Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 44
  "So that's it, since that's the case!"

Scar said with sudden realization, but after a while, he frowned and raised a new question.

"But even so, we are not from Bode after all. If there are only two of us, even if we have a general direction, it will be difficult to find out the truth."

Scar's worries are not unreasonable. After all, information like this that determines Duke Gao's itinerary is certainly not something ordinary people can find out.

Nohir comforted him.

"Don't worry, we still have intelligence support in Baldur's Gate. Although the main force of the Harpers has begun to leave Baldur's Gate, there must still be remaining members to guard their base camp."

"And the Verdant Garden I belong to has always had a good relationship with the Harpers. When I left the camp this time, I also asked Harsin and learned about a Harper camp set up in the outer city."

That camp game player is still very familiar with, it is a weapon shop called [Danselon's Throwing Ax] on the outskirts of Livington.

"Although it is in the outer city, they can still provide us with repairs, intelligence and other support. However, if the Harpers in the outer city really do not find out the trends of the nobles in the inner city, I also know of additional intelligence channels. .”

"Have you ever heard of Nine Fingers?"

Nohill's words made Ska frown. Apparently he had never heard of the so-called Nine Fingers, but this naming style still reminded him of some unfriendly organizations.

"Could it be the local thieves guild?"

Nohir nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Nine Fingers is the underground king of Baldur's Gate. It can be said that any trouble in Baldur's Gate cannot escape the eyes of the Nine Fingers members. Strictly speaking, the information we want to detect is not particularly sensitive. , even if you spend money to buy information from the Nine Fingers Guild, you won’t get into trouble.”

Scar: "I see. If that's the case, then I have no doubts."

Scar didn't say such nonsense that a paladin could never collude with evil. If he had kept the oath of devotion before, he might have done so, but now, his oath of revenge creed has made him not care about these at all. Down to the smallest detail.

[Looking for a strong enemy with no distractions]
  [No mercy for villains]

[For victory, do whatever it takes]
  [If you encounter bad consequences, do your best to make up for it]
  This is the creed of the Vengeance Paladin, because the core of revenge is so simple, cruel and ruthless. Although Ska never said it clearly, according to the terminology in the game, he should have had a paladin professional level of up to level 9, but in reality Among them, this can almost be regarded as a high-level paladin.

Although his strength was weakened because he had recently changed his profession to become a vengeful paladin, the power of vengeance had begun to manifest in his body in just a few days.

His ability is getting closer and closer to its previous peak, and soon, he will be able to regain his previous strength.

Even if he can complete a transcendent revenge and reaffirm the path he is on now, then he will surpass before and become stronger!
  It's just... it's not easy.

When Nohir saw this, he stopped talking and focused on exploring the surrounding forest until he was deep enough into the forest.

"It should be almost done here. Our walking speed to Baldur's Gate is too slow now. It's time to use this rare item Harsin gave me."

Nohir opened his bag. In addition to the daily necessities that he had before, there was also an extra stone, a scroll, and a whistle. These were all magic props that Harsin had given him before he left.

The stone is a sound transmission stone, which stabilizes the communication technique, which can facilitate Nohir's communication with Harsin at any time. The scroll stabilizes a six-ring spell [earth movement], and the whistle is a magical object.

He took out the whistle, put it in his mouth and started playing. Whistle of Friendship, a magical object with magical effects.

By blowing this strange object, some friendly creatures who have heard the sound of this whistle and been helped will come quickly without being threatened, and will do everything possible to help the owner of the whistle within a certain period of time. .

The previous owner of this strange object was Harsin. As a wood elf archdruid, he had helped countless creatures in the past hundred years, and now Nohir is blowing it to help Si. Ka is looking for a mount that can help him travel quickly.

"Okay, now wait a moment. Once we find a suitable helper for you, we will move quickly. We must strive to reach Baldur's Gate within four days. The sooner the better."

Scar nodded and did not reply. Instead, he focused all his attention on exploring the surrounding environment.

Soon, the surrounding trees began to rustle, and various creatures rushed over after hearing the magic whistle. After only five or six minutes, the surroundings were filled with various small and medium-sized animals.

Most of them were small and medium-sized creatures such as rabbits, foxes, Shiba Inu, and coyotes. When Nohill saw them coming, he held down the whistle and shook it gently.

The whistle made a strange rustling sound, dispelling the magic effect within this short distance, making these little animals shake their heads in confusion before leaving quickly.

"This is relatively close to the camp. Many small animals nearby have been helped by Harsin, but wait a little longer. Our target is a large beast like a moose that can carry people running."

Then another ten minutes passed, but none of the creatures that arrived during this period were larger than medium-sized, and there was no way to meet Nohir's needs.

"Well, that's strange. There should be a lot of large creatures in this area. How come there aren't any?"

Nohill was confused. It stands to reason that the density of the forest in the area he is now is very suitable for large creatures to travel, and it has abundant animal and plant resources. Creatures such as moose, which are very common in the forest, should logically be lost soon. It’s only right that you can show up.

Scar: "I don't know much about the forest, but why don't you go a little deeper? Maybe..."

Nohir: "No, this is not normal. I saw with my own eyes a large number of deer in this area a year ago. During the days when I was practicing with Harsin, I also saw with my own eyes He helped a lot of moose.”

"But now it seems that their entire family has migrated, and not only the moose, but also the slightly larger elk, wolves, and leopards have all disappeared."

"This situation is more like... some kind of super predator appeared in this area. All species that competed with the predator were driven away, and the prey were..."

Huh~huh~
  His sensitive senses immediately detected the movement behind him, in the dark forest in the distance. A pair of huge bright yellow owl eyes stared blankly at him.

"It seems like we really met an old friend."

Yes, Nohir recognized it. Although it was slightly different from the one in the game, its huge size, dark brown feathers, and the most recognizable ones, the two very prominent horny eyebrows and huge claws None of the features indicate its identity.

"An owlbear, hopefully not the one I met as a child."

　Thanks to Overlord for reading novels, Mr. Yue, Feixi, Book Friends 20220725125220950, Macheng Ye, Love Editing, TayaAndrew, 3754, and Unscrupulous Master for their support!

　　Thank you all!

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)