Broad World

At night, the streets of Askatla were deserted, and the thieves, villains, and prostitutes who were supposed to be wandering around seemed to have received some warning, but none of them showed up. /In fact, Reynold Bloodhead, the boss of the Shadow Thief, was notified by the Shadow Council very early on, and temporarily stopped all business to make way for this suppression operation.

A few minutes later, teams of heavily armed soldiers cooperated with the temple priests, masked mages, and knight paladins to block the road, and then the giant mage tower in the city began to conduct a large-scale detection. There is a team of soldiers searching the area from house to house. Anyone who dares to resist will be arrested immediately, and they will be interrogated by spells.

This all-round and three-dimensional inspection lasted for a whole night, from the administrative area, the temple area, down to the slums and the cemetery area, it can be said that every corner of the city was not spared. More than 600 people were forcibly arrested, and the prison was overcrowded for a while. Subsequently, a professional team composed of mages, priests and paladins was interrogated one by one, and all three parties confirmed that there was no problem before they could be released.

After overnight raids, the council investigated and dealt with six lurking mind flayers among the crowd, as well as four nobles and businessmen who had close contacts with them. As for the innocent people controlled by psychic powers, they were all pardoned. up. It can be said that this operation was a great success. It not only completely smashed the conspiracy of the monsters, but also dug out several dangerous elements hidden among the human beings.

Although I haven't figured out the motive behind the enemy, but these are not important, I believe after this cleansing. Askatra is safe for a long time. Because it wasn't just mind flayers that were captured. There are also spies from other forces.

But none of this has anything to do with Henry. Just had breakfast the next morning. Kaidong took his wife and two daughters together and invited everyone to go to the mall to watch the performance at the circus. Judging by his high-spirited appearance, he must have successfully dealt with his love rival and successfully saved his marriage and family.

As soon as the circus was mentioned, Henry vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a small task there. Although his legs and feet were not very flexible now, it should not be a problem to deal with such a small role, so he simply agreed. soon. A group of people set off to the shopping mall in a mighty way. Aimeng and Yao En were very excited along the way. One of them was thinking about various interesting little shows, while the other was thinking about going to the casino to make a fortune.

As soon as they arrived at the central square in the shopping mall, everyone realized that something was wrong. Many passers-by are talking about it, saying that some incredible things happened in the circus tent, and it seems that there is something wrong. Since the incident was not far away, they walked straight towards the performance tent.

Before approaching, a soldier guarding the door immediately stood up and shouted: "Stop! In order to protect the safety of the people, this tent is temporarily closed. The circus must wait until the whole incident is resolved before it can open."

"Why? What happened here?" Kaidong frowned and asked. He came today mainly to relax with his family. But as a paladin, since you encounter it, you can't ignore it.

The guard obviously noticed the noble badge worn on the chest of the old man in front of him. Immediately bowed:

"Good morning, my lord. In fact, we are not sure. It was normal here until after the performance in the morning. Everything was very smooth at the beginning, but a strange phenomenon appeared soon. Anyone who went in to see None of the performers came out, and the people who went in to investigate did not return. There is no doubt that this matter must involve evil magic. We are waiting for the people from the Masked Mages Guild to come and deal with it. I am afraid that only they can solve this problem question."

"No one came out?" Hina also realized the seriousness of the problem, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask. It was hard for her to imagine what kind of magic could trap so many people in a small tent, and what was its purpose? After all, most of them are ordinary citizens and don't have much value at all.

"Uh... I heard that a beast trainer rushed out after the show started, but is currently missing." The soldier replied after thinking about it for a few minutes. Obviously, he didn't know much, and he didn't even figure out the specific situation.

Kaidong knew that there were no other clues for the time being, so he turned around, came to Henry and asked in a low voice, "Can you find out what's going on?"

"Of course, as long as we go in and have a look. Anyway, this tent only has such a small space, and there are no spatial fluctuations. I guess the biggest possibility is illusion, so the danger should not be great." Henry shrugged indifferently. shrugged.

For him, dealing with this kind of thing is easier than eating and drinking. Of course, this is under the condition of knowing the details of the enemy in advance, otherwise it will definitely not be so big, at least you have to use a few prophecy magic to detect it.

As soon as the words fell, Aimeng suddenly leaned over and shouted excitedly: "Aha! So we are going to start an adventure again? It's great!" In her eyes, although circus performances are very interesting, they are far less exciting than adventure . Especially adventure in the circus, is there anything more fun than this?

