Broad World

Following the direction Robert pointed, Henry saw a pattern in the shape of a pin. The place of carving is very hidden, under the shadow of a brick. If you don't look carefully, there is no way to find it. It's really thanks to Robert's eyes. Otherwise, it may take more than ten years, when the harpist starts to operate in Blue Winter City, he will notice this place.

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

Henry bowed and said to her with a smile: "I am the lord of this land, and now I want to talk to your person in charge. After all, the harpist has established a stronghold here and has not given me any form of notice."

The half-elf ranger immediately turned pale when she heard his words. This was the first time she encountered a situation where the lord led people to the Harper's base. The girl who was completely at a loss stood there in embarrassment, she didn't know how to deal with this situation at all.

Henry looked at the girl's embarrassment with a smile on his face. He felt that the current atmosphere was extremely interesting. Ranger quickly noticed Henry's expression, she coughed a few times, turned and ran into the house. After a few minutes, a handsome half-elf man came out, and he bowed to Henry. "Good morning, Earl. Now that you have found this place, please come in. Let's talk about something later. After all, there are many people here."

"Thank you very much, I happen to have a lot of questions I want to ask." Henry followed him into the room, and Robert followed closely behind. Two eyes vigilantly observe the surrounding environment.

"My name is Kahn. This is a stronghold that has only been established recently. In front of the hall is the goddess of magic, Mystra. The small altar next to it is Melikai, the god of forests and rangers. Because we are short of manpower, many things have not been built yet." The half-elf who called himself Kahn introduced the environment here to Henry and Robert as he walked. He looked gentle and elegant like an ordinary scholar.

Soon Kahn brought the two of them to a room, and after everyone was done, he said to Henry: "It's much safer now, just ask if you have anything. As long as it doesn't involve some secrets, I will give you the answer."

"In this case, I'm not being polite. The first question, I want to know why you established a base in my territory. What is the purpose." Henry directly raised the core question without any politeness.

Kahn sighed helplessly, he shrugged and spread his hands. "I also don't want to secretly sneak into other people's territory like this, as if I'm going to do something bad. But there's no way, who made this a tradition of the Harper Alliance. Don't worry, we don't mean to target you. There are two main purposes. First, we discovered that the Arcane Brotherhood has bad intentions here, so the higher-ups sent me here to watch them.

Henry lowered his head and silently thought about what he said just now, trying to find out what was unreasonable in it. He wouldn't easily believe anyone's words, especially the Harper Alliance, which was known for infiltration and lurking. The destructive power of the Harper is best described by Calledon's words: "They send a man to infiltrate the enemy. Do what an army can't do. If you fail, you only lose one man. If you succeed..." As Henry fell silent, the scene suddenly cooled down. Kahn sat smiling, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him.

After a while, it was Henry who broke the silence first. "Okay, I choose to believe your words for the time being. I hope we can get along happily in the future, and it is best not to have any friction or conflict."

Kahn stood up and bowed. "Thank you very much for your understanding and support. As a master harpist, I am here to assure you that I will never interfere with your territory. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can send someone to us for help at any time."

"I hope so, who knows what will happen in the future. I would like to ask you what you think of the divine punishment on Shadowmoon Island?"

Kahn frowned. He sighed and replied, "I sympathize with the civilians living there. They are suffering from hunger and bad weather. If possible, I would like to transfer a batch of food through the nearby port. What do you want?"

Hearing such tentative words, Henry smiled and shook his head. "My attitude on this matter is to remain neutral. It is completely impossible to pass through my port. But there are so many islands around here, who knows how many smugglers there will be. What do you say?"

"You're right, Waterdeep City, Neverwinter City, Askatra. These prosperous port cities on the west coast are all unable to stop rampant smugglers, and Blue Winter City is of course no exception." Kahn understood the meaning of the words, and immediately found an excuse for Henry.

Henry smiled and pointed to Robert standing behind him. "If you have any special needs, you can find the person behind me. He is the leader of the underground union in the city and is very familiar with all the surrounding sea areas and small islands."

Kahn hurriedly stood up and walked to Robert and stretched out a hand. "It's a pleasure meeting 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 welcome to come to me for cooperation at any time." After speaking, Robert shook his hand coldly.

Seeing that the two had known each other, Henry stood up from his chair. "Now that the problem has been resolved, let's take our leave first." After speaking, he took Robert and turned around to leave the room and walked towards the door.

Kahn kept sending the two people outside the door, and after the two walked away, a woman's voice came from the shadows. "What's the purpose of their coming here? Do I need to sneak into the Lord's Mansion to investigate."

"No need, the earl came here this time mainly because he was afraid that we would target his territory. It has nothing to do with this mission. As for the investigation, let's forget it. If it is exposed, we will be in an embarrassing situation. After all, this is in someone else's territory. And the earl has a very good relationship with Master Kelben and Ms. Laila. If he is angered, it will not do us any good."

"Okay, then I'll go to Shadowmoon Island first. I heard that the situation there is more critical. Although the royal family has started disaster relief, civilians are still dying."

Kahn frowned when he heard the news. "Have you found out where the royal family got their food? As far as I know, since that god began to bring down natural disasters, almost all the ports on the west coast have stopped trading with Shadowmoon Island, for fear that those storms and hailstorms will appear over their cities."

"I only found out that all the transactions were carried out on a small island not far from here. It seems that there is a certain connection with the Thieves Guild. I saw that they were carrying out some secret smuggling activities on the island."

After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Kahn sighed. "It seems that the lord here deliberately let go of a hole. Well, this matter will stop here. Don't make any noise, otherwise it will be bad for the city to cause trouble."

"I understand this kind of thing. If there is nothing else, I will start now. After all, the people there are still waiting for our help."

"Okay, I have found a way to deal with the food. It is estimated that after a while, the higher-ups will send a mage to escort the fleet across the storm belt to deliver food to the island." After speaking, he waved to the shadow and walked back to the Harper's base. After a few minutes, a woman wearing a face scarf quickly crossed the street and ran towards the pier.

Walking on the road, Robert asked a little puzzled: "Master, aren't we doing business with people from Shadowmoon Island in private? Why do we have to let the Harpers get involved? The more people know about this kind of thing, the more likely it is to leak the secret."

"As long as they join in, we'll be safe. For a powerful organization like the Harpers, there must be a lot of people staring at them. When something happens, let these Harpers stand in front. Anyway, they won't mind sacrificing for justice." Henry explained to Robert as he walked.

The thief leader nodded. "I understand what you mean. At that time, I will find another island as their transit base. If there is any problem at that time, we can push it away at any time."

"That's right, that's it. I don't want to provoke a god with powerful divine power right now, especially this god has a very violent temper, and when he gets angry, it will be a tsunami and hail." Henry and Robert laughed at the same time.

After sending Robert back to the Thieves Guild, Henry went to the City Hall alone. He needs to talk to Hawke about the autumn harvest. After all, food is the most important thing in a territory, and the civilians will not make big troubles until they are full. Ten minutes later, he walked into the mayor's office. Hawke was sitting at his desk reviewing some official documents.

"The documents are just on the table. Don't you see that I have a lot of them here?" Hawke said without raising his head. Obviously he regarded Henry as his clerk.

Henry smiled seeing Hawke's busy appearance. "It seems that you have been very busy recently, otherwise you wouldn't even raise your head."

"Count! What kind of wind brought you here today. You must know that the autumn harvest is approaching, and the taxes in various villages are in a mess. I can hardly keep busy." Hawke stood up and poured Henry a glass of water. . )