Chapter 2432 (ˊˋ)Revisit the old place
Icewind Dale Prison - The End of Pleasure.
It is located in the north of Icewind Dale. It is a hexagonal tower prison near the sea of ​​floating ice. It houses people who have committed crimes in the Sword Coast region.
Of course, these are often minor crimes.
Because those with serious crimes would most likely be executed directly or imprisoned in solitary confinement, and would not be sent to Icewind Valley at all.
The reason why Fauci was not executed or held in solitary confinement was because he was just an ordinary person.
As a conspirator, although he did participate in the "Crimson Death" incident in Neverwinter, poisoning the original Lord Neverember and trying to steal huge amounts of wealth and massacre the residents, the main instigator of the incident was still blamed on Sel and Sel.
The body of the evil lich Sazastan, and the person who carried out the plan to kill tens of thousands of Neverwinter people was the red-robed witch instead of him. Therefore, given that Fudge is not very harmful and his ability is not strong, in addition
Considering that he may also possess some important information?
Therefore, the Lords Alliance Council did not execute him directly, but imprisoned him in the Icewind Dale Prison - The End of Pleasure, and asked him to work with other prisoners on the large lake adjacent to the Sea of ​​Floes to cut ice and transform it.
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'End of Pleasure' has always been governed by the Lords Alliance, which is a relatively loose alliance of rulers of towns in the North. The current members mainly include: Baldur's Gate, Mirabar, Neverwinter, Silver
Moon City, Waterdeep City, Yatta, Amphir, Daggerford, Longsaddle Town and other towns, of course, the dwarves' headquarters - Mithril Hall is indispensable.
Usually, the criminals imprisoned in the End of Pleasure are those who have committed serious crimes against one or more members of the Lords Alliance and have been sentenced to long-term imprisonment (usually a year or more) or those who are relatively important and
Influential prisoner.
Just as Edkin and Holgai have seen, each member state of the Lords Alliance will appoint a representative to come to the tower of the Penitentiary of the End of Pleasure and form a adjudicative organization, that is, the 'Pardon Committee'
, every year, if a prisoner behaves well and meets certain conditions, the pardon committee will decide whether to pardon and release the prisoner.
And now, Edkin and Holgai are here again. Of course, he was not captured, but came as the prime minister of Neverwinter City and the captain of the Queen's Guards. The purpose is natural.
He was going to ask the prisoner Fudge about certain things about Serge, the red robe witch and that Sazastan.
At this time, a huge sleigh was being pulled by several strong ice horses. It had just crossed the Spine of the World and began to speed towards the sea of ​​floating ice in the north of Icewind Dale.
“It’s so cold!”
“I feel freezing to my bones in the car!”
"Edkin!"
"If possible, I really don't want to come to a place like this!"
After watching the scene outside for a while, Simon quickly closed the window of the carriage and wiped the ice residue on his eyebrows and eyelashes while shuddering and sighing.
"That can't be helped!"
"I don't want to either!"
"But you have also seen that our little Queen Anne never cares about anything. She just runs around and has fun every day. However, the red-robed witch Sofina was killed by us in the arena. I think, Sazastan
You won’t be happy for sure.”
"You have also seen signs of Ser's service activities near Neverwinter City recently. Maybe they are planning another conspiracy?"
"So, for the safety of Neverwinter City, we must go to Fudge to ask about the situation and see if he knows anything else."
"Who made us officials of Neverwinter City?"
Edkin, who was lying in a corner of the carriage, huddled with Holgay and wrapped in a blanket, continued Simon's words teasingly.
As for the scene outside, he and Holgai were not interested at all. As for the reason, everyone in the carriage obviously knew it. It was a sad and inspirational story. If possible, Edkin really
I don't want to remember it at all.
"No need for you to remind me!"
"I know we have to go, I'm just complaining casually."
Simon complained, then changed the subject and suddenly looked at Edkin and Holgay before continuing to ask curiously:
"but……"
“It’s incredible to think about it!”
"This kind of hellish place!"
"How did you escape in the first place?"
