The Swordsman of Faerûn

This year.

this day.

At this moment, William said something, but it was remembered by the Faerun people through the ages, and they regarded this speech as a model for leaders.

"When encountering danger, he avoids and shrinks, pushes others to suffer; when he sees benefits, he barks and fights like a vicious dog. What qualifications do such people have to be representatives, and what qualifications are there to speak out on behalf of others?! If our representatives are like this Shit, then he is not even as good as a dog. The dog also knows how to bark when strangers come, and call the police to remind the owner!

The representative I am asking for is not a speculator who is not as good as a dog, but a leader who needs to shoulder responsibilities and obligations.If you want to represent more people at this table and speak out on behalf of more people, then you must have the awareness to carry the suffering of the people represented on your shoulders.

These temporary representatives sitting at the table today may not be very competent in some respects.But at least before going to the stage, they already have the awareness to replace you in the audience.Regardless of whether this awareness is active or forced, they are all worthy of the identity of 'representatives'.

They have the right to bear the danger, so they have the right and responsibility to speak out on behalf of everyone.

By extension, as your lord, I also have the same responsibilities and obligations.As a lord, if you are willing to obey my instructions, pay taxes to me, and accept my governance, then I will also take corresponding responsibilities to lead you to govern the place to develop production and live a happy and stable life.When external enemies or internal bad guys threaten your life, I will take the lead in the charge and face the sharpness of the enemy.

As the saying goes, if you want to wear a crown, you should bear its weight.

If one day, I can no longer bear the responsibility of its lord, I run away from the enemies who slaughtered my people, and I become tyrannical to my people, then you can abandon me, because I am no longer qualified to be a lord stand in front of you.

This is the recognition and commitment made by me—your lord—William! "

What the lord said was that the temporary representatives on the stage burst into tears, and the audience in the audience was even more uproarious. They had never heard of a lord who spoke of his identity and status in such a way. How can there be a ruler who sets himself a trap? It sounds like a child's play, but it is extremely attractive.

At this time, someone suddenly asked in a condescending way: "My lord, are the representatives' identities permanent?"

William turned back and said: "Of course not. Nothing in this world is permanent, and the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. The current representatives are just trying to catch ducks on the shelves. As far as their own talents are concerned, there must be many Inadequacies, not to mention the psychological changes that come with their changing status.

It is limited to one month. After one month, you can choose a representative again.As for how to formulate a standard selection mechanism for representatives in the future, it is also something that all of you need to consider.

However, as for you, you no longer have this chance! "

William's last sentence was addressed to the third troublemaker, the one who asked about the representative's status.This third troublemaker is just a human being, with big arms, a bald head and a scarred face, and a face full of flesh, the standard template for a whole gang of thugs.

The man with the face of a gangster was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "Why?"

William grinned and said: "The establishment of any country or city is infiltrated with the blood and life of the builders. And when they are conquered, they all use blood and life as sacrifices to complete the transformation of belonging.

So any conquest achieved without bloodshed must also be false, mutilated, and incomplete. "

The half-devil reacted immediately and screamed: "You...you want to kill us? No! You can't do that!"

William said to himself: "I ordered the selection of representatives. In other words, their existence represents my will. When you oppose the identities of the representatives, it means that you are challenging my prestige as a lord." .”

The troublemaker in the shape of a scar-faced thug said anxiously: "No, no! Sir, we have no intention of challenging your authority!"

William said in harmony: "I know that you don't have such thoughts for the time being, otherwise you would not be arrested when you make trouble, but would be executed on the spot. But this is not the reason for me to let you go, because your unintentional mistakes made The prestige of the conqueror has been challenged. I need to use your blood to warn those ambitious people who have evil intentions. If they want to take the lead, they must be mentally prepared to be killed.

Stop howling!Don't think that I don't know, based on what you have done before, killing you ten times is more than enough! "

Then these troublemakers were chopped off by soldiers from Waterfall Town in front of the high platform, and became a warning sign in the hearts of the aborigines in the night capital.

