The two were silent for three full rounds before Vongeldahast said: "It's not like there's no room for negotiation."
"What conditions?" Manson asked directly.
"Please explain your purpose before I can consider it." The meaning of Vongeldahast's cliché is very obvious.
"I have a piece of goods that has been robbed. I want to go to the scene to have a look." Manson didn't believe that Vongeldahast didn't know his purpose.
As soon as his front legs arrived, Vongeldahast's rear legs emerged. It was obvious that he had been here for a long time and had predicted that he would appear on the rocky ground.
The Kingdom of Cormyr never gave up on the Rocklands.
In other words, they cannot take over the Rocklands, and they will never allow other forces to get involved in the Rocklands, especially the Zhentarim.
Because of this matter, the two sides have fought countless times, overtly or covertly, including no less than three head-on confrontations with the harmless old guy in front of them. Anyway, neither side has gained much benefit.
Both sides have self-confidence that the other party cannot defeat themselves.
But the confidence to defeat the opponent is not enough.
After all, mages of their level have many ways to save their lives and many killer weapons.
Even if Qiu Da Kushen wants to risk his life, he still has to consider whether he will be involved in it while killing the other party.
"Yes, but I must accompany you throughout the whole process." Vongeldahast finally gave in.
No matter how hard it is, they are in the rocky area now. Once they break up and start fighting, Cormier will be the unlucky one in the end.
"Make way." Mansong expressed his attitude through actions.
Vongeldahast only turned slightly to the side. Manson no longer looked at him and floated directly past him. The closest distance between the two of them was no more than two meters away.
When the elemental magic came into contact, even the sparks were wiped out.
It's not that Vongaldahast didn't have gathered elements, but the elements he gathered were highly condensed and entangled two or three meters around him. The flow speed was slower and it didn't look as arrogant as Manson's.
Vongeldahast didn't say much, and just followed Manson a dozen meters behind.
Even without anyone to guide him, Mansong quickly found the location of the robbery.
After all, there is only one commercial road in Yandi that allows large caravans to pass, so just follow it.
The two were very fast and quickly reached their destination.
Mansong first walked around the battlefield, and then after landing, he looked around here and there. His face was expressionless the whole time, and he didn't know what he wanted to see or what he saw from it.
From beginning to end, it didn't even last ten minutes. Then he opened the portal and left without even saying hello to Vengerdahast.
This made Vongeldahast shake his head repeatedly, "This old lunatic becomes more and more rude as he gets older."
After successfully sending this plague god away, Vongeldahast breathed a long sigh of relief.
The Kingdom of Cormyr and the Zhentarim have an irreconcilable dispute over the rocky issue, but they have no interest in going to war with the dark ruler of the Moonsea region.
Because there is no benefit and no meaning, but it is easy to drag yourself into the quagmire of war.
As long as the other party is still staring at the rocky ground and the high road, the Kingdom of Cormyr can't really hope for a peaceful day.
Unless the Kingdom of Cormyr can formally bring Rockland under its control and deploy a heavy army, the Zhentarim will have no chance to take advantage of it.
With a thought in his mind, Vengdahast gave up the idea of opening the portal and flew all the way to the northwest, which was exactly the direction of the Black Well.
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"Who do you think wants to see me?" Gavin, who was taking shelter in the Dragon Oak Dragon's Nest, was trembling all over and almost lost his grip on the pen in his hand.
"Vongeldahast." The Oede messenger repeated it in a smooth tone. This name was a bit convoluted for him.
"His!" Gavin gasped.
"What? Very famous?" Seeing Gavin's violent reaction, Virginia on the other side couldn't help but ask.
Her understanding of the surrounding situation is still superficial, including the Kingdom of Cormyr.
"More than just famous." Gavin only spat out four words, causing Virginia to change color, "He is a legendary mage."
The weight of legendary mages is important enough in any plane, because they can destroy cities and countries on their own.
The Lord of Virginia is still six professional levels away from the legendary mage, and it doesn't seem to be much different.
In fact, the distance is not that far.
Once the professional level reaches Extraordinary, it is almost as fast as a turtle. It takes two or three years to upgrade a level quickly.
Even if you work for ten or eight years, you may not be able to advance to a professional level.
Especially in the Fairy Wilderness, the pace is slower, sometimes measured in hundreds of years, because their lives often remain unchanged for decades.
In just one spring, the changes Gavin has brought to the Spring Bud Forest have exceeded the total since Lord Virginia took office. The speed of magic gathering is also unprecedented. It is only one step away from reaching level 15, which is the most recent one.
A matter of several days.
Just in response to Gavin, he gave a fallacious explanation about the career template being a simple faith template, and the magic element being the law of destiny that converges on oneself.
Lord Virginia cannot simply be regarded as a level 14 mage, especially when she is in her home field of Spring Bud Forest. The power she exerts in some aspects is already comparable to that of a legendary mage.
"How about I go with you?" Lord Virginia suggested proactively.
"No need." Gavin shook his head and said, "You are my biggest trump card now. If we really get into trouble or something happens to me, you are responsible for sealing the Dragon Oak portal to ensure that the Dragon Oak mother tree is safe."
The situation is constantly evolving.
