Co-opting the goddess of agriculture was only part of Sauron's plan. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After returning from the City of Harvest, his second target was the City of Wealth, which had been somewhat ruined.

Sauron's visit was also a big deal for the City of Fortune, except that he didn't alarm anyone, but quietly entered the deepest part of the Temple of Fortune.

There are two Holy Spirit pastors who are in charge of the overseeing service.

If there is one word to describe the Temple of Fortune, then it is undoubtedly golden, and the whole temple looks as if it is glittering with gold, and the walls are even inlaid with precious stones as decorations. But there shouldn't be any thieves who don't have a long eye to come here, because it's a suicide at all.

In the magnificent temple, Sauron saw the goddess of wealth in her body.

Not surprisingly, the goddess of wealth is hiding in the city, which is her home base, after all.

The appearance of the goddess of wealth is an elegant and graceful aristocratic woman, with beautiful long golden hair, wearing a pale gold lace dress, a beautiful huge jade necklace on her full chest, a jewel the size of a goose stone on her headband, wearing various precious jewelry rings on her fingers, many patterns painted on her golden shawl, and many pearls inlaid on her boots woven with gold wire, and the whole person looks like a golden beauty who can walk.

This goddess loves gold.

Almost everything she loved had the brilliance of gold and jewels, and the goddess seemed friendly to Sauron's arrival, at least on the surface.

- Goddess of Fortune - Waukin.

Almost every goddess of wealth has this name, but unlike the previous goddess of wealth, the current goddess of wealth is a young and hardworking goddess, she is full of vigor and vitality. She loves wealth very much, but not for its value as much as for its use. She loves the hustle and bustle of the market, as well as the bargaining. She is in charge of all transactions on and off the counter – both legitimate and black market transactions. Although she is interested in carrying out reforms, she can sometimes show a stubborn side, which sometimes causes her some trouble.

The camp of the Goddess of Wealth is [Absolute Neutrality].

In other words, the goddess may cooperate with any deity, whether good or evil.

The devotees of Wauquin traveled all over the world, aiding merchants in their trading activities and serving the temples of Wauquin in major cities. The Waujin Temple is also often also a local financing center, currency exchange center, and depository office. and provide channels for selling stolen goods in private, and all activities are aimed at obtaining wealth. The clergy in Woking are required to turn over a quarter of their income to the church and are obligated to invest in other profitable businesses run by devout believers.

Although the Church of Wojin seems to disdain to use rumors, monopolies, and hired bandits to manipulate trade activities, and has criticized these methods and has always denied committing these acts, it privately demands that pastors must use these methods in the most secret way so that no one suspects that these actions are related to the church.

"Accumulating one's own wealth" is seen as synonymous with "success" in the church. Of course, the premise must be that the money is invested and not earned through shady means.

Sort of.

Wauking's church philosophy is very similar to that of modern society, which is the typical worship of money.

Wealth is seen as a symbol of success, and a person who can earn money and has a lot of money can easily achieve high enough status in the church. The believers of Waujin don't care about the means, they will also use a lot of shady techniques, but on the surface they still maintain their own brilliance.

"You're welcome."

The goddess Waujin greeted Sauron with a smile, and behind her, five beautiful maidens of the Holy Spirit gradually emerged: "Lord of the Shadows. ”

These five Holy Spirits are famous.

They were beautiful, powerful, and ambitious women, the most elite merchants, the most powerful diplomats, and the most powerful professionals, who were known as the 'Five Mighty Women' during their lifetimes, and whose names are remembered even to this day—Barasta ̇Thériès, Della İIsgil, Fishai İGros, Helena ć Jaxia, and Sharela ̇Teblontan.

They are the most important members of the Church in Waukin.

The strength of an old god can know everything by looking at the Holy Spirit behind it, although the goddess of wealth is not strong enough, but the background is not a lot at all.

The five ladies quickly set up long tables and chairs in the temple, almost with the utmost luxury, pure golden wine cups and utensils inlaid with precious stones, and huge pearls placed in front of them as ornaments, which even the richest king in the mortal world could not match everything before him.

Sauron sat down with a smile, he looked at the goddess Waujin in front of him and said, "I have come this time in the hope of forming an alliance with Your Excellency. ”

"Of course."

"I also have a great idea to discuss with you."

The goddess Waujin looked at Sauron with a smile and a slightly playful expression, she was a tall and slender beauty, like the most famous and extravagant noblewoman, and said, "I wonder what the Lord of Shadows thinks?" Your Excellency seems to have just been to the City of Harvest, right? ”

Sauron smiled, took the glass handed by the maid and tasted the wine, then smiled, "Yes." I have just made an intimate covenant with the goddess of agriculture. ”

Waukin's expression was thoughtful.

