Chapter 169: The One and Only Sun God
After appeasing Takulark, who was suddenly excited by talking about the female dragon, Shepard returned to the Earl's Court in some embarrassment, although he was also a hungry ghost, but he really couldn't discuss with a dragon what position to use with the female dragon.
The next day, a proclamation was issued from the Earls' Court, informing the whole city of Bloucester through bulletin boards and propagandists.
"The following order is hereby issued on the date of this proclamation, by the will of the brave and merciful, generous and just Lord of Prell, the great master of the Lord, Earl Shepard Prel."
"First, in the future, all the inhabitants of Bloucester City, and the industrious and kind citizens under the command of the Earl, shall be registered with the Protector within seven days to obtain the [Residence Permit of Bloucester City], and those who do not have a residence permit and cannot have other legal residents to guarantee them shall not be allowed to enter the area other than the city, and those who find it will be arrested and put into a labor camp to participate in the labor reform."
"Second, adventurers who do not have residency qualifications are not allowed to stay outside the city, and those who find them will be dealt with in the same way as in Article 1, and those who report will be rewarded as follows......
"Thirdly, the dragon is admired for his kindness and justice, so Lord Takulalk the Green Dragon has decided to settle in the city of Blouce, and the industrious and kind citizens should be honored by it, and the Lord Count has announced that ten dragon attendants will be recruited from among the industrious citizens to serve the dragon, and the duties and obligations are as follows...... The benefits are as follows...... Interested parties should register at the Protector's Office within 3 days to participate in the selection. ”
"Fourthly, those who have skills in blacksmithing, sewing, tanning, brewing, carpentering, etc., can register at the office of the town hall within seven days, and the selected ones will receive the following remuneration......
The tired young blacksmith and his teammates stepped into the city of Bloster, after many days of running around and worrying about him became very haggard, after the inspection of the guards, the young blacksmith who walked into the city was about to go to the adventurer's hall with his teammates to hand in the mission, but unexpectedly saw some unusual excitement in the city.
"What's going on?" The blacksmith looked at the people who were talking to each other with some surprise, their expressions either excited or questioning.
"Willy! Let's go! The teammates shouted.
Blacksmith Willy hurriedly pulled a person to ask, and after the other party excitedly told him everything that had happened recently, Willy followed behind his teammates and walked towards the adventurer's hall in a daze.
Handover the task, explain the results of the investigation of the line, no one found any reason for the migration of beasts in the Broken Tooth Mountain Range, and can only guess that maybe some terrible demonic beast appeared in the mountain range, which caused the beasts to leave the mountain range one after another, but such a terrifying existence is not something that novice adventurers like them can investigate.
When he got out of the adventurer's hall, Willy, who was completely out of the hall, said goodbye to his teammates, and walked in a daze, and suddenly found himself outside the town hall office, where there was a long queue at the gate of the office, many of which were familiar faces, carpenters, tailors, cooks, pharmacists......
Willie was stunned for a moment, and saw his father's face, and the flames and charcoal had burned so deep into the face of this middle-aged man who was not so old that although he was strong, he looked much older than his actual age.
I think of my father's hand-in-hand teaching me the art of blacksmithing, and often worrying about his livelihood and future, occasionally when I get up at night, I can hear my father's smoking and occasionally long sighs......
Willy clenched his fists, and there were no more unrealistic thoughts in his head, just stubbornly thinking: My father always treats me as a child, but I am also an adult, and the weapons and jewelry I forged are even said to be good by the earl's butler, and my father does not know that I have secretly practiced swordsmanship, and I went to the adventurer's hall to be rated...... Let me come this time, so that you can enjoy a peaceful life in the city with peace of mind!
The immaturity in him has disappeared a lot unconsciously, not only because of the sharpening of real adventures, but also because of the stimulation brought by recognizing life......
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The attraction brought by the floating city is almost explosive, and the shock caused by the falling impact can be felt even in the hinterland of Tesser, not to mention the former Amam Kingdom region, which is divided into three, because of the proximity, the earthquake is felt as far as the westernmost [Askatla Port] and the northernmost [Kezula], and whether it is the Prell Territory or other nearby noble territories, even if the town has not collapsed, it needs to be repaired in a large area.
