Chapter 419: The Chaotic World (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
De Anisburg, a small stone castle located directly south of Jianhu Lake.
Its geographical location is very advantageous. Not only does a small river that is not marked on the map run through the north and south, but it is also just stuck near the road between the important cities of Amn, Cremur and Kzura.
Normally speaking, a territory like this with both water conservancy irrigation and convenient transportation should be prosperous.
But the problem is that when the castle was first built, Amn had not yet formed a unified country, and conflicts and even wars often broke out between the lords.
Therefore, in order to maximize the ease of defense and difficulty of attack, the leaders of the first generation De Anis family built it at the southern end of the easternmost turning point of the Yunwu Mountains.
This is not only the birthplace of the rivers that run through the Lake and Askatra, but it is also a paradise for countless monsters and beasts.
The complex and rugged mountains and dense forests hide countless threats including trolls, ogres, orcs, goblins, snakemen, winter wolves, etc.
As the source of rivers, water flowing down from the melted snow on the top of the mountains often causes flooding.
Therefore, the successive owners of De Arnisburg had to invest most of their tax money into the endless repairs of dams and clearance of monsters.
Generally, an ordinary small castle can maintain thirty to fifty soldiers, which is enough to deal with most emergencies.
But De Arnisburg has to maintain a population of close to 150 people all year round, which directly fills up military expenses.
Otherwise, once it is besieged by monsters, it will be defeated quickly before reinforcements arrive.
Moreover, if there is a slight climate abnormality, the snow melts several times faster than usual, and the river embankments that were finally built will be washed away by the floods roaring down from the top of the mountain.
In the face of this kind of natural disaster, there is no good way at all. We can only tirelessly rebuild it over and over again.
After all, after repairs, floods may occur only once every few years or even more than ten years, and relatively small ones will basically be stopped by the dams.
But if it is not repaired, this thing will happen every spring and summer, directly submerging farmers' fields into a muddy swamp, making it impossible to cultivate.
It is precisely thanks to De Arnisburg blocking here that the monsters are unable to rush into other castles, manors and villages in the hinterland of Amn to burn, kill and loot.
However, Amn nobles and wealthy businessmen who are accustomed to selfishness will not feel grateful and want to repay them.
Just the opposite!
Without exception, they all secretly laughed at the stupidity of the De Arnis family and their persistence in not knowing how to adapt.
At this moment, Sir De Arnis was sitting alone in the study, looking at the financial report that had just been sent by the castle manager, with a sad look on his face.
This powerful warrior who can wield the ancestral [Flail of Time] and easily crush the troll's head is now so weak and powerless in the face of economic difficulties.
Of course, this does not mean that De Arnisburg is really too poor to pay a penny.
In the family's secret vault, there are also stored gems, weapons, armor and various magic items accumulated over hundreds of years.
As long as you take it out and sell it, it won't be a problem to collect tens of thousands of gold coins.
But as a traditional land aristocrat, Sir De Arnis does not want to sell these precious "ancestral properties".
After all, magic items are easy to sell but difficult to buy back.
Many high-end goods cannot be bought with money.
And so far, he has not told the bad news to his only daughter Nalia, his adopted son Isiah, and his sister Deshia Ken who is widowed at home after her husband died. kindness.
Especially the last one, all he thinks about every day is how to participate in various social activities among nobles, and the expenses are simply not ordinary.
Even attending the most ordinary banquet or dance will cost at least fifty to one hundred gold coins.
Half of it is to buy clothes and outfits, and the other half is to buy a decent enough gift for the organizer.
Otherwise, if you attend empty-handed or the gift you give is not valuable enough, you will definitely be laughed at by other guests.
This is undoubtedly worsening the already dire financial situation.
What’s even more frightening is that so far, so many loan requests have been sent to the surrounding neighbors, but not even one has responded.
Whenever he thinks of these, Sir De Arnis, who has just reached middle age, looks extra tired and old, and finally sighs helplessly.
"Alas - I am really incompetent."
Just when he was about to take a look at the treasury to see if there were any unimportant things that could be sold off, there was a rush A knock on the door suddenly came from outside.
The voice of the castle manager came through the crack in the door.
