Chapter 196 The first step to counter the Entanglement Talisman (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
“Is this done?”
Vilmes swooped down from the sky, his face covered with tears It was an expression of surprise and disbelief.
Because she is a giant dragon, she can feel that this woman holding the secondary artifact [Arch Mage's Staff] has very powerful spellcasting ability.
Not only did he possess several spells such as [Arcane Vision], [Dark Vision], and [See Through Invisibility], he also had them fixed on him.
And he also used the super magic skill at the moment of being attacked - spell prompting, releasing the four-ring magic [Secondary Spell Invalid Barrier].
Followed by the spell is the five-ring instantaneous [Life Guard], which ensures that no matter what kind of damage you suffer during the period when the spell is in effect, you will not really die.
Finally, there is also the fifth-level spell [Power Wall] that is instantaneous, creating an invisible wall in front of you that no creature can pass through.
Everyone knows.
Super magic skill - spell prompting, which requires an increase of four levels based on the original level of the spell.
In other words, the fifth-level magic requires nine-level spell slots to memorize, and the fourth-level magic requires eight-level spell slots.
Based on this alone, it can be judged that Lei Yin's spell casting level is definitely not as simple as just obtaining a nine-level spell slot.
Because according to the habits of most high-level mages, if two nine-ring spell slots are used to prepare instant magic, then there must be two nine-ring spell slots to prepare real nine-ring magic. .
Four nine-level spell slots, this is already just one step away from becoming a legendary spellcaster at LV20.
After all, the rarity of magic equipment that can increase the nine-ring arcane power is not much worse than the [Arch Mage's Staff].
Unfortunately, Lei Yin focused her attention on the casters including Zuo Si and completely ignored the threat from behind.
As a result, he was instantly taken away by a [Demon-Breaking Arrow] from Huntington who was ambushing in the tree crown.
If her [Power Wall Technique] were placed behind her instead of in front, she would definitely be able to block the arrows.
After all, [Force Wall Technique] can block almost all physical attacks or impacts, and its strength is even much stronger than fine gold.
For ordinary magic weapons, there is no good way to use this thing.
In addition, it is completely immune to the effects of dispelling magic. Only the sixth-level [Dissociation] and the ninth-level [Great Disintegration] can destroy it. Therefore, many mages like to use this trick to protect or divide the battlefield.
However, Lei Yin's reaction was not beyond Zuo Si's expectation.
Because he discovered a long time ago that most high-level mages in this world have an almost stubborn arrogance and prejudice.
I simply look down on warriors, thieves, and barbarians, professions that have no ability to cast spells and rely entirely on their bodies to survive.
So during battle, as long as they still have enough protection, high-level mages will subconsciously ignore the threat of "choppers" and target mages, warlocks, and Drew who are also spell casters. On the body of Iraq, priests and bards.
Although this way of thinking cannot be said to be completely wrong, after all, the threat of the spellcaster is always much greater than the "chopper".
But from a "God's perspective", if the "Choppers" have powerful enough magic weapons and equipment, the threat they pose is actually not small at all.
Today’s [Devil-Breaking Arrow] is the best example.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh slightly: "We must be more cautious in the future. Otherwise, despising any enemy in battle may be very fatal."
" I think you are cautious enough..."
The half-orc Rhett couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
Because since following Zuo Si, except for the first time he participated in dragon slaying in Mylatma and suffered a relatively serious injury, the rest of the battles were basically one-sided crushing games.
In the face of Zuo Si's careful layout, planning and insidious methods, most enemies will lose most of their combat effectiveness under the influence of poison even before the battle begins.
Coupled with a large number of magic equipment, healing potions, and even a lot of protective and strengthening BUFFs before the war begins.
A lot of times it’s just killing a chicken with a bull’s-eye.
If that wasn't cautious enough, Rhett didn't know what was.
"No, it's not enough. You don't understand how many dangers are hidden in this world. If you are not careful, Lei Yin's fate will be a lesson to others."
As he said that, Zuo Si took out a He held up a blank card, raised his hand and activated the power of the planeswalker's spark, directly together with the [Archmage's Staff], to make this woman into a card.
With the bright and dazzling light, a card appeared out of thin air in the palm of my hand.
