You are the master of all flames in this world!
It is the protector of the soul! It is the symbol of the cycle of life and death and eternal immortality!
We sincerely pray to you here! Praise your amazing power!
Longing to gain your favor!
Please come into this world!
This is the call of all believers!"
…
Accompanied by the almost fanatical shouts of millions of werewolves and goblins, a ball of magical flame that had been burning for years in the center of the underground city community of the Athkatla Mage Tower suddenly exploded with a bang, transforming into a phoenix emitting scorching heat, which flew over heads under the gaze of countless eyes.
The golden flames and awe-inspiring majesty all proved that this was a genuine god.
Especially after years of worship and belief, all the werewolves and goblins could clearly feel their connection with God, and they were all moved to tears.
Because of the initial brutal cleansing, domestication and isolation policies, they had no idea of the names of the goblin gods or other gods, let alone who they should pray to so that their souls would have a home after death.
The only thing that can be done is to pray to Bennu, the Phoenix God, over and over again as required, but he will never respond at all, day after day, year after year.
Today, all the persistence and hard work have finally paid off.
To be precise, they finally had their own God and no longer had to worry about what happened after death.
It is obvious that all this was deliberately arranged by Zuo Si, or it could be said to be a strategy.
According to the usual style of Io, the Crystal Wall God of the planet Toril, he would usually not reject the coming of a god who has a large and firm group of believers in the continent of Faerun.
So he deliberately forced these goblins and werewolves to become believers of the Phoenix God Bennu, and then tried to enter after a period of time.
It has to be said that this strategy is undoubtedly quite successful.
Judging from the process of Bennu's descent, the Supreme God Io did not even show up, but directly allowed him to descend as an incarnation and establish a stable connection with the entire crystal wall system.
The huge golden flame phoenix soared above the underground city for a few minutes, and after promoting some believers with sufficient perception attributes to serve as priests, it quickly shrank in size and landed steadily beside Zuo Si, lowering its head slightly and greeting him in a slightly crisp voice: "Father..."
"How, with your current number of believers, what level of divine power can you maintain in this world?" Zuo Si asked directly.
"It looks like a medium-level divine power. But within your range of influence, you can obtain additional supplements from other time and space to restore to a strong divine power."
After thinking for a moment, Benu quickly gave an accurate answer.
After all, in Faerun, a place with special rules, no matter how powerful the foreign gods are, if they want to transfer their divine power in, they need the support of local believers and influence.
In other words, if a powerful divine power in the outer plane has only tens of thousands of believers in Faerun, then he will most likely only be able to exert the power of a demigod within the crystal wall. If there are hundreds of thousands, then he will almost be at the level of a weak divine power.
In order to become a powerful god, at least millions of believers are needed, and at the same time, almost one-third or even more than half of the world's population must know the name of God and at least partially agree with the teachings preached by God.
This is also the reason why some gods have a lot of believers but are still unable to become powerful gods.
But there are other gods who appear to have very few believers, but they still have a place in the powerful divine power.
The key lies in whether the priesthood and doctrine have universal value, whether they will be recognized by ordinary people and used as a code of conduct in daily life.
The most representative ones include Tyr, the god of justice, Midnight, the goddess of magic, Oghma, the god of knowledge, Tempus, the god of war, and Shar, the goddess of night.
Tyr represents the most simple desire for justice and fairness in the hearts of ordinary people; Midnight is the embodiment of the magic network. As long as people still use magic, whether it is arcane or divine, it is equivalent to recognizing the rules she has established in this field;
Oghma symbolizes knowledge, wisdom and invention, and is the driving force of social progress and development;
The god of war Tempus is the embodiment of war and fighting, and these two things are rooted in the genes of every intelligent race. As the saying goes, where there are people, there is conflict, and the conflicts of many people together will evolve into war; Shar represents almost all the dark sides of the human nature of intelligent life.
All of the above are not due to monopolizing the beliefs of a certain race and becoming a powerful divine power, but because their priesthood and doctrines have been widely recognized by mortals.
As Bennu has monopolized the faith of all goblins and werewolves, the number of believers is definitely sufficient.
