Especially the dreadlord Tichondrius, he couldn't believe that one of the most powerful pit lords in the legion would die at the hands of his own pet.
However, Archimonde, who was eager to seize the World Tree and the Well of Eternity, could no longer care about so much.
He first personally ordered the Doom Guard to advance towards Mount Hyjal with Hellfire, and at the same time ordered Tichondrius to take the Skull of Gul'dan to corrupt the narrow area later called Felwood, making it impossible for the night elves to get support from allies such as tree men and bear monsters.
In short, Archimonde planned to weaken the resistance as much as possible before officially launching a full-scale attack on Mount Hyjal, to avoid the situation in which all forces united to fight against the Legion as in the War of the Ancients ten thousand years ago.
The human and tauren coalition also advanced along the Ashenvale towards Mount Hyjal.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will take at least more than a month to reach the destination and officially start the final battle that will determine the fate of the entire world.
But the difference from the original timeline is that this time there are no orcs on the list of people resisting the Burning Legion.
To be precise, after returning to the Horde, Warchief Thrall took the orcs and trolls of the Darkspear tribe to establish a temporary camp on the broken land of Azshara.
He neither chose to continue pursuing the Warsong Clan nor had any intention of joining the war.
Instead, they physically fought with the large number of local Nagas and Murlocs.
It wasn't long before Thrall, with his newly formed Blood Guard, swept across the Broken Beach and established his own home on the ruins of the Highborne.
Relying on the rich forest and fishery resources, the tribe quickly got rid of the food shortage and even established farms to raise pigs and deer to meet the huge demand for meat from orcs and trolls. It seemed as if they were determined to put down roots and settle here.
Since Azshara was once the capital of the ancient night elf empire and was also the center of the first explosion of the Well of Eternity, it was regarded as a cursed land by the night elves and was never approached easily.
Apart from the Nagas, Bear Monsters, Murlocs and a small number of Satyrs, only some ghosts of the dead upper elves were left wandering in the ruins.
For the orcs who have rich experience in war and combat, dealing with this group of losers is just a matter of using their hands.
What's more, after the Nagas realized that this group of outsiders were not easy to deal with, they decisively chose to retreat temporarily.
On the other hand, Grom Hellscream and his Warsong Clan went deep into the Felwood Forest, patiently waiting for the arrival of the demon hunter Illidan Stormrage.
Under Zuo Si's arrangement, they will become the latter's first batch of loyal followers to pass through the Dark Portal to Outland, and then let the orcs have a good taste of what it feels like to have their world invaded, burned, killed and looted by foreign enemies.
At that time, all the native orcs will disappear completely, either having their blood sucked out and turning into cold corpses, or being transformed into blood orcs.
As for Thrall, Zuo Si would "kindly" allow him to continue leading the tribe for a period of time and accumulate prestige bit by bit.
When the time is right, the resurrected undead will be thrown out, and this guy will expose in public that Thrall is not only a murderer of his compatriots, but also a blood orc like Grom.
At that time, this great chief who holds a lofty status will taste the feeling of falling from heaven to hell in an instant, and will also taste the feeling of being abandoned and betrayed.
He will go from being a hero admired by everyone to a sinner.
The huge psychological gap will defeat a person's thoughts, will and the beliefs he has always held, and will inevitably lead to evil.
It is even possible that you make a decision that you will regret for the rest of your life due to extreme emotions.
And this is the result Zuo Si expected to see.
Needless to say, he longs to obtain Thrall's soul, and then take it to hell to be further corrupted and degraded, slowly turning it into a chess piece that can be used for his own purposes.
This chess piece will be taken to the continent of Faerun and thrown into an orc tribe, and then the faith of the orc gods will be completely subverted from within, and they will be completely expelled from the crystal wall where the planet Toril is located.
After all, Zuo Si, who always holds grudges, will never forget that when he was still very weak, it was the orc god Geumsh who tried to descend and incarnate to kill him.
Of course, this plan requires a long period of preparation.
Even the Battle of Mount Hyjal took about a month or two to break out completely.