After listening and feeling for a while the sound of the sleigh rubbing against the surface of the ice and snow as it continued to race at lightning speed on the ice field, Simon and Doric in the carriage first looked at each other, and then both looked at Edkin and
Holgai and two others.
Now Simon's identity is the chief magic advisor to Prime Minister Edkin of Neverwinter City, and he has a decent job.
As for Doric, she still did not agree to serve in Neverwinter.
And this time, the reason why she came with her was because the matter was related to the safety of Sazastan and Neverwinter City. Unfortunately, Neverwinter Forest and the wood elves in the forest were also part of Neverwinter City.
Therefore, for the safety of the wood elf, she came with him.
However, it is not clear whether she was out of curiosity or had nothing to do, or whether she was really doing it for the safety of Neverwinter as she said.
“Of course I’ll take advantage of the opportunity!
"In the second year of our sentence, as usual, the pardon committee of the Lords Alliance will decide whether we can be released. Unfortunately, in the first year, we discovered that there was a birdman on the pardon committee?"
"What's even more unfortunate is that the pardon committee's tribunal is actually set up on the top of a high tower, and there is a big window?"
"So, you all know what happens next."
"He took us flying for a long distance. Fortunately, he didn't fall to death at that time. Otherwise, we might not be pardoned now."
With slumped shoulders, Edkin suddenly closed his mouth in fear after speaking so vividly and proudly, not wanting to explain any more.
After all, thinking about it now, he was still a little emotional. It was really just luck that they didn't fall to death at that time.
"correct!"
"Holgay, what's that guy's name?"
After sighing, Edkin turned to Holgay, who was sitting next to him and taking a nap, and asked.
"His name is Jason."
"Edkin!"
"At the beginning, we were studying how to escape from prison, but we planned it for more than half a year. How could you forget his name?"
Holgai replied in disbelief, and cast a disdainful look at Edkin, and said at the same time: Although Holgai is just a brainless barbarian warrior, she still remembers that kind of thing very well.
Clearly, I may even remember it for the rest of my life.
"ah!"
"That's right!"
"That's Jason!"
"He is a great harpy!"
"If it hadn't been for it, we might still be detained there now!"
Edkin sighed again, and opened the small window in front of the carriage and looked forward.
Then, he saw, at the end of his sight, a towering hexagonal tower prison that towered into the clouds and seemed a little blurry from this distance.
"He's a chiropteran!"
"Hey!"
"Close the car window quickly!!"
Holgai continued to impatiently correct Edkin's mistakes, and with a stretch of his hand, he slammed the window that was filling the car with air-conditioning and ice and snowflakes.
"besides!"
"Even without that guy, we wouldn't be locked in there again!"
"Haven't you heard?"
"At that time, the pardon committee decided to pardon us, and even stamped it, but you launched a prison break!"
As he said that, Holgai couldn't help but glared at Edkin again angrily.
Since Edkin's purpose in stealing the treasure was just to save his wife, and because Edkin was once a member of the 'Harper' alliance, the Pardon Committee felt that the crime they committed was excusable.
Two years of minor punishment and major admonishment were enough. We were indeed preparing to release them at that time, but who would have thought that the two of them ran away on their own?
"Is that happening?"
"All right!"
"The result is the same anyway!"
"At least we all came out and were pardoned in the end, right?"
First he pretended to be confused and asked, and then Edkin said angrily and slumped his shoulders indifferently, indicating that the matter was over and it was useless to say more.
Moreover, in that case, if they had the opportunity to escape, they would definitely not let it go easily. How could they put their fate in the hands of a fat guy with a seal in his hand?
"Although this is not the first time I heard it, I still find it a bit incredible!"
"The Spine of the World is the highest mountain range in the northernmost part of Faerûn!"
"It is just south of Icewind Dale and north of Neverwinter Forest. Otherwise, the Lords Alliance Council would not have set up the prison in Icewind Dale. They just took a fancy to the severe cold, desolation and the ease of the Spine of the World.
It's difficult to defend, but you managed to escape?"
"If it were me, I would have been frozen to death!"
Shaking his head, Simon sighed with emotion again.
