Although he was not as good as Gideon Jura, who could fully recover from any kind of injury, he was definitely not one of those glass men who shattered at the slightest touch.
The spell card she activated in an instant not only perfectly withstood the attack of a Theros time and space god, but also quickly restored her balance in mid-air. Then she stepped on the head of a huge statue and jumped high again, wanting to insert the holy sword in her hand into the chest of the huge evil god in front of her.
Because it had been strengthened many times by Zuo Si, this weapon that emitted a dazzling golden light was undoubtedly capable of causing damage to creatures like gods.
What's more, the opponent is a chaotic evil god, and he will inevitably be greatly restrained when facing weapons that are extremely inclined towards lawful good.
As a result, when Xenagos's huge hand came down again, Elspeth directly gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and rushed forward.
The next second...
"Ah! Damn it! How dare you hurt the great god of pleasure!"
As Xenagos screamed and cursed, his palm was suddenly pierced, and a large amount of divine blood flowed out of the wound, staining the ground red.
Although this small wound was at best just a bug bite considering the size of the god in this world.
However, because the surface of the holy sword was covered with Innistrad's moonsilver, which had the purifying and exorcising properties, the cut could not heal at all, and it continued to cause intense pain and burning sensations, as if it had been stung by a poisonous wasp.
In a rage, Xenagos raised the spear in his other hand, and suddenly a ball of dazzling red light condensed and smashed down fiercely.
Boom!!!! The terrifying divine force instantly created a huge crater on the ground with a radius of several hundred meters.
The resulting earthquake caused a large number of buildings in the nearby city-state to collapse. Thousands of frightened people screamed shrilly, and many injured people fell in a pool of blood and wailed.
There is no doubt that if this divine power impact had landed inside the city, then this city-state would probably have been removed from the Seros space-time forever.
Fortunately, many residents of this city have become believers of Xenagos while indulging in sensual pleasures.
Therefore, he deliberately avoided the area where the city-state was located and chose an open space near the hill outside the city to release his power.
But even so, the death toll from the earthquake alone reached three or four hundred.
It is not difficult to understand why the mortals on the plane of Theros are so reverent to the gods.
In addition to the latter sealing the Titans and creating a relatively peaceful living environment, they themselves also possess destructive power.
Moreover, these guys, like the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology, are very emotional and have their own desires, ambitions, and preferences, and are not bound by their priesthood.
When they get angry, they lose their minds like ordinary people and do some extremely crazy and brutal things.
But Elspeth was apparently not frightened by the mad Xenagos. Instead, she completely released her extremely powerful divine power. Not only did her eyes flash with a golden light full of majesty and holiness, but two faint wings of light also spread out behind her. She looked like an angel.
It is difficult to say whether this is the effect of the holy sword, or some previously hidden power in her own blood or even soul being stimulated, or some combination of both factors.
But what is certain is that if things continue to develop in this way, it won't be long before he awakens ahead of time and becomes that impressive archangel.
You have to know that Elspeth is not an ordinary person who has awakened the spark by chance as she thinks. The huge potential contained in her soul has not been tapped due to psychological avoidance and some other factors.
This can be seen from her noble character that she will punish evil and promote good wherever she goes, and is willing to sacrifice herself to save others.
After all, it is not difficult for a person to do one or two good things occasionally, and even a big devil like Zuo Si who tends to be lawful evil is no exception.
But people like Elspeth who do good deeds all their lives and have extremely firm beliefs are extremely rare.
Some people suspect that Elspeth's soul was purified and elevated because she did too many good deeds in Bant, a fragment of the Alara space-time, and that is why she has the potential to become an archangel, because the angels in that world were promoted from humans in this way.
Some people also suspect that this is related to the unique environment of the new Capena.
The angels there will be reincarnated as humans in some way, and then complete the leap of life and soul by doing good deeds, and finally become real angels.
Others believe that Elspeth's soul may have been artificially created or undergone some kind of transformation.
Because she has revealed more than once that some faint memories that seem like those from her past life often pop up in her mind.
But no matter what the real reason is, it proves that her soul and life experience have nothing to do with the word "ordinary".
