Casting spells

Maybe he still retains quite skilled fighting skills, but he has lost the most precious thing as a warrior in his heart, that is courage and the spirit of fighting to the death.

"Good day, respected Lord Nasir, and this unknown Commander of the Expeditionary Force of Waterdeep City. I am very glad that you are willing to meet me, and I promise that I will never let you down." Zhang Cheng bent down and bowed gracefully , not at all shaken by the heavily guarded guards and casters around him.

"Good day, Lord of the North Tower. Or... should I call you Ingrocastimichilian?" Before Nasir could speak, the commander of the Expeditionary Force in Waterdeep City called out meaningfully. The name of the original owner of the dragon's body.

It has to be said that when Zhang Cheng heard this name, there was an undisguised surprise on Zhang Cheng's face. After a while, he shrugged his shoulders with a smile and asked back: "Did the Harper League give you the news? It's incredible! I’ve changed so much, yet someone can still find it.”

"Harper? No, no, no, they don't have such great skills. It's Lady Alustri, who has learned a little secret from a group of adventurers from Ten-Towns. For example, a The white dragon that was supposed to die suddenly came back to life and became a fire-breathing black dragon, and it also participated in the Battle of Icewind Dale that broke out last year. I'm curious, what happened to you?"

After all, the commander took off his hood, revealing a pair of curious and wise eyes.

"So that's it... it's Drizzt and his allies..." Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully. "Before I answer the question, can you tell me your name?"

"Marco, Marco Harbel." The commander of Waterdeep City bluntly reported his name.

"A member of the Harbell family in Chang'an Town?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows in surprise.

He originally thought that for such a big event as the Magic Crystal Shard, Waterdeep City would send a big figure like Kelben or his wife Laila, but who would have thought that it would be a member of the Harbell family.

You must know that this famous wizard family has always been known for being "unexpected".

Don’t think this is a compliment or compliment. On the contrary, it is a terrible curse and disaster. Few members of the Harbell family can live to the end of their lifespan. Basically, they did not die from strange magical experiments. It is to lose oneself and become crazy in exploring some extremely dangerous fields.

Perhaps aware of the terrible influence brought by his family's "fame", Hubbell had an awkward but polite smile on his face: "Yes, I am a member of the Hubbell family. But don't worry, I was a long time ago I just left Chang'an Town, and spent many years with Aurosan as an assistant and friend, and to a certain extent, I can completely make promises and sign agreements on his behalf."

"Where's Hei Zhang himself? Why didn't he show up?" Zhang Cheng, who was very suspicious, obviously didn't trust the other party so easily, and continued to squint his eyes to test.

"He and her wife, Lila, have more important things to deal with, so please set out your terms. How are you willing to betray the Arcane Brotherhood and end this meaningless war?" Huber It seems that he knew something a long time ago, and he didn't regard the dragon in front of him as an enemy at all.

Zhang Cheng undoubtedly noticed this, and subconsciously frowned: "Do you know why I'm here?"

Marco nodded seriously: "Yes. Aurosan foresaw your arrival in advance through prophecy spells. He knows that you are not an enemy, at least not yet."

"Can prophecy magic really predict the future?"

If there is any type of magic that Zhang Cheng has never touched, the prophecy department definitely ranks at the top of the list.

To be precise, he has always had a strong distrust and rejection of things like predicting the future, so when converting the spellcasting level, he did not hesitate to choose to specialize in the necromancy system and exclude the prophecy system from his research scope .

"Hehe, it seems that you don't like prophecy magic very much. In fact, except for a very few prophetic masters like the wise man-Alando, no one can really predict the future. The prophecy spell only allows the caster to see a certain part of the future A fragment, and then infer the specific process based on the memory and knowledge in your mind. So you can regard the prophecy spell as a channel to obtain information, and it is the mage's mind that really works." Marco tapped lightly. He tapped his temple and explained.

"Sounds interesting."

"Trust me, it can not only exercise your spellcasting ability, but also exercise your brain's logical thinking and reasoning. It is unwise to give up divination spells."

……

Just when the two of you and I began to discuss the mysteries of magic, Lord Nasir of Neverwinter finally couldn't help coughing hard: "Cough! Master Marco, our people are still fighting bloody battles. Now doesn’t seem like the time to exchange knowledge and skills.”

"Ah! Sorry, sorry, I really didn't expect a dragon to have such a deep and unique understanding of magic. You must understand that most dragons are very arrogant and lazy, and don't even bother to learn the knowledge of mortals. But Inge Rocasta Michelian is completely different, he has a very high knowledge and desire to explore." Marco responded excitedly.

Obviously, the common problem of the Harbell family, the desire to explore unknown areas and to obtain new knowledge, was finally fully reflected in him at this moment.

But unfortunately, Lord Nasir is a warrior, unable to understand the mage's way of thinking, and urged impatiently: "Our soldiers are still bleeding! Please complete your mission as soon as possible!"

"As you wish!" Huber sighed helplessly, raised his head and looked into Zhang Cheng's eyes. "Then back to the topic just now, what do we need to pay before you are willing to betray the Arcane Brotherhood and help us end this war?"

