The satellite city in the south of Neverwinter City is already a wealthy district in the real sense, and if the main city of Neverwinter City can be divided into civilian areas, slums, markets, flower shops, craftsman districts, rich districts, aristocratic districts, military camps, and docks...... And so on, then there are only two places in the satellite city, where the rich live, and where the especially rich live.

The current city lord of Ballidos Nasir is a real wizard, not only does he have legendary strength without the world knowing, most of the outside world still think that he is just a high-level warrior, but they don't think about how a warrior can make nearly half of the epic professionals in the 'Nine Guards of Winter' obedient? Without enough high-level strength to suppress the situation, no matter how prosperous Neverwinter City is, it is just a fragrant pork knuckle.

He put a lot of effort into building the satellite city, and the layout is generous, with beautifully arranged streets separating the neighborhoods, and each house has its own character as much as possible, and almost no two houses in the entire satellite city are exactly alike.

It was a beautiful, exquisite, and luxurious city with everything but its own value, protected by its tall and thick walls, which were guarded by the elite warriors of the Nasir family, day and night, to make the inhabitants as happy as possible.

Two spacious passages extend from both sides of the city, one connecting to the main city of Neverwinter, and the other to the vicinity of the docks of Neverwinter, making it safe and convenient to travel.

A large number of properties in the hands of the Nasir family have been sold, and the rest is hard to find, and Baledos gave a property here to Shepard, and the affection of his teacher, Viscount Nosbar, is only part of the reason, but more of a courtship for a powerful nobleman like Shepard, and the attraction of an unknown powerhouse who is at ease in front of a legendary powerhouse.

The three-story villa with its own small garden appeared to Shepard as he stepped out of the carriage, white hedges enclosing large areas of flat grass, and round cobblestone paths leading from the small gate of the fence to the front of the villa.

The overall color of the villa made of blue bricks and gray tiles tends to be low-key and soothing, and the small groves that extend from the back of the villa to both sides envelop an exclusive space, this villa and its lawn cover an area of hundreds of square meters, and the other houses around it are also a few hundred meters away, although it is not as good as the manor houses that have been passed down from generation to generation by the nobles, but it is already an excellent choice for those rich merchants and nouveau riche.

It was also very suitable for the nobles to buy such a house as a place to keep their mistresses, and there was no shortage of rich women who spent a lot of money to buy real estate for their beloved bards, and anyway, as long as the gold coins went into the pockets of the lord's mansion, the Nasir, with the consciousness of a qualified merchant, would not interfere with what these people had to do.

Such a large house naturally needs to be taken care of by maids and servants, and Eleanor, dressed in a black robe, stood at the intersection at this time waiting for Shepard's arrival, and several servants standing behind her were extremely respectful, welcoming the return of their master in unison.

"Heh, the comparison of the rich......" After casually glancing around, Shepard chuckled at the oncoming Eleanor.

The coquettish voice of the female Zhuoer sounded from under the hood: "The enjoyment of these human beings is far worse than that of the mistresses. ”

Shepard smiled and said unconcernedly: "Don't talk about you, even my Earl's Court doesn't know how luxurious it is compared to here, but after all, it is the kindness of Baledos, and the dealings between human beings are different from your drow." ”

Eleanor snorted softly and chuckled, "Well, is the master going to rest here today?" But Qiu Lixi is not here, I am the only one here~" The last sentence was so sweet that the deep meaning of the female Drow was obvious, but how could Shepard be afraid, and laughed loudly: "Stay here today, let Krell and Gibbs stay in Neverwinter City to take care of affairs, this is our place to stay, a few carriages can still be afforded, you go out with me!" ”

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The magic of the [Neverwinter Forest] is spread among the adventurers of the Northland, no one will cut down trees here, no one will try to explore this place, even those rude and savage orcs, will only migrate around the forest.

The Neverwinter River flows out of this magical forest, the source is unknown, the origin is unknown, only that this river with strange power has watered the shining pearl of Sword Bay, the rich and prosperous Neverwinter City.

The Winterless Forest, on the side of the coast, was the only road leading directly to Luskan, not so much a road as a trace of years of trampling, a path that few humans set foot on, not only because of the dangers of the wilderness, but also because Luskan was a pirate city, a land of sin that few people went to except smugglers.

In the fog that shrouded most of the forest, the druid and Morel kept groping for the road, although the druid was still walking on the ground in this difficult forest, the three behind him did not have his professional characteristics, and the deep and shallow feet greatly slowed down the speed.

"Whew...... This is the Winterless Forest? Propped up on the trunk of a thick, ancient tree, Morel gasped for breath as he surveyed the silent forest.

