Arcane Journey

Chapter 266 The correct way to open the silver fire
The two maids were busy, their dresses were rustling, and they were arranging all kinds of tableware on the table.

The leader of the Harpers, Storm Silverhand, gracefully conjures a flame with his thumb and forefinger, and lights the candles in the candlestick.

The drow girl Santilla sitting next to Brian leaned on her chin, tilted her head, and stared at him with a smile in her blue eyes.

Brian's attention fell on a palm-sized magic quiver hanging on Sandy's slender waist.

According to his own keen sense of magic, he judged with the naked eye that this is a magic quiver of legendary quality.

He kept this matter in his heart, and planned to ask her the specific reason after dinner.

In his impression, Santilla is a wizard, and this profession has not changed until he met her in the deep water city in the game world.

However, the young girl now, as can be seen from the equipment she carries and her demeanor, is even part-time a ranger.

Brian vaguely remembered that Santilla left the city of Ancient Orens during the demon lord's rebellion in the Underdark region, and had never received the affections of Chirashar Rose and Spider Queen Rose.

Now under his influence, great changes have taken place.

Not only did she leave the Underdark Region ahead of time, but she also awakened part of her previous life's abilities, allowing her to reach the Legendary Realm ahead of schedule.

The speed of this level-up is simply faster than riding a rocket, which even Brian, who has an upgrade system, can't match.

Dinner took place in silence.

Santilla unceremoniously reached out for all kinds of food, and the frequency was very frequent. Before the owner could speak, she took the glass bottle of red wine, poured it for herself, and filled it up for Brian beside her.

The leader of the harpists sitting opposite her seemed to be more disciplined and restrained in her eating and drinking.

But Brian's keen perception could faintly feel that the eyes of the chosen goddess of magic were locked on him from beginning to end.

This kind of gaze is very strange, like scrutiny and observation, but also with an inexplicable feeling, and the gap with Santilla's eyes of a little girl is not ordinary.

In this case, while he sipped his dinner, he focused most of his energy on arranging the plates, cutlery, and napkins symmetrically.

Suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, he found that the placement of these things was still not neat enough, which slightly damaged his sense of order and aesthetics.

Of course, he was also very restrained in drinking, and he looked like a nobleman with perfect etiquette.

That's why he doesn't like to go to parties, or be guests.

He is a free-spirited person. Although in the small world where he was born, because of his special status, he has learned many noble etiquettes since he was a child, but there are only a handful of places where he can use them.

At this moment, as a guest in Misty Valley, his status as Lord Protector of Cormyr represents the face of the entire kingdom.

No matter how many disasters Cormyr has encountered, no one dares to deny that this kingdom is one of the few powerful and benevolent countries on the mainland.

Therefore, in this case, even though there were only two people at the dinner table, the leader of the harpist and Santilla who didn't know the rules, he still meticulously completed his own etiquette.

Gold and red candles flickered, and raindrops jingled on the stained-glass windows.

"Ms. Storm." Brian took the lead to break the silence, while using a fork to look for meat of moderate fat and leanness on the dinner plate.

"What do you think of the actions of the City of Shadows? Our queen regent sent me here to understand your point of view. Of course, I am also very interested. I hope that Vale, Cormanthor, and Cormyr will be on the same side in this disaster. If there is action, we also want everyone to act in unison. So, what do you suggest?"

As a traverser, he knew very well at this moment that the next target of the City of Shadows was definitely Cormyr's Tivanton City.

Although the Church of Shar hidden in Tivanton had been pulled out ahead of time with his help, it didn't mean that there wouldn't be a second or third branch of the Church of Shar.

Moreover, Misty Valley is adjacent to Tivanton. If Misty Valley is occupied by ghosts, the next one to suffer will undoubtedly be Tivanton.

"In this matter, the Lord Protector of Cormyr actually has my own opinion." Lady Storm put down the knife and fork in her hand, showing a gentle smile, "I am really flattered."

"If Ms. Storm has any good advice, I will naturally listen to it." Brian nodded calmly, thanking the drow girl who added food to him, "Because I hope everyone can express their thoughts in advance , to facilitate reference and decision, therefore, I would like to hear your opinion."

If it is pursued seriously, Cormier's military strength is undoubtedly the strongest among the three forces, and what is lacking is a powerful legendary professional.

