The Swordsman of Faerûn

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Calimport, one of the oldest cities that still exists on the land, although she has suffered more disasters than any other city in the world, because she has existed for a long time, she has never been cut off The vitality it deserves.

The history of Calimport can even be traced back nearly 1 years ago.In ancient times, the Calimshan region was basically covered by the great forest of Kortomor, and giants and elves fought endlessly for the dominance here, until the powerful Wind Djinn card that crossed the boundary from the elemental plane of wind Lin brought his tribe to this hot and humid green land.

The djinn and their human and halfling slaves established a city in a port area on the northern shore of the Shining Sea. For the next 1000 years, they slaughtered giants, hunted elves, drove out dragons, and ravaged the land. The forest created the predecessor of Calimshan - the Calim Empire.

The arrival of the fire dwarf Mennon broke the dominance of the djinn in the Calimshan region. The two giant races and the empires they founded had Calimport and Menon as their cores, and they fought against each other for hundreds of years. The Karin Desert is a derivative of their battle.Until the leaders of the two giant spirits were sealed together by the human slaves who could not endure the war and the alien elves, then the alliance of humans and dwarves worked together to expel the remaining giant spirits, thus announcing the end of the era of the giant spirits' rule.

In the next seven to eight thousand years, the ruling power of the Calimshan region changed frequently. Humans, dragons, strange monsters (mostly beholders), elves, orcs, etc. appeared one after another. , wrote a tortuous and bizarre epic for the history of Calimshan, especially Calimport.

Standing on a high place outside the city, you can see three quarters of Calimport.

The distribution of her city area is like a huge concentric scroll, the core essence of which is the residential area of ​​Calimport and even the entire Calimshan ruling class, where there are majestic and luxurious palaces (this thing blocks Another quarter of sight), the bustling arena, gorgeous high-end shops and auction houses, and a small number of luxurious villas.

Circling from the core area is the essence of Calimport. There are a lot of exquisite residences and bustling shops everywhere. Most of the people living in this area are permanent residents of Calimport, and they are all those with relatively high status. part.They can be big merchants, independent ship owners, various officials and generals, as well as local big landowners and so on.

Beyond the elite area is a mixture of the port area and the civilian area, which is said to be because they are one.Calimport does not have a special city wall. In fact, the original old city wall separates the core area and the elite area, and the residents of the elite area use thick houses to separate them from the civilian area.

There are not only local poor permanent residents, but also foreign businessmen and adventurers. It can be said that dragons and snakes are mixed. The gang and the city guard are the direct managers of this area.There are not only luxurious mansions like palaces and fortresses, but also many lanes full of dilapidated huts beside the mansions.

All kinds of crude bazaars, shops, inns, taverns and private slave markets are numerous, and killers, beggars, prostitutes can be seen everywhere.

There is a wider area outside the civilian area. A large number of temporary tents are densely packed like mushrooms on the mountain after the rain. All kinds of livestock, livestock and poor children are rolling in the mud pit.

Walk into Calimport along the avenue that runs through the city. Whether it is William or the four friends of Mithril Hall, they have never encountered such a dirty and smelly city from the Northland. The air smell in the sewers of any city in the Northland Compared with this place, it can be regarded as a fresh and pleasant clean place.

Hot, humid, foul smelling, clouds of mosquitoes and parasites all over the sky, bare-bottomed children with swollen stomachs due to long-term hunger crawling in the mud, near the stinky gutters on both sides of the avenue, there are many people who are dying The rotting corpses, the corpses of children and adults, are basically the kind of poor people who have extinguished the last spark of life tormented by hunger and poverty.

"When Glutton mentioned home, he never mentioned these sights," Bruenor murmured, and pulled his cloak over his face to avoid the bad smell. "How could he miss this place?"

"This is really the best city in the world!" Shali Dalib, who was the guide, raised his hand for emphasis, and said with airs.

Wulfgar, Bruno, and Catti-brie all cast disbelieving glances at him, but William felt murderous intent towards the indifferent native.

