The central tower of the Floating City of Plantia is undoubtedly the tallest and most majestic building in the entire city.

It's more like a building than a tower.

However, the overall shape is according to the traditional cylindrical minaret structure, with a height of an astonishing five hundred meters, and the whole body looks like it is carved out of a boulder, and both the outer and inner walls are blessed with a lot of protective magic.

As for the interior, it stores almost all the magical knowledge, technology, and history from the establishment of the Floating City to the present.

In particular, the secret library on the upper level houses a backup of spells created and invented by archmages throughout the ages.

According to the provisions of the Supreme Code, all spells invented by mages are entitled to a so-called "patent term".

Within this period, the inventor has exclusive access to all the secrets of the spell, and anyone else has to rob it in any way, or else pay a terrible price according to the punishment mechanism of the contract.

And this time is usually based on the life span of the inventor.

When the person dies due to old age or accident, the backup of the scroll he has prepared in advance will be automatically transported to the library for all other mages to study and study.

This not only protects the rights and interests of the inventor himself, but also prevents the invented spell from being lost at every turn.

When Zuo Si was still an apprentice, he once came with his mentor Asta.

But unfortunately, his rank in the Mage Council at that time was too low, and he could only stand in the doorway and watch with envious eyes as the other party rummaged through the bookshelves and scroll boxes for all kinds of precious spells and materials.

But now, with the destruction of the Mage Council of Plantia Floating City, Zuo Si, as the sole survivor, has naturally obtained the highest authority and is qualified to enter this place under heavy protection.

But when he pushed the door open past the Constructed Golem guards in the bright light, he didn't touch any books, notes, or scrolls, but walked straight to the huge statue in the middle, bowed with one hand to his chest, and stated in a very old language: "In the name of the Council of Mages, I now need the Supreme Code to recruit new members. ”

Moment!

The statue's ruby eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam, and it came to life, bending down and saying in a deep voice, "The High Codex answers your call. Wait a minute, I'm checking what permissions you have. ”

With that, the statue held up the huge book in its hand and unleashed a detection magic that enveloped the entire Floating City.

After a few minutes or so, a sad expression quickly appeared on its face.

"The results of the examination confirmed that the number of registered mages in the Floating City of Plantia was 15,468, and the number of survivors was currently one. Congratulations, you have gained the right to hold the Supreme Code. ”

As the last word blurted out, the statue slowly placed the huge book it was holding on the ground.

Next Second......

The book began to glow golden, and then began to grow smaller and smaller until a human could pick it up.

You don't need to ask to know that this book is the "Supreme Codex" that keeps the entire Plantia Floating City running, and it is also a powerful binding magical contract.

It is because of its existence that the battle between the archmages has always remained within a safe range, and has not fallen into the serious internal friction of the red-robed mages or the Arcane Brotherhood.

It is said that the Supreme Codex was created by several archmages who built the Floating City in the first place, and its source of magic is tied to the heart of the leylines, so it is not something that any spellcaster can fight against at all.

Other floating cities that were built later followed by a similar approach.

In other words, each Floating City has its own Supreme Code, but the terms recorded in it vary greatly.

Picking up the slightly heavy book, Zuo Si quickly returned to the hallway and said to the lichs waiting outside, "Come, write your name on the last page of this codex."

In this way, you can be considered a member of the Mage Council.

Then go to the conference room and call a poll, and I can take supreme control of the Central Tower.

Once I take control, I can promote you to Archmage and use all the facilities in this mage tower, including several secret libraries and laboratories. ”

Without any hesitation!

Vanessa was the first to write her name on the last page.

Moment!

He felt the latter force connect him to the floating city.

At the same time, the ubiquitous sense of being watched has disappeared.

When the last lich had signed his signature, the Supreme Codex suddenly burst into blue light, followed by the illusory influence of an elderly man who appeared out of thin air.

In a tone that was enough to make you sleepy, he detailed the basic rules, taboos, and precautions that needed to be followed to join the Mage Council.

Although most of this has lost its relevance with the demise of the Mage Council.

The most important thing is that Zuo Si didn't plan to attract too many people in at all, but wanted to monopolize the entire Floating City.

