计大脑受损程度相当严重,别说十五人格,就是一百个、一千个人格这会儿都没用了。
左思毫不客气的发动火花力量,把这个偶然间抓到的人才制作成了召唤生物卡牌。
【生物牌:精灵——影精灵间谍】
【LV5多色卡牌(可升级)】
【卡牌品质:珍贵】
【效果:召唤一名来自密斯塔拉主物质世界的超凡影精灵间谍为你服务。
他原本的名字叫做法罗,是一名等级不算太高的盗贼。
Later, due to long-term espionage activities, he gradually created the remaining fourteen completely different personalities.
Among them, the identity in the Sensation Society is a female tiefling wizard named Aza Dolin;
In the Harmony, he is a male paladin named Josbert Bram.
In the Doomguard Cult, his identity is a male human warrior named Triz Danrod; in the Order, his identity is a low-level secretary named Melon Mo...
Faro's greatest attribute is his ability to create infinite personalities that are undetectable to those around him, allowing him to blend in perfectly with any environment and infiltrate the other party's organization.
Even if thoughts and memories are read, it is absolutely impossible to be exposed.
And the career level and strength of each personality are independent.
When a personality takes control of a body, the occupational level and abilities possessed by that personality will immediately become apparent.
In addition, he also has a disguised transformation ring that can change his race and gender at will.
[To use this card, you need to pay two mana points of each of the five colors, or ten universal mana points]
[When the summoned Faro is killed, the card automatically enters the graveyard and waits for rebirth for five days]
Looking at the summoned creature card in his hand that had just been made, even though Zuo Si had seen many big scenes, he was still surprised.
Because according to the memory in his mind, this spy named Farrow should be the trump card of Shemisaka, the biggest intelligence dealer in Sigil.
It is precisely because of the shadow elf's terrifying split personality ability that she can grasp the movements of the fifteen major factions in the entire Sigil City and sell the intelligence of the hostile factions at a high price.
"So Dox is Farrow's identity as someone lurking in the Gods and Non-Gods Society... I really hit the jackpot this time."
The corners of Zuo Si's mouth rose uncontrollably, and his face showed an expression that only a person who had won the first prize in the lottery would have.
If Isadora's split personality stems from fear and her powerful ability as a psychic, then Farrow's infinite split personality to disguise himself is equivalent to the adaptive ability that is forced to evolve in a cruel living environment.
Although the latter is not worth mentioning in terms of combat power, the professional level of most personalities is only below LV10, and the highest will not exceed LV15.
But when it comes to infiltrating the enemy and stealing intelligence, he is an absolute master.
Just when Zuo Si was wondering whether he should consume some of his reserve energy to upgrade this card to the top level, Kaidong finally arrived with the young men of the Knights of the Burning Heart and a large number of guards.
When he saw the bodies scattered all over the ground and Zuo Si standing there motionless, he quickly realized what had happened and asked, "Your Majesty, were these people executed on the spot by you?"
"yes.
These guys from the Gods and Non-Gods Association not only resisted arrest, but also intended to attack me.
They are unforgivable from any perspective.
Now, as the Emperor of the Empire, I declare that from now on all activities of the Society of Gods and Non-Gods within the Empire will be banned.
Please take your men and wipe out the organization's headquarters in Amn now.
Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
Zuo Si had no intention of holding back at all and directly sentenced the God-Non-God Association to death.
After all, simply denying the idea of God itself would never work in the land of Faerun.
Not to mention the large number of priests who rely on gods for their livelihood, even the druids who can gain power through nature worship mostly rely on the magic of the gods of nature.
What's more, based on the performance of these guys today, it can be basically judged that they are a group of psychopaths and it is impossible for them to obey management and discipline.
Since this is the case, it must naturally be nipped in the bud and must never be allowed to develop freely.
"What about the believers? I remember that many young people were bewitched by this sect and began to hold secret meetings in private." Kaidong probed cautiously.
Zuo Si answered directly: "Catch him and give him a lecture first.
If they still refuse to repent, let the masked wizard send someone to erase their memories of this matter.
The views and ideas of the Gods and Non-Gods Association must never be spread within the empire.
It is too dangerous, too uncontrollable and destructive.
What's more, this is also the result that the gods most want to see.
If the Knights of the Burning Heart are unable to carry out such an order, I can ask the Dark Guards of the Church of Bane to do it."
Hearing the word "Dark Guard", Kaidong's face suddenly turned ugly, and he immediately promised: "No, we can do it. Let the Knights handle this matter. I promise that I will make this sect disappear completely."
Needless to say, the reason why this old paladin gritted his teeth and accepted a mission that was inconsistent with his own morals and values was because he was afraid that the dark guards would come and take action without any discrimination.
If that happens, quite a lot of people will be implicated.
After all, the essence of the Dark Guard is a sharp blade in the hands of tyrants to suppress those who disagree with them.
They don't care whether the people arrested are innocent or not. All they want to do is to impose heavy sentences on those involved in the case in the most swift and decisive manner to ensure that the result has a strong enough deterrent effect.
"Very well, I'll leave this matter to you, sir."
After saying that, Zuo Si gave Kaidong an encouraging look, then activated the teleportation magic and disappeared on the spot.
As soon as he left, the on-duty personnel from the Masked Mage Guild arrived.
These guys were not here to help with the case, but to pack up all the strange races from Sigil City on the ground, take them back to clone them, and then do all kinds of magical research.
After they left, the goblins who were in charge of cleaning up the scene and clearing the garbage began to deal with the bloodstains.
As for Kaidong, he led his men to the temporary headquarters of the Gods and Non-Gods Society and issued an ultimatum to the remaining personnel.
As expected, the battle broke out after about ten minutes.
Although these mentally ill lunatics had no fear of death, they were unsurprisingly annihilated when all the elite troops from all the major temples in Athkatla were mobilized, and even the magic ship was confiscated.
Especially the churches of several evil gods, they were intent on massacre and had no intention of leaving anyone alive from the beginning to the end.
The followers of Bane, the god of tyranny, and Talos, the god of storms, were like a scourge, and many corpses were charred and mutilated.
Even the souls of the dead did not escape the disaster. They were imprisoned in gems or crystal prisms and taken back for horrific sacrifices.
After all, the biggest difference between evil gods and good gods is that they can devour souls to strengthen themselves.
Bane, in particular, had devoured the souls of his believers in large numbers more than once during the Years of Troubles.
Therefore, this kind of sacrifice has always been a traditional program for him.
(End of this chapter)