William was shocked again. Although he has experienced many tragedies, he has also witnessed the tragedies on the black land in his previous life, but it is undeniable that the world over there is getting better little by little. There have been many twists and turns, but the trend of civilization development has not changed.

But today, William felt he was stepping into a veritable hell on earth.

When outsiders like them appeared, whether it was mosquitoes or those poor children who still had a little desire to survive, they couldn't wait to surround them, and they or they wanted to get some food to fill their stomachs.

William shattered the swarm of mosquitoes with invisible fire. In fact, he was not afraid of any poisonous insects. "A feather can't be added, a fly can't fall, people don't know me, I only know people", what William is talking about is the current state.

He was about to take out the food that had been saved for the past two days from his fire spirit armband (Turmu's mark) and distribute it to these poor children. Unexpectedly, the guide Shali Dalib swung his whip directly, and he While beating those poor children, they yelled and cursed loudly.

A child with a body as thin as a skeleton but with a big belly was slapped in the throat on the spot. Before he could even scream, he fell down in the mud and was trampled by other children, making no more sound.

Like an enraged lion, William suddenly grabbed the back of the guide Shali Dalib, his fingers sank into his flesh and blood like iron pincers, grabbed his spine, and lifted him up to the sky.The unbearable pain made the guide howl like a beast. He didn't even know what happened, but he saw the sky in the blink of an eye, and his back seemed to be torn apart.

Although the four Mithril friends were very angry at the cruelty of the guide Shali Dalib, they never thought that William would attack him directly. They all stared at William in surprise, with the same expression of disbelief.

The furious William didn't directly kill the guide Shali Dalib. Direct death was too merciful for this cold-blooded guy.He directly crushed a section of Shali Dalib's spine, and then threw him into a stinky ditch beside the road after he passed out in pain. I believe that those local people who are so poor that they are dying will definitely give this The guy in the robe and the gold jewelry took a rare trip from hell.

Those hungry children are very good at watching the limelight. When William made a move, they avoided it with a wink. This kind of infighting scene is common in Calimport. It is wisest to avoid beggars on the street. Of course, whether you can find some leftovers later depends on your luck.

William didn't care about Drizzt's strange gazes. He took out a half-roasted iguana from the fire spirit armband, and was about to call those children to come to get food. A car pulled by four sturdy horses The gold-painted carriage suddenly passed by behind, and they rushed into the group of beggars at a high speed, and crushed them mercilessly, leaving only blood and broken limbs on the ground.

William looked at the gold-painted carriage going away. The gorgeous carriage fence was full of slaves, letting the food in their hands fall into the mud.

He laughed like no one else was there, laughing so wildly, so unscrupulously, tears flowed from his laughter.

Bruno and the others were also stunned by the tragedy in front of them. They were angry, they roared, and Catti-brie even cried bitterly. They wished they could catch up and smash the carriage that caused the accident, and beat up the owner of the carriage. But when William When they laughed wildly, their expressions finally changed drastically, and they all looked at this man with a very abnormal expression with complicated expressions.

Drizzt murmured with a pale face (curious that his face could be seen white): "I thought Menzoberranzan City was the worst city in the world, but today I know that hell also exists in world.

In Menzoberranzan, even the weakest dark elves have some means of protection, their families, their friendships, their innate abilities can all be relied upon.But look at these poor people in Calimport, look at their children, they are completely helpless and have no future. "

Drizzt didn't understand that Menzoberranzan City was not much better than Calimport, because what he saw was only the dark elves as the ruling class, and those low-status slaves and servants were even worse than what he saw. What I saw was countless times more miserable.

Seemingly kind-hearted Catti-brie was shedding tears as she checked to see if there were any children alive in the pile of flesh and blood, and her friends also went to help one after another, except William.

He had had enough of laughing, and glanced at the onlookers around him. They were all poor and miserable people in poor clothes. They looked at what was happening coldly. There was no anger, no sadness, only heart-shattering emotions. Numb and dull, many of them even stared at William's feet, where the iguana meat fell into the mud. They stared greedily and crazily at the meat, expecting the outsider to leave quickly.

