On the way to the port, the team wisely kept a low profile. They tried their best to look inconspicuous, like sailors returning from the sea or merchants visiting from afar. Everyone was experienced in this. Even Chen Ang, who had never come into contact with the lower levels of society, quickly learned to speak in the slang of the sea.
The sailors all had a mouthful of rotten teeth, so the drilling team's breath immediately became foul. They stayed in the port area for two days before gaining the initial trust of everyone. Everyone began to believe that they were magic material merchants from Bode who had lost everything due to the storm a few months ago and were now in dire straits in the port area.
Elminster, who was knowledgeable and had traveled to every corner of Faerun, played a huge part in this process. The background he fabricated for Chen Ang and the others could withstand the interrogation of even the most knowledgeable of people.
In the end, they still met up with the Harpist. Elminster was their living proof. Everyone in Waterdeep City knew everything about him. Captain Colbert agreed to let them board his ship to another famous city in Faerun, Bode's Gate. There, they would have more allies from the Good Faction to help them. Their other teammates would also meet up with them there.
The ship would set off the next day, so Chen Ang still had some time to appreciate the city he had built.
Walking in the human world as an ordinary elf would feel completely different. He wouldn't be able to sense the microscopic microorganisms in the environment, nor would he be able to touch the souls of living beings. He wouldn't be able to understand and control everything. Just like how a GM could admire a game he controlled in the form of a player, it allowed Chen Ang to recall the feeling of being a mortal.
Although the physique of the elves was a little too outstanding, it was still much more beautiful.
The City of Evernight was much more beautiful than the former Deep Water City. The light blue seawater gradually turned from the white beach in the distance to the deep blue. The sandy brown pier extended all the way to the seawater. Hundreds of sailboats were resting here, floating on the deep blue sea. They looked as clean as new.
"This isn't how I remember Waterdeep City to be!" Elminster shook his head in confusion. "It's much more ordinary and friendly. I can hear the sailors' chants, quarrels, curses, and the sound of them gulping down wine. Although this place is dirty, it's full of vitality, just like a village boy covered in mud … "
"Then I like this place better!" Chen Ang did not hide his preference for this place.
"Clean. Tidy, always quiet and unruffled, yet no lack of liveliness and vitality. Order and rules are everywhere, making everything seem neat and tidy. "
Elminster nodded.
"That's what I'm worried about. The Demogorgon of Darkness is different from all the demons and devils I've seen. Even demons and devils, I know what they want to do, their desires, needs, and the rules they follow. Although conspiracies were ever-changing, the outcome would always remain the same. It's nothing but turning everything to the evil side … "
"Because they are too selfish!" Chen Ang replied, "They are too rigid. The pursuit of power and strength, the love of betrayal and killing, the bathing in blood, the endless chaos, or the strict adherence to rules. When a demon appears in the midst of a conspiracy, you can close your eyes and know what it wants to do to carry out its evil. "
"Demons are always pursuing an evil outcome. Devils are more interesting. They pursue evil outcomes that are beneficial to themselves. But the Demogorgon of Darkness is different from everything before. Evil is only a means, not an end. There must be something that we don't know that drives him. Maybe it's a principle, maybe it's an ideal … "Elminster said, waving his pipe.
"Maybe it's an idea?" Chen Ang interrupted him with a smile and said in a serious tone, "It's like the Demogorgon of Darkness woke up from the darkness one day. He looked at this ordinary world and said, 'Let's make this world more interesting!' Then he brought about earth-shattering changes to this world."
"Ha! So it's all just a joke? "Elminster's eyes widened as if he was close to believing it.
Chen Ang did not deny it. "Maybe!"
Elminster suddenly fell silent. He held his pipe in his mouth again and looked at the sailor who came back late. "If that's the case … that's really disgusting arrogance!"
While the drilling team was still idling in Waterdeep City, darkness fell from the sky above the City of Neverwinter not far from them. It plunged the entire city into darkness. Several giant airships broke through the clouds, their bronze hulls shining dazzlingly under the sun. On the ground, they looked like bronze suns.
The archers and spearmen of Neverwinter, who were the pride of the City of Neverwinter, posed no threat to a colossus floating at least 900 feet in the air, not to mention that there were only 400 of them, while there were more than 400 sailors on the floating warship.
"There's an enemy at North Port!"
"Alert! Alert! Evacuate the citizens! "
The guards of Neverwinter were no ordinary people. They had fought against Orcs and Luskan for a long time, so they reacted immediately. Explosive missiles and their launchers were pushed up the city wall.
The launchers were made of animal tendons, wood, and a small amount of steel. The power of the stirrer was not enough to launch the missiles into the sky. Arrows and javelins were also useless against the airship. Even with Supreme Magic Skills, the airship's height was beyond the range of the sorcerers. Everyone could only watch as this huge creature covered their heads.
The metallic airship that was as large as a city brought heavy pressure to the soldiers below. They shot at the airship in vain, but the arrows only flew one-fifth of the distance before falling powerlessly from the sky.
Pierre Galen stood at the bow of the airship, looking down at the City of Neverwinter below. His expression was cold and determined. Although he had not lost his spirituality, his eyes lacked warmth. The mark that represented the One Ring was engraved on his chest. If one died under the One Ring, even their soul would be enslaved. Even if they were resurrected, they could only survive as the minions of darkness.
The airship was a piece of goblin technology. Although it was relatively stable due to the addition of Gnomes and Dwarves, it still inherited the crazy side of the goblins. The entire airship was like a giant bomb that could explode into fireworks at any moment.
But when Chen Ang designed it, these airships had the function of destroying cities and killing enemies. The airship, which was code-named Divine Wind, was entrusted with a considerable part of Chen Ang's malice, as well as a brutal combat style that disregarded casualties.
Considering the recoil, the airship's cannons were mostly used for self-defense. They would attack targets in the air, but there was another set of weapons to destroy targets on the ground. (To be continued …)
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