Many times, Elspeth didn't understand why, at the critical moment, her first subconscious reaction was always to rush towards danger fearlessly, just like what she was doing now.
But she never regretted putting herself in danger.
"Get away! You annoying fly!"
Xenagos was obviously enraged, and he madly used his divine power to kill the little bug that was flying around.
Unfortunately, Elspeth was clearly well prepared and had a very deep understanding of the gods of the time and space of Theros. Moreover, she herself was a hero who was believed in and worshipped by countless people - "The Lord of the Rising Sun".
This means that she can fight against divine power to some extent.
Coupled with the extraordinary power granted by the Planeswalker Spark, at this moment, Elspeth was like a female war god and fought back and forth with Xenagos.
Astonishing energy continued to collide in the sky, erupting with deafening noises, shock waves and violent vibrations.
The aftermath alone permanently changed the surrounding terrain and topography.
Since his body became too huge after becoming a god, it was not easy for him to parry and dodge, and Xenagos soon had wounds of varying sizes on his body.
What’s even more fatal is that another planeswalker, Ajani Goldmane, also arrived in time to join the battlefield.
In addition, there were several locals wearing golden brass masks and armor.
Their common feature is that they all wear the holy emblem of Heliod, the sun god.
There was no doubt that this was an elite team sent by Heliod. The daggers in their hands shining with golden light like solar panels were the best proof of this.
Without exception, these weapons are blessed by the sun god and can harm the god in battle.
"Elspeth! Hold on! I'm here to help you!"
Ajani roared and cast strengthening magic on the weapon in his hand, and then he chopped it down with great force.
moment!
A bleeding wound appeared on Xenagos' thigh.
The God of Pleasure said nothing but struck him with his spear and sent him flying, bringing disaster to several warriors chosen by Heliod.
Seeing this, Elspeth hurriedly warned loudly, "No! Don't come over here. I can handle it alone."
Unfortunately, the world of Theros is a world that worships heroes, and it is also a world with very devout faith.
Many young men and women who have been exposed to heroic stories since childhood do not care about sacrifice and death in order to realize their heroic dreams.
Especially when they obtain the power of the god they believe in, they will often charge their enemies to the death.
A sturdy male warrior in golden armor jumped high up, swung the dagger in his hand that was shining with golden light, and stabbed it hard into the calf of the God of Pleasure, and pulled it down with his own weight.
In a flash, a wound several meters long was created.
Especially the blessing of the sun god bestowed by Heliod, which directly released a terrifying high temperature that burned the wound into a charred black.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! It's Heliod's lackeys again! I'm going to crush you!"
Xenagos, who was in unbearable pain, blocked Elspeth's attack with one arm, then raised his foot and stomped the ground hard.
Bang! Suddenly, an earthquake of at least magnitude 6 or above was triggered in the surrounding area.
The warrior hanging on the calf was unable to withstand this force at all. He was instantly blown away, rolling outward along the ground, with a large amount of blood gushing out of his mouth and nose.
"Daxos!!!"
Elspeth shouted out the other person's name loudly, and immediately wanted to swoop down and release the spell card to heal him.
But in less than 0.1 second, the Deep Hell Demon who had been behind all the time seized this fleeting opportunity and finally made his move.
He used advanced teleportation to instantly appear beside the injured warrior named Daxos, and started with [Command: Shock].
The latter had already been severely injured and was not very conscious, so he was immediately hit and fell straight to the ground, losing the ability to resist.
By the time Elspeth swooped down, the Pit Fiend had already captured the man and held him in front of him, threatening him meaningfully: "Madam, if you don't want him to die, then stop your hostile actions immediately. Otherwise, I don't mind killing this poor man, then ripping out his soul and torturing him for a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand years."
"Let him go! Otherwise I promise you will die a horrible death!"
Elspeth tightly grasped the holy sword, emitting an awe-inspiring and inviolable sacred light from head to toe.
"I'm sorry, but this is not your call. Either do as I say, or continue your attack at the expense of this man."
The high-level devils were obviously masters of psychological warfare who could see through people's hearts and grasp other people's soft spots and weaknesses at any time. They immediately realized that Elspeth was not a hypocrite who would sacrifice others.
