Chapter 531: Death in your hands is my lifelong pursuit (10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
Shaping the silver fire into ray-like pure energy arrows is the special preference of almost all the voters of the Magic Goddess. The most basic use of abilities.
Because it has no threshold, it only requires a standard casting action to complete all preparations in an instant.
The basic range is as high as 120 meters, which is almost the same as ordinary long-range bombing spells such as fireballs, lightning, and magic missiles.
This means that before the enemy chants a spell to attack the chosen ones of the Magic Goddess, these guys will be the first to bear the burning of the silver rocket arrows.
What's even more terrible is that the power of the energy arrows formed by the silver fire continues to increase according to the increase in spellcasting level (each arcane spellcasting level is 1D6), half of the damage attribute is fire, and the other half is magical energy.
Therefore, a mage whose level is not high enough cannot carry out effective defense at all. At best, he can only resist and absorb part of the fire damage, and all magic energy damage must be absorbed.
With Elminster's mage level of LV29, even taking the middle value of the damage of the Silver Rocket Arrow, he can instantly severely damage a Berserk Demon or a Bewitched Demon, and it can be solved in two or three hits. Drop one.
If you are lucky and hit the highest damage, you can directly take away the Berserker that can easily slaughter a human army with one shot.
Even if the latter has certain magic and fire resistance at the same time, this is no exception.
Therefore, this is also the reason why many powerful people on the continent of Faerûn clearly have high levels of arcane spellcasting, but are still unwilling to become enemies of the chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic.
Even if you become an enemy, try your best to avoid a direct conflict.
It’s not that they don’t want to defeat these voters with such great reputations, but they really don’t have a good way to deal with Silver Fire’s cheating ability.
In many battles, the chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic only need to keep releasing the silver rocket arrows in this simplest way, and they can easily kill most of the enemies.
Looking at the silver rocket flying towards him, Kurremos was obviously well prepared and quickly completed the nine-ring magic [Mana Absorption].
In the blink of an eye, an energy shield appeared out of thin air, directly absorbing the silver fire and disappearing without a trace.
The next second...
An arc force field composed of energy hit Elminster's position with thunderous force.
Boom! ! ! ! ! ! !
With deafening sounds, vibrations, and flying dust and leaves, the entire ground was forcibly smashed into a terrifying gully three to four meters deep.
Fortunately, Elminster himself triggered the short-distance teleportation in time, otherwise even if he was not killed immediately, he would probably fall to the ground or even become disabled under the heavy injuries.
From the horrified expression on his face, it is not difficult to see how much of a threat "Tai Duozi" just counterattacked to him.
Especially [Mana Absorption], an unpopular protection magic that is not known and mastered by most mages, is one of the very few spells that can truly and completely absorb the damage of silver fire.
Not only that!
It can also absorb and utilize the energy of all spells that target itself, and then in turn complete its own spells instantly to counterattack. It is a top-level magic that truly integrates offense and defense.
To master this spell, you not only need a strong enough background, but you also must have extremely high arcane magic talent.
Usually, it can only be mastered after reaching astonishing attainments in both the prepared arcane professions (such as the mage) and the spontaneous arcane professions (such as the warlock).
In addition, the attack spell completed by the opponent with the help of [Mana Absorption] is very likely to be the equally rare nine-ring plastic magic [Force Field Whip], and it can still cause more damage after changing its form. Linear attack with great destructive power.
In just one round of brief confrontation, Elminster raised the mysterious enemy that suddenly appeared in front of him to the same level as Manson and Sazastan.
To be precise, it is at least one or two levels higher than Manson.
Because in the head-to-head confrontation, Manson never posed a real threat to him, and the only record of being killed was the result of the opponent after a series of conspiracies and sneak attacks.
There is no doubt that the vigilant and fearful eyes of the Great Sage of Shadow Valley greatly satisfied Kurremos' self-esteem. He grinned and said in a proud tone: "Ah! You are angry, There is a strong feeling of anger in my heart.
Someone once told me that when a person is angry and can't wait to use force, there are usually only two reasons.
The first one. One is that the core interests have been violated, and the other is that the mask of hypocrisy has been exposed, causing anger.
If you don’t mind, can you tell me what kind of anger you are feeling now?
