Chapter 342: Welcome to My Floating City (Happy Chinese New Year's Eve)

There is no doubt that the necromantic wizard Ludewei is a Frankenstein-like figure.

He does not have what normal people call "good and evil" and "morality", but is simply interested in the subject of his research, and has a fanaticism and persistence that cannot be described in words.

Because of this, Zuo Si chose to abduct him from the ghost place of Innistrad.

On top of that, as one of Innistrad's finest geniuses, Ludevi has what it takes to become a top necromantic archmage or even a legendary mage.

This guy used to mass-produce corpse-embedded creatures, just to build up technology and experience, rather than having a morbid fascination with corpses and undead creatures like Kiraf.

Quite the opposite!

What he really wanted to do was to go beyond the limits of being a human and completely transform himself into a different and higher life form.

There is a good saying that how big a person is, how high the future will be.

Obviously, Lu Dewei is the top in terms of intelligence and pattern.

Even born in a barren, weak, closed world like Innistrad, he was not constrained, but set his sights on the highest from the beginning.

Now, after gaining a lot of necromantic magic knowledge from Faeron and Floating City, this genius has completely opened his eyes, and all kinds of whimsical ideas and inspirations have sprung up one after another, and all kinds of crazy experiments are being carried out every day.

If it weren't for the fact that the current cast level is too low, it is estimated that some special corpse-embedded creatures that retain the soul and consciousness of the deceased have already begun to be tried.

For Ludevi, a stranger from another plane, Tyrante was undoubtedly very wary.

Because he was educated as a traditional mage by Faerun, he always believed that magic was a very powerful and dangerous force.

Every mage and apprentice must be in awe of it, and be cautious in whatever experiments they do, to make sure everything is under control.

And what about Ludevi?

Not only is it very radical when it comes to learning and experimenting, but it also exudes a hysterical madness in its bones, it is simply an unstable bomb that will explode with a bang at any time.

So after leaving the underground laboratory, Tyrantiel couldn't help but ask, "Your Excellency, now that we have a constructor production line, is it necessary to take a huge risk to mass-produce that kind of undead army called corpse embedding?" ”

Zuo Si replied bluntly: "The constructor is the construct, and the corpse embedding army is the corpse embedding army, and the positioning of the two is not the same from the beginning.

The former is expensive and difficult to be easily destroyed, so it is an elite used to attack at critical moments.

The latter, on the other hand, is an army of extremely cheap cannon fodder that overwhelms the enemy in sheer numbers.

The greatest significance of their existence is to carry out endless attrition until the enemy is completely overwhelmed by the casualties caused by the war, and the untold consumption of materials, or the morale collapses and loses the will to resist.

You have to understand that the war we may face in the future is not just a small fight in Faeron or this world, but a cross-time and space battle against the enemy of the order of 100,000, million, or even tens of millions.

Just imagine, if one day we need to enter the Bato Hell or the Bottomless Abyss, then with the number of constructs alone, is it really possible to stop the siege of thousands of high-level demons or demon legions?

Answer: Obviously no!

Therefore, Lu Dewei's arrival is to make up for this quantitative gap and ensure that there is always a sufficient army in the floating city that is not afraid of death to be able to buy time at a critical moment. ”

"Combat ...... across time and space"

Tyrantiel's eyes lit up slightly, and he instantly realized what the supreme leader of the organization in front of him had been doing all this recently.

In the same way, he began to look forward to knowledge and magic from other worlds.

After all, just by capturing the magical knowledge of a floating city, the senior members of the organization have already gained a lot.

Especially those super magic that are incredibly powerful, each successful transformation will increase the collection of legendary magic in the spell reserve, and at the same time, it can also greatly increase one's understanding and knowledge of arcane magic.

"That's right! Fight across time and space!

I think you should be well aware that in Faeron there is a relationship between the gods, so it is impossible for us to expand and conquer on a large scale.