Aside from the Lich and a handful of minions under their control, the rest of them didn't want their names to appear on the last page of the High Codex.

After an hour and a half of tossing, the whole process was finally completed.

After obtaining the supreme authority, Zuo Si did not hesitate for even a second, and immediately activated the wartime agreement to forcibly take over all the mage towers in the entire floating city, as well as the magical creations such as those structures in the mage towers that had not yet been destroyed, and ordered them to throw down the corpses of the undead creatures in the streets and every corner.

Fragments of meteorites from the collision of two comets caused widespread fires below.

So it's a good time to take this opportunity to dispose of the garbage that smells foul and may carry a lot of mutated viruses and bacteria.

The remaining spirits were packed into boxes under Vanessa's control, and they were toiled day and night in the mines.

In short, Zuo Si was not in a hurry to lift the magic blockade, but first cleaned and disinfected the entire city.

With the power of the elect bestowed upon Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, it took him three full days to completely eliminate the plague that raged in the floating city of Plantia.

Finally, with the help of the amazing magic provided by the heart of the leylines, he created a torrential rain and extinguished the forest fire that stretched for tens or even hundreds of kilometers below.

At this point, all the tasks of this trip have finally been completed.

Looking at the charred ground and peaks in the distance, which were extinguished by heavy rain and emitted a large amount of white smoke and water vapor, Jeffrey smiled and sighed, "Now, this world is ours. ”

Vanessa nodded approvingly, "You're right. There are no gods, no dangerous creatures from the lower planes such as demons and demons, and with countless resources we need, it is simply the place of choice for the organization. All we have to do is find the survivors, give them shelter, and rekindle the flames of civilization. ”

"It's not that hard. As far as I know, there are three other continents on this planet in addition to the one beneath my feet.

While one of them has been regressed by the impact of powerful magical forces, the other two continents have a considerable number of countries and city-states, as well as ample human resources.

All we have to do is restore prosperity to the port city of Hull, and then dump goods on those countries and city-states through trade, while at the same time absorbing good immigrants and training qualified young men to become mages.

It won't be long before a powerful magical civilization rises in our hands.

Of course, there is also a need to clean up the undead that inhabit other cities and villages, and the plagues they carry. ”

As he said this, Jeffrey's eyes flashed with naked and undisguised excitement and anticipation.

As a mage, especially one who had heard of the Feren mages of Netheril's time, he simply couldn't resist such a temptation.

What's more, by studying the magic system of this world, you can also get rid of the dependence on the magic web, directly contact the most primitive and manic magical energy, and try to conquer and control them.

And these are privileges that only elven high mages and legendary mages can obtain in Faeron.

"It's a bit too early to talk about that. Don't forget, there's not just a floating city in this world, we have some potential competitors to deal with. ”

The gloomy Vanessa is clearly not as optimistic as Jeffrey, but begins to secretly plot a war, a war between the Floating City and the Floating City.

"Don't worry, hasn't Lord Soth already gotten the last location information from those Floating Cities and sent gargoyles to investigate?

I believe that it won't be long before other floating cities will be taken into account one by one.

What's more, even if those floating cities are controlled by others, what can they do?

We can use two magic systems at the same time, and we have an overwhelming advantage in battle casting.

If necessary, you can also use Starfall to directly destroy the opponent's floating city. ”

Jeffrey clearly has a strong belief in Zuo Si as the leader of the organization.

He didn't know that the starfall magic before was copied from the card of the traveling mage, and it was not Zuo Si who really mastered it.

Just as Vanessa was about to say something, he suddenly saw Tyrantiel walking behind him with a large number of scrolls in his arms.

Driven by curiosity, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

"It's some spell scroll that has been encrypted by special means. These damn bastards deliberately use a lot of messy magic symbols to confuse the public in order to prevent others from easily learning the spells they invented. Tyrantiel grumbled through gritted teeth.

You know, learning a new magic system from scratch is not an easy task.

But now, those dead archmages have increased the difficulty by a lot out of thin air.

"Hahahaha! Don't worry, my friend. Anyway, we have an infinite lifespan, and we don't need to sleep and rest, as long as we take a little time, we can always solve the mystery. Jeffrey laughed and comforted.

