The Swordsman of Faerûn

It often uses its mind-blocking ability to confuse a creature when they intend to remain on the Material Plane for an extended period of time.Then bring the creature back to its floating home in the Ethereal Plane.

In their sanctum, the shapeshifters entertain the creature and strike a deal with him or her.If the creature allows the shapeshifter to assume his identity to get what it wants, the shapeshifter keeps him safe and comfortable for the time being and can return him to wherever he wants on the Material Plane afterwards.

If the creature refuses, the shapeshifter erases all memory associated with it, returns it to the Material Plane, and seeks out another creature.

Spirit shapeshifters can absorb the thoughts, memories, and personality of another creature, and then impersonate the other party without any flaws, and they will also be bound by this impersonation, and they will intersect with the same kind of impersonator, especially when When this intersection involves emotional aspects, some unpredictable troubles are born.

The doppelgangers of the spirit world soon discovered a big problem. They could actually combine with the creatures of the main material plane, and then give birth to mixed-blood doppelganger babies.

It is said that the birth of a kind of shape-shifting cat pet is related to the shapeshifter of the spirit world. Of course, all the orthodox shapeshifters refuse to admit this.

Hybrid doppelgangers are also called native doppelgangers. They no longer regard the etheric plane as their home, but like to mix in civilized society and become a member of the whole society.

Although shapeshifters must be combined with other creatures to reproduce (a combination of shapeshifters and shapeshifters cannot reproduce), it does not hinder the close and friendly relationship between shapeshifters and shapeshifters. They respect each other, help and support each other, and many Adult doppelgangers always help those younger ones for free, teaching them common sense and some must-learned skills of doppelgangers.

And Charlotte's mentor is Mr. Larouche, the shapeshifter broker in Dagger Valley.According to legend, William killed La Rouche, which naturally made Charlotte full of hatred for William. If William and his party were not the leader of the reinforcements who came to rescue Shadow Valley, Charlotte would definitely try to kill him desperately. The doppelganger elder revenge.

When William told everyone the story that he was fighting bravely on the front line and was the last one for many warriors who left the city to fight, but when his subordinates needed to retreat inside the city wall, they were turned away by the guards of the city gate. However, Lenti's thoughts were very wandering. She was trying to recall the memory of Larouche.

LaRouche was not a good man from a human standpoint, but he had given all the young doppelgangers as much as an elder could.

Just when Xia Lundi was thinking wildly, William had already finished talking about his subordinates being stranded outside the city. He suddenly asked, "Which one is the city guard Garapuno?! Also stand up and let me know!"

When William said this, his eyes were only on Lord Moglin, wanting to see how stupid the leader of the Shadow Valley was, how dare he blatantly connive at his subordinates to plot against his allies.However, Haksgaard Moglin looked unprepared, looking at his city guard in shock, as if it was the first time he had heard that such a disaster had happened to his subordinates.

William could only sigh to himself, the leader of the Shadow Valley is not a simple person, he pretended to be a fool with almost no flaws.

Although Galapuno was quite ashamed and panicked when William exposed his scandal, but he thought that he was a high-level official in Shadow Valley, but he was sure that William was a foreign lord and could not do anything to him.

Therefore, after being named by William, the city guard immediately stood up and said with a righteous face: "Lord William from Dagger Valley, I am the city guard of Shadow Valley Town, Galapuno. I admit that I once blocked Delaying your men into the city, but worrying that their fleeing will lead to the collapse of the entire battle formation! Everyone should know how terrible it is to have deserters on the battlefield."

William didn't expect this person to be so shameless, daring to turn black and white in front of everyone, and speak nonsense.It should be noted that most of the people in this hotel participated in the battle that day, or stood on the top of the city and witnessed the battle with their own eyes, and they can be regarded as witnesses of the incident.

Garapuno said this, but he was fooling the big guy as a fool.Then William thought of another possibility that chilled him, these people would be happy to be fooled.

William half-truthfully reprimanded angrily: "Don't talk nonsense! Although most of my subordinates are new recruits, they are also the first batch of warriors to rush into the battlefield! Their retreat was ordered by me personally, why? Let’s talk about deserters!”

