Chapter 195: The First Step to Counter the Entanglement Talisman (10,000 Words Big Chapter Asking for Subscription)
"That's it?"
Vermes swooped down from the sky, his face full of surprise and disbelief.
Because she was a dragon, she could feel that this woman holding the sub-artifact [Archmage's Staff] had a very strong spell-casting ability.
Not only did he have several spells such as [Arcane Vision], [Dark Vision], and [Insight Through Invisibility] on himself.
And at the moment of being attacked, he also used the super magic technique - the spell was instantaneous, and released the four-ring magic [secondary spell invalid enchantment].
This is followed by the Spell Instant Five Rings [Life Guard], ensuring that no matter what kind of damage you suffer during the time when the spell is in effect, you will not really die.
Finally, the five rings of the [Wall of Force], which also has an instantaneous spell, create an invisible wall in front of him that no living creature can pass through.
As everyone knows.
Super magic technique - the spell is instantaneous, and it is necessary to increase the original ring of the spell by four levels.
In other words, the magic of the five rings requires the nine-ring spell slot to memorize, and the four-ring spell requires the eight-ring spell slot.
Based on this alone, it can be judged that Reyn's casting level is definitely not as simple as just obtaining the Nine Rings spell slot.
Because according to the habit of most high-level mages, if two Nine Ring spell slots are used to prepare instantaneous magic, then there will inevitably be two Nine Ring spell slots to prepare real Nine Ring magic.
Four Nine Rings spell slots, which is already at the level of LV20 that is only one step away from becoming a legendary spellcaster.
After all, the magic equipment that can increase the Nine Rings Arcane is not much less rare than the [Archmage's Staff].
It's a pity that Lei Yin focused her attention on the spellcasters, including Zuo Si, and completely ignored the threat from behind.
As a result, he was instantly taken away by a [Demon Breaking Arrow] from Handington who was ambushed in the canopy.
If her [Wall of Force] is placed behind instead of in front, then she will definitely be able to block the arrow.
After all, the [Wall of Force] was able to block almost any physical form of attack or impact, and its strength was even far greater than that of Adamantite.
With ordinary magic weapons, there's no good way to take this thing at all.
In addition, it is completely immune to dissolving magic effects, and only the [Dissociation] of the Six Rings and the [Great Split] of the Nine Rings can destroy it, so many mages like to use this trick to protect or divide the battlefield.
However, Reyn's reaction was not unexpected.
Because he had discovered a long time ago that the vast majority of high-level mages in this world had an almost stubborn pride and prejudice.
They simply look down on warriors, thieves, and barbarians, who have no ability to cast spells and rely entirely on their bodies for food.
Therefore, when fighting, as long as they still have enough protection on their bodies, high-level mages will subconsciously ignore the threat of "kitchen knives" and target the mages, warlocks, druyin, priests, and bards who are also spellcasters.
Although this way of thinking cannot be said to be completely wrong, after all, the threat of the caster is always much greater than that of the "kitchen knife".
But from the perspective of "God", if the "kitchen knives" have enough powerful magic weapons and equipment, the threat they pose is actually not small at all. …
Today's [Demon Breaker] is the best example of this.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh slightly: "In the future, you have to be more cautious." Otherwise, underestimating any enemy in battle can be deadly. ”
"I think you're cautious enough......"
The half-orc Ritter couldn't help but whisper.
Because since following Zuo Si, except for the first time in Myratma where he was seriously injured in the dragon slaying, the rest of the battles were basically one-sided crushing games.
In the face of Zuo Si's carefully arranged, planned, and insidious and vicious methods, most of the enemies would lose most of their combat effectiveness under the effect of poison before the battle even began.
In addition, a large number of magic equipment, healing potions, and even a lot of protection and enhancement buffs will be blessed before the battle.
A lot of the time, it's just killing chickens with knives.
If that's not prudent enough, Rhett really doesn't know what it means to be cautious.
"No, it's not enough. You don't know how many dangers this world hides, and if you're not careful, Rein's fate will be a lesson from the past. ”
As he spoke, Zuo Si took out a blank card, raised his hand to activate the power of the traveling mage's spark, and directly connected with the [Archmage's Staff] to make this woman into a card.
With a bright and dazzling bright light, a card appeared in the palm of the hand out of thin air.
