Chapter 525: Winning Trust(3/4)
Jace Beleren's eyes flashed with blue light again, and he immediately activated the power of sparks and disappeared.
As soon as he walked away with his front foot, Zuo Si also activated the spark on his back foot and headed to the time and space of Amonkhet to find the old dragon.
The two appeared in two different places in Amonkhet's time and space almost at the same time.
Jace Beleren briefly told the general situation to the other four companions, and then the five of them went to Kaladesh to follow Tezzeret's footsteps without hesitation.
At the same time, far away in the desert, inside the Great Pyramid where the Legion of the Eternals was hidden, Zuo Si once again stood in front of Nico Bolas, holding his chest with one hand and bowing deeply.
"Great Dragon Lord, I am very honored to be interviewed by you again."
"You still know how to come to me?
I thought you felt that your wings were stiff and you wanted to get rid of my control and start your own business.
The last time we were in Mirrodin, you almost killed the Tezzeret I sent."
The old dragon taunted angrily.
It is not difficult to tell from the cold and ferocious expression on his face that he is quite dissatisfied with Zuo Si's recent performance.
Especially since he has not reported any news about his brother, the spiritual dragon Wujin, for such a long time.
Zuo Si was obviously prepared for this, and explained with a calm smile: "I think you must have misunderstood something.
The reason why I beat Tezzeret last time was because this idiot wanted to use your name to steal my experimental results, so I took action to teach him a lesson.
Such a waste with little success and more than enough failure will not be able to complete the important tasks assigned by you.
On this point, time will tell.
What's more, this time I brought news about your recently resurrected good brother - Wu Jin."
"Ujin?!"
When Nicol Bolas heard the news, his eyes instantly lit up, and his huge body leaned forward slightly. His eyes flashed with the storm formed by the continuous interweaving of blue, black, and red mana.
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"Yes.
Not long ago, he personally went to Dominaria to conduct some investigations, and then went to the time and space of Ixalan to meet an old friend-Ezuo.
I believe you will not be unfamiliar with this Sphinx who used his own spark to create the eternal holy sun.
If nothing else, Wujin must have known about your intention to launch the War of Sparks, and is actively preparing to deal with it.
After the previous failure, I think Wujin will definitely not easily engage in a decisive battle with you again, but will do everything possible to destroy the entire plan through other means."
Zuo Si simply shook out the speech he had prepared in advance.
His purpose is very simple, which is to use Wujin to divert the attention of the old dragon in front of him and buy enough time for Jace to seize the time and space bridge.
"Damn! This is not good news."
Realizing that Ugin might have joined forces with Erzuo again, Nicol Bolas' face suddenly became extremely ugly.
He clearly remembers that thousands of years ago, these two old sinisters planned to use the Eternal Sacred Sun to imprison themselves in a certain time and space from which they could never escape.
Zuo Sishen nodded in agreement: "You are right, this is indeed quite bad news.
So I think it’s best for you to leave Amonkhet and hide in other time and space to prevent being plotted by Ugin who holds the Immortal Sun.
I will continue to provide you with Wujin’s trends, and try to find a suitable time to launch a surprise attack, so that you can deal with it yourself.
Before that, all other actions must be suspended.”
"Can I really trust you?"
Nicol Bolas lowered his huge head, exuding a creepy and terrifying aura.
"Besides me, is there anyone else you can trust now?
Don't tell me it's Tezzeret.
To you, he is just a tool that can be used, not even a subordinate.
And this guy is a typical wallflower who is only loyal to himself.
As long as the price is right, he will switch to others at any time."
Zuo Si was obviously not frightened, but instead asked with a calm expression.
Now he is no longer as weak and powerless as when he was blocked by the old dragon for the first time. Instead, he has strong enough power to kill gods and can barely fight them.
It's just that the odds of winning are not very high at the moment, so I don't really want to take the risk.
Nicol Bolas fell silent for a moment.
After thinking for a long time, he dragged his chin with his front paws and said to himself: "I admit that what you said makes sense.
Tezzeret is indeed not a reliable person. But the problem is that you are also not reliable in my eyes.