Now, the most important thing to Gavin is not the kobolds in the three towns, but the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.
As long as the Dragon Oak Mother Tree is there, even if he leaves the rocky land, he can still summon more kobolds.
It seems now that the Dragon Oak Portal was built in a somewhat hasty manner.
Then again, it was precisely because of the Dragon Oak Portal that their development speed increased to the current level, which made Gavin's core focus shift to the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.
"That's fine." The Virginia lord knew that Gavin's arrangement was the wisest and safest. The use of going with him by himself was far less than being here.
Gavin smiled and reassured: "This is just the worst-case scenario. He probably has no ill intentions toward me. He probably came to inspect my kobold tribe. After all, our influence is growing.
The businessmen of the Qianshou Chamber of Commerce followed my suggestion and sold most of the iron ore produced by Heijing to Cormyr. Our Heijing should be somewhat famous in Cormyr. He might be here to give me an official report.
Endorsement, if this is really the case, we will be right in our words."
"I hope so." Virginia sighed.
"How about you help me predict the good or bad luck of this trip?" There was a hint of joking in Gavin's words.
Virginia couldn't help but give him a roll of her eyes: "As I said, you are a black hole of fate. The fate lines of people who are related to you have been abruptly distorted. The prophecies will most likely fail. What's more,
Don't talk about yourself, whether it is good or bad, you can only look at yourself."
"Hehe..." Not only was Gavin not sad, but he was somewhat smug, "That's good. At least you don't have to worry about others using prophecies to target me. Well, I'm going."
This time Gavin returned to Black Well Town, not only did he not bring Sterina with him, he didn't even bring the young copper dragon with him, he just walked back alone.
His current attitude towards Vongeldahast is unclear, and if he can be less exposed, he will be less exposed.
After all, we are facing a legendary mage, and it doesn’t matter whether we take them with us or not.
When Gavin arrived in Black Well Town, the entire town was surprisingly quiet. All transactions had pressed the pause button. The businessmen communicated with each other with their eyes, and no one dared to speak or breathe.
From top to bottom, among the businessmen who mingled in this area, no one knew the name of Vongelda Hast.
To be more precise, this is the Lord that they usually cannot reach, and now he has come to Heijing Town in person.
Is Heijing Town’s reputation so big now?
Or rather, the leader of Heijing Town has an unusual background.
The first words Vongeldahast said when he saw Gavin were: "Khalsa was once my student."
Don't look at just one sentence, it directly sets the tone of the nature of this meeting.
He took the initiative to clarify his relationship with Khalsa, which means that he and Khalsa have the same position.
Khalsa once gave Gavin reassurance through Bede, saying that as long as Gavin did not cross the line and could create value for Cormyr, it did not matter whether he ruled humans or kobolds.
Since the meeting, Vongeldahast has basically been talking to himself: "In his letter to me, Khalsa praised you and the kobold tribe you run, saying that your approach is unprecedented.
, to open up a new path for us. Maybe we can use these little things to create unprecedented miracles in the rocky land. I happened to be passing by something today, so I came here to take a look. I didn’t expect you to do better than Khalsa said in the letter.
It’s even better.”
Gavin hurriedly replied: "It is my greatest honor to be recognized by your Excellency. I will definitely work harder to dig out more ore and quadruple the output of Heijing before the end of the year."
Vongeldahast nodded with satisfaction and asked seemingly casually: "Two days ago, a large-scale robbery occurred on the high road, ten kilometers away from your black well. I wonder if Mr. Gavin has heard of it.
?”
Gavin's heart skipped a beat involuntarily. He didn't expect that the other party would turn the topic to this. He just didn't know how much information the other party had, so he cautiously replied: "I've heard of it, of course I've heard of it, of that scale.
Robbery, let alone in the rocky areas, is rare even in the goblin wilderness."
Glancing around, Gavin acted like he was getting exclusive news and whispered: "I heard that the caravan that was robbed has a very good background. It is known as the second dark intelligence network. The goods they transported are not simple. They are all...
The weapons and equipment are said to be from the Zhentarim. If this is the case, is there an inside story behind this robbery?"
The information Gavin said was all true, except for himself.
Until someone finds out the real evidence, this matter must not be acknowledged, even by Vongeldahast who seems to have come with good intentions.
Vongeldahast did not contact Gavin about this matter at all.
After all, Gavin has always presented himself as the leader of the kobolds. The kobolds are fine at mining, but if they are asked to rob a large armed caravan, they may not be able to do it.
Moreover, the people in Heijing Town are very discerning, and the large-scale mobilization of troops cannot be hidden from the eyes of those businessmen.
Vengdahast said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Gavin was quite well informed. This matter is indeed unusual. It is an internal strife within the Zhentarim. They just chose to take action here, but this also fully illustrates a problem.
, the security in Yanji is too poor, so I am going to suggest to His Majesty that security patrols on the high road be restarted, and at least ten purple dragon patrol teams be deployed on the high road to ensure the safety of this trade road."
"I strongly support this proposal. When the time comes, our Heijing Town will be willing to set up a patrol resting point to ensure that two to three patrol teams can rest here, and we will provide food for free." Gavin took the initiative to express his goodwill.
Gavin sincerely supports this proposal.
Because this matter, for him, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.