Master of Spells from Faerun

Chapter 42 The Tribulation of Dragon Gold ([-])

The female half-orc got up from the ground, and Dunan also yelled at her: "Get out of me too! Zhentarim mercenaries!"

The female half-orc bared her teeth and roared at Dunan. She looked at the magic sword in Dunan's hand that was shining with magical aura, and then turned her head and ran out of the gate.

Imrik and the two also got up to bid farewell to Varo at this time, and were going to investigate clues.

Late night, Docklands.

The tall and dense buildings cast long shadows on the ground, covering the streets of the entire dock area in darkness.Most of the glass of the roadside street lamps has been broken, and the candles inside have also been stolen, leaving only empty light boxes.

The black-robed mage and the warriors in black armor walked on the street, and every house they passed gave off the fishy smell of the sea and the stench of excrement, which stuck in their nostrils and lingered.

According to Varo's clues, the last place where he saw his friend was the Skewered Dragon Tavern in the dock area. This dangerous and dirty area is indeed the best place for people to disappear suddenly.

Among the dazzling array of shops on the street, there is one shop that stands out: the entire storefront is painted dark purple, and a plush toy in the shape of a magic eye hangs in the window.The signboard hanging above the store door spelled out the words "Old Shabu Luobu Small Shop" in crooked handwriting.

Looking at this small shop that was still dimly lit in the middle of the night, the black-robed mage thought that the owner might have witnessed the process of Falun's disappearance in the middle of the night, so the two opened the old wooden door of the small shop.

A puff of lavender-scented smoke drifted out from the opened door.

Looking inside, every wall in the store was painted purple, and even every piece of dusty rags on the shelves was dyed deep violet.

A bald old dwarf sat on a chair behind the counter with his legs crossed. His robe was purple like a plum, and nine purple eyeballs were painted on his face.The old dwarf put down the pipe in his hand, exhaled a large cloud of lavender smoke, and then raised a hand:

"Hello and welcome! Take a stroll through the most curious store in the world!"

The black-robed mage walked slowly between the counters, and most of the items on display were all kinds of accessories. Even if he didn't need to detect magic, the mage could tell that these were just enchanted basic spells to fool people.

Imrik casually stroked the doll in the shape of a magic eye, which was strange.

He asked softly, "Have you seen anyone attacked in the last night, dwarf?"

The bald dwarf giggled with confused eyes and said, "I see you every day, hahaha, every day, what day are you asking?"

At this time, Apollo stepped forward to describe the appearance of Frendi to the dwarf.

The old dwarf patted himself on the head with the cigarette stick as if suddenly enlightened, and said with a smile: "Of course, of course, I remembered."

Instead, he said with a disdainful look: "But why should I tell you? What benefits do I have?"

Seeing his philistine appearance, Apollo was about to take out gold coins from his pocket to bribe him, when the black-robed mage stood in front of the dwarf, his dark and deep eyes emitting a demonic light.

"Tell me, dwarf man, what you have seen."

The old dwarf was fascinated by the powerful spell of the mage, and told what he had seen and heard with a bewildered expression.

It turned out that that night, Fren appeared outside the shop with two people who looked similar to him, and were attacked by a group of fierce men in black leather armor.

"I saw five men, but none of them looked familiar. Oh, and one of them had a black winged snake tattooed on his neck." The dwarf said mechanically.

The mage asked again what happened next, but the dwarf just shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he was not paying attention.

The clue was broken, and the mage and the black armored warrior looked at each other.

"Go to the tavern and have a look, maybe someone sees something."

Skewered Dragon Tavern is opened in an alley across Fishnet Street and Fish Chop Lane, not far from the old Shabu Luobu shop.

Not far away, the two saw a strange building not far away.

The Skewered Dragon Tavern looks like a ruin.Glass on both sides of the facade was broken, and a ship's anchor went straight through the roof.Through the broken window, a group of emaciated workers and diners can be seen drinking messy alcoholic drinks from huge wine glasses.

The two walked into the room, and the mage's iconic black mage robe aroused whispers from everyone present.

"Today's wine on this table is all on my head." Imrik took out a gold coin and came to the wine table where several workers were crowded together.

Several workers in rags hurriedly stood up to thank them in trepidation. It is not difficult to see that they were a little wary of the inexplicable generosity of the black-robed mage.

"Don't be nervous, I just want to ask some questions, do you know Fren?" Imric smiled and described Fren's appearance to the workers.

A worker suddenly remembered something: "Ah! I saw it! He came here to drink with Walo a few days ago!"

Imrik nodded, and continued to ask: "Then what happened?"

The worker thought for a while and continued: "Oh, I remembered. After drinking that day, after Valo left, he was still drinking alone. Later, he met Rainer Wuxie. His father, Dagget Wuxie, is a great nobleman. There are rumors that he is the masked lord of our Waterdeep City!"

"It's very similar to his old man, that kid!" A regular worker sneered.

"Just a rich second generation who likes to show off to us poor people!" said another.

Several people told Imrik what happened that night.

Fran and Rainer drank a few drinks and played a few hands of three dragons, and then left the tavern around midnight.Five men followed them out, and no one in the tavern knew what happened after that.The five men never showed their faces in the tavern after that.

"But they often appear near a warehouse in Candle Lane, just look for the one with a snake sign on the door." Said a regular customer of the tavern.

Having collected the information, Imrik stood up and walked out of the tavern with Apollo.

It seemed that no matter what happened to Fren, this Renner was always with him. In other words, it was possible that the target of these five men was not him, but the son of this great nobleman.

The black-robed mage thought to himself.

In any case, according to the available evidence, these five men obviously came here with a plan. Compared with the unknown Fren, a rich second generation who likes to show off his wealth, he is obviously more likely to become a target.

Thinking of this, Imrik said to Apollo behind him: "Let's go to Candle Lane, maybe we will find the answer there."

(End of this chapter)