In the end, the battle to defend the city of Neverwinter ended with a certain super arcane archmage known as the most, most, most, most, most, most, most, most... the most powerful super arcane mage, that is, the terrible Queen of Neverwinter, rushing back in time. And after strong intervention, it ended with Neverwinter City's victory.
Because this battle was so bizarre, coupled with the huge differences before and after, the battle process quickly spread like crazy on the continent of Faerûn and was talked about by people.
Especially the Lords Alliance area in northern Faerun. In this land in northern Faerun, those queens, dukes, marshals or who were originally hesitant and reluctant to organize their armies to prepare to go to Neverwinter City for reinforcements. The Marquis and other lords immediately learned of the astonishing situation of Neverwinter City's victory before they could officially send out troops.
They obviously did not expect that the giant dragon in Neverwinter City was defeated, that the soldiers and civilians in Neverwinter City lost nearly 10,000 people, that the southern city of Neverwinter City fell in just half a day, and that the defenders had to retreat to the north city and blow up the bridge to survive. At the darkest moment, after the Queen of Neverwinter rushed back in time, she single-handedly destroyed the two adult black dragons, captured seven or eight red-robed wizards alive, and summoned a tsunami to directly flood the city of Neverwinter, destroying the city. Hundreds of thousands of undead were swept away, and the few remaining red-robed wizards were so frightened that they had to flee in confusion?
To be honest, the terrifying power of one person to dominate the outcome of a war really frightened the various queens, dukes, marshals, marquis and other lords in the Lords Alliance, so much so that they started to listen. At that time, they thought it was fake news.
However, when more detailed news came one after another, and when the nobles and wealthy businessmen who had fled Neverwinter City early happily packed their luggage and eagerly returned to Neverwinter City, they had to believe and accept it. fact.
then!
The original plan to send troops to reinforce Neverwinter was canceled. The queen, duke, marshal or marquis and other lords who originally planned to lead their troops to reinforce the city immediately brought their own guards and gifts. They are preparing to rush to Neverwinter City together to prepare for a formal collective visit to the legendary and powerful Queen of Neverwinter, and it is also in the name of celebration.
Of course, only they themselves know if they have any other purpose besides visiting and celebrating.
In this way, half a month after the reinforcements promised by the Lords Council arrived, they were supposed to arrive at Neverwinter from different directions, different roads, and different times, but for some unknown reason they all boarded several luxurious sea ships in Waterdeep. The fleet arrived at the port of Neverwinter, which was extremely prosperous and busy because of the need to rebuild the city.
Therefore, Henk, the Ser paladin and general of Neverwinter, who was polite to everyone and was quite famous in the Lords Alliance Council, came to the dock in advance after hearing the news and followed the relevant instructions. Spec went to receive them.
As for the Prime Minister of Neverwinter City, the one with the title of 'Hand of the Queen', although his skills are not very good, his performance in the defense of Neverwinter City was remarkable. I wonder if Edkin has any influence on the Alliance of Lords. Complaining, so much so that it didn’t show up at all.
Of course, neither does a certain Neverwinter Queen herself!
Anyway, when the queens, dukes, marshals, or marquises from the Lords Alliance arrived at the dock and disembarked, they did not see any welcome ceremony, except for the paladin Henk and a few people standing scattered in disinterest. Apart from the Winter Guard, they could not immediately see some important people that they were more interested in.
Of course, it may be that they knew that they could not help at all, or maybe they were really surprised by the strength of the new queen of Neverwinter City? Anyway, even though they realized that everyone had been neglected, they didn't have any dissatisfaction. They just went ashore and exchanged a few words with the polite paladin Henk, and then followed him directly to the bustling and noisy reconstruction area. Walk to the city of Neverwinter.
"ah!"
"Neverwinter is really busy!"
Not far away, when he saw the numerous figures inside and outside the port of Neverwinter and the city walls, as well as the bustling construction site scene far and near, Lord Lyra Silverhand from Waterdeep suddenly sighed insincerely. .
"that……"
"Knight Hunk?"
