Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 534 Shackles Broken
"Why-why did you do this? How can you prove that everything you just said was true!?"

After hearing what Noshier said, even someone as determined as Li Rickru couldn't help but lose consciousness for a moment, but afterwards, her duty as the chief of the Orpheus Honor Guard forced her to come back to her senses with great willpower.

It is undeniable that freeing Orpheus and liberating all of them is the lifelong dream of all the Gis people present, but compared to their own safety, protecting and preventing Orpheus from any harm is the most important duty that these guards should fulfill.

And a stranger who had never been heard of or seen before suddenly broke the peace of ten thousand years and vowed to give them freedom. Even if they longed for this to be true, it seemed too suspicious. For this reason, Lee Rick had to be 120% vigilant and question whether what Noshier did was true.

But Noshir naturally understood their concerns, so in order to gain their trust to the greatest extent, in the next moment, he threw the Hammer of Orpheus in his hand directly at Li Rick and spoke directly to her.

"Whether what I said is true or not, you will know it naturally after you try it yourself. Channel the magic power in this hammer, and then strike the hell red crystals around your prince. This will break those things, end your prince's bondage, and let him be free. Go, I will wait for you here, and I will not do anything during this time."

After saying these words, Noshier found a protruding rock on the spot, brushed off the dust with his tail, and sat down directly. At this time, Li Rick reached out and caught the hammer thrown at him.

She looked at the sword with some disbelief. The sword had an ornate shape, a handle made of mithril, and a hammer head made of mithril that looked like a branch. It was fixed with a sharp unknown red crystal. As soon as she picked it up, she could feel the powerful force contained in it. It seemed to be a magical weapon as it was said to be.

After carefully feeling the power contained therein for a while, Li Rick couldn't help but fall silent. Not only her, but all the Gis people who saw this scene also stopped as if the pause button was pressed. They were shocked by the magnanimity shown by Noshir.

Even if they didn’t count the years they were sealed here, in their long lifespans, the vast time, and their previous experience of fighting in the endless star realms, they had never seen such an open-minded person, but—

"SHA'VAH ORPHEUS (Orpheus is above all)! In all these ten thousand years, I have never been more excited than I am now. Istik (stranger), if what you said is true, if you really bring us hope and really unlock the shackles for our prince, then after this, all the people of Ghis will remember your kindness, and we will definitely pay you due respect, but before that - please wait here first."

Nosil didn't say anything, just made a gesture to please do as you please, and continued to stay where he was without moving. Li Rick looked at Nosil deeply again, and then made a gesture to the other Gis people to stay alert. She took the hammer and turned around and left here with the two Gis people, walking towards the depths of the skull of the god's corpse. Nosil just sat there quietly in the strong watch of the crowd, waiting for what would happen next.

Because he didn't want to waste time, Noshiel chose the simplest, most direct, and possibly the most useful method in the previous negotiations. After all, the Hammer of Delps he gave to Ree Rick could definitely break the seal of the Comet Prince. He also knew the character of Prince Orpheus very well. He knew that once the prince was out of trouble, with his noble character and the lifelong vision that the prince pursued, it would only take a word for him to ask him to help deal with the Githyanki who would invade Baldur's Gate next. It was not difficult at all. Even though he was surrounded by hundreds of Gith, Noshiel was not panicked at all, because the only thing he had to do now was to wait here.

As for Li Rick, when she just turned around and left, her steps were still steady, but as soon as she left everyone's sight, Li Rick immediately ran away at a speed that could be described as flying, ignoring the Chigis soldiers stationed in the skull to guard the seal, and quickly came to Prince Orpheus.

She looked at Prince Orpheus, whose arms were tightly bound by chains extending from two pieces of Hell Blood Crystal Stone, his mouth was sealed by the Iron Mask, and his whole body was suspended in this circular shield, unable to speak or talk. He had been floating like this for tens of thousands of years. A trace of sadness appeared in her eyes, but soon, she looked at the hammer in her hand again, and thought of what the tiefling had just said. For a moment, Li Rick's heart was filled with a hope that she herself didn't know whether she should believe it or not.

“…Don’t lie.”

Li Rick clenched the hammer tightly with both hands and muttered to herself unconsciously. Then, in the next moment, she closed her eyes, but opened them suddenly again. Then, she slowly walked to the right side of Orpheus and looked at the huge blood crystal stone in front of her.

Over the past tens of thousands of years, Li Rick has tried to chop the shield and the red stones with the silver sword thousands of times. However, these ten thousand years of experience have clearly told her how meaningless her efforts are. But today...

Li Rick was silent for a moment, and then in the next moment, she suddenly raised the not-particularly-heavy two-handed hammer in her hand. A touch of red energy condensed on the hammer head at that moment, and then hit the giant red crystal stone in front of her heavily.

In the next moment, something happened that made Li Rick extremely happy. The red crystal that had remained unmoved after thousands of years of attack was suddenly covered with dense yellow cracks! Then, accompanied by a crisp sound of glass shattering, the entire red stone exploded in an instant!
Li Rick couldn't believe what he saw, but almost in the next moment, all the Gis people around him began to cheer violently. Guard Captain Li Rick, who was called back to his senses by the cheers, immediately raised his hammer, quickly moved to the other side of the redstone, and raised his hammer again!
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"...There seems to be some noise over there. It seems that the guard leader is very quick."

(End of this chapter)