Mithril Throne of Forgotten Realms

After closing the message manager, Fang Yi leaned against the stern, looked at the huge merchant ship and the surrounding pale green sea, and fell into deep thought.

The news just now was sent by Luo Lie.

After the usual greetings, Luo Lie asked Fang Yi cryptically: What is the future development direction of Peach Blossom Island?

Not just listing, many people in the guild have asked Fang Yi the same question.

Because Peach Blossom Island is developing at a rapid pace, which has surpassed most of the existing guild residences.Moreover, due to the special attributes of the private territory itself and its geographical location, Peach Blossom Island does not need to care too much about the NPC main city like other guilds, it just wants to develop how it wants to develop.

To put it bluntly, Luo Lie and others have a question: Fang Yi, do you have any intention of expanding outwards, expanding the territory of Peach Blossom Island to other places... Of course, this implicitly includes the option of military conquest.

A few years ago, Fang Yi would have been the most enthusiastic "expansion" militant on Peach Blossom Island-every man yearns for the feeling of conquering all those who don't like him and dominating the world in the game.

But the past was the past, and the present is the present. The current Fang Yi is no longer that passionate young man.

Fang Yi has many concerns. For example, there will be no monopoly in the game, which is not in line with the contentious style that "Miracle" has always advocated; Use force.

The most important thing is that Fang Yi has experienced that kind of feeling. It is indeed very motivating and exciting to think about bullying others all day long, but in the end he is tired, and the people around him will be tired too...

Therefore, the focus of Taohua Island's development has always been two aspects-defense capability and economic strength.

Even for the largest money-swallowing project shipyard on Peach Blossom Island, Fang Yi's order to John Warspear is "be precise and not too much".It is enough to have the ability to defend against the enemy outside the territory.

Now Fang Yi's ideal Peach Blossom Island should be a paradise where the people he likes and those who like himself can enjoy the game and enjoy the unique life in the game.

certainly.This paradise must have sufficient strength.Deter Xiaoxiao, stay still and be intimidated.Otherwise, it would just be empty talk, maybe it would be taken over by someone who covets this place one day, so it would be nothing to talk about enjoyment.

Fang Yi's reply to Luo Lie also said the same.

In the circle of professional gamers, 30 years old is a watershed.Just like programmers, when you get older, you can't keep up with what you want to do.

When Miracle is over, maybe I can play a mage or something?Fang Yi grinned, thinking self-deprecatingly.

……

Navigating in the vast sea of ​​twilight requires some special methods to discern the direction.

For some special reason, instruments such as the compass are far off in the Underdark; there are no stars for sailors to observe.Looking up, there was only darkness.

The only tool that can be used for navigation is the most conspicuous but also the most overlooked sea.

Unlike the Sea of ​​Falling Stars, the Sea of ​​Shimmering Light is actually a piece of running water.

In this seemingly endless underground world, there are actually many bright and dark passages connecting with the Shimmer Sea.Subterranean rivers from different regions poured into the Shimmer Sea day and night.It also flows out from the dark river on the other side and pours into the bottomless endless abyss. Day after day, different undercurrents and tides are formed in the Shimmering Sea.

Plankton in the sea have limited mobility and can only move with the current.Sailors with rich sailing experience let the ship stand still first, stand on the deck and carefully observe the direction of movement of the green light in the sea, and then combine the approximate position of the ship to infer the exact direction.

Fang Yi stood by the side of the ship and looked down for a long time, until all green dots in front of his eyes were swaying around, and then he vaguely saw a little way: there is indeed an undercurrent in the sea area where the ship is located, but it is hidden below the sea surface. Without these green dots it would not be visible at all.

However, Fang Yi still can't judge the direction, because only sailors who have been sailing on the twilight sea all year round can firmly remember the direction of the undercurrent in each sea area, Fang Yi is just watching the fun.

……

The Jackdaw is a private merchant ship of a nobleman in the Hearth of Our Lady.

After getting this news from Edward, Fang Yi felt a little happy.Because many resources in the game are in the hands of the ruling class, such as various materials, such as talents.

It might save you a lot of hassle by taking this line.

However, there are many strange places on this ship, which makes Fang Yi very interested.

For example, the lower deck is a restricted area, and no one is allowed to enter or exit, and it is unknown what valuable cargo is on it;

For example, the group who attacked the fleet, these guys didn't have anything on them that could identify them.As creatures in the sea, Naga holding sophisticated metal weapons is rare, plus those four mysterious drows... A premeditated sneak attack on the vast sea is much more terrifying than a plunder after a chance encounter .

I hope I am not involved in any trouble... Fang Yi looked at the magically surging sea and prayed silently.

……

Everyone who sees the Hearth of Our Lady for the first time will be shocked by its magnificent and strange appearance.

Looking at the city from the sea, "the city that never sleeps" is the best description for it.

Huge red stones piled up a tall city wall, as if a blazing flame was attached to these stones, reflecting the flames within a radius of tens of miles, which was extremely conspicuous in the dark underground world everywhere.

Facing north and south, this burning city covers an extremely wide area, as if taking the entire sea level as its own.The city gate in the middle does not have a gate tower, but two tall towers are built on both sides, on which tall black shadows that are patrolling can be seen faintly.

