Chapter 382: Come, Ernie Sauce, Open Your Mouth (10,000 Words Big Chapter Ask for Subscription)
As Zuosi had predicted, when the Shane Empire's fleet disguised itself as a victorious return and attacked Surdover, an important city that held the Sea of Glory and the Steam Lake, the city was unprepared.
A group of politicians who wanted to put on a show even arranged a grand welcome ceremony to go to the pier to greet them in person.
As a result, he was unexpectedly caught directly by the soldiers who rushed down from the boat.
The few remaining troops to maintain law and order were no match for the morale-raising soldiers of the Shane Empire, and they were completely crushed with a single charge, and then the entire city quickly fell.
General Taylor didn't even use the magic horn that Sean VII had given him, and then personally led the men to seal the city gates, not giving any nobles, wealthy merchants, and slave owners a chance to escape.
After clearing the last resistance on the streets, all that remains is the popular raids and exterminations.
Because of the amazing benefits that can be shared, everyone from the officers down to the soldiers is full of indescribable "enthusiasm" for this matter.
They first interrogated the captives, learned from the mouths of the top leaders of the ruling group about the general situation and political tendencies of the wealthy people in the city, and then followed by "door-to-door visits" from one by one.
Merchants who were willing to free their slaves to cooperate with the Empire's new laws were usually able to hand over half of their property to save their families and continue their business and property.
But there was only one outcome for the nobles, slave owners, and wealthy merchants who were unwilling to cooperate, following the ancient tradition of the Kalinshan region, where all the male members of the entire family were killed, and the young and beautiful women were gathered together, and the officers and soldiers were left to choose according to their military merits.
However, the group with the best quality will almost inevitably become the group of adventurers and mercenaries.
Because Sean VII followed Zuosi's advice and introduced a large number of adventurers and mercenaries who could only operate in the civilian sector into the military system.
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And these guys often work extremely the battlefield in order to climb up and get that high reward.
Most of the guys with a career level above lv5 have basically mixed up with officers after a few battles, and some have even won the title of nobility.
Coupled with the fact that the entire Shane Empire is still in its infancy, there is no large ruling class and vested interest groups at all, and the upward path is almost completely open.
For example, General Taylor, who was entrusted with important tasks, was originally the leader of a well-known elite adventure team in the Kalinshan area.
It took less than a month to go from joining the army to becoming a powerful general.
Although this has a lot to do with his high lv15 total warrior class level and the fact that he once killed a brown dragon.
After all, in such a dangerous place as Faerun, you still want to be a general of the empire if you don't have any strength?
I'm afraid that if it weren't for the front foot, the back foot would have died from the enemy's assassination and curse.
But even so, it still gives hope to many talents who have the ability but lack the channel to rise, and want to firmly seize this opportunity to change their class and destiny through hard work.
Don't underestimate this.
You must know that in other places that pay attention to blood and origin, if you are not a noble child, no matter how high your professional rank, even if you save a city or even a certain country, at best, you will only be awarded an honorary title with more symbolic meaning than practical meaning and a large bounty.
The aristocrats would not allow an outsider to enter their circle at all, let alone allow "lowly" adventurers to be involved in upsetting the balance between them.
The final ending of many heroic stories that have been repeatedly sung by bards can be a good proof of this.
And the direct effect of Shane VII's large number of adventurers and mercenaries with rich combat experience into the army is that the city defense army and the Praetorian Guard, which were originally a little crotched, have skyrocketed at an incredible rate in terms of morale and combat effectiveness.
In addition, Zuo Si provided sophisticated armor and weapons made from industrial assembly lines, as well as modern composite bows and crossbows equipped with pulley sets and super range and penetration, which formed a crushing advantage over the ordinary armies of most countries and cities in the Faeron Continent.
That's why the army of the Shane Empire was able to win war after war.
In just three days, General Taylor completed the "liquidation" of the ruling group in the city of Surdorfer, and at the same time screened and integrated the prisoners held in the cabin, and the number of troops quickly swelled from 4,000 to 12,000 at the time of departure.
He left almost a third of his army behind to maintain military control over Surdover, attacking estates outside the city that occupied large tracts of land and controlled a large number of slaves.