However, Galapuno said shamelessly: "That is, Lord William wants to preserve his strength, and maybe he deliberately let his men desert."

William was really disgusted by this guy, he really wanted to slap the thief to death, but thinking about his plan, he was still a little too late, so he suppressed the raging killing intent in his heart, and smiled angrily: "You Thieves dare to say it! I think I, William, have been fighting almost all the time since I stepped into the valley of shadows! I was the one who took the lead when charging into the enemy line, and I was the one who broke the front when fighting fiercely, and I was the one who fought to the death when the armies retreated. , Trying to kill the monster cavalry who were chasing and intercepting, and making sure everyone returned to the city safely!

You guy actually insulted me to deliberately preserve my strength?I really don't know how to live or die! "

Of course Galapuno knew that he was slandering William, but at this time he knew that he could not be persuaded, he deliberately distorted the facts and said: "The big guy was able to return to the city without dying, and the one who appeared on the battlefield should be the one who contributed the most. The silver-haired witch above! Everyone witnessed her spells with their own eyes. If she hadn't appeared, I'm afraid only a small part of the people who went out to fight in the city at that time would have survived."

William sneered, of course he wouldn't argue with this guy who deserved the most credit for the final decision, otherwise he would be taken out of the rhythm, and he would no longer be able to justifiably smear Shadow Valley with a stinky face.

William said: "Lord Mogreen, do you have anything to say about my subordinates being blocked?"

Of course Haksgaard Moglin knew who was right and who was wrong. He admired William's bravery and was quite dissatisfied with Garapuno's petty actions.At that time, he was standing on the top of the city to watch the battle. If it wasn't for the conditions, he might even charge into the battle on horseback and kill monsters together with everyone.

However, sometimes, as a superior person, he can't do whatever he wants when dealing with problems. He needs to consider the political balance of the entire Shadow Valley upper class.

Lord Mogreen said: "According to what you two said, this matter should be regarded as a misunderstanding. The city guard Jiarapunuo has lost his friends from Dagger Valley. I should order him to apologize to you. After this battle , Shadow Valley is also willing to pay a commission to compensate you for the grievances you have suffered."

William laughed loudly and shouted: "Lord Mogreen, is this how you handle this matter?"

Lord Mogreen frowned and asked, "Your Excellency William, are you dissatisfied with my handling?"

"Dissatisfied? No! Lord Moglin, and everyone in the Valley of Shadows! If it's just such a disgusting thing, then no matter how much anger my subordinates and I have, we can only bear it, and at most send a few words." Forget about complaining." William sneered at first, and then said sharply: "However, I brought my subordinates and family to fight for you Shadow Valley people, but they suffered even greater humiliation in the past two days! "

This time, many people were really stunned. They really didn't know how William and his group had been ostracized in the past two days. Even if some knew, they thought it was just a matter of accommodation. No one would think it was a big deal. After all, there are many local refugees who managed to escape in Shadow Valley Town, and a large part of them can only sleep on the streets. It is good for William and his group to have a shelter from the wind and rain.

Of course, William would not talk about the issue of accommodation. Although it is outrageous that their family was replaced from the original high-end hotel to live in a dilapidated house, it is undeniable that the people of Shadow Valley put more women, children and children in the hotel. Here is an act of kindness.

But at this moment, Galapuno was in a cold sweat. He had already guessed what William was going to say. Originally, he had prepared his speech, but when the city guard saw the baskets of old grain and rotten meat, At that time, my heart was half cold.

When William kicked a basket of bacon to the ground, revealing the rotten meat covered with maggots, Garapuno was really stunned.He even said it was impossible. He remembered that although the quality of the grain and bacon sent at the beginning was not very good, they were not spoiled to such an extent.

William kicked down the wheat corn covered with fuzz and mildew, as well as the moldy and dusty bread.Pointing at the rotten food, he shouted: "This is the food that you Shadow Valley people provide to my subordinates and family members! Take a look! Is this the food that people should eat? Even animals won't eat it." This kind of thing! My people and I fought for your Shadow Valley, bleeding! Is this how you treat your benefactor?!"

William's questioning said that everyone was ashamed and shameless, but Garapuno sat on the ground like a nervous neurosis and kept chanting "impossible".

