At this point, the mind flayer suddenly stopped.
Certain secrets could not be revealed, even to slaves who had been completely subjugated through mind control.
"Anyway, you need to lead the troops in an assault from underground and break into the Friendly Arm Inn. Besides capturing Jaheira, bring back the core device of the Bhaal Training Ground for me."
"As you command, my master." Though Sudiman was full of doubts, he agreed at once.
After ending the communication with his mind flayer master, Sudiman left the room.
Standing in the second-floor corridor and looking down at the brilliantly lit hall, he saw a depraved feast of flesh and lust.
Sudiman swept his cold gaze over the scene, idly turning a knight piece from a game of lanceboard in his hand. A frigid smile curled his lips. "Enjoy yourselves while you can. In the battle against Harpers master Jaheira, most of you will be nothing more than cannon fodder, dying beneath the enemy's blades and magic.
"However, the Goddess of Strategy has already told me that my chance of success in the coming battle has reached 100%. Your deaths will not be meaningless. They will become footnotes to my glorious victory."
Current Success Rate: 160%
Returning to his bedroom, Marvin opened the quest panel and found that the success rate for finding the female knight had risen considerably.
If he had gained anything during this time, then aside from knowledge that could not yet be immediately turned into profit, it was the several new spells he had learned. They directly increased his personal combat strength, thereby raising the quest's success rate.
Of the first-circle spells in the spellbook Miss Wuke had given him, only [Thunderwave] remained unlearned.
Among the second-circle spells, he had learned [Mercuria's Light] and [Obscure