Chapter 166: Interlinked
Anna's healing magic has problems. Whether it is her parents, mentors, or other senior priests, they all attribute it to a problem of faith.
To put it nicely, they think it is a test from the remnant god Ilmater.
To put it bluntly, it is questioning her faith and lack of effort in learning.
This makes her feel wronged but she has no place to complain.
Now that she has found a new direction, the burden in her heart has been relieved a lot.
However, she feels more guilty and self-blame. Although she does not know the specific function of the life-sharing contract, it is not difficult to judge from the name that the other party saved her life with this method, and because of her own reasons, she was seriously injured.
"There is really no way to do this." Virginia said with regret. "At least I can't do it. I am not good at this."
"Oh!" Anna flashed a trace of disappointment, and then cheered up again, "Anyway, at least I have found the problem, and I will have a direction to prescribe the right medicine in the future. If it doesn't work, I will cast healing spells on myself every day. I believe that sooner or later, I will cure the friend who saved me."
The young priest is as optimistic as ever.
This optimistic attitude infected Virginia, "When I return to Spring Bud Castle, I will check to see if I can find any knowledge about this aspect and whether there is any way to cure it."
"Then I'll trouble you, Lord." Anna hurriedly thanked.
"Lord, please explain to Anna the continuation of the Dragon Oak Dream, and I will continue to guide people in." Gavin pointed to the dozen small light balls in the center of the square and said, "Wait a minute, go over there and choose a light ball, condense the weapon you are good at, and adapt to it first."
Each of those light balls is the essence of the imprisoned soul, which is the harvest of Gavin's experiments in the war zone in the past twenty days.
The Pixie girl who almost fell into autism because of the spring dream has almost recovered at this moment. She is looking over there and can't help touching a light ball, which turned into a soul shortbow and is playing with it curiously.
Seeing Gavin's eyes turned over there, thinking that he noticed her, he flapped his wings and ran away.
But this is the Dragon Oak Dream, and many physical laws are useless here.
The dream of the dragon oak looks infinitely large, but in fact it is infinitely small.
No matter how far Nicole ran, she was still in Gavin's sight.
"Mr. Gavin, go and do your work. I will chat with the Lord for a while." Anna had a good impression of Virginia.
Not only because the other party solved the biggest confusion in her life.
But also because of the intimacy from the soul. Perhaps, this is related to the spirits that she signed a life-sharing contract with.
"Lord, can you explain the life-sharing contract?"
"Yes, the life-sharing contract..."
"So that's it..."
"No wonder..."
The topic they discussed was still Anna's affairs. After all, this matter was still half-speculated. Her condition was too strange, and even Virginia was not 100% sure.
At least there was a direction, which was also an unexpected surprise.
At this moment, Gavin couldn't help but think of his discussion with Virginia about fate.
Is it the encounter that created fate? Or is it fate that created the encounter?
Is his encounter with Virginia in this life a coincidence? Or is it destined?
But this encounter opened up many things for Gavin.
And the people around him had already established connections with the demon wilderness and the elves, but he didn't know it.
The discussion and dialectic of this topic was destined to have no results because it could not be verified.
Soon the third dream soldier was led in by Gavin.
Unlike the previous two, this one's physical appearance did not change much, and it was still the original one. The only difference was that without the elegant armor that she never took off on weekdays, she looked relatively light and thin. The light gray skin exposed in a large area made her exotic style more intense, and her long white hair was draped to her knees.
Stelina's expression was also very indifferent, as if she was very familiar with the situation in the dream. It was estimated that she had been introduced into the sea of consciousness by Virginia before.
After nodding at Gavin, she walked directly to Virginia without saying anything.
Gavin was accustomed to this. She was a good guard who was loyal to his duties, but not a good partner.
Most of the time, she was immersed in her own world and various exercises.
She also has a melancholy aura similar to Virginia, but she rarely shows it. She is more armed with armor and indifference, which makes her seem a bit unkind and difficult to get along with.
The fourth person brought in by Gavin is not a human, but a demon - Andrew the dog demon, who happened to come back today to report.
He is Gavin's subordinate, the one with the most balanced and strongest six-dimensional attributes.
Vitality: 67 (life dice: 9D8+27)
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Size: Large
Attributes: Strength 19, Agility 15, Constitution 16, Intelligence 18, Perception 18, Charisma 18
Spell-like abilities: Use at will - Levitation, Misdirection, Projection.
Once a day - Charm Monster, Charm Human, Anywhere Door and Extreme Fear.
Special abilities: Gnawing, Change Appearance (Goblin or Wolf), Move without a Trace, Sensitive Sense of Smell, Damage Reduction 15/+1
Now it has recovered to its peak state, and appeared in Dragon Oak's dream in the image of a tall and strong hobgoblin.
"Dream? Lord, you even created a dream?" The dog demon was amazed and flattered.
Gavin was the fastest growing person he had ever seen, no one else.
