Arcane Lord

"Yes, Ascor has the safest underground passage, and the connected Danzo is also one of the safest areas in the Underdark. And on the surface -

"To the east, there is an underground passage leading directly to Netheril, and there is a narrow sea that ensures the exchange of bulk goods; to the west, there is a water trade road in the Raven River Basin, connecting Yerlan and Ilfarang.

"You see, Ascor may not be as prosperous as the elf city, but you have to know that Ascor has almost no local residents. This is a city that exists entirely because of commerce and trade."

The messenger shook his head, quite like a wise man, but Gru was a little impatient, "But uncle, what's the use of all this?"

"well--"

The messenger shook his head helplessly, and glanced at Gru with disappointment, "What I want to say is that Askel's existence has certain geographical factors, but the main reason is that Danzo always adheres to the principle of neutrality. !

"Think about it, if Danzo turns to Cormanthor, will the Elfaran elves still come to Ascor to do business? Will the people of other small countries come here with confidence?

“For example, the food from Everesca, the wine and ore from Netheril, these commodities, will they give them to us?

"If there is a war, I mean if, the most likely thing is between demons and orcs. The former is related to drow. Cormanthor himself can't take care of it. How much support can he give us?

"The latter is actually the common enemy of all the northern countries, including Elfaran, Ellan, Netheril, and even Cormanthor itself. We have only one stronghold on the surface, Askel, and because of the special nature of business. , and is actually protected by many countries.

"Do you think that just because a prince disappeared in the Arena of Courage can make Danzo turn to Cormanthor?

"Finally, let me remind you, don't forget who created the demons in the Underdark! It's the drow, yes, but where did the drow come from? Who does the drow want to take revenge on most?

"It's Arivanda, and where is the last remnant of Arivanda? Think about it yourself!"

The last words of the messenger were almost made clear. Gru touched his head and thought thoughtfully. Although he did not hear Danzo's true thoughts about Cormanso from the messenger's words, he understood one thing -

Danzo will not accept Cormanthor's threat, even if the other party wants to hold the Arena of Courage responsible, he will not give in!

"But uncle, what about me? Will the king protect me?" Gru asked stupidly.

When the messenger heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes, "What do you think? If Wang Wuyi protects you, there is no need to send me here! Not only you, but everyone in the Arena of Courage will be fine, but Prince Sel is indeed He was attacked and disappeared here, so please bear with it for a moment!"

The messenger is Gru's distant brother-in-law, but more importantly, he has another identity - King Pasteur's martial arts teacher, and also the King's most outstanding second son's teacher.

His arrival means that King Pasteur is paying close attention to him. This time, the investigation team that Cormanso came over was led by Elicante. While he was a high mage, his identity was also quite extraordinary. He was the wielder of the Excalibur. Someone's biological brother.

If it weren't for the presence of the messenger, even if Gru was a Holy Hammer warrior, he would probably have to undergo some spell interrogations. Now that Gru could sit comfortably in the lounge drinking and chatting, the person he should be most grateful to was his brother-in-law.

…

The elves of Cormanthor had already left, and the messenger continued to work for a while before preparing to leave. However, as soon as the two of them got up, the person in charge of the arena hurried over:

"Sir, it's not good."

"What happened?" The person who asked the question was not Gru, but the king's messenger who came from the Dark Territory. After all, Gru only came to watch the arena temporarily, but the real owner of the arena was the king.

"this--"

The person in charge glanced at Gru who was present and seemed a little hesitant, but the envoy smiled slightly and said, "Tell me, Gru is not an outsider. If the king doesn't trust him, why would he send him here."

"yes."

The person in charge actually felt a little regretful. He lowered his head and glanced at Gru, who was still holding the wine glass. Seeing that the other person didn't seem to care about his behavior just now, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief:

"Sir, just now Master Thad discovered that he was affected by psychic spells, but it was not the Cormanso elves just now, but before the elves arrived. After that, I asked him to check for others, and found one again. That person was the Gladiator. The gatekeeper, but that person may have been affected by different psychic spells at the same time, and his thinking was a little confused, and he couldn't say anything, but it is certain that they have seen the attacker. "

"I know, go and do your work!"

The messenger waved his hand and was about to send the people away, but the person in charge was a little anxious, "Sir, this is a clue about the attacker. If the attacker can be found, it will prove that this matter has nothing to do with the arena."

"I know, go and do your work!"

Different from the first time, this time the messenger's tone was obviously more severe. The person in charge did not dare to hold his head and continue to argue, but just turned his eyes to Gru for help.

Gru saw it, but hesitated to speak. Thinking that his uncle had spoken just now, he felt that his uncle was a wiser person than him, so he did not speak.

Seeing that Gru was unwilling to speak for him, the person in charge gritted his teeth and retreated. He decided to find Master Sade to investigate on his own, and he could not let the elves slander him.

…

After the person in charge left, the messenger asked Gru to sit down again, "Are you wondering why I didn't let him continue the investigation?"

"Why?"

"It's not necessary. For Cormanso, evidence is important, but the lack of evidence does not prevent them from freely testing. The number of suspects who can do such a thing is very limited."

The messenger raised his glass, put it down without drinking, and continued: "I guess this matter is most likely related to Erlan, and it is very likely that evidence related to Yeerlan will be found.

“But whether it’s Yeerlan or Irfalan, we don’t need to offend them. As long as we don’t participate, they will naturally give gifts afterwards. This is a tacit understanding.

“If they don’t compensate, then next time, if a situation like this happens again, we will have an excuse to get involved and ask for more benefits from Cormanso.

"As for now - it's best if Cormanso can find evidence. It's none of our business if we can't find it. Doing more is just to take advantage of us. Are the Sons of Rock still afraid of this?

“Of course we don’t want to be hostile to Cormanzo, but does Cormanzo just want to be hostile to us?

"Next, just keep your eyes open and watch carefully. The internal fighting among elves is much more exciting than that of us dwarves!"

After the messenger finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the glass.

Gru looked at his distant uncle, whom he usually had no contact with, drinking in a carefree manner, and for some reason a thought suddenly came to his mind——

"None of these political people are good!"