Chapter 627: One Person’s Magical Secret Lock (a 10,000-Word Chapter, Please Subscribe)
There is no doubt that the death of Mannoroth and the sudden betrayal of the Warsong Clan gave the top brass of the Burning Legion Vanguard a small shock.
Especially the fear lord Tichondrius could not believe that one of the most powerful abyss lords in the legion would die in the hands of his own pet.
However, Archimonde, who was impatient to seize the World Tree and the Well of Eternity, could no longer care so much.
He first personally ordered the Doom Guard Legion to approach Mount Hyjal with Hellfire. At the same time, he asked Tichondrius to bring the Skull of Gul'dan to corrupt the narrow area that was later called Felwood, making it impossible for the night elves to pass through. It is supported by allies such as treants and furbolgs.
In short, Archimonde plans to weaken the resistance as much as possible before officially launching a full-scale attack on Mount Hyjal to avoid the situation in which all forces united to become enemies of the legion in the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago.
The combined forces of humans and tauren also advanced along the Ashenvale towards Mount Hyjal.
If nothing else happens, it will take at least more than a month to reach the destination and officially start the battle that will ultimately determine the fate of the entire world.
But what is different from the original timeline is that this time there are no orcs on the list to resist the Burning Legion.
To be precise, after Thrall, the warchief, returned to the tribe, he took the orcs and the trolls of the Darkspear tribe to establish a temporary camp on the broken land of Azshara.
He neither chose to continue pursuing the Warsong clan nor had any intention of joining the war.
On the contrary, it was physically integrated with the large number of local Nagas and fish-men.
It didn't take long for Thrall to sweep across the Broken Shore with his newly formed "Blood Guard" force and establish his own home on the ruins of the Highborne.
Relying on the rich forest and fishery resources, the tribe quickly got rid of the state of food poverty, and even established a breeding farm and began to raise pigs and deer to meet the huge demand for meat from the orcs and trolls, as if they were ready to take root and settle here. Posture.
Because Azshara was once the capital of the night elves' ancient empire, and was also the center of the explosion of the first Well of Eternity, it was considered a cursed place by the night elves and was never easily approached.
In addition to naga, furbolgs, murlocs, and a small number of satyrs, there are only some ghosts left behind by the death of the upper elf wandering in the ruins.
For orcs with rich war and combat experience, it is not enough to deal with this group of rotten fish and shrimps.
What's more, after the Nagas realized that this group of outsiders was not easy to deal with, they decisively chose to retreat temporarily.
On the other side, Grom Hellscream and his Warsong clan came to the depths of Felwood, waiting patiently for the arrival of the demon hunter Illidan Stormrage.
Under Zuo Si's arrangement, they will become the first group of loyal followers of the latter to pass through the Dark Portal and arrive in the Outland, and then let the orcs taste what it is like to have their world invaded, burned, killed, and plundered by foreign enemies.
At that time, all native orcs will disappear completely, either drained of blood and turned into a cold corpse, or transformed into blood orcs.
As for Thrall, Zuo Si will "mercifully" allow him to continue to lead the tribe to survive for a period of time and accumulate prestige bit by bit.
When the time is right, the resurrected undead will be thrown out, and this guy will expose Thrall in public as not only a murderer of his compatriots, but also a blood orc like Grom.
At that time, this great chief with a high status will taste the taste of falling from heaven to hell in an instant, and at the same time, he will also taste the taste of abandonment and betrayal.
He will go from a hero that everyone admires to a sinner.
The huge psychological gap will defeat people's thoughts, will and the beliefs they have always persisted in, and will inevitably lead to darkness.
It is even possible to make decisions driven by extreme emotions that you will regret for the rest of your life.
And this is the result Zuo Si expected to see.
You don't need to ask to know that he longs to get Thrall's soul, and then take it to hell for further corruption, and slowly turn it into a chess piece that can be used by himself.
This chess piece will be taken to the continent of Faerûn and thrown into an orc tribe, and then completely subvert the beliefs of the orc gods from within, and completely expel them from the crystal wall where the planet Toril is located.