Although the food sent by Galapuno was all stale grain and stinking dried meat, it was indeed impossible for him to be so rotten, and he was not really stupid.The key is that William let Xiaomi Luna secretly use spells to speed up the spoilage process of these junk foods a little bit.

These foods were originally inedible, and William and the little guy had almost no psychological burden if they modified the waste a little bit.

Storm Silver was so flustered that she could hardly stand upright. As the consul of Shadow Valley and the leader of the Harper Alliance, she never thought that during the days when she was injured and comatose, such vile xenophobia would happen around her—— event!And Dove was even more angry. She thought that if she could pay more attention to her friends from Dagger Valley, such evil things should have been avoided in advance.

William looked at the reaction of the crowd with cold eyes, then struck while the iron was hot, and shouted loudly pretending to be angry: "You have humiliated me! You have humiliated my soldiers! What you have done has shamed the people of Dagger Valley! And this kind of shame can only be Only blood and war can wash away!"

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William angrily shouted the slogan of washing away the humiliation suffered by his family with a bloody war, but it shocked many Shadow Valley people, but they couldn't help but want to laugh.

Although William showed the demeanor of a peerless warrior on the battlefield, his bravery alone cannot conceal the fact that the overall strength of the entire Dagger Valley is weak.After all, after decades of killing and bloodletting by the people of Zhentil Castle, most of Dagger Valley's top combat power has long since been lost. The only remaining essence is mostly under the command of the original lord Randall Morn, but it is also lost to William. The new lord was strangled.

On the other hand, in Shadow Valley, they have been fighting with the people of Zhentil Castle for decades, but they have never allowed the people of Zhentil Castle to take advantage of them. As a result, they have honed a large number of brave and skilled soldiers. Terribly high.

The difference between Dagger Valley and Shadow Valley is not only in strength, but also in the spirit of the people in the two regions. Just like William's previous life, one was the colonial stick who was just rescued by the beautiful father, and the other was the one who beat the colonists away. The southern monkeys, the self-confidence of the two sides is absolutely different.

So when William yelled the war cry, many Shadow Valley people couldn't help laughing.

Dove couldn't help but stepped forward and persuaded: "Mr. William, please don't be impulsive. War is not good for anyone."

The storm also said: "Please calm down! The lord of Dagger Valley, whether it is against the newborn Dagger Valley or the suffering Shadow Valley, it is an extremely stupid choice. Please believe me, Shadow Valley will definitely Give you and your people a satisfactory answer."

But William said: "No need! Two sisters of Helen, I am very calm now. I don't think you can give me a truly satisfactory result. Do you think so, Lord Mogreen?"

Lord Moglin nodded gloomyly and said: "For the mistakes made by City Guard Officer Galapuno, Shadow Valley will naturally deal with him. However, if someone wants to threaten Shadow Valley with war, the brave and unyielding Shadow Valley People will never succumb to such unreasonable blackmail by force!"

William laughed, and he said to the two silver-haired ladies who seemed to be in a panic: "Look! This is the quality that a qualified lord should possess. If it were me, I would make the same decision as Lord Mogreen. Therefore, I never expected to obtain real justice from you. Because it is impossible for any qualified lord to give me."

Speaking of which, William drew out his Autumn Knife, and said with a smile: "I will also show my determination to everyone present, and use the blood of the enemy to render a real declaration of war."

William suddenly turned into a shadow, suddenly appeared in front of the city guard Garapuno, and chopped off his head with a knife.As a head rolled down on the ground like a ball, countless blood stains sprayed out from the neck of the headless corpse, and the air was filled with a thick smell of blood.

Everyone was shocked by William's sudden beheading and murder. They never thought that William would be so casual and decisive to cut off the head of a living person in front of everyone.

"You..." Several high-level officials in Shadow Valley were really shocked and angry. This William slashed and killed Garapuno in front of them, which was simply provoking the dignity of the entire Shadow Valley.

For these colleagues of Galapuno, even though there is something wrong with Galapuno, he is still a member of Shadow Valley after all. How could he be killed by an outsider so casually?

