There is no doubt that defeat is definitely a very terrible thing for any city-state or even country in the Continent of Faeron.

Many seemingly powerful and invincible forces often disappear forever in the long river of history because of a defeat.

So when the Nälancer Archipelago fleet appeared at the docks, all the inhabitants of Baldur's Gate thought they were in danger.

Even many big people wanted to take valuable things with them at the first time, and fled directly by horse carriage to other cities by land.

As for the urgent recruitment order issued by Duke Bert and Archduchess Lila Jenas, not many people responded at all, and they were all busy fleeing for their lives.

After all, there must be a prerequisite for the compulsory conscription of young adults, that is, there must also be an army under his command, which can act as a deterrent and maintain order.

But now, the entire Baldur's Gate is only the few people who guard the Flame Fist Fortress, and all the rest have been taken away by the Duke of Irtan.

There was still a group of soldiers stationed outside the city, but the problem was that now because too many people wanted to escape, all kinds of carriages and wagons directly blocked the only road to the city gate.

The people inside can't get out, and the people outside can't get in.

Many chambers of commerce that hired guards even fought for the way of escape, showing the selfish nature of the merchants to the fullest.

Of course, ordinary people are not much better, and they are also scrambling to escape.

From the very beginning, the situation moved in the direction of uncontrollable chaos.

Thankfully, all of this slowly subsided after a few hours as the Nälancer Islands fleet had no intention of landing at all.

Immediately followed by Silver Shield and Duke Iltan, who were affected by the psychic ability, "self-destructed" in public, instantly causing an uproar among the people of the entire Baldur's Gate.

They had always believed that the Duke of Iltan was a man of integrity and selflessness, and for many years he had diligently commanded the Flame Fist mercenaries to eliminate threats and protect the city.

But who would have thought that such a person would collude with the Duke of Silver Shield and use his power to embezzle countless taxes.

As for Anta Silver Shield, who mastered the maritime trade, he used various coercion and inducement methods to drive away competitors, allowing his family and allies to control the most profitable trade routes.

So in a very short time, the people of Baldur's Gate turned from panic to anger, and they gathered in the port area and roared to hang and burn the two sinners.

If it weren't for the sailors led by the big goblins, it is estimated that they would all be killed alive.

However, as the influence of the psychic ability disappeared, when Iltan and Anta Silver Shield realized what they had just done, the whole person seemed to have fallen into an extremely cold ice cave, and their bodies involuntarily trembled slightly, full of panic and fear.

The latter, in particular, tried to explain to the onlookers that he had just been affected by the magical powers.

But unfortunately, no matter how he explained it, no one believed it.

Iltan, by contrast, quickly understood that the enemy's intention was to undermine the enormous personal prestige he had built up over the years at Baldur's Gate.

He didn't defend himself like his allies, he just watched it all with great indifference.

Because he knew that as long as he still had the Flame Fist mercenaries in his hands, no one would be able to oust him from the position of Grand Duke.

As for the angry populace and businessmen, they are nothing more than a rabble in the face of a powerful army of violent machines.

When the time comes, take out a few of the leading guys, and everything will be calm again.

The immediate priority is to negotiate with the fleet of the Nrainthor Islands behind him, and ask them to release themselves and all the captured Flame Fist mercenaries, which is the most important thing.

But Iltan didn't realize that his thoughts had left the camp of order neutrality, and began to get closer and closer to order evil.

And because his memory was modified, he completely forgot what had happened before, and he was only thinking about one thing, and that was to keep the power in his hands from anyone at all costs.

Compared to the two dukes who became prisoners, the other two fell into ecstasy after a brief panic.

Duke Bert, who controlled the guilds and land merchants, and Archduchess Lila Jenas, who was almost overshadowed by Anta Silvershield, suddenly found that this defeat did not seem to be a bad thing.

At least the power he lost is back.

Especially after the "self-detonation", both Iltan and Anta Silver Shield seem to be completely finished.

Therefore, they did not hesitate to send emissaries to negotiate with the Nérancer Islands fleet, and to conclude an armistice agreement that was satisfactory to both parties as soon as possible, even if it cost a little more.

As for the responsibility for the defeat, it is with the black cauldron......

Of course, it was all buckled on the heads of Anta Silver Shield and Iltan, and the two were completely nailed to the pillar of shame in history, never to turn over.

If you can, it's best to liquidate all the families and allies behind them.

