"There was no problem in Silvermoon City one and a half months ago, but maybe the Zhentarim will arrange the plan earlier." The bartender lowered his head in thought, and said slowly, "Actually, more than four months ago, A recent meeting of Alliance Lords did not go well.
Everyone in the Silver Moon Alliance now knows that this land may establish a unified country in the future, but in the merger negotiations of the major alliance cities, differences are still inevitable. At the meeting of the lords more than four months ago, perhaps in order to obtain greater autonomy and status, the two lords of Aylward and Cuerva set up obstacles for the negotiations, which made everyone break up unhappy.
Some people say that this time Ms. Elastre held the grand celebration in advance, hoping to make up for the relationship between the two parties, so that the negotiations on the founding of the country can continue. It is possible that the Zhentarim began plotting after that event to assassinate and sabotage the celebration. "
Qin Lun nodded, and soon realized that his judgment of the timeline had gone wrong. It was indeed a month and a half ago that the members of the Zhentarim were looking for the Flower of the Dead Soul in the Land of the Dead.
However, sabotage at the Silver Moon Festival is a big deal. The Zhentarim will not entrust the task to the branch near Baldur's Gate, but will send people directly from the headquarters to avoid leaking information.
The headquarters of the Zhentarim Society is on the northern shore of the Moon Sea—Zhentil Fort and Crow Fortress. It is seven or eight thousand kilometers away from the Land of the Dead. In Virgo's Gate area, the time was almost four months ago.
"So since then, has there been any abnormal situation in Silver Moon City?" Qin Lun asked cautiously with a flash of his eyes.
"I'm sure there isn't one in Silvermoon City." After discussing for a while, the bartender also began to get better. The information and news of the past few months were filtered out of his mind one by one, and finally he narrowed his eyes, as if remembering What, "But at a farm not far from the eastern outskirts of Silvermoon City, I remember something not too big or small happened."
"Oh? Whose farm is it?" Qin Lun asked.
"It's just a farm opened by an ordinary farmer. They were attacked by jackals at night. Everyone died and no one was left alive. After receiving the report from the passing caravan, Silvermoon City dispatched a team of silver guards We wiped out the Gnolls entrenched there, and collected their corpses."
The bartender said indifferently, "Because the incident was resolved smoothly and our relationship outside the city, our Hand of Light did not send brothers to investigate this incident."
The world of Toril is different from the ordinary human world. There are many intelligent races in this magical world, and the strength of wild creatures is very strong. Although human beings occupy the leading role of the era, they are not the dominant race.
There are endless incidents of savage races like jackals attacking the settlements of intelligent races, especially in the wilderness without any strong protection. Every year, Silvermoon City would receive reports of such attacks several times. Except for two mourning for the victims, most of them have become accustomed to it.
"Then is there still people living in this farm now?" Qin Lun narrowed his eyes slightly.
"No one lives there. Although Silvermoon City will return the farm to the relatives of the original owner or auction it off, this legal process is generally very slow. It will take at least a few months to determine the successor. Before that, the farm will It has been idle." The bartender touched his chin and said lightly.
"So, since then, that place has become the best hiding place for conspirators!" Qin Lun said with a sneer and shaking his head, "It seems that the Zhentarim will play tricks and tricks, and they really do it all. I think I should Go get them a present and congratulate them."
"You'd better not act rashly. The assassins of the Zhentarim are very powerful. Don't startle the enemy and lose your own life." The bartender frowned slightly and tried to persuade him.
"You don't need to worry about this!" Qin Lun still smiled, but the meaning of rejection was very obvious in his words.
"Thank you for the news. What price do I have to pay for this information?" Qin Lun asked with a smile. He didn't ask the specific location of the farm again. Since this matter has been circulated in Silvermoon City for a long time, there should be many People show him the way.
"No need, although I don't know your identity, but you are doing your best for the safety of Silvermoon City. If I still charge you money like this, then the Hand of Light is not the Hand of Light." Bartending The master glanced at Qin Lun's elf face, and said with some pride.
Hearing what the bartender said, Qin Lun had to admit that this thieves organization that behaved weirdly did have its unique charm. They have less funding than other thieves organizations, but they are still able to absorb new blood and gain a foothold in various famous cities on the mainland. That kind of weird idea obviously takes a large part of the credit.
The members of the Hand of Light are different from other thieves. Even if they are caught by the city guards during the theft, they will proudly raise their heads like the paladins of the Church of Light and say, "I am justice!"
Although it may seem funny for a thief to say this, many people agree with them.
