Broad World

Edwin Odysseron is a red-robed mage from Cyre's conjuration school, who came to Askatra from Baldur's Gate a few months ago. With his clever mind and flexible wrist, he quickly gained the appreciation of Maiwa and became the core members of the entire guild. However, he looked a little unhappy tonight because of the successful ambush at the headquarters of the Shadow Thieves Guild.

This guy originally thought that Maiwa had the hope of successfully seizing power, so that he could use the huge power of the Shadow Thief to serve him. But it is a pity that the distance between reality and ideal is usually far away. He is already thinking about how to get out of this dangerous situation, because any fool knows that the headquarters will definitely send people to start cleaning up the traitors in a short time.

For any red-robed mage, his own safety is always the first priority, and those who can survive the cruel apprenticeship will deeply understand this. Because the end of those losers was either killed by their classmates, or became the victim of an experiment by the tutor.

Edwin obviously knew this very well, so he was ready to betray him immediately. Now he only needs to wait quietly for the spies sent by the Shadow Thief headquarters, and then sell the Maiwa for a good price, and at worst, keep himself out of the matter. It can be said that this guy's ability to adapt to the wind is simply top-notch, no wonder he has been able to get involved in the scheming Thieves Union until today.

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Henry and his party pretended to wander around the temple area, and then returned to the union with the necklace they had prepared in advance. Maiwa looked at the heavy necklace and showed a smile on his cold face.

"Good job, I've always wondered how these guys walk with such a big dinner plate hanging around their necks, but it doesn't matter anymore. It will be sent to Karinshan with other garbage later. I heard that the merchants and nobles there like this kind of big jewelry. It seems that you are more capable than I thought. It's time to increase the difficulty of your work.

"Take this note and go to the third floor to find Edwin. He is a master of magic and will arrange the next mission. But this guy has some bad habits, such as playing with adventurers who don't look good. He seems to enjoy it. You'd better be careful, or you may die during the mission."

The moment I got the note, the system immediately notified that the 30,000 mission experience had arrived. Thinking that there are still a few small tasks ahead, and there are still a lot of experience points. Henry's heart immediately became more balanced. After all, the necklace was only exchanged for tens of thousands of gold coins, so if you only exchanged such a little experience point, it would be a bit of a loss.

He shook the note with a meaningful look in his eyes. "Don't worry, I will handle the relationship with Edwin well. I believe that we two spellcasters will find some common language."

After the group left the basement along the stairs, Maiwa said to the assistant beside him with a smirk: "Let's guess whether these guys will be killed by Edwin. I will pay twenty gold coins to bet that they will die on the first mission."

"Damn! Boss, you are cheating. He has long wanted to kill the masked mage in the dock area. More than 30 unlucky people have died in this matter, and these four people are no exception." The assistant obviously did not intend to participate in this gamble that he thought he would lose. You must know that twenty gold coins is not a small amount, although as a high-level executive, it is almost only this much after half a month of gray income.

"Hahahaha! Forget it. Anyway, they are quite suspicious. It would be great if they can die smoothly." A cruel smile appeared on Maiwa's face as he spoke. Although he still has a little imagination to use Henry and others, the premise is that he must have a certain strength. Edwin was obviously a touchstone, at least he had to survive the hands of the red-robed mage to be eligible.

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A few minutes later, Henry saw a mage wearing a red robe walking around with a sullen face on the third floor. No need to ask, it must be Edwin Odysseyron. According to his memory, this guy was forced to leave Searle, and he seems to be being hunted down by his teacher and senior brother.

It has to be said that the internal struggle among the red-robed mages is no less than that of the dark elves. The main reason why Searle has not achieved satisfactory results in launching aggressive wars against neighboring countries several times is that they keep holding each other back. The relationship between the chiefs of the eight major factions is like the mistress of the dark elves, and they seem to be harmonious on the surface. In fact, they are secretly calculating how to kill the other party, and it is best to allow themselves to unify all the red robes.

The mages who grew up in this environment were basically all selfish. Perhaps Edwin was tempted by someone and played a trick on his mentor. But obviously it failed in the end, and had no choice but to escape to the far west coast in an attempt to avoid being hunted down. There are quite a few red robes like this who escaped from Serre all over the Faerun Continent, and most of them are doing well. Few even make it to the pinnacle of local power.

