Text 22. Sulfur Harbor. The Hidden City

The Grand Duke readily provided a way to enter Sulfur Harbor, and thoughtfully sent a guide for Merlin and Elsa.

It is his daughter Nisha Makinos.

It can be seen that Grand Duke Makinos values ​​his daughter very much. After losing his son, he seems to intend to train Nissa as his successor.

He is intentionally letting Nissa and Merlin get in touch. Maybe it was a joke when he said that Nissa was more suitable for Merlin, but there is no doubt that the Supreme Duke is indeed using this method to let his successor maintain a good relationship with the official forces. .

The old vampire was cunning, and as he'd put his own son on the bench, he'd been ruthless when necessary.

This is unexpectedly in line with the stereotype of vampires in people's minds.

At noon that day, a white yacht was sailing at the mouth of the Hudson River, as if it was planning to enter the vast sea.

In the cabin of the yacht, Merlin and Elsa were sitting on their seats. In front of their eyes, Miss Nisha, who was wearing a full-coverage black combat uniform, was personally manipulating the yacht and heading towards overseas waters.

Pure-blooded vampires hate sunlight, so Nissa had to wear a combat uniform that could completely block the sun, but this combat uniform was tight-fitting, so after Nissa wore it, she didn't look gloomy, on the contrary, she put on her wonderful body. The figure is exposed.

But if it wasn't for Merlin's strong request to set off immediately, Nissa, as a guide, would actually prefer to go out at night.

"Sulphur Harbor has several entrances, and what we are going to now is its 'main entrance'."

While turning the steering wheel of the yacht, Nisha said to Merlin and Elsa through the mask with weird tactical goggles:

"That door is hidden on a small island overseas, and most of the aliens in that city come and go from there."

"If you observe carefully enough, it is not difficult to find that at the New York pier, there are several passenger ships going out to sea along specific routes every morning, noon and afternoon. A heterogeneous means of transportation."

"But those ships have been out of service for some time now."

Nisha said with some regret:

"Some aliens who sensed the danger have fled ahead of time, and those who could not escape were blocked in the city by Dracula and his followers. Some timid guys obeyed the legendary lord, but more aliens were in the city. Stubborn resistance in various areas of Sulfur Harbor...not all aliens are willing to have a leader appear out of thin air on their heads."

"Tell me about Port Brimstone."

Merlin held Elsa's hand. While looking at the surrounding sea water and the surrounding scenery reflecting the light in the sun, he said:

"About the origin of that city, the division of power in that city, and the form of existence of that city, I heard that it is located in a demiplane attached to New York City?"

"This statement is not quite correct and not rigorous."

Nissa didn't look back, she said softly:

"A part of Sulfur Harbor is located in a large natural cave underground in New York, and the other part is a demiplane expanded by magic. It does not exist attached to New York City. In fact, Sulfur Harbor existed long before New York was established, but At that time, Sulfur Port was just the residence of a group of dwarves and cavemen, and there were intricate mines underground."

"It really developed in the 19th century. The First World War not only had an impact on the human world, but also involved aliens from all over the world. Many alien families migrated to America, which was still regarded as a wild place at that time. , During that migration wave, Sulfur Port was an inconspicuous one among several rising heterogeneous cities."

"But later, as the Magic Congress began to clean up the alien cities on the surface, the more concealed Sulfur Harbor became the last shelter and gathering place for North American aliens."

The vampire lady introduced the places they were going to Merlin in detail with the tone of a tour guide.

"Aliens actually have the instinct to pursue sociality. When humans built New York as the most prosperous city in the world, the number of aliens attracted by the name also increased. Sulfur Harbor also became more and more popular with the rise of human cities. Prosperous, at the peak of prosperity, the number of aliens in that city exceeded 2.7 million, but after s..l.d. began to join hands with the Magic Congress to promote the new order, some of them left here not wanting to cause trouble for the aliens.”