However, his influence is still too small, and most mortals don’t even know that there is another god in the continent of Faerun.
However, unlike the calm mortal world, the reaction of the gods was like an uproar.
After all, this wasn’t the birth of a newly insignificant demigod, but rather the emergence of a medium-level divine power out of nowhere.
Almost all the gods want to find out where this Phoenix God who calls himself Bennu came from, what his camp, priesthood and doctrines are, so as to confirm whether he will be an enemy or a like-minded ally in the future.
Talona, Midnight, Woking and Oghma, who were closely related to Zuo Si, had obviously known about the existence of Bennu for a long time, but they did not make it public for the sake of confidentiality.
Obviously, Zuo Si summoned the God of Phoenix to Faerun at this time for two main purposes.
The first one is naturally to provide divine support to players who have chosen the priest profession, and the other is to prepare for the upcoming head-on confrontation.
Thinking of this, he raised his hand and gently stroked the flaming feathers on Benu's body that were enough to melt and evaporate steel, and instructed in an emotionless tone: "Don't expose our relationship yet.
Try to act like a new god who has just arrived and doesn't know much about everything.
In this case, a goddess who is good at deception and conspiracy will definitely find ways to lure you into becoming my enemy.
And what you have to do is to use your own tactics to get inside the other team and help me figure out who is in this alliance."
"You want me to be a spy?"
Benu's tone revealed a strong sense of surprise.
Because he had never done such a thing since he was born, and he had no idea whether his mind and brain could outwit these old bastards who might have lived for who knows how long.
Zuo Si nodded with a playful smile on his face: "That's right.
Although I have reached a secret agreement with the winter goddess Auril in private.
She will pretend to join this alliance that is against me and act as a spy.
But I still think it’s better to have someone you can trust.
After all, the furious gods all have a bit of madness and capriciousness.
This can be seen from the fact that the other party lives in an outer plane such as the Noisy Tunnel.
So I have to be prepared to take control of the situation and not rely on a guy who has no fixed position to win."
"Understood."
A blinding golden light flashed in Benu's eyes, and then he turned into a ball of ember and disappeared on the spot.
As the only true god on the magical earth, and even the embodiment of the planet's will, he was created by Zuo Si through the life magic he learned from his cheap teacher Sorin Markov. Therefore, he has always been obedient to his father and has never done anything rebellious.
As soon as the Phoenix God left, the Nature Goddess Nimidona returned to the Mage Tower through interdimensional teleportation and reported directly: "Father, I have sent those interesting guys to the designated area as you requested. As for whether they can adapt to the cruel environment of Shura Field and the Abyss, and whether they can survive the siege of demons, orcs and goblin-like creatures, it is unknown."
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the purpose of releasing them is to create chaos. It would be best if there are unexpected surprises. Even if I fail, it doesn't matter."
Zuo Si had a relaxed expression on his face, without a trace of nervousness at all.
Since he had already visited almost all the outer planes, he had a deep understanding of how dangerous and harsh the environment of the Abyss and Shura Field was.
There is no need to say much about the Abyss, the devil's hometown. The diversity brought about by its evil and chaotic nature is second to none even in the multiverse.
Even the devil himself doesn't know what kind of emergency he might encounter in the next second.
When traveling in a place like this, luck is often far more important than strength.
In contrast, the Shura Field is a strange place where a large number of iron blocks float in the air. The iron blocks often collide with each other, and huge echoes linger throughout the plane and mix with the shouts of the army's clashes.
Its essence is conflict and war.
The orc gods, goblin gods, and armies of other warlike gods engage in endless fighting here.
All creatures in this plane can gain rewards from the will of the plane as long as they harm other hostile creatures.
The most well-known one is that each time you kill a creature, you gain temporary life equal to half of your own health.
The more you kill, the more rewards you get, and they can be stacked infinitely, greatly reducing the probability of a strong person being drowned by massive cannon fodder.
In the absence of powerful spellcasters, a high-level warrior can often directly enter the mowing mode in the Shura Field plane and slaughter an army by himself.
Until he met a warrior as powerful as him and started an epic duel.
"You want to use these players to reignite the internal fighting between your enemies?"