However, the family and allies behind Anta Silver Shield and Irtan are not fools, and they also sent emissaries to try to ransom them.

Under Vanessa's operation, a drama that was originally an invasion by foreign enemies turned into an internal struggle between the four dukes and two political forces of Baldur's Gate.

"My old friend, your tricks of power and hearts are as frightening as ever."

Looking at the two groups of messengers who were deliberately arranged together not far away, Jeffrey couldn't help but sigh.

Obviously, the nature of the negotiation changed completely after the two groups met and understood each other's intentions.

Duke Bert and Archduchess Lila Jennas, who had just regained power, would never allow Anta Silver Shield and Irtan to return at such a time, so they had to prevent them from regaining their freedom by paying a ransom anyway.

At least not until the reckoning with their families, allies, and political power is complete.

On the other hand, the latter's family, allies, and political forces are not fools and know the great crisis they are currently facing.

If Iltan and Anta Silver Shield cannot be redeemed, then the other two dukes will inevitably put themselves to death after completely stabilizing the situation and taking over power.

The end result was that the two sides could only increase the price in exchange for the support of the Nrainsel Islands fleet, which was supposed to be the enemy.

Such a magical scene, if you don't see it with your own eyes, most people probably won't believe it at all.

Vanessa replied with a meaningful smile, "No, it's not that my methods are clever, it's that the enemy is too stupid.

To be honest, I really can't think of how the city has survived crisis after crisis just because idiots like Iltan and Anta Silver Shield ruled Baldur's Gate.

If I were behind it, I would have turned them all into puppets who were manipulated.

Moreover, Baldur's Gate does not have any decent magical powers, and the highest level of spellcasting should be the owner of the witchcraft grocery store, Habathar Delin.

If memory serves, his cast level should be between LV13 and LV15. ”

"I've heard of Habaser Delin. His alchemy level is good, and he is very good at squeezing apprentices to make all kinds of low-level magic items, and he should have monopolized almost half of the arcane magic resources in the surrounding area by now. Only Tyrantil, who lived in the high fence to the west of Belgoust, could barely compete with him. ”

Geoffrey touched his chin and spoke about the only two high-level spellcasters near Baldur's Gate.

In fact, long before making their plans, the lich had already regarded the two high-level mages as potential threats.

Not only did he gather a lot of information about them, but he also used prophecy magic to make a series of discoveries about their spell list.

That's why Vanessa is bringing together so many core members of the organization.

Although mages of the rank of Tyrantiel and Habathhar Delin are unlikely to accept the Duke of Baldur's Gate.

But he prepared for the worst.

However, judging from the current situation, the two do not seem to be involved in these messy things.

"Don't worry, my friend.

According to Lord Soth, now is not the best time to reach inside Baldur's Gate.

All we have to do is weaken it and then develop it into a trade node subordinate to the Nälancer Islands.

It was only when the city's upper rulers and chambers of commerce engaged in maritime trade became vassals that they were truly brought under their control.

As for Habather Delin and Tyrantiel, I'll ask them out at the right time.

I believe they will not refuse to cooperate with us.

Of course, if these two guys aren't interesting, I don't mind letting them understand what happens when they become enemies of us. ”

As he said this, a fierce glint flashed in Vanessa's eyes.

Since he was originally a necromancer specializing in mages, he had to adapt to his lich status faster than the other members of the organization, and he had no psychological barriers to destruction, destruction, and killing.

I won't show mercy to the other party just because they are a mage like me.

Jeffrey obviously knew very well what kind of person his old friend was, and couldn't help but smile wryly and shook his head: "Don't go too far." Let's not forget that His Excellency Soss has emphasized more than once that our principle is that no one offends me, and I do not offend anyone. It is best not to use force unless the other party takes the initiative to provoke. ”

Vanessa chuckled and responded, "Don't worry, I'm measured. And the immediate goal is to get the Duke of Baldur's Gate to publicly admit his defeat, and then sign a treaty with us. ”

"Hehe, I think those two groups of messengers outside should be more anxious than you." Jeffrey couldn't help but make a joke.

It turns out that he was not right at all.

In less than ten minutes since they met, the two sides had already begun to scramble to make all kinds of promises to Eric, and even did not hesitate to sell the interests of Baldur's Gate in exchange for the pirate leader to side with him.

In particular, the family behind Anta Silver Shield and Iltan is almost to the point of ransom people first at the expense of bankruptcy.