"My lord, good news. Our neighbor to the northwest, Ibi Palen, the steward of Lake Castle, has brought a response from Sir Thos. They are willing to lend us 20,000 gold coins, but there is a small request."
In an instant!
Sir De Arnis suddenly stood up from his chair, opened the door without saying a word and asked in a hurry: "What is the request?"
"According to Ibi Palen. , due to the current poor finances of the castle, and to prevent this loan from turning into a bad debt, Sir Soth requested that before all the debts are repaid, if one day you die unexpectedly and fail to leave a will, he will automatically become Nalia. The lady’s legal guardian,” the castle steward replied cautiously.
Because letting other nobles become guardians of their children often involves taking considerable risks.
Especially when parents and elders have died, leaving only a minor child.
Then the designated guardian will have unimaginably huge rights.
Not only can he manage and control his family property at will, but he can also obtain astonishing returns by manipulating the child's marriage.
Similar to the situation of the De Arnis family, which has only one daughter and no male heir, a marriage might be swallowed up by the other party and disappear completely.
The castle manager didn’t think that his young lady’s innocent, kind-hearted and sympathetic character could win such a cruel and bloody battle.
"Yes! I agree!"
After pondering for a long time, Sir De Arnis finally gave a positive answer.
First of all, he didn't think he would die within a few years given his strength and health.
Naria will reach adulthood in five or six years at most, and by then this restriction will naturally no longer exist.
Secondly, in his opinion, it should be impossible for a legendary spellcaster like Zuo Si, who has huge assets and a great reputation, to pry into the family's meager property.
So this additional condition is just a means to reduce risks and ensure that the loan can be recovered 100%.
What's more, Sir De Arnis really needs a large amount of money now to ease his poor finances and prevent defaults on his previous debts.
Otherwise, once the credit goes bankrupt, the entire family will become a laughing stock among the nobles.
In this way, he immediately met with Ibi Palen to discuss the specific details, and soon signed a legally binding contract.
After the latter left in the carriage, Sir De Arnis immediately took the money and invested it in repairing the dam, killing or driving away the jackal robbers, and providing seeds and daily necessities to the robbed farmers. While working, he didn't even notice that all his actions were being seen by Isiah.
This young man is like an insidious and cunning snake, always looking for opportunities to retaliate against Sir De Arnis for his "betrayal" and "failure to save him."
For this reason, he even did not hesitate to approach and please Naria, hoping to make this innocent girl fall in love with him, and then seize the De Anis family's property through marriage.
When the thing is done, all you have to do is kill Sir De Arnis and imprison the girl. Then you can torture, abuse, and vent the anger and desire in your heart however you want.
It's a pity that although Naria is somewhat naive and kind-hearted, she is not stupid. She has seen through Isiah's evil nature from the beginning, and never gave the latter even the slightest chance to get close.
And she is also a very talented mage apprentice and has mastered the second-level arcana.
When I was a child, I often climbed up and down the castle, slid doors and picked locks, and developed my good thief skills.
This resulted in the coercion, inducement or violence that Isiah used to deal with civilian girls, which simply did not work with Naria.
Not to mention the terrifying rage that Sir De Arnis might burst into after learning that his beloved daughter had been raped, just the magic missiles, acid arrows, and scorching rays released by Naria can make He tasted life worse than death.
So after several attempts that all failed, Isiah completely gave up on starting with Naria, and instead focused on Sir De Anis himself, and his stupid, conceited On the older and vain younger sister.
By encouraging Deshia Kane to attend expensive social events among the nobles, he succeeded in worsening the financial situation of the Deanis family.
Immediately afterwards, he secretly contacted a man who successfully evaded capture and was responsible for the slave trade in his family. With the help of the man, he created an artificial flood...
Yes!
The flood that caused Sir De Arnis to suffer huge losses was not a "natural disaster", but a complete "man-made disaster".
At this moment, Isiah was hiding in an unknown cave in the mountain behind the castle, talking quietly to a middle-aged man with short brown hair and an obvious scar on his face.
"Garys, how do you think I should make use of this matter?"
Isiah was the first to ask with a vicious light in his eyes.
The latter stroked the thick beard on his chin and thought for a moment, and soon gave a meaningful suggestion: "My dear young master, the most important thing you have to do now is to figure out the contract first. Content.
