Chapter 54: Adventure

Dagger Beach, located on the banks of the River Delrimbier, was an important transportation hub in the trade route of the Jianwan region. It is a typical delta formed by the impact of rivers, small but full of essence.

In addition to the fertile land and abundant countryside, there are monster-infested hills, ghostly forests, abandoned castles and mansions, and swamps forgotten by civilization.

From here, you can go to Deep Water City in the north, Baldur's Gate in the south, and West Khambu and Noisy Water City in the east. This is the dividing point between the northern and western lands of the continent, and it is a place where adventurers from Waterdeep, Shining Valley and other places gather.

Steady trade on the trade routes brought ample income to the town, and it was popular for fledgling adventurers and for travelers on the mainland. As a result, there are more adventurers than most towns, as well as a large number of temples, and adventurers can provide ample logistical support.

Every year around midsummer, Dagger Beach is the busiest time, as people from all over Sword Bay come to participate in the town's annual Midsummer Night Celebration, the number of people in the entire Dagger Beach skyrockets unprecedentedly, and there will even be hotels full, adventurers can only resort to private houses and even shrines.

During the Midsummer Eve celebrations, merchants and vendors sell their pottery on crowded boulevards, and farmers, merchants, craftsmen and even nobles who have worked hard all year long will put down what they are doing and enjoy a rare bustle and rest. Crowds gather on the crowded avenues of Dagger Beach to watch a variety of athletics, from archery and tug-of-war to wrestling and big-stomach matches.

It's a delightful sight that is rare to see in the entire Baldur's Gate area.

It's just that this year, the rare bad weather did ruin the annual feast. The rain falling from the thick dark clouds, the wild sea breeze howling through the dark streets, and the ominous bad weather frustrated the inhabitants of Dagger Beach and all the guests who came to the place.

Guests from all over Baldur's Gate filled the local inns and pubs, only drinking games and music kept their spirits up slightly, and they were always looking forward to the weather and hope to continue the annual event. But the storm was relentless, with oppressive clouds and rushing rain, and there was no cessation as far as the eye could see.

The Fertility Hotel, the largest inn in Dagger Beach and the largest tavern. There are comfortable beds, clean service, and a pub where you can have a drink and soothe the fatigue of your trip. It's always filled with merchants, travelers, and adventurers from all over the world.

They gathered in taverns, sipping beer, ale, rum and even more expensive distilled spirits by the warm fire and candlelight. They reveled in the melodious harp sound of the bard, and from time to time they cheered or argued over the epics and legends sung by the bard.

They drank heavily and boasted about their adventures, and countless news and legends flowed from here, and no one could tell whether they were drunkards or people with ulterior motives.

It is a haven for adventurers to take a break, and it is also a release point for gathering information and accepting missions. In many legendary stories, countless heroes and legendary adventurers have taken their legendary steps in similar places.

“…… Then, the terrible catastrophe struck, and the Evil Dragon escaped from its cage with a great hatred for humanity...... "In the Tavern of Abundance, a handsome-looking bard was playing the harp and chanting the legend of the "Evil Dragon".

“…… The breath of the Evil Dragon is a hundred times more terrifying than the flames of hell; The descendants of the dragon of extreme evil are more secret than the stars of the sky; The thick walls were torn apart by the roar of the Evil Dragon, and a tidal wave of drakebeasts rushed into the city...... That night, the dragon of destruction sang in the sky, a blood moon redder than blood, announcing the birth of the worst dragon in the world......"

The bard sings the proclamation of the Evil Dragon in an operatic ornate trill!

"I am the source of the calamity!"

"I will bring calamity, fear, and destruction!"

"I am the highest evil, the worst of evil."

"I am the enemy of humanity, I am the dragon of the most evil - Likos!"

The Bard's brilliant and skillful performance won the unanimous cheers and applause of the guests in the tavern. The story of the bard is the most famous dragon on the continent, even more notorious than Claudius, the red dragon tyrant who rules the Shining Sea region of the south.

The Vicious Dragon, Rickos, is not an evil dragon like the five-colored dragon that people are familiar with, it is a rare terrestrial tyrannosaurus. It is said that shortly after he was born, he was captured by humans and subjected to countless unimaginable tortures and humiliations. Rikos regarded his experience of being captured and trained by humans as a great disgrace, and hate all humans with great hatred. After escaping from human control, he was bent on revenge on humans, and planned attacks against humans again and again at any cost.

The Evil Dragon Rikos may not be the most powerful dragon on the entire continent, but he is definitely the most dangerous dragon to humans. For this dragon is of great intelligence, he is cunning and cunning, he is better at conspiring than the most scheming of humans, and he is equally visionary, as is that of the most famous wise men in the realm.

He clearly realized that the gap between dragons and humans was not in strength, but in numbers, and with the scarcity of dragons and their unruly character, it was impossible to unite and exterminate humans. Therefore, the evil dragon made a painful determination, forsaken all dignity and discipline, turned into a super stallion, and sowed wild seeds among goblins, kobolds, orcs, lizardmen, and all other races or beasts with great fertility, and gave birth to countless dragonborn offspring.

And with this crazy seeding that far exceeds the record of the murder god stallion, the Evil Dragon has obtained countless dragonborns and drakebeasts, and used them to form a vast empire of dragonborns, bringing untold disasters to humanity.

Although the place where the Evil Dragon is wreaking havoc is very far away from the West and the Northland, the story of the Evil Dragon is circulating throughout the continent.

Humans naturally did not have much affection for this dragon that hated humans so much, so when the bard finished singing, many people gathered in front of the bar and loudly denounced the evil dragon.

"It's disgusting, it's a shame that there are such dragons in the dragon clan!"

In one corner of the bar, a tall, elegantly behaved half-elf lady couldn't help but look disgusted and disdainful after listening to the story of the Evil Dragon.

It was a corner of the bar near the window, and four or five young and beautiful girls were sitting. Originally, in a place like a bar, a few young and beautiful single girls suddenly appeared, which was a very eye-catching thing. These rude adventurers are not decent gentlemen, and after drinking too much, they like to flirt with some beautiful female adventurers, and fights caused by these things are a common occurrence in taverns.

Only this time, the villain in the tavern did not come forward to harass them for a simple reason, because the outfit of the girl sitting in the middle made them spontaneously avoid these girls.

It was a young girl with shiny white-blond hair, most of her face and body covered in a black cloak. The shadow-like cloak seemed to have a strange magical effect, hiding her face and figure in a shadow that even the sharpest eyes of the wanderers could not see.

This strange effect suddenly made these well-informed adventurers realize that this was a magic cloak, and it was a magic cloak that was definitely not low-level. If a cloak could not tell the identity of the girl, the six Al N Stones slowly floating beside the girl, as well as the staff inlaid with gems and mythril patterns, clearly revealed the identity of the girl.