Casting spells

Zhang Cheng smiled and nodded: "That's right! I'm eager to learn and explore the mysteries of magic, but I don't want to participate in messy power struggles, so the owner of a high tower can just meet my needs. How about it, what is your answer? "

Akram Gris frowned and hesitated for a moment, then turned around and shot a deadly negative energy at the spotted wizard Dandiba!

moment!

The conspirator who had plotted and killed the previous Lord of the North Tower suddenly turned blue, and fell to the ground with a plop without even making a sound.

Advanced necromancy magic - finger of death!

The other three tower masters present quickly recognized the terrifying spell just cast, and their pupils contracted and enlarged violently.

They could hardly believe that a competitor who could match their own was so easily killed by the supreme leader of the Arcane Brotherhood.

"Now, you are the owner of the North Tower. You will inherit all the rights, wealth, and status of Dandiba, even his corpse." Akram Gris announced in a very gloomy voice.

Although he is fully capable of resolving the alternation of power in another relatively peaceful way, he deliberately chose the most drastic one in order to frighten his subordinates who were about to make a move and buy time for himself to research new spells.

Glancing at the corpse that was completely eroded by negative energy on the ground, Zhang Cheng handed the shattered magic crystal emitting bright light to the other party without hesitation, smiled and bowed: "Thank you very much! Clinshinibon is you It's gone."

"You made the right choice. On behalf of the Arcane Brotherhood, I welcome you to join. Remember, you can do anything in your own territory, but you are never allowed to enter the central spire without my invitation." Ah Clem Gris' tone revealed a strong warning.

But in fact, anyone who dared to rush in rashly, no matter who it was, he would kill immediately.

After all, this mage tower, which looks like a huge tree, has not awakened the tower spirit. Whoever controls the core can control the entire tower.

What does it mean to control the mage tower?

It means that the magical energy accumulated in the daily life can be freely drawn, and a large number of terrifying damage spells can be released in an instant, such as fireballs and lightning bolts. people close to the control center.

"As you wish..." Zhang Cheng smiled nonchalantly, grabbed the corpse on the ground, and disappeared at the end of the stairs leading to the North Tower in full view.

He believed that when it got dark, the owners of the other three towers would gather in secret to discuss how to capture the Crystal Shard from Akram Gris and overthrow his brutal rule.

And the Crystal Shard is obviously looking forward to the arrival of destruction and chaos, and will not give the old mage the slightest reminder.

When the assassination is launched, the whole of Luskan will fall into disorder and panic!

He only needs to use the pawns he has arranged in advance a little, and he can easily bring the city under control.

Of course, before that, he still needs to select and cultivate a few cronies...

Chapter 435 The Beginning of Chaos

In the evening, when the afterglow of the sun gradually disappeared from the sea level, a few people in gray cloaks gathered in an old warehouse on the pier, discussing the topic of betrayal and assassination intensely...

"We can't wait any longer! Once Aklum Gris makes up for the lack of longevity, he will cleanse the entire organization, and no one will be able to think about it." A man with a hoarse voice warned sharply.

Another woman shook her head with an ugly face: "No! We can't act rashly! I believe you have also seen that Aklum Gris's spellcasting ability is far superior to ours. It's death."

"Death? It's better to fight to the death than wait for death! The magic crystal shard is a powerful artifact, we must complete the plan before Akram Gris completely controls it!"

"That's right! I agree! Don't forget that we have already bought the two most trusted followers around Akram Gris. As long as we kill the assistant who helps him manage things inside the steeple, then we have a chance Enter his bedroom and launch a precise and deadly raid."

"Agreed! I believe that after he gets the Shard of Magic Crystal, he will definitely spend every minute and every second researching the magic about life extension. He has no extra energy to pay attention to what happened in the organization, so tonight is the best time to do it. .”

"In this case, we will kill the assistant first tonight! Then get rid of Akram Gris within two weeks!"

As the last word fell, the masked people participating in the discussion quickly disappeared without a trace with the help of magic.

No one but each other knew who they were, much less their positions in the Arcane Brotherhood.

But one thing is, the death of the previous master of the North Tower, the striped wizard Dandiba, made these guys feel an unprecedented threat, so they planned to join forces to overthrow the absolute rule of Akram Gris over Luskan.