[Creature Card: Tieflin (Infernal Bloodline) - Archmage]
[LV6 blue card (temporarily not upgradeable, lack of legendary spells and related knowledge)]
[Card Quality: Precious]
[Effect: Summons a female Tiffling mage named Rein (LV15 Spell Specialized Mage/LV5 Archmage) to serve the traveling mage.]
She has mastered powerful nine-ring magic, including "Wishing Technique", "Otherworldly Gate", "Time Stop", "Confinement Technique", "Level 9 Monster Summoning Technique", "Teleportation Circle", "Hell Army" and other powerful nine-ring magic.
At the same time, he has mastered many super magic skills such as spell instantaneous, spell power, spell extreme effect, spell upgrade, spell delay, etc., as well as the archmage's unique advanced arcane ability.
And very good at the eight-ring magic "High Otherworldly Oath", you can use this spell to summon more powerful otherworldly creatures, and order the other party to work for yourself for a long time by paying a certain price.
In addition to this, Rein is also proficient in "counterspell mastery" and "powerful summoning".
The former is an archmage's advanced arcane ability, which can directly bounce back to the caster after successfully countering a spell;
The latter is able to summon stronger and more powerful monsters (+4 minions for Strength and Constitution).
She possesses a secondary artifact, the Archmage's Staff, as well as a number of powerful magic items.
Reyn can understand any language you speak, and obey every command you give until she dies or cancels the summons]
[To use this card, you need to pay fifteen universal mana, or fifteen blue mana]
[When Archmage Tiefrin is killed, the card automatically enters the graveyard to be reborn for 10 days]
"As I expected, Rein's cast level has reached LV20, and she is also a typical spell master. And it almost exceeded the LV6 level to reach the level of legend......"...
Looking at the detailed instructions on the new card in his hand, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile smugly.
After all, the higher Rein's spell casting level, the greater the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction she will get from successfully plotting her.
The relationship between the two is proportional.
It's like some gamers always like to go off the beaten path and use all kinds of special props and skills to easily take out what should be a tough boss.
In contrast, Rein's real race, who always looked like a human woman, turned out to be Tifflin, which didn't make Zuo Si feel too strange.
Since the constant [True Knowledge] on the ring could see through the transformation effect, he had long known the true appearance of the other party.
Because if memory serves, Shanggla, the Lord of Symbols, was also a tiflin during his lifetime.
Maybe Rein is still a little related to him, or maybe she's just a legacy of the Lich before she became a lich.
In the slave-enslaved Kalinshan, demon-devil hybrids are not as rare as elsewhere.
Many slave owners would hire mages to summon a demon or devil to forcibly mate with a human female and give birth to offspring.
Not only do these hybrids have exotic appearances, but they are also far more physically powerful than pure-blooded humans and can sell for a higher price.
If you train and nurture from a young age, you will become a very good warlock, mage, warrior and thief.
Without any hesitation!
After reading the detailed information on the card, Zuo Si immediately summoned Rein again.
In the blink of an eye, a Tieflin woman with reddish skin, small raised horns on either side of her forehead, and a tail extending from under her robe appeared out of thin air, without wings and too many other features of purgatory, and it seemed that she was not the first-generation hybrid, but at least three generations later.
You don't have to ask to know that this is what Reyn really looks like.
The previous human form was the effect of some permanent, advanced transformational magic.
"Master."
As soon as she was summoned, Lei Yin immediately touched her chest with one hand and bowed deeply.
"You already know what you're supposed to do, right?" Zuo Si asked bluntly.
Without thinking, Rein replied, "Of course." While controlling the Emerald Society, I will use my identity to lurk around Shangra, the lord of the runes, to gather information and figure out the actions of the entangled runes. ”
Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction: "Very good." Now that you know what you're up to, I can trust you with the four high-level mages, as well as the dragon lich Barris Ryatt, as helpers. Remember, your first task is to figure out the names, identities, and origins of all the Signatories. The second is to integrate the resources of the Emerald Society, especially the gem vein they master. ”
"Rest assured, I will do everything I can to accomplish this task." Archmage Tieflin swore an oath.
I'm afraid Shangra would never have dreamed that the disciple he had cultivated with great difficulty, Lei Yin, who was destined to become the master of the new talisman in the future, would be directly made into a card by Zuo Si, and then his identity would be directly reversed into a deadly spy.
Unfortunately, everything is now a foregone conclusion. …
Soon, under the leadership of Rein, four high-level human mages, a dragon lich, hundreds of skeleton warriors who were not self-conscious, plus a few golems and other constructs at the bottom of the Emerald Society, returned directly to the lair in Kzulla under the influence of teleportation magic.
