Chapter 316 Guangze
More than ten centuries ago, when the elven Empire of Cormanthor still existed, the entire territory of Cormyr was once covered by a vast forest.
As time passed, generations of human immigrants settled, crops grew on this land, and countless wars destroyed the greenery of the earth.
The land east of Cormyr where Brian appeared, a vast plain called the Eastern Plains, was formed from this.
Looking from the map, if he wants to go to Guangze, he can follow the southeastern avenue - the Manticore Road, go a while and then turn north to reach his destination.
Or choose to walk from the path and head directly east, passing through a palace ruins.
Thinking of this, Brian stopped and looked at the ruins on the top of Dongfang Mountain that were open to the sky. There were the ruins of Cormyr's famous tourist attraction, the Unnamed Palace.
The sunlight reflects off the smooth mirror-like ruins and shines conspicuously on the entire plain. This is the fundamental reason why the ruins of the palace have been called a traveler's sign for many years.
"You are not planning to walk from the path." There was a sound of heels hitting the rocks, and the slender figure of the sorceress Caradna appeared next to Brian.
She wore her long, smooth blond hair loose, playing with a strand of hair on her chest in boredom, flashing her burgundy eyes, and said in confusion, "You didn't mean to go to Guangze, then we Why can’t we reach it directly through teleportation spells? We must pass through this plain.”
"Most areas in Guangze are almost occupied by people from Shar Church." Brian looked back at her and explained to her: "If you break in rashly, it is likely to arouse their vigilance."
< br>"Let's go, let's go to Weiming Palace to check it out first." He waved to Caradna, gesturing for her to follow him.
The long, disheveled hair of this sorcerer lady shines with golden brilliance in the bright sunshine, setting off an exquisite face full of charm.
Although she is wearing a dark purple cloak with a hood, her slender and graceful figure is wrapped in a thin dark black gauze skirt. She can be clearly seen while walking. The graceful curves, especially when the high-cut skirt flows like water, perfectly expose the two beautiful snow-white legs, exuding a flawless silky and crystal luster.
The gorgeous and dazzling light shines on her dark and bright rose dress, like a flower blooming. Inside the thin silk hollow shoulder skirt, there is a faint black thin silk, revealing the looming snow-white skin. The graceful and graceful curves of her slender body can even be vaguely seen in her dark purple lace bra wrapped around her two proud breasts, glowing seductively in the sunlight.
It was only when Brian was setting off that he noticed that this carefully dressed sorceress looked so eye-catching.
This is understandable. After all, the other party is a charismatic warlock, and the charm he displays inadvertently is naturally self-evident.
The only thing he couldn't understand was why she chose to wear a pair of high heels inlaid with purple onyx during the adventure. Although he could feel that it was a magical equipment, he still couldn't help but complain in his heart.
It feels like you are sitting in a car, and the driver is not only a female driver, but also wearing a pair of slender and long high heels, which makes him feel that his sense of security has dropped significantly. cut.
Fortunately, this is a magical world, and the convenience of magic makes everything possible. This sorceress who focuses on adventure in her career is obviously not the type with big breasts and no brains.
The most important thing is that Heseiya secretly communicated with the sorceress for a long time before leaving, which made Brian a little confused and curious about what the two said, which made Karadna come all the way. , always acting like he obeys his own words.
A gentle breeze blew in my face, bringing with it the aroma of cooking smoke and barbecue.
When Brian came back to his senses, he realized that there was definitely someone moving nearby, so he opened a portal and appeared on the top of a mountain with the sorceress who was following him.
After climbing to the top of the mountain, what appeared in front of them were the ruins of the famous ancient palace known as the 'Unnamed Palace', relics left over from the elven period.
The white marble watch was broken from the middle and fell to the ground. The smooth and bright stone wall is still as smooth as before. The incomplete thick stone wall still stands between the broken stone pillars, revealing the once sealed inner courtyard.
