Chapter 668 Shock
Entering the gate, a group of people followed the silent Iron Warrior inside. They looked around and found that there was only a desolate land - yes, there was no grass, no woods, and no trace of life. Everything seemed to have been wiped out, not even a single insect alive in the soil could be found.
Looking around, only those huge steel warriors are the only moving things here - not even a bird in the sky.
"The stone is on top, what is going on in this ghost place."
The dwarf gripped the battle ax tightly and looked around uneasily. The elves are even more ugly. As a race that has always lived in the forest, they have become accustomed to mountains and flowing water, lush greenery, and darkness like this is simply the biggest nightmare deep in the heart of every elf.
"There is no breath of life here, it is simply a dead place."
The elf ranger whispered.
"In the name of Corellon, the Lost Lands were not like this before! What did the Inquisition do here?"
"I think I can only ask Miss Amelia about this question."
The leading warrior stared at Emilia with a dissatisfied expression.
"Miss Amelia, you seem to have known all this for a long time?"
"I can guarantee that I don't know much more than you do. I just know a little bit about the Inquisition."
Facing the suspicion from her companions, Emilia could only respond helplessly.
"When the city of Neverwinter encountered disaster, it was the Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal who stepped in to save the city... We are just pawns around him. To put it bluntly, we are more like flag bearers, just to give He waved the flag, but in fact, we didn't do much. Of course, if Mr. Cassim and Miss Rosia hadn't recovered the lost antidote, Neverwinter would not have been saved."
As she spoke, Emilia smiled slightly at Cassim and Rosia, who were a little embarrassed - to be honest, after the baptism of the Dark Territory, they were no longer just fledgling adventurers, they had already become I have matured a lot, and I am still a little embarrassed to hear being praised.
"I don't object to this at all."
Luo Qixi said with a grimace now.
"Just like Miss Amelia said, that guy is the hero who saved Neverwinter..."
"This really surprises me..."
"You shouldn't be surprised. I think you have heard the bards singing..."
"Ah..."
At this moment, a bard walking behind seemed to have thought of something and began to sing softly.
"In the dark night of Neverwinter City, when the cold wind hit, five heroes stood up and stopped the spread of the nightmare.
One of them is a paladin who serves Tyr. The radiance of her Blade of Faith illuminates the darkness.
The other person is a mage who has read many books. She controls magic to avoid the invasion of evil.
The twins from the wilderness went hand in hand and bravely embarked on a journey to find the antidote.
And the tall warrior in black armor wielded his war hammer and destroyed all obstacles in front of everyone...well..."
After singing this, the bard also reacted, or at this moment, everyone reacted. After all, the plague in Neverwinter City is the biggest news in the North during this period, and everything about it has long been covered by the bard. The poet sang it, and it was popular in every pub, enough to top the Northland's hottest pop music charts...
Indeed, according to this content, if you think about the news obtained from Silver Moon City, it is a tall warrior wearing a black armor...
Well…………
"Is that why you are here?"
"We're not sure either, but now, at least we can be sure."
Emilia nodded, and everyone finally understood why these people appeared here.
"Then, I think you can at least introduce us to what kind of existence this force called the Tribunal is."
At this moment, the leading warrior also became serious. He was the official representative of Silvermoon City personally sent by Alustriel. He came here not only to carry out investigation tasks, but also to shoulder a political mission. As for the other adventurers, they were mostly here to fight. At least for now, the two sides should not be able to fight, so he hoped to get some information before he fulfilled his duties.
Of course Amelia would not refuse. Fortunately, when they were traveling with Duanmu Huai, they had already been "popularized" by Duan Muhuai about what kind of organization the Tribunal was, and now they also gave it in detail. answered.
After listening to the introductions of Emilia, Cassim and others, the expressions of the group looked very...weird.
"Protect humanity at all costs, and destroy all alien, heretical and demonic organizations that dare to threaten humanity?"
The bard frowned.
"This...well, I can understand their thinking, but...isn't this too extreme?"
The Harpers Alliance is a similar organization, except that they protect kindness rather than humans, and the Harpers Alliance more often operates in secret, playing a role similar to a "mecha deus ex machina". For example, when some heroes are surrounded by evil enemies or monsters and have no way to escape, "suddenly" a Harper will fall from the sky and point them to a way to escape.
The Harper Alliance almost never appears in public. To be honest, they are almost like spies many times. It is no wonder that the leaders of various cities hate these all-pervasive rats.
But a naked human supremacist organization like the Tribunal... well, it's really rare in Faerûn.
"Hmph, so we have to thank them for classifying us as demi-humans?"
The dwarf snorted in displeasure. The dwarves are originally a race with high self-esteem. They have always believed that humans are humans and dwarves are dwarves. Dwarves have never wanted to become humans. Of course, there are quarrels between humans and dwarves. For example, dwarves think humans are stupid and timid, while humans think dwarves are stubborn and inflexible.