It is not easy to disrupt the balance between good and evil, order and chaos, otherwise it will lead to a series of serious and uncontrollable risks.

But in other worlds where there are no gods or gods who are not strong enough, the situation is different. ”

When he said this, a meaningful smile appeared on Zuo Si's face.

Tyrantiel instantly understood, and couldn't help but smile and nodded: "I see! Then we really need to strengthen the large-scale combat capability of the floating city. Especially with so many mage towers, it's best to find a way to use them. ”

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"There are only two ways to control so many mage towers.

First, to train a sufficient number of mages;

Second, I raised the [Creator] class to the legendary level, and then used the [Legend Awakening Creation] to activate the entire floating city and generate independent consciousness and thinking ability.

But it's not easy to do that.

This is because it is not the Floating City of Plantia that keeps the most complete information about the creator's profession, but another floating city called Horatis.

We must first find the location of this floating city and then take it from a bunch of powerful undead.

By the way, did you get any news of those gargoyles I sent earlier? ”

Zuo Si suddenly remembered that he had released more than a dozen gargoyles more than half a year ago to go to the designated area to find out the whereabouts of other floating cities.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but I may have disappointed you. So far, not a single gargoyle has come back. Maybe they're still searching, maybe they've been knocked down, but there's no news from the other floating cities yet. Tyrantil sighed regretfully.

Many of the lichs in the organization have been trying to find and capture other floating cities, and then restore the glory of Netharel's magical civilization in this world.

"Keep summoning gargoyles or other creatures to scout, and I don't believe these floating cities can hide themselves forever. What's more, those archmages who have transformed into undead forms are also a huge threat to us, and it is best to nip them in the bud as soon as possible. Zuo Si narrowed his eyes and gave instructions.

With the Fourth Scourge unfolding, he is about to carry out large-scale construction centered on the port city of Hull, and continue to plunder the population from another continent on the other side of the sea, and rekindle the fire of civilization.

In this case, if one or two floating cities suddenly descend from the sky and attack, the consequences will be catastrophic.

Therefore, no matter what the angle, it is necessary to find and solve the threat of other floating cities as soon as possible.

"Got it! I'll make this a top priority for the next three months. Tyrantiel hurriedly agreed.

"Excellent! The search for the Floating City is up to you and Vanessa. Remember, you only have three months at most, and after three months I'll see where all the floating cities are. ”

With that, Zuo Si ignored the old mage who was originally quite famous in the area of Baldur's Gate, and raised his hand and began to try to call the phoenix in the other world.

In less than a second......

A miniature phoenix that looked the size of a palm appeared in the palm of his hand out of thin air.

Judging from his size, the power he has at the moment is obviously far from his body.

Driven by curiosity, Zuo Si asked with interest: "Your current form is an incarnation?" Sage? Or projection? ”

"It's barely an incarnation. Because I don't have any believers in this world, I was supposed to be unable to come. But thanks to you, I can trickle in a little bit of power through the connection of the lands. If you leave this world, then I will lose all perception of this world in an instant. Little Phoenix patiently explained.

"So...... For God, in addition to being able to provide a certain amount of faith power, believers are also equivalent to their coordinates in a certain time and space? And the greater the number of believers, the more power that infiltrates and the stronger the incarnation that comes? Zuo Si touched his chin with an interested expression.

The little phoenix nodded slightly: "Yes." As a primordial god, I don't need faith in the world I was born into, and the deep well of my soul is the source of my power. But in other worlds, I have to rely on the help of believers to come to incarnation, otherwise I can only barely maintain my current weak state. ”

"Interesting! It turns out that this is why many gods have a large number of believers in countless physical planes, but they still tirelessly preach their teachings to make more mortals believe in their own reasons.

The number of believers determines what kind of incarnation they can descend on that world.

In other words, if one day I go to war with a god in Faeron, the easiest way to do that is to destroy all his temples and kill all the mortals who believe in him.