In the center of the hall, there is a small stone platform with a small height, burning a small campfire. On the fire is a rabbit threaded with iron bars, which makes a sizzling sound and the aroma spreads.
In the crack in the wall next to him, there was a well-dressed dwarf sitting, and a similarly well-dressed human stood leaning against the wall.
A horse and a foal are tied to a nearby stone pillar.
"It looks like two businessmen." The sorceress expressed her judgment, "Two businessmen who like to take advantage of opportunities."
Brian nodded in agreement. Standing on the top of the mountain, he communicated through magic and proactively greeted the two of them. After gaining their trust and consent, he and Karadna appeared in front of them through teleportation spells.
"Hi, adventurer." The dwarf looked at the two of them warily and greeted them proactively.
"Hi, beautiful Miss Adventurer." The human next to the dwarf looked at Karadna with a smile.
Before Brian could speak, these two businessmen, who had a tacit understanding and fun, were singing and introducing themselves as if they were having a cross talk.
“This is my most respected companion, Colbert.” said the dwarf.
"This is my irreplaceable friend, Nori." The human added.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" said the dwarf.
"Do you want to add sugar?" the human added.
“Let’s have some roast rabbit,” said the dwarf.
"Although it's not enough, Nori's craftsmanship is top-notch." The human added.
“We are merchants,” said the dwarf.
"Small business." The human added.
"But our business is very good." said the dwarf.
"Cheap decorations, jewelry, wine, silk..." the human added.
"Something like that," said the dwarf.
"We are adventurers." Brian thought for a moment and said to the two of them: "I heard that there was an ancient tomb nearby, so I came here, you know."
"Oh, you want to go to that ancient tomb?" - dwarf
"I have to remind you..." - human
"We just passed there yesterday." - dwarf
"There seems to be a group of bandits who have used that place as a lair."——Human
"Although there are not many people."——Dwarf
"Some goblins." - Human
"Or kobolds." - Gnomes
"They don't actually look like bandits." - Human
"Long It must be a little dark.”——Dwarf
“Swarthy.”——Human
"Heavily armed." - Gnomes
"They're just a little unfriendly." - Humans
"Well, not friendly at all." - Gnomes
"We have been working together for eight or nine years, and we know each other very well." The two said in unison.
"I don't think anyone but robbers would go to Collins' Tomb." - Human
"Despicable villains." - Gnomes
"There are monsters too." - Humans
"They must be..." - Gnomes
"Think of it there A base for highway robbery."——Humanity
"Collins?"——Humanity
"If we knew..." - dwarf
"We would send it." - Human
"A lot of scholars are holding money and waiting to inquire from people who know the truth. ”——Dwarf
“Why did we go to that tomb?”——Human
“Well, we have to admit”——Dwarf
"We lack a warehouse..." - Human
"There is no extra money." - Dwarf
"Few people know about that ancient tomb." - Human
“No one will be bored and go sightseeing.”——Dwarf
“So, you know...”——Human
"We are also in a difficult situation." - Gnome
After patiently listening to the chattering words of the two people, Brian and the sorceress beside him secretly looked at each other, and the exchange of glances made him understand that these two The guy wasn't lying, he was telling the truth.
"In that case, you take us to that ancient tomb."
After sorting out the unexpected information he gained from the words of the two businessmen, he said: "I can help you Deal with the enemies of the tomb, and eventually this tomb will become your warehouse."
"Deal" the dwarf smiled.
"That's great." The human said excitedly.
Under the guidance of the two businessmen, when Brian and Caradna appeared on the top of another mountain, he saw a long ridge lying there quietly half a mile away. .
The hillside is covered with green grass, and green waves appear in the breeze. The green waves are dotted with many white and light yellow flowers.
There is a huge artificial building entrance at the foot of the mountain. It is open and seems to lead to the heart of the mountain. Directly above the entrance is a heavy beam like a broken dragon stone. Some writings are vaguely engraved on the beam. But it was too far away to see clearly.
It looks like this is the ancient mausoleum.
