Chapter 893 Demons Dance

Year 1360 of the Valley Calendar.

On February 16th of Winterclaw, the Tukan people crossed the lake.

On February 18th of Winterclaw, Shuangxing Town fell, and the whole town was massacred, leaving no one alive.

On February 21st of Winterclaw, Taimar City only held out for half a day before it was completely captured. All the creatures in the city were either coerced by the followers of the new Lord of Murder, Yamen, or murdered and transformed into undead, becoming part of his army.

On February 23rd of Winterclaw, the day when the Tukan army arrived was the day when Feishant fell. The Sesk merchants there took the initiative to open the city gates and welcomed the Tukan army in, trying to exchange for their own safety. The result was just another confirmation of the cruelty of the Tukan people. The choices they faced were the same as Taimar's, and there was no third choice.

On February 24th of Winter Claw, when the Tukan army arrived at Fent Town, it was already an empty city. Those who were capable had already fled to Tevram in advance, and those who were incapable also fled into the wilderness. For ordinary people, the wilderness was dangerous, but at least there was a chance of survival, but falling into the hands of the inhumane Tukan people was a standard death.

At this time, both the Feren coalition and the Tukan army were still several days away from Tevram. I am afraid that even the God of Prophecy could not determine which of the two armies would arrive at Tevram first, which put this golden city in unprecedented turmoil.

Golden City.

It literally means that gold flows in this city, and many merchants have found their first pot of gold in their lives here.

Because it is located at the western end of the Golden Road, it is the distribution center for goods from the Karatu continent, especially the Far East Empire.

Exquisite silk as smooth as a pure girl.

Colorful and beautiful porcelain.

Only a pinch of it can make a pile of shit-like food become a delicious spice.

Those Far Eastern dancers who are gentle, soft and boneless, and proficient in the art of seducing people.

No matter which one, they are very popular in the continent of Faerun, and the price is even more expensive than the same weight of gold, such as silk and spices.

Ordinary people are not qualified to enjoy this kind of delicacy. Only those nobles can afford it, and it will only be taken out at banquets.

Many merchants only need to bring such a car of goods back to their city safely, which is enough to turn over and embark on the road to success.

In terms of scale, let alone Waterdeep, even Baldur's Gate and Westgate, Tevram can't compare, but in terms of development speed, he said second, no city dares to say first.

This city has developed from an unknown port city to its current scale in less than 30 years.

Although trade with Karatu Continent started four centuries ago, it was limited by roads and the relatively closed policy of the Xianglong Empire, so trade has been intermittent and controlled by a very small number of families.

It has been less than half a century since the Golden Road was completely opened, and the rise of the Tukan people in the endless wilderness has caused this road to be artificially blocked. In the past ten years, the trade volume of this trade route has not increased but decreased.

Even so, the wealth it brings is far beyond the reach of ordinary trade routes. Tevram's position as the fastest developing city is still unshakable, and countless merchants are still trying their best to get into this city.

At least it was like this half a month ago.

But now, countless people are scrambling to escape from this city.

"The barbarians from the endless wilderness are coming. They are a group of humanoid beasts who only know how to wield swords. Once we fall into their hands, we will be put on the bonfire and roasted like pigs and sheep."

"Don't panic. We are not Taimar and Feishant. We have more than 30 meters of walls, countless city defense equipment, and 50,000 mercenaries. Our city is indestructible. Those Tukans are either cavalry or undead spirits. There is no way to capture our city in a short time.

We don't need to defeat them, we just need to delay them for three to five days until the Furen coalition led by King Yasan lands.

Victory will belong to us. That is an elite army of more than 100,000, and there are as many as 800 warships and ships to transport this army."

"If we are facing ordinary enemies, what you said can indeed serve as a barrier, but unfortunately, we are not facing ordinary enemies this time .

Their Khan is the new body of Baal, the God of Murder. This evil god is more brutal and evil than before. He has declared war on all gods. He will devour everyone's soul mercilessly in order to regain everything he has lost.

The Furen coalition is also unreliable. Their first consideration is not the life and death of our Tevram, but to ensure that they can win this war.

If they find that they have little chance of winning by defending Tevram, they may not land here directly, but move to the city of Usmer in the Giant Valley. "

"That's right, the new chief quartermaster of the Furen coalition arrived a day ago with a legion of hundreds of super-large chariots. They have no intention of entering Tevram and strengthening defense, but are busy transporting military supplies.

The Furen coalition stockpiled military supplies here in advance and transported them to the city of Usmer overnight. What does this mean? I don't need to say more! "

"Tevram can't defend it. The safest way is to leave here. I have a merchant ship that will leave tonight, and it can fit more than a dozen people."

"Count me in, leave me a seat."

"I want five seats."

"Leave me eight, I want eight."