Because they know very well that Duke Bert and Archduchess Lila Jennes have been excluded and suppressed by the family leaders for a long time, and they must have accumulated a stomach full of resentment.

If he really regains all power and becomes the ruler of the city, then he will inevitably die without a place to bury.

When the time comes, whether it is wealth, land, or anything else, it will all be taken away mercilessly.

What's more, the citizens of the entire Baldur's Gate are now also beginning to be full of anger towards Iltan and Anta Silver Shield.

There is no need to even pronounce a sentence through legal means, as long as the emotions of those "Diao Min" are slightly aroused, they will rush into their homes in droves like crazy, and then kill all men, rape all beautiful women, and finally leave with wealth and booty.

It is not the first time that something similar has happened in the Faren Continent.

Not to mention commercial cities such as Baldur's Gate, or Neverwinter, ruled by the followers of the god of justice, Tyr, there have been more than one instance of citizen revolts.

So under the domination of fear, the two families have almost no bottom line.

Every time the emissaries of Duke Bert and Archduchess Lila Jennes offered a new condition, they immediately chose to follow without hesitation.

If there is not enough cash, they will mortgage their goods, if they do not have enough goods, they will mortgage their property and land, and if they are not enough, they will also mortgage the trade routes they control......

Such a crazy move that even the envoys who came to negotiate were dumbfounded.

He couldn't imagine what would happen to him even if he succeeded in redeeming people after losing all of this.

100% of his family's power will be on the verge of decline or even collapse!

Eventually, at Vanessa's suggestion, Eric accepted the two families' offer to release Anta Silver Shield and Irtan after paying the ransom.

Looking at the spectacular scene of the two captives and family members being left with rotten eggs and rotten leaves by the townspeople, Jeffrey couldn't help but laugh and joke: "The reputation that the two of them have worked so hard to manage is completely ruined." Removing Iltan who was still in charge of the Flame Fist mercenaries, Anta Silver Shield would inevitably be responsible for the defeat. ”

"Anta Silvershield's life or death has nothing to do with us. If nothing else, Iltan should be willing to redeem all the captured Flame Fist mercenaries and a large amount of weapons and equipment in our hands at all costs. Because only in this way can he guarantee that the other two dukes will not dare to initiate a reckoning easily. ”

Vanessa had clearly arranged everything in place, and the whole plan was linked one by one, leaving no choice for his opponent at all.

In less than an hour's effort, Iltan who had returned to the castle of the Flame Fist mercenary headquarters sent his close adjutant Shi Ka to secretly deliver a letter of surrender and the corresponding agreement.

As he himself was still the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, he had the power to sign any agreement on behalf of the city.

And the content of the agreement is exactly what Vanessa wants to get through this operation.

So he didn't hesitate to let Eric sign on it, then release all the captives on the spot, and issue a proclamation to all the citizens of Baldur's Gate.

Upon hearing the news, Duke Bert and Archduchess Lila Jennes were shocked and furious.

It was surprising that the fleet of the Nälancer Islands had really put these two "scourges" back, making all their previous actions as ridiculous as clowns.

Angry, Iltan and Anta Silvershield, who were defeated and captured in the battle and had a bad reputation, actually had the face to continue to represent Baldur's Gate as dukes, signing a series of shameful compensation terms.

What's even more infuriating is that they have to admit it.

Otherwise, if you dare to tear it up, the powerful fleet that has just left may turn around again at any time.

In addition, merchants who were assured that they would be treated equally in the future would not support any proposal that could lead to war and damage their interests again.

In desperation, Duke Bert and Archduchess Lila Jennes could only try to stir up the anger of the citizens, intending to use this as a bargaining chip to prevent the Irtan dog, who still held the military power, from jumping over the wall.

All of a sudden, the entire Baldur's Gate was plunged into an eerie atmosphere that was both tense and quiet.

No one knows what will happen next, and no one knows what the dukes will do next with their faces torn apart.

In short, Vanessa has achieved all the goals set and reported back immediately.

"Did the direct intensification of the conflict force the dukes of Baldur's Gate to divide into two factions hostile to each other? All I can say is a beautiful job! If this state can be maintained until the Son of Baal begins to awaken, then the situation will become quite interesting. Shalovok, I've done you a great favor, you should remember to be grateful......"

With a playful smile on his face, Zuo Si read the report sent by the lich, and casually lit it and threw it into the trash can next to him.

