A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

"What is that? A ghost ship?" Alustriel asked in an uncertain tone.

Because the glass bottle obviously had a dazzling arcane aura, she didn't know whether it was some kind of decoration or a container used to seal something dangerous.

"this?"

Zuo Si picked up the bottle and shook it gently, then nodded with a smile and replied: "Well, yes, this is indeed a ghost ship, and there is also the soul of an old friend living in it.

He colluded with a shalken city in the deep sea and attempted to capture and plunder the ports and warehouses I established on the Nelanthel Islands.

You see these interesting activation and transformation parts and the ability to control water flow, which are the unique deep-sea technology of the Shark-Murloc.

The churning water beneath the hull, which is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, is actually a kind of elemental life called a water monster, which is often summoned and driven by shark-turned-fishmen.

The algae at the bottom that is eroded and twisted by negative energy can entangle anything that enters its attack radius, whether it is another ship or a person.

The undead soft tissue in the giant barnacles protruding from the side can not only be used to eject undead creatures, but can also throw heavy stones two to three hundred meters away, which is equivalent to a biological catapult.

To be honest, I was amazed when I first saw it. "

"The Nelanthel Islands were attacked by ghost ships and races from the deep sea? Is this the so-called little trouble you just mentioned?"

Verama Landas showed an expression of disbelief.

You must know that for most coastal cities, no matter which of the two appears in front of them, it often means disaster.

Especially the large-scale attacks by shark-turned-murlocs. Among the many historical records of Faerûn, even the one that caused the smallest loss resulted in the deaths of more than ten or two hundred thousand people, and several cities were looted or completely destroyed. ruins.

Moreover, these bandits from the deep sea have no interest in things like land at all. After burning, killing and looting, they will immediately retreat to the depths of the sea, leaving humans, elves, dwarves, dwarves, halflings and other races on the shore unable to do anything about them. .

The Golden Dragon Queen could not imagine the vast and terrifying scene when a city of shark-turned-murlocs came out in force, as well as the things summoned and raised by the shark-turned-fishmen, including giant sharks, deep-sea monsters, and siege crabs. The devastating damage that can be caused to a certain city or an archipelago.

Even she would feel helpless against so many enemies.

What's more, the shark-turned-murlocs are not soft persimmons. There are a considerable proportion of magical spellcasters in their tribe, who can treat wounds, bless protection and strengthen spells for those strong warriors.

"Haha, madam, have you forgotten my identity?

Or have you forgotten how the orcs in the North disappeared?

To me, unless it's an elemental, undead, or machine that's completely immune to disease and poison, quantity means nothing at all.

Unfortunately, these shark-turned-fishmen chose the wrong enemy, so now they have completely disappeared from this world, and not even a single egg can survive by chance.

Since you dare to provoke me, you must be mentally prepared for revenge.

I have never been soft-hearted when it comes to dealing with enemies.

By the way, I am quite satisfied with the amount of gold and silver treasures stored in that underwater city, especially the large number of magic items, precious materials, gems, and pearls. "

Zuo Si said creepy words in the calmest tone.

Because in these few sentences, it means that a kingdom of shark-like fishmen with a population that may have reached tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands has completely disappeared.

Although similar things have happened to the orc race in the North before, hearing it again will still make you feel numb.

However, since the shark-turned-murlocs themselves are an extremely evil race, and have been regarded by coastal residents as a scourge on the same level as demons since their birth, if a merchant ship unfortunately encounters them in the middle of the sea, there is basically no hope of surviving. .

Therefore, even Aribes, who was a paladin, did not express any dissatisfaction with the massacre, but subconsciously frowned.

You don't need to ask to know that the ghost ship is none other than Hallett's soul that fell into the sea after his death and merged with the sunken ship.

Filled with strong unwillingness and resentment, he not only succeeded in transforming himself into a powerful undead creature similar to "Umibozu", but he also secretly attacked passing ships in the Moon Shadow Islands, killing all living people and turning them into creatures under his control. Undead.

After crazy devouring, evolution and transformation, the ghost ship controlled by Hallett has long been powerful enough to easily crush a fleet.

Later, after cooperating with the shark-turned-fishmen, we obtained a stable source of souls, corpses, and bones.

Especially several "banshees" transformed from sirens, each of which can release a terrifying group negative energy attack similar to the nine-ring magic [Banshee's Wail].

