A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

Building a large mage tower from scratch is undoubtedly a new experience for Zuo Si.

Likewise, it also tests his knowledge reserve and planning ability.

Because building a mage tower is not as simple as making a magic item, nor is it simply a pile of materials and technology.

Instead, it is necessary to turn various rooms with different functions and massive magic protection into a complete and indivisible whole.

In addition, two different ideas were integrated into the design, and its difficulty has far exceeded the limit that most arcane spellcasters can imagine.

In particular, the "energy-absorbing array" hidden in the interlayer between the outer wall and the inner wall can be found in almost every corner from the underground part to the above-ground part.

The cost of doing this is that after building three underground floors and two above ground floors, the cost reached an astonishing 400,000 gold coins.

This includes almost 50,000 gold coins worth of ordinary building materials.

For example, a large number of "basalt" stones are used in the outer layer of the main body of the tower.

Another example is the steel bars and iron plates that serve as support structures, and adhesives made of some random stuff.

After all, even if you use the creator's ability, you have to build the general shape first.

The second is the casting materials consumed to add a large number of protective spells to the tower, which is about 180,000 gold coins.

This part is mainly to resist the astonishingly powerful high-level plastic energy spells, as well as transformation magic such as the fourth-ring [Stone Shaping Technique] and the fifth-ring [Fossils to Mud].

As for the rest, except for the salary and food expenses paid to the masons and workers, all was spent on the "energy-absorbing magic circle".

This does not include the scrolls, gems, and various rare materials Zuo Si had previously stored during the construction process, as well as the time and energy he invested.

The most important thing is that the part that has been built now is empty and there is nothing inside.

Later, the interior decoration, furniture, displays, experimental equipment, binding circle, summoning circle, arcane garden, detection circle, magic traps used to resist intruders...

The total cost of all these things is not much worse than building the mage tower itself.

It might even be more expensive.

No wonder most mages can't afford to build a mage tower, so they can only make do by transforming their houses into magic laboratories.

People who have the ability to build their own mage tower are basically either high-level spellcasters or archmages, or the families behind them are extremely wealthy.

The money was spent at such a terrifying speed that even Bernard couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.

The young businessman realized for the first time that his family and the chamber of commerce he ran were nothing compared to the wealth owned by these powerful mages.

In order not to delay the progress of the project, he even had to spend a large amount of money to pay Zuo Si's portion of the profit in advance.

Looking at this majestic building rising from the ground and incompatible with the surrounding low and dilapidated houses, Bernard could not help but sigh slightly: "I can't believe that it has only taken a little more than a month to build such a big tower. It’s done.”

"Complete? No, no, no. Perhaps for ordinary buildings, building the outermost part is barely 80% done. But for the Mage Tower, this is just the beginning. The following internal functional rooms, The storage warehouse and energy reserve device are the key." The dwarf foreman immediately corrected with a smile.

As a senior member of the Stonemasons Guild, he has undertaken many tasks in building mage towers.

So I know very well how troublesome and tedious the later work is.

Especially for a large mage tower like this that occupies a large area, it probably won't take more than a year or two, so don't expect to be able to use all the space inside.

Of course, Zuo Si didn't actually want to do it all in one step.

His plan was to first put up the frame of a mage tower, at least with a place where various dangerous experiments could be conducted, and the rest could be done slowly.

"That sounds terrible. As far as I know, the construction cost of this tower is close to half a million gold coins, right?" Bernard asked in an uncertain tone.

The dwarf foreman sneered and replied: "Five hundred thousand? This is just for purchasing materials, paying salary and food expenses. I bet that the man who chose Lord Soth used magic, technology, and piles of materials to speed up the construction." Gemstones, scrolls, rare metals, etc. add up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins, which is not far off."

"Walkien, the goddess of wealth! It's too exaggerated! Is this the price of building a large wizard tower? It's unbelievable!"

Bernard was completely shocked by the exaggerated consumption, and stared dumbly at the figure not far away who was interacting closely with his sister Isadora.

You must know that he originally thought that the profits he helped earn were Zuo Si's confidence in building this tower.

But who knows, that huge sum of money is less than half of the construction cost of the Mage Tower.

