"There is indeed a possibility of this." Gavin thought for a moment and said, "Don't dig too deep into this matter. If you are not careful, you will touch a sensitive minefield. We only need to know the origin of Captain Leyana. Extraordinary, it is enough to have possible connections with the royal family and the support of Arabey City, but what about Araceline? What is her background?"
This kind of tit-for-tat bet can only be more targeted when you know the opponent's true heel and formulate corresponding policies. You will not be caught off guard by the opponent's reinforcements from the sky. In the Kingdom of Cormyr, there is no Biobasiqir The royal family has a bigger trump card. Even if it is just an illegitimate daughter, the energy it possesses cannot be matched by ordinary people, especially those illegitimate daughters with abilities.
Gavin now has no way to prove that Leyana is the illegitimate daughter of King Asan, but there is no way to prove that she is not.
Then we can only take it as a 'yes' and use as little underhanded tactics as possible against her. As long as the win is fair and aboveboard, even the royal family can't do anything about it.
"The Lord Aracelin is in her current position because she was recommended by Duke Beru. She had served the Duke for ten years and was highly appreciated by him. Legend has it that the relationship between the two is extraordinary. The Duchess She was very dissatisfied with this, and almost broke up with Duke Belu because of this. In order to prevent her backyard from catching fire, she became the current regent of Tiffanyton." Gowther's mother said it euphemistically, but to put it bluntly, Araceline once She was Duke Beru's secretary and lover. The palace was not happy and had to send her to Tifanton.
This is just rhetoric on the surface (after all, with teleportation, this distance is not a problem at all, and you can run back and forth in a minute). In fact, it is Duke Belu who has placed his cronies in Tifanton, even if it is Even after leaving office, he still kept the city firmly under his control.
Gavin is no stranger to this Duke of Beru.
He is also from the Obaiskir royal family, but it is a distant branch. He is more than ten years younger than King Yasan, and his relationship has always been good. After King Yasan became king, he took good care of him, and he did not let Yasan down. The king's trust has grown from a small grassroots commander in the Purple Dragon Legion to the current first marshal, with the reputation of the Spear of Cormyr.
In foreign wars, unless King Asan personally leads the expedition, he is the best candidate to command the army.
Tiffanton was annexed by Duke Beru in 1356. At that time, Rashan, the lord of the Scar Valley, led his army to the Misty Valley and Shadow Valley.
In the name of protecting the country, the Kingdom of Cormyr led a purple dragon army led by Duke Beru to settle in Tifantun, which is located on the commercial thoroughfare.
The settlement process can be said to be effortless. After all, Tifanton is only a small town of ten thousand people until now. Before the settlement, it was a large town at best.
The difficulty lies in how to gain a foothold there.
Although Tiffanytown is not big, it is an out-and-out commercial thoroughfare. The two commercial roads that run through the Cormanthor Forest, the Northern Horse Road and the Moon-to-Sea Highway, intersect here. It is a transfer station for caravans going south or entering the Rockland High Road. Occupying Tifantun would be equivalent to blocking the necks of these two trade routes.
The Kingdom of Cormyr has been peeping here for a day or two, and has been unable to capture it. The Zhentarim and the Kingdom of Sembia are frantically obstructing it, especially the former.
After the Larshan army that had cut off the trade routes in the valley was defeated, the Zhentarim naturally launched a frenzied counterattack against Tiffanydon.
The monster forces around the Mokou Mountains, Rockland, and Thunder Peak Mountains were all led to Tifantun, and Zhentil Fort even organized an elite army to support them.
Duke Beru led the Purple Dragon Legion to take the initiative and defeated the monster forces in three directions. Before Zhentil Castle's elite army reached the halfway point, all their monster mercenaries had been killed. In Tiffanyton The outer base became the Jingguan.
Subsequently, the Kingdom of Cormyr made concessions on the interests of the valley, especially the Scar Valley. Coupled with the sudden arrival of the Year of Turmoil, the internal beliefs of the Zhentarim have changed. Until now, they are still trapped in internal strife. Only then did the Kingdom of Cormyr Tiffany Dun completely regained his footing.
Duke Beru also returned to Susar at the beginning of this year, and the regent Araceline took office. However, before that, she had been in charge of the government affairs of Tiffinton, and she only received the official appointment from the royal family this year.
All in all, Duke Beru would not give up Tifantun and Rockland to others easily.
Gavin couldn't help but sigh in his heart. King Asan is really an old fox. The two companions he found for him were not good at all. He accidentally made wedding clothes for their royal family. He wanted to win the final victory. To win, you must show some real ability.
Gao Se's mother said enthusiastically: "Lord, is there any other information that needs attention? Tell me all together, and I will ask my girls to focus on it."
The task assigned to them by Gavin was much simpler than expected, and the risk factor was not high.
After all, it is just some popular gossip. The laws of the Kingdom of Cormyr are far more fair and strict than those in the Glory City. No one has convicted them because of their gossip, and even made their safety more secure. There have been many The escort girl fell in love with the city.