Just when you thought you knew him well enough, he turned around and gave you a bunch of new things.
Andrew could feel that this dream was just constructed not long ago and was closely related to the Fey Wilds and the dragon oak.
"How is Shanoba?" Another reason why Gavin brought the dog demon in was to let it complete the report work here to avoid a single trip.
"Everything is going according to the master's plan. They have gathered a monster army of nearly 1,500 people, with dog-headed people as the main force and goblins as the auxiliary. At present, I have followed a group of wargs into a tribe of goblins. Within ten days, this tribe will be forced to join their ranks under pressure." The dog demon reported truthfully.
"You must remember to watch but not to speak, and not to make a fuss. Once you find that your identity is exposed, immediately retreat strategically. Never underestimate your enemies, especially the Zhentarim." Gavin warned.
"The master has taught me this with practical actions. I will not make the same mistake again." Andrew nodded seriously. "In addition to the Zhentarim scouts, I also found a few familiar faces, the hobgoblins from the Taessama Mine."
"Huh?" Gavin raised his eyebrows, not too surprised. "The Taessama Mine has always been in collusion with the Zhentarim. Most of the ore produced in the mine is sold to the Zhentarim. The food and equipment in their hands are also provided by this group of black-hearted businessmen. It is normal for their monster army to appear in the Zhentarim army. Being able to use this relationship shows that the Zhentarim members that Shanoba contacted are not ordinary people. Has their identity been found out?"
Fortunately, Gavin made two preparations.
So far, Shanoba has not sent back any intelligence.
It's not a betrayal. If it were a betrayal, everything would not go according to Gavin's preset pace.
But the member of the Zhentarim who dealt with her was an experienced old fox.
Although she was used, she was guarded against and followed her most of the time, not to mention the Zhentarim's spies, who must be all over the monster tribe. She didn't have any trustworthy people, and she couldn't run out herself.
"There is only one name at present, named Stephanie." The dog demon replied.
"It's her!"
For Gavin, a name is often enough.
After all, he has been in the Zhentarim for more than ten years. Most people, especially some senior officials, have at least heard of their names, even if they don't know them.
Stephanie is the kind of person who has only heard of the name but has no direct contact.
The Zhentarim is divided into many factions and grassroots organizations.
The biggest factional dispute comes from the dispute of faith, between the Bane faction and the Cyric faction.
In the next ten years, the faction headed by Manshon, who worshipped the conspiracy god Cyric, had an absolute advantage in the Zhentarim, and launched two major purges against the Bane faction, known as the Bane Massacre.
The Bane faction had to enter a state of secret activities, not only to guard against the enemies of the Zhentarim, but also to guard against the factional enemies within the Zhentarim.
In Gavin's previous life, he was a slave to the Cyric faction, mainly engaged in a series of dirty tasks such as assassination, intelligence gathering, and clearing enemies.
Stephanie belonged to the Bane faction, the leader of a secret monk organization. Gavin was not very clear about his whereabouts in the first ten years.
I heard this name frequently ten years later. After the rebirth of the tyranny god Bane, the Bane faction reversed the situation and occupied an absolute advantage. It launched a crazy counterattack against the Cyric faction and led the trial of the false god pagans.
She is a typical Bane believer, cold, dictatorial, and ruthless. The trials she leads often involve breaking the opponent's jaw first, then reading out the opponent's charges, making the opponent confess, and sending him to the gallows.
Unexpectedly, in this life, we actually fought so early.
Thinking carefully about the situation of the Zhentarim, it seems to be expected.
After all, the Cyric faction has just risen with the deification of the conspiracy god Cyric last year, and is expanding its power. In Zhentil Castle and its surrounding areas, it is expanding its believers and strengthening its power. It has no intention of expanding outward.
And those relatively weak Bane faction grassroots organizations naturally stay away from the center of the storm as much as possible. It seems to be a matter of course to open up new interests of the Zhentarim such as the Rockland.
An enemy who uses dictatorship, dictatorship, and violence as weapons is much easier to predict and guard against than those opponents who use various insidious means.
Do you know?
This question just came to the dog demon's mouth, but he swallowed it back. This question was obviously beyond his scope. A wise devil only knows the information that his master allows him to know.
So, when it came to his mouth, it became: "Master, are there any other precautions?"
"Your main reconnaissance direction in the future is the caravans of the Zhentarim that transport various supplies and food to the monster tribe. Write down their names for me." Gavin's plan is linked together.
Of course, he will not simply rely on Shanoba as a chess piece.
The most important thing is to turn them from the dark into the light, so that he can continuously attack and weaken the strength of the Zhentarim on the high road.
Unlike the swagger on the Black Road, the Zhentarim on the High Road are all operating in the dark, including those caravans. No one knows which one is controlled by the Zhentarim behind the scenes. It is very important to distinguish them from ordinary caravans.
Only when he finds the target can he have a plan.
Even Shanoba is not clear about this purpose, but the dog demon just found out.
