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Having bought a couple of lockpicks, Yuventius continues his journey.

- Oh dear, what if it explodes in my bag? I'll have to try to walk in a way that minimizes shaking it.

Five more crates.

With a cheerful burst of fireworks, Radiant receives his prize x5:

Scroll with the "Destruction" spell x1
Target: Single, opponent must be at least 3 levels lower than the owner
Range: 3
Accuracy: guaranteed
Cooldown: 1
Source: Fire
Damage: 100% of the opponent's maximum HP

Large healing potion x1 (in battle, instead of an attack, restores 125 HP to the owner)

Essence of uselessness x3 (what is this for...?)

Meanwhile, on the road of desperate cultists:

The trade deal is complete.

Result of the d20 roll: 9

And the last day passes uneventfully.

The journey is over.

The battle-worn Yuventius Amm reaches the gates of the capital, where a detachment of priestesses is already thoroughly checking everyone entering and leaving.

- Ah, if only this scroll could destroy my worries. Radi carefully examines the essence, trying to determine what it is and what it contains.

– Fuck you, leatherman! – Billy smirked.

From the warlord Harold’s words, he learned that the capital is always well-guarded, but recently, the security has been especially strict because unknown creatures have been trying to infiltrate the city. Rumor has it that the goddess Cera is enraged, which is very, very dangerous. There is no doubt that a powerful enemy is behind this.

—A powerful enemy? How fortunate that the son of the great Skufin arrived just in time to save you! Now, evil forces, brace yourselves, you won't escape the blizzard!

Thanking the laserman, the Viking calculates his remaining action points and, with the moderator's permission, presumably goes to sleep.

Radianta understands that this is a metaphorical name for trash, the value of which is, at best, one coin. Meanwhile, for the Northerner: Skufinson successfully goes to sleep in his room in the mercenaries' Rampart.

- What is trash for one is treasure for another, - Radka wisely concluded and went to sleep.

Radianta returns to the Rampart of the plunderers and goes to sleep.

Meanwhile, in a complex battle with a lot of calculations:

The end of the battle manages to throw in a tense moment...

Gotrich Akoren skips a turn.
Guard: retreat.
Knight of the Brown Banner attempts to intercept target Guard on retreat: success!
Knight of the Brown Banner delivers a melee strike to target Guard using Brown Banner Two-Handed Axe: miss!
Guard skips turn x2
Knight of the Brown Banner delivers a melee strike to target Albrecht Van Hosling using Brown Banner Two-Handed Axe: hit, damage: 210!
Albrecht Van Hosling takes damage: 220-210=10. Result: SURVIVED!
Secret Guardian throws a Poisoned Throwing Knife at target Knight of the Brown Banner: hit, damage: 40!
Knight of the Brown Banner takes damage: 271-40=231. Result: SURVIVED!
Secret Guardian poisons target Knight of the Brown Banner for two turns.
Secret Guardian throws a Poisoned Throwing Knife at target Knight of the Brown Banner: miss!
Gotrich Akoren delivers a melee strike to target Knight of the Brown Banner using Akoren's Falchion: hit, damage: 184!
Knight of the Brown Banner takes damage: 231-184=47. Result: SURVIVED!
Derevos skips a turn.
Albrecht Van Hosling: retreat.
Knight of the Brown Banner attempts to intercept target Albrecht Van Hosling on retreat: success!
Knight of the Brown Banner delivers a melee strike to target Albrecht Van Hosling using Brown Banner Two-Handed Axe: miss!
Cultist of the Shadow Lady uses ability "Lady's Mercy" on ally Knight of the Brown Banner, restoring 165 HP and removing Poison status.
Gotrich Akoren delivers a melee strike to target Knight of the Brown Banner using Akoren's Falchion: miss!
Guard delivers a melee strike to target Knight of the Brown Banner using Guard's Spear: hit, damage: 129!
Knight of the Brown Banner takes damage: 212-129=83. Result: SURVIVED!
Guard skips turn x2
Knight of the Brown Banner delivers a melee strike to target Guard using Brown Banner Two-Handed Axe: hit, damage: 189!
Guard takes damage: 350-189=161. Result: SURVIVED!
Secret Guardian throws a Poisoned Throwing Knife at target Knight of the Brown Banner: miss!
Secret Guardian throws a Poisoned Throwing Knife at target Knight of the Brown Banner: hit, damage: 40!
Knight of the Brown Banner takes damage: 83-40=43. Result: SURVIVED!
Secret Guardian poisons target Knight of the Brown Banner for two turns.
Gotrich Akoren delivers a melee strike to target Knight of the Brown Banner using Akoren's Falchion: hit, damage: 184!
Knight of the Brown Banner takes damage: 43-184=-141. Result: DEAD!
Derevos skips a turn.
Albrecht Van Hosling moves.
Cultist of the Shadow Lady uses ability "Lady's Disapproval" against target Guard: hit, damage: 126!
Guard takes damage: 161-126=35. Result: SURVIVED!
Gotrich Akoren delivers a melee strike to target Cultist of the Shadow Lady using Akoren's Falchion: hit, damage: 231!
Cultist of the Shadow Lady takes damage: 260-231=29. Result: SURVIVED!
Guard skips turn x3
Secret Guardian throws a Poisoned Throwing Knife at target Cultist of the Shadow Lady: miss!
Secret Guardian throws a Poisoned Throwing Knife at target Cultist of the Shadow Lady: hit, damage: 50!
Cultist of the Shadow Lady takes damage: 29-50=-21. Result: DEAD!
Albrecht Van Hosling moves.