During this period, the Burning Legion was advancing steadily, and Tyrande continued to awaken the druids sleeping in the Emerald Dream, while summoning allies to organize defense.
Zuo Si was obviously not interested in these boring little things.
What's more, after a period of preparation, the elves of Yongju Island, who were always slow in doing anything, finally gathered an "army" of 5,000 people and arrived at Askatla on a warship.
Silinsi, who has never paid much attention to her appearance, not only changed into a gorgeous robe and wore a crown this time, but also took out the sword of Akokorem, which symbolizes the legitimate rule of Cormanthor, and wore it in the most conspicuous place to demonstrate her legitimacy.
When she left the ship and stepped onto the largest and most prosperous port of the West Coast Empire, she immediately felt the powerful and extremely complex magical maze enveloping this super-giant city.
No! Not just cities!
There are also farmlands, villages and small towns within hundreds of kilometers around.
The abundant magical energy in the surrounding environment and the repeatedly reinforced magic net can withstand the all-out attack of a dozen or even dozens of legendary wizards without collapsing.
Moreover, above the city, you can see several crystals floating about 500 to 1,000 meters above the ground, emitting dazzling light. These are the famous Mysera Cores of Netheril.
There are more than six of them.
Their well-arranged arrangement forms a system that echoes the magic maze, providing the city below with almost unlimited magical energy.
It was clearly night time, but all kinds of magic lamps and torches with eternal flames were scattered throughout the streets and alleys, and there was no dark place at all on the streets of the entire city.
Even some busy market streets were brighter and more dazzling than daytime.
Hundreds of wizard towers stand densely near the north of the new city area. More than two thousand wizards and more than four times as many apprentices are engaged in various researches day and night, as well as the production of magical equipment, scrolls and potions.
There is no doubt that today's Askatla is the most prosperous, richest and most modern city in the entire continent of Faerun, without a doubt.
It is also a veritable magic city.
Neither the capital of Cyre, ruled by red wizards, nor the capital of Halruaa, the kingdom of wizards, can compare with it.
After gaining the ability to perform the elves' high-level magic rituals, Zuo Si spent several months in a frenzy to create this unprecedented magnificent miracle.
It combines the knowledge of Netheril, the system of elven magic puzzles, and unique magic from multiple time and space including Magic Earth and Ravnica.
Finally, we have to add the spark of the Planeswalker that can connect multiple worlds.
"Soth is a lunatic! He actually put the idea he mentioned earlier into action in just a few months, and it seems to have basically succeeded."
Silinxi raised her hand and used the silver fire bestowed by the Goddess of Magic to feel the magical effects and abilities in the air around her, her face full of shock and disbelief.
"Ideas? What ideas?"
Another elven wizard who was accompanying them asked in an uncertain tone.
Silinxi answered without hesitation: "He once proposed to create an unprecedented maze with himself as the center, which could change the magic and physical rules within a radius of thousands of kilometers in an instant, and even directly reshape the environment and topography of a continent or even a world."
"Using yourself as the core of a magic maze?!"
The elven wizard's pupils suddenly dilated, and even his breathing became rapid.
"Yeah, it's crazy isn't it?"
Silinxi licked her lips subconsciously, and for the first time she felt a strong sense of awe and admiration for someone.
Because in this huge and extremely complex maze, she found that a part of the [Spell Transfer] she invented was incorporated into it as a rule.
You should know that the original [Spell Transfer] can only affect the magic network within a range of two to three hundred meters at best.
But now, after being incorporated into the rules, it can directly affect an area of hundreds of kilometers in radius.
Its difficulty is simply not on the same level as the original spell.
In addition, there are many unfamiliar magical powers that Silinxi has never come into contact with.
Even though she herself was extremely familiar with magic mazes, she was not sure she could break through this maze that had no idea how many layers of defense it had and that changed the rules of the real world.
To be exact, this was not a power that ordinary people could possess.
Only gods or powerful god-like powers can achieve this.
"So this magic maze doesn't exist forever, but moves with the opponent? When he leaves Athkatla, the maze covering the city will completely disappear?"
The elven wizard's eyes also revealed horror at this moment.
