Chapter 7: Arriving at Outpost
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It was getting dark, and Zuo Ze and his party were ready to start camping on the leeward side of an unnamed hillside.
Zuo Ze and Vader, who were standing on the side, watched Simon carefully place a cordon around him, that is, some bells tied to thin wires, this is to prevent the attack of wild beasts, and some hidden corners have also installed traps. Mage Diggle pulled out tents, food, and the like from a small pocket and handed them to the mercenary captain Norwich, telling him to begin setting up the camp and preparing dinner.
At this moment, Diger looked at the two of Zuo Ze who had not set up their camp at all, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Your Excellency, is there anything I can do for you?" ”
"It's okay, you're busy with yours." Zuo Ze responded lightly. Diggle nodded, turned away in a familiar manner, and began to help Norwich prepare dinner.
After a while, when the smell of food began to waft, everyone was already sitting by the campfire, ready to enjoy the food, which was just normal food for the adventure trio, but Zozawa hadn't eaten properly in a few days. After coming to Torrell, Zuo Ze and Vader have been on the road in the wilderness, eating nothing but wild fruits, that is, dry game, without adding salt, nostalgic for the food when they were on Earth.
With the habit of eating without saying a word, Zuo Ze silently finished dinner. And Vida, the big stomach, continued to eat. Seeing Diger, who also put down the tableware, Zuo Ze organized his language and pretended to ask casually, "Diger, aren't you a mage?" So you don't do some research in the mage tower, but you come to be a mercenary? ”
Although the others didn't speak, they all began to prick up their ears to listen, and Diggle said with a wry smile, "Your Excellency, you are talking about the academy mage of Silvermoon City, and Netam is in the sphere of influence of the Council of Six in Waterdeep City, and I don't plan to join the masked mage group, so I have to fend for myself." ”
Zuo Ze nodded, compared it with the memory in his mind, and then asked, "Silver Moon City?" Then do you know that Ilminster and the Harpists League? ”
Diger's expression was a little unnatural, and after thinking about it, he said, "Yes, Your Excellency. Who doesn't know the Chosen People of Magic, and the Harpist with the title of Feron Interferer? Do you want to go to Archmage Ilminster? Zuo Ze's eyes hidden in the hood had been staring at Diger's expression, and when he saw the fleeting hesitation, he had some thoughts in his heart, but he still had to continue to explore.
"Yes, the Faeron Interferers are heroes who can sacrifice their lives for the world." Zuo Zeyan replied insincerely. "Oh? It seems that Your Excellency agrees with the concept of the harpists, but please don't say such things in the city of Netham, those masked mage spies and the people of the Santalin Society have been monitoring people and things related to the harpists, I hope you will pay attention. Diggle said heartily.
Zuo Ze pretended to be unimpressed and said, "Really? Is there such a thing in Netam City? Then let them try. Diggle said with some anxiety, "Your Excellency, this is not a joke, the masked mage's spies are fine, they are just monitoring; Those mad dogs scattered don't spare any harpist. ”
After hearing this, Zuo Ze nodded, and then asked, "What is the current situation of Faerun?" Although I don't know why this Excellency asked such a big question, after thinking about it, he still replied, "Although it has been five years since the turbulent year, there is still some chaos on the Northland side, mainly because the dark sun is active, and has caused panic and chaos among most of the Northlanders......"
When he heard the "turbulent year", Zuo Ze finally determined that the current time of the Torrell world was 1363DR, so the next thing would be easy to do, and the memories in his mind began to emerge one by one, and he didn't even listen to what Diger said next, and was completely immersed in his own world - although he knew about the next big events and developments about Feren, these things were only part of the information that Torrell projected to the origin world, which could be used as a reference, but it must not be taken seriously.
In a turbulent year, fortunately, the time when I came was not 1358DR, otherwise I would have relied on my strength to be black and iron-level, and the ending of the proper paste crystal wall, so what are the major events in the development of the world next? Zuo Ze thought.
Zoze, who was caught up in self-reminiscence, didn't notice that Diggle had called him several times, and it wasn't until Vader touched his body that he came back to his senses.
"Your Excellency, did I say something wrong?" Diggle asked, a little apprehensive.
Zuo Ze waved his hand and replied coldly, "It's okay, you don't understand!" Well, thanks for dinner, I'm going to rest. Diggle relaxed his tense nerves (he was completely scared of himself, he had always regarded Zuo Ze as a high-level professional at least level 16), and asked cautiously, "Your Excellency, do you need to go to our tent to rest?" It is our pleasure. Norwich and the little Simon also nodded, after all, they were their own saviors, although this lord was very mysterious.
For the kindness of others, Zuo Ze generally will not refuse, after all, the world is already so difficult, so don't waste the kindness in the hearts of others. Walking to the tent in the middle, lying in the sleeping bag, touching the quilt made of unknown fur, with flashing thoughts, Zuo Ze fell asleep.
