When he said this, Waking's eyes shone with excitement.

"Ah! So that's what happened.

Yes, I planned it.

At that time, the Six-person Council of Amn wanted me to help eliminate the threat of Sembia, so I gave them an idea.

But when I decided to replace them and build a west coast empire, I forgot about it.

But now it seems that Bernard is doing a good job.

If the merchants of Amn finally succeed in controlling Sembia, then I can lock the Kingdom of Cormyr from the outside world by land and sea, forcing it to sign some treaties to join the trade alliance."

Zuo Si touched his chin and explained with interest.

From Baldur's Gate to Dragon Coast, and then to Sembia, he has inadvertently pushed his sphere of influence to the valley area, which is Elminster's hometown.

I don’t know what kind of expression the great sage of Shadow Valley would have on his face after he found out that his home was almost stolen after he came back after having a hard time outside.

It's interesting just thinking about it...

Especially the chaos and disaster caused by the economy cannot be calmed down at all.

Its impact will last for a long time, even reshaping people's cognition, thoughts and behavioral habits in this area.

Obviously, a chess piece that was randomly placed at the beginning is now exerting destructive power far beyond expectations.

Whether it was the previous dumping of food that made it impossible for Cormyr to send troops, or the current collapse of Sambia's rule, it fully demonstrates that economic means can have a far better effect than military invasion in Faerûn.

Because in this world, the governance structures of most countries are in a primitive and backward state, with no decent statistical data at all, let alone how much they have produced in various aspects.

Even food, an important material that determines whether the country can operate stably, is not in the hands of the government, but in the hands of the nobles and businessmen.

This is why the oligarchs who ruled Sambia finally realized that they had no food.

"A very clever method! It has provided me with some new ideas and inspirations." Waking praised without hesitation.

Zuo Si smiled very modestly and shook his head: "It's not clever, at best it's just a low-level use of capital.

In my hometown, similar operations abound.

There are also more advanced currencies, bonds, insurance, futures and a series of more complex financial systems.

And in my opinion, the essence of trade is plunder.

Behind those seemingly consensual transactions is nothing more than the exploitation of the party with lagging behind by the party that has mastered more advanced technology.

Take an ordinary iron sword worth a few gold coins in the continent of Faerûn. On the other side of the sea, in the continent of Maztec, it can be exchanged for almost the same weight of gold, a small bag of gems, or a whole large box.

Cocoa beans.

Because the metal smelting technology of the indigenous residents of the Maztec continent is very backward.

In their view, iron products are rare magical weapons, and they are willing to exchange them with everything they have.

Once they obtain enough weapons and armor, they can wage war against other tribes or city-states, and then plunder more things and land.

Many tribal leaders even took the initiative to persuade merchants in Amn to accept slaves as commodities, and even offered very low prices for this.

However, due to strong opposition from the paladins of the Knights of the Burning Heart, the slave trade was eventually completely banned.

In the end, the port director came forward to purchase the slaves and gave them the status of free citizens and land, so that they could slowly repay the ransom money through labor.

So trade itself can be a surprisingly powerful double-edged sword.

It can create conflicts, provoke wars and civil strife, and then obtain astonishing benefits from it.

But if these methods are used too much and too frequently, they may in turn hurt themselves.

Sambia is just a small experiment I did, and now it seems that the effect is pretty good."

"Trade, capital, plunder, weapons, war?"

Waking seemed to understand something, and a frightening golden light burst out from his pupils. After a full minute, he said with a smile: "You provided a good idea. I should not limit my priesthood to trade, money and

Wealth. Instead, we should further develop capital, monopoly, economic war, and commercial plunder..."

"A wise choice.

As a business goddess, you should never be neutral, but should be inclined to evil.

A kind person simply cannot become a successful businessman.

Only those who give up their morality, conscience and bottom line, are willing to do anything in pursuit of profit, and are filled with greed and desire in their hearts, can stand out in the cruel business competition.

