Arcane Journey

Chapter 297 Legendary Warlock
"Inside and outside, Twilight City was captured overnight." Myrcella told Brian:
"This is the news I just received, you may be surprised, but the good priests and temple knights in the city, all bravely resisted the enemy in the temple tower, and resisted to the last moment on the wall assigned to them. Because of this, all defenders and citizens were massacred, with a total of at least 5000 people. After the news spread, the great escape began. The defeated army and civilians fled to Masamba, and a large number of refugees fled to the east The direction of Thunder Peak. But not everyone can escape, some were overtaken by cavalry troops, and the escape route was blocked...you understand what I mean?"

Brian nodded silently.

Twilight City was originally just a seaside fishing village in the southeast of King Cormyr, called Chenguang Village. The village is composed of a group of small islands, and the islands are connected to each other by bridges.

The islands were once a popular spot for picnics, trysts and secret meetings among the nobles of Cormyr.

With the growth of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the expansion of the naval fleet.

The importance of Chenguang Village as an excellent port is fully reflected, because it is located at the junction of the Kingdom of Sambia, the only place to pass from Longhu to Starfall Sea.

The naval base was established here. In order to resist pirates, refurbished docks and ballista towers came into being. The existence of these military buildings means that businessmen have enough sense of security to expand their business.

As a result, the rapid development of the village made Chenguang Village the Kingdom of Cormyr, second only to the large port city of Masampa: Twilight City.

But such a city was broken overnight by the cooperation of the pirates in the Weihong sea area and the Bane believers lurking in the city.

"I'm talking about captives, slaves." Seeing Bryan's silence, Myrcella went on to tell him: "This group of pirates wants to capture as many prisoners as possible. For the followers of the Dark Lord Bane and the Zhentarim , which is the cheapest labor."

"Who is behind the scenes?" Brian asked.

Even without thinking about it, an answer automatically popped up in his heart.

"It's Prince Celant, Hesaiah's uncle." The purest loathing flashed in the female lord's eyes, "It was he who colluded with the pirates in the Vihon Sea, the army of the Dragon Coast, and the Dark Monarch Church. His support made him think he has the strength to fight against the entire Kingdom of Cormyr."

"The timing of this prince's attack is quite accurate." Brian analyzed calmly: "It's not stupid, knowing that we are being held back by Sacross rising from the City of Shadows and dare not act rashly, and the army in the East Now it is at war with the Sambia Kingdom, this is indeed the best opportunity to replace the Kingdom."

"But what he didn't expect was that the Floating Void City had been temporarily shot down by us." As he spoke, a few cold lights flashed in his eyes, "And the army led by the female university had to withdraw from the east because of the valley's resistance. .”

He knew that Prince Serant would rebel, and he had prepared many hands in advance, and even specially reminded Hesaiah and the royal mage Sandra Cote.

After hearing the news, he was not surprised.

This made him secretly relieved. Although the timeline has changed a lot, the overall framework is still there.

The enemy who hides is the most terrifying. If the enemy jumps out from the dark, then their deterrent power will be reduced by at least half.

"So, I just received new information." Myrcella's beautiful eyes flashed a faint magical aura, and she was slightly pondering, as if checking the information through some kind of magic.

"The rebel army led by Prince Serrant has already set off from the port of Twilight City ahead of time and arrived in Masambo, preparing to take down the largest port city in the kingdom in one fell swoop, and then march into the imperial capital Suzar."

"Obviously, their understanding of the situation in Sembia and the floating city of Sacross is not as clear as they imagined." Brian said:
"In other words, someone on Sambia's side deliberately passed false information to Prince Serant, making them think that our side is still dragged by the city of ghosts and unable to separate."

The ghost princes are a group of old fritters who have lived for thousands of years, and even Sister Hui Yao, who assists the leader of the Sembia female grandmaster, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

It was easy for them to kill a prince of Celant.

Brian has even guessed that the City of Shadows is likely to send an invitation to Prince Serant, expressing his willingness to dispatch Sembia's army and the "unfallen" floating city to attack Cormyr's eastern border and Mokou together. town.