He led the fleet into the Steam Lake, and the crescent-shaped bay along the coast went straight to the last two cities of the Carlinshan in the region, Tumun and Jespik, in order to calm the whole south for Shane VII in one fell swoop, in order to repay the great emperor's appreciation and exceptional promotion.
Of course, none of the above has anything to do with Zuo Si.
From witnessing the complete fall of the city of Surdover, he had clearly realized that there was no suspense in this war.
Unless the ruler of Minta City, the northernmost part of the Aramir Mountains and under the control of the Santarim Society, Darkji (Lv9 Priest Bane), has a brain cramp and feels that he has the ability to kill a legendary half-lich with a total arcane spellcasting level of up to lv36.
Otherwise, this guy should be even more worried about whether he will be attacked by Sean VII.
You must know that the area around the steam lake was once the rule of the Shane Empire.
From Innalis in the far east to the border kingdoms in the south, which were still in chaos, Sharan VII had indisputable claims to them.
However, in the nearly 1,000 years since the fall of the Shane dynasty, most of the cities have become independent from the Carlins.
Some areas have also been infiltrated, occupied, and controlled by evil forces, such as the Santarim and the Bann Church.
In addition, the large number of careerists and wealthy merchants who tried to usurp power also made the political power in the region extremely vulnerable, and wars and internal power struggles between towns and cities were frequent.
In a place with a population of just over 10,000 like the Frontier Kingdom, any adventurer with some strength can take over a town or a few villages, and then proclaim himself a lord or even a king to rule for a short time.
Compared to the chaos around the Steam Lagoon, the area of West Hartland to the east of Baldur's Gate, with its numerous independent villages and towns, can be considered "peaceful".
At this moment, Zuo Si is sitting in the tavern of Ankerhead, sipping the most famous oyster meal in the region, while waiting for someone to arrive.
Located due north of the Steam Lagoon, close to the mouth of the River Thorns, this port city has a population of more than 50,000 if you count slaves.
It was once ruled by an undead creature as king for a long time, and was later successfully overthrown and eliminated by the joint efforts of the current king, Gianor Fahesuo (lv10 thief), and his companions.
In order to consolidate their rule and suppress the original vested interests, the latter not only opened up the market to lower the commercial tax to attract merchants, but also raised the tax on land for the aristocracy.
At present, Ankertop has gradually formed a-for-tat situation between two political forces, and there is an undercurrent surging under the calm surface, and a fierce conflict may break out at any time.
However, Zuo Si did not appear here because he was interested in the local political situation.
Instead, I heard that there was a merchant named Yinmer Ballacro who had stumbled upon a very interesting magical item that allowed the wielder to create multiple permanent flesh clones in the true sense of the word at will, and to allow his free will to move among all the clones.
He himself had used this ability to dodge assassination attempts from the enemy three times.
Now he is willing to sell it for two million gold coins to anyone interested in it.
Some scholars who have studied history have deduced that there is a high probability that the magic item may be the legendary [Grim's Neck Guard] based on the description of the ability.
Its creator created too many bodies and switched between them frequently, which eventually led to a complete insane disorder.
If this speculation is true, then Zuo Si has to get his hands on it anyway.
Because this is an out-and-out artifact, not a sub-artifact like the Archmage's Staff.
The real function of [Sillen's Neck Guard] is to create a clone that is the same as the strength of the body.
In the case of Zuosi, if he wears this magic item and creates a clone, the clone will perfectly inherit almost all class levels and spell-like abilities.
The only things that may not be inherited are the spark and the power of the traveling mage.
But even so, with the current mage spell level, the priest spell level, as well as the power that has turned into a dragon form, the ability to spit, and the innate warlock spell level, it is already quite powerful.
When the time comes, with some powerful magic equipment and props, even against those veteran legendary spellcasters, there is no fear at all.
Moreover, if the doppelganger is injured or even killed, it will not cause any substantial damage to the body, but will only have some "insignificant" side effects.
Although consciousness can only come to one body at a time, it is not like [Simulacrum] where even consciousness and memories can be copied and acted together.
But Zuo Si inevitably became strongly interested in it.
He really wanted to see if if he could instantly transfer consciousness if he placed the doppelganger in a different plane or even time and space.