After all, Lord Soth, the owner of Lake Castle, is a truly big shot.
Whether it is the six-person council that holds the highest power in Amn, it is also a very influential one. The Church of the Goddess of Wealth, or the Masked Mage Guild, the only officially designated legal arcane organization, and the equally powerful Shadow Thieves Guild, all have very close ties with it.
At the time, your father Fashington Rowe. Duke Noel just wants to get a ticket into Ascatella's upper class by pleasing him
If your behavior or actions accidentally annoy him, the consequences can be serious. "
"Damn! So this is bad news? "
Isiah's face suddenly became very ugly.
The man called Garris smiled and shook his head: "No, at least not completely.
If it is just an ordinary loan agreement, it will have little impact on your plan.
After all, as long as the De Arnis family pays off this debt before being annexed and occupied, then there will be no reason for the other party to get involved.
But if Lord Soth has his sights on something, you'd better find out the situation quickly and offer the thing with both hands.
Remember, my dear Master Isiah, never try to provoke those you cannot afford to offend, but do your best to please them. This is the secret of your father's success. "
"Understood, I know what to do. ”
After saying that, Isiah Ronoll clenched his fists subconsciously, with the light of ambition shining in his eyes, he quickly turned around and walked out of the cave, riding a horse on the road back to the castle.
As soon as his front feet left, he slowly revealed a pair of pale yellow eyes in the deeper darkness, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice: "Garys, didn't you promise me that the entire plan is foolproof? Why? There has been such a big change now?”
“Sorry, Master.
I don’t know why the chosen one of the goddess of magic and the goddess of poison and disease suddenly intervened.
But please rest assured, I will use this idiot Isiah to investigate the truth as soon as possible, and will definitely not delay your plan."
Gairis knelt on the ground and trembled. ensure.
From his slightly trembling body and the dense beads of sweat on his forehead and neck, it was not difficult to tell that he was really nervous and scared.
“We must act quickly! We must be secretive! The sudden action taken by the six-person Council of Amn some time ago caused us heavy losses. Therefore, this plan cannot be delayed any longer under any circumstances.”
The mysterious man in the darkness gave the order in a tone without any emotion.
“As you wish, my supreme master.”
Gairis knelt on the ground and bowed to the ground, and then quickly left the cave as if fleeing for his life, intending to kill his subordinates when he returned. All mobilized.
He was obviously more afraid of this new master than the Duke of Farsington Ronoll who had once been loyal to him.
But Gareth did have reasons to be afraid.
After he left for about two or three minutes, the owner of the light yellow eyes appeared from the darkness.
The iconic octopus head and tentacles, as well as the lavender moist skin, all prove that he is a mind flayer who feeds on the brains of intelligent creatures.
Obviously, this guy is a member of the "lurker" organization in Amn.
Ever since their plan to infiltrate and even control the entire Amn was exposed, they were mercilessly attacked by the six-member Council.
Not only were a large number of mind flayers ambushed by the Masked Mage Guild and the Shadow Thieves, causing heavy casualties, but their forces were also almost uprooted.
Several influential nobles were either purged or took the opportunity to escape from control.
Four large-scale chambers of commerce have basically become the property of others.
Except for the five adventure teams and mercenary groups that happened to be performing tasks outside, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a complete annihilation.
Until now, these octopus heads have not figured out how they were exposed.
After a while, another mind flayer with silver eyes appeared in the cave out of thin air through a teleportation spell, and reported directly through the mind connection: "As per your request, we have moved the headquarters from Ascart Ra moved to Baldur's Gate and has now made contact with Sarevok, the adopted son of the leader of the Iron Throne."
"What did he say?"
The man with bright yellow eyes before. The inner demon asked bluntly.
"Sarovok said that he can help us gain a foothold in Baldur's Gate, but in exchange, we must also help him seize control of Baldur's Gate."
The silver-eyed Mind Flayer quickly stated the outcome of the negotiations during their first meeting.
With the plans in Amn being exposed, the transfer of the entire organization to other nearby cities has obviously become a top priority.
As a neighbor to the north, Baldur's Gate is undoubtedly a very ideal goal.