Not to mention ordinary people, even elite adventurers with a professional level of LV10 or above will be killed in an instant without being fully prepared.

In addition, there are a large number of demonic corpses, rotten zombies, zombies, boda corpses that are twisted under negative energy, as well as giant skeletal creatures spliced ​​together with the bones of marine life, etc.

Its own "Umibozhu" ability is like a natural disaster in the sea. Just the gaze cast by the shadow can cause people to have intense fear that cannot be described in words, and thus fall into a state of paralysis and become unable to move.

If you are stared at for a second time, the negative energy will also erode the body and cause a negative level.

And when Hallet merges with the ghost ship, he will wrap it up with his huge black shadow-like body and completely dive thousands of meters deep into the water.

This is why he attacked so many ships but was never caught or witnessed.

But it is a pity that this guy's strong obsession with revenge made him decisively propose a plan to attack and plunder the Nelanthel Islands to his shark murloc allies after he believed that his power was strong enough.

He wanted to personally kill Eric, the bastard, and those traitors, turn their corpses and souls into his subordinates again, and torture and enslave them for a thousand or ten thousand years.

Since the shark-turned-fishmen knew nothing about the information on land, and were also very keen on looting towns along the coast, they agreed without even thinking about it.

The two sides hit it off immediately and decisively gathered strength to launch an attack.

But before these guys had time to go ashore, the lich stationed in the island's mage tower took the lead in discovering the enemy's situation, and then promptly notified Zuo Si's clone who stayed in Faerûn.

As a result, a long-planned sneak attack turned into a one-sided massacre.

Although there are many guys with very high professional levels among the shark-turned-murlocs from the depths of the ocean, the two princes are out-and-out legendary warriors, and there are also two or three priests who can cast divine spells of the seventh ring or above, but The number of arcane spellcasters is almost zero.

As expected, they were easily defeated and killed by the lichs led by Zuo Si. At the same time, they began to release a terrifying magical plague targeting the group of shark-turned-murlocs, using spells and rituals to summon elements and alien aquatic creatures to follow and kill them. .

The number of water element elders alone exceeds twenty, and others such as the Infernal Dire Shark, Infernal Giant Octopus, Dragon Turtle, and Dragon Eel are even more numerous.

Within a short time, the corpses of thousands of shark-turned-fishmen were floating on the sea surface in pieces.

Even the ten-story siege crab lost its ability to resist under the touch of the shadow creature and was directly made into a card.

After killing all the invading enemies and capturing the ghost ship controlled by Hallett, Zuo Si was obviously not satisfied. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and entered the opponent's underwater city, killing the most powerful group of sharks entrenched in the depths of the Traceless Sea. The Kingdom of the Monkey King came straight to the rescue.

He couldn't remember exactly how many fishmen he killed in the end.

Anyway, blue mana has ushered in an unprecedented harvest.

The corpses recovered after the war alone had piled up into a hill, and they were all ready to be taken back to the necromancer wizard Ludvi for processing, dismembering them and shaping them into various corpse-embedded creatures.

Since he and his fully automated assembly line factory were established, the floating city has rarely used low-level undead creatures such as skeletons and zombies, instead using corpse-embedded creatures with certain intelligence and stronger combat effectiveness.

However, there are too many forces and gods watching over Faerun, so there are no plans to replace them on a large scale yet.

"Aren't you afraid of angering Sekora, the father of the shark-turned-murlocs, by doing this?"

Alustriel's expression was obviously a bit complicated, and he asked in an uncertain tone.

Zuo Si spread his hands with an indifferent expression: "What's there to be afraid of?

First of all, this god is cold, ruthless and cruel, and especially hates weakness.

So from the moment those shark-turned-fish-men turned around and fled, they were despised by their gods.

What's more, the Nelanthel Islands are located in a shallow sea, and the shallow sea in the entire Faerûn continent is ruled by the ocean goddess Ambori.

Coupled with the unscrupulous expansion, conquest and killing of the shark-turned-fishmen, it has long threatened the living space of the sea elves. It has also angered the patron saint of the sea elves, the great dolphin prince-Sesila, and those behind him. The elven pantheon and a series of animal lords and sea god allies.

I guarantee you that if the father of the shark-turned-fishmen dares to come to the incarnation, what awaits him will be the same result as when the orc god comes.

