18. Duchess
"I'm a half-breed Brent, and you can tell the despicable name is Finn Winston. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Isaac added.
"Hello, uh...... Sir Winston. Aria glanced at the personable young man with some confusion, his words made her a little incredulous, because from the news from Kacher, it was simply a barbaric and chaotic area, and crimes were happening all the time, no one would expect a place that relied on smuggling and trafficking in weapons to be safe, and of course the lord there was certainly not a good fellow, and the cruel lord of such a bad place should not have anything to do with the word 'wise', right?
"This is Evelyn Walland. β
Isaac smiled as the beautiful woman next to her stood up and saluted the Duchess, a hint of cunning on her delicate little face, which would scare her to death if she knew that there was an Overseer of the Legion of Hell standing in front of her.
"Hello, Duchess. β
"Nice to meet you, Miss Evelyn, and welcome to Santa Palamella. Although the Duchess looked a little arrogant, after the initial contact, she had a good impression of the two of them, so she gradually became acquainted.
β...... Ironforge has a huge cauldron, which is built inside the Black Iron Mountains, drawing pure flame essence from the magma at the bottom, and the weapons and armor forged are much stronger than ordinary forging, of course, the group of guys who shout 'stone on top' all day long is indeed very xenophobic, which has caused the dwarven equipment circulating on the market to be speculated to sky-high prices, but in fact, their value is not so high...... "Isaac's wide knowledge gave the Duchess a great shock.
Aria stared at the learned man in front of her, starting from the nearby capital of mages, Wintercastle, all the way south, telling the customs and customs of all the regions and races of Ferron, as if she had seen it with her own eyes, which could only be done by walking and reading many books, and besides, he looked no more than his early twenties, and his own experience was as pale as a newborn baby in front of him.
"You're not a traveling mage, but a timber merchant looking around for a trading partner, I think you're even younger than I am!?" Aria didn't feel that she brought honorifics, she has always respected people who are knowledgeable, regardless of the age of the other party, and this Sir Winston actually even knows the distribution channels of the Mage's Guild, which is not something that ordinary businessmen can understand, he has been in St. Palamella for several years, but he is also blind to the mages of Wintercastle, and those otaku will not go out without any big things.
"Of course, Duchess, I just stood on the shoulders of those who came before me and looked at the world. Timber merchant is my job, but my family has a lot of investment in various industries, you know, a big chamber of commerce is made up of quite a few industries, like the Blood Axe Guild under my name, I think you should have some idea of the popularity of the NC Crown League in the Northland, it was an attempt I made, and thankfully, it worked. β
Isaac lowered his head and straightened out his messy cuffs and tucked the buttons back into the slits.
"You're right, my husband likes to go to the arena to watch the game, but the arena is in the Moon Harbor in Grizzly Heights, and it takes a day or two to go back and forth, and he always complains to me that the people of the Blood Axe Guild don't open the arena to the Holy City, so that the days won't be boring. Aria pursed her lips, she remembered her husband's complaint very well, once the winter is in the winter, the cold area of Brent will be much less fun, and even going out will become difficult, so living in Brent is indeed to endure loneliness.
"Oh, I don't think it's because the Blood Axe Guild doesn't have this will, it's just that the Holy City's control over outsiders is too strict, and if we hadn't hung the invitation letter signed by you, Duchess, it would have taken a lot of effort to enter the Paramela Snow Plain area. Isaac thought for a moment and continued, "If you are willing to convince your husband to partner with us, I can bring the league to the Holy City on behalf of the Blood Axe Guild!"
"Master, you seem to have forgotten the Church, and the devout people of the Temple of the Gods will definitely obstruct it. Evelyn cooperated quite well, and as soon as Isaac finished speaking, he asked the serious question on the spot.
"The church can't deprive the people of entertainment, right?" Wenna echoed curiously.
Arya smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Wenna, the power of the church in Faeron does not threaten the rule of the nobles, and most of the church's income depends on the support of merchants and nobles. In Brent, this phenomenon is reversed, the royal family and the church are actually not equal, after all, the establishment of the Brent Kingdom has a lot to do with the support of the temple of gods, and the first people from Pharon to come to the north to open up the wasteland are the high-ranking priests of the church and the paladin legion plus a large number of low-level believers. β
Brent's split, in the final analysis, is caused by conflicts within the church, most of the descendants of the Vikings of the Northland aborigines believe in the goddess of ice and snow (not the evil god of the lower realm, the goddess of frost, Cassanas) and the god of war, and the god of war in the temple of gods and the goddess of ice and snow belonging to the god of nature are both vulnerable groups in Faeron, it is hard to imagine that the status of a god of war with great divine power in Faeron is not as high as that of the god of harvest, and years of peace have made the belief of the god of war temple fall to the bottom, and the way to collect divine power by relying on small-scale conflicts is not necessarily very efficientγ Not to mention the goddess of ice and snow, the temperature south of the Northland is above zero all year round, so naturally not many people have any respect for the goddess of ice and snow.
