Deanisberg, a small stone castle located directly south of the lake.

It is strategically located not only with a small river running north and south that is not marked on the map, but also just near the road between the important cities of Kremour and Kezula.

Normally, a territory like this with both water conservancy and irrigation and convenient transportation should be very prosperous.

But the problem is that when the castle was first built, Ammu had not yet formed a unified nation, and conflicts and even wars broke out between the lords frequently.

Therefore, in order to maximize the degree of ease of defense and difficult attack, the leaders of the original Deanies family established it at the southern end of the easternmost inflection point of the Yunwu Mountains.

Not only is it the birthplace of the rivers that run through the lake and the Ascatla, but it is also a paradise for countless monsters and beasts.

The rugged mountainous terrain and densely vegetated woods hide countless threats, including trolls, ogres, orcs, goblins, snake people, winter wolves, and more.

As the source of the river, the water flowing down from the snowmelt at the top of the mountain is often flooded.

As a result, successive owners of Deanisberg had to invest most of their tax money in the endless process of repairing the dikes and clearing the monsters.

Thirty to fifty soldiers in a small castle are enough to deal with most contingencies.

However, the number of people in Deanisburg has to be maintained at about 150 all year round, and the military expenditure is directly full.

Otherwise, once you encounter a monster siege, you will not be able to hold out at all and the reinforcements will be quickly defeated.

In addition, if the weather is abnormal, the snow will melt several times faster than usual, and the embankment that has been built with great difficulty will be washed away by the flood that roars down from the top of the mountain.

In the face of this natural disaster, there is no good way at all, and we can only take the trouble to rebuild it over and over again.

After all, if it is repaired, the flood may only flood once in a few years or even more than ten years, and the relatively small scale will basically be stopped by the embankment.

But if it is not repaired, this thing will come once a year in spring and summer, and it will directly flood the farmer's field into a muddy swamp, and there is no way to cultivate it.

Thanks to the presence of Deanisberg, the monsters were unable to rush into the other castles, manors, and villages in the hinterland of Am, to burn and loot.

However, the nobles and wealthy merchants of Am, who are accustomed to selfishness, do not feel any feelings of gratitude and want to repay it.

Quite the opposite!

Without exception, they secretly mocked the stupidity of the Deanies family and their insistence on "not knowing how to be flexible".

At this moment, Sir de Anies was sitting alone in his study, looking at the financial report that had just been sent by the warden of the castle, and his face was full of sorrow.

This fierce warrior who can pick up the ancestral [Time Flail] and easily smash the troll's head is so weak and powerless in the face of financial difficulties.

Of course, this is not to say that Deanisberg is really too poor to come up with a penny.

In the family's secret vault, there are also gems, weapons, armor, and various magical items accumulated over hundreds of years.

As long as you take it out and sell it, it won't be a problem to get tens of thousands of gold coins.

But as a traditional landed aristocrat, Sir de Anies did not want to sell these precious "ancestral possessions".

After all, it's easy to sell magical items, but it's hard to buy them back.

Many high-end goods are often not available with money.

And until now, he has not told this bad news to his only daughter, Naria, as well as his adopted son Yin Saiya, and his sister who died and her husband is widowed at home, Deshiah Ken.

Especially the last one, every day I think about how to participate in various social activities among nobles, and the cost is simply not ordinary.

Even the most ordinary banquet or ball will cost at least fifty to one hundred gold coins.

Half of them buy clothes and dress up, and the other half buy a decent enough gift for the organizers.

Otherwise, if you go empty-handed, or if the gifts are not expensive enough, you will inevitably be ridiculed by other guests.

This is undoubtedly worse than the already dire financial situation.

What's even more terrifying is that so many requests for loans have been sent to the surrounding neighbors, but not even one of them has responded.

Whenever he thought of this, Sir de Anies, who had just arrived in middle age, seemed extra tired and old, and finally turned into a helpless sigh.

"Ahh

Just as he was about to take a look at the vault to see if there was anything unimportant to sell, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

The voice of the castle steward came through the crack in the door.

"Good news, my lord. The neighbour to the north-west, Innby Palen, the governor of Lake Fort, brought in a response from Sir South. They were willing to lend us 20,000 gold coins, but there was a small request. ”

Moment!