As for driving other shark-turned-fish-man kingdoms in the deep sea to launch attacks on the areas I control...

If he wasn't afraid of the entire race of murlocs being wiped out of Toril's ocean world, then so be it.

No matter if it is millions, tens of millions, or hundreds of millions, I will kill as many as they come. It will also make the intelligent creatures in the ocean learn to respect Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease. "

There is no doubt that when he carried out the massacre of the undersea city, Zuo Si had already thought clearly about the consequences of offending Sekora and the countermeasures he could use.

To put it simply, Sekora is not a very strong god, and he does not have any allies. On the contrary, he has many enemies.

His shark-turned-murlocs even often clashed with the Isi Rays who believed in the demon prince Demogorgon.

So this is basically an evil god that is no different from Cyric, the Prince of Lies, and has become so mixed that everyone hates him and dogs hate him.

In addition, his divine power was only moderate, so Zuo Si, who could summon Talona's incarnation at any time, didn't need to worry about it at all.

"As expected of you..."

The corners of Alustriel's mouth twitched and he sighed slightly.

Sometimes, she really envied Zuo Si, who could respond to the enemy's temptations and provocations without any scruples.

Especially after the gods of Faerûn realized that Talona was willing to start an all-out all-out war to the death with any opponent for the sake of her chosen people, even powerful gods did not dare to easily provoke this pair.

After all, although they are not afraid of the plague, their mortal followers are.

With the living example of the orcs in the North, no one would doubt that Zuo Si could use something as terrible as the plague as a weapon.

In addition, there are the Eldrazi, the world-destroying creatures from the dark void.

Although the god Io has explicitly banned the summoning of this thing in the "Kingdom Tianyu Crystal Wall System" where the planet Toril is located, it does not mean that it cannot be summoned in the outer planes where the various gods' kingdoms are located.

The most important thing is that facing a planeswalker like Zuo Si who can teleport to other time and space at any time, as long as he cannot kill with one blow, he must be prepared to endure endless and unscrupulous revenge.

Of course, Alustriel is not the only one who is envious of this, but also Lord Nasir, who is often troubled by the endless barbarians, dragons, monsters, giants and dark elves in the Neverwinter Forest.

Just two days before coming to Luskan to attend the Northland Lords Alliance meeting, a small town east of Neverwinter was invaded by hundreds of barbarians, including lycanthropes who believed in the beast god Mara.

Although the casualties were not large, the entire town was almost looted, and the other party set a fire before leaving.

Although the Church of Tyr, the God of Justice, has been trying to bring these tribes wandering in the wilderness under the jurisdiction of order and law, teaching them to settle and produce rather than plunder.

However, because the method was too mild, it not only failed to achieve the desired effect, but was regarded as a symbol of weakness and bullying.

Thinking of this, Lord Nasir couldn't help but suggest: "Your Excellency Soth, I wonder if you are interested in signing an offensive and defensive alliance with our Neverwinter City to jointly deal with the threats of Neverwinter Forest and Cliff Hill?"

"Covenant?"

Before Zuo Si could respond, Aribes showed a surprised expression.

Because this was not part of the plan for this trip.

Lord Nasir glanced at this right-hand man with a very high paladin level, and explained with a wry smile: "Yes. The area of ​​​​Neverwinter Forest is really too big, far beyond the control of Neverwinter City. scope.

According to Erin's report, an unknown force seems to have entered the depths of the forest recently and seems to be planning something.

The recent frequent attacks may be some kind of precursor.

So we need an ally, an ally that is close enough and powerful enough to deter us.

But thankfully, this time we can at least rule out the Arcane Brotherhood as the biggest suspect. "

"Then what can I get from it?" Zuo Si asked with a half-smile.

"In exchange, first, Neverwinter is willing to give up all its navy, but your fleet must ensure the safety of our merchant ships.

Second, we will be fully open for business without any restrictions.

Third, Neverwinter will pay 50,000 gold coins every year as a reward, and is willing to follow your footsteps politically and militarily.

Of course, the premise is that it does not violate the principles of justice. "

Lord Nasir quickly laid out the conditions he had been brewing for several days.

The first one is easy to understand. As the Nelanthel Islands fleet unifies the entire west coast of Faerûn, the few pitiful warships owned by Neverwinter City are simply a mantis. It is better to throw them out as bargaining chips and save some maintenance every year. fee.

