This is not the earth. Many creatures are in deep harmony with nature, gods, laws, etc. Many things are integrated into the bones and souls. Trying to change this nature will only achieve half the result with half the effort.
Why should the kobold change his nature, which is very beneficial to him?
Is it for the so-called fairness and freedom?
This is a typical example of imposing one's own subjective ideas on others.
If you follow the trend, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, no matter how his power expands in the future, he will be prepared to divide and conquer the kobolds.
It’s not that there is no reward and punishment system at all, but this kind of reward and punishment system is not ordinary wealth, but rewards related to dragons, such as being responsible for delivering food to a giant dragon, or serving as a guard for a dragon’s nest.
In the eyes of humans, this is just a fucking hard job.
But in the eyes of the kobolds, this is the supreme glory and the ladder to become stronger - this is not just talk, but a reality.
The bloodline of the kobolds is too easily affected by the dragon. Even just living in a place with a dragon for a long time can easily stimulate the bloodline to mutate, and it has a direct impact on the strength of the dragon itself.
The more powerful the dragon, the more kobolds it affects at one time, the greater the possibility of the kobolds' bloodline awakening, and the less time it takes to stimulate the kobolds' bloodline to awaken.
This is why the tribe of kobolds who serve beside the powerful dragon are more powerful.
Kobolds should not be called kobolds, but doglegs. They were born to follow and serve the dragon.
After listening to Gavin's explanation, Gao Se's mother nodded involuntarily and said: "There is really no more suitable quarry worker who does not need to be paid or sent extra troops to protect you. Whatever you say, I am a little moved. ”
For many quarries, the indigenous monsters in the mountains and hills where they are located are also a headache.
Large-scale cleanup is an unrealistic method. The only way is to send troops for protection, which will naturally increase mining costs.
Mother Gothel just lamented that it was not uncommon to adopt a monster race for one's own use, but not everyone could do it. At least she had no idea if she was asked to do it.
After sorting out the information in this area, Gao Se's mother answered one by one: "For mining, there is a suitable area near Anfeier Village. Walking more than ten kilometers east is the South Ridge of Shiqiao Hills. There used to be a It’s a nice quarry, but it was abandoned many years ago. It’s said that there are deformed monsters roaming here. Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with my Happy Hall.”
"Tell me about it." Gavin looked interested.
Just like those ghost castles and ghost manors, such abandoned properties, also known as lost lands, can be said to be numerous in Faerûn.
It is also one of the important incomes for mercenaries. They are either hired to recover such areas, or they take the initiative to recover them and then sell them to interested buyers.
There is another one called the Pioneer Knight.
Their status is between noble lords and adventurers, but they have no inherited land property and can only go to non-human lands to explore.
Some places recognize this kind of knights, especially city-state alliances, because this is an excellent way for them to expand their territory.
Some places do not recognize it. Such places are usually feudal countries or slave countries, such as Calimshan and Tethyr, because in the eyes of those rulers and nobles, even if it is wilderness, it is their land. They developed it based on their own strength. Either swear allegiance to him, pay taxes and tribute, or get out, everything belongs to them.
Except for Cormyr and Sembia, other regions in the North recognize this kind of knights, even the village of Amphail, which is only 140 to 50 kilometers away from Waterdeep City.
Mother Gothel recalled for a while and then said: "My Happy Hall used to be the country villa of the Xant family. Its last owner, Baron Delroz, became extremely eccentric in his old age and completely abandoned the upper class of Waterdeep City. Life, moved here, indulging in necromancy experiments in pursuit of immortality.
In addition, he also conducts human modification experiments, which are said to go against the common sense of the human body, adding extra limbs to the body, eyes on the back of the head, or other superfluous organs.
But one night, Baron Delroz mysteriously disappeared in his villa, and his test subject took the opportunity to escape and fled into the Stone Bridge Hills. It is said that he settled in the abandoned stone factory and is still living there today. .
Later, his villa fell into the hands of an adventure group called Five Swords, and they regarded it as their headquarters. However, this situation did not last long. After only one season, they were like Baron Del Rhodes. , disappeared into this villa, leaving only the extremely hungry mount. "
"You won't tell me that you later bought this villa and transformed it into the current Happy Hall, right?" Gavin's expression changed slightly.
"That's right." Gao Se's mother nodded and gave an affirmative answer.
"One mysterious disappearance can be explained by chance, but two cannot be explained. It is very likely that it will happen a third or fourth time. Aren't you afraid that the same thing will happen to you?" Gavin couldn't help but ask. .
"Didn't you choose to take down this hotel even though you knew it was haunted by ghosts? Aren't you worried that something bad would happen to you?" Gowther's mother asked in reply without answering.
