Act 265 Arrival at Ampesel
As Eruin, it is the busiest commercial port and cargo distribution center in the whole southern part of Kinruz, and the port is open all day long from the early hours of the morning, when the rickety and cold lights hang on the lampposts, until the sea rises like the moon. Merchants and dock workers amassed an astonishing fortune for Palembang, and it was only during the season of the year when storms frequented the Sea of Glitter that the golden route was deserted, allowing the city's inhabitants to stop and rest for a while.
Dressed in white robes with red trim, Priest Wood stood under the white-stone lighthouse, a figure like him, who had been sent by the Temple to serve as the Imam of Ampesel and the spiritual leader of the entire Temple of Eruinyan, and who had only been in this position for another fifteen years, would have the qualifications to enter the core of the Temple's power and become one of the eleven High Priests, and at that point, even the position of High Priest of the Temple would be only one step away.
Ordinary people can't imagine what else he wants to pursue in such a position, Wood has a thin face, sunken cheeks, although he is not yet eighty years old, but he looks like a weathered old man, only a pair of eyes that are deeply sunken, and the majesty is so majestic that ordinary people can't help but be timid at the sight of Mr. The priest pursed his lips, and his appearance was calm, but his heart was not much calmer than that of the nobles of Eruin, large and small, in recent times.
"Toquinine's lionmen are ready to move, and there must be the support of the Earth Sanctuary behind them." Standing on the hillside, Wood watched the sailing ships of all sizes come and go in the harbor, leaving long trails in the turquoise inlet. The cloud-like sails of the ship constitute a spectacle in the waters of the trestle, and every waterway is full of experienced navigators waiting to enter and exit, and the wealth contained in this endless stream makes this high-ranking man sigh for a while: "Eruin is at the forefront of the fight against the Earth Temple, and we must not tolerate this civil strife for too long, and there is not much time left for us." ”
around him. His friend Icahn Priest nodded in agreement. The two have been partners in this position for many years, and although neither is a native of Eruin, they know the ancient kingdom inside and out. "However, the lion people are ready to move, and it is estimated that it will take until next year if they really want to violate the border, especially if the food is confiscated this autumn, the Earth Temple will not dare to act rashly."
Wood glanced at his companion.
"Do you know how old this whitestone lighthouse is, Icahn?"
Priestess Icahn glanced at the lighthouse beside them, which had once been a symbol of Ampesel. Ampesel was nowhere near its size when Ek founded his port here, and it wasn't a trading port, but the lighthouse once guided Ek's navy to battle the templaries of the Flame in the nearby seas, and the whitestone lighthouse has long been regarded as a symbol of Eruin, a symbol of perseverance in the darkness.
"Unfortunately, the lighthouse was destroyed in a fire fifty years ago, and its historical value was also burned, and although the new lighthouse was rebuilt, it was not the original one after all. "Icahn understood what his companions meant, and he admired the royal party and the princess, because they had the same insistence on glory as himself, but history is history. Wood was clearly reminding him to do justice to this qiē.
"It's the same with this kingdom, no matter how old it is, but the glory it holds on to has been abandoned by its descendants, and what remains is only a shell. In comparison, being given a new mission, just like this lighthouse, is its due value. ”
"I understand, Lord Priest." Icahn replied humbly.
The Wood Priest nodded, the temple has always been impartial, and it will not interfere in the internal affairs of the subordinate countries, so it can guarantee its authority. He partnered with his assistants for many years. He admires the other party's insistence on justice and glory, but at this time and that time, he will never allow his assistant to interfere in Eruin's internal affairs and favor the princess's side.
Thinking of this, the priest couldn't help but look back in the direction of the city. Ampesel was one of the largest cities in the South, the ports were connected to the back of the roofs that stretched far to the horizon like ants, and the tallest building in the city was undoubtedly the temple of the Sanctuary of Fire, the temple loomed in the mist, and he couldn't help but shake his head when he remembered what Magdal's little girl had told him.
That was impossible, the temple would not fall to one side anyway, and the high priest could not have been so hasty.
And it was at this time that the bell on the white lighthouse rang again, and the bell of the bronze bell made the ground tremble nearby, and the sand and stone shook, and it was heard clearly for dozens of miles, and even half of the city could be heard clearly. The bell signaled that a ship had entered the harbor, and Wood and Icahn looked up to see a sailboat with three large sails entering the harbor.
"It's a ship coming back from the rubik." Icahn immediately recognized the ship's flag as soon as he saw it.
"At this time of year, the storm is closing the southern shipping lane, and this should be the last ship to come back from Lubik this month, and it is a little late, and the people who have been sailing the sea all year round are dying." Wood glanced at the ship and couldn't help but sigh.
"Everyone in the world is blinded by money, and although wealth is important, it is not as precious as life." Icahn shook his head.
But this time, the priest did not approve, but sighed with the famous joke of Hesse I, who was ridiculed in history as "King of the Great Road": "Where is life without wealth?" ”
The two priests lamented the world on Lighthouse Hill, but the size of the Ampesel Port Authority
The officials are not so idle, to be precise, these little people, who are usually busy, are now almost in a mess.
