The next morning, Henry arrived in the Druid Valley of the Emerald Isle, where the apprentices had already begun their day's training. Since there was already a good role model, everyone started to get excited. Having been slaves for a while, they all understand the benefits of becoming a druid.

Henry gathered the apprentices together and said to them, "I got word yesterday that one of you named Mike has become a first-class druid. Who is standing up now. ”

After speaking, a small boy with a freckled face and a short stature squeezed out from behind the crowd, and he saluted Henry a little nervously and said, "My lord, I am Mike." ”

Henry looked down at the boy who looked to be less than fourteen years old and said, "Mike, you're doing a great job. Now tell me what you understand nature. ”

Mike lowered his head and thought for a moment and replied, "Nature is nature, it exists everywhere." Not limited to forests, animals and plants, the sky is as much a part of nature as the sea. ”

This answer surprised Henry slightly, most people in this world, including the gods, believed that nature was just a forest and the animals and plants that lived in it.

After sorting out his thoughts, he said to the boy, "Mike, your idea is unique. Now that you are a first-class druid, you are my apprentice from today onwards, and you can call me Teacher from now on. As soon as he finished speaking, the other apprentices looked at Mike with envy, and the boy said to Henry in a trembling voice, "Really? That's great! Teacher, I will work harder to learn how to protect nature in the future, and I will not let you down. ”

Henry stretched out his hand and touched his head and said to the others, "You should also try to become a qualified druid as soon as possible, and everyone will follow Mike's orders when I am not here in the future." Henry then taught Mike some knowledge and left the Druid Valley.

When he returned to the Lord's Mansion, he found Hawke sitting alone in the living room, as if something was wrong, and after seeing Henry appear, Hawke hurriedly stood up and saluted, and said, "The Earl has now stabilized his territory, and I want to go back to Waterdeep City to fetch my wife and daughter." Tomorrow there is a ship at the dock that is going to transport a batch of weapons there, and I want to ask you for a leave of absence. ”

Henry thought for a moment, and was about to do something he was about to do, buying some special metals and materials by the way. And he also wanted to see this famous northern port with his own eyes. "No problem, sir, I'm going to go shopping for something. Help me get a few more places tomorrow. He looked up and said to Hawke.

The old captain breathed a sigh of relief and smiled and said, "No problem, Earl, I'll arrange it right now." I'll take you on a good tour of Waterdeep when you get there, you know, I was born in Waterdeep, and no one knows the streets and alleys there better than me. ”

Henry nodded and said, "It's best to help me contact a few capable miners, there is a great need for some minerals like Mithril, Adamantite, and Cold Iron." I'm also interested in the corpses or blood of other otherworldly creatures. ”

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "It's a little difficult, but I can help you ask around." If I don't have anything to do, I'll retire first, and I'll have to go to the city hall to arrange the handover. ”

Henry looked at the anxious old man and said, "Then please take care of it, I'm just going to inform the other passengers." After saying that, Hawke bowed, turned around and left the lord's mansion and got into the carriage parked at the door, and then slowly started and drove in the direction of the city center.

Henry waited until he left and said to the butler who was standing aside, "Inform my wife and mother, that I have something to do with Waterdeep." Let's have dinner tonight. The butler got the order and turned to leave.

Sitting in a chair in the living room, he began to think about who to take with him this time. Robert certainly can't, the young leader of thieves has to issue orders and deal with a lot of information every day. Cagan left the territory for his hometown and hasn't returned. Amy is a good candidate, but her warlock bloodline seems to be in a special period right now, so let's do it next time. After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to take the orc warrior Vaughn and the female mage Debra, who had nothing to do all day. Bring in Ares the brown bear, the big guy has been making bears with the she-bears in the forest lately, and Henry hasn't summoned him for a long time.

After deciding on the candidate, he first informed Debra by means of teleportation, and then asked the servant to go to the barracks to inform Vaughn. As for Ares, he stood directly on the balcony and called out using the druid's special abilities. In the evening, Vaughn appeared in the Lord's Mansion in full armor, and it wasn't long before Ares ran out of the forest. Its sheer size caused quite a stir, and the servants turned around and ran away. Henry walked up to it and stretched out his hand, he couldn't reach Ares' head now. This big guy is already more than seven meters long, and his height has increased a lot. The brown bear lowered his head and gently arched his nose, and Henry snorted a few times, then lay down on the spot.