"I'm honest with you, young Lord Protector." There was a hint of worry on Lady Storm's beautiful face, and she said truthfully:
"I'm worrying about how to deal with the attack of the city of ghosts. As you can see, just the refugees infected with the plague of death have left me in a state of desperation and helplessness. Therefore, I decided to listen to your opinion first. What do you think? ?”

"Does it need to be said, Teacher Storm." Santilla put down her wine glass and continued: "In this situation, it must be the safest way to listen to Brian's opinion. plan, and led the temporarily integrated army to defeat the orcs in the Horn of Storm Mountains, he is simply the most perfect commander in my mind..."

Brian let out a dry cough, interrupting the praise of the little fan girl beside him.

"It's a good idea from me." He met the expectant gaze of the lady opposite and said, "But I want to understand the current situation in detail first."

As the leader of the Harper Alliance, she definitely has a lot of detailed information about the enemy.

"This is my duty, sir." The leader of the harpist smiled slightly and said to him: "First, I will tell you something about the Kingdom of Sembia."

"The Kingdom of Sambia followed the destruction of the capital, Odulin, and the king was assassinated by shadow guard assassins. In order to deal with the growing threat of civil war in various parts of Sambia, in the city of Sergante, the female leader Mi Rabeta formed a military alliance with the city of ghosts, and the army of the city of Serlun, west of the city of Sergon, with the support of the green dragon Feng Denihalan and the summoned army of water elements, broke the walls of Sergon, but With the help of two ghost princes and the timely appearance of the floating city Saxros, Sergante's army defeated the army, the green dragon was defeated and killed, and all the water elements summoned by the army were destroyed and captured."

"That is to say, after this battle, Mirabetta, the leader of the Women's University, has completely stabilized the situation in Sembia with the help of the City of Shadows." Brian said, frowning slightly.

"Exactly." Storm said a little helplessly, "The female commander who is allied with the city of ghosts is pouring all the power of the whole country to support the improvement of the floating city of Sacross."

"Is there any important news about Comanthor's elves?" Brian continued to ask.

"Silinxi has returned to Comanthor. She found the defeated Elven Expeditionary Army and delivered the Blade of Dominion to the commander of the expeditionary army, Ilsevery." Storm thought for a moment, and said to him, "Ilsai Willy accepted the Blade of Dominion and won the title of crown wearer. She vowed to take back Myth Drannor. Queen Amlarion from the Isle of Evermeet came to Cormanthor to add reinforcements to her The crown wearer congratulated and brought a seed from the tree of the soul, an artifact, as a gift to her."

Hearing this news, Brian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sirinxi is also the chosen one of the Goddess of Magic, and is by far the legendary mage with the highest magic attainment. It is only a matter of time before the Elven Expeditionary Army, led by Sirinxi, wipes out the army headed by the Zhentarim Society and the Dark Elves.

In this way, he doesn't have to worry about other forces intervening, and he can deal with the City of Shadows with peace of mind.

"How many helpers and reinforcements do you have here?" Brian asked the most concerned question right now.

"Silver Moon City dispatched a silver knight order, and the Rangers from the Northland and the Silver Moon Walker from the Moon Goddess are also on their way." Storm glanced at Brian, weighed it in his heart for a moment, and finally said, "Xin Bu will also arrive in a few days."

Hearing this, Brian finally let go of his hanging heart.

Because these news are not so different from the original timeline that it is irretrievable.

In this case, he can try to implement the plan to deal with the city of ghosts.

"I thought of a way to crash the floating city of Saxros." He thought for a moment and said his thoughts.

Hearing this, Santilla and the Harper leader looked at him in disbelief.

"The city of Sacross is guarded by four ghost princes, they are Revalan, Yada, Matic and Lamolek." Storm couldn't help but glanced at Brian worriedly, "As far as I know, there are already two Are you really sure that the Wizard Tower in the City of Shadows has successfully moved to Sacross?"

"Yes, but I'm not sure." Brian shook his head slightly, and said truthfully to her in a calm tone:

"However, I think this plan is worth trying, and it's also the fastest known way to deal with the threat of Shadow City. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the armies of the Valley and Cormyr to resist the counterattack of the Sembian coalition forces and the Ghost Mage Besides, when I arrived in Misty Valley, I saw that more and more Sambians were infected with the Death Plague in the valley. If this continues, even if the people of Shadow City do not attack aggressively, you will be consumed alive, as I said Is there something wrong?"