After all, Zuo Si, who has always maximized his grudge attribute, will never forget that when he was still very weak, it was the orc god Gruumsh who tried to incarnate and kill him.
Of course, this plan requires a long period of preparation.
Even the Battle of Mount Hyjal would take about a month or two to fully break out.
During this period, the main thing was the steady advance of the Burning Legion, and Tyrande's continuous awakening of the druids sleeping in the Emerald Dream, while summoning allies to start organizing defenses.
Zuo Si was obviously not interested in these boring little things.
What's more, after a period of preparation, the Eternal Judgment Island elves, who were slow to do anything, finally gathered an "army" of 5,000 people and arrived at Askatra on a warship.
Silinxi, who has never been very particular about dressing up, not only put on a gorgeous robe and a crown this time, but also took out the sword of Akkorim, which symbolizes Cormanthor's legal rule, and wore it on The most conspicuous place to show your legitimacy.
When she left the ship and stepped into the largest and most prosperous port in the west coast empire, she immediately felt the powerful and extremely complex magic mystery shrouding this super giant city.
No!
Not just cities!
There are also farmlands, villages and small towns within hundreds of kilometers of the surrounding area.
The abundant magical energy in the surrounding environment, as well as the repeatedly reinforced magic network, can fully withstand the all-out bombardment of a dozen or even dozens of legendary mages without collapsing.
And in the sky above the city, you can still see several crystals floating about 500 to 1,000 meters above the ground, exuding dazzling light, which are Netheril's famous Mythra Cores.
There are more than six in number.
Their staggered arrangement forms a system that echoes the magic mystery locks, providing nearly unlimited magical energy to the city below.
It was obviously night now, but various magic lamps and torches with eternal flames were scattered all over the streets and alleys. There was no darkness at all on the streets of the entire city.
Some of the bustling market streets are even brighter than during the day.
Hundreds of mage towers stand densely close to the north of the new area of the city. More than two thousand mages and more than four times the number of apprentices are engaged in various researches here day and night, as well as magic equipment, scrolls and Production of pharmaceuticals.
There is no doubt that Askatra today is the most prosperous, affluent, and modern city in the entire Faerûn continent, bar none.
It is also a veritable magical city.
Neither the capital of Ser, ruled by the red-robed mage, nor the capital of Halrua, the country of mage, can compare with it.
After gaining the ability to perform high-level elven magic rituals, Zuo Si frantically spent several months creating this unprecedented and magnificent miracle.
It combines the knowledge of Netheril, the system of Elven Magic Locks, and unique magic from multiple times and spaces including Magic Earth, Ravnica, etc.
Finally, add the planeswalker’s spark that can connect multiple worlds.
"This guy Soth is simply a lunatic! He actually put the idea he mentioned before into practical action in just a few months, and it seems that he has basically succeeded."
Silinxi raised her hand and used the silver fire given by the goddess of magic to feel the magical effects and abilities in the surrounding air, with expressions of shock and disbelief on her face.
"Idea? What idea?"
Another elf mage accompanying him asked in an uncertain tone.
Silinxi answered without thinking: "He once proposed that he wanted to create an unprecedented mystery with himself as the center, which could change the magic and physical rules within a radius of several thousand kilometers in an instant. It can even directly reshape the environment and landscape of a continent or even a world.”
"Using yourself as the core of the magic mystery?!"
The Elf Mage's pupils suddenly dilated, and even his breathing suddenly became rapid.
"Yeah, it's crazy isn't it?"
Silinxi licked her lips subconsciously, feeling strong awe and admiration for someone for the first time.
Because in this huge and extremely complex mystery, she discovered that part of the [Spell Transfer] she invented was incorporated as a rule.
You must know that the original [Spell Transfer] can only affect the magic network within a range of two to three hundred meters at best.
But now, after being compiled into rules, it can directly affect a radius of hundreds of kilometers.
Its difficulty is not at the same level as the original spell.
In addition, there are many strange magical powers that Silinxi has never been exposed to.
