Chapter 227: The Iron Throne (Subscription after the fourth watch)
The first thing that catches your eye as soon as you enter the room is the blue and white floor tiles. The price of this special slate from the south of Amm is not cheap, and it costs at least 50,000 to 70,000 gold coins to cover the entire building. Henry couldn't help but sigh at the Iron Throne's wealth, and then looked forward to receiving the property here in the future.
Ammon's eyes kept scanning the valuable things around him, and he even secretly used a knife to pry off a piece of jade embedded in the wall. Jasila quickly spotted her little move, but didn't walk over to stop it. Their energy is now focused on the businessmen who are talking around them, trying to find clues from these conversations.
Suddenly, a big fat man walked down the staircase leading to the upper floor. Panting, he pushed away the crowd and shouted, "Get out of the air!" Get out of here! It's crazy and unbearable! ”
Henry winked, and Jasila immediately walked over to stop the fat man. "Excuse me, what's going on up there that annoys you so much?"
"What's going on?! Shalovek's retinue has gone mad! These guys seem to be secretly plotting something. I'm just a businessman who makes a little money! I can't stand to be with these villains anymore! The fat man cursed loudly, completely oblivious to the eyes of the others around him.
Henry took out a large bag of gold coins and quietly handed it over, and whispered, "Maybe this money will make you stay for a while and tell us what is going on with those people up there." ”
The fat man looked left and right vigilantly, then opened the bag and took a look. Huang Cancan's gold coins dazzled his eyes instantly, and judging from the experience of Shang for many years, there were at least five hundred. The guy who called himself a businessman packed up the money and dragged them to an inconspicuous corner.
"The entourage stayed on the fifth floor with Sadong. There were eight of them. Every pair is crazy. Two priests, two mages, two assassins, and two hunky villains. There was something wrong with the eyes of these guys. If only to spend some money to have fun. I wouldn't have had a conflict with them. Finally, thank you for your gold coins, which are enough for me to escape to other places and start a small business in peace. With that, the fat man ran out of the gate at a speed of 100 meters.
Jasila was stunned, she didn't expect a person weighing more than a hundred kilograms to run so fast. Henry smiled and shook his head and asked Arpodell, "We already know that there are eight bad guys upstairs in the road, what are you going to do now?" ”
"Do you need to ask? Of course, he rushed up and cut the guys to the ground, and then asked the guy named Shalovok what his plan was. With that, Apodell drew his weapon and attacked the guard standing at the top of the stairs.
Seeing this, Khalid immediately pulled him back. "Don't ...... Don't be so impulsive. I think it's still ...... Or try to deceive the guard...... It's better to guard, so it's ...... You can avoid startling the snake. ”
"Hey! Who are you? What are you doing here? The guard at the top of the stairs noticed the anomaly here, and one of the guys came over and asked loudly.
Henry hurried over and quietly put a few gold coins into the guard's pocket. Then he explained in a whisper: "We are a group of mercenaries. I heard that there was a lot of recruitment, so I was going to try my luck. ”
The guard noticed his small movements and nodded in satisfaction. "You're in luck. Shalofok is recruiting mercenaries on a large scale, go to the office on the inside of the fourth floor, where there is a dedicated person in charge of this. ”
"Thank you very much, let's go upstairs and have a look." After saying that, Henry led the others down the stairs to the second floor.
Just when everyone was just breathing a sigh of relief, a brown-haired man looked at them vigilantly and shouted, "Where are you going?" ”
Henry noticed that he was dressed differently from the guards downstairs, and looked like a junior officer. He immediately replied with a serious face: "On the fifth floor, Shaloferk asked us to send an important message to his assistant. ”
"Oh, then you guys go over. Sometimes it's creepy to work with those people. The man breathed a sigh of relief. With a wave of his hand, they could pass.
Apodell frowned and asked, "Creepy?" What does that mean? ”
The man's face suddenly turned pale, and his lips trembled twice. "I saw a guy walking up with a couple of merchants. And then they were sent down. I don't know what's going on, but I always feel that these people are not the same as when they went up. Their eye color occasionally turns silver, just like the mercury often used by mages. ”
As soon as Henry heard this, he knew that all of these people had been copied by the shapeshifters. He looked at Jasila for a moment, and then comforted the frightened man. Then the group went down the stairs to the third floor. Here they meet a man named Notway, who claims to be a high-ranking member of the Iron Throne and is looking for Rita, the head of the area. Ammon casually lied and tricked him downstairs.