Then Prince Serant jumped out, exposing his long-hidden ambitions, uniting with the pirates of Ximen City on the Dragon Coast and Vihon Sea, and the Bane Church suppressed by the Kingdom of Cormyr, preparing to fight with the ghosts. The city carves up Cormyr's territory.

In the game world, this prince has indeed done it, but now, since Brian prepared to help Cormier, he has been guarding against this prince.

Even so, he was allowed to attack Cormyr unsuspectingly, took down a city, indulged the pirates and the people of the Bane Church, and carried out a brutal massacre.

"What makes me curious is why Prince Serant thinks that with his army and strength, he can take down the imperial capital guarded by the mage tower and royal mages." Brian said the second doubt in his heart.

Royal mage Sandra Cote was invited by him to go to the demiplane after he was attacked by Felin Mokui and was seriously injured. Like Myrcella, he condensed the magic hub, and his strength was also slightly improved.

Moreover, he also used the ability of the demiplane to establish an ability similar to a soul link between the three mage towers of the Kingdom of Cormyr. Once one of the towers is in danger, the other two can instantly sense it. , and give the fastest support.

Therefore, even if Mashanbai fell, Brian did not think that Prince Serant's army would be able to capture the city of Suzal.

"According to the information I have." Myrcella said with a slight frown, "When Twilight City was captured, there seemed to be traces of demons."

devil?

Hearing this, Brian immediately put away his contempt.

He knew that the timeline was exactly as he had guessed. Although there was nothing wrong with the main body, there were huge changes in the details.

As for why there are traces of the devil, he suspects that it may have something to do with the current chief commander of the bloody battle, 'Daughter of Destruction' Zariel.

The military adjutant of the Grand Duke of the Devil died in his hands.

This can also explain why the massacre occurred. After all, for the devil, the soul in Bator Hell is hard currency.

"What's the current situation of Ma Shanbai?" Brian asked with a slightly worried expression.

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City of Suzal.

"Old wizard." Queen Regent Hesaiah greeted the royal mage Sandra Cote, "Tell me what happened in Twilight City."

"Didn't Prime Minister Fei Faril tell you?" The royal mage who came over with a staff coughed softly and asked.

"Told, but I want to hear your version," said Hesaiah.

"Dear child, if you have listened to Fefaril's version, then you should know more comprehensively than me, and perhaps more credible. The purpose of my coming to you is mainly to tell you about the News from Mazenbai."

Hesaiah's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition loomed in her heart.

She had already learned from the old prime minister that after Prince Serant's rebel army occupied Twilight City, they led the naval army to march straight in, with a clear goal of targeting Cormyr's largest port city: Masanbai.

"Masubi," she whispered, "what's the matter with Masubi."

"It's impossible for you to know everything?" The royal mage looked at her in surprise, "There's no news coming into the palace?"

"Yes, but I want you to tell me everything you know." Hesaiah replied, "Go ahead."

"Prince Celant's rebel army." The royal mage was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Attacked Twilight City and Huailun City, and they did not declare war. The reason should be to claim that your identity is definitely not Obesi Because your hair color and eyes are different from any member of the Obeszier family."

Hesaiah nodded approvingly.

She can still vividly recall the Red Dragon Rebellion in Mokou Town. Although she survived the dragon flames, her fragile life was at stake.

If her sister Myrcella hadn't sent her to the Goblin Wilderness in time and used the ancient Eladrin's secret method to save her, she wouldn't have been able to stand here.

But the price to pay is that the original sunny blonde hair and blue eyes were replaced by the current appearance due to the influence of the Eladrin blood.

Obviously, for her Uncle Celant, this is indeed a reason to deceive the public, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is just an excuse for his rebellion.

"In short, the rebel army's attack was swift and violent." The old mage continued:

"They set out from the West Gate Port of the Dragon Coast, and it was a regular army that crossed the border. Judging from the size, they gathered on the Dragon Coast for at least a few weeks, or even months. Twilight City and Huailun City did not Any resistance was breached, and the consul of Masambai was prepared to be besieged by the enemy for several months, but on the second day, he was assassinated, and the defenders surrendered under the pressure of the Merchant Guild. The army promised that the city would not be ransacked as long as they gave up their resistance and paid a ransom..."