"I have noticed that the city wall of Neverwinter seems to be expanding outwards? Moreover, I also saw that you plan to build it bigger and taller, with more arrow towers, fortresses and other defense facilities?"
"Isn't it just as simple as repairing Neverwinter?"
"In my opinion, this should be an expansion, right?"
Then, she took the lead in speaking out her opinion on behalf of the other lords who also had doubts.
In her opinion, if Neverwinter City only planned to rebuild after the war, there would be no need to go to such an exaggerated level. Anyway, she could see it even from outside. In addition to repairing the original structure, Neverwinter City Beyond the city wall, there are actually plans to extend it a thousand or two kilometers away and build another city wall?
"Yes!"
No surprise, Henk admitted it openly.
Seeing the noble lords in front of him widening their eyes in shock at his words and discussing among themselves in low voices, Henk couldn't help but feel a little proud, so he directly told them about their expansion plan:
"Actually, Neverwinter was already very crowded before the war."
"The chasm area that was originally planned to be restored was too small and was far from relieving the pressure on residents and businesses. In addition, more problems were discovered during this war. After discussing with the Queen, I decided to expand the area again based on the restoration. Winterfell.”
"Plan to make this city able to accommodate at least 200,000 people, or even more?"
Of course, there is no such thing as discussing with Anne!
Because when they mentioned that matter a few days ago, the troubled little girl didn't think much about it at all, and maybe didn't even listen carefully. She just waved her hand impatiently and agreed, and also signaled to them Just build whatever you want, why don’t you tell her if you don’t have enough money?
And seeing that Anne was so arrogant, after a brief discussion with Henk, Edkin decided to spend hundreds or even tens of millions of gold coins to expand Neverwinter City, and at the same time prepared to expand the city. Neverwinter City was built into a doomsday fortress with one of the best two-layer city walls in the Sword Coast region, dozens or hundreds of fortresses and fortresses to protect the city, and countless defense facilities!
Yes!
Their plan is: even if one day, the Queen of Neverwinter City is not in Neverwinter City again due to various reasons, even if they face the last situation of giant dragon + red robe wizard + undead army, they Neverwinter The city's defenders themselves can rely on the city walls and various defenses of Neverwinter to repel the enemy or resist the enemy's attack and hold on for the longest time without resorting to any external force!
They built it with this purpose and direction, and they did it completely regardless of the cost!
After all, who made them deal with such an unreliable, irresponsible and rich queen?
Since the opponent was almost unreliable this time, and was likely to be equally unreliable in the future, they could only take advantage of the opportunity now to quickly strengthen the defense of Neverwinter City.
"!!"
"Two hundred thousand people!"
“Even a larger population?”
"you……"
"Are you planning to build Neverwinter into a big city bigger than Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate?"
Hearing this, Lord Laila Silverhand couldn't help being surprised, and asked again in disbelief.
She had actually heard about the fact that Neverwinter City had become more and more prosperous after it was taken over by the new Queen of Neverwinter in Waterdeep City. Originally, she thought that the previous situation was the ultimate and would definitely not last long, but she didn't expect it. , it seems that she still underestimates these people's determination to develop Neverwinter City?
"Yes."
"After all, we and the Serns are mortal enemies."
"In addition, our 'Hand of the Queen' Lord Edkin plans to build a fortress base for the 'Harper' Alliance in Neverwinter City, and also attract other righteous and lawful organizations to come to Neverwinter City, so it Does it have to be big enough?”
"Anyway, the lords should know the specific situation in the future."
While nodding in recognition, Henk thought for a while, and then revealed to these lords without leaving a trace that Neverwinter City had decided to establish closer ties with the Harpers and provide more convenience to each other and certain forces. fact.
In any case, when Neverwinter City was attacked by the undead, the one who helped Neverwinter City the most was the Harpers Alliance. The other party sent almost all the people in the vicinity of Neverwinter City, and there were many people in front and behind. There were hundreds of people, and many good players were killed in the battle. Therefore, in return, Neverwinter City would definitely give the other side a certain amount of respect and benefits.