The lord of Shadow Valley, Huxgaard Moglin, trembled his lips and said angrily: "William... how dare you kill my city guard? Do you know what you are doing? Shadow Valley will never tolerate your atrocities, Even if you are a lord, you cannot ignore the local laws!"

Storm Silverhand also glared at William angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "William...Your Excellency, you are too impulsive! Killing people is never the best way to solve a problem! I can't ignore your unjust atrocity of wanton killing others, please Just grab it. For the sake of big sister Shiron, I will try my best to get you a fair trial."

William couldn't help laughing a few times, and said: "Hahaha! What a bunch of arrogant idiots! Everyone in Shadow Valley, your arrogance makes you almost unable to see the truth! Or, are you always thinking that what I just said is farting?! As I said before, the blood of this dog thief is the letter of war that I, Lord William of Dagger Valley, gave you! Do you think I am joking?"

Just as William was speaking, his guards had already put up a defensive formation to protect their lord, but they were stopped by William. He hadn't fallen to the point where he needed a group of chickens to protect him.

Lord Moglin finally fully understood William's plan. He gritted his teeth and said, "Lord of Dagger Valley, since you want a war, the people of Shadow Valley will give you a war! Believe me, when you fail and are captured At that moment, you will definitely regret today's impulsiveness!"

After hearing Lord Moglin's decision, Charlotte, the shape-shifting witch, immediately greeted the Lord's guards and said, "Come here! Arrest all the people from Dagger Valley! Now they are our enemies!"

Several heavily armed soldiers rushed into the hotel immediately upon hearing the sound, and they charged towards William and the others with swords and crossbows.William and his party were fully armed before they came to the hotel. At this time, they, led by Phinya and Mishaer, greeted Charlotte and her subordinates without any concessions.

Xiaomi Luna waved her magic cane, and blessed her companions with [Group Mage Armor] and [Group Bull Brute Force], and then they, led by Phinya, knocked down those guards to the ground with a few blows.Of course, even if William's guards were blessed with spell effects, it would be almost impossible to suppress the elite soldiers of Shadow Valley. They just barely evened the gap with their opponents.

What really crushed the opponent was the attack from Feniya. Although the Shadow Valley guards were elite enough, in the confrontation with Feniya, they were not strong enough, their combat skills were not good enough, and the sharpness of their weapons was even worse. Almost all of them were knocked to the ground by Feniya's axe, including the people and equipment.

Misha'er was facing Charente, the leader of the Shadow Valley Guards. This shapeshifter with a female face not only has natural abilities, but also her combat skills should not be underestimated.

The weapon Charlotte uses is a magic sword made of mithril. She has used this sword to kill many powerful opponents, but this time Charlotte has met a powerful opponent.

Misha'er held the small golden lacquered cane in her left hand, and the [Star-stabbing Sword] in her right hand, attacking Charlotte non-stop with one sword after another, the suppressed deformed witch was almost out of breath.

Charenty's martial arts come from the best shapeshifter assassin master. Although there are many martial arts masters in Shadow Valley on the bright side, but in comparison, she is actually the number one melee master in the entire Shadow Valley. Dove, known as Si Ruo, was also inferior in front of her.

When she faced Misha'er's attack, her previous skills and experiences not only failed to give her an advantage, but instead became shackles that misled her.

Misha'er's sword is very fast, but this is nothing to Xia Lundi, because Xia Lundi's swordsmanship also wins with speed.Misha's every strike is powerful, but Charenty can also handle it. Among the opponents she has faced, there are also characters with extraordinary strength and speed.

The key is that the angle of Misha'er's every sword attack is always inexplicably weird. When Charenty receives the opponent's blow with a very standard sword style, the next sword will make her feel even more uncomfortable. way struck.So Charlotte was beaten very uncomfortable, as if an invisible rope was slowly being drawn into her neck, and then slowly tightened, making her feel almost suffocating pain.

Misha'er attacked seventeen times in a row, and finally stabbed Charlotte's wrist with one sword, knocked down her weapon, and then sealed her throat with one sword, putting the Star-Pricking Sword on the throat of the deformed witch.

Although Misha'er's attack looked easy, it required a lot of physical strength. Her temples were already wet with sweat after only a dozen sword strikes. Charlotte.