If he can, then he will be able to place one in each world or where he needs it in the future, and he will no longer have to travel back and forth between different worlds like now, which is a waste of time and energy.
You can even have a clone travel to the plane of Mirrodin to study the Oil and uncover the mysteries of Phyrexian magical technology.
With this in mind, Zuo Si sat in the tavern for an hour according to the information he had purchased from the black market for a few hundred gold coins, and at the same time ate a sea stuff for an hour.
It wasn't until the terrifying amount of food stunned everyone from the chef to the boss to the surrounding customers, and began to wonder if its true identity was a dragon, or if some other monster was disguised through magic, that a little boy with short gray hair walked in from the door and said in a slightly flustered voice, "Sir, I have a letter for you here." The person who gave it to me promised that he would be rewarded as long as I sent the letter to you. β
"What reward do you want?"
Zuo Si casually threw an oyster shell into the trash can next to him, then turned his head and asked with interest.
The boy glanced at the densely arranged plates on the table, as well as the meat, seafood, bread and fruit that exuded a rich fragrance on the plates, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and immediately cautiously asked, "Can I sit down and eat something?" Just a few pieces of bread and a small bowl of broth. β
"Absolutely. Give me the letter, and all the food on the table will be yours. β
Zuo Si waved his hand very generously and motioned for the boy to eat casually, and then stuffed a few gold coins into the hands of this clever little guy with a very subtle movement.
When the boy felt the weight of the gold coin and the golden light, he immediately showed a look of great surprise, and hurriedly hid it in his belt, and at the same time handed over the letter in his hand and bowed vigorously to thank him.
After Zuo Si finished paying the bill and walked out of the tavern, he sat down in a chair and began to frantically stuff his mouth with those good things that he couldn't afford to eat on weekdays.
Not only did he eat it himself, but he also took the rest outside the tavern door to share with his companions of about the same age.
From the tattered clothes and dirty appearance, it is not difficult to tell that they are either street children who have lost their parents or the children of poor people in the slums.
Many people with ulterior motives will take advantage of the fact that they need money and food to survive, and hire them to deliver messages at a very low cost.
Because the lives of these children are not worth anything, no one will pay attention to them even if they die, and they will not be able to ask for any useful information when they are caught and tortured by the enemy, so they are often used by people in the evil camp.
Undoubtedly, this alone can tell that the businessman Yinermo Ballascolo is definitely not a good thing.
According to the address and code provided in the letter, Zuo Si soon came to the door of a nondescript looking house in the city.
After some complicated joints, he entered the city sewers through the secret door in the basement of the house, and walked blindfolded for about ten minutes.
When the blindfold was removed, he realized that he had been taken to another house in an unknown location.
A middle-aged man in his forties, slightly obese, was sitting on a sofa fiddling with his fingers.
You don't have to ask to know that he should be Yinermo Ballasclo.
But it's certainly not the main body, but a clone created from that artifact.
But even so, this guy looks very nervous.
From the awe and jealousy that flashed in his eyes, it was not difficult to distinguish that he must have known Zuo Si's identity, so the whole person did not have the slightest sense of security.
I am even more uncertain if these little tricks I have carefully prepared will be able to deceive the powerful electorate in front of me, who is also under the patronage of the goddess of magic and the goddess of poison and disease.
Zuo Si was keenly aware of this, and immediately smiled and comforted: "Relax, I am not a robber, and I will not rob a businessman for no reason." Of course, if someone else is playing tricks or eating black in the transaction first, that's another matter. β
"Hehe, I haven't lived enough, how dare I deceive a big man like you."
Yinmer Varasclo barely managed to squeeze out a smile.
"That's hard to say. After all, as long as the profits are lucrative, businessmen never lack the courage to take risks. Especially a crazy businessman like you who dares to offer two million gold coins for a magic item and wants to gamble on it. Zuo Si said meaningfully.
Yin Ermo smiled awkwardly and defended himself: "Believe me, it is really very precious and worth the money. β
Zuo Si made it to the sofa noncommittally, and then said with a smile: "Then take out this magic item, or prove its value to me." Otherwise, I wouldn't have handed over two million gold coins to you so easily. β
"You really brought two million gold coins?!"
