Twenty Sided Dice

By the time Siegel climbed ashore, the sun had set and the temperature dropped. As soon as he left the Black Water River and lost the blessing of the fire in the center of the earth, the water on his clothes began to freeze rapidly. In order to prevent freezing, Siegel hurriedly took off his clothes and hid in a fishing gear warehouse next to the dock while wringing the water in his hands.

There was no one here, and there was even a layer of dust on the nets and baskets. Orcs don't go fishing. This should be a place to store tools for half-orcs or human slaves. And now almost all of the labor goes to the shipyard to work, so this is also temporarily abandoned. Siegel did not dare to start a fire, so he found a few dry rags in the warehouse to wipe his body, at least to dry all the water vapor that was about to freeze. Then he hurriedly moved his limbs, doing squats, push-ups and brisk hops in place to warm himself up.

If he can use magic, he has many ways to avoid frostbite on his body. But under the cover of the detection enchantment, only the mercenary method of Professor Sir Bill can be used. As Siegel pondered his infiltration plan, he decided that spells should only be used when it was most critical. That time is either the eve of victory or the moment of escape.

Since he couldn't dry his clothes, Siegel had to temporarily use the rags and fishing nets in the hut to make a simple body-covering clothing, and by the way, he made himself up as a human slave. The rags are just the best disguise. He used a dagger to cut his hair in a mess, and the beard that had not been groomed for more than half a month could hide his youthful face. But you can't dress up like a beggar, as that will make the orcs feel that the slave is useless, and may take out a knife and kill the beggar. Siegel exposed his arms moderately, showing off his muscular muscles, in order to play the role of a capable and vigorous slave.

This simple makeup technique was taught by Janet, and the cutting and sewing of clothes was taught by Sir Bill. The biggest advantage of Siegel is that he is willing to learn all the means that can be used, and he will not be picky. He put on "new clothes", patted off the dust, and pushed open the door.

Today is a full moon day, and the whole city is shrouded in bright moonlight. This is not good for hiding the figure, so Siegel swaggered down the street. As long as they don't encounter a drunk orc, others will think he is a slave of a certain general when they see him, and they won't come to harass him. Siegel left the river wharf and walked into the town. His first goal was the restaurant or hotel here. One is to solve the problem of eating and drinking and heating, and the other is to inquire about news. He didn't know anything about Macabuda at all, and he was surrounded by enemies.

He chose the target carefully. Fortunately, there are a lot of taverns here. The orcs like this entertainment the most, and they are willing to spend the last big one in their pockets. Anyway, they will find a way to rob the next day. They drank low-grade ale and watched the dwarf slaves perform antics while their big hands swam around the slave girls beside them. When you are full, the tavern will immediately become a place of lust, and the scene will be very chaotic and unbearable. Siegel didn't expect to hear from here, he had his own way.

Before coming to Macabuta, Siegel made several plans, the first was to obtain an identity that could withstand inspection, and then to carry out the next step of investigation. In every seaport, even the most powerful Golden Shield Port of the Dawn Lord, there will be people who are engaged in the work of forging identity certificates. Siegel, who had been trained as the successor to the old captain Marlene, knew these things about shipping. Luckily, the South often also carried some tobacco, red wine, and even unexplained sugar and pepper that the tax officer forgot to label. In fact, these are all smuggled goods, and the captain needs to contact the shopkeepers who can sell the stolen goods, so a set of maritime business order is naturally formed. Siegel plans to use this system to help with his activities in Maccabota.

Be patient, don't think too much about the smell of barbecue wafting from the tavern, Siegel traversed the entire Macabuda, from the Inland Wharf to the Waihai Wharf. He saw two drunks on the road, dragged them into the alley by the way, took off their clothes and put them on, short shirts with half trousers, soft sharkskin shoes, and fur hats with low brim, which happened to be Appearance of a sailor. This kind of attire is common in the outer sea pier, after all, this is the place where sailors - or pirates - haunt, and the familiar smell of the sea is all around, as well as the taste of sea salt, and the aroma of rum. Siegel came here specifically to find grocery stores, especially those that sold nautical supplies, because they were also generally where smugglers handled their goods.