William sneered, and stomped on the iguana meat, and saw that half of the cooked meat was directly blown into pieces, mixed with mud and splashed around (can you guess what he did), making the crowd full of anticipation The voyeurs were disappointed, and even many people showed a fierce look on their faces, but they quickly disappeared.

William walked briskly, walked up to Drizzt and the others with a smile on his face, and said, "Stop messing about here, and save the people you really want to save! By the way, I'm afraid I'm going to be separated from you, I friends."

Catti-brie, covered in blood, said angrily, "We are not your friends! You are a cold-blooded villain, a merciless villain!"

Bruno brandished his ax and shouted: "Go away! Damn bastard! Otherwise I can't help but chop your skull off!"

Wulfgar held the two dying injured children in silence, only Drizzt looked at William sadly, wanting to say something but couldn't speak.

William didn't care about the rudeness of these people. He turned around and took a few steps like dancing, but suddenly turned around and said, "Your rescue is meaningless. What they need is not pity, but a flame, a A prairie revolution—the fire of death."

Then William strode away without looking back.

When he left, his face was as cold as a rock, and his eyes were as cold as the eternal ice on the highest glacier.

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William walked on the muddy road, his steps looked very casual, like a leisurely teenager going on a picnic.Few people noticed that the distance he covered with each step was almost several times that of a normal person. When he stepped in the mud, his footprints showed the footprints of lotus flowers, and there was no trace of mud staining his shoes.

Someone once called this phenomenon the golden lotus planted in the fire, and it extended some kind of incredible supernatural power.In fact, this is just a far-fetched statement by laymen in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, or those who are not in the realm. Of course, there are also vanity masters playing tricks in it (in fact, there are no martial arts practitioners who do not love vanity).

The so-called "golden lotus planted in the fire", to put it bluntly, is a relatively special foot power technique, which is mainly used for explosive acceleration.If this thing is used well, it will become a lotus flower every step of the way, without making a sound;

In fact, it’s not that William doesn’t have a better way to get on the road. For example, [Rocket Flying Technique], both in terms of speed and sound and light effects are top-notch, but the hint from the spiritual sense forced him to temporarily hide this method. William I feel that once he directly reveals his identity as the flame lord, something bad will inevitably happen.

That's why he chose [Golden Lotus in Fire], which is a relatively inefficient way of traveling (it's just not efficient compared to [Rocket Flying]).

There was only one reason why William was in such a hurry, he was tracking the gilded carriage that caused the accident.That's right!He wanted to kill the culprits first, whether it was the driver or the owner of the carriage, because he was unhappy.And a martial artist who is unhappy in his heart will either find a way to make his thoughts clear, or he will suffer from mental distortion and even depression.

William walked through the civilian area along the city-crossing avenue. There were many thieves, thieves, road bandits, and even city guard patrols all the way, all trying to trouble him with a sudden face, but they could stay away from him. Looking at William's back and eating farts, no one can catch up with his footsteps. Even if there is a guy who specially sets up a block in front to intercept him, William will dodge with a few wrong steps and pass by like a fish.

Of course, if these snoopers use the power of magic, they may be able to stop him, but who would be willing to waste precious magic props just to stop a strange sheep with unknown origins and details? Who knows whether he is fat or not? Sheep or skeleton sheep!

The gold-painted carriage did not stop in the civilian area, and William naturally chased into the elite city of Calimport. However, he did not enter the elite area from the checkpoint, but went up to the house and passed through the house, from the adobe roof as the separation zone. passed through.

The environment in the elite area is not very good either, the smell of dampness and stench is still pervasive, but there is a lot of strong perfume or spice smell in the air, just like the stinky ditch flowing out of the spice workshop. Nauseous, the disgusted William rolled his eyes, especially when he saw a local take a deep and affectionate breath, it made him look miserable. He really couldn't stand the local's penchant for perverted smells.

