The Swordsman of Faerûn

The demon possesses the tenacious vitality and self-healing characteristics that almost all demons have. After receiving William's curse fire healing, this demon, who was blessed with healing spells for the first time in his life, finally realized how serious creatures are when they are healed. happy.

By the way, Demo is vulnerable to divine magic, and any magical blessings from regular channels (referring to non-Demo's forged divine arts) will cause heavy damage to Demo.

The tearing power from the abyss still persisted. Through the summoning circle that was still in effect, William looked directly at the demon in the abyss that was chasing the demon. It was a powerful lizard lord.

He ignored the demon Hathaway's request to destroy the magic circle, and said to the snake demon lord with a sneer, "Idiot devil boy, since you want to play tug-of-war, I will help you!"

Speaking of which, William recruited a curse-fire phoenix full of energy, and sent it into the abyss along the passage of the alien world. Accompanied by a near-nuclear explosion, a brilliant mushroom cloud rose at a certain level of the abyss.

When the cursed fire seeds that had lost their energy passed through the alien passage and returned to William, he just laughed and destroyed the summoning circle.

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William looked back at the stunned Hathaway, clapped his hands and said: "Okay! I believe that after the lesson of this lesson, the demons in the abyss should not open a transmission channel by your side without incident. Of course, if There are also guys who don't have long eyes, you have to tell me in time."

Demo's wound has basically recovered. She opened her big watery eyes, looked at her master emotionally, and said in a sweet voice: "My honorable master, please let the humble Hathaway serve you. You, offer you the most extreme joy and enjoyment."

For the very "physical" requirement of Demo, William really resisted it at first. He is really not a man who is addicted to women.However, Hathaway was too proactive. In front of this passionate stunner, a man's defense was no better than a piece of toilet paper.

When William set foot on the way back to the camp refreshed, the demon Hathaway followed behind with a satisfied face, her little tongue licking the corner of her mouth gracefully, like a cat that just stole a fish.

After they left the old site of Lathander's Light, many shadowy figures appeared from nowhere, and they rushed into the demon's death area one after another, searching for any kind of spoils that were left behind, including but not It is limited to all kinds of utensils and materials that originally belonged to the Lathander Temple, as well as many valuable things that William intentionally or unintentionally omitted, the largest number of which still belong to the demon ashes.

These figures belong to the intelligent group that wanders on the fringes of civilized society. Most of them are a minority in the intelligent humanoid race. They want to integrate into the mainstream civilized society but are not accepted. They want to be bad guys but they don’t have the strength and courage. They can only wander in the wilderness like carrion vultures and jackals, especially those battlefield sites where fierce battles have just taken place, which are the places these guys like to visit most, and they can always find many valuable things from them.

Of course, these guys really made a small fortune this time.

William's return made everyone in the camp feel at ease. The high-grade holy water stock solution was immediately diluted and distributed, and everyone was asked to drink it in public.

There were many small problems in the implementation of this requirement, for example, some unconscious guys refused to take it, or claimed that they didn't like being surrounded by people drinking unknown medicines in public. Of course, for these excuses, William It is unceremonious to provide compulsory drug filling service.

Facts have proved that these thorns are really not clear-headed except for a few people, and the rest are all guys with problems themselves, such as a guy who was poured with holy water. A bucket of strong acid is generally corroded from head to toe.

An evil ogre, this is a kind of evil human variant that likes to devour the flesh and blood of the same kind. They have very similar characteristics with ghouls, the only difference is that ghouls are undead, while ogres are contaminated A lifeless human biological mutant.

Of course, these guys who refuse to drink the holy water on their own are not only ogres, liches, vampires, shapeshifters, monsters that are easier to hide in human society, and there is even a disgusting hag, This is a bad guy who was exposed by the demon Hathaway.

To ordinary people, a hag is a terrifying humanoid monster, the mouthpiece of evil in country legends.Most of the hags have a disgusting appearance, they are like shriveled old women covered with scabies, with a crooked figure and cold and cruel cunning eyes, but if you underestimate them because of this, then when they use hard Steel, long, razor-sharp nails dig out your heart, and you will discover that these monsters have a strength and agility more terrifying than even the most elite human warriors.

By the way, many hags don't even think of themselves as humanoids, they think they are just humans with special abilities, and ugly appearance is the price for the gift of power.

Of course, the hag who appeared in front of William did not show her evil and cruelty like her kind. On the contrary, she humbly expressed her submission to William.

Perhaps many rulers like to take in a few capable evil guys to work for them, and the best among them is the hag.Hags are generally familiar with dark rituals by which they can peer into the distance, predict the future, alter the weather, or curse those whom they or their employers wish to deal with.

