The Shield of Mobilion is a fortress town near a harbor and lake. It is not only surrounded by natural steep mountains on three sides as a barrier, but also has rivers and harbors that flow into the sea as an inner harbor, plus a fortress built by elite Harpers. , city walls, and archery towers gave this fortress, which was already easy to defend but difficult to attack, the reputation of the 'Shield of Mobilian'.
And today, after more than ten days of traveling and playing around, little Anne, Holgay, Simon, Doric and the still somewhat reluctant Edkin finally arrived here smoothly. , arrived at their destination.
After arriving at the destination, Annie of course cheered and ran to the noisy and lively port market in front to play by herself, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Edkin, Simon and others naturally had no intention of blocking or worrying. They just started wandering around this unexpectedly prosperous place, trying to find their target - the Sergeant named Henk Yanda. Human Paladin.
And why the Serns, who have always been known as 'evil', could become Paladins is unknown.
Anyway!
People only know that Cyre is a mysterious and powerful country ruled by magic oligarchs located in the east of Faerûn. It has been ruled by the chiefs of red-robed wizards for a long time. Therefore, when people see Cyre people, they usually unconsciously Associate it with the evil red wizards.
And similarly, when people see the evil red-robed wizard, they will think of the Cyres!
Especially in the late fifteenth century, after that country began to be ruled by the chief of the Necron faction, the Lich Sazastan and the Chief Council, their endless pursuit of arcane knowledge and power made the country even more And the nation's reputation became as feared and loathed as its notoriously dark history.
'Slavery will always be a way of life for Searle as long as I exist. And I can assure you, I'm going to be here for a long time. '
This is the dark declaration of Sazastan, the evil mage who is said to have completed his transformation into a lich, has unified the chief council of the entire country, and made others obey his orders, and has begun to implement a dark and evil rule in Cyre. .
Today, the Ser paladin Henk Yenda whom Edkin and others are looking for is said to have escaped on the day Sazhastan launched an evil coup and never returned.
As for what he went through at that time, few people mention it to outsiders, but it cannot be denied that he seems to be completely different from ordinary Serres. Not only is he upright and helpful, but he also hates Serres very much. Hate Sazarstan and the Red Wizard?
Anyway, the people of the 'Harper Alliance' trusted him very much and worked with him at the Shield of Mobilion for a long time.
Regarding this, Edkin, who was originally a member of the 'Harpers', also admitted it. Therefore, what they had to do this time was naturally to find that weird guy as soon as possible.
Not long after!
As there were commotions at the port, the four of them quickly found their target before they could figure out what was going on, and saw with their own eyes the paladin Henk Yenda among a group of helpless residents of all races. With fishermen watching, he successfully rescued a dying cub of a small-brained tiger (catman?) from the mouth of a strange fish and received cheers from everyone.
Seeing that the target appeared so quickly, although Edkin was a little reluctant, he still had to bite the bullet and, under the urging of Holgai, Simon and Doric, worked together slowly. Followed and prepared to strike up a conversation.
"Hey!"
"Edkin!"
Soon, when Holgai, Simon and others saw the target slowly walking towards them, Holgai quickly pulled the sleeve of the evasive Edkin and signaled urgently.
"Hurry up!"
"Opportunity! Go over and have a chat with him?"
"Don't you know each other?"
Obviously, in the view of Holgai and others, no one among the four is more suitable to talk to such a person than Edkin, an 'acquaintance'.
"No!"
"It's better you go!"
It's a pity that at this juncture, Edkin didn't know why, but he still looked a little coy, and even turned away, as if he didn't want to meet the 'target'.
"!!"
"Hey……"
"etc!"
Seeing Edkin lose his chain at the critical moment, the upright barbarian female warrior Holga had no choice but to grit her teeth and step forward. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent came over, she directly showed a stiff smile that looked a bit artificial and ferocious. Then he asked cheerfully:
"Hello!"
"Are you that Holy Knight Henk?"
It was obvious from the first sentence that it was not a good idea to let Holgay, a tall and thick barbarian, talk to a stranger!
Perhaps it would be better to let Doric take action?
Of course, the premise is that the other party doesn't mind Doric's 'Tiefling' identity?
"..."
"Feel sorry!"
"I generally don't answer any questions proactively when I'm not sure about a stranger's identity."
It's a pity that Henk first glanced at Holge, and then glanced at a man behind the three of them who was hesitantly following behind and turning sideways with a half-smile. He responded so calmly.
"oh!"
"I……"
"I am Holgai Kilgore, a barbarian!"
"The one at the back is Doric the Druid, and he is Simon the Warlock, and Edkin!"
"Where is he!"
Holgai didn't realize that the other party disliked her for being rude, so he introduced himself directly.
"Well?"
“Interesting combination!”
"All right!"
"Tell me, what are you doing at Mobilian Shield?"
After looking at the people around him, especially the timid and unnatural "acquaintance" Edkin, after a while, the paladin Henk turned around and continued walking forward, calmly. He asked the "strangers" who were still following him.
"Of course I'm here to find you!"
"We are looking for the law-breaking helmet!"