Or is it part of both? "
"You have been deliberately irritating me from the beginning? Why do this? "
Elminster also slowly calmed down at this moment, and began to try to analyze who this mysterious guy in front of him was.
In his opinion, such a mysterious person The spell caster should never be an unknown person.
“I made my intention clear from the beginning, that is, to keep you here and delay it for a little while.
Of course, it would be better if you could play with me and kill the boring time for a while.
After all, many people have tried to kill you before, and some of them even succeeded.
But the result is that you were resurrected again and again by the goddess of magic soon after.
So killing you is a typically thankless task, and may even trigger hostility, hatred and siege from other voters.
I am not that stupid, and I will not take huge risks to offend the great goddess of magic.
The only thing I want is for you and the Harper Alliance you founded to disappear from the Northland forever, ushering in a new era, an era that does not belong to you. ”
As these words blurted out, Kurremos suddenly opened his arms and released the surging magical power in his body, starting with a series of instant super magic.
Both the speed and the power caused Elminster's pupils to suddenly dilate, and he had no time to counterattack or cast protective spells to resist.
He could only grit his teeth and release a protective light ball composed of silver fire. Absorb.
But after the silver fire is transformed into a specific fixed form, he cannot release energy arrows, and can no longer change the shape and characteristics of the silver fire within seventy minutes.
Obviously, what "Bringing a Dutiful Son" is using at this moment is the unique special ability [Arcane Synchrony] of the advanced profession [Arcane Follower].
Its function is to allow arcane followers to sacrifice the spell slots of an arcane spellcasting profession so that the spells released by another arcane spellcasting profession can immediately gain super-magic effects, without the need to prepare and memorize in advance. .
Give me an example.
If an arcane follower has the professional levels of both a mage and a warlock, then he can sacrifice a third-level spell slot of the warlock to give a certain first-level spell of the mage a powerful spell effect. .
The reverse is also true.
This also means that Kurremus, who has reached the legendary level of both wizard and warlock, can instantly cast any spell within the fifth ring as needed.
When necessary, you can even further use spell slots of tenth or higher levels to instantly cast sixth, seventh or even eighth-level magic without any preparation at all.
In a spell duel, you don’t have to think about it to know what a terrifying advantage you can get.
In addition, arcane followers also have the [Arcane Origin] ability. They can choose a known spell from the mage profession at even-numbered levels such as LV2 and LV4, and add it to the warlock's. in the spellcasting list.
In other words, it makes up for the disadvantage that the warlock originally mastered a relatively small number of spells.
In addition, this profession can obtain [Arcane Power] from LV1, which allows the level of the mage and warlock to be improved at the same time except LV1, LV4 and LV7, just like the [Mystic] profession improves the level of the mage and priest at the same time.
The three levels of LV1, LV4 and LV7 can only upgrade the lower level of the mage and warlock professions.
If [Mystic] is regarded as a dual practitioner of divine magic and arcane magic;
[Spiritual Arcanist] is regarded as a dual practitioner of spiritual power and arcane magic;
Then [ Arcane Follower] is a typical dual cultivation of a mage and a warlock, fully displaying the ever-changing characteristics of arcane power.
With the amazing spell slots obtained from the warlock side, coupled with the wide variety of magic mastered by the mage side, Arcane followers have almost no shortcomings in magic.
They can either release a large amount of super magic spells in a short period of time to drown their opponents, or they can use more spell slots to exhaust their opponents bit by bit, and finally launch a fatal blow.
Although Elminster has encountered various enemies for more than a thousand years, and even faced gods and god-like powers at some special moments.
But this is obviously the first time to fight an arcane follower who has both warlock and mage levels across the legendary level.
Due to insufficient information and no relevant experience at all, he fell into a passive position at the first opportunity and had no choice but to use the Silver Fire Shield ability.
It is known that Elminster's Silverfire Shield is a simplified and inferior version of the Silverfire Shield invented by Sammaster.
It can only provide protection within a certain range, but cannot enhance the power of the silver fire, let alone use the silver fire attack while the shield is in effect.
In this regard, Sammaster, who has conducted systematic research on the magic level of Silver Fire, is the real expert.