"Hahahaha! There is no way around this. But you have to understand that such a mage tower can be used for hundreds or even thousands of years, and the entire family and future generations can benefit from it. Look at the establishment of the Masked Mage Guild How long has it taken, but their wealth accumulation rate is far faster than that of the shadow thieves."

After saying this, the dwarf foreman picked up his share of the salary he deserved, took the other employed masons, and walked toward the headquarters of the masons' guild.

As for those tenant farmers who took advantage of the slack season to earn some extra money, they also packed their bags and used the money they earned to buy some daily necessities near the nearest market, and then returned to the manor in groups.

After sending all these people away, Bernard came to Zuo Si and reported: "Your Excellency Soth, the main body of the mage tower has been completed. I shouldn't be able to help with the remaining parts."

Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction: "It doesn't matter, I will take care of the rest by myself.

I have already placed an order with the Masked Mage Guild for some of the alchemy and magic equipment, and I believe they should be able to deliver it in a few days at most.

In addition, I also need some furniture and daily necessities such as beds, cabinets, bookshelves, tables, chairs, sofas, mirrors, quilts, pillows, etc. "

"Do you have any special requirements for materials and craftsmanship? If not, I can directly order a batch from Babette Nasiva at a relatively low price. His family has an industry in this area."

Bernard quickly came up with a solution.

Since these furniture and daily necessities were to be moved into the mage tower for use, he did not dare to just go to the market to buy them.

Otherwise, God knows if those things of unknown origin have some curse or other unclean things.

"Okay. I'm not very particular about furniture and daily necessities. This is a list. Please help me purchase it."

With that said, Zuo Si handed over the parchment prepared in advance.

Bernard took it, glanced at it quickly, and responded immediately: "Please give me two weeks. After two weeks, all these things will be transported into the Mage Tower. If you want to move in right away, then start with my Let’s move some furniture home to make do for a few days.”

"No problem, please."

Zuo Si had no intention of being polite to the other party and accepted the help provided by the businessman generously.

Because with the current close cooperative relationship between the two, there is no need to be polite at all.

If anyone dares to rob the ships or caravans of the Roldan Chamber of Commerce without opening his eyes, he will immediately strike back and kill them with thunderous force.

Bernard was undoubtedly very aware of this, so he said happily: "It is my honor to serve you. I will go back and inform the housekeeper now and ask him to arrange for servants to send some furniture and daily necessities. Oh, I almost forgot, This is the title deed to the Crooked Crane Inn, and it belongs to you now.”

"Finally got it? How much did it cost you?"

Zuo Si had an unexpected expression on his face.

Because every time the hotel owner, Grokanna, was about to close a transaction, he would suddenly raise the price in an attempt to make more money from the transaction.

Unfortunately, this time he obviously met his opponent.

As a leader among the younger generation of businessmen in Ascatra, Bernard is an absolute master in bargaining.

And in order to retaliate for Grokana's backbiting, he also hired shadow thieves to steal in the Crooked Crane Hotel, leaving all the guests who came to stay and drink without any sense of security.

After a few weeks, this originally bustling hotel in Chengmen District became completely deserted.

It is estimated that Grokana couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to make the decision of "tearful sale".

Otherwise, his hotel will become less and less valuable as time goes by.

"Five hundred gold coins. I only spent one-tenth of the original price to take over the Crooked-Necked Crane Inn. If you include the cost of hiring the shadow thief before, it's only about one thousand two hundred."

The corners of Bernard's mouth raised slightly, revealing a proud smile.

Because in this transaction, he not only got what he wanted at an extremely low price.

At the same time, he also gave the boss Grokana a hard lesson for raising prices on the ground.

"Five hundred gold coins? I think that greedy guy is about to cry, right?"

Zuo Si also laughed happily.

After all, the price he offered for the first time was quite fair, almost a 50% premium.

But even so, the other party is still not satisfied and wants to take advantage of the situation to get more.

Now that I have ended up like this, I can only say that I deserve it and do not deserve any sympathy at all.

Bernard nodded slightly: "That's right! After handing over the land deed, Grocana cried so sadly. If nothing else happens, he will not have the shame to stay in Ascatla in the future."

"It's really satisfying. After I get rid of the lich hiding in the Crooked Crane Hotel tonight, I can start demolishing and rebuilding the hotel tomorrow. I believe our chef Mr. Welby will be impatient. I want to become famous in Ascaltra.”