As for the lords of the lord alliance in front of them who clearly agreed to send troops but were still hesitant, and who clearly could have timely reinforcements arriving within three days but had to delay it for more than ten days, then naturally they had nothing, not even a connection. The wait has also been reduced by several specifications.
Of course, Henk wouldn't explain that kind of thing clearly. If the other party could understand it, he would understand it. If he didn't understand it, he wouldn't want to explain it.
"Well?"
"Knight Hunk, I noticed..."
"It seems that there are a lot of adventurers gathered there, and more are heading outside the city?"
"interesting!"
"What is that place used for?"
At this time, after observing for a while, the Queen of Mithral Hall, Dagenabe Weibeld, suddenly pointed at a building in the distance that was crowded with people and did not look like a construction site, and was shouting something there. He asked, looking at his outfit and knowing that he was an adventurer.
"There..."
"ha!"
"That's our new Adventurer's Association in Neverwinter City!"
Following the other party's line of sight, Henk also saw at a glance where the other party was asking.
"Every lord should know that there was a big flood here in Neverwinter City a few days ago. Although the undead were washed away, the remnants are still around Neverwinter City and Neverwinter Forest, even at the intersection fortress. There are many more along the way to Leilong Town."
"So we decided to hire adventurers to clear out the undead. For each one you kill and bring back the skull of the undead, you will be rewarded with a gold coin!"
"Don't you know that thousands of adventurers have gathered in Neverwinter City recently, and I heard that more people are on their way?"
"After all, for those adventure teams, sporadic undead are easy to deal with. Adding one more undead can be exchanged for one gold coin. That is really a commission that no one can refuse!"
"certainly!"
"The bounty for the red-robed wizard is higher?"
As he spoke, Henk himself couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Then he suddenly thought, if he and Doric could come back earlier, or if the undead could come a few days later, they might just use the money to hire adventurers from the Sword Coast region, maybe they could be able to defend Neverwinter?
And if there are enough spellcasters and experienced warriors, such as hiring tens of thousands of adventurers, I am afraid that the two black dragons and the red-robed wizard will not need Anne to take action at all, right?
"What?!"
"One undead for one gold coin?"
"this……"
"Neverwinter is really that rich?!"
Hearing this, the Queen of Mithril Hall was immediately shocked.
Because, with just a rough calculation, she knew that Neverwinter City would have to pay at least ten or even more than two hundred thousand gold coins, which was almost more than a year's tax revenue from their Mithril Hall. If it were her, I'm afraid... You can never make that kind of exaggerated decision.
In her opinion, even in some dragon's lairs, there is not that much wealth!
"Neverwinter has no money!"
"All the compensation for the last Burning Sun Competition was paid out, and there was nothing left."
"But our queen is rich!"
Shaking his head, Henk himself was a little dumbfounded by this.
Anyway, as far as he knew, Neverwinter City was currently being subsidized by their bad little queen, and if they relied on Neverwinter City's meager various taxes, even if it was just to repair the Nancheng District, it would only be an advance payment. The money in the next three or more years won't be able to do it, let alone expanding it with such fanfare and hiring adventurers to clean up the undead.
"Too!"
"The Queen of Neverwinter is known as the 'owner of endless wealth', and we have heard about it for a long time."
"only……"
"One gold coin per undead, isn't it a bit too high?"
"Although whether it is the skull of the undead can be identified using magic, under the heavy reward, someone will definitely take the risk. I'm afraid there will be many people who will commit fraud, right?"
At this time, the Leila Silverhand spoke again and directly expressed her worries.
As the lord of Waterdeep City, she has a deep understanding of the nature of certain adventurers. In her opinion, as time goes by and more and more adventurers pour into Neverwinter City, More and more undead are being eliminated outside. When the target becomes difficult to search, some people will search elsewhere or think of other methods.
She even felt that there would definitely be people who would dare to take risks, such as digging graves and creating new undead, and then destroying them and exchanging them for money?
Anyway, if she were an adventurer, she would definitely not miss such a thing as a gold coin for an undead.
"Fake?"
"Ha ha!"
"Of course we have thought about this issue!"
