Chapter 34: The Baroness
"Higher unblocking requires a ceremonial ......"
"The ritual must be made with the blood of the natural race, and it must be pure and immaculate."
"On top of that, I don't have the expertise of a 'ritual caster', which means I haven't mastered any of the rituals. The Ritual Scroll can solve this problem temporarily, so the question is, how many gold coins do you need for a 'High Magic Prop Awakening Ritual Scroll'? ”
In the evening, the aristocratic quarter.
In the guest room of the Wizard's Friends Inn, Charles was on his desk, holding a quill pen to a blank piece of paper, writing down the ideas he had put together in his head.
After an afternoon of reading a book at the Hall of the Crown, Charles naturally got what he wanted.
And not only that, he also checked the information of the two organizations of 'Flame Dagger' and 'Night Mask' by the way. I also read about the history of the Carol family.
However, Charr's main focus is on the 'Stone of Ion'. He always had the feeling that this strange thing was the key to breaking through the limitations of the priest's realm.
The thought of the High Ritual Scroll made Charles distressed.
But anything that touches the word "high" is nothing of value. Even if a mage's secret shop had ritual scrolls for sale, it would be difficult for him to scrape together a large amount of gold in a short period of time given his current poverty.
I can only put it first.
Let's find a way to make a lot of money first.
Charles crumpled the paper on the table and threw it into the trash basket next to his chair, picked up a quill pen and dipped it in some ink, and continued to write and draw on the next sheet.
An emblem is a dagger surrounded by flames, representing the organization 'Flame Dagger'.
The other is a goblet filled with blood, representing the 'Mask of the Night'.
In fact, these two dark organizations are more or less related. According to the information collected by Charles in the library, the 'Flame Dagger' was expelled by the Cormier nobles in the early years, and after the defeat of Cormier, he became a vassal of the 'Night Mask', and then the Flame Dagger returned to the Purple Dragon Realm with the support of the Night Mask.
The Night Mask is a terrifying organization of vampires whose ultimate dream is to build a vampire kingdom and is already putting it into action.
If the player stops by the tavern in the docks of Susal for a while and listens to the sailors' conversations, they will probably know that on the Dragon Coast, across the Dragon Lake from Susar, a port trading city called 'West Gate', there are rumors of rampant vampire activity.
In fact, the 'Mask of Night' has secretly taken control of Simon.
Charles has not forgotten the glamorous experience of transforming into a snake at the Viscount's Mansion last night.
The thief from the Night Mask boarded a brig, which Charles speculated should return to the West Gate in the near future.
The Baroness was robbed of something very important by thieves, and she must be anxious at this moment. Charles got up and tidied up, then pushed open the door and left the inn, ready to go to the Viscount's Palace.
He plans to get a gold coin in this questline.
If the plot is dug deeply, the reward of thousands of gold coins is expected. How easy could it be to get the Night Mask thieves to come all the way from the Dragon's Coast?
A boulevard near a civilian area.
Charles walked near the Viscount's Mansion and was shocked to find a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the mansion. There are players, aristocrats, and some foreign scholars and travelers.
"Smack"
"Smack"
"Smack"
The sound of the whip flicking was particularly harsh. The crowd of onlookers was talking. Charles curiously squeezed forward, only to see a male player covered in **, hanging at the gate of the manor, and another executioner with a long black whip in his hand, with a vicious appearance, was smiling and waving a rain of whips.
The male player was struggling and screaming, covered in blood.
The onlookers were very curious, what did this male player do to make the owner of this room so angry and invite the executioner.
Moreover, in this situation, male players can obviously take refuge offline, why do they hold on?
Charles, who knows the inside story, thinks that this may be a punishment given by the "Dawn" system.
The male player who was whipped was the one who had stolen the forbidden fruit in the lady's boudoir last night. Although the player can interact freely with the natives, including the most primitive mating. In-depth communication, you and I are no problem, but if the player is accidentally designed and falsely accused of rape, then the matter is a big deal.
The betrayal of the male player last night probably made the lady very angry, otherwise there would not be this play.
Can't control the lower body, dive into the boudoir at night, and it's designed again, and it's still light to be whipped, judging from the current situation, this male player will have to delete the number and retrain next.
As Charles had guessed, the male player was quickly reduced to a cold corpse.
When the crowd dispersed, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler beckoned a few mercenary warriors to take the body down and "throw the body into the wilderness." ”
"Give the dingos a feast."
The butler glanced at the corpse coldly and turned to enter the manor.
"Wait a minute." Charles smiled and stopped the butler, "Is Viscount Emily here?" I am a devout believer in Ogma. This morning, while praying in front of the idol, Ogma told me that Viscount Emily was in great trouble and asked me to help her. ”
"Huh?" The butler first looked at Charles's priest's attire, and then listened to his words, and his indifferent expression instantly softened.
