The Swordsman of Faerûn

William admits that he is also somewhat inhumane when it comes to carrying out certain business operations.

He captured a prisoner who seemed to be of some status. The other party was wearing a silk robe embroidered with gold. Although he looked a little old, his skin and tender flesh were well maintained. Especially when he was on the boat, this guy was arrogant and bossy. , has used spells more than once to punish those soldiers and sailors who are in a hurry.

But after the boat capsized, the spellcaster fell into the water like an ordinary person, and was soon filled with muddy mud (from the river bottom silt raised by the flame explosion), and was easily taken away by William .

William dragged the prisoner, who was full of muddy water, to a place farther from the river bank, and then threw him on the ground.

William stepped lightly on the prisoner's high-shrugged belly, and suddenly a stream of mud sprayed out from the prisoner's throat and nostrils. Accompanied by violent vomiting and coughing, the unfortunate prisoner gradually recovered a little spirit.

The clever captive soon realized that something was wrong. He pretended to be coughing hard, and was about to move, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his knee, and he couldn't help letting out a scream.

William retracted his toes leisurely, as if the murderer who kicked the opponent's knee just now was someone else.

William said softly to the prisoner: "Poor gentleman, I have a few questions for you to answer, I hope you can cooperate obediently. Of course, if you refuse to cooperate, I don't mind using some small tricks."

The prisoner screamed in shock and anger: "Damn bastard! Do you know who is in front of you? I am... ah!"

William twisted off one of the captive's fingers casually, and said with a smile: "I really don't know who you are, sir. I hope you can tell me."

Speaking of that, William grabbed the second finger of the other party, which carried a copper ring inlaid with gemstones. William squeezed the ring with two fingers, and the other party's maintenance heel was crushed together with it. The index finger is as delicate as a woman's finger.

At the price of a knee and two fingers, the poor captive finally confirmed his current situation.He gasped and said with a mournful face, "I am Sumayet Bainel from Centia, a priest who follows Bane, the Lord of Darkness."

William nodded and said, "Very good, Mr. Sumayetti, your answer is a good start for us. Now tell me, why were you able to use spells on the ship earlier?"

When Sumayati heard this, his anxious pupils suddenly dilated, and he said in a panic: "I can't say it, sir. Really! If I say it, I will die! The great Lord of the Dead will punish me !"

William sneered and said, "If you don't say anything, you will die too, and you will go through a period of torture that is worse than death!" William twisted two of the captive's fingers as he spoke.

But what is surprising is that although this seemingly weak-willed priest screamed miserably and even couldn't help crying, he still gritted his teeth and refused to answer. He just screamed in horror, "I will die! I will die!" dead!".

When William twisted off the fifth finger of the priest, he finally realized that something was wrong. He stood up suddenly and turned his gaze towards the river bank in the dense forest.

At this time, the sky is already slightly bright, and the scene in the distance can be seen vaguely.

However, a figure wearing a billowing black cloak appeared in William's line of sight. Even from a distance, William could feel the ominous aura on the other person's body, representing the stench of dead corpses.

Another damn saint!

William hates encountering saints now, especially those ugly ones who look like no one at first glance, it is quite annoying.It looked disgusting, but he couldn't kill him, and he couldn't control him. Unless the other party violated William, he couldn't even interfere with the other party's evil deeds.

In the previous fight with the saints of the Sindrian pantheon, although William repelled them, he also received a warning from a certain boss, to the effect that William could no longer play sidelines. It belongs to the mainstream god system, but a group of foreign gods, so William's behavior of bullying and offending Shenwei will not be held accountable, but it must not be committed again in the future.

The saint who appeared suddenly came to William, he was involuntarily stunned for a moment, and then showed a terrifying appearance.A human-shaped skeleton-like existence, with wrinkled and scaly skin covered with gnarled sores and black chapped lips, and a cold, evil light shining in its eyes.

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Melkor, one of the famous three gods of death.

Legend has it that there were three famous warriors and heroes in ancient times. One of them was a terrifying tyrant, the other was a cunning and wise prince, and the last one was a cruel assassin.

The three warriors have done many earth-shattering events, among which the most shocking to the world is that they joined forces to kill an ancient god—the angry god Borem, one of the lost seven gods.

The so-called Lost Seven Gods refer to the seven evil desolate gods who have voluntarily given up their authority handed down from ancient times. Of course, the gods are usually called ancient evils.

The origin of the Aragami is already a mystery, but their strength is beyond doubt. Even the weakest Aragami has terrifying destructive power, enough to wipe out all mortal heroes (except the most powerful ones) and kingdoms.

Three warriors killed Borem, the God of Wrath, and divided up Borem's remaining divine power, so they became demigods.However, the three demigods were not satisfied with this, and arrogantly decided to challenge the most famous god at that time-Jegger, the god of death.