But Tyrantiel obviously didn't appreciate it, and rolled his eyes angrily: "Don't talk cool there." If you have time to hang out here, why don't you come with me to sort out and crack these spell scrolls and turn them into spell casting methods for the magic web. ”

"I'm sorry, but I'd love to help, but Lord Soth has given me a mission to go to Hull to collect the survivors and build a shelter for them to live and thrive safely."

Vanessa shrugged her shoulders and looked helpless.

Jeffrey also immediately shirked: "Don't look at me, I have to return to Ferron to maintain the internal operation of the organization and ensure the safety of the large area of the Ranthel Islands from Luskand, which is also not of much help." ”

Seeing that both of them had their own things to do, Tyranthir sighed reluctantly: "Alas-I think we should expand the number of core members again." Otherwise, as the stalls get bigger and bigger, there will definitely be a shortage of manpower. ”

"Isn't Lord Soth in control of the Emerald Society, which operates secretly in the Ammu area? Maybe they can also be limited to joining? Vanessa suggested in a tone of uncertainty that was not very sure.

"The Emerald Society? Are you sure they are reliable? As far as I know, these guys are operating frequently in several towns on the border of Tesser, trying to break free from the suppression of the Masked Mage's Guild, which will cause a series of serious problems and consequences. Jeffrey was visibly worried.

"I think it's better to forget it.

The members of the Emerald Guild generally do not have a high level of spellcasting, and their strength is not even as good as that of the Masked Mage Guild.

Instead of counting on them, it is better to develop a few more core members.

After all, we have the complete Lich Transformation Ritual, which is a fatal attraction for high-level mages who are about to run out of life.

Coupled with a large and abundant reserve of knowledge and spells, few spellcaster organizations are more competitive than we are. ”

Tyrantil was straightforward.

After all, the High Fence Castle where he lived was quite close to the northernmost town of Naxikai in Am, and he was no stranger to the Emerald Society.

There will even be some trade in materials and magic items.

In Tyrantiel's eyes, the Emerald Society was not so much a tight-knit organization as a group of rebels who were unwilling to be monopolized by the Masked Mage's Guild on the entire Am's magical resources, and finally gathered together to keep warm.

Except for the relatively stable relationship between the mentor and the apprentice, there is no clear subordinate relationship between the rest of the members, and so-called "small circles" are often formed between different cities.

If it weren't for the masked mage guild, which is a big enemy, it is estimated that he would have done it first because of the distribution of benefits.

Of course, the situation changed slightly for the better after Rein and the dragon lich Barris Ryath took control of the Emerald Society.

At least the area around the city of Kezula, where the headquarters is located, has been completely taken under control, and is actively infiltrating other cities.

Coupled with the help of the masked mage's guild and the help of the big man Sean VII, everything has gone quite smoothly so far.

It is believed that in a few years, the Emerald Society will become the second largest spell caster organization in the Amm region.

While several lichs were discussing which of the people they knew could develop into core members, on the very top floor of the central tower, Zuo Si was conducting a sinister experiment involving his brain and soul.

The subject of the experiment was none other than Valena, a direct descendant of the necromancer Archmage Asta.

The woman had now regained consciousness, and was staring at the harmless-looking young man in front of her with frightened eyes, and her mouth let out a desperate whimper.

Because she had a hollowed-out wooden ball stuffed into her mouth to prevent her from accidentally biting her tongue in her panic, she couldn't speak, let alone beg for mercy or curse.

"Relax, ma'am. I promise, as long as you cooperate honestly and let me figure out what the mentor is doing in your head, everything will be fine. And you don't want to have a big, unknown hidden danger in your head, do you? ”

Zuo Si comforted the other party with words, and at the same time signaled to the Mind Flayer assistant next to him that he could start acting.

I saw that the latter suddenly opened four octopus-like tentacles and gently swiped across Varenna's face.

The moist and sticky feeling instantly made the woman collapse in fright, and the tears couldn't stop flowing out.

After all, there are very few people who can keep their composure after seeing the Mind Flayer for the first time, especially when their bodies are fixed to a shelf and unable to move for slaughter.