It is a united city-state composed of merchants. It is not only decentralized and has sharp internal conflicts, but also does not have any decent organization of spellcasters, making it a very suitable target.
The lack of arcane magic protection means that there is basically no ability to resist when faced with the Mind Flayer's mind control and invasion, and it cannot even be discovered.
"Seize control of Baldur's Gate? What does he want to do?"
The yellow-eyed Mind Flayer waved his tentacles with obvious curiosity.
The Silver-Eyed Mind Flayer shook his head slightly: "It's not clear yet.
But judging from Sarevok's various actions, it seems that he is not completely loyal to his adoptive father. and the Iron Throne, but have their own plans
I don't think this is a bad thing
Because the more chaotic Baldur's Gate is, the better it is for our penetration and control.
It would be better to break out a war.
In this way, we can quietly obtain enough slaves and brains. "
"In that case, then agree to his conditions.
Transfer all the shapeshifters we currently control, and also hand over Tazok and his bandits to Sarevok.
As for Amn, I will personally handle the aftermath. "
After saying that, the yellow-eyed mind flayer glanced at De'Arnisburg in the distance through the hole, his tone full of strong hatred.
As a hidden member of the organization Leader, he will not swallow his anger after suffering such a huge loss.
On the contrary!
This guy is planning to launch a revenge action against Amn and let these lowly " Food" understands the heavy price to pay for pissing off a noble mind flayer.
Zuo Si, who triggered all this chain reaction, probably never imagined what a terrible disaster the information he sent to the six-person council would lead to.
In particular, the confluence of mind flayer lurkers, shapeshifters, Tazzok and his gang of bandits, and Sarevok, son of Baal, will make the situation in Baldur's Gate even more complicated than it originally was. Chaos, with a tendency to spread throughout the West Hartland region.
In addition, the monster tribes and magical creatures that have been controlled by the mind flayers in the Yunwu Mountains will also become a force capable of causing devastating damage.
At this moment, Zuo Si himself was standing on the airship platform that Askatra had just built. Together with many nobles and wealthy businessmen with keen sense of smell, they watched this behemoth slowly rise into the sky, and then headed straight towards the interior of Amn. Driving to several large towns.
The route of this voyage is to start from the Capital of Gold Coins, go all the way west through Cremur, K'Zura, and Espta, and then turn around and head north to connect those located in the vast plains of West Heartland. towns on.
Finally, they traversed a large area of inaccessible primeval forests, mountains and swamps and arrived at Silvermoon City, the capital of the Northern Silvermoon Alliance.
It can be seen from the route that in addition to doing business on the road, it also shoulders an important mission, which is to test the defense and safety in the event of unexpected attacks.
After all, it is very common to be attacked by one or two evil dragons on this route.
As for the flying creatures such as pterosaurs and griffons, there are countless others.
Zuo Si wants to use an airship full of cargo to lure out all the potential threats, and then come to the door one by one to peel off their skin.
Through the naked and unabashed killing, all the guys hiding in the dark and snooping will understand the truth, that is, no matter who dares to attack the airship, he will face his unrelenting revenge.
No matter whether it is a recognized dragon king like Balagas "Flying Flame" or a group of monsters who think they are powerful, they are not immune.
And the flame dragon knight Davian is still on the airship as the final insurance, so there is basically no need to worry about any unexpected situations.
Compared with Zuo Si's calmness, it was the first time for the people of Askatra to witness this kind of ship 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 crowd watching the super giant aircraft seemed extremely excited and excited, and bursts of cheers would erupt from time to time.
Anyone with a bit of business vision and ability can see how this disruptive means of transportation will bring about earth-shaking changes. "What an incredible miracle! If the cost of this thing is slightly cheaper, I think it may even completely replace ships."
A male noble exclaimed with his eyes shining.
The other noble lady next to me, who didn’t know whether she was his wife or her lover, rolled her eyes angrily and lowered her voice to remind: “Don’t say stupid things.
Have you forgotten that you are now Is the sea controlled by our Lord Soth?
Since he has obtained a 100% monopoly in this field, how can he destroy it himself?
If I guess correctly, airships will only be used for inland trade and transportation for a long time in the future, and will not touch the huge cake of the ocean.
Unless...