"There is no demand for intelligence for the time being, but there is a need for ladies in business. Before that, ladies need to go to a place for me first."
"where?"
"Nimir Village."
"Nimir Village? The one mentioned in Varo's travels, the village where the river water can glow? What are we doing there?"
"Didn't Madam herself just say the reason?"
"Huh? I didn't say anything!"
"You'll know later."
"It's already dark now, what business are we talking about? Can't we wait until daylight to go?"
"Because I feel it more clearly at night. You will know the specific reason when you go there."
It's not that Gavin is trying to show off, but they have already arrived at Nimir Village. Going to a small village, Gavin naturally doesn't need to measure with his feet. He first sends the Half-Moon Horse over to locate it in the air, and then teleports directly there.
If we say that the city of Susar is a metropolitan and prosperous representative of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Then Nimir Village is the most common representative of villages and towns. This village is not too remote. Although it is not on any commercial road and there is only a country road on the land, it is a village along the river and is close to the Kingdom of Cormyr. Fifty kilometers downstream of the Xingbo River, a large river, is Masembo, the second largest trading city in the Kingdom of Cormyr, which is only a hundred kilometers away from Susar.
For a village with a population of more than 500, it is not too small. It presents the most simple pastoral style, with houses, fields and various livestock crowded together. The roads are muddy, and the atmosphere of the countryside hits the face (the smell of vegetation is mixed (smells like human and animal feces), and the regulations strictly prohibiting open defecation, even in the Kingdom of Cormyr, are only implemented in a few large cities such as Susar and Masembo. Other rural cities still maintain relatively original ecology. appearance.
Mother Gauser, who had just gotten used to Susar's clean and tidy appearance, was a little uncomfortable for a moment, but the next second, she was stunned by the incredibly beautiful scene in front of her.
This remote village is not only brightly lit, but also the water channels surrounding the village are glowing white, rippling with the fluctuations of the water, reflecting a rainbow-like luster.
The popularity of night lighting here is not inferior to that of Susaal, which is known as the city that never sleeps.
It's just that the method used is different from Susar. What's illuminated here is not an eternal flame, but crystal clear glass containers.
The shapes of these glass containers are not uniform. There are potbellied wine bottles, slender-necked rum bottles, beautiful ornamental glass containers, and even glass drinking glasses. There are really no transparent containers in this area. Some directly used wooden barrels or stone containers to contain them and placed them in the courtyard. Some even directly dug a puddle in their own yard and filled it with this kind of luminous water.
Gao Se's mother finally understood why Gavin had to bring her to Nimir Village at night. This unique scene was far less profound during the day than at night. She couldn't help but said in surprise: "The river here is really beautiful." As mentioned in Varro's Travels, it can emit light. What's going on? Could it be that this is the holy land of Her Highness the Moon Goddess Surun, and the water here has been blessed before it emits moonlight? Is it what you said? The business is to sell the river water here?"
"Why is the water here glowing? I'll take you to find a professional to explain it to you." After Gavin looked at the surrounding situation for a while, he did not walk towards Nimir Village, but towards a building not far away. Walking up the hillside, there is a tall stone tower standing there.
Like Nimir Village, this high tower is decorated with luminous glass bottles. However, compared to the messy containers in Nimir Village, although there are more types of containers here, it can be seen with a clear eye that they are not made from local materials. It is specially customized and carefully arranged, so from a distance, it looks beautiful and like a fairyland.
This is a mage tower that cannot be called a mage tower, because it is not a mage tower with magical functions. It is just made of ordinary stone materials. However, the sign on it shows that there is a mage living there. in.
"Okay." Gao Se's mother's interest was completely aroused, and she followed Gavin lightly. She wanted to see what surprises this young man would bring her this time, and what business lessons he would read.
The two of them had just approached ten meters of the tower when a phantom of a parrot appeared out of thin air and said loudly: "Guests are coming, come out to greet them quickly. Guests are coming, come out to greet them quickly..."
The phantom of this parrot interprets the idiom of parrots to the extreme, repeating it over and over again without getting tired of it.
Facing the sudden scene, the two reacted differently. Gavin immediately activated his battle armor.
Gao Se's mother jumped out for more than ten meters, saw the phantom of the parrot clearly, and walked back with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "It turned out to be a magic mouth trick. I was shocked and thought it was a magic trap. "
With her reaction just now, she has already initially demonstrated the level of an extraordinary professional. Although she is a thief who claims to be retired, her abilities have not declined at all.
This parrot phantom is the simplest trick among illusion spells. It is a one-ring spell called Magic Mouth. It can enchant simple words on corresponding items. Once the corresponding trigger conditions are met, it will be automatically triggered. .
Usually it is used as a passive police sentry or as a doorbell. This is the first time for Mother Gothel to see it.
"Who are you looking for?" The viewing window on the wooden door of the stone tower was opened, revealing a pair of vigilant eyes looking at Gavin and Gowther's mother.
