Chapter 148: Rejection of Potion
The Silver Flame Goddess Cult is a religion with a relatively long tradition in the human realm, believing in the Silver Flame Lady, and its main doctrine is not to spread divine grace, but mainly to purify and eliminate evil beings such as evil demons in the world.
The priests or guardian knights of the Church of the Silver Flame are more jealous and hateful than the clergy of other sects.
Why would the Silver Flame Sacrifice invite a half-elf, Loki thought that it had something to do with the 'Black Tombstone' whispering curse, and the church's treatment and social status were not low, but would he agree?
Evil wizards are also one of the targets of the Silver Flame Church, and the stake is prepared all year round. The half-elf will also perform two low-level witch spells, unless he is really insane, he will not agree to this request.
Avoiding complications, Loki did not flatly refuse, saying, "I am a half-elf, and I am not suitable in a human church. ”
Penny frowned slightly, and said: "Loki, I think you have some misunderstanding of the Silver Flame Church, the lady's followers are not limited to race, and the main temple even has dwarves and minotaur guardian knights, as long as they believe in the Silver Flame lady wholeheartedly......"
"What's more, don't you want to hear my conditions?"
Loki's face remained unchanged and said, "What condition, won't it be for my fingers to recover?" but it's nothing, I'm used to it. ”
The priestess shook her head and said, "Of course not, it costs money to be reborn with a severed limb, and even if you become a believer in the lady, this will not change." ”
"I'm talking about the career path you choose, the Church can provide you with guidance on how to advance as a professional, and what you need to advance - potions. ”
"Potions?" Loki had heard from some adventurers, it was just a kind of nutritional potion that was used when mastering the power of the bloodline at an advanced level, mainly to make up for the substances needed by the bloodline body, which was not uncommon.
"This is the exclusive 'potion' of the Church Knights, and its heritage is longer than the family heirlooms of some great nobles. The 'potion' will make it easier for you to master the power of the bloodline, repair some damage in the body to the greatest extent, and even allow you to discover the power and talent of the race that belongs to you in the bloodline. ”
It sounds tempting, but for the sake of this potion, bound by the strict hierarchy of the church, the half-elves not only lose their freedom, but also may die because of some secrets.
At this time, little Fatuna also came back and slipped in without knocking on the door.
Only Loki, who has optimized his senses, senses that the little girl is in.
Loki pulled the little girl over to the priestess and said, "I really need the 'potion' you are talking about, but I still have the concerns that I can't let go of, and I can't become a clergyman and dedicate myself to the Silver Flame Lady." So I had to refuse......"
Penny found the half-elf little girl, she frowned slightly, and then said with a peaceful smile.
"I didn't realize it before, it turns out that your sister is also very talented, and if you become a clergyman of Silver Flame, you can also bring her to join the church with you. ”
Loki smiled, but still refused: "Her talent is inclined to plants and nature, and she is more suitable to be a druid, so just join the Silver Flame Church." ”
"But I'm an adventurer, as long as I have enough gold, I can be hired, even if I don't become a believer in the Silver Flame Goddess, I think there will be other opportunities for cooperation in the future......"
Penny's face was calm, and she was not annoyed by the refusal, and sighed with a smile: "It seems that you guessed that your curse-resistant physique may really need your help in the future." ”
"Since you said that you are helping, as a friend of the Silver Flame Church, I can also be paid without gold coins. ”
Penny Priest glanced at the half-elf suspiciously.
"Thank-you're a thank you, just pay for it with the Silver Flame Church's 'potion'......"
"No way!" the priestess replied with a smile, then pushed the door open and left, a voice coming from the hallway.
"I'll come to you after a while, greedy half-elves, there will be enough gold to pay you, but you can't refuse the mission. ”
Little Fatuna's little face wrinkled, she had been wary of humans since she was a child, and at this time, she felt that this goddess official had bad intentions towards her brother.
What to do, if I were a wizard, no, it would be a druid, and if I had great power, I would be able to help my brother.