This madman can not only use silver fire to create an extremely effective fireball effect that ignores all saves and resistances, but the silver fire produced after the fireball explodes can also absorb the magic attached to the surface of all creatures and objects that touch it. .
In other words, this spell successfully combines large-scale killing and demon-breaking effects.
In addition, Sammaster also invented the idea of attaching silver fire to his hands to form an effect similar to the electric claw technique for fighting. He also used the silver fire to create traps to attract the enemy's attacks, and then used the silver fire to devour and shoot at himself. The spell will eventually inject the absorbed energy into the prepared spell, giving it additional strengthening.
So at this moment Elminster is obviously in a dilemma.
Because he was previously affected by [Energy Absorption], his current effective spellcasting level is only LV25, and his spell spell position is definitely not an opponent for Culremos.
Any spell that requires chanting may be countered by the opponent in an instant.
The final result of fighting is that in the constant counterattack, one's spell slots are exhausted bit by bit.
You can avoid counterattack and keep hiding in the silver fire shield like a coward. In this way, precious time will be wasted bit by bit, and you will completely fall into the delay trap prepared by the enemy in advance.
What's even more terrible is that there are two extremely dangerous guys beside Culremos who are eyeing him and may take action at any time.
What to do now?
Call other voters to help?
Elminster was caught in a dilemma.
The most important thing is that because he can't figure out the identity of his opponent, he dare not easily drag several other important allies into the water, in case the situation develops in a worse direction.
After a brief confrontation, the two sides once again fell into a confrontation.
Although Culremus has a high desire to fight, facing the shield created by the silver fire, the magic attack cannot take effect at all.
Unless he is willing to transform into a giant dragon and rush forward to fight hand to hand, he can only stare at him now.
But fortunately, holding back the great sage of Shadow Valley would be considered a success for the entire plan.
Therefore, the Purgatory Brass Dragon was not in a hurry, and still maintained a slightly mocking and arrogant expression, waiting patiently for its opponent to make a move.
Just when the atmosphere began to become more and more depressing and tense, a portal suddenly opened out of thin air.
When he saw the person coming from the other side of the portal clearly, Elminster broke through the defense instantly, stared at his eyes and shouted sternly: "Hared! All this is your conspiracy and Revenge?”
You don’t need to ask to know that the person who teleported over was none other than Harid III, who had served as his secretary.
But this man just glanced at the Great Sage of Shadow Valley with disdain and disdain, and then walked straight to Culremos and said in a tone without any emotion: "Over there Miraba It's completely over.
Twelve high-ranking Harpers were killed by Scar Klaus, and not a single one escaped by chance.
Our people have begun to pay off the remaining debts on the list in various towns, and I believe there will be results soon.
From now on, the activities of the Harper Alliance in the Northland will be completely ended.
Now, it's time to clean up the mess.
After all, the master does not want a mining town that produces various magical metals and gems to be destroyed. ”
"Well done! It seems that the famous Elminster and his follower the Harper are no big deal, and they are just under our control."
After saying this While walking, Culremos deliberately stared at the old man not far away with provocative eyes.
Since Harid III did not lower his volume, his words just now were heard clearly by everyone present.
The moment Elminster heard the news, his heart suddenly sank into the valley. His face, which was already full of wrinkles, suddenly looked more than ten years older. His hands were clenched tightly, and his whole body A mixture of anger and sadness emanated from above and below.
Because he understood that it was his wrong judgment that led to the death of these Harpers and the overall defeat in the North.
Hared III pursed his lips and responded with a sneer: "Isn't this a matter of course?
A hypocrite like the Harper, who is arrogant, conceited, can only move himself, and pretends to be noble, will be swept into history. The garbage dump is nothing to make a fuss about.
Looking at the disgusting attitude of most people in the North, we know that our victory is inevitable.
Okay, don't continue talking nonsense here. , you’d better deal with Klaus quickly.
He has been greatly weakened by the previous Harper leaders, and now is a good time to kill them all.”
"Are you sure you can handle the situation here?"
Kulremos touched his chin and asked in an uncertain tone.
He was a little worried that if he left, the angry Elminster would kill his ally to vent his anger.
After all, in the eyes of most people, traitors are much more hateful than enemies.
Especially the traitor who caused such huge casualties and the total defeat of the Harper Alliance in the North.
