blueteamnovel Chapter 23 Beware of the Followers of the Three Gods of Death
Chapter 23 Beware of the Followers of the Three Gods of Death
When questioned by the four men, the little girl told them what had happened.
The little girl's name was Thea Lancaster. She was a resident of Sedge Town, east of the town of Friendly Arm. Her father was a hunter who had contracted a strange illness. He was almost powerless, pale, and bedridden all day, his breath weak. Several doses of medicine prescribed by the town's doctor had not improved his condition.
In town, she had a neighbor, an old man, who was said to have been a proper vagabond before retiring.
The old wanderer had no wife or children, while she only had her father, who often went out hunting.
Therefore, she often went out with elderly wanderers.
Although the two are not related by blood, their relationship is closer than that of grandfather and grandson.
After her father fell seriously ill, she remembered the old wanderer saying that there was a druid grove in the Cloak Forest, where the druids had extensive knowledge of herbs and could heal people.
The old wanderer made his living in the Cloaked Forest before retiring. Based on his experience, he drew a map of the Cloaked Forest, depicting various beast packs and gathering places of some professionals.
The Druid camp is one of them.
Thea had heard of the horrors of the Cloak Forest since she was a child.
Although her father was a hunter, he was not a professional, so he didn't even dare to enter the outer reaches of the Cloak Forest.
The wanderer had intended to enter the Cloak Forest to find the druid in order to save her father.
But Thea, seeing that the Wanderer was already old, did not want him to take any risks, so she stole the Wanderer's map first and secretly entered the Cloak Forest to find the Druid camp.
As they were following the map, bypassing the various beast lairs marked on the map, and heading towards the druid camp, they unexpectedly spotted a colossal creature in the distance, which caught its attention.
Although she was flustered, she was not frightened and immediately ran away.
As she ran, she wondered why she had encountered wild animals when there were no wild animal colonies nearby on the map.
But soon she realized that Grandpa Wanderer had retired more than ten years ago, and this map was probably from more than ten years ago. It was perfectly normal for the wild animal communities marked on the map to have changed.
Will the druid camp also relocate?
Thinking of this, Thea felt a sudden sense of despair.
Thea suddenly looked at Ronan and his companions, mustered up a great deal of courage, clenched her fists unconsciously, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, could you help me get to the druid camp?"
From the moment she dealt with Owl Bear, she could tell that, apart from Cuthbert, the other three were genuine professionals and very strong.
She was just the daughter of a hunter and didn't have enough money to hire these four people.
Therefore, when she asks for help, if the other party is willing to help, it is entirely free of charge.
She was initially hesitant to ask for help, but thinking of her bedridden father, she decided to go for it.
Just as Thea spoke, a stream of information flashed through Ronan's mind.
You have received a request to help others!
【Type of Commission】: Escort
[Request Summary]: Thea Lancaster's father is dying, and she needs to go to the Druid camp for help. She requests your escort.
[Service Experience]: 200 XP
Ever since the "Heavenly Book" transformed into white mist and entered his mind, he knew that the way to gain experience was not only by killing monsters, but also by helping others.
For the past six months, he has gained experience by killing monsters and has never tried to help others.
If he accepts this helping commission, it will be his first experience gaining experience through helping others.
After hearing what Thea said, he wanted to help even though he had no experience.
However, he still needed to calm down and assess his own abilities.
After all, he didn't even know where the druid camp was located.
If he were to venture deeper into the Cloak Forest, he would have to think it over carefully.
"I'll help you!" Seras said immediately without hesitation after hearing Thea's request.
"Can I see your map?" Ronan asked Thea instead of answering.
"Here you go." Thea immediately took out a folded parchment scroll from her handbag.
Ronan took it, unfolded it, and the other three also gathered around to look at the map.
This map is drawn in great detail, with various icons designed by the illustrator, and small text next to each icon explaining what it represents.
Soon, they saw a green antler, and beneath it, in small print, was written – Druid Camp.
They saw that the druid camp was still in the outer area of the Cloak Forest.
Ronan felt he could accept this request to help others, so he immediately said, "Miss Paladin, count me in."
Seras and Thea's eyes lit up.
"And me," the monk Ramir said.
When Thea saw that three powerful professionals were willing to help her, it was as if she had seen the light in the darkest abyss, and she couldn't help but cry tears of joy.
However, apart from the three, only Cuthbert remained silent, his expression very serious as he looked at Thea and said, "I need to conduct a 'good and evil detection' on this girl."
Detecting good and evil is a first-level divine spell. Once cast, it can detect any monsters, celestials, elementals, fairies, demons, or undead within approximately 10 meters.
Fearing his teammates wouldn't understand why he was doing this, Cuthbert explained while keeping an eye on Thea: "Friends, you should know that Baldur's Gate was once the domain of the Three Death Gods, so for hundreds of years, followers of the Three Death Gods have been entrenched there."
"Moreover, a group of shapeshifters are entrenched in Baldur's Gate; they are followers of Baal, the god of murder among the three gods of death."
"They would transform into human form and lure humans to Baal's altar to kill them cruelly, in order to please Baal."
"For the safety of the team, it is necessary for me to use the Detect Good and Evil ability on this little girl."
Throughout the entire encounter, Cuthbert's gaze never left Thea, fearing that she might suddenly attack him if she overheard his words.
Ronan and the other two had no objections and let Cuthbert do as he pleased.
Immediately, Cuthbert softly chanted, and a few seconds later, a faint yellow-white light shone from his body.
The next moment, the yellowish-white light disappeared, and Cuthbert sighed, saying, "This little girl is not a monster."
Ramir and Seras also relaxed.
Because of the helper's request, Ronan already knew that what the little girl said was true, so he was naturally unaffected.
So the four of them, protecting the little girl, headed towards the druid camp, following the markings on the map.
Ronan felt that the Owl Bear was quite powerful, so he used [Trapping Bird] to make the Owl Bear follow him.
As the four of them looked at the map and made their way forward, they discovered that the map even marked the growth points of the silver thistle.
Several of the growth points are located on their way to the druid camp.
As they walked, they kept an eye out for the growth points, and sure enough, they found a clump of silver thistle hidden under the bushes in the growth points shown on the map.
Naturally, Cuthbert couldn't let the wealth he had just acquired slip away, so he immediately grabbed his tools and stepped forward to pick the clump of silver thistle.