The more they learned, the more they felt that the Iron Throne was unfathomable. There are not only merchants from all over the world, but also many nobles and envoys from various cities. After getting some information on the fourth floor, they decided to head to the fifth floor to ask Shalovok's men.
When Henry was at the top of the stairs, he quietly blessed himself with a few protective spells. He knew very well that there were not only shapeshifters up there, but also a lot of thugs. This is an unavoidable battle, because once the other party finds out that his secret has been revealed, he will definitely rush to kill people.
In fact, things are exactly as expected. As soon as Apoldel stepped out of the stairs on the fifth floor, he saw a shapeshifter slowly taking the form of a merchant who had been stabbed in the throat by a nearby warrior with a sword. The fury of the Son of Baal erupted directly, and he rushed forward with a wave of his weapon, and followed everyone else into a scuffle.
Henry's Commander Spellcaster One quickly suppressed the two mages, and he kept casting spells and magic spells to help his teammates. Warriors armed with halberds were very difficult, and Apodell was beaten back even though he was armed with the Martial Gloves and Speed Boots. Minsk, with the magical support of Dina Black, took out the opponent as fast as he could, and ran over to help.
Aeon sneaked up behind the enemy archer and easily slit his throat with his short sword. Jasila and his wife teamed up to deal with two priests, both of whom had a lot of combat experience, and maintained an undefeated scene. The Roll Box Golem took advantage of Henry's removal of the protective magic of the two mages and directly cast the seventh-level magic "Rainbow Light Spray".
I saw a colorful ray of light shoot out from its fingertips, fanning out. A mage was hit by a yellow light, and was instantly turned into char by a powerful electric current. The other mage was hit by the green light, spitting black, stinky blood, and after a few seconds, he fell to the ground with a black face.
After killing the two mages, Henry quickly unleashed a monster immobilizer, immobilizing the shapeshifters in place. Then the "Spell Ordering" was directly activated, and the skeleton trap exploded all the monsters into minced meat in three consecutive shots. The aftermath of the explosion swayed the others around him who were fighting, and Apodell cursed viciously.
Having lost numerical superiority, the enemy quickly got bogged down. Henry not only dispelled all the magic of the two priests, but also kept blessing them with negative states. Level 2 magic "Debilitating Light", Level 1 magic "Cataclysm", and Level 3 magic "Contagion" (Affected organisms will immediately produce symptoms such as organ lesions, dehydration, abscesses, etc., and will also greatly affect physical fitness.) They were unleashed, and it wasn't long before the few remaining enemies felt a wave of dizziness.
While their movements slowed down and their strength became smaller, everyone rushed forward and quickly ended the battle. Looking at the dead shapeshifter, Jasila's face became very ugly. It's clear that the Iron Throne has used these monsters to infiltrate every aspect of the city, and it's imperative to find them all and kill them all.
The rest of the time is spent searching the corpses for valuable clues and loot. Soon, Ammon found a letter on the warrior with the halberd. It reads Shaloferk's order, and he asks these men to deal with the threat posed by Apodell once and for all. In addition to that, there are a few more magic items. Henry identified them one by one.
Leather Armor: "Life and Death of Caraga"
Caraga, once the strongest wrestler in Kalishan, seemed invincible. He claims that his success is due to the mobility provided by his thin armor. He may not have been aware of the other qualities of the leather armor, but when his companions discovered that the leather armor was magical, they ignored his arguments. After the ensuing fight, the armor was still intact, but Caraga died.
Secondary Perception Rings:
The rings are bestowed upon the leaders of the Underworld to their trusted allies, and it enhances the perception of the wearer, allowing them to excel in "delicate" and often dangerous missions.
Equipment Capabilities:
Increase all of your Rogue's abilities
Ring of Freedom of Movement: "The Gift of the Edfan Tower"
It's a gift from a group of sea elves to an old friend, Edfanta, who is a coastal scavenger. Thanks to his help in defeating the "Pirate Empress" of Dambrais, the sea elves survived, but the people of the coastal areas still feared Yenida.
Equipment Capabilities:
Freedom of Movement (Immunity to Deterrence)
Meteor Hammer: "The Sleeper"
This weapon belongs to Sittak, an evil elf known as the "Enslaver of Sword Bay". Until his sudden death years ago, Sztak commanded an armed force of humans, dwarves, and goblin thieves, using the Sleepers to control them. It has the opportunity to put any human, dwarf, goblin or halfling to sleep, and of course the elves have immunity.
Combat Capabilities:
Any human or humanoid (except elves) when hit has a chance to sleep for eighteen seconds. (To be continued......)