Sir de Anis stood up from his chair reluctantly, opened the door without saying a word, and asked in a hurried tone, "What is the request?" ”

"According to Inby Palen, given the castle's current poor finances, and to prevent the loan from turning into a bad debt, Sir Soth demands that if one day you die unexpectedly and fail to leave a will, he will automatically become Miss Naria's legal guardian until the debt is fully repaid." The castle steward replied cautiously.

Because to make other nobles the guardians of their own children is often a considerable risk.

Especially when both parents and elders have passed away, leaving only a minor child.

Then appointing a guardian would have unimaginably enormous rights.

Not only can he manage and dispose of his family's fortune at will, but he can also reap amazing rewards from manipulating the child's marriage.

In a situation similar to the Deanis family, where there is only one daughter and no male heir, if you don't get married, you will be swallowed by the other party and disappear completely.

The castle steward did not think that his young lady's naïve, kind-hearted and sympathetic character could win in such a cruel and bloody battle.

"Yes! I agreed! ”

Sir d'Anies, after pondering for a long time, finally gave an affirmative answer.

First of all, he didn't think that with his strength and health, he would die within a few years.

At most, after five or six years, Naria will reach adulthood, and then this restriction will naturally not exist.

Secondly, in his opinion, it should be impossible for a legendary spellcaster like Zuo Si, who has huge assets and a reputation to be famous, to snoop on the family's insignificant assets.

So this additional condition is only a means to reduce risk and ensure that the loan can be 100% recovered.

What's more, Sir de Anies now really needs a lot of money to alleviate the bad finances and at the same time prevent defaults on the debts he borrowed before.

Otherwise, once the credit goes bankrupt, the whole family will become a laughing stock among the aristocracy.

In this way, he immediately met with Yinbi Palen to discuss the details, and soon signed a legally binding contract.

As soon as the latter had left in the carriage, Sir de Anis took the money and threw himself into repairing the dikes, killing or driving away the gnolls and robbers, and providing seeds and necessities for the plundered peasants, without noticing that he was being watched by Yin Saiya.

The young man was like a sinister and cunning serpent, always looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Sir de Anies for his "betrayal" and "death without help".

For this reason, he even did not hesitate to approach and curry favor with Naria, wanting to make this innocent girl fall in love with him, and then seize the property of the Deanis family through marriage.

When the matter is done, all you have to do is kill Sir de Anis and imprison the girl, and then you can torture, abuse, and vent your anger and desires as much as you want.

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It's a pity that although Naria is a little naïve and kind, she is not stupid, she saw through the evil nature of Yin Saiya from the beginning, and she never gave the latter even the slightest chance to get close.

And she herself is a rather gifted mage apprentice, having mastered the two-ring arcane.

When I was a child, I often climbed up and down the castle, picked locks on the door, and also exercised good thief ability.

As a result, the coercion, inducement, or violence that Yin Saiya used to deal with civilian girls simply did not work with Naria.

Not to mention the terrifying fury that Sir Deanies may have erupted upon learning of the rape of his beloved daughter, the magic missiles released by Naria, or the powerful acid arrows and scorching rays, can make him taste life worse than death.

So, after several unsuccessful attempts, Yin Saia gave up on Naria's side altogether, and instead focused on Sir de Anies himself and his stupid, arrogant, and vain sister.

By encouraging Desiah Kean to attend expensive social events among the aristocracy, he succeeded in deteriorating the DeAnis family's finances.

Immediately afterwards, he secretly made contact with a man who had successfully escaped the pursuit and was previously in charge of the slave trade in the family, and with the help of the other party, he created an artificial flood......

Yes!

The flood, which took a toll on Sir de Anies, was not a "natural disaster", but a complete "man-made disaster".

At this moment, Yin Saiya was hiding in an unknown cave in the mountain behind the castle, whispering to a middle-aged man with short brown hair and a visible scar on his face.

"Garys, what do you think I should do with this?"

Yin Saiya's eyes flashed with a vicious light, and he was the first to ask.

The latter touched the thick beard on his chin and thought for a moment, and then quickly suggested meaningfully: "My dear young master, the most important thing you have to do now is to find out the contents of that contract first.

After all, the owner of the Lake Castle, His Excellency Soth, is a real big man.