The second concession in the commercial field is also well thought out.

Neverwinter was not originally a city with a strong commercial atmosphere. It mainly produced handicrafts, wood, rare and precious horticultural magic plants, and a small amount of magic items, scrolls and potions made by the casters of the Star Cloak Guild.

In other words, its industrial structure is dominated by high value-added manufacturing, supplemented by agriculture and fishery. Even if the trade field is completely occupied by outsiders, there will be no turmoil.

On the contrary, it may become more prosperous as a result.

As for the huge hidden dangers that may come from being controlled in the business and financial fields...

Sorry, Lord Nasir cannot see that far with his limited knowledge and experience.

He only hopes that he can fulfill his duty to "protect the environment and the people" so that civilians can live and work in peace and contentment without having to worry about their homes being attacked by monsters or wild beasts all day long.

The last one is equivalent to saving the part of the cost originally used to deal with the threat of the Arcane Brotherhood and paying it to the other party as "reward" or "protection fee".

Coupled with the political stance, in exchange for the deterrence and military protection that Neverwinter City needs most at the moment.

In fact, the city of Neverwinter was built to resist the invasion of Luskan pirates and the Arcane Brotherhood from the beginning. It had no ambition to dominate one side or expand outward.

It is not difficult to see from the attitude of Lord Nasir that the city does not mind following a powerful and friendly neighbor and placing itself in a subordinate position.

Zuo Si lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then quickly stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Deal! I wish us a happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation! I will assign Aribes to be responsible for this aspect in the future."

Lord Nasir also stretched out his calloused right hand and held it tightly with Zuo Si.

Seeing that the two most important coastal port cities in the North have reached an alliance, Vera Marandeis immediately whispered: "Well, this North Land Lords Alliance meeting finally has some exciting news.

Sometimes I really don't understand why those human rulers are always keen on fighting each other.

Can't we both take a step back and get along well and be friends?

Didn't you see the ugly appearance of those lords and representatives quarreling and swearing at the meeting? "

Zuo Si turned around and glanced at the golden dragon queen who had transformed herself into a "little blonde girl", and responded meaningfully: "Madam, the fight is for all intelligent creatures to obtain better survival resources and to use their own resources. One of the natural qualities that genes must have when they are passed on.

Or it can be said to be a universal competition phenomenon that exists throughout nature.

Not to mention intelligent creatures, even beasts, birds, fish, insects, and plants all follow this set of rules of the jungle.

It's almost impossible to eliminate it.

Would you expect two male bears who are fighting for mating rights during the estrus period to live in harmony and friendship?

Would you expect a female mantis to let the exhausted males go after mating instead of eating them?

Since you don't expect this absolutely impossible thing to happen, why would you expect it to be the case with intelligent beings who have higher intelligence and can understand the benefits that resources can bring? "

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Verama Landis fell into deep contemplation, and after a long time she raised her head and asked: "But these members of the Northland Lords Alliance were not like this before. They were very united, and they were facing the Luskan Arcana. The Brotherhood and the orc armies often support each other when threatened. Why are they fighting each other now that the threat is gone?"

“That’s the second phenomenon I’m talking about.

That is, when faced with a huge external threat that threatens its own survival, internal conflicts will be alleviated to a certain extent, or even temporarily shelved.

You must know that in this world, whether it is a country, an alliance, a tribe or a village, if you want to stay united instead of divided, you need to have a basic concept of "us" and "them".

Generally speaking, "us" refers to our own people, and "them" refers to enemies and potential external threats.

Take the Northern Lords Alliance as an example. When the Orcs and the Arcane Brotherhood exist, they will naturally unite closely.

Because if you don't unite, you will be invaded or even occupied, and you will lose everything.

To ensure that this never happens, all members will be willing to sacrifice some of their own interests.

After all, at this time, in the eyes of the towns and noble lords, each other is one of [us].

But when the external threat disappears, the original concept of "them" also disappears, and the rulers need to find a new "them" to maintain internal unity.

At this moment, those "us" who have had conflicts of interest, friction and hatred with us will naturally transform into "them".

In other words, the positions and mentality of the members of the Northern Lords Alliance have changed.

Since the other party has been regarded as an enemy, quarrels and verbal abuse are inevitable.

To be honest, it's a bit surprising to me that they have endured it until now without a war breaking out.

Continuing to extend it further, it can also be used to explain the formation of countries and even nations.

