An ordinary fantasy adventure in the continent of Faerun

From hell? Why do you say that?

There was obvious confusion on Ska's face, and Vika stopped talking and began to explain in detail.

"The achievement of Iron Guard is not unique to Gond. Strictly speaking, we are just standing on the shoulders of others and constantly upgrading and innovating."

"The original design ideas for these mechanical monsters came from a new Zonggui in Shangcheng District. It can be said that without him, there would be no subsequent Iron Guards."

"His name is Enver Gotash. This young man suddenly came to us two years ago and proposed to cooperate with all Gond believers to jointly develop a weapon that can protect Baldur's Gate from any threat. A powerfully armed robot.”

"We didn't know him well before, so not many people responded to his call at first, but he didn't give up. During that time, he came to us almost every day. With such persistence, some Gond believers Finally willing to listen to his plan.”

"When he took out the draft of the Iron Guard, I was deeply shocked by the unparalleled design, and Gotash's impassioned speech also successfully inspired the passion in our hearts. The beautiful future he described to us was even more... It makes us excited.”

"Gottash also claimed that he had solved the problem of power and energy. In order to prove that what he said was true, he even brought a power engine design draft he drew. In this case, many people were moved by his sincerity. Choose to trust and join his plan to build the Iron Guard."

"I was also one of these people at that time. In fact, I was almost the first batch of Gond believers to devote their energy to the Iron Guardian project. At that time, we all believed that this project would bring a better tomorrow to the world. In the past two years, We have devoted almost all our energy to this during the year.”

"As time went by, more and more Gond believers chose to join this secret plan. Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction, but I noticed something was wrong in the process."

Vika picked up the water glass and took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and continued.

“Gortash gained our trust with that first draft, but in the subsequent invention and creation process, we could never reach the metal parameters he set in the design draft, so at the beginning we Almost all of the prototypes that were produced failed, either completely unable to drive or exploding after running for a few seconds.”

"But there is actually no problem with Gotash's design. The steel engine he invented completely abandoned Karin's broken magic crystal as a source of power. Instead, he boldly used the heart of the lava magic bat with flame amber, plus a certain amount of It is a new type of fuel mixed with smoke powder and some unknown blending agent, and uses this new type of fuel as the main source of power."

"This kind of fuel can burn for a very long time, and it can also produce extremely high heat during the combustion process. As long as it is added to a special engine, it can be used through the levers, gears and steam inside, as well as a series of delicate mechanism to drive the operation of the entire Iron Guard."

"Just a small jar can sustain activity for half a day, and the main materials used to make it are very cheap, at least much cheaper than Kalin's broken magic crystal."

But at this time, Vika shook his head and said with some distress.

"But the heat of this fuel is too high, and deflagration will occasionally occur. Even our refined steel cannot withstand this level of violent reaction. Although the Steel Guard at that time could barely move, once the driving time exceeded ten minutes, let alone If the engine breaks down, even the cab may be melted directly, which has no practical significance at all. "

"At that time, we all thought that this plan was destined to fail. Even if it continued reluctantly, it would not be able to achieve the original vision. Arming Baldur's Gate with steel was destined to be just a wild dream."

"But at this moment, Gotash suddenly announced that his miners in Cloak Forest had dug out a new type of ore that can withstand extremely high heat and can perfectly solve our current problems. ”

Speaking of this, Vika frowned. Since the disappearance of Lantan Island, Baldur's Gate has become the largest gathering place for Gond believers in the world of Toril. He is now gathering in the Hall of Supreme Miracles. I don’t know how much precious knowledge there is.

Some were brought from the island before its disappearance, but more were discovered from scratch by Gond believers in this century.

As the general person in charge of the Hall of Supreme Miracles, he had been reading these documents all his life, so when Gotash took out the ores, he instinctively felt that they looked familiar.

However, the long-term difficulty was overcome, and the joy that came with it diluted his slight doubts. Vika only thought it was Gond who showed mercy to the believers and allowed them to discover the treasure in the midst of difficulties.

"At first I thought it was just good luck, so I didn't worry too much. However, just three months ago, when we had just broken through the Iron Guard to the fourth generation machine, something unexpected happened."

Vika faced Scar seriously, and then spoke.

"First, he set off for the Cloak Forest five months ago to assist Gotash in exploring whether the new mineral source was rich. Suddenly, he completely lost contact."

"It was already three months ago when he lost contact. We all thought that Jiff was probably in danger on the road and might have died unfortunately. So in order to avoid the same tragedy from happening again, we arranged for the newly departed prospector Lu Sa hired a whole team of adventurers to escort him."

"But just a few weeks ago, we received news of the death of that group of adventurers. They died on the road to the Cloak Forest, and Rusa's life and death are unknown."

Alas--

Vika sighed helplessly, and he continued after a pause.

"Although we all know that the Cloak Forest is very dangerous, there are rumors that the shadow druids living there have recently begun to move frequently. These things are likely to be done by them, but two consecutive failures make me think more. Is there any other conspiracy in this matter?"

"So from that day on, I withdrew from the research and development of the fifth-generation Iron Guard, and returned to the Hall of Supreme Miracles with two apprentices. While looking for information on related ores, I secretly sent people to collect information about Gotash."

"I originally thought that Gotash might be interested They were blinded and thought we were going to interfere or even rob the mine, so they repeatedly obstructed our investigators and even killed them to stop us, but later I found that the situation might be worse than that. "

"According to the information I have collected, he is not only a wealthy noble, but also a powerful politician. Enver Gotash has been doing well in the high-end circles of Baldur's Gate in recent years. His full name is now Viscount Gotash. "

"But the most surprising thing is that according to the information I have collected According to reports, he suddenly began to emerge in Baldur's Gate more than a decade ago. "

"At that time, he was just an unknown person, but just by looking at his current achievements, we can understand how fast this guy rose to prominence, which can be said to be frighteningly fast. "

"I personally have no prejudice against Zonggui, but I can tell with my toes that this guy who can climb from an ordinary person to a viscount in more than ten years is definitely not a good man, at least not as harmless as he has always appeared. "

"It is precisely because of this experience that I have become more and more suspicious of him, but no matter how big the suspicion is, it is only suspicion. Without evidence in my hand, I can't force his true face, and I also have a fluke in my heart. "

"I think if it is really his black hand, then Ji Fu and Rusa should still be alive somewhere now, and if they are really still alive, it means that Gotash may still be able to turn back from his mistakes. A genius like him should not ruin his future in the dark. "

"But... I was too naive. It was not until now that I realized that things are far from as simple as I thought. "