But even so, the Hell Devil couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he looked at the holy sword, as if he was facing a Seraph God Servant.
He knew very well that even if he was as powerful as he was, if he was hit or pierced by this thing, his fate would definitely be disastrous.
Because the power of the holy sword is so restraining that it can suppress all evil creatures, including the undead.
But lawful devils are slightly better, at least they don't have to suffer the extra damage bonus of the chaotic camp like their mortal enemy demons.
Seeing Daxos being completely controlled and unable to even blink, Elspeth showed an unusually struggling expression on her face. It took her half a minute to suppress her resentment and anger and put down her sword, obviously intending to compromise.
Just as the devil expected, a person like her who is truly kind-hearted and has a strong sense of responsibility and mission will never watch any innocent person die because of her wrong choices.
What's more, Daxos is not an ordinary person. He is one of the few friends who can talk to Elspeth and share similar values and ideas after she came to the time and space of Theros. They have a very good impression of each other.
Just as she opened her mouth to negotiate, a huge figure shining with golden light suddenly descended from the sky and roared in a voice that was almost a roar: "Elspeth Tirel! What are you doing? Have you forgotten the oath you swore in front of me before? Kill that despicable usurper immediately! Only when he dies can the entire Theros plane return to normal."
"But...what about Daxus? He will die!"
Elspeth turned around and asked excitedly.
Needless to say, the golden figure descending from the sky was none other than Heliod, the sun god of this world.
He has a majestic and handsome face, wearing a loose robe and a corona-like decoration on his head. The artifact spear in his hand - Crusall is like a bright sun, constantly releasing scorching light, which is enough to melt all matter in the world in an instant.
As one of the most powerful gods, he can easily defeat any god in battle except for the first born Klothys and Kruphix.
Even Erebos, the god of death who is his opposite, is somewhat afraid of him.
"Death? From the moment Daxos obeyed my call, he was ready to sacrifice himself for this. Your hesitation now is simply a stain on this supreme honor. Now, I will give you one last chance. Launch an attack immediately and kill the usurper."
Heliod continued to release terrifying auras to force Elspeth to make a choice.
There is no doubt that his personal appearance directly escalated the conflict to an unprecedented level.
Even Xenagos abandoned those mortals, narrowing his eyes and warily staring at the god who was most hostile to him, and as always, he sarcastically said in a sarcastic voice: "You are worthy of being the great God of Light. You can actually speak so noblely of abandoning the lives of your believers.
Sometimes I feel so sorry for the mortals who adore you.
Because they have no idea that the sun god they believe in is actually an arrogant, conceited and despicable person who will do anything to maintain his status and power.
In order to maintain your leadership position among the gods, you have done many things that are not in line with your status."
"Shut up! You are nothing but a shameful usurper, a lowly satyr who wants to steal divine power. What qualifications do you have to tell me what to do?"
Heliod immediately adopted a condescending attitude and shouted loudly.
It was not difficult to see from the contempt and disdain revealed in his eyes that even though Xenagos had become a true god, and even the spark of the abandoned planeswalker had formed a entity in the Realm of Nyx, he did not think that the other party was the same kind as himself.
"Usurper? So in your eyes, all mortals in the world are not qualified to become gods, let alone to have an equal dialogue with you guys, right?
Because once mortals discover that the greatest secret of Theros is that their own beliefs and worship created the gods, they will ruthlessly abandon you arrogant bastards and usher in their own era.
More mortal gods will be born, and bit by bit, they will devour the faith that originally belonged to you.
As time goes by, you will be forgotten little by little until you completely disappear from the world.
That’s why you are extremely afraid of such a future and want to strangle me in the cradle to completely eliminate the possibility of any mortal becoming a god.
But Li seems to have forgotten that I am the god of pleasure! The god of indulgence and desire!
Do you think I would keep this secret to myself? No! I have already revealed the method of deification to countless ambitious mortals! It won't be long before you see more gods like me being born!
The more you fear and the more you want to strangle it, the more you will arouse fear, disgust and hatred in the hearts of mortals.
