In order to prevent the patrolling navy from being used as orc warships, especially from afar by trebuchets or crossbows, Siegel cast a magic spell as soon as he approached the waters of Waterdeep, imprinting the mark of the Mage Federation on the huge sails.

And it worked. Several of the sea-going ships hired by Waterdeep—from the point of view of Siegel, were clearly pirate ships of the past—did not attack immediately, but approached and asked. In order to avoid misunderstanding, the orcs are all faceless below deck, and only the humans among the original slaves move on the side of the ship. After negotiating with several ships, Siegel chose a man who seemed to be more honest, the cool and strange captain of the Silver Mermaid, and hired him to return to Waterdeep early and return to Waterdeep with the galleys.

The war does not seem to have reached the wealthy city, but refugees fleeing the scourge can be seen everywhere. Many parts of the lower town are already overcrowded, so the docklands have also opened up a lot of warehouses and stockyards as places for them to live. In times of war, it is rare to be able to open the gates of the city for refugees to enter.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Siegel looked at the refugee settlements in the harbor from afar, where there was only a few places of cooking smoke, but the queue for food was long, long. Contrary to Siegel's expectations, there was an orderly place, everyone was moving forward in turn, there was no scramble, and everyone's face was more expectant than anxious. This was rarely seen in war, at least never heard of anything like this in Siegel. Remembering that by the time she left Waterdeep, the price of food had already begun to rise, and Mrs. Deepp reminded Segal to prepare more food in case of the crisis. Could it be that sea access has been restored? Siegel then dismissed this idea, as he did not see large grain ships in the docks.

The galleys lost their relevance when they reached Waterdeep, and neither Siegel nor the refugees needed the ship anymore. Captain Cool Strange wants to buy the ship. Just let his brother be the captain of the ship. The two formed a small fleet to earn money together. He offered 20,000 gold coins. Want to try your luck.

Siegel wouldn't be fooled, he might have lived on the ship longer than the young Cool Odd Captain in front of him. The galleys that Siegel snatched were a good battleship for offshore activities, with full ramming, all the oars, and nimble steering. All it lacked were small trebuchets and heavily armed sailors. Even in peacetime, one such warship can be sold for twenty-five thousand gold coins, and in wartime the price of such a thing will only rise.

After haggling, for the sake of a lump sum cash payment, the ship was finally sold for 25,000 gold coins. Each refugee on the ship was given 5 gold coins in advance, which were used as a reserve for emergency relief. The remaining more than 18,000 gold coins were placed in the custody of Fezzak. He is responsible for everyone's food and clothing.

Siegel, like all refugees, was given only 5 gold coins, which he strongly demanded. This behavior was greatly admired by Fezak, who considered Siegel to be a knight worthy of allegiance. Before disembarking, he knelt before Siegel, hoping to send his child to the Baron as an attendant.

"My two sons are already married, if they have children of school age, please take them as an entourage and discipline them well. Fezak said with his head down.

"Help settle the refugees on the ship first, and then bring them with you when you get home. I would choose one of them. Siegel stopped, looked at Fezak and said, "I will try to be as much as my knight mentor taught me." Discipline your juniors. ”

"Thank you, sir. The one-eyed father said excitedly.

Siegel was the first to descend the gangway, taking the baron's ring and identification with him, and preparing Prince Aaron's will to secure a share of the orcs' rights. To his surprise, on the dock where he docked, a key member of the Mage Federation, a middle-aged mage who had told Siegel about the interpretation of spells, was waiting for him.

"Master Faranis Kresto has foreseen your arrival and has commanded me to be here to greet you. He took the lead in touching his eyebrows with his right hand together, and made a mage salute, and Siegel hurriedly returned the salute. "Welcome home, Mr. Siegel Squid. ”

"I'm sorry to bother you to make the trip yourself, but I'm even more flattered by the attention of Master Bo. "Although he didn't stay in the Federation for a long time, and then he spent a long time in the wilderness, Siegel had not forgotten the polite words between mages. "What are the instructions from the Federation?"

"Archmage Faranise told you to go as soon as possible, I'm here to cast a teleportation spell for you. To prevent spy infiltration, only teleportation and any door can enter the range of the Tri Peaks at this time, and as far as we know, you have not yet mastered this spell. Please come with me now. ”

Siegel shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but I still need to settle the refugees on the ship." Many of them were orcs, and if they were not coordinated with local officials, they would likely be arrested and executed as enemies. ”