As a result, the gods, whose number of believers had plummeted, would not be able to descend a powerful incarnation in Ferron.

The premise, of course, is that this god cannot be the original deity of Faeron. ”

Zuo Si touched his chin and muttered to himself.

Obviously, he had found a good way to deal with the gods, and he also realized why the gods encouraged his mortal church to fight against other hostile gods, reducing the number of believers as much as possible.

The most typical is Suren, the goddess of the moon.

She was originally one of the two goddesses of creation, and her indisputably powerful divine power, but she gradually fell to the upper hand in the battle with her twin sister Shar, and now she has even fallen to medium divine power.

One of the most important reasons for this is that the temple and its followers in Suren are often assassinated by the followers of the goddess of the night.

Maybe once or twice isn't a big deal.

But what if it lasts for decades, centuries, thousands of years?

If Suren wasn't Torrell's primordial god, it is estimated that he wouldn't even be able to descend to the incarnation of a weak god power now.

"You're right. If you want me to exert power in this world, you need to have enough believers first. ”

The little phoenix replied in the affirmative without thinking.

Zuo Si lowered his head and thought about it for a few minutes, and immediately responded: "In that case, then you should go to Hull to inspire your first pastor and let him start spreading the teachings." Oh, I almost forgot to ask, did you get the priesthood? ”

"Yes, Father. I now have the priesthood of soul, eternal life, and flame. The little phoenix replied without thinking.

"What about the name? What name are you going to use for believers to call themselves? Zuo Si smiled and continued to ask.

"I'm going to call Bennu, an immortal bird from Egyptian mythology. What do you think? ”

Little Phoenix had a hint of excitement and anticipation in her tone.

He didn't have to ask to know that he had read a lot of myths and legends about the phoenix during this time, and he had found probably the oldest of them.

After all, the word immortal bird was born in ancient Egyptian and ancient Assyrian myths and legends.

"Bennu? Nice name. From now on, you are the god Bennu. ”

With that, Zuo Si slowly raised his hand to release the little phoenix.

The latter took off in the blink of an eye and flew straight to Hull Harbour not far below.

As a god, all Bennu has to do is find one or two people with high enough perception attributes among the few survivors left, and use dreams or illusions to make them realize that they are real gods.

Only then can a stable connection be established and divine magic can be granted.

In this way, a priest who has attained divine magic will be able to show this power to more people and become a believer slowly.

At least that's basically the way the gods of Faeron preach.

Of course, there are no other gods in this world for the time being, so the little phoenix can claim to be the only true god.

Zuo Si obviously didn't care much about how Bennu would spread his faith, but went straight to the lounge and said to the thirty high-ranking talents waiting here, "How do you feel about your new body?" ”

"Awesome! This is simply a miracle of genetic engineering and biotechnology! If I'm not mistaken, these bodies aren't just humans or elves, right? Professor White asked with interest.

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "That's right!" The body you are currently using is actually a fusion of four species: humans, dark elves, dragons, and trolls.

Among them, human genes make your appearance not too curious;

Dark Elves can grant dark vision and magic resistance skins;

Dragons are more powerful and physical, as well as have a longer lifespan;

The troll gene is endowed with powerful self-healing and regenerative abilities.

That is to say, your body has been at odds with most mortal races from the very beginning.

Add to that your brilliant minds, amazing ability to learn, and the knowledge, experience, and insight you bring from Earth, and you have what it takes to become a powerhouse.

By the way, the bodies under your control are all fertile, without exception. ”

"OMG! Fusing the genes of four species into a single clone? This...... How exactly is this done? ”

Dr. White's eyes lit up slightly, and his whole body clenched his fists in excitement.

"It's simple. By magic, clone magic to be exact. In this world of strange energies, magic is an energy that exists objectively and can be harnessed. It has almost infinite possibilities, not only to convert matter and energy, but also to create life out of thin air. ”

In order to let these experts with a head full of scientific knowledge understand what they want to express, Zuo Si directly opened his arms and created an energy mass the size of a basketball in front of everyone.

