The Swordsman of Faerûn

For this fairly good rider, William couldn't help showing a little love for his talents. After all, he didn't deal with the previous few people as cruelly, but spared his life.

Next, several groups of riders attacked the gate of the barracks in a "V" formation, but except for those knights who were really good at being able to survive because of William's mercy, the rest were almost all killed by William on the spot.

Even though the old Boros had experienced countless battles and was used to seeing death, he felt extremely heavy watching groups of young people rushing forward to die.

When the old Boros arranged a lineup of personnel, the person with the best skill always played the role of the fifth person behind the "V", but when the person in this position became the last survivor many times, this position was It became a sought-after position.

Generally speaking, the people who can become the servants of the Mist Knight, except for some really outstanding seeds, most of the weak people are actually the idiots who go through the back door, and his identity and status are much higher than their skills.And when these idiots who are afraid of death want to compete for a seemingly survivable position, let alone those knight attendants, even Boros can hardly stop them.

Another "V" team rushed over, but the first four riders in this team were okay, and the idiot who dragged behind at the end was a bit insulting, that guy didn't even hold a lance, but I rushed here empty-handed.

idiot!Do you think this is playing house?

I am really killing people!

This time, William directly used the Qiushui knife and chopped off the heads of the five riders.

At this time, there were already more than 20 corpses scattered near the gate of the camp, and the strong smell of blood had spread unscrupulously around.

William looked at the enemies who were lining up in the racecourse of the cavalry battalion. At this time, there was already quite a commotion there, because the next shock team refused to rush to the gate. After all, no one wanted to go back here knowing that they would die. Come to die.

Old Boros was extremely tired at the moment, not because he had a problem with his formation, but because these young idiots had a problem with their brains.

His original plan was to use dozens of "V" groups to launch a close and continuous continuous charge, directly defeating William by numbers.But those disobedient idiots had to wait for the results of the previous group's charge before they were willing to continue to follow up, and they even boasted that they wanted to defend the glory of the Misty Knight.

However, after losing four groups of troops, these vicious and intrusive guys fell from one extreme to the other. They were almost scared out of their wits, and they didn't dare to continue to attack the camp gate guarded by William.

William seemed to have noticed the embarrassment of the cavalry attendants, and he said loudly: "Mr. Boros! If you can ensure that you and your knights can stay in the camp quietly before all the dust settles, maybe I can give you some Preferential treatment, and guarantee that by this time tomorrow, you can all go home safe and sound."

Boros looked at those young faces with panic and hope in their eyes, but he shouted unwillingly: "Your Excellency William, if we all rush forward, it will be difficult for you alone to completely block it! "

William laughed loudly and said, "Maybe! Who knows, Mr. Boros. Even if I say that I can kill all of you, if I don't really try it, I'm afraid it's hard for any of you to really believe it. However, I can let you see my methods! See if you have the qualifications to defeat me by virtue of the large number of people!"

After speaking, William drew out the Autumn Water Knife and poured the energy of the curse fire from his whole body into it, only to see raging flames start to burn around the blade.And with the injection of the energy of the curse fire, the flames changed from fiery red to blazing white, and then William suddenly slashed at the uninhabited area of ​​the cavalry camp with a [Fire Slash].

The knife-shaped flames tens of meters long suddenly swept across most of the camp, cutting and incinerating everything in the path of the chopping, and even cut a crack about a foot wide and nearly a hundred meters long on the ground.

All the people in Misty Valley couldn't help gasping after seeing this terrible blow. The young riders in the cavalry battalion completely lost the will to resist. Dare to take a breath.

After William gave an order, they all obediently threw away their weapons and armor, then led the horses back to the stables, and returned to their own barracks in desperation.

Boros stared blankly, watching those once arrogant and arrogant young people appear incomparably well-behaved and obedient under William's command. They did not inherit the fearless spirit of the real Mist Knight at all.

William walked up to Boros and said, "You lost, old man!"

Not to be outdone, Boros said in a low voice: "Young man, I don't believe you can make that terrible slash for the second time now!"

William smiled and said: "It's a pity that your people have completely lost their fighting spirit, otherwise you can bet on whether I can still make a second [Blazing Fire Slash]!"

Boros sighed and said, "Mist Knights are not as good as each generation. The Mist Legion that once covered the sky and the sun can't even gather two real companies. Even if I win the bet, so what?! Tell me! What do you want, young man?"

William said: "I want to unify the entire valley!"

Boros frowned and asked, "Do you want to be the next Rashan King?"

William shook his head and said, "Mr. Boros, you underestimate me! The so-called King Rashan is just an idiot and careerist who is not sober. , It’s just a fiasco and then never recovered, this kind of person is not worth learning and emulating.”