After thinking for a moment, Brian and Caradna walked towards the ancient tomb together. As for the two strange businessmen, they had already hid far away.
As the two approached the mausoleum, the writing on the beam became clear, but there were only a few letters, which were combined together in a very unnatural way, and Brian couldn't tell what it meant.
"I feel that someone is secretly watching us." Karadna alerted Brian through telepathy, "The dark energy around the monitor is very strong, like a shadow creature. "
When Brian heard this, he looked at the sorceress in surprise. Although he also noticed that someone was spying on him secretly, he was not that sensitive to energy fluctuations.
"Although Hesiah said, let me follow you, you don't need to use your brain, just use your hands." The sorceress obviously noticed Brian's surprised gaze, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, showing a proud expression, "Now it seems that this statement has been successfully broken by me. My role is not just as simple as a thug. Isn't it?"
"I have never thought so." Brian said with a smile, "You must be overthinking it."
Then, the two of them no longer wasted time, immediately hid their breath and headed towards the deep tomb. Go.
The moment they stepped into the tomb, just as Brian had guessed, a shower of speeding arrows, like a dense swarm of locusts, appeared in the narrow entrance and enveloped the two of them.
Brian took the initiative to block the sorceress's side, and just stood there casually. The dense rain of arrows was all isolated 1 meter away by his legendary characteristic "ectoplasmic barrier", and they landed with a tinkling sound. On the ground.
The sorceress on the side raised her slender eyebrows, seeming to be somewhat interested in her strange passive ability.
At the same time, Brian instantly saw a humanoid creature the size of a dwarf in the dark passage.
It was wearing black clothes, which matched the darkness of the environment, and its bulging eyes revealed a reddish ferocious light. The moment Brian noticed him, it actually tried to escape by jumping through the shadows.
——"Dimension Lock!"
Brian stretched out his hand and the shadow creature froze in place.
——"Psychic dissociation!"
Then, his deep gaze flickered slightly, and the moment he locked on the shadow creature, its body exploded with a 'bang' under the influence of a terrifying energy, turning into dots of light and dissipating in the air.
“It’s so amazing.” The sorceress beside her had a look in her eyes, her delicate little hands played with a strand of hair hanging on her chest, and exclaimed: “One look can actually produce something. Similar to the effect of dissociation, is this spiritual power? "
"Yes." Brian nodded slightly and walked with her to the place where the shadow creature disappeared.
In fact, whether it is the dissociation spell released by arcane magic or the dissociation spell cast by supernatural powers, the spell effect is to release a faint green light.
The reason why Brian was able to achieve the effect of instantly hitting without the need for dodge through eye locking was entirely due to the knowledge gained from the mind flayer mastermind.
Although it is judged to be less effective than the normal dissociation technique, it is still very effective when used to torture vegetables and Yin people.
For example, the shadow creature just now was at least level 10, and it was instantly killed by him with a look.
"The little dwarf just now was a shadow creature." Caradna carefully checked the place where the creature disappeared, stretched out her hand to sense the remaining traces of space fluctuations, and said to Brian, "It definitely came from the shadow plane. Summoned.”
“That’s right,” Brian expressed his judgment, “In other words, there should be a secret stronghold of Shar Church hidden here. We just need to get to the center of the tomb. Maybe we can get the location of Guangze’s internal base camp.”
This was the fundamental reason why he didn’t hesitate to waste time exploring the tomb.
Brian didn't waste any more time and walked deeper into the tomb with the sorceress.
The walls, floor and ceiling of the mausoleum are all made of huge white stone slabs, built in the depression of the mountain wall against the mountain.
The top is covered with a thick layer of soil, covered with green grass. The ceiling is not high, only about 3 meters high, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.
There seems to have been a huge continuous mural on the inner wall, but the oil paint has long since fallen off, leaving only patches of mottled colors.
While walking, Brian unexpectedly discovered that the tapping sound of the sorceress's high heels beside him had disappeared at some point. She followed him silently. If he didn't pay attention, there would be something like the other person. A feeling that doesn't exist at all.
