Following the direction Robert pointed, Henry saw a pattern in the shape of a pin. The carving is very hidden, under the shadow of a brick. If you don't look closely, there's no way to find out, and it's really thanks to Robert that he has this eye. Otherwise, it may have been a dozen years before the harpist began to be active in the city of Bluvent, and he would have noticed it.

Just as Henry was about to say something, a heavily armed half-elf ranger suddenly flashed from the side of the house. She put her hand on the weapon at her waist and asked, "Who are you, to look around my house?" ”

Henry smiled and bowed to her, "I am the lord of this land, and now I want to talk to your leader. After all, the harpist has established a stronghold here without giving me any form of notice. ”

The half-elf ranger's face immediately turned pale when she heard his words, and it was the first time she had encountered the situation where the lord had brought someone to the harpist's base. The girl, who was completely overwhelmed, stood in awkwardness, she didn't know what to do with the situation.

Henry looked at the girl's embarrassed appearance with a smile on his face, and he thought the atmosphere was very interesting. The Ranger quickly noticed Henry's expression, and she coughed dryly and turned to run into the house. A few minutes later, a handsome-looking, half-elf male walked out, and he bowed to Henry. "Good morning, Count. Now that you've found this place, please come in, and we'll talk about it later, because there's a lot of people here. ”

"Thank you very much, I happen to have a ton of questions for you." With that, Henry followed him into the house, and Robert followed closely behind. The two eyes watched their surroundings vigilantly.

"My name is Karn. This is a stronghold that has only been established in the recent past. At the front of the hall is dedicated to Mystra, the goddess of magic. The small altar next to it is Melicay, the god of the forest and the rangers. Since we are now understaffed, a lot of things have not been built yet. The half-elf, who called himself Karn, introduced Henry and Robert to the surroundings as he walked, and he looked suave like an ordinary scholar.

Soon Karn led the two of them to a room, and when they were all ready, he said to Henry, "It's much safer now, just ask if there's anything you want." As long as there are no secrets involved, I will give the answer. ”

"In that case, you're welcome. First question, I would like to know why you are establishing a base in my territory. What is the purpose. Henry unceremoniously asked the central question.

Karn sighed helplessly, shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands again. "I don't want to sneak into other people's territory like this, as if I'm going to do something bad. But it can't be helped, who made this a tradition of the Harpists' League. Rest assured, we didn't mean it against you. The main purpose is twofold. The first is that we found out that the Arcane Brotherhood has bad intentions here, so they sent me here to keep an eye on them. The second is because of the divine punishment that fell on Shadow Moon Island, which is the closest place to there, so it has naturally become a news relay station. ”

Henry lowered his head and silently thought about what he had just said, trying to find out what was unreasonable. He doesn't take anyone's word lightly, especially the League of Harpists, who are known for their infiltration and lurking. The destructive power of the harpists is best described by a quote from Claire: "They send a man to infiltrate the enemy." Something that an army can't do. Defeat, only one person was lost. If successful....... As Henry fell silent, the scene suddenly cooled. Karn sat with a smile on his face, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him.

After a while, it was Henry who broke the silence first. "Well, I choose to take your word for now. I hope we can get along happily in the future, and it is best not to have any friction and contradictions. ”

Karn stood up and bowed. "Thank you very much for your understanding and support, and I am here to assure you, as a master harper, that there will be absolutely no interference with your territory. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can always send someone to us for help. ”

"I hope so, who knows what will happen in the future. I'd like to ask you now what you think of Shadowmoon Island's divine punishment? ”

Karn frowned, and he replied with a sigh: "I have great sympathy for the civilians who live there, they are now enduring hunger and bad weather, if I can, I can figure out the port near Guò to transfer a batch of grain, I don't know what you think?" ”

Hearing such tentative words, Henry smiled and shook his head. "My attitude towards this matter is to remain neutral, it is completely impossible to get through my port. But with so many islands around here, who knows how many smugglers there will be. You tell me? ”

"You're right, Waterdeep, Neverwinter, and Askatra. None of these thriving port cities on the West Coast could stop rampant smugglers, and Bluvent City was no exception. Karn understood what was being said, and immediately gave Henry an excuse that could be excused.