Master Akqi frowned slightly, then stretched out again. Being invited by a Pharato is an excellent opportunity for a mage to enhance the learning and knowledge of magic. Few people refuse and procrastinate, and Siegel, who is still an apprentice mage, is the lowest-ranking refusal. Master Akqi was worried that this would cause the Bo Scholar to be displeased, and even affect his own evaluation in his heart. However, at this time, the voice of Master Bo Scholar crossed the distance between the Federation and the port area, echoing between the two mages, so that they could both understand: "Siegel, come to me quickly. Akqi: After you teleported the squid, you did as he said to settle the refugees on board. I remember that Alexander the Lion had a house in the northern district, and he didn't usually go to live there, and he didn't have any relatives, so you put them all there. When asked, it was said that it was the action of the Mage Federation, and it was not to be obstructed. ”

The mage Akqi hurriedly nodded yes, and Siegel also volleyed in thanks. As a precaution, he entrusted the prince's will to Mana for safekeeping, as he was currently the only subordinate who had sworn allegiance to him. He then gently grabbed Akqi's shoulders and let him teleport himself to the Tri-Peaks Tower.

"Teleportation can only go here, you should go up as soon as possible. Master Pharadia is on the ninth floor of the Honxin Tower. Akqi's face was expressionless, and he was always very serious: "I will fulfill the Archmage's instructions and arrange things on the ship, don't worry." ”

Siegel bowed and said heartily, "I'm sorry for you." ”

There is no difference between the three-peak tower and when it left, and it still looks majestic and calm. The Honshin Pagoda is a place of meditation and rest, always comfortable and quiet inside. The soft, inextinguishable flame provides long-lasting illumination, and sofas and cushions for rest and relaxation can be found throughout. Next to the couch there was always a coffee table with fruit bowls and light fruit wine, and several invisible servants flew back and forth in the air in vests used to show their directions, cleaning the small plates of soot.

The carpets and tapestries here all absorb sound, so there will be no echoes throughout the tower. Seeing that there was no one on the spiral ladder and that the Bo was in a hurry, Siegel ran up quickly with three steps and two steps.

There are only two rooms on the entire ninth floor, but they all belong to Master Faranis, a Phara. One is his private library and laboratory, and the other is his breakout room. Siegel came to both doors, but didn't know which one to knock on. While he was hesitating, the door to the rest room opened, and Bo's voice came from inside: "Come here, Siegel." ”

The décor in the room is very simple, just a single bed, sofa, chaise longue and coffee table, but these are all boutiques. Faranise sat in a chaise longue covered with a thick blanket that let the afternoon sun shine on his gray beard. Compared to the last time we met, Ph.D. is older. His skin was loose and wrinkled, his lips were shriveled and slightly purple, his eyes were swollen and tired, and he slowly lifted his hand, and he could see that his fingers were trembling - all of which could have been fatal for a mage when casting a spell. Only Bo Scholar's voice remained steady, and he pointed to the couch and said, "Sit down, Siegel, I have something to say to you." ”

Siegel sat down, but felt very nervous. After all, the old man in front of him was one of the three giants of the Mage Federation, one of the three people in the entire Old and New World who had obtained the title of Doctorate, proficient in spells, magic circles, alchemy, divination, and strategy, and could be regarded as the wisest person in Waterdeep City.

"Squid, are you okay now?"

"Doctor-sama, I'm fine. Siegel replied. He looked into the old man's eyes, and then at his old and frail hands. The fingers were shaking, like branches shivering in the cold wind, and even the last leaf had abandoned the dying body. "How are you, Doctorate?"

"Very weak and uncomfortable. "I felt like my magic was draining and my life was gone. But before you say that, can you help me light my pipe?"

A bronze pipe floated over, with a small pouch of tobacco leaves hanging from it, but there was nothing to burn a fire. It stopped in front of Siegel and then slowly fell. The mage understood that this was a test of his magical mastery, so he did not reach for it, but instead used spells to exert control.

It's easy to do it with your hands, but it's not with your mind. On the one hand, it is necessary to "hold" the pipe, but also to "untie" the bag, "take out" the appropriate amount of tobacco leaves and place them in the smoke pot. After that, you will also stack the spells of the fire elemental gathering to ignite the tobacco leaves. It is best to use the ability to control the air element at this time, so that the wind can pass through the pipe, so that the combustion can be more complete.

Fortunately, after being trained in illusion on the battlefield, Siegel's ability to control spells and magical energy has greatly improved. Except for a little nervousness at the beginning, he did everything perfectly. Bo nodded appreciatively, allowing Siegel to set his pipe aside.

"It's not like it was when I was younger, and I ended up smoking cigarettes and I had to be helped. At that time, I didn't have to drain my energy too much on ultra-ranged spellcasting. Now that I'm old, there are some things that really don't work, but I definitely don't include self-confidence. Oh, I really didn't expect the consequences of interfering with your fate to be so severe. ”

(Ask for votes, ask for support, cast spells to charm humans!) (To be continued......)