Chapter 695: Autumn Rest

After that, Duanmuhuai had a rare leisure time. Mortarion was dead, and Toril was no longer a threat at least for the time being. Of course, this is only in the near future, but for Duanmuhuai, it can be considered a period of time now.

Although Duanmu Huai is like a salty fish in Arkham Castle, in fact, the entire Inquisition has completely begun to operate in an orderly manner.

Lumière and Eclare are responsible for monitoring the situation of the Star Alliance. Lumière has been lurking in the Star Alliance network, looking for traces of possible invasion by Chaos, while Eclair will be responsible for going to investigate in person - what they originally did It's a similar job, but he's very skilled.

In addition, other members have also participated in similar actions.

Hitomi.

This astropath slave that Duanmu Huai originally bought from the Rogue Trader had almost always been a transparent person, which is normal. In order to avoid alerting others, Duanmu Huai strictly prohibited Hitomi from using her innate astropathic ability to sneak into the soul. sea, but it is different now, the seal is gradually weakening, Mortarion is the first, but will not be the last demon primarch to try to counterattack the material world of the galaxy again, so Duanmu Huai also lifted Hitomi's ban, this girl is currently His job is to close his eyes and meditate in the Star Language Courtyard to detect abnormal fluctuations from the subspace.

After all, even after so many years, the means of communication between the Chaos fleets have not changed. Therefore, as long as you can capture the psychic reaction from the depths of the Sea of ​​Souls, you can almost guess what the other party wants to do.

Hitomi also showed great enthusiasm for this task. Since coming to the Inquisition, she has spent most of her time studying. Of course, Duanmu Huai also asked Lani to be the teacher of this astropath. The former had a deep knowledge of the magic of the universe and the starry sky, and was also very interested in the extraordinary talent of astropaths. Therefore, Lani taught Tong while Starry sky magic, while studying the special psychic abilities of astropaths.

Unfortunately, according to Hitomi, she did not see the shocking starlight that illuminated all things in the Sea of ​​Souls. The entire sea of ​​souls is still dim and silent, as calm as the sea under the gloomy night.

Network and psychic monitoring were fully activated. Although the Tribunal was unusually calm at the moment, it was more like the calm before the war. Once either party detects any abnormality, this war machine will start without hesitation, open fire, and blast all targets into pieces.

The Inquisition also seized this gap and began to manufacture a large number of battleships again to supplement the losses in the battle between the Reapers and the space monsters. Of course, there are not without changes. For example, Duanmu Huai ordered all destroyer energy cores to be modified from antimatter reactors to retreat furnaces. Although the energy supply of the shrinkage furnace is relatively limited, Duanmuhuai is interested in the micro black holes produced when the shrinkage furnace performs the shrinkage reaction.

To put it simply, if you can't defeat it, send a few destroyers to sneak into the webway, rush directly into the enemy fleet, and then perform a retreat reaction to create a miniature black hole. Judging from the results of previous battles against space monsters, this thing can be used as a weapon. Still very good.

Of course, it is not easy to manufacture a shrinkage furnace. Even with the strength of the Tribunal, it is very difficult to mass-produce it. However, Duanmuhuai does not need to mass-produce the kind that can blow the center of the universe into a large black hole. That’s it…

Hmm...just in case, maybe I should try building one myself?

After all, in the face of chaos, no amount of firepower is too much.

Duanmuhuai sat on the balcony, overlooking the scenery below. It was already early autumn. Looking around, the trees in Arkham City were already a mixture of red and green. Many people were walking on the streets, which looked very peaceful and lively. .

"This looks good."

Duanmu Huai picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. Ogis sat next to him, staring at the book in his hand. At the same time, melodious violin music echoed in their ears.

That sound did not come from a stereo or a gramophone, but from the girl playing the piano on the other side. Mary closed her eyes and gently pulled the strings with her fingers, playing a melodious and gentle tune.

It has to be said that as a rich young lady, Mary is indeed versatile in this area. Soon, the song was finished, and Duanmu Huai also raised his hands and clapped his hands.

"Nice playing, Mary."

"Thank you, Mr. Duanmu."

Mary put down her violin and smiled sheepishly at Duanmuhuai.

"It's really difficult, but I think I've got the rhythm."

"Well, it's a talent, I can't do this."

Duanmuhuai spread his hands as he spoke - Mary's performance here is not just a whim, in fact, she is now trying her new career.

travelling poet.

This is a more interesting profession in Faerûn. Its combat effectiveness is average, but it is very comprehensive. But the most interesting thing is that bards can release magic and skills by playing music. To be honest, this cool-looking method is really in line with the idea of ​​​​the literary girl Mary, so after seeing the performance of those bards After that, Mary couldn't wait to be one of them.

After all, this kind of profession that can perform gracefully during battle, release magic to confuse the enemy, and at the same time be able to fight in close quarters looks very elegant and beautiful.

Duanmu Huai had no objection to this, and there happened to be many bards living in Arkham City. He introduced one of the respected female bards to be Mary's teacher, and Mary learned very quickly.

The only flaw is...

"Unfortunately, I can't use the illusion spells..."

Mary seemed very depressed when she said this. What she liked most about bards was that if they used illusion spells when they played, they could create lifelike illusions and turn music into reality in front of the audience. This ability made Mary very jealous.

Unfortunately, Mary couldn't use any illusion spells.