It's a pity that William is not one of those "maybes". He doesn't like hags, and he doesn't want to use the power of hags. He doesn't need dark forces to maintain his rule.Not to mention that William didn't take his own ruling power very seriously. He had received so much education in dragon slaying techniques in his previous life. Even if he could only understand a little bit, it was more than enough to deal with the local brainless people.

Surprisingly, this hag with an evil nature has not done many bad things. It even often collects medicinal herbs to help ordinary people treat some minor ailments and exchange them for some necessary living materials.

That's right, this screaming hag (a relatively low-level existence among hags) is a minority of humans who think they have received the gift of power. Compared with its cruel and dangerous counterparts, this hag called Nagwitch shows Much more harmless.

Of course, this does not mean that the screaming hag is always harmless, because as the hag grows in age and strength (hags have a lifespan similar to that of elves), they will gradually embrace the darkness, twist their minds, and eventually become into a vile and cruel tyrant.

William has no intention of killing this seemingly kind hag for the time being, and he has no reason to do so. To judge a crime just because of the other party's race and identity, William can't do such a disgusting thing.

In fact, the strange monsters that can hide and lurk around ordinary people almost flawlessly, in addition to having excellent camouflage ability, their behavior style is mostly biased towards the moral standards of normal human beings.

Even the ogre whose intestines were burnt through with holy water, it was only because of the shortage of food during this period of time, and there was no shortage of corpses around after the flood, that it couldn't help but recover its nature. Meat for food.

The screaming hag, Nagwitch, was already mentally prepared to be executed by the powerful lord, but the final outcome surprised it. William did not execute it, nor expelled it.

William imitated some heterogeneous control methods seen in some film and television works in his previous life, and issued a decree called [Regulations on the Real Name Registration of Abnormal Creatures].

When a decree targeting minorities is formulated and issued, its impact has a lot to do with the original intention of the policy and the means of implementation.

For example, in a certain fantasy universe, the [Mutant Registration Act] drafted by a certain lighthouse was originally intended to control and limit dangerous mutants and reduce their harm to ordinary people.This policy is fundamentally wrong, and it is inevitable that it will gradually degenerate into the suppression and persecution of the entire mutant group during the implementation process.

What William really referred to was what he had heard about the humane management and control of some social reformers who had criminal records in certain areas of his hometown. Of course, it is difficult to say more about the specific situation.

The so-called [Anomalous Creature Real-Name Registration Regulations] is a registration control law for all abnormal humans in William's territory who are willing to abide by the territory's laws, reasonable public order, and good local customs.

The main purpose of this decree is to distinguish harmful aliens from those who are willing to be good, to protect the rights and interests of benevolent and neutral anomalous creatures, and to combat evil aliens.

The opening chapter of the Regulations states the purpose of the Regulations, aiming to create a harmonious and colorful integrated society where ordinary mortals and all other kinds who are willing to do good coexist peacefully.

Then there are the registration rules for all the aliens who want to enter the territory, including the alien race, social relationship, living habits, residence, means of livelihood, etc., need to be registered in detail and accurately.

These registration materials will not be made public, but will be kept as secret files, and a special file management department will be established.

Alien creatures to be registered must live in the corresponding area where they are registered, and the work they do to earn a living, the number of populations, etc. must also match the content of the registration. The Department of Abnormalities will verify this information from time to time.

Under normal circumstances, the Department of Abnormality will not interfere with the daily life of abnormal creatures, but when there is a discrepancy between the actual situation of the abnormal creature and the registered situation, the Department of Abnormality has the right to ask the anomaly to explain and explain it. If the abnormal creature does If there are some uncooperative actions, the Department of Abnormalities is eligible to request punishment for the creature, including different degrees of punishment from restriction of freedom, to deportation or even suppression and killing, and the (heterogeneous) society for the corresponding reasons for the disposal Give an explanation.

Of course, there must be many omissions in this decree, but it does not hinder its pioneering status in the entire local civilization. This decree can almost be said to be the first document on the social status of abnormal creatures in human society on the land of Faerun. Primary decree for definition.

William didn't care much about the historical significance of the regulations he promulgated. His main purpose was actually to make plans for the people around him, and of course pave the way for the possible next step of national household registration.

The first person to make a heterogeneous registration was not the hag Nagwitch, but the people around William, including William himself.

William registered himself as a human lord with the personality of a fire lord.

Phinea, a half-giant with half frost giant blood, William's wife.