While saying this, Zuo Si raised his hand and gently touched Isadora's hair, comforting the girl who was full of attachment to him.

Although in his company recently, the psychic, who had suffered serious mental problems due to premature awakening of his abilities, has become a little more cheerful, and has even been able to establish a good relationship with the little werewolves of the same age.

But in his heart, he still only regarded him as his own kind.

Zuo Si suspected that if things continued like this, when they entered puberty in a few years, their relationship would become very troublesome.

But Bernard didn't realize this, and immediately said with a smile: "I can't wait to see how the delicious food from Karatu, the eastern continent, makes those picky nobles full of praise."

From beginning to end, he had no doubts about Welby's craftsmanship.

Because these days, this halfling chef has been cooking various dishes in different ways every day, and has completely conquered everyone's appetite.

No matter in terms of quantity, variety, taste, or color, it is the best store in Ascatra.

If some features of the Eastern Continent Karatu are added to the decoration and service, then wealthy nobles and wealthy businessmen will definitely flock to it.

After all, the rich people in Amn like nothing more than to show off to others.

And a store like this can just meet their needs.

When the time comes, set the price of the dishes a little more expensive, provide more attentive service, add some magic effects and a membership system to enhance the style, and you will definitely make a lot of money.

And Bernard is not worried at all that anyone will look jealous and steal the recipe, or try to copy it.

You must know that Zuo Si is the chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease!

This identity alone is enough to scare most people with evil intentions into cardiac arrest.

What's more, Bernard also plans to use this store to expand his social circle, get to know more powerful people, and strive to bring the family and the chamber of commerce to a new stage within a few years.

After a few simple chats, the businessman quickly left and was busy dealing with these trivial and troublesome matters.

After he was completely gone, Isadora asked: "Sos, my brother is taking advantage of you, do you know?"

"Haha, of course. To be precise, we are using each other. He needs my strength, and I also need his talent and ability in business." Zuo Si responded with a smile.

"Taking advantage of each other?"

Isadora frowned subconsciously, obviously not understanding the meaning of this sentence.

Because she prematurely saw the darkness hidden in adults' hearts, the way she thinks about problems is hugely different from normal people.

"That's right! In this world, the relationships between people are often very complicated and mixed with a lot of interest factors. The so-called simple love, family affection and friendship are rarely seen." Zuo Si explained meaningfully.

Just when Isadora was about to say something, seven mages who all looked quite old walked over from a short distance away.

The leaders are Vanessa, who has been transformed into a lich, and his friend Jeffrey.

Obviously, because the release of arcane magic is prohibited in the city of Askatra, they did not choose to teleport directly.

Otherwise, you will be severely warned the first time, and you will face the siege of the masked mage the second time.

Zuo Si, who saw this scene, immediately asked in an uncertain tone: "What are you..."

"Lord Soth, these people are friends of Jeffrey and I. They are all facing the same problem as us, that is, their lifespan is about to end, and they have not found any other way to extend their lifespan."

Vanessa took the initiative to step forward and give a brief explanation.

"So you all want to transform into a lich?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Because he never dreamed that he had finally succeeded in developing a lich subordinate, but the other party turned around and pulled in five "downlines" in one go.

What kind of awareness and positivity is this?

It’s simply too outrageous!

Zuo Si had no idea how many high-level mages in Faerûn had to die in old age with strong reluctance and regret because they lacked the knowledge to transform lichs or vampires, and did not learn the nine-ring magic [Wish Technique]. own life.

Moreover, the chance of success in transforming a lich is quite low, with a preliminary estimate of no more than five percent.

In other words, on average, only one out of every twenty mages who try to transform themselves into a lich can succeed.

The remaining ones were often poisoned directly because the transformation ritual they obtained was incomplete, or they could not retain their souls because the craftsmanship in making the phylactery was not up to standard.

"None of us want to die, and we don't want everything we have gained with great difficulty to disappear with death. Please don't worry, we know what price we have to pay, and we are also willing to accept such conditions."

An old man with skin like dry tree bark gave assurances in a serious tone.

Jeffrey also joined in and said, "Sir Soth, these mages behind me have at least a spellcasting level of LV13, and they can definitely be your good helpers.

And I talked to Vanessa and I think the seven immortal lichs and high-level mages are already quite a force.