"I told you, I won't hold you back."
As if aware of Brian's glance back, Caradna unconsciously quickened her pace and took the initiative to walk side by side with him. A strange magical voice sounded in his mind.
"So, I'm curious as to why you took the initiative to come to Guangze with me." Brian smiled and said to her in a tone that seemed to be mentioned inadvertently.
"Don't get me wrong, why do you mean that I take the initiative to go with you?" The sorceress snorted and retorted: "Didn't you see it before leaving? I didn't plan to go with you. Yes, it was your little lover Hesiah who begged me, so I had no choice but to come here with you regardless of the past grudges for the sake of my good sister." "Regardless of the past grudges?" Brian was stunned. , said unexpectedly, "I'm afraid even I don't know that I have unknowingly provoked you, the beautiful and charming Miss Warlock."
"So, it's not too late for you to know now." A playful smile appeared on Caradna's lips, "And through this incident, you can understand how broad-minded this lady is."
< br>"It can be seen that it is quite broad. Thank you."
Brian's frivolous gaze deliberately stayed on her plump chest for a moment, causing a trace of blush to appear on the latter's face, which made her angry. Staring at him, he spat softly.
While chatting through telepathy, the two soon arrived at the northernmost room of the tomb.
Although this is the secret stronghold of Shar Church, Brian and Caradna have reached the legendary realm in strength. Facing the kitten Xiaoxia here is more difficult than solving the fake temple in Huailun City. , but also easy and simple.
The blockers who suddenly appeared died instantly without even reacting. As for those crude traps, they had no effect at all.
At the northernmost end of the tomb, there is a very wide deep pit sandwiched between the walls on both sides.
It seems that this pit was once a trap, responsible for protecting the tomb from tomb robbers.
Because there are countless pieces of soil, gravel, bones of creatures, rusted weapons, and other things accumulated in the pit.
On the iron nails on the floor on both sides of the pit, someone used ropes to weave a rope ladder-like bridge.
Although the rope ladder has no handrails, a large gap in the weave, and is covered with wooden boards, it seems to be a solid thing.
There are two porches at the north end, symmetrically distributed on the east and west sides. A simple stone sculpture hangs on the wall between the two porches.
The statue is the face of some kind of horned creature, with a frown and a look of displeasure. The technology of the statue is very rough, but it is indeed an ancient style from a long time ago.
Its mouth opened slightly, revealing a long black crack.
On the stone wall next to the statue, there are many empty grids, which contain the remains of humanoid creatures that are either incomplete or complete. These corpses look like they were buried or buried with others.
Some of the cells contained complete pottery pots, while others contained only incomplete remains and pottery fragments.
Generally speaking, the things in the higher grids are relatively well preserved.
Finding nothing unusual, the two turned around and went to the south side of the north end. There was also a face with horns and a frown on the wall, facing the back hall to the north.
“This does not look like an elf-style tomb.” Karadna said in confusion.
"Indeed." Brian guessed: "It should be the tomb of a certain human lord in ancient times, but these are no longer important."
When he said this, he had already found a wrench-shaped mechanism in the mouth of this big face.
As the mechanism twisted, the building began to vibrate, and the face in front of the two people, together with the wall, began to rise upward, revealing the corridor behind it.
Looking around, there is a sarcophagus at the end of the corridor, and nothing else.
On the wall behind the sarcophagus is also a face with long horns, but the difference is that this face is smiling.
At this time, the two businessmen who just walked in and remained silent spoke.
"Ah, this is a good place to hide things, right?" The dwarf said like a child, with a face full of surprise.
"Yes." His companion nodded seriously, "So, we will store the goods here in the future."
"Fortunately, those black guys Not found." The dwarf patted his chest and said happily.
"Okay, okay, it seems we don't have to go bankrupt." His human companions secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, an unnatural fog began to fill the room, making it difficult to see normally.