The challenge process is said to be a bit of a joke, but the three warriors finally got what they wanted. They divided Jaeger's power and became the most famous death gods among the gods.

There is no doubt that Melkor is the wisest, most cunning, and most insidious of the three gods of death.

When He noticed that a believer was suffering, Melkor didn't take it seriously at first, until the believer's soul began to tremble violently, and Melkul finally realized that there was a problem.

As a coming saint, Melkor believed that no one among mortals could threaten him except those saints who descended with him, until he saw William and felt the divine essence in that man that made him tremble breath.

At this moment, Milko regretted his hasty act of going ashore rashly. Why did he want to pretend to be handsome, but when he opened his eyes, he was confronted by Big Brother Jin Jianjie. Didn't he do it himself? !

However, the Lord of Bones changed his mind very quickly. His voice was like gold, but he sang in a coloratura: "This is the master of the dead, the reaper of bones, in front of the great Melkor. Mortals in front of you! Report your Name, so as not to mistake the enemy or friend."

William sneered, and said: "It turns out that it is the Lord of the bones of the dead among the three gods of death, Melkor. Since you want to know my identity, then you have to listen carefully. I am the king of this land, William. God !You are standing on my land, what words can you say?"

All the gods are arrogant, they regard mortals as ants, and they are willing to bring blessings and misfortunes to harm them. This is also the reason why the gods come to the mortal world.As for the theory that the Tablet of Fate was stolen, it was just an excuse for the top boss to fool the idiot.

You ask why William knows this, of course someone (or God) told him, the main reason is that William’s destructive power is too great, and he is so ruthless, it is easy to harm those saints, gods, etc., so he has already ascended (Let's use this word to express it) Da Sophilia had to come back to give him a thorough insider.

After all, William is not the kind of obedient baby who is absolutely obedient. The saints play role-playing in the world, and they will definitely not avoid dealing with him.The nature of some saints is not satisfactory after all, but if William is not used to it, he must take care of it.

Having said that thoroughly in advance, at least when William really wants to do something to the saints, he will be able to know it well, so as not to make the situation too bad.

According to the inside story revealed by a certain gossip, the three gods of death are the key targets of investigation for this major incident.These three gods are the newly promoted "young people". They should have done more, but it's a pity that the thinking of the mortal age limited the vision of the three young gods, and their cognition of the gods was far from perfect. Contrary to the true duty of the gods.

The gods are not the masters of mortals, nor are mortals the lambs that the gods willfully slaughter and abuse. The two are complementary and interdependent.

Well, just like the relationship between representatives of public opinion and the people.

Obviously, Melkor and his two allies did not realize this truth. They still performed their sacred duties according to the mentality of the domineering superiors they formed in the mortal age, and their management methods for believers were obviously not very good. In line with the philosophy of some big guys.

Of course, the big guys' test of the Death Triad has nothing to do with William having a brass thumb.William just wanted to keep Melkor and his two idiot allies away from his one-acre three-point land. Wherever these three idiots went, they would cause harm.

Of course, Melkor knew William's name, not to mention anything else, just the fact that Benn suffered such a big loss in the Valley of Shadows was enough to make the Lord of Bones vigilant, not to mention that Zhan Zhan's family rammed money for such a big loss. Mortals even took out the Tablet of Destiny, and a few idiots from Sid Ryan's family have just been taught a lesson in this land.

Well, Melkor's intelligence work is still relatively good.

So the wise and wise saint said in a colorful tone: "I salute you, the future king of the valley! I, Melkor, the lord of the dead, would like to recognize your right to claim this land. Dear king of the valley, I Hope to gain the right to freely spread the teachings of the dead in your land."

William glanced at Sumayet Bainel, who had fallen by his feet. The priest who had converted to Milko was looking up at Milko with fanatical eyes.

William said: "Saint Melko, if you want to spread teachings in my land, then you have to let me know what your teachings are, right?!"

Melkor said: "Of course! King of the Valley, you should listen to the voice of the Lord of the Dead.

'To recognize death, to fear death, the embrace of death is for everyone.It is patient but reliable, and death will always find you.Death's hand is everywhere—there is no door that death cannot enter, and no guard against it. '"

At this time, Melkor's voice was high-pitched, but it was as elusive as a whisper in the ear.

At this time, Sumayet was a little confused, because the doctrine of the dead he had heard was somewhat different from what Mirko said just now.

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Know me, fear me, my embrace is for all.

It is patient but reliable, and death will always find you.

My hand is everywhere—there is no door that I cannot enter, and there is no guard that can resist me.