One day someone breaks this monopoly, or the manufacturing cost of airships becomes lower than that of ships. "
"Damn! Why didn't I think of this? My dear, you are so smart. ”
The aristocratic man quickly took the right hand of his female companion wearing a black lace glove, put it on his lips and kissed her affectionately.
moment!
A faint blush appeared on the lady's face, and her eyes were full of spring light that could make the blood rush.
No hesitation!
The noble male directly took the former's hand and returned directly to the carriage parked far away. He closed the curtains and asked the servants to guard the door.
After a while, the whole car began to shake slightly, and there were bursts of weird sounds coming from inside.
Since everyone's attention was focused on the airship that was gradually disappearing above their heads, no one noticed the behavior of this doggy man and woman.
When the airship was completely out of sight, they finished their work and walked out of the carriage.
In order to cover up the strong hormonal smell on their bodies, the two sprayed a large amount of perfume on their bodies.
However, if you look closely, you will find that the silk stockings worn by the lady have been changed from black to flesh color.
A maid got into the carriage, put black stockings stained with unknown mucus into a bag, and cleaned the floor and seats.
You don't need to ask to know that all these products from the industrial age were brought by the planeswalker Zuo Si, and they are deeply affecting the daily lives of the residents of Askatra.
Especially for things like stockings and lace sexy costumes, whether it is the upper-class aristocrats or the special service places on the streets and lanes, which are almost as many as pubs, they all give unanimous praise without exception.
In this regard, the veterans of Faerûn have reached a consensus with their counterparts on Earth without any obstacles.
It even indirectly caused the birth rate of babies in Askatra, Luskan and Nelanthel Islands to skyrocket.
Although many of them are illegitimate children whose fathers don’t even know who they are...
"What an invention!
Your Excellency Soth, please allow me to express my most sincere gratitude to you on behalf of the Goddess of Wealth and the Church.
Because the emergence of airships as a means of transportation means that land Trade will become more prosperous than before.”
Salonda Olium, the electorate of Woking and the supreme leader of the church, bowed solemnly.
Although he had already known about the cooperation between his goddess and the young man in front of him.
But after witnessing the terrifying cargo capacity and the astonishing flying speed of the airship, I was still shocked and speechless for a long time.
Because in terms of efficiency alone, this thing has surpassed the existing wooden sailboats.
If it can be mass-produced, the influence of the goddess of wealth will definitely increase significantly.
Zuo Si smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, no, the airship is not my invention, I just improved it."
As a person who considers himself to be quite a bit A person with integrity will not put things invented by others on his own head, even if this person does not exist in the current world.
But Sarangda O'Reum said disapprovingly: "At least you brought it to Faerun, and countless people will benefit from it. If you don't mind, can you tell me how many large ships like this you have on hand now?" Airships?"
"I have prepared six large airships like the ones you just saw, and ten small airships that are only about one-third the size.
The former is mainly used. Run fixed routes.
The latter will be dispatched to specific cities according to demand conditions, and run some routes with relatively large trade demand.
According to my plan, all inland towns on the entire west coast. To connect them together, about thirty airships should be enough at this stage.
Each fixed route takes no more than ten days for a round trip, which can meet the trading needs of most towns.
If everything goes well, I will consider expanding eastward, signing agreements with Tumis, Cormyr, the Valley, and surrounding cities along the Sea of Fallen Stars, and opening new routes.
In short, this matter cannot be rushed, we must be steady and slow. ”
Zuo Si calmly stated his plans and arrangements.
Obviously, he is not in a hurry to completely replace the world’s backward transportation with airships.
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On the one hand, the production cost of this thing is really not low.
Even with a convenient tool like Glitter Oil, it still consumes a lot of resources, and complex enchantments must be performed after the main body is built.
Otherwise, the airship produced by relying solely on flash oil for replication would not be able to fly with a giant pod of the same size using such a small air bag.
In other words, Shuoyou's high-level magic stability is far less powerful than its performance in mechanical and organic transformation.
If the target being transformed originally possesses magical abilities, then Shimmering Oil can naturally keep them intact.
But if you don't have magical abilities and want to rely on shimmering oil to give them, then the consumption will become very staggering, even exceeding the original manufacturing cost.