After all, they feel bitingly cold in the carriage now, and if he is allowed to go outside, walk in the snowy fields with howling ice and snow, and struggle to go south while being pursued by the jailers, he will also have to cross the Spine of the World.
He believed that he would never be able to do that kind of thing on a cliff and a snow-capped mountain. He would definitely freeze to death in the middle of the journey. There was no doubt about that!
“It’s indeed quite difficult!”
"But for Kira, we still got through it!"
"Don't say it yet!"
"There are many weird things on the Spine of the World, such as those sharp and sharp stone mountains, which are really difficult to climb!"
As they were talking, Edkin suddenly talked about some strange scenery they encountered when they were crossing the snow-capped mountains, and they also saw it when they were passing by in a car just now.
"That's black ice!"
"The Shattered Magic Crystal - a material with evil magical energy formed by the magic seeping into the ice after Clinsinipeng is broken."
"It is also called the Chadalin Magic Crystal. It is said to have some connection with a lost magic in the ancient Netheril Empire?"
After hearing what Edkin said, Simon directly answered his question.
From this, it can be seen that he really lives up to the name of his Elminster Omar ancestor. He is indeed a knowledgeable and talented person. He seems to know a little bit about everything, except for the situation where he is slightly weaker and fights alone.
Apart from being no match for Sofina, the red-robed witch, she really doesn't have many shortcomings.
"Whatever the black ice magic mirror is, no matter what it is, I don't want to climb it again!"
“At least I don’t want to climb it on foot!”
Edkin sighed again.
"That's right!"
“It’s really bad!”
"You don't know that it's bad enough that I'm walking alone in the ice, snow and cold wind, but I have to drag him along all the way!"
"It's really like seeing the dead alive!"
At this time, Holgay suddenly spoke loudly and indignantly, directly and mercilessly exposing Edkin's shortcomings, saying that it was all thanks to her that the other party was able to successfully cross the snow mountain. Otherwise, he would have been there long ago.
He froze to death in the middle of the road.
"!!"
"Please!"
"Holgay, didn't we agree not to mention that matter to outsiders?"
"What are you doing!"
Hearing this, Edkin became anxious and wanted to cover Holgai's open mouth.
"ah!"
"Feel sorry!"
"You know, I'm a savage and sometimes my brain doesn't work very well?"
"I forgot!"
Holgay was startled for a moment, then quickly apologized.
However, it is easy to see from her expression and words that she has no intention of apologizing at all, she just did it on purpose.
"..."
He had no choice but to look at the surprised faces of Simon and Doric. Edkin smiled coquettishly, and then did not dare to continue talking on the topic just now.
"that……"
"Edkin, I heard that you returned the stone tablet, right?"
"you……"
"You really don't plan to resurrect your wife?"
After the sleigh carriage continued to gallop forward for a while, the druid girl Doric finally remembered something, and then suddenly asked cautiously.
"..."
"..."
After hearing Doric's question, Edkin and Holgay glanced at each other subconsciously. Then, after pondering for a while, Edkin nodded and said in a somewhat bleak and affirmative tone:
"Yes!"
"That bastard Henk, he was right. The world is far more complicated than we thought!"
"I……"
"I first asked Simon to use the priest card to resurrect her. Of course, I also asked him to cover her with illusion, just like the mirror image we used when we executed Plan B to sneak into the castle. After all, I don't want Kira to
Seeing her mother’s undead appearance made of ashes.”
"Then……"
"Then we asked her five questions that she had thought about in advance. I gave four of them to Kira, but I only asked one, which was to ask her if she would like to come back."
"Then……"
What happened next? Edkin didn't say any more. He just sighed and lowered his head, his expression a little lonely and helpless.
"..."
When Holgai saw this, he reached out and patted him heavily on the shoulder.
"I see!"
Nodding, seeing Edkin's expression, Doric still didn't understand what happened at that time?
Obviously, Edkin's wife refused to come back. Even though the 'complete resurrection technique' was enough to allow the other party to come back and recast his body, the other party still refused.
From this, it can be seen that the other party is probably in another dimension, or has a new life in another world?
