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night.
In the quiet hollow-like light music of the Wood Elf, it is still the Wood Elf's treehouse bar located above the towering ancient trees. The bard Edkin with full "bragging" skill is full of fighting power.
The "Rogue Alliance" composed of the powerful but basically brainless barbarian Holgai, the fledgling warlock Simon and the shape-shifting Dru Yin girl Doric gathered together again and began to share
Following Sister Dru Yin, she broke into the Castle of Neverwinter during the day and found out the relevant important information.
"ah?"
"That is to say..."
"You first turned into a fly and saw the door to the treasure house of Neverwinter, but what kind of arcane seal of Mordenkainen was protecting it?"
"Then……"
"Have you been discovered by Sofina, whose true identity is actually the red-robed witch?"
"Then you had to turn into a mouse, get into the armor and become one of them, but were soon discovered. Then you had to turn into an eagle, a cat, an ostrich, and finally a deer and...
At the critical moment, did you successfully escape from the city of Neverwinter?"
"Wow!"
"It's really amazing. I didn't expect you to actually turn into a little deer..."
"ha!"
"Deer?"
"interesting!"
"I just said that our team is missing a little deer, do you think?"
"At least it sounds cool!"
After listening to Sister Druyin's words, the bard Edkin and the barbarian Holgai didn't know which point of laughter touched their nerves, but they actually winked at each other and moved past each other, enjoying themselves.
, seems to be regretting or yearning for not being able to see Doric turn into a deer with his own eyes, not being able to see the wonderful scene of the opponent being attacked by the guards of Neverwinter and shooting arrows, and finally successfully escaping?
I can tell!
Although the two of them are not a couple in name only, because they have raised Kira together for many years and have lived together, at least they have a tacit understanding in some aspects. Otherwise, they would not be able to escape smoothly from that ice and snow prison.
Out.
"Everyone!"
"Wait a minute, what I want to know more now is..."
"About Sofina!"
However, unlike Edkin and the barbarian Holgai, who focused on different things, Simon, a fledgling warlock, heard a terrible fact that made him feel guilty.
"Doric!"
"Are you really sure that you have seen her true face?"
"That means he has a bald head, and there are special runes on his head. Is that really what it looks like?"
Therefore, he had to interrupt the two of them and asked Dru Yin's sister Doric again and asked and confirmed.
"Yes!"
"I saw her iconic red robe and the mark on her head."
"Although she later changed into a black robe and put on a hood, I'm pretty sure I saw it right. She is the kind of witch in red robe from Seer!"
Doric said that although she is still very young, as an outstanding Dru Yin in the "Green Garden", if she can't recognize the red robe witch and the iconic mark on her head, then
There was no need for her to continue guarding this wood elf territory and trying to overthrow the rule of the cunning Fuch with the three of them.
"now it's right!"
"No wonder, I have always wondered why I couldn't counter her time-stopping force field when we were in the vault of Colin Castle. It turns out that's the case!"
Although Simon's ability is indeed not that great, otherwise he would not have gotten to the point where he conspired with the bard Edkin and the barbarian Horgai and prepared to steal the treasure trove of the Neverwinter City.
However, it cannot be denied that he is still a serious warlock after all!
Moreover, his ancestor is still Elminster Omar, and as a descendant of the legendary archmage Elminster Omar, he is a rookie warlock. No matter how bad he is, due to his family background, he has little ability for a certain person.
He is still very familiar with and proficient in some things, especially the common sense related to mages.
"Red witch!"
"ha!"
"Okay now, we have a good show to watch!"
Therefore, after confirming that information, he suddenly became frustrated and anxious.
"That's right!"
"We have to act quickly!"
When Simon finished speaking, Edkin didn't seem to understand Simon's meaning. He just had a sullen face. Then he didn't think about what it would be like to see Doric turn into a deer. He just frowned and continued speaking while holding the cup in his hand.
:
"We must bring down that guy Futch as soon as possible!"
"That bastard, knowing that Sofina is a red-robed witch, yet still letting my daughter Kira stay with her, that's too dangerous!"
"I must rescue her as quickly as possible!
"
Edkin still remembers that his wife was killed by the red-robed wizard's blade. No one could repair that kind of injury, and there was no cure!
And now, there was actually a red-robed witch by his daughter's side, and it lasted for at least two years. He couldn't help but tremble just thinking about such a terrible thing, and felt that every bit of it was...
Every second is a kind of suffering.
"save?"
"How do you want to save me?"
However, unlike Edkin's optimism and firm attitude, Simon held a completely different view.
"That's the red robe witch!"
"and!"
"That's Mordenkainen's arcane seal. Do you know what that means?"
