Mithril Throne of Forgotten Realms

ps: Three chapters have been updated ^_^

Fang Yi waited expectantly for the old man to answer his questions.It is almost certain that the lord of Xingmu City has something to do with this matter tonight, but Fang Yi is very puzzled by the fact that the other party is so embarrassing and aggressive: what good does it do for Charlie?Isn't that afraid of that big Queenie turning his face?

"It's not that old Charlie doesn't dare to turn against Snowwood City, it's that he doesn't want to."

Gelbo took off his glasses, took out a soft cloth from his pocket, and wiped the clean lenses carefully. With a sneer on his mouth, he told Fang Yi that things might not be that simple.

"Startwilight City is not a subsidiary city of Cedar City, nor is it controlled by Cedar City. Why does old Charlie care so much about Cedar City's attitude? Because it is the largest trading partner of Cedar City. one."

"You mean?" Fang Yi seemed to have caught some clue in his mind, and asked with a frown.

"I don't know what old Charlie is thinking. Even if it appears on the surface that the massacre of civilians tonight is a group of unknown robbers, does he think that the druid lord of Cedar City is blind? Charlie didn't Not stupid, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sit on the lord's seat for so many years."

Fang Yi listened to Gelbo analyze the current situation one by one, and the confusing clues in his mind gradually became clear, but immediately, Fang Yi thought of a key question, "This is not right, if it is just to benefit the fat man before There is no need to make it like this, it is obviously not worth the loss, right?"

"That's right, this time it's not because of the previous incident." Gelbo looked back at the stairs on the second floor to confirm that Xiao Xiaou hadn't eavesdropped, and then said, "I still remember the map I got back from Li Xu. Is it?"

cut!Of course I do.Fang Yi couldn't help complaining in his heart. He originally came to you to repair the map, but you hacked it, and he didn't touch half of the quest clues. How could I forget?

Seeing Fang Yi nodded, Gelbo ignored the teasing eyes of the thief and continued. "I suspect that Li Xu once made a rubbing of the fragment of the map. Although you blew up half of the castle, old Charlie may have found the rubbing of the map from other places."

"Is there anyone else here to restore that map besides you?" Fang Yi's eyes narrowed. If this is the case, wouldn't his treasure be about to fly away! ?

"Of course not." Gelbo waved his hand conceitedly. "I don't know about other places. Anyway, there is no one on the Dragon Coast who is more expert than me in this regard. I mean, although the fragments of that map are incomplete, some information can still be read."

"Ah!?" The old man's words were more lethal than the previous ones. Fang Yi immediately jumped three feet in shock, "You mean that old thing found a treasure? Then what happened... "

"Who said he found the treasure?" Gelbo glared at the startled Fang Yi, and once again gave the thief his contemptuous look, "You will be red-eyed when you mention the treasure. The information on the fragment is limited, but for the star Those who have studied the geography of Mucheng can easily conclude that there is a mine of unknown scale in the west of Xingmu City, no, it should be said that it is underground in the western half of Xingmu City!"

"Killing people to make room for mine veins? Damn, won't he let his people move away?" Fang Yi has some understanding of the cruelty and ruthlessness of ancient lords, but he slaughtered for such an absurd reason The common people made Fang Yi feel a little more inconceivable besides anger.

"It's just killing chickens to scare monkeys," Gelbo's heart seemed to be heavy like a stone, and there was no lack of hatred in his tone, "Moreover, there are not only tens of thousands of residents in the slums in the west of Xingmu City, but also wealthy businessmen and businessmen in the south. A large area of ​​arable land, how could that old Charlie spend nearly a year helping the 'untouchables' move?"

"Besides, where to move? Let these people be exposed to the eyes of wild beasts and monsters, and spend manpower and material resources to protect them and build a new city. Who will protect Charlie's gold and silver treasures? Charlie, this old man, is insane Don't worry!" Gelbo spoke more and more about the atmosphere, and his words had already carried a hostility that was rarely seen in normal times.

Fang Yi also gradually calmed down, but even if there are mineral veins here, so what, there are not many mineral veins around here, but they are all scattered small mines, which are not good at all.

"Could it be a mithril vein?" Fang Yi thought of a possibility and asked quickly.

Gelbo brushed off his gray beard, stared down at the swaying shadow left by the candle on the table, and didn't speak immediately.

Seeing that Gelbo didn't move, Fang Yi also fell into deep thought. This matter must be clarified.The hatred of these innocent civilians must be avenged, but old Charlie's actions this time are too abnormal, which always makes people feel uneasy: what is his purpose?

"Startwilight City is located in the eastern plain of the Dragon Coast. Not to mention Mithril, this plain doesn't even have a large iron mine. Otherwise, the ore here would not be so dependent on sea imports."