Sadly, the Mind Flayer ignored Valenna's mental breakdown, and immediately unleashed his psychic ability to slash across the top of the skull on top of the opponent's head.

Moment!

The already hard skin and bones were easily cut open.

The moment the entire Celestial Spirit Cover was lifted, the red brain pulp and white brain were completely exposed to the air.

There was not even the slightest anesthesia during the whole process, so Varenna immediately felt the pain of the piercing heart, and at the same time, blood was flowing down the incision all over her face, looking extremely hideous and terrifying.

She never dreamed that she would one day become a test subject for mages to study, just like those slaves.

"Inspect this area."

Zuo Si directly pointed to the area of the left half of the brain near the lower thalamus.

The Mind Flayer resisted the urge to eat the "delicious" in front of him, and controlled one of the tentacles to thrust into it with very gentle movements.

After a few seconds or so, he immediately telepathically said, "This is a place that has been transformed by magic. ”

"Transformed by what?" Zuo Si touched his chin and asked with interest.

"It's memory! Someone has sealed a lot of memories here. The Mind Flayer gave the answer without thinking.

As probably the most researched race in the entire multiverse about the brain and mind, the Mind Flayer only needs to touch it to instantly sense whether a sapient being's brain has been passive or not.

"Memory?"

A strange expression suddenly appeared on Zuo Si's face.

He couldn't figure out what Asta was trying to do by sealing his memories in his descendants.

The Mind Flayer slowly withdrew his tentacles and explained in a tone without a trace of emotion, "I think it must be some crazy guy who wants to forcibly perpetuate his existence after death by forcibly instilling and changing the memories and thoughts of this human woman. ”

"What do you mean?"

Zuo Si was obviously aware of something, but wanted the Mind Flayer to be more straightforward.

As a summoned creature, the Mind Flayer obviously would not disobey his master's will, and quickly replied, "As we all know, both spirit and personality need a large number of memories and experiences to support it.

If a sapient creature does not have these things, then he may maintain his survival instincts, but he will never have independent consciousness and thinking ability.

In this regard, we have done an experiment in which a newborn baby is placed in complete isolation, and he is given only food and the most basic means of subsistence, without any communication with him, let alone from seeing or perceiving our existence.

Guess what a child growing up in this environment would look like?

The answer is very simple!

He is like the lowest animal, just subconsciously ingesting nutrients and maintaining his own survival, without realizing who he is and why he is alive.

As for thinking and communicating, it is even more impossible.

Therefore, if a person's memory is tampered with in large quantities, then his subjective consciousness, personality, personality and a series of other things will change accordingly, or even become another person entirely.

This also means that as long as his own memory can completely replace the memory of another person, he is equivalent to resurrecting in the body of another person.

Although this resurrection is not a real resurrection, especially since the soul cannot be replaced at all.

However, I suspect that the memories of these seals are not directed at the woman, but at the child in her womb.

Because newborn babies have no defenses and no resistance.

The moment the baby is delivered, it is when these sealed memories are released. ”

After hearing these words, Zuo Si finally realized what a crazy and cruel thing the Necromantic Archmage had done to his descendants.

No wonder this guy lives with Varenna for a few days every year.

That's not to connect with some bullshit, but to instill one's own memories into the latter's brain as a backup means of "resurrection".

Maybe Varenna hasn't married and had offspring all these years, but she was interfered with and manipulated by Asta with magic.

These distractions will not disappear until he himself dies completely.

After realizing this, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and mutter, "My dear mentor, I can't imagine that you still have such an unknown method hidden. Use offspring to give birth to a self with all the memories? Yours is it! ”

"Master, do you need me to destroy or separate these memories?" The Mind Flayer asked cautiously.

"No, there is no need for that, but I want to see if he can really accomplish some kind of resurrection in this way. I'm also looking forward to meeting my mentor again. Oh, by the way, remember to clean up this lady's memories and let her forget this nightmare once and for all. ”

After that, Zuo Si lost interest in this matter.

The Mind Flayer faithfully fulfilled his duty, first snapping the skull and restoring it to its original state with a healing potion, then manipulating psychic abilities to begin erasing the memories of Varenna.

