Broad World

After a night of chaos, the city watchmen and city guards in Waterdeep drove most of the invading dark elves back underground. Order was gradually restored on the streets, and a large number of troops began to patrol the streets back and forth, searching for those who hadn't had time to escape. It didn't take long for a team of watchmen to discover the dark elf corpse in front of Hawke's house. At the same time, they also saw a big brown bear lying on the ground sleeping with blood stains all over its body.

The captain signaled everyone to stop, and he cautiously looked around. After confirming that there was no danger around, he slowly walked forward a few steps, wanting to carefully examine the corpses on the ground. Suddenly the huge bear eyes opened, and it glared at the captain, turned over and continued to sleep, completely ignoring the meaning of these people. The captain wiped the sweat off his head and heaved a sigh of relief. He also noticed that this big guy didn't seem to be hostile. Probably some druid or ranger's animal companion.

He squatted on the ground and looked at the corpses. Most of these dark elves had burnt marks on their bodies. Many people's heads have left their necks, and they should have been chopped off by sharp weapons. It appears that the house is inhabited by at least one spellcaster and one powerful warrior. Coupled with the brown bear at the door, the incoming dark elves' assault team must have been killed by them.

After figuring it out, the captain bypassed Ares and went straight to the door, knocked on the door and shouted loudly, "Is there anyone? I'm Captain Hunter of the City Watcher, and I want to ask about last night's situation." A few minutes later The door was opened, and the half-orc warrior Vaughan walked out from inside.

He scratched his head. "Our place was attacked last night. About 20 dark elf warriors were killed. There is still a living prisoner in the room. The head told me that if you want her, let the lord of Waterdeep City Peel Galen Palatinsta himself has come."

Hunter froze for a moment and then said to Vaughn: "You mean you caught a living prisoner!"

Vaughn nodded. "That's right, she is a priest who is tied to the pillar in the living room. If you need me, I can let you take a look, but don't try to take her away before the lord arrives." The captain turned around and ordered a few words to the people behind, and then A person stepped out of the team and ran towards the castle area.

After seeing that the messenger had set off, Hunter said to the half-orc warrior: "I have sent someone to the castle to report to the lord, now let me take a look at this prisoner first." Vaughan led the captain into the living room without saying a word . Shanann had already woken up, her whole body had been stripped clean, and Henry didn't even leave a piece of cloth in order to prevent accidents.

Hunter glanced at Vaughn with a stern look, and the half-orc warrior quickly explained: "Hey man! Don't look at me like that, I didn't do anything. That's how it looked when the head grabbed her back , and also ordered not to pay attention to anything she said. You should know how deceitful and dangerous these dark elves are." After speaking, he also showed scars on his body.

Seeing that he had misunderstood Vaughn, the captain hurriedly apologized. "I'm sorry I misunderstood you, but your vigilance is commendable. May I ask her a few words now?"

Vaughan took out the cloth that was gagged in Shanaen's mouth. "Please, but I think this job is best left to mages." Hunter was about to ask a question when he heard a long series of curses popping out from the prisoner's mouth, at least half of the words in it He has never heard of it.

Seeing the captain's stunned expression, Vaughan quickly gagged Shanann's mouth, and then he laughed and asked: "How, I warned you. Ordinary interrogation has no effect on these guys who came out of the ground. All you can hear is a long list of obscenities."

The captain took off his helmet and patted his face. "It's really scary. I've never heard such a wealth of swear words. The swear words in the tavern are nothing compared to her." He also found a chair and sat down.

Half an hour later, there was a loud noise outside the door. Captain Hunter immediately opened the door and ran out. He bowed deeply to a man. "Good morning, Lord Pergalen, I am Captain Hunter of the Watchmen."

Pier Galen glanced at him and asked, "I heard that there is a living female prisoner here?"

The captain pointed to Hawke's house and replied: "It's in a room, but all the captives want to see you in person."

The lord looked at the corpse on the ground. "Understood, you close the team now. Let us handle this." After speaking, he walked in with the guards and mages behind him.

Henry had already been awakened by the sound downstairs, and when he was going down the stairs, he happened to see a group of people coming. Pierre Galen looked Henry up and down and said to him, "I heard that you want to meet me in person, what's the matter?"

"I am Earl Henry of the Angome Islands. I am here to become a trade ally with Waterdeep City. I don't know what you want?" Henry said after bowing slightly.

Pier Galen was stunned for a moment, then he smiled. "You are the legendary Belgost hero, Earl Henry? I will give you a definite answer on whether to form an alliance, but I will submit it to the lord's council."

