A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

The disappearance of more than two dozen humans, orcs, and hobgoblins was undoubtedly inconspicuous to a pirate gang with more than two hundred people scattered throughout the island.

However, with the arrival of dusk and the sun slowly setting towards the sea level in the west, the situation changed somewhat.

I saw that those guys who were originally searching in the woods, grass and bushes in twos and threes were gathering at a very fast speed towards the beach where they landed and stored the boats.

After a while, a huge bonfire piled with wood was lit.

The soldier who had rested for a whole day stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the scene in the distance. He immediately turned back to the cave and said to his summoner: "Master, those pirates are gathering in one place. I think it won't be long before they find out. A lot of companions are missing.”

"Oh? Have you finally started to gather together?"

Zuo Si's eyes lit up slightly, and even the hand that stirred the crucible stopped.

This so-called "crucible" was made by him using the metal weapons such as scimitars and swords that were killed by pirates, and using the creator's [Shaping] ability.

As for the thick paste stirred with water in the pot, it is some plant seeds that have been crushed and added with a little water.

And this plant has a very famous name on the earth, called castor.

On the way back to the cave on the top of the mountain, Zuo Si accidentally discovered these plants growing on the mountainside. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind, and he thought of a method that could quickly make a large number of pirates lose their combat effectiveness or even die.

That's poisoning!

Castor seeds are known to contain a highly toxic substance called ricin.

It only takes a few tenths of a milligram to cause the painful death of a strong adult man.

Even in Faerûn, which is filled with all kinds of mysterious powers, magic and divine arts, it is not difficult and troublesome to alleviate and eliminate ricin.

Maybe [antidote] can do it, and [slow down poison] and [neutralize poison] and other magical spells can also do it.

But its scarcity determines that none of the above methods can deal with more than two hundred poisoned pirates at once.

There are many ways to kill people, and it doesn't necessarily involve fighting.

This is one of the most valuable experiences Zuo Si learned from the Necromancer Asta.

After a whole afternoon of busy work, he first used simple and primitive methods of crushing, adding water, stirring, etc. to gather a large number of castor seeds together.

Then use the [Refining] ability to obtain higher purity crystals.

High-purity ricin has been obtained in doses sufficient to kill thousands of people.

Now, all that is missing is an opportunity for the pirates to gather together to eat and rest.

The soldier was obviously very aware of his master's plan and immediately nodded: "Yes! Judging from the current scale, they have gathered almost more than a hundred people. It is estimated that in about forty minutes, the remaining pirates will also land. Arriving one after another. And that’s when the sun sets and night really falls.”

"In that case, let's go add some ingredients to our guests' dinner."

With that said, Zuo Si stood up and used [Refining] on the crucible.

moment!

A small handful of crystal powder flew out of the turbid liquid and accurately fell into the glass jar nearby.

After finishing all this, he carefully picked up the jar and took the lead towards the beach where the bonfire was lit at the foot of the mountain.

The summoned soldiers and leopards followed closely behind.

In about half an hour, the two men and the leopard arrived and hid behind the bushes near the beach.

With only the last rays of the sun left at this moment, the visibility of the surroundings was extremely low.

But for those hobgoblins and orcs with [dark vision], these are not too big a problem.

Even in the darkest night, these humanoid creatures can clearly see everything within a range of 18 to 20 meters in front of them.

fortunately!

At the moment these guys are busy carrying wine and food down from the stranded ship.

Coupled with the pirates who kept returning from the jungle and joining in, the scene looked very chaotic.

Zuo Si was keenly aware of this and immediately ordered the soldiers beside him who had changed into pirate costumes: "Now! Sneak in and add some ricin to their soup pots, wine barrels and fresh water. Remember. , if anyone asks you who you are, use the name Astide."

"clear!"

The soldier took the glass jar and hid it in his arms, then pretended to walk towards the bonfire.

I don’t know if it’s because the human pirates are not familiar with monsters such as hobgoblins, orcs, and ogres, or because they have consumed too much energy walking through the dense forest and searching during the day, and they are not in the mood to pay attention to their companions coming and going around them.

In short, the soldiers did not arouse anyone's suspicion along the way, and arrived at the place where the supplies were piled up without incident.

Just when he was about to take out the jar in his arms and start poisoning, the orc who was cooking next to him suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hey! Human boy! What are you doing?"

moment!

The soldier who kept taking out things froze.

His nerves were extremely tense, and his other hand subconsciously pressed on the handle of the scimitar. His mind was full of thinking about how to kill the other pirates without alerting them.

However, the orc cook did not notice this. Instead, he walked over directly, snatched the jar filled with ricin crystals from the soldier's arms, opened it carelessly, took a handful and put it into his mouth to taste.

After a few seconds, Hong An grinned and mocked: "Aha! A jar of valuable spices. You bastard, you dare to steal spices for everyone to cook. You are really impatient." .”

Fragrance... spice?

condiment?

The soldiers who were ready to commit murder a second ago were stunned.

He really didn't know how to describe the stupidity and extremely bad taste of the half-orc in front of him.

You must know that high-purity ricin is a crystal with a slightly bitter taste, and it should not be related to spices or condiments.

But what the cook did next made him even more stunned.

I saw the orc holding crystals filled with ricin, and sprinkled a handful into each soup pot. When all was used up, he threw the empty glass jar to the ground and cursed viciously: "Go away! Dirty, despicable bastard! If I see you stealing anything again, even a glass of wine or a mouthful of salt, I will twist off your head and throw it into the pot to feed those ogres. They are never picky eaters anyway! "

"Yes... I'm sorry, I won't dare to do it next time."

Resisting the urge to burst into laughter on the spot, the soldier quickly pretended to be panicked, turned around and ran quickly into the dark woods.

I was afraid that if I ran too slowly, the other person would see the expression on my face that was distorted by suppressing laughter.

The half-orc chef, who thought he had done a good deed, spat in the direction in which he was escaping, and then proudly continued to pick up a spoon and stir the stew and seafood soup in the pot.

After the soldier returned to the hiding place and told the whole story, Zuo Si couldn't hold himself any longer.

He laughed and complained: "Okay. Now we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the toxin content in those meals and soups, even after the toxicity subsides after being boiled, is enough to knock down the strongest of ogres. The bad news is that if some pirates just drank wine and ate grilled fish, they wouldn't be poisoned."

"What are we going to do next? Just wait here for those pirates to get poisoned?" the soldier asked curiously.

"No! Of course not. Remember those zombies wandering at the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside? It's time to make use of them. You and Red are waiting here, and I'm going to use this time to arrange a little magic ritual. .”

After that, Zuo Si took out some bone meal, a few black agates, and an eyeball soaked in embalming fluid with nerve tissue from his satchel.

It can be seen from the materials alone that this is definitely a necromantic magic ritual.

After all, he has studied with Asta for so long, and he knows the most about necromancy magic and has the highest proficiency in it.