Shanoba waved her hands a little impatiently and said: "Okay, okay, don't explain. Anyway, your work is a failure, you can't penetrate at all, and your understanding of others is very limited. Do you have any better countermeasures?" , If not, our cooperation ends here.” Shanobah just didn't react as quickly as the dog demon, and she wasn't stupid. She retreated in order to advance, and she used it sneakily. If he were a fool, he wouldn't be able to remain alive and kicking even after the battle mages have been jointly hunting him down for many years. "Wait a minute." The middle-aged woman said hurriedly, "There must be a strategy. We can discuss it in detail." Shanobah's dragonborn identity is very special, especially useful against kobolds. The pterosaur transformation is even more powerful. Even if it is not for the sake of the Blackwell Tribe, introducing her into his own monk group will be a great help. Since the false god Cyric came to power, Bane the Black Hand's influence in the Zhentarim is shrinking rapidly, and he has reached a great level. Do not avoid Zhentil Castle, the center of this power struggle, her team is in urgent need of strong fresh blood. "Talk in detail..." Shanoba snorted coldly, "What can we talk about in detail? Until now, I don't even know your name. I think you have no sincerity in cooperation at all, and you just want to take advantage of me. as a temporary tool.” The current situation has undergone a fundamental reversal from the previous situation in Old Ax Village. It is no longer the middle-aged woman who threatens Shanoba, but the black dragon girl who threatens her in turn.
Because the bait used by the other party to seduce Sanoba has expired. "Stephanie." In desperation, the middle-aged woman had to take the initiative to reveal her identity. Seeing that the other party was giving in, Shanobah's expression softened slightly and she said, "Ms. Stephanie, if you have any other clever tricks, please tell me." The sarcasm in his tone could not be concealed no matter what. Stephanie seemed not to have heard: "If your identity is not exposed, the people of the Black Well Tribe will not know my existence. We can also try to contact openly to see if the half-elf can be used by us. ” After hearing this, Shanobah felt her cheeks twitching, and she tried her best not to laugh out loud. Even if she wasn't captured, the man knew full well that the Zhentarim were secretly plotting against him. Not to mention, he is now being incited to rebel. No, he should be controlled. Stephanie thought he was acting secretly and trying to win over her. "Are you going to be a lobbyist?" Shanoba asked immediately. "I can't go, I can't take the initiative to reveal my identity." Stephanie shook his head and said, "In this matter, Ms. Zanoba has to take action. Your identity as a dragon can create a sense of oppression on him." The fart pressure was so strong that I was almost breathless from being pressed by him. Shanobah refused without hesitation: "Who wants to go? Anyway, I won't go." Until now, her legs couldn't help but tremble when she thought of that person, let alone running in front of him to be a lobbyist. Seeing that Shanobah's attitude was very determined, Stephanie did not insist: "There is another way, which is to use your identity as a dragon to gather an army of monsters in the rocky land, especially the kobolds. Let's gather the kobolds. , they can gather fewer kobolds, and as long as they can form a confrontational situation, they have to talk to us. " Every step you take is being counted on. Shanobah could already foresee Stephanie's failure, but the expression on her face was contempt: "How can things be as simple as you think? To raise an army, you need food and equipment? Where do these things come from? " "Of course it will be sent by our Zhentarim." Stephany said without hesitation, "All you have to do is gather enough troops." "As long as you bring enough food, I will immediately bring out an army for you." Shanoba reversed the statement and immediately changed it into two meanings. "Why don't we each take a step back, I'll transport equipment and food, and you start recruiting troops." Stephanie suggested.
"Deal." Sanoba saw that the heat was almost over and stopped insisting. After all, Stefani did not step out of the common methods used by the Zhentarim, and fell into Gavin's calculations step by step. Recruiting a monster army is not a simple task. It requires preparing food, equipment, recruiting monsters, etc. These preparations alone take several ten days. This was still a situation where the work efficiency was very high. Shanobah worked hard at the beginning, and the recruitment efficiency was very slow. After being secretly summoned by Gavin and scolded, her attitude improved, and the efficiency improved. It is estimated that it will take at least a month or two to establish a usable monster army. And this is exactly what Gavin wants. At the very least, during this period, the threat of the Zhentarim has been reduced to a minimum, and he can focus on other things. His current schedule is full, and he is mainly focusing on external affairs, not internal affairs. The three kobold towns, whether it is division of labor or tasks, are all clearly arranged. With their own set of processes and leadership teams, they run fairly smoothly. Gavin's first priority now is to recruit more fey from the Spring Bud Forest for his own use, and to open up wasteland and build in his own territory. Before going deep into the Spring Bud Forest, Gavin was about to try something he wanted to do but never had the time to do - the Twilight Guardian in the Enlightenment Dragon's Oak Dragon's Lair. Once successful, it will be a high-end combat force that protects the dragon's oak nest. Gavin still has a certain influence on the Twilight Guardian through the phantom of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. At least when the kobolds were carrying out large-scale transformation of the dragon oak nest and the Twilight Guardian showed up to stop them, it was Gavin who used this method to forcibly disperse it and turn it back into a pile of earth and rocks. The kobolds who were working here knew how powerful this guy was, so they all stayed away. Within 20 meters of the pile of earth and rocks transformed by the Twilight Guardian, no kobolds could be seen. Gavin walked in front of the pile of earth and rocks, and the Twilight Guardian had no intention of showing up. Gavin sat cross-legged on the pile of earth and rocks, concentrating on the enlightenment rewarded by the destiny milestone. Enlightenment is a five-ring spell unique to druids, and it can only be obtained by having at least nine druid levels. If there is no destiny milestone, even if Gavin changes his job to a mage, the possibility of Gavin learning this spell is almost zero. It is not a question of whether the job level is professional or not, but the druid's harmony with nature, which is not something other jobs can do. There is a bit of divine magic in it. It's just that druids don't believe in gods, but nature. With a pious and reverent heart, Gavin allowed his mind to merge with the surrounding soil, rocks, and plants, especially the pile of soil and rocks under him. Gavin originally thought that this would be a very troublesome thing. After all, his understanding of the druid's natural attunement was very limited, and it was normal that the first attempt failed. He was ready to go to the honey village to find those pixie druids and humbly ask for advice. Unexpectedly, the whole process went incredibly smoothly. His mind had just been adapted, condensed and emitted according to the method of enlightenment, and was pulled over by a huge force. Countless voices surrounded him, whispering to him, as if telling his own story. Flowers and plants tell the story of life and growth.