"Ghost!!!"
"Run!!!"
The two businessmen screamed in fright, like frightened rabbits, and hurriedly fled outside.
A tall humanoid creature emerged from the foggy air.
Its face was hidden in a tattered cloak, only its scarlet eyes were exposed, staring at Brian and Brian fiercely.
"Mortal, I am ordered by the Lost Lady to guard this place to the death until darkness falls. Get out!"
The shadow creature that suddenly appeared whispered in the common language of the mainland. This is a kind of sound that seems to come from the underworld. The voice sounded cold and biting.
The Horrible Evil Spirit, an incorporeal creature created by evil and darkness, usually lurks in forgotten temples or deep in ancient ruins. It is the oldest and most terrifying evil spirit.
“Is there any way to extract its recent memories?” Brian stared at the evil spirit that appeared and said to the sorceress.
"It's a trivial matter." Caradna nodded without thinking, "You control it."
As the cold wind stirred up thick dust clouds in the secret room, the fearful evil spirit, enveloped in the thick black mist, let out a terrifying scream and rushed towards the two of them.
——"Monster Holding Technique!"
Brian stretched out his hand and the evil spirit lord, whose strength was only about level four at best, suddenly paused and stretched out his pale bone claws. In a fighting posture, he froze on the spot with his teeth and claws open.
Caradna immediately recited a spell, and a ball of rose-purple demonic fire ignited in her delicate white palms, which she threw onto the evil spirit's body.
The moment the demonic fire comes into contact with the body of the evil spirit, it is like dry wood encountering a fierce fire, and it suddenly burns with a demonic purple flame without any temperature.
In just a moment, amid the evil spirit's shrill scream, it turned into a purple crystal the size of a fingernail and fell into Caradna's open palm.
"A soul crystal condensed from chaotic energy." The sorceress seemed to notice Brian's doubtful eyes, and explained to him in a show-off manner, then lightly closed her beautiful eyes and settled in her hands. The soul crystal.
About five minutes later, Caradna opened her eyes, frowned, sorted out the messy memories in the spar, and said to Brian:
"This tomb chamber It is the first stronghold of the Shar Church trying to expand towards Cormyr. The real base camp is located in a lost monastery in the center of Guangze."
Hearing this, Brian nodded slightly and said to the sorceress, "In that case. , let’s not waste time and set off for the monastery.”
Then, the two of them plundered some valuable gems from the secret room, left the two strange businessmen, and walked along the Manticore Road towards the depths of Guangze.
Guangze is the border between Cormyr and Sembia, but neither side wants to claim ownership of it. Only when monsters living in the swamp try to invade the territory will the top leaders of the two countries take it seriously.
In the previous decades, Guangze had always remained peaceful. Monsters usually stayed in the swamps, so ordinary people had always ignored their existence.
For this reason, this vast swamp has become one of the most deserted places in the country - of course, for civilized people.
In Cormyr, Guangze is considered the most dangerous area in the country.
Even aside from the monsters that inhabit it, its natural environment threatens any attempt to cross it.
For example, there are swamps that don’t mind swallowing up all passersby, insects that carry all kinds of disease-causing pathogens, toxic miasma, quicksand that you won’t even notice until you lose your footing, and thick fog that is completely impossible to see through. Rain that can be cold to the bone, etc...
However, in recent years, the swamp has become no longer peaceful.
It began to gradually expand, and the orcs, goblins and lizard people living inside kept invading.
These evil humanoid creatures continue to harass the Manticore Road, the main road between Cormyr and Sembia, causing considerable trouble to travelers and merchants.
As Brian and Caradna gradually went deeper into the swamp, there were more and more shrubs and tangled trees along the way, and the types gradually changed from thick oak to birch and willow by the water.
The surrounding trees are getting denser and denser, and the ground is becoming softer and more elastic, like stepping on a thick layer of mud.
After walking for about half an hour, they stopped in front of a bush full of water.
