A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

"Ah ha ha ha! Welcome to Calimport, my dear friend." The fat man opened his arms and let out a hearty laugh.

With the laughter, the fat all over his body was trembling up and down, and the waves of flesh could not stop one after another.

Zuo Si could not imagine how uncontrolled and overeating a person must be to eat like this.

Bernard quickly walked down from the boat, hugged the other party, and said in a slightly apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, Chief Epke. I encountered some accidents at sea, so I'm a little later than scheduled."

"Accident?" The fat bald man known as Apke was stunned for a moment, and then quickly turned his attention to another pirate ship docked at the berth next to it. An expression of sudden realization soon appeared on his face. "You encountered pirates!"

"Yes. Unfortunately, my ship and I were targeted by Captain Hallet of the Bloody Hand. Fortunately, we were not in danger. I finally delivered this important batch of cargo to you."

As he spoke, Bernard waved to the first mate and several sailors to lift up a sealed oversized crate, and then used a crowbar to pry open several wooden boards, revealing the real cargo inside.

It was a row of steel crossbows used by Amn to equip its own army, with special armor-piercing arrows with extremely strong penetrating power underneath.

The sharp prismatic arrows reflected a faint cold light, making people scared just by looking at them.

You don't need to ask to know that this thing is absolutely contraband.

At least on the surface, Amn officially prohibits exports, and does not allow it to flow into the private market.

the reason is simple!

This is not a sword, armor, bow and arrow or anything like that.

It is a "big killer" that can kill a large group of fully armed soldiers with only a few dozen guns and a single salvo.

In addition, using a crossbow does not require the same long training as a bow.

You just need to have enough strength to pull the string, then put the arrow into the groove, aim at the enemy and pull the trigger.

In fact, in most cities in Faerûn, crossbows are typical contraband, and they will never be sold openly by merchants and vendors like in the game.

Seeing the powerful crossbow and the armor-piercing arrows, Epke's eyes instantly lit up. He quickly took it out of the crate, pulled the bow string forcefully, put an armor-piercing arrow in, aimed at the ship's gang and pulled the trigger.

Whoosh!

boom!

As expected, the arrow penetrated the root of the wood and penetrated the hard wooden board.

"Great! This is exactly what I need. How many did you bring this time?" Apke put the crossbow back into the box and asked directly.

Bernard answered without thinking: "The number of crossbows is five hundred, the number of armor-piercing arrows is ten thousand, and there are thirty thousand ordinary arrows, which is enough for you to launch several guild wars, and even sell them to Calishan Other cities are off to make a killing.”

A look of satisfaction appeared on Apke's plump face: "This amount does sound reassuring. According to the agreement, I will pay you a generous enough reward. However, there are many people at the dock right now, and the transaction has to wait until after dark. can proceed.”

"No problem! We will pay the money and deliver the goods after dark. In addition, there are a lot of Ascatra's specialties on the ship to hide from others. We need to go to the market to contact the buyers. I can leave the safety of the ship to you. Are you responsible?" Bernard also took the opportunity to make a request.

Because he had already fallen out with the sailors and couldn't believe that these people could take care of the goods.

In addition, there are so many thieves at the docks in Calim Port that it is crazy. As long as one is not careful, the cargo on the ship will be inexplicably less.

"Okay. I will send someone to help you look after the two ships later. But if I read correctly, the other one should not be a merchant ship but a warship, right?"

Apke stared at the pirate ship that originally belonged to Hallet, his eyes full of amusement.

As the leader of the Thieves Guild, he has always had close contacts with the pirates operating in the Nelanthel Islands.

After all, when the latter sell stolen goods and purchase weapons and supplies, they often have to rely on the channels of the Thieves Guild.

The leaders of the Thieves Guild also occasionally need the help of pirates to kill some troublesome enemies.

The business relationship between the two parties is extremely close.

But before Bernard could explain, Apke saw Hallet, whose upper body was trapped like a rice dumpling, being escorted by a leopard and walking up from below the cabin.

moment!

The fat bald man opened his mouth in shock and quickly rubbed his eyes with his hands, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.

After several seconds, he asked in an uncertain tone: "You...you defeated and captured Captain Bloodhand?!"

"No, it's not me. It's Mr. Soth." Bernard quickly corrected him.

"Soth? You mean the young warrior wearing mail?" Apke pointed at the soldier standing on the deck not far away.

Bernard smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Wrong. It's the boy next to him who looks about ten years old."

"What? Are you kidding me? Captain Bloodhand, who has been sailing on the sea for so many years, fell into the hands of a child?"

Epke felt that his world view was collapsing.

“Don’t be deceived by Lord Soth’s appearance.

He's not some kid.

But a cunning, cold and cruel necromancer.

I saw with my own eyes that he used trickery to poison Hallett's pirates to death, then resurrected them one by one into zombies, and drowned the enemies alive with hundreds of undead. "

When he said these words, the businessman's eyes showed strong awe.

Unlike most Amn people who hate repelling magic.

When Bernard was young, in order to open up trade routes, he went to Luskan and Waterdeep City in the north, and came into contact with many mages and warlocks.

He knows what it means to be able to transform and control so many undead in a short period of time.

However, the businessman did not know that Zuo Si did not actually have the ability to control the total number of zombies, which was as high as more than 200, but only guided them to the nearest target through magic rituals.

That's why he didn't show up until the zombies were almost wiped out.

Because if it's too early, those undead will probably attack him too.

"Necromancer?" Epke's pupils suddenly dilated, as if he had realized something. "you mean……"

"Hush! Don't say it! Mr. Soss doesn't like others telling him what he is like now." Bernard lowered his voice and warned.

"That's it! No wonder you were able to escape safely from Captain Bloodhand's pursuit. It turned out that you were lucky enough to meet a powerful necromancer. It seems that Hallet is going to bleed heavily this time." Apke opened his mouth. Showing a gloating expression.

"Not only was it a massive hemorrhage, he almost lost his life."

"What do you think about me going up and saying hello to Hallett? He should be very happy to see me, an old friend, right?"

"Maybe. Look, he's coming our way."

As the two people ended their whispers, Zuo Si finally packed up his luggage and belongings, took the leopard, soldiers and his prisoners and planned to go ashore.

The long bumpy life at sea almost shakes the brain.

Although he himself did not get seasick because of this, he was eager to have a truly hearty and delicious meal, some fresh fruit after the meal to supplement his vitamins, and finally find a soft bed that would not shake and have a good sleep.

As for other things, everything must be discussed later.