But Hared III shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "It doesn't matter.
It's best to kill me.
Because from the moment you kill me, I will completely become him The biggest inner demon for the rest of my life and the scar that will never heal.
This is why I do these things to constantly stimulate him.
The master once said that anger and impulse are like hidden demons. In everyone's heart
All I had to do was activate these two demons, and then watch with my own eyes the Great Sage of Shadow Valley go from being admired by everyone to being shouted at by everyone.
Dear Elminster, I know you must hate me so much now that you can't help but want to kill me personally to avenge those dead Harpers.
It doesn’t matter, you can do it.
I promise not to resist in any way, let alone let others protect me.
After all, dying in your hands is my lifelong pursuit. ”
As he spoke, Harid III opened his arms like a martyr, with an expression of distortion and hatred on his face.
The kind of fanaticism that was so twisted that words could not describe it even made "Brother of Dutiful Son" Kurremos feel his scalp numb.
When the distance between the two got closer and closer, and finally almost reached the point where they were face to face, Elminster suddenly burst out, raised his fist and smashed it with a loud bang. In the face of the former scribe, he slapped and roared: "Why?
Why do you do this?
Those harpists obviously have nothing to do with the grudge between us!
They are all innocent!
Some even risked their lives more than once to destroy the evil forces' conspiracy!
But now they are all dead!
Because of your ridiculous obsession and hatred of me! ”
Hareed III, who was beaten until his face was covered with blood, his nose was completely collapsed, one of his eyeballs burst on the spot, and several of his teeth were lost, not only did he not scream in pain, Instead, he laughs like a madman
"Hahahaha!
That's right!
That's right!
That's it!
Come on, vent your anger on me!
Work harder!
Have you not eaten?
It would be best to beat me to death to avenge those dead Harpers!
Let me see if you can still stick to your so-called principles when close people around you die one after another, and finally you are left alone. "
Hearing these words, Elminster's blood-stained and slightly trembling fists finally stopped. His breathing became extremely rapid in an instant, and he was only a hair away from the collapse of his sanity and falling into madness.
But in the end, he still didn't let himself cross the threshold and pushed Harid III to the ground.
When Harid III saw this scene, he immediately showed a disappointed expression, struggled to get up from the ground and spat hard with blood.
“Bah! You are such a loser!
I am so disappointed!
After losing so much, what can you do to me, a murderer? Revenge is only a trivial beating
All right!
Since you still refuse to take off your hypocritical mask, how about let us play something more exciting?
For example, let Storm Silverhand be released into the torture chamber, ask her to taste the most vicious torture instrument in the world, and then extract her soul and torture her repeatedly until her spirit completely collapses. "You dare!" ! "
Elminster's anger that he had finally suppressed was ignited once, and he rushed forward and grabbed Hared III's collar, which was stained red with blood.
Just when the latter wanted to say something to continue stimulating the other party, a slightly lazy voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
“That’s enough. Let’s end today’s fight here. There is no need to continue spreading endlessly.
What’s more, this is between me and Elminster. It’s a small conflict, there is no need to involve other voters.
You know I am also one of the voters of the Magic Goddess.”
Following the direction of the sound, everyone saw something. Zuo Si appeared under a pine tree.
I saw that he did not chant any spells, and just snapped his fingers to release the Storm Silver Hands who had just been exiled by the confinement technique.
Because the latter was ambushed and imprisoned from the beginning, he had no idea what happened. After being released, he blinked in confusion.
However, Elminster did not have time to explain to Storm Silverhand at the moment. He directly raised his head and stared at Zuo Si and asked: "So you planned all of this? From Klaus and the Harp When the first conflict started, we fell into the trap you carefully weaved?”
“No, no, no, I’m very busy and don’t have that much time to spend with you and the Harper you founded. Alliance play.
This operation was completely planned and led by Harid III.
It was he who connected forces including the Dragon Cult, Zhentarim and other forces.
I only provided a minimal amount of help at best.
No way, why did you offend so many people before?
After losing the support of the people in the North, the poor Harper alone can't make anything happen. ”
Zuo Si threw out a cruel fact very simply.
In fact, due to the establishment of the Trade Alliance and the changes in the thoughts, values, and ideologies of the Northland people on a large scale, the Harpers' concept of balance has lost its market, and its decline and demise are almost inevitable.