Nimidona asked in a not very sure tone.
Zuo Si nodded decisively: "Yes.
After all, according to the information currently known, this group of guys who have temporarily united to become my enemy are not a united group.
Many of them are still enemies even now.
In addition, the Chaos Camp has always lacked rationality and is very prone to overreacting under impulse, so it is natural to try to divide them.
For example, the eternal war between the orc gods and the goblin gods has been going on for a long, long time.
Although the intensity of the conflict has suddenly decreased recently, the conflict and hatred between the two sides still exist and are very, very sharp.
If a stick suddenly comes in to stir things up, guess what will happen? The same principle can be applied to the demon lords who are busy fighting among themselves.
Remember, never treat your enemies as a whole, that will only make them more united.
Just the opposite!
We must find ways to find possible conflicts between them, and then do our best to provoke and intensify them, and ultimately achieve the goal of dividing and disintegrating them and defeating them one by one."
"I see! I think I understand what you mean."
Nimidona showed a thoughtful expression, and subconsciously clenched the +5 secondary artifact compound bow in her hand that could shoot killing arrows.
She was obviously ready to "defeat" those demon lords one by one, and use the death of the enemies to announce to the entire Abyss what the consequences would be for those who dared to be an enemy of her father.
Don't be fooled by the calm and indifferent appearance of the gods' servants.
She is not a lawful and good Seraph. Deep down, she actually believes in the cruel law of survival of the fittest in nature and has no aversion to killing.
"You should stay in the Mage Tower for the time being and don't go wandering around the outer planes anymore. I need someone to stay here."
After that, Zuo Si ended his conversation with Nimidona and returned directly to his own room on the upper floor of the Mage Tower.
Because Eribes, who had been lying here in a coma for a long time, finally woke up.
"Where am I?"
The half-elf paladin struggled to get up from the bed and looked around, confusion in his eyes.
But soon, she felt a sharp pain in her head, and then she screamed and collapsed to the ground. A large number of images, which she couldn't tell whether they were hallucinations or memories, kept appearing in front of her eyes.
In just a few minutes, her nightgown was torn off by sweat. Her eyes quickly turned from confusion to anger. Her originally pale lips turned dark blue for some reason. Even the expression on her face was no longer bright and holy, but exuded a strong sense of darkness.
"This is Athkatra, you are in my mage tower."
Zuo Si stood aside and carefully observed the drastic changes happening to the other person. He was basically certain that this was 100% related to the kiss from the goddess of the night, Shar.
Or it could be said that Shar aroused the dark side that already existed in her heart.
"No!!!! How could Van Swick do this! Has he forgotten the oath he made? This is a blatant betrayal! I will never forgive him!"
Eribes roared hysterically like a madman.
You don't need to ask to know what the image she just saw was.
As one of the masterminds behind the plague in Neverwinter, Shar naturally knew everything that happened in a certain inn, and then used this incident as an inducement to make the paladin be engulfed by extreme anger and sadness.
This is a tried and tested method used by evil gods, demon lords and devil dukes.
In particular, Shar used her divine power to amplify this negative emotion.
Looking at the woman in front of him who had lost the grace and glory of God, Zuo Si couldn't help but remind her: "I think you should know that this is a conspiracy. Both you and Van Swick are just victims."
“Victim? Hahahaha!
You're actually making excuses for him? Look at how this bastard enjoys his cheating!
He even abandoned the man I loved from the bottom of my heart! On top of that, he became Deszel's accomplice in spreading the plague in Neverwinter!
Countless civilians died painfully because of his stupidity and incompetence!
Damn the law and the trial! I will kill Van Swick myself! "
It was obvious that Eribes had already formed a preconceived idea at this moment and would not listen to any advice at all. A twisted and hateful expression appeared on his face.
Apparently, this is one of the reasons for her sudden fall, abandoning her original belief in law, order and justice and intending to lynch a man who did not deserve the death penalty.
According to the teachings of Tyr, the god of justice, such behavior is undoubtedly strictly prohibited.
Zuo Si shook his head slightly and asked, "But what would happen if we killed him?
