In the evening, Andrew returned to the Chamber of Commerce from the docklands with a silver coin carved with a skeleton. As soon as he entered, he said to Henry, "Earl, I have already contacted you. They demanded that the passengers must be seen in person, otherwise strangers would not be allowed on the smuggling boat. This silver coin is a token of contact, and you just need to take this to the Dragon's Roar Inn northwest of the docklands, find a gnome named Nanfudo, and he will negotiate with you about the price and the specific departure time. ”

Henry took the silver coin engraved with various horror patterns and looked at it carefully. "It seems that this underground power has a pretty good engraver, and looking at the pattern on this coin, it is so complicated that most craftsmen can't copy it."

"They also have less than a hundred coins in total, which they recycle every time they complete a transaction. As far as I know, these coins were made by a gray dwarf who escaped from the underground, a level that ordinary human craftsmen can't reach. The fat man explained to Henry.

Henry nodded. "In that case, we'll leave right away, and everything in the Chamber of Commerce will be left to you. In the future, if anything happens, I'll have someone contact you with this enchanted family crest. With that, he took out his family crest and handed it to Andrew.

The fat man took it and memorized the pattern and material on it, and then he returned the badge to Henry. "Rest assured, I've taken it to heart, and I won't admit it. As a word of caution, watch out for the evil creatures in Skull Harbor. I wish you a smooth journey. ”

Soon Henry and his party came to the vicinity of the cordon in the dock area, and the captain who was in charge of guarding the security of the place immediately saluted him. "Good evening, Earl, are you going to the docks to take a boat out of Waterdeep?"

"Yes, I've been here a little too long. There haven't been any major riots in the docklands these days. Henry smiled and answered the captain's question.

The captain shook his head and sighed. "On the night of the Dark Elf raid, there was a massive riot and firefight. I have already lost a dozen of my men, and I estimate that no less than six hundred robbers and thieves died in the fight that day. You'd better be kind if you're going through the Docklands right now, as the underground forces have just been reshuffled and there are occasional skirmishes. If necessary, I can send an army of twenty men to escort you to the docks, who are still afraid of the watchers. ”

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't think these **s and bandits are bothering me too much. If something happens, I'll show them how stupid it is to anger a spellcaster. After saying that, Henry glanced coldly at the street in the distance.

The captain sighed secretly, ordinary merchants and nobles encountered this situation, I am afraid that they would immediately ask them to send all their troops to escort them. The Earl in front of him was the opposite, and he seemed to prefer to solve problems and troubles with his own strength, and it would be nice if all of them could do so.

"In that case, I'm here to wish you a pleasant trip, and I hope those damn guys don't annoy you so much." The captain saluted again and sent his blessings.

Henry smiled back, and led the group out of the cordon and towards the dirty alleys of the docks. Along the way, they saw a number of corpses lying in the corners, most of them rotting and stinking, flies and rats gnawing on the mutilated bodies. The doors and windows of each house were closed, and some even boarded off the exits.

As he walked down the alley, Henry could even feel the countless eyes around him staring at him vigilantly. The orc warrior was no longer as aggressive as he had been, his hand gripping the magic axe at his waist tightly. At the slightest movement of these people, his axe will fly out of the coffin, killing these things that do not know whether they are alive or dead.

Just when everyone was a little nervous, suddenly a thief flashed out of the corner, and he aimed at everyone with a crossbow in hand. "This is the territory of the Palate Breakers, if you want to leave alive, hand over all the gold and equipment on you. Otherwise my companions will shoot you like hedgehogs and throw you in the corner to feed the rats. ”

Hearing the thief's declaration, Debra burst out laughing. Her laughter quickly infected Vaughn and Delina around her. For those who have experienced many crises underground, the threat of these ordinary robbers is as funny as a dragon's provocation in the face of a kitten.

The thief shouted angrily after hearing the ridicule: "Be serious!" It's robbery! It's not a playhouse! Don't laugh anymore! I'm really going to be angry when I laugh again! It's a pity that his threat didn't have the effect it should have, but made everyone laugh even more.