Holgai was truly a treacherous barbarian. He actually revealed the purpose of several people's visit before even saying a few words.
"!!"
"Helm of Law Breaking?"
Hearing this, Paladin Henk stopped immediately and looked at the four people following him again, especially the matter-of-fact Holler. After a while, he continued to move forward and suddenly He sneered in such a bad tone:
"Ah!"
"Do you know what you are talking about?"
"I saw……"
"You think it would be a good idea for you two wanted criminals, a warlock and a tiefling, to come to me and ask about something that so many people died for?"
After saying that, he shook his head, and the paladin Henk, who had a mark on his forehead, stopped talking to the four of them and strode forward.
As for why he didn't react more after clearly seeing through the "wanted criminal" identities of Holgai and Edkin among the four, that's very intriguing.
"But!"
"Mr. Paladin, believe me, we have enough reasons to find it, and I promise that the purpose is completely noble and just!"
"real!"
"I swear!"
Seeing that Holgay suddenly became embarrassed and didn't know what to say, Simon, who didn't want the other party to make things worse, had to hurry up and explain and reassure loudly, somewhat awkwardly.
"stranger……"
"Your promise means nothing to me!"
Unfortunately, Paladin Henk didn't react much to Simon's words at all. He just continued to walk forward and said calmly:
"do you know?"
"I can take you down directly!"
"You can also ask the guards to arrest you. All you need is for me to shout now?"
After saying that, he chuckled with some emotion. Apparently, he never thought that there would be wanted criminals and their accomplices who would surrender themselves to him, and they naively wanted to take advantage of some important items that he kept. .
"He's right!"
"We're doing something really important, we're going to rob a vault!"
"Because it has Mordenkainen's seal on it!"
"Only that helmet of yours can disarm it!"
Seeing that the Paladin was about to leave, the upright barbarian Holgai once again stepped forward and honestly explained the illegal things they were going to do without thinking.
"!!"
"Holgai!"
"Shut up first!!"
Simon wailed and exclaimed, and stared at Holgai with unbelievable eyes, almost asking whether Holgai was here specifically to cause trouble.
"..."
In this regard, the paladin Henk was also a little surprised by the barbarian's frankness, and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at her several times.
Two wanted criminals and their accomplices came to him and wanted to ask for the 'Fabrication Helmet', and then bluntly said that they wanted to use the helmet to rob a certain vault. That really didn't make him look like Henk. Let this paladin be seen by outsiders!
"No!"
"It's not what she said!"
"us……"
Seeing this and seeing the other party's faint signs of impatience, Simon became anxious.
"All right!"
"That's right!"
"We are indeed preparing to rob a treasury, but the target is the city of Neverwinter!"
"Our purpose is to defeat that cunning Fudge!"
"correct!"
"You must not know, right? The woman next to him, that mage, is actually a red-robed witch!"
Finally, while being honest, Simon revealed some important information at once, and finally made the paladin in front of him who was about to speed up stop immediately.
"..."
Then, the paladin Henk slowly turned around, frowned at Edkin with a serious look and asked:
"Is that so?"
Sure enough, he really knew Edkin and waited until now to have a face-to-face conversation with Edkin.
"That's right!"
Edkin sighed and stepped forward to explain:
"They just said everything they should say and what they shouldn't say!"
"actually……"
"We asked you for that helmet because we discovered an evil conspiracy between Fudge and the red witch, so..."
In fact, Edkin didn't even know if Fudge and the red-robed witch had any evil plot. Their purpose was to take away Fudge's treasure, bring down Fudge and take back his daughter Kira, that's all!
but……
Just like what was said above, everyone in the world of Faerun knows that red-robed wizards are evil. The appearance of the other party must be unscrupulous, and must have some evil ambitions?
Therefore, in order to achieve his goal of successfully borrowing things, Edkin, a 'bard' who talks about running things, naturally did not hesitate to exaggerate it and make their goal a little higher.
"!!"
"etc!"
However, before Edkin could continue to speak excitedly and embellished, the paladin Henk's expression suddenly changed, and then he stretched out his hand to stop Edkin, asking him to talk later, and then walked straight to the other side.
"Hello!"
"That kid?"
It turned out that he suddenly interrupted Edkin because he saw a man wearing a beautiful blue and white dress and a white apron by the embankment of the pier. He looked thin and tender, and had a bit of face. Sir, it seems that a little girl from a wealthy family is leaning out and looking at the sea at the pier?
"Please stay away from the water!"
"It's very dangerous there, listen to me!"
"Now is the breeding season for reef toothfish. They have a strong desire to attack. Experienced sailors and fishermen don't dare to stay on the shore for too long. Do you still dare to see the fish?"
"Do you know that someone almost died just now?"
Since there were important things around him, Paladin Henk did not go over and forcibly stop the other party. Instead, he shouted loudly towards him and patiently advised him.
After all, the reason why he was able to rescue the silly 'Little Brain Tiger' from the fish's mouth just now was purely an accident. If it happened again, thinking about the sharp teeth of the reef-toothed fish, he couldn't guarantee that the little girl could do it again. Just as lucky as the previous 'Little Brain Tiger' cub.
"?"
(.)
