Chapter 170: Faith, Firm and Changeable

Bloucester City, First Study of Earl's Court.

When praying in the underground hall of an unknown location, whether it was in the Earl's Court in front of him or on the Draenor Road thousands of miles away, Shepard's body and doppelganger sensed the strange fluctuations at the same time.

The doppelganger in the study took a sip of tea and said to himself with a smile: "After laying the groundwork for so long, I finally started to feel the effect......

Don't look at the underground hall There are only more than 200 righteous believers, but if you add the pan-believers they absorb, it will affect at least tens of thousands of believers of the God of Light, such a number is not a small number in the old continent, many new demigods spend years or even more than ten years in the world, but they can barely have such a foundation, and if they are not careful, they will be marked as a 'false god' by the guardian god.

The more advanced the society, the less pious the intelligent life, this is a truth that applies to the multiverse, whether it is an elf or a dwarf, only the more intelligent the life can have a stronger soul and provide more faith power, but the more so, the more difficult it is to have devout believers.

Coupled with the large number of gods in the Old World to share the limited number of intelligent races, the life of most gods is a little tight, the stronger the stronger, and the weak are difficult to grow, which is a tacit control situation between many powerful gods.

Unless the Sea of Force is shaken occasionally, the rules resonate to break such rotten rules, so that a god as weak as a weak divine power may also reach the top of a powerful divine power within a few decades, but such a thing has only happened two or three times in the long time of the Old World.

Except for the new gods, the existence of most gods does not depend on faith, but their 'strength' depends on the number and piety of believers who believe in them, and the humans of the Old World are the largest intelligent race, unlike the natives of the Draenor continent who have not yet broken away from the traces of primitive society, so the belief is generally very pious and very plastic.

The humans of the Old World survived the brutality of the trolls, developed silently in the arrogance of the elves, and rebelled in the rise of the Orcs, and finally took the large expanse of vast and fertile land in the west of the Old World into the palm of their hands, so that the fire of human civilization was ignited everywhere, so people of insight also lacked respect for the gods, especially the history of the Old World did not have many obvious faults, and even a few powerful mage organizations preserved the complete historical process.

This situation has created a situation where the overall situation seems to be in the hands of the gods, but there is an undercurrent surging below, and unlike the natives of the Draenor continent, they do rely on faith to survive, and the subjects of the Dawn Kingdom are even more because of the appearance of the Church of Light to get rid of the threat of the undead and monsters, and enjoy a peaceful and peaceful life.

"After Amanata's makeover, in order to prevent the backlash that polluted the kingdom of God from pulling him into the astral plane, he was cut clean, even if I buried his vest by chance, and the essence of the inheritance was taken away by me, the Church of Dawn is still calm as usual...... It seems that He really didn't realize it. ”

The clone closed his eyes, receiving the message from the body, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise: "Fortunately, with a trace of authority from the Draenor Continent, I can detect the erosion of this rule...... Sooner or later, a big surprise will be left behind. ”

Retracting his attention, Shepard immediately sensed that someone was about to knock on the door outside the study, and when the knock sounded, he said lightly, "Come in." ”

There is no longer the embarrassment of pretending to be an adventurer, Tommar is wearing a close-fitting and delicate knight's civilian clothes, and his hair is also very well-groomed, just when he stops there, there is a sense of calmness, but with a look of shame on his face, he bowed his head and said: "My lord, traces of the [Thieves' Guild] and the [Shadow Poison Blade] have been found in the city...... It's just that my Night Watchmen have never been able to find their lair. ”

Shepard held the celadon teacup trafficked from the Far East in his hand, and when he heard this, he was not touched, and said calmly: "The training of the Night Watchman should be paid attention to, you also know some of my thoughts, those rats in the dark don't care, as long as they still know how to obey the rules and know who the owner of this land is, I can tolerate their existence." ”

"Yes! The camp of the Night Watchman found three chests full of gold coins...... But I ordered them to be handed over to the vault of the Earl's Court! Tommar remembered something and quickly explained.

