Lord of Spells from Faerûn

The female half-orc got up from the ground, and Dunan also shouted at her: "Get out of here too! Zhentarim mercenary!"

The female half-orc bared her teeth and roared at Dunan. She looked at the magic sword in Dunan's hand that shone with magic aura, but turned around and ran out of the door.

Imrik and the two also stood up to say goodbye to Varro at this time, preparing to investigate the clues.

Late night, dock area.

The tall and dense buildings cast long shadows on the ground, shrouding the entire dock area streets in darkness. Most of the glass of street lamps on the roadside have been broken, and the candles inside have been stolen, leaving only empty light boxes.

The black-robed mage and the warrior wearing black armor were walking on the street. Every house they passed was emitting the fishy smell of the sea and excrement, which stuck to the nostrils and lingered.

According to Varro's clues, the place where his friend was last seen was the Yakitori Dragon Tavern in the dock area. This dangerous and dirty area is indeed the best place for people to disappear suddenly.

Among the dazzling array of shops on the street, there is one store that stands out: the entire store is painted dark purple, and a plush toy in the shape of a magic eye hangs in the window. The signboard hanging above the store door spells out "Old Gauze Cloth Shop" in crooked handwriting.

Looking at this small shop that was still dimly lit late at night, the black-robed mage thought that the shop owner might have witnessed the disappearance of Fulun late at night, so the two opened the old wooden door of the shop.

A cloud of lavender-scented smoke drifted out from the crack in the open door.

Looking inside, every wall in the store was painted purple, and even every rag on the shelves that was gathering thick dust was dyed deep violet.

A bald old dwarf sat with his legs crossed on the chair behind the counter. His robe was plum-like purple, and his face was painted with nine purple eyeballs. The old dwarf put down the pipe in his hand, exhaled a large cloud of lavender smoke, and then raised a hand:

"Hello and welcome! Take a stroll in the most curious store in the world!"

The black-robed mage slowly walked between the counters. Most of the items on display were various accessories. Even without detecting magic, the mage could tell that these were just enchanted basic spells to fool people. stuff.

Imric stroked the magic eye-shaped doll carelessly, which was really strange.

He asked softly: "Have you seen anyone being attacked at night recently, dwarf man?"

The bald dwarf chuckled with confused eyes: "I see it every day, hahaha, every day. Which day are you asking about?"

At this time, Apollo stepped forward and began to describe Phulen's appearance to the dwarf.

The old dwarf patted his head with the cigarette pole as if he suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "Of course, of course, I remembered it."

Turning around, he said with a look of disdain: "But why should I tell you? What benefits do I have?"

Seeing his philistine appearance, Apollo was about to take out gold coins from his pocket to bribe him, when the black-robed mage stood in front of the dwarf, his dark and deep eyes emitting a magical light.

"Tell me, dwarf, what you saw."

The old dwarf was fascinated by the wizard's powerful spell, and he told what he saw and heard with a stupid look on his face.

It turned out that that night, Fulen appeared outside the store with two people who looked similar to him and were attacked by a group of fierce men wearing black leather armor.

"I saw five men, but none of them looked familiar. Oh, and one of them had a winged black snake tattooed on his neck." The dwarf said mechanically.

The mage asked again what happened next, but the dwarf just shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he was not paying attention.

The clue was broken, and the mage and the black-armored warrior looked at each other.

"Go to the tavern and have a look. Maybe someone saw something."

The Yakitori Dragon Tavern is located on an alley that spans Fishnet Street and Fish Steak Alley, not far from the old gauze shop.

After not walking far, the two saw a strange building not far away.

The Yakitori Dragon Tavern looks like a ruin. The glass on either side of the facade was broken and an anchor went straight through the roof. Through the broken windows, a group of skinny worker diners could be seen drinking messy alcoholic beverages from huge wine glasses.

The two walked into the room, and the mage's iconic black mage robe aroused whispers from everyone present.

"Today's wine on this table is all on me." Imrik took out a gold coin and came to the wine table where several workers were crowded together.

Several workers in rags quickly stood up and thanked him with sincerity. It was not difficult to see that they were a little wary of the black-robed mage's inexplicable generosity.

"Don't be nervous, I just have some questions to ask. Do you know Foulun?" Imrik smiled and described Foulun's appearance to the workers.

One worker suddenly remembered something: "Ah! I've seen it before! He and Varo came here to drink together a few days ago!"

Imric nodded and continued to ask: "What happened then?"

The worker thought for a while and continued: "Oh, I remembered that after drinking that day, he was still drinking alone after Varro left. Later, he met Reina Wujin, his father Daget ·Wujin is a great noble, and there are rumors that he is also the masked lord of our Waterdeep City!"

"He looks a lot like me, that boy!" a regular worker sneered.

"He's just a rich second generation who likes to show off to us poor people!" said another.

Several people told Imrik what happened that night.

Folan and Reina had a few drinks, played a few games of Three Dragons, and then left the tavern around midnight. Five men followed them out, and no one in the pub knew what happened after that. Those five men never showed up in the pub again after that.

"But they often appear near a warehouse in Candle Lane, just look for the one with the snake logo on the door." A regular customer of the tavern said.

After collecting the information, Imric stood up and walked out of the tavern with Apollo.

It seems that no matter what happened to Fulun, this Reiner has always been with him. In other words, it is possible that the target of these five men is not him, but the son of this great nobleman.

The black-robed mage thought in his heart.

In any case, based on the available evidence, these five men clearly came here deliberately. Compared to the unknown Flan, a second-generation rich man who likes to show off his wealth is obviously more likely to become a target.

Thinking of this, Imric said to Apollo behind him: "Let's go to Candle Alley. Maybe we will find the answer there."