Hesaiah was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly calmed down and asked, "Did they keep their promise?"

Masamba is the largest port trading city in the Kingdom of Cormyr, and also the city with the most wealthy merchants. It can be called a city of wealth.

What made her feel unbelievable was that, as Brian had told her, if Masanba fell, it would definitely be due to the businessman.

"Observed." The royal mage said slowly.

"It's really interesting." Hesaiah lowered his eyes and sneered, and said in ironic words, "In this era, there are still people who believe in promises, and those who keep their promises are actually a group of pirates and believers of the dark monarch. In the past, businessmen never would Open the gate of the fortress, they will only help the defenders, and each chamber of commerce even has its own tower and guards."

"But money knows no borders, boy, those merchants don't care who the ruler is as long as they make money, and the pirates don't care who pays the taxes, and dead merchants neither make money nor pay taxes .” The old mage said:

"You have to know that during the Orc War, the merchants in Masumbo raised the price of food by at least ten times, and even charged extra fees for refugees to spend the night under the eaves. blood and filth."

"That's good, at least it saves the civilians of Mazenbai from a massacre." Hesaiah breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "We must destroy this group of rebels as soon as possible, otherwise, we will wait until the floating city of Sacross is re-raised." For the entire Kingdom of Cormyr, it will be a disaster worse than the orc rebellion."

Not only could she not hold Brian back, but she also had to lead the Purple Dragon Knight and Battle Mage to Mokou Town to support him when the Floating Void City invaded.

Therefore, she must eliminate Prince Celant's rebels as quickly as possible.

"That's right." The old mage nodded slightly, "Oglas will lead the Blue Dragon Fleet to fight to the death with the pirates in the Weihong Sea area on Longhu, and cut off the retreat of the rebels, while you will be responsible for leading the army and capturing the Malayan army. Cypress."

"I will guard the imperial city and use the mage tower to assist the blue dragon fleet." He then added, "As for you..."

The old mage hesitated for a moment, showing a mysterious smile, and tapped the ground lightly with his staff.

A ray of teleportation circle emerged.

Hisaiah's eyes widened, and she was surprised to see a slim woman in a black robe walking out of the gradually shrinking magic circle.

She was wearing a black robe, and she was carrying a magic staff wrapped in linen cloth on her back. She had no discernible material. Her long golden hair was simply tied into a ponytail, dangling around her slender waist.

When Hesaiah met the wine-red eyes of the woman in black robe, she called out her name without thinking, "Karadna!"

"Oh my god, it's really you!" She quickly greeted her, "I thought you already..."

"You think I'm dead, don't you? My good sister, Queen Regent of Cormyr." The woman in black opened her arms and gave Hesaiah a warm hug.

"It turns out."

She smiled, her wine-red eyes flickered slightly, and the violent magical energy suddenly filled the air, and was quickly restrained by her, whispering, "See, no matter how wild the original magic is, it can't control my will!" !"

Hesaiah gave an undisguised smile.

She had studied at the War College in Suzar for a period of time, and Kaladna, a warlock with wild magic, was one of her good sisters.

She is both a warlock and a powerful battle mage.

Once took down a secret stronghold of the Dark Lord in Shenhai Town alone, and was able to escape from the pursuit of many dark knights.

This is the reason why she disappeared without a trace due to her inability to master the wild magic in her body.

Seeing Kala Dena's return, Sisaiah couldn't help but think of another good sister of her own, the moon elf Bethrena from the Hurek Forest.

This is someone that even Brian secretly praised, saying that her talent definitely has the potential to advance to a legendary ranger.

Regrettably, Besrina, the leader of the rangers, died in the defense of Suzar.

But her last arrow took away a legendary sword master of the storm orcs, who was also the personal bodyguard of the orcs' great sage.