Of course, there may be other reasons.
"Edkin, what is past is past. Now everyone has a new life, which is good!"
"If she knows that you are now a high-ranking official and that Holgai is very kind to Kira, she will definitely be very pleased."
"do not think too much about it."
At this point, Doric smiled when he saw Edkin and Holgay standing next to each other, not as a couple but as close as possible to each other, but did not say anything else.
Anyway, she thinks this is good. When a person dies, he or she is dead. To force it back again is to destroy the balance of nature. This is what their "Green Leisure Garden" has always opposed.
Besides, the other party has been dead for more than ten years, and in the past ten years, Kira has been raised by Edkin and Holgai together. Kira has always regarded Holgai as a mother, and the three of them have long been together.
They are a family worthy of the name. If the other party comes back, what will Holgai do?
"Anyway!"
"I hate Henk, and I hate mages like Simon!"
"You always like to complicate simple things and turn the originally good world into a mess!"
"Is there really a multiverse and planes?"
"That's too bad!"
Even though he meant that, Edkin still spoke with some indignation, as if he was still dissatisfied with certain things and facts, and complained to Simon without hesitation.
"Correction!"
"The world itself is so complex. The multiverse and multidimensional planes have been recorded tens of thousands of years ago, during the Thunder Age when writing and civilization were just born. We mages are just observing and studying this world. It
It doesn’t exist or not exist because of our research!”
"We have no way of making this world a mess, it's because it's such a mess to begin with!"
"You don't know how much headache I got when I read certain books!"
"Stop talking about you, I kind of hate being a mage myself, because you can never finish learning that kind of messy knowledge!"
As he spoke, Simon himself began to complain loudly, and seemed to regret that he had chosen the brain-burning spellcaster profession of 'Warlock'?
In this way, Edkin, Holgay, Simon and Doric continued to chat in the sleigh and carriage, until the carriage roared into the wall of the prison tower and began to slow down slowly.
, everyone stopped talking.
"strangeness?"
"Hello!"
"Look, look at that guy in front, is that Fauci?"
As the sleigh moved forward rapidly, the gate of the Icewind Dale Prison - the End of Pleasure Tower gradually came into view. At this time, Simon, who was looking out of the car window again, suddenly exclaimed,
Because, as the vehicle quickly approached and started to brake, he seemed to see clearly that in front of the steel gate of the prison tower, there seemed to be a person hanging there and being whipped severely by a jailer.
He was smoking, and the man looked familiar?
"Futch?"
"!!"
"It's really him..."
Edkin quickly lifted off the blanket and went to the window to look, and then immediately exclaimed and confirmed.
"ha!"
“What a joyful scene to see!”
"He has today too!"
Holgai also saw it, but she was gloating and mocking heartlessly.
Soon, as the horses panted white and stopped, Edkin and Holgai, who were wearing bright armor and fur cloaks to protect themselves from the cold, were the first to jump out of the carriage and
He loudly greeted the jailer who was whipping his whip and asked:
"Hey!"
"Tobias!"
"What did he do?"
Edkin first raised his hand to signal the guards who came to greet him to wait, then walked straight over and pointed at Fuch, who was beaten until he was unconscious and dying, and asked the leader of the guards.
"ah!"
"Is it the special envoy?"
The jailer recognized Holgai and Edgin at a glance.
However, the two people now are no longer the two prisoners who let him yell and curse. Now they are important figures in Neverwinter City, representing the Queen of Neverwinter, and some of their deeds have been revealed.
He had also heard about it, especially about the Scorching Sun Competition, so when he saw the two of them, he hurriedly stepped forward, saluted flatteringly and smiled with them.
"No need to be polite!"
"Say it!"
"What's going on with him?"
After Edkin pulled the familiar jailer aside, he continued to point at the dying Fudge and asked in a low voice.
You know, when he and Holgai were imprisoned, neither of them enjoyed such 'high-standard' treatment.
"Is such that!"
"He was trying to escape while digging through the ice!"
"Then, the warden ordered us to give him a hundred lashes here as punishment?"