Even if you ignore it, the power of the Harper Alliance will shrink sharply in a few years, and eventually become a fringe force that cannot have an impact on the overall situation, or it will continue to fight against the expansion of civilization. perish.
This is a historical trend, and it is also an undisguised conspiracy.
For Zuo Si, whether it is Elminster or the Harper Alliance, they have already lost the qualification to be his enemy.
The opponent may cause some minor trouble within a certain range, but it is still far from becoming a real threat.
Especially when the third-generation magic goddess Midnight has clearly taken her side.
"Then why do you suddenly stand up to stop him now? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to you to watch him escalate the situation?" Elminster frowned and continued to ask.
Zuo Si smiled and replied: "This involves the issue of identity.
You should know that I have many identities, including the elector of the gods, the monarch of the West Coast Empire, the planeswalker, The lords of the ninth level of Baator Hell, etc.
Each identity has a corresponding position
Among them, there is only one person closely related to the Northland, and that is the emperor of the empire.
This is a very typical political identity, so the gains and losses of interests must also be measured from a political perspective.
Do you know what is most important in politics? "
"What is it? "
Elminster asked very cooperatively.
After all, although he lived for more than a thousand years, he lived most of the time in the era of loose political alliances with numerous city-states and noble territories, and did not have much concept of a huge and complex country.
I don’t even understand the complex operating rules behind it, as well as the tendencies that various forces may show in internal and external struggles.
Zuo Si meaningfully explained: “It is about learning to compromise and stop when enough is enough.
Especially when it comes to war, we must clearly understand that war is only a continuation of politics and a way to realize politics. A tool for goals.
It is always a last resort.
It is best never to go to war when there are other ways to achieve the political goal.
Just like this battle with the Harper Alliance in the North, I have achieved the result of crushing your power and driving it out.
Therefore, there is no need to continue to expand. It will not be of any benefit to the empire and will only continue to increase costs and expenses.
So out of rational judgment, I think it’s time to draw a break.
If the Harper Alliance had sense, they would never set foot in the Northland again.
Because the soil for your survival has disappeared, and continuing will only increase casualties.
In fact, I didn’t expect that we could complete the cleanup of your forces in the North so quickly.
After all, the Harper Alliance is so deeply rooted here that it even has many traditional allies and broad popular support.
What’s interesting is that I suddenly discovered that you don’t seem to understand politics at all, let alone people’s hearts and what are the main contradictions and what are the secondary contradictions.
If it were me and you, I wouldn’t easily fall into the contradiction between civilization and wilderness and end up not being human inside or out.
But to grasp the biggest difference between the empire and the towns in the north, that is independence and unity.
As far as I know, although many northern noble lords join the trade alliance and enjoy the convenience, they are very resistant to being annexed by the empire one day and losing their superior status and various privileges.
If you can raise the banner of pursuing freedom and independence, you can definitely unite a group of local lords.
It is a pity that the Harper Alliance failed to see this, and their vision still stayed in the so-called ideological trap of maintaining balance in the past.
You have no idea that times have changed and are very, very different from the past. ”
There is no doubt that Zuo Si's analysis and remarks from a completely rational perspective were like a heavy hammer hitting Elminster's chest, making him look extremely decadent and depressed.
After a full minute, the old man took a deep breath and tested: "Then next, are you going to start annexing various towns in the North and integrate them into part of the West Coast Empire? "
Zuo Si shook his head slightly: "No, there is no rush.
Because it is not easy to get the towns in the North that are accustomed to acting independently to accept a unified central government. >
I will first use the tool of trade alliance to continuously strengthen common economic interests, and then use the monsters and enemies in the wilderness as targets to persuade everyone to agree to form a coalition and sign a mutual defense agreement, and first complete military integration. .
Following this, I will support unification-oriented leaders to occupy important positions in towns and form influential factions.
When their power becomes unmatched, the complete territory of the West Coast Empire spanning Faerûn from south to north will be truly realized.
After saying so much information that makes you feel desperate, let me finally tell you some good news.
After completing the annexation of the Northland, my west coast empire will not expand even a little bit to the east.
Because His Majesty Io, the God of Toril, does not like the world to be too single, but wants it to maintain competition and constant evolution.
