Because a demon invasion had just broken out not long ago, Zuo Si spread a large amount of plague in the area that was enough to kill people, so both the members of the Shadow Thieves Guild and the local residents knew how dangerous it was.
At least before the Church of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, announces that the cleanup is complete, you must not risk your life.
Therefore, those who dare to enter the sewer at this time are either fearless or hiding some unspeakable secrets.
The leading man slowly took off his hood, revealing a face with slight features of a person from the Eastern Karatu continent.
His upper body was naked, he had no weapons on him, and he didn't even have a pair of shoes on his feet. He looked completely unarmed.
But the unusually developed muscles all over his body and the thick curved backs of his hands like a boxer's all prove that he is a monk, or a warrior monk or an ascetic.
This is a special profession that infuses magical energy into the body and completely weaponizes the limbs.
The best monks can even make their fists powerful enough to rival magical weapons, instantly penetrating things with amazing protective power like dragon scales.
In the continent of Faerun, wherever there is a monastery, there must be a group of monks.
Although their numbers are not large, because it is not easy to maintain the almost strict discipline, their faith and piety are comparable to those priests who rely on God's gifts for a living.
The monk first looked around at everyone present, and then said in a low and hoarse voice: "I believe you all know what my presence here today means."
"Please give the order, Master. We are all the most loyal believers of the goddess, and we are willing to sacrifice our lives for her at any time."
A man took the initiative to step forward, bent down and bowed deeply.
Hearing this, the monk nodded with great satisfaction: "Very good! I think the goddess will be moved by such devout faith.
Your task is simple, yet also arduous.
The first thing is to find out where the double elect Soth went during his disappearance.
The second is to find a vampire named Badi and confirm her current condition.
There is no order between the two tasks, you can do them simultaneously.”
"Investigate Soth?!"
The man who looked ready to die in the last second was stunned the next second, with a barely perceptible flash of fear in his eyes.
He had actually found quite a lot of information about this voter who had risen rapidly and demonstrated amazing strength in Amn and the entire West Coast.
In particular, the recent magic duel in Luskan in the north, as well as the news that the Zhentarim leader Manshoon and several chief red wizards were defeated head-on, had already spread with the return of the merchant ships.
So it was very clear how dangerous this young man was.
If we conduct an in-depth investigation into him, the risks we face are extremely high.
"That's right. Our goddess wants to find out what secrets he is hiding and why he keeps appearing and disappearing suddenly.
According to the gossip from the Shadow Thieves, Soth got information from them about a red dragon named Felcrag.
If nothing unexpected happens, some action should be taken.
You can use this opportunity to blend in and test the waters a little.
Remember, our great goddess hates failure, and she hates even more those useless people who are unable to accomplish anything and only cause trouble.
So if any of you disappoint her, I will be more than happy to execute them myself."
After saying that, the monk suddenly raised his fist and smashed it hard against the wall next to him.
Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With a loud noise, the entire solid rock wall collapsed instantly, and a large amount of rubble and soil gushed out from the breach, almost blocking half of the pipe.
Just by looking at such an amazing punch, it is easy to judge that his monk level is definitely very high. Even if he is not a legendary monk, he is almost there.
If this punch hits a person, all the bones in the body will be shattered on the spot, and the internal organs will spray out of the mouth as if they were crushed.
In addition, the biggest feature of the monk is that his various immunity and magic resistance are very amazing.
They are a very small minority who can, when their level is high enough, rush forward despite all kinds of spell bombardments and kill high-level spellcasters at lightning speed.
Obviously, this move directly shocked all the men in black present and made the surrounding environment become dead silent.
But the monk ignored these believers, turned around and disappeared into the darkness as silently as a thief.
From the back, you can vaguely see that between his shoulder blades, there is a black disk with a lavender ring tattooed on it. It is the mark of Shar, the goddess of the night.
It is easy to tell from this mark that this is a powerful Darkmoon Monk.
The group's main goal is to serve the Goddess of Night and to track down and assassinate high-ranking members of the Church of the Goddess of Magic, Sullen or others.
Almost every Darkmoon Monk is a top-notch and professional assassin.
Because of the special abilities granted by Shar, the power they unleash when they launch a sneak attack on their targets is even more amazing than that of assassins and thieves.
