With Xi Fu's narration, the uneasy guess in Qin Lun's heart was confirmed. The reason why Elistine continued to stay at Baldur's Gate after the disappearance of the apostle team was entirely to find him.
At the beginning, Joey used the companion card in the Valley of the Undead to send Mileras and others to the Tower of Durragh, and obtained the original legendary archdruid Intvar Twilight, which was later transformed into a centaur guardian of the undead. Obelisk of Uvelun, successfully arrived at Baldur's Gate.
However, Kelly and her party, who were abandoned by Joey in the Valley of the Undead, failed to survive in the end. Except for a few lucky ones, the Lost-Fortress joint team, including the dwarf elders who protected the dwarf prince Lorraine and the Boni knights of the Amn guards, all fell in the valley of the dead.
After this battle, the mission of the apostle team to escort the sun elf prince Mileras to Waterdeep inevitably came to an end. The Apostles finally exit the world of Toril at the fourth node of this epic mission, which is Baldur's Gate.
Before returning to the starry sky, Kelly and the others terminated the employment contract with Mileras on the pretext of being unable to continue the escort mission.
Of course, Mileras can fully understand these companions, not to mention that Baldur's Gate is not far from Waterdeep City, and the city council of Baldur's Gate is also very friendly to the Sun Elf envoy.
The island of Eternal Gathering, where the Sun Elves colonized in the early years, is in the endless sea opposite the Sword Coast. The elves of Evermeet have good intentions.
Separated by the endless sea, humans and elves here have no territorial disputes, but the two sides have broad prospects for trade and cooperation.
Whether it is requesting the four council dukes of Baldur's Gate to send escorts, or waiting for Yongju Island to send someone to respond, Mileras is already dispensable for the escort needs of Kelly and others.
Kelly and the others and the Sun Elf envoys could leave with proper excuses, but Qin Lun could not.
His plot identity at that time was the Seopia elf prince of the Anker Elf Court—Feral Moonlight. He had no excuse to leave Mileras, especially when he was surrounded by a confidante of the same race—Elisten moonset.
Therefore, Qin Lun used a simple and rude method. He simply abandoned his wife and son... Oh no, he left without saying goodbye. Did not come back either.
There is actually a reason why Qin Lun would do this. At that time, he had already felt Elisten's dependence on him, especially after the incident in Durrag's Tower.
At that time, under the threat of the undead centaur, Qin Lun left Milleras, Elistin and others, and escaped from the underground library alone. Then, under the reminder of Lais, a member of the Lost Newcomers, he overcame his indifferent nature and turned around to save these companions.
Since then, Elistine's girlish heart has been tied to him unconsciously.
It's just that it's different from Elisteen's feelings. Qin Lun doesn't think that the elf druid has such an unbreakable and deep affection for him after only being together for a few months. He felt that as time went on, Elistine would forget him sooner or later, and leaving without saying goodbye was the best way to leave.
This is also Qin Lun's consistent way of dealing with feelings. Although he has had contact with many women in the mission world, there are not many women who really walked into his heart.
Qin Lun's first woman was Catherine, the hostess of the inn in Orphan World. It was just a first experience in his life, but Catherine made a mistake and left an indelible mark on his heart at the cost of her life.
In the end, Qin Lun handed over the emotion mixed with tragedy and romance to Joey, and it became a memory symbol abandoned by the murderer.
After the world of orphans, Qin Lun closed the door of his heart, and often reminded himself that he would no longer have unpredictable connections with women in the plot.
In the subsequent fantasy world, he met the martial arts girl Yoshida Junko. However, apart from helping her, Qin Lun has deliberately kept a distance.
In the world of World War II, he met Mrs. Monica for the first time, and happened to save the Queen of Sandstorm once. It's just that during the war at that time, the two didn't have time to talk about love. Although the Queen of Sandstorm had a good impression of him, nothing happened between them in the end.
Then came the world of Nars, where the policewoman in charge of leading the way for the apostles—the centaur girl Michel, also greatly admired Qin Lun, who had the appearance of an elf back then. It's just that Qin Lun finally persuaded her to stay with the legendary mage Hulk and did not continue to develop this relationship.
Although Qin Lun deliberately kept a distance from these women, the mental pressure left by the mission world still allowed him to vent in the follow-up Hunter World. He had a one-night dewy marriage with Fei Jie, a beautiful woman with nostalgic ability, and later used a little help to let Fei Jie avoid the phantom troupe's attack on the gang's auction house.
It's just that Fei Jie is wary of Qin Lun's slightly shady way of doing things, and at the same time fears the strength of the Phantom Brigade. After accepting Qin Lun's warning, he quickly left Yorkson City and did not interfere with the Nostra family's guard work.
After that, it was Qin Lun's two adventures in Toril and the world of Divine Comedy. In Toril, he did not accept Elistine's feelings, but in the latter Divine Comedy world, he was finally moved by the Sandstorm Queen who had been waiting for decades, and left a promise to Mrs. Monica to take her away in the future .
Now hearing about Elistine again, Qin Lun had to face this relationship again.
