Broad World

It didn't take long for the smell of food to come out. Henry walked over to open the lid of the pot and saw that the meat and potatoes inside had been stewed. After filling the portions for three people, he brought the whole pot in front of the polar bear. The big guy started to gobble it up after smelling it. Henry touched its smooth fur and said to Vaughan, "You will have a good rest in a while, and you don't have to watch the night today. With this polar bear here, it will notify us if there is any danger."

The half-orc warrior replied while eating the food: "Okay, I will sleep well after eating. I believe this snowfield should not be big, and we can go out tomorrow."

"How do you know it's not big here?" Debra asked curiously after warming up.

Vaughan lifted the blanket slightly and pointed to the snow outside. "Because we have not encountered herbivores so far, if the area is really large, we should see reindeer and various birds everywhere."

Henry nodded in agreement with what he said. "That's right, I also found something wrong with the other party. The cold climate and heavy snow here seem to be caused by magic, and I feel the fluctuation of magic power. Well, don't worry about it now, our goal is just to get out of here. Let's take a good rest after eating. What will happen in front of us is unpredictable now." He finished eating the food in his bowl and got into the sleeping bag to rest. Debra also started to sleep after preparing the spell. The half-orc warrior glanced at the sleeping polar bear and then closed his eyes to rest.

Sleep makes time pass quickly, and ten hours have passed in the blink of an eye. The people who woke up packed up their things and started on the road again. Before leaving, Henry left a large piece of bacon for the polar bear as accommodation expenses. Stepping on the snow covered no more than knees, a group of people walked forward slowly. Henry said to the other two people as he walked: "After I go back this time, I must make a magic sled and put it in the dimension bag. If this happens again, we can sit on it and gallop in the snow."

"That's a good idea, I hate the snow now." Debra grumbled with her head down.

Vaughan shook his head with a smile, just when he was about to say something, dozens of black spots suddenly appeared. After the two mages saw it, they quickly began to cast spells before the battle, and after a few minutes, the protective spells were blessed on them. Vaughan drew his weapon and stared nervously into the distance. When the black spots got closer, he saw the putrid gray skin on them. "It's a troll! We're ready to fight, there's no way we can outrun these guys on this snowy field."

"Then kill them all, and try to support each other later. These guys are not afraid of death at all. Once they get close, they will tear our flesh and blood." Henry said that he gave the half-orc warrior a protection from fire damage.

Vaughan was a little confused, he scratched his head and asked, "Head, why are you blessing me for this?"

A mysterious smile appeared on Henry’s face. "You will know in a while, and it will be kept secret for now."

Debra seemed to understand Henry's intentions, hiding aside and secretly smiling. Soon the trolls rushed over, their backs were hunched, their arms were swinging freely, and they were dragged to the ground from time to time, looking so clumsy as to die. But Henry knew that this was just what it looked like. In fact, these monsters were very agile, at least running faster than most people.

Seeing the troll approaching, the half-orc warrior rushed out. After running dozens of steps, he used the speed of sprinting to split the troll's head. The flame damage from the sword prevented the troll's regeneration ability. Just when he was about to make up for the corpse that fell on the ground, a fireball suddenly flew past him, followed by the blast wave that blew him away.

After a few seconds, Vaughan got up from the ground, and he patted his still dizzy head. The protective flame well protected him from any burns, and a small amount of impact was nothing to the strong half-orc. Soon Vaughan rejoined the battle with his giant sword in hand. He slashed left and right among the trolls. After a while, countless broken arms and limbs appeared on the ground.

Then two more fireballs flew over, and Vaughan immediately fell down when he saw it. Immediately afterwards, a huge explosion sounded among the trolls, and most of the monsters were directly burned into charred corpses, only a few survivors were still struggling desperately, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies. He stood up and took the giant slayer to kill the remaining trolls one by one.

Seeing that there were no enemies left, Vaughan turned his head and shouted to Henry behind him in a joking tone: "Head, I finally understand why Wulfgar hates magic so much. You mages always like to hide people behind your back. I will remember this lesson, and I also start to hate magic now."