Hearing this number, Yin Ermo's eyes suddenly showed an incomparably greedy light.
In fact, he never imagined that he could really sell it for such an outrageous price as two million gold coins, and the reason why he set the price so high was to leave room for bargaining.
But now, someone is really willing to give two million gold coins, and he is naturally overjoyed.
"Of course! I'm very sincere. β
As he spoke, Zuo Si opened the suitcase he was carrying, poured out the gold coins prepared in advance directly from it, and instantly piled up a "mountain of gold" in the open space of the room.
Goo Dong!
Yin Ermo, who saw so many gold coins for the first time, immediately swallowed his saliva subconsciously, and immediately grabbed a handful to carefully identify them.
It turned out that all of them were new types of gold coins issued by the NΓ€rainsel Islands and Luskan.
Although these coins were still in circulation for a short time, they were already quickly recognized by merchants and ordinary people throughout the Northland and even the West Coast with their high gold content (nearly 50%) and incredible and uninimitable casting techniques (modern industrial stamping and plating technology).
Some wealthy families will even take out the wealth they have accumulated for hundreds of years and exchange it all for this new currency, which is more stable, easier to preserve, and less prone to rust.
Even the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, who holds gold, can't help but join in and exchange the ancient gold and silver currency, which is old and oxidized and rusted in large quantities, into this precious metal currency known as "Lancel", even if it costs a lot of money for it.
Not only that, but they also funded and commissioned Zuo Si to mint a batch of exclusive currencies printed with the goddess's side face and the simple words of the teachings.
In this way, he intends to expand the influence of his goddess in the field of commerce and trade.
However, coinage is not an easy task for any city-state or even country on the continent of Faeron.
Yin Ermo couldn't figure out how Zuo Si could provide tens or even hundreds of millions of different types of currency in a short period of time, such as platinum, gold, silver, and copper, and each of them was so exquisite that it was beyond imagination.
Among other things, the mere source of precious metals for coinage is a big problem.
At least the output of all the mines on the west coast of the entire Faren continent combined for more than ten years could not meet this terrifying consumption.
But he apparently didn't know that most of the precious metals that minted these coins didn't actually come from Pheron.
Like the huge amount of food, part of it comes from the earth, and the other part comes from the floating city world.
The latter, in particular, has a small population, but with countless free constructs, undead laborers, Qualish's magical mechanisms, and corpse-embedded creatures created by the necromantic wizard Ludevi, its productivity level and efficiency are not low at all.
All kinds of mineral veins can be mined as they want, without taking into account the damage and pollution that may be caused to the surrounding environment.
In addition to this, countless supplies were collected from warehouses during the reconquest of various towns.
Just by melting the metal currencies that were circulated by the original Mage Council in the world of Floating City, you can easily mint a terrifying amount of currency that is enough to make the prices of the entire Faeron Continent skyrocket and the economy collapse.
Therefore, Zuo Si is really not short of money at all now, but is a little worried about how to exchange so much useless "money" for the scarce materials that he or the floating city needs.
Staring at the "mountain of gold" that was close at a short time, Yin Ermo Ballasclo quickly estimated the amount in his heart, and quickly confirmed that there were really two million gold coins in this pile, and immediately said ecstatically: "I have indeed felt your sincerity.
However, the magic item is not here, but needs to be picked up somewhere else.
After all, I've been assassinated three times because of it, and I'm sure you can understand my plight and why I have to be careful.
You know, there are a lot of people in Ankhead who want my life. β
"No problem, lead the way."
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
"What about these gold coins......"
Yin Ermo deliberately dragged out a long tone, and cautiously said tentatively.
"Just stay here as an early payment. Anyway, since I dare to take them out and pile them here, I am naturally not afraid that you will abscond with the money. Otherwise, I promise that even if you escape to the Otherworld, I will find you. β
When he said this, Zuo Si's tone was full of warning.
Yin Ermo hurriedly laughed and said, "I'm an honest businessman, how could I do such a despicable and shameless thing." β
"Hehe, I hope so."
Zuo Si couldn't help but let out a sneer.
Believe in the credibility of the businessman?
Stop it!
He would rather believe that a dog can change his habit of eating than trust the assurances given by a businessman.
Because the so-called reputation is actually just a signboard used by businessmen to collect money.