"Who?! Didn't I order that no one is allowed to come to the third floor?" Edwin roared angrily when he found someone at the stairs. At the same time, he was still cursing mentally: "This group of damn monkeys! Dirty thieves! Why can't they understand the order?"

"This is Maiwa's order, and we were "just" assigned here from the Shadow Thief headquarters." Henry said and handed over the note. He believed that with the intelligence of the other party, it should be easy to understand the hidden meaning of the words.

Edwin pretended to pick up the note and looked at it, his eyes were constantly rolling around, and he knew it without thinking. You must be thinking about how to maximize your own interests. Ten seconds later, he coughed and said, "Cough! This is really a pleasant surprise. But you have to show enough value, otherwise you won't get any information from here. Well, I just have a few tasks here, if you all can complete them well..."

"Damn it! It's such a mission with no benefits at all, I can't bear it anymore." Korgan muttered in a low voice. If it weren't for the control collar around his neck, he might have picked up the ax and started killing.

Regarding the dwarf's complaint, Henry smiled meaningfully and comforted him: "Don't worry, your favorite blood will flow into a river soon. I believe that Mr. Red-robed Mage must be a person who knows the current affairs and will not become an obstacle on our way forward. Am I right?"

"Of course! Of course not! Well, without further ado, the first mission is to kill people, and the target is a masked mage. His name is Lake Gesla. This guy has been investigating my actions for a while. I don't like this kind of insult, so he must pay the price."

When Edwin spoke, he spoke quickly and urgently, and there was a strange light in his eyes. Henry didn't even need to detect spells to know that this guy must be lying. It is very likely that a series of problems caused by the identity of the red-robed mage, but he still nodded and agreed without hesitation. After getting Lake Gesla's address, the group left the Thieves' Union again.

Through the window on the third floor, Edwin stared at the four people, and muttered in a low voice: "Hmph, monkeys are monkeys, and they can be fooled around with a few words. It seems that they can still be used, as long as they get this precious item..." His voice became smaller and smaller, and almost no one knew what he was talking about except himself.

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"But you are determined to do what that red-robed mage said? I remember that you seem to have a good relationship with the Masked Mage Guild." Viconia asked as she walked. She really didn't understand the point of doing so.

Henry shook his head slightly and replied: "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. You just have to stand at the door and wait for a while. Then we can go back."

"Well, you are the team leader anyway. Be careful, it will be troublesome if you attract the siege of the masked mage." Seeing that she couldn't ask anything, Viconia had to keep her mouth shut and remained silent. She understood that before she was trusted, she might not be able to know the secret behind it.

Lake Gesla's house is just across from the Bounty of the Sea Tavern. It is a beautiful three storey stone building. Standing at the door, Henry turned his head and said to everyone: "You guys wait here for a while, I will be back soon."

"Shout if you're in trouble, mine can run in with an ax any time and split the mage's head." Korgan's eyes glistened with bloodlust as he said this.

"Save your energy. In two hours at most, we can start to attack Maiwa's trade union. At that time, all those who dare to resist will be cleaned, and the valuables on the corpse can be taken casually." Henry released a second-level magic "knocking technique" on the door lock after finishing speaking. Then he walked in without looking back.

The dwarf stroked his beard and smiled. "Hahahaha, then I will look forward to it first, and hope that these little thieves will not disappoint."

"As far as I know, Maiwa has more than a dozen elite assassins under him. You'd better be kind when fighting, otherwise you might get a sudden dagger stuck in your throat." Fei De kindly reminded. She has served Ellen Linville in the Shadow Thieves Guild for many years, and she knows some inside information like the back of her hand.

"Don't worry, little girl. Old Korgan's ax is not a vegetarian. When I was near Waterdeep, I met a dark elf assassin who liked to sneak up. Guess what happened to him? His limbs were cut off and hung on a tree! I even pulled out his intestines, and the smell was really horrific."

The Poison Tongue Queen was obviously not the one to suffer, and immediately launched a counterattack. "Oh? Are you sure that's not a lowly gray dwarf slave? Anyway, with your meager level of knowledge, it's not surprising that you got it wrong."

"Uh... I think you'd better stop arguing. Or you might be very angry when you get back first."

Feder smelled the smell of gunpowder between the two and hurriedly carried Henry out. Both Korgan and Viconia snorted coldly, and then went about their own business. One of them was completely controlled, and the other wanted to reveal some secrets, so they didn't dare to be too arrogant for the time being.