Baldur's Gate, the city named after the legendary pirate Bodan, is one of the two greatest cities on the shores of Sword Bay. From the coast of the Sword Bay to the Treasure Sword Sea, the trade route from the famous big cities of the Northland, Luskan, Neverwinter, and Waterdeep City all the way south along the coast, from the port of Carlin on the coast of the Shining Sea in the south, all the way north, through the Kalin Desert, Tassel, Huoyalong Bay, Amm has been going north, and the Okina River, which originates in the Sunset Forest, passes through the riverside forests, green fields and other most prosperous areas of West Hartland, all converge in this legendary city located on the coast of Sword Bay.

Such a favorable geographical environment made Baldur's Gate quickly prosper through commercial trade at the beginning of its establishment. Merchant travelers from all over the continent gathered here, trade routes and caravans and fleets flowed back and forth, and the city was like a vein infused with vitality and wealth.

However, today's Baldur's Gate is no longer just a trading city, but also a myriad of manors and villages have been reclaimed around Baldur's Gate, in the impact plains of the two major river basins of the Meandering River and the Chongsa River, and these fertile farmlands reclaimed by landless peasants and adventurers who have migrated over the past few hundred years form the basis of today's noble lords and freedmen in the Baldur's Gate area.

After resting for a night in Silver Shield Town, Dugu Feng took the holy girl Joan of Arc and walked with the wandering adventure group. After two days of walking, crossing the wide, winding river and rolling hills of Troll's Claw, the group entered the thriving hinterland of the Baldur's Gate region.

The Land of the Dead, the land of an ominous name, is in fact an extremely fertile land, it is a vast impact plain between the meandering river and the Chongsa River, and it was the hub of the Baldur's Gate region during the time when the elves were still dominating the continent, and it was the only place to pass through from the supreme forest of the north to Am.

The land has endured countless elven civil wars, as well as countless tug-of-war wars between dwarves, drows, goblins, trolls, and even countless kingdoms and city-states of humanity. However, even after such frequent wars, after the wars are over, countless people return to this land to cultivate and restore the prosperity of this land.

There is no other reason for this, but because the land is so fertile, and the abundant rainfall provided by the warm marine monsoon and rain, the countless years of impact from the Oi Sa River and the meandering river bring fertile soil and convenient water conservancy to this plain. Moreover, just like the lizard swamp that is now being encroached upon by people, the Land of Death was once a large swamp wetland with a diameter of hundreds of miles, and this land transformed from the swamp is incredibly fertile, and no one is willing to give up even after countless wars.

Dugu Feng and the others traveled all the way to the vast plains of the "Land of the Dead", and they could see large areas of well-developed manors and fields, which were divided by high ridges, and belonged to different lords or nobles according to their regions and history. Along the trade avenue leading to Baldur's Gate, you can see numerous towns surrounded by high walls, multi-ethnic villages, monasteries perched on hills, as well as fortified lordship fortresses and beautiful noble estates.

This fertile land provides abundant food, fruits and vegetables for the people who live here, and supports a huge population of nearly one million, almost half of the population of the entire Hatland. The industrious people of the West Soil, who are scattered in the towns and villages around Baldur's Gate, are the basis on which Baldur's Gate stands on the shores of Sword Bay as a rival to the mighty Kingdom of Amm in the south.

The Silver Shield Family, as one of the earliest reclaimer families in the Baldur's Gate area, is also the most powerful lord family today, and naturally has a large number of territories, manors, and castles in the Land of the Dead. However, Dugu Feng did not intend to stay here, but directly crossed the land of death and came to the Gate of Baldur.

After several days of travel, the people finally saw the magnificent and magnificent walls of Baldur's Gate, a wall made entirely of huge stones, which had been magically treated and strengthened, and the entire wall was as one without a single gap. On the wall of the city that is more than ten meters high, at every distance, there is a tall arrow tower. Above the walls and towers, guards wearing distinctive black helmets with red stripes on both sides patrol vigilantly.

In front of the city gate, there is a magnificent stone arch bridge, which is the most famous symbol of the entire Baldur's Gate, the Dragon Bridge.

The long, arched Dragon Bridge stretches forward across the wide expanse of the Oi Sa, connecting the north and south banks of the Baldur's Gate. At the highest point of the arch of the dragon bridge, two towering arrow towers are built on either side of the bridge, and the arrow towers are connected by a wall in the middle to form a gate across the bridge, and the gate is hung with a large iron gate with a keyhole symbolizing the opening of the city.

For decades, the iron gates that separated the city from inside and outside the city had faithfully kept orcs and barbarians, goblins and mountain giants from the city, guarding the stability and prosperity of Baldur's Gate.

"I'm finally home!"

Looking at the familiar city gate and the familiar dragon bridge, Shi Ji couldn't help but sigh excitedly. Having grown up in the city since she was a child, she had already made it her home, and after a short period of absence, she returned to Baldur's Gate and suddenly felt very close to everything here.