Henry smiled and pointed to Robert, who was standing behind him. "If you have any special needs, you can find this one behind me, he is the leader of the underground union in the city, and he is familiar with all the surrounding seas and islands."

Karn quickly stood up, walked over to Robert, and held out a hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, and I hope we can have some pleasant cooperation in the future."

"As long as you don't try to infiltrate the union, you are always welcome to come to me for cooperation." After saying that, Robert shook his hand coldly.

Seeing that the two men already knew each other, Henry got up from his chair. "Now that the problem has been solved, let's take our leave." After saying that, Robert turned around and left the room and walked towards the door.

Karn kept the two men out the door, and when they were far away, a woman's voice came from the shadows. "What is the purpose of their coming here, do you need me to sneak into the lord's mansion to reconnoitre."

"No need, this earl is mainly afraid that we will target his territory, and it has nothing to do with this mission. As for the investigation, forget it, once it is exposed, it will make our situation very embarrassing, after all, this is someone else's territory. Moreover, the Count has a good relationship with Master Kelburn and Lady Leila, and it will do us little good if he is provoked. ”

"Okay, then I'll leave for Shadowmoon Island now, I've heard that the situation there is more critical. Although the royal family has begun to provide relief, civilians are still dying. ”

Karn frowned at the news. "Have you ever asked where the royal family got their food? As far as I know, since the god began to send natural disasters, almost all ports on the West Coast have stopped trading with Shadowmoon Island, for fear that the storms and hail will appear over their city. ”

"All I found was that all the transactions were made on a small island not far from here. There seems to be some connection to the thieves' union, and I saw them on the island doing some clandestine smuggling. ”

Keeping his head down and thinking for a moment, Karn sighed. "It seems that the lord here deliberately let go of the opening, okay, this matter is over. Don't make a noise, or you'll get into trouble for the city. ”

"I understand this kind of thing, if there is nothing to do, I will leave now, after all, the people there are still waiting for our help."

"Okay, I've found a way to deal with the food, and it is estimated that in a while, the upper side will send a mage to escort the fleet across the storm belt to deliver food to the island." With that, he waved his hand at the shadows and walked back to the harpist's base. After a few minutes, a woman with a face towel sped through the street and ran in the direction of the docks.

Walking on the road, Robert asked with some puzzlement, "Master, aren't we secretly trading with the people of Shadow Moon Island?" Why let the harpist's people get involved, the more people know about this kind of thing, the more likely it is to leak. ”

"As long as they come in, we're safe. With such a powerful organization as the harpists, there must be a lot of people staring at them. When the time comes, let these harpists be in front, and they won't mind sacrificing for justice anyway. Henry explained to Robert as he walked.

The leader of the thieves nodded. "I see what you mean, I'll find another island to use as their transit base when the time comes. At that time, if something goes wrong, we can always push it away. ”

"Yes, that's it. I don't want to provoke a god with great divine power right now, especially since this god has a very short temper, and when he gets angry, he will be a tsunami and hail. With that, Henry and Robert both burst out laughing at the same time.

After returning Robert to the Thieves' Guild, Henry went to City Hall alone. He needed to talk to Hawke about the autumn harvest, after all, food was the most important thing in a territory, and the civilians would not make a big mess until they had enough to eat. Ten minutes later, he walked into the mayor's office, where Hawke was sitting at his desk reading some official documents.

"Wen Jiàn just put it on the table, don't you see that I still have a lot of them here." Hawke said without looking up, apparently he had taken Henry as his clerk.

Henry smiled at the sight of Hawke's busy appearance. "It looks like you've been very busy lately, otherwise you wouldn't have raised your head."

"Count! What is the wind that blows you today? You must know that the autumn harvest is approaching, and the taxes in various villages are in a mess, and I can hardly keep up. With that, Hawke stood up and poured Henry a glass of water. (To be continued......)