Broad World

It took these men a long time to determine the value of a piece of parchment, and it took them two hours to complete all the estimates. Henry had already eaten a large piece of roast beef during this time. I have to say that the chef here is really good, the whole beef is roasted very tasty, and the heat is just right.

"This is our estimated value. If you think there is no problem, you can go to the library to choose the materials you want now." An old man handed over a piece of paper while speaking.

Henry took the list and looked it over, and found that the price was more than double what he expected. "Thank you very much. Take me to the library now. As for the parchment, I will give it to you in advance, because the reputation of the Huber family is trustworthy."

"Damn it! Harkle! Hurry up and take this distinguished guest to the library, I can't wait to see the rest of the parchment." A semi-bald old man growled loudly.

Harkle sighed and walked over to Henry and gestured please. "Please come with me. It seems that I won't be able to get that knowledge within a week." After speaking, he took the lead and walked inside.

The moment the two of them walked out of the room, the oldest guys jumped up from their chairs. They came to the table with the parchment and quickly flipped through it, discussing non-stop while reading. It didn't take long to roughly turn over these things.

The bald old man laughed and waved a description of plant hybridization. "Hahahaha! I finally found the correct theory! It seems that the previous failed experiments were all due to some problems with the method! The idea is completely correct!" After speaking, he ran directly to his room.

Another old mage was worried and said to the others: "We haven't backed up yet, so is it okay to just let Halber take it away? You must know that he has caused three accidents in a row in a week, and almost everything in the room was spared. Remember that time four days ago, a tree grew directly from the house, almost piercing through the ceiling."

"Don't worry too much. Halbur was also a very powerful mage a few years ago, but now he is just a little too focused on his own research. Leave him alone, and organize these things into a book. It seems that there will be no lack of new inspiration in the near future." Speaking of an old man wearing glasses, he began to classify all the papers.

Harkle led Henry through several transparent walls, and came to a narrow room carved with intricate patterns. His hand quickly touched the gemstones on the wall, and soon a few gemstones released a dazzling light, which made people unable to open their eyes. By the time I regained my vision, the room just now had disappeared, leaving only rows of huge bookshelves.

Harkle pointed to this huge library and said, "This is the secret library of the Hubbell family. The first page of each book is marked with a number, which corresponds to its value. You can choose what you need according to the title and catalog, and you can only read it after you have selected it."

Henry nodded and looked it up from the beginning. The messy things here really opened his eyes, even the topic of crossbreeding frogs and horses. He tried his best to find out what he needed from these meaningless experimental records. The whole process lasted for a long time, and Harkle followed silently while yawning boredly.

"Okay, that's all. You do the math. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving for Icewind Dale tomorrow." Henry pushed the selected books and some papers in front of Harkle.

After a few minutes, Harkle counted all the books. He returned these things to Henry and said with a smile: "No problem, everything is within the value. If you set off tomorrow, I can give away a few horses for free, which can help you quickly pass through the area controlled by the barbarian tribe. You must know that those guys are not very friendly, especially for mages like you and me."

"Thank you so much. I'm still having a headache for these barbarians of the Pegasus tribe. Yours is really helpful." Henry bowed to express his gratitude, and then stuffed all the books and papers into the dimension bag.

After returning to the temporary residence, Henry couldn't wait to read the text above. The unique thinking logic of the Harbell family opened his eyes. There are many things that can be widely used, but they are buried because of the failure to handle the details. He carefully analyzed this knowledge in his mind, and tried to separate the useful parts.

After a night's rest, the group went back on the road. Harkle personally sent them out of the gate and presented them with three black draft horses. Although these guys don't run very fast, they are better in endurance and can adapt to the cold climate in the north. Ares has lived the life of the little cute bear for two days, and now he has finally returned to his normal size, and he is now re-adapting to his enlarged body shape.

Henry used the druid's ability to appease the horses before riding them, otherwise they would have no way to stay beside the big brown bear. Following the trade route, the three headed north towards Mirabar. This was the last transit point of their journey, and then they crossed the mountains on the roof of the world and went straight to Ten Towns in Icewind Dale.

