Chapter 35, Fame and Work Are Twins
Located to the southeast of the "Friendly Arm" hotel, Belgost is an important hub between Baldur's Gate, a major commercial town in the north, and Nasikai, an important industrial town in the south. Merchants bought iron ore or crude iron from Nasikai, transported it to Baldur's Gate to be processed into various weapons, armor and daily necessities, and then sold throughout the "Bay of Swords" region, and even exported to the mainland and even overseas.
It is no exaggeration to say that once the supply of iron ore in Naxikai fails, the entire Jianwan region will be plunged into unrest and even turmoil.
And now, it is said that there is a problem with the iron ore mines in Naxikai.
Pan Long didn't know exactly what the problem was - in the original game, someone made trouble in the iron mine, killed them, and then slaughtered the gang of robbers who blocked the way, and then went to another place to drown an iron mine, and the task was completed.
And according to those fan fictions, it was the Shalovok who had already stormed the streets who wanted to seize the rule of Baldur's Gate, and then go to war with Amm in the south, and through the massive killings brought by the war, he inherited the priesthood of killing and became a new generation of killing gods.
In order to rule Baldur's Gate, he needs to first attack the commercial core of Baldur's Gate, the weapons manufacturing industry, so he has built his own iron mine, and then destroyed Naxikai's iron ore, so that he is the only one in the entire Baldur's Gate region who can provide enough iron ore to greatly improve his status.
Well...... Probably so.
Although both in the game and those fandoms, Shalovok relied on directly replacing the bosses with shapeshifters, so as to seize the power of various factions and ascend to the position, and it seems that there is no need to toss the previous moths, but ...... You can't just make a game, you just find shapeshifters everywhere all day and hack them to death.
The player takes on the role of an adventurer, not an inquisitor!
A group of people wearing heavy armor and carrying heavy oversized particle guns, they used detection spells to shine at each person they saw, and from time to time they yelled "You're disloyal!" and slammed the shot......
Hey, this is a story of swords and sorcery, not "Emperor VS Four Hawkers"!
Pan Long ended his memories and then thought about what he should do.
The bald guy has died in the woods east of Candle Castle, and unless he believes in Brother Chun, there is no way for him to come back from Hell and continue to make waves. Since there is no such thing as a monster, then it is said that there will be no one to push those conspiracies, and peace should be restored to the entire Baldur's Gate area.
But why is there still a problem with the iron mines of Naxikai? There are still frequent reports of thieves attacking caravans around Belgoust?
"Let me know who is making trouble, and definitely give him a white knife to go in and a red knife to come out!"
Seeing the dumped wagons left behind after the attack on a caravan, and the iron ore spilled on the wagons with a dangerous green glow, Pan Long shook his head again and again, very annoyed.
Is it easy for businessmen to make some money? Selling iron ore is also a legitimate business, and it does not hurt the heavens at all! Moreover, the profits of iron ore are not high, and compared with daily necessities, luxury goods, and even some illegal activities, this kind of honest businessman is the most harmless to people and animals.
Those robbers don't go to rob the fat sheep, but come to bully these honest people, it's really unbelievable!
What a shame!
(Even the horse thieves of the Black Gobi generally don't attack those businessmen who make a small business with a profit of one or two percent, they are too much!)
The worst thing is that these thieves are not here to rob the iron ore, they just have polluted the iron ore with special means after driving away or killing the merchants, so that they can no longer smelt high-quality iron ore.
Pan Long had also studied the contaminated iron ore, but he couldn't do anything about it. Not to mention him, even the lady Garana, who is a priest, can't help it.
She once tried to use "Toxin Removal" on an ore, but it didn't work. Using the more advanced "Remove the Curse" also has no effect. "Advanced Disarming Magic" may be able to restore ore to normal, but that kind of advanced spell is not easy to cast, and it requires expensive casting materials.
Moreover, the priest's use of spells was limited by the doctrine and the will of the gods themselves, and even if she, as the administrator of a temple, could have been a little more accommodating, the god of knowledge could not have given her the power to decontaminate the ores.
This situation is the same for everyone.
Merchants are in pursuit of profits, and contaminated iron ore cannot be cleaned up in a relatively cheap way, so it is better to buy other unpolluted iron ore.
After all, in business.
In the final analysis, it is still necessary to catch the guy who manipulates those thieves behind the scenes, and I believe that guy must have the means to remove the pollution!
Pan Long thought as he drove the carriage down the road without hurrying or slow. When it was getting late, he saw a town of no small size.
