Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 422 Submersible

The moment his thoughts were interrupted, a thick cloud of dark clouds rose on Gotash's face, but he knew that now was not the time to lose his temper. As the current leader of the Bane sect, he already shouldered the responsibilities and rights of a leader. Now that the sect was suddenly in trouble, he was not the only one who felt angry.

And it's not just anger. Others are feeling more fear and confusion. There's nothing they can do about it. The loss they suffered this time is really too great.

Even though the Bane believers surrounding Gotash were already a small group of people with the most devout faith, there were still many believers among them who began to waver.

Noticing this, Gotash's face became even gloomier. Faith is the food of God. The reason why Gotash could become Bane's chosen one was on the one hand because of his personal ability, and on the other hand because he had always fed his God well before.

He developed a huge number of shallow believers and a considerable number of true believers for Bane, but if there were problems in faith, the consequences for Gotash would be the most serious.

To put it bluntly, if there are more than five true believers who degenerate into shallow believers among the believers around him, then Bane will be able to descend on the spot and wipe him out completely.

By that time, let alone being able to maintain the title of Bane's Chosen One, even if his soul was taken away on the spot, or even his life was killed, it would not be impossible for the God of Tyranny. Therefore, Gotash must now speak out quickly to calm the emotions of these believers.

This is not difficult for Gotash. As long as he can lead them out of the current danger and the predicament of being chased by fire, their faith will soon recover.

"No, we don't take the boat. We have better options for transportation."

After saying this, Gotash took the lead and walked in front of everyone step by step. Even his tone had returned to its former calmness, as if he had recovered from this huge blow.

The expressions of other believers present also brightened, as if they were inspired by Gotash's nonchalant attitude, and this was indeed the case.

The more they are leaders, the more they should not show their emotions on their faces. Chaos and fear should never appear on a leader, because these emotions will be transmitted to subordinates by the leader at a hundred times the rate.

On the other hand, if a leader can maintain his composure even after suffering a severe blow, his subordinates will be inspired by his attitude and quickly get out of the negative state. This characteristic is more effective when facing some believers with pure faith, and the current Bane believers actually meet this condition.

Some of the frustrated emotions were suppressed in an instant, and a glimmer of hope appeared in their hearts. When they followed Gotash out of the tunnel and saw a very hidden bay and the strange mechanical creation that appeared in front of them, the morale that had been in jeopardy was restored to full in an instant.

Because it was a submarine, a giant brass submarine shaped like a manta ray!

"Lord Gotash? You are here, but why did you bring so many people with you? Are you here to inspect my inventions? Haha!"

A sturdy old dwarf wearing single-frame glasses, with very pale hair and neatly trimmed beard, suddenly pushed open the middle cockpit, revealing only half of his body, and then laughed and waved at Gotash. "Ah, long time no see, Red Hammer, in fact, more than a month ago, I should have come to inspect your construction work. I remember that I said at that time that the submarine could be used normally at this time, right?"

The old dwarf named Red Hammer nodded immediately.

"That's right! This big guy has been prepared for a long time! Only some experimental parameters have not been adjusted thoroughly. Also, several steam demon bats in the power room have died. We need to hurry up and replenish them, otherwise it will affect the speed of the submersible. And..."

"Okay, Red Hammer, that's all I have to say. We can talk about how this submersible needs to be improved after you send us to the Iron Throne base. But for now, you should focus on us guests."

Gotash immediately stopped Red Hammer from speaking any further. There was no other way. The morale of the team had improved after seeing this giant submarine, but Red Hammer mentioned a few words about the shortcomings of this submarine as soon as they met.

With just these two sentences, the Bane believers behind Gotash, who had originally regarded him as their savior, visibly wilted. If Red Hammer had said a few more words, those believers behind him whose faith was not so firm might have directly defected.

"Ha, look at my stone head. I forget everything when I talk about this guy. Haha, come up quickly! My Lord Viscount, there are not many nobles in Baldur's Gate who support invention and progress like you. They have forgotten what Baldur's Gate relied on to develop to this point today. But you are different, my Lord. I have a hunch that people like you will definitely achieve great success in the future!"

Red Hammer is an inventor whose vision and insight surpass most modern inventors. This submersible is his invention. Because of his love for invention, Red Hammer does not know that Lord Gotash in front of him is already on the wanted list of Flame Fist. So even though his words are sincere, in Gotash's ears...

"...Thank you very much. Let's go up, let's get out of here quickly. The base over at the Iron Throne is almost ready, so you can send us there."

"Of course, sir."

Red Hammer nodded to Gotash, then jumped directly out of the hatch, and then walked to the front cabin. He was setting the route and coordinates. Other Bane believers also boarded the submarine in an orderly manner at this time. Gotash was the last to go up. Before leaving, he took a deep look at the city behind.

Even in this position, he seemed to still be able to hear the noises made by those Flame Fists when searching for his whereabouts. Gotash put away the forced smile on the corner of his mouth, and the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable, as if it was bursting out, but in the end, he just snorted coldly, and then followed everyone else and boarded the submarine.

"Ulva."

"I am here, Lord Gortash."

"Bring me the communication crystal. I want to contact Xie Nian... and Catheric."

(End of this chapter)