Gelbo thought for a while before slowly opening his mouth, and expressed his speculation, "Take a step back and say, even if there is a small Mithril mine, so what? First of all, Xingmu City doesn't have the strength to protect it. A piece of mineral lode, and secondly...abandoning the long-term trade with Cedar City for a dead thing? With that rigid druid character, old Charlie will never even think about earning a penny from Cedar City in his life."

"The matter has come to this point, and what we thought was unreasonable or even impossible has happened." Fang Yi stared at the flame jumping from the top of the candle, his brain was spinning rapidly, "So, will this guy have any help?"

"The only helpers I can think of are the pirates on the Falling Star Sea," Gelbo sneered, his words full of irony.

***

"Young man, if you insist on meddling in this matter, of course I want to thank you for those who died, but you must also remember my warning: you may lose your life-and you will get nothing in return."

"Well... But at least after some people wake up, I will have the courage to look her in the eyes."

After leaving Gelbo's residence, Fang Yi rushed back to Star Twilight City non-stop. Thinking back to the conversation with the old man just now, Fang Yi smiled—in addition to rewards, there are many things in the game that are worth experiencing for us players of it.

At this time, bright torches were everywhere in the city, and the players, stimulated by the blood and corpses, were still chasing the fleeing robbers in the streets and alleys.Fang Yi looked at the city guards in bright armor on the street, sneered in his heart, and turned directly into the shadow of the alley.

The prosperity of Voyager Avenue can be regarded as one of the best in Star Twilight City.There is the largest mermaid song tavern in the city; through the straight alley, the adventurer's hall is next door, and there are all kinds of blacksmith shops and grocery stores.

The most important thing is that there is a small plaza ingeniously vacated near the end of the street, which is specially set up for players who set up stalls for business, so this street is very lively during the day, and most of the players who come and go at night I can't go out to kill monsters, so I like to come here to visit the night market.

And tonight is especially lively here. Although the tragedy that happened in the slums aroused the anger of the players, for most of them, it was just a sudden event in the game.The thieves who were frantically fleeing were mobilized by the players and quickly wiped out.

After the battle, the people who calmed down realized that they had no sleepiness at all, so they came here to browse the night market, and picking up girls seemed to be a good choice.

Fang Yi walked through the crowd, picked a small shop at random, bought a decorative robe and draped it around his body, covering his fine equipment.

Come to the place Xiao Xiaou mentioned, the intersection of Old Leather Boots Alley and Main Street.Fang Yi looked around, and thought that if it was in the past, he would have to hold a torch and observe carefully for a while to find this dark corner, but now it is much easier with night vision skills.

The secret door was hidden behind a shack, and the pungent smell made Fang Yi wonder if it was occupied by a pork vendor during the day.The sloping down steps are more than three feet deep, and the solid wooden door is only knee-high above the ground—could Star Twilight City start cracking down on casinos again?

In Faerun Continent, casinos and brothels (you can’t see them in the game, of course) are the top two places of entertainment. Fang Yi has never heard of any major city that catches gambling. Why is it so hidden here? ?

Fang Yi didn't think too much, and knocked on the door as soon as he went up.Soon, the wooden board of the viewing port on the door was lifted with a "crash", revealing a pair of huge yellow-brown eyeballs.

"Who are you looking for?"

"My friend introduced me here, he said... He said you have a lot of money to make here?" Fang Yi pretended to be frightened, reached out and patted a large bag of gold coins that had been prepared on his waist, stammering Said.

The wooden board was immediately covered, and Fang Yi clearly heard the other party mutter a word of sheep, followed by the thick wooden door being opened a crack, "Come in!"

Fang Yi secretly smiled in his heart, pressed the wallet on his waist, and squeezed in through the crack of the door that only one person could pass through.

There is only a narrow passage in the eye, and the dim candlelight did not affect Fang Yi's sight.Fang Yi turned his head to look at the big man next to him, and said in his heart that he was indeed not a human being - on a strong body that was more than a head taller than Fang Yi, he was staring at a huge head, his yellow-brown eyeballs were shining brightly in the darkness, He was staring at Fang Yi with the eyes of a rookie.

Lizardman, apart from being a bit stupid, its combat ability is probably a level higher than that of ordinary human soldiers, so it is understandable to be placed here as a guard.

The lizard man stretched out his hand and patted the shoulder of the thin human in front of him. Of course, Fang Yi 'failed' to dodge. Looking at the staggering human being slapped by him, the large man covered with scales smiled grimly, showing a mouth full of tears. With sharp teeth, the disdainful tone was unabashedly revealed in the words.

"Go straight ahead, turn left and that's where you earn money~" (To be continued...)