More and more city-states will abandon their worship of you! Eventually, you will become weaker and weaker in the process until you perish completely."
Xenagos suddenly opened his arms and laughed loudly at the sun god Heliod in an extremely crazy tone.
Thanks to his ace adviser, the Pit Fiend, he has a deep understanding of the greatest weakness of the Gods of Time and Space in Theros, so he doesn't seem afraid at all.
What's more, this is not the Realm of Nyx. Even if the incarnation is destroyed, it is only temporarily expelled. Naturally, there is nothing to fear.
"What! You actually leaked the secret of deification to more mortals? How dare you!"
Heliod was instantly filled with rage, and without saying a word, he raised his divine spear - Crusall and stabbed fiercely at the "enemy of the gods" in front of him.
"Hahahaha! I just like seeing this angry expression on your face right now!"
Xenagos burst into hysterical laughter, raised his spear and staff, and rushed forward to wrestle with the opponent.
The head-on collision between the two gods instantly caused the sky and the earth to change color.
The terrifying shock wave and divine power storm almost tore everything around to pieces, and even the ground was cracked into bottomless gullies.
Many farmers and herdsmen, along with their poultry and livestock, fell into the abyss in panic.
After just a few minutes of fighting, everything within a radius of more than ten kilometers was reduced to ruins.
The city-state not far away was pierced through by Heliod's spear, and tens of thousands of residents in the city were burned on the spot by the scorching flames of the sun, and not even a decent corpse was left.
Such a tragic scene obviously shocked Elspeth deeply.
Because this is far from the bright, just and merciful sun god in her mind.
"You seem surprised, aren't you? The god you've been following turns out to be such a hypocritical person."
The Hell Demon grinned and revealed a meaningful smile.
"What do you want to say?"
Elspeth frowned subconsciously.
Because the huge and ugly monster in front of her reminded her of the demons she had encountered in other time and space before.
The eyes of the Pit Devil flashed with a red light that symbolized evil, and he pretended to be nonchalant and replied: "What I want to say is that the sun god Heliod is not as good as you think.
Like all gods on the plane of Theros, he does everything for himself.
This world does not have the kindness and justice that you pursue, but only intrigues between gods and gods, and mortals and mortals.
Unless you plan to stay here forever, there’s no point in doing this.”
Hearing this, Elspeth seemed to understand something. She raised her head and asked tentatively in an uncertain tone, "Are you trying to persuade me to leave?"
"Haha, that's right. Because you don't fit in here. And... the time and space of Theros will become even more chaotic."
After saying that, the Hell Demon gently pushed the hostage in his hand forward, and instantly activated the teleportation magic and disappeared on the spot.
Elspeth didn't have time to think, and immediately caught Daxos who was still under the control of magic, and then landed steadily on the ground.
At this time, the lion man Ajani also rushed over and asked with concern: "Is he okay?"
"Fortunately, it's just controlled by some unknown magic."