[Creature Card: Tiefling (Purgatory Bloodline) - Archmage]
[LV6 blue card (temporarily not upgradeable, lacking legendary spells and related knowledge)]
[Card quality: precious]
[Effect: Summon a female named Lei Yin Master Fulin (LV15 conjuration specialist mage/LV5 archmage) serves the planeswalkers.
Her mastery includes "Wish Technique", "Gate to Another World", "Time Stop", "Confinement Technique", "Ninth Level Monster Summoning Technique", "Teleportation Circle", "Hell Legion", etc. Powerful nine-ring magic.
At the same time, master many metamagic skills such as spell prompting, spell potentiation, spell maximum effectiveness, spell upgrade, spell delay, etc., as well as the unique advanced arcane abilities of the archmage.
He is also very good at the eight-ring magic "Advanced Alien Oath Binding". He can use this spell to summon more powerful alien creatures and order them to work for him for a long time by paying a certain price.
In addition, Reine is also proficient in "Counter Spell Control" and "Powerful Summoning".
The former is the high arcane ability of the Archmage. After successfully countering a spell, it can be reflected directly back to the caster;
The latter can summon a stronger and more powerful spell. Monster (summoned creature's strength and constitution +4).
She possesses a secondary artifact "The Archmage's Staff" and many powerful magic items.
Rein can understand any language you speak and obey every command you give until death or the summons is cancelled]
[Using this card requires paying fifteen general magic points, or fifteen Point blue magic]
[When the Tiefling Archmage is killed, the card will automatically enter the graveyard to wait for rebirth for ten days]
"It is exactly what I expected. Lei Yin's spellcasting level has reached LV20, and she is also a typical conjuration-based mage, and she has almost surpassed LV6 level and reached the legendary level..."
Looking at this new piece of magic in her hand. Zuo Si couldn't help but reveal a proud smile due to the detailed instructions on the card.
After all, the higher Rein's spellcasting level is, the greater the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction she will get from successfully assassinating her.
There is a direct proportional relationship between the two.
It's like some gamers always like to take an unconventional route and use various special props and skills to easily kill bosses that should be a tough battle.
In contrast, Zuo Si didn't find it too strange that Lei Yin, who always looked like a human woman, was actually a tiefling.
Since the constant [True Seeing] on the ring can see through the deformation effect, he has long known the other party's true appearance.
Because if I remember correctly, Shangla, the Lord of Talisman, was also a tiefling during his lifetime.
Perhaps Rein and him may be related to each other, or they may simply be the descendants left behind before becoming a lich.
In slave-owning Calimshan, devil-devil hybrids are not as rare as elsewhere.
Many slave owners will hire wizards to summon a demon or demon to forcefully mate with human women and then give birth to offspring.
These hybrids not only have an exotic appearance, but are also far stronger in physical fitness than pure-blooded humans, and can be sold for a higher price.
If trained and nurtured from an early age, they will become very good warlocks, mages, warriors and thieves.
No hesitation!
After reading the detailed information on the card, Zuo Si immediately summoned Lei Yin again.
In the blink of an eye, a tiefling woman with reddish skin, slightly raised horns on both sides of her forehead, and a tail extending from her robe appeared out of thin air, without wings or other excess. The characteristics of the purgatory bloodline do not appear to be those of the first generation mixed blood, but at least three generations later.
You don’t need to ask to know that this is what Lei Yin really looks like.
The previous human image was the effect of some permanent advanced transformation magic.
“Master.”
As soon as she was summoned, Lei Yin immediately put one hand on her chest and bowed deeply.
"You already know what you should do, right?" Zuo Si asked bluntly.
Leyin replied without thinking: "Of course. While controlling the Emerald Society, I will use my identity to lurk around Shangla, the master of the talisman, to collect intelligence and figure out what is entangling the talisman. Move.”
Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. Since you know what you are going to do, I can safely hand over the four high-level mages and the dragon lich Barisriat to you as helpers. Remember. , your first task is to find out the names, identities and origins of all the talisman masters. The second is to integrate the resources of the Emerald Association, especially the gem vein they control."
"Don't worry. , I will do my best to complete this task," the tiefling archmage promised.
I’m afraid Shangla would never have dreamed that the disciple she had cultivated with great difficulty, Lei Yin, who was destined to become the new master of talismans in the future, would be directly made into a card by Zuo Si, and then her identity would be directly revealed Reversal turns into a deadly spy.
But unfortunately, everything has become a foregone conclusion now.