Seeing Edkin asking again, the jailer did not dare to be negligent and quickly explained with an apologetic smile.
"Is that so?"
"That……"
"How many did you hit just now?"
I didn't expect Fuch to be so aggressive and even run away when digging the ice. This really surprised Edkin.
Because, although he and Holgai had considered it at first, in view of the tight guarding of the ice digging site, they finally gave up and finally chose another method of breaking out of the window and falling from the sky.
"Well……"
"It seems like sixty-eight lashes!"
"And thirty-two lashes?"
After all, Edkin's identity was there, so the jailer leader naturally answered all questions and was extremely humble, not daring to show any slights.
"Stop fighting yet!"
"Take him back, we still have important things to ask him."
"Don't beat him to death!"
Although Fuch indeed deserved to die, Edkin thought about the mission of the four of them here this time, and then carefully gave instructions.
"But don't take advantage of him!"
"You can wait until we finish asking questions and continue the fight another day?"
Hearing what Edkin said, Holgai on the side also hurriedly warned him, fearing that the jailer would be less whipped or something.
"ah?"
"Yes Yes!"
"The little one understands!"
Today, a special envoy came and wanted to ask about the prisoner. The jailer leader obviously knew about it, but he didn't expect it to be this Fuch. Therefore, after hearing the two people's orders, he certainly didn't dare to insist. He just waved his hand and said
Signaling the other two guards to come forward, untie the prisoner and escort him back to his cell.
"You dare to break out of jail while digging ice, you are really messy."
"What a fool!"
"I thought he was imitating the two of us and jumping down from the high tower holding Justice Jonathan!"
After watching the jailer escort the unconscious Fuch back, and then following the jailer leader Tobias to the reception hall of the High Tower Prison, Edkin, who was revisiting his hometown, sighed with some emotion.
road.
"ah!"
"Sir, you are joking!"
"You don't know, do you?"
"Since you successfully broke through the window last time and successfully escaped, we have closed that loophole!"
"We even installed steel bars on the fireplace and windows of the warden's office. We can guarantee that if he still wants to break the window and escape like you two did, he will have to do nothing but hit his head.
Can’t get it!”
Hearing Edkin mention something, the jailer leader Tobias felt a little resentful, but at the same time he did not forget to reply proudly.
"And then..."
"He has only been arrested here for just over a month. If he wants to meet the justices of the pardon committee, he will have to serve at least a year."
Speaking of which, when Edkin and Holgay caught Justice Jason and used an extreme method to break the window and escape from prison, they caused serious harm to the low-level jailers like them.
Not only did they receive a heavy punishment from the furious warden, but they were also forced to conduct a large-scale security inspection of the entire tower prison. The window repairs alone took more than two months!
"The windows are still blocked?"
"Ha ha!"
"It's good if it's blocked. I just hope that stupid guy Futch won't choose the same method in the future, right?"
Hearing this, Edkin couldn't help but feel a little gloating.
Of course, at the same time, he couldn't help but secretly be wary and smacking his lips, and put himself in their shoes, thinking about what they would do to escape if they were imprisoned again.
Naturally, that is just a hypothesis. You must know that he is now the prime minister of Neverwinter City. The warden has to be polite when meeting him. How could he be imprisoned?
"Let's go!"
"Let's go see the warden first!"
Then, Edkin didn't say anything, and just motioned to his old acquaintance, the jailer leader, to lead the way, asking them to go to the warden to explain the situation first, and then let them arrange specific interrogation matters.
Judging from the situation just now, interrogation is definitely out of the question today. After all, they saw that guy Futch was beaten so badly that he passed out. If he wanted to ask questions now, he probably wouldn't be able to.
"Is this where you were imprisoned in the first place?"
"so cool!"
"This place is a little different from what I imagined!"
"I wouldn't have been able to escape!"
"Maybe I'll blow up the outer wall with a spell?"
However, while walking forward, Simon kept talking loudly about the glorious deeds of Edgin and Holgay, and also told some inappropriate stories of his.
The thought caused the guards around them to stare at them with all kinds of weird looks.
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|ω`)Is there a monthly pass?
Chapter completed!