The reason why Tang Lie and Zhao Xiaodao wanted to go with him was naturally not for no reason. From the black-robed man's mouth, they learned a lot about the organization behind the other party.
Although it is unknown whether it is true or not, there are clues that can be traced, one of which is the "Black Water" in Bow Valley.
On the surface, Blackwater is a caravan active in Middle-earth, but anyone who has come into contact with underground forces knows that the hands and feet of this caravan are not clean. Smuggling, abduction and use of slaves are the real reasons for its wealth. For this reason
, they even collude with some cities in the Moon Sea and even the Zhentarim.
Such a notorious organization, coupled with Chubb's accusations, is indeed very likely to be involved in the research of training druid slaves.
So after leaving Susar, Sherlock decided to take Aigaobuyi to Bow Valley to find out what was going on. Tang Lie, who was also interested in this, followed them roguely after learning about their plan.
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Valley generally refers to the fertile land between Middle-earth and Cormanthor Forest, and Bow Valley is one of the eleven valleys.
The Valley is famous in the history of Faerûn. At the prompting of Elminster, the humans who migrated here signed the landmark agreement "Valley Concordat" with the Elven Court of Cormanthor, which was at its peak.
Since then, humans and elves have peacefully coexisted, and history has reached a turning point from this moment. The era of valley reclamation (DR), which is currently the most common era on the continent, was created to commemorate this moment.
Of course, these are all history. Speaking of today's valleys, the most famous one is of course the Valley of Shadows where Elminster lives, and it is also the largest gathering place of the Harper Alliance.
The Bow Valley that Sherlock and the others are going to now is the valley closest to Middle-earth. It is just north of the national border between Cormyr and Sembia, and is only separated from Arabelle City by Hurek Forest and Thunder Peak.
This time, Sherlock also had another purpose, which was to explore the Sandakol Temple on the top of Thunder Peak. The route from Hurek Forest last time was unreachable, so it should be much easier to start from Bow Valley.
It's still quite a distance from Susar to Bow Valley if you don't take a carriage, especially since you have to go around the dangerous Guangze. And because the All-Pro Challenge is approaching, they have to settle down in the last town before leaving Cormyr.
Haizhen is temporarily under renovation.
Shenhai Town is the hometown of two noble families, Cormyr Longju and Thunder Sword. It is also the end of the trade road, so this small settlement is quite lively.
But the most famous thing here is the huge open-air altar of Sullun and the Five Good Fish Inn.
The altar of Selun, the goddess of the moon, is not very attractive to Shylock, who believes in Mielikki and plans to become the elector of Sandakol. In comparison, the Five Good Fish Inn is a place that every player must go to.
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Because this hotel has a well-known ale, starfish wine, which is said to be brewed from a type of wheat that grows in saline-alkali land. It has a very unique taste. And because of the scarcity of this wheat, the amount of this wine every year is also small.
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On a rainy night with howling wind and rain, Sherlock and his party finally arrived at Shenhai Town.
It has been such a long time since the Midwinter Festival, and winter has really arrived. Shenhai Town is in the middle of the earth, and the temperature is not low. It doesn’t even snow in winter. However, due to the influence of Long Lake, the Mediterranean climate here is very obvious.
In winter, the water vapor from the Falling Star Sea will continue to blow over with the east wind, resulting in this kind of continuous rainy weather.
squeak--
As the wooden door of the hotel was pushed open, a group of five people broke in.
"Boss, please open three rooms and bring me some starfish wine. I'll go. I'm almost freezing to death. If I had known earlier, I would have logged off and waited for the morning." As soon as Tang Lie entered the hotel, he ran directly to the stove in the lobby to bake.
There was a fire.
“I don’t know who was the first person to say that I couldn’t wait to drink the starfish wine before we ran all the way here in the rain.” Zhao Xiaodao’s complaints are always so timely.
Immediately afterwards, Sherlock, Bui, and Aigao also walked into the hotel, and the warm stove instantly dispelled the coldness in their bodies.
It was already 10 o'clock in the evening. In the game, it was almost time for non-functional NPCs to take a rest at this time, so they were the only ones in the hall.
"Hello, I'm the night guard here, you can call me Jalif." A middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle put down six glasses of wine and continued: "Sorry, our guest rooms are full.
But if you want, you can sleep in the hall, I won’t charge you for the room.”
In this kind of horrible weather, no one wants to go out and look for other places to stay. It would be nice to have a place to rest, but there is nothing else to worry about.
The lobby of the hotel is not large, and with the burning fireplace, scarlet and gold-based background colors, and a few soft armchairs, it gives people a very warm feeling.
At this time, the most suitable thing is probably to watch a movie, read a book, or play an exciting killing game.
There are only four people, no matter what, the number is not enough to start the game.
Just as they were thinking about how to spend this boring night, the door of the hotel was opened again.
Three figures, one big, two small, walked in. After arguing with Jalif for a while about the room, they finally chose to stay.
When they took off their heavy cloaks, three equally pale and weak faces appeared in front of everyone, especially the two children, a boy and a girl, who looked like they had not eaten or slept for a long time.
The three of them took the quilt and nestled in a corner of the hall, looking at Sherlock and his group with eyes full of vigilance and fear.
"Sherlock, I bet these three are not normal people." Tang Lie said softly as he nodded.
"It's really not normal." Others may have worried about being discovered by the other party, so they did not use skills such as reconnaissance, but Sherlock's Truth Sight has been tested before, and its level of secrecy is quite high, so as soon as the other party entered the door, he had already
Saw their properties.
These three people are all turned into werewolves. The strange thing is that they are the same as the Lupine they met before. Apart from their complexions being a little different, they show no werewolf characteristics at all.
Also, lycanthropes rarely leave the tribe, and people like Lupine are even rarer. Now that there are three of them at once, it's a bit problematic no matter how you think about it.
"Forget it, it's better not to meddle in other people's business. The day after tomorrow is the All-Pro Challenge." After thinking for a while and getting no results, Sherlock gave up on the matter.