Soon, under the leadership of Lei Yin, four high-level human mages, a dracolich, hundreds of skeleton warriors without self-awareness, plus several Emerald Society organizations suppressed the golems at the bottom of the box and others. In this way, the construct returned directly to its lair in K'Zula under the influence of teleportation magic.
Since only one of the five senior leaders died, a few people joined forces and quickly completed control of the entire organization from top to bottom without much effort.
In this way, the Emerald Society, which secretly resisted the Masked Mage Guild in Amn, has unknowingly changed its owner.
Zuo Si also opened the portal and packed up all the temporarily summoned helpers such as the steel golem, the giant mutated hound, Alena, the half-orc Rhett, Wilmes and the strange objects and sent them back to the mage tower.
The black dragon will return to its lair, hand over all the treasures it has collected, and take a look at whether there are other similar nests near the swamp.
If there are, then he will record the location of these nests, and then wait for the time to knock on the door.
The dragon was directly beaten into half-mutilated form and made into cards, while the treasures were snatched and thrown into a private "treasury".
The main reason why he dismissed all the helpers was that Zuo Si felt that he would not encounter any large-scale battles in the remaining half of the journey. At best, they would just be some monsters and robbers who blocked the road.
Because the closer you are to Waterdeep, the less likely you are to encounter trouble.
What's more, so many people are too eye-catching, and he doesn't want anyone to recognize him along the way.
Only the little devil, the familiar, stayed and became a member of the team.
Through previous battles with vampires, Zuo Si discovered that this guy could use [invisibility] on himself without restriction every day and was born to be a spy and assassin.
If combined with enough strengthening and protective magic, you will not be at a disadvantage even if you are head-on with the enemy.
Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.
He still ordered his familiar to remain invisible forever, and not to appear in front of anyone else or make even the slightest sound unless permission was given.
The little devil dare not disobey the orders given by his powerful, evil, cold and cruel master.
Because it understands that if it dares to do something small and treacherous, it will 100% be thrown into hot liquid silver and die slowly in the most painful way.
In addition, the severing of contact with the direct superiors of Baator Hell also gradually freed him from most devils' sense of belonging to Hell.
Soon, under the starry sky at night, a group of people walked through the battlefield with a strong smell of blood but not many corpses (all the corpses were eaten by mutant hounds), and came to a place near the roadside. Camp and rest in the open space.
As for the cart and the horses pulling it, they had already been used as bait and "sacrificed" in the enemy's first round of frenzied spell bombing.
Before arriving at Dragonspear Castle, it is basically impossible to buy transportation tools anywhere.
Because of this, Zuo Si was so eager to take a quick rest, and when he got up tomorrow morning, he would use a spell slot to remember three [Summoning Mounts] of the conjuration system.
Although this spell is not of high level, it can summon an ordinary horse every time it is cast, and it also comes with a bridle and saddle. The duration is two hours per caster level.
Zuo Si's current arcane spell casting level is nine, and the summoned horse can last for eighteen hours, which is completely enough.
And the summoned horse does not need to rest or eat, which is far more useful than buying it with money.
But Zuo Si didn't know that every move he made before was watched by a legendary undead creature - the winter ghost.
At present, it has quickly returned to the private room at the headquarters of the Masked Mage Guild of Askatra through a teleportation magic item to report to its master, Shane VII.
After listening to everything, the powerful necromancer who had taken over Zenora's body suddenly had an expression of surprise and surprise on his face.
"You mean... Soos has some kind of ability that can absolutely control a person, and then he turned Shangla's most trusted and best disciple into an entanglement talisman. A spy?"
"Yes! At least that's what I think. In fact, he seems to have the power to turn people or other creatures into magic items. The black dragon, the four high-level mages of the Emerald Society, and Lei Yin herself made something like a card, and then summoned it. "
Winter Ghost directly explained everything he saw. Speak up.
Due to the lack of necessary magic knowledge, it couldn't even tell whether Zuo Si used divine magic or arcane magic.
“Is it the ability of the electorate?” Xia En VII touched his chin and guessed.
In fact, apart from guessing, there is no good way to confirm it.
After all, Zuo Si has been a voter for too short a time, and he is also a visitor from another world.
It seems that no one knows whether the ability he uses is a special magical skill from another world, or a chosen power given by Talona, the goddess of poison and disease.
In addition, divine power can block most detection magic. So far, many interested organizations only know Zuo Si's approximate arcane and divine spellcasting levels.
