Chapter 140: Lua City
According to the agreement between him and Holancet, after Alan completed the two tasks, Hollanster gave him an envelope, which told him that during the period when the civil strife in Higg had just been quelled, the church of Lua City under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Higg had secretly purchased a batch of high-end standard weapons from the ancient city of Aogu, and the arrow cluster that shot Bai Lanxue was one of them. Since it was a weapon purchased independently by the Lua Church, it means that this batch of weapons must have been used by the Lua Church, which means that the murderer who caused the Yuewan Village tragedy has a close relationship with the Lua Church.
Therefore, Alan's first target in the south is Lua City, and he believes that clues about the murderer will be found here, even if the murderer is not currently in the Lua Church, then the people in the Lua Church must know the whereabouts of the murderer.
Alan did not doubt the authenticity of this information, judging from the route he had tracked the murderer in the first place, it was indeed very likely that the murderer's destination was Lua City, located east of Higg.
With its high walls and deep pools, Lua is not only the largest city in the east of Higg, but also the political and economic center of the east of Hig. During the Sigg civil strife, the city of Lua was occupied by the Bolsma bandits as a base area, and experienced several sieges and suppressions by the Higg army, and the two sides fought for months in and out of the city walls. Lua City was also seriously damaged, not only the city construction facilities were seriously damaged, the number of residents was also sharply reduced, and the status in the east of Higg once seriously declined, until the defeat of the Boers rebels, the Holy See intervened, the priests' healing techniques and the Holy See's relief materials healed the physical and psychological wounds of the war refugees, and the refugees believed that it was the God of Light who rescued them from the sea of suffering, so the priest's mission in Lua City went very smoothly, not only the local residents of Lua City, but even the people who had been plagued by the Boers rebels in the entire east flocked here, hoping to get God's blessing and blessing, and Lua City regained its former gloryand, in addition to its economic and political status, it became the center of faith in eastern Higg.
Allen's convoy had more than thirty vehicles, and it was impossible for him to bring all of them into the city, so he kept most of the vehicles in the post station outside the city, and left a special person to take care of them, and only brought two cars into the city.
At the gates of Lua City, there was a long queue of pedestrians entering the city. Among these people, Alan initially calculated that the believers in white robes alone accounted for more than half, and most of them had traveled long distances from other parts of eastern Higg to bathe in the divine grace here.
"It seems that the Holy See is doing a good job in Higg. β
Looking at the believers who behaved piously and bowed down a few steps, Elvis said with a sneer.
After more than an hour of waiting, Alan and the others finally entered the ill-fated city after paying a gold coin entrance fee, the entrance fee was only levied on the merchants who came and went, and it was free for believers, but Alan saw a donation box at the gate of the city, and believers could freely express their hearts according to their personal financial resources and devotion to God.
"Why are there so many people?"
After entering the city, it was not surprising that everyone noticed a long queue at the gate of the city, because there were more people coming and going in the city, most of them dressed as believers. There were so many people in the city that they found several hotels, which were all overcrowded and there was not even a single empty room.
"It doesn't seem like the time for us to come. β
Alan looked at the crowd of people coming and going, and didn't understand what the purpose of these people gathered here, could people of faith be free to wander around and not need to eat?
"What now? We can't sleep on the streets, can we?"
Elvis said with a frown.
"Don't worry, I'll leave this little thing to me. β
Steven jumped out of the carriage, flicked the grass and wood debris off his robe, and knew with confidence.
"What's your solution?"
Stanny asked.
"In this world, there is nothing that cannot be done with money, and if there is, then it can only be said that the price you pay is not enough. β
Steven uttered something that seemed philosophical. Although the crowd did not think so, it turned out that Steven's reasoning was completely correct, and when he threw a bag of bulging gold coins in front of the innkeeper, everything immediately became a problem.
"Dear friends from afar, although you came at the wrong time, we are fortunate that a few guests of our hotel have just left their rooms. β
The owner of the inn nodded to Alan and the others, personally led them to the backyard of the hotel, and arranged food and lodging for the carriage and coachman, with a very courteous attitude.
"Boss, why are there so many people on the street, it wasn't like that the last time I was here. β
Alan asked, pretending to be familiar with Lua City.
"Dear friend, it seems that you must be from the north, Yus?"
Seeing them ask this, the innkeeper did not answer the question, but deduced their identities.
"Yes. We purchased a shipment of leather goods to be shipped to Lua City for sale before winter came. β
Alan said with a smile.
"Oh, then you have chosen the right place, although Lua City is located in the south of the mainland, the weather is still very cold in winter, and leather goods are also very popular here. β
The boss's gaze swept over the two carriages, and then said happily.
"The boss hasn't told us why it's so busy?"
Steven asked.
"By the way, you are Yus, you may not know very well, in a few days, it will be the inauguration of the Basilica of Santa Lua, the ceremony is very huge, and believers from all over the world have flocked to witness and participate in this grand event for themselves. β
The boss's words explain why there are so many people in Lua City at once, most of whom are believers.
It turned out that three years ago, the Sigg civil strife had just been pacified, and the Bolsma bandits fled into the Great Rift of the Dragon, behind them, was a devastated eastern Hig, especially the city of Lua suffered the most trauma, the priest of the Holy See was also officially involved in the affairs of the eastern Hig at that time, and began to spread the gospel of the God of Light on the land east of Hig, and the Basilica of St. Lua was also established in the autumn of that year, and the Basilica of St. Lua was not established earlier than the churches in other towns of Hig, although it was not established early, but in terms of scale, it was the second largest church in Hig after the Basilica of St. Triumph built in Triumph Cityγ Therefore, the bishop in charge of the Lua Church decided to take this opportunity to hold a grand ceremony to highlight his achievements in the east of Higg.