You don't have to ask to know that he is quite satisfied with this result.

Because in the whole incident, Vanessa grasped the balance very well, and did not leave any truth or handle for important members of the Northland Lords Alliance such as Waterdeep, Neverwinter, and Silvermoon City.

And by having Anta Silver Shield and Irtan blow themselves up in public, it proves that the economic sanctions launched before are completely "just".

Baldur's Gate is a city-state ruled by a few greedy and evil oligarchic merchants, and the upper echelons do almost anything for their own benefit.

Since the enemy is evil. Then the fleet of the Nlancel Islands, naturally, is not to blame for what it does.

"Who is Shalovok?" Vermes asked puzzled.

Zuo Si responded with a smile: "A young man I met in Candle Castle. His adoptive father was Rita, the leader of the Iron Throne Chamber of Commerce, and his biological father was Baal, the god of murder who was killed by Ciric. ”

"A son of Baal?"

Vermes raised an eyebrow in surprise.

No way, the son of Baal is too famous.

You must know that before this god produced children in large quantities, the number of children of gods in the Faren continent was actually very rare and rare, and each of them was regarded as a treasure by the church of the corresponding god.

But after a turbulent year, everyone was shocked to discover that the Balkans had done something that would have stunned the gods and mortals, that is, the mass production of thousands of children containing their own divinity.

What's even more outrageous is that in addition to intelligent beings, there are even a variety of animals.

This directly led to the image of the god who was originally high in the minds of mortals, but it was suddenly lowered a lot.

Some small groups of fertility cults also regard the god of murder as their idol.

"That's right! But he is not an ordinary son of Baal, but the kind of careerist who is destined to perceive the divinity in his body and then set off a bloody storm. ”

Zuo Si said as he closed the Bokab Blessing Book, which had just finished transcribing a large number of spells.

In order to make it easier to find and remember, he spent a little time and recorded all the spells he currently mastered in this book, and sorted them according to rank and faction.

The trade-off, of course, is that the spell book, which has over a thousand pages, is crammed to the brim, and there are barely many blank pages left to transcribe the Eight Rings spells.

However, Zuo Si has already contacted Elsa, a newly promoted merchant of magical items in Port Carlin, and reached a series of cooperation intentions with him, and at the same time entrusted the other party to buy a copy of the "Bokab Blessing Book" at a high price.

According to his calculations, if he wanted to record all the spells in the entire Faren Continent, he needed at least eight to ten copies of the Bokabu Blessing Book to barely be enough.

"So you're going to use him for some shady purpose?" Vermes probed in a tone of uncertainty that was not very sure.

"Yes. Not now, though, but in the near future. By the way, what have you been up to lately? ”

Zuo Si obviously didn't seem to talk too much about this with Honglong, and took the initiative to divert the topic.

Vermes curled the corners of his mouth and replied, "Of course, I'm helping Ashtelanther conceive." In fact, just a few days ago, she had successfully entered the laying stage, and it would not be long before she would lay at least two or three dragon eggs. After a year and a half at most, I will be able to use these dragon eggs to make myself as large and capable as an older red dragon. ”

"Wow! It's terrible to be so ruthless even to your own kind. ”

Zuo Si pretended to pat his chest exaggeratedly, posing as if he was frightened.

"Don't pretend to be innocent! Haven't you taught me this method yet? ”

Vermes rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"No, no, no, don't wronged me. I also learned it from the dragon lich of the Entangled Sigil organization. And I didn't use it on myself. Zuo Si quibbled meaningfully.

"Humph! Whatever you say, yours is definitely the case anyway.

In addition, as you requested, I have begun large-scale experiments on the crossbreeding of various animals and dragons under the mage tower.

Soon there will be a large number of companion dragon creatures of all different shapes, so you better be prepared.

It is important to know that the descendants of the red dragon are generally not very obedient and are extremely aggressive. ”

Vermes reminded solemnly.

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively: "Don't worry. What do you think I'm feeding so many goblin brains to strange creatures every day? Its current psychic ability strength, not to mention a group of half-dragon animals with a low IQ, even if an adult dragon comes, it is easy to be accidentally hit. ”

"Damn! You guy, no matter what you do, you're always going to think about everything in advance. ”

As soon as he thought about what was in his head, Vermes felt a stomachache.

Knowing that she would end up in today's field, she chose to sign that magic contract and take the initiative to cooperate, instead of toasting and not eating and drinking.

