Flipping through the bamboo slip terminal in his hand, which was no longer of much use, Taiichiro Shimototo, who remained in the body of Idrir Raymond Gatton, was not surprised to hear the sound of the door of the clinic being kicked open.

The City Watchmen, dressed in dark green leather armor, walked into the clinic's office with a businesslike attitude, and looked at the half-elven apothecary condescendingly:

"Mr. Idriel Raymond Getton, in accordance with the laws of Waterdeep, we are going to carry out an inventory and rectification of the illegal buildings in Skull Harbor. There is no problem with the medical license of your clinic itself, but your clinic itself is not qualified, we hope that you will leave Skull Harbor as soon as possible within two hours with your property and personal belongings, thank you for your cooperation!"

As he said this, the slightly sideways figures of the security guards who were obviously trained by the Temple of Heim were ready to put this polite half-elf out directly.

The half-elf apothecary's monocle flickered with a calm light, and he crossed his hands on the table, resting his chin on it, and asked very kindly, "According to the laws of Waterdeep, I am qualified to practice medicine, and this clinic has also passed the health assessment of the Apothecary's Guild and the safety standards of your City Watcher, and is a legal place of business that is officially registered. And you City Watchers are only responsible for the security of Waterdeep, neither the tax department nor the Apothecary's Guild, and have no authority to ban this clinic. So, why do you want to destroy my clinic with an official document that doesn't have explicit authorization?"

If they were to be a believer in Tyr, the god of justice, and encounter such a problem, according to their unique style of pursuing procedural justice, they would probably prepare a variety of detailed legal documents in advance, which fully proved that this small clinic must be demolished before starting.

But for the bigwigs of Waterdeep who want to clean up the Skull Harbor problem, the legal department overcrowded with people in the Temple of Tyre really lacks a happy and efficient approach to doing things, which is much easier to use than the simple and crude Heim cultists.

The three Heim-born-born City Watchmen looked at each other and shrugged, not surprised to get such an answer.

The vigilantes at the head put their hands on the daggers at their waists, and still unilaterally announced the end of Dr. Idrir Raymond Getton in a tone full of the characteristics of the Temple of Heim:

"According to the laws of Waterdeep, you have the right to appeal to the Lord of the City, but you do not have the power to obstruct law enforcement. If you try to violently resist our law enforcement actions, we will arrest you for picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and violently resisting the law!"

"Arrest me? In the eyes of the City Watchers, the black eyes of the half-elf Idril Raymond Geton shone with a red light, as if the ruby had been melted, and the pupils turned into erect snake pupils like some dangerous ancient animal.

"From the time of the establishment of Waterdeep, from the time the first lord of the city, Agra Harun, enacted those laws, they knew a thing very well. The laws of Waterdeep can only operate under the light of the City Lord's Mage Tower, and where their Mage Tower can't reach, whether it's Aghharen or Kelburn's Black Staff, they have to learn how to be a polite guest in someone else's home!"

These words are not loud, but they have an unexpectedly penetrating power.

And in this penetrating power, the Paladins of the Temple of Heim, who were negotiating with the speakers of the Skull Harbor Thieves' Guild in the "Masked Lady" bar not far away, were the first to perceive the true power contained in that voice

Genuine Longwei!

As the elite of the Temple of Heim, this paladin also possessed a certain amount of divine power, and the orderly brilliance from the Three Temples quickly enveloped his chain mail, helping him barely resist the infinite power that shook his soul.

On his handarmour, a blue crystal with teleportation magic attached to it transmitted the paladin's last words before he fell unconscious to the Temple of Heim:

"We encountered an unexpected obstacle during the special rectification operation in Skull Harbor, and it is suspected that an enraged adult dragon ...... appeared in Skull Harbor"

......

.........

Ever since its first lord took office, Waterdeep has been committed to creating a paradise in a world full of misfortune and where evil gods, monsters, and crazy spellcasters run rampant.