It's okay if Edkin doesn't understand, but for a spell caster, especially for the rookie warlock Simon, whether it's the 'Red Robe Witch' or 'Mordenkainen's Arcane Seal', it's nothing to him
Insurmountable high walls or even mountains are beyond his reach.
At least, that's the case for now. Anyway, he has nothing to do now, and he may not have any in the next few years!
"What does it mean?"
"What happened to Mordenkainen?"
Seeing that Simon seemed to be getting frustrated and had a faint tendency to give up, Edkin became anxious and hurriedly asked.
"What happened to Mordenkainen?"
"ha!"
"Do you know what the three words 'Mordenkainen' mean?"
"That means: it can't penetrate that door!
"
"because!"
"Mordenkainen is the most formidable living mage in Falanis, bar none!"
"There are few spellcasters who have not heard of his amazing achievements in the field of magic, and his skills and knowledge in the field of magic are even more widely known."
"In fact, most mages have learned at least one or more spells invented by Mordenkainen, and I am no exception!"
Seeing that Edkin in front of him could actually say something so devoid of common sense and common sense, and seeing Holgai's indifferent expression, Simon was a little crazy, but he still patiently gave it to the two of them and the man with a melancholy face.
Doric science popularization.
"Of course I know he's great, but what's the problem with that?"
"Simon!"
"You are a descendant of the legendary Archmage Elminster Omar!"
"You must have a way!"
"that is!"
Edkin and Holgay, who looked at each other without concealing the surprise and surprise in their eyes, thought about it for a moment, then blindly expressed their trust in Simon and did not hesitate to encourage him.
After all, this is the only thing they can do at the moment, and Simon is also the only mage they can rely on at the moment, and he does seem to know a lot.
"Very good!"
"Fortunately, you also know that I am a descendant of the legendary Archmage Elminster Omana..."
Unexpectedly, Edkin and Holgai brought up the old issue again, and Simon had to repeat it sharply, imitating the two men's tone.
"Then you must also know that I am not Elminster Omar, right?"
"Everyone!"
"I'm just Simon Omar!"
"I don't even have one thousandth of Elminster Omar's abilities!"
In the end, he had no choice but to express hysterically to his wife: Although he, Simon, has a great ancestor, no matter how great his ancestor is, it has nothing to do with him.
Anyway, whether it was to decipher Mordenkainen's arcane spell or to defeat the powerful red-robed witch, he had no chance at all. That kind of thing was really too difficult for a rookie warlock like him.
"But!"
"It's just a door!"
"Can't you use magic to open it?"
Edkin was obviously a little unwilling and continued to ask urgently.
After all, their plan was never to attack by force, but to sneak in and steal the other party's treasure, then save people and then destroy the other party. Therefore, what they need to face by then is just a door, not the red robe witch
, nor Mordenkainen!
"here we go again!"
"Is it just a door?"
Hearing the other party speak so easily, Simon couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
"Edkin..."
"Magic is not omnipotent. I have always stressed that I am disgusted with you for thinking that!"
"It has many, many restrictions and many factions!"
"For example, arcane mages and warlocks can be two completely different schools, or they can have some overlap with each other, while magic is just a general term, and the complexity between them is beyond your imagination!"
"I can't break Mordenkainen's arcane spell anyway!"
"Unless I am the most powerful warlock in the world like my ancestor Elminster Omar, otherwise, there is really no way for me to forcibly break the arcane seal without going through the caster!"
"That's not just a door, it's a rule. I can't go beyond it!"
After reluctantly explaining a few words and speaking a little dry, Simon simply stopped talking and directly spread his hands to express that he, a little warlock, was really powerless.
"Maybe……"
"You can go over and let her most powerful arcane mage try it?"
"Or, we have the legendary 'Helm of Breaking Laws'!"
Then, after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't bear to see his two old friends Edkin and Holgai so depressed, so Simon had to reluctantly tell his two non-solutions, and made some jokes towards them.
A little girl looked away.
"ah?"
"The most powerful arcane archmage?"
Edkin and Holgay were startled, then looked at each other.
"..."
"..."
Then, the two of them were speechless and subconsciously turned towards the man not far from the bar who was also eating and drinking in the wood elf's small shop. And yesterday, he got so angry that the giant bear hung them on a tree branch for a long time.
, looking at the arrogant and hateful little girl who didn't let go until night.
"??"
(???.???)????
"What are you doing? I won't let you eat other people's food!"
(???3?)
Seeing a strange uncle and aunt glance towards her, with very strange expressions on their faces, Anne, thinking that they wanted to come over to eat and drink, of course quickly turned her head away.
"Simon!"
