Chapter 248: The Northland Wind and Cloud End
After giving a less inspiring speech, the warriors went back to their homes and did what they were supposed to do, because it was not yet time.
Shen Yan is so cunning, how can he not use spies?
The portals had long been brought to Luskan by the "merchants", and there were more than twenty of them, and they were evenly spaced throughout the city. His special portal is not afraid of space locks, and can also break through the city's magical barriers, and he can hit wherever he wants when the time comes. Downwind Express.
The population of Keluskan is four times that of Neverwinter, about 400,000 people, which is about the size of a small county town of ours. According to normal estimates, the number of professionals (occupational level 6 or higher) should be around 50,000.
That's 50,000 demolished huskies, what moth can't get out?
What's more, there are thousands of red-robed mages (evil bald heads) who are professional in doing things.
Under normal circumstances, it would take 10,000 regular troops to fully occupy Luskan, and expect to really stabilize the situation after three months of turmoil. By 200 people? Do you know what the ocean of people's war is?
Shen Yan and Erasdra jointly released a few [Meteor Bursts] to completely destroy Luskan, but relying on 200 people to occupy the city is still not funny. It's really easy to fight down and difficult to occupy. Therefore, when Shen Yan said that his target was Lu Sikan, all the soldiers thought that it was to attack and harass, create chaos, and force Lu Sikan's invading army to come back to help, in other words, the otherworldly version of Wei Wei to save Zhao.
This is the normal way of thinking...... But is Shen Yan a normal person?
Well—change the subject.
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"Good afternoon, everyone," said Shen Yan, who walked into his room, as he pulled out a chair at the table and sat down against Erebes. "Now, let's talk about the future of Luskan (start sharing the cake)."
Sitting at the table were not only him and Erebes, but also the legendary mage Erasdra Silverhand, the lord of Silvermoon City, the richest woman in the Northland and Mr. Pine's wife, Moxidis, the councilor of Waterdeep, the male nobleman who had never had a name, and...... A large, swarthy bald head with tattooed patterns.
Almost all of them are people who have nothing to do with Luskan.
These people say they want to discuss the future of Luskan as funny as the Big Five say they want to discuss the future of Africa.
"By the way, I forgot to introduce you to you." Shen Yan pointed to the big bald head, "This is the Lord of the Fifth Tower of Luskan, the Black Galus, and the spokesperson of the Lord of Shadows on the main plane. ”
By the way, he is the boss of Neverwinter Nights II, in charge of two.
"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet like-minded friends." Kurigarius said with a graceful salute.
Four legends, three powerful factions and two super-rich people, this is a combination of strength, power and wealth!
That's right, it really takes 10,000 people to really forcibly occupy Luskan! But what if there are insiders? What if, on the surface, an insider took over after the occupation?
That's a coup d'état, and a coup d'état doesn't require too many people.
Just like if Erebeth staged a coup d'état in Neverwinter, she only needed to clear Nasher's old power, and then her name and the prestige she had accumulated in Neverwinter would be enough to stabilize the situation.
Two hundred people are used to deal with emergencies.
The situation is similar to that of the Black Lord, who has the support of the Shadow King and can summon shadow creatures infinitely, and he has no shortage of manpower.
What Kugarus really lacks is a master who can make a final decision - because the Lord of the Seven Towers of Luskan is almost all legendary! Over the years, these people have been restraining each other and tearing each other down, so what is the use of them even if they occupy Luskan?
Therefore, the Black Galanus needed legends like Shen Yan, Erebes, and Erasdra who could fight but not spy on Luskan's dominance. As for benefit-sharing, what is that?
In the second generation of the plot, Kugalus and his master, the Shadow King, have been trying to go south to occupy Neverwinter. Why? It's not because it's your own, although the city is smaller, but you can call the shots! Isn't it better than intrigue all day long in Luskan?
Not only him, but also the two tower masters who supported the Reptile Queen...... After all these years, everyone is physically and mentally exhausted! I don't want to give up what I have, and I want to go outside to occupy a piece of territory.
Of course, even if you leave, it is impossible to hand over the basic plate of Luskan.
But Shen Yan said to him, "Since it's a dream, why don't you make it bigger!" ”
What's so good about Neverwinter? If you want to take Neverwinter, you're my enemy and Erebeth, and we're going to get your out!" But if you set your sights on Luskan, although the difficulty increases, you will have a lot of powerful friends.
"Trust me, it's a lot!"
Kugalus was skeptical, but when he came to the crossroads to negotiate, he did...... The Lord of Silver Moon City, a famous wealthy businessman, and a councilor of Waterdeep City, what is this...... Aren't you all righteous people?!
By the way, there was also a half-blind old orc who patted him on the shoulder and said to him, "Don't be afraid of your boss Gang, do it boldly!" As long as you give food, the orcs will not make trouble for you in the past few months. ”
…… Kugarus really wanted to say, "I'm the tower master, who are you?" But his legs are weak and he can't speak.