Chapter 466 Suspicious

"Hehe, I like your directness. But first of all, I must correct a point of view, that is, I intend to destroy the Arcane Brotherhood from the very beginning, so there is no such thing as a so-called betrayal." Zhang Cheng expressed his position meaningfully .

In his plans, it wasn't even intended to keep the name of the Arcane Brotherhood.

The reason is simple. This "notorious" spellcaster organization has not left a good impression on the world at all. Either it has an extremely crappy expansion plan, or it is full of bloody internal strife.

The only thing worthy of praise is the relatively well-functioning apprentice training system and the huge and complete infrastructure in the Mage Tower.

Zhang Cheng intends to get rid of all the high-level members of the Arcane Brotherhood, no matter how superb their spellcasting level and skills, and then promote a group of people from the mages who have become dragons to help him re-establish a more loyal and more powerful society. Pure caster organization.

In this way, not only can it get rid of the notoriety left by the Arcane Brotherhood, but it can also eliminate the strong vigilance and hostility of other surrounding towns.

Of course, this situation will only last for a very short time, and soon they will find that the reborn Luskan is stronger, more terrifying, and more invincible than before.

Marco Huber didn't understand this yet, and asked with a look of surprise, "You want to destroy the Arcane Brotherhood?"

"That's right! After this stop, I will get rid of all those ambitious high-level leaders and re-establish a brand new organization that focuses on magic research. At the same time, Luskan will also make a series of policies Adjust, then the chaos will no longer exist, and it will become livable." Zhang Cheng replied without thinking.

"I see! Your goal is to replace the Arcane Brotherhood! Become the supreme ruler of Luskan!" Lord Nasir widened his eyes, showing an expression of disbelief.

As a leader who has dealt with complicated political situations for a long time, he finally realized that this war was not at all a drastic change caused by the evil artifact-the Shard of Magic Crystal, as many people imagined, but that the dragon in front of him planned everything secretly.

For a moment, he was a little unsure whether it was a wise choice to make the other party the new ruler of Luskan.

After all, although the Arcane Brotherhood often made some dangerous moves, they never really harmed the core interests of Neverwinter, and most of the time they fought among themselves.

"Relax, respected Lord Nasir. I promise that after taking control of Luskan, not only will I not continue to pursue the original expansion policy, but I will actively promote trade ties in surrounding areas, and even restrain pirates from looting passing merchant ships. As long as they are willing to trade One-tenth of the value of the goods can be guaranteed." Zhang Cheng raised the corner of his mouth and gave the promise calmly.

As a modern person, he understands the importance and huge profits of ocean trade better than any country or force in the world.

In the past, Luskan only regarded pirates as an important means to weaken the enemy, completely ignoring the importance of establishing order in this sea area.

And he will take advantage of the annihilation of the fleets of Neverwinter City and Waterdeep City to establish absolute authority and order in the northern waters of the Sword Coast, so that every merchant ship abides by the rules he has set.

Over time, the trade in this area will be completely controlled by Luskan, unknowingly draining the potential of Waterdeep City and Neverwinter City.

"Safety?!" Lord Nasir's eyes shone slightly.

For a ruler who had only recently lost all his warships, there was nothing more exciting than hearing the news.

Although it would be painful for merchants to hand over a tenth of the value of goods, it was still profitable, and the trade would bring in taxes, relieving Everwinter's coffers from drying up during the war.

Seeing a big fish biting the bait he released, Zhang Cheng's eyes flashed an imperceptible mockery, and he nodded seriously: "Yes. As long as they hand over one-tenth of the value of the goods , you don’t have to worry about being looted in the waters north of Waterdeep City. And in the event of looting, I will help them recover their lost goods. This sea area has been chaotic for too long, it’s time for order to come.”

"Great idea! I support you on behalf of Waterdeep City." Marco also echoed.

"Thank you! Now that we are beginning to understand each other's thoughts and there is no major conflict of interest, can we discuss how to get rid of Del Tagle?" Zhang Cheng suddenly turned the topic to the battlefield that exudes a strong smell of blood.

After a period of melee, there is no so-called formation now, and the two warring parties are mixed together, attacking every visible enemy around them frantically.

Due to the large number of monster legions on Luskan's side, the coalition forces of Waterdeep City and Neverwinter City are at a disadvantage. Although there are still some large magic constructs that have not been put into the battlefield, Luskan's side has also not invested.

"Tell me, how do you want us to cooperate?" Marco Huber skipped the boring temptation and went straight to the topic.

"It's very simple! Pretend to be defeated and retreat behind the city wall. It will be night in a few hours, Deltagle has almost exhausted the power of the magic crystal shard today, so tonight is the best time to launch a fatal blow At three o'clock in the morning, form the most elite team, we will help you bypass the magic alarm, and jointly assassinate Deltagle. As long as the holder of the magic crystal shard dies, his monster army will quickly flee..."

Zhang Cheng unhurriedly stated his plan, while secretly paying attention to the other party's reaction, especially Marco's reaction.

Although this powerful mage who claimed to be Kelben's assistant and friend did not show any hostility from the beginning to the end, he still felt very suspicious, as if there was a pair of eyes always watching him in the darkness.