But treating them as nakedly subhumans like this...that's another matter.
Doesn't that mean that the dwarves are a lower race than humans?
Now the grumpy dwarf couldn't bear it anymore.
"I advise you to be careful what you say."
At this moment, the Elf Ranger also interrupted.
"Don't forget, just now, they blew the brains out of that stupid Priest of Helm because of what he said, because...'The Tribunal does not allow any questioning or hostility.'"
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"This is like a tyrant. Is this really not Bane's base camp?"
"I think this might be a little different..."
Amelia felt that she had to stand up and explain at this time.
"As far as I know personally, the Grand Inquisitor hates the Church of Helm... very much and has no good impression of him. When he first arrived in Neverwinter, he claimed that Deszell, a Paladin of Helm, was It was a joke with the gods he believed in... The two sides almost fought at that time..."
"Oh, I like this."
The mage couldn't help but whistle. Generally speaking, rulers would like the Church of Heim, because in the eyes of rulers, Heim's faith is simply the most obedient and useful dog.
After all, Helm is lawful "neutral", not lawful "good".
The paladins of Tyr would not tolerate aiding others, but the same could not be said for the followers of Helm.
"So the Inquisition has a grudge against the Church of Helm? Is their creator a powerful mage?"
It has long been a daily routine in the continent of Faerûn for Helm believers and mages to fight each other, and everyone has long been used to it.
"That's not certain."
The Elf Ranger moved his ears and glanced around. The Iron Warrior leading the way didn't seem to care about their little exchange at all.
"But I can be sure that these... soldiers are not living beings, because I don't feel the fresh breath of life from them."
"Ah, I discovered it too."
The mage nodded.
"Transplanting the soul into the armor to create a perfect mechanical servant is very similar to the necromancer's method."
"So the next thing we're going to see is a necromancer?"
The warrior frowned with a serious look on his face. Most of the spell casters had weird tempers, but that was no problem, but the necromancers... to be honest, they were really the most dangerous group of all spell casters.
"Mr. Duanmu is not a necromancer."
Amelia shook her head, but quickly added.
"But he is indeed a mage, please remember this."
"Do you even need to say this?"
Faced with Emilia's reminder, everyone was a little confused. Is he a mage? We could tell at a glance.
Only Luo Qixi was giggling in the background and said nothing. Of course she understood why Amelia said that, but it had nothing to do with her. Luo Qixi just watched the show.
While talking, a huge building appeared in front of everyone, and just seeing the building in front of them shocked them.
"Oh, this is really......"
Looking at the group of metal churches in front of them that radiated brilliance under the sun, the warrior was dumbfounded. Silver Moon City is known as the most prosperous cultural city in the North. There are all kinds of buildings there, and any artist or architect can They displayed their talents wantonly, but he had never seen such a majestic and majestic huge building, full of holiness and majesty.
The dwarf's observation angle is even more peculiar.
"The stone is on top, are you humans mentally ill? You actually use metal to build such a huge building?"
"What?" After hearing this, everyone else was stunned for a moment, and then looked carefully, and soon they discovered that, as the dwarf said, these buildings were completely made of metal from top to bottom!
There isn't even a stone visible on it! !
This is appalling!
Even a dwarf would not be able to do this! Even if all the metal they produced were used to build buildings, it would not be possible to cause this!
Well, considering that dwarves live underground, they don't need to either.
"I didn't expect that the Tribunal would be so powerful."
"Perhaps we should re-judge the strength of this organization."
The warrior's expression was solemn and serious. It was unimaginable to be able to collect so much metal and use it to create such a huge church complex. This shows that this organization called the Tribunal is very powerful - even if it is a It is difficult for a great mage to achieve this level.
"Perhaps we should think more about where this strange thing came from."
The elf ranger complained uneasily.
"My sisters and I visited the Lost Lands a few years ago and it was still empty, nothing!"
Well, as the Elf Ranger said, Duanmuhuai cannot transform a city out of thin air.
But it's not necessary.
As we all know, doesn’t the Imperial battleship have an engine installed under the church?
So what Duanmu Huai did was to blow up a huge crater, then summon a battleship to put it on the ground, and then bury the lower part.
Well, perfect!
Look, didn’t such a church just appear?
Praising the Ancient Sages, it was a good thing that their web channels ignored all obstacles, and it was also a good thing that the Chaos Evil God could not use these web channels. This gave Duanmu Huai a small advantage.
The closer they got to this huge metal church, the more depressed and silent everyone became. From a distance, they had no idea of the size of these buildings, but when they came to the foot of the church in front of them, the overwhelming feeling The magnificence and enormity of everything completely shocked these Faerûn natives - they were not even as big as a nail on this panel!