The druid shook his head: "This is the outer edge of the forest, we are just passing through here, we will not go inside." ”

"Why?" Morel wondered.

“…… There is no reason, the druids follow the guidance of nature, and if nature does not let me in, I will not go in. The druid was silent and shook his head.

If Shepard hears this conversation, he may also be a little curious, after all, players in the previous life turned this forest upside down, and they didn't find any hidden dungeons or treasures or anything like that, but the NPCs just didn't want to set foot here, which is very puzzling.

However, there are so many hidden and mysterious places in the old continent that even the gods will not focus on exploring the secrets of the continent, unless they meet at the right time, these ancient secrets will only stay there quietly, waiting for the mysterious veil to be revealed by the chosen one day.

"Whew...... All right. Morel took out a bottle of energy potion, and drank it with Ciel, Fanny's physical strength is more than ten times that of humans, naturally there is no need for such a thing, Morel can't do it, he not only always has energy potions, stamina potions, and recovery potions, but also scrolls or enchanted items such as [Brute Bull Power] and [Endurance Enhancement] on his body.

"If you drink too much potions, it will cause damage to your body." The druid watched him quietly as he drank the potion before he persuaded him.

Morel shook his head and said unconcernedly: "I know, but if I don't drink the potion, I won't be able to survive, and if I don't drink the potion, I may die in battle, I have no choice." ”

The druid was silent for a moment, then turned around and continued to lead the way.

I don't know if it's the effect of the superposition of the aura of the two plot children, they almost didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, and when they reached a flat place, the druid would summon an animal companion camel for a ride, and when they encountered a cliff valley, they could also summon a giant bird to fly over on their backs, the druid himself has a high-level level, although the profession is unknown, but his strength is beyond doubt.

In this way, the four of them advanced very quickly, and two days later, they were standing on a cliff not far from Luskan.

With the help of magic, the four of them were a little tired and neat, but they looked into the distance, the city of a thousand sails was impressive, and ships of all sizes were constantly entering and exiting the sea, and the skull flags of the pirates covered the sky.

"Oh my God, what are those?!" Sylvie, who didn't talk much, suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted.

A few people followed the sound and looked over, bounded by the wide moat of the City of Thousand Sails, and to the north were charred black burning ruins and deserts, in the barren and weeping land, the green-skinned monsters as many as ants rushed madly towards Luskan, but were hit head-on by the alchemical cannons on the city wall, even if they rushed into the moat, they were blocked by the magic shield that shrouded the city, drowned in the water, and then converged into the sea with the flowing river.

"There...... That's why I'm here. The druid looked at the scene over there and suddenly sighed.

Morel turned his head to look at him, feeling not surprised at all: "Everyone has walked such a long way together, you should always tell the truth, what are you going to do?" ”

The druid looked at the three of them in silence for a long time before he said in a low voice, "Do you know that Luskan is the pirate's lair?" ”

"Yes," Morel shrugged, "Well, the City of a Thousand Sails, most of the people in Sword Bay know that this is the largest and only pirate city. ”

The druid nodded, and continued, "Well, whether you know it or not, this city is nominally controlled by six of the strongest pirates, but in fact the real ruler here is the [Arcane Brotherhood] who belongs to the evil camp......"

“…… They maintain the city's existence, set the rules of the city, force pirates to serve them, and extract a lot of money to support their arcane research......"

“…… The environment on the other side of Luskan was destroyed by this, and they hunted animals, mined ores, and cut down forests, and even the orcs could not stop their selfish behavior......"

“…… But what is even more excessive, when they were troubled by the elimination of the orcs, actually set fire to the forest and tried to burn it, and the fire spread for thousands of miles, burning for days, countless creatures wailed in the flames, and the weeping of the earth made the Great Druid Lord angry, so he prayed to the Father of the Oak Tree to punish these damned pirates......"

Morel raised his eyebrows: "Your Excellency the Great Druid? Could it be the one from Mossy City? ”

The druid nodded: "That's right, I am also a disciple of the Grand Druid, and it was the teacher who asked me to come to Luskan to deal with this side of the matter when he went to the Forest of Verdas to meet His Excellency the Chantor." ”

Morel wondered, "How to deal with it?" ”

The druid's gaze fell on the charred black land, and his tone was low: "Few people know that in the wilderness north of Luskan, there is an altar belonging to the Father of Oaks, and once upon a time there was a tribe dedicated to the Father of Nature, but time passed, the tribe disappeared, and the altar is still there......"

“…… The mountains of Icewind Dale and the cold winds stopped the orcs from doing so, they wandered the wilderness, and the wrath of nature channeled by the Father of Nature transformed them into green monsters, they multiplied quickly, they were irritable, and they would attack all living creatures like crazy......"