Twenty Sided Dice

readx(); After leaving Waterdeep, everyone has been looking forward to the appearance of Hemhill, and now we can finally see it. This is a seldom cultivated plain, with sparse shrubs growing on the low flat hills, and there are large forests in the north, but there are only scattered wild apple trees in the fields. A stream flows through the valley between the hills, and the chirping of frogs can be faintly heard. Alarmed by the procession, some grey waterfowl flew up from behind the reeds and chirped into the sky.

Baron the Raven was high up in the sky, so Siegel could see the land. The land named Heim Hill is about fifty miles in size, but since there are no other lords around, there is no very accurate boundary. Starting at the base of the Walled Mountains, the central axis is a channel called the Shield River, until it enters the area on both sides before the Heim Rift. Within this range, there are three small villages with simple fenced fields, shriveled barns and a kiln-burning workshop. Some people in the village are now catching fish in the river, but the shallow water in the early spring will not yield a good harvest. Some people are working in the fields, bending down to plough the fields. Siegel didn't see any cattle or horses, there were only a few donkeys in the village, and the dogs chased the hens around the courtyard: this was Siegel's territory.

Eyes in the air did not spot the hunter, but luckily neither did the beast. It may be that the stagnant swamps in the east have become a hindrance to predators, and creatures like wolves cannot come from there. But there are more terrifying monsters in the swamp, such as ghosts, fish monsters and pythons, and Siegel will not take it lightly.

The City Wall Mountains are in the west of this plain. The peaks here are not as towering as the top of Mora. Except for the Santre Peak, they are basically under the clouds and fog, and the peaks can be seen as long as the weather is clear. As the sun rises, Mount Saint-Saint slowly turns from grey to dazzling white, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day, as if the surrounding cliffs and valleys are filled with sunlight. In a trance, the sun seemed to rise from both directions at the same time, casting a brilliant golden light on Hemhill. In the morning breeze. Siegel unfolded his flag, and the nine-clawed squid flag, surrounded by magical runes, fluttered in the wind. The orc set up the drum and beat it hard. So in a loud bang, Siegel took his team into the first village.

This kind of battle made the villagers panic. They all retreated into their houses, and only the brave men stood at the entrance of the village with pitchforks and sticks. Siegel waved his hand to stop the drums, then used magic to strengthen his voice. So everyone in the village heard the words of the new lord.

"I am Siegel, the first of the squid family, the pioneering knight of Waterdeep, the royal baron of the Starry Kingdom. Lord of Heimhill. I hereby declare that Heimhill is under my control, and everything threatens my territory and lordship. are my enemies. The taxes you pay will be used to build castles and armies, in which you will be protected."

This voice was three times in a row, and it was deeply imprinted in everyone's mind. After that, Siegel asked everyone to stand up. The phantom steed carried him through the village, with Humk, Mana, and Fizzak riding behind him, the orc twins carrying battle axes, holding up Sigal's lord flag and the Mages' Union's Three Peaks flag respectively. . Follow step by step. Only then did the villagers know that it was not a gang of robbers, but "Lord Lord".

Hemhill has been without a lord, so there is no protection. The villagers who live here are protected only by flimsy wooden fences and muttering prayers. Even if they wanted to build the city wall, they didn't have enough manpower and technology. Not to mention fighting ruthless robbers, ordinary beasts, disease, or even a heavy rain will put them in a predicament where they cannot develop. Without a lord, no one pays a salary, so it is difficult to attract professional craftsmen who depend on craftsmanship away from farming, which means no blacksmiths to mend farm implements, no mason builder to build mills. Passing caravans would learn of the plight of the locals and would raise the price of their own goods, while the inhabitants were powerless to resist.

They had long expected a lord to come. To build these long-awaited things. Their only requirement is the justice of the lord.

"Lord, where will your castle be built? Our village is willing to serve you."

The closer you are to the lord's castle, the safer and more convenient life will be. The villagers hope that there will be taverns, temples, barracks and markets in the castle. There will be a benevolent and just lord, and there will be everything that will allow them to live a good life.

"My castle will be built at the foot of the City Wall Mountains, and the Saint Ser Peak will provide me with rocks for building the city. The Shield River will provide water for the moat. Those who provide labor will be given priority to live under the city." Siegel replied.

After that, the group left the village. Leaving Feizak and Mana to count the population and register their specialties.

They set up camp beside a low hill, fastened their tents to the ground, and built a sturdy hearth. The nearby Shield River can provide them with sufficient drinking water, and there are woods not far away. Everything in this land belongs to Siegel, as long as he has enough power to protect it. If it was an ordinary lord, it would take a long time to just inspect the territory and arrange work, but as a mage, the magic pet raven has a panoramic view of the whole land.

When the tent was set up, Janet was preparing lunch for Siegel, and the servant Maul helped tend the fire. They don't have much food, but they can exchange salt for vegetables with the people in the village. She was about to cook meat porridge with beer, which was rich with garlic and mint. After getting a few carrots, she washed and chopped them and threw them into the porridge.

