Broad World

Gailan's stronghold is not far away, and it took less than fifteen minutes to walk there. This is an old-looking stone building. Although the surface has been weathered, it still looks very solid. Such a house is definitely considered a luxury in a slum area, after all, it is surrounded by low wooden buildings and shacks.

Standing in front of the gate, Gailan bowed slightly to those behind him. "Please wait a moment, I need to contact the partner inside the door. You must know that the security in this area has not been very good, and even the guards rarely patrol nearby."

I saw him knocking on the door very rhythmically, and a voice came from inside a few seconds later: "Old rules, say the password or a crossbow arrow will shoot through your heart immediately."

"Cool! Your answer is still as fierce as ever. Today's password is the silver flame. Seriously, Aridian, you really deserve to be an elegant elf, even the password is so poetic."

As soon as the words fell, a thin elf opened the door. He glanced at Henry and the others vigilantly, then turned and ran up the second floor without saying a word. Gailan smiled at everyone and explained: "Don't worry, Aridian is like this. He is usually responsible for the delivery and turnover of some special goods, so it is inevitable that he will develop some bad habits."

"I'm not interested in that elf. Tell us your price quickly so we can consider whether it's worth it." Henry went straight to the point as soon as he entered the room. He didn't want to waste too much time with a liaison.

Gailan carefully locked the door, and then took out a piece of parchment from the crack of the table. "Look, here are the conditions of the Shadow Thieves Guild."

"First, pay 100,000 gold coins at a time. Second. Help the Shadow Thieves Guild fight vampires. Third..." After reading the above content. Henry threw the parchment directly on the opponent's face. obviously. Shadow Thief, this is simply a lion's big mouth. Maybe Aberdel or Imoen would agree in a desperate situation, but he wouldn't.

"Tell Renault Bloodhead, if he doesn't want to be killed by the vampire, be smart. I won't agree to any of these conditions. Also, please give this to him, and I said that I will go to the dock area to talk to him in a few days." After speaking, Henry tore off a small piece of paper and left a secret mark on it.

I believe that as long as you find a mage to identify it, you can know his spellcasting level, and the boss of the Shadow Thieves Guild will naturally understand what to do. certainly. If the other party is really ignorant of good and bad, then the shadow thief in this land will be completely reduced to history. Anyway, Robert had been coveting the territory here for a long time, so he just snatched it up.

Gailan watched Henry and the others leave with dull eyes, and it took a while to recover. It was the first time he had seen that someone dared to be so tough on the conditions offered by the Shadow Thieves Guild. Although I don't know the details of the other party, but it is definitely not easy to be with the daughter of Baal. He didn't dare to neglect, immediately put half a piece of paper into his arms, closed the gate and ran towards the dock area.

Walking on the small road in the slums, Aimeng observed the surrounding environment and asked curiously, "Where are we going next?"

Henry pointed to the Copper Crown Hotel not far ahead. "Haven't you always been adventurous. Let's go to the tavern now and see if anyone needs help. Make some extra money along the way."

"Wow! It's amazing! Helping others and killing monsters. There is nothing more gratifying than getting paid in the end." The girl jumped up dancing.

Shandier glanced at Henry with some puzzlement, and then asked in a low voice: "Master, don't we need to contact the leader of the Shadow Thieves Guild first? We must know that they are the local snakes in this city, and there will be a lot of trouble if there is too much trouble."

"Don't worry, if these guys don't know how to praise, then I don't mind letting Robert and the vampires kill them. But I think the leader of the Shadow Thieves Guild will not be so short-sighted, so just wait patiently for the other party to send someone."

In Henry's plan, at least he should take the opportunity to swallow up half of the opponent's territory. Especially after the battle with vampires, the Shadow Thieves Guild was unprecedentedly weak. If you don't take a bite hard, you will be too sorry for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as you have a firm foothold in Amn, you can steadily advance to the south. If you can have a stable force in Calimport, then the plan to infiltrate the entire west coast will be considered complete.

At that time, everything from Luskan in the north to Calimshan in the south will be covered with Robert's eyeliner, and any sign of trouble will be spotted immediately. Moreover, various smuggling businesses will also expand on a large scale, and an underground criminal organization no less than the shadow thief union will be formed. At that time, both allies and enemies will look at this power cautiously, and the safety of the territory and family members will be well guaranteed in the future.

