Chapter 172 The smell of déjà vu (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
As the incarnations of the two gods left, Zuo Si ordered his followers and summoned creatures to clean up the battlefield and remove those dropped by the enemies after they died. Magic items, scrolls and potions were all looted.
He himself absorbed all the mana left in the air after the death of Talona Church members, and made several divine magic cards on the spot.
For example, [Silence], which is most commonly used for spellcasters, [Deep Darkness], which can be used in conjunction with the Shadow Army to launch attacks, and [Desecration], which fills an area with negative energy and makes undead creatures stronger. ], as well as [Cure Serious Injuries] that can heal damaged internal organs, and [Hidden Camp] that can make one's camp undetectable for twenty-four hours...
In short, among the first to third-ring divine arts, The most useful cards that are not in the arcane spellcasting list are all immediately made into cards with various attributes.
Because Zuo Si was not sure when the goddess of poison and disease would suddenly take back the priest level and elect power given to her.
Anyway, he now has enough mana on hand to squander.
As for the fields of the priest profession, I chose [Destruction Field] and [Suffering Field] after careful consideration.
Because the priests of Talona only have four areas to choose from.
The "Chaos" and "Evil" domains have camp restrictions.
Moreover, most divine spells are aimed at lawful and good alignments.
Zuo Si is not one of those ambitious tyrants who either plan all day long to rule the world, or are madmen eager to create chaos and killing.
There is no need to fight with paladins, priests and believers of the Church of the Good God all day long.
His main targets for killing are monsters and bandits from the evil and chaotic camp.
Especially the endless goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears, orcs, gnolls, and undead creatures, have long been regarded by Zuo Si as a stable source of mana.
"So...you are now the chosen one of the goddess of poison and disease?"
After a long silence, Alena was the first to ask.
"That's right! She not only gave me the unique power of the elect, but also gave me five priest levels." Zuo Si nodded lightly.
"Is there any hidden danger?" Davian's tone was full of worry.
Because in Faerûn, gods mean faith and conflict
Anyone who has anything to do with them will inevitably encounter all kinds of dangers and troubles.
Zuo Si replied in a not very confident tone: "Probably not. Talona has been targeted by Ilmat, the god of suffering, and it should be impossible for him to be reincarnated again in a short time. As for Talona If her church and believers dare to come to me for trouble, then kill them all."
When saying these words, Zuo Si's eyes showed nakedness and no concealment. of coldness.
The goddess herself doesn’t care about the life and death of those priests and believers anyway, so why should he care.
This can be seen from Talona ruthlessly abandoning those high-ranking priests and leaving alone tonight.
"Well... I don't think there is any need to make the relationship too tense. After all, you are the chosen one, the only spokesperson appointed by God himself in the material world. Maybe you can try to use Lady Plague's church to make a profit."
Ritter gave a different idea.
Zuo Si glanced at this half-orc, who usually gave people a rough image, with some surprise, and immediately praised: "Not bad! I can't see that you are surprisingly wise at critical moments. Voter Identity At some point, it should still play a big role."
"Hey! I also learned this from the slave owners in Calim Port. But he will also use the power of the latter to maintain order and rule."
Ritter scratched his head in embarrassment.
Obviously, he is not stupid, he just doesn't like to use his brain.
Because a truly stupid guy simply cannot survive for long in the intrigues and intrigues of Calim Port.
Just when Zuo Si was about to say something, Ailuolin, who had been unconscious for a long time, finally let out a groan, then slowly opened her eyes and woke up.
The first thing she did after she regained consciousness was to get up from the ground and quickly look around. After about a minute or two, she asked loudly: "What happened during my coma? "
"A lot of things have happened, the most important of which is the arrival of the incarnations of the two gods." Zuo Si gave the answer straightforwardly.
"The incarnation of the God of Suffering has really arrived? Oh my god! Everything I saw in the dream just now is actually true!"
Elloline opened her mouth wide in surprise, then quickly lowered her head. He looked at the crude amulet hanging around his neck.
As expected, on the surface of the amulet, we could see densely crisscrossed scratches, as well as a little residual divine power on it.
No hesitation!