When its potential value far outweighs the benefits of risking, businessmen will naturally honestly abide by the contract and rules, and hold the word "reputation" high.
But if, on the other hand, its potential value is far less than the benefits of risking, then the group of businessmen will not hesitate to throw away the sign of "reputation", and then trample it into the mud and plunder the huge wealth by all kinds of despicable and shameless means.
And the huge sum of two million gold coins, not to mention the "reputation", is estimated to make many businessmen exchange the lives of their whole families, young and old, and they will be very happy to accept it.
Yin Ermo undoubtedly understood the meaning revealed in Zuo Si's eyes, and did not continue to defend himself, but personally led the way into the dark sewer.
This time, he didn't ask Zuo Si to be blindfolded, but just walked through a labyrinthine tunnel with his men, and entered the previous room through a secret door.
Immediately after, the cunning merchant opened the floor and removed the gauntlet with a silver glow from a body that looked exactly like his own.
Undoubtedly, this type of hiding makes full use of the blind spots in most people's psychology and thinking.
Buyers who come here probably never dream that the seller would hide such a precious treasure in the place where he passes.
"Here, this is what I sold you......"
As these words blurted out, the Yin Ermo in front of him immediately seemed to have lost all his strength, and the whole person fell to the ground with a thud on his back, quickly turning into a void bubble.
Along with him, there was another clone hidden beneath the floor.
"Not good! Yin Ermo, this bastard, wants to keep those gold coins to himself! β
One of the merchant's bodyguards suddenly came to his senses and immediately turned around and rushed into the sewers, trying to return to another house where the gold coins were stored.
"Damn! I knew that this cunning viper would definitely not keep its promise! β
"Quick! Get back now! Two million gold coins are not so easy to take away! β
"! When I catch Yin Ermo, I must cut his tongue off!" β
Several other people quickly cursed while being reminded by the former, and made the same move, and ran away in the blink of an eye.
Although Zuo Si didn't quite know exactly what was going on between Yin Ermo and his men.
But it can also be roughly guessed that eighty percent of the former promised to divide the huge wealth of two million gold coins together after the fact, in exchange for the latter's loyalty during this time, but after getting the money, he decisively chose to run away with the money.
However, he was obviously not interested in this kind of drama of falling in love and killing each other because of the uneven distribution of spoils, but instead set his eyes on the neck guard in his hand that exuded a dazzling arcane light.
"What a fun piece of magical equipment!
Is the Advanced Variation Arcane Aura?
No, it's not.
Beyond the change-based arcane aura, there are a few other things hidden.
In addition, this thing doesn't need to be equipped on oneself, it only needs to be equipped on any one of the doppelgangers to produce results.
Sure enough, it's the famous Green neck guard, that's right. β
After examining the neck guard, Zuo Si quickly confirmed the abilities that the artifact could grant to the wearer.
In addition to the perfect creation of a physical clone and the instantaneous transfer of consciousness, it also allows the consciousness existing in any clone or body to clearly perceive the current state of the other clones.
In other words, although it is not possible to control multiple clones at the same time, it can be used to quickly transmit information.
For example, if you leave a clone in the Floating City, if you encounter something important that requires a decision, Vanessa, Tyrantil, or Yin Shadora can call you directly to make a decision, so that consciousness can descend.
Without any hesitation!
Zuo Si quickly took off the [Supreme Talisman] and put the neck guard on his neck, and then activated his ability to create a flesh clone out of thin air.
Then put the neck guard on the neck of the clone, and continue to wear the [Supreme Talisman].
Once he had done this, he immediately tried to shift his consciousness back and forth between the two bodies.
It turns out that not only can the spark power of the traveling mage be replicated, but even the power of the elect given to them by the two goddesses will also be transferred with the transfer of consciousness.
What a discovery!
In order to confirm his conjecture, Zuo Si took the clone back to the Mage Tower in Askatra, dissected the entire clone in an extremely ferocious way, and examined it from the inside out.
He even took a blood sample to the Floating City and compared it with the blood of his own body.
Finally get an incredible answer.
It's called a doppelganger, and it's not a clone or something, it's something like a "template".
It doesn't even have "genes" per se, it's just a shell that really exists without any "attributes".