In fact, as early as several years ago, several high-ranking mages hid and planned secretly, but now due to the appearance of Clinshinibon, they had to be activated in advance.

……

Of course, none of this has much to do with Zhang Cheng.

As the new owner of the North Tower, he is sitting in his own room, constantly flipping through the magic books borrowed from the library.

These include "Introduction to Planes and the Universe", "Discovery and Formation of Half-Planes", "Characteristics of Elven Magic", "The Difference Between Netheril Era Arcanists and Modern Mages", "In-depth Analysis of the Magic Net", etc. More than two dozen boring theories that most mages rarely touch.

It has to be said that, as a continent where multiple advanced magical civilizations once appeared, the system theory derived from Faerun far exceeds Dalaran, the magical city of Azeroth, in terms of depth and breadth.

After all, from the very beginning, the latter has defined magic as a terrifying force that attracts demons and disasters, and set up many obstacles in the process of research, for fear of accidentally attracting the invasion of the Burning Legion, or a second outbreak of undead natural disaster.

But the former regards magic as a neutral energy without any tendency towards good or evil. In addition, powerful spellcasters can use some advanced teleportation spells to travel to other planes or planets in the multiverse. Similar to the Silk Road on Earth, different civilizations learn and communicate with each other.

Take the spells with the creator's name in the spell book as an example, at least one-third of them come from a mage organization called Eight Leaf in Gray Eagle World.

So if Azeroth is compared to a magical civilization developed in a relatively closed environment, then Faerun is a magical world born through continuous learning and optimization in an open environment.

However, a series of horrific disasters will occur in the end of every glorious magic civilization, which will eventually lead to the loss of a large amount of precious materials. Therefore, the magic of Faerun does not seem to be very developed at present, and some places are even a bit ignorant and backward. .

But this does not mean that those magical civilizations that were once glorious have completely disappeared.

On the contrary, lost civilizations and knowledge are hidden somewhere in the world, waiting for adventurers and ambitious people to discover.

This is also why Zhang Cheng, who has always liked to be a loner, wants to annex and transform a force. He needs sufficient manpower to help him find the technology and knowledge left over from ancient times.

Just when he forcibly suppressed the burning desire for destruction in his mind, and was about to hurry up and read the next book, a woman's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Respected Lord of the North Tower! I am Xini, an apprentice of the striped wizard Dandiba, and I want to talk to you about something."

"Xinie? Come in." Zhang Cheng recalled for a moment, and soon recalled a woman with brown hair who was not very beautiful.

"Thank you!"

As he expected, Xini, who is about 25 years old, has an ordinary appearance, and she has not been dressed in any way. There are a lot of freckles on her face, and only a pair of eyes that reveal strong ambition are impressive.

I saw this man wearing a gray robe that symbolized his apprenticeship, and saluted respectfully with one hand on his chest: "Good evening, master, I'm sorry to disturb your rest at such a late hour."

"Tell me, what is your business?" Zhang Cheng closed the book in his hand and looked at the other party with great interest.

Although he had seen many ambitious women before, most of them were reserved and preferred to use men to achieve their goals. No one was as direct and undisguised as Xini.

"Respected Lord of the North Tower..." Xini said carefully.

But before she finished speaking, Zhang Cheng interrupted with a chuckle: "You don't need to add honorifics every time! You can call me Mason Asprin."

"Okay, Your Excellency Mason." Sydney shrugged her shoulders pretending to be helpless. "As you can see, I used to be an apprentice of the spotted-clothed wizard Dandiba, and I managed to get where I am today with the help of his power. But he died this afternoon, so I need a new mentor. In return, you can Get my loyalty and everything."

"Oh? You want to be my apprentice?" Zhang Cheng had a playful smile on his face.

"Yes! Maybe you don't know it yet. Just a few hours ago, many people outside have started to secretly connect with each other. They want to seize the position of the Lord of the North Tower while your foothold is not stable, and I can help you save it. Get through this crisis." After saying that, Xini raised her head, her eyes bursting with a strong desire for power.

She knew it without asking, she had no idea who the young man sitting on the chair was, and she just wanted to take advantage of this chaos to gain more benefits for herself.