Can you get happiness and satisfaction from it? Hatred is the stupidest and most meaningless emotion in the world.
Not only will it affect your rationality, but it will also make you fall into pain and internal friction and unable to extricate yourself.
I'm not saying don't seek revenge, I'm just telling you there's no need to torture yourself for those who hurt you."
Never let yourself fall into hatred towards a certain person or group. Instead, analyze the problem from the perspective of interests. Even former enemies can be temporarily turned into friends as long as there are enough benefits. This is the principle that Zuo Si has always adhered to.
Even if a close relative betrayed him, or even caused him a major crisis and loss, he would simply imprint the other person's name in his mind and wait for an opportunity to settle the score later.
As for hatred...
Sorry, this emotion was completely abandoned when I was an apprentice in the floating city of Plantia.
Because there is no love or hate in the world without reason.
When a person hates another person deeply, he first needs to have real emotional investment.
But after going through so much, Zuo Si would never pour too much emotion into anyone, nor would he give too much trust to anyone.
This means that from the very beginning, whether it is betrayal or failure, it is within his psychological expectations, and there is no need to feel hatred or disappointment.
But Eribes, who had been smooth sailing since receiving the calling, obviously did not have such psychological qualities, and had never experienced betrayal from people close to him.
She suddenly raised her head and said through gritted teeth: "Since Vanswick betrayed me and made me feel so painful! Then as a fair exchange, I will also betray him and make him feel the same pain!"
"Oh? What are you going to do?"
Zuo Si showed a very surprised expression.
He was very curious about what extraordinary actions the other party would take now that the situation had changed.
Tear!
Along with the sound of cloth being torn, Eribes took off all his clothes in a very violent manner and stood there naked.
“It’s very simple.
I'm going to cheat on you as Van Swick's fiancée.
Then I told him the truth, and forced him to fulfill the agreement and hold the wedding to become my legal husband while I was pregnant.
I want to humiliate him severely!
