Chapter 296 The Legendary Warlock
“The inside and outside worked together, and overnight, Twilight City was captured.” Myrcella told Brian:
“This is the news I just received. You may be surprised, but the good priests and temple knights in the city all bravely resisted the enemy in the temple towers, and resisted until the last moment on the walls assigned to them. Because of this, the entire garrison and citizens. All were massacred, with a total of at least 5,000 people. After the news came out, the defeated troops and civilians fled to Mashanbai, and a large number of refugees fled to the direction of Thunder Peak in the east. Escaped, some were caught up by cavalry troops, and their escape routes were blocked... Do you understand what I mean?"
Brian nodded silently.
Twilight City was originally just a seaside fishing village in the southeasternmost part of King Cormyr, called Dawn Village. The village's coastline consisted of a group of small islands, and the islands were connected to each other by bridges.
The islands were once a popular spot for picnics, trysts and secret meetings among the nobles of Cormyr.
As the Kingdom of Cormyr grew, the naval fleet expanded.
The importance of Chenguang Village as an excellent port is fully reflected, because it is located at the junction of the Kingdom of Sambia, the only place that leads from Long Lake to the Sea of Falling Stars.
The naval base was established here. In order to resist pirates, renovated docks and ballistae tower groups came into being. The existence of these military buildings means that merchants have enough security to expand their business.
This led to the rapid development of the village, making Dawn Village become the Kingdom of Cormyr, second only to Masamba's large port city: Twilight City.
But just such a city was attacked overnight by pirates from the Weihong Sea and Bann believers lurking in the city.
"I'm talking about captives, slaves." Seeing Brian remain silent, Myrcella continued to tell him: "This group of pirates hope to capture as many captives as possible, and they are targeting the followers of the Dark Lord Bane. For the Zhentarim, this is the cheapest labor force.”
“Who is the mastermind behind this?” Brian asked.
Even without thinking about it, an answer automatically jumped out of his heart.
"It's Prince Selant, Hesiah's uncle." The purest disgust flashed in the female lord's eyes, "It was he who colluded with the pirates in the Weihong Sea and the army on the Dragon Coast , and with the support of the Dark Lord Church, he thought he had the strength to fight against the entire Kingdom of Cormyr.”
"The prince's timing of taking action was quite accurate." Brian analyzed calmly: "He is not stupid. He knows that we are currently being held back by the rising Sacros of the Ghost City and dare not act rashly, and the army in the east is Now that we are at war with the Kingdom of Sambia, this is indeed the best opportunity to replace the Kingdom."
"But what he didn't expect is that the floating city has been temporarily shot down by us." As he spoke, there was a look in his eyes. There were a few cold flashes, "And the army led by the female commander had to withdraw from the eastern border because of the resistance in the valley."
He knew that Prince Selant would rebel, and took action in advance. He was well prepared, and even specifically reminded Hesiah and Royal Mage Sandra Cote.
After hearing the news, he was not surprised.
This made him secretly relieved. Although the timeline had changed significantly, the overall framework remained.
The enemies who are hiding are the most terrifying. If the enemy jumps out of the darkness, their deterrence will be reduced by at least half.
"So, I have just received new information." A faint magic light flashed in Myrcella's beautiful eyes. She meditated slightly, as if she was checking the message through some kind of magic.
“The rebel army led by Prince Selant has already set off from the port of Twilight City in advance and arrived at Masamba, preparing to take over the largest port city in the kingdom in one fell swoop, and then march into the royal capital of Susar City. "
"Obviously, they don't know as clearly as they thought about the situation in Sambia and the floating city of Sacros," Brian said:
"In other words, Sambi. On the Ya side, someone deliberately passed false information to Prince Selant, making them mistakenly believe that our side is still being dragged away by the City of Ghosts.”
The ghost princes are all a group of old fools who have lived for thousands of years, and even Sister Huiyao who assists the female Grand Commander of Sembia is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
It is easy for them to trap a Prince of Serante to death.
Brian has even guessed that Ghost City is likely to have sent an invitation to Prince Selant, expressing its willingness to mobilize Sambia’s army and the ‘not fallen’ floating city to attack Cormyr together. The eastern border and Mokou Town.