Whether it is the Council of Six, which holds the supreme power of Am, the influential Church of the Goddess of Wealth, or the Masked Mage's Guild, the only official legal arcane organization, and the equally powerful Shadow Thief Guild, they all have very close ties with him.

Your father, Duke Fashington Ronoor, wanted to curry favor with him in order to get a ticket to high society in Askatra.

If you accidentally annoy him with your actions or actions, the results can be very serious. ”

"Damn! So that's bad news? ”

Yin Saiya's face suddenly became very ugly.

The man known as Gary smiled and shook his head, "No, at least not exactly.

If it's just a regular lending agreement, it will have little to no impact on your plan.

After all, as long as the Deanies family is guaranteed to repay this debt before it is annexed and occupied, then there is no reason for the other party to get involved.

But if the Lord of Soth has his eye on something, you'd better figure it out quickly and offer it with both hands.

Remember, my dear Master Yin Saiya, never try to provoke those you can't afford to provoke, but do your best to please them, and that is the secret of your father's success. ”

"Understood, I know what to do."

With that, Yin Saia Ronorr subconsciously clenched his fists, his eyes flashed with a glint called ambition, and he quickly turned around and walked out of the cave, riding on his horse on the way back to the castle.

As soon as he left on his front feet, a pair of eyes glowing yellow slowly emerged from the deeper darkness, and he asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Didn't you promise me that the whole plan was foolproof?" Why is there such a big change now? ”

"Hug ...... Sorry master.

I don't know why the elect of the goddess of magic and the goddess of poison and disease would suddenly intervene.

But don't worry, I'll use Yin Saiya's idiot to get to the bottom of the truth as soon as possible, and I won't delay your plan. ”

Gary knelt on the ground and shivered as he gave assurance.

From the slight trembling body, as well as the dense beads of sweat on his forehead and neck, it is not difficult to judge that he is really very nervous and scared.

"Move fast! Be secret! Some time ago, the sudden action of the Amm Six Council caused us very heavy losses. Therefore, this plan cannot be further delayed in any way. ”

The mysterious man in the darkness gave the order in a tone without a hint of emotion.

"As you wish, the Most High Master."

Gary prostrate on the ground and bowed to the ground, then quickly left the cave as if fleeing for his life, intending to mobilize all his men when he returned.

He was clearly more fearful of his new master than the Duke of Fashington Ronoor, who had been loyal to him.

But Gary does have a reason to be afraid.

About two or three minutes after he left, the owner of the yellow eyes appeared from the darkness.

The iconic octopus head and tentacles, as well as the moist purple skin, all prove that he is a mind slayer that feeds on the brains of intelligent creatures.

Apparently, this guy is a member of Amm's "Hidden Persons" organization.

Ever since their plan to infiltrate and even control the entire Amm was revealed, they have been mercilessly attacked by the Council of Six.

Not only were a large number of Mind Flayers ambushed by the Masked Mage's Guild and the Shadow Thieves, suffering extremely heavy casualties, but at the same time, their forces were almost uprooted.

Several influential aristocrats were either purged or took advantage of the opportunity to get out of control.

The four chambers of commerce, which are not small, have basically all become the property of others.

Except for the five adventure squads and mercenary groups that happened to be on a mission outside, it is not an exaggeration to describe them as completely annihilated.

Until now, the octopus heads have not figured out how they were exposed.

After a few moments, another Silver Childhole Mind Flayer appeared out of thin air in the cave through a teleportation spell, reporting directly through the telepathic connection, "At your request, we have moved our headquarters from Ascatra to Baldur's Gate. He has now made contact with Shalovok, the adopted son of the leader of the Iron Throne. ”

"What did he say?"

The Mind Flayer, whose eyes were bright yellow, asked bluntly.

"Shalovok says he can help us gain a foothold at Baldur's Gate, but in exchange, we must also help him take control of Baldur's Gate."

The Mind Flayer of the Silver Childhole quickly spoke out the results of the negotiations for the first meeting.

With the revelation of the plans on Am's side, it became clear that the entire group would move to other nearby cities.

Baldur's Gate, as a neighbor to the north, is undoubtedly a very desirable target.

It is a union of merchants, with decentralized power and sharp internal contradictions, and it does not have a decent organization of spellcasters, making it a great target.