Winter Ghost shook his head slightly: "Sorry, I don't know. But one thing is certain, that is, Soth has no good impression of the Entangled Talisman. Quite the contrary! He is full of wariness of this organization. That's why I chose to strike first. With Rein as a spy, I think we can consider how to cooperate, because if nothing happens, Soth will soon figure out the names and identities of the masters of the symbols. "
"Do you think it is a wise choice to show off your identity to him now?"
Xia En VII asked in an uncertain tone.
“Cooperation does not necessarily require revealing one’s identity. Since Soth has actually mastered the Emerald Society now, you can give this organization a cover, provide various information, or even promise to work at a certain date in the future. One day, make him the de facto master of the Masked Mage in exchange for building an alliance against the Entangled Talisman."
Donggui didn't make any excuses and simply stated his thoughts.
Because it knows that its master’s real goal is to kill all the enemies and return to Calim Port to restore the glory of the Shane Dynasty.
As long as this can be achieved, let alone the control of a mere masked mage guild, it doesn't matter even if Amn, the original border land of the empire, is ceded.
"What about the reason? What reason and purpose should I use to ask for information about the entangled talisman?"
Xia En VII bluntly raised the most critical point after pondering for a moment. trouble.
You must know that the Entangled Talisman is not like organizations such as the Harper Alliance, Zhentarim, Dragon Cult, Red Robe Wizards, and Arcane Brotherhood. They wish to make themselves known to everyone in Faerûn.
This is an extremely secretive organization, and most outsiders cannot even confirm whether it really exists.
This also means that the identity of anyone who knows the entanglement talisman is quite suspicious.
“It’s very simple. You don’t even need to give any reason at all, you just need to show that you are the enemy of the entangled talisman. With a common enemy, there will naturally be consistent interests. I think Soth has no reason to refuse."
After saying this, Donggui turned back to the cabinet in the room and slammed the door.
Xia En VII maintained his original sitting posture, motionless like a wax figure, not knowing what he was thinking.
But one thing is certain, he is very excited about the proposal of his subordinate Donggui.
......
In fact, it was not just Shane VII who noticed this battle that took place at the junction of the Troll Roaring Forest and the High Wasteland.
The Harpers Alliance and the Zhentarim, who have spies in every corner of Faerûn, have also noticed.
After all, the Emerald Society made too much noise for this ambush. Just by controlling so many trolls, hobgoblins, bugbears and wolves with charm, it would be impossible to hide it from the druids and rangers in the forest.
Many druids and rangers are staunch allies of the Harpers, or are simply members of the Harpers.
So when the "fierce" battle ended, someone immediately followed the smell and came looking for him.
When they saw the earth stained red with blood, countless broken limbs and broken arms and various "little bits and pieces" such as eyeballs and intestines scattered among the soil and gravel, as well as large amounts of powerful magic Every one of them was shocked and speechless at the traces of bombing.
The first man dressed as a druid exclaimed in an unbelievable tone: "Something's wrong! Why did such a large-scale battle leave only a few mutilated corpses and fragments? All the other corpses were gone Where?"
"Maybe...it was transformed into an undead creature and taken away?" Another young woman next to him guessed in an uncertain tone.
But he was quickly denied by the leading man: "There is no such possibility. Because I can't feel any signs of erosion and pollution by strong negative energy on this land. If it is a large-scale undead How could the transformation ritual leave no trace? "
"Damn it! Things seem to be getting even creepier when you say that." An elf dressed as a ranger couldn't help but shudder.
"Look! What did I find? The dust left behind after some vampires were killed by powerful positive energy!"
"There are still traces of the fight between two giant dragons here!"
"And this! There are several evil summoning circles here that have not been activated!"
"Sifan, the father of the oak tree Nas is on top! Look at this footprint! I bet its owner must be at least seven or eight meters tall and may weigh more than fifty tons."
For a while, the entire battlefield was surveyed. People reported the abnormal conditions they saw one after another.
Especially the terrifying footprints left by the mutated hounds, which directly made this group of druids who claimed to know everything about various animals and plants in nature completely dumbfounded.
Because they simply cannot find any creature in their memory that can match this kind of footprints.
A female druid carefully took out a handful of thick and hard exfoliated cuticles from the soil of the footprints, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "I... I think we seem to have discovered something. Incredible thing. Have you seen it? Even if these cuticles are peeled off from the skin, they are still as hard as rocks, and the cells are not necrotic and are still trying to repair and regenerate.”