You should know that fixing the core of the maze on an immovable object is already extremely difficult, and it requires the sacrifice of several or even dozens of high-level wizards to barely achieve it.
He simply couldn't believe how many difficulties no mortal could imagine that needed to be overcome in order to use a living person as the core of the maze.
Silinxi smiled bitterly and shook her head: "No, not really.
From what I understand, Soth, as a planeswalker, has a unique ability.
That is, through the power of land cards, you can achieve a connection across time and space with a certain world or even a city.
As long as he made location cards for all the important cities in the West Coast Empire, all the important cities on the entire West Coast would be shrouded in this magic barrier.
If any foolish fool wants to attack this country, they will taste the end of the world.
The West Coast Empire is undoubtedly the most powerful country in the continent of Faerun and the planet Toril today.
So tell our people right away to put away their insignificant pride and arrogance and be as humble as possible here.
I don't want to make an enemy I can't afford to offend because of some idiot's ignorance."
"Understood! I will go and warn all the priests, mages, officers, and soldiers right away."
The elven wizard hurriedly placed his hand on his chest and bowed deeply, then turned to the troops who were landing along the pier walkway.
Since they had given notice in advance, the dock officials knew several days in advance that the elves from Yongju Island would land in the next few days.
In addition, they used a newly built military port instead of a cargo port, so the whole process did not cause any unrest.
On the contrary, many businessmen and civilians were curious about this and asked around why this elven army suddenly appeared in Askatla, and whether the emperor of the empire had reached some agreement with Evermeet Island to form an alliance and declare war on a certain country or force.
A few minutes later, Zuo Si teleported over. He first gave the elven wizard who was about to become the Lord and Queen of Cormanthor a polite hug, then greeted her with a smile, "Welcome to Athkatra. I hope the changes here haven't surprised you too much."
"In fact, my jaw is about to drop. Did you make those Mysera Cores?"
After saying that, Silinxi raised her finger and pointed at the crystals floating in the sky.
Although these energy sources that grant permanent invisibility are completely invisible to ordinary people, they shine as brightly as little suns under magical vision.
“Oh, yes, it’s my work.
In fact, making the Core of Misera is not as difficult as the outside world imagines.
It was just that the deep magic network was closed and several key eleven-ring magics could not be performed.
Fortunately, the generous goddess gave me some privileges, so I can bring this interesting alchemical creation back to the world.
With them, I can make all the cities in the empire shrouded in a more dense magical energy, reduce the difficulty of learning arcane magic, and thus increase the number of mages and warlocks exponentially in a short period of time.
In just a few years, the number of wizards in the empire will exceed 200,000, and the number of apprentices will be countless.
With these spellcasters as a foundation, I can cooperate with the Gond Church to invent a variety of popular magic technologies, and ultimately benefit more civilians.
Besides, the popularity of magic will also bring extra faith to the goddess, right?"
Zuo Si enthusiastically introduced his recent research results.
In his opinion, the powerful ten-ring, eleven-ring, and even twelve-ring spells and the floating cities in the sky from the Netheril era were certainly amazing.
But what really made the entire civilization flourish was the Core of Misera and the temporary magical items built around it.
These relatively cheap things have successfully transformed magic from a privilege only enjoyed by a few elites into something that anyone with a little money can enjoy.
Therefore, all the Netherese living in the floating city without exception madly support the research and development of magic, forming a common understanding and national consensus.
This is just like the technological boom on Earth in modern times. In essence, it is because the common people have enjoyed the benefits and convenience brought by technology, so society has reached a consensus that developing technology is the most important thing.
By the same token, if the left wants to build an empire with highly developed magical powers, it must first change people's vigilance, disgust and distrust of magic itself, and make everyone feel that the development of magic can actually bring benefits to themselves.
It's a pity that the archmages had been away from the bottom for too long and did not realize the foundation that enabled Netheril to transform from a few small fishing villages into a powerful magical kingdom.
Moreover, he did not continue to develop magical technologies that could benefit more ordinary people, but was obsessed with pursuing the goal of becoming or even surpassing the gods.
