At night, the streets of Ascatra were deserted, and the thieves, villains, and girls who were supposed to be roaming the neighborhood seemed to have been warned of something, and none of them appeared. In fact, the boss of the shadow thieves, Renaud. The bloodhead had been notified by the Shadow Council early on and temporarily halted all business to make way for the purge.

A few minutes later, a group of heavily armed soldiers with the Temple Priest, masked mages and knights began to block the road, and then the giant mage tower in the city began to conduct a large-scale investigation, once an abnormal situation was found, a team of soldiers immediately searched the area in front of them, and if anyone dared to resist, they would be immediately arrested, and they would be interrogated by magic.

This all-round three-dimensional inspection lasted all night, from the administrative districts and temple districts to the slums and cemeteries, and it can be said that every corner of the city was spared. More than 600 people were forcibly arrested, and the prison was overcrowded for a while. Subsequently, a professional team of mages, priests, and paladins were interrogated one by one, and all three parties confirmed that there were no problems before they were released.

After a night of raids, the Council found a total of six lurking Mind Flayers in the crowd, as well as four other nobles and merchants with whom they were closely associated, and all those innocent who were controlled by psychic powers were pardoned. It can be said that this operation was a great success, not only completely crushing the conspiracy of the monsters, but also digging up several dangerous elements hidden among humans.

Although I haven't figured out the motives behind the enemy, none of this matters, I believe after this purge. Ascatra was safe for a long time. Because it's not just the Mind Flayer that's been captured. There are spies from some other forces.

But none of this has anything to do with Henry. Just had breakfast the next morning. With his wife and two daughters, Caton invited everyone to the mall to the circus to watch the show. Looking at his high-spirited appearance, he must have solved his rival in love smoothly and successfully saved his marriage and family.

At the mention of the circus, Henry vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a small task there, although his legs and feet were not very dexterous now, but it should not be a problem to deal with such a small role, so he simply agreed. Soon. The group set off for the mall, and along the way, Ammon and Yao were in a particularly high spirit, one of them thinking about all kinds of interesting little shows, while the other wanted to go to the casino to make a fortune.

As soon as they arrived at the central square of the mall district, everyone noticed that something was wrong. Many passers-by were talking about something strange happening in the circus tent, and it seemed that something was wrong. Since the place of the incident was not far away, they walked straight in the direction of the performance tent.

Before he could get closer, a soldier guarding the door immediately stood up and shouted: "Stop! The tent was temporarily closed for the safety of the population. The circus must wait until the whole incident is resolved before it can open. ”

"Why? What's going on here? Caton asked, frowning. He came today mainly to spend time with his family. But as a holy warrior, since you encounter it, you can't ignore it.

The guards apparently noticed the noble insignia on the chest of the old man in front of him. Immediately bowed:

"Good morning, sir. Actually, we can't be sure. It was normal here, but it didn't happen until after the show in the morning. At first, it was very smooth, but soon there was a strange phenomenon. None of the people who went in to see the show came out, and the people who went in to investigate were likewise not rewarded. There is no doubt that evil magic must be involved in this matter. We're waiting for someone from the Masked Mage Guild to come and deal with it, and I'm afraid only they can solve this problem. ”

"None of them came out?" Hina also realized the severity of the question, and hurriedly stood up to ask. It was hard for her to imagine what kind of magic could trap so many people in a small tent, and for what purpose. After all, most of them are ordinary citizens and don't have much value at all.

"Uh...... I've heard that an animal trainer rushed out after the show started, but is nowhere to be found. The soldier replied after a few minutes of reflection. Obviously, he didn't know much, not even the specifics.

Kaidong understood that there were no other clues for the time being, so he turned around and came to Henry's side and whispered, "Can you find out what is going on?" ”

"Of course, as long as we go in and take a look. Anyway, this tent only has such a small place, and there is no space fluctuation. I guess it's most likely an illusion, so it shouldn't be too dangerous. Henry shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

For him, dealing with this kind of thing is simply easier than eating and drinking. Of course, this is in the case of knowing the details of the enemy in advance, otherwise it will definitely not be so big, at least you have to use a few prophetic magic to detect it.

As soon as the words fell, Ammon suddenly came over and shouted excitedly: "Aha! So we're going to have an adventure again? That's great! In her eyes, circus performances are interesting, but they are far less exciting than adventures. Especially adventuring in the circus, could there be anything more fun than that?