We can definitely build an organization of our own. And you are the worthy leader of the organization. "

"Establish an organization?" Zuo Si was stunned for a moment.

Good guy!

He had just become the chosen one of the goddess of poison and disease, and then he had to become the leader of a spellcasting organization composed of lichs?

Is this how I attract people from the evil camp?

Or is it that after traveling through time, he awakened his talent and potential to become the big boss behind the scenes?

You must know that the reason why Zuo Si chose to help these dying old mages transform into lichs was mainly to find helpers to fight against dangerous enemies such as the Zhentarim, the Dragon Cult, the Harper Alliance, and the Entangled Talisman.

I never thought about setting up an organization.

But Vanessa didn’t think so, and nodded seriously and explained: “Yes, establish an organization.

You see, Jeffrey and I currently control most of the magical power in the two most important port cities on the west coast of the Kingdom of Tethyr.

And they respectively occupy a place in the magic circles of important inland cities such as Velen, Darauma, and Saradas.

As long as we unite, we can draw huge benefits and various scarce resources from it.

And you can also connect each other's mage towers together to support each other.

If you want one day, you can even intervene in the civil war in the Kingdom of Tethyr..."

The ambitious new lich described his grand blueprint to Zuo Si.

Due to the relatively weak magical power of the Kingdom of Tethyr, the number of both mages and warlocks is quite rare, and there is not even a decent academy. Mages from all over the country rely on themselves to train apprentices.

Therefore, the seven lichs and high-level spellcasters are already the most powerful force on the surface.

After hearing these words, Zuo Si immediately smiled and shook his head: "It's too early to talk about this now, let's help them transform into lichs first. I'll give you three days to prepare, and come with the materials necessary for the ceremony in three days. My mage tower assembles.”

"You don't agree with this plan I made?"

Vanessa seemed to notice something and immediately asked cautiously.

"No. Your plan is well made, and the probability of success is very high. But the problem is, I don't have the time and energy to manage these things, and I don't want to be visited by the paladin and the church of good gods one day. After all, I I already have enough troubles, I don’t want to add new ones.”

Zuo Si made his attitude straightforward.

What he needs is a group of people who can help him solve troubles at critical moments, not people who make a lot of mess and need his own help to wipe his own butt.

If Vanessa follows Vanessa's plan to monopolize the magical power in the Kingdom of Tessel, or even intervene in the civil war, all kinds of troubles and enemies will definitely be inevitable.

After realizing that she had made a huge mistake, Vanessa immediately adjusted her mentality and asked in a very sincere tone: "So according to you, what kind of goal should our organization set?"

After Zuo Si thought for a moment, he immediately replied: "It's very simple. The goal of our organization is to collect as much knowledge, spells, gems, magic items, spell-casting materials as possible, as well as rare magic metals, such as fine gold. , mithril, cold iron, etc. Apart from these and earning wealth, we do not participate in any political activities and do not deal with all gods and churches."

"Well - this goal sounds pretty good. At least it won't easily conflict with those powerful forces, and it won't get involved in trouble." Jeffrey touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.

"I agree too. This is what a spellcaster organization should pursue."

"Yes! Vanessa's approach is too aggressive, and it will definitely be exposed as time goes by."

"But it should cost a lot of money to do these things, right? In the end, you still have to find a way to make more money."

"How about we join forces and set up several chambers of commerce?"

"The Chamber of Commerce? How can the Chamber of Commerce make money as quickly as robbery? Let's find a few dragons to kill, and then loot the treasures in their lairs. With the cooperation of a few of us, even if we encounter old dragons or ancient dragons, we are quite sure to successfully hunt them. .”

"What a great idea! It doesn't matter if we fail. The worst we can do is lose our equipment and die once. In a few days, we will be reborn as a lich next to the phylactery."

…

What would it look like if a group of magicians who were neither good nor evil came together?

Just look at the scene in front of you.

In just a few words, they began to discuss how to kill several giant dragons who had already discovered the location of their lairs, and then looted all the treasures that the other party had accumulated over hundreds of years.

Its ferocity is no worse than that of Wilmes, the greedy red dragon.

Although strictly speaking, what Zuo Si did sometimes was actually not much different from the other party.

But the corner of his mouth still twitched when he heard it.

Especially when you become a lich, you don't need to worry about death at all, so even the most cautious mages have now become extremely aggressive and bold.