"Is this the residence of Master Haranson?" Gavin was not surprised by the other party's vigilance. No matter whose door two strangers appeared in the middle of the night, they would not open the door easily to welcome guests. As a gesture of goodwill, he hurriedly disarmed the battle armor he had just opened.
"Who are you? I don't know you? What do you want from me?" Master Haranson not only had no intention of opening the door, but also became more vigilant.
"We are friends of Master Varro. We heard about you and the village of Nimir from him. We are particularly interested in the things here. We came here to visit. We came from Susar. This is issued by the War Mage. Identity authentication and pass." Gavin stretched out his hand and sent out a metal plate. Under the power of magic, it slowly floated into the peephole of the stone tower door.
"Please wait a moment." The sound of the door opening came from the stone tower.
I don’t know if the name Varro has taken effect, or if it’s the certificate of no crime issued by the War Mage (this certificate does have this effect in Cormyr, and most people in Cormyr recognize it), but there is a possibility of counterfeiting this thing, but it’s just that The cost of crime is very high. Once the war mage knows about it, he will definitely use all his strength to trace it. Being targeted by a mage group is definitely not a good experience. There are not many people who can escape pursuit. If there are some, they will not be caught. If you don't have the ability, you won't be able to do this.
The one in Gavin's hand is of course genuine, and it was personally awarded to him by the supreme leader of the battle mages, the court mage Vongeldahast.
It's just that for a village mage, the palace mage is too far away. If Gaiwen reported his name just now, it would have the opposite effect.
Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together, this is what is said.
Soon the door of the stone tower opened, and an old mage quickly walked out of it. He respectfully handed the metal card to Gavin and said, "I didn't expect a war mage to come in person. I was rude just now." Yes, please come in, two adults."
This is how this general order works. Obviously, what the Palace Archmage gave Gavin was not as simple as a general order. It also had a special meaning representing a battle mage. Ordinary people could not recognize it, but a Cormyr mage could see it at a glance. Can be recognized.
"We are rude. We came in the middle of the night without making an appointment in advance. However, during the day, we couldn't see the difference of Nimir Village." Gavin took the pass with a smile and looked at the old mage.
He looks more like an old farmer than a mage.
If they met on another occasion, Gavin would never be able to associate him with a mage in the first place, or even associate him with being a professional.
Because his face was swarthy and wrinkled, his hair was graying, and he was a little hunched over. He was not wearing a mage's mage robe, but a farmer's waistcoat for working in the fields.
Don’t think that everyone can climb to the top of the professional ladder and become a legend.
Many people go around in circles throughout their lives without even being able to touch the shadow of the extraordinary. There are countless reasons, and everyone is different. Some are limited by their innate talents, and some are frustrated halfway and give up. Those who walked on (most of them died once or watched the people around them die).
Compared with melee professions, spellcasters are more likely to give up halfway because they have mandatory requirements for the main attributes of spellcasting. After many spellcasters' professional levels are upgraded to a certain level, they find that their main attributes cannot keep up with their spellcasting abilities. .
Although there are ways to improve attributes in this world, it does not mean that everyone can find it and have the ability to obtain it. Even though Gavin has accumulated his attributes to an extraordinary level, he thinks it is easy to obtain them. Take a closer look, and his Each additional attribute improvement is not a simple thing and cannot be obtained by ordinary people.
In order to find a breakthrough, some people have no choice but to fall into the arms of their professionals, while some people waste their lives and find it difficult to make breakthroughs again.
This is probably the case for the country mage named Harlanson in front of him.
The two followed the old mage into the stone tower. There were more and more glass containers here, but the most eye-catching thing was the huge, luminous glass fish tank that occupied nearly one-third of the entire hall. It was filled with glowing water, and dozens of fat electric eels were swimming around in it.
"I wonder why the two distinguished guests came to Nimir Village in the middle of the night?" The old mage rubbed his hands awkwardly. Although the other party looked young, the magical aura exuding from his body was beyond his reach, especially It is a battle armor that can be released and retracted. It is definitely not an ordinary magic equipment. Even if he sells all his wealth, he may not be able to afford a helmet for that armor.
This was also the reason why Harlanson hurriedly opened the door. The other party had the ability to break in easily.
"We are here just for the fact that your water canals can shine. It's just that Mr. Varro only mentioned this matter. He couldn't explain it in detail. Could you please explain in detail why this happened? Condition?"
Coming to Nimir Village was still a reuse of the information provided in Varro's travel notes. Gavin once again saw business opportunities from a few words. He was afraid that the people below could not handle some things that transcended the times, so he could only go there in person.
"It's a long story."
"Sir, you can start from the beginning. We have the patience to listen."
I asked for three days of leave, and these three days were all single updates. Since I started reading this book, I have no time to spend with my wife and children, so I took advantage of the holiday to go out for a walk.
I didn’t want to invite you, but I couldn’t hold on to the manuscript!
(End of chapter)