Since only one of the five high-level officials died, it didn't take much effort for several people to join forces and quickly complete the control of the entire organization from top to bottom.
In this way, the Emerald Society, which secretly rebelled against the Masked Mage Guild in Am, has unknowingly changed owners.
Zuo Si also opened the portal and sent the Iron Golem, the Giant Mutant Hound, Alena, the Orc Ryter, Vermes, and the Strange Creatures back to the Mage Tower.
The black dragon, on the other hand, returns to the lair and hands over all the treasures he has collected, checking to see if there are any other nests of the same kind near the swamp.
If there is, then he will record the location of these nests and knock on the door when the time comes.
The dragon directly played a half-crippled card and threw it into a private "small vault".
The reason why all the helpers were dismissed was mainly because Zuo Si felt that there should be no more large-scale battles in the second half of the journey, at best, they were just some monsters and robbers who stood in the way.
Because the closer you get to Waterdeep, the less likely you are to get into trouble.
What's more, so many people are so eye-catching, he doesn't want anyone along the way to recognize him.
Only the little devil remained as a member of the team.
Through the previous battle with the vampire, Zuo Si found that this guy can use [Invisibility] on himself every day without restrictions, and he is a spy and assassin by nature.
If you have enough reinforcement and protection magic in coordination, you will not be left behind even if you are directly facing the enemy.
Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary troubles.
He still ordered his pet to remain invisible forever unless he had permission to do so, and not to appear in front of anyone else, or make even the slightest noise.
The little devil did not dare to disobey the orders of the powerful, evil, ruthless, and brutal master.
Because it understands that if it dares to make small moves, it will be thrown into the hot liquid silver and slowly die in the most painful way.
In addition, the severance of contact with Bato's immediate boss in Hell has also gradually freed him from most of the devil's sense of belonging to Hell.
Soon, under the starry sky of the night, the group hiked through the blood-soaked battlefield with few corpses (the corpses were all eaten by mutant hounds) and camped in a clearing near the side of the road.
As for the cart and the horses that pulled it, they had already been used as bait and "sacrificed" in the first round of the enemy's frenzied spell bombardment.
Before arriving at Dragonspear Castle, it is almost impossible to buy a means of transportation.
Because of this, Zuo Si is so eager to rest quickly, and when he gets up tomorrow morning, he will use the one-ring spell slot to record the [summoning mounts] of the three spell systems.
Despite the fact that this spell is not of a high level, it can summon a normal horse every time it is cast, and it also comes with a bridle and saddle for two hours per cast level. …
Zuo Si's current arcane spell casting level is nine, and the summoned horses can last for eighteen hours, which is completely sufficient.
Moreover, summoned horses do not need to rest or eat, and are far more useful than those that have been bought with money.
However, Zuo Si didn't know that his previous moves were watched by a legendary undead creature, the Winter Ghost.
Now, it has quickly returned to its private room at the headquarters of the Masked Mages Guild of Ascatra via a teleportation magic item to report back to its master, Sean VII.
The powerful necromancer who had taken possession of Zeranora's body suddenly had a look of surprise and surprise on his face after listening to everything.
"What do you mean...... Soth has some kind of ability to control a person absolutely, and then turn Shangara's most trusted and brilliant disciple into a spy who in turn enters the entanglement talisman? ”
"That's right! At least that's what it looks like to me. In fact, he seems to have the power to turn people and other creatures into magical items. I've seen him make a black dragon, four Emerald Society High Mages, and Rein herself into something like a card, and then summon it. ”
Winter Oni bluntly said everything he saw.
Lacking the necessary knowledge of magic, it couldn't even tell whether Zuo Si was using divine or arcane magic.
"Is it voter capacity?" Sean VII guessed as he touched his chin.
In fact, there is no good way to confirm it except speculation.
After all, Zuo Si has been a voter for too short, and he is still a visitor from another world.
No one knows if the abilities he uses are special magical skills from another world, or the power of the elect bestowed by Talona, the goddess of poison and disease.
Coupled with the fact that divine power can block most detection magic, many organizations interested in it until now only know the approximate arcane and divine spell casting levels of Zuo Si.