Henry looked at the farce with a smile, and he had already discovered that the accomplices of the thief were nothing more than a group of children who were not yet twelve years old. These little creatures with sticks in their hands could not pose any threat at all, and looking at the terrible thieves with black faces, he said, "Don't make a fuss, I already know that these accomplices around you are still children. If you just need some gold to buy some food, I can give you some, but I advise you to leave the port area as soon as possible with everyone, it is too dangerous for you to be careful, and you will die if you are not careful. ”

"Why should we believe you, there was a guy who said he was going to help us get out of here last time. He ended up trying to trick us into getting on the ship and selling us north as slaves. "This guy has obviously been fooled once, and is suspicious of anyone.

Henry looked at him and sighed. "I don't have to, and I don't have time to lie to you. Here is a bag of gold coins. The money in it should be enough for you for a while, and if you want to get out of this chaotic place, go to the business district and find President Andrew of the Brown Bear Chamber of Commerce. As he spoke, he pulled out a small bag of gold coins and threw it over.

The thief immediately picked it up and opened the bag, and then he exclaimed, there were at least fifty gold coins inside. The children who were hiding around quickly surrounded them when they saw it, and they were talking about what they wanted to eat, and the scene suddenly fell into chaos.

Dai Lina walked gently to Henry's side. "These children are really pitiful, they must have been hungry for a long time, and there is really no way to come out and rob. Can't you find a way to help them? ”

Henry looked at these dirty little guys, obviously a little nutritious, and thought to himself. If you bring them all back and cultivate them, maybe they will become your own help in the future, and maybe there will be a few mages or druid seedlings among them. Moreover, these children are all orphans, and they are all very young, and it is easy to have a sense of belonging to the territory after a simple **. This is a good thing that has both fame and profit. Thinking of this, he nodded to Dai Lina. "I can help, but only if they want to."

The chaos lasted for a while before the thieves took the lead to pacify the children. He took off his face scarf and walked over with the gold coins in his hand and gave it back to Henry. "You're right, we really should get out of here. Even with all that money, we can't spend it, and if we get targeted by other gangs, we might all be killed. Now I've decided to try your proposal, and I don't know how you can get us through the cordon in the docklands, given that the troops guarding there aren't very friendly. ”

Henry smiled and pulled out his badge of nobility. "As long as you take my family badge and give it to the captain stationed there, I believe he will send someone to send you to the Brown Bear Chamber of Commerce in the business district. When the time comes, you can work there for a while, and in a few months I will send a ship to take you to my territory. ”

The thief, who had been deceived many times, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then he bit his lip and agreed. "Well, we choose to believe you one more time. Hopefully, this time I won't be sold as a slave like before. ”

The half-orc warrior looked at the group of children who were a little hesitant and comforted: "Don't worry boy, the head is the Count of Ancomey Island and the hero of Belgost. You've probably heard his story, we're not bad people. ”

"Really? That's great! I've heard your legend, and since that's the case, it's best to go now, knowing that we haven't eaten for three days. One of the children jumped for joy.

The thieves who took the lead also felt that these people were not like the previous crooks, and he took the magic badge from Henry's hand. "You can call me Bob, the head of these kids. If nothing else, I'll take them to the Brown Bear Chamber of Commerce right now, which has been in chaos lately, with people being killed or starved to death every day. ”

"You guys go now, remember to follow Andrew's orders when you go down, and he will take care of your food and shelter." With that, Henry watched as Bob led a group of children towards the cordon.

Debra watched the little ones pass through the cordon safely and then said to Henry, "Seeing them as they are now reminds me of my own childhood, when I was hiding in hiding, petty theft and petty theft. It wasn't until I stole a spell book and became a mage's apprentice that things got better. ”

Henry stroked the female mage's hair. "Isn't it all over now, and the harvest we got this time is enough to support us to become archmages."

Debra smiled and pulled Henry's hand away. "I'm pretty lucky compared to my dead companions. When the Brotherhood mentor was in the apprenticeship trial, I was the only one of the thirty who came out alive. The hardships of my childhood taught me better than anyone else how to hide from the dangers that were coming. Alright, let's not talk about these memories for now, let's quickly find a ship back to the Mage Tower. I can't wait to start deciphering Helast's notes. ”

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