Iliaba.

It is a neutral commercial city several times larger than Hrushva, both in terms of population and city size.

Because Iliaba is built on a river valley, there is not much available land space in the urban area that is distributed along the river valley and the mountains.

As a result, due to environmental constraints, the cityscape of Iliaba resembles a modern city, with magnificent and strangely shaped towers standing everywhere. Now the great merchants of Iliaba are caught in a strange atmosphere of competition, one by one they are vying to build towers to show off, eager to beat all their opponents.

Only by walking through the streets of Iliaba can you truly feel the luxurious atmosphere of this 'city of a thousand towers', some of the merchants' towers are white, made of fine white jade, some are rough in style, the uneven walls have artistic carvings, and the sunlight hits the tower's colored windows, reflecting the light so that passers-by can't open their eyes.

"Sure enough, it's a commercial city, and it's full of copper stench."

In the afternoon, the three-member team, which had just completed the mission of the Purple Camp of Hruswa, stood on the tower square of Iliaba, surrounded by the most spectacular building complex in the city.

Eliaba is ruled by a council of large merchants, and each member is a minor leader of the local Woking Church, so there seems to be no doubt that Eliaba is a city controlled by the Church of the Goddess of Wealth.

"Get out of here!"

A swaggering young male merchant emerges from a jewelry store on the street of the plaza, followed by a large group of Aboriginal adventurers and players.

The businessman directly insulted the three people who blocked the way. "This is Eliaba, a bunch of hillbillies from out of town, get away. Only merchants with status are allowed to walk in the middle of the main road, and everyone else is on both sides! ”

When he first arrived in a strange city, Xia Er was very cautious and did not cause trouble, grabbed Qian Fan with an angry face, and calmly watched the group go away with Ren Qingwu.

"This kind of city can actually survive in the chaotic western soil......" Ren Qingwu was a little incredible.

"That's because Iliaba is the starting point of the Trader's Way, where many merchants stop and get to the Dragon Coast from the Trader's Way. Then the goods were transported to various parts of the mainland by ship through the Falling Star Inland Sea. "Charles Road.

"So what are we going to do now?" Qian Fan turned his head to look around, and in the unfamiliar city, the third god on the official list, was also at a loss.

"Go to the town hall or the temple of Woking first......"

Soon after.

The tower-like gate of the town hall, and the three were turned away by the guards. The warrior guard in the ornate armor said with a blank face, "Holy Presence." The town hall refuses to allow any outsiders to visit. ”

Charles took a light breath and said, "Please inform Your Excellency the Speaker of the Chamber, and just say that the lord of the Rock Territory ......"

In the middle of speaking, the warrior guard waved his hand impatiently and aimed his cold spear at the three of them. Squinting and threatening, "Get out of here." Annoying bugs, don't make me say it a third time! ”

"You!" Qian Fan took out his sword and shield, but Charles stepped forward to block him, suppressed the anger churning in his heart and said: "Go, don't do it, otherwise we will attract the army of a city, and we will all be executed." ”

The trio then visit Woking's temple, but encounter a surprisingly similar one. This time, however, it wasn't the City Guards who stood in their way, but the higher-ranking Templars.

Walk around and back to the starting point, Tower Square.

Qianfan looks around at the palatial cityscape. He sighed deeply and said: "I have seen through this city, it is more impetuous than our modern city, and I have deep prejudices and wariness of outsiders and strangers. ”

Both Charles and Ren Qingwu agreed.

"Let's go, don't waste time in Iliaba." Ren Qingwu suggested softly, "I remember that the half-hero Helm Reverend Morlandale said that among the cities you plan to lobby, Eliaba is the least likely, because this is a town ruled by merchants, who only care about their interests, have no absolute enemies, and have no eternal allies. ”

"To complete the first ring of the 'Resistance Alliance' mission, isn't it just a matter of lobbying two cities to support us?"

Ren Qingwu smiled slightly, her melodious voice with a unique feminine charm, "At least for now, it is certain that Hruswa is already on our side." We put a lot of effort into completing the Purple Faction mission, which completely affected the attitude of the church in Hrushwaheim. ”

Qian Fan was puzzled: "We went south along the trade route of Hrushwa before, and we should have gone to Asbrewin first, but why did we bypass that city and come to Iliaba first?" ”

"Asbrewin's support is not hard to wrestle." Charles shook his head, "I changed the route temporarily, the second stop is Iliaba, and the third stop is Asbrewin. ”

"You......" Qian Fan was a little speechless, "Since Asbrewin's support is easy to win, wouldn't it be more reassuring to get the support of the second city first and reach the minimum qualification line for completing the campaign mission?" ”

As the Luskan warrior spoke, the expressions of Charles and Ren Qingwu became a little strange.

