Broad World

The group learned from the flame fist mercenaries that these bandits seem to be able to predict the mobilization of the army in advance. As soon as a large army comes out to patrol, they all go into the mountains to hide. As soon as the patrol left, these guys ran out again and continued to block the road. In order to ensure the safety of the road, these soldiers have not had a rest for two consecutive weeks.

After saying goodbye to these frantic soldiers, everyone quickly crossed the wilderness and entered the Nasikai Trail. As the sky was getting dark, they camped not far from the roadside and rested for the night, and continued on the road the next morning. Going south along the main road, the five of them soon encountered the legendary bandit.

These guys lay in ambush near the road in groups of three or five, and immediately jumped out to attack when they saw Henry and others passing by. Among them, there are complex members, including hobgoblins, kobolds, and humans. During the journey of just a few hours, the group encountered no less than seven sudden attacks. Although the strength of these guys is not very good, it also made everyone a little nervous.

When they were about to reach their destination, they encountered a nobleman who claimed to be the Grand Duke of Precursor. This nasty guy showed off the cities he had visited to everyone, and then continued to walk in the direction of Baldur's Gate.

Apodell spat fiercely at the distant figure. "Bah! What a nasty fly."

"There's no need to be angry with this kind of person." Henry smiled maliciously. "Think of the robbers along the way, they will help you treat this guy well."

Apodell laughed out loud, and the group quickly crossed the arch bridge and entered Nasikai. When they were at the gate, they were interrogated by the captain of the guard, Bardolan, and they were released after reporting their identities. The captain heard that everyone was an adventure team hired by the mayor to deal with the crisis, and immediately revealed some inside information.

The quality of iron here has been getting worse and worse recently, and the legend is that there are demons haunting the mine. A few days ago, the former commander Brege suddenly went berserk for some unknown reason. He swung his weapon and killed everyone in sight, not even his wife and children. After killing people, this guy went straight into the mountains and is still wandering outside until now.

Hearing the news, Jahira immediately led the team directly to the mayor's office. An old man with gray hair and a sad face stood up immediately when he saw her. "Hey! Jaheira, you're finally here! You don't know what I've been worrying about lately. If this continues, this town will be over."

"Mayor Bai Lang, don't say polite words. Just tell us about the situation here, although I have already obtained some information at the door." Jiaxila directly interrupted the old man's crying.

Bai Lang sat down on the chair and sighed. "Our southern mine has a big problem. The miners keep disappearing, and the quality of the iron ore dug out is getting worse and worse. I really want to send soldiers to investigate, but they still need to protect the caravan. These damn robbers are too rampant. They even wanted to attack the east gate of the town a few days ago."

"I... I heard that there are... demons coming out of the mine. Is this true...really?" Khalid asked stammeringly.

The old man thought for a while and shook his head. "I don't know, you'd better go to the mine and ask the miners working there. I personally think it's unlikely. Because there is a temple of the guard god Heim in the town, if there are really demons, they will find out immediately."

Jaheira nodded in agreement. Under the watchful eye of Heim's Sleepless Eye, all living creatures have nowhere to hide. Accepting the entrustment of the mayor, the group decided to divide into two groups. The three young men were responsible for selling the loot they got along the way, and then went to the vicinity to inquire about news. Jaheira and Khalid are going to the miner's house a little further away to see if there are any other clues.

After parting, Aberdell went straight to the largest grocery store in the town with a large bag of weapons on his back. As soon as he entered the door, he yelled loudly: "Come on! There is a big business coming. My God! These metal lumps are really serious."

The shopkeeper dropped the account book in his hand when he heard the word metal, and ran to the door quickly. "My God! Where did you get so many weapons? You must know that the iron in the mines to the south is completely unusable. Look at this sword, it is obvious that it was made recently." After finishing speaking, he raised his head and looked at the three young men suspiciously.

"Don't worry, these weapons are from the bandits outside. We came from Belgost, and we encountered several groups along the way." Henry stood up and explained, otherwise the shopkeeper might have taken them as people selling stolen goods for the robbers.

The shopkeeper carefully looked at the tall and tall Apodel, and then nodded. "I want all these weapons and armor. Also, are you interested in another deal?"

"What deal?" Aimon blinked and asked curiously.

"I know a man who said he saw a white wolf at the top of Yunwu Peak. That place is just a little further south, and he can be easily defeated with a short sword. I'll pay 500 gold coins for this skin. It's a good deal that is sure to make a profit. What do you guys think?"