It is only when the consciousness and soul are infused into it that the entire doppelganger becomes a "living person" that is no different from the main body.
And in the process, the spark of the traveling mage and the elective abilities bestowed by the two goddesses will also be transferred along with the soul and consciousness.
Even if the main body is destroyed, as long as there is still a clone, then at the moment of physical death, the spirit and soul can be transferred to the next body to continue life.
In addition, Zuo Si has also proved through experiments that it can completely realize the transfer of spirit and soul across planes and time and space.
This may have something to do with the fact that the Traveling Mage Spark itself is capable of teleporting across planes.
To put it simply, [Sillen's Neck Guard] is equivalent to a super-enhanced version of static cloning.
The only problem is that all doppelgangers share the senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste, and pain.
Especially the last one.
If one doppelganger is seriously injured or even dies, and the spirit and soul are transferred to the next doppelganger, then the transfer will be completed uncontrollably and intensely painful, and the terrible pain caused by the moment of death will continue to be reproduced in the mind, and it will take a long time to slowly recover.
If the doppelganger dies again during this process, the phantom pain caused by entering the third body will be super-doubled.
The worst thing is that this pain directly acts on the spirit and soul, and no known arcane, magical, or psychic abilities can help alleviate it, even if it is transformed into an undead creature, it still hurts, and it can only be resisted by tenacious will.
No wonder there are rumors that the creator of [Grim's Neck Guard] has finally gone insane.
If he dies several times in a short period of time, then the phantom pain he has accumulated can definitely torture any normal person to the point of collapse of will.
In the same way, Zuo Si understands why Yinermo Ballascolo is so desperate to exchange it for money.
This guy has been assassinated three times, and it is estimated that many key locations on his body are constantly experiencing phantom pain.
If he comes again or twice, he'll probably not be able to bear it.
"Soth, are you sure you want to use this thing?"
Yin Shadora, who had been spanked hard, asked with a worried face.
"Or else? I spent two million gold coins to buy it. Besides, I didn't die that easily. Whoever wants to kill me must be prepared to die, even God. β
Zuo Si subconsciously touched his chest with a faint pain and responded.
Thanks to him, he didn't destroy it directly when he finished dissecting his identity, but used magic to install the broken stomach and internal organs back one by one.
Otherwise, we will have to endure the extreme pain of death all the time.
With that, Zuo Si created five clones in one go, one of which was intended to stay in Faeron, the second to the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, the third to Zendikar, the fourth to stay in Floating City, and the fifth to study the oil in Mirrodin.
As for the main body, it is first stored in the deepest part of the Doomsday Bunker on the Magic Earth to remain dormant.
The equipment of each clone is also easy to solve, and it is okay to make all of them into cards and save them in the sparks.
When transferring souls and spirits, take off all the equipment and turn it into cards, and then convert the cards into equipment and put them on after the transfer is complete.
Just do it!
Since the worlds of Faeron, Floating City, and A Song of Ice and Fire all have permanently opened portals, he was able to place three of them with ease.
However, when placing the fourth, the doppelganger of the Zendikar plane, he encountered a small accident.
To be exact, Zuosi was once again caught by the lithomancer Nahiri.
And for the same reason as last time, his feet landed on the surface of a huge hedron that towered over the sky.
No way!
Who made the world of Zendikar full of these conglomerate creations that were used to confine and seal the Eldrazi Titans?
"Did you come to Zendikar to visit me this time?" Nahiri asked with a cynical smile on her face.
"No, I'm just here to set this body in."
Zuo Si did not choose to lie, but told the truth truthfully.
"This body? Placement? β
Nahiri's eyes flashed with surprise and curiosity.
Because in her thousands of years of lifespan, she had never seen a Brigade Mage have more than one clone while keeping the spark running.
Zuo Si explained with a smile: "I found an artifact in a certain time and space.
It can create infinite clones, and allows the wearer's will and soul to move freely between different clones.
And this transfer even included the spark of the brigade mage.
In order to make it easier to contact you in the future, and to ensure that the Eldrazi seal will not be easily broken, I have decided to keep a clone in Zendikar.
Why, don't you welcome me in? β
"Hahahaha! How could it be! It's too late for me to be happy.
