Paladin

The origin of the gravel bog is different from most swamps in this world.

Thousands of years ago, the Onyx River ran down from the mountains of Nestor Province, passed through the Morrigan Prairie, and flowed into the East Bierrence Province. The provinces converge, and the land sandwiched in the middle is like a small island.

The mages established a city here and took it as their holy place, because in the center of the city they found a giant tree with strange magic power. They believed that the essence of the Agate River that gave birth to human civilization gathered here.

The city was later called Drizzt, and the tree became known as the Tree of Drizzt.

I don’t know how long ago, the trunk of Drizzt’s tree was destroyed by the dragon knight for the first time, and its huge root system was still deeply rooted in the soil—the tree in this world, how big the canopy can spread on the ground, in Underneath, there will be a root system several times the crown of the tree—and the tree of Drizzt has grown for tens of thousands of years, and the crown of the tree alone can cover half of the magical capital Drizzt.

After the tree died, its magical roots buried deep in the soil and gradually rotted, fertilizing hundreds of kilometers of land. In addition, a branch of the Onyx River was blocked by Drizzt's ruins, and various vegetation gradually began to grow here. , slowly accumulating a large amount of river water.Until this tributary of the Agate River was cut off by natural or man-made factors, it became more gloomy and humid, and gradually developed into a swamp.

"That is to say, this swamp is... the magical capital of Drizzt." Evan sighed, "I can't see any traces of Drizzt here at all... The city was so grand back then. It was so noisy, I used to follow Scarlet to enter through the second door on the east side, and it would take half an hour just to cross the first street..."

At this time they were trudging through the mud, and Druid was at the forefront, because there were dangers everywhere in this swamp, and if one was not careful, they might get stuck in the mud; Druid might be the safest one among them at this time , he is far more familiar with the swamp than anyone else, and even at the worst of times, he can at least turn into a bird to escape.

Hewitt walked beside Evan, listening silently to what he said, then suddenly stopped, pointed to the two giant trees on the left and right, and said, "It's almost here."

Evan asked blankly, "What?"

Hewitt said: "The east gate of Drizzt is about this location. Where we are walking now, 1 years ago, it was No.20 Seventh Street."

Evan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look left and right. Large swathes of dark green vegetation covered his vision. These strangely shaped trees were rooted in the moist soft soil, and gravel and moss were occasionally creaking with their footsteps. strange sound.

Evan supported the rough tree trunk at hand, and felt as if he had touched Drizzt's ancient wall again in a trance.

He is the only person here who has really seen the magic city of Drizzt. This magic city, which was ruined thousands of years ago and completely faded away from all traces hundreds of years ago, still seems to him like last year. .

Now that he closes his eyes, he can still recall this wide and welcoming street full of beautiful things in eyes, as well as all kinds of mages walking on it, as well as his companions.

They used to laugh and laugh in this street, when the mages were revered, when the Drizzt tree shook its huge brightly colored canopy, when the Onyx tributary ran through it alive. Drizzt, to the first human nation ever found on this continent.

Evan opened his eyes and asked Hewitt, "Is there no trace of this city left?"

"Drizzt was rebuilt twice and destroyed three times... For most people, this is the case, but the Thorium Council knows what is left of her." Hewitt pointed to the ground, and his mouth revealed With a faint smile, "the proverb said: 'A mage always finds a way.'"

They walked through the swamp for half a morning. The butterflies gradually withdrew from the depths of the dense forest. The druid collected information from them and some plants. Su Rong said: "Felix should be nearby, he arranged the fog technique, these children could not find a specific location."

Evan frowned slightly, and said, "Let's wait a while before entering the fog. I'm afraid Felix will hide in it and attack. I'm a little worried about his ability to cast spells that hasn't been revealed yet..."

At this time, Kyle, who was walking beside him, said, "How about considering my proposal now?"

When he came here, he had mentioned that his identity as an assassin was still somewhat concealed—now he was wearing a cardinal's sacrificial cloak, and he looked like someone who chased out of the portal from Corunna.Kyle thought this was an excellent opportunity for them. It would be best to attract Felix's attention while he was not aware of it, and then sneak attack...assassination.

However, Evan hesitated about this plan. He also knew that the greatest natural enemy of a mage might be an assassin with instant explosive power, but Felix is ​​also a dragon blood warlock... The dragonborn who can change the shape of a dragon is not an assassin's instant attack able to kill.

"Don't take risks, Kyle," Evan thought for a moment, but still rejected his plan, "You'd better not get involved in this matter, and stay as far away as you can..."