Sauron looked at the goddess in front of him and said directly, "I plan to build a bank. A bank in the truest sense of the word. Let's start with the city of Mordor, so I think Lord Waukin's will be interested in that as well. ”

Hearing this, Workin's face changed slightly.

Immediately, she smiled and said, "I wonder what Lord Sauron thinks?" If you don't mind, maybe you can tell me. ”

Bank.

Just by hearing the name, you know that it must have something to do with her priesthood.

After speaking, the goddess of wealth waved her hand and motioned for the five maids on the side to retreat.

Sauron thought for a moment, then began to speak slowly, not about how to create a bank, but about what a bank would do, and what it would look like. In a way, what Sauron is describing is the bank of the future, a bank that the whole people need, a bank that can be used for any transaction, and a very, very important role for deposits.

The current level of civilization.

Most ordinary people do not have extra wealth, so natural savings are unlikely, at most they are needed by nobles and merchants, but many times they protect themselves.

Sauron describes a different situation.

An era in which everyone has excess wealth and everyone needs a bank to make deposits.

Lady Workin had been listening quietly, but then her expression grew more and more agitated, as if she had seen what Sauron had described, and she could almost foresee that if this was done, her power would grow stronger and stronger, and she would almost certainly enter the realm of great divine power.

It was at this time that Sauron proposed an alliance agreement.

Without any hesitation, the Goddess of Fortune simply agreed, for she knew very well that it was impossible to achieve what Sauron had described on her own. It's a mutually beneficial collaboration, she has what Sauron needs, and Sauron has what she needs.

This time the alliance was not as strong as the goddess of agriculture.

Sauron did not ask for a covenant of the true gods, because the goddess of Waujin could not trust as much as he did in the goddess of agriculture, and the goddess of wealth did not see the real benefits, and may not be willing to follow Sauron's desperate gamble.

But.

Not surprisingly, Sauron convinced the other party.

At least the prospect that the whole people have wealth, that all need to have access to a bank, that anyone could become her believer in the future, convinced her. The goddess of wealth could not resist this temptation, and if all this could be done, her followers would no longer be confined to merchants, but all would be closely related to her priesthood.

"So."

The Goddess of Fortune seemed a little impatient and said, "Your Excellency Sauron. When will our program start? ”

Sauron shook his head with a smile and said, "No hurry. ”

"Setting up a bank is not an easy task. It takes enough strength and credibility. Moreover, at present, mortals have not accumulated much wealth, and from the current situation in the physical plane, only Modo City, Port Taylor, Shipwreck Bay, and Arendelle, these places have the ability to establish banks. ”

"It's going to take a little bit of time to prepare."

"And. We need sufficiently strong armed forces. After all, there are quite a few dragons on the material plane. ”

The biggest trouble in setting up a bank is nothing else.

That's right!

It's those damn dragons.

These pure-blooded dragons, who are completely unable to control their brains at the sight of wealth and gold, are absolutely the bank's worst enemies when they go crazy.

Perhaps these dragons would not dare to offend Sauron and the goddess of wealth, but when wealth accumulates to a certain extent, I am afraid that even the ancient dragons may have a twitch in their heads. They may not be a match for the two gods, but if the bank is opened somewhere else, the dragons are likely to attack places they don't even fear.

10,000 kindlers, maybe the dragon doesn't care.

100,000 kindlers, maybe the dragon is just heartbeat.

But when a million Kindler are piled together, I'm afraid these dragons are already thinking about how to act in their heads.

Banks must not afford to make mistakes.

Not even the slightest possibility, so this plan requires plenty of time to prepare. However, it is impossible for Sauron to issue paper money at present, and in the current civilization background and turbulent times, Sauron has never considered the issue of paper money issuance.

Hearing Sauron's words, the goddess of wealth couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Okay." Workin looked up and said, "This does require a detailed plan. ”

As if thinking of something, the goddess of fortune suddenly looked at Sauron's body, and then smiled elegantly, lifted the corner of her skirt slightly and leaned over, revealing the tempting ravine in front of Sauron, playing with taste: "I think there are still many places to discuss in detail about this plan." No, Lord Sauron will stay here tonight, and we will have a long talk tonight. ”

"Maybe we could be a little closer to each other."

Sauron was slightly stunned, and then gladly accepted the invitation of the goddess of wealth.

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(PS: Second Update.) (To be continued.) )