You and your Harpers can still develop in the lands to the east, or even form an anti-Imperial alliance.
After all, competition will lead to progress and development.
I look forward to you also showing the possibility of another civilization. "
After saying these words, Zuo Si stopped paying attention to anyone and directly activated the teleportation magic to disappear.
Storm Silverhand finally came to his senses at this time and used He asked in a very serious tone: "We lost? ”
"Yes, we lost, and we lost very completely. Let's go back to Shadow Valley first. We can discuss any issues or problems after we get back."
Elminster sighed helplessly, Taking Storm Silverhand with him, he turned around and disappeared into the dense woods.
As soon as the two of them opened their front legs, Culremus exchanged glances with Agatha and Varis, and then began to massacre the Dragon Cult.
Silver Dragon Lich also joined in without hesitation.
She will never forget that it was this group of evil lunatics who deprived her of the peace of death, and now she can only exist in the form of a cursed undead.
Suddenly, the screams and wails of the Dragon Cult members echoed everywhere in the sky above this land located on the edge of the Supreme Forest.
To the end of their lives, they still didn’t understand why the other party suddenly turned against them even though they had been working well together before.
After completing the mission of killing and silencing, Culremus teleported directly to Miraba, who had just been attacked by Klaus.
Looking at the scene of ruins in the residential area and the chaotic scene where a large number of people were organized to put out the fire and rescue people, he immediately couldn't help but ask Xi Manmeng who was hiding in the dark corner: "Scar!" What?"
"He was just defeated by Lord Soth, and he has probably fled back to his lair to recover from his injuries."
Ximanmeng gave the answer straightforwardly.
“The master has been here?!”
Kulremos raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Xi Manmeng sneered and asked: "Is this strange?
Don't forget, he is the emperor of the West Coast Empire and the supreme leader of the Trade Alliance.
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Standing up to defeat a powerful dragon to defend your allies, you can immediately gain huge prestige and influence by doing it once.
If you don’t believe it, you can ask the civilians to see if they still have any objections to being incorporated into the empire. "
Kulremos nodded thoughtfully: "That's it, I think I understand what you mean.
While we were using Klaus against the Harper Alliance, the Master had seen an opportunity to exert political influence from a higher vantage point.
So he showed up in person and put on a political show, completely winning the gratitude and trust of the people of Miraba.
And this prestige will continue to spread over time.
What a good plan.
We will continue to learn more from the master in the future. ”
“You really need to study more. After all, he was the perfect tyrant appointed by the great Ben. Do you need my help with your next move? ”
Xi Manmeng stuck out his tongue and licked the remaining blood stains on his lips, with a scarlet light flashing in his eyes.
He has successfully hunted and transformed two high-level Harpers. The next step is to wait for these people to be resurrected as vampire spawns to obtain information from each other, and then launch a covert clearing operation throughout the North.
"No need. If Scar was in a complete state, I might have to be a little more cautious, but in his current state, I can easily kill him or capture him or imprison him."
Culremus raised his chin confidently.
Through the brief battle with Elminster, this guy already roughly knew where his current spellcasting level was, so he didn't take the injured Klaus seriously at all.
"In this case, I wish you a happy hunting. Remember to be careful, Scar has an amazing number of servants."
After saying that, Ximanmeng winked at the men on the side, and then the Zhentarim quickly left Miraba.
Culremos stayed for a short moment, then left the city and transformed into a dragon form, flying towards Klaus's lair in the northern mountains.
About an hour or two later, roars and growls that made the beasts and monsters feel extremely frightened came from the deepest cave.
No one knows what is going on inside, and no one dares to get closer to observe, not even the monster servants who specialize in serving Scar.
The only thing I know is that when these movements stop, Klaus is no longer the master of this cave or even the surrounding mountains.
A giant dragon with a mysterious identity defeated Scar with undisputed power and became the new king of this land.
All monster groups in the nearby area either surrendered to it and paid tribute, or were mercilessly destroyed.
It didn’t take long to integrate more than half of the power of the mountains on the Spine of the World.
Even those proud frost giants and white dragons had to lower their heads.