William stood on the bloody high platform and said loudly to everyone: "When the lord makes a decree as the rule of this city, you'd better abide by this rule! Otherwise, these idiots who defy the rules will become yours. example!"

William is well aware that what he is doing now is going backwards from a historical point of view, but he has to do it again.The reason is very simple. He is trying to delegate certain powers to the lower-level people, but at this stage, the political wisdom of the lower-level people is not up to standard. It is not an exaggeration to say that morality is not worthy.

If he really relaxes the control, God knows what incredible things these short-sighted guys will do.Therefore, he had to use strong means to draw a red line for these guys, so that they could wake up a little bit when they were confused.

As for the following discussion between the representatives of the people and the conquerors headed by the lord about the future of the Night Capital, it can be said that it was carried out in a warm but not intense atmosphere.

William had planned to abolish the city of Night City, but Night City was not a qualified city in terms of economy or security.

The surrounding area of ​​Jianqiu Mountain is basically rocky hillocks, which are not suitable for local agricultural development.

If you want to transport food from the outside, the distance to the Dagger Valley Plain in the west is far away, the road is rugged, and the transportation is extremely inconvenient. Going east to the Shadow Valley is nearly half the distance, but the residents of the Shadow Valley are more xenophobic, and the reclusive bosses are more There are many, importing food from here is easy to get stuck, and it is not easy to annex it.

Zhentil Castle gathered forces and launched countless attacks on Shadow Valley, but never took advantage of it, which shows how difficult Shadow Valley is.

The security of the Night City is also very problematic. There are many passages leading to the Underdark region on the bottom floor of the Night City. Some of these passages are well known, while others are extremely secretive.Drows, gray dwarves, and even the more frightening mind flayers have built cities or lairs underground not far from the night city, and there are countless other underground monsters that can threaten the residents of the night city .

To completely eliminate these safety hazards will definitely require a long and arduous protracted battle. For William and his subordinates at the current stage, this is definitely a deep pit and quagmire that cannot be avoided.

However, even if the night city has such and other problems, no one or non-human is willing to abandon her, no one else, for all intelligent life, a city with a civilized atmosphere is really too precious, let alone the night city The beauty of the capital is definitely a ceiling-level existence in the city of Faerun.

However, just as William was discussing with his people about the appropriate handling of the Night Capital, the Valley of Shadows in the east of the Night Capital fell into chaos of blood and fire.

A large number of monsters from the Night City and even the entire Dagger Hills poured into the fertile Shadow Valley like a tide. These monsters range from weak goblins to powerful undead, cyclops, trolls, etc., which can be said to be varied.

Those fences and walls that guarded against wild beasts could not withstand the attacks of monsters at all, countless farms and cottages were breached, and residents were killed and even eaten by monsters.

Soon the bronze bell representing the signal of the enemy's invasion was rang, and countless men ran out from their own or other people's homes. They took up swords, bows and crossbows, and gathered together to meet the invaders.

But when they saw the overwhelming army of monsters, all the people felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and the fighting spirit in their hearts was immediately extinguished, and many people's weapons even slipped from their hands without knowing it.

"Mamma Mia! Is...is this the end of the world?"

There is no way, there are too many enemies, so many that people are completely desperate to the extreme.

Suddenly, a clear singing sounded in the crowd, accompanied by the clash of weapons and armor, a warm feeling rose in the hearts of the listeners.As the singing became more and more passionate, people's will to fight was also ignited. They picked up their weapons again, clenched their swords and shields and prepared to meet the impact from the monsters.

The singer also revealed his figure at this moment, but it was a heroic lady wearing exquisite elven mail armor and a flame-shaped headband.She has a tall figure, long silver-white hair, leaning on a beautiful long sword, and looks at the army of monsters proudly.

This is Shadow Valley Town, the political center of Shadow Valley. It has tall walls and strong houses. The residents with high martial arts skills have defeated the invaders from Zhentil Castle countless times.But today, these former warriors didn't even dare to rush out of the castle to save the villagers who were being slaughtered by monsters, and could only passively accept the survivors who fled.