"You're not wrong, young mage." Storm sighed helplessly and smiled softly at him, "Then can you tell me how to destroy Sacross's plan? If there is a chance, we will I will fully support your actions."

"Of course I will tell you my plan." Seeing the other party nodding in agreement, Brian was not surprised. He reminded:

"However, I think you should also understand another purpose of my coming here, so before I tell you this plan, I want to use the energy of Silver Fire to let my strength step into the legendary realm. Only in this way, next The plan can be carried out in a more perfect way.”

Silver Fire is a supernatural ability unique to the Chosen of the Goddess of Magic, representing the essence of the Ley.

In addition to many characteristics such as underwater breathing, immunity to spells, and maintenance of body functions, it can also dispel all anti-magic force fields within the range, repair dead magic areas, and cause power similar to advanced dispelling magic effects.

The Goddess of Magic claims that the energy of Silver Fire can help him to perfectly integrate the Austrian Fire and the source of Arcane Energy, so that his own legendary field can be advanced more perfectly.

"I have received an oracle from the goddess, and I will naturally do my best to help you." Storm stared at Brian's face, and a fleeting blush unconsciously floated across his face.

"I'll go back and get ready, and I'll go to your room later to fulfill my promise." After she finished speaking, she lifted her skirt lightly, got up and left the restaurant, leaving Brian and Santilla behind.

"Go for a walk?" Seeing the leader of the harper leaving, Brian looked at the drow girl beside him.

Santi pulled back a happy smile, took his arm, and they left the room together.

Misty Valley is a vast valley with rolling hills dotted with many small settlements. Except in the early morning and evening, the mist rises from the river and covers the entire valley.

Through the faint mist, one can see that the sky at night seems to be coated with a layer of thick ink, with only a few scattered stars dotted in it.

"I don't know what the reason is. I often dream of a longbow surrounded by stars when I'm sleeping." Santilla sat on the eaves, leaning against Brian's arms, "I can still clearly feel , this bow seems to be hidden in Myth Drannor, so I came to Misty Valley."

"A longbow surrounded by stars?" Bryan showed a puzzled look.

In his memory, he had never heard of such equipment.

At this moment, he has confirmed that Santilla is the reincarnation of the dark girl Eilistraee.

But the dark girl's weapon is a long sword, not a long bow.

Could it be that……

Thinking back to how Eilistraee fell, Brann suddenly realized why.

It is said that Eilistraee's bow skills are far superior to sword skills, and the main reason for her reluctance to use it is that she almost shot her father Corellon Larethian with an arrow under the trick of Rose, the Queen of the Spiders. .

Therefore, she sealed her weapons and swore an oath never to use ranged weapons.

Bryan guessed that it was probably her rebirth, which represented that the past Eilistraee had long since died, and the vows would naturally dissipate with the wind, so the reincarnated dark girl began to pay attention to her bow and arrow skills.

"Okay, Brian, I won't talk to you anymore." Santilla stood up, and her crisp voice planned his meditation.

Brian got up and was about to reply when the drow girl suddenly put her arms around his neck, tapped his cheek lightly, then leaned into his ear and whispered, "Brian, when I go back to take a shower, I will Find you in your room."

After speaking, the drow girl disappeared into the night like a cheerful little crow.

Brian let out a laugh and watched the other party leave.

He naturally understood the true meaning of the last sentence of the other party, and he had no reason to refuse such a good thing to relax.

Then, he jumped down from the eaves and walked towards the room prepared by the knight of Misty Valley.

In the room, Brian was sitting at a desk, holding a quill, and drawing a topographical map of the floating city Sacross on a sheepskin scroll.

The leader of the harpists, Storm Silverhand, stood quietly by the side, waiting patiently.

"This is the detailed map of Sacrosse." He handed the sheepskin scroll to the storm, and glanced at the burning candle, "Let's stop here today. As for how to implement the next plan, wait for all your reinforcements to arrive. , I will explain in detail and arrange tasks for them respectively."