Now, as the power of strange things becomes stronger and stronger, even if she one day becomes a recognized dragon king like Balagath's "Flying Flame", she will still inevitably be subject to others.

Although this kind of control did not dislike her very much in many cases.

"Thank you for the compliment. Being a caster who is always ready at all times is always my goal. If nothing else, you can go back to the Mage's Tower and keep an eye on the captives. ”

With that, Zuo Si ignored the red dragon and took out the second chapter of the Nethrel scroll, and read it intently.

As a "time management guru", he fills his schedule every day from waking up to sleeping.

Aside from eating, there is hardly much rest and entertainment.

To be precise, the entertainment activities in the continent of Faren are still in a very primitive stage.

Whether it is a stage play, a bard singing, playing, or a variety of circus and clown performances, it is boring and boring for an earthling from the information age.

Especially the former, which can make people embarrassed to pick out three bedrooms and one living room with their toes.

As for those eighteen forbidden entertainment activities, Zuo Si has more than enough heart for the time being.

So the only thing left to do is study, research, experiment, and craft all kinds of magic items, equipment, and props.

Occasionally, he would go through a portal to draw energy from the mage towers of other lichs in the organization to make cards.

The days passed like this, and when the time agreed with Irenikas came, Zuo Si put down everything he was doing and met up with Rein at the sewer gate in the Oakin Mall area again.

The latter didn't say a word, and directly presented the book that recorded the legendary magic, the dust of the mummy.

"A legendary spell book? Shangra for you! ”

Zuo Si opened it and flipped through it, and immediately recognized this magic with the eye of knowledge, which was the easiest to learn among the many legendary spells.

Lei Yin nodded thoughtlessly: "Yes, he gave it to me." And I could sense that he was obsessed with what the notebook had written, and should be experimenting with it soon. ”

"Hehe, that's great. I can't wait to see how he reacts when he gains the Tier 1 Creator class and finds himself completely out of spell casting. ”

Zuo Si's eyes flashed with a chilling light.

You know, that's how he was brought into the ditch by the necromancer Asta in the first place.

If it weren't for the hole card of the traveling mage, I guess I would have the heart to die.

Now, it's time for someone else to get a taste of that too.

After all, good things must be kept for oneself, but pain and calamity must be shared with the enemy.

"Believe me, if this happens, Shangla will summon me back as soon as possible. When the time comes......"

Reyn pursed the corners of her lips and a sinister smile appeared.

"When the time comes, we will kill him, give him a big surprise, and by the way, let the masters of the runes, including Ragon, understand that I am an existence that they cannot afford to provoke. Your mission is to find out the location of Shangla's hidden life box as soon as possible. ”

Zuo Si straightforwardly made up the part that was not said in the second half of the sentence.

Nothing is more intimidating than killing a Master of Talismans.

Lei Yin hurriedly touched her chest with one hand and bowed deeply: "Please rest assured, I have probably guessed where the mentor will hide his life box, just need to confirm it a little." ”

"Alright, that's all for the Entanglement Talisman, let's go meet Irenikas together."

As he spoke, Zuo Si took the lead and walked towards the depths of the sewers.

Because of the relationship he had already been here last time, he had saved all the forks in the road in his mind with his terrifying memory.

In about ten minutes, they arrived at the door of the other party's secret base.

Interestingly, though, the last Clay Golem guarding the doorway is gone, replaced by a higher, more powerful Stone Golem and a Steel Golem.

And without exception, they are all new products that have only recently been manufactured.

As for Irenikas himself, it took less than half a minute to walk out of it.

"Looks like your quest isn't going well, right?" Zuo Si said tentatively.

He could guess with his toes that the powerful elven mage in front of him must have suffered a big loss from the Eye Demon.

"You know there's a large group of Eyefiers gathered near the temple?" A hint of annoyance flashed in Irenikas' eyes.

"Of course! Otherwise, why do you think I would reveal so much important information so easily? And gave you a full two weeks to do so? ”

Zuo Si curled the corners of his mouth and gave a straightforward affirmative answer, and his expression looked even more revealing a naked and undisguised mockery.

Fortunately, Irenikas was originally a calm and moody character, and he quickly adjusted his emotions and said in a slightly indifferent tone: "I took advantage of you, and you calculated me." This time we're even. Let's sit down and talk about collaboration. ”

"Flattened? Are you kidding? Last time, I was full of sincerity, but in exchange for your treachery. I don't plan to cooperate with you again unless I am compensated enough. ”

Zuo Si began to use the topic to play again, wanting to get some additional benefits first.