"Wow, is this the Dragon's Bridge at Baldur's Gate? It's spectacular! ”

The half-grown children of the wandering adventure group saw such a magnificent bridge for the first time, and they also chirped all kinds of exclamations.

Horse-drawn carriages drove over the bridge, following the flow of pedestrians and vehicles entering the city. At the gate of the huge tower, a group of guards wearing unique black helmets decorated with red stripes on both sides were inspecting the procession entering the city.

These soldiers are the soldiers of the current official armed force of Baldur's Gate, the "Fist Flame Mercenaries", and the reason for the name "Fist Flame" is because the "Fist Flame" uses a mercenary system, rather than a regular city militia or compulsory soldier system.

Originally a city of merchants, landless peasants, and pirates, Baldur's Gate has lacked a strong enough ruler. Under the original order established by Bod'an, the four Grand Dukes jointly ruled over the rights of Baldur's Gate. It's just that with the development of the city, the development of the wilderness, the prosperity of commerce, and the entrenchment of various forces in Baldur's Gate, it is no longer the original pirates, farmers and merchants who have mastered the city.

The territorial aristocracy developed from the original pioneers, the churches of the gods represented by the major temples, the chambers of commerce composed of merchants from all over the world, and the various guilds composed of freedmen and craftsmen in the city, plus the thieves' guilds, adventurers, pirates, cultists, mages, and other forces, whether overt or covert, constitute the main forces of Baldur's Gate today.

This kind of city, which represents the democratic system of the ancient city-state, naturally does not let the only official armed force of the city belong to any side of the force due to the balance of various rights and forces, so there is a mercenary system, and the relatively neutral "fist flame" mercenaries on the surface maintain order in the city.

And the candidate for the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, in fact, to a certain extent, the double resistance can be seen as the contrast between the growth and decline of various forces in the entire city.

Today, the four Grand Dukes of Baldur's Gate, and the Archduke Anta * Silver Shield, who is in charge of maritime armament and trade, can be regarded as representatives of the noble lordship forces in the Baldur's Gate region, and most of these are the territorial nobles formed by the Reclamation Family of the Western Lands, and they own most of the territory and armed forces in the Baldur's Gate region. Archduke "Belt", who wielded the power of merchants and guilds, and Archduchess Lilajanas, who wielded the power of the temple, undoubtedly represented the merchants and the power of the temple in the city, respectively.

Among the four dukes, only the Grand Duke of Iltan, who mastered the Flame Fist mercenary group, should theoretically remain neutral, only follow the laws of the city, maintain the order of the city, and mediate the differences between the other three grand dukes. It's just that the Grand Duke of Iltan formed an alliance with the Grand Duke of Anta * Silver Shield decades ago, and with the support of the Silver Shield of Anta, he rose through the ranks, and eventually became the leader of the Fist Flame, mastering more than eighty percent of the official force of the Baldur's Gate City.

And ten years ago, Baldur's Gate was in the middle of another clash of power distributions. Because of the attack of a certain force, and Dugu Feng's decisive killing, Anta Silver Shield successfully cleaned the armed forces of many chambers of commerce and guilds, and invaded the sphere of influence of Duchess Lila Jennas, not only forcing the duchess to live in seclusion in the Temple of Dawn, but also integrating the armed forces of the temple into the fist flame mercenary, directly completely emptying the grand duke who represents the power of the temple.

Therefore, because of the existence of Dugu Feng, the current Anta * Silver Shield Grand Duke has far more control over the Baldur's Gate area than the original plot. And because Dugu Feng has continued to kill monsters in the wild and clear out robbers for ten years, the newborn "Iron Throne" has no chance to integrate those wilderness forces, nor can he take the opportunity to hide his forces among mercenaries, robbers, and orcs. So the momentum is much slower than it was originally possible.

The current Baldur's Gate is actually jointly controlled by the two Grand Dukes of Anta * Silver Shield and Iltan, and considering Iltan's long-term poor health, in fact, the entire Baldur's Gate is already under the control of Archduke Anta * Silver Shield.

"It's the carriage of the Silver Shield family!"

"Ah, which big man from the Silver Shield family has returned?"

As soon as the carriage with the Silver Shield family insignia appeared, it caused a commotion among the people, and everyone knew that the current Baldur's Gate was completely under the control of this Grand Duke, and Anta * Silvershield Grand Duke was the uncrowned king of the entire Baldur's Gate. Moreover, this incomparably glorious and powerful family has also produced an incomparably outstanding successor, and in the foreseeable future, the "Killing Princess" of the Silver Shield Family will be able to continue the glory of the Silver Shield Family, and may even lead the Silver Shield Family to go further, and even truly wear the glorious crown, it is not impossible.

Therefore, now the Silver Shield Family's every move is extremely eye-catching, and countless people are paying attention to the actions of this family to see if they want to go further as rumored and turn the free city of Baldur's Gate into the palm of the Silver Shield Family.