"Okay." Storm bowed her head, and when she was about to leave, she unknowingly slowed down again. Then, a blush appeared on her face, and she quietly closed the door.

After hearing the sound of closing the door, Bryan wanted to get up and move around, but when he looked up, he found that the other party was still standing at the door, "Is there anything else?"

"Bryan..." Storm hesitated for a moment, "Aren't you curious about how the energy of Silver Fire can help you?"

After saying this, her pretty face, which belonged to a familiar woman, became even more rosy, and her nostrils fluttered slightly due to excitement.

"That's right." Brian nodded, put down the quill in his hand, raised his glass and took a sip of water.

Originally, he planned to let the other party use the energy of the silver fire to help him, but who would have thought that the leader of the Harpist said that he was not ready yet, and it would take tomorrow to do it.

Thinking that the people who came to Misty Valley for support would arrive in two or three days, he didn't say much.

"It's actually very simple, as long as you are willing to accept my service." She stretched out her finger, and the silver-white light emitted by the silver fire filled the whole room, clearly illuminating her flushed face.

Delicate and glamorous, it is truly charming.

"puff!"

Hearing this, Brian almost spit out the water from his mouth, "Uh, why is this, is there no other way?"

At this moment, if he still can't understand what is going on, he will live in vain for so long.

"I..." Storm opened his mouth, but couldn't answer.

Brian looked at the slightly hesitant Storm standing there, and said with a nonchalant smile, "Since there is no other way, that's the only way."

The chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic, the Seven Northland Sisters, have outstanding abilities and are superior to ordinary people in both appearance and body.

If it is placed in modern society, it must be the focus of attention, a frequent visitor to some action movies and an enlightenment teacher for passionate young people.

So, this kind of thing that you don't need to waste your feelings, put on your pants without being responsible, and just send it to your mouth, why should you hesitate?
Moreover, this is also related to whether he can successfully advance to the legendary realm.

Hearing Brian's nod in agreement, the storm on the side was slightly relieved, then smiled flirtatiously, and looked at him with interest.

"...Why do you look so reluctant."

As she spoke, she slowly approached.

Being scrutinized unscrupulously made Brian suddenly feel hairy all over his body, as if he was a frog being targeted by a snake.

This made him subconsciously suspect whether the other party did it on purpose.

Then, Brian saw the tall, fit leader of the Harpist Alliance, a beautiful woman like a mature secretary, smiling coquettishly and starting to unbutton his clothes.

"Then, on behalf of my sisters, please let me thank Lord Protector of Cormyr for his frankness—and for helping us in the future."

Without any room for retreat, Storm stared at Brian seriously, but without knowing why, he unconsciously grabbed Brian's wrist, and slowly pulled his palm to her slightly open place.

Brian's hand suddenly retracted as if it had been electrocuted.

He was really shocked to see the other party being so open and active. It was hard to imagine that this was a gentle, kind and respected Harper leader in the world's impression.

Although he would sometimes tease the voters of the Goddess of Magic for their loose belts, saying that they were like lecherous men, when they saw someone they liked, they would find a way to bring it back to the room, and then relax happily all night.

But when this kind of thing really happened to him, he suddenly became a little overwhelmed, and even found it difficult to maintain the calmness and composure he usually maintained.

It made him secretly wonder if he had been hit by some charm spell, but his sober mind told him that there was no problem at all.

This made him seriously doubt whether these voters were born with charm characteristics, or whether their own charm attributes were ridiculously high.

At this moment, Brian can only silently say in his heart whether he is not floating in vain or floating in vain, and he is still in vain when he is floating. Right as before, he often goes to hotels with special services and spends money to enjoy it in order to relax his body.

At this time, Brian suddenly thought that Santilla might come to him to do the same thing later, if he was bumped into him, wouldn't it be...

Brian subconsciously looked into Storm's eyes, and he saw lightning gushing out of her eyes and into his own.

The silver fire suspended in mid-air, emitting white flames, suddenly burned violently around him, as if to turn him into ashes.

Waves of pain surged through his body like a sharp sword piercing.

Brian wanted to tremble in pain, but he found that he couldn't breathe, and was torn and pulled by the rising flame...

In this case, he can only sacrifice his own Austrian Fire, resisting this pain with difficulty.

……… 2 words are omitted here
(End of this chapter)