Surviving the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 783 Topaz Dragon Lich to Pay the Ransom
Of course, Hill would not directly attack Neverwinter.

He is a kind camp, and he abides by the rules very much. No one took the initiative to provoke him. How could he make such a terrible decision?

Neverwinter City didn't have the qualifications to make him change sides.

But the reason why Neverwinter seems to be very important is because merchants going to Icewind Dale must hire adventurers in Neverwinter to pass through Luskan.

Thousands of high-level adventurers are one of the reasons why Neverwinter is so prosperous... Otherwise, relying on its skilled carpenters and craftsmen, it would not be as prosperous as it is now.

As for Tyr and Heim, it is also because they want to fight against Luskan's Bane that they attach so much importance to the temple in Neverwinter.

If the undead cleared Luskan out...

The region of Luskan is the most suitable place to fight against evil. When the elves resisted the orcs in the past, they actually established a line of defense between Luskan and Neverwinter.

Only in this way can the orcs pouring out from the Spine of the World be completely sealed.

In the past, Hill had never moved Luskan, not only because of Bane, but also because of Tempus, which the barbarians of Icewind Dale believed in.

Although this god of battle is absolutely neutral in an incomprehensible way, his actions are actually very sinister...

He often secretly takes revenge on people or gods who offend him.

The only exception is Bane... but anyone who knows what happened in the world of Falunriel can understand.

Hill is so cautious, not because he is afraid of Tampas, but because there are too many gods related to him. Even if it seems to be from Hill's own will, it will make people suspect that the gods behind him want to fight with Tampas. Sri Lanka is the enemy.

It's different now.

No matter which god it is, it is estimated that within ten years, it will be unable to do anything other than send something into Toril.

Neverwinter has always been proud of defending the entire continent of Faerun against the pirates of Luskan and the orcs of the Spine of the World. Hill can free them from this difficult task.

After all... If you really encounter an army of half-orcs that can destroy Neverwinter, then Neverwinter will be in civil turmoil if it can't resist. By the time someone suppresses the riot, the half-orcs will have swept the villages and towns in the northern continent long ago empty.

No one thinks that the reason why Neverwinter is wrong is that the original people in power are really dead... The people who are replaced are all adventurers, just like the current King of Neverwinter.

But...Neverwinter City still has some human families that have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years.

It has only been 1000 years since the elves abandoned Neverwinter.

Regardless of whether he was thinking too darkly, Hill decided not to test the endurance of Neverwinter.

He looked to the north... This winter, the orcs will definitely go down the mountain without Tempus and the red knight stopping them.

The number of undead who cannot use high-level magic is not necessarily more than that of half-orcs, and it will definitely give them enough time to kill.

It just so happened that the nobles in Waterdeep City had to be given time to retrain new gangsters.

Hill felt that he made arrangements for the undead very clearly.

This year's work is very sufficient, and it is estimated that the half-orcs will be welcomed after defeating Luskan. As for next year, it is easy to say:

Bring justice to Waterdeep in the fall, and fight the savage orcs in Luskan in the winter.

In spring and summer, you can go to the highest forest!

First help some elves who choose to return to the Star Mountains to rebuild their homes...

According to Hill's understanding of Toril, when the elves' homes are almost built, the gate of hell will probably be able to reconnect the boring six fingers.

Just continue to fight the devil.

The bottomless abyss can no longer send demons above legends, and the upper limit that Toril's original power can withstand is not that high.

The first reaction of the legendary demon coming in was probably to blow it up again.

Although Liuzhi has many subordinates, he probably won't waste any more time connecting to this door, and he should choose to cherish it.

The current Toril is actually more troublesome than in the past, and he is very good at dying together.

But the world recovered quickly, but the demon who was killed by the power of the source is really dead, and there is no chance for the soul to return to the abyss and be reborn.

So the abyss must be very cautious, and only send some cannon fodder demons to test.

Everyone is rookie against rookie, one side has a lot of numbers, and the other side will not die, which happens to be evenly matched.

After Hill decided on future arrangements, he directly ordered Liszt to discuss with Lynn. He believed that his friend would understand why he would attack Neverwinter.

Economic warfare has always been Hill's forte, and Lynn can understand it at a glance.

Although the soft knife cuts the meat slower, it is only useful.

Lynn will not refuse Hill to do this. Although he has a big heart, he has never been a saint who cannot fight back.

Those people in Neverwinter City should have quarreled directly in the city hall, and Princess Asbury should have been directly threatened.

Threatening your own princess to curry favor with Lynn in Lynn's territory?