Then Prince Selant jumped out and exposed his long-hidden ambition, uniting the pirates from Ximen City on the Dragon Coast and the Weihong Sea, as well as Ban, who was suppressed by the Kingdom of Cormyr. The Church of Grace is preparing to divide the territory of Cormyr with Ghost City.
In the game world, this prince has indeed done it, but now, since Brian was preparing to help Cormier, he has been guarding against this prince.
Even so, he still allowed him to launch an unprepared sneak attack on Cormyr, capture a city, and indulge the pirates and members of the Bane Church to carry out a brutal massacre.
"What makes me curious is why Prince Selant thinks that his army and strength can win the imperial capital guarded by a mage tower and a royal mage." Brian said the first thing in his heart. Two doubts.
Ever since Royal Mage Sandra Cote suffered a sneak attack from the Felin Demon Sunflower and was seriously injured, he was invited by him to go to the demiplane. Like Myrcella, she condensed the Demonic Nexus and gained strength. A small improvement.
Moreover, he also used the ability of the demiplane to establish a psychic link between all three mage towers in the Kingdom of Cormyr. Once one of the towers is in danger, the other two towers will be in danger. You can sense it instantly and provide the fastest support.
So, even if Masanbai fell, Brian did not think that Prince Selant's army could capture Susar City.
"According to the information I have." Myrcella frowned slightly and said, "When Twilight City was captured, there seemed to be traces of the devil."
Devil?
Hearing this, Brian immediately put away his contempt.
He knew that the timeline was indeed as he had guessed. Although there was no problem with the main line, there had been huge changes in the details.
As for why there are traces of devils, he suspects that it is probably related to the current chief commander of the bloody battle, "Daughter of Destruction" Zariel.
The military adjutant of the Devil Archduke died in his hands.
This can also explain why the massacre occurred. After all, for devils, souls are hard currency in Baator Hell.
“How is Ma Shanbai doing now?” Brian asked with a slightly worried expression.
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Susa City.
"Old wizard." Regent Queen Hesiah greeted the royal mage Sandra Cote who came over, "Tell me what happened in Twilight City."
"Prime Minister Fefalir didn't Tell you?" The royal mage walked over with a staff, coughed slightly, and asked.
"I told you, but I want to hear your version." Hesiah said.
“Dear child, if you listened to Fefaril’s version, then you should know more comprehensively than me, and perhaps more credible. The purpose of my coming to you is mainly to tell you from The news about Ma Shanbai came from the Mage Tower."
Hisaya suddenly felt a bad premonition in her heart.
She had already learned from the old prime minister that after Prince Selant's rebels occupied Twilight City, they led the naval army and marched straight in, with a clear goal of targeting Cormyr's largest port city: Masemba.
"Ma Shanbai." She whispered, "What happened to Ma Shanbai."
"It's impossible that you don't know anything?" The royal mage looked at her in surprise, "No news has reached the palace?"
"Yes, there is, but I want you to tell me everything you know." Hesiah replied, "Tell me."
" Prince Selant's rebel army." The Royal Mage was silent for a moment, and finally said, "They attacked Twilight City and Huailun City, and the reason was that they claimed that your identity is definitely not that of Obaisqil. A descendant of the family, because your hair color and eyes are different from any member of the Obaiszil family.”
Hesiah nodded with deep understanding.
She can still vividly recall the Red Dragon Rebellion in Mokou Town. Although she survived the dragon flames, her fragile life was also in danger.
If her sister Myrcella hadn't sent her to the Fairy Wilderness in time and used the secret method of the ancient eladrin to save her, she wouldn't be standing here.
But the price paid was that the original sunny blond hair and blue eyes were replaced by the influence of the Yaling bloodline and became what they are now.
Obviously, for her uncle Celant, this is indeed a reason that can deceive the public, but a discerning person will know at a glance that this is just an excuse for his rebellion.