Let everyone in Neverwinter and even the North know what happened in this engagement! Let him lose his reputation and become a laughing stock, so that he can no longer serve as a priest of Tyr, the god of justice!
Come, your great emperor, lord of the ninth layer of Baator and devil prince, I need you now.
In return, from now on you will be the dark lord to whom I will serve, and I will dedicate my faith and even my soul."
After saying this, a dark red aura that symbolized evil suddenly began to flash inside Eribes' body, followed by a ball of fire from the Hell of Baator that enveloped the entire person.
Without any hesitation or wavering, she walked up to him with firm steps, put her arms around Zuo Si's neck and began her revenge.
尽管是第一次，但这个半精灵女人却表现的无比主动、粗暴、野蛮，甚至可以用自虐来形容。
那感觉就像是灵魂中原本就拥有的黑暗与堕落被彻底激发了出来。
……
与此同时，远在北地无尽的荒野、森林和山脉中，被放出来的第四天灾已经开始发挥出他们恐怖的破坏力。
才短短几天的功夫，许多区域就已经陷入了超乎所有人预料的极度混乱之中。
超过数百个移动中的怪物部落莫名其妙的失去联系，那些已经集结到一起形成规模的则从早到晚一刻不停的遭到袭扰和暗杀。
哪怕酋长们派出座狼、地精犬、冬狼等嗅觉灵敏的犬科生物二十四小时巡逻，成功干掉了许多潜伏进来的盗贼、刺客、游侠也依旧见效甚微。
毕竟对于一群拥有复活能力的玩家而言，就算死上几次也没什么。
可一旦要是成功刺杀了高价值的目标，不光能获得可观的经验值，同时还能收获价值不菲的魔法物品，简直就是血赚。
要知道并不是所有的世界都像费伦这样拥有如此多的魔法物品、装备、卷轴、药剂和材料。
眼下，有一支十二人的队伍就刚刚完成了对超过两百人地精部落的伏击，其中一只熊地精、十个大地精差不多在第一时间就惨遭团灭。
剩下的普通地精眼见头目全部被干掉，自然是发挥主观能动性一哄而散各自逃命。
正常来说没有冒险者和佣兵会去追击一群失去了战斗意志、身上也没什么值钱东西的普通地精。
可玩家们显然不同。
在他们看来，这些容易干掉的小怪物那可都是移动的经验值，怎么能白白的浪费掉呢？
于是乎，队伍中的游侠、德鲁伊和法师立刻携带自己的动物伙伴、魔宠展开追击。
没过一会儿功夫便杀得尸横遍野，即便是钻进草丛树洞里的可怜虫也被一个个薅出来处决掉。
“嘿嘿！我就喜欢杀这些失去反抗意志的怪物，完全不要冒任何风险。”
一名身披半身甲、脸上被飞溅鲜血染红的战士咧开嘴发出了令人毛骨悚然的笑声。
在他的脚边横七竖八躺着十几个残缺不全的地精尸体，有几个甚至还没有死透，只是四肢被残忍的砍掉不断抽搐、哀嚎和求饶。
但遗憾的是，它们丑陋的长相和散发着恶臭的味道，实在是让人提不起什么同情心。
如果换成是可爱的松鼠、兔子、山猫、猞猁、兔狲、小狼，或许玩家们还会突然善心大发将其放走，甚至是慷慨的丢两块肉投喂。
没办法，谁让人这种生物就是典型的外貌党呢。
否则为什么有那么多人吃饱了撑的去保护可能对人类及其幼儿造成威胁的流氓猫、流氓狗，可是却从来没有谁会提倡保护蜘蛛、蚰蜒、屎壳郎这样对人类友谊的昆虫？
说白了还不是猫狗的长相更加可爱、符合人类的审美，而蜘蛛、蚰蜒、屎壳郎这些昆虫不符合人类的审美，甚至是让人觉得害怕。
“快看，这里还有一个幸存的！”
另外一名盗贼拎着一只未成年小地精的脚踝将其从地上提了起来。
后者显然害怕极了，一边哭泣一边哀求，请这些可怕的冒险者不要杀自己。
“噢——该死！这些怪物居然还有孩子？”
队伍中的女性露出了不忍的表情。
“多新鲜呐！如果没有孩子，那他们是如何生存繁衍的？我刚才就戳死了好几个，虽然经验值给的少了一点，但蚊子腿也是肉。”
说着，一名术士踢了两下脚边被戳穿心脏死掉的未成年地精尸体，平静的脸上没有一丝一毫的动容。
“厚礼蟹！你可真是个冷酷无情且残忍的杀手。你看这个小不点多可怜，难道我们就不能放过他吗？”
女人没好气的冲队友翻了个白眼。
可术士却不以为然的反驳道：“放了它？然后让它在这片荒野中饿死或是被其他野兽吃掉？别傻了，杀掉才是真正的仁慈，而且也不会浪费宝贵的经验值。”
“可我们难道不能收养它吗？就像那些老玩家一样招募土著然后将他们培养成有用的人才？它这么小应该可以在经过训练之后成为不错的盗贼。”
女人小心翼翼的又提出了另外一个建议。
听到这句话，战士立刻忍不住吐槽道：“亲爱的，你可真会异想天开。
看看周围，我们刚刚杀了这个小怪物的全族，甚至包括他的父母和兄弟姐妹。
你觉得它在接受训练成为盗贼之后会怎么报答我们？
有这样一个家伙待在队伍中，我估计连睡觉都得睁一只眼睛。
不然很有可能在睡梦中遭到锋利的匕首割喉。”
不远处的盗贼更是一脸不耐烦的催促道：“你们究竟打算要怎么办？赶快给我一个准信！”
“唉——算了，还是让我亲手送它上路吧。”
女人微微叹了口气，径直走到盗贼身边以一种抱孩子的姿态将其高高举过头顶，然后闭上眼睛突然以迅雷不言而的速度朝地面一块大石头砸去。
砰！ 转瞬之间脑浆四溢，小地精当场脑袋开花死透了。
等做完这一切，她立刻一改之前悲天悯人充满同情心的模样，用满不在乎的语气说道：“还行，给了两点经验值，对于一个没有任何反抗能力的小怪物来说已经不少了。”
