A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

The elemental plane of fire, the city of brass.

This is the birthplace of the efreeti, as well as their hometown and capital, as well as the seat of spirit and belief.

No matter where the efreets are, whether they have established their own colonies or even countries in some planes and material worlds, they will still be loyal to the Sultan in the burning palace in the center of the city.

Because in their eyes, the Sultan is not only a secular monarch and supreme ruler, but also the supreme god of the entire race.

No one knows when the efreet sultan was born, and no one knows whether he personally created the strength and prosperity of the entire efreet clan today.

The only thing he knew was that within the confines of the City of Brass, he had the power to easily change all physical and magical rules.

Even a "divine-like power" like the Fire Elemental Prince would be easily suppressed, sealed, and killed.

In fact, the City of Brass is built on a brass hemisphere with a diameter of about sixty-five kilometers.

The curved side faces downwards, and all buildings and streets are built on the plane above.

The most important thing is that it is not located in the endless sea of ​​fire and magma on the ground, but floating.

Although the height is very close to the ground, the fire giants can raise it to hundreds of meters or even thousands of meters at any time as long as they are willing.

Yes!

The City of Brass is a typical floating city. It is located directly above a cracked obsidian slab in the center of the fire elemental plane. A river of flames slowly passes through the tightly guarded city gate. Behind the gate is a burning basalt staircase hundreds of meters high. Directly into the city.

Unless you have the ability to fly, you can only accept strict interrogation by the efreeti guards.

But no visitor with any sense would choose to fly directly over the city walls.

That means that if you are caught, you will encounter all kinds of difficulties from the patrol team, and you may even receive a huge fine that can bankrupt a high-level mage.

In addition, the City of Brass is one of the few places in the entire Fire Elemental Plane suitable for ordinary people to live.

The harsh environment of the Fire Elemental Plane, where high temperatures, flames, and magma are everywhere, was forcibly suppressed here by the unimaginable power of the Fire Djinn Sultan.

Many mortals who want to explore the fire elemental plane or look for something will choose to come here as their first stop. Therefore, the City of Brass is very well-known, and everyone with a little knowledge of planes knows it.

Everywhere in this city, you can see portals connecting to the Hell of Baator, as well as demons who come to conduct diplomacy, perform tasks and give gifts.

Since they are both evil and lawful alignments, efreets and devils have very similar values ​​and have always been potential allies.

In addition, the efreet has the ability to teleport across planes on a large scale, and the devils just need this ability to help them deliver spies or troops. It can be said that the two sides hit it off.

It is said that every devil duke is secretly trying to win over the efreeti ruling class. To this end, he will not hesitate to package the wealth and magic items plundered from the material world and send them as gifts to the Sultan.

In particular, the treasure house in the palace is said to contain enough wealth to buy a hundred material worlds.

Many dragon gods, including Tiamat, dream of coming here one day to grab a handful.

Some of the astonishingly powerful artifacts make even the gods fear them.

After all, in the City of Brass, there is not only the powerful elf djinn Sultan.

At the same time, there are six servants of the supreme sultan - pashas, ​​who are comparable to demigods or even weak gods, and are directly subordinate to the supreme sultan, as well as a large number of high-level nobles with quasi-divine powers and ordinary nobles who have reached the legendary level.

Even the most ordinary efreet civilians can easily crush a five-person adventure team with an average level between LV6 and LV7.

So even though the City of Brass does not cover a large area, and the number of permanent fire djinn troops is not as endless as that of demons and demons, no one or force dares to cause trouble here.

On the streets, even evil, insidious, and cunning legendary creatures like the Pit Fiends had "affable" smiles on their faces, chatting with the obviously taller and stronger efreeti nobles, and discussing some unknown matters. Cooperation projects.

No one noticed at all that in a mansion next to the central palace, one of the six pashas whose status was second only to the sultan was sitting on a chair studded with gems, staring with interest at the person standing in front of him. The mortal mage took a full minute before he asked: "So you admit that you have failed? You know this is not a small thing! Whether it is the contract scroll that seals the prince of the fire element-Rizeril, Those statues infused with heroic spirits are all the property of the great Sultan."

“You can’t blame me!

There is a problem with the intelligence!