The young paladin immediately knelt on the ground, kissed the "stigma" on the amulet, and prayed devoutly to Ilmat.
After a full three to five minutes, she opened her mouth again and cautiously tested: "Have you really become Talona's elector?"
"Well. Although this is not my wish, you should understand. , I can't resist the will of a god." Zuo Si spread his hands helplessly.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Ai LuoLin continued to ask.
“According to the original plan, we will first follow the caravan back to Ascatla, help Bernard solve the troubles in the Chamber of Commerce, and then set off for Candlekeep. Don’t worry, I have no interest in taking the place of Venom and Venom. The goddess of disease went to preach, but she didn’t agree with her ridiculous teachings at all.”
Zuo Si didn’t hide anything and expressed his attitude openly.
Talona's teachings are really too troubling, and they belong to the type that no matter how you explain them, they will only make people feel disgusted.
Because this guy emphasizes that negative forces such as death and pain are far greater than survival and happiness.
Everyone in the world must have greater respect for the first two.
At the same time, there is a straightforward threat that the power of disease and plague exists in everyone's body.
If you do not pray fervently and offer all your wealth, Talona will take your life through poison and plague.
I wonder what normal person with a normal mind and a healthy mind would regard such a greedy and selfish God as his lifelong belief?
Anyway, Zuo Si would rather die as an unbeliever and build a wall, or sign a contract with the devil in hell and be directly reincarnated as a devil after death, than go to Talona's country.
These words immediately made Ellen smile with relief: "I felt relieved when I heard you say that. In addition, you ordered me to be knocked unconscious before, probably because you wanted to protect me and avoid talking to that person. A conflict breaks out between evil priests who can summon the Balor Balrog, right?”
I have to say that the paladin is a bit inexplicably cute in terms of not holding grudges.
Even if you do something bad to them, as long as your motive is kind, you will be forgiven immediately if you explain it afterwards.
Appreciating Ailuolin's pure eyes without a trace of dirt, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile: "It's best if you can understand this. My personality determines that I don't like to confront powerful enemies head-on, especially when there is not enough chance of winning. Finally, after this incident, you have almost completed your mission, right?"
"Yes, the God of Suffering told me clearly when he prayed. I have completed the trial with flying colours, and also gave me a celestial horse mount."
Speaking, Ai Luo Lin immediately used spell-like abilities to mount a long horse through complex gestures and spells. A large war horse with wings and a body as white as snow and full of aura of worship was summoned.
This creature is so beautiful, its eyes are shining with wisdom. Compared with ordinary horses, they are two completely different creatures.
Elloline gently stroked the new mount's neck and asked with a smile: "How is it? It's great, isn't it?"
"It matches you very well. But what I want to say is, now that your mission has been completed, are you going to embark on the journey back to Calim Port?"
After going in circles for a long time, Zuo Si finally ran out of ideas. Dagger see.
Because after the God of Suffering appeared, this young paladin lady has lost her only meaning of existence in the team.
In addition, it is very inconvenient to bring a paladin. It will also make you constrained and unable to use the shadow army and necromancy magic unscrupulously.
So Zuo Si couldn't wait to "send him away".
"Huh? I...I never thought about this problem." Ailuolin was stunned.
Seeing this, Zuo Si immediately struck while the iron was hot: "I think you should indeed return to Calim Port and report to the temple chief priest what happened along the way. After all, if you count the time, it will be almost a month since you left your hometown. Month. Both your church companions and your family must be very worried."
"What you said seems to make sense..."
A look of confusion appeared on Ailuolin's face. A thoughtful expression.
As a young girl in her early twenties, this was the first time she left her hometown of Calimport to perform a mission so far away.
Now that the mission was completed, there was really no reason to continue heading north with the caravan.
In the end, under Zuo Silian's coaxing, the young paladin quickly made up his mind to ride on the celestial horse, turn around and fly in the direction of Mailatma.
She planned to board a ship at the port of Mylatma and return directly to Port Calim, which was in turmoil.
As soon as Ai LuoLin left, Rhett breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Finally gone. You know that there is this little girl in the team, even when I drink, I have to Be careful not to say bad words. Otherwise, she will keep chattering in your ears for at least forty minutes. "Hahahaha! I totally agree! Master, I suggest you stay away from these saints in the future." Warriors, stay away. We are not the same as them," Alena also laughed and agreed.
no way!