But soon William's face changed, because he suddenly found that there was something wrong with the owner of this family, the local who took a deep breath. Even the strong are inferior.Then, he discovered that, compared to normal humans, the owner of this family was a bit too strong as a pampered rich man.

It's not that there are no such strong people among human beings, it's just that any human beings who are strong enough must have an exaggerated body shape, just like Wulfgar among the four friends of Mithril Hall, who looks like a template of a big muscle bully.Even William, in terms of body shape among ordinary people, is an extremely oppressive existence.

William sneaked into hiding, followed this strange courtyard owner quietly, watched him walk into a house, and then disappeared out of thin air, or should be said to be invisible, because William's spiritual sense reminded him that the other party was still there.

He quietly waited for the other party's next move. Unexpectedly, the guy didn't make any moves.At this time, William suddenly realized that he had already exposed his whereabouts and was discovered by the other party.

William rushed out without hesitation, and his actions were swift, until he grabbed the wrist of the invisible man holding the dagger, and the other party reacted.The invisibility ability of the invisible person was broken the moment William caught him. He was about to shout out, but William cut his neck with a palm, choking the opponent's voice in his throat and making it difficult to utter.

But the opponent didn't lose the ability to resist. He could even ask telepathically, "Where did you come from? How dare you offend the great elemental spirit?"

Elemental Spirit?

William immediately knew the identity of his opponent, it was actually a little dwarf.

The little genie is the weakest of the genies. The genie is not the larva of other genies (such as wind, fire, water, etc.), but a special subspecies of genie.Since they have all four elements in their bodies, genies must spend most of their time on the physical plane.

They prefer to live a nomadic life in a tribe in the desolate deserts and hidden oases.However, when the high-ranking genies appear on the main material plane, they will serve as relatively reliable allies and subordinates of the high-ranking genies (slaves).

William knew he might be in trouble.

Little genies are super brave in battle, but they are cautious by nature. Without a higher-ranking genie commander, they will never venture into human cities to settle down. Although their appearance is almost indistinguishable from humans, except for little With the [telepathy] ability of the giant spirit itself, it is difficult for ordinary people to recognize the real little giant spirit in the crowd with the naked eye.

William drew out his Autumn Water Knife, and even revealed the Fire Spirit armband he was carrying, allowing the little djinn to see clearly the mark that belonged exclusively to the Fire Djinn.

Confirm your identity!This is a "family member" of a high-ranking fire giant spirit, and it is a very close one. Only the family members who are most loved by the high-ranking giant spirit are eligible to receive gifts from the lord.Of course, there is another situation, the little dwarf didn't think about that at all, it's impossible!How could a mere mortal subdue a high-level giant spirit comparable to a god? Even the gods couldn't do this.

Before William left the world of flames, he had asked Tuermu, the elder of the fire djinn, for a lot of information about the branches of the djinn, so it should be here.

He stared into the little djinn's eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Bastard (the upper djinn's contemptuous name for the little djinn, of course, only when the two parties are in different camps, they will call it that way)! Who is your upper lord?" bit?"

But the little giant spirit retorted angrily: "You humble human being! Do you understand the rules? When you ask the family members of another superior lord, you should first report your own background!"

William froze for a moment, but forgot about it.The fair trade (not fairness) is advocated between the giant spirits and the giant spirits (including their dependents). If you want to get something, you have to pay the corresponding price.

He stroked the Fire Spirit Armband, and said, "This marker comes from the fire djinn elder Turmu, a powerful flame prince!"

The little djinn asked in surprise: "Humans! Are you talking about the powerful fire djinn who became independent from the Bayerpus family - Lord Turmu Falkerland Benazit? I listen to the lord It is said that he is leading an army to conquer a precious flaming celestial phenomenon."

William sneered and said, "You talk too much nonsense! You idiot!"

