Chapter 39: The Ceremony of Sealing the Gods (2)
The monsoon from the southwest brings a new round of heavy rain.
Many of the fishing boats that fished in the inshore area returned to the port of Modo, and boatloads of seafood were brought in by sailors, many of whom were made into salted fish and transported elsewhere for sale. The profit from the sale of salted fish is not on the fish, more often the salted fish is sold directly as a substitute for sea salt, because the amount of salted fish stuffed with salt is actually quite powerful.
A dark cloud appeared on the horizon in the distance.
It was foreseeable that a heavy rain was coming, and many merchants were busy packing their things, and the fleet was docked in the harbor to put away their sails. The sailors and laborers shouted to speed up the loading of goods, for as they became familiar with the weather overseas, they also knew that the rain would come sooner than expected. The shops moved the goods from the outside, but the tavern next door was still lively, and many pirates still lived a drunken life, and the Temple of Fortune built a luxurious tavern directly in Port Modor.
Expensive wines are on offer, as well as beautiful from the South Coast**.
There are also some civilians in Port Modor, most of them are craftsmen with crafts, and they have lived here since they were freed, and Sauron did not restrain them too much, they can come and go freely and live the life they want. But at this time, there are very few people who are really willing to leave, because I heard that many places on the entire south coast are in turmoil, and the news of Modo Port is circulating quickly.
A cargo ship slowly docks in the harbor.
The dock clerk, who was about fifty years old and wore a top hat, walked briskly over, followed by a teenage boy.
"Alien ships. Medium-sized cargo ships. The cost of the docking is five silver deleurs a day. ”
The clerk smiled and nodded, then stretched out his palm, and soon the captain threw over a small money bag, and he shook it with it, listened to the crisp crash inside, and then smiled and quickly recorded: "Ten silver delets, docked for two days." ”
The little boy in the back stared wide-eyed. He's just a little sidekick, occasionally helping adults run errands and get something.
You can have five bronze deleeks a day, and if you're lucky, someone will have something to offer.
Soon.
The clerk left the place, and it was about to rain.
He was also more or less a decent official in the port of Modo, responsible for collecting fees for merchant ships to and from docking, and it would be a loss of face if he was drenched in soup.
The sailors on the cargo ship began to carry things.
At this moment, two figures in black cloaks appeared on the deck, and they nodded to the captain and jumped lightly.
"Is this the city of Modo?"
A slightly immature male voice sounded. Faintly visible of the silver-white armor under the black cloak, he looked around carefully and muttered, "It's not what I imagined!" I thought it was going to be another city of wealth! ”
The vicissitudes of life are watching here.
An older man glanced around and said slowly, "It's really not what we imagined. The Pirate King Sauron is a murderous demon in legend, a fearful god son who is crazy about ruining miè, a cruel dictator, and a cunning and sinister villain! ……”
"But all the way."
"Whether it's Shipwreck Bay, Port Taylor, Nusand Island. It's still the city of Modo today. Some of what we saw was orderly, and I thought the pirate's rule would be brutal and chaotic, but what I never expected was that all I saw along the way was strict order and strict laws, and it seemed that the people under his rule. Neither civilians nor businessmen are better off than anywhere else! ”
They had seen pirates who had violated the law and discipline on Nusha Island, and they had been hung up and smoked by the law enforcement team more than a dozen times, and their entire backs were bloody.
Along the way, they saw the prosperity of the South Coast.
While war and starvation are raging elsewhere, normal order remains maintained throughout the South Coast. For the time being, people have not been affected by the coming of the unrest, and the civilians in these places are living well.
In a dark corner.
There were vague figures watching the two men who came down from the cargo ship, and one of them said slowly: "Who is it?" Do I need to escalate? Recently, there have been a lot of people coming to Modo Port! ”
The figure of the wanderer is inconspicuous in the corner.
The man at the head looked at it carefully for a while. Then he shook his head and said, "It's just two holy warriors." ”
"There's no need to worry too much about them, they'll be gone after a while."
Paladins are not a threat.
Because every qiē in the city of Modo gives people confidence that they will not be enemies of the holy warriors.
The figures of the two holy warriors were observing the qiē here.
The legend of Sauron has spread throughout the continent, and there are rumors about him everywhere, and as a force that protects the justice and goodness of the world, the holy knights have also noticed the legendary evil pirate king who has risen rapidly.
- Lord Sauron!
There are a lot of rumors about him, but it seems that the rumors are not quite what they see in front of them.
Because before coming to the city of Mordor, they imagined that Sauron should be an evil Great Demon King, who had died at his hands and who had ruled the South Coast with brutality and violence, forcing everyone else to submit to his feet. Before coming to the South Coast, they heard a lot of rumors about him along the way, in addition to Sauron's great strength, more of his arrogance, cruelty and murder, absurdity, insidious and cunning, etc.
As if it should be, they became infuriated!
As holy warriors who protect justice, they can't wait to directly slash this Sauron Great Demon King.
But.
As they got closer to the shore, the rumors they heard were different.
The evil Lord Sauron seems to have turned into a hero-like figure, unifying the pirates everywhere with an iron fist, and then taking advantage of the opportunity to rise rapidly, and finally become the most powerful pirate king of all time! It seems that people still say that he is ruthless and ruthless, but it seems that he is no longer described as a demon.
And so on and so forth.
When they came to the bustling port of Taylor, their concept was once again turned upside down, and the evil Lord Sauron became an idol of worship and recitation by the common people, believing that he brought the port of Taylor to the current wealth status, whether it was the route of Arendel or the route of the eastern seas, and now the port of Taylor is about to have the strength of the city of wealth. In the eyes of many commoners, the wicked Archdemon Sauron was a wise ruler, a capable king-like figure.
Although he still has the evaluation of ruthlessness and ruthlessness, etc., but all other statements seem to have disappeared.
As long as the Great Demon King of Sauron is mentioned, even the lowest civilians know that this Excellency attaches great importance to commitment! His reputation among the low-level civilians seems to have been reversed, and although people revere him, they also support him very much.
All the qiē is like a play!
Ultimately.
The two paladins definitely came to see the legendary city of Modo, the 'City of Miracles' that rose in the overseas archipelago, amassed a great deal of wealth in a very short period of time and influenced the trade structure of the entire south coast.
Modo, Modo.
This place, which was described in other rumors as the city of "Mordor", "Demon City", and "City of Fear", completely subverted the concept of the two holy warriors, and they also really felt silent.
Sons of Killing?
Fear of the Son of God?
A bloody and ruthless dictator?
Wicked and depraved absurds?
In this place, called Modo, they saw the common people living and working in peace and prosperity and trade, they saw the law in strict order, and they saw a civilized city that had never been seen before, where they could not see the squalor and chaos of other cities, nor the poor refugees living in the streets. Even the laborers who live at the lowest level are fully clothed and have a healthy flush on their faces, which means that they have been away from hunger for a long time.
The sounds of children can be heard in the ears, the sound of merchants haggling in front of them, and the solemn-faced vigilantes patrolling in the distance.
Over here.
They actually saw something more prosperous, more vibrant, and more hopeful than the territory controlled by the Church of Radiance, and this qiē was not brought about by justice and kindness, but by a great demon king named 'Sauron'.
It's ironic!
……………… (To be continued......)