Thos is more than just the chosen one of the two goddesses.

There seems to be a bigger secret hidden in his body.

I saw with my own eyes that the Fire Elemental Prince Rizelil was hit by a ball of light flying out of his chest.

Then it quickly collapsed and died in just a few seconds, as if all the energy had been sucked dry.

Moreover, Soth also used some unknown method to release thousands of large-scale frost spells in one breath, destroying a fire elemental army in less than three minutes.

In addition, that terrifying artifact has actually been fully charged.

I seriously doubt that there was something wrong with the last divination result using the wish-making technique. "

Irenekas, who showed an old face, gritted his teeth and defended himself.

He swore that if he could have known in advance that Zuo Si was growing so fast and had so many cards, he would never have taken action as soon as he returned.

"Oh? Killed the Fire Elemental Prince Rizelil with just one blow? Are you sure?" A strange light flashed in the efreeti's eyes.

Irenekas responded without thinking: "I'm very sure! It's a power I've never seen before. It's not a spell. Because neither the magic network nor the original magic energy shows any signs of fluctuation. Instead of It would be more appropriate to say that Prince of Fire Elemental Rezelil was killed, it would be more accurate to say that he was eaten."

"Super energy-absorbing? This ability sounds interesting.

Since you brought back some useful information, I will not hold you responsible for your failure this time.

but……

The debt for losing the heroic spirit statue and the contract scroll still needs to be repaid.

Now, you owe the Great Sultan an artifact, and something of equal value to the two items above.

As for the lost five magic bottles that sealed the criminals, let's forget about it for now. "

The fire giant put on a very generous look.

But anyone with a brain knows that being in debt to these evil creatures is nothing worse than signing a contract to sell one's soul to the devil.

Because the fire giant's debt has always been subject to interest.

And this kind of interest is often a horrible loan shark with compound interest.

Once a debt is owed, it is impossible to repay it even with the legendary mage's earning power.

Of course, Irenekas had no intention of repaying it from the beginning, so instead of showing any nervousness, he actively proposed: "Can you lend me some more powerful magic items or artifacts? I plan to Return to Faerûn to investigate all intelligence on Soth, and then wait for opportunities to find his enemies for cooperation."

Hearing these words, the fire giant suddenly couldn't help but show a mocking smile, pointed at his nose and asked: "Mortal! Do you think I am a fool?

Or do you think I don’t know what’s going on in your mind at the moment?

Remember, Joan Irenicas, no one can owe a debt to the Sultan without paying it back.

Whether you become a so-called god or die accidentally, I have a way for you to repay this debt with interest.

The only difference is how painful the process is. "

"..."

Irenekas lowered his head in silence and did not make any response.

He obviously knew very well that with his current strength, he simply could not fight against the powerful fire giant Pasha in front of him.

Especially in the City of Brass, the opponent can kill him without a burial place with just a few clicks of his fingers.

After the two sides were in a stalemate like this for about two or three minutes, the efreeti waved to indicate that the other party could leave.

After receiving permission, Irenekas didn't even stay for a second, and immediately activated the interdimensional teleportation spell and disappeared.

As soon as he walked away, a tall and sturdy Hell Fiend walked out through the wall, grinned and asked meaningfully: "How, do you now know how special this guy named Soth is? "

The fire djinn smiled and nodded: "Ah! I understand. Thank you very much for the valuable information sent by the great Lord of Nine Hells, Asmodeus. But I still have a little question, why are you willing to pay? Such an astonishing price, just to lure it to any level in Baator Hell?"

"Because according to the judgment of the Lord of Nine Hells, Soth's soul has indescribable qualities. Once he becomes one of us, it will inevitably cause a shock to the entire plane, and even add an entire layer out of thin air, directly making the ninth layer Hell has become ten levels, which greatly strengthens the power of the demon army and helps us add a heavy weight to the scale of the bloody battle."

When saying these words, there was obviously a hint of fanaticism in the tone of the Hell Fiend.

Unlike the chaotic demons of the bottomless abyss, demons are symbols of order, so they have a strong sense of identity and racial identity.

The more advanced the devil, the more eager he is to participate in bloody battles, eager to drive out all those damn devils.