A faint smile appeared on Shepard's face: "You did the right thing, but how did I hear that it was four boxes?" Probably the messenger is mistaken, the Night Patrol Knights now have a scale of more than 100 people, you have to make a detailed training plan and personnel promotion, and hand it over to me within five days. ”

Tommar suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, the gold coins were indeed four boxes, and the dark forces bribed the night watchman, but he had always been in awe of the earl, so he didn't dare to keep it privately, but he was afraid of hurting the morale and leaving a box for his subordinates, but he didn't expect this matter to be known by the earl, obviously he had eyeliner among the knights, and he knocked himself casually.

Tom Marnono didn't dare to speak, and Shepard smiled when he saw this: "What are you nervous about?" Remember that you are still with the power of blood, and you are still young, and you have great hope of stepping into the epic realm, you don't have to worry too much about those trivial things, and leave the unimportant ones to the deputy to do, and we will deter those rats, and they will not dare to make trouble if they have ten guts! ”

Shepard said the back, his tone was extremely casual and indifferent, but Tommar was subconsciously cold in his heart, the corpses of the more than 20 thieves before and after the auction were still hanging outside the city gate to dry, and some of them had become skeletons, and the [Thieves' Union] was all over the continent, and he didn't even dare to get the corpses back.

The fact that his lord was so calm also made Tommar much more emboldened, and he respectfully confessed and exited the study, not forgetting to close the door when he left.

The area of this study is not small, there is a section blocked by the screen, you can't see the situation behind it, the screen is also from the far east, it has been circulated in the west for many years, and there are many local characteristics, for example, this screen is not like ink and wash plants in the East, but is decorated with embroidery with three-color jade pieces, and it is painted into a scene of a hundred people slaying dragons.

The dragon was pitch black, hideous and ferocious, and a knight in armor on the ground even reached his ankle, such a height gap highlighted the indomitable human beings in despair, especially the leader one, the weapon in his hand was carefully depicted, and it was one of the legendary dragon-slaying weapons - the dragon slayer Lockasle.

Shepard looked at the screen nonchalantly, but his attention didn't seem to be on it, and after a while, he said in a deep voice, "What do you think of Tommar?" ”

The screen moved, and out of the back came a middle-aged man with a faint magical element flowing all over his body, it was none other than Sidney, the commander of the city guard, the largest force in Bloucester City.

It's just that the commander of the city guard army, who is remembered by many people, has no decadence at this time, his eyes are resolute, like a divine light, he is ready to attack between his gestures, and the magic elements enter and exit his body like a naughty elf, obviously this former adventurer has exhausted his old wounds and returned to the epic strength.

"Although he looks very ordinary, he has a flexible mind, far more intelligent than his appearance, and can awaken the power of the bloodline on his own, both talent and willpower are extremely good, as long as he has some luck, he may be able to go further than me." Although he has regained his epic strength, Sidney has been seriously injured for many years, and he can only be at the bottom of this layer, and he still needs to continue to cultivate, plus he has always regarded Shepard as a mentor, so his attitude is still respectful as usual.

"Entering the epic level, the spiritual power metamorphoses and merges with the physical body, so as to break through the limits of human beings...... You don't have to be too modest, your [Spell Swordsman] profession also has some outstanding features, and there are many more that he will have to catch up with you. Shepard's mildness was mild, and he praised his right-hand man between his words.

Sidney saluted, sat down next to Shepard's gesture, and said with a wry smile: "When I was young, I was ignorant, and I heard a lot of bards' nonsense, thinking that the dual cultivation of demonic martial arts was a very popular and promising thing, and it took a lot of effort to find the professional inheritance of the [Spell Swordsman] in the [Baldur's Gate]...... Although I was lucky enough to step into the epic level, I was also seriously injured because of that opportunity, and I don't know if I was lucky or unlucky. ”

"Whichever of the two goddesses is looking at you, you are favored, otherwise you would not have had the opportunity to sit here." Shepard smiled faintly, after all, he had the player's perspective and could see where the natives of this universe couldn't.