"There are too many people, and we can't squeeze so many people. We have a clear price, one hundred gold coins per person, and we will safely send you to Samhaier City in the Kingdom of Inbutu."

"How much? One hundred gold coins? Why don't you go and rob? Half a month ago, going to Samhaier City cost no more than three gold coins, and the most expensive time was no more than five gold coins."

"Why didn't you go half a month ago? The ship price changes according to current events. If you don't go, there are many people who go. Once you miss this ship, you will wait until When we come back next time, I'm afraid that Tevram will be in hell."

"One hundred gold coins is one hundred gold coins. Leave me three places. If you don't have money, you can find a way to earn it again. If you lose your life, the price you need to pay to revive it is not comparable to a few tickets."

"This gentleman is still clear-sighted. This time we are facing an evil god who has resurrected from the dead. What they want is not only your wealth, but also your soul. Once it falls into his hands, no matter how much wealth you have, it will be extremely difficult to revive."

"I will buy all your remaining tickets. This is jewelry worth two thousand gold coins. It is my advance payment. No matter how many places I have, all the money is yours. I have only one request, that is, wait until I bring After the family members board the ship, you will set sail as soon as possible. "

"I'll give you 2,500 gold coins."

"I'll give you 3,000."

"I'll give you 3,500..."

"That's them, that's them, sir, that's them, catch them quickly."

"Everyone, don't move, cuff them all."

"Sir, what's going on? We are just having normal negotiations, why are you arresting us?"

"Normal negotiations? Then you should first make it clear, where did you send the first two groups of people who boarded your ship?"

"Of course it was Sashaier in the Kingdom of Inbutu."

"Nonsense, my relatives in Sashaier City said that they didn't see your Wasp at all, and you didn't send any Tevram people there at all. Instead, the spell positioning found that they were On the island of the Falling Star Sea, you are simply partners of the pirates. You directly sent the people on your ship to the pirates' den, looted all the people's property on the ship, and even sold the people. "

"You are slandering us. We are legitimate merchants. How could we be so cruel? In the chaos, what if the information your relatives sent back to you is wrong? Do you know how many lives your behavior will delay? The Tukan people are about to attack the city. It's fine if you don't get on the ship. Our Wasp will set sail on time at noon today. "

"You can't go anywhere before you contact the two ships you transported away earlier."

"I don't know who dares to intercept us. Do you know whose ship the Wasp is?"

"No matter whose ship it is, don't even think about setting sail today."

"Okay, okay, okay, you wait, it won't be long before you will send us back obediently. "

Teflanm is now in chaos. There are legitimate merchants who take advantage of the situation, and there are also black-hearted merchants. Those who board their ships cannot be controlled by them.

A ship that could only carry 40 to 50 people was stuffed with 200 to 300 people, just like a can of sardines. There is no room to lie down. Many of them are even converted fishing boats. The smell of rotten fish and shrimp can suffocate people.

But as long as this ship can sail into the port they promised, it is considered to be conscientious.

I am afraid that the kind of exaggerated talk will find that when you get off the ship, you are not in the city you want to go to, but a group of hideous pirates who look at you like a fat sheep.

That is the real black-hearted businessman. They may be partners of pirates, or they may be pirates in disguise.

These days, pirates and merchants are not completely separated. You are in me and I am in you. Especially for a city like Teflanm that is developing rapidly but lacks the power of a matching naval fleet, it is even more It is a pirate disaster area.

When they were at their most rampant, the pirates of the Falling Star Sea actually united to block Tevram's sea transportation line, trying to squeeze gold from him as a stable source of income for themselves.

Unfortunately, the pirates of the Falling Star Sea are too chaotic. In recent centuries, there has never been a legendary pirate like the pirate king Imke. There is no trustworthiness between each other. For a little bit of profit, they are fighting each other, not to mention that it involves a huge amount of profit.

Before the plan was implemented, they had an internal conflict over the division of spoils, which delayed the matter again and again.

Until the year before last, the gods were in turmoil, and the saint incarnation of the fierce queen descended on the Falling Star Sea, where she released her anger, rolled up huge waves, and destroyed nearly one-third of the pirates on the Falling Star Sea.

Not only did their strength greatly reduce, but also their strength changed greatly, allowing many pirates to see the opportunity to redistribute their power. In the past year, they have mainly focused on internal fighting and annexation, and fought hard on the Falling Star Sea.

It was not until the large-scale invasion of the Tukans that they saw a great opportunity to make money that they reluctantly reached a ceasefire agreement and turned their attention to the East Region of Despair again, hoping to make a fortune from it. The division of power would be discussed later.

Many pirates transformed themselves into legal merchants who sold military supplies from the west coast of the Falling Star Sea to Tevram.

But pirates are pirates, they will never really abide by the law and do legal business, because the kind of looting without cost business is the fastest way to make money.

When Tevram fell into chaos, they did not hesitate to take advantage of the fire.