"In short, the rebels attacked quickly and violently." The old mage continued:
"They set out from the West Gate Port on the Dragon Coast. What crossed the border was a regular army. Judging from the scale, they were at least After gathering on the Dragon Coast for several weeks, or even months, Twilight City and Huailun City were captured without any resistance. The governor of Masanbai was prepared to be besieged by the enemy for several months, but in The next day, they were assassinated. The defenders were forced to surrender under the pressure of the merchants' guild, because the rebels promised that as long as they gave up resistance and paid a ransom, the city would not be looted..."
< br>Hisaya was shocked when she heard this, but she quickly calmed down and asked, "Did they keep their promise?"
Masamba is the largest port trading city in the Kingdom of Cormyr, and the one with the most wealthy merchants. The city can be called a city of wealth.
What made her feel unbelievable was that, as Brian told her, if Masanbai fell, it would definitely be thanks to the merchants. "Complied." The Royal Mage said slowly.
“It’s really interesting.” Hesiah lowered his eyes and sneered, saying in sarcastic words, “In such an era, there are still people who believe in promises, and those who keep promises are actually a group of pirates and followers of the Dark Lord. In this era, there are still people who believe in promises. In the past, merchants would never open the gates of the fortress, they would only help the defenders, and each chamber of commerce even had its own tower and guards."
"But money knows no borders, kid, as long as those merchants can. To make money, it doesn't matter who the ruler is, and the pirates don't care who pays taxes. The dead businessmen can neither make money nor pay taxes," the old mage said:
" You have to know that during the Orc War, the merchants of Masanbai raised the price of food to at least ten times. Even refugees had to charge extra fees to spend the night under the eaves. Every pore of them was dripping with water. Blood and dirty things."
"That's good, at least the civilians of Mashanbai are spared the massacre." Hesaya breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We must eliminate this group as soon as possible. Rebels, otherwise, when the floating city of Sacros takes off again, it will be a disaster worse than the orc rebellion for the entire Kingdom of Cormyr.”
Not only could she not hold Brian back, she also had to lead the Purple Dragon Knights and War Mage to Mokou Town to support him when the Floating City invaded.
So, she must destroy Prince Selant's rebels as quickly as possible.
"That's right." The old mage nodded slightly, "Oglas will lead the Blue Dragon Fleet to fight to the death with the pirates in the Weihong Sea on Long Lake, cutting off the rebels' retreat, and you will Responsible for leading the army to capture Mashanbai."
"I will guard the imperial city and use the mage tower to assist the Blue Dragon Fleet." He then added, "As for you..."
Old. The mage hesitated for a moment, showed a mysterious smile, and tapped the ground lightly with his staff.
A beam of light from the teleportation circle emerged.
Hisaya's eyes widened and she was surprised to see a slim woman in black robe walking out of the gradually converging magic circle.
She was dressed in a black robe, carrying a staff wrapped in linen with no visible material behind her back. Her long golden hair was simply tied into a ponytail, hanging down on her delicate waist. go.
When Hesiah met the burgundy eyes of the woman in black robes, he called out her name without thinking, "Caradna!"
"Oh my god, it's true. It's you!" She rushed forward, "I thought you had..."
"You thought I was dead, right? My good sister, the Queen Regent of Cormyr." The woman in black robe opened her arms and gave Hesiah a warm hug.
"It turns out."
She smiled, her burgundy eyes flashed slightly, violent magical energy suddenly filled the air, and was quickly contained by her, whispering, " See, no matter how wild the native magic is, it can't control my will!"
Xisaiya showed an undisguised smile.
She once studied at the War Academy in Suzal for a period of time, and Caradna, the sorcerer who mastered wild magic, was one of the good sisters she met.
She is both a warlock and a powerful battle mage.
He once took down a secret stronghold of the Dark Lord in Shenhai Town alone, and was able to escape from the pursuit of multiple dark knights.
This is precisely the reason why she disappeared without a trace and was never heard from again due to her inability to master the wild magic in her body.
Seeing Karadna's return, Hisaya couldn't help but recall her other good sister, the moon elf Bethrina from the Hurek Forest.
This is a woman that even Brian secretly praised, saying that her talent definitely has the potential to advance into a legendary ranger.
Unfortunately, during the defense of Susaal, the ranger leader Bethrina died.
But her last arrow took away a legendary swordmaster of the Storm Orcs and the personal bodyguard of the Orcs’ ‘Great Sage’.