Even she, who was extremely knowledgeable about magic locks, was not sure that she could break through the mystery locks that had so many layers of protection and changed the rules of the real world.
To be precise, this is simply not a power that mortals can possess.
Only a god or a powerful god-like force can achieve this.
"So this magical mystery lock will not always exist, but will move with the movement of the other party? When he leaves Ascatella, the mystery lock covering the city will completely disappear?"
The elf mage's eyes also showed horror at this moment.
You must know that it is extremely difficult to fix the core of the mystery lock on an immovable object. It requires the sacrifice of several or even a dozen high-level mages to barely do it.
He simply couldn't believe how many difficulties a mortal would have to overcome to make a living person the core of the mystery.
Silinxi smiled bitterly and shook her head: "No, not really.
From what I understand, Soth, as a planeswalker, has access to a unique ability.
That is, you can achieve a connection across time and space with a certain world or even a city through the power of the land card.
As long as he makes land cards for all important cities in the West Coast Empire, then all important cities on the entire West Coast will be shrouded in this magical barrier.
If any blind idiot wants to attack this country, they will taste the end of it.
The West Coast Empire is undoubtedly the most powerful country on the continent of Faerûn and the planet Toril.
So go and tell our people immediately, let them put away their trivial pride and arrogance, and behave as humbly as possible here.
I don't want to make an enemy that I can't afford because of some idiot's ignorance. "
"Understood! I'm going to warn all priests, mages, officers and soldiers."
The elf mage hurriedly put one hand on his chest and bowed deeply, then turned towards the troops who were landing along the dock road.
Since they had already said hello before, the dock officials had known for several days that the elves from Evermeet Island would land in the next few days.
In addition, they used a newly built military port instead of a cargo port, so the whole process did not cause any riots.
On the contrary, many businessmen and civilians were curious about this, and asked around why this elven army suddenly appeared in Askatra, and whether the emperor of the empire had reached an agreement with Yongju Island, and the two sides wanted to form an alliance to deal with a certain A country or force goes to war.
A few minutes later, Zuo Si himself teleported directly over, first hugged the elf archmage who was about to become the lord and queen of Cormanthor out of etiquette, and then greeted with a smile: "Welcome to Askatra. I hope you haven’t been too surprised by the changes here.”
"In fact, my jaw dropped. Did you make those Mythra cores?"
After saying that, Silinxi raised her finger and pointed at the crystals floating in the sky.
Although these energy sources blessed with permanent invisibility are invisible to ordinary people, under magical vision they are as dazzling as small suns.
"Ah, yes, it is my work.
In fact, making the Mythra Core is not as difficult as outsiders imagine.
It's just that the deep magic network is closed, which prevents several key eleven-ring magic from being cast.
But fortunately, the generous goddess gave me some privileges, so I can bring this interesting alchemical creation to the world again.
With them, I can make all the cities in the empire shrouded in more intense magical energy, reduce the difficulty of learning arcane magic, and then double the number of mages and warlocks in a short period of time.
In a few years, the number of mages in the empire will exceed 200,000, and the number of apprentices will be countless.
With these spellcasters as a foundation, I can cooperate with the Gond Church to invent various popular magic technologies, and ultimately benefit more civilians.
In addition, the popularity of magic will also bring additional faith to the goddess, right? "
Zuo Si enthusiastically introduced his recent research results.
In his opinion, those powerful ten-, eleven- and even twelve-ring spells and floating cities floating in the sky in the Netherese era are certainly amazing.
But it was the Mythra Core, and the temporary magic items built around it, that truly brought the entire civilization to glory.
These relatively low-cost things have successfully transformed magic from a privilege enjoyed by a few elites to one that everyone with a little money can enjoy the benefits of.
Therefore, all Netherese people living in the floating city without exception support the research and development of magic, forming a general understanding and consensus among the people.
This is just like the modern technological explosion on earth. Essentially, it is because the common people have enjoyed the benefits and conveniences brought by technology, so society has reached a consensus that the development of technology is the most important.
In the same way, if Zuo Sisi wants to build an empire with highly developed magical power, he must first change people's vigilance, disgust and distrust of magic itself, so that everyone can feel that the development of magic can actually bring benefits to them.