The crashed floating city attracted a large number of adventurers, and some even brought the news to the expeditionary force of the Draenor continent, so that many members of the expeditionary force decided to return to the old continent, hoping to find something in the ruins of the floating city to get rich overnight, after all, the natives of Draenor are no longer as easy to deal with as before, and it is far less easy to find treasure in the crashed floating city.
The prosperity of the Prell Territory followed, from the [Riverbend Town] in the north, to the [Prell Town] in the central part and the manors of many barons and knights, and to the [Bloucester City] in the south, the entire territory benefited from the ruins of the Floating City, and countless adventurers gathered from all directions, and all the villages and towns that were open to the outside world were stimulated by the economy.
With the exception of Bloucester City, the Earl ordered the north gate to be closed, requiring adventurers to go to the adventurer's town in the south of the city to rest, so that half a year after the fall of the floating city, it has become a very prosperous place.
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The sign of the blacksmith shop swayed in the wind, and from time to time it slapped on the beams or eaves, and there was a sound of "popping" and "popping", and the wooden sign blackened by the smoke and fire could no longer see its original color, but the blacksmith shop mark carved on it was still very eye-catching, and in the inconspicuous place in the corner, a small flame-shaped mark was carved.
A group of ordinary-looking adventurers walked to the blacksmith's shop, listened to the tinkling and banging inside, and the captain, who had a quiver but no bow, looked to the left and right, raised his feet and stepped forward, pushed open the door and walked in first.
The teammates behind him rushed in, and the blacksmith Willy greeted him with a smile, although the blacksmith's life was ten times more stable than that of the adventurer, but it also left more traces on his body, thick body, rough face, but his aura was more powerful, obviously not like ordinary blacksmiths who were consumed by iron, but made themselves more powerful in forging.
Facing the blacksmith who is also well-known among adventurers, Willy, the boss of [Molten Heart], is just an archer who is an ordinary adventurer, and greets first: "Good day, Willy." ”
"Good day, guests, what do you need? Weapon or armor? Willy smiled and asked, several blacksmith apprentices beside the furnace behind him were seriously and diligently beating the metal in their hands, with his forging skills and strength, he quickly gained a foothold in the adventurer town, although there are now more than five blacksmith shops in the town, but his [Molten Heart] is still the one with the best reputation and quality.
The teammates behind the archer were silent, and the captain was a little embarrassed and said, "I need some arrows that can shoot down dragons." ”
Willie was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Then do you still need some arrows that can be bent?" Arrows that fly back automatically? ”
The archer nervously said, "Then I'll ask for a bundle of ordinary arrows." ”
The blacksmith looked at him deeply, turned around and said, "I have made few bows and arrows, you can come with me to get them behind." ”
The archer answered, and hurriedly followed the blacksmith into the back room, which had two sections, the front and the back, and when he turned a corner, the front of the blacksmith shop was blocked, and the archer saw Willy standing by a locked wooden door, and when he entered, he whispered, "Only the light lasts." ”
The archer also hurriedly said: "The sun is justice!" ”
Willie breathed a sigh of relief and said with some dissatisfaction: "You're late." ”
The archer rubbed his head awkwardly and explained, "I took over an escort mission from [Retawen], but I met a group of bear goblins on the way, so I delayed the time. ”
Willie shook his head slightly: "It's okay, the ceremony is only held tonight, you are not too late to come, those are your team members outside?" Is it reliable? ”
The archer hurriedly said: "Don't worry, they are all bloody partners with me, and they have all performed rituals to declare their faith in our lord, but they have not been checked by the priest, and I dare not tell them about the situation here." ”
"Your caution is right, you hold this sign, come here at midnight today, remember, you are alone!" Willy was satisfied with handing a bronze medal the size of a half a palm to the archer, and admonished him solemnly.
The archer nodded in response, and seeing that the blacksmith was about to drive people out, he quickly asked, "By the way, my bow broke down in battle and can't be used, do you have a bow here?" ”
Willie was stunned when he heard this, and was silent for a while before saying, "You're lucky." ”
He walked over to a pile of boxes, took out a long box, opened it, took something out of it, and turned around, revealing a well-maintained longbow in his hand.