This directly led to the fact that after the collapse of Netheril, no one wanted to rebuild it except the Undead Ovo and the City of Ghosts.
However, Zuo Si was obviously well aware of the importance of this aspect, so he spent a lot of money to make several Misera Cores to provide cheap magical energy to the residents of the entire Askatla.
In this way, cheap magic lamps, vehicles, running water and other miscellaneous inventions will enter the homes of ordinary people, providing a higher quality of life.
Likewise, the threshold for inventing and making these temporary magic items is very low, and even apprentices can get a piece of the pie, thus preventing them from causing trouble due to not being able to find suitable jobs or make money.
Don't underestimate this.
All educated elite groups tend to have a high opinion of themselves.
Especially for mages, they would never do jobs that they consider to be "lowly" such as farmers or craftsmen. The worst they can do is to be a scribe.
If we train a large number of mages and apprentices but fail to provide them with enough jobs, then we will be faced with war throughout the empire.
After all, even if a low-level wizard is determined to cause trouble, he can easily cause hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of casualties, as well as unimaginable economic losses.
They are not the college students who become unemployed as soon as they graduate in modern society. At most they may make a few sarcastic remarks on the Internet, but they really dare to take practical actions to vent their inner anger and dissatisfaction.
This is why magical civilizations are often extremely fragile. They will collapse instantly after experiencing internal and external troubles, and then completely disappear in the long river of history.
The biggest difference from technological civilization is that the destructive power of wizards in magical civilization is many orders of magnitude higher than that of scientists in technological civilization.
Once scientists leave behind a large number of advanced instruments and expensive resources, it is basically unlikely that they will cause any devastating damage to the existing social system.
But what about the mages? They can summon demons and devils from other planes, poison with necromancy and raise an army of the undead, or even directly bring in gods and ancient evils to destroy the world.
Therefore, Zuo Si has always attached great importance to providing sufficient welfare benefits to the mage group, and at the same time, he has absorbed the smartest and most talented ones into the core circle through arcane magic.
He knew very well that these were the people he really needed to win over and unite with, rather than the bureaucrats, businessmen and the common people.
“Well, now I understand why you are the most favored voter today.
If this continues, the faith and influence of the Goddess of Magic will soon spread to every corner of the west coast of the continent of Faerun.
The number of believers will surge to millions.
The most important thing is that the development of magic theory and technology will show a blowout, and thousands of new magic and items will be invented.
Compared to you, we voters are just a bunch of idlers."
Silinxi couldn't help but sigh.
There is no doubt that voters like Zuo Si, who can not only practice the doctrine but also bring more faith and greatly expand their influence, are the most in line with the will of God.
As for herself, let alone practicing the teachings and bringing more believers and influence to the goddess, she simply disappeared for hundreds of years without any news.
The other voters are pretty much just muddling through.
Elminster was notoriously nosy. Unless he encountered the fall of the goddess during the turbulent years, he never did any serious work. He never took the initiative to teach magic knowledge to young people, let alone train apprentices on a large scale.
Alustriel spent all her time in Silvermoon City pursuing her political ideals and ambitions, and never fulfilled her duties as a voter.
Storm Queen Xinbu spent most of her time fending off attacks from the Red Robe Wizard. Even though she invented the famous sequencer magic, that was all she could do.
As for Storm Silverhand, Dove Eaglehand, Xiren, and Kuilu, their contributions to the field of magic are basically zero.