Henry touched its ears and said, "You grow so fast, it seems that you can only stay on deck when you sail at sea." ”

After instructing the butler to have the kitchen cook some meat for Ares' dinner, Henry returned to the table and sat down. When she saw her husband sit down, she asked softly, "Honey, I heard you're going to Waterdeep?" ”

Henry turned his head and said, "Yes, I have quite a few things to buy. It was obviously a good idea to go to the most prosperous port in the whole of the North, and Sir Hawke was to pick up his wife and daughter. ”

Shi Kodi was slightly taken aback and said, "Hawke actually has a wife and daughter? How come I never heard him mention it? ”

Henry looked at his wife and smiled, "He should have only mentioned it to me once, saying that he would go and pick them up when the territory is stable." Isn't this the right time? ”

Covering her mouth with her hand, she smiled and said, "That's great, and I can often invite his wife and daughter to our house in the future." You suffocated me when I wasn't home. After a few minutes the butler and the maid brought the dinner, and everyone began to eat in silence. Vaughn, the orc, looked at the other Sven's eating appearances, shook his head slightly, opened his mouth and stuffed it violently. But fortunately, this is not the first time he has eaten in front of everyone, and everyone is no longer surprised. After dinner, the butler ushered Vaughn into the room, and Henry carried his wife back to the bedroom.

The night passed quickly, and the next morning Henry took Ares and Vaughn to the docks. Hawke and Debra had been waiting here for a long time, and he walked over to them and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's go, we will have to sail to Waterdeep for a while." ”

Hawke said with a smile: "It only takes ten days to reach the destination from Bluvent, which is much closer than the last time I went to Luskan." And there won't be many pirates along the way, so I think it's going to be a very easy trip. With that, everyone began to board the ship. There was a slight accident when Ares was on deck, first with a violent shaking of the ship's hull, and then with enough scare to the sailors. Hawke quickly explained to the crew, and was relieved to hear that the big brown bear was Henry's animal companion. Ignoring the others, Ares found a spacious place to lie down and began to bask in the sun.

With the captain's order, the ship slowly left the harbor and began to sail north. Looking at the city that was gradually moving away, Debra said to Henry, "Master, is there any purpose for going to Waterdeep City this time?" ”

Henry nodded and said, "First of all, trade, the area around Waterdeep City controls a population of more than a million. They all have a strong buying power, which is the market we need. The second is the alliance, and we have now offended the Arcane Brotherhood in Luskan. In order not to confront them directly, I need a strong ally. Waterdeep is right sandwiched between us and Luskan, and it's a good shield. As for the purchase of ores and magic materials, those are all incidental. ”

When Debra heard this, she thought for a moment and said, "How can you guarantee that the lords will agree to the request for an alliance?" ”

Henry looked at the sea and smiled, "Waterdeep itself has irreconcilable contradictions with Luskan, if there is a territory with great potential to form an alliance with them to deal with the Arcane Brotherhood in exchange for you, will you refuse?" ”

The mage shook her head and said, "I'm afraid not, the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Even a fool knows this sentence. It seems that the success of this trip is already expected, and I would like to congratulate you in advance. ”

The rest of the voyage was as smooth sailing as Hawke had expected, and by the thirteenth day they had already seen the docks of Waterdeep. After the boat slowly entered the harbor, it was led by small boats to a berth. As soon as he got off the boat, Henry smelled a stench from the shop, and he frowned tightly. The female mage beside him made the same expression as him, and the orc followed behind him with a nonchalant expression. The dock officer almost turned around in fright when he saw Ares again, and was about to call the guards, but was stopped by Hawke and explained it carefully.

After receiving a bond of one hundred gold coins, the last officer came to Henry and said, "Sir, please take care of your animal companion, for if it injures a person without cause, it will be confiscated." There are also a few caveats that I have already told your companion and will not repeat them here. Finally, a word of caution is to watch out for some villains and thieves in the docklands. ”

Henry glanced at the chaotic and noisy crowd in the distance and said, "Rest assured, my animal companions will not attack any creature without a command. In addition, I have a lot of experience and skill in dealing with these villains and thieves, and I guarantee that they will stay away from me the next time they see me after trying it once. The official nodded and said, "In that case, I wish you a pleasant experience in Waterdeep." With that, he turned and walked away with the guards who were with him......———————————————————————————————

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