It's a pity that the great arcanists have been away from the bottom for so long that they didn't realize the foundation of Netheril's ability to transform from a few small fishing villages into a powerful magical nation.
He did not continue to develop magic technologies that could benefit more low-level civilians. Instead, he was obsessed with the pursuit of becoming or even surpassing the gods.
This directly led to the fact that after Netheril collapsed and disintegrated, no one wanted to rebuild it except for the Undead Ovo and the City of Shadows.
However, Zuo Si obviously knew the importance of this aspect, so he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to make several Mythra cores to provide cheap magic energy to the residents of Askatra.
In this way, cheap magic lamps, vehicles, running water and other miscellaneous inventions will enter the homes of ordinary people, providing a higher quality of life.
Similarly, the threshold for creating inventions and making these temporary magic items is also very low, and even apprentices can get a share of the pie, preventing them from causing trouble because they can't find a suitable job and can't make money.
Don't underestimate this.
Educated elites tend to think highly of themselves.
In particular, mages would not do what they regarded as "lowly" jobs such as farmers and craftsmen. The worst they could do was to be a scribe.
If a large number of mages and apprentices are trained, but there is no way to provide them with enough jobs, then just wait until war breaks out throughout the empire.
After all, even if a low-level mage is determined to cause trouble, he can easily cause hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of casualties, as well as unimaginable economic losses.
They are not college students who are unemployed after graduation in modern society. They can only say a few weird words on the Internet, but they really dare to take practical actions to vent their inner anger and dissatisfaction.
So this is why magical civilizations are often extremely fragile. They will collapse instantly after experiencing internal and external troubles, and then completely disappear in the long river of history.
The biggest difference from technological civilization is that the destructive power of mages in magical civilization is many orders of magnitude higher than that of scientists in technological civilization.
Once scientists leave a large number of advanced instruments and expensive resources, it is basically unlikely to cause any devastating damage to the existing social system.
But what about the mages?
They can summon demons and demons from other planes, poison them with necromancy magic to raise an army of the undead, and even worse, directly pull in gods and ancient evils to destroy the world.
Therefore, Zuo Si has always paid great attention to providing adequate welfare benefits to the mage group, and at the same time, through arcane magic and secret techniques, he will attract the smartest and most talented people into the inner circle.
He knew very well that these people were the ones he really needed to win over, not the bureaucrats, businessmen and civilians.
"Okay, now I understand why you are the most favored electorate today.
If this continues, the belief and influence of the Magic Goddess will soon spread to every corner of the west coast of Faerûn.
The number of believers will explode to millions.
The most important thing is that the development of magic theory and technology will explode, and thousands of novel magic and items will be invented.
Compared to you, we voters are just a bunch of bastards who don't do anything serious. "
Silinxi couldn't help but sigh.
There is no doubt that voters like Zuo Si who can not only practice the doctrine, but also bring more faith and greatly expand their influence are the ones who are most in line with the gods' intentions.
As for herself, let alone practicing her teachings and bringing more followers and influence to the goddess, she simply evaporated without any news for hundreds of years.
Other voters are just dawdling.
Elminster is famous for being nosy. Unless he encounters the fall of the goddess in the Year of Turmoil, he never does anything serious. He has never actively taught magic knowledge to young people, let alone large-scale training. apprentice.
Leila and Kelburn are quite competent at their jobs, at least they train a lot of apprentices, but their main focus is still on protecting and promoting the development of Waterdeep.
Alustriel stayed in Silvermoon City and devoted all her efforts to realize her political ideals and ambitions, but she never fulfilled her duties as a constituent.
Storm Queen Xinbu spent most of her time resisting the attacks of the red-robed mage. Although she invented the famous sequencer magic, that was all.
As for Storm Silverhand, Dove Hawkhand, Silen, and Kui Lu, their contributions in the field of magic are basically zero.
Therefore, it can be said that among the voters created by the second-generation magic goddess, except for the first Azuth, who has become the God of Mage, there is not even a single qualified one left.
