ps: He is gone...
A few days later, Cormyr's western border, the Stormhorn Mountains.
The Stormhorn Mountains are located in the west of Cormyr, and are generally considered to be the national border of Cormyr. There are steep and huge peaks here that separate Cormyr from the western border. The majestic peaks like a chasm have helped the kingdom withstand almost All possible invasions from the west also blocked the kingdom's expansion in the west.
"Some people think that if it weren't for the Stormhorn Mountains, Cormyr might have conquered the Sword Coast long ago, but some people think that if it weren't for the Stormhorn Mountains, Cormyr might have been gone."
————Opinions expressed by Cormier scholars
There are only two places in this mountain range that can be accessed relatively easily, namely the High Point Pass and the Jackal Pass. The Kingdom of Purple Dragon has established garrison castles at the two passes to protect the caravans, collect taxes, and also to warn against possible outsiders. Invasion of forces.
There are a large number of orc tribes at war with Cormyr in the Stormhorn Mountains. There are also some relatively primitive human tribes who are enemies and friends of Cormyr. Many tribes often trade ores, skins and meat with Cormyr for spirits, grain and gold. , but they also often attack passing caravans.
Aaron, wearing a brown cloak, walked on the desolate mountain road. He led his traveling horse "Pearl" and strolled at the foot of the Stormhorn Mountains. In late autumn, the forests were dyed, the leaves were flying, and the villages on the plains were surrounded. The farmland that had just been harvested was everywhere. Farmers were enjoying the joy of the harvest, and at the same time they began to dry their hides and slaughter their livestock in preparation for the winter.
It has to be said that although the Regent Princess is dictatorial and autocratic, which has caused the displeasure of the nobles and citizens, she is very good to the peasants. This year can at least have a good year. Since many nobles died in the Goblin War, many civilians were able to recover. As a yeoman, he cultivates the land for himself.
Aaron could clearly see his destination, the Stormhorn Mountains, which was still far away from him at this time. From the foot of the mountain, it looked like red clouds wearing white hats.
After becoming a knight of the inner court, Aaron's negotiations with Foujar achieved better results - considering Aaron's promising future development, the sudden increase in power in his hands, and the "persuasion" mixed with threats, the dwarf craftsman was Forced to change his mind.
The snake skin and snake scales of the snake man were divided into 30 and 7 cents, and the commission for the dragon skin armor was refunded in full.
And the division is not seven dwarves, Aaron three, but three dwarves, Aaron seven.
Fujar only set a "number of deaths", that is, Aaron could not give him the snake skins and snake scales of less than three snake-hating people. Aaron agreed to this request, and the two sides met under the dwarf god king Moradin. The contract was signed in front of the statue of the god.
He still decided to take a look at the snake-man ruins.
After these few months of activities, Aaron is now extremely sure that taking risks is the best way to improve his strength. Taking risks is also the easiest way to obtain wealth and adventure. If he stays in Sussal every day, his strength will improve. Very slowly.
Of course, the snake-man ruins are very, very dangerous, and no one knows whether there will be a lich of the Saluk witch in it, but the dwarf craftsman has sworn that Aaron can barely trust him once, and according to the dwarf, this information Although only the dwarves know about it at present, their exclusive time will not be that long. If Aaron never goes, another adventure team may soon discover it.
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Furthermore, Aaron also considered one thing - last time he troubled Slaanesh, would he have to offer some sacrifice to his good brother this time?
It's a pity that the last time I had the courage to face the Old Ones, I failed to unlock the power of Khorne.
Aaron's guess is this: Khorne never asks about the source of the blood, but the premise is that if it is Aaron's own hand, the confrontation with the Old Ones is the coming of the incarnation of Slaanesh, and it is none of Aaron's business.
Moreover, Khorne has always been disgusted by Slaanesh's frivolity and debauchery. The closer he is to Slaanesh, the easier it will be to be disgusted by Khorne, and it will be more difficult to unlock Khorne's power.
"Hello, Sir Salian?"
A coquettish and playful voice reminded him that following the inner court knight, Viscount Salian, was a man wearing a coat, high boots, and an amber-colored child.
Renhe, a woman with long blood-red hair, was walking at the foot of the mountain very relaxedly: "If you ask me, you are quite famous! Huh? Goblin Slayer?"
The tall female wanderer named Eleonora was introduced as a companion by the harpist Samir Morningstar.
Aaron did not call Eleanor on this trip because it would be a very dangerous adventure. What he needed was not a turret or a powerful melee fighter, but a rogue who could provide covert reconnaissance.