Vader sat dedicatedly at the door of the tent, guarding the surroundings; The adventure trio also divided the night watch by Norwich, because the mage needs to meditate to prepare for the next day's spell slot, so the mage will not be allowed to keep a vigil unless it is in a desperate situation. Let Simon keep a relatively easy first half of the night, and Norwich himself will watch the second half of the night.
With Vader in place, it wasn't really necessary, but the habit of an adventurous career made Norwich make these arrangements. Norwich walked back to his tent in silence, thinking about everything that happened today, as if hallucinating, "Diego, Fry, Torrey......." kept thinking about the lost team members in his mind, and he didn't know how to face their families when he went back, and he had never suffered such a big loss of personnel in his adventure career, was he old and should he retire? Or are you reassembling an adventurous squad? With a different idea, Norwich also entered his dream, but he didn't know if he would have a nightmare.
There was no word all night, when the morning came, the dew soaked the grass, and Vada, who had been sitting all night, got up and moved his body, woke everyone up, and after breakfast, Zuo Ze and his party continued to embark on the journey back to the city.
In this way, after walking for a week, the road was quite peaceful, except for the attacks of some orcs and goblins who did not have long brains, but this also made the adventure trio more aware of Vader's strength, and even had more guesses about Zuo Ze's mysterious strength. And Zuo Ze absorbed a wave of spiritual energy, adding up to 48 points.
When everyone finally saw the human town, Zuo Ze was deeply shocked! It is said to be a town, but it is actually a village surrounded by logs, with a few wilted soldiers standing by the gate, low houses beside the dirt road, and residents with vegetables on their faces busy. Too dirty, too messy, too poor, too ...... Countless shortcomings emerged from Zuo Ze's heart, although he knew that it was not easy for ordinary people in this world to survive, but he couldn't imagine such a barren side at all.
"Your Excellency, we have arrived at the outpost town of Nessam City, we can repair it here, and we will be in Nestam City by walking along the road for another day." Diggle said beside Zuo Ze.
Zuo Ze looked up at the position of the sun, which made him a little uncomfortable when he was used to looking at his watch, and replied indifferently, "Listen to your arrangement, let's repair it here for a day." ”
When Digger brought Zuo Ze to a two-story wooden house, Zuo Ze looked at the wooden board next to him that read "Thumbs Up" (advanced literacy), turned his head and asked, "Where are we staying today?" Diggle noticed that Zuo Ze had read the words on the board, and took this to heart, and then replied, "Yes, Your Excellency. This is the only place in Outpost Town that offers accommodation. ”
Zuo Ze didn't say anything when he heard this, and when he followed Diggle in, he began to regret it. There were dirty mercenaries sitting at the tables, bragging loudly with their companions, the noisy environment and the sour smell in the air made Zuo Ze feel very uncomfortable, and turned to Diggle and said, "Open a room for us, and the food will be delivered upstairs, go quickly." ”
When Diggle heard this, he nodded hurriedly, walked to the side of the bar, and while talking to a halfling, he tapped on the bar counter in a place that Zuo Ze didn't pay attention to.
After a while, Zuo Ze, who finally waited for the waiter to lead the way, felt relieved, and finally didn't have to stay in this smoky environment.
went up to the second floor, came to a room, and saw that the environment was quite clean, Zuo Ze couldn't ask for more, waved his hand, asked the waiter to exit and close the door.
With a long mouth, Zuo Ze sat down on the chair and asked Vader to sit down with him. Looking at Vader, Zuo Ze asked, "Are there any eavesdroppers around?" Vader closed her eyes, zoomed in on her perception, and said, "No, my lord. Do you feel something is wrong? ”
Zuo Ze nodded, put down the hood he had been carrying, and said, "It's indispensable to guard against people, you pay more attention to that Diggle for a while, I always feel that there is something wrong with him." Remember the first night we met him? When I learned about Silvermoon City, I inadvertently asked the Harpists League about it, and he hesitated to answer, and several times along the way he pretended not to know anything to ask about our target, which was not normal; But he can't play any tricks in the wilderness. So I didn't care about him, but when I came to this town, I had to be a little wary of him. ”
After listening to Zuo Ze's analysis, Vader nodded, and then asked, "My lord, what about the two mercenaries?" Zuo Ze thought about it for a while and said: "Don't worry about them, two little people, anyway, when you get to the city, you will be separated from them, so it will have no impact on my next plan at all, the only accident is the mage, I remember a sentence that says, don't face a prepared mage." So, thank you Vida. ”
When the waiter started knocking on the door, Zoze had already put his hood back on and stopped talking to Vader. After an early dinner, Zoze asked Vader to spy on Diggle. I endured the sour smell and went to the bar to collect information myself.