艾紫培简单的检查过后明显松了一口气。
“你接下来有什么打算？”
阿耶尼盯着远处已经完全被摧毁的城市继续追问道。
艾紫培满脸苦涩的摇了摇头：“我现在的脑子很乱，根本不知道该相信谁，又该如何在这场神明之间的争斗中做出选择。以前我认为太阳神赫利欧德应该是光明、正义和仁慈的化身，可我显然错了。也许刚才那个可怕的怪物是对的，这个世界并不适合我。”
“唉——既然如此那就离开吧，让这些该死的神去狗咬狗，然后在傲慢与自大中走向灭亡。”
从阿耶尼的口中不难听出，他对于这个世界的诸神连一丁点好感都欠奉。
“不，我还不能离开，至少现在还不行。
因为一旦我走了，赫利欧德就会把所有的怒火都撒在达克索斯身上。
而且前不久在很多城邦中频繁出现的噩梦也很不同寻常。
我认为必须要调查一下才行。”
艾紫培十分无奈的给出了自己的理由。
强烈的使命感和责任感让她无法对这些可能造成巨大威胁的东西视而不见。
“噩梦？”
阿耶尼眼睛里闪过一丝不易别察觉到的精光，明显是联想到了什么。
毕竟有能力引发与操纵如此大范围噩梦的家伙可不多。
艾紫培表情凝重的点了点头：“是的，噩梦。
据说已经超过十五个以上城邦的居民，晚上休息的时候都会不受控制的连续做噩梦，甚至开始祈求一个新守护神的出现。
这显然并不正常。
也许我应该去找索斯寻求帮助。
他在魔法领域的研究可比我们深入的多。
而且我也想要去探望一下那些从秘罗地逃离的难民，看看他们生活的怎样了。”
就在两人说话的功夫，远处神与神之间的战斗终于迎来了尾声。
作为一名新神，谢纳戈斯显然并不是赫利欧德的对手，没过多久便有些支撑不住了。
意识到情况对自己不利，他立刻释放出威力惊人的神力法术将对手逼退，随后二话不说便逃回尼兹神域，只留下太阳神赫利欧德高举长矛无能狂怒。
而艾紫培和阿耶尼也趁机迅速脱身，根本没有给赫利欧德找自己麻烦的时间。
……
与此同时，远在费伦大陆的左思还不知道塞洛斯时空发生的事情，正独自站在坠星海原本属于塞尔阿劳尔行省最大岛屿的城堡阳台上，迎着海风欣赏清晨码头一片忙碌的景象。
在身后卧室的大床上，则躺着全身一丝不挂仅裹着一条毯子仍旧在熟睡的雅卢赛尔。
不用问也知道，就在昨天晚上他已经把这位科米尔王室的公主彻底变成了“自己人”。
毕竟这是出于政治方面的需要，为了把科米尔王国彻底变成西海岸帝国的铁杆盟友和附庸所必须做出的“牺牲”。
除了雅卢赛尔之外，左思还顺便去卡林港的皇宫找名义上的妻子阿依莎尽了一下丈夫应尽的义务，同时把这段时间积累下来的各种重要政务处理完毕。
随着费伦大陆的时间进入到DR1371年，整个费伦大陆都开始变得动荡起来。
其中最显眼的无疑是科米尔王国出现了一条可怕的红龙，他麾下的兽人和地精开始在很多地区肆虐，大量缺乏防御力量的村庄和城镇遭到屠杀和劫掠。
不出意外的话，英雄国王亚桑四世和他的大女儿很快就会死于非命，最终只留下一个拥有顺位继承权的婴儿。
这也是为什么左思返回费伦大陆之后干的第一件事情就是彻底拿下雅卢赛尔。
因为错过这个时间点，再下手可能就要面临一些政治和舆论方面的风险。
另外，阴魂城和散提尔堡之间的明争暗斗仍旧在持续。
彻底站稳脚跟的阴魂城终于爆发出其耐瑟瑞尔时代的强大底蕴，几乎把整个埃诺奥克沙漠纳入自己的掌控范围，甚至组建了一支数万人的蛮族骑兵部队，不断对月之海周围的城市进行劫掠，爆发全面战争只是时间问题。
重新复国精灵也正式打响科曼索的旗号，开始不断聚拢包括精灵、半精灵、人类、矮人、侏儒、半身人等种族，以十分高调的动作建设城市、开垦农田、饲养牲畜。
无冬城那边地下沉睡的创造者种族距离醒来也只剩下两年时间。
几乎同一年还有罗丝女神发动的蛛后之战。
就这还没有算其他一些规模不算太大的灾难，比如说从去年就开始的坠星海水下战争。
虽然大多数陆地居民对于海洋之中发生了什么其实并不能在第一时间获得准确信息。
但海底居民突然频繁上岸并要求进行武器、防具和食品方面的贸易，无疑就说明他们正在发动战争或抵挡入侵者的攻击。
与很多人认为费伦的陆地与海洋文明几乎是完全隔绝的状态不同。
双方虽然经常会爆发战争，可当相互之间有需要的时候还是会多少做一些生意。
尤其是深海高品质的珍珠，一直都是用来制作法力珍珠最好的原材料。