Looking at the history of Faerûn, it is easy to find that the establishment of countries and nations with long history is constantly distinguishing "us" and "them".

If [they] disappear or are defeated, find a way to create another one.

After all, it is very difficult and takes time to establish a sense of group identity through culture, religion, thoughts and behavioral habits.

Even the shortest time would be hundreds or even thousands of years.

There are too many uncertainties that could interrupt it for such a long time.

But it's much easier to find an enemy, isn't it? "

As these words blurted out, the four guests present were immediately shocked beyond measure.

Lord Nasir and Aribes recalled the history of Neverwinter from its establishment to the present, and discovered that it had united a group of resisters in constant confrontation with Luskan, and then slowly developed into what it is today.

Similarly, Valamalandis and Alustriel also realized that the Silvermoon Alliance seemed to have been initially established to deal with the endless orc invasions. It was a military alliance led by Silvermoon City, and it continued to increase in number later. Only new members have reached the current scale.

After a long silence, Villamarandez took the lead to break the silence, stared at her two golden pupils that kept flashing with strange expressions, and praised: "What a refreshing insight, and it is also very accurate and incisive. No wonder Alustriel met him No matter what headache I have, I will always think of you first."

"Thank you for the compliment.

But this is not my opinion, but the research results of other experts who specialize in related fields.

I'm simply telling them, that's all.

We'd better sit down and talk while eating, otherwise some dishes won't taste good when they're cold. "

After saying that, Zuo Si made a gesture of invitation, and then took the lead and sat on a chair next to the dining table.

There is no doubt that voters with silver fire like Golden Dragon Queen Verama Landas, Zuo Si and Alustriel will not feel anything at all if they miss a meal, and they will not even feel hungry.

Tasting delicious food is closer to a kind of enjoyment for them, rather than a necessary nutritional supplement for survival.

But as a human, Lord Nasir is different from the half-elf Erebes.

Moreover, both of them are warriors, so their appetite is much larger than that of ordinary people.

In addition, he had spent the whole morning trying to resolve the conflicts between the towns and the noble lords, and his stomach was already growling with hunger.

After Zuo Si signaled his invitation, the two men immediately put food into their mouths with elegant movements.

In just a few minutes, a fragrant roast goose was destroyed, leaving only a pile of bones.

Then I ate some steaks covered in delicious sauce, fish fillets in tomato sauce, fried mushrooms with onions, crispy layer pancakes with plenty of meat fillings, and a bowl of clam vegetable soup. Then I reluctantly put down the tableware. Start tasting the dark red fine wine in the glass.

There is no doubt that it is not difficult to tell from the astonishing food intake and the satisfied expressions on Lord Nasir and Aribes' astonishment that they are quite satisfied with the taste, texture and color of the dishes.

In fact, since both of them are believers of Tyr, the God of Justice, even though one is the supreme ruler of Neverwinter City, the other is his most trusted right-hand man, but he rarely spends his time and energy on it. and money spent on enjoyment.

Therefore, the tongue and taste buds are instantly conquered by these carefully prepared flavors.

Alustriel and Verama Landas also nodded in praise while eating, and asked Zuo Si for a recipe. They planned to return to Silvermoon City to promote these delicacies so that the people under their rule could enjoy them.

When the dinner was over and the various dishes and staple foods were replaced with exquisite snacks and cakes, Alustriel once again turned the topic back to the politics of the North.

She organized her words a little, and quickly asked: "Soth, in your opinion, does it seem inevitable that the Northland Lords Alliance will disband?"

"It may not be possible to disband, but splitting is inevitable. Unless... you can find one [them] who is enough to make everyone feel threatened." Zuo Si shrugged and replied.

This is why he would rather make a fuss in the West Heartland region where Baldur's Gate is located than use Luskan as a base to expand in the North.

Without him, there is really no basis for establishing a unified country here.

In particular, the castles and nobles of all sizes have formed a complex network of relationships after hundreds of years of marriage and alliances.

Moreover, the people in the territory relied heavily on the lord's military protection, so their loyalty was often very high.

Expanding in this land is purely to bring discomfort to oneself, and will definitely arouse strong resistance. This is the reason why Luskan and the Arcane Brotherhood have failed before.

"You mean... to find a common enemy?" Alustriel quickly frowned.