He knew very well that there were a lot of good things in the other party's hands.

If you don't take the opportunity to extort a sum of money, how can you be worthy of yourself.

"What compensation do you want?"

Erenikas obviously didn't want to dwell too much on this issue, so he decisively chose to compromise.

After all, he was at a loss first, and it was not unacceptable to pay a little price in exchange for further cooperation.

Moreover, Irenikas' ultimate goal has always been to figure out what the nature of God is.

As for other things like money, material, magical knowledge, and skill, it doesn't matter if you give them all away.

Zuo Si touched his chin and thought for a moment, and slowly stretched out two fingers: "First, I want a powerful enough magic item as compensation. Second, I need some gray dwarf blacksmiths, and you should have quite a few here, right? ”

"Yes!"

Irenikas agreed without even thinking about it.

In fact, since settling in Askatra, he has made quite a few magical items, and he can only pick one out of it.

As for the gray dwarves, all of them were cheap slaves without exception, and even blacksmiths who mastered their skills were not scarce.

Soon, the elven archmage turned and returned to the base, and in a few moments reappeared in the doorway with eight gray dwarves and a revitalized magic shield that could float around the wielder's body and automatically block enemy attacks.

"Here, this is a +4 [Activated Guardian Shield] with a certain amount of fire, strong acid, freeze and lightning resistance, as well as the ability to reflect all ranged weapon attacks, I think it should be enough as compensation. Plus, the Grey Dwarf Blacksmith Slaves are now yours. ”

"Thank you. Now we're clear. ”

Zuo Si immediately used the special ability of the land card in effect to open a portal to the mage tower by paying mana, and sent the gray dwarf blacksmith back first.

The Activation Shield, on the other hand, activates directly, causing it to automatically float around the body.

After all this, he smiled and said, "Now, we can finally talk about cooperation." ”

"How much do you know about those Eye Demons? Why do they end up in the sewers of Askatra, for example? And why are you blocking that road and not allowing anyone to approach? Even the teleportation magic was completely blocked. ”

Irenikas asked several questions in one breath that were bothering him.

Keep in mind that creatures like Beholders don't usually appear in groups.

Especially for different types and shapes of eye demons, let alone gathering to live together, even when they meet, they may immediately start a life-and-death fight.

After all, in the cognition and thinking of the eye demon, he is the most perfect heir of the creator of the eye demon - the great master's mother, and the other eye demons who look different from themselves are all inferior imitations and are not qualified to live at all.

Therefore, when two demons with obvious appearances encounter, they will immediately notice the subtle differences between the other and themselves, and then produce irrepressible anger, and finally fight until one of them is completely dead.

Not to mention monsters that are significantly smaller like Gauss's Eye Demons, and are not even considered by normal Eye Demons to be of their own kind.

But that day, Irenikas saw the Eye Demon, the Gossian Eye Demon, and the Elder's Eye come together to work together, which was even more incredible than seeing the kind Dark Elves.

Zuo Si touched his chin and pretended to think for a few minutes before he said meaningfully: "As far as I know, the reason why these Eye Demons have gathered here is actually looking for something, a powerful artifact stored in the temple of the ancient sun god Amanata. ”

"Artifact? What is an artifact? ”

A look of surprise flashed in Irenikas' eyes.

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about that, but it's pretty powerful, so powerful that even the Eye Demon is intrigued by it."

This time, Zuo Si did not deceive or lie.

Because the description of the artifact is so vague that it is impossible to tell from that few words who actually made the artifact, and what its purpose and effect are.

The only thing he knew was that the artifact was a scepter that could unleash an astonishing blast of energy.

A thoughtful expression appeared on Irenikas' face, and he touched it and muttered to himself, "An artifact? The temple of the ancient sun god Amanata hidden deep underground? A sage who is still alive even after his body is completely dead? Looks like things are getting complicated......"

"What, do you want to give up?" Zuo Si asked rhetorically with a chuckle.

"Humph! How can it be! Leaving aside the artifacts and the Amanata Sage, let's discuss how to deal with this group of Eye Demons first.

From my last observation, I found that among them was an Elder's Eye with a very high arcane spellcasting level.