One of these two people is considered to be from the chaotic camp, and they are naturally unable to deal with the paladins of the lawful camp.
In contrast, Davian remained silent as always.
Although ingesting a large amount of red dragon blood turned him into a dragonborn, his calm character was not affected in any way.
Zuo Si rolled his eyes angrily: "I know. I will try my best to avoid letting paladin join the team in the future. By the way, are Jaheira and Khalid not awake yet? Could it be you just now? Did you hit your brain too hard? ”
"Master, they have actually woken up a long time ago, but they have been pretending to be unconscious." Shooter Huntington suddenly interrupted.
In an instant!
Everyone present turned their attention to the two harpists lying on the ground.
Seeing that her little trick of "pretending to be dead" was exposed, Jaheira immediately opened her eyes and sat up, took a deep breath and explained: "I am not pretending to be comatose, but I am concerned about what just happened. I’m so shocked that I don’t know what to do. The arrival of two gods is no small matter. And...did you really destroy a world with a plague?"
"No! To put it bluntly, those plagues only destroyed a magical civilization that practiced slavery and affected a continent. And I didn't mean it. It all came from an accident." Zuo Si corrected in a serious tone.
He didn't want to hear anyone give him titles like "The Destroyer" or "The Destroyer".
"What's going on with your body? Why is Talona eager to have you as her chosen one no matter what?" Jaheira asked with a frown.
From the Harper's perspective, Zuo Si can undoubtedly be directly classified into the category of dangerous elements.
Because regardless of his camp and subjective wishes, he has already posed a huge threat to the surrounding environment and people.
"This is very complicated. I personally am not comfortable explaining it. You can ask Elolin or Ilmat. In short, the God of Suffering does not think I am a threat. I also hope that you Harpers Don't come to trouble me. Otherwise, once the bottom line is touched, I will fight back without hesitation, and will regard the Harper Alliance as an undying enemy from now on."
Zuo Si had a strong sense of threat and warning when he said these words.
He understands that the Harper Alliance is not as kind and beautiful as the outside rumors say.
It is a spy organization that specializes in assassination, sabotage, intelligence collection and theft.
The number of internal factions and the chaos of management far exceed most people's imagination.
Some of the more extreme guys will even take rash actions without authorization when they think their target is a threat.
Therefore, many countries and city-states regard the Harpers and the Zhentarim as the same beast.
I believe that these two organizations have a considerable negative impact on their own governance and social stability.
At the same time, a decree was issued that once any member of the party is discovered, he will be arrested immediately and executed on the spot without trial.
Jahira understood what Zuo Sisi wanted to express, and immediately comforted him: "Don't worry. Since the God of Suffering has personally come forward as a guarantee, we Harpers will not easily trouble you. But are you sure that you really Can I control those dangerous things in my body?"
"Of course! They are completely under my control now"
With that said, Zuo Si raised his hand and released a ball of black energy that exuded an evil aura like a flame.
In the center of the energy group, a faint dark red color can be seen.
You don’t need to ask to know that black is the divine power given by Talona, while red represents the power of Baal, the late god of murder.
In order to prove his ability to control this terrifying force, Zuo Si quickly shaped the energy group into various shapes.
During the entire process, not a single bit of the terrible viruses, bacteria and toxins contained inside were leaked.
"Incredibly evil! It's really creepy!"
Jahira's scalp felt numb when she saw this, and she couldn't imagine what kind of disastrous consequences this thing would cause if it fell on people or other creatures. as a result of.
"I completely agree with your point of view."
Zuo Si raised the corners of his mouth with a meaningful smile, and then his words suddenly changed sharply: "But don't you think, if this power is Wouldn't it be very interesting to use it against evil monsters, such as orcs, gnolls, goblins, ogres, and trolls? I think you should fear not the power itself, but the person who uses it."
"No... no... wrong! You should not use this power. Because it will slowly erode your mind and thinking." Khalid retorted stammeringly.
"Maybe."
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently, neither expressing agreement nor wanting to refute or explain.