"Don't be too happy, I guarantee that the time for this adventure will be very short, maybe only ten minutes to half an hour." After speaking, Henry showed a mysterious smile on his face. He remembers getting not only a new teammate here, but also a very interesting item. Normally, this should have been the first stop after Aberdell and his party escaped from the dungeon, but due to their own reasons, it didn't happen until now.

Aimeng smiled and blinked indifferently and said, "It's okay, no matter how short it is, it's an adventure, and it's better than being idle."

"Then what are you waiting for! Let's start quickly, I can't wait any longer." Yao En urged loudly. He had already put on the goggles and took out the crossbow at the same time, as if he was ready to fight at any time. Due to the large amount of rewards received in the past few days, the dwarf's enthusiasm for adventure is particularly high, and he can't wait to hang around outside 24 hours a day.

Looking at the enthusiastic crowd, Kaidong smiled and said to his wife: "Honey, I'm sorry, I have to go in with these partners to have a look, can you and the children wait outside for a while?"

"It's okay, but you are neither wearing armor nor carrying a weapon today, so please be careful." Maria exhorted nervously. Although everyone is so confident, she still can't help worrying about her husband, for fear that something unexpected will happen to the newly reunited family.

"Don't worry, I will return safely." Said Kaidong first gave his wife a comforting kiss, then kissed the foreheads of his two daughters, and finally stood with his friends. He looked quite relaxed, not at all serious and serious when he was serving in the Knights.

While taking out weapons and equipment from the dimension bag, Henry teased: "My friend, you have become much younger since you retired, and now you look like you are in your early forties. How about it, are you interested in coming to my academy to be a teacher? ? This will not only spread the teachings of Tom, the God of Loyalty and Courage, but also cultivate more younger generations."

"Is it the college in Bluewind City? I heard that it has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. It should be a good place to retire. But I have to ask Maria, as long as she agrees, it will be fine." Said Kaidong glanced at A glance at his wife. He obviously wanted to make some use of his spare energy. After all, a busy person would be very uncomfortable once he was free. Teaching apprentices should be a good choice.

"Then it's settled. I will arrange a position for you as a paladin mentor at that time, and then you can recruit apprentices from outside." Henry hurried to finalize the matter while the iron was hot.

Know that an experienced paladin mentor is hard to find. Now the college has set up nine professional subjects such as mage, priest, druid, bard, thief, warrior, warlock, ranger, barbarian, etc. Some more complicated professions such as paladin, dark guard, monk, etc. There is no systematic training method, so it has not been opened yet.

However, the addition of Kaidong just made up for this deficiency. Not only is he rich in combat experience, but the gods he believes in are also very reassuring. The God of Loyalty and Courage, you can tell from the name that this god attaches great importance to responsibility and obedience, so most of the believers are quite loyal subordinates. betray.

Even if there is a conflict between their ideas, they will only choose to part ways, and will not directly take some radical actions like those idiots who believe in the Lord of Dawn, such as intending to overthrow the local regime. One of Lathander's teachings is one that the ruler hates the most: helping others is always more important than obeying rigid rules, rituals, and orders from superiors.

Just imagine, what would it be like if all the lord's subordinates were young people who were rebellious and did not obey orders? In a few days, the whole territory will be in chaos. Because they are all a group of idealists, just like the teachings say, spreading the seeds of dreams everywhere. Judging from Faerun's current productivity level, this is simply the source of turmoil.

Farmers don't farm honestly, craftsmen don't engage in production, merchants go out of business, and then all go to pursue their dreams? Go on an adventure? Not to mention whether they will die from various monsters and traps, the lack of materials caused by the lack of labor alone can cause great damage to social stability.

As the saying goes, the system is not the most advanced, only the most suitable. Judging from the current situation of Faerun, the most important thing is to fix most people on the land for agricultural production. After all, if there is not enough food, more people cannot be fed, and if there is not enough labor, nothing can be done.

What is the concept of a country with a population of two to five million people? It is only equivalent to a county in the 21st century on the earth, and it is the poorest and most backward one, not even comparable to the average level of European countries in the Middle Ages. This shows the extent of the shortage of labor force, if there are not all kinds of powerful supernatural forces Powers, such as magic and divine arts, may have long been overwhelmed by endless monsters. (To be continued..)