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This is the teaching that Melkor often spreads to the believers. What he preaches is mainly the power of himself as a god.But facing William, Melko replaced the basis of the doctrine of the dead with the conceptual "death".

But soon the priest of Melkor comforted himself in his heart: the great Lord of the Dead itself represents death, and death and him are one.Um!Both teachings should be fine!Maybe!

Here I have to talk about the differences in priesthood among the three gods of death.

Bane, the Lord of Darkness, controls disputes, hatred, tyranny, and fear, and is the arbiter of death; Baal, the god of murder, controls murder and death, and is the executor of death; The ultimate ruler of death.

To put it simply, the work of the three gods of death can be divided into adjudication, execution and aftermath of death, but the three are natural allies in business.

Among the three gods, Melkor is undoubtedly the most intelligent one. His only problem is that he likes to play with the dead and create too many undead.

Of course, for the living, this is not something that is too worrying.

William said to Melko: "Mirko, the god of the dead, I don't have any other opinions on you and your doctrine of the dead. I also respect your nobility as a god. However, I am very worried that you and your allies The troubles that may arise during this human choice...adventure.

So, before you return to heaven, please stay away from my territory, I don't want my people to suffer unnecessary misfortune. "

Although William almost slipped his mouth, he still clearly showed Melko what he wanted to express.Of course, Melkor knew the meaning of William's words. To be honest, he had just tricked his ally, the Lord of Murder Baal, and sacrificed the souls of Baal's believers—all mortal assassin believers—to Bane, the Lord of Darkness. .

Next, he will continue to cheat another ally of himself, that is, Bane who just got a big piece of pancake.

Although doing these things did not make Melkor feel ashamed, when William meant something, he still felt a little ashamed.

However, Melkow quickly broke free from the negative emotions. He knew very well that he could not pose a threat to William, at least for now, and he also believed that he would find a chance to get back in the future.

For example, after this man dies, his soul and body will surely fall into his control.Because it is said that this unbelieving man does not believe in any gods.

After doing some Ah Q-style psychological counseling, Melko immediately changed into a kind look, and said to William: "I will obey your order, respected king of mankind. Here I will exercise my duties carefully. By the way, are you attacking my fleet to help the Lionhead who is hiding in Tanris?"

The so-called lion head refers to Tom, the god of loyalty and courage, one of the famous three gods of justice.Because Tom always likes to appear in the image of a sacred lion or a lion-headed angel when he comes to the mortal world, many hostile gods like to call it lion head deliberately.

William shook his head and said, "No! I have no intention of intervening in the battle between your gods. The reason why I act is that the fleet you are in has threatened the safety of my territory. If this fleet is allowed to go south, they will definitely Will invade the Vale cities to the south."

Just for this?You goddamn human being gave the expeditionary fleet that I managed to organize to that? !

At this moment, Melko felt like beeping the dog.

Although the Lord of Bones was very angry, he still forced a smile and said: "Please rest assured, respected King of the Valley. This mortal army will never cause even the slightest harm to your territory, and they will definitely avoid the Valley far away." Every blade of grass."

Of course it’s not that Melkor is spineless, but that William is holding a knife in his hand. The autumn water knife has just infected the breath of Tiransolas. Melkor doesn’t know the details, but he knows exactly what the breath represents. .

That's right!Tilan Solas is one of the ancient lost seven gods, and Borem, the god of anger who was killed by the three gods of death before ascension to the gods, is a terrifying existence with similar status and status.

When the sun rose, Melkor left with his servants, boarded the only remaining ship of the Lunar Sea Grand Fleet, and headed to the South Sea of ​​Falling Stars in desperation.

William did not continue to attack the remaining ships, because Melkor promised that when his work was done, those sailing warships would be sunk to the bottom of the sea, instead of continuing to be controlled by people from the Moon Sea.

Regarding the reason why the people on the vanguard ship in the Moon Sea Fleet can use spells, William also got the answer from Melko.It is not actually that Melkor is generous, but that all the saints will not hide it.

The vacancy of spells caused by the disconnection of the magic net has a profound impact on the mortal world, especially those who rely on the power of spells to rule or protect their own power, and they are full of desire for the reappearance of spells.

As long as believers are around the saint, they can freely use the spells bestowed by the gods, which is undoubtedly extremely beneficial for the gods to expand their influence.

Of course, Milko hoped to gain William's faith through this. Even if he couldn't make him a believer, at least it could change William's rejection of him.

After the remaining dozen or so battleships of the Moon Sea Fleet crossed the drastically changed Mystic Beach and headed towards the Falling Star Sea in the south, William made another stab at the terrain of Mystic Beach, making this once dangerous road section completely It has become the most perfect channel.