About ten minutes later, the woman walked into the bathroom with a blank face, cleaned the blood on her face and body, and then changed into clean clothes and was sent back to the group of survivors.

As for Zuo Si himself, he carried a large number of spell scrolls, and took a few lichs across the portal and returned to the continent of Faerun.

This time, however, instead of returning to the Mage Tower in Askatra, he went directly to the Mage Tower in Luskan, which originally belonged to the Arcane Brotherhood, and immediately summoned Eric, who was the nominal Supreme Leader, and a large number of managers drawn from the Nerrantel Islands.

Since it was the first time he had appeared in a semi-public capacity, and he had never had any direct contact with him before, both Eric and the bureaucrats looked very nervous.

After all, Vanessa's methods were already terrifying for them, not to mention the fact that many powerful lichs could bow down to them, and even repel the red-robed mages and the Santarin Guild head-on.

Awe!

Fear!

Obey!

There is no doubt that it is not difficult to see from the scene at this moment alone why many people in the outside world think that Zuo Si has the potential to become a tyrant.

For no matter how much the standard of living of the people under his rule improved, its essence was the set of power that the Church of Bane, the god of tyranny, preached and promoted.

Moreover, a tyrant who can govern a country to a strong and prosperous country is far more threatening than a tyrant who has made the country miserable.

The latter is at least a negative example, which will be disgusted and spurned by the majority of civilians.

However, the former can make people involuntarily worship and believe that they can live a better life under the rule of power, which will lead more people to identify with and practice the ideas of Bane Church.

"What is the purpose of knowing that I have summoned you all of a sudden?" Zuo Si swept through the entire conference room and asked slowly.

"Command! No matter what it is, we will do our best to get it right. ”

Eric got down on one knee and expressed his attitude in the most respectful tone.

Although he himself had not participated in the recent battle at Luskan, he had heard his sailors talk about the scene and understand what power and power the boy in front of him, who looked as old as his youngest brother, held in his hands.

The identity of the Goddess of Magic and the Goddess of Poison and Disease alone is enough to deter the forces hiding in the dark corners of the surrounding area of Luskan.

And when Eric was a captain under Harlett, he once rubbed shoulders with Zuosi in Port Carlin.

Although they didn't meet, they also knew a little bit about how this young man, who was afraid of even a pirate who didn't blink an eye, had a decisive character.

So his response was obedience! Obey! There is no reason to obey the bottom line!

As long as you can do this, you will be able to get rich rewards.

Looking at this "old man" who had been under his hands for a while, Zuo Si immediately showed a faint smile: "Don't be so nervous, what I am going to announce next is not bad news, but an out-and-out good news."

As the situation in Luskan stabilizes, I think the time is ripe to bring together the Nerainsel Islands, Mintan Islands, Kolin Islands, Whalebone Islands and Luskan to form a real state.

Of course, in return for your hard work, all will be offered duly appointed positions.

As for those who have made great achievements, they will also receive the corresponding noble titles. ”

"What! Are you sure? ”

Hearing this, Eric jerked his head up with an expression of ecstasy.

Not only him, but also many high-ranking bureaucrats present also made the same reaction.

As the saying goes, the name is not right.

Although the power of the Nälancer Islands has expanded to the entire west coast of Feren, especially after receiving Am's fleet, it is not an exaggeration to say that they can even be said to be the supremacy of the sea.

However, there has never been an official external designation.

They aspire to be able to establish a state, and then become the ruling class of that country, that is, the aristocracy, so that the whole family and future generations can become real people.

Not to mention that in the Feren Continent, where the feudal system is prevalent, even most people in the modern society of the earth have similar ideas, and there is no essential change.

From those eyes full of longing, Zuo Si saw something called ambition, and nodded quietly: "Yes." You can have a meeting later and discuss what the name of the country should be, and then report back to me. As for you, Eric, I have decided to fulfill my promise to make you the first king of this country. ”

Moment!

An indescribable agitation swept through every cell of the pirate leader's body.