Soil and rocks tell the story of years and long stories. No wonder those druids have such a deep awe for nature and life. It turns out that every blade of grass, every piece of soil, every stone, has life. This statement is not an exaggeration, but they can really listen to it. It's just that their voices are usually too weak and too small, and ordinary people can't detect them in their entire lives. Gavin felt that he was swimming in the ocean of life. A lonely and powerful consciousness slowly approached him. The other party showed him sincere kindness, and Gavin also felt a kind breath on it, which came from the same source as the dragon oak mother tree. This is today's goal, the consciousness of the Twilight Guardian. Choosing the Twilight Guardian as the first enlightenment object is definitely the wisest choice. Because it comes from the last material echo of the ancient copper dragon Frederick in the material plane. And Frederick's last dragon soul essence has been decomposed and injected into his body. After feeling his summoning touch, the Twilight Guardian will not only not avoid it, but will take the initiative to approach him. This will save Gavin a lot of effort. The enlightenment knowledge passed down in the milestone of destiny. The enlightenment technique is divided into three steps. 1. In tune with nature, find the initial consciousness of the object of enlightenment, and obtain its initial recognition. This is the most difficult, because these initial consciousnesses are usually very primitive, even wild animals can't keep up, and they are as shy as deer. They often hide and avoid as soon as they feel the powerful external consciousness. The only way is to grind it little by little, let it feel close, let it recognize itself, until it no longer resists itself and is willing to touch its soul. This is often a slow process, which takes several hours, which is normal. This step can be saved directly on the Twilight Guardian. 2. Choose the knowledge and memory to be passed on. The formation of intelligence is divided into five major steps: feeling, perception, concept, cognition and intelligence. Feeling, perception, these initial consciousnesses, already have. What is missing is concept and cognition, of course, it cannot be cultivated and educated little by little, but use magic to clone part of your own knowledge and memory and directly insert it into the initial consciousness, which is enlightenment. Gavin selected Zhang You's school memories from that life, copied and packed them directly, and stuffed them all into the Twilight Guardian. In terms of systematic education, no one in the whole of Faerun can compare to what Zhang You experienced in that life. It was a specialized, systematic, and focused learning process of ten years. In Faerun, such a long period of study is simply unimaginable. Even the Halrua Mage Academy, which claims to have the most systematic and comprehensive system in all of Toril, is inferior in this regard.
Those students usually work as miscellaneous apprentices or assistants, and spend much more time on various complicated tasks than studying. Third, that is, the last step, around the enlightenment memory, consciousness compilation, and strengthening of initial consciousness. This step, basically, is completed by the enlightenment object itself. The process of digesting the inherited memory is the process of consciousness compilation, and in this process, a large amount of elemental energy is naturally absorbed to strengthen one's initial consciousness. Speaking of it, it seems very simple. In fact, this process is quite time-consuming, and many tasks are water-grinding projects. By the time Gavin finished his enlightenment, eight hours had passed. As soon as he opened his eyes, the pile of earth and rocks beneath him began to shake violently, and Gavin quickly jumped to the side. The pile of earth and rocks began to slowly condense and form, turning into an earth, stone, and plant dragon shape. His eyes were still a pair of obsidian, but they were no longer cold, but flashed with the unique light of wisdom. "My Lord, please wait a moment, I'll go do something." A slow and heavy voice sounded in Gavin's consciousness. The Twilight Guardian turned around and walked to the roots of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, and disappeared the next second. This is the Twilight Guardian's quasi-casting ability, Wood Release Technique, which can be teleported through trees that can accommodate the size of its body. The Twilight Guardian left cleanly and neatly, and Gavin had no time to check the effect of his enlightenment this time. This guy just got wisdom, what does he want to do? He won't go to fight with the useless giants who corrupted the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, right?