Surviving the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 841 The Secret Hidden in the Forest
Oster couldn't help but scratched his head: "Why do I think, for our lord, the Temple of Heim is the drag of the Knights of Justice?

It doesn't matter if you come, it might be better if you leave. "

Lynn couldn't help but look at the swordsinger's voter, this guy really had a keen sense: "Hill doesn't like slaves."

The Church of Haim is not a slave owner, but they are indeed the protectors of slave traders... and the character of Haim's defense made this originally very respected guardian god lose a lot of common people's beliefs, leaving only black and white mercenaries and adventurers.

"Then he really doesn't like Heim." Oster said indifferently, "Then we don't need to stop that guy from entering and leaving the temple area?"

"Don't worry about them, to be honest, Hill won't be sad when the Knights of Justice are gone... He did what he should do, and if others don't appreciate it, Hill doesn't have the time to meddle in other people's affairs.

Still, the paladins of Tyr were just stubborn, not stupid.

However, if the Temple of Helm wants to leave, remember to ask them to be thorough when they move. Lynn thought for a while before answering, "I just need to remind them that our relationship with Neverwinter is very bad. If they insist on going to that place, Aglaia will not accept Heim's church again."

We respect the guardian god, but we will not lose our self-respect for the god's respect... If Helm has any complaints, let him ask Corellon. "

Oster couldn't help laughing, the identity of the lord is too unique... With the blood of the father of elves, no one dares to ask him to be respectful to other gods.

He happily agreed: "No problem, just leave it to us."

The Elven Crusaders were originally composed of the most loyal believers of the Elven pantheon, and they all respected and trusted Corellon... Even though he was the chosen one of the Swordsinger, Urst also considered being a citizen of Corellon the same. Rong.

Therefore, for human gods like Faerun, being able to maintain superficial respect is the result of their great restraint. The only foreign god they respect is of course Aglaia.

Aglaia is a city blessed by the elven pantheon. The elves who came here from all over Toril are basically loyal believers of the elf gods.

Otherwise, few elves would choose to live in a multiracial town with more rules than pine needles.

So many elves who later settled in Aglaia didn't quite understand how Lin En, who was deeply trusted by Hill, chose to become the favored one of the singer.

But the city guards never said a word. They still remember how Lynn left the island of Evermeet. It is very good that he can still maintain his faith in Corellon... The elves have a very good memory. What did they do when they were young? Of course, the stupid things are still fresh in my memory... Except for a few who are older and more prudent, most of the city guards will bow their heads and slip away when they face Lin En.

Although Oster has never done that kind of stupid thing, he also has a stupid younger brother, so he is usually not willing to face Lynn, but as the leader of the city guard, the city defense officer and sheriff of Aglaia, just came When you come back from the war outside, you should say hello to the mayor!

That's why he came bravely... Brother Gal wasn't at home!Otherwise, with them, it wouldn't be so embarrassing when talking!
Fortunately, there was a chance to communicate about the Temple of Heim. Oster felt that the task of communicating with the mayor was successfully completed, and he received a formal job again, so he could go back to the barracks and let those guys do things.

He happily bid farewell to Lynn and left briskly.

Lynn looked at Oster's happy back and was a little confused: What is this guy looking for him for?

He didn't think that Urst, who just came back, would know about the hookup between the Temple of Heim and Neverwinter. It was obviously a topic that he found later. It would be even more impossible to chat with him, and it wasn't his cousins.

Lynn turned and went back to the mayor's office, where there were still a few Gals lazily lying on their stomachs: Lynn was called away by Hill before they finished blowing, so they have been waiting for him to come back.

Lin En pushed open the door helplessly, and watched his cousins ​​smile wryly, he had to listen to the audience!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Hill about the battlefield. He had to make a decision for himself, so as not to be distracted by the nonsense of his cousins.

He took a deep breath, and walked in with a cold expression amid several Gal's joyful greetings. He probably won't be able to do anything else today...

Hill, who left, didn't know that the Temple of Helm wanted to kill himself, but he really didn't care.

The current atmosphere in Neverwinter City is very strange, and it is impossible for the people in the Temple of Heim to not notice it, but if they still want to play the game of seeking wealth and wealth, Hill will not stop them from taking risks.

Not to mention, on the surface, this is indeed a good thing that can greatly increase the number of Heim believers... Toril people's beliefs have always been very flexible... Tyre, who is far away, and Heim, who is close at hand, most of them Everyone will choose Heim.

The commoners of Neverwinter need temples, and the nobles also need thugs and bodyguards, so they must welcome the return of the Temple of Heim... Really abandoned by all the temples, the nobles of Neverwinter are also shameless.

But King Bane doesn't necessarily think so...whether he has a problem or not, one thing is for sure, this king is looking for a chance to assert his power in Neverwinter.

He used Nether's arcane mages to expel the mages of the good camp, and then transferred the battle between the nobles to the temple to bear... On the surface, the king has been asking the nobles to pay the two Take out the resources of the temple.