And when the little girl wearing a blue and white skirt turned around, Edkin, Simon and others saw that she was not the little Annie who ran to play like a child when she arrived here.
"snort!"
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Then, the four people saw it. She just blinked and glanced at Henk and the others with him from a distance, and then quickly turned away with a cold snort, not wanting to pay attention to the saint at all. Knight Henk still stood on the shore holding a wooden stick and looked hard into the water on the pier, not knowing what he was looking at.
"??"
Seeing this, Paladin Henk couldn't help but feel a little surprised and surprised when the little girl ignored him.
"don’t worry!"
"She'll be fine!"
"I promise?"
Seeing that it was Anne Bennie who was poking her head there, Edkin smiled and comforted Henk, hoping that the other party would continue the conversation they had just had.
Because he saw it just now, and the other person seemed to be persuaded by him. As long as he works harder, maybe this upright and rigid guy in front of him will actually give him the helmet?
"..."
Unfortunately, the Paladin did not believe Edkin's guarantee. Instead, he strode towards Anne with a sullen face and the sword at his waist, as if he had discovered something.
The next second!
Wow!
Sure enough, a big fish with a ferocious and ferocious appearance, probably the 'reef toothfish' that Paladin Henk just mentioned, jumped up from the lake, and splashed countless water at the same time. He opened his terrifying huge mouth full of sharp teeth and bit into Anne.
"!!"
Seeing this, Paladin Henk was of course frightened, and he drew his sword and charged forward.
"?!"
However, what shocked him was that at such a critical moment, Edkin grabbed him, causing him to stagger and almost fall, and at the same time, he lost the excellent opportunity for rescue?
"Aha!!"
(ψ｀▽′)o—
And the next second, in Edkin's playful smile and Paladin Henk's stunned expression, the five of them saw together: Little Annie at the coast embankment first calmly turned sideways, narrowly getting out of the way of the submersible reef The sharp-toothed fish pounced and bit, and then took advantage of the moment when the opponent landed on the ground and was about to jump, and hit the strange fish hard on the head with a stick.
puff! !
Then, of course, the ferocious strange fish, the reef-toothed fish, rolled its eyes, and then its tail twitched a few times, then became motionless again.
"..."
And this time, Paladin Henk was stunned.
Then, he finally understood why Edkin just said not to worry, and why the little girl was waiting on the shore with a wooden stick in her hand. Turns out she was fishing with her body?
In the past, Henk had always heard of a saying that said, "The best hunters often appear as prey?" 'That's right, he never believed it, but today, after seeing the little girl who knocked out a reef fish with a stick, he suddenly started to believe it.
"It's awesome, isn't it?"
"Her name is Annie, and she is one of our companions."
"So, you really don't have to worry about her safety at all!"
Seeing Paladin Henk's dull expression, Edkin stepped forward and showed off proudly.
"..."
However, while the paladin Henk slowly released the hilt of the sword from his waist, he frowned and looked at Edkin with disappointment and asked:
"Edkin..."
"Have you fallen to this level?"
"Looking for a little girl to be a team member?"
Although the little girl does look very powerful, he is still very disgusted and resistant to the former Harper Edkin letting a little girl join the adventure team, because it is seriously inconsistent with his principles and certain precepts. The ground does not match.
"She is not an ordinary little girl!"
"She's amazing!"
"As you just saw, I might not be able to handle that weird fish!"
This time it was Edkin's turn to be dumbfounded, so he hurriedly protested loudly, saying that Anne was completely different from what the other person imagined!
In fact, if Annie hadn't made Tibbers the little bear smaller and hung it on her waist again, he would really want to trick the guy in front of him to go find trouble, and then let him watch him be knocked down by a slap from the giant bear. What does it feel like to hang on a tree for a long time?
"It's no use talking more!"
"follow me!"
"Then, talk to me about the previous topic in detail."
After shaking his head and seeing that the little girl was indeed not in danger, Paladin Henk turned to look at the four people again and walked quickly towards his residence, and then expressed that he did not want to argue with Edkin about such things.
"..."
After giving his lucky companions a look, Edkin, who was asking for help, had no choice but to follow him honestly.
"Hello!"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"Wait a minute!"
o(*^*)o
"The head of this fish is so big!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
"How about we eat fish head with chopped pepper tonight?"
(/^▽^)/~~
Yes, Annie wanted to eat the fish head with chopped pepper, so she just took a wooden stick and peeked there for a long time, and finally succeeded in luring this strange fish that was not afraid of death and wanted to eat her.
"Hello!"
(ω‖)
"hateful!"
(へ╬)
It's a pity that Annie saw that the four people ignored her?
then!
She had no choice but to leave the big fish that she had managed to catch just where she was, so she took out a rope and let it automatically tie the tail of the big fish, then dragged it around with countless people. In the eyes of astonishment and disbelief, a small hand dragged it and ran quickly towards those people chasing it.
(…)
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(In this regard, Tibbers said that the scene just now was very familiar...but the only difference is: it is a shadow bear, an energy creature, and the old bear just met a terrible little master. At that time, there was no such dish as "bear head with chopped pepper".)
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()Monthly ticket~.
(End of chapter)