But you're lucky to be able to find such a precious artifact.
It just so happens that I went hunting on other planes the other day, and I've already helped you catch two people who have the potential to ignite a spark yet.
Not only that, but guess who I was lucky enough to find? β
As she said this, Nahiri suddenly brought her face very close and winked playfully.
"Who?"
Zuo Si stood up and asked very cooperatively.
Nahiri took the initiative to stretch out her white right hand and said, "Come, take my hand, I'll take you to see this unexpected surprise now." β
"As you wish!"
Zuo Si didn't have any nonsense, and directly held the other party's hand.
Next Second......
Nahiri instantly unleashed some unknown magic, and instantly teleported him from the hedron to a fortress located inside the mountain.
You don't have to ask to know that this is the lithomancer's lair.
The surrounding huge crystalline stone pillars and runes carved into the walls, ground, and overhead all shimmered with a blinding halo of magic.
However, Zuo Si's attention was not focused on his surroundings, but at a glance he saw three unlucky people who were bound by lithography in the middle clearing.
Two of them are anthropomorphic animals like in the movie "Zootopia", one is a raccoon and the other is a monkey.
The third is a demon with wings, horns, and tail, and a crimson glow of fire all over its body.
To be exact, his name is - Ob Nixilis.
A tyrant who once lit a spark to become a traveling mage, but later lost the spark and was trapped on a Zendikar plane, passionate about waging war and conquering planes.
Of course, if he just lost his spark and turned into a normal demon, then it wouldn't be a big deal.
Interestingly, Ob Nixilis is one of the very few traveling mages who can rekindle a spark after losing it.
"How? Are you satisfied with the little gift I prepared for you? β
Nahiri curled the corners of her mouth into a grim and cruel expression.
"Of course! I couldn't be more satisfied. Especially Ob Nixilis, I've been looking for him. By the way, the boulder on his body should have the effect of stopping the spark power of the brigade mage, right? β
Zuo Si said as he walked straight towards the tall demon.
As for the two anthropomorphic animals, he didn't pay much attention to them.
Because if nothing else, the raccoons and monkeys must have come from a place called "New Capenna."
The inhabitants are almost entirely made up of these anthropomorphic animal inhabitants, and the environment is a bit like the age of gangsters in the United States.
Nahiri replied bluntly, "Don't worry, in this base, even Sorin and Ugin can't use the power of the spark to escape. Whatever grudge you have with this demon, you can do whatever you want now. β
"I'm relieved to hear you say that."
Zuo Si casually took out a piece of silver refining that emitted a silver glow from the satchel he was carrying.
The moment Ob Nixilis saw this thing, his face changed drastically, and he immediately roared in a voice full of fear: "You...... What do you want to do? I don't remember meeting you, let alone having a grudge against you! β
"Hehe, we really don't have any grudges. But is there any inevitability between a grudge and my torment of you? β
Zuo Si's face was filled with a devilish smile.
There was no doubt that the alchemy silver he held in his hand could inflict unimaginable pain on the demon in front of him, and even prompt it to slow down to death.
And his purpose in doing this is not to get some kind of distorted pleasure from it, but just to stimulate the other party's subconscious desire to survive, so as to prompt him to rekindle the extinguished spark.
In fact, the reason why Ob Nixiliz was able to rekindle the spark is very closely related to the fact that the Eldrazi Titans broke the seal and were about to destroy the entire Zendikar plane.
Many times, the Traveling Mage lit the spark when he was in great pain, or when his life was threatened.
Now that the Eldrazi is gone, Zuo Si naturally wants to use some "special" means.
"Damn! You're a demon in human skin! Get out! Don't- don't come here!
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Seeing the bottle of alchemy get closer and closer to his mouth, Ob Nixilis let out a desperate roar.
"Don't say that. If I had to find a synonym to describe it, I think the devil should be more?
?? Cut a little. Come on, Ernie sauce, open your mouth. Ahh
With the power of a dragon, Zuo Si forcibly broke open Onixilis's mouth and poured the entire bottle of alchemy into it.
Moment!
The demon let out a pig-killing scream.
Despite being unable to move due to the conglomerate's tight confinement, the body continued to twitch violently and uncontrollably.