Chapter 5: Ambori Church
At this time, at the end of a fork in the road about fifty or sixty meters away from the right side of the corner where Qin Lun was, a silver long arrow was inserted into the heads of the two masked guards.
The long arrow pierced through two stone walls in a short period of tens of meters, and when it appeared in the eyes of the two men, it was already less than ten meters, and finally penetrated the brain, shooting the two powerful warriors to death on the spot.
The guard was behind a mask covering his face, and there was a dazed look in his eyes, and he didn't realize where the danger was coming from until he died. The two guards froze for a few seconds, clenched the scimitar in their hands, and fell straight forward.
At this moment, ripples rippled in the shadows of the passage, and a black shadow burst out like lightning and rushed towards the two corpses. When the shadow fell, it had a corpse in its mouth by the collar, and another corpse was lying on its back.
Venus and Qin Lun have the same heart and mind, and their wisdom is also very high, so they just helped the master complete the finishing work at this time, and did not let the two corpses make too much noise.
The Shadow Storm Leopard dragged the two bodies to the corner of the passageway, reintegrating into the darkness and infiltrating the portal guarded by the two guards. At the same time, Qin Lun's figure also appeared at the fork in the road, and he ran lightly, and by the way, he recovered the magic Mithril arrow that killed the two guards.
The Shadow Wind Leopard that had infiltrated the fork in the door did not send a warning signal, and Qin Lun swept over the fork without hesitation and broke into the place where the two guards had guarded before. To his surprise, there was not a passage ahead, but a secret room of about 100 square meters.
Qin Lun quickly looked at this uninhabited secret room, at this time, Hill and Rand were already on the ground, and he didn't have much time to waste.
On the left and right sides of the chamber is a row of standing lamppost wax, a slender chest-high lampholder, made of precious metal, with a half-meter-long candle inserted on it, which looks solemn and ornate, and is usually a sacrificial vessel of the church.
It's just that in this dimly lit secret room, the flickering candlelight of the lamppost and the shadows swaying slightly, but it makes people feel a strange atmosphere.
Qin Lun's gaze moved from both sides and fell to the small altar set up directly in front of the secret room, where a bronze statue of a god was enshrined. Seeing this bust statue about a foot high, he couldn't help but change his face slightly.
The statue is a blue-green female bust ~ with a trident in her hands, a bronze statue carved with a tunic made of shells, and a purple cloak woven from jellyfish, with claws on her fingertips, fins on her elbows, two pearls glowing with white light, and dark green seaweed in her hair.
"Antanali...... Fish-Man Language, I should have thought that this is the secret stronghold of the Ambori Church. Qin Lun muttered to himself, when he mentioned Ambori's god name, he deliberately lowered his head and did not look at the bust statue, so as not to attract the attention of the gods.
At the beginning, Qin Lun followed the Sun Elf envoys to re-embark on the ancient road, and he got along with the erudite Sun Elf Prince Milleras for a long time, and asked him a lot of secrets about the Faren Continent, and also had a lot of knowledge about the continent's god system.
At that time, he was trying to increase his exploration of the world, and later realized that he might get a world token, and he asked even more positively, that is, to prepare for entering Torrell again.
Ambori is a medium-powered goddess of the sea, and her kingdom is located in the heart of Fury, one of the furious gods. The chief of the gods of this system is Tazhuth, the god of storms and calamities, and the overall faction is chaotic and evil.
Vicious, irascible and wicked, Goddess Ambori is a nightmare for sailors and coastal dwellers all over the world.
She often took pleasure in breaking her promises on a whim, watching ships be swallowed up by the sea and throwing sailors into the sea to drown. She is extremely vain, fond of flattery, devoted to the quest for more power, and passionate about showing violence.
She created the Shark Bestiality, the only race that worships and praises her from the bottom of their hearts. The other sailors and voyagers who donated to her were mere mortals who feared her power and wished for a safe journey at sea.
Because the goddess of the sea has a capricious temperament and often breaks her promises, the port cities on the shores of Sword Bay on the Faren Continent have extremely complicated attitudes towards her.
On the one hand, the people were disgusted with the chaotic evil of the goddess of the sea, and turned to pray to Suren and Vilko, who also had the priesthood of navigation and naval warfare. On the other hand, they were afraid and jealous of the power of the goddess of the sea, and had to donate a lot of money to her priest before going to sea.
Ambori pastors have two very different positions in coastal cities like Baldur's Gate, Karlinshan, and Ascatla.
The port city basically did not allow the Ambori church to set up a temple in the city, so the believers in Ambori had to build the temple on the more secluded shore on the side of the harbor, or in a reef cavern that was half below sea level.
However, when a large fleet of ships sailed out of the harbor, the fleet welcomed the Reverend Ambury with him, hoping that the Queen would give them peace for the sake of her followers.
The Ambori Church set up a stronghold in the city, which obviously did not meet the requirements of the Baldur Gate officials, so Qin Lun and the others were right in their previous judgment, after this place was exposed, at least they would not be searched and arrested by the city guards.