Duanmu Huai certainly knew the reason. Mary's golden eyes were simply an enhanced version of the true vision, and all illusions did not exist in front of her. So Mary was immune to illusion spells, and there was nothing she could do about it.

And of course, she couldn't cast illusion spells either.

"But aren't you great at the Transfiguration Department?"

"Wow... I don't really like the Transfiguration Department that much..."

Looking at the depression on Mary's face, Duanmu Huai laughed. He certainly understood why Mary complained so much. The Transfiguration Department was called the Five Fireball Cult or the Transfiguration Barbarian by players because of its simplicity, directness and brutality. The so-called barbarians among mages refer to the Transfiguration Department.

Of course, Mary would not simply and brutally release fireballs, but she was also very accomplished in sound waves. She could break rocks and iron by playing the violin casually... Well, if you just look at the literal meaning, you can understand why Mary is so upset about this aspect of herself. After all, isn't it like saying that her playing is beyond imagination?

Just like Fat Tiger who can break glass by singing.

"By the way, Mr. Duanmu."

After complaining a little, Mary seemed to think of something and looked at Duanmu Huai a little embarrassedly.

"Hmm? What's the matter?"

"I would like to ask... can I invite Xia Li and Ashelika to the Tribunal?"

Speaking of this, Mary was somewhat uneasy.

"Your two good friends? Why did you suddenly think of talking about this?"

"Uh... Because when I was drinking tea with them before, they both felt that I had changed a lot, so they wanted to see what kind of work I was doing..."

Speaking of this, Mary looked down at herself in confusion.

"But I don't think I have changed much?"

"It is difficult for people to look at themselves objectively."

Duanmu Huai laughed. Of course, he understood what Mary was wondering about. In Mary's view, she was still herself, cautious, elegant and polite, and most of the time she hadn't changed much. But Duanmu Huai knew that this was not the case. In any case, Mary had followed him through several battlefields, faced the Old Ones, and destroyed the core of the Reapers. If such a person said that she was an ordinary person, then the real ordinary people were basically a group of bugs.

Maybe Mary herself didn't notice it, but in fact, she had a bit of the iron-blooded taste and temperament of the Inquisition. You have to know that Mary is different from An and Gu Leiya. She comes from a relatively peaceful world that has not experienced war and people usually don't encounter danger. Now Mary is already a veteran who has experienced many battles. Even if her behavior is the same as before, the aura she exudes is still easy to make people feel different.

It's like an ordinary person standing in front of an iron-blooded soldier. Even if the other person is smiling, he will easily feel nervous.

Maybe she is still smiling and polite when she is drinking tea and chatting with friends on weekdays, but when danger comes, her friends may be scared and tremble and collapse to the ground, while Mary can calmly draw out her long sword to deal with it-this is the difference.

"It doesn't matter, you can do it, it's not bad to take them to see Arkham City."

"Hey... I still think the name of the City of Thousand Towers sounds better."

Hearing this, Mary immediately complained. At that time, Duanmu Huai clearly asked Mary to name the city, but Mary racked her brains to come up with a bunch of names, but they were all rejected by Duanmu Huai. Finally, Mary had no choice but to accommodate Duanmu Huai and still used the name Arkham City...

"It's just a name, it's not important."

"But Mr. Duanmu didn't say that before..."

Mary complained a little. When Duanmu Huai gave her this task, he said that the name is the face of a city, and asked her to think carefully and not to embarrass the Tribunal.

As a result, it became just a name when she used her own name, which is not important...

Sometimes, this gentleman's ability to cheat really amazed her.

"Report."

Just as Duanmu Huai and Mary were chatting, Mistelina walked in. She saluted to the two of them first, and then spoke.

"What's the matter? Mistelina?"

Looking at the forest princess in front of him, Duanmu Huai also restrained his expression slightly and sat up again. After the initial period of chaos, Arkham City is now on the right track. Because the regulations of the Tribunal are very clear and the laws are very strict, coupled with the dual deterrence of the Night Guards and the angels, there are basically no people who dare to make trouble here.

So after Duanmu Huai decided on the general direction, Mistelina could handle many things by herself.

"There is a report from the Blade of Judgment."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai perked up.

After the Tribunal acquired this territory, it naturally needed locals to maintain law and order, patrol and fight. Therefore, Duanmu Huai formed a force called the Blade of Judgment based on the structure of the Tribunal, which is similar to the role of the Imperial Auxiliary Army. Their main task is to assist in guarding Arkham City and the entire Tribunal territory, while investigating the surrounding situation and eliminating all evil existence that threatens mankind.

This force is basically composed of people from Faerun, most of whom are soldiers from other territories, as well as some adventurers, and paladins, priests and priests from various temples. After all, although the Tribunal looks like a religious institution, they do not believe in gods, and Duanmu Huai does not need to draw strength from faith, so he and the gods of Faerun have no essential conflict of interest.

This force is currently competent. The pressure of the Tribunal is not just talk. In addition, there are really gods in this world. No one wants their soul to be dragged into hell after death. In addition, the reward for the Blade of Judgment is very high, so everyone is willing to stay here.

But for Duanmu Huai, this unit is more like a scout, investigating everywhere, and then seeing where to activate what events.

Now it seems that this is a harvest?

"The 15th team of the Blade of Judgment found a strange cult organization in the nearby mountains. They think their strength is limited, so they ask for support from the Tribunal."

"Specifically?"

"It is likely that they are facing a true god."

"Oh? This is interesting."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up.

"Then I'll go and see it myself."