In the end, Zuo Si couldn't stand it anymore, interrupting their imagination of a "better future".

"Everyone, what you need to consider now is to prepare materials to make a phylactery. Only by successfully transforming yourself into a lich can the above plans be implemented. If anyone accidentally dies during the transformation process, or becomes a If you become an idiot, then only God can save you.”

moment!

The originally lively discussion suddenly became quiet.

Except for Vanessa, who is already a lich, the remaining six people all showed very solemn expressions.

After exchanging glances with each other, they walked into the mage tower one after another, used teleportation magic to return to their residences, and began to prepare everything necessary to transform the lich.

After everyone was gone, Zuo Si said to Vanessa: "Get ready, tonight we are going to kick down the door of another lich's house. If I fail to kill him at the first time, then maybe You are needed to engage in a spell confrontation with it."

"Another lich?" Vanessa's eyes shone slightly.

"Yes. He is a guy hiding under the ground of a hotel in Chengmen District. We will take action after dark to ensure that we can solve him once and for all."

After saying this, Zuo Si asked Vanessa to prepare the spell, while he took Isadora to the empty room with only one chair on the upper floor, temporarily placed the girl here, and then opened "Legacy" to start checking the tasks. column.

[Make a treasure card (reward a chance to draw a card, completed)]

[Upgrade any profession obtained through mimicry to LV11 (reward two card drawing opportunities, completed)]

[Build a magic tower of your own (reward two card drawing opportunities, completed)]

[The total number of cards held reaches one hundred (a chance to draw a card will be awarded, the current number of cards held: 95)]

[Create an enchantment card with your own hands (reward two card drawing opportunities)]

[Create five LV7 cards (reward three card drawing opportunities, one has been produced so far, and four more need to be produced)]

[Convert the divine power in the body into another energy that can be completely controlled by sparks (rewarding a rare and unique card)]

As the planeswalker's level reached LV7, Zuo Si's tasks to obtain card drawing opportunities also increased to seven.

Especially the last task seems to imply something.

However, with the current power of Spark, the conversion efficiency of energy such as divine power is very low.

Therefore, he didn't have any good solution, he could only grind it bit by bit.

Since the first three tasks have been completed, Zuo Si now has five more opportunities to draw cards.

No hesitation!

He chose to draw directly and neatly.

In the blink of an eye, five new cards appeared in front of you.

The first one is [Magic Card: Make It Echo], a LV5 red card that can record the last successfully released spell of any target except yourself, and then use it within one minute.

With a planeswalker level of LV7, spells below the ninth level should be able to be copied successfully.

When using it, you need to pay ten red mana points, or ten general mana points.

The second one is [Magic Card: Spell Counterattack], a LV4 blue card that can forcibly interrupt the opponent's spell being released.

It costs seven blue mana points to use, or seven general mana points.

The third card is [Creature Card: Olanli Multi-Headed Dragon], a LV7 green card that can summon an extraordinary dragon-like creature with five heads that can grow infinitely to fight for the planeswalker.

After the creature is summoned, it initially has forty points of strength attribute. Each effective land card on it can increase its size by one unit (strength and constitution +3). If the land card can produce green mana, Then the hydra size will add an additional unit.

The original Oranli hydra has thirty points of spell resistance, with an additional five points added for each additional unit size.

At the same time, the scales' protection against physical damage, their own vitality and attack power will also increase.

And after increasing the size of three units, it gains rapid regeneration and the ability to additionally increase acid damage when attacking with a head;

After that, for each additional size unit, the remaining four heads will gain lightning, fire, freezing and poison damage abilities in turn.

When the size increases to ten units, the Olanli hydra is not only completely immune to the above forms of energy attacks, but also evolves the accompanying attribute attacks into a super-wide spit.

When using it, you need to pay 25 green mana points, or 25 general mana points.

The fourth card is [Magic Card: Possessed by the God of War], a LV6 red card that allows the planeswalker to gain powerful strength, agility and physical bonuses in a short period of time, and at the same time gain powerful magic resistance like a high-level warrior. sex, combat experience and skills in using various weapons. The higher the planeswalker level, the more terrifying the melee combat ability gained. Each spellcasting level lasts for one minute.

When using it, you need to pay fifteen points of red magic power, or fifteen points of general magic power.