“Starting today, the Kingdom of Cormyr welcomes its fourth legendary spellcaster.” Royal Mage Sandra Cote said, “Congratulations, Caradna, you have finally mastered wild magic. "
"The fourth one?" There was a hint of doubt in the sorceress's burgundy eyes, and she couldn't help but curiously asked: "Teacher, besides you and the female lord Arabe, the third one? Who is it?”
“It’s Brian, the Lord of Mokou Town and the Lord Protector of Cormyr.”
Hesiah answered her doubts with a slightly content tone, "He is a spellcaster from Halrua, and now he has become a great arcanist as a descendant of Netheril."
"Really," she emphasized.
Obviously, this sorceress who came back from traveling somewhere knows almost nothing about the situation in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
"I see, my name is Brian..." Caradna nodded thoughtfully, smiled, and said in a frivolous tone:
"I once traveled In the Kingdom of Halua, I have never heard of a person named Brian. Even in the Council of Elders of Halua, I have never heard of anyone who can become a true great arcanist. Don’t forget You’re kidding me.”
"That must be because you are ignorant." Hesiah replied with a smile.
“But I have never heard of anyone being able to become a Grand Arcanist.” The sorceress frowned slightly and retorted with a hint of dissatisfaction, “Not to mention, there is such a person in Halua. I didn’t know about the talented mage.”
At this moment, with the light of a teleportation circle flashing, a figure appeared in the hall, attracting everyone’s attention.
Brian shook his head and lowered his hood, met the sorceress's burgundy eyes, and smiled: "You haven't heard of me in Halua, but I am in Talas Mountain in Halua. I have heard of your glorious deeds, do you need me to tell you in detail, Miss Caradna?”
Legendary Warlock Caradna, a sorceress who harnesses wild magic.
In the game world, she gradually appeared in the sight of their players after the death of royal mage Sandra Cort.
She inherited the identity of the royal mage and the mage tower, and defended the throne of the young king together with the old prime minister Fairfari.
Unfortunately, the final ending was not very good.
Lamorak, the sixth prince of the City of Ghosts, took advantage of the sorceress to resist the rebels of Prince Selant, and led two Shadow Guard assassins whose strength reached the legendary realm to complete a house theft and successfully broke into Enter his mage tower.
With this huge advantage of flying dragon riding in the face, Lamorak, the sixth child, played a game of popping champagne at halftime and talked a lot of nonsense about his bad luck.
It turned out that he was indeed unlucky.
Caradna took the opportunity to lift the seal of the source of magic in her body, and died together with the entire Mage Tower, Lamorak, and the two Shadow Guard assassins he led.
This makes most players in the Cormyr camp feel regretful, thinking that if the sorceress had abandoned the city of Susar and fled to the city of Arabe, the ending of the Kingdom of Cormyr might not have been so tragic. .
“Forget it, let’s not say it.”
The sorceress’s cheeks blushed slightly, she avoided Brian’s gaze, and she hummed stiffly: “I admit your identity. , As for the strength of the great arcanist, I don’t believe in any arcanist unless I see it with my own eyes.”
Brian just smiled and did not answer the other party's words. With her character, if she said a few more words, there would probably be a fight.
Seeing his arrival, Hesiah immediately came over happily and gave him a warm hug while not forgetting to kiss him on the face.
The sorceress on the side opened her eyes in surprise, looking quite funny.
"Why are you here?" Hesiah asked curiously, not paying attention to her friend's eyes. She looked at Brian affectionately.
"Can't you see? I'm here to help you." Brian nodded to the Royal Mage, held Hesiah's hand, and said to her, "I already know everything about what happened here. .”
The Kingdom of Cormyr is his backing, and in the future, he will need to rely on these forces, whether facing the City of Shadows or the gnolls scolded by Gewo.
Of course he would not watch helplessly as various disasters occurred in the kingdom ruled by Hesaiah.
"Oh, look at how confident you are." The Royal Mage looked at him and said, "I must have thought of how to deal with the rebels."
"That's right. Brian nodded slightly, "The way to deal with the rebels is very simple, that is to lead the army and push them all the way."
(End of this chapter)