Boluosi nodded and said: "Your Excellency is indeed right. The biggest shortcoming of King Lashan is his weak foundation, which makes him lose all his bargaining chips as soon as he suffers a single defeat. It is a pity that King Lashan can't see the series of victories." Knowing his own weakness, when he forcibly fought in the battle valley, his fate was already doomed."

Boros said again: "Compared to the cloak king 300 years ago, Lashan is far behind!"

William said: "I have heard the name of the King of the Cloak mentioned by many people, but I don't know his detailed life. Mr. Boros, would you like to explain it to me?"

Boros raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "Your Excellency, you are asking the right person. Indeed, there is no one in this world who knows more about King Anka's past than the Habershields!"

It turned out that the ancestor of the Habershield family was once a member of the Cloak King's most trusted "armored cloak". During the years of following Anka's southern and northern wars, Habershield's ancestors won The trust and reuse of the Cloaked King.

Because the cloak king died so suddenly, Habershield's ancestors had to settle down in Misty Valley, and passed down the invincible Misty Knight to this day.

With a certain reverence for his ancestors, Boros Habershield told William, a younger generation, about the life and past of the Cloaked King.

William listened very carefully, but finally nodded and said: "The cloaked king is indeed worthy of praise, although he is also a little lacking in talent, but in terms of the achievements of the Unified Valley, the cloaked king is indeed an outstanding generation. .”

The dry-mouthed Boros said a little worriedly: "Your Excellency's tone is a bit too loud! The cloak king, Anka Balisk, a hero of the generation, an immortal legend, are you a young man who doesn't know the so-called What can be belittled?!"

However, William said with a long smile: "I said that the cloak king is not capable enough, so of course I have my reasons! Old man! Don't be angry, just let me analyze it for you, see if what I said makes sense, and then say other."

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William was sitting next to a pile of bloody corpses, facing the current Supreme Councilor Boros Habershield of Misty Valley, but he talked without any scruples.

If we talk about the process of the King of Cloaks unifying the entire valley, there is really nothing to say. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, whether it is King Anka's strategy is unparalleled, or his luck is against the sky, basically every step is in the right place. on the right path.

First of all, Anka not only accumulated a certain reputation and popularity during his adventures in Sembia, but also trained a reliable armed force-the armored cloak.

Afterwards, Anka and his adventure partners returned to their hometown. After witnessing the dark and harsh situation in their hometown, they seized the opportunity decisively and used sharp social conflicts to gain the support of the local people. An inconspicuous local separatist force.

Anka and his city-state were the place of the Four Wars, but due to his past reputation and his subsequent low-key, the new Battle Valley did not arouse hostility and suppression from other forces, and they also gained a rare opportunity for self-cultivation Chance.

In the process of recuperating, King Anka cultivated internal politics and foreign friends. After nearly ten years of development and savings, the King of Cloaks suddenly launched a unified war. Strategies, they almost wiped out all the valley city-states with the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.

And the external environment during this period was also relatively friendly to the new King of the Valley.

First of all, the glaciers in the north have just begun to recede, leaving a large area of ​​unowned land. The kingdoms in the northern part of the Moon Sea are busy seizing these fertile mossy soils, and have no time to care about the situation in the valley.

At this time, Sambia in the south has just occupied and annexed the Moon Valley, and is digesting the new territory as much as possible; Cormyr, another neighboring powerful country, is suffering from an unprecedented orc invasion, and Jondas in the south is in the ascendant of civil strife.

By the time these countries really freed up their hands, Anka had basically completed his unification war process, only the Bow Valley could not be recovered under Sembia's intervention at all costs.

It can be said that in the process of unifying the valley, the cloak king Anka basically did not make any mistakes, and his title of king of the valley can be said to be well-deserved.

However, William did not agree with Anka, the cloak king, after completing the unification of the valley. He even thought that the cloak king was not even as good as a third-rate in managing the country.

When Boros listened to William's in-depth analysis of the internal and external factors of the Cloak King's ability to unify the Valley, he felt enlightened.

That is the Confucian culture that Boros doesn't understand, otherwise he would definitely say that when the king of the cloak conquers the world, the weather, the location, and the harmony of people are all three, and no one else.

No wonder since Anka Balisk, it is difficult for another supreme king to appear in the valley. It turns out that so many necessary conditions are required to complete the unification of the valley. , I feel that it is far from the King of the Cloak. This is not only because the people are not good, but the timing is not right. If it can be done, it will be a ghost.

Then William began to comment on the series of operations performed by the King of Cloaks and the Queen of the Valley, but the comments went to another extreme.

You said that you are already called the king and the establishment. If you don’t hurry up to establish a political power and stabilize the rule, you will run around like a fool with your personal guards. One day, you will besiege bandits and bandits, tomorrow you will hunt down evil spirits, and the day after tomorrow, you will track down evil Master, the euphemistic name is to save innocent people from fire and water.