It is said that the reason why the Sulen Church cannot grow and develop is entirely because the Dark Moon Monks constantly send people to hunt down its church members.
It can even be said that among the many gods of Faerun, becoming a priest of Sulen is one of the most dangerous choices.
That means facing Shar and her followers' extremely secretive and efficient assassinations.
With the departure of the monks, these believers, who always kept a low profile, hid themselves and gathered in small groups, quickly left the sewers silently and used the roles they played in society to try to investigate everything about Zuo Si.
Especially where did he go during the two times he disappeared for half a year.
Of course, this is not easy.
Because not many people know the truth, and those who know the truth are either summoned creatures or loyal liches within the organization.
In addition, there is a wizard tower as a cover, so most outsiders simply think that Zuo Si disappeared just like an ordinary wizard, staying in his own territory to conduct some magical research of interest.
Not to mention disappearing for half a year, it is not uncommon for some wizards to suddenly disappear for decades or even hundreds of years.
When he reappeared, those who thought he was dead were surprised to find that the wizard had transformed himself into an immortal lich.
Of course, Zuo Si still knew nothing about what was happening in the secret corners of Askatla.
At this moment, he had already left the city with a hastily assembled six-member adventure team and followed a small caravan towards Cuimi Town, intending to make a simple repair there and then reach their destination - Wind Spear Hill through the rugged mountain roads.
In order not to arouse the vigilance of the cunning red dragon Fercrag, except for Isadora, Fangus and Fed, the remaining two teammates were temporarily recruited at the Bronze Crown Inn.
They are all male human warriors, and their professional levels are around LV5. They are the typical cannon fodder. If they encounter any danger, they will definitely be the first to die.
Of course, these two guys are not good people either.
According to the information Isadora obtained through telepathic mind reading, the other party obviously saw that there were more female members in the team, and they were all young and beautiful girls, so they wanted to wait until they were in a deserted place and secretly drug everyone to make them unconscious, do some unspeakable things, and then dump the bodies in the wilderness and loot all the valuables.
It is normal for things like this to happen in a makeshift adventure team.
This is why most adventurers who survive to middle age have a fixed team without exception.
The risks of teaming up with strangers are simply too great.
After all, more than 70 to 80 percent of Faerun's area is sparsely populated forests, wildernesses, and swamps. The chance of being discovered for murder here is almost zero, and the cost and risk of engaging in criminal activities are reduced to an outrageous level.
But unfortunately, these two beastly guys hit a wall this time.
It is not easy to keep secrets in front of a psion.
Their sinister plan was exposed from the very beginning.
If the team didn't need two cannon fodder to cover up their tracks, they would probably have been dealt with immediately after leaving the city.
Especially Fide, who was sent by the Shadow Thief to lead the way, his eyes often flashed with extremely cold murderous intent.
Obviously, the other party's despicable and cruel behavior triggered some bad memories or experiences in her.
Because Zuo Si noticed that there was a very vague mark on the arm of the demon elf assassin lady. Although it was easily overlooked after being processed, it can be concluded that she must have been a slave of Calinshan in the past.
As a very rare and exotic demon elf, especially a beautiful woman, anyone who is not a fool can guess what will happen.
Whenever the two men began to show their courtesy to the female members of the team, she would subconsciously put her hands on the dagger and dagger at her waist, and several times she almost couldn't help but take action.
But in the end, reason prevailed over impulsive emotions.
In this way, the group arrived safely at Cuimi Town in a strange and murderous atmosphere.
Apart from encountering some wolves, bears and a small number of goblins along the way, everything seemed so peaceful.
As a thank you, the caravan leader presented a small bag of about seventy gold coins as a reward for the escort.
Yes!
You heard it right!
Only seventy gold coins! This is the most realistic portrayal of the income of low-level adventurers.
At this price, I am willing to give consideration to the fact that there is a mage and a priest in the team.
If it were an adventure team composed purely of warriors, the reward would probably be even lower.
After receiving the money, Zuo Si immediately pretended to be very happy and poured out all the gold coins. Then he smiled and said to the team members: "There are 70 gold coins. According to the distribution method agreed in advance, each person will take 10. The remaining 10 will be used as the team's reserve fund to purchase various tools and supplies. Do you have any objections?"