The Winter Ghost shook his head slightly, "I'm sorry, I don't know. One thing is certain, however, that Soth doesn't have any liking for the Entanglement Talisman. Quite the opposite! He was wary of the organization, which is why he chose to strike first. With Rein as a spy, I think it's time to think about how to work together. Because if nothing else, Soth will soon figure out the names and identities of most of the Talisman Lords. ”
"Do you think it's a wise choice to have a showdown with him now?"
Sean VII asked in a tone of uncertainty.
"Collaboration doesn't have to be revealed. Now that Soth has effectively mastered the Emerald Society, you can create an alliance against the Entangled Charm in exchange for giving the organization cover, providing information, and even promising to make him the de facto master of the Masked Mage one day in the future. ”
The winter ghost didn't hide anything, and simply neatly settled his own thoughts.
Because it knew that its master's real goal was to kill all the enemies and return to Port Carlin and restore the glory of the Shayn dynasty.
As long as this can be done, let alone the control of a mere mage guild, it doesn't matter if Am, the frontier of the original empire, is ceded out. …
"And the reason? For what reason and for what purpose should I ask for information about the Entanglement Talisman? ”
After pondering for a moment, Sean VII bluntly raised the most crucial trouble.
You must know that the Entangled Talisman is not like the Harpists Alliance, the Santarin Society, the Dragon Worship, the Red Robe Wizard, and the Arcane Brotherhood, which can't make itself known to the entire Faeron Continent.
It's an extremely secretive organization, and most outsiders can't even confirm that it really exists.
This means that anyone who knows about the Entanglement Charm is quite suspicious.
"It's simple. You don't even need to give any reason at all, you just need to show that you are an enemy of the Entangled Talisman. With a common enemy comes naturally a common interest, and I see no reason for Sos to refuse. ”
With that, the Winter Ghost turned back to the cupboard in the room and slammed the door shut.
Sean VII remained seated, motionless like a wax figure, not knowing what he was thinking.
But one thing is for sure, he is quite excited about the proposal of his winter ghost.
……
In fact, it was not only Shane VII who noticed that this battle took place at the junction of the Troll Roaring Forest and the Supreme Wasteland.
The Harpist Alliance and the Santarin Society, which were scattered in every corner of the entire Faren Continent, also noticed.
After all, the Emerald Society made too much noise for this ambush.
With so many trolls, goblins, bear goblins, and wolves controlled by Charm alone, it was impossible to hide from Druyin and Ranger in the forest.
And many of the Druyin and Ranger are staunch allies of the Harpist, or simply a member of the Harpist.
So when the "fierce" battle ended, someone immediately followed the smell and came to him.
When they saw the blood-stained earth, the countless stumps and broken arms scattered among the dirt and rubble, and the various "small fragments" such as eyeballs and intestines, as well as the traces of a large explosion of powerful magic, they were all speechless in shock.
The man dressed as the first Druyin exclaimed in disbelief: "Something is wrong! Why did such a large-scale battle leave only a very small number of mutilated corpses and fragments? Where did the rest of the corpses go? ”
"Perhaps...... Was it taken away by the transformation into an undead creature? Another young woman next to her guessed in a tone of uncertainty that was not very sure.
But it was quickly denied by the man at the head: "There is no such possibility." Because I don't feel any signs of being eroded and polluted by strong negative energy in this land. If it was a large-scale ritual of transformation of the undead, how could it be possible not to leave a trace. ”
"Damn! Hearing you say that, things seem to get even creier. An elf dressed as a ranger couldn't help but shudder.
"Look! What did I find? The dust left behind after some vampires were killed by powerful positive energy! ”
"There are still traces of two dragons fighting here!"
"And this! There are several evil summoning circles here that haven't been activated! ”
"Sivannas, the father of oaks, is on top! Look at this footprint! I bet its owner must have been at least seven or eight meters tall and could weigh more than fifty tons. ”…
All of a sudden, the people who had just dispersed to reconnoiter the entire battlefield reported the abnormal situation they had seen.
In particular, the terrifying footprints left by the mutant hound directly made this group of Druyin, who boasted that they knew everything about various animals and plants in nature, completely dumbfounded.
Because they simply can't find any kind of creature from their memories that can match this footprint.
A woman, Druyin, carefully removed a small handful of thick and hard exfoliated cuticles from the dirt of the footprints, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "I...... I think we've found something amazing. Did you see that? Even if the stratum corneum is shed from the skin, it is still hard as a stone, and the cells are not necrotic, still trying to repair and regenerate. ”
"Could it be that the corpses that disappeared were all eaten by this unknown monster?" The ranger next to him couldn't help but shudder.