He didn't even hesitate, he directly made a five-body bow to the ground, his brain hit the ground with a bang, and then shouted in a solemn tone: "Thank you for your trust!" I swear eternal allegiance to you and obey any orders you give. ”

As he spoke, Eric took out an amulet from his neck with the emblem of Talona and continued to show his loyalty: "You see, my family and I have chosen to believe in Talona. If one day my children and grandchildren do anything to rebel against you, let the goddess punish him with a festering body under poison and disease. ”

I have to say that Eric is definitely a ruthless person.

Whether it was the betrayal of Hallette at the beginning, or the fact that the whole family abandoned their past beliefs and switched to Talona, it all reflects his desperate determination.

Once you make a choice, you don't leave yourself even the slightest way back.

"Very well, I already feel your loyalty, now get up." Zuo Si waved his hand very indifferently.

Obviously, he didn't care at all about whether the descendants of Eric and his family would remain loyal forever.

Because the country to be established in the future is destined to be a "hypocrisy", the royal family will not have much power at all, and will only engage in some diplomatic and propaganda work as the nominal supreme head of state.

And the economic lifeblood of the entire country has always been in the hands of the lich, the core members of the organization.

Want to seize power?

I'm sorry, but I may have just had such a thought today, and maybe I will be "sick" and die the next day.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone present was in a state of extreme excitement, Zuo Si announced the second thing unhurriedly.

"After the establishment of the state, we will no longer simply use the gold coins minted by Amm or other forces, but will start minting our own gold coins."

"Minting?!"

A male bureaucrat who looked to be around fifty years old first paused, and then couldn't help but whisper: "Your Excellency, one of the most important things that has allowed us to maintain a good relationship with Amm is to allow the free circulation of Am's coinage within the limits of our rule.

If you mint the coins yourself, it may cause strong dissatisfaction in the Council of Six.

Most importantly, the production of gold and silver mines under our control is insufficient to support the cash flow of the current huge trade. ”

"Don't worry, I'll go back to the Council of Six. As for the gold and silver mines, don't worry, I have prepared sufficient gold and coinage equipment, and all you have to do is to make these gold coins recognized by the market and circulated quickly. Here are some samples, so let's take a look at them first. ”

Zuo Si took out a small box directly from his pocket and was still on the table.

In this matter, he did not have the slightest intention of negotiating, but planned to enforce it.

Because others may not know about the little tricks that Amm played on the coinage, but he knew it very well.

In the past, when I lacked strength, I was cut by the other party by financial means, and it was okay to cut leeks.

But now that he has obtained a large amount of gold reserves and a dozen large gold mines from another world, if he still lets Amm continue to lie on his stomach and suck blood, it is a problem with his brain.

What's more, the reason why Am's gold coins can be circulated throughout the continent of Faeron is not because of their superb coinage skills and the fact that they can provide a large number of goods.

Right now, Zuo Si can do the same.

Stamping machines from Earth's industrial age can produce more elaborate and wear-resistant metal currency, and even reduce the precious metal content through complex processes, thereby reducing costs and charging higher seigniorage.

As for commodities, whether it is a large quantity of sugar, spices, cloth, grain, steel, condiments, etc., which have almost no cost, they are hard currency in this world, and they are in short supply.

Therefore, Zuo Si had enough bargaining chips to negotiate with the six-member council and get the other party to accept the conditions he offered.

After all, Am's essence is a conglomerate of merchants, and as long as there are enough interests, there is nothing they cannot sell.

When the man lightly opened the box and poured out the several metal coins inside, the eyes of everyone present couldn't help but widen.

Because they have never seen such a beautiful coin, whether it is the print on the top or the text and values, it is clearly visible, and it is full of texture to the touch.

The tiny pinion print on the side edge of the coin prevents the risk of being trimmed by profiteers.

You must know that in Faerun, many profiteers often use scissors to secretly cut some metal chips on the edge of the currency after getting gold and silver coins, and then accumulate a lot of scraps and secretly melt the scraps to make gold or silver bars.

As a result, the more gold and silver currencies are traded in many regions, the more they are traded, the lower their weight and size will be.

This kind of technology of adding gear prints to the side can only be done by some forces that have mastered advanced coinage technology, such as Amm and Waterdeep.

But even Waterdeep and Am's gold coins couldn't compare to what they saw in front of them.