The gods of this world are real, and they will incarnate and walk on the material continent, although since the 'turbulent years', the gods have rarely incarnated, but the aborigines still believe in gods.
Charles's words, combined with his status as a priest, are infinitely more authentic. No one dares to question a priest who serves the gods.
The butler first politely welcomed Charles to the hall of the manor, and then went to report it.
Not long after, a beautiful woman in a gorgeous long dress, with a faint hint of flattery in her eyes, walked into the hall.
"Hello, Pastor of the Holy Adventists." The baroness obviously listened to the butler's words, so she greeted Yan Yuese.
"Hello, Viscount Emily."
Charles naturally took the lady's outstretched wrist, kissed the back of the hand wrapped in the black silk glove, then took a few steps back and looked up and smiled: "I listened to the oracle, I saw Ogma speak in front of me, I saw a pale-skinned man, holding a goblet full of blood, walking towards me......"
Speaking of this, Charles looked around the hall and whispered, "I also saw that the Viscount's Mansion was engulfed in flames, and everything would cease to exist. ”
Viscount Emily had long since turned pale.
Isn't a pale-skinned man a vampire? A goblet filled with blood, the emblem of the 'Mask of Night' Thieves' Guild!
Hearing the prophecy of the destruction of the Viscount's Mansion again, the six gods and no lord of the baronesses stepped forward in a hurry, grabbed one of Charles's arms tightly, and pleaded, "Dear priest, please help me." ”
"[Negotiations] were launched."
"Negotiation +1."
"[Bluffing] was launched."
"Bluff +1."
"[Intimidation] was launched."
"Intimidation +1."
As the Baroness catches herself, the Shire's retina is occupied by a piece of data.
Even Charles himself was stunned, and he didn't expect that just one sentence would trigger 3 skills at the same time. His skill bar now includes 'Negotiation', 'Deception', and 'Intimidation'.
"Do I have the potential to be a god?"
The corners of Charles's mouth tilted up imperceptibly.
The lady's body was close to him, and her mature and graceful aura came to her face. Most of the nobles lived a rotten life, and if he coaxed him with an oracle, he would immediately be able to pull the baroness into the bedroom and take advantage of the heat.
But Charles has no idea at all, this is a beautiful snake, very tempting on the surface, but in fact, it has hidden poisonous fangs and can hurt people at any time. The player who was whipped is proof of that.
The trip was nothing more than experience and gold, and Charles didn't want to glorify his intentions. That's what drives the player base.
Charles didn't have an idea, but the baroness did.
She pulled Charles into a spacious chair and sat on Charles' lap, rubbing her plump body against her while telling the history of the Viscount's Court in a mournful tone.
It turned out that Viscount Emily's grandfather was once a great pirate on Dragon Lake, and during the reign of the ancestor Azeen IV, he was recruited by the royal family and was canonized as a viscount.
But Emily's family seems to have been cursed, and when it came to the Baroness's generation, she was the only one left. Charles speculated from the Baroness's account that the curse was most likely related to the treasure box taken by the Night Mask thieves.
"Dear priest, can you find a way to help me retrieve the treasure box?"
"My grandfather once left a last word, and the Emily family was destined for the treasure box. The treasure box is here, and the Viscount's Mansion can continue forever. ”
The lady said delicately, using a flattering voice.
Charles's complexion changed, and such a system prompt appeared in front of him:
"You're under the influence of 'seducing humans'......"
"Will tested."
"Pass suddenly, and the spell won't work for you."
Use a charm spell on me?
The Baron doesn't look like a mage, she doesn't have any magic source fluctuations on her body. It is supposed to be equipped with a magic item that can be used to activate a charm spell.
No wonder the unlucky male player will be punished by the system.
Luckily, I activated the title of [Blasphemer]. Charles stood up silently, breaking free from the baroness's arm.
"Viscount Emily, since I have come here at the heart of the oracle, I will definitely help you solve your problems. My lord Ogma told me that his temple in Susar was too dilapidated and needed money to repair it. Charles looked at the Baroness deeply.
"Uh......"
The lady was a little distracted. She was an aristocratic and scheming, so she could understand the voice of the Coming pastor. It's asking her for money, not her beauty.
"That's fine, Dear Pastor. As a devout believer, I will definitely give the most generous amount of money to help Ogma repair the temple. The baroness quickly reined in her discoloration and bowed her head.
"Ladess, then, please wait for my good news."
The Charr's quest panel now has an extra quest. He didn't hold on and strode out of the living room.
"What an interesting Presence."
"My spell of charm didn't work for him. Didn't the nobles say that the Holy Arrivals were a bunch of weak-willed rubbish who could be played with at will? ”
The lady stood in the hall, her charming face revealing a playful smile, and she didn't move half a step for a long time.