Isn't it stupid for a dignified head of state to work as a sheriff and mercenary?

Principal Chang's map micro-manipulation lost the country, you, the king of the cloak, went one step further, charged into the battle to protect the innocent, do you think this is what you should do?

When you are in your position, you should perform your duties.

In William's view, this is the most basic conduct that any person in power should abide by.

Of course, if you still have enough energy on the premise of doing your job well, it’s okay to be able to do some things outside of your responsibilities.

Boros didn't agree with William's comments on the last few years of the Cloak King's reign. Although he also felt that the Cloak King should have done better, looking at the virtuous kings that had appeared on the land of Faerun, he had to admit that Anka Wang is already one of the best.

It's not that our king is not good enough, but that the king's enemies are too vicious and despicable.

This is a sentence often said by most of the admirers of the Cloaked King, even scholars who study this period of history.

Boros once also very much recognized this paragraph of defense of the king's idol.So when William belittled the cloak king's ability to govern the country, Boros couldn't help saying: If you were put in the position of the cloak king, what you did would probably be a thousand times worse than the cloak king!

After William heard this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and he said, "I just thought I could do better than the Cloaked King, that's why I wanted to conquer the whole valley, otherwise why would I do it?" It's a kind of thing that picks people's teeth!"

Boros said unconvinced: "I would like to hear your opinion. If you really rule the valley, how will you govern your kingdom?"

William said: "If I elaborate on my governance strategy, I'm afraid it will take ten days and half a month to finish it. Besides, there are many things that I haven't personally practiced and witnessed.

But I can tell you my general policy direction.

The first is to establish an efficient centralized management organization, responsible for managing all affairs in the entire valley, to replace the decadent and bloated lord system.

Then unify government decrees, adjust tax rates, strengthen the connection between the valley city-states, eliminate regional centrifugism, emphasize agriculture and promote business, and improve the living standards of ordinary civilians.

Revise unified laws and promote the rule of law. In particular, we must vigorously develop civilian education, open up people's wisdom, cultivate talents, and enhance the heritage and potential of the entire country. "

What William said was a bit vague, after all, there was only a general outline, but no substantive detailed measures.But Boluosi was heartbroken when he heard it. He had never heard of such a systematic and comprehensive policy of governing the country.Although there are no specific details to fill in, it has pointed out the brightest path to those who are interested.

It's like Wolong said in the thatched cottage, "Stay in Jingzhou, seize Yizhou, conquer Dongwu in the south, and attack Cao Wei in the north." Although he has not given a specific plan, he has already fascinated Brother Big Ear.

Did not run away!This is the other half of my destiny!As the legacy of the followers of the Cloaked King, Boros always has a dream in his heart to follow the new king.

It can be said that he has initially recognized William's talent, but as the last stubbornness of an old knight, Boros Habershield has already said very stubbornly:

"Mr. William, although what you said is very pleasant, it sounds like you are right. But how can you guarantee that you will be able to unify the valley? As you said before, there are many people and forces inside and outside the valley. You will not be allowed to dominate the Valley Alliance! Also, you did not say how you should deal with the difficulties that the Cloak King faced back then!"

William smiled and said, "That's right! I really should show the old man my family background, so as to strengthen your confidence in our team in the future!"

Boros pretended to be a little arrogant and said, "I haven't promised to surrender to you yet! Young man!"

William didn't care about the old man's inconsistency, he said: "Let's talk about external forces first, the surrounding forces can affect the valley, nothing more than Zhentil Castle in the north, Comanthor in the eastern forest, and Sembia and Cormyr, if farther away, is the vast land on the east coast of the Dragon Bay.

Among these forces, the Zhentils have just suffered an unprecedented fiasco in the Valley of Shadows, and they have no time to take care of the affairs of the valley, and now the entire Faerun is suffering from a catastrophe. Next, the next step will be to take action against Hantu's Tanris, so these two basically don't need to think about it.

If Sambia in the south wants to interfere in the valley, they usually rely on Bow Valley as an agent, but now that Bow Valley has been captured by me, the forces inclined to Sambia are almost out of control. It is also difficult to hinder us.

The next ones are Cormanthor and Cormier, and these two are really likely to directly affect our existence.

But Cormanthor is now being harassed by dark elves from the Underdark, and I have reached an agreement with Elminster, the great sage of Shadow Valley, and he and his friends will fully support me in unifying the valley.With Elminster's help, Cormanthor's problems are largely a non-issue.

Therefore, only Cormyr is the external interference force we need to face. "

Boros listened to William analyze the surrounding forces of the valley one by one, but suddenly discovered that this is the best time to reunify the valley in the past 300 years since the king of the cloak ruled the valley.

Poor King Lashan, he was so unjustly defeated!If he can raise the army two years later, maybe there is a possibility of success!