Mo Xiao, a Pegasus with a mutated coat color, is one of William's mounts.

Misha'er and Miluna were not eligible for registration, which made the two little girls very upset and sulked a lot. They urgently asked to advance and retreat with William, while the other little guy, Selur, I am very annoyed that I am not an outlier.

Of course, these are minor issues. The real key point is the registration of William's servants. This is the direct reason for William's promulgation of the [Regulations on the Real-name Registration of Abnormal Creatures].

Turmu, the Elder of the Fire Djinn from the Flame World, the temporary leader of the Flame Legion, and William's servant.

Hathaway, a demon from the bottomless abyss, a demon who is good at summoning demons, William's servant.

When these two outliers were registered, everyone who was eligible to watch the registered content was shocked.

Sir, the two mines you released are a bit big!We can't bear it for a while!Please also raise your hands high!

With the lord proofreading at the beginning, the subsequent registration work for heterogeneous species will be much smoother. If there is any monster who does not want to cooperate, the registration staff will directly reveal the registration information of the lord and his family members, saying:

"How is it? Even the lord is actively cooperating by setting an example, and you still dare to stab the sky? Don't you want to hang out here?!"

Then all the thorns and aliens cooperated obediently. Of course, they were moved by the lord's high integrity, or were they frightened by the registration information of the lord and the fierce existence around him, so they had to bow their heads and confess , then it is not easy to delve into it.

In short, the registration work of all the aliens was relatively smooth, and the preliminary registration and investigation were completed quickly. Of course, this is also related to the relatively small number of aliens here. After all, the big heads were burned to death in the dungeon by William in advance. up.

Next came the time for territory construction. William organized manpower to start planning the surface of Falls Town. Of course, William himself was the one who made the most of the decisions. After all, most of his urban planning in his previous life was enough to throw out a few of the locals of Faerun. outside the street.Not to mention anything else, just a sewer sewage project, except for a few old towns that have been handed down from ancient times, most of the cities and villages in Faerun are unqualified.

For example, the underground sewage system of Waterdeep City was inherited from ancient cities, and it was built as magnificently as an underground city.Then other cities in the Northland followed suit and built the underground sewage system that should have been built into an underground city (the situation is almost similar in other regions).

Although William has never learned the professional knowledge of urban construction, he has seen a lot of town layouts with various templates. Of course, this is also related to his previous occupation. Scouting, familiarity with, and mastery of urban terrain are necessary for mercenary bodyguards. An indispensable basic quality.

Most of the able-bodied labor force was divided into different groups according to gender, age and specialty, and began to build the above-ground buildings in Falls Town, that is, various planned houses and block market buildings.

Spells do amazing things with architecture.Not to mention anything else, just the two spells of [Fossil into Mud] and [Turn Mud into Stone] have efficiency beyond the reach of ordinary people in terms of mining and processing building materials, as well as foundation construction.

And there are many, many similar spells.

Of course, William didn't care about these specific affairs, but he let people play freely.After straightening out the work framework, William only focused on the general direction and policies, such as implementing the method of work-for-relief, distributing food and daily necessities to those refugees who had just joined and had no money left.

Chapter Seventy-Three Please Pardon My Rejection

William is not everyone's nanny. He can't guide his people by hand, how to do this thing, and how to do that job. This requires those temporarily selected political officials, as well as the acting team leaders and squad leaders to give full play. The subjective initiative of oneself and those under it.

The mediocre goes down, the capable goes up, and the rewards and punishments are fair. This is the only way for any team to prosper.

When William forcibly set this tone, although it caused some waves, it is undeniable that the entire group of people under him burst out with a heart-pounding vitality, whether it was an official with a heavy responsibility, Ordinary civilian laborers, or foreign refugees, all bloomed with high spirits, and they were full of hope for a better life in the future.

In fact, it was not William who was able to arouse everyone's good emotions, but the sacred object from the light of Lathander brought back by William, which disappointed the people's lords.

A mere dead object has become the spiritual sustenance in people's hearts. William is extremely disapproving of this, but after thinking about it, he decided to use this thing. After all, it is more or less a treasure. .

Of course, regarding how to place the sacred objects, William did not engage in any gods and gods such as temples, altars, and prophecy pools. He built a fountain.

Several druids and priests from the Church of the Goddess of Chanting took over the job. These humans and elves who claimed to be pacifists were led by an elegant and beautiful half-elf lady.

The fountains built by these people are wonderful works of art. They draw the river water from the upper reaches of Dagger Falls in the form of culverts (only a few people understand this), and then on the square in the center of the planned city of Falls Town, A miniature waterfall and a mirror-like pool were built. The water flow of the miniature waterfall flows down from the top of a strange rock and slowly pours into the pool.