再加上西海岸帝国最近大量普及奥术魔法教育导致低级法师和学徒数量激增，这玩意始终处于一种供不应求的状态。
所以当有海底居民上岸想要用珊瑚、珍珠和其他一些特产交换武器铠甲的时候，商人们连想都没想便答应下来。
毕竟随着魔法工业化的崛起，像阿斯卡特拉这种超巨型城市群的产能已经远远超过了许多人所能想象的极限。
巨大的魔法熔炉和锻锤仅需要几分钟，就能把一块刚出炉还发红、发软、发烫的钢坯锻造成任何想要的形状。
而机械砂轮则能在极短时间内完成开刃等一系列以前需要几十分钟乃至几个小时才能完成工作。
用不了几天功夫就能给一支规模超过十万人的军队准备好足够的冷兵器与铠甲。
如果这些来自海底的客户愿意支付更多的钱，还能额外进行防锈、防氧化处理，以便减缓它们在水下遭到腐蚀的速度。
看看此刻码头正在忙碌着进行交易的繁忙景象就知道，那些各种鱼人、海精灵等水下智慧生物对于这些战争物资究竟有多么的满意。
要不是签订合同的时候谈好了不许在距离陆地五十公里范围内开战，他们中相互敌对的势力这会儿恐怕已经穿上新铠甲、拿起新武器杀得血流成河了。
可以说要是没有西海岸帝国强大的工业产能，这些没办法进行金属冶炼和锻造的水下居民甚至打不起一场像样的冷兵器战争，只能靠牙齿、利爪、骨头、贝壳、石头等原始武器来杀死敌人。
当然，从西海岸帝国大量采购武器装备的并不只有坠星海居民，同样还有正处在战争状态的散提尔堡、阴魂城、恩瑟地区、穆尔霍兰德帝国、塞尔，以及大海对岸的玛兹特克大陆……
反正只要有战争的地方就有大量西海岸帝国制式武器的出没。
不知不觉间，左思这个帝国皇帝已经成为了整个世界最大的武器贩子，其影响力更是与日俱增。
但这也是没办法的事情。
毕竟那些原本动辄数百乃至上前金币、需要大师级手艺和数个学徒帮忙花费很长时间才能制作出来的精致铠甲，现在只需要花上几十乃至十几个金币就能买到差不多的替代品，但凡不是傻子都明白应该如何选择。
许多原始的铁匠作坊就是这样被硬生生挤兑破产倒闭的。
在强大工业化力量的面前，什么传承、工艺、文化、历史沉淀等统统都是狗屁，只有便宜又好用的商品才最能打动消费者的心。
如果有必要，西海岸帝国甚至可以动员上万名的法师和学徒，以流水线的方式快速量产附魔武器和铠甲。
身为一个现代人，左思显然非常清楚体量和规模化所带来的碾压优势，所以在规划方面一直都非常大气。
经过一段时间的发展，这种可怕的优势正在滚雪球般的不断壮大，从贸易方面把费伦大陆其他国家和地区按在地上反复摩擦，后者压根没有一丁点的反抗之力。
有趣的地方在于，可能是物理上的掠夺和杀戮经历的太多了，以至于大多数人对于这种经济上的掠夺并没有产生太过强烈的抵触。
只有极少数因此而遭受巨大损失的商人和贵族会咬牙切齿的骂上几句。
就在左思考虑自己应该利用这一个月的空闲时间做点什么的时候，两条修长的手臂突然从背后伸过来搂住了他的脖子，随后便听到耳边传来雅卢赛尔略显慵懒的声音。
“你在看什么？”
“我在看港口区越来越繁荣的贸易。说实话，我真没想到你居然才用了这么短的时间就学会如何管理一座城市乃至一个国家。”
说罢，左思转过头撇了一眼这位用毯子裹住身体满脸都是笑意的钢铁公主。
It has to be said that due to her long-term physical training, her figure is indeed more curvaceous and sexy than women who lack exercise, and can bring extra passion and enjoyment during intimate interactions.
Having finally gotten what he wanted, Yalusel was obviously in a particularly good mood today, and couldn't help but smiled and responded: "Thanks to you for arranging a good teacher for me.