所以可以说二代魔法女神搞的这些选民，除了第一个已经成为法师之神的阿祖斯，剩下连一个合格的都没有。
看看人家暴政之神班恩的选民，为了复活自己所侍奉的神祇、宣扬暴政的理念甚至甘愿牺牲自己的生命； 战神坦帕斯的选民更是热衷于参加每一场战争，通过战斗和杀戮来扩张神明的影响力。
在魔法女神的众多选民中，左思绝对是个不折不扣的异类，也是唯一一个在干选民该干的事情。
光凭这一点，丝琳希就觉得对方能获得如此多神明的关注和喜爱并非没有道理。
同样的，她也感觉到了有那么一点点小尴尬。
左思用半开玩笑的语气回应道：“这也是我感到奇怪的地方。
上一代魔法女神在寻找选民的时候究竟在遵循着什么样的原则？ 天赋？
能力？
还是单纯看着顺眼？
尤其是伊尔明斯特，我实在搞不懂他那种提倡限制魔法使用的人，究竟是怎么成为选民的。
因为不管从哪个角度来看，他对于魔法发展起到的都是反作用。”
“二代魔法女神是个很特别、很有趣的人。怎么形容呢？她稍微有那么一点点花心和贪图享乐。”
丝琳希意味深长的给出了答案。
作为现存年龄最大的选民，她可是对当年发生的事情一清二楚，甚至能把那一长串女神情人的名单像报菜名一样全部说出来。
要知道二代魔法女神可不仅仅只是喜欢男人，而是标准的男女通吃。
伊尔明斯特不过是知名度最高的一个罢了。
类似萨马斯特那种“临幸”过一次就直接忘掉的更是不计其数。
“但这并不是她没有好好履行自己职责的理由，不是吗？”
对于二代魔法女神，左思显然连半点好感都欠奉，所以语气也格外的不客气。
“也许吧。”
丝琳希耸了耸肩膀，随后迅速将目光锁定在左思胸口心脏的位置，眯起眼睛试探道：“你把自己的心脏作为了迷锁的核心？”
左思轻轻摇了摇头：“不，不是心脏，而是灵魂。
我借助一种这个世界没有的魔法技术，对自己的灵魂进行了刻印。
现在，无需任何咒语或施法动作，只要一个念头就能施展出大多数的魔法和神术。
甚至包括一些传奇法术。”
“灵魂刻印？！”
丝琳希难以置信的挑起了眉毛。
“是啊。相信我，你不会想要知道细节的。因为以凡人灵魂的强度，连进行不到十分之一就会在无法用语言形容的强烈痛苦中崩溃。它很残忍，比例见识过最可怕的酷刑都还要残忍一百倍。”
在说这番话的时候，左思的眼睛里闪烁着令人毛骨悚然的幽光。
丝琳希见状立马忍不住打了个哆嗦，低声咒骂道：“该死！快别说了，我的皮肤已经开始其鸡皮疙瘩了。”
很显然，她知道灵魂刻印意味着什么。
就在两人说话的功夫，精灵军队终于全部离船登岸，在军港的码头上排列成整齐的队伍。
他们不仅身披银色的附魔铠甲，而且手里的武器、箭矢也基本都是+2起步。
而且法师、术士和牧师等施法者的比例竟然高达五比一。
基本每六个人中就有一名施法者，完全可以在需要的时候分散开，以小队为单位活动。
另外，战士和游侠的平均等级也达到了LV5的程度。
只能说真不愧是托瑞尔精灵种族最后的大本营永聚岛。
这只五千人的军队放在费伦大陆上，绝对能让许多城邦乃至国家坐立不安。
“你们打算在阿斯卡特拉休整几天，还是马上启程出发？”左思直截了当的问道。
“当然是马上出发越快越好。我可不希望等待的时间太长，导致迷斯·卓诺的迷锁核心被对方夺取。”
丝琳希非常干脆的给出了答案。
由于精灵并不像人类一样需要睡觉，而是可以通过时间更短的冥想来替代，所以即便是在海上漂了好几天大部分战士的精神状态也依旧相当不错，根本没必要修整。
更何况离开了故乡那么久，她已经迫不及待的想要回去看上一眼。
“既然如此，那就搭乘飞艇吧，从这里到科曼索只需要几天时间。”
说着，左思抬起手向天空发射了一枚刺眼的红色光团。
伴随着光团不断上升，位于下方的丝琳希和一种精灵们终于看到了一架巨大无比的飞艇开始缓缓下落。
在飞艇的上层甲板上，还能看到十几二十条巨龙和他们的骑士整装待发。
不用问也知道，在现如今的费伦大陆上，能拥有成规模龙骑士的也只有西海岸帝国了。
