Fortunately, Sherlock has always had the habit of putting equipment in the space ring. He tried it and the storage props seemed not to be affected.
When everyone was ready, Starweaver Priest Finbury walked out of the small door opposite the crowd.
These are the only two doors in this room, and their group came in from the main door on the other side.
Then Finbury began his speech, which was about religious iconography, symbolism and astrology.
This stuff sounds difficult enough, especially coming from a speaker who seems to be memorizing a script.
However, this is natural. The other party is not a priest of Mystra, so how can he understand the mystery of stars and magic, and the connection between the two.
After the speech was over, Finbury took out a spherical crystal flashing with black starlight from the ring and displayed it in front of everyone: "Next, you will see the intuition of the stars, and all the questions in your hearts will be answered.
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This crystal is the intuition of the stars, or it can also be called the intuition of the stars. If you just listen to the name, it does sound like an artifact or sacred object of Mystra.
But Shylock knew that this thing not only had nothing to do with Mystra, but was the exclusive property of her mortal enemy Shar.
He had seen relevant records in a religious document. It was said that this piece of jewelry was the crystal ball in the hand of the statue of Shar in the ancient Temple of Night in Calibot.
This item was granted divine power by Shar himself and has the ability to control the minds of others.
It seems that there is no need to guess, this is another conspiracy of the Lost Lady. The struggle between the two has continued from the birth of the first Magic Goddess to the present, and has never stopped. It has intensified after Mystra took office.
In this way, everything is straightened out. The only thing missing now is the missing residents of Velen City. After all, the Cormyr government does not care about the struggle between the two gods. There is not enough evidence either from the city government or the Purple Dragon.
The legions will not come to search again.
At this time, Finbury, who was holding a crystal ball, had already begun to sing a hymn with her elegant tune: "Between the stars, wisdom shines..."
Compared with the previous speeches, this hymn was like the sound of nature.
System prompt: You are affected by star intuition, your perception judgment fails, and you enter a state of confusion.
Sherlock's perception attribute was 22 points even after taking off his armor. He was so confused that the others present could not survive.
Seeing everyone's obsessed eyes, Finbury also smiled with satisfaction. He really didn't like the previous speech, and having to pretend to be a follower of Mystra every day was the greatest torture for him.
But fortunately, today's work is over and he can go back to his room to vent to his heart's content.
Seeing that Finbury was about to leave, Shansar, who had been waiting aside, hurriedly called him to stop him. This perverted and crazy move greatly delayed the progress of the entire plan, and he had to give a few reminders.
After the two chatted for a while, they walked out of the door together, along with their guards and entourage. Suddenly, they were the only ones left in the whole room with the petitioners.
Concentrate!
Sherlock immediately lifted his confusion, and besides the squirrel, there were two other players who were awake at the same time.
There is no one around, so this is the best time to explore. There is probably a key prop hidden behind the door where Finbury appears.
The two players jumped up and rushed towards the door almost at the same time. Squirrel was about to follow, but was held down by Sherlock.
"Don't move, there are two invisible guards at the door."
These two guards were very good at hiding. He didn't notice them when they first came in. Later, he only felt their presence the moment Fenbray opened the door.
Sure enough, when the two players rushed to the door, two black figures jumped out of thin air.
It cannot be said that it is out of thin air. These two black figures are not human beings, but shadow spirits, a creature from the shadow plane. His body is similar to a ghost and can be between the shadow plane and the main material plane at the same time. This is also
The reason why Sherlock couldn't find them in the first place.
"Walk!"
While the two shadow spirits were focused on chasing the two troublemakers and had no time to monitor other people, Sherlock grabbed the squirrel and rushed through the door with a few quick steps.
Behind the door is a long passage leading downwards, with soft white light coming up from below and filling the passage.
There was not much time, so the two of them ran down without much thought and arrived at a huge bedroom at the bottom.
The bedroom was full of broken religious vessels, burning books and broken statue fragments. Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the eight human heads hanging on the wall, with eyes that seemed to be made of glass embedded in the yellow flesh.
, staring directly at the unexpected visitor, as if he wanted to tell the pain he had suffered during his lifetime.
Apart from that, there is only a bed, a desk and a chair in the room.
There are some notes scattered on the desk, most of which are complaints from Finbury. As for what he is complaining about, of course he has to pretend to be a priest of Mystra.
Among these notes, there was a note written in red ink. The handwriting looked very different.
"The latest sacrifices are still in the water prison, ready for use. But remember, never cut off the number for your shameful interests, otherwise, the next one to hang on the wall will be your head.
"
As soon as Sherlock put away the evidence, the squirrel responsible for searching the bed found the secret passage hidden under the bed, but the secret passage was sealed by an iron fence and locked.
"Dang-dang-dang!" The squirrel had already taken out his pickaxe from the storage belt and smashed the lock.
Natural transformation—Fire Monkey!
"Get out of the way!"
Pyroblast fist! Sherlock hit him head-on with one punch.
This huge impact even shook the ground, but the lock and fence were still intact.
"Forget it, let's go first!" Sherlock had already heard the footsteps. Either the players were coming, or the shadow spirits were catching up.
This room is a dead end if you cannot open the secret passage. If you are trapped in it by the guards, you will definitely die. It is better to escape first.
A flame shot up from the room into the sky, and the squirrel followed closely and ran to the ground.
The powerful fire monkey form combined with the smoke charge, no one here can resist this force head-on. The guards along the way were either knocked away or actively avoided, allowing the two to successfully return to the room where they were fasting.
At this time, all parties gathered in the room and it became a mess.
Shansar, who had always been kind, finally took off his mask, and the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by gloomy anger.
He read word for word: "Mystra already knows your crimes! Guards, attack."