"You should talk about that 'law-breaking helmet'!"
"what's it for?"
Then, Edkin soon knew how to choose.
Anyway, after a day of contact, he Ed
Jin is still more willing to believe in the helmet.
"it……"
"All right!"
"It's a magical item that disables all nearby enchantments!"
"But it's no use!"
"It disappeared a long time ago, so we're screwed!"
"This team can announce its disbandment!"
Although he was a little reluctant, Simon still gave a brief explanation of the legendary prop. Then, after he finished speaking, he did not forget to pour a basin of cold water on the three people who were listening, and then got up and walked over with some annoyance.
I went to the counter and asked for another glass of forest fruit wine.
"Please!"
"Simon!"
"You must know more, right?"
"Looking for legendary lost items, isn't that what we are best at?"
"How would you know if it is really missing if you don't look for it?"
"Moreover!"
"For Kira, no matter how difficult it is, we will always give it a try!"
Looking at Simon's face, he knew that the other party must be hiding something. Edkin quickly followed him with his cup, and sincerely spoke out his advice and pleas.
"..."
Unfortunately, after a moment of silence and thought, Simon still shook his head in frustration.
"it's useless!"
"It's useless even if I find it. I can't use that kind of thing."
"My ability is not enough!"
"I'm just a little warlock. I don't know anything about arcane matters at all!"
Yes, Simon is a warlock, and although he knows a little bit about arcane magic, it is only a little bit. He is still a rookie in his own profession, so if he is asked to cross over to become a professional in arcane magic, that's it.
It was indeed a little too difficult for him.
"Arcane?"
"ha!"
"It doesn't matter, we'll find it first. Don't we still have a 'Great Mage'?"
"Maybe she can help a little then?"
Although Edkin himself felt that Annie might be of little use, and he couldn't see any more advantages besides the bear, there was still a glimmer of hope after all.
So, no matter what, he felt that they should find the helmet first.
"??"
(゜～゜)
"..."
(￣～￣)Chew!
A bad little girl who was eating obviously heard the conversation between Simon and Edkin, but after thinking about it for a while, she still didn't react and continued to eat slowly on her big plate.
Meat and mushrooms.
"It's no use!"
"Can't find it!"
"It works, you can do it, really!"
"Simon, we believe in you, you are the best!"
"No……"
"Listen, Simon, you are the most powerful mage in our team. There is nothing in Faerûn that you cannot do!"
"I……"
"Stop talking, it's decided!"
"We go find that helmet, then come back and rely on it to unlock the door to Fudge's vault, take away all his treasures, and then destroy him financially, and then we can rescue Kira!"
"Look, isn't this plan perfect?"
"Edkin..."
"But the problem now is..."
"I just saw that thing in a book, I really don't know where it is!"
"you do not know?"
"How could you not know?"
"But I just don't know!"
"you……"
"What's the matter, Holgay?"
Just when Edkin and Simon were entangled and ready to continue saying something, Holgai and the elf girl Doric walked over.
"I know!"
"I've heard of that thing. Our barbarian tribe once competed with the Dragon Worship Cult for it in the Eternal Wilderness!"
"I grew up listening to its stories."
Surprisingly, the barbarian female warrior Holgai said so confidently.
"Ha ha!"
"Look, Simon, isn't this problem solved?"
"There's always a way, isn't there?"
First he smiled heartily and was very proud of himself for a while, then Edkin looked at Holgai and asked quickly:
"Honey!"
"Then do you know the whereabouts of that thing?"
Although Edkin does not know the slang term "The Three Stooges are better than Zhuge Liang", he is satisfied that the people in his team can always play a role at critical moments.
"have no idea!"
"A hundred years have passed since the Battle of Eternal Wilderness. That war was very tragic, and the elders of our tribe only knew about it."
"In that matter, you probably have to ask the person involved to know its specific whereabouts, right?"
However, what surprised Edkin was that Holgai had slumped shoulders, indicating that she could not do anything about it. After all, it had been a long time ago and it was a matter of her grandfather's grandfather's generation.
"party?"
"Everyone involved should be dead, right?"
"Any of you barbarians can live for more than a hundred years?"
"Who should we ask?"
After receiving a negative look from Holgay, Edkin asked with a look of despair and some loss of consciousness.
"Then I don't know!"
"Perhaps we can use magic to find those who died in the war and ask them?"
"Simon?"
With slumped shoulders, the female barbarian warrior Holgai made it clear that those complex problems were definitely not what she was good at, so she looked directly at Simon and the only warlock in their team.
"Interrogating a dead person?"
"Can't you?"
"Magic is not omnipotent, Simon just said it."