"Could it be that those disappeared corpses were all eaten by this unknown monster?" The ranger next to him couldn't help but trembled.
A huge beast that seems to have the ability to gain near-infinite regeneration by devouring corpses?
Just thinking about it makes people despair!
Although he didn't know what exactly happened, the number of trolls in the Troll Roaring Forest would probably not return to its previous level within ten or twenty years.
It can be said that the remaining scenes and clues around can be called a "war", rather than a battle or ambush.
In order to find out what happened, those druids and rangers who joined the Harper Alliance began to request help from other surrounding strongholds through various channels, hoping that some people who were proficient in the prophecy system would come. Magic arcane casters help.
As old enemies, not long after the Harpers obtained first-hand information, the Zhentarim spies quickly learned the specific situation by intercepting the information.
About a few hours later, this information was placed on Mansong’s desk.
This powerful legendary mage glanced at it twice, then raised his head and asked his most trusted disciple: "Xi Manmeng, what do you think of this matter?"
"Me? Sorry, teacher, Due to the lack of information, I have not yet been able to deduce what happened. However, one thing is certain, this chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, has the ability to cause a massacre. Very strong, much stronger than we expected.”
Xi Manmeng gave his opinion without thinking.
Thousands of trolls...
Hundreds of hobgoblins and bugbears...
Dozens of vampires who were burned alive by positive energy and turned into dust...
There are also countless controlled forest beasts...
In addition, four or five high-level mages have joined forces. ...
To be honest, Xi Manmeng himself could not even say that he could escape successfully after being ambushed like this, let alone kill all the enemies in turn.
“It seems that we need to send a few spies to conduct on-site investigation.”
Manson was obviously very interested in this matter.
Since he has been competing with Fuzor Chambery, the elector of Bane, the god of tyranny, for control of the Zhentarim for many years, he still has a certain understanding of the power of the "elected" group.
For example, Fuzoul Chamberry has a body that never ages. His divine power will give him strong physical and magical resistance. His shadow is controlled by him like a shadow and can be summoned at any time. The Dead-Eye Tyrant comes to help him attack the enemy, and he can use [Command Technique] at will without restriction, and he is always blessed with magical effects such as [Psychic Barrier], [Endure Elemental Damage], [Protection from Negative Energy], etc.
In addition, there are a large number of spell-like abilities, as well as the special powers of "Divine Hands" and "Bombard the Infidel".
It can be said that it is precisely because of the powerful power given to the elect by God that Fuzoul Chamberry is qualified to compete with Manson.
Otherwise, how could a mere priest with a magical casting level of less than LV20 be a match for a veteran legendary mage.
“Don’t worry about this, I have already arranged for people to go there. However, because the Harpers are active in the area now, our people may need to lurk for a while.”
Ximanmeng kept the Zhentarim's dark intelligence network in order as always.
This is also why he has been able to maintain his current position. No matter how fierce the internal factional struggle is, he can still deal with it calmly.
Hearing this, Mansong immediately nodded with satisfaction: "Well done. It doesn't matter if the information is slower, but it must be accurate and detailed. By the way, about dealing with those restless Cyrics How is the church membership plan going now? ”
Ximanmeng quickly replied: "I have almost made the list. The next step is to arrange a random task, and then our allies will take action to clean them out once and for all. However, as Cyric's belief in Santi Erbao is growing rapidly. This method may only temporarily alleviate the tense confrontation. Conflicts will still break out in a few years. "It doesn't matter! Let's wait and see what happens."
Manson waved his hand indifferently.
He believed that his friend and rival Fuzoul Chambery could handle the issue of faith.
What's more, the foundation of belief of Bane, the god of tyranny, in Zhentil Castle is far beyond what a new god like Cyric can match.
...
After a full night's rest, Zuo Si opened his eyes early the next morning, took out the spell book from the satchel he carried with him, and began to memorize and prepare today's spells.
After eating a simple breakfast, he immediately used [Summon Mount].
In the blink of an eye, three relatively strong horses appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.
The dragonborn knight Davian chose the strongest one as his mount, while the archer Huntington chose the second strongest one.
The last horse was shared by the lighter Zuo Si and Isadora.
As for the little devil, just follow the horse and fly slowly.