This is why Henry has always insisted on walking on the path of absolute neutrality. For a powerful force that possesses power and maintains neutrality, most people with reason will choose to win over rather than confront. Although there are some crazy organizations on the continent of Faerun, most of them are under siege, and even if they launch an attack, they will not choose a neutral area as their target.

As soon as they entered the Copper Crown Hotel, everyone felt the noisy environment and bad air. The hall here is full of all kinds of weird drinkers, and many of them are wearing a cloak that completely folds their faces. Henry knew very well that very few of these people actually came to drink, and most of them were waiting for the opening of the duel show, or wanted to have a good time in the brothel on the second floor.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly saw a young girl in front of me, who was anxiously shouting at the passing drinkers: "Is there anyone willing to listen to my request? Is there anyone? You should all know me. I have helped many people here!"

Seeing the eager look on his face, Aimon gently tugged on Henry's sleeve and asked, "This person seems to need help. Should we go over and ask what happened?"

Henry smiled and nodded. If you guessed right, this girl is Nalia, an internationalist fighter who advocates equality for all in Faerun. To be honest, he really didn't understand how a child who grew up in an aristocratic family would have such an idea. You must know that there is an insurmountable gap between people in this world, and that is the combat profession.

Leaving aside the status and social status, the personal combat effectiveness alone is far behind. It is impossible for 10,000 untrained ordinary people to kill an archmage, so the so-called equality is simply a joke. If it is in the wild, professionals will not even be punished by law if they kill civilians who offend them.

The girl took a few steps and came to the front to say hello: "Hey, hello. My name is Aimon. You look very anxious, do you need some help?"

Nalia was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly. "Yes, I need help very much now. Are you formally trained mercenaries?"

"Uh... To be precise, we are an adventure team. If you encounter any trouble, just tell me directly, whether it's a monster or a bandit, it doesn't matter." Aimon patted his chest and assured.

Nalia glanced at the girl suspiciously, and then noticed Henry, Hina and Sandy who were standing behind. As a first-level mage and thief, she clearly felt the magical power of the three of them. Although the girl in front of her looks ordinary, these teammates are quite powerful.

"My name is Nalia, and I am the daughter of a nobleman. Our family's castle has been besieged by many monsters, and the situation is now very critical. The number of enemies is very large, and the situation is now very critical."

"Monsters? Who are there? We need to know the type and number of enemies clearly so that we can formulate corresponding combat plans." Henry stood up and made his request. Although he already has a vague understanding, it is still necessary to ask. Especially the quantity, certainly not only the point in the game.

Nalia nodded. "A very reasonable request. The invading monsters are mainly trolls, and there are also a large number of snakemen and giant earth monsters. It is worth noting that there are several mages among these snakemen, and their spellcasting levels are very high. There are a lot of trolls, about fifty to one hundred. The second is the snakemen, there are about forty or so. Finally, there are giant earth monsters, only about a dozen or so."

Hearing the number of monsters, Henry frowned slightly. The number is indeed much higher than in memory, especially the Snakeman mage is a bit troublesome to kill. But for the sake of experience points and mission rewards, he finally agreed. "Although the number of enemies is a bit large, we still decided to take on this mission. This is a map, please mark the specific location on it."

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Nalia's eyes were filled with tears of excitement, and she quickly marked the location of Fort De'Anis in the southeast direction of Askatla.

Henry noticed that the castle was very close to Lake Esmeer in central Amn, and next to it was a lakeside city, Esmer Taran. The material hot spring here gushes out in the shoal in the west of the lake, and it has become a well-known recuperation and tourist resort. But as far as he knows, there is often a huge red dragon, Balagos "Flying Flame", haunting here. It has an impossibly large size, a fiery temper, and a reckless use of natural spells.

Although the game did not mention who is behind the scenes, but from the distance, this legendary dragon is the most suspicious. It is very likely that it is tired of staying in the troll mountain range and wants to plan some secret operation. It happened that Fort D'Annis was the closest, so I sent my monsters to occupy it.

If that's the case, then castle battles are just too dangerous. You must know that Balagos "Flying Flame" is an ancient red dragon, and its power is enough to make the chosen ones of the gods feel afraid. This guy personally killed more than three digits of the same kind, and he also tried to use his wisdom to build a dragon empire, and then started a massacre of humans and elves. Henry's intuition told him that if he didn't make full preparations, even living would be a luxury. (to be continued..)