Sidney thought for a moment and sighed, "Indeed, at least I have broken through the epic level...... It's a pity that the inheritance of [Spell Swordsman] sounds majestic, but in fact, the two sides don't rely on it, at most, it only reaches the level of a low-level mage and a high-level combat position, and it has some miraculous effects against enemies lower than me, if it is the same level, it will take a lot of rice...... Learning spells consumes too much of my energy, but there are not many who can learn, and I can't practice the secret skills of the warriors, so I can only rely on a few popular combat skills to support the scene......"

Shepard couldn't help but smile when he saw that the more he talked, the more depressed he became: "I have a way, it depends on whether you can be ruthless." ”

Sidney's eyes lit up: "My lord, what is the method?" ”

Shepard took a pen and paper, wrote a large paragraph of text in a flowing manner, handed it to Sidney, and said as he looked at it: "If it is another epic professional, this method may not work, but your [Spell Swordsman] class may be able to." ”

Sidney lowered his head and thought quietly for a while, then looked at Shepard half surprised and half excited: "This is really ...... Truly it is the grace of my Lord! I can basically meet the requirements of this [Sun Knight], and all I lack is a few combat skills and the holy power seeds given by my lord!" ”

Shepard smiled: "I will solve the problem of combat skills, with your piety, it will not be too difficult to obtain the gift of my lord, besides, my lord has awakened from a thousand years of sleep, and has recovered many lost memories, and in the future, [Sun Knight] will become the most effective warrior under my lord's command!" You must not slack off, this attempt will be very difficult, and if you fail, your strength will stop there. ”

Sidney resolutely said, "Thank you, sir! I have given everything to my Lord, and danger is nothing. ”

Shepard bowed his head happily, and Sidney bowed and left.

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The silvery-white moonlight shone on the smooth stone roads of Bloucester City, and a group of Night Watchmen drove past with resolute faces, vigilant for all enemies that might exist in the darkness, they were armed with swords, maces, and knights' shields, each with a half-length armor and iron leggings boots, but in the hidden position of the shield and armor, there was a small sun mark with yellow hearts and red horns.

The wealth of the Earl of Prell made the entire [Marquis of East Ham] feel envious, and even the prince's heir who performed his duties on behalf of the Marquis of the Frontier also moved the idea of increasing the Earl of Prell's 'due responsibility', but after the persuasion of others, as well as the strength of the Prell and the Earl's own strength, plus the resistance of those nobles in the Marquisate who were close to the Earl of Prell, this plan died before it could take shape.

Later, when the news that even the dragon was recruited, and it was confirmed that it was not hired with treasure but subdued by strength, it made the above even more extinguished, and Dong Anmu gradually became the most appealing to the Prell Leader, but the earl was bent on making money and not interested in politics, which made many people feel at ease.

The territory of the dark forces such as the [Thieves' Guild] has been compressed to the edge of the slums and the market for a generation, which is the limit of Shepard's tolerance, and it is also the lesson that the dark side exchanged for the lives of a new epic three high-level, a total of four professionals, and there are only a lot of underground black markets in the city, but outside the city, the earl is very tolerant of forces that do not make trouble.

The truth is only possessed by the party with a big fist, but fortunately, this is a universe with a true god, and faith can also be transformed into power, so that there are metaphysical gods such as justice, protection, and kindness, and the existence of these gods can shelter those who have faith, so that there will not be too many tragic things where the good have a short life and the evil have a long life.

The night passed in a hurry, and at dawn, whether it was the city guards who had just woken up, the earl's guards, or the tired night watchmen who had returned to the station, they all gathered together quietly according to the previous arrangement, silently praying to the sun.

But what they prayed to was not the Lord of the Morning Sun, but the only sun god, Tonateu, the god of light who had risen after a thousand years, the Lord of all light.

These three forces are the core of the entire Prell Territory, and they are also the first nail buried by Shepard in the Old World, relying on force and taking the county as the basic plate, with the passage of day by day, this was added by him to private goods, and the belief concept of intentionally guiding believers was gradually spread, and the underground church in the Old World, which was originally called the [Church of Light], unknowingly, the name became ......

【Church of the Sun】

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