"Of course! Give me the money quickly. I can't wait to go to the pub in town for a drink." The male warrior in his thirties urged impatiently.
Another younger soldier also echoed, "That's right. Anyway, it's just a small amount of money. At best, it can only be used to buy food."
"Since there is no objection, then I will give you the money."
As he spoke, Zuo Si quickly gave each person ten gold coins.
As the daughter of a wealthy merchant family, Isadora had no idea about money.
For her, ten gold coins might not even be one tenth of the value of a pair of shoes, a beautiful dress or jewelry, so she casually threw them into her waist bag.
In contrast, Fangus, the werewolf girl who had suffered hardships, discrimination, and even nearly starved to death, knew very well the value of ten gold coins. She quickly put them into her purse and kept them for future use.
As for Fede, she put the money on her fingers and started playing tricks. The gold coins rolled and jumped under her control as if under magic, performing a wonderful dance over and over again.
However, if you observe carefully, you will find that the ten gold coins become less and less in the continuous jumping, and finally only the last one is left in the palm.
As for where the others were hidden, no one except Zuo Si could see clearly.
Many thieves use this method of making gold coins dance to exercise the flexibility of their fingers so that they can be more adept at stealing, dismantling and installing traps.
But what is certain is that there are absolutely not many thieves who can juggle ten coins with both hands at the same time.
"Ambidextrous?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.
You know, even in the continent of Faerun which is full of magical power, there are definitely not many people who have this kind of talent.
It is said that the famous dark elf ranger Drizzt was trained as a warrior because he showed a talent for ambidextrous when he was young.
Because dual wielding weapons in combat is not like in the game where you just select the talent and then equip the weapons directly.
Instead, it requires strong physical coordination and long-term training.
Anyone who has played with cold weapons knows that if you don't have talent in this area, dual-wielding weapons will not only fail to gain an advantage in battle, but will also put you in an awkward situation of being flustered due to problems with coordination. It is far better to switch to a two-handed weapon or give up one weapon in favor of a shield.
This is why most warriors choose sword and shield or two-handed weapons, and most thieves only have a dagger or short sword.
So far, the only person Zuo Si had seen with dual-wielding talent and combat ability was the dwarf berserker Korgan.
"No, of course not. My fingers are just a little more flexible than those of ordinary people." Feder winked playfully. "By the way, what are your plans next?"
"Well - let's go to the local market first. Cuimi Town is a town founded by the goddess of wealth Woking herself. It is said that it has received some kind of blessing, so some rare things are often sold here." Zuo Si touched his chin and expressed his thoughts.
Just look at the map and you will know that the town of Cuimi is almost located in the heart of the entire Amn, and it is a trade hub that almost all trade routes must pass through.
Therefore, although the market size is not as large as Ascatela, it also has its own characteristics.
"I'll go with you."
"Me too!"
Isadora and Fangus quickly took Zuo Si's arms on the left and right.
The actions of the two girls instantly aroused the jealousy of the two male warriors who were planning to go to the only Viatli bar in town to have a drink.
Because they had been forced to eat a lot of similar "dog food" along the way, and they had long hated Zuo Si, the "pretty boy", to the core.
However, the two did not show it. Instead, they hid their hatred in their hearts and left the scene as quickly as possible.
After they reached an empty alley, the leading soldier could not help but curse through gritted teeth: "Why is that damn bastard so popular? Is it because he is younger and more handsome? Or is it because he is a priest and we are just warriors?"
"Give up, Thors. You should have known long ago that with our looks and background, it is impossible for us to attract the favor of those self-important women. In other words, except for prostitutes, no woman will really like us. Of course, even prostitutes only love our money." Another warrior sighed helplessly.
He and his companions always have unrealistic fantasies and like to show their courtesy to beautiful young female members in the team, hoping to get a different response one day.
He is a very realistic person and has long seen through this hypocritical world.
In particular, he was full of contempt for Shuna, the goddess of love and beauty, and the things she praised the most.
What is the saying that no matter how beautiful or ugly, everyone can find their true love! What is the saying that love is divided into high and low!
It's all a fucking lie! The cruel reality of the world is that ugly people don't deserve love! If you add poverty and having nothing as a prefix, it will be even more miserable.