Just when Apodell was about to agree, Henry grabbed him. "Mr. Shopkeeper, the white wolf you are talking about is not the winter wolf, is it? As far as I know, it is not as easy to deal with as you said. These cunning beasts not only have smart minds, but also can spray frost from their mouths. The most important point is that the price of each winter wolf skin is at least 1,000 gold coins, and you seem to only give half of it."

"Asshole! How dare you play tricks on me!" Apodell grabbed the shopkeeper by the collar and picked him up. With his smoldering brow and thick arms, he looks like he's about to kill.

"Calm down! My friend. Calm down! Please listen to my explanation!" The shopkeeper was terrified, he was really afraid that this stupid kid would kill him with a sword. It's a pity that Apodell didn't calm down, and his other hand was already holding the hilt of the sword.

The shopkeeper was frightened when he saw this action, and he shouted: "Okay! You win! I will pay three times the price for these goods! I will buy the winter wolf skin for one thousand gold coins!"

Hearing these words, Apodell let go of his hand, and the owner fell to the ground in one fell swoop. With a big smile on his face, Henry walked over to help him up. "Look, wouldn't it be much better if it was like this earlier. Iron products are so expensive now, even if the price is three times the price, you can still make a lot of profit."

The shopkeeper shuddered when he heard his words, and now he felt that this group of people was simply a group of villains. I counted the items on the ground, mainly giant swords, long swords, short bows, and some leather armor and chain armor. According to the three times the price, a total of 1,200 gold coins will be paid. In the end, Apodel took away 600 gold coins and a steel armor with a price tag of 672 gold coins.

Saying goodbye to the tearful shopkeeper, the three went straight to the Temple of Helm. On the way, Aimeng smiled and said to Apodel: "Just now you pretended really well, that businessman almost cried because of your fright."

"Actually, at first I really wanted to beat him up. This guy is so deceitful, he actually treated us like monkeys." As he spoke, Apodel patted his brand new armor. "But now I forgive him. Look at this beautiful armor. We saved more than seventy gold coins."

Henry sighed, he couldn't stand the smug look of these two rookies. "Don't let the shopkeeper suffer a big loss. The weapons and armor we sell to him can make about one-third of the profit just by changing hands. And the purchase price of this armor will not exceed 400 gold coins. It's just a matter of earning more or less. There will never be a situation where you think that you are losing money."

"That's not necessarily the case. I just took a bottle of potion from his shop." As he spoke, Aimon took out a bottle of invincibility potion from his sleeve. "This one is priced at 1,344 gold coins."

"Okay! The shop owner should be crying now. Not only did he not make any money from this business, but he also put hundreds of gold coins in it." Henry covered his face with his hands as he said this, because he didn't expect that this eccentric girl would steal things in the shop.

Apodell laughed and patted Henry on the shoulder. "Well, I didn't expect it! Let me tell you, Imoen almost stole the money bags of all the monks when she was in Candlekeep. She is very agile, and she is rarely caught."

The three of them just talked and laughed, and at the gate of the temple they met Oubrek who was in charge of issuing the arrest warrant. The fat man regarded Apodel as the bounty hunter "Grey Wolf" and gave him two hundred gold coins. Fortunately, Apodell was quite kind. He didn't accept the money, but told Fatty that he was not a "gray wolf". In order to thank everyone for their noble character, Obrek sent them a copy of the arrest warrant in his hand.

"Wanted Guard Captain Breggy. Attention! This guy is dangerous. If he can't be captured alive, he can be killed on the spot. Artist Bryson is wanted. Attention! He has stolen a lot of emeralds, and as long as he finds them back, he can get a large bounty." Henry read the wanted notice to the other two.

"Bridge? Isn't he the guy who suddenly went crazy? Could it be that this guy is being controlled by something?" Apodel frowned and asked

Henry rolled up the wanted warrant and shook his head. Although he had known for a long time that this person was controlled by a cursed giant sword, and the so-called demons under the mine were just kobolds. But now is not the time to solve the mystery, after all, he can't explain where he got the news from.

"That's hard to say. We just want to go to the Temple of Helm, maybe the priest there will know something." He led the way through a cemetery. It didn't take long for the group to see the iron gauntlet on the building in the distance, and there was an open blue eye on the back. This is the holy emblem of Heim, the God of Guardians, and that eye is the famous Eye of Surveillance. (To be continued.)