Equipment Printing School Mage
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"Those Eltoril iron lumps are fucking crazy!" The druids of the Sharptooth Forest Circle were also furious. "If they can't get used to the Godberries, that's their problem. What's the matter with throwing them on the ground and stepping on them? Don't our spells require any physical strength or energy?"
"...Let them stay overnight!" The older druid didn't curse, but his patience had reached its limit. "If they dare to act so recklessly and disrespectfully again tomorrow, I'll report them to the Archdruid!"
Forty-two disputes
Elturgard's forces were split into two groups. The Hell Knights deliberately selected their most elite troops, forming a small detachment to move covertly. They would pass through the Forest of the Teeth and take the southern route to Candlekeep. The main force and supply convoy would take the northern route to Baldur's Gate.
The southern troops are small but elite, and carry a sufficient number of spellcasters, so they can use magic to deal with various accidents at any time. The northern troops are prepared to stay in Baldur's Gate for a period of time, and may even stay in Baldur's Gate to strengthen the defense of Baldur's Gate.
Larloch's base is just north of Baldur's Gate. If Larloch intends to send out the Undead Army, Baldur's Gate will be the first to bear the brunt.
The Warlock's Tomb has existed for a thousand years. During this long period of time, how many undead creatures have Larloch and his men accumulated? These undead creatures act like swarms and are very troublesome.
It is true that the clergy have great power to suppress the undead, but this power is not without cost and can not be used arbitrarily. In this case, it is better to let more troops participate.
Emya had just received a notification from Apodel: the Baldur had already joined forces with the Elturgard. The Hell Knights' main force would likely reach the outer city of Baldur's Gate in a day or two.
On the other hand, the southern front showed an unusual silence at this moment.
Emilia could only do her work while praying that everything went well.
He wasn't actually a master of materials science, but he had some experience in fine-tuning existing materials. Now that he was forced to use materials to surpass craftsmanship, he could only rely on financial resources and exhaustive research.
By financial means, specifically, he had spent several thousand gold coins to buy her dress from Sig. The bard who was supposed to be wearing the most fancy clothes finally had new clothes.
She bought a dress for her size from Baldur's Gate at a high price - to be precise, a very cute female dress.
Or rather, human children's clothing.
Did Sig realize he was an adult? Emiya began to doubt it.
However, Xige has been quite quiet these days and has joined Yin's data search team. He has turned the data of the Shar Church upside down over the years.
The Shar Church's style of practice is quite different from most Orthodox churches. Kind and neutral churches often integrate with the community and become an integral part of believers' lives.
The Shar's possessiveness is much stronger - they love to separate their believers from their original families and destroy all their escape routes.
As for how to achieve this? That's exactly why Sig watched with such gusto: the traces left by the Church of Shar are a mixture and sublimation of many elements such as melodrama, conspiracy, emotion, ethics, and blood. It can be said that it is one of the most beloved story examples of the bard.
However, Emilia lost interest in reading when he thought about the blood that had actually flowed on the land. He would rather spend his time on armor and artillery.
But this world is cruel. Even if you close your eyes, trouble will still find you.
For example, Emiya never dreamed that Fenwei would actually contact him on his own initiative, and bring up a topic he never dreamed of.
The old priest of the Hollowhorn contacted him via short message, telling him to contact Fenwë immediately.
Emiya didn't realize what was happening at first, but he immediately realized that something was wrong.
[Lord Emya of Lunya.] The Archdruid's voice was emotionless. [The Knights of Elturgard have recently arrived at the Sharptooth Forest. Unfortunately, ever since the forest came into contact with them, conflicts have erupted between us and them constantly. Now, we're on the verge of war.]
ha? !
Emiya almost jumped up as if she had been electrocuted.
He had anticipated the difficulties he would encounter: Larloch and Shar would concentrate their forces to launch a thundering attack, leaving other reinforcements too late to respond; the undead army would rush out in full force, forcing them to defend Baldur's Gate before defending Candlekeep...
But he never expected that the conflict between the Hell Knights and the Druids would break out into an irreconcilable conflict!
Normally, the Hell Knights had a large number of paladins, making them one of the most upright organizations on the continent of Faerun. Now, with a formidable enemy at hand, he had expected some friction between the two sides, but a certain degree of tolerance and compromise would be expected...
How did the conflict accumulate to this point in just a few days?
He was about to answer immediately, but then he couldn't help but think about his words: [What do you need me to do?]
[Come and make a fair judgment.] Fenwei's words were quite blunt. [Or rather, come and witness our parting ways to avoid further misunderstandings.]
hiss……
The words were very serious.