That's why he eventually embarked on such a path of no return, gaining a certain psychological satisfaction by venting his twisted desires and resentment towards the world on those defenseless female adventurers.
Then they would sell the looted equipment and property for a lot of money, and go to taverns, brothels and other places to have a good time.
Drink today and get drunk today.
Anyway, my life has become so bad now, so what if the doomsday comes tomorrow? Even if I get killed one day, this life will be worth it.
The warrior named Thors nodded vigorously and said fiercely with a fierce look on his face: "That's right, man. When we leave Cuimi Town and go to the uninhabited forests and mountains, I will definitely pin the three girls to the ground and ravage them severely in front of that damn pretty boy, making them wail in the most painful and desperate way."
"According to the old rules, each person chooses one, and the last one tosses a coin to decide who gets to enjoy it first."
"I choose the ranger with the winter wolf. She looks wild and her resistance will be fierce. I like this feeling. The more fiercely she resists, the more excited I am."
"Then I'll choose the girl who looks like a rich lady. I bet her skin under her robe must be as white and smooth as milk."
"But we have to be careful of the demon-born elf assassin and the ranger's animal companion, the winter wolf."
"Do I need you to tell me that? I have already spent a lot of money to buy the best poison from the Shadow Thieves Guild. Just this small bottle costs 500 gold coins. I guarantee that it can knock them all down in one go."
Just when the two guys with bad intentions began to discuss how to start, Zuo Si and his group had already arrived at the bustling market.
Since there is a fairly large lake next to Cuimi Town, even though it is inland, there are many fish vendors here.
Many fresh fish that had just been caught in the morning were piled up on the stalls, available for passers-by to choose and buy.
Of course, any place where there is fresh food will definitely not taste very good.
Especially now that it is midsummer, some wooden barrels used to process internal organs emit a pungent fishy smell under the scorching sun, which immediately makes Fangs, whose sense of smell is as sensitive as that of a canine, cover his mouth and nose.
Isadora cast a spell on herself without hesitation to block out all the smells that would cause physical discomfort.