"That's right. Not only the Northern Lords Alliance needs an enemy, but the Silver Moon Alliance also needs an enemy.

Otherwise, it will only be a matter of time before the internal fighting intensifies and turns into a war.

In addition, I suggest you turn more of your attention internally and be aware of inflammatory remarks.

If I were an enemy of the Silver Moon Alliance, I would definitely not miss such an excellent opportunity. Instead, I would do my best to make the civilians in those different towns hate each other by spreading rumors and hatred.

Because the people are the most easily incited, fooled and angered, and have little ability to distinguish right from wrong under the group effect.

Ultimately, by coercing public opinion, evil organizations like the Zhentarim, the Red Wizards, and the Dragon Cult can force the local rulers to do something to ensure that they are not driven out by the angry people.

Over time, the sense of identity you spent hundreds of years building up will soon disappear. "

When saying these words, Zuo Si's tone clearly contained a strong warning.

He was not alarmist, but had received a lot of corresponding information.

Even the Church of Bann, the god of tyranny, which is best at subverting political power, is actively participating in it, hoping to dismantle the Silver Moon Alliance, a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.

At present, the internal conflicts in the Northern Lords Alliance are becoming increasingly acute, and most likely these guys are indispensable for secretly fanning the flames.

Alustriel's face instantly became very ugly when he heard these, and he immediately exchanged a look with Verama Landas, and continued to ask with a serious expression: "Do you already know something?"

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes. As far as I know, part of the Zhentarim has formed an alliance with the Dragon Worship Cult, intending to provoke conflicts between humans and dwarves first.

The red-robed wizard cooperated with the Bann Church and tried to take advantage of the conflicts between the towns and lords within the Northland Lords Alliance to expand their influence on this land.

In short, the situation will become very volatile for a long time to come.

And this is not a short-term process, but a long-term process.

Maybe in a few years, a new organization similar to the Arcane Brotherhood will emerge. "

"Damn! This is really bad news."

Verama Landas couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

“No way. That’s the world we live in.

Good and evil, chaos and order, always maintain a certain dynamic balance.

When you actively pursue the promotion of good and order, evil and chaos will naturally breed.

From a macro perspective, the total amount between the former and the latter usually remains unchanged.

Wherever there is a shift towards goodness and order, there must be a place where there is a shift towards evil and chaos.

Regarding this point of view, I clearly stated it in Candlekeep a long time ago.

This is why neutrality is always maintained in the area I control.

Neither pursue goodness nor excessive pursuit of order.

Because only in this way will it present a sustainable and stable state. "

Zuo Si spoke in a casual tone about his experience summarized through observation and practice.

"Thank you for the reminder. I swear that no one will destroy the unity of the Silver Moon Alliance."

A silver light flashed in Alustriel's eyes.

You don't need to ask to know that the despicable tricks of those evil organizations have completely angered them, and the power of the silver fire from the deepest part of the magic network is burning brightly.

But not long after, she suddenly changed the topic, pointed to the airship at her feet and said: "By the way, I almost forgot to ask, what is the vehicle we are taking now? Is it some new invention of yours? ?”

"Ah! You finally noticed.

I was just thinking about finding a reason to bring it up.

This is not my invention, but it was first invented by a man named Giffard.

Several of my minions redesigned and enchanted it and ended up looking like this.

It can fly at an altitude of thousands of meters at a speed of about 400 kilometers per hour, and can easily carry thousands of people and thousands or even tens of thousands of tons of cargo.

There is no need to worry about the bad road conditions on the ground, bandits and monsters that may rush out of the woods at any time, nor the terrible wind and waves on the sea, as well as the giant beasts and fish-men hidden under the water.

Compared with ships and carriages, both safety and speed have made a qualitative leap.

Next, I plan to visit important cities on the west coast such as Luskan, Nelanthel Islands, Silvermoon City, Neverwinter City, Waterdeep City, Askatra, Mylatmar, Calimport and Suldover. Establish fixed routes.

Anyone who is willing to pay for a ticket can take it and enjoy a comfortable and fast flight service.

Merchants can also rent shipping space to transport their own goods.

Just imagine, if you go from Luskan to Silvermoon City by land, it will take at least two weeks even if you ride a fast horse, and it will take a month to start with a team.

It can be replaced by an airship and can be reached in just one day.

By then, trade and cultural exchanges between cities will become extremely simple, fast and frequent.