It's just that his impassioned speeches were ignored by the nobles, so even though those paladins left Neverwinter, they didn't have any resentment towards King Bann.

Even Bane's shameless practice of asking other cities in the Northland to bear the war consumption of Neverwinter, many people can understand... Can't control the king under him, they can only choose to be shameless.

However, Hill was very clear about how much food the Neverwinter royal family had stored during the previous period... Ben's men must have raised a large army.

But every position in Neverwinter City has already been occupied by the nobles, even if he is the king, he can't grab a few, let alone want more.

So this large-scale rebellion in Neverwinter City is inevitable... It's just a reason, it can change from the paladin who hurt Tyr to the paladin who hurt Heim!

But this has nothing to do with Hill who arrived in the Hidden Forest and circled the outside to find a suitable center of the forest array... He has done what he should do, but it's a pity that good words can't persuade the damned ghost.

Hill crossed his arms and observed the forest below. How many years has the Mithril Elf been back?

The living wood that allows the elves to travel freely is scattered throughout every area. This kind of plant must be carefully cultivated to grow so luxuriantly.

Creeping wood and sarang wood, which are commonly used weapons and armor materials by elves, are planted among rows of pine and oak trees. It seems to be at least one or two hundred years old... Hill estimated that these guys planned to come back to see the mainland The situation of the upper elves: If Faerun returns to normal, they may abandon the fortress on the outer plane and return to Toril.

It turned out to be just in time to see the great retreat of the elves.

The helpless Mithril elves simply hid here and waited for the opportunity... Anyway, some gold elves are also taken in in the hidden forest, and there is a wood elf living in the outskirts of the forest. If there is any need for fighting, you can let them stand in the open superior.

They hid quite well... probably because this forest is not worth competing with the elves in the eyes of many people, so no one has found them for so long.

But Hill knew after seeing Sailang wood, this kind of tree that grew in the kingdom of Avandor where the elves lived, disappeared in Toril during the elves' crown war... The trunk of this kind of tree is the most One of the good shipbuilding ingredients... the gold elves' hard-to-recreate fast sea craft are made from it, and the fallen branches can be used to craft bows, arrows, or crossbow projectiles with the spirit of trees.

In fact, this kind of tree was very common in the forest where the elves lived before, but when they fought for power and began to kill each other, the Sailang wood on the continent of Toril withered together... The disapproval of the gods is obvious, It's a pity that elves are best at pretending to be deaf and dumb.

Therefore, only the mithril elves who did not approve of the war at the beginning and simply stayed away from Toril still had the seeds of this tree in their hands.

The creeping wood is a common tree in Toril, but only the elves pay so much attention to it. Generally, as long as you see the creeping wood in the forest, you can be sure that there must be elves living in the forest.

If there is any other special feature of this forest, it is the artichokes all over the corners. This 3-meter-high plant is the raw material for the thick cloth armor of thistle... It is not common in Faerun, after all, this kind of plant is very harmful to the growing environment. Demanding, only elves would try hard to grow them...but many elf races that have given up arcane don't remember the skill anymore.

Hill sighed softly. After seeing the Hidden Forest, he could understand why these mithril elves gave up contacting other elves.

The life of the elves is long enough, and it is very likely that these elves who returned to Faerun still have good memories of the past... Even though they knew that the Crown War must have brought harm to the elves, they absolutely couldn't believe that they would face such a thing. Right and wrong absurd.

Many things, many memories are only known by themselves.

Before they left, the elves were still the most powerful race in Toril. When they returned, the elves could not even stand on Faerun.

If it wasn't for the undead that made them see hope, these Mithril elves would probably just stay in this corner silently, waiting for an opportunity to allow their entire race to return to Faerun.

　Overrunning wood can make light armor as hard as a metal version.The base armor bonus of creeping wood armor is 1 less than that of ordinary similar armor, the maximum Dexterity bonus is increased by 1, the armor penalty is reduced by 1, and the arcane spell failure rate is also reduced by 5%.In addition, when a character wearing creeping wood armor moves in the wood's native shrubbery, the Hide skill ignores the creeping wood armor's penalty.

Armor made of creeping wood weighs only 75% of its normal weight, and only armor whose main component is metal can gain the benefits of creeping wood.

As long as it is exposed to direct sunlight for one hour per day, the creeping wood armor can repair 1 point of damage; if it is exposed to direct sunlight for 8 hours, it can repair 5 points of damage per day.

Masterworks of creeping wood cost twice as much as their normal counterparts, but take the same amount of time to craft.

Living wood is a hard wood that grows in high magic environments.Certain spells affect it.Plant growth causes it to grow branches and leaves.Plant dialogue allows characters to communicate with live wood items.Wither deals 1d6 points of damage per level to living wood.Treewalking allows a character to move between living logs and living wood items in the two places, as long as the items are large enough.Resurrection plants can activate a living wood item.

　
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