Because a total of ten white dragons who had maintained their strength and refused to surrender, as well as the corpses of more than fourteen frost giant tribes, were hung neatly at the door of the cave that originally belonged to Klaus to display these. The "King of the North" is ferocious, cruel and ruthless.
If it were in the past, Culremos's actions would definitely cause an uproar, and the Harpers would send information to the rulers of various towns to keep them on guard.
But now with the complete collapse of the Harpers' power in the North, towns and villages are busy completely defeating the druids, rangers and elves in the forest, and deeply developing this wild land. No one cares about what happens in the mountains at the Spine of the World.
Even Miraba, the nearest city, began vigorous expansion and reconstruction after receiving aid and low-interest loans from the Trade Alliance.
For the people of the North who are fed up with poverty and backwardness, there is nothing more important now than making money.
As long as they have money, they can even taste spices from the south, eat colorful and delicious fresh fruits and vegetables in the ice and snow, and sit in front of a warm fireplace to tell their children the scary horror stories of the past. .
But compared with the towns and villages bathed in the light of civilization, the residents of the Northland living in the forests and wild world are much miserable.
Especially the Druid sect, which has been hit hard and targeted, is now either forced to convert to Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, who is undergoing transformation, or it can be broken into pieces through gritted teeth. A group of three or two people struggled to survive in the dangerous jungle.
Some have integrated with the local elven villages, and even formed small resistance armies, trying to scare the urban residents who came to log, open up, and mine through attacks. Walk.
But these attacks soon led to even more violent reprisals.
A large number of adventurers and mercenaries were organized, and the locations of these villages were easily found through magic tracking and positioning.
As for what will happen next, naturally there is no need to say more.
Perhaps the government of a city-state like Neverwinter, which tends to be kind, will also provide some money for the captured elves and half-elves to set up villages in a piece of land, allowing them to continue to live and reproduce within their own jurisdiction. live.
But if it were replaced by those towns that were only interested in profit, what would be staged would be robbery, rape, and massacre.
Only women and underage girls who have little ability to resist will be allowed to survive.
The fate waiting for them is to be secretly sold, or become the wife or lover of a rich man, or appear in a red light district specializing in special service industries.
In this war for the right to survival and development, elves, druids and rangers are undoubtedly the ones who have been sacrificed.
To be precise, any development must make trade-offs, sacrificing the interests and even lives of a small number of people in order to meet the needs of the majority of people in society.
This kind of trade-off is undoubtedly just a few tiny grains of dust for the entire era, but it is undoubtedly a disaster for the sacrificed group.
Only those elven villages that were smarter and maintained good relations with the surrounding humans took the initiative to leave the forest and chose to embrace modernity and civilization.
Without exception, they were all supported by the Trade Alliance and used this as a benchmark for public opinion propaganda, leading to a better life than before.
So in the eyes of most outsiders, the ongoing large-scale development, large-scale production and large-scale construction in the North are this kind of civilizational leap that can benefit everyone.
As everyone knows, countless corpses, as well as the tears and hatred of the victims, have been buried in those unknown corners.
On the contrary, the murderers who caused all these tragedies have transformed into brave pioneers praised by everyone, or gentlemen who control a large amount of wealth and land.
If someone uses Detect Evil at the various banquets currently being held in the North, they will immediately find that more than half of the new rich are flashing with magical auras ranging from red to black, and black to purple. .
The cruel facts once again prove that the primitive accumulation of capital is always full of sin.
A good person and a conscientious person can never become a qualified or even excellent businessman.
Of course, Zuo Si knew everything that was happening in the North, but he had no intention of stopping it.
After all, this is the result he wants to see.
Furthermore, the bloody method of wealth accumulation in the North, and the resulting changes in thoughts, cognitions, and values, directly allowed the goddess of wealth, Woking, to leap from a medium to a powerful divine power.
At this moment, the gods of Toril finally have an accurate understanding of the size of the storm Zuo Si can cause in the material world, and they also realize that it is best not to antagonize him unless it is absolutely necessary.
Otherwise, it is very likely that his mortal enemy will suddenly be promoted from a demigod with weak divine power to a weak divine power, medium divine power or even strong divine power.
After all, Woking, the goddess of wealth who disappeared in the Year of Turbulence, is a living example. Next, there may be Talona who is transforming into a neutral god of nature...
(End of this chapter )