Because Shadow Valley is relatively small, the towns and cottages in Shadow Valley are relatively concentrated, and neighbors can see each other through walls and fences.So people can clearly see the victim who was attacked, and the victim can also see the "indifferent" soldiers hiding on the wall of Shadow Valley Town before the victim died.

The silver-haired female warrior looked at the raging monsters in the distance, her eyes were burning with anger, she really wanted to order the soldiers around her to rush out to save the innocent people who were being slaughtered, but she knew very well that doing so would only make people behind her die. towns followed suit.

However, the silver-haired female warrior couldn't stand it anymore after seeing another family driven out of the cottage was massacred by a group of monsters, including two innocent children.

She drew out the sword in her hand, and the sword was shining with magical aura.The silver-haired female warrior raised her long sword and shouted loudly: "I am the storm! The harp player! All high-level harp players, follow me out of the city to save people!"

Many people responded loudly.

The silver-haired female warrior, who called herself Storm, waved her hand and made a fly gesture, and then she soared into the sky like a bird, and then swooped down to a place where another family was being slaughtered.

Brave father and boy with long swords and shields trying to fight the monster, protecting the mother and younger children behind them.But like praying mantises blocking the shaft of a car, they were soon torn apart by the superior number of monsters. The father fell under the fangs and claws of the monsters, while the weaker boy was played by the monsters like cat and mouse play.

And the boy's mother and young siblings are on the verge of a tragic end.

Although the arrogance of the monsters was annoying, it also gave Ms. Storm a chance to rescue her. She quickly launched a surprise attack from the air, and started with [Monster Hold].

All the monsters around this poor family suddenly stopped all their movements at the same time. They maintained their posture at that moment like sculptures, and then they were quickly slashed and killed by the female swordsman who descended from the sky.

The women and boys who survived the catastrophe cried out in joy and joy: "Ms. Storm! Help us!"

[Monster Immobilization Technique] couldn't fix the monsters farther away. When the storm killed the monsters who lost their resistance, those monsters that were not affected by the spell immediately found her, and then they howled and rushed up.

The Storm Maiden only had time to shout to the boy and his mother: "Run! Go to the town!" before they had to charge against the monster.

Lady Storm first charmed a giant beast to become her helper, then she hacked another ogre to death with a sharp long sword, and she killed three armed goblins. Cowards, vermin in the wild, are now more aggressive than the bravest warriors, and they pose a greater threat to the female warriors than those savage giants.

If it wasn't for the many protective equipment on Storm's body, and the energy of magic made the goblin's weapons helpless, she might have been injured already.

Countless monsters make the female warrior invincible, but at this time, the female warrior of the storm is full of remorse. If she can learn a few more large-scale destructive spells on weekdays, why is she facing these huge monsters at this time? There is more than enough heart but not enough strength.

She glanced back to see that the rescued family had been secured by Harper members who stormed out of town later.So Ms. Storm no longer entangled with these monsters in front of her. She used gestures to launch another spell, and then disappeared out of thin air, and then appeared in another place where there were fewer monsters.

The Stormtrooper casts a spell again, and a celestial being answers her, a unicorn bursting from the void.

She rode the unicorn and began to clash among the monsters, looking for possible survivors.Ms. Storm saved four families, and twice as many lonely survivors, and then in another direction, a powerful wave of energy erupted from the south of the Old Skull Mountain, which represented the strongest force in Shadow Valley, and a huge explosion The sound spread in all directions.

A worry rose in the heart of the Storm Warrior, although she knew that this worry was unnecessary, because after all, there lived the most powerful old man in the world, as long as the old man didn't want to be killed, there were very few people in this world Can threaten his life, including the gods.

But the Storm Warrior still couldn't help worrying. She really wanted to rush there to have a look, and even fight side by side with him. She couldn't help but muttered in her heart: "It would be great if Hellen was here!"