Henry nodded. "That's good enough. I believe other lords will make the right choice. The captives in the room can be taken away now, but I suggest that you better conduct a magic interrogation as soon as possible. These dark elves are likely to have some serious problems." conspiracy."

Piergalen sighed. "I will act immediately. The loss last night was not small. If there is any result of the interrogation, I will send someone to inform you. After all, you captured her." After speaking, he asked the guards behind him to release Shananen from the pillar It was taken.

Before leaving, the lord expressed his gratitude to Henry for his actions last night. He said, "Thank you very much for your contribution to Waterdeep City last night. The rewards will be delivered later." Go in the direction of the tower.

When Henry returned to the living room, Debra had already sat down on the chair. Due to the excessive blood loss last night, her face was still a little pale. After Henry sat down, she opened the door and asked, "Master, was that the public lord of Waterdeep City, Piergalen Palatinsta?"

Henry nodded. "A target to attract attention on the bright side, but he has agreed to submit our request to the Lord Council. And now that Waterdeep City has suffered such a large-scale attack, it must have suffered a lot. They should urgently need some good news to stabilize Citizen sentiment."

The female mage lowered her head and considered for a while. "It seems that the possibility of them agreeing is very high, but it still depends on the results of the interrogation of the prisoners."

Henry rubbed his dry eyes. "I hope there is no big trouble, otherwise our shield may not be effective." After speaking, he got up and went back to the room to catch up on sleep.

An interrogation is underway in the Tower of Order in Waterdeep. The public lord Piergalen stood at the front, and next to him was Kelben Blackstick Orosan, the elector of the goddess of magic. There are more than a dozen masked people standing behind the two, all of them are members of the Lords Alliance, and they all wear this uniform when they appear in public. The mask full of magical power on the face well protected everyone's identity, and the citizens of Waterdeep City even regarded guessing the hidden lord as an entertainment. In charge of the interrogation was Lyla Silverhand, one of the Seven Sisters of the North, princess of the Goddess of Magic, and wife of Kelben, a charming lady.

She asked the dark elf priestess whose mind had been controlled by magic, "Who are you and why did you attack Waterdeep City?"

Shanan replied with dull eyes: "I am Shanan Heyoun, the fourth daughter of the Malam family, the priestess of the Queen of God. The one who issued the order was Zest of the first family of Eredlin City Mistress La is said to be here to collect the souls of humans on the surface."

Her answer made Lyra frown. Collecting human souls was usually the work of demons and devils. When the dark elves are interested in these things, there must be some ulterior secret in it. Then she asked again: "How did you come to the surface?"

Zestella continued to answer with a blank expression: "Through the lower city, we spent a long time opening up the passage there."

Kelben was taken aback. "How did you pass there, didn't you encounter monster attacks?"

"The eldest daughter of the first family carried a precious magic item, which screened the perception of all creatures around. Then we raided the mage's tower underground and trapped the black robe of the mad mage Helast inside." Kelben gasped, although he didn't like the guy who had been digging holes under the mountain of Waterdeep City either. But if he was really trapped, the countless monsters underground might lose control, and Waterdeep City was in danger of being attacked at any time.

Lila glanced at her husband and said to all the lords: "We must send someone down to rescue the mad mage, and block that passage by the way."

Piergalen sighed. "Who should I send? Who can guarantee that Hellast will not be attacked after the black robe is rescued?"

Kelben turned around and said to the whispering lords behind him: "Everyone, start voting now. Please raise your hand if you agree to send troops to the city below the mountain." The whole scene was silent, and no one agreed except him and Leila .

Piergalen sighed watching this embarrassing scene. "Forget it, let's solve another problem first. The lord of Angome Island has come to this city, and he proposed to form an alliance with us. He killed a dark elf commando in the northern district last night. This It was from him that I brought the captive."

Laila's eyes lit up. "Then why don't we hire him to complete this mission? I've heard about his adventures. He defeated an army of monsters with the Mithril Five and his partners on the outskirts of Belgoost."

Pierre Galen nodded. "This is a good idea, but you have to think about it. He is a rich lord, and the price of employment is not cheap. And things like gold coins obviously can't satisfy his appetite."

Kelben stroked his beard. "It doesn't matter, we can talk about the conditions slowly. And I think it would be a good idea to form an alliance with him. I heard that some merchants brought back spices and weapons from Blue Winter City last year. These are the commodities that Waterdeep City needs. .”

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