In fact, if the situation continues to deteriorate, the best outcome might be that both sides refuse to continue cooperating - and then Candle Castle will lose two foreign aids for no reason.
The worse outcome is that the two sides may even come to blows.
At least don't go this far!
"So, when do you need me? Now?" he asked via texting.
"Come now, you'll be the judge. Come tonight, you'll be the mediator. Come tomorrow, and you can bring a pastor from the Kelemvor Church with you."
The priests of the Church of Death have only one major business in Faerun: funerals.
Fenwei had put it bluntly enough.
【I'll be there soon. 】
Emiya immediately put away the metal and clothes at hand, stood up and shouted, "Alright everyone, I received an emergency communication and I have to go to the Sharptooth Forest immediately."
Silver's ears perked up. "The Sharptooth Forest was attacked?"
"...That's not the case." Emiya sighed, "It's a conflict of interpersonal relationships. If you're not interested..."
Needless to say, Sig was already rubbing his hands in anticipation, and Elastrid had also begun preparations.
"Not interested..." Yin was not interested in this and was about to refuse when Sig pulled him back. The poet rolled his eyes and whispered something in Yin's ear.
Yin immediately swallowed the words on his lips: "I want to go too!"
In the end, it was Mars who was spending time with the Lord God and would not go to the Sharp Tooth Forest for the time being.
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"Those Hell Knights aren't just passing through, they're here to seize our territory!"
The tranquility of the sanctuary of the Sharptooth Forest has been broken by enraged druids.
Since this morning, the druids responsible for receiving the Hell Knights have completely lost their patience.
They ignored their duties and rushed to the sacred place in the forest in a rage, seeking to see the supreme leader of the circle.
They were full of anger and talked about the rude treatment they had suffered for a long time, and surprisingly, it had never been repeated so far.
Finally, their rage boiled over into one unanimous statement: "Archdruid, we simply can't tolerate those iron lumps any longer!"
Fenwë, the supreme leader of the Sharptooth Forest Circle, sighed and rubbed her brow. She was not a conservative druid, so she welcomed this cooperation.
But the fact that the situation had deteriorated to this point was beyond her expectations.
She had interacted with Asur, the Knight Commander of the Hell Knights. In her impression, Asur, despite his age, was still humble and polite to everyone. How could such a mess happen in just one day when he was leading the team?
However, her trust in Asur would not override her trust in her own subordinates.
"...Anyway, let's suspend the cooperation." Fenwei pondered for a moment and made a decision. "Where are they now? Have they left the Sharptooth Forest?"
"Pfft!" Upon hearing this question, the two druids, who were already filled with righteous indignation, became even more furious. "Leaving the Sharptooth Forest? They still feel they've been neglected and want to see you to complain! By the grace of Sylvanus, I've never seen such a disgusting outsider!
"They are still waiting in an open space, ready to settle accounts with us!"
...This is simply outrageous.
At this moment, footsteps were heard in Fenwei's residence.
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The second teleportation destination for Emiya and his group was Fenwe's residence. This was the place Emiya was most familiar with in the entire Sharptooth Forest.
Fortunately, the teleportation was incredibly accurate. They instantly arrived at the center of the sanctuary of the Sharptooth Forest. Fenwë had been the archdruid for several months and was no longer the lonely woman she once was. Her dwelling was now filled with countless flowers and herbs.
But now it was urgent, and Emilia had no time to appreciate it.
Now, the holy place of the Sharptooth Forest is still as dark as before, but the druids seem to have cultivated many luminous plants, so that Emya will not be completely in the dark.
However, as soon as he went out, he saw Fenwe sitting on the tree man's shoulders, and in front of her, two flying birds were standing on the branches and cursing at the Hell Knight in a rough manner.
"Something bad has happened," Sig whispered. "This druid's emotions don't seem fake; he's genuinely angry."
"..." Emilia pursed her lips, quickened her pace, and shouted, "Fenwei..."
He thought for a moment before adding the honorific: "...Archdruid. What on earth is going on here?"
However, this title did not make Fenwei happy. She still had a cold face and replied: "I am also confused. It just so happens that the Knights of Hell want to see us now."
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"That's outrageous! These druids are so confident that they say we can confront the Archdruid at will! Do they really think they're doing nothing wrong?"
In a clearing in the Sharptooth Forest, the Hell Knights were also furious and were walking back and forth in the clearing, throwing the dirt on their greaves everywhere.
After being ignored for almost a day, having endured an extremely difficult night, and then being ridiculed by the druids all morning, his already explosive temper was finally ignited.
Even though Asur, as a paladin, tried his best to control the emotions of his subordinates, paladins were not enchantment mages after all. They could lead their subordinates through thick and thin, but they could not lie with their eyes open and confuse black with white.