There are some stagnant pools of water quietly scattered on the ground, covered with green duckweed.
The edge of the water is covered with cypress trees, ash trees, and willow trees with hanging branches. The trunks are covered with green moss.
Looking around, as far as they could see, such scenery appeared repeatedly.
Not far ahead, between the densely hanging willow trees, a huge, hand-cut log stood diagonally from the swamp. Looking up, it looked about Up to 10 meters high.
Many skulls of various creatures were stacked from the bottom of the column, relying on wooden branches and iron thorns. These skulls covered most of the column covered with green moss.
A muddy path bypassed this 'signpost' and extended towards the depths of the swamp.
This is the skull pillar - a creation of the orcs hundreds of years ago, used as a road sign and intimidation.
When the orcs are driven back, it still serves the same purpose.
If you look carefully, you can find that the skulls distributed here include orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, trolls, lizardmen, ogres, crocodiles, wild boars, and even multi-headed basilisks.
On the muddy path behind the Skull Pillar, there are gradually more and more artificial traces, and small 'bridges' have been built with cut down trees over some water pools.
Looking all the way, the traces of wild life on this road have become almost invisible.
Just when the sorceress Caradna was about to remind Brian, suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded in the air.
The calmness of the water surface of the rotten swamp was suddenly broken, and a large number of bubbles bubbled up.
With a loud noise like an explosion, I suddenly discovered from the gap between the trees that a nearly 30-meter-high water column rose up in front of me, like some kind of fountain.
At the same time, many reptile-like figures stood up from the water and made deafening roars.
These scaly humanoids hissed at Brian and Caradna, holding large wooden sticks studded with sharp stone nails.
A small lizard man was shaking his head and secretly paying attention to the two of them. Another huge lizard man with dark green scales roared at Caradna provocatively, as if he felt that she Better to bully.
"Don't do anything." Brian stopped the sorceress who was about to raise her hand to release the spell. He walked forward calmly and said to them in dragon language amidst the threats of many lizard men hissing and screaming, "I know you are ambush. What is the purpose of this time?"
He showed his Purple Dragon Seal Ring, letting it shine with dazzling purple light in the sun, "As you can see, I am from the Kingdom of Cormyr. Messenger, we are here to negotiate for peace, take me to see your clan leader.”
The strong lizard man at the head stared at the purple dragon seal ring worn by Brian, thought for a moment, and used the dragon. He said: "Hiss~ Cormyr, it's the Purple Dragon Knight and the War Mage, come with us ~ hiss~"
Brian looked at each other with the sorceress who covered her mouth and nose with her hands to block the stench. Walking towards the depths of the swamp with these dozen lizardmen.
The two used the floating spell to get about half a meter above the ground. As the lizard man traveled deeper into the swamp, the air became increasingly warm and humid, filled with the smell of sulfur.
A light mist filled the trees ahead, making the swamp and trees hazy.
When a group of them passed through the misty trees, an open field appeared in sight. The ground was paved with sand and gravel, and there were many small houses woven out of reeds and branches on both sides.
Obviously, this is a lizardman village.
There is a steaming hot spring in the distance. Several huge rocks protrude from the water in the center of the hot spring, and an old lizard man shaman stands on them.
He was leaning on a withered crutch, standing on the rock, closing his eyes, and seemed to be basking in the sun.
The leading lizard man immediately ran over and explained to the old shaman the purpose of Brian's visit.
"His~ It must be the sacred Seryoanya who guided you here." The old shaman opened his cloudy eyes and nodded slightly, "His~ Welcome you here, the hairy race. His~"
“His~ I am Kesesek, his~ the chief of the Sharptooth tribe. His~ here are the young men from our tribe, the troops who resist the Shadowscale tribe, hiss~ we attack you to rescue you. You." He walked slowly in front of Brian and said in an old voice:
"His~ Because the long-haired animals walking on this road seem to be sleepwalking, they are all covered by those long-haired animals. Controlled by a guy. Hiss~"
"Have you seen many humans like us?" Brian asked.