作为影贼公会的成员，菲德长期在阿斯卡特拉码头和大桥区一带活动，所以对于鱼腥味早就已经习以为常，甚至还指着旁边一个摊位正在宰杀的超大号狗鱼说道：“你确定不买上一条吗？要知道这种鱼的味道棒极了，无论是烤、炖、煎、油炸口感都十分不错，作为晚餐最适合不过了。”
“算了吧。我觉得今天的晚饭应该不会有任何跟鱼有关的菜了。”左思毫不犹豫的拒绝道。
他显然注意到了身边两个女孩的反应，所以立刻察觉到这位魔裔精灵刺客绝对是故意的。
“那还真是可惜。要知道我可是最喜欢吃鱼了。”菲德装出一副遗憾的样子耸了耸肩膀。
就在她转身走向下一个摊位的时候，左思突然从背后问了一句：“你这几天忍耐的很辛苦吧？”
“什么意思？”
魔裔精灵突然停下了脚步。抬起头露出那双让周围许多人感到不安的诡异眼睛。
“别装傻。你透露出来的杀意连范格斯都瞒不过，又怎么可能瞒得过我。”左思直截了当拆穿了对方的伪装。
他很好奇，这位刺客小姐究竟是如何在没有思维探知能力的情况下，得知那两个招募来的战士有问题。
“你也知道那两个家伙有问题？”菲德的表情突然变得十分怪异。
“你难道不知道有很多魔法都可以读取一个人的思维吗？确切地说，从开始已我就知道他们脑子里在打什么算盘，只不过懒得拆穿而已。”左思漫不经心的解释道。
“所以……他们在你的眼里不过是一个被利用和操控的棋子？”
菲德恍然大悟，终于明白自己这些天不停的暗示为什么始终没有得到回应。
“棋子？”
左思笑着摇了摇头。
“不，我对棋子的要求可是很高的，他们还没有这个资格。
不过这两个家伙的贪婪与愚蠢，刚好可以成为非常不错的掩饰。
你要明白费尔克拉格不是那些鲁莽而已有冲动的普通红龙。
他手下不仅有兽人、大地精和巨魔这样的怪物，还有一群人类追随者，甚至组建起了一个散布在周围城镇据点的情报网络。
任何靠近风矛之丘的冒险者都会被重点关注。
如果我们不想暴露身份，就必须表现得让这条红龙放心，并且产生一种想要跟我们玩一场游戏的念头。
唯有如此才能在不打草惊蛇的情况下接近他的巢穴。”
“那你打算怎么处理那两个令人作呕的人渣？”魔裔精灵凑到近前压低声音追问。
左思直截了当的回答：“你可以在他们失去利用价值之后随意处置。不管是用影贼公会那些可怕的酷刑折磨致死，还是打断四肢仍在荒野中任由野兽啃食都无所谓。在这方面，我并没有道德上的洁癖，又或者愚蠢的认为他们应该接受法律的审判而不是私刑。”
“懂了。既然你这么说，那我就不客气了。”
说罢，菲德把指关节捏的咔咔作响，浑身上下散发出一种令人不寒而栗的阴暗气息。
毕竟作为影贼公会明面上最高领袖——艾朗·林维尔最器重的手下，她自然不可能是什么善良阵营，光是这些年负责清理叛徒的工作就杀死了不少人。
要知道影贼公会在清理叛徒的时候，针对的可不仅仅是一个人，还包括叛徒的直系家属和后代，讲究一个斩草除根永绝后患。
就这样，两人之间就如何处理队伍里那两个男性战士达成了一致。
后者还不知道自己已经大难临头，正拿着金币坐在酒馆里痛饮烈酒，畅想着等用毒药迷翻整个队伍之后要玩些什么新花样。
殊不知，魔裔精灵刺客已经在摩拳擦掌，回忆着自己接受训练时学习到的各种酷刑。
尤其是那些能够造成巨大痛苦，但又不会马上致命的方法。
左思甚至看到，她在市场上买了一盒银光闪闪的针，以及一些线和止血药，脸上的表情让人感到害怕。
队伍在崔米镇上修整了一天两夜，等第三天一大清早才正式出发继续朝着东边风矛之丘的方向前进。
为了掩人耳目，左思在镇上接了一个猎杀怪物的工作。
每杀死一个兽人、大地精和豺狼人并割下鼻子，就可以获得十五枚金币的报酬，普通地精则是一枚金币一个。
像这种支付报酬利用冒险者长期持续削减城镇周围怪物数量的方法，几乎是整个费伦大陆很多地方政府所采取的策略，所以并不会引起太多人的怀疑。
至于队伍中的两个战士，早就已经急不可耐想要进入人迹罕至的森林和山丘附近好下手，压根不在乎什么任务不任务，只想要快点得手。
不过遗憾的是两人明显还有用，因此从崔米镇到风矛之丘这一路上，左思压根没有给他们半点下手的机会。
每当其中一个人想要在饭菜里下毒，菲德或者冬狼都会好巧不巧的出现在周围，把他们吓的压根不敢有任何小动作。
可成功抵达风矛之丘后，这些“巧合”就全部消失了。
最开始的时候，叫做托尔斯战士还因为之前几次差点被撞破而不敢轻易动手。
但后来随着队伍中其他四人表现的越来越放松，终于忍不住还是在一个夜深人静的晚上与同伙经过商议，决定就在今晚动手。
为了能够成功在饭菜里下毒，他们特意主动承担起了狩猎和捕鱼的任务，从周围的森林里猎杀了一支鹿、用长矛插了几条肥美的草鱼。
经过简单的剥皮、去内脏和清洗后，鹿肉被放在大锅里与野蘑菇一起炖，鱼则放在火上烘烤。
没过一会儿功夫，肉香味就从篝火堆周围冒了出来。
由于有着丰富的下毒经验，所以托尔斯并没有急着把毒药放进去，而是装模作样的开始添加一些盐之类的调味品，然后用勺子弄了一块放进嘴里品尝。
他这样做的目的是为了降低左思等人的警惕心，同时也是在展示食物没有毒。
早已得到指示的伊莎多拉对着大锅施展了一个侦测毒素，然后冲所有人说道：“这些食物没毒，可以吃晚饭了。”
“太棒了！干了一天路，我的肚子可是要饿扁了。”狼人少女立刻冲到篝火旁边，身手就要去拿烤鱼。
但这个动作立刻被托尔斯制止了，并且从随身携带的瓶子里取出一些动过手脚的盐，一边洒还一边没好气的训斥道：“别那么急！这些鱼和锅里的炖肉还没有放盐呢。”
“我等不急了！拿来吧！”
范格斯一把从对方手中把刚刚洒了盐的烤鱼抢过来，放进嘴里就啃了一口。
看到这一幕，托尔斯嘴角微微上翘露出了不易被察觉到的阴险笑容。
在他看来，从咬下去的那一刻起，这个少女的命运就已经注定了。
接下来的几分钟里，托尔斯又故技重施，把这些加了毒药的食物挨个分发给所有人，然后看着对方吃下去。
自己则跟同伙以防止野兽或是怪物偷袭的名义，带着食物跑到了距离营地大概有几十米之外的地方，偷偷的全部倒进土坑里埋起来。
等半个小时左右，估摸着药效应该开始发作，他们才结伴回到篝火旁边。