Look at the chosen people of Bane, the god of tyranny, who are even willing to sacrifice their lives in order to resurrect the god they serve and promote the idea of tyranny;
The voters of Tempus, the god of war, are even more keen to participate in every war and expand the god's influence through fighting and killing.
Among the many voters of the Magic Goddess, Zuo Si is definitely an outlier, and the only one who does what the voters should do.
Based on this alone, Silinxi felt that it was not unreasonable for the other party to receive so much attention and love from the gods.
Likewise, she also felt a little embarrassed.
Zuo Si responded in a half-joking tone: "This is also what I find strange.
What principles did the previous generation of magic goddess follow when looking for voters?
talent?
ability?
Or is it just pleasing to the eye?
Especially for Elminster, I really don't understand how someone like him who advocates restricting the use of magic became a voter.
Because no matter which angle you look at it, he has a counterproductive effect on the development of magic. "
"The second-generation magic goddess is a very special and interesting person. How to describe it? She is a little bit carefree and greedy for pleasure."
Silinxi gave the answer meaningfully.
As the oldest electorate in existence, she knew exactly what happened that year, and could even name out the long list of goddess lovers like the names of dishes.
You must know that the second-generation magic goddess not only likes men, but is a standard for both men and women.
Elminster is just the most famous one.
There are countless people who are similar to Sammaster's "lucky chance" and immediately forget about it.
"But that doesn't mean she didn't do her job well, does it?"
For the second-generation magic goddess, Zuo Si obviously didn't even have the slightest favor, so his tone was particularly rude.
"Maybe."
Silinxi shrugged her shoulders, then quickly locked her eyes on the heart on Zuo Si's chest, narrowed her eyes and asked, "You used your heart as the core of the mystery lock?"
Zuo Si shook his head gently: "No, not the heart, but the soul.
I imprinted my soul with the help of a magical technology that was not available in this world.
Now, most magic and divine spells can be performed with just a thought, without the need for any spells or spellcasting actions.
Even some legendary spells are included. "
"Soul imprint?!"
Silinxi raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
"Yes. Trust me, you don't want to know the details. Because with the strength of a mortal soul, it will collapse in intense pain that cannot be described in words in less than a tenth of it. It is cruel and proportionate. The most horrific torture is a hundred times more cruel."
When he said these words, Zuo Si's eyes flashed with a creepy light.
Seeing this, Silinxi couldn't help but shiver and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! Stop talking, my skin has already started to get goosebumps."
Obviously, she knows what soul imprinting means.
Just as the two of them were talking, the elven army finally disembarked from the ship and landed in a neat line on the dock of the military port.
Not only do they wear silver enchanted armor, but the weapons and arrows in their hands basically start at +2.
Moreover, the ratio of spellcasters such as mages, warlocks and priests is as high as five to one.
There is basically one spellcaster for every six people, and they can disperse and work as a team when necessary.
In addition, the average level of warriors and rangers has reached LV5.
It can only be said that it is indeed the last stronghold of the Toril Elf race, Evergathering Island.
This army of five thousand people placed on the continent of Faerûn will definitely make many city-states and even countries restless.
"Are you planning to rest in Ascatla for a few days, or are you going to set off immediately?" Zuo Si asked bluntly.
"Of course, the sooner we set out, the better. I don't want to wait too long and cause Mis Drannor's Mystery Lock core to be captured by the opponent."
Silinxi gave the answer very simply.
Since elves do not need sleep like humans, but can instead do it through shorter meditation, most warriors are still in a good mental state even after drifting at sea for several days, and there is no need to repair it at all.
What's more, after being away from her hometown for so long, she couldn't wait to go back and take a look.
"In that case, let's take the airship. It only takes a few days to get to Cormanthor from here."
With that said, Zuo Si raised his hand and fired a dazzling red light ball into the sky.
As the light group continued to rise, Silinxi and a kind of elves located below finally saw a huge airship beginning to slowly fall.
On the upper deck of the airship, more than ten or twenty giant dragons and their knights can be seen ready to go.