注视着巨大的空中炮艇稳稳降落在地上，丝琳希立马笑着问：“你这是打算让龙骑兵和炮艇给我们护航吗？”
“没错。
作为对精灵主神科瑞隆阁下的感谢，这艘炮艇和上边搭在的龙骑兵将在战争中暂时租借给你们使用，直至迷斯·卓诺被收复为止。
加油吧，亲爱的女王陛下。
希望科曼索能在你的领导下重现昔日的荣光。”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，左思做了个请的手势。
“我会的！”
丝琳希郑重其事的给出了保证，随后迈着优雅的步伐第一个登上飞艇并进入指挥室。
其余的精灵军队也纷纷鱼贯而入，分别被安置在并不算十分宽展的船舱内。
与承诺的一样，飞艇上提供了充足的物资，可以确确保这支军队在后勤上没有任何后顾之忧，可以打上几个月不用为了食物、酒水和武器防具的损坏发愁。
最重要的是这是一艘空中炮艇，能够在数千米高的天空中对地面进行轰炸。
而这个距离已经远远超出了大部分魔法的影响范围。
再加上可以同时用于侦查和支援的龙骑兵，所有参与远征的精灵都信心十足，一定能把那些邪恶的地下表亲赶尽杀绝，为当年惨遭毁灭的科曼索王国复仇。
等所有士兵全部登船，飞艇这才再次起飞借助夜色的掩护缓缓向东北方向前进，没过一会儿功夫便消失在天际。
“老师，你觉得丝琳希女士这次的远征能成功吗？”
精灵少女瑰拉瑟·利亚顿从阴影中走出来，眼神中透露出强烈的好奇。
“当然能成功。因为眼下站在背后支持她的可是我呢。”
左思伸出手轻轻抚摸着自己第二位弟子的头发。
经过一段时间的学习和训练，这个小家伙已经逐渐掌握了家传月之刃的力量。
目前已经不用整天躲在法师塔内进行训练，而是可以外出执行一些小任务增加实战经验。
才短短几个月的功夫，她就已经猎杀了好几名外来想要搞事情的邪恶法师，以及他们召唤出来的恶魔或者其他危险异界生物。
此时此刻，少女的手上就拎着一颗血淋淋的提夫林脑袋。
自从阿斯卡特拉开始疯狂向外扩张吸纳大量人口，像这种想要浑水摸鱼混进来的家伙简直多不胜数。
他们大部分都是想要复制在其他城市通过威胁、恐吓、绑架、魅惑、收买等方式建立帮派与盗贼公会的办法，最终实现与官僚相互勾结统治某个地区的目的。
尤其是密瑟拉之核的升空与魔法迷锁的建立，此类事件正在变得越来越多。
如果换成是其他地方，治安状况早就迅速恶化了。
但这群想要搞事情的家伙显然并不知道，左思早就建立起完善的情报系统和魔法监控系统。
后来有了魔法迷锁后，更是可以轻易感知到整个阿斯卡特拉任何从魔网抽取能量形成的法术。
如果有需要，还可以自己掐断某个区域的魔网连接，让对方连一个最低级的光亮术都释放不出来。
不过通常来说左思并不会这样做，而是直接把消息丢给自己这位年轻的弟子，让她去猎杀目标以增加实战经验。
久而久之，瑰拉瑟俨然已经有了点法师杀手的架势，并且在圈子里打响了自己的名号。
“您觉得丝琳希女士光复科曼索最大的敌人会是谁？”
少女眨着眼睛又问了一句。
左思沉思了片刻，用不是很确定的语气回应道：“我想大概率应该是黑暗精灵信仰的那对母子吧。
尤其是儿子，应该不会坐视信仰自己的两股势力被赶走或是连根拔出。
但考虑到这家伙向来小心谨慎的作风，派遣化身直接干预的可能性不会太大。
更何况我又不是没有弑神的手段……”
伴随着这番话脱口而出，左思的右手上不知何时多出了一个看上去很不起眼的碗，整体上呈现出红铜的颜色，在外壁表面上有很多的黑色小人在做着各种各样的动作。
不用问也知道，这个碗就是大名鼎鼎的灭世神器——同兆。
If energy is injected into it, the wall of the bowl will emit a dazzling golden light and present complex and mysterious patterns and symbols.
