"Are you naive enough to think that no one knows about this secret passage?"

The chief mage of Menzoberranzan, Gromph Baenre, slowly walked out of the narrow passage leading into the city.

You must know that he was very fond of this daughter who had a rare talent as a mage. For this reason, he even killed Lirael's mother and took custody of her.

This is an outright deviant behavior in the dark elf society dominated by the Priestess of Lolth.

If the Baenre family was not the first family at that time, and the old matron, who had lived for thousands of years, was still alive and firmly in control of the power, even with his identity and status, he might have suffered backlash.

After all, the fact that women are more noble than men is endorsed by Rose.

So even though Gromph implemented a free-range strategy for Lirael when she was a child, it doesn't mean that he doesn't care about his daughter's safety and growth.

In fact, through powerful magical power, he can monitor Lirael's every move at any time, including those secret passages that the latter thinks absolutely no one knows about and various "friends" that are quite dangerous even in his eyes.

But unlike other drow parents, he did not violently interfere in his daughter's life, he just remained an observer.

This is also the reason why Lirael was able to obtain a "happy" childhood that other drow could not have at all.

In her heart, Lirael has always respected and loved her father, unlike other families where father and daughter only use each other.

Although the two of them did not meet many times, in the drow girl's memory, as long as her father appeared, he would basically fulfill all her requests and wishes.

"Are you now a follower of the Dark Maiden Eilistraee?"

Gonfu obviously noticed the holy emblem worn by his daughter and frowned subconsciously.

Although he did not object to Lirael escaping Rose's control and believing in other gods, he did not want her to believe in Eilistraee.

The reason is simple!

He was not optimistic about the outcome of the battle between Eilistraee and Rose, nor did he think that this innocent and kind-hearted goddess could defeat the Spider Queen and pull the entire dark elf race out of the abyss of chaos and evil.

"No, I am now the chosen one of the goddess."

Lirael openly revealed her current special identity without hiding anything.

"voter?!!"

Gonfu's pupils suddenly dilated, and his face became extremely ugly.

Because what he was most worried about happened.

Lirael nodded seriously: "Yes, the electorate."

Gromph took a deep breath and forced himself not to show the anger in his heart, and asked expressionlessly: "So you returned to Menzoberranzan with a mission this time? Are you interfering between the two goddesses?

war?"

"Sorry, you should know that I can't answer this question."

Lirael was very cautious and did not respond clearly.

Because she knew that her father was a follower of Rose. Although he might not be religious, he was a typical traditional dark elf.

The most important thing is that all of Gromph Baenre's power and status come from Menzoberranzan and the Baenre family, so it is unlikely that he will betray his family, betray Menzoberranzan and choose to believe in Eilistraee.

But this obviously does not trouble the Archmage.

In other words, he already knew the answer from the moment his daughter chose not to answer.

silence!

Terrible silence!

Even the direclaw felt the pressure from the chief mage of Menzoberranzan and began to knock on the surrounding ground and rocks, making harsh noises.

This is a "language" that only they understand, and it also sends threats and warnings.

"Calm down, father is not my enemy."

Lirael quickly stopped her friend's reckless move.

She understood that perhaps Gonfu would not attack her daughter, but he would definitely not show mercy to an irrelevant monster.

As long as it feels threatened, it will not hesitate to use powerful magical power to tear the Terrorclaw into pieces, and maybe even the body will not be left behind.

The father and daughter stared at each other's eyes for half a minute before Gonfu said: "Go back and leave here. Menzoberranzan is not a place you should come to. From the moment you choose to escape,

It has completely closed the door to you."

"What if I insist on going in?"

Lirael cautiously probed.

"Then you must pass my test. Because the current situation in Menzoberranzan is very special and very dangerous. It is more dangerous than ever before."

As he spoke, Gonfu raised his arms to reveal his carefully maintained hands.

Obviously, this is a very obvious signal for a spell duel.

Unless his daughter can defeat him, she will have to be kept out.

But Lirael did not want to engage in a spell duel with her father. Instead, she took out a piece of dark green metal from her backpack and asked with a smile: "Can I make a deal with you?"

"trade?"

A faint smile appeared on Gonfu's tense face, and then he asked: "Isn't the transaction you are talking about the piece of metal in your hand?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That's right, it's this piece of metal.

Its name is Saronite, and it is a mineral from another universe that was contaminated by the blood of the ancient gods.

The biggest feature is that it can block almost all magical powers and physical attacks.

I believe that with your level of magic, you should be able to understand the meaning of this, right?"

When saying these words, Lirael showed the same sly smile as when she was a child, obviously knowing what kind of reaction her father would have next.

"Block all magical power and physical attacks?!"

Gonfu was visibly shocked and disbelieving.

Because in the universe where the planet Toril is located, although there are many magic metals and special materials, there has never been anything that can have the above two effects at the same time.

Taking fine gold, which is known as the hardest metal, as an example, it is difficult to carry out high-level complex enchantments on it.

Even the most skilled dark elf blacksmith can only turn it into fine gold powder through magic, and then reshape it through evil dark magic.

In other words, the swords and armors that Drow admired throughout the entire Faerûn continent were actually not forged but shaped using craftsmanship.

Those people are not so much blacksmiths as they are a group of alchemists or mages who can wield hammers.

And the entire shaping process requires the help of a high-level mage to complete.

If there really is a substance that can possess both properties, then it would definitely be an extremely precious gift from heaven for mages.

"If you don't believe it, you can try it yourself."

Lirael threw the small piece of Saronite in her hand very generously.

The cautious archmage did not catch it directly with his hands, but used a mage's hand.

Although he did not think that his daughter would want to kill him, the possibility of doing something small or using a paralyzing toxin was still quite high.

However, after doing a simple detection, his face quickly became serious.

Because all detection magic has no effect on this small piece of dark green metal.

In order to prove his conjecture, Gonfu quickly conducted various energy tests on the Saronite iron, including flame, electric shock, strong acid, cold, sound waves, etc., and even took out the 5 fine gold dagger he carried with him and stabbed it twice hard.

Down.

It turned out that no magic or physical attacks could leave even the slightest trace on it.

This metal substance really blocks all magic and physical attacks.

"Where did you get it?"

The archmage asked with his eyes shining slightly.

"Sos gave it to me.

If you are willing to step aside and act as if you didn't see anything, I can provide you with a thirty kilogram ingot of saronite.

How about it, it’s a good deal, isn’t it?

With these metals, you can create some special magic equipment for yourself, and even use them to strengthen those golems.

Of course, if one day you want to leave Menzoberranzan,"

Lirael seduces the Archmage naked and unabashedly.

She is obviously very aware of her father's profit-seeking nature and his strong desire for magical knowledge and power.

But Gonfu was obviously not so easily tempted. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and looked at his daughter who was becoming more and more courageous, and asked in a tentative tone: "Is that man very good to you? Or... you have become

Her lover?"

"No, not yet, at least not yet. But he does treat me well and allows me access to his private library."

The drow girl immediately denied it, then showed a hint of shyness.

"Haha, okay, I think I understand what's going on. I agree to the deal, and you can now enter Menzoberranzan."
To be continued...