…… His master, the Shadow King, also held on to the wall, soft.
I'm a demigod, why should I be subjected to the pressure and helplessness that I shouldn't have at this level?
"As sincerity." Shen Yan said, he flicked his fingers, and with a ding, the silver shards flew over the table and were caught by the black galus. He spread his hand and saw that it was a fragment of a Giss Yankee silver sword.
Immediately overjoyed!
Defeating the Lord of Shadows requires reforging the Gith Yankee Silver Sword, reforging the Silver Sword requires collecting all the shards, and collecting the shards requires defeating the Lord of Shadows...... Well, this version is the king of Draenor?
Shen Yan didn't care if the second-generation plot was rampant or not, because Arthur was now proud in Neverwinter, and he might have forgotten about the Shadow King a long time ago!
Nasher tries to replace Erebeth in the hearts of Neverwinter with Arthur, and power, girls, and money are shoved into his hands, and he spends his days drunk and dreaming of death. Not only him, but his teammates Kelg is good at drinking, Nesica loves money, and Alanie wants to help his people, and if he has weaknesses, he can be mastered by the old fox Nasher, so they all fall under the sugar-coated cannonballs soon.
Hongyue was the only one who could stay awake because she only wanted to see Shen Yan.
So I'll take all the benefits you give, but I'm sorry...... I'm an undercover agent.
The most dedicated award belongs to her.
With the sudden arrival of Luskan's army under the city, the city of Neverwinter has fallen into a strange carnival!
The praise of Arthur and others has directly reached the peak!
Everyone in Neverwinter is now convinced that the army outside the city is only a temporary crisis, and that their hero, Arthur, will surely solve this problem. In his dazedness, Arthur himself believed......
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No one knows what will happen in the real "history", except for Shen Yan and Erebes.
Naturally, no one knows about the collision between the first-generation plot and the second-generation plot.
The plot crash certainly triggered a series of chain reactions, but Shen Yan's sister and brother had long noticed that in fact, the biggest impact was the boss - do you think, the Reptile Queen and the Shadow King both want Neverwinter and the surrounding area (if a single city is not interesting), they are both demigods, should they join forces or fight first?
If they join forces to defeat Neverwinter, who will it count?
The protagonist of the story scavenges a little bit of floating wealth at most, and the bosses divide the big head, they divide the city, the field, the sea and the trade route!
Eventually, the Shadow Lord had to take a step back and accept the offer to exchange Luskan's benefits for Neverwinter (by default, Neverwinter was already on the plate). No way, although they are all demigods, there are three goddesses standing faintly behind the reptile queen, who are cannon fodder on the bright side pushed out by the three goddesses;
And the Shadow King is actually Sha'er's servant, a means that Sha'er is going to use to influence Shen Yan - of course he doesn't need to know this - Sha'er will never be exposed for him. He didn't know that he had no choice but to contact Shen Yan's sister and brother, but in fact, the big guy behind him was very happy and felt that he was more superior.
But the Shadow King is not reconciled, he wants to make trouble!
Shen Yan is right, I want to dream big!
Didn't you rob Neverwinter? Go for it! I'm going to grab Luskan! So he came to the crossroads fortress and sat down with a group of people to negotiate. He is out of the way this time, anyway, it only accounts for one-seventh of the past and he can't even promote his faith, so what's the point of going on like this?
If you want to sell it, sell it cleanly! So there was no quarrel at all at the cake meeting, because Kurigarius was unusually generous.
Later, the others retreated and gave up their interests to ensure the control of the city. Too much persecution is to leave a foreshadowing for the next betrayal, and turning Luskan into a less evil member of the Northland family is everyone's ultimate goal.
As a result of the negotiations, Luskan was changed to a lord's council and fully opened to the Northlands.
Kugalus had sole lordship and half of the votes; And Shen Yan, Erastro and others automatically became councilors, and together they had the other half of the votes.
Except that the division of interests in Luskan City is too complicated and does not need to be described in detail. Erebeth and the nobles will each divide a fleet and a sea trade route, pointing to Neverwinter and Waterdeep, respectively; Shen Yan's crossroads fortress and the richest woman owned the north-south trade routes on land;
In other words, although the power of governance was handed over to the Kugarus, the main body of commercial circulation was controlled by them, so that an effective mutual check could be formed.
Erastro has no specific interest, but Silvermoon City gets a large area of the fully open Northland Market. In order to ensure her influence on the market, she will also gain seats and voting rights in Luskan, Neverwinter, and Waterdeep, and will be able to send a representative to the Crossroads Fortress, making her the most powerful person in the Northlands.
The signing of the "Crossroads Fortress Secret Treaty" has become a landmark event that changed the situation in the Northland!
And the biggest hidden significance of this matter is that in this agreement, theocracy is excluded to the greatest extent...... However, this meaning will not be discovered until many, many years later.
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