Although it sounds like it's to please Lynn, which normal person is willing to accept a woman who is threatened?
In fact, he just didn't look down on Lynn, thinking that he, who was attached to Hill, would endure these discomforts for the sake of power.

Hill was very dissatisfied.

Without the favor of the gods, some of the bard's skills can't be used, and Lin En's real power has dropped a lot now.

But this by no means means that these wastes who can't even take a few swords from Lynn can openly despise Lynn!

Do you really think that half-elves don't practice swordsmanship?Lin En had studied under the command of a demigod who was directly taught by Corellon since he was a child!

Lynn really didn't respond to Hill's hidden murderous plan, but redesigned the undead adventure mission according to Hill's idea, and improved it a bit.

He assured Hill that at a certain time, there was no need for Hill to issue a mission to attack Luskan, and the pirates could directly face the undead.

Lynn knew exactly which gang in Waterdeep City was selling stolen goods to Luskan pirates, and it was too easy for the undead to clash with them.

No matter how harsh the orders those gangsters gave to the thugs after seeing the arrival of the undead, they have become accustomed to the hooligan habit of beating, smashing, looting and bullying the poor, and they can't control it at all.

Gangsters usually deliberately magnify the habit of these low-level gangsters doing evil things. This is their means of controlling these people. Only when they are all criminals can they listen to them honestly, instead of flying away immediately when they encounter something.

In this case, different arrangements can indeed be made according to Neverwinter's response.

This method is indeed more suitable than Hill's idea. If Neverwinter chooses to behave honestly, it won't appear that Hill and Aglaia City are so aggressive.

But if Neverwinter continues to cause trouble... If it wasn't for the pirates in Luskan who closed the main road to collect tolls, and the robbers who have to rob on a part-time basis every day, there would be no detour to Neverwinter. prosperous.

Experienced merchants will basically choose to bypass Luskan when they come out of the trail from Icewind Dale.

Only the newcomers, those who think they are capable, will take the big road swaggeringly.

In fact, Luskan mainly pissed off these people. Unless there was not enough food, or something was very useful to Luskan, these pirates would not offend the merchants of the entire continent for that little money.

In the world of Toril, everyone has always kept the door open, otherwise the pirates would not be so rampant.

It will be different when Luskan is in Hill's hands.

Lynn is sure that as long as it is built to be similar to the town of Aglaia, it can cut off one-third of Neverwinter's financial revenue.

This is really great... Hill felt that he should now consider how to renovate the place, and who would be more appropriate to manage it.

Hill, who entrusted the matter to the competent city magistrate, finally ushered in... the dragon who paid to redeem the dragon.

It was a topaz dragon lich, and from his coercion, Hill could feel that it was an extremely old dragon.

He still has many topaz-colored gemstone scales belonging to his species, indicating that he was a dracolich for a short time... It should be those dragons who were persuaded by the Dragon Cult to change their forms during the Dragon Rage in order not to be affected one.

He behaved very politely, spread his wings and slowly flew and rotated over the city of Aglaia. Hill recognized that it was the gesture of the dragon intending to visit.

So sat directly on Pulvi's back and flew into the sky to meet him.

"Hello. Respected Lord Aglea." The topaz dracolich turned into a human form, and briskly landed on the terrace on Pulvi's back, "I am Elsara, who lives in the north of Luskan.

It is a pity to visit in this name. I have come to pay the ransom for Claugilia Mata.

For the Dragon Worship... she cannot be locked up forever. "

"I have known you for a long time, Mr. Elsara." Hill replied with a friendly attitude, "As long as the price is right, of course I will let her go.

But the price of offending me...is not light. "

Elsera simply piled up a hill on the terrace: "The Cult of the Dragon is basically controlled by the dracolich now. We still do things according to the past habits. If something goes wrong, each dragon involved will get a result." Otherwise, as long as one dragon does not pay, it will become a situation where no one contributes.

Therefore, the alliance of giant dragons either does not pay, or has a lot of money. "

Hill is very clear why this gemstone dragon came... Although he had no choice but to turn into a dracolich, his main purpose was to deal with the evil white dragon queen Al in the north besides avoiding the influence of the dragon madness. Via Tules.

If Hill takes Luskan, he will soon face the white dragon queen who often comes to plunder, and Elshara is a natural ally.

The hatred between them will never be washed away. When Hill was studying the giant dragons in the Northland, he saw the results of dozens of battles between them, and both sides suffered heavy losses.

However, for the cruel Bailong, it doesn't matter how many descendants or subordinates die, but for the more emotional Huang Yulong, almost every loss is a heavy blow.

That's why Elsara risked becoming a lunatic in the end and accepted the temptation of the Dragon Cult during the Dragon Madness period.

(End of this chapter)