Chapter 176: Spy and Homecoming

The next morning, Henry got out of bed early. After cleaning up his personal hygiene, he and the thieves began to eat simple food on the first floor. Halfway through breakfast, there was a knock on the door. The thief immediately put down the food in his hand, walked over to the peephole and looked at it before opening the door.

A petite female halfling and a man wrapped in a hood walked in from outside, complaining as she went, "Damn, it's such a mess outside now." I was almost stabbed in the neck last night by an arrow that came from nowhere. ”

"Then you should rejoice instead of complaining. Alright, go get some food and go upstairs to bed, and I'll take care of the rest. So saying, the thief patted the little fellow on the head, then turned to the cloaked man and said, "You are finally here, the adults are over there, you talk slowly, and I will go out to let the wind out." As he spoke, he walked out of the hall and closed the door by the way.

"Come and sit down, it's a last resort now, you know that my relationship with the Arcane Brotherhood is a little strained." As he spoke, Henry touched the ring and returned to his original form. He continued to eat his breakfast as he looked at Stephen. There was no trace of greenness on this guy's face, and his eyes were always vigilantly observing the surrounding scenery.

He came to Henry and bowed deeply. "My lord, I'm very glad to see you again, I wonder if Lu Dao is in such a hurry to call me here?"

Henry nodded and said his request directly. "I need two large ships to transport about a thousand barbarians back to the realm. Regardless of whether you use coercion or inducement, in short, get this done as soon as possible. ”

Stephen secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought Henry had come to trouble the Arcane Brotherhood. Getting two big ships will be a little troublesome. But not beyond his reach. "Please give me a day. You're sure to get what you're looking for tomorrow morning. ”

"Very good, then you should hurry up and prepare, remember to let the ship leave the dock and wait outside the city when the time comes, Luskan will not let so many barbarians pass through the city gates." Henry was very pleased with his efficiency. It seems that this guy's status within the fraternity has improved very quickly in recent times.

"Then I'll take my leave, and if you have any other orders, feel free to let the thieves deliver the message." After saying that, Stephen opened the door and walked out of the house, and the thief at the door looked at him, turned around and went back inside and locked the door.

"Your Excellency. This guy didn't play any tricks to get away with it, did he? He's been getting more and more incomprehensible lately, and every time he comes to deliver news, it feels mysterious. As he spoke, the thief caught the table and ate half of the remaining food.

Henry touched the stubble on his chin and smiled. "Stephen's status has improved a little faster, from now on, slow down the assistance to him, you have been keeping an eye on it for a while, and if you find that you have a tendency to disobey orders, you will kill him directly. Even if you can't kill him, you have to make his betrayal of the Brotherhood known all over the city. ”

The thief smiled sinisterly. "Rest assured, this guy can't escape our grasp yet. Because I have already bought off an assistant by his side, who is ready to provide detailed information. ”

The rest of the day was a matter of waiting, and Henry pulled out a book on gravity-defying magic from his dimensional bag, which he had acquired from the Hubbell family. It is detailed how to permanently bless the building with this magic, and it is clear that the back bridge in the Ivy Pavilion is the product of this technique.

Henry immersed in the world of magic. The passage of time is not felt at all. When he finished reading the book, he suddenly found that it was completely dark outside, and the dinner on the table had already been cold. He smiled self-deprecatingly, put the book away, and ate a quick bite before going back to his upstairs room to sleep.

The next morning, Stephen arrived as promised. He had two large ships docked outside the city ready to set sail at any moment. Henry hurried out of the city gate with the token, and it didn't take long for him to get in touch with the captains of the two ships. Several small boats were lowered, and the sailors rowed vigorously towards the shore.

Vaughan's people were sent to deck in small boats in batches, and the whole process lasted a full three hours. After the barbarians were settled, the ships began to set sail towards the Angome Islands in the southwest. Zuvosa stood on the deck with the sea breeze, she had never seen the sea before.

The fully sailed ships were moving very fast, and it took them less than twenty days to enter the warm seas. Looking at the somewhat familiar turquoise waters, Henry smiled and said to the orc warriors beside him, "It's almost home, the last time I left was in September last year, and we spent more than half a year on this adventure." ”

Vaughn nodded with emotion. "Yes, the last time I encountered a dragon turtle in this vicinity, I still remember it vividly. It was one of the most dangerous battles I've ever had, and a few of us were left alive with the whole boat. ”

"How are you going to settle these people when you go back? Train them to be qualified soldiers, or send them out into the field to carve out villages? Henry asked, looking at the barbarian who was wrestling with the sailors.

