Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 59 Livington General Store

After eavesdropping on the conversations of the passing people, Nohir planned to go to the Ansu Jingwei Adventure Group to inquire about the recent major events in Baldur's Gate.

The disappearance of Grand Duke Urd Revengard should have spread in the past few days, so if you inquire directly, you may get into some trouble.

However, Nohill himself was not blind. He already had a rough target of suspicion, and after narrowing the scope, he only needed to make some circumstantial inquiries to get the information he wanted.

The power structure of Baldur's Gate is very special. Its highest authority is a four-person council composed of three dukes and a grand duke. In addition, there is a political committee called the Zonggui Council, with more than 50 members. Most of them are heads of noble families, and a small number are leaders of civilian mutual aid associations.

The Zonggui Council holds regular meetings every week to discuss trivial matters in the city, foreign friendships, noble disputes, and various large and small matters. This committee represents the interests of all the people in the city. When they unite, even the four-member council It's almost impossible to give in to it.

"The Zonggui Council can even elect a Grand Duke among the four Dukes through voting, but apart from such major events, people rarely see them uniting as one."

"So we can basically rule out obstruction by the nobles in the council. After all, unless all these nobles rebel and then put collective pressure on the grand duke, it will be possible to forcefully command the grand duke Ravengarde. However, the members of the Zonggui Council are not monolithic. A single noble is not capable of doing such a thing."

"So after excluding them, only the other three dukes are left, and among the three dukes, one of them can be eliminated, that is, Duke Belim Stemey."

The duchess was briefly mentioned by the monarch in Baldur's Gate 3. The monarch called her his partner, and the two jointly ran an organization called the Shield Knight.

On the surface, the Shield Knights are a secret business organization formed by nobles and businessmen, but in fact they are a group of profit-seeking political manipulators who collect valuable information and conduct business through an intelligence network secretly established throughout the North. Investment or political connections whereby operations influence local social, political, economic and military development.

This organization has a long history and has been passed down for thousands of years. Duke Beren Stormey is its leader in Baldur's Gate.

"During this time, the monarch, the illithid Bodean, should still be controlling her."

"Although the Duke is indeed unclean secretly, she is currently in a dilemma and has no time to plan such a conspiracy, let alone the monarch. He is busy receiving all the assets of the Shield Knight. If he is still like this If he acts too boldly in important matters, it will be easy for others to discover his true identity."

After all, illithids cannot see light.

"As for the other two dukes, although I don't know much about them, through the elimination method, I am almost certain that one of them, or both dukes, were involved in this conspiracy."

If the two remaining dukes were involved in the conspiracy...

"This is unlikely. Baldur's Gate should not have fallen to such an extent. If the only two remaining dukes were involved in this conspiracy, it would have been almost impossible for Eltor to be saved in the original history. Even Baldur's Gate will also sink into hell."

"It's better not to scare yourself. We'll find out what the situation is once we find out."

Nohir got rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, and then walked towards the Ansu Jingwei branch while thinking about how to get the information without attracting attention.

On the other side, Ska also came to Livington General Store.

"Livington General Store, the best weapons shop in Baldur's Gate, the master who has won the Baldur's Gate Blacksmith Competition five times in a row, is dedicated to Gilderoy Angle Iron."

Scar found this store almost effortlessly. Compared to other stores nearby, this store has a terrifyingly high stone base, making the entire store much higher than other houses. Similar flyers are scattered all over the surrounding area, which can be said to be the most conspicuous spot on this street.

But if this store was really as good as he said, why was it opened outside the city walls?
  Although he had doubts in his heart, Ska's upbringing prevented him from speaking out loud. More importantly, he believed in Nohill's recommendation. However, when he came to the store and saw such exaggerated propaganda, he had to say, Such publicity had the opposite effect, making him, who had not thought much about it, begin to unconsciously doubt the true strength of this store.   Ska didn't think any more. Whether the weapons were of high quality would be obvious as soon as he entered. However, as soon as he pushed open the wooden door of the store, he was startled by a sharp voice.

"Hey! What does this Lord Knight need to buy? A knife! A gun! Or a sword!"

"You look very much like you can use a sword. Do you want to buy a big sword? Oh my god, your shield is so bad. I can see your back through the gaps in the shield. , this kind of shield can't help you block any attacks, you must change to a high-quality shield!"

A female dragonborn with golden scales all over her body spoke a sharp voice and bombarded Scar's eardrums with a barrage of words.

"Calm down, calm down, this——Miss, I will buy it, please don't be so excited, okay?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I'm so excited. Today is my first time working here, and you are my first customer. I really want to complete the first transaction in my life. !”

The dragonborn's tone had just calmed down, but almost the moment she spoke the next sentence, her tone and demeanor became very high-spirited and excited.

"Then give me some good recommendations, but I must declare in advance that I don't have much money. I only have these two valuable gems in my body."

Scar took out the two blood stones. He originally had considerable assets in Eltoril, but now the most valuable thing about him is the set of +1 enchanted armor he wears, but what happened to Scar? It's impossible to sell it either.

"Oh, okay, sir, if you don't mind, please let me see the condition of those two gems first."

Scar immediately handed the gem over, and the dragonborn carefully took it and put it on the counter. He took out a magnifying glass from the drawer next to it and carefully examined the two pieces with its golden eyes. The quality of the gemstone.

"My Lord Knight, the two gems you gave are in very good condition. I can probably value them at 50 to 70 gold coins each. If you go to a specialized gem store to exchange them for money, then The amount may be a little higher.”

She looked carefully for a few more minutes before giving this evaluation to Scar, who had been looking at the weapons and equipment displayed throughout the store while she was valuing the gems.

There are some specimens of beast heads hanging on three walls of this store, but in addition, there are more long swords, giant swords and shields hanging on the walls.

Although none of them have experienced enchantment, it can be concluded from their gleaming blades and well-maintained surfaces with sword oil that these weapons are indeed good weapons.

"Ah, no need. I don't have much time now. Just recommend a suitable set of equipment for me based on the value of these gems."

After regaining consciousness, Ska spoke directly to her, and after hearing Ska's response, the Dragonborn, who knew that the business was done, spoke to Ska again in an excited tone.

"Okay! Sir! I don't know what else you need besides a shield! A long sword? A giant sword? Or a short spear? Or a mace. We have a very good mace here!"

Scar rubbed his head with a headache, then interrupted her.

"An iron shield, a giant sword, and if you have enough money left to buy a war hammer, please equip me with a one-handed war hammer of sufficient weight."

(End of this chapter)