“啊？！你之前那副样子都是装出来的？”
盗贼完全被这我女性队友的骚操作给惊呆了。
“不然呢？你该不会以为我真的会同情一个长相丑陋、浑身上下臭烘烘的怪物吧？它们在我的眼里都不过是经验值罢了。”
女人瞥了一眼地上的尸体露出不屑的表情。
那种从骨子里散发出来的邪恶、冷漠，以及对生命不屑一顾的蔑视，让躲在远处树上的散塔林会探子感到发自内心的恐惧和胆寒。
虽然他自己也相当的邪恶，干过不少罪大恶极的事情。
可是与眼前这些突然不知道从什么地方冒出来的家伙相比，还是显得太过于善良了。
而且这个探子敢发誓，如果冲着对方施展一个阵营侦测法术，百分之百会亮起象征极度邪恶的红黑色光芒。
可怕！ 实在是太可怕了！
在意识到自己监视和观察的对象是一群怎样的狠人后，他迅速进入潜行状态转身向附近的据点跑去。
生怕走的慢了被发现步入那些惨遭灭族地精的后尘。
不用问也知道，这位幸运的散塔林会探子做出了一个正确的判断。
因为就在此时此刻，他的很多同僚都已经由潜行水平不过关被玩家们抓了出来，随后便品尝到一整套的“大记忆恢复术”，把该交代的、不该交代的一股脑说了出来，只求能给自己一个痛快。
要是落在来自魔法地球的玩家手中还算是比较“幸运”的。
起码他们还保留着正常人的情感跟一部分道德底线。
相比之下那些来自战锤宇宙、品尝过什么是黑暗与绝望、同时还对异形生物有着强烈敌意的玩家才是真的恐怖。
比如说降临在米拉尔河北方靠近世界之脊群山中的一支队伍。
他们就地取材凭借自己掌握的化学知识和随身携带的设备建立一个简陋的毒气作坊，正在使用致命的毒气对付一群山洞里盘踞的豺狼人、狗头人、半巨人和丘陵巨人组成的联军。
因为出气口已经被提前堵死的关系，当无色无味的致命气体涌入山洞内，体质最差的狗头人率先开始出现胸部紧塞、头痛、恶心以及呕吐等症状，紧跟着便成片成片的倒下，最终死于肌肉痉挛和呼吸衰竭。
等豺狼人反应过来想要往外跑的时候，也已经因为吸入了过量的毒气而四肢无力，没跑出多远便失去行动能力。
即便有一两个体质比较好的幸运儿来到洞口，也只会看到已经被完全封死、只剩下一个黑洞洞输送毒气的管道。
更要命的是，由于这里是毒气的源头，所以越靠空气中毒气的浓度就越高，对身体造成的损害也就越严重，哪怕是丘陵巨人冲到这里也基本都已经奄奄一息，根本没有力气去撞开封死的洞口。
最终，这支足以对任何城镇造成巨大威胁的怪物就这样悄无声息的全部死光了。
等封死的洞口被打开时，除了一地表情痛苦的尸体之外，压根没有任何活着的东西。
After the poison gas in the cave had almost dissipated, a group of players wearing gas masks entered and checked one by one. After confirming that there were no survivors, one of them walked straight to the leading man, gave a standard imperial military salute, and reported loudly: "Captain, according to your order, we have killed all the monsters in this cave with poison gas. We have obtained a total of three magic items and twelve scrolls. The rest are basically ordinary leather armor and iron weapons."
"Very good! Collect the spoils and immediately order our people to move to the next place where the monsters gather. By the way, urge the logistics department to quickly produce more poison gas. I want to kill all the monsters in these mountains without leaving a single one alive."
The man called the Captain grinned with a cruel and bloodthirsty smile.
It is obvious that these guys were members of the Human Empire's Astra Militarum when they were alive.
It was just that due to various reasons, either they said something they shouldn't have said, or they violated military law, or they were simply persecuted, in short, all of them were sent to the hands of Zuo Sixuo's oil clone as soul currency.
Some of them had long been accustomed to war, and were even addicted to war and killing. They were simply unable to live an ordinary life, so they chose to make a deal with Zuo Si.
