Elvin Austin, the senior priest who presides over the temple of Lady Serenity, in the inner city of Riverrun, stands at the door of the temple to welcome the arrival of Lord and legendary mage Lord Rez. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

From the priest's surname, Lu Bin knew that this clergyman must be related to the lord of Blackwater Town, and an ordinary person from a civilian family, no matter how pious he was, could not become a senior priest who presided over a temple.

Those noble children who have no inheritance rights really have no other way out, and entering the church to become a priest serving the gods is a way out, otherwise how could the Church of the Gods, which was tacitly suppressed by the Great Council of the North, survive and develop to the current level.

Lu Bin's visit, falling in the eyes of people with a heart, will definitely appear all kinds of strange interpretations, but his purpose is very simple, that is, to come over for a formal meeting, and talk about some business by the way.

Most of the priests of the church of Edas, the goddess of spring water, will "concoct potions" or convert their daily magic into "holy water" and give it to injured believers, of course, not without a price.

In terms of healing, the clergy are much better than the alchemists, after all, they are the experts in this field, and by removing diseases and healing wounds, the large number of low-level civilians become the most solid foundation of faith.

Senior priest Elvin Austin stretched out his hand to invite "Lord Rez" into the temple, Lu Bin knew that at this time, the host and guest were transposed, and they refused to go first, and after the two humbled each other, they could only go hand in hand.

The two sides took their seats in the parlor of the temple, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, the conversation immediately shifted from the good weather today to everyone's concern.

Lu Bin pledged his reputation to repel any outlaws who coveted Riverrun, and promised to hand over part of the Grey Forest within his territory to the Church of the Fountain Goddess.

In exchange for this, Lu Bin said that he would "monopolize" the healing potions made by the priests in the name of the city hall, of course, this is not an indefinite contract, but only limited to the defense against the minions of the anti-abolitionist group.

Elvin Austin weighed the pros and cons, after all, he was more optimistic about the strength of the "legendary mage" in front of him, and from the hidden channel, he also knew that behind the "Lord Reze" stood the giants of the dwarven god system and the elven god line, which could be seen from the dwarven craftsmen and elven marksmen that can be seen everywhere in Riverrun.

After the initial cooperation intention was reached, Lu Bin immediately got up and said goodbye, without dragging his feet, which surprised the senior priest very much, but he was also an old man who had experienced the establishment of Blackwater Town from scratch, and he knew very well that the lord of the new pioneer lord did not have such a strong ability to act, and it was impossible to succeed.

Deep down, Elvin Austin is more optimistic about Riverrun, and the original win rate of less than 30% puts down the chips of the "legendary mage" at the high end of the scale, greatly changing the imbalance dilemma.

Lu Bin left the temple of Lady Tranquility, and later turned around and walked towards the church of the Ranger Patron Saint, the rangers of the Flame Heart had been waiting for a long time, and they were a little concerned about the "Lord Rez" who had come late, and went to visit the goddess of spring water first.

However, when Lu Bin and Smit Mourning, a senior priest and senior ranger who presided over the place, enthusiastically talked about the "sincerity" of the priest of the goddess of spring, all the rangers who participated in the meeting and were only responsible for observing the meeting without speaking could help but sigh.

Hunting ogres, forest trolls, and evil beasts, they are all experts in the arts, but for the concoction of potions, it is a completely unfamiliar field, although a small number of rangers can identify the herbs in the wild, and simply make some potions for their own use, but pure personal experience, can not refine almost complete pharmacy and herbalism like alchemists.

In order to win the support of the official Rushing City, the high-ranking priest Smit Mourning said that he would contact the rangers in various places to provide information on various forces to the "City Hall".

In return, Lu Bin, in the name of the lord, promised to establish a union of adventurers to train rangers in cooperation between the Flame Heart and the City Hall, aiming to clear the remnants of the beasts and evil forces in the territory.

As for the two major churches of the Righteous Hand and the Vigilant Eye, they are still waiting and seeing, especially the latter, and they are not optimistic that Riverrun will survive to the end, after all, the strength and potential influence of the anti-abolitionist group are too strong.

After Lu Bin officially met with the heads of the two churches in the inner city faith area and won some support, he immediately went to the garrison of the city guards to cordially express his condolences to the half-elf marksmen in Riverrun for the sake of the "Guardian of Elondell".