So now I give you a chance to prove yourself.
Tell me, what did you see in Mirrodin, and what are you secretly studying?"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Si couldn't help but laugh immediately, and took out two small bottles from his pocket while laughing.
You know without asking that one of them must be filled with the original old version of Shimmering Oil, and the other is filled with serum extracted from Mei Lilai's blood.
He didn't speak, but directly poured the oil on his arm, letting it corrode his flesh and blood.
Then pour in another bottle of serum.
The shimmering oil that was extremely arrogant before the blink of an eye quickly dissolved and evaporated in just a few seconds, and finally disappeared completely without a trace.
This incredible scene made the well-informed old dragon show an extremely surprised expression, and couldn't help but ask: "Is this the result of your research? Have you found a way to avoid the infection of shimmering oil?
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"You guessed it.
To be precise, I found a person in Mirrodin who is completely immune to Shimmer Oil infection and can even help others get rid of Shimmer Oil.
Tezzeret wanted to take him away from him, so I had no choice but to teach him a lesson.
Now, with the continuous infestation of Shimmering Oil, Mirrodin's complete deification has become an inevitable reality.
Considering the huge threat that the Old Fere led by Yawgmoth once posed to the entire universe, the value of this special individual is extraordinary."
Zuo Si deliberately put on a proud look and selectively told part of the truth.
After all, there are too many people who have seen Mei Lilai's unique ability, and there is no way to keep it secret. It is better to simply tell it and win Lao Long's trust.
In contrast, what really needs to be kept secret is the counter-infection carried out within New Phyrexia.
That's one of the real trump cards.
"No wonder..."
Nico Bolas immediately understood why the young man in front of him almost killed Tezzeret.
If it were him, and such an important experimental subject was taken away, he would not hesitate to use force.
However, as one of the oldest planeswalkers, the old dragon does not have much fear of the Eldrazi Titans or the Phyrexian Glitter Oil. Otherwise, he would not have gone to Zendikar to see the seal and showed disdain.
expression.
Like his brother Ugin, he also has a way to deal with the Eldrazi.
As for the shimmering oil, Nicol Bolas never paid attention to it.
In fact, the legion of immortals he cultivated in the time and space of Amonkhet has a set of mechanisms specifically built into it to fight against shimmering oil.
This also means that if someone wants to use shimmering oil to infect the Eternal Legion, not only will they get nothing in the end, but they will also receive a full three-dimensional upgrade for the Eternal for free.
However, the disadvantage of the immortal is that there must be a powerful enough necromancer to direct and dispatch.
The necromancer Liliana was carefully selected to perform this task.
For this reason, Lao Long did not hesitate to spend decades planning to make this woman who wanted strength, beauty and immortality fall into the trap he had set little by little.
With all the demons who signed the contract dead, he has gained ownership of Liliana's soul.
Nico Bolas, who thought he had figured out the cause and effect, regained his arrogance. He raised his head slightly and let the golden sunlight outside shine on his huge pair of horns and the soul gem emitting a strange light in the middle of the horns. He used a condescending expression.
He said in a tone: "Okay, I think I can give you a certain amount of trust now. Now let's talk about it, what kind of reward do you want for bringing such important news?"
"There is always only one thing I desire, and that is endless magical knowledge. Of course, if you are willing to give some amazingly powerful artifacts, I will gladly accept it."
Zuo Si remained humble and respectful as always.
When facing an old dragon who is more powerful than himself, he never mind lowering his stance to lower the opponent's wariness.
In this way, when the War of Sparks suddenly launches a backstab at a critical moment, I believe the expression on the old dragon's face will be very exciting.
"Artifact? Ah! I remembered it when you mentioned it. Since you like these things, I'll give this to you."
Having said that, Nico Bolas pulled out a strange-shaped wooden staff from somewhere and threw it in front of Zuo Si. He introduced it with great interest: "This was after the melee between the elder dragons in ancient times. Due to the many
Made by the mages of Numennar, the first mortal civilization to arise in the time and space of Minnaria.
It contains countless powerful spells and was originally an artifact specially prepared for Karona, the mother of magic.
To be continued...