"A craftsman in the Earl's Court is good at making bows, so the Earl's Court will put some of the finished products here for me to sell, since you mentioned it, then give a cost price and take it!"
Willie casually reported a number, although it was not a small number, but as soon as the archer took the bow, he immediately felt ecstatic in his heart, knowing that this price was indeed the cost price, and he had earned it to buy such a well-crafted war bow at such a price, so he quickly took out his savings and paid for it, and then left the blacksmith shop with the team.
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Approaching midnight, the Molten Heart blacksmith shop.
The archer with the bronze medal came to the blacksmith shop alone, checked the sign in his hand, followed the blacksmith to the back room, and was stunned to see that there were already more than a dozen people waiting here.
"Wearing this mask, although my lord is the Lord of light, the embodiment of the sun, the first light always emerges from darkness, so it does not violate the teachings."
Willie had already prepared a face towel for everyone to wear, at this time they were all wearing ordinary linen robes, and their faces were covered with white face scarves, and the atmosphere was very solemn, although it was a little weird, but it did not make people feel evil.
Willy didn't wear anything, just changed into a white priest's uniform, and with a serious expression, he took out a key and opened the closed wooden door, and the swarthy passage behind him suddenly fell into the eyes of everyone.
Walking into the passage, you will find that there are oil lamps hanging at intervals, so the passage is not dark, and the treated passage has a flat ground, and the interior is dry and does not feel cold or damp.
After walking for more than half an hour, the passage also became softened from slope downward, until it stopped in front of an iron gate, and the guards of the iron gate checked it, and then opened the iron gate.
Everyone walked in, only to find that behind the door was a spacious and bright underground hall, where more than 200 people were already waiting, and the newcomers still didn't feel crowded.
The people who were brought in took the initiative to join the crowd of whispered prayers, and Willy walked to the pulpit in front of the crowd with a serious face, where there were already eleven people waiting, plus Willy, exactly twelve.
Looking around from the pulpit, you can see that exactly twelve portals are erected on the wall, and Willy and the other twelve clergy in priestly clothes look at each other, and one of them takes out a golden wrench and hands it to Willy: "Pastor Willy, by the will of my lord, you are the bishop of the diocese of Bloucester, and this is the bishop's ring." ”
Willie was surprised: "Me? But...... Didn't you say that the bishop was coming? ”
The man who took out the wrench waved his hand: "Lord Tetunos has received an oracle from my lord to do something, so the task of presiding over the diocese is entrusted to you. ”
Although Willie felt incredible, he also obediently took the wrench, after all, this was a recognition of his piety, and although this sermon was for the upcoming [Bright Day], so the righteous believers in the entire Prell territory were gathered, but it only added some necessary procedures, and the twelve of them had been trained just in case, and there was no problem in presiding.
He took a step forward and walked in front of the podium, looking at the two hundred or so devotees covered with veils, and he knew that among these people were adventurers, merchants, nobles, and even cultists...... But now the people are waiting here in silence and reverence, for the power of the god they believe in makes them one and the same.
"Pious and humble people...... "The twelve priests of the parish of Bloucester actually control the entire church organization of the Marquis of East Am, each with their own characteristics, and Willy's low and magnetic voice allowed him to persuade the most believers in the crowd.
Everyone in the audience raised their heads and looked at him calmly and solemnly, Willy was not nervous about this, his voice was still not slow or urgent, but had a sacred feeling: "Since a thousand years ago, my lord was seriously injured and fell asleep in the disaster of the destruction of the world, so that his name gradually became unknown, and after a thousand years, the Lord of the Dawn has stolen my lord's authority over [Dawn], until he finally wakes up now, and is about to spread his divine name in the multiverse again!" ”
"Prayer to my Lord with me, pious people, that Tonatiu, Lord of all light, is the only divine sun god, who controls all the realms of the sun, whose authority shines day and night, and whose glory illuminates the world......"
The sound of unifying and devotional prayers echoed in the underground halls, and the atmosphere of divine solemnity dissipated all distractions and irreverence. [.]