Just like the current Lord of Waterdeep is the famous legendary magician Kelburn Black Staff, the first person to receive the title of "Lord of Waterdeep" is also a magician.

That was when Waterdeep City was first established, and it had not formed a huge scale like it is today, and the troll tribe in the Sword Bay region alone made the residents here miserable. With their powerful regenerative abilities, the trolls have turned Waterdeep into a granary, and the inhabitants of Waterdeep are the walking meat in the granary. The ancestors of Waterdeep feared these monsters who were nothing but magic and fearless, fearfully called them "the Immortals", and some even decided to abandon this settlement in the northern part of Sword Bay.

However, at every inflection point in human development, the trend of history will inevitably emerge heroes who come into being, which is a universal law that applies to many metaverses. In the panicked city of Waterdeep, a young mage named Agnaharun stood up, this boy with a strong natural affinity for magic mastered many elemental magic without a teacher, whether it was fireballs or acid arrows, they were the deadly nemesis of trolls, under the leadership of this magical boy, the ancestors of Waterdeep City were finally able to stabilize their position and completely exterminate the many troll tribes that were rampant in this area.

In the years that followed, the genius mage gradually became more exposed to magical knowledge, became more powerful and wise, and even invented a new magic that greatly extended the life of the caster, and thus became a legendary mage.

At this moment, the nobles of Waterdeep tried to develop this city-state into the most powerful empire in the Northlands, but the old and mature Agrarun clearly saw that the many kingdoms of this world did not rely on the power of ordinary humans to survive

The notorious evil kingdoms are either the direct territory of the tyrannical god Bane, or the alliance of red-robed mages like Serre who is unclear with the demons of the lower realms, or simply Muhamrid, whose gods themselves are constantly reincarnated in the royal family.

In the same way, the most obvious example is that countries that claim to be righteous, or where they don't seem so bad, are also protected and supported by good gods, like elves, dwarves, and orcs.

It would be fine if Waterdeep City had a powerful magical civilization like the ancient Nethriels or the ancient Elven Kingdom, but it would undoubtedly be a fool's dream to rely on a city-state guarded by a legendary mage to dominate the northern kingdoms of the continent.

But warmongers are creatures that are generally difficult to receptive. And Agraun, who spent his youth in battle, is naturally not the kind of court mage with a kind face and dedicated to the lord.

In front of a legendary magician, all the swords drawn by the nobles of Waterdeep turned into poisonous snakes. Before dying, they affectionately shook the hand of the old man Agnaharen, recalling the glorious history of several generations of people in Waterdeep City, looking forward to the beautiful picture of the people of Waterdeep City walking towards a glorious future under the leadership of the wise old man, and did not forget to shout when the black blood flowed from the corners of their mouths: "Your Excellency, we can no longer follow in your footsteps and continue to contribute to the people of Waterdeep." However, we will watch this most magnificent picture of the Northland unfold from the Heavenly Mountain, please don't let us down!"

His Excellency Agharun also tearfully believed that the trust of the children and grandchildren of these old comrades-in-arms would not disappoint them, and then, on the day when the nobles died with a smile, Agarharun became the lord of the city and abolished most of the old nobles' lineage......

From then on, Waterdeep began to have a different system of lords, with Agnaharun as the first lord and holding all military and political power.

However, a legendary magician had limited energy, so Agrarun began to secretly scout the inhabitants of Waterdeep who were of good character, and finally selected a number of outstanding people with unblemished morals and talents, and granted them the position of "Secret Lord".

As the Lord's assistant, the Secret Lord became the official in charge of the military and political affairs of Waterdeep, but they relied entirely on the promotion of the Lord, and never showed their true faces. In other words, the Secret Lords are only responsible to their beloved Waterdeep, as well as to the City Lord himself, and their power is unchecked by no one except the Lord of Waterdeep.