On the top of the strange rock stands a statue of a unicorn carved out of marble, and the unicorn stands up, posing a gesture of shouting to the sky.

The sacred object is placed on the top of the waterfall of the fountain, below the unicorn statue, and the gurgling water washes it, and is gradually infected into holy water with divine power.

Whenever the concentration of the holy water reaches a certain level, the unicorn's unicorn will start to spray golden holy water silk mist into the air, as if the unicorn is using holy power, and then the mirror pool will open the gate to release the water. The holy water is diluted and poured into a specially set open channel, and the holy water is sent to various streets through the open channel for free use by residents.

The most ingenious thing is that the entire open channel network has formed a unique sacred magic circle (to protect against evil). When the holy water fills the entire open channel, the magic circle will be temporarily activated. If any creature with evil power appears Within the range of the magic circle, it will be corroded and burned by the holy power.

This magic circle is very powerful, at least William's new demon maid, Ms. Hathaway, cannot stay inside for more than 30 seconds while the magic circle is in effect, otherwise she will be purified into a pool of demon ashes.

Hathaway, who had some complaints about the construction of the holy circle, secretly told her master a secret. The half-elf who led the construction of the fountain was not a mortal, but a saint with divine power.

William was not surprised by this news. After all, not everyone can build an exquisite and unique fountain in just over a day, let alone design and build those composition methods. array of open channel networks.

In this era of gods coming down to earth and saints descending, it is actually difficult for a single saint to make a difference. Without the support of gods, those priests and believers are basically no different from ordinary civilians.

But when the two are combined, the situation becomes very different.The team composed of saints and believers is like a super turret with unlimited energy. They can output all the magic combinations that saints can provide without worrying about the consumption of spell slots. Of course, the fatigue of believers still needs to be considered .

However, the identity of this saint made William mutter a bit. He should be Edas, the goddess of water springs and peace, and one of the daughters of Sivanus, the god of nature. Think about the threatening words left by the father of the oak tree to William. , but it made him a little uncomfortable with this female saint who was too peaceful.

The character of this goddess and the teachings of the believers are not pleasing in the mortal world. In some unrefined terms, Edas is a rare bitch of the Holy Mother of Peace in the world.

The oracle creed here is:

Never engage in any act of hostility that is hostile to others - even when attacked from outside.

Whenever there is an external attack, Edath and her followers always resort to tactical retreats to keep the opponent in the quagmire of overexpansion (similar to a certain third brother Mahatma), until finally the situation will turn And to her advantage.

Edath's claim made many people feel extremely uncomfortable, especially those avengers who had suffered or harbored anger and hatred, and even dismissed the fountain and the goddess of peace.

However, believers of Edas are not uncommon, and even the ruling class of many big cities are committed to promoting Edas' church. After all, the teachings of this goddess are really good at fooling the people and softening people's hearts.

William naturally didn't like the teachings and propositions of the goddess Edas, this is not something a normal person can accept.What William advocates is restrained great revanchism, which is the spiritual core that can stand up for a person, a group or even a nation.

There is a saying that goes, "The country perishes with the weak, but the Han alone perishes with the strong."Counting William's previous life, in the past dynasties of the land of China, whenever a dynasty declined, it was unavoidable to be invaded and oppressed by nomads from the north (or northwest), even the strong Qin and prosperous Tang were no exception, let alone Two Jin, Song, Ming and other dynasties.

But the Han Dynasty was not the case. Whether it was the end of the Western Han Dynasty or the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, even though the Central Dynasty was faltering like a candle in the wind, there was almost no threat from the northern nomads.Even if there are people who are short-sighted, they can't stop just one or two local princes from beating the nomadic cavalry as if they were cubs.

The reason for this unique situation in the Han Dynasty is the martial spirit of the whole people shaped by the great revanchism prevailing in the Han Dynasty, which then leads to an allusion of "one Han as five Hus", but it is not the same as those "Jurchens" in later generations. , Man Invincible", "Foreign Masters Onboard", "So Round Moon", and "Sweet Air" formed a sharp contrast.

William didn't agree with the idea of ​​Goddess Edas, so he naturally didn't want this goddess to spread the teachings on his territory. This thing not only reduces the spirit of resistance of the people under the rule, but also makes them more Apart from being docile and tame, it can be said that there is no benefit at all. On the contrary, its harm is almost endless.

After all, castration of blood is a fundamental digging for any group.