It would be best to rush into the abyss one day and completely end this mortal enemy.

Unfortunately, in fact, in this war, which is said to be the longest lasting, the most deadly, the cruelest, the bloodiest, and the most bottomless war in the multiverse, the Hell Devils have always been at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers and hard power.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see this clearly.

After all, under the iron-fisted rule of Asmodeus, the devil formed the Eight Demons to integrate all the resources and troops of Baator Hell, which is equivalent to a powerful military empire with extremely strong expansion.

But even so, they can only barely maintain a state of evenness.

But what about the Abyss Demon?

Whether it is the "Big Three" who are the kings, or other powerful abyss lords, they are all fighting among themselves crazily, and their conquests against each other have never stopped.

To be precise, the number of demons who went to participate in the bloody battle was not even one-tenth of the troops they invested in the civil war.

Therefore, the higher-ups in Hell know very well that it is impossible to defeat the devil simply by using up your energy.

This is why, the previous first-level lord of Hell, Zariel, the "Daughter of Destruction", who had great military exploits and created miraculous victories one after another, was eventually replaced by Bayer, who had more conservative tactics and was better at defense.

The reason is very simple!

Although Zariel won countless victories, it was based on the huge casualties paid by the demon army.

In other words, you will injure the enemy by one thousand and injure yourself by eight hundred.

Such a miserable victory was not what Asmodeus wanted at all.

In contrast, although Bayer could never help the hell camp win a bloody battle, he could hold on to the current defense line with minimal losses, which coincided with the next stage of the Lord of Nine Hells' plan.

Therefore, Bayer's rise to power was never because he was better, more cunning, more insidious, and more forbearing than Zariel, but because of Asmodeus's secret manipulation, nothing more.

"Can you add an entire dimension to Baator Hell out of thin air?!"

The fire giant leaned forward slightly, with an expression of shock and disbelief on his face.

You must know that the last time an angel of the level of "Daughter of Destruction" Zariel fell, died, and was eventually resurrected to become a first-level lord, it did not allow the hell plane to expand much.

He simply couldn't imagine what kind of mortal could directly bring an entire extra dimension to Hell.

"Haha, although this sounds outrageous, it is indeed true. So as long as Soth sets foot on the land of Baator Hell, the great Asmodeus will offer you and the great Sultan a conquered material The world as payment.”

After saying this, the Hell Fiend put one hand on his chest and bowed deeply, then turned and left the mansion, passing through one of the portals connected to the last level of the Nine Hells - Nasus. .

As a secret envoy, he has obviously completed his mission and must immediately go back and report to his loyal master.

Likewise, the efreet pasha immediately went to the palace to report this important information to the supreme master of the City of Brass.

After all, the bloody battle between demons and devils has long been not just a matter between the two parties, but also related to the balance of order and chaos in the multiverse.

…

At the same time, Zuo Si, who was far away in the sewers of Faerun Askatra, was looking at the card he had just made in his hand.

[Treasure Card: Bottle of Desire]

[LV9 blue card (not upgradeable)]

[Card quality: precious]

[Effect: After this card is activated, the planeswalker can make a wish to the efreet in the bottle, and the effect is equivalent to the nine-ring wishing spell.

However, unlike ordinary wish-making spells, the wish-making of the Vial of Desire does not require the consumption of any magic power or casting materials, and it can make wishes one by one or make five wishes effective at the same time.

When all fifteen wishes are consumed, the card will automatically enter the graveyard and the rebirth time is one day]

[You don’t need to pay any mana to use this card]

Obviously, Zuo Si directly castrated the parts of the five magic-sealing bottles that could summon efreets to fight and serve, leaving only the most basic wish-making ability, and made it into a recyclable treasure card.

Although it seems a bit disadvantageous on the surface, in fact, with the power he currently possesses, the combat power of a few fire djinn has long been dispensable. On the contrary, the ability to make wishes is more important, and at least six items can be combined All basic attributes are increased by five points.

The most important thing is that the rebirth time of this card is so short, and there is no need to pay mana when using it. It is completely a wishing spell given to non-djinn creatures by the infinite white prostitute three times a day.

No hesitation!

Zuo Si directly activated this card and made a wish to improve his intelligence, perception and agility attributes.