In the past, I was only focused on marching and fighting, so I didn’t realize the importance of business management and logistics.
But now, I know how much effort my sister has put in over the years to prevent the financial collapse of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Maybe the decision my father made was right.
If he hadn't taken away everything I had before, I would probably never have known this.
Of course, the most important thing is meeting you, a man who fills me with curiosity and at the same time fascinates me deeply. "
"If His Majesty Arsane IV heard these words, he would probably be moved to tears. After all, the trouble you caused back then was not small at all, and it is still affecting the entire situation in the Kingdom of Cormyr."
Zuo Si made a joke in a half-joking tone.
When his homeland was mentioned, Yalusel's originally happy face was suddenly shrouded in a haze, and he asked in a slightly heavy tone: "You know what happened in the Kingdom of Cormyr recently, right?"
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes.
The Empire has a very complete intelligence gathering system, so I am well aware of the situation in surrounding countries and regions.
I have to say that your father and sister are in big trouble this time.
Not only was there the invasion of the red dragon and his army of monsters, but there were also some nobles who had accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction and were secretly causing trouble.
If not handled properly, the entire country will fall into turmoil, unrest, or even civil war.
If something like this really happened, Shade City and Zhentil Keep would definitely be tempted to get involved.”
"The nobles in the kingdom? Who are they?" Yalusel asked hurriedly.
Zuo Si patiently replied, “A lot, enough to fill up half a sheet of paper.
You have to understand, Cormyr is a thousand-year-old kingdom.
Its old institutional and political framework has worked for too long.
Internal conflicts and problems are even more numerous.
It's normal to have naysayers and people who are dissatisfied with the status quo.
However, these nobles are still at the stage of collusion and conspiracy.
If His Majesty Yasan IV could settle all this quickly, they would not have to take any substantial action.
But if you fail to do that or fail miserably, things can go downhill very quickly.”
"So as long as father kills the red dragon as soon as possible, the kingdom will be able to survive the crisis safely?"
The Iron Princess obviously had extremely strong confidence in Yasan IV, and had no idea that the heroic king was no longer in his prime and that many parts of his body were beginning to show signs of aging and weakening.
This is also the pain that countless powerful warriors must face and experience as they enter their old age.
“That’s right.
As long as the nobles are sure that His Majesty King Yasan IV is still the invincible commander who is invincible, they will not dare to act rashly.
Additionally, I have approved the Kingdom of Cormyr's application for a loan of one million gold coins.
I believe that with this money, the situation will improve.
Since this is an internal affair of the Kingdom of Cormyr, and your father has not formally requested assistance from the Trade Alliance, it is not convenient for me to intervene further."
After saying this, Zuo Si put on an innocent look as if he could do nothing to help.
Hearing this, Yalusel couldn't help laughing, and while laughing he pulled the blanket that was about to slip off and said, "You want your father to take the initiative to ask others for help?
Don't be ridiculous! His pride and the honor of the Cormyr royal family would not allow him to do this.
I bet that even if he died in battle he would never ask anyone for help.
Otherwise I'd start to wonder if he's been replaced by some evil wizard or shapeshifter.
By the way, what would you like to eat in the morning? I believe that the passion last night must have consumed a lot of your energy, and you must be hungry now. "
"The guest follows the host's wishes. You are the host here, so of course everything is up to you."
Zuo Si's face was full of indifference and casualness.
"Ha! I'm not the master here, you are. Don't forget, these two islands are nominally the territories of the West Coast Empire. I'm just the governor who is temporarily managing them on your behalf."
Yalusel winked playfully, then turned and walked towards the bathroom.
Like all wealthy aristocratic women, she was a very clean person and would take a bath at least three times a day and change her clothes several times.
After all, the climate here is so hot that once you leave a place without magic to cool down, you will sweat profusely within minutes.
Anyone who loves cleanliness will not like the feeling of being sticky all over the body.
Zuo Si took advantage of the moment when the other person turned around, waved his hand and gently touched the Iron Princess's butt, causing her to scream in spite of herself, followed by a giggle, and then she took off the blanket wrapped around her body and went into the bathroom.
(End of this chapter)