The fifth one is rather strange, it is a type of card that has never been seen before, called [Directed Teleportation - Zendikar].

When using this card, you need to pay two hundred points of general or blue mana in one go.

Moreover, the card itself will not enter the graveyard, but will disappear completely after being used once.

"Zendikar? Eldrazi Titan?"

Recalling these two familiar names, Zuo Si's face suddenly became extremely serious and dignified.

As long as his brain is not broken, he will not use this card easily.

the reason is simple!

Zendikar is a super-magic world with so much magical power that it almost overflows. Its various astonishing energies surge and surge in the air, creating unimaginable spectacular scenery.

But at the same time, it is also an extremely dangerous world, so dangerous that even a god has a high chance of being killed.

That place was invaded by three extremely powerful Eldrazi Titans, and the entire world was once on the verge of destruction.

The so-called Eldrazi are actually a powerful existence similar to Cthulhu that is almost impossible to be defeated or even killed by mortals.

With the power Zuo Si currently possesses, even if he encounters a stronger Eldrazi descendant or creation, he will be crushed in minutes.

Compared with the nightmare-level survival difficulty of Zendikar, Faerûn, which is full of dangers and has several gods dying every now and then, can be considered "peaceful and tranquil".

There is no doubt that [Positioning Teleportation: Zendikar] and [Creature Card: Oranli Hydra] alone are enough to show that the previous owner of "Legacy" must have been to Zendikar.

I just don’t know if Zendikar was before the Eldrazi invasion or after it was sealed when he went there, or if he just caught up with the invasion and participated in that earth-shattering battle.

However, Zuo Si, who had no plans to go to Zendikar for the time being, did not delve into it further. Instead, he set his sights on the three magic cards.

Among them, with the two cards [Make It Echo] and [Counter Spell], the winning rate against the Lich hidden in the underground secret door of the hotel at night will undoubtedly increase a lot.

As for the card [Possession of the God of War], its function seems to be somewhat similar to [Tamson Transformation]. Both of them give the mage powerful physique, combat experience and weapon usage skills in a short period of time.

But the advantage is that it will not be like the latter. After activation, it will temporarily lose the ability to cast spells and become a pure warrior.

It also lasts up to one minute per planeswalker level.

If paired with a powerful magic weapon, it can definitely give your opponent a huge surprise at the critical moment.

In addition, the first three tasks on the taskbar have also been changed to:

[Create five treasure cards (reward two card drawing opportunities)]

[Upgrade any profession obtained through mimicry to LV15 (reward two card drawing opportunities)]

[Collect at least five or more advanced professions and corresponding knowledge related to mages in the current world (reward two card drawing opportunities)]

"Advanced profession... It seems that it is time for me to prepare to leave for Candlekeep. But before that, I have to find a way to get some money. Otherwise, I cannot afford to hire the expensive scribes in Candlekeep. "

Zuo Si complained softly in a voice that only he could hear.

Because building the mage tower at his feet had almost spent all his savings.

But fortunately, you can rob a lich after dark, and the other party's property should not be too shabby.

With his own mage tower, Zuo Si naturally no longer chose to live in Bernard's house, but moved everything here.

In particular, the mutated hound, which was comparable in size to a mastodon, was immediately transported to the lowest level underground of the Mage Tower, because Wilmes was personally responsible for the control and supervision.

Judging from the high protrusion of her belly, it won't be long before she is due to give birth.

Zuo Si had very high expectations for the half-dragon bred by this big guy.

As for the others, after the housekeeper sent some furniture and daily necessities, they all got a small room of their own.

Looking at the large empty area around her, Alena asked in an uncertain tone: "Is this our future home?"

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "That's right. When the masked mage delivers what I ordered, this tower will be officially put into use. And the underground part is connected to the sewers that extend in all directions in the city. I plan to Raise some gnomes and other small monsters that reproduce quickly inside as experimental materials."

After all, this is a mage tower that he built with his own hands, and it is truly his own. It has a completely different feeling than using someone else's mage tower before.

"Raising gnomes?!" Rhett opened his mouth in disbelief.

This half-orc warrior didn't understand at all that garbage like ordinary goblins had other uses besides wasting food and adding some combat experience to novice adventurers.

“Don’t underestimate the goblins.

These guys are not only extremely adaptable.

And even if they eat garbage, they can multiply and grow rapidly in a short period of time.