He approached Samir Morningstar and asked him to help introduce a powerful wanderer. Samir introduced Eleonora. According to him, Eleonora was brought by the fallen god Phantom Goddess. Believers, who were forced to join the Harper Alliance after Laila was killed by Cyric.
"Our luck may not be very good, young man." The female wanderer Eleonora seemed to be always in high spirits. She could easily identify the footprints on the road: "Well, there are quite a few people walking this road. .”
"A group of merchants, thirty or fifty people, using carriages and pack horses, with some armed guards."
"A group of guards, less than twenty people, riding military horses and armed with heavy weapons."
"There is also a group of adventurers, about a dozen or so of them. They are not good people. Some of them are wearing heavy armor."
"A lone Dru-yin, oh, we'd better stay away from him."
At first, when Samir introduced this female rogue to help, Aaron was a little reluctant. Eleonora is a female rogue from the chaotic neutral camp. This type of person always follows their own will and is unwilling to accept constraints, but now Aaron So glad I accepted it.
This tall female half-elf has a wealth of tracking knowledge and has the sharpest senses Aaron has ever seen. Considering the tasks assigned to him, the Knight of the Inner Court really needs this help.
"Why war horses?" Aaron also stopped and checked the traces on the road.
"The war horse walks fast, the pack horse walks slowly, the war horse walks in disorder, the pack horse walks in neat steps, the war horse walks in big steps, and the pack horse walks in small steps." The female wanderer showed off her investigative skills: "Want to learn, Goblin Slayer?"
"That's it." Aaron nodded.
He envied the female rogue's investigative abilities as much as the female rogue envied his reputation.
Suzar's newbie now has a new nickname, called "Goblin Slayer". This nickname mainly comes from his last heroic feat of killing two battalions with three people and killing the hobgoblin Adan Hammer. After two months, Aaron's name began to spread around Cormyr, and in the official narrative, he was nicknamed "Goblin Slayer" as the protagonist of the story.
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Goblin is goblin, the former is a transliteration and the latter is a free translation.
Obviously, the news in the kingdom is not spread as fast as Aaron's previous life. Now the kingdom and even most areas of Cormyr have not heard of his summoning the incarnation of the gods to repel the incarnation of the old ruler. Now his The name just spread with the destruction of goblin camps.
Even so, Aaron is somewhat famous in Cormyr. It can be seen that the female wanderers are envious of his fame and his intimidating power.
There are often Cormyr military patrols in these border areas. As long as they see any strangers, the military will first treat them as "Zhentarim spies", which is often accompanied by endless troubles.
But facing Aaron Salian, a knight of the inner court, and the Obeszil royal crest on his chest, all the patrolling troops could only dismount and salute.
The female wanderer Eleonora is also very interested in this system of hierarchy.
Yes, she was not envious, jealous or eager to replace it, she was simply interested, as if she had seen something new that she had longed for for a long time. She finally had the opportunity to come into contact with it and she must experience it for herself.
"Dru Yin alone?" Aaron frowned.
Historically, Dru Yin walking alone has been the source of a series of troubles, because when a Dru Yin decides to go alone, he often has some important mission to complete.
For Dru Yin, important missions are often things that represent "mortals and nature", the so-called "wrath of nature".
Aaron has always firmly believed that "people can never understand each other." Therefore, even though Lone Dru Yin and he are both in the neutral and good camp, the probability of conflict between the two parties is still high.
He is here for adventure, not for fight!
"Speed up."
"Okay~"
"Oil the soles of the feet", "Stride and run", "Feather fall technique"
Since he planned to speed up, Aaron no longer saved his magic power. He raised his hand to cast a few small spells on himself and Eleonora, and quickly disappeared into the mountains with the figure of the female wanderer.
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At the same time, not far from where Aaron and others disappeared, a man as strong as a giant bear, Dru Yin, was performing divination by burning animal entrails.
The weather is getting colder, and this Dru Yin is still half naked. His sharp black eyes reflect the information brought by animal viscera divination. He is more than two meters tall, making him like an iron tower, and his body is full of strong muscles. There are many miscellaneous objects hanging on a long necklace, and a skull is embedded in a long staff made of oak wood.
Breathing deeply the air in the flames, Dru Yin felt the will from the Oak Father.
Yes, that's right, deep in the Stormhorn Mountains, there are relics of a snake-man empire, and they are about to see the light of day again.
Great Oak Father, I'm sorry, but your loyal servant, Rhodok the Earthwalker, had to make this move.
The humans of Cormyr are so arrogant!
Look at them, what have they been doing in this sacred forest for hundreds of years? !