Because from the beginning, he planned to use "sparks" to digest and absorb the two divine powers in his body and transform them into something of his own.
So no matter what attributes these divine powers had before, after the transformation is completed, they will become part of the planeswalker's power system like other energies.
In fact, as early as ten minutes ago when the incarnation of the God of Suffering left, Zuo Si was already trying to use "sparks" to transform divine power.
However, the conversion efficiency is very low, which may be due to the low level of "Spark". It is estimated that it will take up to several years to complete.
Without a doubt!
Zuo Si's ideas in this regard are obviously in conflict with Jaheira and Khalid, who are harpists.
So after a brief chat, the two parties unanimously chose silence.
After realizing that she could not change the mind of the Talona voter in front of her, Jaheira took the initiative to apply to leave the team.
Because she had to report the news to the top leaders of the Harper Alliance as soon as possible.
After all, these two people joined in the first place to ensure that the contents of the box would not be stolen by the Church of Cyric.
Now that the box has been opened, the heart belonging to Baal, the God of Murder, has lost its power and has become worthless, so naturally there is no need to stay.
Just the opposite!
Now that someone can salvage the Heart of Baal near Baldur's Gate Harbor.
Does that mean there are "parts" such as hands, feet, eyes, or other internal organs hidden elsewhere in the bay?
After all, after foreseeing his own death, Baal, the God of Murder, left countless heirs all over Faerûn without any sense of discipline.
Even non-intelligent beasts such as rabbits, foxes, and wolves are not spared.
There is no guarantee that he will not deliberately spread the organs and limbs with residual divine power to all corners of the world after his death.
When the time comes, these evil gadgets will be used to cause killings, so that mortals can recall the terrifying name of Baal, and then resurrect themselves.
For God, as long as believers have not forgotten themselves and are still influential in the material world, then they will not really die.
"Master, can you just let them go like this? I think it would be safer to kill them and silence them."
Alena obviously has murderous intentions towards Jahira and Khalid.
She could feel the attitude of the two Harpers, and the hostility that was revealed inadvertently.
But Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: "Forget it. In this world, killing someone may not necessarily silence you. For a high-level spellcaster, getting the news you want from a dead person's mouth is quite difficult. Easy. Besides, the Harper Alliance's backstage is too strong. I don't want to fight against them unless I have to. What's more, Khalid and Jaheira are much more important than you think."
As all the outsiders left, Rhett was the only one left in the team who was not a summoned creature. However, he obviously didn't care about this. He took out a bottle of wine from somewhere and took a sip, looking quite pleased with himself.
Especially after the red dragon and the strange object joined the team, this guy even had his task of guarding the drow captives canceled, and would secretly take a few sips when he had nothing to do.
Zuo Si did not interfere.
Because unlike Alena, who is prone to getting drunk and causing trouble, Rhett's physique is obviously much better and he has never been truly drunk.
The group of people returned to the camp next to the ruins of Fort Tessel with a large amount of loot.
Zuo Si did not tell Bernard what happened. He just said that he encountered a group of robbers and sent him to sleep.
After dawn, this greedy businessman led his people to the battlefield last night and brought all the weapons and armors with recycling value.
I plan to find a blacksmith to repair it briefly when I arrive at Zazesipo, and then sell it to local adventurers or the army.
After all, all weapons and armor that can be used by a group of warriors, thieves, assassins, mages, and priests with high professional levels are basically without exception high-quality products or with some magical properties.
...
The caravan traveled forward for three more days along the main road, and finally arrived at the nominal capital of the Kingdom of Tethyr.
As the only "big" city in the country with a permanent population of more than 100,000, the urban area of Zhazesibo is divided into two parts by the Surdas River. The first impression that gives people is that it is lively and lively. bustling.
However, like Mylatma, the number of arcane spellcasters here is also quite small.
Only three or five towering mage towers can be seen within the city area.
Almost no one is selling or buying magic items in the market.
Although this city is nominally the capital of the Kingdom of Tethyr, the country currently does not even have a nominal supreme ruler, so it is now ruled by an institution called the "Lords' Governing Council" .
To put it simply, it is an "aristocratic republic" like the ancient Roman Senate on Earth.
