Casting spells

This is a complex magic device that can tell whether the two parties are related by blood. It is often used by nobles to test whether their children are their own.

After all, the atmosphere in Faerun is so open, and the goddess of love, Shuna, has no shame, encouraging men and women to release their natures, not to be bound by marriage, and to enjoy carnal pleasures to the fullest.

Therefore, it has almost become a popular fashion for aristocratic men to cheat, keep mistresses, and visit brothels.

And the women are not to be outdone, they raise their heads, have intimate relationships with the guards who protect them, and occasionally have a vigorous love game with young handsome artists and bards...

In short, there are only things you can't think of, nothing they dare not play.

With such a promiscuous private life, it is naturally a difficult problem to confirm whether the offspring are their own.

So, just as modern society is becoming more and more open to sex, which has led to the increasing prevalence of genetic paternity testing, Faerun also has magic to identify blood relatives.

As the saying goes, where there is demand, there is a market, and corresponding products and technologies will emerge as the times require.

Without any hesitation!

Zhang Cheng directly cut his finger and dropped a drop of blood on the surface of the crystal.

moment!

The crystal unleashes a bright light!

Then the two drops of blood slowly seeped into the crystal, and finally merged into one, forming a dark red crystal.

Seeing this scene, Mandan breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, an embarrassed look appeared on his face.

After several minutes, he finally said: "I believe you have seen the result. Yes, I am your father, at least in terms of blood relationship."

"So? Dear "Father"?" Zhang Cheng asked with a half-smile.

In order to express his disdain, he even added an accent to the word father, which made the whole sentence sound very harsh.

If it was normal, Mandaen would definitely turn around and leave without hesitation when he received such an accent.

As a man who was flirtatious when he was young, he had played with as many women as a cow's hair, and the number of illegitimate children probably would not be too small, so he never cared about these.

According to the traditional concept of Faerun Continent, illegitimate children cannot even be regarded as members of the family at all. Most of the illegitimate children are either abandoned or raised to adulthood and go out to make a living. The best thing is to stay at home and become servants, housekeepers and other roles , to serve those superior brothers and sisters.

But the problem is that Zhang Cheng's current performance still surpasses the sum of all other illegitimate children combined, and he has become a force that cannot be underestimated in Neverwinter.

Coupled with the fact that Manda'en is not young anymore, he really needs an heir just in case.

So after forcing An to resist the unhappiness in his heart, he tapped the table with his right index finger and explained in a low voice: "I understand that there is resentment in your heart, resentment that I abandoned you. But you don't You know, it was not I who abandoned you, but your mother eloped with another man behind my back. She was the one who abandoned you in the beggar's den!"

"Resentment? No, no, no, I don't mean to be resentful. Let's put these old things aside in advance and tell me what do you want from me, and how much are you willing to pay?"

"I need you and the beggar's nest under your control! In return, you will become my sole heir."

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Chapter 9 Eleven Erebeth

Why would Mandarn want to control the Beggar's Nest?

The answer is simple!

He needs corpses, very many corpses, for research and experiments on necromancy magic.

As a typical selfish mage of the evil camp, he has a very grand goal, which is to transform himself into a lich and gain eternal life.

Although it is no secret that high-level spellcasters transform into liches in Faerun Continent, the problem is that Neverwinter City belongs to the sphere of influence of the God of Justice. It is obviously impossible to have knowledge about this, so they can only do experiments secretly.

If a secret laboratory can be established in the large cemetery of the Beggar's Nest, then the huge amount of negative energy alone will be inexhaustible.

After figuring this out, Zhang Cheng immediately reached an agreement with Mandaen. One was responsible for building a secret laboratory and keeping it safe, while the other provided inheritance rights, making him a full-fledged member of an aristocratic family, and using this as a springboard to enter Upper class.

The relationship between the two is not so much a father and son, but rather a mutual use. The blood relationship is only the premise of the transaction, and the real bond to maintain the relationship is the interest.

Otherwise, Mandaen has so many mistresses and illegitimate children, why did he choose Benny, who became the underground king of the Beggar's Nest?

Of course, neither of the two parties will admit this, and they still play their respective roles on the surface.

In just two weeks, Mandane took Zhang Cheng to four banquets, introduced him to the upper class of Neverwinter, and even got to know Lord Nasir's right-hand man, the famous paladin—— Erebes de Timarand.

Unfortunately, the magic plague in Neverwinter City has not yet broken out, so this female paladin still maintains a glorious and majestic image, and does not fall into the darkness to show the other side of her soul.

Compared with the seemingly flawless bright side, Zhang Cheng undoubtedly prefers the appearance of the other party falling into darkness, dominated by anger and resentment.

He really wanted to know what kind of reaction the God of Justice would have when he saw this paladin whom he personally influenced swung his long sword to massacre his followers.

Furious?

Ignore it?

Or do you plan to show your broad chest and give him a chance to redeem himself?

No matter which one it is, he is sure to make the God of Justice suffer a big loss.

"Good evening, Miss Timarand, you are as beautiful as ever tonight." Zhang Cheng took the initiative to bend down, and gently kissed the back of the half-elf paladin's hand.

"Thank you for your compliment, Benny." Erebes returned the salute with a smile.

I have to say that age is really a perfect cover sometimes.

If it was another adult male, she would never allow him to be too intimate with her, but if it was a 13-year-old boy, then there is no need to worry too much.

In fact, as a paladin who defends order and kindness, she doesn't like such extravagant and depraved social occasions at all, but in order to ensure the safety of Lord Nasir, she has to participate again and again, so many Lustful people regard it as the target of chasing beauty.

Seeing that Erebeth didn't want to talk to him, Zhang Cheng immediately stepped aside and silently observed today's visitors, especially the priests who surrounded Lord Syl.

Especially a priest named Deszel, Heim, has an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

Seeing the actors already in place, he sighed involuntarily, and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "I really hope that when the magic plague comes, you can present an unforgettable wonderful performance for the gods." .And I can also get the experimental results I want..."

The voice just fell!

Mandan hurried over from not far away, frowning and asked, "You seem to have gotten a little close to that half-elf called Erebes recently?"

"Why, does this bother you, father?" Zhang Cheng asked with a half-smile.

"She is a paladin of the God of Justice! She is not the same as us!" Mandan reminded in a serious tone.

"Hehe, I don't think so. Haven't you heard of it? How bright a person behaves is how dark he is inside. I look forward to the day when Miss Timarand falls into darkness, when she Will be my best helper." Zhang Cheng explained meaningfully.

"Oh? Are you sure!" Mandan turned around and glanced at Erebeth who was talking with his fiancé.

"Of course! She will belong to me, whether it is soul or body." Zhang Cheng's tone revealed strong confidence.