Cormyr was once known as the Forest Kingdom! The forests here are dense and prosperous, with tree shades everywhere, exuding vitality!
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However, after humans obtained this treasure land, they committed the most serious crime against the forest!
Today, Cormyr's forest area is only one-third of what it was when the country was founded. The green land has been swallowed up by the yellow wilderness, and a large number of fragile farmland has replaced the positive cycle of the forest.
What stupid and short-sighted humans, it’s time for you to experience the wrath of nature again!
Dru Yin thought bitterly.
In recent years, conflicts between the extremists in the Druyin Church and the mortal realm have become increasingly frequent. For example, here in Cormyr, due to the gradual deforestation of the forests, only the Forest of Kings and the Forest of Hurek are left in the large forests that once covered the entire territory. A forest area, and humans also built roads and outposts, cutting the original forest into pieces.
The conflict between civilization and nature is an eternal theme in the kingdom.
But Landwalker Rhodok couldn't stand it anymore. He decided to give the Cormyrs some color and let them know the price of offending the forest.
Unfortunately, most of the Dru Yin in the Silvanus Church in Morningstar Town do not agree with his views.
It was not easy for him to confront Cormyr directly. The frequent conflicts between the Church of Nature and the Mortal Kingdom had already caused many people to have objections.
Then wake up the snake people!
Snake people know how to protect nature better than you humans!
Raising his staff, Dru Yin's iron tower-like figure stood up from the wilderness. He suddenly roared, startling a large number of birds around him, and transformed into a giant bear with a body length of more than 3 meters, galloping towards the Stormhorn Mountains.
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On the west side of the Stormhorn Mountains, there is also a group of orcs coming.
The leader was wearing half-body armor, carrying long knives with both hands behind his back, and tied his black hair into a sky-high braid. His slightly green skin was full of scars, and the two pointed fangs in his mouth were exposed.
It was obvious that he was an orc.
There were pure orcs and hobgoblins traveling with him. Of course, the most numerous were half-orcs. There were about ten people in their group, carrying luggage.
"Dougherty." One of the orcs called out the name of the leading half-orc: "Are you sure we can find something to extend the life of Chief Haug?"
"I'm not sure," the strong orc said dullly.
There were bursts of cheers from the team
Complaints.
"But if we don't come, there's absolutely no chance."
The grumblings in the ranks died down immediately.
"This is the last resort." The Orcs looked towards the Stormhorn Mountains in the distance: "Even if we fail to find anything in the end, we can still use a battle, a fight, and a grand sacrifice to A final tribute to Chief Haug!"
The team became restless.
Scars, strength, battle, victory.
Gruumsh watches us.
For blood and glory!
In this way, three groups of people, moving in three directions, moved towards the ruins of the Snake Man Empire at the same time.
However, Aaron, who had grasped the exact location, was much faster than Dru Yin and the orcs who were still groping in the mountains.
Following the marks made by the dwarf craftsmen, he found a snake-shaped mark on a rock wall. He took out a stone given to him by Fujar and stuck it on the rock wall. The solid stone immediately turned into shapes with the light. Mud falls.
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An unfathomable cave was exposed in front of Aaron and the female wanderer.
"Ms. Ai Liu." Aaron nodded calmly. He immediately released a detection magic around him. After confirming that there were no enemies, he turned his attention to the female wanderer: "Please."
Dark vision! Aaron also gave himself a "dark vision" spell.
"I know." The female wanderer skillfully pulled out two daggers from her thighs and stepped into the darkness.
It was pitch dark inside the cave, and you couldn't see your fingers. As the two people entered the cave one after another, the passage behind them also closed.
After groping forward in the darkness, after walking about a hundred meters, a pyramid of the Snake Man Empire carved out of huge rocks appeared in front of them.
Then, two dwarf corpses appeared at the gate of the pyramid.
"These two corpses are still very fresh!" The female wanderer licked her lips and said with interest: "Wait a minute, Lord Salian, didn't you say this is your exclusive information?"
"Yes, because as long as the person dies, the news will naturally be exclusive." Aaron's cold eyes turned to the female wanderer.
For a moment, the female wanderer felt that there was a huge strange bird behind Aaron. It was spreading its wings and looking at her with an unsuspicious look. Her whole body was cold, and her originally very confident smile turned into an embarrassing smile: " That’s right.”
Companions in the chaotic neutral camp are very unreliable and must be beaten at all times.
"Listen to my order, otherwise we will all die inside." Aaron squinted his eyes, and ninety-nine plans went through his emotionless heart in an instant.
Let the planning begin.
Praise Saint Ganci!
Emperor of Han Dynasty