Precisely because it is filled with various internal struggles for power and interests, and cannot be unified at all, Daza Zesibo is one of the very few regions that has declared neutrality to the outside world and has not been involved in the national civil war.
Countless people displaced by the war have fled their homes and come here to take refuge.
Ragged beggars and skinny refugees can be seen everywhere in the streets.
However, the "Lords' Ruling Council" was still somewhat humane and did not let these poor people starve to death.
A small piece of brown bread and a bowl of salty, sticky wheat porridge are served every evening in the evening.
They usually do not stay in the city for too long and will soon be assigned to rural villages and manors to engage in agriculture and animal husbandry production.
Those with skills, knowledge and craftsmanship will be absorbed by the city's workshops, chambers of commerce and other institutions.
Since slavery is nominally prohibited in the Kingdom of Tethyr, the worst case scenario is to sign an "employment contract" ranging from ten to twenty years, or it can be called a "sale contract".
"We are lucky, there was no rain along the way. Otherwise, it would not be easy to push the carriage filled with goods out of the quagmire." The mercenary captain walked on the street. Shang Wei sighed.
But Bernard was obviously not that optimistic. Instead, he looked at the dark clouds above his head and said: "Compared to the first half, I am more worried about the second half. Whether it is crossing the Star Swirl Mountains or Crossing the Wildas Forest, both sections of the road are more difficult to walk. If it rains heavily now, we might be stuck here for several days."
"There is no way. "Compared to this, I would rather find a hotel to take a hot bath, eat some decent food, and then have a comfortable sleep."
Zuo Si's face showed a trace. exhausted.
Of course, this is not physical exhaustion, but mental exhaustion.
Perhaps it is due to the recent excessive pressure, or it may be due to the discomfort after becoming a voter. In short, he has been in a state of nervousness for the past two days. Even writing a diary to relieve stress cannot relieve his tense nerves. Relax.
Yes!
The reason Zuo Si developed the "irregular" habit of writing a diary was, on the one hand, to release the accumulated stress and keep his mind in a relatively healthy state.
After all, whether he is a time traveler or a planeswalker, he has quite a lot of secrets hidden in his heart, and he has no way to find anyone to talk to.
And writing a diary became a channel for venting.
And by reading what he had written before afterwards, Zuo Si was able to judge his mental state at that time.
Then after a little comparison, he could immediately detect the changes in his thoughts and consciousness as time passed.
This has a very significant effect in preventing being assimilated by the natives of other worlds and becoming one of them.
I don’t know if it was Bernard’s “crow’s mouth”. Ever since he said he was worried about rain, the clouds above his head began to drop raindrops.
In desperation, the caravan could only book a decent hotel nearby and stay there first.
While Bernard was busy directing everyone to move the goods to the yard where the rain could not get wet, he also unbridled the horses and sent them to the livestock shed for feeding.
Zuo Si's small team sat down at the dining table in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel early and began to look through the menus served by the maid.
Suddenly!
For some reason, the half-orc Rhett suddenly let out an exclamation, pointed to the last few pages on the menu and said: "Oh my God! Are these things really for people to eat? Four pieces of bread cost ten Silver coins! This is simply robbery!”
"What's this? Look at these expensive cakes. A box costs one gold coin. The elf bread made by the elves known as Evermeet Island costs two gold coins per loaf."
Alena also soon discovered The menu of this hotel is unusual.
You must know that in most places in Faerûn, a few copper coins can fill the stomach of a two-meter-tall strong man, and there will definitely be no shortage of meat in the meal.
As for bread, it usually costs four to five pieces of copper coins.
The intense reaction between the two undoubtedly aroused Zuo Si's interest.
He took the menu and glanced at it twice, and found that this hotel not only sold expensive cakes and breads, but also a special delicacy from the far eastern continent Karatu - noodles.
And it costs fifteen gold coins for less than half a kilogram.
At the end of the menu, there is a logo with a woman’s profile.
Zuo Si had also seen this logo at the stall of Aisha, a magic item merchant in Calimport.
It symbolizes Aurora Magic Store, a chain of stores located throughout the major cities on the west coast of Faerûn that specializes in selling high-priced magic items, scrolls, potions and luxury goods.