Perfect for replacing mice and becoming a better experimental subject.

The most important thing is that they are humanoid creatures, very close to humans, elves, and dwarves in physical structure.

Generally speaking, magic and potions that work on goblins can also have the same effect on humans. "

Zuo Si meaningfully gave his reasons for raising goblins.

It only takes a short five years for a goblin to grow from birth to adulthood. A single litter can often give birth to an astonishing number of as few as six or seven to as many as ten, which is comparable to that of sows.

This process can even be accelerated to less than three months under the influence of magic and hormones.

It is simply the best substitute for laboratory mice.

In addition, small pest-like monsters like goblins are very easy to control. As long as you summon a few hobgoblins or one or two bugbears, you can firmly control them without worrying about causing any trouble.

It can also be used as cannon fodder and coolie when necessary, and even the corpse after death can be used as a material for necromancy magic.

If you raise some powerful and ferocious monsters in the future, goblins can also be used as feed.

It’s easy to feed, has more children, grows quickly, is less likely to get sick, and has many uses...

With so many benefits, why wouldn't you raise a brood of goblins?

Rhett was obviously taken aback by Zuo Si's "horrifying" remarks, and immediately took two steps back and whispered: "Damn it! Now I'm starting to feel a little sympathy for those nasty goblins. I guess those unlucky ones who were caught here , the days to come will be very miserable.”

"Whatever, it's just a group of goblins anyway, no one will care." Alena shrugged with a nonchalant expression.

"No, it's not just as simple as raising a brood of goblins. If the whole plan goes well enough, then we can make copies and even sell the goblins to mages who need them."

As a lich, Vanessa was obviously aware of Zuo Si's intention.

After all, for most necromancers, it is difficult to ensure an adequate supply of experimental materials, whether they are alive or dead corpses.

Especially in areas where slavery is prohibited, you can't just rush into other people's homes, or find a relatively remote small village to kidnap living people, right?

Let’s not mention how laborious it is to search for monster tribes in the wild. The key is that if you don’t do it well, you might end up overturning.

At this time, the benefits of breeding goblins in large numbers become apparent.

In addition, goblins, like dark elves, have no human rights.

Even if the outside world knew about it, no one would take care of it.

Thinking of this, Vanessa subconsciously glanced at the drow not far away who was wearing chainmail and had an improved slavery collar around his neck.

Since the strange object has slowly emptied all the memories and knowledge in her mind, this guy is now basically a human shield that researches materials and specializes in resisting spells.

Zuo Si touched his chin and added with interest: "Not only that! I can also let Fangus and her people transform the goblins into werewolves by spreading lycanthropy, so that they can obtain a body that is not inferior to that of most human warriors. Quality. In short, goblins are not as useless as people think, they just haven’t found the corresponding method."

"Don't you still want to create a group of half-dragons and dragonborns among the goblins?" Wilmes asked with a wary look.

"why not?

Anyway, Bertorgas is dead, and we can make the most of what he left behind.

But don’t worry, I won’t be making too many this time.

After all, goblins are inherently chaotic creatures, completely different from the lawful and obedient kobolds.

Speaking of which, I remembered that I should send some food to the kobolds who stayed in the dragon's lair.

Otherwise, after the eggs of the half-dragon kobolds hatch, they probably won't be able to last long with their food reserves. "

Since he was busy building the mage tower recently, Zuo Si almost forgot about the kobolds in Bertorgas' lair.

Maybe after some time, we can consider building a permanent portal in two places.

Anyway, with the power of the planeswalker's spark, it is much easier for him to use teleportation magic than the local wizards in Faerûn.

Without external interference, only a small amount of energy is needed to open and close a portal.

At that time, using the kobold's talent of digging holes, as well as goblin coolies and various undead creatures, maybe we can slowly dig through the entire underground of Askatra and create an underground world of our own, just like the mad mage in It's the same as the "Leyline Maze" built underground in Waterdeep City.

By that time, whether it is the six-person council or the masked mage, they will all act based on Zuo Si's face, instead of being controlled by others like now.

Of course, it's too early to think about this now.

Zuo Si's next goal is to bring enough money to go to Candlekeep to supplement the knowledge he lacks at this stage, and take a look at the famous son of Baal, little Aimeng, and "adopted father" Gillian.