The characteristic of this type of people is that they have basically participated in battles with aliens such as orcs and Tyranids and survived to the end. Their combat effectiveness, fighting will, and the degree of mutual cooperation and tacit understanding between them and their companions can be imagined.
It is no exaggeration to describe them as the elite among the elite.
The most important thing is that Zuo Si admired these guys' unscrupulous means of warfare.
As long as they can kill more enemies quickly, they don't care whether they use chemical gas or nuclear weapons that can cause radioactive pollution to the environment.
There is no doubt that killings like this are just the tip of the iceberg across the North.
Almost every ten minutes or so, a monster tribe would be completely wiped out.
Not to mention the monsters, even the many hostile barbarian tribes were treated equally, directly killing all the adult warriors who participated in the attack and leaving only the women and children.
This group of released fourth plagues not only surprised Shar and other gods and demon lords who were planning to launch a full-scale attack in the North, but also frightened many towns.
Especially when these adventurers and mercenaries who came from nowhere came to claim the bounty with a whole sack of monster ears, noses or tongues, the scene was really a bit too scary and shocking.
And if they could easily kill so many monsters, it would naturally be possible for them to seize control of a town by force.
All of a sudden, a large number of letters for help were sent to the imperial cabinet.
Even Khelben and Lyra from Waterdeep and Alustriel from Silvermoon City specifically used communication magic to ask Zuo Si what had happened.
After all, there are only a few people in the entire North.
Anyone who is not a fool knows that it is impossible for tens of thousands of elite adventurers to suddenly appear in such a remote place. There must be someone behind the scenes.
The biggest suspect among them is naturally the emperor of the West Coast Empire himself.
"What do you think Soth is trying to do this time?"
Alustriel looked at the latest intelligence, his face full of shock, confusion and puzzlement.
She was currently standing in the living room of the Black Rod Tower in Waterdeep, discussing the recent strange situation in the North with two other elects of the Goddess of Magic.
Leila held her forehead and smiled bitterly: “Don’t ask me, I am a little confused.
Because so far, South has not made any response.
In any case, it will definitely not be as simple as slaughtering monsters and barbarian tribes.
He always likes to maximize benefits when doing things.
Even if we want to reduce the number of monsters and barbarian tribes in the north, we should capture as many captives as possible and use them as free laborers. "
Alustriel nodded in agreement: "You are right, something must have happened that we don't know about."
"Could it be related to the recent outbreak of plague in Neverwinter?"
Khelben interjected, stroking his thick black beard.
Since leaving the Harper Alliance, he has established another intelligence organization, Moonstar, with his followers, and even made a deal with the tyrant of the Moon Sea, Fuzor Chamberlain, so he has heard some rumors.
"The plague of Neverwinter?"
Alustriel was stunned for a moment, and then looked thoughtful.
Because when dealing with this matter, Lord Nasir's reaction was really a bit confusing. He neither asked for help from the West Coast Empire, nor did he let the Talona Church, which was the most proficient in this field, intervene. Instead, he simply sealed off the city and isolated it.
Sensing the problem, Alustriel immediately asked in an uncertain tone, "So Soth's abnormal behavior is revenge? Just like when he used the magic plague to kill almost all the orcs in the North?"
“No, it could be much more serious than that.
Because according to the reports from my spies, these adventurers who came from nowhere number at least hundreds of thousands, and their number is constantly increasing.
If nothing unexpected happens, they should all come from another world.
This is not just about reducing the number of monsters in the north, but about completely exterminating all monster species from Waterdeep to the north of Baldur's Gate.
Such crazy killing will undoubtedly anger many gods and demon lords.
In a way, it’s almost like a declaration of war.”
Khelbourne stated his judgment directly.
"Goddess! Is Soth crazy? No, I have to find him and ask him clearly."
Alustriel subconsciously wanted to activate the teleportation magic to go to the palace in Calin Port or the wizard tower in Askatla.
But Leila interrupted her almost reckless behavior: "Don't be impulsive. Have you forgotten that Soth has not made any response to this matter so far? From what I know about him, either he is very busy and has no time, or it is not convenient for him to reveal too much. Wait patiently for a few days..."