It is said that the owner of Aurora's magic shop is a very powerful female mage named Aurora.
Not only has her footprints spread throughout Faerûn, she even maintains close contact with many plane merchants.
You can often get some weird but at the same time very precious and rare things from other material planes, even hell, abyss, heaven mountain, star realm, elemental plane, Sigil city and other places.
No matter who you are, as long as you pay a large franchise fee, you can announce that you are a member of Aurora Magic Store.
At the same time, you can also purchase goods from the channel located at the Waterdeep City headquarters at a relatively low price.
Zuo Si once heard Aisha talk about the operation of Aurora Magic Store, but he didn't expect that a hotel in Zazesibo would be willing to spend so much money to be "taken advantage of".
He even doubted how many people in this city could afford fifteen gold coins for a bowl of noodles, or two gold coins for a loaf of elven bread.
However, driven by curiosity, Zuo Si ordered everyone a bowl of noodles from Karatu, the Eastern Continent, and two elves for each person under the eyes of Rhett and Alena in disbelief. bread.
While waiting for the food to be served, the halfling chef and owner, who looked only half the height of a normal person, even ran out of the kitchen in person. He wanted to see this and spent more than a hundred gold coins on the meal. of guests.
“Damn! That’s crazy! I bet this is the most expensive meal I’ve ever had in my life.”
Looking at the large bowl of noodles and two loaves of bread placed in front of him, Rhett couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"Believe me, as long as you take a bite, you will be immediately conquered by the subtle taste and think they are worth the money." The halfling boss promised confidently.
Just when he was about to introduce how to eat noodles to these wealthy guests.
Suddenly I noticed that Zuo Si on the side had already added seasonings to the bowl with very skillful movements, used two small wooden sticks to pick up the noodles and ate them slowly and methodically.
The latter commented while eating: "There is too much ginger and garlic, which slightly destroys the umami and texture of the seafood soup itself. The noodles themselves were cooked a bit too high, and they were useless after being cooked. Soak it in cold water, otherwise it should be stronger. I’ll give it a passing grade. Are my expectations too high? ”
moment!
The half-person boss was shocked and speechless by this rather professional comment.
After half a minute, he asked cautiously: "Sir, have you been to the headquarters of Aurora Magic Shop in Waterdeep City? Or have you been to the distant eastern continent of Karatu?"
"I have been to Karatu, I guess." Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and replied.
After a few mouthfuls of steaming noodle soup, his tense nerves relaxed inexplicably.
Maybe it’s the food itself that makes the brain feel happy, or maybe it’s the familiar taste of hometown that’s at work.
In short, the indescribable fatigue has finally eased.
Based on this alone, more than one hundred gold coins were not wasted.
The halfling boss suddenly understood and nodded: "I see. I'm very sorry, there are not many customers here who are willing to spend fifteen gold coins for a meal of pasta every year, so my skills are inevitably a bit rusty. "
Zuo Si smiled very reasonably: "It doesn't matter. There is nothing that can be done about it, but I am a little curious, what made you want to join the Aurora Magic Store? In the magic items business, it’s almost impossible to make any profit just by selling expensive luxury goods and food.”
"Alas - it all started from an unattainable dream.
When I was young, I used to travel around as a thief and an adventurer for a while.
Later, by chance, I tasted these shockingly expensive and delicious foods at the headquarters of Aurora Magic Store in Waterdeep City.
From then on, I vowed to bring all the delicious food back to my hometown. , so that more people can taste it.
But who would have thought that all of this would come to nothing with the fire in Tasselburg more than ten years ago.
The king's death plunged the country into unrest and civil war.
Almost all nobles have invested their money in bottomless pits of armaments, and will not buy luxury goods and gourmet food in large quantities like before.
Nowadays, let alone a bowl of noodles costing fifteen gold coins, many people cannot afford even a simple set meal that costs two copper coins. ”
When it comes to the civil strife in the Kingdom of Tethyr in the past ten years, the halfling boss can’t help but sigh.
As we all know, high value-added luxury goods are of great value to high-end consumers. Very heavy dependence.
If this group of people suddenly changes their consumption concepts and no longer invests money in these meaningless things, then the original market will shrink rapidly.