In this energy group, there are not only flames that emit amazing heat, dazzling white electric light, but also positive energy that can heal all wounds, and negative energy born from death.

All of this can be directly observed with the naked eye.

Almost everyone present instantly stood up from their chairs and rushed to the front to take a closer look.

"Magic? That's magic! ”

"Energy visible to the naked eye? Unbelievable! How does it work? ”

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! What are you doing in the social sciences? Do you know what high-energy physics is? ”

"Shut up! Lao Tzu studied nuclear physics in the first place, but later changed to a new track. ”

"Okay, okay, don't argue, everyone is an elite in various industries, and they will even be colleagues who will work together in the future, don't be angry for this little thing."

Monte was right. Everyone should be quiet, try to form a tight circle, squat down at the front of the short station, and stand behind the tall one. ”

……

All of a sudden, the originally quiet lounge was boiling in an instant.

After all, anyone who can engage in scientific research is counted as one who does not have a strong curiosity, let alone a completely unscientific thing like magic.

In particular, McCass, who is a physics student, is full of joy and fanaticism, as if he has discovered a huge treasure.

He even stretched out his hand several times to actually feel the magical energy, but was stopped by his companions.

After all, it was flames, lightning, and the golden light emitted by positive energy, and the biting chill emitted by negative energy, but any fool knew that rash touch would definitely hurt or even die.

Although they don't really die through remote connection, if they lose their current bodies, it is unknown when they will be able to get a second one.

No doubt!

Zuo Si used the most simple, crude and intuitive way to make the experts present realize what the world is like now.

It took a full seven or eight minutes for him to put away this mass of energy, take out two of the most basic magic theories, and said in a slightly playful tone: "I think you all have understood that magic is an objective thing in this world.

The next thing you have to do is learn to master and use this power.

I don't think anyone would choose to give up magic and train as a warrior after seeing the power of magic, right?

If you have one, you can raise your hand now.

It's okay, I respect your choice. ”

Moment!

The lounge became silent, and no one raised their hands, but they all stared at the two books with eager eyes.

Because when they reproduced the virtual illusion of Waterdeep City, they had all been instilled with the corresponding language by Yin Shadora, who had become the mastermind, so they could understand the meaning of the words on the cover.

And most importantly, who the can learn magic and still want to train as a warrior?

The brain is not sick!

Magic is not only a powerful force, but also a tool for exploring the world and the universe.

No matter how strong a warrior is, can he use his own strength to shuttle between different planes?

Can he feel the change in the energy of his surroundings?

Answer: Obviously, no.

Therefore, for these high-tech research industry elites present, magic is naturally the only choice.

Seeing that no one made a sound for a long time, Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction: "Very good." Since you have all chosen to learn magic, starting tomorrow I will assign an archmage to teach the most basic knowledge. He's a lich though, so you'd better be prepared. ”

"Don't worry about that, we've already seen the legendary Mind Flayer who feeds on the brains of intelligent creatures. As long as we can learn knowledge, it doesn't matter what monster comes to be a teacher. McCasse shrugged his shoulders freely.

You must know that since he got his body and came to the real world, he has been frightened more than once.

First the Mind Flayer, then the giant Construct and the Golem, and just now I saw dragons and griffons flying in the sky, and now I'm almost getting used to it.

"Hehe, keep this good attitude, I'm sure you should be able to adapt to your new life soon.

Also, in addition to learning magic, you also have to find time to do your part.

For example, David, a mechanical engineer, you have to look at all the Qualich machines to see if there are any things that can be innovated and improved;

Sociologist Chris, you are responsible for giving me a detailed report and plan to ensure that more earthlings enter this world without causing chaos and panic;

Dr. White, your task is to study the genes of different organisms, and find ways to extract the useful parts and graft them onto the genes of other organisms.