The little dwarf was scolded by the human in front of him, but he didn't feel annoyed. After all, those who play with fire are not good-tempered, just like those in the north of the Kalin Desert, they will explode if they don't agree with each other.

He said excitedly: "My lord is the chief advisor of the great Karin Sultan, the wise man - Dudra, who is now the actual controller of Karin Shan - the most trusted by the Great Pasha of Karin Port. Grand Vizier. Do you know? My lord has been working hard to rescue the Kalin Caliph (equivalent to His Majesty) who was sealed and hidden. I believe you have always hoped to rescue your Kara god Menon. If you If you want to cooperate, I can introduce you.

The Emir of our singer tribe (the honorary title of the little dwarf family, equivalent to a human hero), has always hoped to present a precious gift to the Grand Vizier. "

William forced a smile, feeling as if he had discovered some terrible secret.He smiled very happily, and asked eagerly: "Friend, I am the Three Fools from the Great Desert of Enook, what's your name?"

The little giant also smiled brightly, and he said happily: "I am the herald (similar to the messenger and agent) of the singer tribe, the incense-loving piper, Elisan. I am very happy to be the first A messenger who met you, Your Excellency Sanyu, you gave me and my tribe a very generous gift."

"Really? I really want to congratulate you, Your Excellency Elisan." William agreed with a smile, and then asked: "Are there many high-ranking people at the lord level of Carlin Port? The big handkerchief here How could Xia allow you to live here safely?"

"Great Pasha? Just that poor and pathetic Dennis Poole family idiot? Son of Saban?" When the big Pasha was mentioned, the little elf Elisan's tone was very disdainful, "That's a A stupid pig who sleeps soundly on a bed of gold except for toying with female slaves and overeating."

"Don't worry! Your Excellency Sanyu, the actual ruling power of Calimport has always been under the control of our lord. He has recruited many wandering nobles from the air sea world (air elemental plane) (the djinn without territory) ), our rule is unbreakable!"

William smiled awkwardly and exclaimed: "Your Excellency Elisan, you are really a considerate talent! Hearing you say that, I am really relieved!"

Yi Lisang also laughed blindly, and said: "Where is it? Mr. Sanyu, I am ashamed of your praise! I think you are a really kind and kind person!"

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Let you drink the golden cup together, and the white blade will not spare you.

Before doing anything, William asked casually: "By the way, I just saw a gold-painted carriage pulling many slaves rampaging through the city, killing many people. Whose business is that?"

Elisan's eyes flickered, and he frowned and said, "Pull the slave's carriage? That should be the property of the Hanun family. The blood of Lord Haman is the most wild and unruly, and he inherited the nature of their ancestors. May those irascible sons suffer a lot!"

"I see! Elisan, my question is over, thank you for your honesty. By the way, you shouldn't block the telepathy around you!"

"Hahaha! I don't want my glory to be taken away by other guys!

I also btw, ignorant humans!The wind djinn and the fire djinn are natural mortal enemies, and they are also divided between the families of the two parties, and when they meet, they will be divided into life and death.How dare you break into my territory!It's just life and death!

Save your life!I will cut off your head and present it to His Excellency the Grand Vizier along with your lord's token! "Little giant spirit Elisan smiled proudly.

But this didn't give him any advantage. William suddenly dodged with his knife in his hand, and rushed behind the little dwarf in the blink of an eye. William retracted his knife and turned around, sighing: "You are dead, idiot! Your reaction is too much!" Slow down!"

The little giant looked forward in disbelief, his eyes dull and full of fear, and then his head fell off, turning into a mass of woody mummy.This is the characteristic of little genies. When they die, they will not turn into corresponding elemental relics (such as a ball of fire, a puff of smoke or dust crystals) like the higher genies, but turn into wooden corpses.

William put Elisan's body into the Fire Spirit Armband, and after cleaning up the scene, he did not leave directly. He sat on the ground and performed deep breathing adjustments, completely gathered his flame, and was in harmony with the surging Dan He used his energy and blood to cover it up, so that no one would be able to discover his identity as a fire monster with the naked eye.