You don't need to ask to know that in Faerûn today, the only one with large-scale dragon knights is the West Coast Empire.
Watching the huge aerial gunboat land steadily on the ground, Silinxi immediately smiled and asked: "Are you planning to let the dragoons and gunboats escort us?"
"That's right.
As a token of gratitude to Lord Corellon, the elven god, this gunboat and the dragoons on it will be temporarily leased to you for use during the war until Myth Drannor is recovered.
Come on, dear Her Majesty the Queen.
I hope Cormanso can return to its former glory under your leadership. "
As the last word blurted out, Zuo Si made a gesture of invitation.
"I will!"
Silinxi solemnly gave her assurance, and then took elegant steps to be the first to board the airship and enter the command room.
The rest of the elven army also filed in and were placed in the cabins that were not very wide.
As promised, sufficient supplies were provided on the airship to ensure that this army would have no logistical worries and could fight for several months without having to worry about food, drink, or damage to weapons and armor.
The most important thing is that this is an aerial gunship capable of bombing the ground thousands of meters high in the sky.
And this distance is far beyond the scope of influence of most magic.
Coupled with the dragoons that can be used for both reconnaissance and support, all the elves participating in the expedition are confident that they will be able to drive away those evil underground cousins and avenge the destruction of the Kingdom of Cormanthor.
After all the desired soldiers boarded the ship, the airship took off again and slowly moved northeastward under the cover of night. After a while, it disappeared from the sky.
"Teacher, do you think Ms. Silinxi's expedition will be successful?"
The elf girl Gerath Liaton walked out of the shadows, with strong curiosity in her eyes.
"Of course she can succeed. Because right now I am the one standing behind her to support her."
Zuo Si reached out and gently stroked his second disciple's hair.
After a period of study and training, this little guy has gradually mastered the power of the ancestral Moon Blade.
Nowadays, there is no longer a need to hide in the mage tower for training all day long. Instead, one can go out and perform some small tasks to gain practical experience.
In just a few months, she had already hunted down several evil mages from outside who wanted to cause trouble, as well as the demons or other dangerous alien creatures they summoned.
At this moment, the girl was holding a bloody tiefling head in her hand.
Ever since Askatra began to expand crazily to absorb a large number of people, there have been countless guys like this who want to fish in troubled waters.
Most of them want to copy the methods of establishing gangs and thieves guilds in other cities through threats, intimidation, kidnapping, charm, bribery, etc., and ultimately achieve the goal of colluding with bureaucrats to rule a certain area.
Especially with the launch of the Mythra Core and the establishment of the Magical Mystery Lock, such incidents are becoming more and more frequent.
If it were any other place, the security situation would have deteriorated rapidly.
But these guys who wanted to cause trouble obviously didn't know that Zuo Si had already established a complete intelligence system and magic monitoring system.
Later, with the advent of the Magic Mystery Lock, it was even possible to easily perceive any spell formed by extracting energy from the Magic Network in the entire Askatra.
If necessary, you can also cut off the magic network connection in a certain area by yourself, so that the other party cannot even release the lowest level light spell.
But usually Zuo Si would not do this. Instead, he would directly give the news to his young disciple and ask her to hunt the target to gain actual combat experience.
Over time, Guilasse seemed to have become a bit of a mage killer, and he made a name for himself in the circle.
"Who do you think Ms. Silinci's biggest enemy will be in regaining Cormanthor?"
The girl blinked and asked again.
Zuo Si pondered for a moment and responded in an uncertain tone: "I think there is a high probability that they are the mother and son who believe in the dark elves.
The son, in particular, would not sit back and watch the two forces that believe in him be driven away or uprooted.
But considering this guy's always cautious style, the possibility of sending an avatar to intervene directly is not too high.
What's more, I don't have the means to kill gods..."
As these words blurted out, an inconspicuous-looking bowl appeared on Zuo Si's right hand. The overall color was red copper, and there were many little black people on the outer wall doing various things. Various actions.
You don't need to ask to know that this bowl is the famous world-destroying artifact - Tongzhao.