"There are also some aliens who want to live in human society to transfer to the surface, and live in the several alien reservations you set up. The current population of that city is about 2.2 million, and the alien races living in it are very mixed. You Almost every kind of creature can be found in it."

"Although there is no nominal lord in that city, several powerful families or organizations have used their own methods to maintain the order of Sulfur Harbor for hundreds of years."

Nissa says:

"The aboriginal dwarves in that place are powerful. They are divided into three tribes, and they firmly control the big cave in Sulfur Harbor and the lower areas. Although they have disputes with each other, they can always unite in the face of threats."

"Wandering wizards, that is what you call wild wizards, and some black wizards formed a group of spellcasters, controlling half of the half-plane area of ​​Sulfur Harbor, and they monopolized everything and everything in that city. Businesses related to magic are also very powerful.”

"Then there are goblins, all kinds of goblins, from the ugly but smart goblins, to the beautiful, but always goofy forest goblins, and the elves who are good at archery, and the half-body who are good at stealth and assassination. Humans, as well as big goblins who have wings and know how to enjoy themselves, they form a neutral force, relying on the developed business acumen and network of goblins, they monopolize the commercial circulation in the city."

"Finally, it is also an important force, monsters."

Nissa turned her head and looked at Merlin with her red tactical goggles. She said:

"You all know monsters, right?"

"Um."

Merlin nodded, and Elsa nodded too.

The so-called monsters are a group of special aliens. There is no conflict in this group of aliens due to different blood and race. They are a united force with complicated internal members. There are all kinds of aliens, but they call themselves They are the successors of the ancient dynasty of monsters. They believe that all aliens should unite to form a united force.

The activities of monsters in New York are not conspicuous, but s..l.d. has been dealing with aliens for a long time, and Merlin naturally knows this group of weird guys who claim to unite races.

"Monsters are a very important force in Sulfur Port, and Sulfur Port is also one of the most important base camps of monster forces in the entire world. Those guys occupy the center of Sulfur Port. They are friendly with other forces and have always been We are recruiting them to join the monster organization."

Nissa says:

"The monsters stubbornly believe that there are still descendants of the Xia Kela clan that established the monster dynasty back then, and they will stand up and lead them in this era, and rebuild the glorious monster dynasty in the new century. They are all idealists among the aliens. ...Actually, the way for the Supreme Family to integrate into Sulfur Harbor is to join the circle of monsters."

"They are very pleased with the addition of a powerful legend like my father. They think this is one of the signs of the rise of the monster faction. In order to win over my father, the monsters generously handed over an entire bustling neighborhood to my family for management. "

Miss Vampire says:

"The Blood Street is also the destination of our trip. On the territory of the Supreme Family, the two of you will be treated like VIPs."

"I'm even more curious, where is Dracula's power?"

Elsa next to Mei Lin couldn't help asking:

"Isn't his coming resisted by these forces? Especially since he's still doing such a dangerous thing."

"resist?"

When Nisha heard Elsa's description, she shook her head, and said seriously:

"Resistance is no longer enough to describe the current situation in Sulfur Port. There is a war going on there, my lady witcher. In a place where the forces are clearly divided, if you want to build a territory and rise, you must get it from other forces." Rob!"

"Dracula declared on the first day he entered Sulfur Harbor that he wanted to conquer the city and turn Sulfur Harbor into his monster metropolis. As a result, that night, thousands of armed aliens came to Dracula's bed The hotel launched a devastating attack, but they underestimated the power of the legends, and they paid a heavy price."

"At dawn the next day, thousands of soldiers sent by several forces to eliminate Dracula became the most loyal blood guard under Dracula's command."

"Under their leadership, Chad unreservedly spread his virus in various areas of the city. In less than a day, the number of fighters under Dracula's command exceeded 70,000...they It was like an irrational raging beast, rushing into the territory of other forces under Dracula's hazy gaze, crazily destroying, burning, killing and looting."

Miss Vampire said with some embarrassment:

"At least 110,000 aliens died that day..."