In the blink of an eye, the intelligence increased from the original twenty-nine points to thirty-four points, the perception increased from twenty-five points to thirty points, and the agility increased from twenty-two points to twenty-seven points.

As the card turned into a beam of light and disappeared completely from his hand, he immediately felt that his brain's thinking became clearer and sharper than before, his will also became extraordinarily strong, his intuition became more sensitive, and even his body's coordination and nerve reflex speed It has also been greatly improved.

The pursuit of transcendence is a human trait and instinct.

This most intuitive enhancement and the resulting indescribable pleasure immediately gave Zuo Si a strong sense of addiction.

At this moment, he could understand why the old dragon Nicol Bolas was so eager to restore the great power that the planeswalker originally possessed.

If he had also ignited a spark and become one of the ancient planeswalkers during the time before the time rift was repaired, he would probably follow the same path as the other party.

It feels like a billionaire's assets suddenly shrank and he became a millionaire.

Although in the eyes of other spellcasters, planeswalkers are still a bug-like existence, in the eyes of ancient planeswalkers, the spark power they possess now cannot be compared to before.

"Owner……"

Just when Zuo Si was immersed in the happiness brought by the improvement of basic attributes, the Vampire Queen Badi cautiously walked over from not far away.

In order to avoid the high-temperature flames released by the appearance of the Prince of Fire Elements, she had no choice but to transform into a bat form and ran away for a long distance. After confirming that she was safe, she turned back the same way, not knowing what happened just now.

"Did Erinikas contact you?" Zuo Si asked without looking back.

Badi quickly shook his head: "No. I think he must have escaped to another plane, and he shouldn't bother to contact me for the time being."

"In this case, then you should return to your underground lair in the cemetery area. Remember, if Irenekas takes the initiative to contact you, you should continue to lurk next to him and find out all his plans and actions. , and then sent to the mage tower through magic transmission."

Zuo Si thought for a moment and then gave instructions immediately.

Although he doesn’t think that Irenekas’s current power can cause him any trouble, the legendary adventure of the Son of Baal still requires this guy to continue to play his role, so it’s okay to keep monitoring him for the time being. It’s not necessary. Kill them all.

"Understood! Your will is my command."

Badi bowed respectfully, then transformed into a bat again and quickly returned to the cemetery area along the intricate sewers.

After she walked away, Zuo Si turned around and looked at Wilmes, who looked a little sluggish due to excessive blood loss. He smiled and praised: "You performed well today and I am very satisfied. Remember this feeling. In a battle between the truly strong and the strong, only those who dare to risk their lives at the critical moment are qualified to survive. Especially for a warrior like you who doesn't like magic but prefers melee combat."

"Damn it! Stop talking about these nonsense, don't you see that I need treatment?" Wilmes urged angrily.

At this moment, she no longer had her usual arrogant and arrogant appearance. Not only was her whole body covered with wounds of varying sizes and depths.

Moreover, the wings that were used as shields were already in tatters and looked like a torn rag.

Even the left eyelid had a deep gash cut open by a sharp weapon.

If it were just a little bit higher, the entire eyeball would be fatally damaged.

It can be said that today's battle is the most brutal, dangerous and bloody battle that this female red dragon has experienced since her birth.

But the gains are also huge.

At least she now knows how to use her advantages appropriately as a dragon.

"Lie down and don't move. I will treat you now."

Without saying a word, Zuo Si immediately raised the Holy Emblem and first released a seven-ring [Regeneration Spell], followed by several healing spells.

The reason why [Regeneration Technique] is used is because the wing membranes have been completely smashed, many scales have also fallen off or been broken during the battle, and the end of the tail has also been chopped off by heavy weapons such as axes. , which cannot be solved by ordinary healing magic at all.

When the [Regeneration Technique] began to take effect, all the injuries on Wilmes' body were quickly recovered within a short time.

Except that the newly grown wing membrane looks a bit fragile, the scales are also extremely thin and light in color, basically as if there is no injury.

However, within a week at most, the newly grown dragon wings and scales will gradually become the same as before.

After receiving the treatment, Wilmes' mental state was obviously much better. He immediately licked his face and came closer, asking in an extremely greedy tone: "Since you think I performed well today, can you give me a reward or something?" I think these heroic spirit statues are good."