"However, as long as we can clean up the work of the undead near Neverwinter City, we will admit it even if they are cheating!"
Although that is indeed a big problem, Henk, who currently relies on the fact that his queen is rich, does not take it seriously. Because they had discussed it long ago and felt that as long as the problem could be solved with gold coins, it would not be a problem at all!
Even if there are less than 100,000 undead near Neverwinter City, and they end up spending 200,000 or even 300,000 gold coins to clean them up, it is still worth it!
After all, only then can they invest more manpower and energy in rebuilding and expanding Neverwinter, instead of being held back by the undead who no longer pose a threat.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Seeing that the small city of Neverwinter had become so wealthy, several lords looked at each other, but did not say anything more. They just continued to observe and follow Henk forward.
"!!"
"That is……"
"Red robe wizard?"
"It really is!"
"look!"
"And those two black dragons!"
"It is indeed them!"
"I knew about them, the 'Black Death' and the 'Greedy Predator' in the Swamp of the Dead, the black dragon twins. I didn't expect them to really fall here."
"As expected of the Queen of Neverwinter, she can even eliminate this kind of existence!"
"Ah!"
"As far as I know, the existences she has destroyed are not just giant dragons..."
"ha?"
"Well, Duke Mowen, please be careful what you say!"
"..."
"strangeness!"
"Those red-robed wizards, how are they still alive?"
After the lords exclaimed and teased, someone soon discovered the evil red-robed wizard who was inside the body of some kind of water monster and was still moving. He was even glaring at the lords with fierce eyes. bizarre situation.
"Please do not worry!"
Seeing that the lords were starting to make some commotion, and then their guards and followers came forward to be on guard, Henk hurried forward to explain.
"Everyone!"
"They have been sealed in this body called 'Sea Element' by our queen, and it has been used as a source of magic power, so they cannot come out."
"Is such that!"
"After the expansion of Neverwinter City is completed, we plan to build some landscape fountains here at the dock, and use them as red-robed wizards as landscapes so that anyone who comes to Neverwinter City can see it?"
"And the two black dragons too!"
"Some people must know that there will definitely be a price to pay for the evil done to Neverwinter City."
Smiling, Henk told them how to deal with the red-robed wizards who were still 'alive', and once again succeeded in shocking the lords.
"The body of the black dragon is also on display?"
"Isn't that inappropriate?"
"You may never imagine how tempting the corpses of two adult black dragons are to some thieves or necromancers!"
"That will only bring you endless trouble!"
At this time, the Supreme Mage of Silvermoon City, Tern Hornblade, stared at the corpses of the two huge black dragons for a while before suddenly shaking his head and frowning.
"rest assured!"
"We have countermeasures."
Henk smiled but did not explain.
Because they will definitely hollow out the black dragon's body, remove the dragon scales and replace them with replacements, leaving only a useless body. In that way, even if someone wants to attack them, it won't be a big deal. significance.
Furthermore, they will still have a red dragon and those sea elements guarding and guarding them in Neverwinter City. There will even be a terrifying sea beast hidden in the distant ocean. Most people will be afraid if they want to take them away. It would be that easy.
"Everyone!"
"There is a construction site ahead, please go this way."
"Although the Queen is not in the city at the moment, would you like to go to Never Castle and repair it for a while?"
With that said, after giving a reminder to the many lords in the Lords Alliance, Henk continued to lead the way.
"The banquet has been prepared."
"please!"
In fact, in Henk's opinion, these people came a little too early. If they had come a few months later, the huge changes in Neverwinter City would definitely surprise these people!
By then, I'm afraid Neverwinter City will definitely have more and greater say in the Lords Alliance Council, right?
Of course, it is not difficult to see from the fact that these guys are visiting together now that Neverwinter City has given them enough shocks and surprises. I am afraid they don’t have to wait a few months. For now, Neverwinter City has given them enough shocks and surprises. The city's influence and voice have also become important.
However, they have not yet thought about who should be sent to serve as representatives in the Lords Council, and they do not have any good candidates for the time being.
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(__)Monthly ticket~.