It took a few minutes for the man to reluctantly put the coin back in the box, licking his slightly dry lips and exclaiming, "It's really beautiful, like a work of art." If the issued currency is the same as these samples...... No, as long as there is a half or even a quarter, I guarantee that the people and the merchants will be more than happy to accept it. ”

"In that case, I'll provide you with a total of about five million gold coins, and you can try to pay them as a salary first. It takes time for the market to accept a new currency, so don't use coercion just yet. ”

As he said this, Zuo Si gave the lich standing behind him a look.

The latter understood and directly opened the box in his hand.

Moment!

A blinding golden and silver light was released from within.

Through the lid of the open chest, you can see that the large and empty field inside is a small mountain of gold, silver, and copper coins.

Boom!

Many bureaucrats who had never seen so much money couldn't help but swallow their spit subconsciously.

For the first time, they realized why the financial problems that plagued most nations and city-states had never been present in the forces to which they had served allegiance.

Why did Eric dare to sign a trade contract with Bruno, the dwarven king of Mithril Hall, for millions of gold coins?

With such abundant financial support, what else can't be done?

All of a sudden, everyone present was full of confidence that the new country that was about to be formed and its own future.

After making some basic framework adjustments, Zuo Si quickly left the rest of the work to Jeffrey, and took some time to listen to Yelinia's report.

When he learned that the famous "Cui Sanye" had come to his territory not long ago, he immediately couldn't help but ask: "Why did Trist suddenly come to Luskan?" Did he come with Bruno Warhammer? ”

Yelinia shook her head slightly: "No, master. I think Triss must have been encouraged by Erastro. During this time, the Harpermen's Alliance's spies were active and constantly gathering information. If you hadn't told them not to touch them for a while, I wouldn't have hesitated to wipe out these pesky rats. ”

"So...... Trist is here to observe the changes in Luskan under my rule?

Interesting! It seems that Erastro still doesn't trust my promise.

But that's okay, time will tell.

Her multiracial harmony, as beautiful as it sounds, will never be realized.

Let's see, the Silver Moon Alliance will eventually fall apart like the fate of Misi Zhuono. ”

Zuo Si touched his chin and said his judgment disapprerovitously.

In fact, it is this naïve and idealistic feeling that makes Erastro full of strong personal charm, and people can't help but feel good about it.

But it is a pity that reality is not a beautiful fairy tale, and material and profit are the basis for everything.

What's more, there are so many gods in Faeron who will exert influence on the people through various means.

The complex and changeable relationship between its peoples and races is a terrible disaster for any ruler.

In contrast, the area ruled by Zuo Si has always been dominated by humans, and although other races will be accepted, they will definitely not exceed about ten percent of the total population.

But what about Silvermoon City?

The highest proportion of humans is only about 40 percent, elves are about 30 percent, half-elves are 12 percent, dwarves are 10 percent, halflings are 5 percent, and there are 2 percent gnomes.

Under Erastro's rule, the entire city could naturally maintain prosperity and stability, and the interests of all races would be satisfied.

But what if one day she is gone, or if she is replaced by a ruler who is not capable enough, and the demands of various races cannot be satisfied?

At that time, this scene of harmony and tranquility will be shattered in an instant, and the various ethnic groups will provoke more and more serious contradictions in order to compete for interests.

"Master, besides Trist, there is also a dangerous person who is currently operating in the area around Luskan. She is a succubus named Ulrika, who claims to be the chosen person of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease. This guy killed a lot of spies planted by the devil nearby, and his methods were extremely cruel. Yelinia continued.

"Ulrika? A succubus? Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Although he had also heard of such a special case as the "Succubus Saint Warrior" Elotixia, there was a strong sense of unreality when a succubus who truly believed in the gods appeared.

"Yes, I sent a few high-ranking shadows to follow her to keep an eye on her, right now in a tavern near the Luskan Gate."

"So what are you waiting for? Let's meet this funny succubus lady. It just so happens that I have something I want to talk to Talona about. ”

Without saying a word, Zuo Si walked out of the mage tower, while Yelinia turned into a shadow and followed closely......

(End of chapter)