Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 521 Raphael's Ambition
When Raphael said this, there was even visible anger on his face for a moment. This expression was enough to prove that he was not lying, but in the next moment, the anger disappeared without a trace, and Raphael continued.

"But when I really saw the figures of the thieves, I suddenly realized how interesting this scene was. At that time, I didn't know that Gotash was involved in this theft. My servants only told me that the one who stole the Hammer of Orpheus was a white dragon, so I really didn't expect it... hehe."

Raphael suddenly stopped, laughed twice, and then suddenly spoke loudly.

"Enver Gotash! I didn't expect to see him there! I didn't expect that a former slave like me would be so bold as to peek into his master's property! But what really surprised me, and even shocked me, was that my former slave had transformed into the chosen one of the God of Tyranny! At that moment, Noshir, do you know how surprised and delighted I was?!"

“Ha—hahaha! I really can’t imagine that there is such a coincidence in this world! Even with the knowledge I have accumulated over a thousand years, I have never heard of any similar rumors. This is even more outrageous than a beggar suddenly becoming a king. So at that moment, I suddenly felt a huge curiosity.”

"This curiosity actually diluted my anger, and I couldn't help but ask him about his experiences and stories over the years, and why he let that damn Baal descendant steal my hammer. Because of this huge contrast, at that time I even thought that if he could give me a suitable reason, it would not be impossible to give the hammer to him temporarily."

"I made this promise to them, and Gotash agreed to my conditions without thinking too much. I have to say that although Gotash, who has become the Chosen One, and Xie Nian, who is also the Chosen One beside him, do possess extraordinary power together, when facing the pressure of a great devil, even the Chosen One wisely showed due respect."

"They understand that they cannot afford the consequences of angering a great devil, because even if I die in this world now, I will be reborn in hell in the next moment."

Having said this, Raphael suddenly turned his head and glanced at Noshil, and the meaning implied in his words was already very clear, that is, he felt that Noshil did not respect him enough, and this was indeed the case. Since he appeared, Noshil had not shown the slightest awe towards him.

Raphael felt that the biggest reason why Noshil was like this was because Noshil did not understand what a big devil really meant. Now, he had shown the big devil the way he should be, and he was eager to see even the slightest other emotion on Noshil's face.

Whether it was fear or dread, respect or solemnity, Raphael's inner pride longed for him to feel the proper emotion from Nosir, but Nosir still maintained that expressionless attitude.

This made him very unhappy and even slightly weakened his interest in speaking, but this brief time together had allowed Raphael to thoroughly understand Noshil's character. He knew that Noshil was a truly strong man with an indestructible self-will, towering lofty beliefs, and was difficult to be disturbed or influenced by external objects or language. He had absolute confidence in his own strength.

He had deeply understood that without the advantage in force, it would be difficult to influence Noshir no matter what means he used. So in order to achieve his goal, Raphael suppressed his unhappiness, pretended that nothing had happened, and continued to speak his carefully prepared words.

In the following words, Raphael also clearly verified Noshir's guess, although he replaced the Astral Prism with the Hell Pact and did not tell Noshir more about Orpheus, but only said that they would use this to summon a powerful Githyanki army to take revenge on a man named Noshir Temariti. But these news were indeed enough to confirm his original thoughts, and after confirming this information, Noshir turned his attention to Raphael's next words.

"...Yes, that's what they told me. They said the fundamental reason they did all this was actually to take revenge on you, but such a reason was somewhat boring in my eyes, until I suddenly remembered that I seemed to have a little impression of the name Noshir."

"Given what you did in Hell a while ago, I quickly remembered the information about you. Both the master and the servant knew someone. I have to say, this is really a wonderful coincidence. From a macro perspective, Hell and Gotash both suffered that failure because of you. At that time, I did develop a great interest in you because of these wonderful coincidences. It was through that opportunity that I got to know you better."

"At that time, I only knew that you overturned the soul feast that Zariel promised to the demons, but I didn't know what earth-shaking actions you took after returning to the main material plane. So I asked Gotash and the others what Noshir had done to him. And because of this question, I discovered something that made me ecstatic! But after understanding the whole story, I was furious."

The corner of Noshir's eye twitched. He had already guessed what Raphael was going to say next.

"The crown of Karsus! The most dazzling pearl in the treasury of my dear father, Mephisto! I told you before how angry I was when I learned that my father's treasury was stolen, and the theft of the crown was what made me most angry, because I had always been looking forward to--"

Raphael suddenly stopped, as if he realized that he should not say the next sentence so directly. Obviously, he was worried about something, but after a short silence, Raphael chose to continue.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure. This has always been the deepest secret I've kept in my heart, but in order for us to have a little trust in each other, I'm still willing to tell you my secret."

"That crown, the one in your hand now, is the one taken from the head of the Elder Brain. It is one of the last relics left by the Netheril Empire. It is also one of the belongings of the legendary archmage, Karsus. After that legendary act of folly, the crown has been kept in my father's treasury as a useless ornament."

"But I am different. I don't want this pearl to be covered in dust. I want to use it to realize my ambition."

(End of this chapter)