With the horses, the traveling speed of the group has at least doubled, and it took only three days to reach the periphery of Mirabar. Along the way, they saw caravans coming and going in an endless stream. As the place with the most abundant ore and grain storage in the whole north, its every move involved the nerves of merchants and lords.

Henry and his party took a ferry to the other side of the Millar River, and after a short walk, they saw the towering city wall. The orc warrior rode forward while introducing the city to Zuvotha. As the extended tentacles of the civilized world, it is the wealthiest city in the entire north except Waterdeep. The minerals here include almost all known metals, and the output is very huge.

The whole city is built entirely of stone, and gray and white are the main colors here. Including roads, houses, city walls and most temples, all are piled up by a large number of stones. There are more than 20,000 permanent residents, including about 4,000 dwarves. The most famous here is the never-ending fire and all kinds of fine gems.

Now that he is here, Henry does not intend to return empty-handed. He plans to buy some precious stones and rare metals here, after all, it is much cheaper to buy them in the place of origin. After paying the city entrance tax, a group of people walked through the city gate and walked on the street. They looked at the signs of the shops on both sides, and planned to find a hotel to spend the night.

Soon Vaughn took the lead to an inn called "Golden River". "Head, let's stay here tonight."

Henry glanced at the surrounding environment, except for a little shabby, everything else was pretty good. "Since you are familiar with this place, go in. Anyway, we only stay for one night, and we will continue to move forward after visiting the nearby shops tomorrow morning."

The half-orc warrior nodded with a smile, and pushed open the door of the hotel. Although it was already night, there were not many people in the hall. He went straight to the bar and lined up tables and shouted: "Bazel! Why is your broken hotel still so deserted? It looks like it's about to close down."

"Bastard! Who dares to curse this hotel to close down, I will beat your lunch out." As he spoke, a one-armed old man emerged from behind the counter door.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw Vaughn, then walked over with a big laugh and slapped him hard on the shoulder. "Damn it, where have you been these past few years? If I hadn't heard the news from Waterdeep City some time ago, I would have thought you were dead."

The half-orc warrior smiled and touched his head. "A lot of things have really happened in the past few years, especially recently, it is as exciting and exciting as a bard's story. Let's not talk about it, first prepare three guest rooms and dinner for us, and also feed the big brown bear and three horses at the door."

Bazel glanced at Henry, and then looked at Zuwosa carefully. Then he turned his head and asked in surprise: "My God, you actually found yourself a partner! I really didn't realize that someone like you would like a rude guy."

The old man's words immediately made the Ranger blush, and Vaughn also felt that he was dying of embarrassment. "Hey! Old man! Don't talk nonsense, we are just companions on an adventure together."

"Okay! If you say no, then it's not." Bazel took out a bunch of keys from under the counter and threw them on the table. "Choose what kind of room you want. You don't need me to lead the way given how familiar you are with this hotel."

"Your service attitude is terrible, no wonder there are so few people coming to stay." The half-orc warrior muttered as he unloaded three keys from above. "Just these three rooms, hurry up and bring up the dinner, I'm about to starve to death." After finishing speaking, he led the way up the stairs. Bazel made a rude gesture with one arm, turned around and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Henry looked at the two awkward companions with playful eyes on the stairs until Vaughan led the way to the door. He plucked up the courage and said to Zuwosa: "Uh...Bazel is a bit outspoken, don't take what he said just now to heart, he has no malicious intentions." The ranger blanked him and got into his room without saying a word.

The half-orc warrior touched his nose and turned his head to ask, "Head, did I mess up just now?"

"No, I think you have a great chance. The specific result is still unknown, but judging from the current situation, it is still very optimistic." After speaking, Henry pushed the door and walked into his room with a smile on his face, leaving him alone in the corridor.

Vaughan stood there for a long time with blank eyes, and then patted his head for fear. Obviously, he didn't understand what Henry said. (To be continued.)