"Why did Elistin and Idriya go to the land of death to find my clues?" Qin Lun took a deep breath to suppress his chaotic thoughts.
"This... Elistine didn't tell me much. We met by chance. At that time, Elistine had already become an official mercenary registered by the Baldur's Gate Mercenary Association. According to Idrija who was with her It is said that while they earn money from mercenary missions, they stay at Baldur's Gate to inquire about you."
When Xi Fu said this, he took a peek at Qin Lun. The expression on his face was that of a heartless man abandoning his wife and son, which made Qin Lun feel angry.
"What about Idriya, what is she doing here? I don't believe that Ms. Lovita's follower will fall in love with me, or that she will fall in love with any man... wait, Idria doesn't like it... Cough!" Halfway through Qin Lun's speech, he suddenly froze, with a strange expression on his face.
"Idriya doesn't have that kind of hobby. After all, you are companions who live and die together. She doesn't carry a heavy burden like others, so she naturally wants to stay and help Elisten." Looking at Qin Lun, "According to her own words, she is a temple knight who came out to practice painstakingly under the name of Lauvita. It doesn't matter where she is. It's not bad to become a mercenary."
Talking about what Sif seemed to think of, he added, "However, the night before we left Baldur's Gate, Idriya seemed to have said that they were going to the Land of the Dead to find a certain member of the Zhentarim... "
"The Zhentarim, yes, the Zhentarim was chasing and killing the envoys of the sun elves at that time. Illistine may think that they have kidnapped me." Virtue's Gate continued to search for Qin Lun's biggest motivation.
If Elistine believed that the Zhentarim would be responsible for Qin Lun's disappearance, then her willingness to take the risk of going to the Land of the Dead would be the best explanation.
The Zhentarim Society's lair is in the city of Zhentil Castle on the northern shore of the Moon Sea, which is also in the north of the Comanthor Forest on the southern shore of the Moon Sea.
In the modern history of Faerun, the Zhentarim and the sun elves of Cormanthor were sworn enemies. Part of the motivation for the Sun Elf Court to move to Yongju Island is precisely because of this.
The main purpose of this evil organization, the Zhentarim Society, is to control the commercial routes of Faerun. As one of the largest trading ports along the Sword Coast, they also have some influence in Baldur's Gate.
According to the information Qin Lun obtained from Mileras, the Zhentarim Society's influence in Baldur's Gate is not very strong. After all, it is tens of thousands of kilometers away from Zhentil Castle. Their influence on the trade route of Baldur's Gate is relatively weak, and they are here mainly for the production of the land of death-gems and magic crystals.
Thinking of this, Qin Lun sighed, turned to look at the other two companions, and said in the team channel: "It seems that I have to go to the Land of the Dead, but I'm not sure if I can find relevant plot tasks there..."
"Hehe, we came in with the world token you gave, and this world is naturally led by you." Hill and Rand looked at each other, nodded and smiled, "As for whether we can receive the plot mission, it depends on luck. If there is nothing to gain, it is not bad for you to owe us a favor."
What Hill and Rand said was true, Qin Lun's favors were always very valuable. Rand gave him a companion card at the beginning, and he got a lot of rewards later.
Even if it was a fair deal, Qin Lun never let other murderers suffer, and Grant, who cooperated with him the most, benefited a lot. The Super Destruction Fist that is the core of the profession, the blood of the white giant, and the Holy Nail of Elena, which is now exchanged for Hill, are all coveted and huge gains.
"If you're going to take risks in the land of death, we can't do it alone..." Qin Lun glanced at Xifu, and said softly in the team channel, "We can't show our faces now, just let this guy help us hire a group of cannon fodder in the mercenary union .”
"Well, the gold coins you brought out from Amberley Church are enough. With Baldur's Gate plot mercenaries as a shield, if we can still receive epic plots, it can also cover up our apostle status well." Hill and Rand nodded in agreement.
After the three reached an agreement, Qin Lun looked back at the young gentleman who was in a difficult situation and showed a kind smile.
"What do you want to do?" Seeing Qin Lun's harmless smile, Xi Fu instinctively shuddered and wrapped himself in his tattered shirt.
"According to what you said, the old housekeeper Mason was just taken away by the troll tribe, and his life and death are still unknown. Have you never thought about finding him?" Qin Lun asked in a soft voice as much as possible.
"You think I don't want to. After I fled back to Baldur's Gate, I organized several expeditions, but those mercenaries only circled around the periphery of the land of death, and refused to go deep at all. I couldn't force them." Xi Fu said with a mournful face, "I found a mercenary group from other places for the last time. As a result... they also took away all my remaining belongings."
"Oh!" Qin Lun looked at this unlucky boy speechlessly. It's the same in any world. Sometimes only the big fists have the right to speak. Xi Fu is just a run-down nobleman without force and influence, no wonder those mercenaries are perfunctory to him.
"It's different this time, you go to the mercenary union again." A cold light flashed in Qin Lun's eyes, and he said persuasively, "Remember, tell the person in charge of the mercenary union this time that money is not a problem, but we only need strength Enough... outlaws!"