The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 235 Harp Horn
"Why! I've had enough of the damned weather! The damned rain! The damned road! The damned mud! The damned frost! And these horrible company! I'm going to town! I need a warm bed Little Daniel, who had accumulated a lot of anger from the quilt, delicious gin, and delicious beef ribs, finally broke out, chattering and venting his dissatisfaction and resentment these days in front of everyone.

Harvey looked at Daniel in surprise, and found that he was the only normal person among the few people, so he asked, "Who are you?"

Daniel was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he was mixing with a group of "ruthless people", he broke out in a cold sweat, and stammered a little tremblingly: "I am the student of the great mage Mariel in Waterdeep City. Ah no, apprentices!"

When Harvey heard Daniel report the name of his mentor Mariel, he couldn't help but trembled in his heart, and didn't dare to continue questioning the poor young man.Without him, the name Mariel is too famous. This fame does not refer to Mariel's strength, but her ridiculous personality.Of course, Mariel's strength is not weak. As a powerful dragon mage, Mariel's strength belongs to the same level as Kelben Black War and Elminster, and they all belong to that kind of main material level. Face the most top powerhouse.

It's just that compared to other powerhouses, the dragon mage Mariel is a bit suspected of not doing his job properly in some respects.Just like ordinary people like Harvey, people's fear of Mariel is not like that of ordinary archmages. It is only due to the awe of mysterious power, and the bigger reason is Mariel's reckless behavior without scruples. , a bad temper that is both good and evil, and of course her greed for treasure.

Harvey carefully looked at Daniel who was in a mess again. Although the little white face in front of him was fairly thin-skinned and tender, he didn't look like a master who could produce a large amount of astronomical wealth.He asked suspiciously: "Are you sure you are not lying? If you are really the apprentice of Archmage Mariel, why are you here?"

The corner of Daniel's mouth twitched violently, and he couldn't help but look back at Celis who was smiling quietly beside him, and said in a slightly muttered voice: "What I said is true, I have already paid off the debts on the contract. Debt redeemed my freedom."

Harvey also noticed Celis, raised his slightly sparse eyebrows, lowered his voice and said, "Understood! No wonder Bloodclaw goes crazy. Hehe, I hope that the pursuers in Waterdeep City won't be rushing in the same rain. Did you hire a few people to escort the mercenaries?" Harvey pointed to William's family.

Daniel quickly waved his hand and said, "No, we met them halfway, not all the way."

Harvey nodded and said: "Well, I don't care who you offend, you can go to the city, but you'd better be honest, don't pick trouble in the city, and be careful not to get entangled in trouble." He gestured for Daniel to wait aside.

Sandro, the coachman, saw that Daniel had obtained permission, and hurriedly approached him and said, "Mr. Guard! Mr. Guard! I am the coachman hired by Mr. Daniel, a really good coachman. Mr. Daniel can prove it, right?"

Harvey tilted his head back to stay away from Sandro, because the coachman smelled like horse shit and piss, he didn't hide his disgust, and asked with a frown: "Damn, don't you?" Have you been ridden by a mare? The smell is disgusting! I think I know you—the evil coachman in Waterdeep City who often travels between the market and Skull Harbor. Your carriage has once carried countless horses. Poor man. Honestly, I'd love to rain you out in the moors for weeks, where's your damn wagon?"

(The official order of Waterdeep City prohibits citizens from keeping slaves, but the underground part of the city - Skull Harbor is the largest distribution center for slave smuggling in the entire Northland. More than [-]%, and the city managers have always acquiesced to this fact. Whenever citizens in the city buy slaves, they will return to the aboveground part of the city in a closed carriage.)
Sandro said with a frustrated face: "It's all due to the damn bad weather, my poor carriage broke down halfway, and I lost four of my best draft horses. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have run this business." Yes." Sandro did not dare to directly say that his carriage was implicated by William's family. Years of social experience taught him that some people cannot be offended, such as powerful beings like William.

Harvey gloated and sneered: "I hope you can find the wreckage of your carriage and harness horse after the rain stops! But if you want to buy a new carriage in West Combe, I'm afraid you will have to pay double the price." .”

After laughing at the coachman, Harvey asked again: "I am very surprised about one thing. Everyone knows how difficult the road is this season. Why are your feet so clean?"