If this big trouble is not solved, it is simply impossible to pass it on quietly. ”

As he said this, Irenikas expressed intense jealousy.

He wouldn't forget that it was the anti-magic force field of the Elder's Eye, which suppressed almost all of the magic protection on his body almost instantly.

But Zuo Si shook his head disapprenously: "No." I think it's better to make everything clear at the beginning, and the problem of unclear ownership will arise when the time comes. Since your goal is the Sage, then the artifact rightfully belongs to me. In addition to that, you will have to come up with all the knowledge, books, and notes you promised last time. ”

"Don't you think you're getting too much?" Irenikas asked rhetorically with a blank face.

"Maybe. However, I will personally take care of all the other Eye Demons except for the Elder's Eye, as well as the slaves they control. You should be satisfied now, right? ”

Zuo Si unhurriedly prescribed the conditions.

Hordes of Demons are a terrible nightmare for anyone, even legendary mages.

But in his opinion, as long as it is not a construct, an elemental, or an undead, then the Eye Demon, the Devil, the Demon, and other heterogeneous creatures are not much different from ordinary humans and animals.

All it takes is a few viruses, bacteria, and toxins to wipe them out.

However, high-level Eye Demons with powerful spell-casting abilities, such as the Eye of the Elders, may have some powerful magic or abilities in their possession to prevent them from being poisoned or dying of disease like ordinary Eye Demons.

"Oh? What are you going to do? Irenikas' eyes lit up.

After all, this is a good opportunity to see the power of the electorate of the goddess of poison and disease up close.

"So you agree?" Zuo Si confirmed again.

"Yes, I agreed. Just follow your distribution plan. ”

Irenikas didn't dwell on the issue.

Although the artifact is good, it is far less attractive to him who aspires to become a god.

Zuo Si had a satisfied expression when he heard it: "Great." Actually, my solution is very simple.

That is to prepare dozens of cannon fodder, infect them with viruses, bacteria, and toxins, and then throw them near the Eye Demon's lair, so that these guys can be controlled, captured, and even become food for the Eye Demon.

In this way, the terrible plague will spread in the lair of the Eye Demon.

The only thing we have to do is block the only two entrances and exits, and come out and kill the other. ”

"Poison and pestilence? That's a brilliant idea. ”

Irenikas did not shy away from his praise.

There's nothing like the easiest way to deal with your enemies, and there's nothing like the easiest way to deal with your enemies.

It's a pity that he himself is not good at these.

Specifically, the elven city of Sodenisra prohibits all magical research related to the Necromantic faction.

The transformation of vampires used by Lian Badi is still the result of the two of them secretly and privately researching.

In this way, after getting the books and notes promised by the other party, Zuo Si quickly began to search for the most terrifying, deadly, and contagious viruses, bacteria, and toxins in his body, extracting them and injecting them into the bodies of dozens of goblins.

When all of this was done, Irenikas immediately threw them near the Beholder's lair.

As a result, all the goblins were hit by countless dominance rays in the moment they appeared, and they became slaves controlled by the charm.

A few hungry demons even tore the captured goblins to pieces on the spot, devouring them alive.

With the help of each host, the incubation plague began to spread rapidly within the nest.

Whether it was the Eye Demon or the controlled slaves, they were all infected in less than half an hour.

When the first goblin begins to lie on the ground and frantically squirt blood and rotting pieces of internal organs out of his mouth, the horrific catastrophe finally struck.

In less than ten minutes, the slave with the worst constitution died at an alarming speed.

Immediately affected is the smaller Gaussian Eye.

They kept shooting magic rays in all directions like crazy, causing a huge chaos in an instant.

At first, the Elder's Eye thought it was just a minor riot and immediately ordered the other Eye Demons to suppress it.

But soon, it saw with its own eyes the genuine eye demons it had sent out, and they also went crazy with it.

Colorful energy rays continued to flicker in the lair, and even some of the eye demons began to spurt blood out of their eyes, and they couldn't stop it.

Other bodies began to swell, and finally exploded with a thud, scattering large amounts of blood, minced flesh, and internal organs.

Since he couldn't figure out what was going on, as the supreme leader of the entire Eye Demon Community, the Eye of the Elder immediately thought of leaving this evil place first.

So, it immediately took the rest of the Eye Demons who were not dead yet, and rushed to the entrance and exit to the outside.

I didn't realize that the doorway was already full of all kinds of traps and ambushes......

(End of chapter)