Misha proudly said to the pale-faced Charlotte: "Hmph! If William hadn't said that innocent people should not be killed indiscriminately, my sword would have pierced your throat! Idiot, if you dare to provoke William, next time I will stab a big hole in your neck without hesitation."

Misha'er's victory made many people doubt life. When did a little human being, just a little girl, possess such elusive combat power?

William was quite satisfied with Phinea and Misha'er's great display of power, but those young candidates who were selected by William from the dwarf generals did not always perform satisfactorily, even though they were blessed with magical effects, It is still difficult to gain the upper hand when facing the Shadowvale guards.

Whether it is the beast warriors from Dusk Town or the young elites from Dagger Falls Town, it is almost impossible to shake the defense of the warriors in Shadow Valley, and every attack by the opponent will make them flustered for a while.If this situation continues like this, these small seedlings that have not yet grown up in Dagger Valley will be broken in the hands of Shadow Valley guards in all likelihood (Dagger Valley seedlings have professional level 3+, and Shadow Valley guards have level 8+ ).

Of course, William couldn't just sit back and watch his new recruit being beaten and crippled by the veterans of Shadow Valley.

Therefore, when a young man in Dagger Valley was about to be wounded by the sword of a local guard, he took the enemy's weapon lightly and took off the opponent's shield. The disarmed Shadow Valley guards were surrounded by young seedlings.

In the end, after a brutal beating from fist to flesh, the young people of Dagger Valley relied on their superiority in numbers, and finally defeated this "elite" fighter of Shadow Valley with great difficulty.

Since William chose to make a move, he no longer continued to stand by and watch. Of course, he did not continue to kill people directly, which would be very detrimental to his future plans.William chose to use a shield to smear people, and he specifically aimed at the opponent's forehead.One after another, the upper echelons of Shadow Valley were smashed to the ground by him, including the angry Ms. Dove.

When William attacked Lord Moglin, the silver-haired girl finally couldn't bear it anymore. She drew her sword and attacked William, and then William dodged the sword with a wrong step, and the shield lightly greeted him.Dove only felt that his head hit the shield surface that appeared at no time, and then his head hummed and fell to the ground, staring blankly at the ceiling of the hotel with a pair of big eyes.

Storm really wanted to draw out the sword to help her sisters fight against William, but she just woke up from a coma, her body was very weak, and before she could take any action, Dove had already collapsed, which made her originally brewing The fighting spirit dissipated in an instant.

Lord Moglin was the last high-ranking member of Shadow Valley who was still standing. Although he also drew out his long sword to resist, even if Haxguard's sword skills were slightly stronger than his guards, there was almost no difference in front of William. In two or three hits, the weapon was almost knocked out of play.

William didn't greet Lord Moglin's forehead directly with the shield, but chose to use words to attack his self-confidence.

William said: "Since you and I are already in a state of war, I could have directly killed all the high-level officials of your Shadow Valley here. However, because the people of Shadow Valley are not stable now, they are still under attack from the monster army .If I really kill you, there will be irreparable chaos in the defense of Shadow Valley Town. Therefore, I decided to spare your lives for the time being."

"Thanks to those monsters who besieged the city! It is because of their existence that you were lucky enough to save your life!" William's last ironic words made all the senior officials of Shadow Valley furious.

There must be a limit to humiliating people!You bastard lord of Daggerdale!

At this moment, Lord Mogreen felt unprecedented humiliation. He gritted his teeth and said: "You have won! William from Dagger Valley. Before you leave the land of Shadow Valley safely, the soldiers of Shadow Valley will definitely not attack you once. But , the moment you leave Shadow Valley, we will completely become immortal enemies. Now, hit me with your shield! I will bear the same blow as my people!"

As he spoke, Haxgaard opened his arms, ready to receive the face-shattering blow from William.However, he did not wait for the expected attack, but instead waited for a hurried report to the guards.

When the guard stepped into the hotel and saw his own people lying on the ground, he was stunned. What happened?Could it be that the top management of your own family has been taken over by someone directly?

Just when the guards were in a daze, Lord Moglin couldn't help but asked, "Order! Do you have anything to report?"