The fruits abundant in Silvermoon City can even be transported to the southernmost Calim Port for sale within three days, and the silks and spices abundant in Calim Port can also appear in the markets of towns in the Silver Moon Alliance at a cheaper price... "

Zuo Si used illusion magic to create a prosperous scene out of thin air after the popularity of airships.

Anyone with a bit of modern knowledge will understand that his purpose in doing this is actually to further monopolize the extremely important industry of transportation.

At the same time, they are also preparing to control Amn, take over Baldur's Gate and the West Heartland region, and finally take over Calimshan and Tethyr from Shane VII to build a west coast empire.

We must know that the reason why a huge empire quickly collapsed and split after expanding to a certain extent was that it was restricted by transportation and communications and could not fully mobilize its own resources and financial resources.

The lack of economic and cultural exchanges and the isolation caused by geographical factors will make some regions relatively independent and closed, which is naturally prone to division.

But now that we have airships, even from Luskan in the north to Port Calim in the south, it only takes three days.

Coupled with a civil management system similar to that of a modern country, as well as the supervision and deterrence of lichs within the organization, it is basically possible to maintain the stable operation of a huge country.

After all, although the construction and enchanting of an airship are not complicated, the helium filled inside is not something that just any person or organization can produce.

Alustriel touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then immediately responded with a smile: "I can't think of a reason to refuse. Strengthening trade and exchanges is beneficial to the people of all cities, and I look forward to seeing the results under your leadership." , all cities on the entire West Coast ushered in unprecedented wealth and prosperity."

"Me too. Although with the distance between Luskan and Neverwinter, it is absolutely a waste to use such a high-speed flying tool, but it is not bad to be able to bring the handicrafts and exquisite clocks we produce to the more distant southern region for sale. .”

Lord Nasir also quickly expressed his attitude.

What's more, he really enjoys the wonderful feeling of flying.

"In that case, let's make it a deal."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zuo Si immediately raised the wine glass in his hand and touched it with the other two, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing the wine in the glass, a faint blush immediately appeared on Alustriel's fair face and neck. He pursed his lips and asked in a meaningful tone: "Do you have a place where I can take a bath? I feel a little I’m tired and want to take a bath to relax my tense nerves.”

"Of course! How could I forget your little hobby."

After saying that, Zuo Si immediately stood up and pushed open the door to the next cabin.

After walking through a slightly narrow corridor, he came to a bathroom full of white mist with several giant beige porcelain basins underneath.

It can be clearly seen through the water inlet that this thing is closely connected to a certain hot spring through space magic.

Alustriel took off his boots and socks and tested the water temperature with his toes, then walked directly in and began to take off his clothes.

Lord Nasir, who believed in the God of Justice and had a somewhat rigid personality, could not stand this kind of stimulation. He turned around and left immediately without even saying hello.

The Golden Dragon Queen Veramalandes had long been accustomed to it. She also took off her clothes and walked into the bath. She sat down in a very relaxed posture, and waved to the overwhelmed Aribes with a smile: "Come together! There is nothing more relaxing and pleasurable than lying down and taking a bath after eating and drinking. And the temperature of the water is just right."

"Uh - thank you for the invitation, I...I'm not used to taking a shower with others."

After saying that, Aribes blushed and glanced at Zuo Si standing next to her, then ran away in panic.

Looking at her retreating back, Alustriel couldn't help but smile and poured a handful of water at Verama Landas: "Ha! You're a bad guy, you still like to tease the paladin so much."

"Humph! This is not a joke, I just want to make these dull guys a little happier." A smirk appeared on the Golden Dragon Queen's face.

"Soth, what are you waiting for? Do you want me to get up and drag you in?" Alustriel urged in a very informal tone.

"This is not good..."

Zuo Si glanced at the Golden Dragon Queen subconsciously.

If he remembered correctly, this person was already married and had a legal ancient silver dragon husband.

What's going on if you go in by yourself?

NTR?

The wife sleeps with you?

Oh, no, it should be Dragon’s Wife.

But it's a pity that Alustriel obviously doesn't care about this, and neither does Verama Landas.

In other words, in the dragon's mind, things like being naked are nothing at all.

Because in dragon form, they originally wore nothing.

In the end, under the strong urging of the two people, Zuo Si could only risk his life to accompany the gentleman, took off his clothes and slowly walked into the bath...