结果发现包括左思在内的四人果然全部都躺在地上陷入了深度昏迷。
为了防止出现意外，托尔斯还挨个叫了一遍，确认真的失去知觉后，这才迅速变脸露出了真面目。
只见他咧开嘴露出一口大黄牙，一脚将冬狼踢开狠狠的啐了一口唾沫：“呸！你这该死的畜生！坏了我多少次好事？要不是你，我早就已经得手了。”
“好了，别跟一条狼赌气。待会儿咱们享受过后，直接扒了它的皮带回去卖掉。要知道冬狼的毛皮可是值不少钱呢。”另外一位同伙淫笑着走向伊莎多拉。
“说的也是。”
托尔斯以最快速度迅速脱下盔甲，赤裸着上身纵深一跃向范格斯。
正当他急不可耐想要扯开女孩的衣服时，突然发现这个给人一种野性之美的少女身体突然莫名其妙的开始膨胀，眨眼功夫就变得比自己高出一大截，并且原本光滑的皮肤表面长出大片浓密的毛发，人类的脑袋和漂亮的脸蛋也被一个巨大且长满尖牙的狼头所取代。
尤其是眼睛里释放出来宛如野兽般的光芒，瞬间让这个男人高涨的浴火全部消失，取而代之的是发自内心的恐惧。
狼人！
已经从事过很长一段时间冒险生涯的他脑海中瞬间冒出了这个词汇，下意识就想要去抓刚才脱下来的盔甲和武器。
但可惜的是一切都已经晚了。
范格斯压根没有给这个想要侵犯自己的男人任何机会，起身就是一击猛烈的撞击。
后者那点可怜的力量和敏捷属性连反应都来不及反应，瞬间便向后飞出去好几米远，砰地一声后脑撞在一棵大树上失去了意识。
As for the man who walked towards Isadora, he was even more miserable. He didn't even have time to take off his clothes before he was directly invaded by the power of the mind and turned into a controlled puppet.
Seeing these two idiots being dealt with in an instant, Fide, who originally wanted to show off his skills, couldn't help but complain: "How dare they poison in front of the chosen ones of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease? I really don't know whether I should admire their amazing courage or laugh at their stupidity. Don't they realize that there are problems with those unusual coincidences before?"
Zuo Si smiled and responded, "Seventy percent of the adventurers have not received any education, forty percent are illiterate, and ten percent cannot communicate in the common language. It is a mistake to have too high expectations for such a group of people. Moreover, these two people have used the same method to succeed more than once, so they will naturally become dependent on it. Well, according to the agreement, they are now under your disposal."
"Thank you!"
The demon elf quickly took out the sewing kit that he had bought in Cuimi Town from his tool kit, then hummed a little tune and tied the two men up and dragged them into the woods nearby.
After a while, heart-wrenching screams, wails and pleas for mercy were heard from the other side, and the birds resting on the treetops were so scared that they flew away.
Fangs couldn't help but ask, "Master, what did Fed do to those two people?"
"Uh...it's better if you don't know about this."
Zuo Si, who felt a dull pain in his lower body, interrupted the werewolf girl's curiosity with an awkward but polite answer.
He now finally understood why many people would rather commit suicide than be captured alive when they were identified as traitors by the Shadow Thieves Guild and hunted down.