The little girl secretly made up her mind to do her job as a pharmacist first, and if she had a chance, she must become a powerful druid......
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Since the expansion of the weapons shop, it has begun to increase some of its staff.
The two expanded and renovated houses have also been turned into an assembly line for weapons and tools, not only to create the goods and equipment needed for the production of weapon shops, but also to build some fitness equipment.
The equipment that could be used was moved to the courtyard of the weapon shop, and even the blacksmith's hut was demolished and removed, and the courtyard was completely turned into a place for half-elves to exercise their physique alone.
Some time ago, the task of clearing out the gnolls and orc bandits was very effective, and even the ubiquitous goblins were suddenly reduced a lot, the merchants who came and went recovered a lot, and the demand for ore was not so tight.
The Hammer Weapon Shop is doing better, and the weapons and equipment branded as the 'Elven Praetorian Guard' are especially popular with adventurers, which also squeezes the living space of some human 'weapons traders'.
There is definitely more than one person who is worried about the weapon shop, but most of them are more afraid of the partners of the weapon shop, you know, that half-elf adventurer is not simple, it is said that he captured an orc scout alive, which is one of the main culprits of the flood of bandits some time ago.
The town of Senkin, in a gorgeous villa.
The tax collector blew the letterhead, then threw it into the envelope and sealed it with wax, stamped with the black stone painting seal given to him by the Count.
He wrote this letter for two days, including the big and small matters in Senjin Town during this time, the information of various meetings of the town hall, and even all the information about the orc scout's interrogation a few days ago.
According to some signs on the street, the tax collector Lawson found a Chamber of Commerce, which was not large, but the trade route of the Chamber of Commerce always passed through a noble domain, Blackstone County of Earl Fish.
An ordinary-looking businessman with sparse hair on his forehead greeted him: "Hello, tax officer, for the sake of the business downturn, the next tax must be more favorable." ”
The tax officer Rosen smiled, without his usual arrogance, and said closely: "No need to perform, Mr. Miton, you should not be an outsider here." ”
"This is a letter from the Earl himself, and you have a large reward to receive. ”
Milton tucked the letter in his sleeve and looked around before he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Caution is the secret of longevity, not to mention this, Lord Earl's reward is a lot, but you know, it is not easy to maintain this caravan, sometimes you lose a lot, I dare not let the Earl know, I want my money to fill in." ”
The fat tax officer waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't complain to me, do you think that I will save my mind if I collect taxes, and I have to set aside the earl's share in advance every year." ”
Milton stroked a handful of thinning hair, and said with a smile: "It's not as good as you, the tax officer, I can't even afford slaves, and sometimes I meet some high-quality slaves, but I don't have the capital to sell them, which is really unwilling." ”
He added, "Mr. Charcha, isn't there a very profitable trade in the town, or the dwarven weapons shop, because of them, I can't even do the business of trafficking in weapons, and you should collect some more heavy taxes from them." ”
A trace of greedy struggle flashed on the face of the tax officer Rosen, but he still said soberly: "Forget it, those damn adventurer outlaws, that damn half-elf is a bit tricky, and it is not easy to collect heavy taxes, he has been learning martial arts from the town's instructors." ”
Miton smiled slightly, "Mr. Charcha, I didn't let you collect the half-elf tax, as long as you introduced his business." ”
"Let them build weapons well, give them a little profit, and after the Chamber of Commerce gets the supply, they can trade it at a higher price, and the money they earn will definitely have a rich share of yours. ”
The tax officer's eyes narrowed slightly, thought for a while, and said, "Dwarves and half-elves, two stinky races, what if they don't agree?"
This ordinary-looking Miton said with disdain: "Dwarves and half-elves, what do they know about the doorways of business?"
"What's more, the Discipline Officer of Senjin Town is a human, so there is no need to help him with such trivial things. Are you the town's tax collector, a half-elf daring, dare not listen to you?"
Tax Officer Rosen rubbed his chin with his fingers, smiled gloomily, and his fat cheeks trembled.