Feizac came back just when the food was ready, "Lord Lord, statistics have come out that there are more than 700 people in the three villages, most of them are ordinary farmers, and there are only a few self-taught carpenters and potters. Now it seems that They all welcomed you and asked to help build the castle. I asked a few of them, the land is not very peaceful, and robbers such as goblins have climbed up from the rift and harassed the village. The south sometimes There will also be bandits crossing the border. Because there is no money here, the bandits will bully the villagers if they can’t get oil and water. Fortunately, you came with the Orc troops, I think this will effectively deter these bandits and bandits.”

"Very good, almost as I expected." Siegel greeted Feizak and asked him to sit down to eat together. "First solve the stomach problem, then let's go up the mountain and look at the purse."

There are not a few people who know that there is gold on the mountain, but only Siegel, Janet, Mana, Humke, Janis, and Feizak enter the mountain, and the others continue to build the camp and the surrounding guardrail. Before the city wall is built, this camp will be the place where they live, and it is natural to focus on safety.

Hunk and Feizak found a big cloth bag. It contained pickaxes, pickaxes, shovels, and grappling hooks with ropes. "It's used for climbing and mining." Feizac said to Siegel with a smile: "Humke is very strong, and it's no problem to leave it on his back."

"There's no need to bring these things." Siegel shook his head: "It's a waste of effort to carry."

"Lord Lord, how do you climb mountains and dig mines without these things?" Feizak scratched his bald head, feeling very surprised. "Even if we don't dig today. Let's try the soil."

"No." Siegel was firm.

Feizak couldn't persuade him any more, he put down the bag, but still let Humke put on the pickaxe and rope, and he carried the shovel on his back. These three things are the treasures of the miners. He does not believe that breaking the mountains and digging the mines can leave these tools. Siegel just shook his head. With a few people tossing.

The entire Mount Saint-Saint is white, and it shines like a light source in bright sunlight. The gold mine is not on the peak of Saint Ser, otherwise the platinum dragon would never give up. The waterfall that flows through the Shield River across the Shield River from the Mount Santre, an inconspicuous gray hill is the destination of Siegel and his party. In the records of the dwarf library on the top of Mora, the characteristics of this place are very obvious: "Beside the Shield River on the banks of Mount Saint Se, gold is hidden in the gray hills; the red soil and black soil are not forgotten, and the gems shine like stars."

Janet climbed lightly on the cliff like a happy springbok. She is responsible for finding a solid foothold and preventing loose stones from hitting others. But then she found out that Siegel cast spider magic for everyone. All walk freely on vertical cliffs like nimble spiders. Janet looked at Siegel bitterly until the wizard cast her flight.

Hunk looked at the rope with the claw hook in his hand, sighed and wrapped it around his waist. He understands that he won't need this thing when going up the mountain.

When he climbed halfway up the mountain, Siegel saw the red rock formation mentioned in the dwarf records. On the cliff in front of him, red and black rocks stacked on top of each other like pages of a book. Perhaps only rock-savvy dwarves knew how this strange terrain was formed, but if Siegel didn't want to delve into geology, all he needed was gold.

"How can we find the gold mine?" Janet asked. "Are we going to keep digging from here?"

"If you don't know the direction, you will probably never find the ore veins if you dig in the mountains." Siegel took out a gold coin from his purse. He used to have a lot of these yellow and orange things, but now there are not many left. Using the gold coin as a medium for spells, Siegel began locating nearby homogeneous materials. He carefully controlled the spell so that it would not be shrouded in the direction of Sant'er Peak. It is estimated that the dragon named Modesti absolutely dislikes detection spells entering her lair.

Getting spells to penetrate rock and soil requires patience and skillful spell control. Siegel kept chanting, and the power of magic spread from under his feet to the depths of the earth. Gradually, the character of the mountains began to emerge, and some potential faults and fissures came to Siegel's line of sight. Since there are no traces of excavation in the mountain here, UU read www. uukanshu.com So the mage believes that the gold veins will not be in a particularly deep place, otherwise how do the dwarves judge? After more than ten minutes of detection. He finally got his wish and found the direction of the vein.

The unimaginable gold rich ore veins circled inside the mountain like a giant python. Siegel showed a smile, and a big rock in his heart finally fell. The mage gathered the power of the elements and summoned the unearthed elements on the mountainside. With the power of Siegel's spell, he can stably maintain the existence of an earth element comparable to his own size. The earth element summoned here has red and black stripes on its body, as if wearing a funny dress. It's just that its huge fist and hard body suppressed everyone's laughter. In front of the earth element, rocks and soil are like viscous water, which can be drilled directly. Siegel ordered the Earth Elemental to dig a path all the way to the mine.

The soil area that the original native element passed through will be automatically closed after it passes, and no channel will be formed. So the Earth Elemental had to throw his punches behind him to avoid this situation, which slowed down his progress considerably. Siegel needs to constantly replenish the power of the spell in order to maintain the activity necessary for the summoned creatures to work. Finally, before he felt exhausted, a passage 300 meters deep enough for one person to pass through was dug out, and at the end of the passage was a gold ore vein.

"If there is gold here, call it the Striped Mountain Gold Mine." Siegel put down his wand and said slowly. (To be continued.)