Siegel untied the rope from the old man's body, then held the leather bag and poured the red wine into the one-eyed old man's mouth. Fezak gulped down, and the long-lost cooling sensation made his body feel much better.

"You won't die, I've already given you the antidote. Siegel said, "I'm also from Waterdeep, and I didn't know you were a spy there at first, and by the time I did, it was too late to stop you from touching the poison." ”

Fezak raised his head, weighed it for a while, and felt that he couldn't solve any problem at this time, so he asked, "How do you know?"

"I left an eye on the ceiling and saw your secret letter. Siegel said, "Even so, I must know if you are a man who can keep secrets, and whether you will betray me." The mage thought of Linko who died in the cage, perhaps the heavy snow had buried his body. What's the last thing the man was going to say, excuse me?

"What are you going to do in Makabuda. Fezak asked, "Who is the man with the birthmark behind his ear?"

Siegel smiled, then shrugged his shoulders. "I don't have any ears or faces, I made them up. But I do need a boat to get out of here before long. I think the whole thing is full of coincidences, especially when it comes to finding you. There are so many grocery stores in Macabda, and I just got into yours, and you're a spy in Waterdeep. ”

"I can only say that I am unlucky, not a coincidence. ”

The mage shook his head, and he began to string things together. Ever since he was left behind to attend a meeting between the mages and the lords of Waterdeep at the Tri-Peaks Tower, the whole thing has been weird. It was from that meeting that he learned for the first time about Makabuda, about the war with the orcs, about the knightly races and about the pioneer lords. He traveled north, went through adventure after adventure, listened to the dice and his inner thoughts, and ventured into the macabura.

Then he chose this grocery store.

Recalling the meeting, the eyes of Mr. Faranis, the archmage and polydoc of the Federation's prophecy, stared at him, and a thought came to Siegel: Could it be that he had foreseen this scene?

"How are you going to scrape together two thousand gold coins if I'm not here?" Siegel asked Fezak, but the one-eyed father couldn't answer.

"I'm going to destroy the orc dockyard, tell me what to do, help me. The mage said, "I don't have a clue myself. ”

There are six shipyards in Makabuta, and all but one is only used for repairs, and the other five are constantly building warships. The Three-Eyed Warlords endlessly expanded their navy, but there was a severe shortage of qualified sailors. In the slave market, a slave who had worked as a seaman, even if he was just a fat cook who couldn't drive a ship, was five times as much as the most beautiful slave girl. In order to be able to exploit the sailors to the maximum limit, the Three Eyes ordered to start building large ships instead of light plunder ships, a decision that caused the prices of carpenters and blacksmiths to skyrocket. Siegel noticed this unusual behavior and kept trying to find out what it was about.

But he couldn't get close to the shipyard, which was already surrounded by the army of the Three-Eyed Warlord, with an orc standing guard every five paces, and I don't know how many more were guarding and patrolling. It is estimated that the new Three-Eyed General had at least 50,000 troops, and Siegel calculated that at least 3,000 men were operating near the dockyard based on the daily delivery of grain to the shipyard. Sabotage the shipyard?Siegel doesn't have such an idea now, and with his ability to cause some trouble at best, but that's about it.

He can use his seafaring skills to enlist as a sailor, infiltrate the interior of the orcs, and incite rebellions or riots. This was a common occurrence in the territory of a new warlord, and it was what Siegel had planned to do in the first place. But unlike other chaotic and brutal orc generals, the Three-Eyed General ruled his realm with orderly, high-handed means. Witch priests and guards patrol every day and report each other in the army, so that all orcs dare not express any grievances. Legends have begun among the orcs that the third eye of the Three-Eyed General can detect any rebellion, and the suppression is swift and bloody. Siegel knew that it would be too difficult to stir up a riot in such a situation. Unless there is a major turnaround, the original plan can only be abandoned.

And just when he was about to give up, he knew that Fezak was actually a spy from Waterdeep. Suddenly, he had a helper, and he was amazed by such a coincidence.

"I know that Count Maxim, the Bloodied Knight of Waterdeep, is coming to Macabda, and their purpose is to burn down the dockyard. But I don't know where they are and how they act. Siegel said, "My guess now is that the Faceless One you are waiting for is the Count and his party. ”

When Fezak finished listening, he raised his head and looked directly at Siegel. He had taken off his disguise, and his eyes, which had been full of exhaustion and weariness, were now bright, determined and sharp. "Even if I still don't believe you, I can only go according to your plan?"