Silvermoon City was built like an iron barrel by the Silver Guards. For so many years, could it be true that Alastriol and her followers have not noticed the existence of the Hand of Light
Of course not, the Hand of Light was able to set up a secret stronghold in the "Golden Oak Tree", so it can be seen that the Silver Moon City Lord had no intention of banning them at all.
Perhaps in Ms. Hope's view, instead of handing over the city's underground network to gangsters and other thieves' guilds, it would be better to let the hand of light dominate. At least these thieves from the chaotic and good camp will not wreak havoc in the city.
Before going out, Qin Lun suddenly turned around and said, "I'm Feral Moonlight. We've talked for so long, and I haven't asked for your name yet..."
"Conan Rondo is at your service, respected guest!" The bartender smiled and raised his hand, a silver light flashed in the air, and the token silver coin that Qin Lun gave him before was thrown back again, "Take care, I hope the next I can see you again!"
Watching Qin Lun leave the dark room, the bartender frowned and murmured: "Feral Moonlight, if I remember correctly, that name is also the name of the famous Seopia elf prince some time ago. .If something happens to him here, I'm afraid Master Alustriel will have a headache."
After leaving the dark room, Qin Lun did not return to his room immediately, but sat in the lobby of the underground bar, ordered a pot of ale and barbecue, ate slowly, and waited for Hill and Rand to return.
After Qin Lun went out, the bartender also returned to the bar after a while, but the two of them didn't talk, and they didn't even meet their eyes again.
About an hour later, as the night gradually darkened, Hill and Rand finally came back from the outside. Silvermoon City is different from Nesmy City. Every night there will be some banquets and dances, so there is no curfew at ordinary times. The two spent two or three hours walking around the whole city.
In fact, to be precise, Hill was walking with Rand. Fireworks, who was born as a firefighter, has an amazing memory and sense of direction for the city's road network. As long as he walks roughly, a complete and detailed traffic map has been formed in his mind.
This talent obviously played an extremely important role in the apostle's adventure career. Sometimes even Qin Lun, who has the death list, feels very envious.
"The layout made on the farm outside the city four months ago?" After the two of them got the news from Qin Lun, they couldn't help being a little surprised by the Zhenta Forest's strict plan. If old butler Mason hadn't accidentally obtained the secret letter from the Zhentarim Society in the Land of Death, it would be hard to imagine the consequences of the Zhentarim Society's actions.
"No!" Hill frowned slightly and said with flickering eyes, "If even a local snake like the Hand of Light has not noticed the plot of the Zhentarim at this time, then no matter what the Zhentarim wants to do, get rid of us apostles The success rate of this plan is very high.
Since the Zhentarim took nearly four months to arrange, it can be seen that they must think that this operation can destroy the harmonious atmosphere between Silvermoon City and the alliance cities, leading to the failure of Silvermoon's founding of the country, and even falling into civil war.
But the problem is, we all know that in the real history of this world, the Silvermoon Alliance will surely become the Silvermoon Federation, so what accidental factors caused the Zhentarim Society's plot to fail? "
Facing Hill's question, both Qin Lun and Rand fell silent.
After a long while, Qin Lun suddenly raised his head and his eyes flashed, "I'm afraid that the specific situation will only be known to you if you have contacted the Zhentarim, but you reminded me of one thing. Why do you have to think that the Zhentarim has such a success in history?" What about the conspiracy?"
"You mean... the Zhentarim also has apostles helping?" Hill and Rand immediately understood, "But the plan four months ago... no apostle team can stay in the mission world for such a long time, right?"
"It's possible, think about my situation!" Qin Lun showed a smile, "It would work if I entered the Toril world twice like me. The time and space point I entered the Toril world last time, isn't it? More than four months ago!"
"That's true!" Hill and Rand were speechless and smiled at each other. "No wonder there is a hint in the mission content that this may be a competitive mission."
"Qin Lun, when are we going to visit that farm?" Rand asked cautiously.
"It's better to hurry up, let's go now!" Qin Lun said with a smile.
Although Silvermoon City should have closed its gates at this time, Silvermoon City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and with the skills of Qin Lun and the others, there are many places where they can sneak out of the city.
"Bring Elistine and Idriya!" Hill asked with a smile. "We don't know how many people the Zhentarim will deploy on that farm. It's safer to call them."
"Okay, I'll go upstairs and inform them that you go to the Ruiwen River first and find a place where you can drown." Qin Lun nodded, and none of them mentioned Mustasha, Linda, and Lainie Daxian By.
In fact, although those three were also in the team, they might not necessarily cooperate with Qin Lun. In particular, the two members of Candlekeep have not disclosed their true purpose until now.