After hearing this, Kyle sighed and said: "If I hadn't been so unlucky to be involved, of course I would have hid in the holy capital... But now that I have come, it is impossible to stay out of it. Evan, let me help You, I can help you—”

Kyle looked at Evan earnestly, the two stopped, and looked at each other for a moment; Evan saw Kyle's unchanging tenderness, melancholy, and courage hidden in the past in the other's blue eyes .

At this moment, Hewitt took a step forward and stood between the two of them, obstructing their sight.

Evan looked at him questioningly, but Hewitt raised his hand, and the demon Louis suddenly flew out of the dense forest and fell into his palm.

Hewitt said in a deep voice, "Shut up, Felix has been watching us."

Kyle couldn't help being horrified, and stopped talking with Evan Qiqi.

The fog in the swamp seems to be thicker, with a hint of ominous color, which reminds people of the curse at the seaside of Emden. After Cesis was captured, the source of the corpse poison fused with him is not Carrying that curse?

Evan exhaled lightly and entered a state of combat alert.He didn't bring the little phoenix, because Felix's ice attribute breath would cause oppressive damage to the little phoenix, and little Ao was still too young after all.

Kyle pulled his hood up to pretend to be his proper cardinal, the druid perched on a nearby branch in moonkin form, and Hewitt, with his hands in his sleeves, seemed to be forever in this image Look calm and relaxed.

They were about to enter the fog, but unexpectedly, Felix walked out of the fog first.

Felix is ​​wearing a heavy coat, and he seems to be the same as Hewitt in this point-they are both a little afraid of the cold; his hands are still empty, and the soft black hair that grows to the neck is casually tied to the ear Finally, he casually walked out from the depths of the dense forest, and said leisurely, "Oh, I've been discovered again..."

Evan frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't want to talk to this guy who likes to lie seriously, so he immediately took off the Phoenix sword behind him without saying a word.

Felix was about to speak, but when he saw his action, he took two steps back, half-stepped into the mist, and said bitterly, "I'm going to start hating you, Evan. Why are you so strong and have so many People come to beat me, why do you start fighting every time without saying anything, why don't you give me a chance to speak? I hate mindless fights the most..."

He was aggrieved and helpless when he said this, and Evan choked for a moment.

"Don't go there, there should be other arrangements in the fog." Hewitt discouraged Evan in a low voice, "I'm here to test him about Cesis, be careful yourself, be careful that he uses the spell of confusion, don't believe him Every word you said."

Evan nodded, and saw Hewitt take a step forward, and started a brief conversation with Felix who was half hidden in the mist.

The two mages communicated in dragon language, and no one else could understand what they were talking about, only seeing that they were extremely rational from beginning to end.After dozens of sentences, Felix suddenly laughed, revealing a very shallow dimple on his left cheek: "Oh, you really just came to ask for little Cesis? It's very simple, I'll give little Cesis back You, however, I want Evan to assure me that you won't come in and beat me up again."

After finishing the last half sentence with some resentment, he suddenly raised his hand and made two gestures.

A moment later, another figure appeared vaguely in the mist; Evan's eyes were the sharpest, and he was the first to see that this figure vaguely belonged to Cecis—Cecise's hands were bound, looking Feeling weak all over, he was brought over by a golem half-supporting and half-coercing.

Evan stepped forward and seriously confirmed that the person in front of him was indeed Cecis—but now his hair was snow-white, his pupils had turned into a deep dark green, and his complexion was pale. The changes in his whole person were really surprising.

Evan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "Why do you ask me for a guarantee?"

"Because you are a good person." Felix stood in the fog and said with a smile, "Everyone on this continent will break their promises at any cost, there are only a few accidents, and I believe you are one of them, Your Excellency the Dawn Saint I will give you little Cesis, and you will withdraw from my territory, and you will not pursue me for those dead people, and I promise that you will not hurt innocent people again—what do you think of this condition?"

"Sounds like a good deal." Hewitt said lightly.

Felix said: "You are a smart brother, Hewitt. You see, fighting... oh no, war, after all, is the strategy with the highest cost, the longest time, and the lowest benefit, and smart people always choose Before we got to this point, we first analyzed the pros and cons of the two parties adopting peace talks, agreements, and wars, and then chose the best strategy..."

Hewitt snorted and said indifferently, "That's why you gossip a lot every time?"

"I used this 'a lot' to deal with Grey the Grey, Keriser of the Snow Wind Sect, and the leader of the Blue Bell Flower..." Felix was not irritated by him, and he still said slowly , "Among all spells that require the wisdom of a mage to master, there is no doubt that 'speech' is the most powerful."