A giant beast that is suspected to have the ability to regenerate almost infinitely by devouring corpses?
It's desperate just to think about!
Although he didn't know exactly what was going on, the number of trolls in the Troll Roaring Forest, I am afraid that there is no more than ten or twenty years of hard work Don't expect to be able to return to the previous level.
It can be said that the remaining scenes and clues around can be called a "war", not a battle or ambush.
In order to find out what was going on, Druyin and Ranger, who had joined the Harpist Alliance, began to send out requests for help from other nearby strongholds through various channels, hoping to get help from a few arcane spellcasters who were proficient in prophecy magic.
As an old enemy, not long after the Harpists League obtained the first-hand information, the spies of the Santarin Society quickly learned the specific situation by intercepting this information.
A few hours later, the information was placed on Manson's desk.
The powerful legendary mage glanced at him twice, then raised his head and asked his most trusted disciple, "Xi Manmeng, what do you think of this matter?" ”
"Me? I'm sorry, teacher, but I can't deduce what happened just yet, due to the lack of information. However, one thing is certain, the elect of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, are 100% capable of causing a massacre. He's strong, much stronger than we expected. ”
Siman gave his opinion without thinking.
Thousands of trolls......
Hundreds of goblins and bear goblins......
Dozens of vampires who were burned alive by positive energy and turned into dust......
There are also countless forest beasts that are under control......
In addition, four or five high-level mages joined forces......
To tell the truth, Simon himself was ambushed like this, and he didn't dare to say that he could successfully escape, let alone drive out all the enemies in turn.
"It looks like a couple of spies are going to be sent to the field to investigate."
Manson was clearly interested in the matter.
As he competed with the tyrannical god Bane's voter, Fuzol Chamberbury, for control of the Scattered Tallinn Society, he still had a certain understanding of the power of the "elect" group. …
For example, Furzol Chamberbery has an immortal body, and his divine power will make him gain strong physical and magical resistance, and the shadow is controlled by himself like a ghost, and can summon the Dead-Eye Tyrant at any time to help him attack the enemy, use the [Command Technique] at will, and always bless the magic effects such as [Mind Barrier], [Endure Elemental Damage], and [Protect against Negative Energy].
In addition to this, there are a large number of spell-like abilities, as well as the special powers of "Divine Hand" and "Bombardment of Infidels".
It can be said that it is by virtue of the power God has given to the elect that Fourzol Chamberbury is qualified to compete with Manson.
Otherwise, how could a priest with a magic casting level of less than LV20 be the opponent of a veteran legendary mage.
"Don't worry about that, I've already arranged for someone to go. However, due to the high activity of harpists in the area right now, our people may need to lurk for a while. ”
As always, Simon kept the dark intelligence network of the Santarim Society in good order.
This is also why he has been able to sit firmly in his current position, no matter how fierce the internal factional struggle is, he can still calmly deal with it.
Hearing this, Manson immediately nodded with satisfaction: "Good job." It's okay to be slower, but it's important to be accurate and detailed. By the way, how is the plan to deal with those restless members of the Church of the Church going? ”
Simon hurriedly replied, "I've almost made the list. The next step is to arrange a random mission, and then our allies will do it and directly clean them out once and for all. However, with the rapid growth of Shirek's faith in the Fort of Santil, this method may only temporarily ease the tension, and it will not be long before the conflict will erupt. ”
"It doesn't matter! Let's drag it out for a few years and see how it forms. ”
Manson waved his hand disapprovingly.
He believed that his friend and rival, Fourzor Chamberbury, would be able to handle the matter of faith.
What's more, the foundation of the belief of Bane, the god of tyranny, in Santil Fort is far from being comparable to that of a new god like Ciric.
……
After a whole night's rest, Zuo Si opened his eyes early the next morning, took out the spell book from the satchel he carried, and began to memorize and prepare for today's spell.
After a simple breakfast, he immediately cast the [Summoning Mount].
In the blink of an eye, three fairly sturdy horses appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.
Davion, the Dragonborn knight, chose the strongest horse as his mount, and the archer Huntington chose the second strongest.
The last horse was shared by Zuo Si and Yin Shadora, who were relatively lightweight.
As for the little devil, just follow the horses and fly slowly.
Since he had gone out on missions more than once when he was in the Tower of the Floating City and was forced to participate in some dangerous trials, Zuo Si's riding skills were not bad.