"You want these magical statues?"

Zuo Si couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth and stare at the other party with a slightly playful look.

"Isn't it possible?"

Wilmes subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. It was obvious that the desire for treasure in his bones had resurfaced.

After all, these statues can summon heroic spirits, so any one of them can be sold for a high price of more than 100,000 gold coins. The golden ones are even more valuable and cannot be measured by money.

Any red dragon that regards wealth as life will not give up such a treasure easily.

"If you think you can control these heroic spirits, I don't care. But if their creator suddenly exerts some kind of power to awaken them all, you may have to fight again." Zuo Si reminded meaningfully.

moment!

Wilmes' expression changed, and he wrote the word "Congxin" directly on his forehead. He immediately shook his head and said, "Forget it then. You can keep it to yourself."

"Wise choice. You must know that these heroic statues are most likely the creations of the Efreet Sultan, and they are not something that anyone can control casually."

After saying that, Zuo Si raised his arm and hooked his fingers, and the statues that had fallen to the ground immediately floated up and flew directly to them.

After checking the production process a little, he made it into a LV9 red treasure card.

No matter what methods are hidden in these heroic spirit statues, they are completely useless from the moment they are made into cards.

After reading the detailed description of the twenty-four heroic spirits in the card in his hand, Zuo Si touched his chin and said in a slightly teasing tone: "Now that the heroic spirits are available, can I engage in a Holy Grail War in the area under my control? For example Let the mages search for clues and sacred relics about heroic spirits in a city, and the first seven people found can summon the corresponding heroic spirits to enter the finals. Can the final winner win a wishing spell? "

"Can I participate?"

As soon as he heard there was a prize, Wilmes immediately came over.

You must know that wishing can not only improve basic attributes, but also resurrect the dead and create a magic item worth no more than 25,000 gold coins.

This means that whether she sells resurrection opportunities through auctions or chooses to make magic items, she can make a lot of money.

“Please, have some face.

How do you have the nerve to make such a request?

If you, as a dragon, participate in the war, is it fair to others?

With your own strength, you can easily crush the other six contestants and the heroic spirits they summoned.

Why don't you just let me give you a wishing spell? "

Zuo Si's mouth twitched and he complained crazily.

But Wilmes, on the other hand, immediately nodded sharply: "That's okay. When are you going to give me this wishing spell? I have to make arrangements in advance to ensure that it sells for a high price."

"You really...forget it, since I want it, I'll give you one." Zuo Si shook his head speechlessly.

Due to the existence of the card [Bottle of Desire], the wishing spell is no longer a rare thing for him and can be used freely.

Wilmes, who received a positive reply, immediately showed excitement when he heard this.

However, Zuo Si ignored this guy's reaction and instead focused on the mask that was pulled off Irenekas' face.

Through simple identification, he was surprised to find that this thing was not only a disguised magic mask, but also used a large number of high-level and even legendary spells to enchant it, and was even mixed with a trace amount of magic extracted from the ancient sun god Amaunata. Divine power, and finally add a small fragment of your own soul.

[Mask of Irenikas]

One to nine levels of spell slots plus one

Provides the wearer with a permanent acceleration effect

Intelligence attribute plus five

Spell resistance +20

There is a 10% probability that after successfully releasing a spell, the metamagic skill - Spell Twins will be triggered, turning the original spell into two identical spells instantly.

This mask is exclusive to Irenikas, and no one else wearing it can gain access to the powerful magical power contained in it.

"Exclusive equipment? Soul binding? Is this some kind of magic skill unique to elves? Or was it created by Irenikas? It's interesting. No wonder his face looked so ugly after the mask was torn off. But since this Once the thing falls into my hands, don't expect to keep the knowledge and secrets contained in it." Zuo Si murmured to himself in a voice that only he could hear.

There is no doubt that as a legendary mage born from an elf, Irenicus is absolutely capable of creating legendary magic items and even minor artifacts.

And he must have hidden a secret in his previous transactions.

At least this kind of technology that binds souls and prevents enemies from equipping and using it even if they get it, Zuo Si has never seen a single word in the previous books and notes.