Seeing the depressed expression on the half-orc warrior's face, Debra laughed loudly. "This is for tactical needs. You can see how many spells would be consumed if so many trolls want to fight head-on. Now only one protective flame and three fireball spells are used to solve them. And you should use your brain, or you will be as stupid as that barbarian sooner or later."

"Really? I'm already debating whether to believe what you're saying. And I just don't like to think, which doesn't mean I'm stupid," Vaughn retorted.

Henry smiled and said to the two people: "Okay, that's the end of the joke. If this happens again in the future, I will tell you in advance. Now let's go on."

Using a "North Pointing Technique" to reconfirm the direction, the group continued to move in one direction. The three finally found a portal in the snow before it got dark. Henry checked it and found nothing wrong. He beckoned to the two people behind, and then everyone got in.

Walking out of the door, Henry found that they were back in the dark underground again. Not far ahead is a suspension bridge, with a pair of huge steel golems standing on both sides. Just when he was about to use magic to detect it, one of them said: "Welcome, adventurers from afar, those who can pass many tests and get out of the maze will be rewarded." After speaking, two golems took out a wooden box from behind them and walked over.

Putting the box on the ground, the two golems rejoined the bridge, clearing the way to pass. The half-orc warrior looked at the other two people, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked over to open the box. Then he laughed out loud. "Fortunately, this time it's the real treasure. If it was still a kitten, I would lose confidence in the expedition."

Debra picked up the kitten and said to Vaughan: "Transformed cat pets are much more useful than most treasures, and they are not easy to get."

Henry walked over to look at the gems in the box, and put them in the dimensional bag casually. "Okay, let's pass here quickly. I believe that the underground mage tower of Helast should be below. From now on, we must be extra careful. The dark elves are much more difficult to deal with than most monsters." After he finished speaking, he walked onto the suspension bridge, and the others quickly followed.

Walking down a spiral staircase, Henry saw a tall tower in the distance, surrounded by dark elf barracks. Soldiers rode underground lizards to patrol around, while mages and priests performed some special rituals under the tower to seal off all the exits of the tower.

Just as he was about to say something, suddenly a dagger stabbed towards his neck from the side. He made a backward dodging action, and quickly blessed himself with the "Iron Skin Technique". Vaughan, who came up from behind, knocked the attacker unconscious with a single punch. Just when Henry was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a bolt of lightning shot out from the corner, and the white lightning passed through the orc warrior's body in the blink of an eye, and Vaughn began to twitch violently.

Debra hurriedly picked up the crossbow in her hand and shot out the crossbow. The arrow was blocked by an invisible stand before reaching the target. Henry used a "control technique" to control the mage hiding in the corner and ordered him to come out. Seeing that there were no other enemies, Henry immediately released a few healing spells on Vaughn, and the half-orc warrior slowly recovered, and began to breathe heavily for air. Debra went over, stripped everything off the dark elf mage, and finally tied him up with a rope.

Seeing that Vaughan was fine, Henry turned around and looked at the mage. It was obvious that this was a dark elf male. Then he took off the assassin's veil, and he was surprised to find that it turned out to be a woman named Tiefling, because the two horns on her head were the most obvious features. Henry turned to the mage and asked, "Tell me what are you and her name, and why are you ambushing here."

The mage was still under control, and he replied in common language: "My name is Nalomin Ferren, the third son of the Naqor family. The one over there is my slave named Daelina. I captured her during a patrol operation and controlled her mind with a slave collar. We are in charge of the security work at this intersection."

After hearing the mage's words, Henry looked at tiefling's neck and found that there was indeed something shiny on it. "What do you use to control her?"

"Control the orb." Said the mage's eyes fixed on a brown-red gemstone on the ground.

Henry walked over to pick it up and released an identification technique on the gem, and soon the information of the gem appeared in his mind.

Orb of Control: commissioned by the Mistress of the Nakhor family to be made by the Mind Flayer, it is used together with the Enslavement Collar. It can completely control the behavior and thoughts of a creature.

Equipment effect

It is possible to communicate directly with the enslaved with thoughts without speaking.

Looking at the orb in his hand, Henry thought it was really a good thing. With this, tieflings can be used as cover, and the infiltration will go much smoother without raising too many suspicions.

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