At least you can do it without falling off when the horse is sprinting at full speed.
In contrast, a girl who has almost never been out of the house since she was a child has no riding skills at all.
In addition, he was wearing a beautiful silk dress, so he couldn't spread his legs at all. …
He could only sit sideways in the saddle in front of him, and then hugged Zuo Si, who was responsible for driving the horse behind him.
However, Yin Shadora liked this kind of close-up contact very much, and her face was filled with a slightly happy smile throughout the whole process, and even hoped that the journey would remain like this and never end.
After about six or seven hours of walking along the main road, a huge ruin of a crumbling and overgrown wall, as well as various ruins and abandoned towers, appeared on the horizon in the distance.
There is no doubt that this is the famous "Dragon Spear Castle" on the west coast of Feren.
It was created more than one hundred and thirty years ago (DR1225) by the famous adventurer of the Northlands - Delos Dragonspear, a bearded half-dwarf (said to be half human).
Originally, Delos Dragonspear was only to help a friend he met during his adventures, Halle Taysera, a powerful bronze dragon, against the endless orcs and goblin bandits who wanted to steal the treasure of the wasteland.
However, with the establishment of the castle, many dwarves and humans came to settle in the vicinity of the castle, establishing a small town with a population of thousands.
After all, in Faeron, a fortified castle meant that it could defend itself against monsters and beasts from the wilderness, and that it could give shelter to civilians who had little ability to resist.
Not to mention, Delos Dragonspear also rode his friend Bronze Dragon, Halle Taysera, and regularly patrolled the castle to eliminate any enemies that might pose a threat to the settlement.
So for a long time, Dragonspear Castle was very safe.
In addition, since the location was right between Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate, it was the only place where caravans could stop along the way, so it didn't take long for it to become very prosperous and wealthy.
Soon, however, the treasure of the Bronze Dragon and the treasures obtained by Delos Dragon Spear during his adventures attracted the prying eyes of countless evil mages.
One of them, the Sartarus Casalia Kalin Shan mage, succeeded in creating a powerful spell that could put dragons to sleep, and then secretly set up a portal deep underground in the Dragonspear Castle.
By creating the illusion that the Bronze Dragon had fallen asleep, the cunning mage managed to trick Delos Dragon Spear into the portal and then kill it without mercy.
By sacrificing the souls of powerful mortals, a permanent portal to the first level of Bato's Hell, "Aphnanas", was thus opened.
Some demons quickly discovered the portal and launched a raid on the Dragonspear Castle.
The Dragonspear Castle side also immediately organized a counterattack and tried to drive the devil back to the other side of the portal.
The battle between the two sides underground led to the defences outside the castle being drained.
Insattarus Casalia took the opportunity to unite with three other evil dragons and launch an attack on the Bronze Dragon's lair.
Not surprisingly, the besieged bronze dragon, Halleteshar, was killed.
And the mage took advantage of the dragons' efforts to fight each other and took away the most precious and valuable things in the treasure.
When one of the black dragons with the most power returned to the dragon's lair from the battle, he found that there were only a few gold coins left in the original mountain of treasures, and he immediately fell into an irrepressible rage. …
Feeling that he had been tricked, he quickly found the mage and attacked him without hesitation, using his strong acid breath to corrode the unsuspecting creature to the point that no corpse remained.
In the end, the dragon spear castle was completely reduced to ruins due to the wreak of evil dragons, demons gushing from underground portals, and various monsters from the wasteland.
Those who chose to settle here in the first place basically died and fled, leaving only the abandoned castle that still seems to be majestic.
At one point, the Dragonspear Castle was even occupied by a goblin chieftain as a base for raiding passing caravans.
It wasn't until the two trading city-states of Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate couldn't bear this kind of behavior that they joined forces to send troops to completely wipe it out.
Unfortunately, the underground portal to hell could not be easily closed.
As a result, the coalition had no choice but to hand it over to the Church of the God of War, which had voluntarily taken over.
The current Dragon Spear Castle is actually controlled by the priests of the god of war, Tampas, and a large number of adventurers who want to become famous and rich.
Since the former provided medical care and allowed and encouraged the latter to kill the undesirable inhabitants of the Underworld in the vicinity and plunder the spoils from them, the number of adventurers and mercenaries has always been high.
In addition, the underground part connects the Dark Regions and the Bato Hell, and various specialties and captured monsters and slaves can often be sold for very high prices.
