Chapter 44 Encounter in the Forest
“So that’s it, since that’s the case!”
Ska suddenly realized, but after a while, he frowned and raised a new question.
"But even so, we are not locals from Bode after all. If there are only two of us, even if we have a general direction, it may be difficult to find out the truth."
Si Ka's worries are not unreasonable. After all, information like this that determines Duke Gao's itinerary is certainly not something ordinary people can find out.
Nohir comforted him.
“Don’t worry, we still have intelligence support in Baldur’s Gate. Although the main force of the Harpers has begun to leave Baldur’s Gate, there must still be remaining members to guard their base camp.”
"The Green Garden I belong to has always had a good relationship with the Harpers. When I left the camp this time, I also asked Harsin and learned about a Harper camp set up in the outer city."
That camp game player is still very familiar with it, it is the weapon shop called [Danselon's Flying Ax] on the Feilongguan Bridge.
“Although it is in the outer city, it can still provide us with repairs, intelligence and other support. However, if the Harpers in the outer city really do not find out the trends of the nobles in the inner city, I Also aware of additional intelligence channels.”
"Have you heard of Nine Fingers?"
Nohill's words made Ska frown. Obviously he had not heard of this so-called Nine Fingers, but this naming style still made him Some not-so-friendly organizations come to mind.
“Could it be the local thieves guild?”
Nohir nodded in agreement.
“Yes, Nine Fingers is the underground king of Baldur’s Gate. It can be said that any trouble in Baldur’s Gate cannot escape the eyes of the members of Nine Fingers. Strictly speaking, the information we want to detect is actually It’s not particularly sensitive, even if you spend money to buy information from the Nine Fingers Guild, you won’t get into trouble.”
Scar: "I see. If that's the case, then I have no doubts."
Ska didn't say such nonsense that a paladin could never collude with evil. If it were before, he would still have kept his dedication. Maybe he would do this if he took the oath of revenge, but now, his oath of revenge has made him not care about these details at all.
[Looking for powerful enemies with no distractions]
[No mercy for villains]
[For victory, use any means necessary]
[When encountering bad consequences, do your best to make up for it]
This is the creed of the revenge paladin, because the core of revenge is so simple, cruel and ruthless. Although Scar has never said it explicitly, according to the terminology in the game, he should have been He has a paladin career level of up to level 9, which in reality can almost be regarded as a high-level paladin.
Although his power has been weakened because he recently transferred to become a vengeful paladin, the power of revenge has begun to manifest in his body in just a few days.
His ability is getting closer and closer to its previous peak, and soon, he will be able to regain his previous strength.
Even if he can complete a transcendent revenge and reaffirm the path he is on now, then he will surpass before and become stronger!
It's just... this won't be easy.
Seeing this, Nohir stopped talking. Instead, he concentrated on exploring the movements of the surrounding forest until he was deep enough into the forest.
"It should be almost done here. Our walking speed to Baldur's Gate is too slow now. It's time to use this rare item Harsin gave me."
Nohir opened his bag. In addition to the daily necessities that he had before, there was also an extra stone, a scroll, and a whistle. These were all magic props that Harsin had given him before he left.
The stone is a sound transmission stone, which stabilizes the communication technique, which can facilitate Nohir's communication with Harsin at any time. The scroll stabilizes a six-ring spell [earth movement], and the whistle is a Magical objects.
He took out the whistle, put it in his mouth and started playing. [Whistle of Friendship], a magical item with magical effects.
By blowing this strange object, some friendly creatures that have heard the sound of this whistle and been helped will come quickly without being threatened, and will arrive at a certain time. Do whatever you can to help the whistle holder during the time.
The previous owner of this strange object was Harsin. As a wood elf archdruid, he had helped countless creatures in the past hundred years, and now Nohir is blowing It is precisely to help Ska find a mount that can help him travel quickly.
"Okay, now wait a moment. Once we find a helper suitable for your journey, we will act quickly. We must strive to arrive at Baldur's Gate within four days. The sooner The better.”
Scar nodded and did not reply. Instead, he focused all his attention on exploring the surrounding environment.
Soon, the surrounding trees began to rustle, and various creatures rushed over after hearing the magic whistle. Only five or six minutes passed, and the surroundings were filled with all kinds of creatures. Small and medium sized animals.
Most of them were small and medium-sized creatures such as rabbits, foxes, Shiba Inu dogs, and coyotes. Nohill held down the whistle and shook it gently when he saw them coming.
The whistle made a strange rustling sound, which dissipated the magic effect in this short distance, making these little animals shake their heads in confusion, and then left quickly.
“This is relatively close to the camp. Many small animals nearby have been helped by Harsin, but wait a little longer. Our target is a large animal like a moose that can carry people running. Beast.”
Then another ten minutes passed, but none of the creatures that arrived during this period were larger than medium-sized, and there was no way to meet Nohir's needs.
"Well, it's strange. There should be a lot of large creatures in this area. How come there aren't any?"
Nohill is very confused. Logically speaking, he is in the area now. The density of the regional forest is very suitable for large creatures to travel through, and it has abundant animal and plant resources. Creatures such as moose, which are very common in the forest, should logically appear soon.
Ska: "I don't know much about the forest, but should we go a little deeper? Maybe..."
Nohir: "No, this is not normal. A year ago I saw a lot of deer in this area, and during the days when I was practicing with Harsin, I also saw him helping a lot of moose.”
"But now it seems that their entire family has migrated, and not only the moose, but also the slightly larger elk, wolves, and leopards have all disappeared."
"This situation is more like... …Some kind of super predator appeared in this area. All species that competed with the predator were driven away, and the prey were..."
妦～妦～
His sensitive senses immediately noticed the movement behind him, in the dark forest in the distance. A pair of huge bright yellow owl eyes stared blankly at him.
“It seems like we really met an old friend.”
Yes, Nohir recognized it. Although it was slightly different from the one in the game, its huge size, dark brown feathers, and the most recognizable ones, the two very prominent horny eyebrows and huge claws None of the features indicate its identity.
“An owlbear, I hope it’s not the one I met when I was a child.”
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