Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 79 Accepting the Commission
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Investigate who is secretly influencing the actions of the Baal sect?
  "Lord Ranyan, what you mean is that you suspect that someone in the city is secretly supporting the Baal sect?"

"It's not suspicion, it's certainty! Someone must be helping them!"

Palestine slammed the table and said angrily.

"It's been half a year! 400 people have died in this ridiculous murder in Baldur's Gate! Hundreds of families have been destroyed, and more than a dozen families have been brutally massacred! No one is left alive!"

"Flame Fist has been working hard on this matter. We have hanged countless assassins. The gallows next to the Basilisk Gate is already full, but those are just small fish and shrimps!"

"We didn't catch any big fish, and the detectives we hired couldn't find any clues. Logically speaking, this is impossible. Someone must be up to something! And this person is very powerful!"

"Especially because the grand duke disappeared unexpectedly a few days ago. Various coincidences made me suspect that this was a premeditated usurpation. However, we had never known who was planning this conspiracy before. We didn't even know clearly. object of suspicion."

Palestine breathed heavily.

"Ha—although there is no clear suspect, the only people who can do such a thing are the nobles in the upper city. However, Flame Fist has no right to search those nobles before getting the exact order, so I can only ask you. .”

Palestine suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to speak to Nohir in a calm tone.

"As long as you accept this task, you will receive a very generous reward, a full 2000 gold coins or a selection of high-quality enchanted equipment from the treasure house, as well as my personal gratitude. To be honest, the latter one may be more valuable."

Palestine said the second half of the sentence in a joking tone and then looked at Nohir seriously. He really felt that Nohir was capable of completing this task.

He himself must not leave the fortress easily at the moment, otherwise the peaceful situation may be broken.

After all, now that the Grand Duke has left, the interior of Flame Fist has become less monolithic. As one of the highest-ranking commanders within the Flame Fist Legion, he must not leave his garrison without receiving an order.

If he really does that, it will only make the situation worse. The soldiers in the city may directly mutiny at this moment of turmoil, so his troops cannot move at will.

But he couldn't do nothing, otherwise he could only watch the situation develop in a worse direction, and at this moment, Nohir appeared.

Able to destroy an entire squad of assassins by himself, and even deliberately leave one alive. He is powerful and agile, and can even be recognized by a paladin. This tiefling warrior in front of him is already the best candidate. .

"If you don't want to, I won't force you. Just return the token and leave. But if you can help us find out the murderer behind this incident, Flame Fist can mobilize the entire army to drive those cancers out of the city. You can also You don’t have to worry about the troubles those assassins will bring to you.”

Nohir weighed the heavy purse in his hand with one hand. The sound of gold coins clattering inexplicably washed away his annoyance, and the reasons given by Palestine made him think of the possibility of rejection.

Nohir turned his head and glanced at Ska, who also nodded to him.

"It's such a generous reward, and we really can't think of any reason to refuse it, so yes, we are willing to accept this commission."

"Not only because of this generous reward, but also because of your personal friendship."

Nohill responded to Palestine's previous joke, and these words also made Palestine smile at the corners of his mouth. Although it was somewhat unclear due to the obstruction of his thick beard, the expression on his face still revealed this.

"Hahaha, in the name of Ranyan, my friendship is definitely much more valuable than those gold coins!"

"You will not regret the decision you made today, my friend." Nohir smiled noncommittally, and Palestine stopped joking. He said to Nohir seriously.

"Go, noble warrior, Baldur's Gate will not forget your efforts. That token will allow you to freely enter and exit the upper and lower cities. The Flame Fist will also help you block most trivial matters during your actions. "

"As long as you know any valuable information, you can come to Feilongyan Fortress to find me."

Nohir nodded to Palestine, then turned around and left the office with Scar.

He did not tell Palestine the intelligence he had speculated so far. First, there was no evidence. Second, his trust in this person was still relatively weak. Third, as ordinary adventurers, they had no reason to know so many things.

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The suspension bridge slowly lowered, and Nohir and Ska stepped onto the second half of the Feilong Bridge. Nohir looked at the bag of gold coins in his hand and began to worry about how to spend it, while Ska asked Nohir directly. asked.

"So what happened? Nohir."

Only then did Nohill remember that Ska didn't seem to know what was going on, so he walked directly to explain to Ska the events he had encountered in the past half day, and what he had learned by asking the union staff and the Harpers information.

"I see. I really don't know if this is bad luck or luck, but judging from the results, it should be considered good luck."

Ska felt a little emotional about Nohir's experience, and at the same time he admired Nohir's ability. Not only was he able to get so much information in such a short period of time, but he was also able to defeat an entire team of assassins by himself.

He looks very young, but he is very powerful and experienced. I really saw him right, Ska thought.

Ska exhaled, suppressing the shock in her heart and asked Nohir.

"What should we do next? Nohir, the current situation in Baldur's Gate seems to be very tense. In this case, what should we do next?"

Nohir also began to think deeply after hearing this.

"... Let's go to the lower city to find a place to live first, and convert the money into combat effectiveness. By the time we go to the upper city early the next morning, I already have a very clear target of suspicion."

It was Duke Salamara Vansampel that Nohill suspected. The timing of her coming to power and the timing of evil thoughts coming to power are inevitably too coincidental, and one has to think more about the twists and turns.

"If everything goes well, we will be able to find the real culprit in the fall of Eltoril while completing the Palestinian commission. I suspect that these two seemingly unrelated conspiracies were both carried out by the same group of people."

"Who?"

"Duke Salamara VanSample."

"Why do you doubt her?"

"The time when he was in power and the area under his jurisdiction. These two points alone make me have to suspect that this Duke is involved with those cultists. Combined with the inferences of my previous high-ranking conspirators, no matter whether this Duke is involved or not, She is very suspicious of Eltoril."

"So I plan to sneak into the Duke's mansion tomorrow. If I really find evidence there, then we will directly contact Flame Fist and kill them all."

(End of this chapter)