Fortunately, Zuo Si has already begun to develop No. 7 Shimmering Oil, trying to greatly enhance its capabilities in the field of magic.
On the other hand, Zuo Si was not sure whether the emergence of such disruptive things as airships in Faerûn would irritate the sensitive nerves of some gods, so he planned to test the waters first.
“Are there already sixteen ships?
This is really exciting news!
If you want to open a route in that city, please be sure to let me know.
I will 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 business people, and it can also help you promote the airship so that more people can quickly accept it. ”
Salanda Olium quickly stepped into the role she played and began to fight for the interests of the goddess and the church.
Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "No problem.
If it is a group order from the church, I can give you a 10% discount.
This price is basically only about that much more expensive than shipping by sea. A little bit, it should be easily accepted by merchants
If the church's orders can occupy more than 50% of the warehouse, another discount can be given on this basis.
This way it’s no different than taking a boat.”
Hearing these words, Sarangda O'Ream immediately exclaimed excitedly: "Walkin! Is this true? It's as cheap as shipping!"
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And I have also opened many value-added services on the airship.
Rich people pay high prices to live on the upper floors and enjoy the best food, wine, scenery, bathrooms, casinos, and luxurious rooms. >
There are even receptions, dances and concerts every evening
As for ordinary passengers, they live on the lower floor.
Although the conditions may not be as comfortable as the upper level, it is not as cold, damp, and smelly as the lower level of the cabin.
The most important thing is that traveling by airship is much safer and faster than traveling by carriage on land.
In this regard, I hope that the church will be fully responsible for its operation.
I wonder what you think? ”
Zuo Si suggested very simply and directly.
You must know that the airships he brought to Faerun, without exception, have been "completed" by No. 5 Shimmer Oil, and they are out-and-out living intelligent machines.
So after confirming the route, you can complete all the work by yourself without the need for human operation.
The energy consumed by flying can be directly drawn from the magic network.
Since the oil is there, even if any part is broken, it can be repaired in just a few seconds.
Excluding the cost of construction, the operating cost of the airship is wirelessly close to zero.
So Zuo Si felt that he could directly outsource the service industry on the airship to the Goddess of Wealth Church.
It can save both labor costs and operating costs. You can just sit back and wait to collect the money.
“I’m extremely happy!”
Salanda Olium agreed immediately without even thinking about it.
What a joke!
No fool would agree to such a good deed.
With his decades of experience in the business field, he can see at a glance what amazing benefits operating the service industry on airships can bring.
What's more, the church can also take this opportunity to expand its influence and bind more businessmen to itself to form an interest alliance.
But how to distribute is a big problem.
Especially when Sarangda Olium plans to abdicate and make way for others, and the following five ambitious women with the title of "Shangjin" are preparing to compete for the highest leadership position.
The old man knew very well that the "Five Shrews" were personally recognized by the goddess, and planned to train them into independent talents to cope with the upcoming crazy expansion of the church.
There is no doubt that the first trial flight of the giant airship caused an unprecedented sensation throughout Askatra.
Many bold and adventurous merchants have chosen to bring their goods and follow the airship on their journey to Silvermoon City in the North.
You must know that Silver Moon City is located inland. In the past, traveling by land or river was not only time-consuming and laborious, but also faced many dangers.
Many people in Amn may never get a chance to see it in their lifetime.
But now, with the advent of airships, it only takes a few days to get there, and the fare is not expensive, much cheaper than riding a horse-drawn carriage all the way there.
So in addition to merchants, many adventurers, scholars and wealthy citizens with some wealth also joined this journey.
Wherever the airship passes, people on the ground will raise their heads and stop to watch.
The people on the airship looked down at the scenery on the ground with a certain sense of superiority, as well as those as small as ants, or the monster tribes in the forests and deep mountains.
Some guys who were so idle that they even spent money to buy a bag of potatoes from the back kitchen, stood on the ventilation deck outside and threw it down to kill the hordes of goblins, orcs, orcs and gnolls on the ground. The group then watched these monsters rage incompetently while running away in all directions.
Whenever someone successfully hits the target, he will immediately win praise and applause from everyone.