A female aboriginal stood behind Qian Fan at some point, she was dressed in silver clergy armor, no helmet or weapon, long blonde hair tied with two rustic-looking braids, and her delicate and beautiful face clearly marked cowardice.

"Y-Hello!"

Eventually, the female clergy spoke up.

Qian Fan was startled, turned around and glared at the female aborigine and said, "Are the priests also good at thief work?" Walking quietly ......"

"No, it's not!" The female cleric hurriedly defended, her fair face flushed red, her anxious stuttering was relieved, and she spoke much faster, "My name is Angelina, and I am the holy warrior of Lady Idas, and I am definitely not a thief!" ”

"Paladin?"

All three cast suspicious glances at female Aborigines.

Angelina said a little nervously, "Yes, it's true, I swear to the Supreme God by my real name that I am the holy warrior of Lady Idath!" ”

"You have subverted my impression of the Paladin." Qian Fan touched his chin, "The aboriginal holy warriors are not all tall and mighty. Is it awe-inspiring? How do you feel that you are less courageous than ordinary people, how can you uphold the teachings of Lady Idath? ”

Hearing this, Angelina's cheeks flushed again. lowered his head in shame, and he didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

"As the gods were, so are their devout believers."

Charles felt that the relationship between the gods and the believers could be roughly summed up in one sentence.

Edas is the goddess of peace, a weak god, and the forest saint Melicay are sisters to each other, and together they serve Sivannas, the main god of the nature gods.

At the same time, Edas has a close relationship with the like-minded Mother Earth goddess Shoya, the moon goddess Suren, and the lord of the morning light, Loshanda.

Teachings of the Goddess of Peace. In addition to imposing on believers the obligation to plant trees and take care of them, the use of violence by believers is strictly restricted, except in self-defense. Or it is a last resort, otherwise it is not permissible to take the life of any living being.

So in the eyes of Tampas, the god of war, this goddess of peace, Idas, is naïve and ridiculous.

"Paladins who are not allowed to use force." Charles glanced at Angelina sadly, vaguely understanding why this female aboriginal was such a cowardly character.

If she had lived in the Idas church since she was a child. It is not unusual to develop such a cowardly character.

Obviously, there is a great power, but you can't use it as you like. Even criminals and villains cannot be dealt with with violently.

Fundamentally, it was bigoted doctrines that harmed this group of believers, and it was hard for Charles to imagine how Angelina's childhood and teenage years had passed, and how she had endured violence and abuse in silence in the face of violence that did not endanger her life.

He only thought about it, but Charles didn't have any thoughts of saving him.

Let the god of death let her die.

This doctrine excludes almost all player believers, and no one wants to join an unsheltered church organization except for genuine or masochistic life players.

"So, Miss Angelina. Is there something important that you interrupted our conversation? Charles slowed his tone as much as he could.

But Miss Paladin still had a flustered expression. Covering his chest, he took a few deep breaths before he said intermittently, "I—May I ask you to help me?" ”

"What's the trouble you've had......"

"No, it's not my personal business, Angelina is doing well and content." The female paladin waved her hand again and again, "But, there are still too many poor people in this city who have no food to eat and no clothes to wear, can I ask for your help?" ”

Miss Paladin spoke very tactfully, and her beautiful face even revealed a kind of begging.

Charles, Qianfan, and Ren Qingwu glanced at each other.

The three of them all heard it, this is begging, but the holy warrior Angelina is obviously not good at words, and she doesn't know how to cooperate with the charm of her priesthood to make a speech, otherwise even ordinary people who are indifferent and stingy will take out a few copper coins to meaning.

"Is the Church of Idas in Iliaba in a difficult situation?" Charles couldn't help but ask.

To be honest, it would be good for a church of a weak deity to take root and survive in major cities, such as Nightshade, because the teachings are contradictory to the goddess of love, Sunny, and until now the Charr has not found a second temple of Nightshade in a city.

Angelina nodded, shook her head again, and stopped talking.

"Let's brush up on favorability first, I'm not afraid that she won't speak."

Charles vaguely felt that this Miss Paladin sent to the door might be the key to Iliaba's breakthrough.

"I am the pastor of Ogmar and I am very honored to be able to help Ms. Idas's church, I greatly appreciate Ms. Idas's ideas and teachings, and I am willing to help her church help the poor people." Charles's words were high-sounding, his face was not red and he was not panting, but in fact, it was more like a live performance, speaking with acting skills.

"Great!"

The paladin Angelina's joy was written in full on her beautiful face, and she couldn't help but grab one of Charles's arms, as if she was afraid that he would just talk and slip away.

This behavior also really shows that this aboriginal lady is really inexperienced in society.

Charles helplessly turned his head and glanced at Ren Qingwu beside him, and there was a smile hidden in the eyes of both of them.

"It's kind of interesting." Qianfan also touched the stubble that came out of his chin and said. (To be continued.) )

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