Since he went out on missions more than once when he was in the floating city tower and was forced to participate in some dangerous trials, Zuo Si's riding skills were pretty good.
At least it can prevent the horse from falling when it sprints at full speed.
In contrast, the girl who has almost never traveled far since she was a child has no riding skills at all.
In addition, she was wearing a beautiful silk skirt, so there was no way to spread her legs.
He could only sit sideways on the saddle in front, and hugged Zuo Si who was behind him and was responsible for controlling the horse.
However, Isadora liked this kind of close contact very much. She had a slightly happy smile on her face throughout the whole process, and she even hoped that this journey would stay like this and never end.
After walking along the road for about six or seven hours, a huge ruin consisting of dilapidated high walls covered with weeds, various ruins and abandoned towers appeared in the distance. on the horizon.
There is no doubt that this is the famous "Dragon Spear Castle" on the west coast of Ferenc.
Its founder was Delos Dragonspear, a famous adventurer in the Northland more than 130 years ago (DR1225), a half-dwarf with a big beard (it is said to be half human).
At first, Delos Dragonlance was just to help a friend he met during the adventure, Haletasela, a powerful copper dragon, to fight against the endless people in the wasteland who wanted to steal. Treasure Orcs, Goblin Bandits.
However, with the establishment of the castle, many dwarves and humans came to settle near the castle, establishing a town with a population of thousands.
After all, in Faerûn, a strong castle means that it can resist monsters and beasts from the wilderness, and can provide shelter to civilians who have little ability to resist.
What's more, Delos Dragonlance will ride his friend the copper dragon Haletasera, and will patrol around the castle regularly to eliminate all enemies that may pose a threat to the settlement.
So for a long time, Dragonspear Castle was very safe.
In addition, due to its geographical location right between Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate, it was the only place where caravans could stop and rest along the way, so it didn't take long for it to become very prosperous.
But soon, the treasures of the copper dragon and the treasures obtained by Delos Dragonlance during the adventure attracted the prying eyes of countless evil mages.
One of the Calishite wizards named Isatarus Kasalia successfully created a powerful magic that could put dragons into sleep, and then in Dragonspear Castle A portal was secretly set up deep underground.
By creating the illusion that the copper dragon was sleeping, the cunning mage successfully lured Delos Dragonspear to the portal, and then killed him mercilessly.
By sacrificing the souls of powerful mortals, a permanent portal to the first level of Baator's Hell called Avernus was opened.
Some demons soon discovered the portal and launched a raid on Dragonspear Castle.
Dragonspear Castle also immediately organized manpower to counterattack and tried to drive the devil back to the other side of the portal.
The underground battle between the two sides caused the defense forces outside the castle to be exhausted.
Isatarus Kasalia took the opportunity to join forces with three other evil dragons to launch an attack on the copper dragon's lair.
As expected, the besieged copper dragon Haletasera was killed.
The mage took advantage of the dragons fighting each other to take away the most precious and valuable things in the treasure.
When one of the most powerful black dragons finished the battle and returned to the dragon's nest, he found that there were only a few gold coins left in the pile of treasures, and he immediately fell into uncontrollable rage.
He felt that he had been tricked, so he quickly found the mage and attacked him without hesitation, using his acid breath to corrode the defenseless guy until he didn't even leave a body.
In the end, under the joint attacks of the evil dragon, the demons emerging from the underground portal, and various monsters from the wasteland, Dragonlance Castle was completely reduced to ruins.
Those who originally chose to settle here basically died and fled, leaving only the abandoned castle that still looks majestic now.
Dragonspear Castle was even once occupied by a certain hobgoblin chieftain as a base for plundering passing caravans.
It wasn't until Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate, two trading city-states, couldn't bear this kind of behavior that they jointly sent troops to completely annihilate it.
But unfortunately, the hell portal located underground cannot be closed easily.
Therefore, the coalition forces could only hand it over to the Church of the God of War who voluntarily took over.
The current Dragonlance Castle is actually controlled by the priests of Tempus, the God of War, and a large number of adventurers who want to become famous and rich.
Since the former provides corresponding medical services, and also allows and encourages the latter to kill nearby unwelcome residents of the underground world and plunder loot from them, the number of adventurers and mercenaries has always been low. few.
In addition, the underground part is connected to the Underdark and Baator Hell, and various specialties and captured monsters and slaves can often be sold for very high prices.