"110,000! One-twentieth of the aliens in the city died that night. I went to Blood Street that night. I saw poor people crying everywhere in Sulfur Harbor. The air was filled with gunpowder smoke and death. The smell, even for a vampire, it's too miserable."

"According to what you said, Dracula can easily capture that city."

Merlin says:

"With the help of the virus that can continuously infect and make the number of mutants spread like a snowball, he can completely wash Sulfur Port in a few days, but he didn't do that. Why?"

"Because what he needs is a complete city, a territory that is obedient to him, and enough people."

Nissa says:

"Dracula is not an idiot. He knows that once the virus infects the entire city, then Sulfur Port will be finished."

"I said before that if the mutants made by Chad's virus are not replenished with blood, they will die naturally due to organ failure after a few hours of full-strength activity... They can only be used as cannon fodder, not to be a good follower."

"Dracula needs the people in this city to submit to him. What he wants is not a lifeless ruin."

While talking, Nisha parked the yacht on a small island off the coast of New York. She led Merlin and Elsa off the yacht, and quickly walked into the center of the island, where there was a man disguised by illusion. Nice, down stairs.

The three of them didn't hesitate too much. They walked down the stairs all the way. After walking down for nearly 100 meters, a large cave appeared in front of Meilin's eyes. The cave was full of weird, viscous, disgusting green Liquid, like a lake of water from hell.

"We'll go by boat."

In the dark, Nissa could finally take off the helmet that made her uncomfortable. The vampire girl flicked her long hair, and then made a "please" gesture to Merlin and Elsa. The three sat on a boat On the unattended boat, Nissa poured magic power into the chandelier at the bow, and as the chandelier was lit, the boat left the shore silently and headed towards the darkness deeper in the cave.

Merlin sat on the boat, silently watching the little devils pushing the boat on the water behind the boat.

Those little devils smelled the aura originating from the Three Palaces on Merlin, and lowered their heads in fear, not daring to make any more noise, let alone stop the boat halfway to extort more gold coins from the passers-by.

"Tags, the gatekeeper of Sulfur Harbor, is a greedy bastard. He will extort a lot from me every time, and even make some exorbitant demands. I doubt that he will deliberately make things difficult for you."

Nissa stood at the bow of the boat, and she looked at the looming outline of the gate that was getting closer and closer in the darkness. It was a gate dug out in the cave by the ancient dwarves, and it was attached with strange and weird magic. A door closes, even for Dracula himself, it is difficult to open it again.

However, the tradition of Sulfur Harbor is that unless the city is about to be destroyed, the door will never be closed.

Instead, there is a gatekeeper who can tell the purpose of the guests, and they are often filled with powerful guys.

"That Tagus, did it try to humiliate you? Molested you?"

Merlin moved his wrist, and he said to Nissa:

"What an arrogant bastard, what race is it?"

"I heard it's a demon that escaped from hell."

Nissa says:

"He is powerful so he is fearless. He dares to do anything bad. He has a bad reputation in Sulfur Harbor, so he was driven to be a gatekeeper."

"Demon... okay."

Merlin spewed out two balls of scorching gas with sparks from his nostrils, and he said softly:

"Then this time, let me negotiate with it."

A few minutes later, the boat docked, and the three of them walked onto the quaint pier. In front of them, an ugly guy in a black robe was guarding the gate tens of meters high. It was colored with a mixture of greed. The light of desire stared at Nissa, and it said in a low voice:

"Miss Nisha, your figure is still so good...and this lady, who has never met before, Nisha, have you told them the rules? 16 best soul gold coins, this is the ticket price. "

"Tickets?"

Merlin took a step forward, and amidst the flashing flames, he took off his glasses, and the four dark red eyes that appeared on his face stared at Tags. When the latter saw the iconic features on Merlin's face, he almost It immediately began to tremble all over, obviously, it recognized where Merlin came from.

Merlin said with a voice like rubbing stones:

"The man sent me on an errand..."

"Give you 2 seconds..."

"Go away!"

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