Of course, it is not ruled out that this superb "craft" was learned by the demon elves from their parents when they were young.
…
Just as the screams like slaughtering pigs echoed over the woods of Windspear Hill, far away in the depths of the ancient underground tomb ruins, a huge red dragon was napping on top of his mountain of treasure.
He looked so powerful and imposing that every time he breathed, amazing heat waves would spew out from near his mouth and nose, so much so that even some gold and silver coins could not withstand it and began to melt.
It goes without saying that he is the true ruler of this land, a terrifying giant beast that has reached the age of an ancient dragon - Fercrag, and he is also Zuo Si's hunting target this time.
In front of this guy, Garen, the legitimate lord of Windspear Hill recognized by Amn, seemed transparent. He had no power, no people to rule, and only a shabby wooden house built on a cliff.
In fact, Felcrag could have ended the lives of this man and his young daughter at any time if he had wanted to.
If it were any other hot-tempered red dragon, they would have probably done this long ago.
But Faircrag was different. He preferred to play some games with these little mice that rebelled against him and enjoyed watching their frustrated and desperate looks after their failure.
I have to say, this is pretty damn funny.
But considering that he has lived for so long, it is not surprising that he has developed some strange interests and hobbies.
Because this is a common problem shared by all long-lived beings.
For example, there is a famous blue dragon who loves music and likes to collect all kinds of musical instruments and music scores instead of the treasures that other evil dragons love.
If a bard can play a beautiful melody or present a never-before-seen instrument to the blue dragon, the blue dragon will choose one of its treasures as a return gift.
Not to mention the giant dragons that have lived for several years, even Elminster, who has lived for more than a thousand years, and other equally long-lived chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic, all have their own interests and hobbies to pass the boring and long lives.
Just as Felcrag was dreaming of becoming a tyrant ruling Amn, a wizard in a blue cloak and hood suddenly appeared in front of him, put one hand on his chest and bowed deeply.
"Master, according to the news sent back by the scouts, an adventure team is approaching your lair."
"Hmm? Adventure team!"
The red dragon, who was still sleeping in the previous second, suddenly opened his eyes in the next second and slowly stood up from the pile of treasures.
"Yes. It was a team of six people, three men and three women. Among them were a priest, a wizard, a ranger, a thief or assassin, and two warriors. But for some reason, an internal conflict broke out after arriving at Windspear Hill. The two warriors were subjected to extremely cruel torture and abuse..."
As he said this, the wizard shuddered noticeably and subconsciously clamped his legs together.
He simply couldn't imagine what kind of hatred could make the demon elf do such a crazy thing.
"interesting."
Felcrag dragged his chin with his front paws with a playful expression.
After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered: "Let the orcs and goblins lead this adventure team here. I just happen to be a little bored recently, so let these little bugs entertain me."
"As you wish."
The wizard bowed again, then cast a teleportation spell and disappeared without a trace.
After he left, the red dragon fiddled with the most valuable two-handed giant sword in his collection, Kasomir, and whispered in a voice that only he could hear: "I hope you can bring me some surprises and precious gifts. Otherwise... then all of you die."
After saying this, he suddenly spread his wings and stirred up a gust of wind strong enough to blow a person away.
It was obvious that Fercrag treated the adventurers as couriers delivering treasures to him, and the most precious treasures in his lair were all sent by adventurers who came to his door.
So over time, they developed the habit of luring adventurers into their lair and then looting them.
It's much easier to wait for prey to come to you than to fly out looking for targets all day long.
But Felcrag didn't know that this time the prey did carry quite a lot of precious magical items, even more valuable than all the treasures in the nest combined.
But at the same time, the person who possessed these treasures was no ordinary person, but Zuo Si, who was more dangerous than any enemy he had ever encountered.
Soon, under the coordination of the mage, a team of goblin cannon fodder carrying a simple map of the lair entrance was sent out.
Their purpose is not to eliminate the adventurers, but to kill all the adventurers and then "accidentally" discover this map while cleaning up the spoils.
Similar things have been done many times before, so the wizard is very aware that adventurers are curious and will definitely come over to see what is going on.
In this way, the game of one's master can officially begin.
(End of this chapter)