This is the most important hub town between Belgoust, Baldur's Gate and Nasikai.
His arrival had no effect on the town – people passed by every day, some hurried, some passed by, and some never came out of sight again.
In the eyes of the townspeople, these "countrymen" have nothing to care about.
When Pan Long walked into a hotel called "Red Scroll" and asked about the price of accommodation, the bartender looked at him with very contemptuous eyes, looking "superior" and arrogant.
But before he could maintain this arrogant expression for more than a second, a drinker had already recognized Pan Long and exclaimed, "Bloody coachman?!
The arrogant expression on the bartender's face was immediately put away, and it was replaced by humility and flattery, and the process was so fast that it was like a change of face in Sichuan opera.
He couldn't do without humility, the "bloody coachman" was already a well-known adventurer in the area, and the ogres alone had killed several of them, and the combined number of goblins, jackals, and the like might fill the entire hotel hall. As for the goblins that are killed...... People don't even bother to calculate.
And the fledgling adventurers, even if they kill two or three goblins, will boast triumphantly.
In the face of such a character, the bartender is no longer humble, is he really tired of looking for death?
Pan Long didn't care about the bartender's attitude, but while he was eating, the owner of the inn suddenly came and told him, "You can stay with us for free." He was a little surprised.
"Free?" he couldn't help but ask.
"Yes...... Although it is only a regular room. ”
"Regular rooms were also sufficient. Pan Long nodded, and looked at the boss suspiciously, "You are so polite, do you have anything to ask me for help?"
"You're such a good eyer!" the boss laughed flatteringly and explained, "Not long ago, I had a little trouble here......"
"What's the trouble?"
"That...... Lady Silke Rosanna, the famous musician, did you know?"
"I don't know, you just tell me what's going on. ”
"Okay. A few days earlier, Ms. Rosanna had claimed to have been harassed by Felder Sr., who also ran a hotel, and she wanted Ms. Rosanna to perform there, but she refused......"
Pan Long sighed: "Tell the point!"
"Okay, okay, Ms. Rosanna stayed with me, and then that day, three people came, and they had a conflict with Ms. Rosanna......"
"That female musician was killed?" Pan Long asked.
"It's not. "On the contrary, Lady Rosanna somehow got into a rage and killed all three of them with magic. ”
Pan Long was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does this have to do with your trouble?"
"The three of them used to live with Old Felder and had a good deal of business with Old Felder. According to old Felder Field, they said that they were happy to make a sum of money in the past few days, but the result ...... the boss looked embarrassed, "I don't know what money they are going to make, and after Ms. Rosanna killed them, she panicked and said, 'Someone is chasing me,' and fled to Baldur's Gate with her bodyguards." Now old Felder is pressuring me through the sheriff, and he says that Lady Rosanna is actually an evil dark wizard......"
Pan Long finally understood his predicament - Baldur's Gate was very unkind to dark wizards, not only were they unpopular, but even those who cooperated with them would be unpopular once exposed.
This boss runs a hotel, and if he can't clear his notoriety, then he will continue to open a store to make money, and even whether he can live in Belgoust will be a problem!
But he did not easily agree to the boss's request, but looked at the boss cautiously.
"When three lives are involved, I won't take your word for it. "Tomorrow I'll go to Felder and ask for another person's card," he said. I'll make sure you're right, and I'll help you track down Silke Rosanna. ”
The boss was immediately relieved, and it could be seen that he was indeed under a lot of pressure.
After talking like this for a while, he had already scratched his head twice and lost a lot of hair.
When he turned to leave, Pan Long looked at the top of his slightly sparse head, and suddenly felt that maybe he didn't need to worry.
Say...... After his hair is gone, it seems good to set off to find that evil wizard Rosanna?
Thinking of some cunning little malice in his heart, it seems that even the food has become more fragrant.
Early the next morning, he did not go directly to the Felder Hotel, but went to her house first, as introduced by Mrs. Landlin.
As she said, her home was taken over by spiders.
A black, long-legged spider that stands on the ground almost as tall as a normal person's calf.
They reacted quickly, and as soon as Pan Long opened the door, they pounced viciously at him. Looking at their flexible appearance, I believe that it will definitely not be a harmless thing for humans and animals.
But they were greeted by a spear in Pan Long's hand.
One at a time, he only used four strokes to stab the four spiders to death on the ground.
These dangerous creatures are probably lethal enough for the average person, but for him, not even a warm-up is enough.