Gavin was stunned and suddenly realized: "So, before you bought this villa, you had already investigated the reason for their secret disappearance? Or had you solved the matter? So, I was worried in vain. "
"Even so, thank you for your concern." Gao Se's mother had a smile that couldn't be concealed on her face. After all, the other party's reaction was a sign of concern for them.
"Do you know the number of experimental subjects that escaped from here? Are there any research materials left by the old noble?" Gavin did not inquire in depth about the original cause of the disappearance in the Happy Hall.
Because this may involve the secret of Gao Se's mother. If the other party was willing to tell it, he would have told it long ago and would not wait until he asked.
"No." Gao Se's mother shook her head and said, "Before it came into my hands, it had passed through several hands. Things that originally belonged to the old nobles had been destroyed long ago. Even a large part of the information I have is According to hearsay, if someone hadn’t seen a similar deformed monster over at Stone Bridge Hills, this legend might not be true.”
"It seems I can only find out by myself." Gavin then asked, "What is the distribution of kobolds? They are also in Stone Bridge Hills."
"There are indeed kobold dens in the Stone Bridge Hills, but the number is relatively small. The largest group of kobolds is over there in the Sword Mountains. They have an owner, a fast roc, who has been harassing the war horses here all year round... "
"So it's it. We've already dealt with it. On the first day in Amphail Village, if I hadn't understood its special ability to twist and hijack magic, I would have killed it." Gavin said. It's not bragging to show off, but it is true that he has this strength, but for safety reasons, he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks and did not try some more dangerous methods rashly.
For example, the Immortal Revenge field was not opened at that time, and the other two designated enemies were not tried again.
No spell ability is unsolvable, especially this kind of restricted and domain spells, which ultimately involve consciousness and spell confrontation. The stronger the ability to control magic and laws, the higher the professional level, the greater the possibility of victory. If you are big, you can let your own suppress the other's.
"If you are really capable of knocking it down, it will be easier to negotiate the horse deal with the racecourse owners. In order to eliminate this scourge, they jointly offered a sky-high reward. The total reward has exceeded 100,000." If it were changed. If anyone of the same age said this in front of Gao Se's mother, she would think that the other person was bragging, but the person in front of her was definitely stating the facts, "To you, a simple bounty has relatively limited value. , but if you are used as a bargaining chip in the transaction, you can further lower the price when they quote, and the final value created will be far more than 100,000."
He does not mean that.
Gavin suddenly showed a look of excitement and said: "You're still missing out. As long as I kill it, I can also find a way to collect its kobolds. It can be regarded as killing multiple birds with one stone. I'll give it to those horse farms when I have time." The masters sent a letter to let them know about this, and me taking the initiative to attack and them begging me to attack are completely different concepts."
"You can't come forward for this kind of thing yourself, but you need someone to play the drums next to you." Gao Se's mother typically watched the excitement and didn't take it too seriously. She said with a smile, "How about this, you just prepare to slay the dragon, and the rest Leave it to me, what do you think?"
"This..." Gavin said a little embarrassed, "There are already too many places to trouble Madam."
"This kind of thing is not really troublesome. It's just talk. That's what I'm best at. If you ask me to help you slay the dragon, don't even think about it." Mother Gao Se said with an expectant expression. He stared at Gavin and said, "I really want to see how capable you are and what kind of changes you can bring to this small village that has remained unchanged for more than ten years."
"I will definitely live up to the lady's expectations." Gavin promised with his head held high.
He still has this confidence, or he has never been here. Once he comes, he will definitely leave an indelible mark of his own on this village. Everything is just the beginning.
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. You two will find me in the Happy Hall after breakfast tomorrow morning." Gao Se's mother waved her hand, indicating to Gavin and the others that they didn't need to send him away, and walked directly through the alley and returned. Your own joy hall.
Gavin arranged for Anna to lead the kobold builders to continue the preliminary jigsaw puzzle. After all, the number of spells cast per day was limited, and it would not take long for all of them to be cast. They could not wait idle for the number of spells to be restored.
Spell repair and manual repair, the two methods are mixed and interleaved, and the efficiency is faster. Especially after the builders of other races are in place one after another, the speed of manual repair is also considerable.
After arranging the corresponding matters, Gavin followed Gowther's mother to the Happy Hall. By this time, most of the escort girls had already gotten up to have breakfast and lunch, chatting in twos and threes.
Seeing Gavin come in, they couldn't help but say hello to him one after another. Although there were still many people ogling him, they were far less enthusiastic than on the first day. At least there were no more perverted behaviors similar to exhibitionism. After this short period of time, After getting along with each other day by day, they knew that the mind and means of the young man in front of them far exceeded his appearance. Simply seducing him was of no use to him. They just thought he was here to see Gao Se's mother.