Although business, wealth and trade themselves do not have obvious good or evil tendencies, the most successful businessmen are bound to be evil.

Otherwise, they would never be able to accumulate such huge wealth.

And business and trade must have a certain order to maintain.

Therefore, evil law is the alignment you should present in the eyes of the world in the future."

Zuo Si explained his point of view to the goddess in front of him with sincerity.

There is no doubt that he is trying to change Woking's absolutely neutral camp.

The reason is also very simple. The absolutely neutral goddess of wealth is simply not in line with the characteristics of the businessman group.

Maybe there are honest and kind-hearted businessmen in this world, but they are definitely rare, and you may not be able to find even one among a hundred.

In addition, this type of businessman usually does not survive long in an environment of intrigue and deception, and will be bankrupted by various means and eventually become a penniless pauper.

As for the saying that good people are rewarded, most of the time it is just the self-comfort of the weak, but the reality is just the opposite.

The vast majority of businessmen, especially the big businessmen who have formed monopolies, without exception exude the aura of evil from their pores.

As for whether it is lawful evil or neutral evil, it depends on one's personal growth experience.

Zuo Si himself had secretly released camp detection on some occasions, and found that Amn's ruling class was in line with the upper class, not to mention the good camp, not even a neutral one.

Therefore, he felt that if the goddess of wealth wanted to expand her influence and gain complete recognition from the business community, it was necessary to lean towards evil.

"Lawful evil..."

Waking fell into deep thought for a moment.

After about two or three minutes, she raised her head and responded: "I will seriously consider your suggestion. However, changing the camp is not an easy thing. I need to expand the size of the evil camp believers first."

"Don't worry about this.

As trade alliances are established and commerce expands throughout the West Coast, it's only a matter of time before you gain legions of lawful evil followers.

Because this will be a period of rising capital and an era of rapid wealth growth.

Countless people will do whatever they can to pursue a better life and obtain more wealth.

Their greed and evil will become the best nourishment for you to strengthen yourself.

By the time you officially enter the realm of powerful divine power, you should be almost ready to convert your camp.

In addition, I will prepare a place for you to build your own kingdom on the ninth level of hell.

I believe that we will have more and more in-depth cooperation in the near future."

Zuo Si had obviously arranged everything a long time ago and laid out his plan calmly.

"Haha, being an ally with you is really reassuring. Well, let's end today's conversation. If I don't leave, the hell fiends over there will be dying of anxiety."

After saying that, Wo Jin blinked his eyes playfully, and then turned into a golden light and disappeared.

Just one second later, the huge portal opened instantly, and then a tall and strong Hell Fiend appeared out of thin air. With a flattering smile on his face, he took the initiative to bend down and bow deeply, using an exaggerated expression.

Greeting loudly with tone and movement: "Great master!

The supreme master!

Generous and kind host!

Please allow your most faithful servant Uzziah to offer you congratulations.

When I first met you, I knew you would accomplish great things that no one could imagine.

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Especially the darkness and evil nature emanating from your soul is absolutely superior to all devils except the Lord of Hell.

It turns out I was right.

Not long after, at the invitation of Asmodeus, you have become the lord of the ninth level of Baator Hell, the crown prince of one person and more than ten thousand people!

Your legendary experience and name resound throughout the universe, and it can be said that no one knows about it.

Not being able to witness all this with my own eyes is really the biggest regret and pain in my life.

Master, please allow me to kiss your boots and take my place in your court.

After all, whether it’s in terms of qualifications or loyalty, I’m better than those guys who came after me, right?”

In the end, the devil who is Zuo Si's demon pet, Usiah, finally revealed his true purpose.

Obviously, he had already learned about what happened in Baator Hell through some channels, and he was also shocked that his master could actually become a dimension lord and a unique form of great devil.

But soon, this shock turned into ecstasy.
To be continued...