Most city gangsters wouldn't help an Ambori church either, because the Spicy Queen was capricious and wouldn't take their donations because of this small favor.
However, this realization did not make Qin Lun feel much lighter, on the contrary, his face became even more ugly.
Just because people don't take the initiative to help Ambori doesn't mean it's easier to mess with. Among all the churches of the gods, the Church of Ambori is second only to the Church of Light and the ~Church of the God of Wealth.
You don't have to look at the temples set up by the Ambori Church on the remote coast, most of them are dilapidated, but the annual donations from the fleet and chambers of commerce along the shores of Sword Bay are astronomical. The Amberi Church has enough financial resources to hire a group of legendary professions to hunt down Qin Lun and the three to the ends of the earth.
"Before the high-ranking clergy of the church have returned, get out of here quickly!"
Qin Lun had a thought in his mind, turned around and found the two corpses of the guards who were dragged into the corner by Venus, took off the masks and black robes on their faces in three or two times, and took the guards' scimitars, intending to cover himself up a little.
"Hey, no wonder they're all wearing masks and black robes, they aren't human." Taking off the mask of the guard, Qin Lun found that these two tall guys, their faces were covered with cyan scales, and there were gills on both sides of their heads, which were actually amphibious fishmen he didn't know.
Qin Lun put on a mask and black robe for himself, unfolded his body, and swept towards another corridor opposite the secret room. He didn't know if there were any guards on the other side, but relying on this outfit and the Shadow Wind Leopard, he could at least give him a chance to sneak up first.
"Ciel, Rand, be careful not to reveal your identity, and don't use your signature skills that are too strong, this is the stronghold of the Ambori Church...... Well, I'll explain to you the details of this god of the sea and the church when I get out. During the escape, he did not forget to warn the other two companions.
"Listening to that kid's tone, how can I have a feeling of falling into a pit!" Rand, who was setting the fire, smiled wryly and teased Hill.
"Just get used to it!" Hill smiled unchanged.
When the two of them received Qin Lun's message before, they immediately launched the sabotage work against the carriage shop. They didn't kill indiscriminately this time, but just used Rand's power to set fire to the huge carriage shop.
The carriage shop was full of hay, and the fire was difficult to contain, and the large livestock in the carriage shop were in turmoil due to the smoke and fire, and the whole carriage shop was thrown into chaos.
Qin Lun was able to sneak into the underground secret room so smoothly because the high-ranking clergy who were originally there were all led away by the fire on the ground.
"Stop!" However, Qin Lun's luck seemed to have run out, and as soon as he came out of the secret room, he was greeted by several masked guards holding torches, the leader of whom was wearing a bronze sheep face and a hoarse voice, "What are you doing here, come with me!" ”
After saying that, Bronze Sheep Mask didn't pay attention to him anymore, and turned around and entered a fork in the road on the right.
Qin Lun's palm holding the scimitar tightened, and he secretly made a quiet gesture to the Shadow Wind Leopard sneaking behind, and quietly followed a few masked guards.
Following behind these guards, Qin Lun faintly smelled a faint fishy smell in his nostrils, obviously these mask guards were not humans, but some kind of marine humanoid race.
This made him secretly glad that he had some unpleasant smell on his body, otherwise, it is estimated that the identity of the outsider would have been discovered by these guards long ago. Following these four masked guards, Qin Lun was quickly guided by them to a cold and dry place.
"Priest Rhodes says that the fire on the ground seems to have been deliberately disrupted, and it is possible that Baldur's Gate has discovered this church stronghold." Pointing to a dark room in front of him, he said, "We need to transfer the contents to the ship, these are sacrifices to the goddess for the next ceremony, and not for the greedy people of the world." ”
"Sacrifices?" Qin Lun's eyes behind the mask lit up slightly, although the spicy goddess belonged to the chaotic evil camp, the sacrifices were all some property, but they were not like some evil gods who carried out blood sacrifices.
The three of them seemed to be short of some gold coins before they went on a mission adventure. When Hill and Rand were sweeping up the gangsters before, they took some things by the way. It's just that those ruffians have a lot of money on them, just enough money for a few meals.
As soon as he walked into this small dark room, Qin Lun couldn't help but be stunned. I saw more than a dozen treasure chests stacked on the ground haphazardly, most of them unlocked, and the open openings reflected precious metals and jewels under the light of torches.
Qin Lun even saw a bunch of magic crystal cores under a half-open jewelry box, as well as a bundle of quaint parchment rolls and a Mithril scepter half-buried in a pile of gold coins. The large purple gem at the top of the staff radiated a brilliance that seemed to make the whole room begin to glow.
"What are you doing in a daze?" Seeing Qin Lun standing still, the bronze sheep scolded with some dissatisfaction.
"Hehe, I'm thinking about how to thank you!" Qin Lun raised his head, and a bright and charming smile appeared behind the mask.
PS: The red envelope has been sent, everyone hurry up early tomorrow!