In addition, by the way, let's see if we can increase the speed of clone breeding.

In short, everyone has a role to play in their field of expertise......"

Zuo Si unceremoniously arranged the work content for everyone.

"I have a question! Conducting genetic research requires a range of expensive specialized equipment, including shakers, centrifuges, PCR amplifiers, etc., is there here? Dr. White asked in a tone of uncertainty.

"Absolutely! In fact, I've got a full-fledged biology lab ready for you. ”

As he spoke, Zuo Si raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Syllable!

With a crisp sound, a portal opened in an instant.

I saw that on the other side, a large number of professional instruments of low value were densely placed, some of which were even as high as tens of millions of dollars, and the total number of them in the world was no more than 20.

"You can't be robbing a cutting-edge biological laboratory in a certain country, right?" White's mouth grew in surprise.

You must know that several of these instruments are treasures that he wanted to get when he was alive, but the top never gave them an appropriation.

"Trust me, doctor. I never bothered to do something as untechnical as robbery. In fact, these expensive instruments were donated unconditionally by a wealthy and generous man, for which he even sold most of his family property. ”

When he said this, a hint of playfulness flashed in Zuo Si's eyes that was not easy to detect.

It is clear that the rich man did not really volunteer, but was "voluntarily".

Zuo Si, who has more than forty ways to charm and control others, only needs to move his fingers a little to make a person willing to die for himself, not to mention donating more than half of his family property.

Of course, among the unlucky people he chosen, there is one who is basically not a black-hearted capitalist, or a family whose ancestors have sold contraband to the East.

In his opinion, the only value of these people living is to be his own all-weather ATM, and to get some when he needs them.

As for whether the other party will go bankrupt and commit suicide because of this, Zuo Sicai doesn't care.

It's a pity that White, who was in a state of high spirits, didn't realize this, but said happily: "Great! It was just perfect! With these instruments, I was able to carry out a series of studies. But I can't do it alone. ”

"Don't worry, doctor. It won't be long before the second batch of relevant talents arrives. At that point, you'll be able to recruit the helpers you need. Of course, they arrived with a group of players who didn't know the truth. For the latter, I hope you will keep your mouth shut and not give any information to them. Zuo Si issued a warning with a serious expression.

"No problem. Most of us have had the experience of signing non-disclosure agreements and know what to say and what not to say. McCasses took the initiative to come forward and give assurances.

"Very good! Now that you all understand your mission, there's no need for me to continue talking nonsense here. To celebrate the beginning of a new life, take a day off today and you can walk around. ”

With that, Zuo Si opened the door to the outside street.

Driven by curiosity, thirty high-ranking talents entered the streets with anticipation and apprehension, and watched in amazement at the spires that rose from the ground, and the gardens, fountains, and sculptures that could be seen everywhere.

Most importantly, they saw that the edge of the city not far away was not land, but a blue sky!

"I ...... We are in heaven?! ”

McCas's voice suddenly rose an octave, and his face was full of shock.

Not only him, but the other twenty-nine people also performed similarly.

One of those who was afraid of heights even lay directly on the ground, carefully climbing to the edge to see the scenery below.

Admiring the funny reactions of these "high-quality human males" who couldn't believe their sights, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and responded, "That's right, we are in the sky, in a city floating in the sky to be exact. Welcome to the Floating City of Plantia, My Floating City. ”

With the last word blurted out, McCasse sat down on the ground with a thud and began to laugh like crazy.

"Hahahaha! Oh, my God! I couldn't believe I had landed in a floating city! Interesting! It's so much fun! I felt like I was back in twelve-thirteen, the age when my imagination could run wild. ”

"Hey, hey! Me too! It's a wonderful feeling that we've been through so many things today that are subversive of conventional wisdom. Dr. White sat down on the ground with a sigh of emotion.