The lack of protection from arcane magic means that there is little resistance to the mind flayer's mind control and invasion, and it is impossible to even detect it.

"Seize control of Baldur's Gate? What does he want to do? ”

The yellow-eyed Mind Flayer waved its tentacles, visibly curious.

The Silver-Eyed Heart Flayer shook his head slightly: "It's not clear yet.

But judging from Shalophok's actions, it seems that he is not completely loyal to his adoptive father and the Iron Throne, but has his own plans.

I don't think that's a bad thing.

Because the more chaotic Baldur's Gate is, the better it will be for our infiltration and control.

It is better to break out a war.

In this way, we can quietly acquire enough slaves and brains. ”

"In that case, agree to his terms.

Transfer all the shapeshifters we currently control, and by the way, hand over Tazok and his bandits to Shalophok.

As for Am's side, I'll take care of the aftermath myself. ”

With that, the yellow-eyed Mind Flayer glanced at Deanisburg in the distance through the entrance of the cave, and his tone was full of strong hatred.

As the leader of the Hidden Ones, he wouldn't be able to swallow his anger after suffering such a huge loss.

Contrary!

This guy is plotting a revenge against Am, so that the lowly "food" will understand the terrible price to pay for annoying the noble Mind Flayer.

Zuo Si, who triggered all this chain reaction, probably never thought that the information he sent to the six-member council would lead to such a terrible disaster.

In particular, the confluence of the Mind Flayer Concealer, the Transfigurines, Tazok and his gang of bandits, and Shalophok, the son of Baal, will make the situation at Baldur's Gate even more complex and chaotic than it originally was, and have a tendency to spread throughout West Hartland.

In addition, the monster tribes and magical creatures that have been controlled by the Mind Flayer in the Cloud Mountains will also become a force capable of wreaking havoc.

At this moment, Zuo Si himself was standing on the platform of the airship that had just been built in Ascalla, and together with many nobles and wealthy merchants with a keen sense of smell, he watched this behemoth slowly rise into the air, and then drove straight towards several large towns in the interior of Am.

The route of the voyage was from the Gold Capital, passing west through Cremur, Cozula, and Esputa, before turning north to connect with the towns that nestled on the vast plains of West Hartland.

Eventually, traversing vast expanses of untouched primeval forests, mountains, and swamps, we arrived at Silvermoon City, the capital of the Northern Silvermoon Alliance.

As you can see from the route it travels, in addition to doing trade on the road, it also has an important mission, which is to test its defense and safety in the event of an unexpected attack.

After all, on this route, it is quite common to encounter an attack by one or two evil dragons.

As for flying creatures such as pterosaurs and griffins, there are even more numerous.

Zuo Si is to use an airship full of goods to lure out those potential threats, and then go to the door one by one to cramp and peel the skin.

Through naked and undisguised killing, let all the guys who hide in the shadows and spy understand a truth, that is, whoever dares to do something to the airship will definitely meet his own unending revenge.

Whether it is a recognized dragon king like Balagas "Flying Flame", or those monster communities that think they are powerful, they are not immune.

Moreover, the Flame Dragon Knight Davion is still on the airship as the last insurance, so there is basically no need to worry about any accidents.

Compared with Zuo Si's determination, because it was the first time for the people of Ascatra to see this kind of super-giant flying machine that could float and fly in the sky, and carry thousands or even tens of thousands of tons of cargo like a large ship, the emotions of the onlookers were extremely excited and excited, and bursts of cheers would erupt from time to time.

Anyone with a little business vision and ability can see how this disruptive means of transportation will bring about earth-shaking changes.

"What an incredible miracle! If this thing had been a little cheaper to build, I think it might even replace ships altogether. ”

A male nobleman's eyes lit up in amazement.

Another noblewoman next to her, who didn't know if it was her wife or her lover, rolled her eyes angrily, and reminded in a low voice: "Don't say stupid things."

Have you forgotten that the sea is now controlled by our Lord Tsoth?

Since he has already obtained a 100% monopoly in this field, how can he bury it himself?

If I'm not mistaken, airships will only be used for inland trade and transportation for a long time to come, and will not touch the huge cake of the ocean.

Unless......