Although the ruling class of Tevram did its best to maintain it, only a few people were able to get the evidence, and a considerable number of people were exploited by pirates. A large number of people and wealth were lost to the Falling Star Sea. I believe that after this incident, the pirates of the Falling Star Sea will prosper again.

For Tevram, the biggest impact was brought by the chariot corps led by Gavin.

"Lord, there is an emergency outside..." Aiden, the commander of the first chariot corps, hurried in and stopped talking when he saw outsiders.

Gavin was obviously meeting a guest, a man and a woman.

The man was over fifty years old. Even after careful grooming, he still couldn't hide the traces of time. He was wearing a gorgeous dress made of silk from the Far East Empire, which showed his beauty and smoothness to the fullest. However, with the big gold chain on his neck and the belt full of jewels, it was a bit out of place, and the word "nouveau riche" was almost written on his face.

Compared with the man, the woman next to Gavin was much more colorful. She was wearing a tailor-made full-body armor, which adopted a composite structure of prefabrication and scale armor stacking, making the female outline of this armor very obvious. While ensuring defense, it also showed her tallness and slenderness.

With her left hand on the sword and the helmet in her hand, she revealed a beautiful young face, estimated to be just over twenty years old. Beauty and strength found a perfect balance in her, exuding a heroic spirit, which was completely opposite to Commander Gavin beside her.

Although he was 1.9 meters tall, which was enough to look down on most ordinary people, Gavin did not give people a sense of majesty, but was as well-proportioned as a cheetah, as if his whole body contained an explosive force.

I don’t know if it was Aiden’s illusion, compared to when he first came to the East Region of Despair, his lord’s appearance and temperament had changed in some way, especially after seeing those flying dragons, I always felt that there was something very similar to them in him, which made people wonder if he still had the mixed blood of flying dragons.

“If you have anything, just tell me, Princess Yalusel and Lord Parado are not outsiders.” Gavin did not treat them as outsiders.

The woman on his left was none other than King Yasan’s second daughter, Yalusel. She led a purple dragon vanguard army and arrived at Tevram first with the military supplies of the Faerun coalition.

Her main responsibility was to lead the way for the Faerun coalition and guard the military supplies.

When King Yasan appointed Gavin as the chief military officer of the Faerun coalition, she was naturally promoted to Gavin’s deputy. In name, she assisted Gavin in managing military supplies, but she actually performed supervisory duties.

King Yasan certainly could not hand over such important strategic materials to any one person or force. This had nothing to do with trust, but was a kind of checks and balances to avoid various accidents.

This was an inevitable means for every qualified ruler in a high position, and Gavin was no exception. After he settled in the Blood Gorge City ruled by the hobgoblins in the Giant Plains, he immediately established the Colossus City composed of dog-headed people, and then developed the human-dominated Avanso on the Dragon Coast.

The three parties are different in terms of personnel composition and affiliation, and the possibility of uniting is very small. If they want to make any changes, they must consider the reactions of the other two parties. This is the most standard triangular balance.

They are also a triangle now, and the other corner is composed of local people from Cesk. The man next to Gavin is Parado Ryan, the mayor of Tevram, the president of the Cesk Merchant Alliance, and the initiator of the invitation of the Feren coalition. He is the richest and most powerful person in Cesk, at least in name.

Like most merchant alliance countries, the Cesk Kingdom has very weak control over itself, mainly staying in cities, and the countryside basically maintains the original ecological self-development model. It is more appropriate to say that it is a city alliance than a country.

All their purposes are to promote the development of trade, especially the Golden Road, which is related to the entire kingdom, which is the top priority. Although Tevram's maritime trade is also very developed, it is an extension of the Golden Road. If there is no Golden Road, the Cesk Kingdom will be lost in the crowd and there will be no goods to show.

Therefore, Parado can only be called the city lord, not the king of the Kingdom of Cesc, because his decrees are limited to Tevram, and in most cases, there is no way to fully implement them.

Because the situation in Tevram is much more complicated than Gavin, an outsider, imagines.

Not only is the Shadow Master Guild of the Church of Shadow Lord Musk secretly controlling the dark power of Tevram through various secret means, but also trying to control Tevram and then the entire Kingdom of Cesc.

The pirates on the Falling Star Sea also want to get a piece of the pie from this city. Various secret guards and agents are distributed throughout the city, and some even collude directly with local merchants.

Although the area of ​​the Falling Star Sea is not as large as the Endless Sea, it is not small in size. It is thousands of kilometers long from north to south and east to west, and there are so many shipping lanes. The reason why those pirates can find those merchant ships is not just the luck of waiting and prophecy spells, but detailed intelligence.

The fate of many merchant ships has been decided from the moment they leave the port, because their shipping lanes have been sold long ago, and there are traps carefully laid by pirates waiting for them in front. (End of this chapter)