The warlike Northlanders face the invasion of various beasts and sea monsters all year round, and there is more or less grudges between the various tribes, compared to the dry words, they still feel that it is easier to solve the problem by doing, and it is more intuitive, so the God of War is very marketable here, and the achievements of the God of War Church and the Church of the Ice and Snow Goddess in the Temple of the Gods in the Northland have greatly enhanced the ability of the two gods. Among them, the Temple of the Gods of the Brent Kingdom is the spokesperson of most of the gods, and the believers are also very broad, the Charleson Kingdom is more inclined to the goddess of ice and snow, while the Winter Moon Empire believes in the god of war. On the other hand, there is a conflict of interest, and then a war of division is inevitable.
"I see, then my sister, I believe that the Duke must be in favor of this proposal, but the church is ...... After all, there are still quite a few gods in the Temple of Gods who are disgusted by this kind of rather barbaric entertainment, can we use your channels to talk to the higher-ups of the Temple of Gods?"
Wen Na followed Eriyah's words, she believed that her sister, who she hadn't seen for many years, would definitely agree to this little request.
β...... I'm afraid it's a little tricky, dear sister. Aria frowned, looking at her expression as if it was a little difficult to explain.
Isaac's previous words were all to get information about the Temple of the Gods, and he didn't want to waste it: "Dear Duchess, if there is some kind of secret in this, if it is inconvenient to talk about it, then forget it, although this is an opportunity, it must not make you embarrassed." β
Arya was in a dilemma, she didn't want to save her brother-in-law's face when they met for the first time, after all, as an older sister who grew up together, she still took good care of this sister with a pleasant personality, but recently the Temple of the Gods didn't know what was crazy and actually forbade all high-level people to go out, and at the same time suspended all relevant commercial negotiations, if it weren't for the commercial agreements signed before, those Templar Knights stationed at various passes would make it difficult for the Chamber of Commerce to travel to and from the snowfield area to survive. Of course, this kind of thing still has a back door for high-level nobles, but the price will be very painful.
The Duchess didn't think for long, and then said in her heart: "Sir Winston, you must be glad that you are married to the commercial flower of the Lawrence family, as a sister, I will not let you return empty-handed, I will give an answer to this matter as soon as possible." β
"Thank you very much, Duchess. Isaac saluted again.
Aria smiled at Isaac in return, and then touched Wenna's head dotingly, in her eyes, Wenna was over thirty years old but still the same snot heel she had dragged when she was a child.
Aria prepared a sumptuous dinner, and as for the process, of course, it was a pleasure for the guests and the hosts. After the guests returned to their rooms to rest, the Duchess hurried from the Duke's mansion to the Temple of the Gods in a carriage to the crescent moon hanging high in the starry sky.
"Greetings, Lord Veron, Messaway, I'm sorry to bother you so late. β
Aria was wearing a gorgeous formal dress, and the goldfish bone skirt popular among the nobles of the Northland restrained her tall figure very curvaceously, but the light makeup on her face could not hide the traces left by the years, for others, Aria would definitely look younger than she did now in Faeron.
"You remember my bad old man, and I just finished praying, so you came at the right time. Wei Lun knelt in front of the half-meter-high circular wooden platform, straightened out his slightly wrinkled moon-white robe, and replied softly. The Light and Justice, the highest text of the Holy Light Sect, radiated a soft glow that echoed the crystal lamps hanging from the church, and the escaping divine power slid through Erya's body, making her feel refreshed all over.
"Lord Viron, in fact, this time I am here...... There's something I'd like to ask you for. Aria smiled a little reluctantly, she hadn't felt anything before she came in, but after going through many checkpoints and entering the depths of the Temple of the Gods, where those high-ranking priests lived, she realized that a large number of high-ranking personnel were gone, leaving only Veron, the archbishop who believed in the Holy Light.
"You should know that the Temple of the Gods is not open to the public during this time, and it is only for mundane matters. β
Wei Lun slowly stood up, opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the gentle Duchess and said curiously.
Ariyah organized the wording in her mind and explained, "That's ......"
β...... Therefore, it must be approved by the Church, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble without the agreement issued by the Temple of the Gods. β
"Of course, although the businessman is chasing profits, as long as he does not betray the Holy Light and justice, the gods will not interfere with normal business practices, I can help you with this, send the agreement as soon as possible. β