Thus the battle ends, at least for now. Captain Akoren is certainly not pleased with the losses.

– No one has come from the far room where we need to go. Most likely, another battle awaits us there.

A quick inspection of the halls cleared of heretical filth revealed several locked chests. All thanks to Albrecht's own attentiveness, who saw one such chest right at the entrance. Perhaps it is worth asking the captain for lockpicks and breaking open these repositories of potential treasure.

Meanwhile with Kearak:

Using his very useful ability, the fox finds out where Derevos went and, without wasting any time, runs to the shelter of the Brown Banner. Kearak could not miss the chance to learn the secrets hidden by these renegades.

Knight of the Brown Banner.
If HP doesn't regenerate after battle, I'll use a healing potion.

"I need to work on my dodging skills," thought Albrecht, tending to the wounds he received during the battle.

- Captain, I've discovered several chests, which may contain useful clues, but we need lockpicks.

With that, the battle ends, at least for now.

/And when it was 3 against 1, the support mechanic was activated, right?/

After such a journey, even meeting these arrogant bores seemed like something positive and comforting to Juvenius.
— Hello, girls... Oh, good day to you, highly respected servants of our beautiful mistress! The road was not easy, and my nerves are a bit frayed...

/And when it was 3 against 1, didn't the support mechanic activate?/

Yes. But I didn't overload the battle log with this information. Plus, the accuracy of the cultists' dagger and spell attacks was reduced by 5% for targets on the attack trajectory.

Things were a bit tough this week, and tomorrow we're back to the factory.

- Your help was very timely. Thank you, guys,” he nods to the trio of assassins, then mutters a prayer over the fallen. “Regarding that room – we need to cordon it off on all sides beforehand so that no one can escape.

All the wounded will be healed at their own expense or someone else's.

– Why don't we have a little competition? – Captain Akoren suggested. – Who among us can pick the locks on these four chests faster? As they say, first come, first served! And we'll split the lockpicks in half!

That's what they decided, the captain's word is law! Gortrich Akoren and Albrecht take five lockpicks each and head to different chests.

Captain Akoren attacks the lock of the northern chest.

Lockpicking attempt: success!

Reward:

1) 150 cetrens
2) Healing Potion x2

Lockpicks remaining for the captain: 4

Albrecht Van Hosling attacks the lock of the chest at the entrance:

Lockpicking attempt: success!

Reward:

1) 150 cetrens
2) Throwing Knife x2

Lockpicks remaining for Albrecht: 4

Captain Akoren attacks the lock of the central chest.

Lockpicking attempt: failure!

Lockpicks remaining for the captain: 3

Albrecht Van Hosling attacks the lock of the distant chest:

Lockpicking attempt: success!

Reward:

1) Amulet of the Necromancer (Jewelry. Slot: Ornament. Effect: -10% to the energy cost of Death school spells below level IV)
2) 350 cetrens
3) Ale of Sela-Mira x3

Lockpicks remaining for Albrecht: 3

Captain Akoren attacks the lock of the central chest.

Lockpicking attempt: success!

Reward:

1) Ring of the Goldsmith (Jewelry. Slot: Ornament. Effect: +15% to bluff chance)
2) 350 cetrens
3) Common Leather x3 (used for crafting armor)

Lockpicks remaining for the captain: 2

– Well, it's a draw, – Captain Akoren grinned. He keeps the ring, potions, and leather for himself, and divides the coins in half between Derevos and the three guards.

Perhaps Albrecht should also share with his colleagues from the secret guard... or not... it's up to him.

In total, he found 500 cetrens, two throwing knives, three sealed mugs of ale, and an amulet of the necromancer. He also has three lockpicks left. Captain Akoren is a generous soul.

Derevos receives 125 cetrens.

Well, a little of everything is good. In addition to the loot, Albrecht needs to choose a formation for the attack on the main hall of the Brown Banner hideout. Of course, no one can be placed in the room itself or in the small room beneath it.

Meanwhile, at the gates of the capital:

The priestesses gloomily examine Yuventius Amma.

– Sorntarnit with Will... it's as if everything is fine. Give me a shoulder and neck massage – and I'll let you pass, – the head priestess suddenly said and threw off her heavy cloak, decorated with the feathers of wild birds.

If it's mechanically possible, then the mustachioed cockroach will keep tapping on the looted chests in hopes of getting a powerful ability... But if not, then it will be sad. And what is that hall, the bedroom on the left? Can we only enter it from the narrow corridor? There are also entrances from above and below.