As the little djinn said, the wind djinn is very hostile to all fire creatures. This is an enemy of blood that has been passed down from ancient times, so there is nothing to talk about.

He changed into the local clothes he found at Elisan's house, and went out to continue tracking the gold-painted carriage.The reason why William is not worried about chasing after him is because of his powerful spiritual sense ability, he can see without hearing, he can avoid danger when he is aware of it, and the way of sincerity can be known in advance.This almost magical ability makes him almost invincible in certain actions.

The streets of Jingjing City are not very clean, but at least there is not so much mud. The beggars, gangsters and prostitutes on the street are almost invisible. Only some city guards in charge of public security patrol from time to time, but they are very careful about wearing small clothes. William in the genie's attire was almost oblivious.

There were also quite a few pedestrians on the street, and many of them were riding in exquisite veiled carriages, strolling leisurely on the street, not caring about the hot weather at all, and most of the horses pulling the carts were handsome Yufeng horses.

William quickly confirmed the identities of these passengers. These guys are all descendants of the djinn, and the breeze blowing from them from time to time is the best proof of their identities.

Following the guidance of his spiritual sense, William came to a gorgeous manor-style villa that was almost like a castle.

The periphery of the Hanun family villa is a circle of blue brick walls, and each brick is a long strip of a few feet. They are mutated rocks that have been mined from the top of the mountain and infested by the Air Elemental Plane. The texture is hard, and it has a unique air filtering ability, which can fill the courtyard with a breeze, which is very suitable for the dwarfs and their descendants to live in.

William wandered around the manor, but couldn't find a way to get in. These extravagant and almost sinful guys polished the walls to be as smooth as glass, and even put a partition on it (similar to bucket eaves), allowing him to I can't find any flaws that can be exploited. After all, it is an old den that has been operated for thousands of years (of course, if it can be used to fly, that's another matter).

As the little djinn Elisan said, the djinns have always ruled the city, whether in the open or in the dark, and the actual master of Calimshan has never been left behind.

But soon William found an opportunity, a guy whose clothes and demeanor were quite similar to Elisan's suddenly appeared at the gate of the manor.

This is another little djinn, a visitor of the target manor. It seems that the status of this little djinn in front of the Hanun family is not very good, because the little djinn can fly, but he didn't fly in directly. Instead, he rang the doorbell rather cautiously, and there was a copper bell as big as a baby's head, with cloud decorations painted on it.

The one who opened the door was a female elf. She looked quite beautiful. When she faced her fellow clan, she was quite polite, but the arrogance in her bones almost pierced the sky.

With a knife in his hand, William suddenly rushed out from the darkness.

Facing the sudden change, the two little giant spirits didn't show much panic. They even looked at the human "fool" who jumped out of the room jokingly.However, just when they wanted to show their calmness and aloofness, William had already rushed past the two little elves, looked back at them with disdain, and said, "Two idiots!"

The poor little elves turned into a pool of rotten wood in pain. They may be wondering why this human being runs so fast when they are dying.When did you get the knife?Why did the constant [Accident] and [Random Teleportation] not work?

William would not pay attention to the resentment of the two souls under the knife, he was here to kill, as long as it was damned, he would not spare it.

He carried the autumn water knife and walked in the manor full of breeze. As long as he saw a normal guy, he would go up and stab him. And it doesn't matter whether these guys look like humans or elves, as long as they are not turned into wood , it turned into a pool of chaotic wind and clouds, especially those handsome boys and girls dancing briskly.

In the Hanun manor, anyone who has a status is either a wind elemental or a little dwarf. Humans and elves have only two identities here, the slaves that the Hanun family uses for themselves and the slaves that the Hanun family intends to sell.

Needless to say, those slaves who were going to be sold, he (she) was locked in a cage, waiting desperately for the fate to rule.

What gave William a little bit of a headache were those slaves belonging to the Hanun family. More actively fight against trespassers, especially most of them have good martial arts and magic abilities.