"You know me?"

Talos inexplicably felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat familiar, who was the last time he called out his name when they met?

"You probably don't know it yet, I owe you a favor. The beautiful woman named Annistola chuckled and said, "So, as a matter of course. ”

"I'm sorry, I don't seem to have any impression of that favor, if only you could explain a little bit better. ”

"Sure, but until then, I think we can sit and talk in a different place. ”

Talking to a stranger is not a wise decision, even if the person is a beautiful woman.

At that time, Talos only cared about sending the bouquet of colorful roses out to eliminate the evidence, and did not think too much about it, but now with the perception of a high-ranking bloodline knight, he could easily distinguish the unique aura of the priest on the other party.

Yes, this beautiful woman was a priest, at least a bishop of the same rank as him.

Annistora's next words made Talos swallow back the rejection that came to his lips: "I just have two tickets to Clover Arena in my hand, it must be very interesting. ”

Interestingly, Clover Arena, also known as the Colosseum, is the largest and oldest place in the Eastern Freeport, dedicated to professional fights and animal fights.

However, what really makes it famous is that the mages of the Council of the Nine Rings often drop some semi-finished products from laboratories or research institutes for testing or showing off, such as beast-type people with one or more beast characteristics, newly developed constructs, new magical beasts born through synthesis, or professionals who have just completed bloodline surgery.

- Orcs and beasts are two different concepts, the former is a natural race, including Rakshasa Lionmen, Harpys, Centaurs, Minotaurs, Frogmen, Snake People, and the latter is the product of mage experiments, the more famous ones are Jackal, Leopard Woman, Catwoman, and Scorpion Man, and do not have the ability to reproduce.

"Next up is our best competition of the day, the combination of three leopard women and two scorpion people—"

Ten minutes later, Talos entered one of the most luxurious boxes on the top floor of the Clover Arena, with a 20-by-20-foot pond in the center, paved with pebbles and shells of various sizes, dotted with green seaweed, and the unsuspecting would even wonder if it was a luxury box or a small outdoor pool.

"We were lucky enough to see a magical plant that had never been born in this world before, and voila, it was coming out. ”

The soft sofa was swept aside, and Annistola sat directly on the white marble shore to introduce Talos.

Following the direction of the hostess's finger, an enchanted steel door slowly opened, and a large green ball—made of countless vines entangled, about 15 feet in diameter—rolled out to the host's energetic introduction and the cheers of the audience—all the way into the arena the size of two football fields.

"Archmage Somme's latest creation, based on the magical plants typical of the rainforest region, the Pest vine and the hallucinogenic Ayahuasca, as for the effect-"

The three leopard girls and the two scorpion people tentatively approached the big green ball, and countless vines secreting dark green juice suddenly appeared on the big ball, and the leaves kept shaking, resonating with a strange sound, like the whisper of a lover full of temptation and invitation in the middle of the night.

Unlike other hallucinosities that are caused by smells, juices, flowers, fruits, etc., this completely modified magical plant is hallucinogenic through sound.

Talos withdrew his gaze from the arena where the five beast-shapers had begun to become entangled in vines, and he was depressed to find that the other had been in charge since he met Annistora.

The four-armed Naga coughed lightly and reminded, "The favor you just mentioned?"

Annistora's expression looked a little resentful, but the conversation that Talos had hoped for continued: "It starts with a bet I made with Daphne, informally, we are both fighting for the opportunity to be the first to build an altar of the goddess in the City of Fortune. ”

Talos soaked in the pool, his ears pricked up, curiosity soaring and waiting patiently for the rest of the content, it was not easy to build an altar to other gods in the City of Fortune, the headquarters of the Church of Wealth.

"Regardless of means or strength, Daphne has the same capital as me, but unfortunately she is too arrogant, and I only provoked a few words, and she should make a bet. ”

Annistola smiled, elegant and proud: "According to the prior agreement, under the premise of not using magic or other actions, which of the two of us can be the first to obtain the goddess clam pearl, colorful rose, and obsidian crystal...... Whoever wins. ”

The goddess clam, pearls, colorful roses, and a series of objects listed by Annistola are all symbols of love and marriage in the main material plane, so that her identity is self-evident.

"You are the priest of Her Highness Mutea, the goddess of love?"

Mutea, the goddess of love, has great powers!

"It's obvious. Annistola continued, "Just seven seconds after Daphne agreed to the bet, you appeared. I don't know how to describe her expression to you, because it was so wonderful, but I can assure you that it was the happiest moment of my twenty-seven years of life, even though she didn't go back to the Aegean Temple crying as I mocked. ”

It was probably the moment when Daphne hated Naga the most in her life, and Talos thought that he had inadvertently ruined not only an opportunity to build an altar to the goddess of love in the city of wealth, but also the future of a bishop.

"Hopefully I'll never see Daphne again. Talos said.

Annistola was a little surprised by Naga's response, and it took about three seconds before she smiled and asked, "You came to such a conclusion?"

"Or else?" Talos flicked his tail, "I hope she doesn't curse me for my life when she returns." ”

There is no doubt that the Love Church does have a curse in this regard, and the cursed person will not be able to grasp love, watch her slip away, suffer enough of love, and finally die alone.

However, as a divine art, it naturally cannot be crowned with a negative word like "curse" like black magic, and the priests of the goddess of love call it punishment, which comes from the punishment of the goddess of the five priesthoods who are in charge of [love], [pleasure], [marriage], [fertility], and [beauty].

"Don't worry about that stuff at all. Annistora's movements had changed from sitting to reclining, her right hand resting on her cheek, her eyes staring at Talos without blinking, "I can go back to the Grand Temple of Mero at any time to prepare a ritual for you-"

"The Great Temple of Mero, are you a Pleasure Priest?"