But the grocery stores run by orcs are not safe. According to their nature, they will hack humans to death, and then use human heads to reward them. Or the act of beheading after finding out where Siegel's cargo was hidden. The Orc's shop is for Orcs, unless Siegel is fully armed and accompanied by a few mercenaries as guards, he dares to choose this place.

Orcs don't set up shop by themselves, they think other jobs except murder and robbery are jokes. Sometimes they will leave the shop to human slaves, at least it is easier to recruit human slaves who can write and arithmetic. Although these people are not necessarily trustworthy, the chances are always greater.

Siegel pretended to be a drunk and hid in the shadows, and his stolen clothes stinked enough to be easily fooled. Now that the stores were closing, Siegel took the opportunity to pick a target. He saw a grocery store called "Whitefish" with a cable and anchor on the sign and an ugly flying fish jumping over the cable. The sign is very old, but the copper on it is polished, but it is rarely visited and the location is very secluded. The most important thing is that the one-eyed old man who runs the grocery store doesn't seem to be in very good health. After observing for a long time, he did not find any other staff in the shop, and even the one-eyed old man did the final proofing himself.

Siegel walked around the grocery store and found that every window was locked and protected by iron bars. A black dog in the backyard was lying in the shadow of the eaves, not barking, just waiting for Siegel to step into the territory and then pounce on it and bite. It's like a prison here, Siegel thought about it and decided to start from here, so he didn't care that it was closed at night, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Three shorts, three longs and three shorts belong to the signals of smugglers. Seagal learned from the old captain that such a signal would open most grocery stores. You can't make a lot of money from selling nautical supplies alone, only smuggling can satisfy these people's greedy appetites.

At first, there was no movement in the grocery store, and Siegel was not in a hurry, and waited patiently for a while. Then he knocked on the opposite signal, three long, three short and three long. At this time, a light came on in the grocery store, and then the sound of unlocking was heard. After the wooden door opened, the one-eyed old human man leaned out and looked at Siegel's face with a lantern. It can be seen that his only remaining eye has become cloudy and white, so he has to borrow light to see things in the dark.

"What's the matter?" the one-eyed old man asked alertly.

"There are parallel imports." Siegel replied, "How about replacing scallops with peppers?"

The old man let the door open and closed it again after Siegel entered. He sat the guests down and went to the kitchen to work on the food. This is the etiquette of meeting the smugglers at the grocery store: the smugglers need some alone space to take out the hidden things from their bodies. This is every smuggler's secret and must be respected by the store owner. Siegel took out a few gems of Dwarf City and a bottle of the finest spirits from Waterdeep City. This is a good wine specially prepared to resist the cold in the north before departure.

After a while, dinner was served, oatmeal simmered with clams and scallops, with a lot of garlic added to cover up the fishy smell. Siegel didn't say anything, just picked up the bowl and ate it. After a while, he ate the last bite of a pot of seafood porridge, and put the bowl down. It was not until this time that the entire "ceremony" of the password was completed. Siegel used his actions to show that he was a real smuggler, not a pirate ashore, who would only sell goods instead of lives. The one-eyed old man opened the bottle of wine on the table, poured it into the glass, looked at the crystal clear white wine, and smelled the tangy aroma of the food. He took a sip carefully. It's the taste of Waterdeep, the best spirits. A sense of hometown rushed through my throat and into my heart.

Orcs love the taste of alcohol, but they can't brew good wine themselves, and they can't grow grapes in the north. Even the slaves they capture have no raw materials. Therefore, good wine has always been in short supply, and it is one of the favorite commodities of smugglers.