During the hundreds of years that Agrarun ruled Waterdeep, the wise Mage King and his Order of Waterdeep Secret Lords ensured the city's prosperity and wealth, eventually becoming the crown of the Northlands and the envy of many kingdoms.

But with the end of Agnaharun's long life, the landscape of Waterdeep has changed slightly.

A bitter war broke out between the secret lords and the alliance of merchants and nobles, most of the secret lords were executed, and the merchant groups and nobles began to form a joint government. However, this new form of government, which was glorified as "collective governance", soon degenerated into a group of mercenaries controlled by the financiers to stage an all-out military operation in Waterdeep.

However, what they did not expect was that on his deathbed, Agrarun handed over the position of lord to his most prominent students, Beyon and Schlane, and the moment the powerful magician stepped into the gates of Waterdeep, it meant the end of this experiment of joint rule of nobles and merchants in the rough style of the knightly era.

Since then, Waterdeep has experienced the rule of several city lords, but these city lords are all from the wizard lineage left behind by the students of Aghharun, and they are all powerful spellcasters themselves.

The current city lord Kelburn Black Rod is the grandson of the second city lord Bei Rong and Shi Lani.

Naturally, Kelburn Black Rod also inherited the traditions of his ancestors and formed his own secret lord group.

While the City Watchmen are carrying out a special operation to demolish the houses of the residents of Skull Harbor, the Secret Lords of the Black Staff of Kelburn are still going on their daily work meetings.

Since the identity of the Secret Lord is kept secret, the inhabitants of Waterdeep have nicknamed the "Black Cloak" using the black magic cloak of stealth and stealth that the Drow people love.

But in the Secret Lord's Council, protected by powerful magic, these bigwigs who share the highest power in Waterdeep in the shadows can finally break free from the masks and black cloaks that come with Transfiguration and Anti-Prophecy magic and attend the meeting as they are.

Among the secret lords of this generation, there are sophisticated adventurers who have turned careers and become hotel owners, businessmen who are well-traveled, sleek and principled, maritime merchants and harpists who are active in major chambers of commerce, and of course, there are also students whom Kelburn's Black Rod trusts the most.

(Anti-piracy below, to be corrected later)

A bitter war broke out between the secret lords and the alliance of merchants and nobles, most of the secret lords were executed, and the merchant groups and nobles began to form a joint government. However, this new form of government, which was glorified as "collective governance", soon degenerated into a group of mercenaries controlled by the financiers to stage an all-out military operation in Waterdeep.

However, what they did not expect was that on his deathbed, Agrarun handed over the position of lord to his most prominent students, Beyon and Schlane, and the moment the powerful magician stepped into the gates of Waterdeep, it meant the end of this experiment of joint rule of nobles and merchants in the rough style of the knightly era.

Since then, Waterdeep has experienced the rule of several city lords, but these city lords are all from the wizard lineage left behind by the students of Aghharun, and they are all powerful spellcasters themselves.

The current city lord Kelburn Black Rod is the grandson of the second city lord Bei Rong and Shi Lani.

Naturally, Kelburn Black Rod also inherited the traditions of his ancestors and formed his own secret lord group.

While the City Watchmen are carrying out a special operation to demolish the houses of the residents of Skull Harbor, the Secret Lords of the Black Staff of Kelburn are still going on their daily work meetings.

Since the identity of the Secret Lord is kept secret, the inhabitants of Waterdeep have nicknamed the "Black Cloak" using the black magic cloak of stealth and stealth that the Drow people love.

But in the Secret Lord's Council, protected by powerful magic, these bigwigs who share the highest power in Waterdeep in the shadows can finally break free from the masks and black cloaks that come with Transfiguration and Anti-Prophecy magic and attend the meeting as they are.

Among the secret lords of this generation, there are sophisticated adventurers who have turned careers and become hotel owners, businessmen who are well-traveled, sleek and principled, maritime merchants and harpists who are active in major chambers of commerce, and of course, there are also students whom Kelburn's Black Rod trusts the most.