"Don't get too excited, I promise that this adventure will be very short, maybe only ten minutes to half an hour or so." After saying that, a mysterious smile appeared on Henry's face. He remembers that not only can he get a new teammate here, but he also gets a very interesting item. Normally, this was supposed to be the first stop after Aberdale and his party escaped from the dungeon, but due to their own reasons, it didn't happen until now.

Ammon smiled indifferently and blinked his eyes and said, "It's okay, even if it's short, it's risky, it's better than being idle and boring." ”

"So what are you waiting for! Let's get started, I can't wait. Yao En urged loudly. He had put on his goggles and took out his crossbow as if he could fight at any moment. As a result of the large amount of money he had been paid for the past few days, the dwarf had a particularly high enthusiasm for adventure, and was eager to spend twenty-four hours a day outside.

Looking at the energetic crowd, Caton smiled and said to his wife, "Sorry, dear, I have to go in with these friends to have a look, can you and the children wait outside for a while?" ”

"It's okay, but you're neither wearing armor nor carrying a weapon today, so be careful." Maria admonished nervously. Although everyone is so confident, she still can't help but worry about her husband, for fear that something will happen to the family that has just reunited.

"Don't worry, I'll be back safe." Saying that, Kaidong first gave his wife a kiss of comfort, then kissed the foreheads of his two daughters, and finally stood with his friends. He looked rather relaxed, not at all as strict and serious as he had been in the Order.

Henry teased as he took the weapons and equipment out of the dimensional bag, "My friend, you have been much younger since you retired, and now you look like you are in your early forties. How about it, are you interested in becoming a teacher at my college? This will not only spread the teachings of Tom, the god of loyalty and courage, but will also train more young people. ”

"The academy in Bluvent City? I heard that the scenery is beautiful and the climate is pleasant, so it should be a good place to retire. But I'll have to ask Maria, and if she's okay, it's fine. As he spoke, Caton glanced at his wife. He obviously wanted to use a little bit of spare heat, after all, a busy person would be very uncomfortable once he was idle, and teaching an apprentice should be a good choice.

"Then it's decided, I'll arrange a position for you as a holy warrior mentor at that time, and then you can recruit apprentices from outside." Henry hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and settled the matter.

You know, an experienced paladin mentor is hard to find. At present, the academy has opened nine professional subjects, such as mage, priest, druid, bard, thief, warrior, warlock, ranger, barbarian, etc., and some more complex professions such as paladin, dark guard, warrior monk, etc., have not yet been opened because there is no systematic training method.

However, the addition of Kaidong makes up for this shortcoming. Not only is he experienced in combat, but the gods he believes in are also very reassuring. The god of loyalty and courage, as you can tell from the name, this god attaches great importance to responsibility and obedience, so most of the believers are also quite loyal subordinates, although they are not as obedient as the god of guards, Heim, but they will never betray lightly.

Even if there is a conflict between each other's ideas, they will only choose to go their separate ways, and will not directly make some radical actions like those idiots who believe in the Lord of the Dawn, such as trying to overthrow the local regime or something. One of the most hated teachings of Loshanda is that helping others is always more important than following rigid rules, rituals, and orders from superiors.

Imagine what it would be like if a lord had all such rebellious young men who didn't obey orders? In a few days, the whole territory will be in chaos. Because they are all idealists, as the doctrine says, sowing the seeds of dreams, which, at the current level of productivity of Pheren, is simply a source of unrest.

Don't farmers cultivate honestly, craftsmen don't produce, businessmen shut down, and then all go after their dreams? Going on an adventure? Not to mention whether they will die from all kinds of monsters and traps, just because of the lack of labor and the lack of materials, it can cause great damage to social stability.

As the saying goes, there is no system that is the most advanced, only the most suitable. Judging from the current situation in the continent of Faerun, the most important thing is to fix the majority of people on the land for agricultural production. After all, if there is not enough food, you can't feed more people, and you can't do anything without enough labor.

What is the concept of a country with a population of two to five million? It is only equivalent to a county on earth in the twenty-first century, and it is also the poorest and most backward kind, not even compared to the average of medieval European countries, which shows how scarce the labor force is, if it were not for all kinds of powerful supernatural powers, such as magic and divine magic, I am afraid that it would have been overwhelmed by endless monsters. (To be continued......)