As soon as she saw Gavin, the tall Delara immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Mr. Gavin, you are indeed a rare bartending genius. It is really unimaginable that you only learned bartending for a few days. You were able to make such a unique mind-gazing cocktail, and it actually helped me recover some of my lost memories. I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just ask."
Recover lost memories?
Does Guanxin Cocktail have this unique effect?
Even the person involved, Gai Wen, was a little confused, but he remained calm on the surface: "You don't need to thank me for this. What I planted for you is just a seed of emotion. It depends on you to see what kind of flowers it will bloom and what kind of fruit it will bear. I It is estimated that recovering the lost memory is entirely due to you opening the knot in your heart and being able to withstand the pain that was originally unbearable. It is not my fault."
This kind of thing is inherently ambiguous, no matter how you say it, it is correct.
"Anyway, thanks to the mind-gazing cocktail, sir." Delara insisted on her opinion and attributed the credit to the unique cocktail, "I will help you call Mother Gaother out right now."
"I'm not here to see Ms. Gowther." Gavin said with a smile, "I'm here to hire an escort girl, the kind who needs to go out on horseback."
"Are you here to hire an escort girl?" Delara repeated Gavin's words, but her voice was a bit high-pitched, and it spread throughout most of the joy hall in an instant.
These words were like poking a hornet's nest. Those escort girls who were still a little lazy and idle suddenly became energetic. With a buzz, they all gathered around. Many of them were just like the first time they met Gao Se's mother. Same, jump directly from the second or third floor.
Although not as nimble and graceful as Gowther's mother, she still showed good skills. She was by no means an ordinary person who was weak and inexperienced. Many of them were bards or thieves who had opened professional levels, and those who had several levels. kind.
Therefore, from the beginning, Gavin did not dare to treat them as ordinary escort girls.
In fact, the situation at the Antler Pot Tavern was similar. The six waitresses were all thieves with several professional levels, and the flying knives they used were not very accurate.
"Mr. Gavin, hire me, hire me. My singing and dancing will be the best in the Happy Hall."
"Since it's an outing, it must involve riding a horse. My riding skills are very good. I can follow wherever your husband wants to go."
"Choose me, Mr. Gavin chooses me, and I can provide services to you for free."
Those escort girls chirped in their self-recommendations. Although many of them were professionals, their growth environment made them different from ordinary professionals. They did not have the pride of being superior to ordinary people at all. They even appeared to be humbler than ordinary people. .
People's mentality is often not affected by their professional level, but by their living environment.
They were not completely uninterested in Gavin, on the contrary, they were more interested. They were just thinking about a more suitable opportunity to get close to him. Unexpectedly, he actually showed up at their door. Naturally, they were unwilling to let go of this kind of money-grabbing son-in-law. good opportunity.
This chaotic scene made Gavin couldn't help but wonder if he had made a wrong choice, but if he wanted to use these escort girls in the future, he had to take this step today.
Gavin didn't care to distinguish carefully. Before more escort girls came up, he directly dragged the one closest to him and ran away: "It's her."
"I didn't expect Mr. Gavin to have such a taste. Hey, it seems I won't have a chance in the future."
"Yes, yes, people should not be judged by their appearance. Mr. Gavin usually seems such an innocent person, why do you like this one?"
"Hehe... In this case, my chances are better. I just came out late, otherwise Mr. Gavin would definitely choose me instead of Loren."
"Actually, it's not that there's no chance at all. As long as Mr. Gavin likes it, I can go to the Glory City and spend money to hire those mages to cast a shrinking spell on my body. By then, I will no longer be an ordinary halfling. It's a half-elf, halfling, ha... I'm so smart, why didn't I think of that before!"
"Shameless, you are shamelessly lying. Halflings are a unique race. Even if you use magic effects to produce similar effects, you are still a shrunken half-elf or a shrunken human, not the original halfling."
"Hahaha... I guess you are the only one who cares about this kind of thing. As long as you are beautiful enough, do you think those men will care about authenticity? By then, the real will become fake, and the fake will become real , just like her breasts..."
"Shameless..."
Looking at the escort girl Gavin selected, most of the escort girls couldn't help but sigh.
It was a halfling whose height was only half that of a normal person. Although the halfling escort girl named Loren was not bad at all in appearance, the difference in body shape was there. There was a model difference between the two parties.
In particular, Gavin was considered tall and strong among humans, while the escort girl was petite among halflings, and the disparity was even greater.
But some people have unique tastes and always like something unexpected.
(End of chapter)
