"Aribes, here are some of the latest information.
According to the investigation of scouts and spies, except for the monsters and barbarian tribes that have gathered in the Neverwinter Forest to a certain extent, other places have basically been cleaned up by large numbers of adventurers who appeared from nowhere.
If nothing else happens, we may not have to worry about threats from the wild for ten or twenty years.
Lord Nasir is currently imprisoned somewhere in the Neverwinter Forest.
In addition, my people also discovered dark elves and the evil aura from the bottomless abyss where the enemies gathered.
This means that they are most likely summoning demons to form an army.
If you include the race of creators who are hiding somewhere, the threats and troubles Neverwinter faces may be worse than imagined.
What do we do now?"
A man with dark skin and dreadlocks stood in the castle hall, reporting the latest news to a woman who was sitting on the throne and acting as the lord temporarily, exuding a fearful aura.
His name is Aerion Zhende, and he is the general manager under Lord Nasir who is responsible for collecting espionage intelligence.
In the past, when Luskan was still ruled by the Arcane Brotherhood, his main task was to keep an eye on the spies and assassins sent by the other party, to ensure that Neverwinter's top brass would not be assassinated, kidnapped, and coerced for no apparent reason, and to ensure that troops were sent to the other party.
can issue an early warning as soon as possible.
However, as Luskan fell into the hands of Zuo Si, the two sides also concluded a series of alliances ranging from economic to military, and the focus of their work shifted to the areas surrounding Neverwinter.
Especially the port area where fish and dragons are mixed, as well as the forest outside the city and the mountainous area called Cliff Harbor.
After learning that Lord Nasir had been kidnapped, Erin Zhende immediately launched the entire intelligence network to collect clues, hoping to find the location of his allegiance to the monarch as quickly as possible so that he could be dispatched by Neverwinter City.
Manual rescue.
Unfortunately, Lord Nasir was not found. Instead, he discovered a large number of enemies hidden deep in the forest.
If the legions from the empire had not been stationed not long ago, Neverwinter City's current state of lax armament, with less than 800 people in total, mainly city defense troops who mainly maintain public order on the streets, would not have been possible for several consecutive years.
I can't bear it.
But this cannot be blamed on Lord Nasir, those advisors, and senior officials.
After all, since signing the agreement with Zuo Si, Neverwinter City's basic policy is to reduce military expenditures, leave all its own security to the other party, and send a large sum of money as protection fees every year.
In this way, they can invest all the saved expenses into production and construction, and also release a large number of young and middle-aged labor force.
After so many years, the two parties have been cooperating very happily.
The most important thing is that Neverwinter prospered at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming the most important trade node between Luskan and Waterdeep.
Surrounding towns have also attached themselves one after another, gradually forming a large urban circle.
Later, the city was nominally incorporated into the empire, which made all the residents of Neverwinter think that there were no enemies that could threaten them, so naturally they were completely uninterested in increasing the number of troops.
In contrast, they prefer to go to Ascatra with gold coins to buy various advanced machinery and technologies, and then bring them back to use their location advantages and the ability to trade directly with barbarian tribes to create more exquisite fur coats and hats.
, boots, gloves, leather products, high-end furniture and other products.
Strengthen its position within the empire and trade alliances by expanding market share and share.
In other words, the way of thinking of the people in Neverwinter has been transformed and has begun to develop in the direction of commercialization, marketization and trade.
Their idea is very simple.
Since you can buy security by spending money, why waste time, energy, and population to build an army that is too large?
Isn’t it enough that I only need to engage in production well and expand the scale of my business to make more money?
In this way, there is no need to kill people in wars, and wealth can be continuously increased. Noble merchants and common people can live a good life.
Moreover, they found that as long as they had strong financial resources and a large enough share of trade, traditional powerful city-states in the North such as Silvermoon City and Waterdeep City would also show respect, and nearby small towns would follow Neverwinter's lead.
So to a certain extent, Neverwinter's approach is not only not wrong, but also created a moderate economic miracle, making their influence in trade close to that of Waterdeep and Silvermoon.
It's a pity that the residents of Neverwinter have obviously forgotten that in Faerûn, a ghostly place where natural disasters and moths happen every now and then, if there is no protective power matching the wealth, no matter how much money you make, the city will become worse.
Prosperity means nothing.