Hearing this, the guard finally regained consciousness. He didn't bother to take a closer look at what happened here, and reported back: "Your Excellency, four strange strangers came outside the town. information, and insisted on meeting the great sage Elminster."

However, people in Shadow Valley dare not take any information about Zhentil Castle lightly.So Lord Moglin no longer cared about seeking fair "shield treatment" with William. He suppressed his anger and said: "Everyone in Dagger Valley, please leave my town before dawn tomorrow! Shadow Valley will no longer welcome you !Guard, take me to those who bring the news."

William said a little aggressively: "I also want to hear news about Zhentil Castle."

Lord Mogreen said coldly: "No need! Shadow Valley hasn't fallen to the point where we need to rely on the enemy!" After speaking, he left the hotel with the bewildered messenger guards.

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Lord Moglin of Shadow Valley left angrily, and most of the high-level officials of Shadow Valley also left in despair.As for the guards who were knocked down, except for a few who were severely injured by Phinya, the rest of the injuries were not very serious, and they helped each other and left.

The ugly-faced Storm and Dove whispered a few words, then gave William and the others a hard look, and turned their heads to leave.For the people of Shadow Valley, the intelligence of Zhentil Castle is much more important than William and his group of "little bastards" who know nothing about heights and heights in Dagger Valley.

Dove stayed to deal with William's garbage and spoiled food and the hacked Garapuno. Of course, she also had a task, which was to supervise William and his group.

Dove definitely didn't have to do it herself to dispose of the garbage on the ground. She just greeted the drinkers in the hotel, and then issued a hiring task to clean up the garbage, and many people jumped out to help.

Dove has a high reputation in the Old Skull Hotel, which is entirely due to the fact that she often drinks with the alcoholics, but always keeps a safe distance from them, which is beyond the reach of the storm. That woman often drank people to bed.

This situation may be a pleasant surprise for a lucky person, but it is a silent irony for most drinkers.So most of the time, most self-aware drinkers will stay away from Lady Storm, unless she shows special favor for herself.

Not only the drinkers rolled up their sleeves to work, but the hotel owner Jarr also ordered his waiters to help. After all, these smelly things piled up here, but it affected her own business.

William finished picking things, of course he didn't want to stay here and continue to smell the smell, he bought two barrels of wine and wort wine from the tavern owner, and of course he had to pay double the price, the philistine Jarr claimed that It was William paying for the murders on her property, because the tavern waiter had to wash the floors later.

William left the hotel with his family, and they were not planning to return to the temporary residence that was leaky and leaky, but went directly to the pier in the town.

To William's surprise, Dove actually followed.William signaled the others to go to the pier first. He turned around and stopped Dove and asked, "Ms. Dove, we are leaving this town. Please follow us, do you have any advice?"

Dove said with a melancholy look: "Lord William, I am sorry for the injustice you and your people suffered in Shadow Valley. It was my negligence that caused you to be treated differently.

But this should not be an excuse for war between Dagger Valley and Shadow Valley. The faults and grievances of just a few people should not be a reason for more people to bleed to death. "

William sighed and said, "Ms. Dove, if you are here to persuade me to give up hostility to Shadow Valley, then please don't open your mouth. You need to understand one thing, the decision I made not only represents Not only myself, but also my subordinates and people.”

Dove said excitedly: "Then you shouldn't threaten another city-state with war. William, would you like to watch your friends and relatives bleed on the battlefield?"

William looked at Dove in surprise. He knew that although Dove looked young and beautiful, he was actually an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years. age beauty.

But at this moment, William found that although this silver-haired woman had good strength, she was very naive in some aspects, and felt that she had lived like a dog all her life.

Regardless of whether Dove really didn't expect it, or she deliberately pretended to be stupid, at least Dove should understand one thing. When William publicly shouted the slogan of using war to wash away shame, the people of Dagger Valley had no way out.

There are many reasons for launching wars in this world. Whether it is for righteous or evil purposes, when two opposing war machines are in operation, unless one side gives in completely and unconditionally, war will eventually be inevitable.

William and his group, who occupy a little bit of righteousness, can be regarded as well-known teachers. They must not play the role of unconditional retreat, otherwise not only William, but the people of the entire Dagger Valley will also be in danger in the future. Never look up old.