Zuo Si had no idea that he had been targeted by the famous evil organization "Tangled Talisman" in Faerun.

When he returned to the inn, the first thing he did was to take out the soldier card that had been reborn from the [Graveyard], intending to use the remaining mana in the mana pool to upgrade it.

After the attack last night, he found that with the soldier's LV5 warrior level, he might be able to deal with thugs and miscellaneous soldiers.

But compared with those slightly higher level warriors, thieves, assassins, and killers, it is still a little too weak.

It must be strengthened.

However, after injecting mana equivalent to ten times the summoning cost, Zuo Si suddenly discovered that two completely different upgrade routes emerged on the upper and lower sides of the card.

Among them, the equipment, level and combat skills of the summoned soldiers can be upgraded.

What escalates downward is the number of soldiers.

In other words, originally only one soldier could be summoned, but after upgrading it will become two to three, and after further upgrading it will become four to six, and so on.

The former takes the elite route.

After upgrading to the final level, you might become a strong warrior who can charge into the crowd and be invincible.

The latter takes the quantitative route.

When you upgrade to the highest level, you might be able to summon an entire legion with just one card.

"Huh? There are branches!"

Zuo Si's face was full of surprise, as if he had discovered a new world.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably suffer from decision-making difficulty at this time.

After all, no matter which one you give up, people will feel like they have lost a lot.

But he just pondered for a moment and immediately chose the elite route.

And it cost a full 50 mana points to upgrade two levels in one go.

[Creature Card: Human - Heavy Armor Soldier]

[LV3 White Card (Upgradable)]

[Card Quality: Ordinary]

[Effect: Summons a seasoned soldier with LV9 fighter level and rich combat experience.

This soldier may be a melee unit wearing full body armor, a fully enclosed steel helmet, holding a +1 long sword and a +1 kite-shaped steel shield, and is proficient in skills such as martial swordsmanship, shield strikes, power attacks, and charges; or he may be an archer holding a +1 compound bow, wearing a half-chest armor, and carrying a bag of 40 +1 arrows, and is proficient in precision, sniping, fast climbing, and movement skills.

Whether it is a melee unit or a ranged unit, they can understand any language you say and fully obey every command given until they are killed or actively cancel the summons.

[Using this card requires four white mana points, or four universal mana points]

[When the summoned soldier is killed, the card automatically enters the cemetery and waits for rebirth for three days]

I have to say that after the upgrade, both the level and equipment are completely transformed compared to before.

Without any hesitation, Zuo Si directly chose to pay four points to activate the card.

moment!

A warrior, fully armed with only his two eyes showing, appeared out of nowhere.

He didn't even hesitate for a second. He took off his helmet and revealed his familiar face. He smiled and said, "Master, I have become stronger."

“Welcome back!”

Zuo Si also showed a faint smile.

He could clearly observe that the soldiers' muscles hidden in the heavy armor were much more developed than before.

This means that its strength and physique attributes have been greatly improved.

Even though there is already a [Shadow Servant], Yelnia, who can stay alert 24 hours a day without sleep, and a large number of shadows transformed by her.

But after seeing the returning soldiers, Zuo Si still felt an inexplicable sense of security.

Just as he was about to practice his material-free spellcasting skills for a while and then lie down on the bed and close his eyes to sleep, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Immediately afterwards, the werewolf girl's voice came through the crack in the door.

"What's up?"

Zuo Si asked subconsciously and signaled the soldiers to open the door.

After about two seconds, Fangus' figure appeared at the door of the room.

She first stared at the "resurrected" soldier with eyes full of shock and disbelief. After a long while, she came to her senses and stammered, "Master... Master! Just now, a tribe member who was gathering information on the street overheard a whispered conversation between two merchants.

A secret auction will be held at around nine o'clock this evening on a ship docked at the pier.

There will be a lot of interesting things then.

These included various rare slaves, burial objects dug out from an ancient elf tomb, various strange animals, magical creatures, and their eggs and cubs.

I thought you might be interested in this news.”

"Secret auction?" Zuo Si was slightly stunned.

In a "megacity" like Port Kalin, where commerce is well developed and smuggling is rampant, auctions are held almost every day.

It’s just that some are “legal” and some are “illegal”.

Of course, "legal" and "illegal" do not refer to compliance with the law in the ordinary sense.

But it has a completely different meaning.

"Legal" means that "protection fees" have been paid to the Thieves Guild that controls the local area, and it has nothing to do with normal taxation.

Only after obtaining the "legal" certificate can the auction be held normally.

Otherwise, the leader of the Thieves Guild will use a series of means such as theft, threats, kidnapping, and setting fire to warehouses to force the organizer of the auction to surrender.

In serious cases, you might even lose your life.

As for "illegal", it naturally refers to those daring people who are willing to take risks and do not want to pay protection fees.

Since the streets and alleys of Port Calim are firmly controlled by the Thieves Guild, the "illegal" auction can only be held secretly on the ship.

The customers are usually old customers, or wealthy people who have been tested in advance to confirm that the other party will not betray them.

In short, such "illegal" secret auctions often bring out some exotic items that are not available on the market.

"Do you know the exact location and entry method of the auction?" Zuo Si asked directly.

The werewolf girl shook her head slightly: "I don't know. But Oris used his nose to remember the smell of the two people who talked about this truth. As long as we walk around the port dock twice, we will definitely find it!"

"In that case, let's give it a try."

Zuo Si thought about it for a while and quickly made a decision.

Whether it is for the magical pet he has always wanted or to create a creature card to complete a task, he has to try his luck.

Otherwise, if you only rely on the pet market, you may not be able to find the magical creature you like even when the opportunity is gone.

After all, there are quite a large number of mages and warlocks in Calimport, and they have the same needs.

But there are only so many rare, precious and useful magical creatures, and there are simply not enough to grab.

In this way, Zuo Si took enough money, and together with the soldiers and two little werewolves, left the inn in the dark and headed straight for the noisy dock.

Although it was completely dark at this moment, there were still many coolies and slaves carrying heavy goods.

At a glance, in all the taverns and hotels, big and small, there were sailors who were drunk or even unconscious.

Some guys who are full of energy and have been pent up in the sea are doing intense and sweaty exercises with scantily clad women in inconspicuous dark corners.

Depravity!

indulgence!

Catharsis!

All this combined creates a stunning picture.

(End of this chapter)