William snapped his fingers and continued: "Besides, within the Federation of Valleys, Dagger Valley and Shadow Valley have completely surrendered to me, and they are my basic base. The Deep Forest Valley and Bow Valley in the south have also been conquered by me. They will be our next The front line against Cormyr's meddler.

Next is Misty Valley and Battle Valley. Now that I am standing here, the end of Misty Valley is almost doomed.

I declare in advance that what I need is a Misty Valley who is as loyal to me as the Valley of Shadows and the Valley of Daggers. Those who oppose me, I will definitely not hesitate to kill them.Of course, if the old man can help me, everything in Misty Valley will no longer be a problem.

As for the Valley of Battle, I will lay a meat-ground trap there, and those who try to interfere or oppose me, as well as the armies against me, will shed their last drop of blood under the castle in the Valley of Battle.

When the battle situation in the Battle Valley is settled, Taser Valley, Feather Valley, Scar Valley, and Geng Valley in the east, these city-states that have been tossed by King Lashan for a long time, basically can't make any troubles. "

However, Boros heard a big loophole in William's words, and he couldn't help asking: "How can you guarantee that you can win in the Battle Valley? It depends on the city of Essebra (the capital of the Battle Valley at this time) )? That's not a good place."

William said: "Of course I know that the city of Essebra in the Battle Valley is strategically dead. My castle is not any known town, but a new fort built by my subordinates. It is located in the land of three rivers. , is the real strategic thrust.”

Boros was shocked and said: "Are you kidding, right? Your Excellency William. I have personally checked all the terrain in the Battle Valley. The Land of Three Rivers is also not a good place. Although it looks beautiful there, the terrain is too low-lying. Easily overwhelmed by the waters of the Asaba River, even a humble spell is enough to crush any castle built there."

William Yun said calmly: "Of course I know the disadvantages of the Land of Three Rivers, but I have a group of very powerful architects under my command, not to mention low-lying lands that are prone to soaking in water, even in magma lakes that can melt steel Here, they can also build the strongest castle in the world."

Boros couldn't believe his ears, young man, are you sure you didn't drink too much before coming here, so that you have such unreliable dreams during the day!How could there be such an outrageous architect in this world? !

Little bastard!Are you deliberately making fun of the old man? !

William seemed to have sensed the old man's thoughts, and he said, "What? You don't believe it?"

Boluos eyes drooped, but he turned into a tired look, and said in a loud voice: "Believe it! Why don't I believe it! Young man, even if you say you can put down the gods in the sky, I also believe in the old man [-]. Look at my old arms and legs, how dare I not believe you!"

William was a bit dumbfounded, he really wanted to say, old man, your guess is really accurate, the man has really put the gods down, more than once!But he didn't dare, because the old guy obviously didn't believe him, and he even deliberately got weird about it.

For this kind of old clapper who doesn't cry when he sees the coffin, he has to be slapped in the face and swollen with facts!

So William didn't talk nonsense, and walked directly to the gate of flames.

Just to prove himself to the old man, William used up today's spell slot. If he can successfully subdue Boros Habershield, the price is not a big deal.

This time the old man almost popped his eyeballs out. As the supreme member of Misty Valley in name and law, Boros certainly knows that all spellcasters have encountered serious problems recently, and even Boros himself will click little trick.

The old man couldn't help screaming, and said: "You are using magic! How can you use magic... Is magic already usable? No! It's not right! William!"

Boros tried his little trick, but found that the spell still couldn't be used.

He couldn't help asking: "Why? Why can you use magic?"

William said a little Versailles: "My identity is a bit special. You know, I have a little personal relationship with the god of magic, and I have a little privilege in it."

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I do not know!The somewhat confused old man was dizzy at the moment.

Boros couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Are you the chosen one of the Goddess of Magic? Just like the Great Sage of Shadow Valley! No wonder Master Elminster is willing to support you. So there is such a relationship between you two!"

William smiled bitterly: "First of all, I am not a voter of the goddess of magic. Secondly, the reason why Elminster supports me to dominate the valley is not what you think.

let's go!Come with me to see my real cards!By the way, what's behind the Flame Gate is the real reason Elminster is willing to support me. "

Boros followed William into the Gate of Flame with trepidation. He thought he would see a mage tower full of mysterious power, or a bustling town or something.But what he never expected was that what appeared in front of him was a world of flames that only existed in fairy tales and legends.

The blazing celestial phenomenon rising into the sky is enough to make anyone who is new to the world of flames feel their own insignificance, this so-called head start.

What really made Boros feel inexplicably horrified was that when William led him to appear on a terrace, all the flaming creatures within sight were prostrating and submitting, no matter if they were as powerful as a dragon, a flaming giant, or The humble fire dwarves, fire gnomes, and those salamanders who looked more like beasts than humans, and even those flame griffins and flame horses all offered their most loyal sides without exception.