The meeting gift is the talisman of the wilderness, which Lu Bin used to improve the experience of the "rune blacksmith", and it is calculated in catties in many places.

Such a luxurious gift, almost everyone has a piece, and the half-elf who has no long things and only has a short bow with him happily can't close his mouth.

In other territories in the north, they all have to disguise their identities and disguise their appearance to a certain extent, but in Riverrun, they can be honest about their identities without any scruples, and they don't have to walk in the shadows and live a life of fear.

"All this is thanks to you, Your Excellency Rez, that we can live with such dignity. ”

Lu Bin heard the emotion of the person in charge of the half-elf marksman, and a smug smile appeared on his face, and then he reminded: "The merchants who have recently poured in from the territory are hidden dangerous people who are very dissatisfied with the abolition decree, and you need at least five people to travel, and in case of conflict, I will arrive as soon as possible." This is my assurance, and at the same time my duty as a guardian. ”

When the half-elves present heard this, their eyes were moist with emotion, and they bowed their heads neatly, and they did not dare to resist the human identity of "Lord Rez".

With a meeting gift and a safety guarantee, Lu Bin did not collect the hearts of the half-elves, but gave them the confidence and motivation to persevere.

Later, Lu Bin went non-stop to the factory area of the outer city, especially the industry under his name, and the person in charge of this place was a team of "selfless servants" that he extracted from the core of the "Buried Bone Land" through the Book of the Traveling Mage.

Selfless servant, three-star median, ordinary human, subordinate system derived from classical aristocracy, professional second-level knight, first-level warrior, characteristic weapon maintenance, primary combat skills, health 2d2+2d1=6, vitality 30 points. Tapped, shifting to take all damage against the Brigade Mage.

The selfless servants that Lu Bin extracted were all defenders with heavy shields, and the short swords they carried with them meant that they still had the ability to fight back.

However, at present, their purpose is not to fight, but to protect Lu Bin's name industry, including a small workshop for making maple sugar and soap, and the minting workshop is handed over to the various forces in the territory of Riverrun, and no one wants to monopolize each other.

The production of maple syrup is completely due to Lu Bin's addiction to eating and licking, and in the cold winter season when the water drips into ice, there is no need to think about beets, honey, and sugar cane, but fortunately, there are countless maple trees that can be seen everywhere in the north.

According to the knowledge accumulated before the crossing, the trunk of the maple tree contains a large amount of starch, which will slowly mellow into sucrose in winter, and when the weather warms up slightly, this natural cane sugar will turn into sap, and as long as you drill holes in the tree, the sweet sap will flow out continuously.

The sap of the maple tree is boiled to remove the excess water, which is maple syrup, and the ratio of the finished product is about 40:1, that is, 40 catties of maple sap will eventually become about 1 catty of maple syrup.

In addition to leaving a small part of Lu Bin for his own use, most of them were exported to the Seven Cities Alliance in the Iron Fort and the Dark Region, and the price was very high, a pound of high-quality gold maple syrup, and at least 10 gold coins privately minted in Rushing City.

Due to the limited quantity, it was only supplied to the high-level of the Seven Cities Alliance and Ironforge Castle, and it was even fried for 30 gold in the black market in the dark region, which was not barreled puree, but leftovers eaten by each family, and a small amount of bottled resale.

After Lu Bin learned of the situation, on the one hand, he was amazed by the potential high rate of return of maple syrup, and began to think about making candied fruits, soft and hard sugar cubes, such high-value-added secondary processed goods, and was ready to pit a partner in a dark region.

There are also more important soap factories, where the production process is completely secret, after all, the raw materials in them can be used to make glycerin. With glycerin, coupled with nitric acid, the art of instant bloom can be completed - and this is also a trump card in Lu Bin's hand.

Lu Bin was not a philistines, otherwise he would not have given up the original gunpowder of sulfur, dinitrous and charcoal, which was easier to make—he disliked its relatively small power, and if it weren't for the constraints of productivity, he would have prepared a stronger black sokin long ago.

He picked up a piece of rose-scented soap, sniffed it gently, put it back in place, and looked sideways at the by-product of soap making, a large jar of colorless, sweet, and clear viscous liquid.

"If the anti-abolitionist scrapwood dares to provoke me, let them taste the art of explosions!"