If energy is injected into it, the bowl will emit a dazzling golden light and appear with complex and mysterious lines and symbols.
And since getting the activated spell, it is no longer a decoration.
Once activated, it can instantly blow a world into pieces.
As for power, it depends on the length of time it draws power from the multiverse.
When necessary, the planeswalker can also directly inject his own stored energy into it.
To be honest, Zuo Si has always been curious about the true power of Tongzhao.
After all, Broken Star is basically "just have your hands" for gods and divine-like powers.
But the power of Tong Zhao is obviously not as simple as a broken star.
It is more like an amplifier that can collect and compress energy infinitely.
There is no upper limit to the theoretical power of this thing.
Therefore, Zuo Si urgently needs to make an attempt to find out how powerful the explosions produced by different energy levels are.
So that you can be aware of it when you need to use it when facing a powerful enemy in the future.
Rather than being like Urza who almost killed himself when he used it for the first time.
In the end, he barely escaped by igniting sparks to absorb the strong and weak energy stones.
Injecting a little bit of energy to ignite the omen to make it glow golden, Zuo Si slightly raised the corners of his mouth and whispered: "Whether it's God or the Dark Titan Sargeras, or Archimonde and Kil'jaeden, hurry up. Come on, let me try the power of this little broken bowl. After I understand its destructive power and operating principle, I can greatly strengthen it."
"Teacher, the expression on your face right now is very evil and terrifying." Guilasse reminded carefully.
"Hahahaha! I was originally the big devil in Baator Hell. Isn't it normal to be a little more evil and scary?"
Zuo Si quickly put away Tong Zhao and laughed loudly, then led his disciples back to the mage tower.
With the successful establishment of the Magic Lock and the inclusion of all important cities in the West Coast Empire under its protection through land cards, all arcane casters living in this area have found that their connection with the Magic Network has been strengthened. .
There are also many mages who find that they could only cast fourth-level spells, but suddenly they can cast fifth-level spells.
The feeling of being hit by a pie falling from the sky made them inevitably fall into ecstasy.
After learning that all of this was because the emperor successfully created an extremely powerful magic lock, all kinds of flattering praises were heard.
There are also many mages who have traveled thousands of miles from other areas and spent huge sums of money to build wizard towers, just to get the blessing of the magic mystery lock to explore the mysteries of the deeper magic network, or to relocate their workshops so that they can Create cheap magic items using the power of mythal locks.
In addition, the brightly lit scenes of major cities at night have greatly enriched people's nightlife and also brought additional jobs and employment opportunities.
Many commercial streets have launched a business model that provides 24-hour services.
What found Zuo Si most incredible was the special entertainment venue opened by some alchemists.
They used the power of magic locks to create cheap hallucination potions that allowed customers to experience real fantasies after taking them, and then provided some anthropomorphic dolls so that they could regard the dolls as their dream lovers. , and then vent the desires in the heart.
It is said that the business is very popular because of the low fees, which has even triggered strong protests from some female practitioners in this traditional industry.
The two sides also had several conflicts due to competition for customers, which was really magical.
However, considering that before the spark was ignited, a similar combination of VR and cups appeared on the earth, Zuo Si didn't think it was a big deal.
Anyway, no matter who is eliminated in the end, the taxes that should be paid to the country will be a lot.
In contrast, those who took the high-end route were not affected at all.
After all, rich people will not use dolls that have been used repeatedly by other people, let alone rely on illusions to satisfy their desires.
This emerging industry is impacting service establishments that rely on low prices to attract ordinary people.
It is foreseeable that the battle between the two parties will continue for a long time to come.
Before the winner is decided, consumers will become the biggest beneficiary group.
Obviously, unlike any magical civilization that has appeared on the continent of Faerûn before, the West Coast Empire, under the guidance of Zuo Si, continues to sink magical knowledge and technology to serve more people, rather than becoming the privilege of a very small number of people.
Even in large cities such as Ascaltra and Calimport, rail trains powered by magic locks have been opened as public transportation. Overall, it is quite a scene from the 19th to the early 20th century on earth, and even Better.