Many people who are confident in their own strength want to try their luck.
Of course, a large percentage of them never came out after entering the intricate underground labyrinth.
"We've finally arrived at Dragonspear Castle. Hopefully there are slightly better carriages for sale here, not the big carts that pull goods, otherwise I'd rather keep riding. Zuo Si looked at the ruins in the distance and whispered.
"Is the wagon that pulls the goods bad?" Yin Shadora blinked curiously.
"That's right! Especially on dirt roads like the rocks and potholes in the wilderness, the wagon's bumps up and down can even shake your brain and make you can't help but vomit everything in your stomach. Zuo Si described it in slightly exaggerated terms.
On the way back to Amm with Bernard and the caravan, he had already seen the technical level of several mainstream carriages in the continent of Faeron.
Except for the carriage specially designed for the wealthy to ride with its own levitation magic, the rest will certainly not be too comfortable to sit on.
The carriage responsible for pulling the goods is constantly bumpy along the way, and the shock-absorbing design is almost equal to none.
Even if people don't have "motion sickness", they will inevitably feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable when riding this kind of carriage for a long time.
However, in a place like the Dragon Spear Castle, it is definitely impossible to buy a magic carriage.
Zuo Si could only settle for the next best thing, see if he could buy a decent ordinary carriage, and then make some modifications himself.
If you can't, you'll have to build one from scratch.
"Master, I think you'd better not expect too much." Davidian couldn't help but splash cold water.
He didn't think that there would be any decent carriage in a place like Dragon Spear Castle where adventurers gathered. …
Quite the opposite!
Judging from the general economic ability of the adventurers of the Faren Continent, there are absolutely only a handful of people who can afford to buy a fully enclosed carriage as a means of transportation, and it would be good to have a dozen or twenty wagons responsible for transporting supplies.
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly: "Anyway, it's just a matter of luck, by the way, take a closer look at this fortress that connects the dark region and the Bato Hell, and then see if there is anything worth buying." ”
In this way, a group of four people plus a little devil who remained invisible, after being routinely interrogated and inspected by the guards at the door, successfully allowed to enter the interior of the towering wall.
Unlike the dilapidated and deserted castle that looks like it looks like from the outside, the inside of the Dragon Spear Castle is actually quite lively, and there are really many people living there.
You can even see the Temple of the God of War that rises next to the main building of the castle, and there are several inns and taverns dedicated to passing caravans and adventurers who venture underground.
In addition, there is no shortage of blacksmith shops, grocery stores, and small shops specializing in magical items.
Some adventurers simply set up roadside stalls, selling their newfound booty to passing caravans.
Among them are dead things such as weapons, armor, gems, ores, books, scrolls, etc., as well as low-level devils, tiflins, gray dwarves, dark elves, and other unlucky people who have been captured in battle.
Since Tampas, the god of war, was a neutral god of chaos, his priest did not rule out treating defeated captives as slaves.
Just when Zuo Si was looking for something valuable in these stalls, a noisy sound suddenly came from inside the castle.
Immediately after, he saw six or seven heavily armed adventurers dragging a huge, snail-like creature from within?
?? came out.
The massive creature was visibly dead, its entire head had been slashed to pieces with a sharp weapon.
I don't know if it was blood or bodily fluids, leaving a very obvious trail of drag on the ground, and then quickly solidified into a translucent crystal like glass.
Of course, what really attracted Zuo Si was not the corpse of the slain monster, but the beautiful shell behind it, which was equally huge and shimmering with a colorful sheen.
On this shell, he felt quite an amazing anti-magic trait.
"O my God! They managed to hunt a flail snail? And the shell is hardly broken at all? ”
An adventurer who was setting up a stall couldn't help but exclaim.
Another person next to him said in a tone of envy, jealousy and hatred: "What shit luck!" I remember a complete flail snail shell that seemed to sell for at least 5,000 gold coins, right? ”
"Of course! That's still a trumpet flail snail shell! Thinking about such a big one, I don't think it's a problem to sell it for 10,000 gold coins. ”
"! How did I not encounter such a good thing. ”
"Shut up! Just your two hits, if you dare to attack the flail snail, eighty percent will be killed on the spot. ”
"Yes! Flail snails are not easy targets to hunt. Only the elite squads can handle them. ”
……
All of a sudden, everyone around was talking.
After all, a situation like this when you return from an adventure and get rich overnight can bring the most intense mental and sensory stimulation.
dd 。。