Often all these efforts will be wasted immediately after a disaster.
In history, Neverwinter has experienced many terrible disasters.
This magical plague and the awakening of the creator race is one of them.
If Zuo Si had not appeared, he would have been infiltrated by Yinhun City in the future.
The eruption of Mount Hotno even razed the entire city to the ground, but it was finally rebuilt thanks to the efforts of "Lord Protector" Daggett Noember.
If it were Waterdeep City and Silvermoon City, a disaster of this magnitude would have been nipped in the cradle as soon as it had just begun.
Especially Waterdeep. The Leyline Maze built by the mad mage Halaster Blackrobe alone is enough to destroy Neverwinter countless times.
Not to mention the interdimensional portal that suddenly opened in DR1358, and the large group of gargoyles and tengu that rushed out from another world.
What followed was another year of turmoil in which the gods fought and fought.
But what’s the result?
Not to mention the destruction of Waterdeep, not even serious damage was caused.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! All this is thanks to the two chosen people of the magic goddess Kelben and Leila, as well as a large number of high-level spellcasters.
Many ambitious guys who want to cause trouble will actively avoid Waterdeep just by hearing the names of these powerful men.
Silvermoon City has also been frightened by Alustriel and many high-level mages, and there has been no major turmoil for a long time.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
After looking at other people's leaders, and then looking at Lord Nasir who couldn't control the situation at all, it would be strange if Aerion Zhende didn't have any ideas in his heart.
Therefore, after confirming the power that Aribes currently possesses, he was the first high-level executive to clearly express his willingness to be loyal.
Because he firmly believes that if you want to make Neverwinter as safe as Waterdeep and Silvermoon, a strong leader is essential.
Although Lord Nasir did a good job and was tolerant and upright, he was unable to deter potential enemies.
To be precise, anyone who wants to cause trouble in Neverwinter will not take his personal force seriously.
Aribes quickly made a mark on the map, and then asked calmly: "How are the barbarians of the Black Lion Clan of Uthgar?"
"The smaller tribes among them are moving closer to the larger tribes that own the city walls. At present, they have formed a defensive stronghold around the edge of the forest that can support each other. It seems that they have not yet fallen to the enemy.
However, there are not many adult warriors in the Black Lion Clan, and there are basically no spellcasters.
Once the enemy launches a full-scale attack, it will definitely be unable to withstand it.
And judging from the sudden appearance of the orcs and dark elves, there must be a tunnel connecting to the Underdark deep in the forest."
Erin Zhende told everyone all the information he had.
"Interesting! Our enemies should still be gathering their forces, otherwise they should launch a surprise attack immediately before Neverwinter City reacts."
Aribes made a straightforward judgment.
Because Neverwinter Forest is really close to Neverwinter City, and there is a big river connecting the two.
If you spend a little time building a simple boat or raft, you can sail down the river in just a few hours and land directly from the port to launch a full-scale invasion.
"I completely agree with your judgment.
In fact, according to the analysis given by the Imperial Intelligence Agency, the entire Underdark Region should be under the control of the enemy at the moment.
Especially those insidious and cunning drow are constantly transporting armies of orcs, goblins, gnolls and other monsters from other parts of the Faerûn continent to the west coast.
In the area around Dragonlance Castle, the dark elves who believe in Eilistraee had issued a warning a few days ago, saying that their spies had discovered unusual movements in Eredlin City."
Taylor, a general who made great achievements during the restoration of Shane VII, also added a little bit.
As the supreme commander of the reinforcements sent by the West Coast Empire, he already knew what kind of situation he was going to face when he set out, but he was not nervous at all.
the reason is simple!
Among the ten thousand reinforcements brought this time, the number of dragon knights alone reached a full five hundred, and there were twenty aerial gunboats capable of providing long-range fire coverage.
There are still three thousand steel velociraptor cavalry who can run in dense forests at extremely fast speeds (velociraptors come from Azeroth, cloned, matured and completed with sparkle oil), and two thousand from the most elite forbidden
The heavily armored warriors of the Guards (all of whom underwent Astartes transformation surgery), a legion of 600 spellcasters composed of mages and sorcerers, and a firearms force of nearly 4,000 people.
With this strength, even if he is dragged into a bloody battle between demons, he can persist for a while.
Therefore, Taylor did not take the gathering enemies seriously at all.
To be continued...