This kind of little game, which is very boring and immoral in the eyes of modern people, quickly became popular throughout the airship. Even the reserved ladies and ladies could not help but throw a few to enjoy themselves.
But soon, as the number of potatoes stored in the kitchen became less and less, this waste of food finally had to be stopped.
Only those rich people who are not short of money bought some arrows, spears and javelins from a weapons dealer, and they are still enjoying this kind of soaring in the sky and being able to hit the ground. The joy of those nasty monsters wreaking havoc.
When night fell and all the lights on the airship were lit, the passengers were completely excited and fell into a carnival.
Several bards immediately improvised on the spot and played some cheerful 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 Zhentil Castle, looking at the dense crowd of Cyric believers in the distance who surrounded the city from all directions, and asked without looking back: "How many people do you think there are here?"
"Hmm - probably between 8,000 and 8,500 people. Some of them were kidnapped, so I'm not sure whether they should Counted in. ”
Nimedona quickly gave an exact number.
As a divine creature, she can clearly see everyone moving around the city wall even in the dark night.
"Eight thousand people! There are no civilians, basically all have at least LV1 professional level, and they are all fanatic believers of the Dark Sun. Zhentil Fort is in big trouble this time." Zuo Siyong said briefly He joked with a gloating tone.
But Nimedona shrugged her shoulders indifferently: "Father, you think too highly of them.
Although this group of rabble has almost crazy beliefs, they are both There was no unified and coordinated organization and command, and they did not carry even a single siege weapon
On the contrary, the defenders are well-organized and have high morale, and they will definitely be able to give enemies who dare to attack a head-on blow.
The real war is never a competition of numbers, but a competition of strategy, tactics and discipline. ”
It can be seen from this speech that although Nimidona’s camp is absolutely neutral, she still retains the tendency of the Seraph God against law.
But fortunately This tendency is not obvious, and it will not cause a large-scale deviation in her alignment.
You must know that in this universe, alignment is never static, but will change with behavior and thoughts. Transformation into change.
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.
“Haha, maybe ordinary war is indeed what you said.
But the problem is that once God is involved, this situation is not necessarily the case.
You have to understand that the battle between gods is not only the divine power itself, but also the collision of thoughts, wills and philosophical concepts.
If a god is crazy and chaotic enough, other gods cannot predict it at all. To see what he will do next, then this guy has a high probability of winning
Dark Sun is such a god.
Watch, his performance is about to begin. ”
After saying that, Zuo Si’s eyes burst with light of expectation.
Just as he expected, Cyric did not expect this group of followers to attack Zhentil Castle head-on. Strong walls and gates
With crazy and evil religious rituals, he finally descended into an incarnation
moment!
The harsh and shrill laughter could be heard within a radius of more than ten kilometers.
"Hahahahahaha! Cheer! Be excited! I am the only true god in this world! Those false gods will be destroyed! Only mortals who believe in me can be saved!"
"Praise you! Great Dark Sun!"
"Kill all those believers of false gods! Purify the world with blood and death!"
"We will cut off the heads of thousands of hypocrites to forge a throne of bones for you!"
"In the name of the great Cyric! I order you to open the city gates immediately to welcome the arrival of the only true god, And fell at his feet ”
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Evil!
Chaos!
Bloodthirsty!
Crazy!
No words can describe the strange mental state of this new god who came to power in a turbulent year and is currently the most powerful god in the entire country.
As the planeswalker who is most sensitive to energy, Zuo Si can even clearly feel that the divine power in Cyric's body has been split into several strands, constantly intertwined and intertwined, instead of just one like other normal gods. kind.
Among these divine powers, the most restless one undoubtedly represents death.
It is struggling to escape Cyric's control.
In addition, the divine powers that symbolize disputes, tyranny, hatred, fear, etc. also seem to feel something, and they are also stirring violently.
Vilmes, who has always been arrogant and arrogant, was completely shocked by the scene that was happening. He kept swallowing his saliva and did not dare to make a sound.
The succubus Loli Atona also felt the madness that Cyric inadvertently exuded because of her divine relationship. Her whole body was trembling slightly uncontrollably, and her eyes were filled with fear.
In her impression, not even the demons in the bottomless abyss can compare with this powerful and evil god...
(End of this chapter)