"How many good things are there? I'll take twelve gold coins in a bottle." The one-eyed old man took another sip, carefully sipped the taste, and then asked.

"Not much, just one box." Siegel replied. He is now pretending to be a single-handed smuggler. Naturally, it is impossible for him to own large quantities of goods, which would appear unreal. "Selling goods is not my main business. I came to Makabuda to buy things."

"You lie," said the one-eyed, "and your level of lying is very poor. There is a shortage of everything here, and the three-eyed are watching everything. If you want to get something under his nose, you are courting death. ."

"There's one thing that's not lacking here, slaves," Siegel said. "I'm very interested in the slave business."

"Do you have a problem with your brain? Who do you want to sell slaves from orcs to, humans or elves? If you dare to take slaves into their territory, your head will be separated from your neck."

"I'm looking for a specific slave, and his family will pay me." Siegel said with a smile: "I only know that the ship he was on was captured and dragged to Makabuda, then he may have Still here."

"Oh, I see, you are in the anemone business." One Eye said. "Is this business profitable now?"

"The business has only just begun. The battle in the Sheepfold Mountains is only a small start, and I think there will soon be a human nobleman captured, and then their anxious parents will pay us. It is more perfect that their brothers have Will pay us to drop the mission. That's the best business, isn't it?"

"You're right, good business has just begun." The one-eyed old man said, "I want to know, who asked you to come to me?"

Nobody, Siegel thought. "An old acquaintance," he said. "In our business, acquaintance is everything, isn't it?"

"That's right, this is the key to doing business." The one-eyed old man nodded, got up and brought two corner glasses, poured unwatered ale, one glass per person. "That is, you want me to be a middleman, to find a particular slave. What's in it for me?"

"Fifty gold coins, please do me a favor. For fifty gold coins, find a boat that can leave with the person I'm looking for."

"This business doesn't make much money." One-eyed replied: "I heard that when the human nobles fought, the baron's ransom was thousands of gold coins, and the viscount was about 5,000. You can take this one hundred gold coins this time? Why don't you go find someone else."

"I'm eating under your roof, but you want to drive me away. It's against the rules." Siegel said, "This is the first time I've come to your door. The price can be negotiated, but the way can't be broken. I want to The more you earn, the greater the risk you have to take. Asking for news is one price, but a partner is another matter. Asking for news doesn’t matter whether the person is dead or alive, all the risks are borne by me. You If you want to earn more, be prepared to lose everything.”

The old man licked his teeth. At other times, he would have voted without hesitation, but now he just wants to send this young man who came to his door to leave quickly. It stands to reason that the faceless person of the joint should have appeared recently. Could it be this person? Although he has only one eye, this young man looks like a novice no matter how he looks at it. His eyes are about to go blind, but his heart is not blind at all. He knew from the first time the young man appeared to him that this man was not a smuggler, no doubt about it. Although he knew every secret word of the smugglers, and even the smallest details were not wrong, whether it was the dress or the figure, he looked more like a sailor than a sailor, but there was no smuggler's look in his eyes.

According to the news from "Rat", there will be a faceless person who will come to him and give him the last task. After completing it, you can end your fifteen-year spy career and return to the south of the City Wall Mountains, back to your son and grandson. After hearing the news, he swallowed five mouthfuls of snow to suppress his excitement. Sheepfold Mountains, orcs' contempt for the Walled Mountains, because they don't understand how happy it is to be a sheep that goes home. At this time, he has to make sure that nothing can go wrong. Regardless of whether the person who came to the door was a faceless person, he could only stabilize him and observe it first.

Still playing a greedy grocer, he thought as he raised his glass and poured down the ale. As he drank, Siegel saw the muscles in his neck quiver, and there was a strangled scar on it, like a noose that always hangs on the gallows. One-eyed slammed the glass on the table, and more than half of the wine was gone. He said, "Give me the bottom line. If everything goes well, how much can a partner share?"

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