abnabooks Chapter 47: Baldur's Gate
Chapter 47: Baldur's Gate
Ronan led the group around the monster hordes and difficult terrain marked on the map, heading out of the Cloak Forest.
Along the way, they encountered some wild beasts and monsters, but nothing dangerous happened, and they only contributed more than 500 experience points to Ronan.
[Experience Points: Level 6 Cultivator (15185 XP/23000 XP)]
After a day and a night, they finally emerged from the Cloak Forest.
Then, we continued north until we reached the Arm of Friendship, where we took a short break.
Some of those who were originally going to the Amn Empire bid farewell to Ronan here.
Furthermore, they expressed their gratitude to Ronan.
[You have successfully transported those who were originally heading to the Amn Empire to the Arm of Friendship, finally putting their minds at ease and filling them with gratitude once again. You gain 200 XP.]
[Experience Points: Level 6 Cultivator (15385 XP/23000 XP)]
Their plan was to buy horses here and find adventurers at the Friendly Arm Tavern to hire them to help them retrieve goods from the gnoll den.
After that, they hired adventurers to protect them on their journey to the Amn Empire.
As a tavern near the Cloak Forest, the Friendly Arm has many adventurers.
Provided the price is right, these people heading to the Amn Empire can hire adventurers of a certain level of skill to help them.
Some Am people left Ronan their addresses in the Am Empire.
Several people from Ascatella, the capital of the Amn Empire, who were doing business in the city and living quite well, said that they would definitely give Ronan a grand welcome whenever he came.
Ronan wrote down their addresses one by one.
Although the Am Empire forbids spellcasters from entering, as long as he doesn't cast spells, or if his spellcasting is not seen by the masked mages of the Am Empire, he can cover his face and no one can tell that he is a spellcaster.
He currently has no plans to enter the Amn Empire, but who knows what the future holds?
Having another friend in the Amn Empire might just be the right time for them to help you later.
That evening, Ronan and his companions held a banquet at the Friendly Arm Tavern.
Their drinks and food were paid for by Leon, the son of a merchant from Ascatra.
Although their drinks and food were all included, it still didn't amount to the price of a single pill Ronan would have.
But for ordinary people, this amount of money is already a considerable sum.
However, they heard from Leon that he could make a lot of money if he transported Baldur's Gate goods to Ascatra and sold them in their shop.
He was overjoyed to have escaped death, and spending this money was nothing to him.
After a hearty meal, the group spent the night resting at the Friendly Arm Tavern.
The next morning, Ronan led the people to Baldur's Gate on their journey.
They only encountered a group of clueless robbers on the road. Without Ronan having to lift a finger, some of the quasi-professional warriors in the group used flails to beat the robbers to a pulp.
After walking for almost a day and a night, they finally arrived in the Livington district.
Ordinary people would be extremely exhausted after walking for such a long time.
So they found a tavern in the Livington district to rest for a while, planning to enter Baldur's Gate the next day.
After another night, the next morning, Ronan and his group arrived at the entrance to the Flying Dragon Pass fortress.
Exiting Feilong Pass is free, but entering requires a copper coin.
After paying the copper coins, everyone entered Feilong Pass and crossed the bridge.
"Finally back at Baldur's Gate!"
Upon seeing the densely packed shops lining both sides of the Feilongguan Ferry Bridge, some people couldn't help but shed tears.
It's much safer here.
After all, the headquarters of the Baldur's Gate Armed Flame Fist Mercenary Group is located in the Flying Dragon Pass Fortress.
The security here is much better; they no longer have to worry about robbers and monsters.
However, they also need to be wary of pickpockets active on the Feilongguan Ferry Bridge.
Pickpockets are usually skilled individuals; they steal other people's belongings, and the victims often only find out afterward.
These people are the hardest to capture, so the Flame Fist Mercenary Group rarely spends time dealing with them.
Furthermore, many of these pickpockets are impoverished teenagers.
Some of the mercenaries in the Flame Fist Mercenary Group also came from poor backgrounds, so they were not too keen on capturing these poor children.
"Ahhhhh!"
As the group walked, they suddenly heard screams coming from ahead.
Looking over, they saw Ronan twisting a boy's right hand.
To avoid drawing attention, Ronan wore a cloak that covered most of his face.
Since others cannot see his face, they cannot imagine that he is a sorcerer or a person of importance.
An unlucky pickpocket happened to pass by him and tried to grope him.
Ronan then grabbed the pickpocket's hand and twisted his knuckles.
"I'm so sorry, sir! I'm so sorry!"
The boy begged for mercy.
Ronan then pushed the boy away with a little force.
The Flame Fist Mercenary Group was originally composed of a group of undisciplined mercenaries of varying quality. Under the leadership of Duke Ravengard, they have only improved in recent years. Of course, their awareness is incomparable to that of Uncle Hat in his previous life.
Even if the boy were handed over to the Flame Fist Mercenary Group, the Flame Fist would not criticize or educate him. Moreover, the case was too minor to warrant a trial.
A slightly better Flame Fist mercenary might give a warning and let him go, while a worse one might extort money from the boy's family.
After leaving Dragon Pass, they circled Dust Eagle Mountain, passed through the outer city of Baldur's Gate, and arrived at the Petrified Lizard Gate, which separated the outer city from the upper city.
After paying a toll of 2 copper coins, the group was able to enter the lower city of Baldur's Gate.
At this point, everyone dispersed.
The five dwarves, whose necks, waists, and ankles still bore steel rings, followed Ronan to the "Blue Flame Hammer" blacksmith shop.
The five dwarves said that these five steel rings were forced upon them by the gnolls to be made to trap them.
The rings are all made of high-quality steel refined from Naxike iron ore.
Ordinary knives and axes cannot cut through it.
If you use high temperatures, you can melt them, but that will definitely damage them.
Therefore, only a higher-quality hacksaw can cut it.
Upon arriving at the "Blue Flame Hammer," Guf greeted Ronan upon his return.
According to the five dwarves, Gough learned that Ronan had single-handedly wiped out a gnoll den.
Although this was unbelievable to Guf, who had seen many adventurers from the lower classes.
However, when Gough met the dwarves of his own race, he knew that dwarves were the most honest and would not lie.
Most importantly, he always believed that Ronan was an honest and kind person who would never lie to him.
Immediately, he arranged for someone to fetch a hacksaw while he went to the accounting office and had the human employee in charge of the accounts issue a transfer voucher for 3000 gold coins, which he then handed to Ronan.