Chapter 87 Traveler's Guide to Baldur's Gate
After several days of long journey, they could finally settle down and have a good rest. Although the Blushing Mermaid seemed a bit too noisy compared to other taverns. A little, but the roar of people actually brought a little bit of inexplicable peace of mind.
The food was also very delicious and plentiful. There were no accidents that night and both of them had a good rest until the next morning.
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Nohir held a newspaper in his hand. He had just gone out and bought it from a newspaper boy on the street next door. It only cost him two copper coins, and There was a book on the table in front of him.
The newspaper is published by Baldur's Mouth Press. Their base is right next to the Petrified Lizard Gate in the lower city. Today's newspaper reported in a very rare tone that there was no murder incident yesterday, or in other words, no murder was discovered yet. Where is the murder that happened yesterday.
Obviously, this is a mockery of the Flame Fists, but this is an old trick of Baldur's Mouth. Under the leadership of their boss, their journalists will dare to make any headlines in order to sell newspapers. , so the content in this newspaper is not very credible, but we can still understand some recent events.
The book on the table is the Traveler's Guide to Baldur's Gate, which records the evolution of Baldur's Gate in the past hundred years, as well as the locations of some landmark buildings, and also comes with a simple map. .
The book in Nohill’s hands is the latest edition that was released three years ago. It also briefly mentions the residences of the four dukes. This is why Nohill chose to change it from Gogroot The reason why Qin bought it was that this book alone cost him five silver coins.
Nohir laid the simple map on the table, pointed to the location of the Zhuang District with one finger and said to Ska.
"Due to what happened during this period, some details of the original plan may have to be changed. But the new plan is still for me to use my high mobility advantage to explore the specific situation in the residences of the two dukes."
< br> "Of the two dukes I suspect, Duke Dillard Porter lives in the Town Hall, which is very close to the Rampart Block. The Rampart Block is the headquarters of the Watchers. In order to protect the Bank, The nobles in the neighborhood can be said to have spent a lot of money.”
The Zhuang District can also be said to be the safest neighborhood in Baldur’s Gate except the Barrier District. Basically, all the nobles in Baldur’s Gate have a good reputation. They all live there, so the security there is scary.
The Watchers patrol the streets in the form of fully equipped squads, and the frequency of patrols is extremely high. You can see a whole team of Watchers on the streets of the Zhuang District almost every five minutes. The guards walked by, and no matter what happened, they could rush to the scene as soon as possible. They maintained such high-frequency patrols even at night, and would also place personnel at fixed locations to stand guard.
“I’m afraid it will be very difficult to find out information about him. Zhuangdan District can be said to be a veritable aristocratic area in the entire uptown area. Even if I have the secret order of Ran Yan, I’m afraid it will be difficult to operate there for too long. , but fortunately Duke Porter is not my primary suspect.”
Nohir then pointed to the Niches Block sandwiched between the Barrier Block and the Zhuang Block. There are many shrines of gods in this block, and most of the people living there are priests or devout believers of gods.
The entire family of Duke Salamara Vansampel, whom Nohill was mainly suspicious of, lived in a remote corner of that neighborhood. This discovery made Nohill's suspicion of her even worse. One point, because the location of this family can be called remote in the upper city. This is very unusual for a noble who pays attention to interpersonal communication, unless she wants to deliberately hide something.
“Duke Salamara Vansampel is my main target of suspicion. I will give priority to exploring here. If my guess is correct and this Duke is really the mastermind behind the scenes, then I should be there soon. I can come back, but if I guess wrong, I can also determine the real target through elimination. But if that happens, I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back until noon or even the afternoon.”
Nuo Xi. Er raised his head and continued to speak to Scar, who was attentive.
“I will use some means to draw the interior of their residence, which will take some time, but it will not be later than two o’clock in the afternoon, and we will still gather at the Blushing Mermaid.”< br>
Scar nodded first, and then suddenly asked.
"Then what is my task when you are probing the intelligence?"
Nohir thought for a moment, and then said to Scar.
“Well, it’s not convenient for you to go with me wearing this heavy armor, and standing outside alone during the day is too conspicuous and can be easily exposed, but don’t worry, I still have important tasks to deliver. "Yu." Nohir pointed to the niche block again, and then said to Scar.
"In the center of the Shrine Block is the Hall of Supreme Miracles built by the Gond believers. The Gond believers occupy a pivotal position in Baldur's Gate. Their shrine is also the largest and most gorgeous one, which can be seen at a glance. Gotta come out."
"Ska, you are a paladin, and you should know better than me how to deal with these god believers. Originally, one of the purposes of our coming here was to sell those captured vehicles. There should be no better buyer for the hell chariot in Baldur's Gate than those Gond believers. If we can negotiate with them, we should be able to obtain a large amount of funds."
They are very important in Nohir's plan, so critical that he can use this money to open the door to hell, so Nohir must sell them at a good price, and he also has to use them according to Master Harsin's instructions. 1/3 of the funds will be used to support the incoming refugees, but we can wait until the money is actually received before telling Ska.
Is it just that?
Ska feels a little uncomfortable. He knows that he is not good at gathering information, and following him rashly will only cause trouble. But he himself is also a high-level paladin, but now he can only watch Seeing that Nohir had taken care of everything, he couldn't help at all in the operation. This feeling of powerlessness made him feel very uncomfortable.
Nohill could tell what he was thinking at a glance, so he immediately explained.
"Don't underestimate this task, Scar. There are many real difficulties in this task, and many of them must be solved by you."
Nohir began next. Give examples one by one.
“First of all, we did not bring the hell chariots here. They are still stored in the green forest. If we want to sell these things, the first thing we have to do is to convince the Gond believers that we have them. There are really those things in it.”
“If I tell those Gond believers so bluntly, in their eyes, I will undoubtedly want to get rid of them. They will ignore me. But this shouldn’t be difficult for you, after all, what a paladin said in the temple of their god is obviously enough for them to believe.”
After hearing this, Ska nodded in understanding. Indeed, according to Nohill, this task is indeed something that only he can complete the fastest.
"Secondly, given that what we are selling is the devil's creation after all, this kind of transaction is likely to attract some unfriendly attention, so it is best not to be too detailed when doing the transaction."
“It’s best to just say that we have hell chariots captured after fierce battles, but don’t say the specific number. If they ask about the extent of the damage, don’t go into too much detail.”
“Don’t worry, I still have this caution, but what if those Gond believers are not interested in those devil’s creations? Can we still find another buyer?”
Nuo Xi Er smiled helplessly after hearing Scar's question. He knew that the reason why Scar could ask this question was entirely because he didn't understand Gond believers.
There are no temples of Gond believers in Eltoril, so Ska cannot understand the enthusiasm of those inventors for new mechanical creations. If everything is normal, those Gond believers will probably become angry as soon as they hear the word Hell Engine. He is pestering Ska as hard as a chicken blood, but if those Gond believers have cooperated with Gotash.
"That possibility is very small. Gond believers are very enthusiastic about mechanical creations. As long as you tell them that you have a hell engine in your hand, they will definitely spend a lot of money to buy it."
"But-"
Nohir suddenly said to Taska very seriously.
“However, if those Gond believers are not interested in these things, or are not very interested, you should not propose a sale, even if they change their attitude.”
"Turn around and leave. At the same time, you must be alert to whether anyone is following you. There is only one possibility that can make Gond believers not interested in hell technology, and that is that someone has already used hell technology to make a deal with them."
( End of chapter)