One day someone breaks the monopoly, or the cost of building an airship becomes even lower than that of a ship. ”

"Damn! I didn't think of that. Honey, you're so smart. ”

The aristocratic man hurriedly took the right hand of his female companion wearing black lace gloves, put it on his lips and kissed it affectionately.

Moment!

A surging flush appeared on the noblewoman's face, and her eyes were rippling with spring light that was enough to make people's blood rush.

Without any hesitation!

The aristocratic male took the former's hand directly, went straight back to the carriage parked in the distance, and closed the curtains for the servants to guard the door.

After a while, the whole car began to shake slightly, and there were strange noises coming from inside.

Since everyone's attention was focused on the airship that was fading away, no one noticed the behavior of the dog man and woman.

When the airship was completely out of sight, they also finished their work and walked out of the carriage.

In order to hide the strong hormonal smell on their bodies, the two also sprayed a lot of perfume on their bodies.

However, if you look closely, you will find that the stockings on the noblewoman's feet have changed from black to flesh color.

A maid slipped into the carriage and filled a bag with black stockings stained with unknown slime, and cleaned the floor and seats.

Needless to say, all of these products from the industrial age were brought by Zuo Si, a traveling mage, and are deeply influencing the daily lives of the inhabitants of Askatra.

In particular, things like stockings and lace erotic dressing, whether it is the upper class aristocracy or the special service places in the streets and alleys that are almost as many as taverns, have all given unanimous praise without exception.

In this regard, the old critics of the Continent of Faeron have reached a consensus with their counterparts on Earth with almost no hindrance.

It has even indirectly led to a spike in the birth rate in the Iscatla, Luskan and Neranthel Islands.

Although many of them are illegitimate children whose father even does not know who......

"Amazing invention!

Allow me, on behalf of the Goddess of Wealth and the Church, to express to you my sincerest thanks.

Because the advent of airships as a means of transportation means that land trade will become more prosperous than before. ”

Saranda Oriem, the chosen one who holds the gold and is also the supreme leader of the church, solemnly bowed down.

Although he had already learned about the cooperation between his goddess and the young man in front of him.

But after witnessing the terrifying cargo capacity and the amazing flight speed that the airship can reach, I was still shocked and speechless for a long time.

Because in terms of efficiency alone, this thing has surpassed existing wooden sailboats.

If it can be mass-produced, it will definitely increase the influence of the goddess of wealth.

Zuo Si smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, no, the airship is not my invention, I just improved it." ”

As a man who thinks he is a bit disciplined, he doesn't press something invented by someone else on his head, even if that person doesn't exist in the current world.

But Salanda Olium said disapprovingly, "At least you brought it to the continent of Faeron, and countless people will benefit from it. If you don't mind, can you tell me how many of these large airships you have on hand right now? ”

"I've got six large airships of the kind you just saw, and ten small airships that are only about a third the size of the other.

The former is mainly used to run fixed routes.

The latter will be sent to specific cities according to the demand situation, and run some routes with relatively large trade demand.

According to my plan, to connect all the inland towns on the entire west coast, about thirty airships should be enough at this stage.

Each fixed route does not take more than 10 days at a time, which can meet the trading needs of most towns.

If all goes well, I'll consider expanding eastward, signing agreements with Turkis, Cormier, the Valley, and the cities around the Falling Star Sea, and opening new routes.

In short, this matter is not urgent, we must be steady and take our time. ”

Zuo Si unhurriedly said his plan and arrangement.

It is clear that he is not in a hurry to completely replace the backward means of transport in this world with airships.

On the one hand, the production cost of this thing is really not low.

Even with a handy tool like oil, it consumes a lot of resources, and complex enchantments are required after the main body is built.

Otherwise, relying on the oil alone to replicate, the airship made would not be able to rely on such a small airbag to make a giant pod of the same size fly.

In other words, the oil is far less powerful in terms of advanced magical constancy than it is in terms of mechanical and organic transformation.

If the transformed target already has magical abilities, then the oil will naturally keep it intact.

However, if you don't have magical abilities and want to use the oil to grant them, the cost will be staggering, even more than the original cost of manufacturing.

Fortunately, Zuo Si has already begun to develop the No. 7 Oil, trying to greatly strengthen its abilities in the field of magic.

On the other hand, Zuo Si wasn't sure if the appearance of something subversive like an airship on the Faeron Continent would stimulate the sensitive nerves of some gods, so he planned to test the water first.