Juno Ann Oparis is the son of a noble family in Ampesel City, who is not big or small, relying on his father's relationship, he finally sat in the position of deputy director of the port authority, but he has not been in office for half a week, and a piece of news on this day almost made him immediately throw away the pointed helmet he wore on his head and run away.
"What do you say? Palen, you bastard, what did I tell you yesterday that if you drink too much or joke with me, I'll definitely kick you out, and I don't care who you are an old man! The hapless young man almost yelled at the communication crystal in his hand, but he barely smashed this valuable thing: "Do you think I am a fool! ”
"No, I mean really!" On the other side of the teleportation spar, he was a good friend of Ju Noan. In Eruin's saying, even if he is a good brother who wears open crotch pants and plays with him, he is also a nobleman, although he is a little unreliable, drunk, playing with women during duty time, fighting, and almost everything he can do on the dock, but Ju Noan left him here because the relationship between the two is indeed an iron word. But at this moment, this young man, who usually hangs his son, seemed to be greatly frightened at this moment, and said in a crying tone: "Dude, I swear in the name of Lord Martha, I didn't lie to you, I really saw a sea devil whale Of course, if the woman who claimed to be a female pirate didn't lie to me last time, you listen to me, that thing is exactly the same as the tattoo on her left buttocks...... No, no, I'm going to say that thing at sea is a lot scary now......"
"Fuck your ass, don't mention that woman to me" Jono couldn't even care about the last reserve of the nobles at the moment, of course, the heirs of their generation of nobles had nothing to say about reserved, especially the young people who grew up in Ampesel's mixed environment, even more so. He tugged at his collar a little viciously, but when he heard the other party swear in Martha's name, his heart was also bottomless, although he also understood that if it was possible, that lawless guy might even dare to go to Lord Martha, of course, this is just talking, and Juno is now starting to be a little at a loss.
A sea devil whale prepares to attack the harbor.?
Oh my God, is he living in some mythical age? Ju Noan sat at his precious mahogany table and thought about it for a long time, and finally sorted out the following three comprehensive plans: absconding with the money, absconding with the money, and absconding with the money.
But he immediately crumpled his hair, and if he did, his old man would be the first to kill him. Juno was born as lawless as his good brother, even the king of Eruin was not necessarily afraid of half a point, but in front of his old man, he immediately appeared in his original form, as soon as he thought of his old man's anger, Tui first softened three points, finally grabbed the transmission crystal, swallowed for a long time, and said, "Brother, ask for more blessings, I will go first, blurted out but became: "You give me wait, Lao Tzu will come soon!" ”
The sailors on the harbor were in a mess, but someone at sea was helpless at the moment when he looked at Ampesel who was close in front of him.
"The port city of Ampesel and its surrounding areas and towns have a population of 310,000 people, and a vast magical system maintains the operation of the city, sewage, lighting, water supply, and the disposal of household garbage, and mysterious magic that is rare in the countryside south of Eruin can be found everywhere, and merchants have hired wizards to serve them at great expense, some of whom have worked here for decades, and their status is so entrenched, that the wizards have formed their own guilds called the "Eyes of Ampesel"
"This wizarding organization not only maintains the daily operation of the city, but also intervenes in the security of the harbor, prevents adventurers from fighting, sets up the city locks to prevent foreign wizards from casting spells in the city, and they also set up a large forbidden space circle in the inner city of Ampesel to prevent the harbor from being attacked from the sky."
Brando stood on the side of the ship, introducing the others to the place, and suddenly sighed. He turned his head with a look of helplessness that bordered on despair, and finally saw the legendary monster, the king of sea beasts, the sea demon whale as huge as a mountain and river, shaking the fish at them like a naughty child, and then slowly dived into the deep sea.
"My old man said that the intelligence of sea devil whales is no less than that of adult humans, and now it seems that this is indeed the case." Captain James also saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh.
But Antitina looked at Brando suspiciously, and couldn't help asking, "Lord Lord, what exactly did you give those Naga, I see how they look at you as if they are looking at their king, they actually let the sea devil whale send us into the harbor all the time, how can we hide our identities now?" ”
"But I heard that the king of Naga is a woman, and after a week of training, Roman is now able to appear on the deck, and as soon as she rolls her eyes, she directly transforms Brando.
Brando wiped a handful of sweat, he didn't expect the Nagars to be so "hospitable." , but being able to do such a thing as letting the sea devil whale send them into the port, Brando felt that ordinary people really couldn't do such a creative thing except for removing Nyor's stupid fish.
He coughed, and said in disbelief: "Let's talk about the situation, anyway, the people in the port don't know that this big guy is following us, as long as we don't admit it." ”
With that, he looked at the young captain. James shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Lord Lord does not want to be famous, and naturally he will not overstep his bounds, please rest assured Lord Lord of the people on my ship" Speaking of this, the young captain was also a little helpless: "To be honest, now your reputation among them is much higher than mine, even if I don't say it, they will be tight-lipped about it." What he said was naturally that Brando's two bottles of holy water had a miraculous effect, and it can be said that the sailors on the entire ship now respect Brando, a benevolent and kind aristocratic lord with the Sword Master as a mentor, like a god!