Sandro turned his head and glanced at William and Yasuna. Seeing that they had no intention of stopping, he replied cautiously: "Mr. William's companion is a powerful spellcaster. She has the power to control frost. The mud is frozen, and we have come all the way through the frost, so of course we will not be contaminated with mud."

After a pause, Sandro continued: "Mr. William's strength deserves everyone's respect. On the way, they even almost killed a terrifying Sharen spirit."

Harvey's face became serious. No one knew better than the people of Xikangbu that their "neighbor" - the Saren spirit was very powerful, and it seemed that the Saren spirit had a good relationship with several nearby cities. Presumably those powerful "neighbors" should not conflict with others for no reason.Harvey gestured cautiously to his companions at the head of the city, put his hand on his chest and bowed lightly to William: "This Mr. William, please forgive my rudeness, but I don't know why you are here? "A middle-aged man in his 50s and [-]s is saluting to a youthful kid. This scene is really inconsistent, but Harvey doesn't care about it anymore, but he regards William and the others as a powerful and different existence. .

Why do you think?The reason is very simple. Although magic is powerful, it is not omnipotent. Even Archmage Elminster cannot freeze the muddy road all the way and walk on the frost.Regardless of whether Lao Yi has this ability, even if he has, he dare not do this, otherwise the mysterious lady will never spare him.The motto of Goddess of Magic is that the more people who know ordinary magic, the better, and it is best that all people in the world learn to cast spells (with the help of the magic network); the less arcane magic is used, the better, and it is best for all A spellcaster never uses an arcane spell in his lifetime.

Using the magic network to release spells has a limit of spell slots, and even an archmage can use very few spells in a day. Only certain creatures with special talents can use certain spells indefinitely.

William had known that there would be twists and turns when entering the city, and now he could only use tiger skin as a banner. He took out a wooden harp-shaped horn from his pocket, which William carved himself after the token used by Captain Morgan when he entered Yatta. of.William waved the horn in front of Harvey, then quickly withdrew it in his arms, and whispered: "We are entrusted by Ms. Elastre of Silvermoon City, and we are carrying out a secret mission. Don't worry! I won't wait Stayed too long in this city."

As soon as Harvey saw the horn, he immediately changed his attitude, and the nervousness on his body immediately disappeared, and he said with a little relief: "So it's Ms. Guanghui's friend, no wonder! Well, you can enter the city, but accept [ Detect Spell] inspection is inevitable, are you companions together?"

William had asked Yasuna specifically about the [Detection Spell] a long time ago, but the others had nothing to do with it. Yasuna's identity as a frost giant could not be concealed unless she used the power of the Horn of Cole, but William didn't want to. He continued to hide like this, so he pointed to Yasuna and said, "Wait a minute! This companion of mine is a frost giant. She was once the leader of a small tribe of frost giants on the Spine of the World. Ms. Zhuo defeated and subdued her bad temper! To be honest, I really don't want to go on this mission with her."

"Are you sure you're not talking about the one holding the baby?" Harvey was a little confused. In his opinion, Fenia was more like a frost giant than Suna.

William shrugged half-truthfully and said: "That's her daughter Phinea. Phinea grew up in Silvermoon City. In my opinion, she is more reassuring than her mother."

In the end, Harvey allowed William and his party to enter the city, but everyone accepted the magic detection of the mage consultant, including Yasuna.Sure enough, the spell revealed the fact that Yasuna was a giant, but there was no indication of [Evil Light] (for alien races like Yasuna, a test of the [Detect Evil] spell was required).

Xikangbu City is not too big. The whole city is divided into two parts, inside and outside. The inner city is mainly the living area of ​​the residents and the city owner, while the outer city is mainly the residence area for foreign settlers and traders. Pubs and hotels are also mostly concentrated in this area.Passengers with suspicious origins like William were not allowed to run around after entering the city. They could only go to designated hotels outside the city to stay.

The main streets in the city are paved with stone slabs, but most of the alleys are still muddy roads. The continuous rain makes the streets of the outer city empty. Occasionally, a few figures with slightly dull faces stare at the mildew rain in a daze, with a look of The moldy appearance, as if the whole person was soaked by the rain.

(End of this chapter)