Vaughn frowned and thought for a moment before replying, "All the adult men stay in the barracks for training, and as for the women, the elderly, and the children, let them go to farming." Anyway, barbarians have strength, and this kind of physical work is very easy to do. ”

"Then the warriors will be in charge of you, and I'll let Hawke arrange the rest. He has a good set of internal affairs, and the construction of villages and the guidance of production can be completed in about a month. ”

Henry was very pleased to have so many Barbarian soldiers added below. With a little training, these sturdy warriors make great hoplites. They can wear heavy armor and wield large weapons. As long as you can form a scale, even a large number of enemies can fight your way.

At noon the next day, a white building rose above the sea in the distance, which was the lighthouse of the city of Bluvent. The captain breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and finally completed the task assigned by Stephen. There were no monsters or pirates along the way, nor stormy and windless weather. He was very pleased to inform all the men on board that in half an hour they would be able to land.

Upon hearing the news, all the barbarians poured onto deck, arguing incessantly about whether the city would be better than Brin. Sander is a bit bigger. In the midst of this noise, the city of Bluvent gradually emerged from the sea level. The countless docked sailboats and the endless flow of people in the dock area suddenly stunned these guys who had never left the wilderness.

The orc warrior looked at his people and smiled at Henry, "Head, I suddenly realized that it was definitely the right thing to do to bring them out. In Icewind Dale, these people would never know how big the world realm was outside the Dao. ”

"Yes, this world is incomparably vast. In addition to the main material plane, there are many outer planes, from hell to the abyss, from the Heavenly Mountain to the Chaos Sea. In the future, I will have a strong force, and I must go to see it, and the world will be even more exciting there. Henry said with emotion.

Vaughn cracked his mouth and laughed, and he slapped himself the chest. "Head, please take me with you when you go, this wonderful trip is not to be missed."

Zuvosa looked at the two people in front of her, she couldn't understand that after so many dangers, there would be people who would want to go to more dangerous places. Secretly sighed, the males are really some unreasonable creatures, maybe when they are older, how to enjoy a peaceful life.

The ship was soon guided to a halt at the berth, and the orc warrior commanded the barbarians to begin to disembark and take a bath. After more than two weeks of sailing, these guys emitted a sour smell on their bodies. Henry left Vaughn and headed straight downtown, he needed to meet Hawke first and get the business at hand in order.

As soon as he arrived at the town hall, the guard recognized his lord, and he immediately bowed and opened the gate. Henry came all the way to the mayor's office, and as soon as he entered, he shouted loudly, "My sir, how are you doing?" ”

"O God! You're back, Count. With an ecstatic look on his face, Hawke walked over and hugged Henry hard. Since the last time I was shipwrecked, I had been worried and hadn't slept for days. It wasn't until Amy and Ares came back some time ago that everyone was completely at ease. ”

"Don't worry, you have to trust me in my ability to protect myself." With that, Henry found a chair and sat down. "There's one thing to do now, Vaughn has brought back more than a thousand barbarians from Icewind Dale. He was going to jump out of the elite for training, and the rest of the people needed to arrange to open up a few villages.

Hawke looked at Henry with incredulous eyes. "A thousand barbarians! It can't really be that the whole tribe has been relocated. I'd heard him the son of a tribal chieftain, but it was incredible. ”

Henry smiled wryly and explained the whole process. "It's a bit complicated, but Vaughn defeats his father in a duel and then wins the rule of the entire tribe. Except for a few diehards who didn't want to leave, the entire tribe was here. ”

"I've heard a little bit of barbarian tradition, but the relationship between father and son is complicated enough." Hawke said with a sigh. "You go back to the Lord's Mansion first, and I'll leave the matter on the docks to me. I am sure that Lady Scotty and Lady Lily will be very happy to see you. ”

"By the way, there's also an orc ranger named Zuvosa on the docks, and she's our companion in the battle. Remember to treat me well. With that, Henry left the town hall and walked towards the Lord's Palace. (To be continued......)