A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

With the crisis in Mylatma completely resolved, the huge caravan that had been stranded on the other side of the Is River for several days finally set off and entered this border, which is not much different from Calimshan in terms of architectural style and customs. City.

As a businessman, Bernard keenly grasped the desire of the local lord, Earl Wicks Targett, to win over Zuo Si, as well as the local people's admiration and gratitude for the "dragon-slaying hero".

He directly announced to the outside world that Zuo Si was the real owner of the caravan, and took advantage of the local people's interest in this power due to the terrifying destructive power of the chaotic magic storm to sell some secondary magic items brought from Calim Port at high prices. .

Whether it is a necklace that can shoot magic missiles, a ring that can shoot scorching rays, or a wristband that can cast [Mage Armor] once a day, they are all sought after by nobles and wealthy businessmen.

no way!

Mailatma was originally an area where magic was extremely underdeveloped.

There is actually only one mage tower in the entire city.

It is far unlike Calimport, where hundreds of mage towers, large and small, stand.

That's not counting the magic laboratories and alchemy workshops that were converted from ordinary houses or villas.

Before this crisis broke out, the ruling class of this border city of the Kingdom of Tethyr always believed that the cavalry and knights they were proud of were the kings on the battlefield.

This ignorant and ignorant idea lasted until they witnessed with their own eyes the large-scale chaotic magic storm created by Zuo Si using [Spell Disaster].

Then I suddenly realized how vulnerable those knights who had created countless glorious victories were in the face of truly powerful magical power.

They all turned to pursue the power of magic.

The most typical one was the old mage, who received seventeen or eight letters from nobles in just a few hours.

The content, without exception, is all about sending a smart child from his family to the mage tower to learn magic knowledge.

Of course, Bernard did not let go of the major families and chambers of commerce that had suffered heavy losses after experiencing this crisis, and took the opportunity to purchase some local specialties at low prices.

For example, top craftsmen make exquisite furniture, ambergris is more expensive than gold, and tobacco and tea are grown on a large scale after seeds are stolen from elves through war...

These commodities are originally in short supply, and you may not be able to get them in stock even if you have the money.

But now, in order to raise as much money as possible to restore the villages, manors and small towns that were plundered and destroyed by the monster army, all chambers of commerce and noble families can only sell them at low prices in tears.

In addition, Earl Weeks Target was very generous in exempting the caravan from the transaction tax, so Bernard can be said to have made a lot of money.

The huge profits completely inspired his businessman nature, and he even began to lend money to some chambers of commerce and noble families that were in urgent need of working capital.

Yes, you heard it right, lending.

And it’s a loan shark with a monthly interest rate of over 10%.

Anyway, with the local lord Earl Wicks Target acting as a notary, and most borrowers having enough fixed assets as collateral, Bernard was not afraid that the other party would lose their principal if they went bankrupt and could not repay.

Even the earl's own family privately borrowed a large amount of money to build an army and restore agricultural production and commercial prosperity in the territory.

If everything goes well, just the horrific interest from these loan sharks will be enough to earn hundreds of thousands of gold coins within a year.

No wonder the Amn Empire's military strength is not very good, but its commercial influence is everywhere in Faerûn.

Bernard simply paid a portion of the profits he earned through trade and became a creditor to the entire upper ruling class of Mylatma.

Through these debts, he can slowly penetrate and influence one family after another.

If done correctly, he might be able to monopolize the city's foreign trade in a few years, or even intervene in the civil war in the Kingdom of Tethyr.

Of course, while Bernard was busy with business expansion, Zuo Si was not idle either.

He directly accepted the invitation of the old mage Jeffrey and came to the other party's magic tower.

After some haggling, the two finally struck a deal.

At this moment, in the workshop of the Mage Tower, Zuo Si relied on the powerful ability of the [Creator] profession to shape a ball of high manganese steel weighing twenty tons, which he personally mixed according to a certain proportion, into a man with strong limbs and The shape of a beast with claws, tail and sharp teeth.

Not only that, he also used the few fine gold he had on hand and the power of magic to strengthen the sharp parts of his teeth, claws and the end of his tail.

After all this was done, Zuo Si's tense nerves relaxed a little, and he turned around to signal the old mage to start using the power of the tower to release the necessary spells for this [Steel Golem].

Jeffrey didn't waste any time. He immediately chanted a spell and guided the huge magical energy into the body of the nondescript golem in front of him.

Along with the dazzling arcane aura, the fifth ring [Death Cloud Technique], the sixth ring [Command Technique], and the seventh ring [Limited Wishes] were successfully blessed on the golem one after another.

And Zuo Si was not idle, and directly continued to use the professional characteristics and abilities of [Creator] to incorporate a large number of resistance potions into his steel golem, as well as various rare materials with a total value of more than 10,000 gold coins.

In order to offset the shortcoming of not having the eighth-level spell [Transform All Things], he had to carve a large number of transformation-type magic runes inside the steel golem to ensure that it could achieve similar magical effects.

This is why the help of the old mage is needed.

Creating an iron golem requires too many advanced spells, as well as a fairly high level of spellcasting.

The two of them worked hard inside and out for two or three days before finally finishing this powerful magical creation.

Obviously, just from the appearance, it is not difficult to tell that Zuo Si is very aware of the shortcomings of the humanoid steel golem in the ordinary sense, so he decisively found a new way and chose the animal form.

Because without the help of a smart enough brain, humanoid creations can easily lose their balance and fall.

And the speed of walking on legs alone is far inferior to that of animals that can run on all fours.

In addition, the hard steel body offsets the fragile flesh and blood body, so the killing efficiency of the magic-enhanced claws and teeth can throw away the humanoid steel golem holding weapons for several blocks.

What's more, the steel golem also has a unique ability, which is to spray a deadly "death poison cloud" from its mouth.

If you can bite the enemy first and then spit, it will obviously be much more lethal than simply spitting.

Combining the above ideas, the steel golem in the shape of a beast was finally born.

Zuo Si could guarantee that if Wilmes and the freshly baked steel golem were put into a closed space for a deadly fight.

Then the one who can come out alive must be the steel golem, not the arrogant, greedy, and cruel red dragon.

"It's so beautiful, isn't it?"

The old mage Jeffrey stood in front of the huge steel golem, his tone full of envy.

There are only two clay golems as guards in his mage tower.

As for "high-end goods" like steel golems, on the one hand, they don't have that much money, and on the other hand, they can't be made just by relying on their own spellcasting level.

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes! It cost me almost 100,000 gold coins to make this thing.

That's not counting the time, energy and spells we both spent, as well as the mithril and fine gold that were consumed.

If you add them all up, the total cost may be more than 250,000 gold coins.

It's no wonder that only the richest and most powerful spellcasters create golems to protect themselves. "

Jeffrey touched the washed beard on his chin and couldn't help laughing loudly: "Hahahaha! But you can't deny that it's worth the money.

I bet if you went to Lord Wix Targett and offered to sell him the Iron Golem.

Even if the offer was 300,000 or 400,000 gold coins, he would agree without hesitation and then borrow money from other nobles and businessmen.

Because there is such a powerful and loyal magical creature that obeys orders 100%.

If you encounter a situation like a city being besieged, as long as you send it out to cooperate with the army, you can easily defeat and annihilate a large number of incoming enemies.

If you use it well, you can even defeat other lords of Tethyr Kingdom, annex their land and wealth, and finally ascend to the throne and become the monarch of the entire country..."