"Are there already sixteen?

That's really exciting news!

If you're going to open a route to that city, be sure to let me know.

I would ask the church to organize local merchants to fill the warehouse as much as possible to avoid waste.

But in terms of price, I hope you can give me some discounts.

After all, this can increase the church's appeal and influence among the merchant community, and it will also help you promote the airship so that more people can quickly accept it. ”

Salenda Oriem quickly assumed his role and began to fight for the benefit of the goddess and the church.

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "No problem."

If it's a collective order from the church, I can give it a 10% discount.

This price is basically only a little more expensive than that of sea freight, and it should be easily accepted by merchants.

If the church's order can occupy more than 50 percent of the warehouse, it can also be discounted on this basis.

It's no different from taking a boat. ”

Hearing this, Salenda Olium immediately exclaimed excitedly: "Hold the gold!" Is this true? It's as cheap as sea freight! ”

"Of course it's true.

And I also opened a lot of value-added services on the airship.

Wealthy people pay a high price to live on the upper floors and enjoy the best food, good wine, view, bathrooms, casinos, and luxurious rooms.

There are even cocktail parties, dances and concerts every night.

As for the regular passengers, they live on the lower floor.

Although the conditions may not be as comfortable as those on the upper deck, they are not as cold, damp and smelly as the lower decks.

The most important thing is that it is much safer and faster to travel by airship than by horse-drawn carriage on land.

In this regard, I would like to leave it to the church to run the business.

I don't know what you think? ”

Zuo Si proposed very simply and directly.

You must know that the airships he brought to Faerun were all "compleinized" by No. 5 oil without exception, and they belonged to out-and-out living intelligent machines.

Therefore, after confirming the route, you can complete all the work by yourself without personnel at all.

The energy consumed by flying is directly drawn from the magic net.

Anyway, there is oil, and even if a part is broken, it can be repaired in just a few seconds.

Excluding the cost of construction, the operating cost of the airship is close to zero.

Therefore, Zuo Si felt that he could directly outsource the service industry on the airship to the Goddess of Fortune Church.

It can save both labor costs and operating costs, and when the time comes, you can just sit back and wait for the money to be collected.

"Glad to be!"

Saranda Olem agreed without even thinking about it.

Are you kidding!

This kind of good thing is a fool who doesn't agree to it.

With his decades of experience in the business sector, it is clear at a glance how staggering the benefits of running a service industry on an airship can be.

What's more, the church can also take this opportunity to expand its influence and bind more businessmen to itself to form an alliance of interests.

However, how to distribute is a big problem.

Especially when Salonda Oelim is about to abdicate and make way for Xian, and the five ambitious women with the title of "Shangjin" are ready to compete for the top leadership position.

The old man knew very well that the "Five Fierce Women" had all been personally approved by the goddess, and intended to train them to be independent talents in order to cope with the impending frenzied expansion of the church.

Undoubtedly, the first trial voyage of the giant airship caused an unprecedented sensation throughout Ascatila.

Many daring and adventurous merchants have chosen to take their goods with them and follow the airship on their journey to Northland Silvermoon City.

You must know that the location of Silvermoon City is inland, and in the past, it was not only time-consuming and laborious to travel by land or river, but also faced many dangers.

Many Ams may never have the chance to see it in their lifetime.

But now, with the airship, it only takes a few days to get there, and the fare is not expensive, far cheaper than taking a horse-drawn carriage all the way.

Therefore, in addition to merchants, many adventurers, scholars, and wealthy citizens with a little wealth of money also joined the journey.

Wherever the airship passes, it will cause people on the ground to look up and stop to watch.

The people on the airship have a certain sense of superiority, condescending to look at the scenery on the ground, and those who are as small as ants, or monster tribes located in the forests and mountains.

Some of the idle ones even paid for a bag of potatoes from the back kitchen, stood on the ventilated deck outside and threw it down, to smash the hordes of goblins, orcs, orcs and jackals on the ground, and then watched as these monsters fled in an impotent rage.

Whenever someone successfully hits the target, they immediately win everyone's praise and applause.

This kind of boring and immoral little game in the eyes of modern people quickly became popular throughout the airship, and even the reserved ladies and ladies couldn't help but throw a few to enjoy it.