The swamp lizard people definitely have a say in this matter. They strongly protested and condemned this human behavior that blatantly destroyed their habitat and brutally killed a large number of people.

Isn't it just to block the road and collect some road tax?As for the shouting and killing? !

Naturally, William didn't care what the swamp lizardmen were thinking. He and the Chasing Spray continued to march north later, and the wreckage of many warships they saw along the way strongly accused William's "brutal" behavior that night, and Many of the sailors and soldiers who survived the night of burning the ship sent their most sincere greetings to the Chasing Spray, the kind of eighteen generations.

After another two days of sailing, the Chasing Spray finally broke out of the Rees River.They did not stop in Yulin Town, but went to another port town - Yuanshan City.

Far Mountain City is located on the southern coast of the Moon Sea, and it is the most fiercely competitive city-state in the Moon Sea and Zhentil Fort for regional dominance.It's a pity that in this long competition, Yuanshan City didn't take advantage of anything, but suffered a lot of disastrous defeats, which made the people of Yuanshan City gradually become conservative and xenophobic.

When the Chasing Spray approached the port of Yuanshan City, they were not allowed to enter, but were ruthlessly expelled, which made William and his party very angry.

In desperation, the Chasing Spray could only choose a beach in the southeast of Yuanshan City to dock, and then William and his party landed ashore.

Of course, Captain Reddings did not choose the docking place at random.Not far from their shore, there is a unique village—the tree of elves.

The Elven Tree is located on the edge of the Cormanthor Jungle. For centuries since Myth Drannor was abandoned by the elves, the Elven Tree has become a meeting place for humans and elves.

The Elven Tree is a haven for rangers, artists, half-elves, and druids, as well as an outpost for Harpers.

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The elf tree is like an elf village, with shallow caves and sunken trees as houses.There are no huge buildings or obvious human traces here.

The Tree of Elves has no leader, but is not without law, based on the influence of Harpers, Elves, and beliefs in nature deities such as Silvanus, Edath, and Merikki.

The inhabitants here will defend themselves when needed, and many powerful mages and some priests who live in seclusion will join them, including the priests of Melikai and the temple of Mystra.

When William and his companions came to the Elven Tree, they were neither warmly welcomed nor rejected by the locals. People looked at these visitors with peaceful eyes, except that the slightly excessive number of visitors made them a little nervous .

After all, the total population of the entire Elven Tree is just over 300 people, and the sudden increase in visitors by nearly one-sixth of the population makes this quiet village suddenly crowded.

One of the small troubles caused by this is that William and the others can't find enough places to stay, and the small hotels in the village and town can't even accommodate a third of them.

Fortunately, Valier Sevenstring Tarnas, a member of the local harpist, gave William and others enough help. Under the mediation of this elf ranger, Mystra's temple became the temporary residence of William's family.

The Temple of Mystra is one of only two completely man-made structures in the area, the other being the local inn and tavern, Myrna's Bagpipes.The head priest of the temple was a half-elven mage named Anadol Three Wolf Talladim, who is said to have once slain three man-eating wolves with a simple spell.

Anadol was wary of these sudden visitors. If it wasn't for Valier's persuasion and assurance, he would never have received such a group of uninvited guests of unknown origin at this time.

Not only that, but because of the disconnection of the magic net, the saint of the goddess of magic, Mystra, died on the ladder to ascend to heaven, causing the priest of Mystra to become the biggest torturer among many believers of the gods.

Anador can neither use orthodox magic nor borrow the magic of the Goddess of Magic. The fear and anxiety in his heart are ten times greater than that of priests of other gods. How can he have the thought and interest to receive a group of strangers from outside? people.

Therefore, even though Anadol was persuaded by the harpist Valier, he was still lukewarm to William and his party. It can be said that he treated William very slowly, which made William feel a little angry.

William's thoughts were, if you don't want to receive, just refuse directly, why force yourself; since you agreed to me, why put on an ugly face, as if I owe you a few small goals.

If it weren't for the fact that it was almost autumn and the nights were cold and dewy, William was worried that the three children would not be able to bear the pain for a while, so he might have left immediately.

So he held back his anger, managed to exchange a few words with Anador, and then took his family and a few companions to prepare for a rest.

Anadol was already impatient to talk to William and the others. Seeing his reluctance, he was happy to waste his words, but when the pastor passed by the three little girls, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, as if there was something inexplicable. The sense of familiarity upper body.

Anadol didn't think about it for a while, but walked quickly to his bedroom. When the familiar feeling left, Anadol found that he had already returned to the room.

Looking at the sacred emblem of the magic goddess hanging on the wall, the priest of Mystra was startled. He finally remembered the origin of the inexplicable sense of familiarity, which was the feeling he used to feel when he was connected to the magic net.