In addition, Aurora Magic Store itself does not produce these things, but uses teleportation magic to go directly to the place of origin to purchase them.
Not to mention anything else, just having a high-level mage serve as a delivery boy, or establishing stable portals in two places, it is destined that the price of these noodles from Karatu will not be too low. .
There is neither a market nor room for price reduction.
This shows how difficult it is for the halfling boss to run his business.
"Then why not change places? For example, go south to the prosperous Port Calim, or go north to the gold coin capital of Ascatella? There should be enough nobles and wealthy merchants in these two cities, and they are very willing to spend a lot of money to taste the delicious food. Exotic food," Zuo Si asked with interest.
But the halfling boss smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Do you think I haven't thought about it? There are people from the Shadow Thieves Guild all over Askatra. An outsider like me just wants to It is difficult to gain a foothold. Moreover, Aurora Magic Shop also has members in Amn. According to the agreement, it is impossible for me to compete with them. As for Calim Port, the environment is not as good as Askatra." br>
Zuo Si smiled meaningfully, shook his head and asked, "Why must we cooperate with Aurora Magic Store?
Noodles themselves are made of wheat flour, water and a small amount of additives mixed together. The finished pasta is made by stretching
The technique itself is not too difficult
I can even give you dozens of recipes and recipes for different flavors.
As for the shadow thieves, please don’t worry, I can help you deal with them. "
"You mean..."
The halfling boss's eyes shone slightly, as if he saw hope of getting out of the current predicament.
"I mean... Look, how about we work together to go to a gourmet restaurant in Ascatela. I will provide the money, technology, and troubleshooting that may arise, and you will be responsible for the operation and making all kinds of delicious food. As for the profit earned, we split it 30-70. I get 70%, you get 30%. ”
Zuo Si put forward his thoughts directly.
Obviously, this was entirely a spur-of-the-moment idea.
Even if you can't make much money, you can at least satisfy your appetite.
You must know that Faerûn is a ghost place with so many "dark dishes" that you never know how bad the next bite of food you eat will taste.
Moreover, places like hotels and taverns are originally excellent places to inquire about various gossips.
If you can have a tavern or hotel of your own, it is equivalent to having a stable source of intelligence.
Occasionally, you can also use the method of issuing commissions to let various adventurers and mercenaries help complete some tasks that are inconvenient to do in person.
"Hmm... it sounds pretty good. Can you give me a few days to think about it?" The halfling boss was obviously moved.
"Of course! You can come to me at any time before the caravan leaves."
After saying this, Zuo Si gave the other party an encouraging look, then stood up and headed upstairs Go up to the room.
He believed that with such a favorable condition, the halfling would definitely figure it out.
......
At the same time, far away near the ruins of Tesselburg, two sneaky figures were carefully inspecting the place where the two gods' incarnations had arrived not long ago.
After a full minute, the taller man couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "Damn it! What happened in this ghost place? Why are there a lot of corpses of church members over there, but There are obviously signs of fighting here, but not even a body can be found?"
"Maybe it was buried or disposed of?" Another person guessed in a slightly deep voice.
The former shook his head vigorously: "No! Absolutely impossible! If it was buried, there must be traces of being dragged and new soil turned over. I suspect something big happened here."
"According to the intelligence obtained in Mylatma, the two Harpers who escaped from Calim Port seem to be in this caravan. Maybe we find them first, and then obtain more information through interrogation and torture."
“What a good idea! We should leave for Zhaze Sibo immediately and figure things out before the other party enters the complex Xingxuan Mountains.”
“I have a hunch! If If the investigation is successful and important information is obtained, you and I will be appreciated by the big shots in the inner ring, and we will rise to great heights from now on.”
“Hehe! I hope to become a big shot in the inner ring one day, you know. ? Recently, many senior officials, including Mr. Manson, have been in trouble because of issues of faith. ”
"Yes! I heard about it. Benn, the God of Tyranny, is obviously dead, but there are still some guys who don't understand the current situation and still refuse to convert to Cyric, the King of Lies. But we are different, right?"
< br>"That's right! Praise the great Dark Sun!"
"Praise the great Dark Sun!"
Sorry, I got up late.
(End of this chapter)