Siegel nodded and said, "It will take at least three days for the toxins on your body to be removed, and before that, you will have difficulty moving, and you will not even be able to control your urine and bowel movements." ”

"Damn, could it be worse?"

"Yes. Siegel nodded and said, "You died, the Faceless didn't find the connector, the orcs continued to build ships, and Waterdeep was in ruins." Maybe I could find a way out of here, but I can only watch the disaster happen, what do you think?"

Fezak was silent for a moment, and finally agreed.

The first thing to improve is Siegel's camouflage technique. Fezak was rarely disguised, but he had learned the skill after all, and he was much more professional than a mage. Even though he couldn't do it himself, he could tell Siegel how many materials to add and what techniques to use for skin shaping. They worked hard for another three hours, finally making Siegel look more like Fezak. As long as he lasts three or four days without being discovered, Siegel thought to himself, anyway, by that time the real one-eyed daddy will be able to regain his mobility.

With Siegel's money bag, let alone two thousand gold coins, it would not be difficult to double it even again. However, in order to avoid the scene where the slaves on the dock were transported directly to the dock in the morning, Fezak still asked Siegel to write a few letters, along with some bribe money, and sent them to several slave traders.

"Hopefully it works. "Fezak could only pray. The Three-Eyed Warlord Lunt's actions were indeed likely to cause public outrage, but Fezak could not see through the purpose behind the orc's actions. Or did he just want those who dared to speak out to jump on the stage themselves? For the sake of safety, he had to look for the slave traders who were harder backstage and spend a lot of money to avoid being implicated.

"I need more funding. "Fezak is always saying.

Heavy snow began to fall from the sky again, and this was the third snow since Siegel arrived in Orc City. Although the Blackwater River never thaws, thin layers of ice are beginning to appear in some places above the sea. Many of the small boats began to return to the sea, struggling to withstand the cold at sea, so they retracted to the river docks to dock. The latest news from the wasteland is that General Ironfoot has been battered in the battle with Waterdeep and is surrounded by a large army in a place called the Three Baylands. The cavalry of the two-headed wolf was on their way to the rescue, but the skinning general Kaka did not move, and his reason was to protect the passage of the city wall.

The Knox Commons were Siegel's allies in dealing with the orcs, and now they were finally waiting for their arrangement to come into play. There had been no problems with the Black Blood Castle or other walled mountain lines, and Siegel prayed that nothing like that would happen. His only hope is to leave Makabuta's shipbuilding industry in ruins as soon as possible.

The sky is gray and cold, and it is terrifying. Siegel put on a thick cloak and was about to push the door out when he saw an orc walk in. The guy had a hideous face and a deep scar from the left side of his forehead to the right side of his chin, which had cut off half of his nose. Before Siegel could speak, he picked up the "one-eyed daddy" with his left hand and said with a big mouth with bad breath: "You are Fezak, one-eyed daddy?"

Siegel was held up in the air, his eyes glancing over the Noseless Orc's right hand, and realizing that he had no intention of drawing his weapon. He also noticed that the three-eyed warlord's allegiance tattoo on the orc's forehead was definitely recent. Siegel guessed that it was an orc who had just defected to Three-Eyed, but he didn't know which force it belonged to. Siegel grabbed the orc's left arm, and his eyes noticed a slight frown on his brow, and knew that there was a wound in the place where he had caught. It is very likely that the dead warlord Hammer Spirit's men are the only ones whose allegiance tattoo is on the left arm. There was only one way to remove the tattoo, burning it with fire, and the wound of this noseless orc was still not healed.

Siegel put three fingers to his mouth, then added one more, closing the "only" eye. When the orc saw this, he put him down, put his fist on his nose, and raised his little finger. The action made him sweat, but Siegel could see it clearly - this was the faceless one who had come to connect.

"There will be a slave auction the morning after tomorrow, and five of them will have to be bought. The orc said, "Especially two old men and a dwarf. I'll get the auctioneer to work with you so that you can buy these slaves more smoothly. ”

"And then?" Siegel asked.

"Listen to the old man's arrangement, and find a boat that can get out of here safely. The Faceless One said, "Then you can sail south with the ship, and the leader will reward you for your exploits over the years in Waterdeep." ”

"May all the best. ”

"Yes. The Faceless One finally said, "Give me five hundred gold coins so that I can go to the auctioneer." ”

If it weren't for my wallet, the mission would have been a joke, Siegel thought to himself.