Although William didn't have any great ambitions, he didn't want to leave a mess to others.So he appointed the demon Hathaway to be the supervisor of Edas and his followers. When these pacifists preached the concept of "forbearance" to William's people, Hathaway was authorized to directly interrupt their behavior.

This job is really in line with the taste of the demons. After all, the core value of their creation is to fight against the clergy of all gods.Hathaway couldn't wait to run up to the saint who was suspected of Edas, swaggeringly acting as her supervisor.

Hathaway's status as a demon cannot be hidden from the eyes of the saints, and these pacifists are very wary of her.

However, Hathaway is extremely shrewd or cunning. At the beginning, she did not show her fangs, but let the believers of these spring goddesses freely explore the concept of their goddess, and even the saints performed miracles to attract the surroundings. The eyeballs of the workers were ignored, which made Saint Edas and his followers unknowingly let down their vigilance.

As a result, the pacifists who got carried away began to preach their ideas to the civilians around them, and soon a large number of people gathered.

Barren thoughts and precarious life make it easy for the civilians of Faerun to be bewitched by any kind of belief.

When a group of people listened to the speech of Edas disciples with great interest, even the restoration and construction of the town was delayed.But acting as the head of work supervision under the shadowy instructions of the demon did not stop people's behavior.This made Saint Edas a little carried away, so she went directly to the stage to preach her own ideas. As a saint with the power of God, her words have a magical effect similar to [Law], and As for what everyone listened to, they were mesmerized.

Just when the speech of the sage Edas, who called herself Aedara, reached the peak of excitement, almost ecstasy, the deterrent Hathaway suddenly made a big move.

She released a mass [Thinking Shock] to the entire listener group. This kind of magic can't cause much damage to the target, but it can interrupt the target's thoughts and make them fall into a temporary sluggish state.

It can be expected that, if nothing else happens, Saint Edas will soon gain a group of devout believers in Waterfall Town, which will play a decisive role in their plan to establish a foundation in Waterfall Town.

However, this move by the demon directly broke the plan of the pacifists, and made Aidara and her partners very angry. Even with the strong tolerance of the pacifists, I couldn't help thinking We need to use a few [Flame Strike] shots on Hathaway.

Rare flames of anger ignited in the blue eyes of the saint. He glared at Hathaway and said angrily, "Demon! How dare you challenge the majesty of a saint! There is no evil that can run wild on the ground of Faerun!" The place!"

As he said that, he was going to order his followers to kill the demons. By the way, demons are not within the tolerance of pacifists.

Hathaway didn't want to be killed in vain by the other party, she hurriedly shouted: "According to Lord William's order, no denomination is allowed to preach in Falls Town without the Lord's permission! Ms. Edara, Your illegal missionary activities have violated the orders of the lord, and have seriously hindered the construction of the town."

She said triumphantly: "I am the supervisor specially appointed by the lord. I declare that, Ms. Aidara and your partners, you are not allowed to carry out any teachings in Lord William's territory until you have obtained the special permission of the lord. Publicity activities, otherwise you will be deported directly!"

The faces of Aidala and her companions immediately became ugly. They had never suffered such shameless humiliation in their life. There is no reason in this world for mortal forces to intervene in the spread of God's belief.Even in Zhentil Castle, the lair of evil, those ruling classes who are almost the incarnation of evil will not blatantly restrict the spread of the beliefs of the good and lawful sect.

As a saint with great wisdom, Aidala immediately thought of another possibility. He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "Devil, my friends and I are discussing the concept of peace with each other, shouldn't this be okay?" You will disobey your lord's orders!"

Hathaway smiled like an old fox who had stolen a young hen, and said with a playful smile, "Of course...it's a violation! Remember! Ms. Aedara, it's 'any teaching promotion activities', including those between you Discussions, as well as the soliloquies of some cunning fellows, are not allowed."

An elf druid screamed angrily: "Damn devil! You just cut off our tongues and made us work here like dumb!"

Demo actually clapped his hands happily and said: "Ah! This idea is really good! Maybe I should suggest that the lord should cut the tongues of the gods in the territory. Well, let's do it!"

The devil's words angered everyone, they all glared at Hathaway, including those ordinary people who had just recovered from the state of shock.But soon these tool workers were angrily taken away by their foreman. If you want bread or faith, it is not a difficult choice for these people who can only be regarded as hypocrites.

Next, Hathaway began to faithfully perform her supervisory duties. Whenever the sage of Edas or her followers mentioned words about Edas's ideas in the conversation, the demons would be ashamed Interrupt loudly, and triumphantly reprimand (for believers), or sneer (only for saints).