Many people who are confident in their own strength want to try their luck.
Of course, a large part of them never came out after entering the intricate underground maze.
"We finally arrived at Dragonspear Castle. I hope there are better carriages for sale here, not those big carts that pull goods, otherwise I would rather continue riding." Zuo Si looked at the ruins in the distance and complained softly.
"Is the carriage bad?" Isadora blinked curiously.
"That's right! Especially on dirt roads like this in the wild, which are full of rocks and potholes. The intensity of the truck's up and down bumps can even shake your brain, making you unable to help but vomit all the stuff in your stomach. Everything was spit out," Zuo Si described it in slightly exaggerated terms.
On the way back to Amn with Bernard and the caravan, he had already seen the technical level of several mainstream carriages in Faerûn.
Except for the carriages that are specially designed for rich people to ride on with their own levitation magic, the rest of them will definitely not be too comfortable to sit on.
The carriage responsible for pulling the goods was bumping violently along the way, and the shock absorption design was almost non-existent.
Even people who are not "carsick" in the first place will inevitably feel uncomfortable after sitting in this kind of carriage for a long time.
However, it is definitely impossible to buy a magic carriage in a place like Dragonspear Castle.
Zuo Si could only settle for the next best thing, see if he could buy a decent ordinary carriage, and then make some modifications by himself.
If it doesn't work, you can only make one from scratch.
"Master, I think you'd better not have too high expectations." Davian couldn't help but pour cold water on him.
He didn’t think there would be any decent carriages in a place like Dragonspear Castle where adventurers gathered.
Just the opposite!
Judging from the general economic ability of adventurers in Faerûn, there are absolutely only a handful of people who can afford a fully enclosed carriage as a means of transportation. It would be good to have more than ten or twenty trucks responsible for transporting supplies.
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Anyway, it's just a chance. Let's take a close look at this fortress that connects the Underdark and Baator Hell, and see if there is anything worth buying. something.”
In this way, a group of four people plus a little devil who remained invisible, after accepting routine questioning and inspection by the guards at the door, were successfully allowed to enter the interior of the towering wall.
Contrary to the dilapidated and deserted appearance from the outside, Dragonspear Castle is actually quite lively, with many people actually living there.
You can even see the Temple of the God of War standing next to the main building of the castle, as well as several hotels and taverns that serve passing caravans and adventurers who venture underground.
In addition, there is no shortage of blacksmith shops, grocery stores, and small shops specializing in selling magic items.
Some adventurers simply set up stalls on the roadside to sell their newly acquired trophies to passing business travelers.
Among them are dead objects such as weapons, armor, gems, ores, books, and scrolls, as well as low-level devils, tieflings, gray dwarves, dark elves, and other unlucky ones who were captured in battle.
Since Tempus, the god of war, is a god of the neutral chaos alignment, his priests are not averse to treating defeated captives as slaves.
While Zuo Si was looking for valuable things in these stalls with great interest, a loud sound suddenly came from inside the castle.
Following that, he saw six or seven fully armed adventurers slowly walking out, dragging a huge, snail-like creature.
This huge creature was obviously dead, and its entire head had been chopped to pieces with a sharp weapon.
I don't know if it was blood or body fluids, but it left a very obvious drag mark on the ground, which quickly solidified into a translucent crystal like glass.
Of course, what really attracted Zuo Si was not the corpse of the killed monster, but the equally huge and beautiful shell behind it that shone with colorful luster.
In this shell, he felt quite amazing anti-magic properties.
"Oh my god! They successfully hunted a flail snail? And the shell was almost undamaged?"
An adventurer who was setting up a stall couldn't help but exclaimed.
Another person next to him said in a tone of envy and hatred: "What a bad luck! I remember that a complete flail snail shell can be sold for at least five thousand gold coins, right?"
"Of course! Then! It’s still a small flail snail shell! If you think it’s so big, I don’t think it’s a problem to sell it for 10,000 gold coins.”
“Damn it! How come this kind of thing didn’t happen to me?”
"Shut up! With those two attacks, if you dare to attack the flail snail, you will probably be killed on the spot."
"Yes! The flail snail is not an easy target to hunt. Only those elite teams can Can handle them.”
...
For a while, everyone around was talking about it.
After all, a situation like this, where you get rich overnight after returning from an adventure, can bring about strong mental and sensory stimulation.
(End of this chapter)