|ω`)

Anne did the math and found that her territory in Neverwinter was quite spacious, and then she continued to ask.

"Dear Her Majesty the Queen..."

"To the west of Neverwinter is the sea and the Sword Coast."

"Is it possible that you still want to dominate the sea?"

Opening his mouth, Paladin Henk once again expressed his helplessness to the Neverwinter Queen who didn't even know how big her territory was.

"Yes!"

(**;)

"It is indeed the sea, people almost forgot about it!"

(*^▽^*)

She was startled for a moment, then nodded suddenly, and then Anne said with a smile that she had remembered this matter.

Although it is not impossible to occupy the sea, after all, there is no serious navy in this world, and there is no exclusive economic zone, so naturally there is no such thing as territorial sea.

"Then what?"

(￣～￣)Chew!

"Is there anything else?"

()

Then, Annie continued to eat while asking again.

"..."

Hearing this, Henk looked up and stared at Anne in disbelief and didn't say a word for a long time.

When he first came here, he said he was here to report the matter. Now that the matter has not been finished and the other party has not given clear instructions, why did he want to drive him away after just a few words?

But fortunately, he seemed to have been mentally prepared for a long time, so he didn't have any reaction. He just sighed in his heart before continuing:

"Now all the clues point to Leilong Town and the Swamp of the Dead, so..."

"Her Majesty the Queen."

"For the safety of Neverwinter City, I want to go and investigate in person!"

"I hope you approve?"

Yes, this is the real purpose of what Henke is going to report today!

In view of the frequent activities of those Serge agents between Neverwinter City, Leilong Town and the Swamp of the Dead, in view of the 'Dragon Cult' in Leilong Town and some unknown risks in the Swamp of the Dead, he felt that it was necessary for him to do so now.

Just go and investigate, we can't wait any longer for Edkin and the others.

"oh!"

(*⊙o⊙)

"Then go!"

(￣～￣)Chew!

"What's so embarrassing about this kind of thing?"

(*⊙~⊙)

Anne agreed without thinking. At the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little strange. She didn't expect that the other party would bother to come to her for such a trivial matter.

"..."

Seeing Anne's answer so confidently, Henk was choked up again and didn't even know what to say.

"Her Majesty the Queen..."

"Do you know what the Swamp of the Dead is?"

Then, he paused and thought again and again before hesitating and asking tentatively.

"I do not know!"

(▽`)

"What is that place?"

(^^)

Annie swallowed the food in her mouth first, then picked up a bowl of hot soup before asking in a crisp voice.

"..."

There was no other way. Henk, who had long known that this would be the case, sighed in his heart, and then slowly spoke again and explained patiently:

"The Swamp of the Dead is a mysterious and dangerous place in Faerûn between Neverwinter and Waterdeep and close to the Sword Coast."

"Is it considered some kind of interface between the realm of the undead and the natural world?"

In this way, while Anne was eating and was relatively patient, Paladin Henk began to use his expertise that Edkin had always criticized and considered to be very, very 'verbose', and began to talk endlessly and quote scriptures at length.

Talking.

"It is said..."

"A long, long time ago, that place used to be a beautiful forest and lake?"

"But a terrible disaster destroyed everything there and turned it into the dangerous area full of undead and demons it is now?"

"According to legend, the cause of that disaster was a mysterious female mage. She tried to summon a powerful upper demon through dark magic, but something went wrong with her spell, causing a dark energy to burst out and spread.

To the whole area.”

"That energy swallowed up all living things in the area and turned them into undead. It also attracted many demons and other evil creatures to invade there."

"Since then, the Swamp of the Dead has become a place full of danger and unknowns, more dangerous than the underground city!"

"Although many adventurers have tried to go there to find the legendary lost treasures, without exception, they often died because of encountering the undead and other evil creatures."

"And, over the years, the evil power there has been continuously increasing. Some people think this is because the evil soul of the female mage still exists there, and her powerful magic and dark energy are still spreading?"

Having said this, Henk paused and looked at Anne, confirming that although she was busy eating, she was indeed listening carefully, and then continued to add:

"certainly!"

"There are also some authoritative historical data that indicate that the formation of the Swamp of the Dead was actually due to a terrible ancient war?"

"It is said that an evil army once carried out a terrible large-scale massacre and destruction there. The multiple effects of magic, corpses, ghosts, etc. made the land no longer suitable for habitation, so the war ended.

After that, it became a forgotten and polluted area?”

"Over the following centuries, the Swamp of the Dead became home to demons, evil spirits, and a variety of other evil creatures."

"Those creatures continued to expand their territories and launch attacks on the surrounding areas. In order to protect themselves, humans and other races began to stay away from the swamp and build walls and fortresses to prevent the invasion of those evil creatures."

"The town of Thunderlon in Neverwinter and the Castle of Thorns in Waterdeep came from this."

"For countless years, in constant conflicts, some humans and other races began to be tempted by darkness. They compromised with evil and joined the camp of evil creatures. Those people became the new rulers or evil forces in the Swamp of the Dead.

The sect began to use dark spells and spells to expand their power."

Speaking of this, Henk couldn't help but frown when he thought of a certain sect in Leilong Town that was said to have been attacked by the 'Harper' many times but never showed restraint.

Obviously, he himself does not seem to know the specific origin of the Swamp of the Dead, but that does not prevent him from extracting some important or reliable ones from the books and rumors he has read and presenting them to

Anne makes a report.

"Anyway!"

"The Swamp of the Dead is a dark, unclean and evil place that seems to be controlled by a mysterious evil sect."

"so!"

"Your Majesty, I need your authorization to go to that place personally to investigate?"

Finally, after looking at the stuffed bear on Anne's desk, Henk made up his mind and asked firmly, knowing that Anne did not need to worry about his safety.

"Then you go!"

☆(o*ω)

"Why should you tell others?"

(ψ｀▽′)o

Anne didn't think much about it at all, and just agreed without hesitation.

"this……"

"Your Majesty, do you know what's in that swamp?"

Although he had already expected that kind of reaction, Henk continued to ask again anxiously.

"I know!"

(*^▽^*)
To be continued...