They were treated unfairly.
This included Asur himself.
Asur sighed deeply. "At the very least, we must confront the Archdruid and let Lady Fenwe know what happened here. Even if we leave, we must do so with honor."
"Okay, let's talk then."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fenwena's charming voice rose from behind the bushes.
She tread lightly on the ground, and the dense bushes surrounding the clearing shrank to make way for her.
The Archdruid said calmly, "I really don't know what exactly happened. To prevent you from accusing me of bias, I brought in a third party."
Behind her were the druid and Emiya who were receiving the Hell Knight.
The moment Asur saw Emiya and his group, he felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
He was of course well aware of Emiya's abilities. He also knew that in this state of war, Emiya's time was extremely valuable. However, after all this, he still managed to alarm Emiya and the others.
Emya sighed. "Good day, Lord Asur, and all of Elturgard. The good news is that both parties involved seem to believe they have done nothing wrong. So, you two will confront each other and explain your experiences. This is the plan we've discussed with the Archdruid. Do you have any suggestions?"
Normally, in a face-to-face confrontation like this, one party would always be at fault. As long as one party backed down, things would be easier to resolve.
However, what made Emilia's heart sink was that the druid and the hell knight stared at each other in unison and answered loudly: "No opinion!"
This rare situation made Emiya feel uneasy.
What? Could it be that both sides were truly wronged? Was it really just accumulated friction that finally erupted?
Could it be that a mere inconsistency in behavioral habits has led to this situation?
If the two sides had not had the friendship of fighting the devil side by side, they might have become enemies!
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The first to attack was naturally the druid.
They said, "These guys, as soon as they entered the forest, coveted our trees and commented on our forest without any scruples!"
The two druids gnashed their teeth in anger. "Even blades of grass and trees struggle to survive under the sun. You're severing their lives for hundreds of years just to prove your loyalty to the gods! If they're truly that loyal, they shouldn't be using the donations on themselves!"
"This is a complete over-interpretation!" The druid's first accusation made Asur anxious. "We admired the lushness of the forest, that's true. But we definitely didn't mention any plans to cut down the forest."
"No!?" the druid shouted. "We saw it clearly. Some of you tried to draw your swords and chop down our trees!"
"Is that true?!" Asul, who had been walking ahead of the group, was also surprised. He turned around and cast a questioning look.
At this moment, a Hell Knight in shining armor took off his helmet somewhat shamefully and hugged it to his chest.
He was the only Lathander member of the Order of the Rising Sun in the group. He whispered, "I really only gestured with the hilt! Just once... I definitely didn't activate the Moonlight Sword..."
With the power of the Moonlight Sword, just a slight stroke would cause an ancient tree to crumble!
"..." Asul was furious. He took a few deep breaths before calming down and asked, "Then, let me ask you two: Is it because one of us behaved improperly that you are targeting us? Although it seems to me that your hostility was obvious before that."
This rhetorical question was half a trap—while they were certainly in the wrong in this matter, ultimately, they hadn't taken action. If they were being embarrassment simply for this, the druids wouldn't be without fault either.
However, to Emiya's astonishment, the two druids became even angrier. "Are you really Hell Knights? How can you confuse right and wrong like that? We have never targeted you, let alone made any attempt to harass you!"
"What?" Asur's anger grew. Pointing in the direction of Elturgard, he shouted, "We've been traveling for nearly a day, and even traveled through the night as we neared the Sharptooth Forest, without food or water for hours. And yet, the only supplies we received in the Sharptooth Forest were a tiny blueberry for each man and his mount! We still had to drink from our own canteens and rely on dry rations to fill our rumbling stomachs! The druids' so-called food provision is a bit too low!"
At this time, the two druids finally fell silent.
Fenwei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "...You two! I've told you all along, the Divine Berry Technique summons a wide variety of berries! Others might be tired from traveling, but you at least use bananas and tomatoes, right? You two usually like to move around in small bird form, so you can't eat much in one meal. But others are different! How can they fill their stomachs with blueberries!?"
"Uh..." The leading druid blushed slightly, but immediately retorted to the Hell Knight, "That's no reason for you to try to light a fire in the forest!"
"That's completely out of context!" Asul refused to give in. "What I meant to ask was, if we can't make a fire, how are we going to deal with the wild animals and keep warm? It's already late autumn, and the forest is incredibly cold without any sunlight. If a fire can solve all these problems, we're willing to spend a lot of time clearing the land!"
At this point, Asur's fury grew. "After all, we were told we'd been given a place to stay, and yet we're left sleeping on fallen leaves! Do you druids also sleep on fallen leaves and rotten earth?"
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