And since I got the spell to activate it, it is no longer just a decoration.
Once activated, it can immediately blow a world into pieces.
As for the power, it depends on the length of time the energy is drawn from the multiverse.
When necessary, the planeswalker can also directly inject his stored energy into it.
To be honest, Zuo Si has always been curious about the true power of Tongzhao.
After all, for gods and quasi-divine powers, shattering stars is basically a matter of "just having hands will do".
But the power of Tong Zhao is obviously not as simple as simply shattering stars.
It is more like an amplifier that can infinitely collect and compress energy.
The theoretical power of this thing has no upper limit.
Therefore, Zuo Si urgently needed to make an attempt to find out how powerful the explosions produced by different energy levels were.
So that you will be prepared when you need to use it against a powerful enemy in the future.
Instead of being like Urza who almost killed himself the first time he used it.
In the end, he managed to escape by igniting sparks to absorb the strong and weak energy stones.
After injecting a little energy to ignite the omen and making it emit a golden light, Zuo Si raised the corner of his mouth and whispered, "Whether it's a god or the dark titan Sargeras, or Archimonde and Kil'jaeden, you guys should come quickly and let me test the power of this broken bowl. After I understand its destructive power and operating principle, I can also greatly strengthen it."
"Teacher, the expression on your face right now is very evil and scary." Guilaser reminded carefully.
"Hahahaha! I'm originally the great devil in Baator Hell. Isn't it normal for me to be a little bit evil and scary?"
Zuo Si quickly put away Tong Zhao and laughed, then returned to the Mage Tower with his disciples.
With the successful establishment of the magic maze and the inclusion of all important cities in the West Coast Empire under its protection through land cards, all arcane spellcasters living in the area found that their connection with the magic network had actually strengthened.
Many mages also found that they could only cast fourth-level spells, but suddenly they could cast fifth-level spells.
The feeling of being hit by a pie falling from the sky inevitably made them fall into ecstasy.
When people learned that all this was because the emperor of the empire had successfully created an extremely powerful magic maze, they began to hear all kinds of flattery and praise.
There are also many wizards who travel thousands of miles from other areas and spend huge sums of money to build wizard towers, just to get the blessing of the magic maze and explore the deeper mysteries of the magic network, or to move their workshops here so that they can use the power of the maze to make cheap magic items.
In addition, the sight of major cities lit up at night has greatly enriched people's nightlife and also brought additional jobs and employment opportunities.
Many commercial streets have started to provide services 24 hours a day.
What Zuo Si found most incredible was the special entertainment venues opened by some alchemists.
They used the power of magic mazes to create cheap hallucination potions that would allow guests to experience real fantasies after taking them. They then provided some anthropomorphic dolls so that guests would see the dolls as their dream lovers in their fantasies, allowing them to vent their inner desires.
It is said that the business is booming due to the low fees, and has even triggered strong protests from some female practitioners in this traditional industry.
The two sides even had several conflicts over competing for customers. It was really magical.
However, considering that a similar combination of VR and cup had appeared on Earth before the spark was ignited, Zuo Si didn't think it was a big deal.
In the end, no matter who eliminates whom, the taxes paid to the country will not be reduced by a single cent.
In contrast, those who took the high-end route were not affected much.
After all, rich people would not use dolls that have been used repeatedly by others, and they would not rely on illusions to satisfy their desires.
This emerging industry impacts those service places that rely on low prices to attract ordinary people.
It can be predicted that the struggle between the two sides will continue for a long time in the future.
Before the winner is decided, consumers will be the biggest beneficiaries.
Obviously, unlike any magical civilization that has appeared on the continent of Faerun before, the West Coast Empire, under the guidance of Zuo Si, has continuously allowed magical knowledge and technology to serve more people, rather than becoming a privilege for a very small number of people.
Even in large cities such as Askatla and Port Calin, rail trains powered by magic mazes have been opened as public transportation. The overall scene is quite similar to that of the 19th to early 20th century on Earth, or even better.
(End of this chapter)