In the middle of the gatehouse is a gate spliced ​​with unknown giant logs. You can't feel it from a distance. Only by sailing a boat close can you fully feel the faint coercion of this majestic city.

When you get close to the port, you will find that this majesty is actually divided into two parts.The city on the left is very large and is the main body of the Hearth of the Virgin. The small city on the right is on a separate island, but the two places are so close that they look like one from a distance.

Yi had also seen screenshots of the Furnace of Our Lady on the forum before, but it was only partial, and the light and shadow effects were far less enjoyable than watching it now—seeing such a city that never sleeps in the Underdark.That's quite rare~

Fang Yi stared dumbfounded at this underground city that was several circles larger than Ximen Port, and subconsciously muttered to himself: "This shit...don't all the dark elves who come here have to be dazzled?"

……

The Jackdaw slowly docked at the port outside the city. Fang Yi was shocked enough by this city with dazzling light and shadow effects, and finally confirmed that it was not his own illusion before——the temperature near this city is indeed higher than that on the sea surface out a lot.There was a vague wave of warm air blowing towards him.It's like facing a huge air conditioner.

Looking at the flickering ring-shaped volcanoes in the distance of the island, Fang Yi basically understood how the nicknames such as "the city on the crater" on the forum came from.

Edward came to Fang Yi's side.Clutching the railing with both hands, he looked at the Xiongcheng in front of him with pride, looked up at Fang Yi and smiled and said, "This is your first time visiting the Furnace of Our Lady? How about it? It's shocking enough~"

"Hmm. Scared,"

Fang Yi said something jokingly, but did not hide the shock in his tone, "But... Isn't this kind of city close to the volcano very unfriendly to the dark elves?"

"Dark elves? Humph, the Furnace of Our Lady wasn't built for those evil guys,"

Edward snorted disdainfully.However, he soon realized that the person in front of him was also a drow, and immediately added with a smile: "Of course, a dark elf like you who is extremely skilled and righteous, we welcome you~ Let's go. Let's get off the boat~"

Soon, under the leadership of Edward, the people wearing clothes came to the edge of the city via the pier. Fang Yi looked around and found an interesting thing.

The number of dark elves entering and exiting at the city gate is obviously small, and most of them are players.It seems that Edward's previous tone was not aimless. The reputation of the Drow family in the Furnace of Our Lady does not seem to be very good.

But... the lord of the Furnace of Our Lady seems to be a drow archmage, right?Moreover, the base camp of the Trinity Alliance is also here, and more than [-]% of the players in it are dark elves.

Strange place~ Fang Yi shook his head and didn't delve into this question.

As expected, because of the special properties of the stones used to build the city wall, all the dark elves who came here hurried past with their heads bowed, or covered their eyes with their hands to avoid the hot light on the city wall.

This kind of high-temperature and shiny thing is too lethal to the dark elves.

Fang Yi, a fake dark elf, had already got into the carriage at this time, and drove away from the port quickly with Edward.What Fang Yi didn't know was that it was precisely because of this that Fang Yi himself avoided the eyeliner arranged by the Trinity Alliance at the gate, and saved a small trouble.

Pulling the carriage are three beasts called blind horses, with the word horse in their name, but they look more like close relatives of giant deer in the surface world. Act as a means of transportation.

Fang Yi curiously looked at the scenery outside through the car window, and soon found that the carriage did not enter the city through the gate, but went all the way east, galloping along the coast.

As if seeing the doubt in Fang Yi's eyes, Edward on the side took the initiative to explain: "The lord is in the East City, I will take you to see him first."

Fang Yi nodded to express his understanding, but he was thinking about the information he had collected before.

The Furnace of Our Lady is divided into two parts. The main city on the west side occupies nearly [-]% of the area. The great lord of the city and drow archmage Eragon Yalinfan also lives in this area.

And the East City that Edward mentioned is the small town on the east side mentioned earlier, which is also under the rule of the Furnace of Our Lady, and has actually been controlled by a mysterious figure all year round.This guy doesn't show up often, and he can't find his video data on the forum. We only know that he is Eragon's trusted subordinate.

It seems that I will be able to see the true face of this mysterious person soon?

Thinking of this, Fang Yi found a comfortable position and leaned on the back of the chair, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

……

Fang Yi's desire to gossip was not satisfied.

After arriving at a manor full of exotic atmosphere, Fang Yi was told that the lord had gone out temporarily. Edward could only explain to Fang Yi apologetically, and patted his chest to promise that he must serve Fang Yi beautifully in front of the lord. With a few words, ask for some precious rewards for Fang Yi.

Fang Yixin said, why do I want rewards, I want people!

Fortunately, Edward had a good memory, so he quickly invited some famous blacksmiths in the city to come to him. However, when it came to Fang Yi's question, the blacksmiths had the same response, that is, they had never heard of it.

Whether it was the White Queen or the Elven Dagger, the senior blacksmiths in front of them didn't have any clues.There is a master-level blacksmith who has heard of the legend of the White Queen, but it is only a legend, which is no different from what Fang Yi heard from Shar and Gelbo.

Fang Yi was slightly disappointed, but thanked Edward and the blacksmiths politely.This thing is based on its face, so you can't expect to find clues when you come here.

After thinking about it, Fang Yi still asked the dwarf captain: "Mr. Edward, I heard that there is a very famous master blacksmith in the city. He is a dwarf named Saruin. I don't know...?"