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
The dwarf's body was swaying and almost collapsed, while the others were silent. Indeed, there are similar magnificent buildings in this world. But that relies more on the nearby natural environment, such as a mountain or a cliff, which is artificially transformed using the natural environment.
But these churches, every piece of glass, every nail, every wall, declare to everyone without dispute that they are completely the product of human hands.
"I just can't believe what kind of organization and what kind of power it has to build such a huge and respectable building."
"Maybe it wasn't humans who built them, but a bunch of devils."
The dwarf muttered in a low voice, but his tone was obviously mixed with the emotion called "jealousy". The dwarf has always been a leader in metal smelting and forging, but this metal building in front of him has completely shattered his self-esteem as a dwarf, leaving nothing behind.
"This is not like a blasphemous creation of the devil...because it is so glorious, majestic and sacred..."
When the bard was immersed in emotion, a door with a huge skull inlaid directly hit him in the face.
"Okay...I admit that some of this is not easy to accept..."
Although Emilia has told everyone why the Inquisition uses skulls as a symbol, for most people in Faerûn, using skulls as a symbol is still an evil and barbaric symbol.
Well, or that's true in most places in this galaxy.
"Maybe they are from another world."
The mage said calmly.
"So it's not surprising that our ideas are biased."
No one objected to this. In fact, this kind of thing had happened before. When I returned for the second time, an island suddenly appeared out of thin air in the sea of Faerun. Later, investigation revealed that the island was suddenly teleported to Faerun from other worlds. , maybe this city is the same.
"But I can't imagine how terrifying the power of the Inquisition is."
Walking up the steps and looking at the huge macro cannon muzzles on both sides of the steps, the soldier shuddered.
"Each of these cannons looks as big as a fortress. I can't imagine what kind of existence can withstand such an attack."
I'm afraid not even Silver Moon City can.
Finally, the soldier added silently in his heart.
Fortunately, this terrifying metal city is located in the Lost Lands, far away from Waterdeep City, High Forest and Silvermoon City. They shouldn't have to worry about this thing hitting their city.
Well, at least that's what they think.
What the reality is is another matter.
When they walked into the door, walked through the corridor with bustling decorations, and came to a door under the leadership of the night guard, even the most relaxed bard became tense at this moment. They could feel the terrifying pressure slowly emanating from the door.
"This reminds me of a dragon I once encountered."
The mage wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered.
"To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if we really saw a dragon in here."
"I just want to get out of here quickly."
The elf ranger was also trembling slightly. On the one hand, it was because she sensed this terrifying pressure. On the other hand, she was very uncomfortable with this place made entirely of metal. There was no breath of life here. For the elf, ...Definitely not a good place.
At this moment, the door slowly opened.
Then, a roar came from it.
"An, if you cheat again, I won't play anymore!"
Soon, another girl's voice came.
"I didn't cheat! Mr. Knight!"
"How is it possible? I obviously have Tutu by my side, but I lose every time I draw a card. Is this normal?"
"Ah, now you admit you cheated!"
"Can luck also be called cheating?"
"You cheated on purpose!"
Walking into the hall, everyone saw that on a high platform full of sacred patterns, a tall warrior wearing black armor was playing some kind of card game with a few girls at the table... Well, this discovery made them happy. Some were at a loss as they originally thought they would see a cruel monarch or a terrifying king.
Maybe a dragon.
The black-armored warrior currently arguing with a girl was indeed beyond their expectations, so that everyone didn't know where to put their hands for a moment.
"Yo, you're here."
Fortunately, Duanmu Huai also saw their arrival at this time, threw the cards aside and left the game decently, while An made a face at him and was very disdainful of Duanmu Huai's behavior of running away from the battle. .
"Long time no see, Emilia, Luo Qixi, Cassim and Luosha, it's good to see that you are all okay."
Duanmuhuai walked down the steps and greeted everyone, and Amelia also hurriedly returned the greeting.
"You too, Mr. Duanmu, to be honest, when we were in the Dark Territory, we were really worried about your safety..."
"Oh, I'm really sorry, but a place like the Underdark is not a big deal to me, otherwise I wouldn't let you go first... Okay, so what happened to these followers who came with you? Something?”
Duanmuhuai glanced at the people behind Amelia and asked.
"Well, because there was a big explosion in the Lost Land a few days ago, Waterdeep City, the Supreme Forest and Silvermoon City were all affected, so the lords sent representatives to investigate..."
Having said this, Amelia looked at Duanmuhuai cautiously.
"Does this matter have anything to do with you? Mr. Duanmu?"
"Yes, I did it."
Duanmuhuai nodded happily.
"I thought you all knew."
"I guessed a little bit, but...why did you do this?"
"Oh, it's nothing actually."
Duanmu Huai spread his hands.
"I just did a little purification of this place in the name of the Tribunal."
"………………Huh?"
(End of chapter)