Unexpectedly, things were getting better just now but then reached a deadlock. Druyin's sister Doric couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, saying that Holgay's argument probably didn't work.
"That means……"
"no solution anymore?"
This ups and downs made Edkin, the team leader, feel a little frustrated and disappointed, so much so that he who was supposed to have the most motivation and morale became a little wilted.
"that……"
"That kind of thing like asking questions to a dead person..."
"Actually, I, a little warlock, can still do it."
Otherwise!
Surprisingly, when the three of them were frustrated and disappointed, Simon, who was not very optimistic, suddenly said something like this, which made the three of them look at him in surprise.
"I have a token. I stole it from the vault of Colin Castle last time..."
"Um!"
"Anyway!"
"I have the ability to make the corpse speak and answer a few of our little questions, but only if..."
Simon didn't seem to want to explain the origin of the token, so after briefly explaining and speaking, he looked at Holgai:
"Find the right body?"
He wanted to know whether the other party knew the burial place of the Eternal Wilderness War of the previous century or the burial place of the surviving soldiers who died of old age.
"If it's just a corpse..."
"Although I'm not sure how many of them are left now, I do know the specific location."
Nodding, Holgay said that was not a problem.
After all, it was the burial place of her ancestors. Although she barbarians never had the habit of offering incense and worshiping during festivals or during the Qingming Festival, she still wondered where her own people and even her ancestors were buried.
Can know.
"Very good!"
"Without further ado, let's set off now!"
"To the eternal wilderness!"
Seeing that all the problems were miraculously solved one by one, Edkin became excited and excited again, then clapped his hands and prepared to set off overnight.
"etc!"
!(;?o?)o
"Hello!"
?(ψ｀▽′)o
"Where are you going to play? Others are going too!"
???(?)????
She had been paying attention and eavesdropping since she was just called upon. Then, feeling a little tired of being in the territory of the wood elves, and wanting to hang out with this group of people, Annie hurriedly came over and chatted playfully.
asked.
"Are you going too?"
Looking at the little one in front of him, Edkin seemed a little hesitant.
Because, although Anne is known as the most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most powerful arcane mage, he always feels that Anne is really useless other than a magic bear.
If you go along, you will probably only cause more chaos?
"so!"
"If you can help us pay the bill, I'll let you go!"
Staring at the powerful plush magic prop hanging on Anne's waist, which can turn into a giant bear like Doric, she thought for a moment, thinking that the consumption in this small shop tonight seemed to have not been paid yet, thinking of what was in front of her.
The little one seemed to be very rich, so Edkin had an idea and spoke deliberately to make things difficult.
"oh!"
?(⊙o⊙*)
When she heard that it was such a simple thing, of course Anne didn't even think about it. She just grabbed a few gold coins from her pocket and threw them directly at the counter.
Ding ding ding~!
"!
"
"!
"
"!
"
Seeing this, they didn't expect Anne to be so arrogant and so rich. The eyes of Simon, Edkin and Holgay couldn't help but straighten, and their eyes subconsciously followed the figure falling on the wood.
The golden coins on the counter were rotated and rotated as they collided and made a wonderful sound.
"good!"
With quick eyesight and quick hands, Edkin reached out and took the few thick gold coins produced in an unknown place for himself. Then, Edkin looked at the wood elf boss at the counter who had just stretched out his hand in shock and sluggishness.
Under the eyes of anger and resentment, he took out two pitiful silver coins and stuffed them into the opponent's hand that was frozen in mid-air.
"That `s a deal!"
"Welcome to our team!"
"Your Excellency the Great Archmage Anne Arcana?"
Now, Edkin no longer wants to know whether Anne is the so-called most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most... most powerful arcane mage. He only knows that the other party is very rich.
There was also a powerful magical bear. As long as she could protect herself and provide 'material' support to the team, he couldn't think of any reason to refuse.
Moreover, that was a person that Dru Yin's sister Doric strongly supported and recommended. For the sake of team harmony and unity, of course he could no longer refuse.
"Let's go!"
"Let's leave now!"
"brat!"
"Can you ride a horse?"
"You can't hold you back when you're on your way, we won't wait for you!"
After saying that, Edkin waved his hand and strode out the door, indicating that it was time for the team to set off to do business. At the same time, he did not forget to give Anne instructions.
"It doesn't matter!"
(?^▽^?)
"You can turn Sister Doric into a stag carrying people!"
(゜▽＾*)
"!
"
"no way!"
"Don't you have your little bear?"
"You go and ride it!"
"I won't let you ride!
"
It's a pity that Drew Yin's sister Doric didn't buy it, and answered firmly while following Edkin out.
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Chapter completed!