"From today, the Kingdom of Cormyr has ushered in the fourth legendary spellcaster." The royal mage Sandra Cotter said, "Congratulations, Carla Dena, you have finally mastered the power of wild magic."

"The fourth?" The sorceress's wine-red eyes were full of doubts, and she couldn't help asking curiously: "Teacher, besides you and Arabe's female lord, who is the third?"

"It's Brian, the lord of Mokou Town, and the Lord Protector of Cormyr."

Hesaiah answered her doubts in a slightly satisfied tone, "He is a spellcaster from Halrua, and now he is a descendant of Netheril and has become a great arcanist."

"Really," she emphasized.

Apparently, this sorceress who came back from an unknown journey knew almost nothing about the situation in the Kingdom of Cormyr.

"I see, my name is Brian..." Kara Dena nodded thoughtfully, smiled, and said in a frivolous tone:

"I have traveled around the Kingdom of Halrua, and I have never heard of a person named Brian, and even in the Council of Elders of Haluah, I have never heard of anyone who can become a real grand arcanist , don't make fun of me."

"It must be because you are ignorant." Hesaiah replied with a smile.

"But I have never heard of someone who can become a great arcanist." The sorceress frowned slightly, and retorted with a little dissatisfaction, "Not to mention, there is such a talented mage in Harua, who actually I don't know."

At this moment, accompanied by the flickering light of a teleportation circle, a figure appeared in the hall, attracting everyone's attention.

Brian shook his head and put down his hood, met the sorceress' wine-red eyes, and said with a smile: "You haven't heard of me in Harua, but I have heard of your brilliance in Mount Talas in Harua. Deeds, do you need me to tell you one by one, Miss Karadena?"

Legendary warlock Kaladna, a sorceress who wields wild magic.

In the game world, she gradually appeared in the eyes of their players after the death of the royal mage Sandra Cote.

She inherited the identity of the royal mage and the mage tower, and defended the throne of the little king together with the old prime minister Fairfari.

Unfortunately, the end result is not so good.

The sixth prince Lamorak of the City of Shades took advantage of the sorceress's defense against Prince Serant's rebel army, and led two shadow guard assassins whose strength had reached the legendary realm to complete a house theft and successfully broke into its mage tower.

Under the great advantage of the flying dragon riding on the face, Lamorac, the sixth child, played a half-time champagne game, talking a lot of nonsense about his bad luck.

It turned out that his luck was really bad.

Kala Dena took the opportunity to release the seal of the source of magic power in her body, and died together with the entire Mage Tower, Lamorak, and the two shadow guard assassins he led.

This made most players in the Cormyr camp feel sorry, thinking that if the sorceress had left Suzar and fled to Araby, the ending of the Cormyr kingdom might not have been so tragic.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it."

The female sorcerer blushed slightly, avoiding Brian's gaze, and hummed hard: "I admit that your identity is, as for the strength of the great arcanist, I don't believe in arcane magic unless I see it with my own eyes. division."

Brian just smiled, and didn't take the other party's words. With her character, if she said a few more words, it was very likely that a fight would start.

Seeing his arrival, Hesaiah greeted him immediately, gave him a warm hug, and at the same time kissed him on the cheek.

The female sorceress on the side widened her eyes in surprise, her appearance was quite funny.

"Why are you here?" Hesaiah didn't care about his friend's eyes, looked at Brian affectionately, and asked curiously.

"Can't you see? I'm here to help you." Brian nodded to the royal mage, held Hesaiah's hand, and said to her, "I already know everything that happened here."

The Kingdom of Cormyr is his backing, and for some time to come, he will need to rely on these powers, whether he is facing the City of Shadows or the Gnolls that Gewo condemned.

Naturally, he would not just watch all kinds of disasters happen in the kingdom ruled by Hesaiah.

"Oh, look at how confident you are." The royal mage changed his expression and continued, "I must have thought of how to deal with the rebels."

"That's right." Brian nodded slightly, "The way to deal with the rebels is very simple, that is to lead the army and push them all the way."

(End of this chapter)