But soon, as the number of potatoes in the kitchen became dwindling, this wasting of food eventually had to be stopped.

Only the rich who were not short of money, bought some arrows, spears and javelins from a weapons merchant, and still enjoyed the pleasure of soaring through the sky and ravaging the nasty monsters on the ground.

When night fell and all the lights on the airship were lit, the passengers were completely boiling and falling into a carnival.

Several bards immediately improvised on the spot and played some upbeat music to express their inner excitement.

But all this has nothing to do with Zuo Si.

At this moment, he was standing on the top of a mountain near the Fort of Santil, looking at the Hirek believers in the distance who were densely surrounding the city from all sides, and asked without looking back, "How many people do you think there are here?" ”

"Well—about eight thousand to eight thousand five hundred. Some of them were coerced, so I'm not sure if they should be counted in or not. ”

Nimidonna was quick to give an exact figure.

As a god-like creature, she could clearly see everyone moving around the city walls, even in the dark of night.

"Eight thousand! There are no civilians, most of them have a class level of at least lv1, and all of them are fanatics of the dark sun. This time the trouble for Santil Fort is not small. Zuo Si teased in a slightly gloating tone.

But Nimidonna shrugged her shoulders disapprovingly: "Father, you think too highly of them.

The rabble, despite their insane beliefs, had neither a unified organization nor command, nor did they carry even a single siege weapon.

On the contrary, the defenders are orderly and morale-high, and they will certainly be able to deal a head-on blow to the enemy who dares to attack.

Real war is never a contest of numbers, but a contest of strategy, tactics, and discipline. ”

From this statement, it can be seen that although Nimidonna's camp is absolutely neutral, she still retains the tendency of the Blazing Divine Servants to keep order in her bones.

Fortunately, this tendency is not obvious, and it will not cause a wide skew in her camp.

You must know that in this universe, camps are never static, but will change with the transformation of actions and thoughts.

In other words, it is not the camp that determines a person's behavior and thinking patterns, but the behavior and thinking patterns that determine his camp.

"Hehe, maybe ordinary war is exactly what you say.

But the problem is that when God is involved, this is not necessarily the case.

You see, the contest between gods and gods is not only the power of the gods themselves, but also the collision of ideas, wills, and philosophical ideas.

If one god is crazy and chaotic enough that other gods can't even predict what he's going to do next, then there's a good chance that this guy will win.

Darksun is such a god.

Look, his show is about to begin. ”

After that, Zuo Si's eyes burst out with an expectant light.

As he had expected, Ciric had no expectation that his followers would be able to breach the fortified walls and gates of Santil Fort.

Accompanied by mad and evil religious rituals, he finally descended an incarnation.

Moment!

The piercing and sharp laughter could be heard within a radius of more than ten kilometers.

"Hahaha! Rejoice! Let's get excited! I am the only true God in this world! Those false gods will be killed

Destroy! Only mortals who believe in Me can be saved! ”

"Praise be to you! Great Dark Day! ”

"Kill all the believers in the false gods! Purify the world with blood and death! ”

"We will cut off the heads of thousands of hypocrites and forge a throne of bones for you!"

"In the name of the great Ciric! I command you to open the gates of the city at once, to welcome the coming of the one true God, and to bow down at His feet. ”

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Evil!

Confusion!

Bloodthirsty!

Madness!

There are no words to describe the strange state of mind of this new god who only ascended to the throne in a turbulent year, and who is also the most powerful god in the entire kingdom at the moment.

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As the most energy-sensitive traveling mage, Zuo Si could even clearly feel that the divine power in Ciric's body had split into several strands, constantly intertwined and entangled, rather than just one like other normal gods.

Among these divine powers, the most restless one undoubtedly represents death.

It is constantly struggling, eager to break free from Ciric's grasp.

In addition, the divine forces that symbolize strife, tyranny, hatred, and fear also seem to feel something, and they are also violently stirring.

Vermes, who has always been arrogant, was completely shocked by what was happening, and kept swallowing his saliva, not daring to make a sound.

Succubus Lori Atona also felt the madness that Ciric inadvertently emanated because of her divine relationship, and her whole person was trembling slightly uncontrollably, and her eyes were full of fear.

In her mind, not even the demons in the bottomless abyss could compare to this powerful and evil god......