"Yes, hiss~ we have seen a lot of long-haired people like you, hiss~ usually rare, hiss~ some of them are with the people of the Shadowscale tribe, hiss~ and more of them are sleepwalking towards those people. "Then they went to the fortress, do you know?" Hearing the fortress, Brian knew that the truth was getting closer to him, and he asked again.
"Hiss~ We don't know what they went there for, but they never came back. Hiss~ The fortress is deep in the swamp, over there. Hiss~ The Shaggy and Shadowscale tribes live there . Hiss~ They come and go from here often, and there are so many people that we can't fight them, especially since they have a fortress."
"As far as I know, all the lizardmen in Guangze. We all believe in the same god, your sacred Selyonya." Brian raised his doubts, "Why is there such a large-scale battle between you?"
"His~ We once invaded the Shadowscale tribe a long time ago. The warriors are called: Dragon Slayers. Hiss~ But they have fallen. Hiss~ Their chief, Kot'sala, is as strong as the dragon, and just as evil..." The old shaman is patient. He told the two of them:
"Kot'sala~his, the scales are black, just like her father Despiel, with a horn. For many years, the black dragons have ruled this swamp, hiss~decades ago, the dragon slayer The tribe claimed that they killed a lot. Hiss~ The last black dragon killed was called Tia. Then Despiel came and the dragon slayers became slaves."
" That's it." Brian nodded slightly, "Then do you know their lair?"
As long as he investigates the location of the fortress and the tribe, he can break in with Caradna and pass through the Shadow. Stone Shards, heading to the Shadow Plane.
“Hiss~ Of course we know the lair of the Shadow Scale Tribe.” The old shaman nodded gently, and then said sadly:
“Hiss~ They must have happened. What. When their armies came to our land this year, they were much changed. Their eyes were like fire, and shadows were wrapped around their scales, hissing. They looked like they were dead. , their souls were separated from their bodies, replaced by pure darkness. Now they attack us, killing our people, or taking them away to a fate worse than death. …”
"They changed, became Shadowscales, and then came back to continue harming their former people! We could barely resist their invasion. Many Sharptooths died in the battle, and many more were captured and brought to their fortress. "
"In Guangze, is only one of your tribes attacked, or do all tribes suffer the same fate?" Brian nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask.
"Of course, hiss, other tribes were also attacked, and many tribes perished like this. We already know that you are not the same as those long-haired animals mixed with the shadow scales. So I think , maybe we have the same enemy, hiss ~ Therefore, I ask you to help us. Many of the captured people should still be alive, Ashara, my wife, hiss... and our previous chief Ganran, above. He was captured by them several times, but he has not reappeared as an undead yet."
The old shaman lowered his head deeply and begged sincerely: "Hey, we beg you to send troops to help us. Save them, hiss! If you can help us, we can help you. Hiss! Although we have no furry animal property, no gold or silver, I can give you all I have. Save them, and I will give you all my loyalty to help the Kingdom of Cormyr resist the dangers from the swamp, so that you don't have to worry about anything."
"Brian, this old shaman is quite good. Smart." The sorceress on the side suddenly transmitted her voice through magic and said to Brian:
"I have learned about the situation here through mind reading. The lizard man named Xeseq is right. He was originally a small leader. After five consecutive chiefs were killed by the Shadowscale tribe, in order to prevent illegal He had no choice but to be selected due to the battle layoffs. He was very afraid of death, so he wanted to use us to help him deal with the Shadow Scale Tribe, which was corrupted by the Shar Church." "I understand," Brian nodded slightly. , said to the sorceress, "In this situation, we can only find the hidden location of the Shadowscale tribe and monastery through this group of lizardmen."
"I can help you, I hope you don't forget that you just established The promise made and the loyalty shown to Cormyr."
He said to the sad old shaman, "Now arrange a guide for me to take us to the fortress of the Shadow Scale Tribe."
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(End of this chapter)