Chapter 395, Who Do You Want to Marry First?
The lower part of Baldur's Gate has never been so crowded, and the streets, parks, markets, and residential areas are full of refugees fleeing from all sides of Sword Bay, crowded together, from the streets to the end, reaching out to every ordinary person who passes by, praying for a little favor in their deeds.
After Aaron and Billak reached a cease-fire agreement, Billak immediately announced that they would be allowed to pass from Livington through the Wyvern Pass Bridge, past the Song of the Twins area, the Sow Trotter area (yes, that's the name), the Whitberg area, the Nochepur area, the Stone Eye area, and finally arrived at the gate of the lower city of Baldur's Gate.
It is worth mentioning that there is the only high-end gathering place in the outer city of Baldur's Gate in the Nochepur district, known as the rich area of the Little Kalinshan District, which is mostly the settlement established by the Kalinshan nobles and elemental wizards who were exiled in the previous struggles and changes of the Karlinshan Empire in the Baldur's Gate, where they built many manors and built high walls, and finally formed the only rich area with high walls in the outer city.
"If it weren't for that much, this would be where I would be." Annomin looked at the high walls above the small Karlinshan district and the gaseous elementals stationed above, and the son of the Pasha sighed, "I might run a jewelry business here. ”
"And where are you going to get your money from?" Barrell nudged his glasses.
"Lord Aaron once gave me some jewels and currency for the multiverse trade." Ann Nuomin looked at the high wall in the distance.
"Hehehe, if you can't bring those things, they will be gone, with your strength at that time, bringing so much money in Baldur's Gate is equivalent to generating income for the thieves." Barrell shook his head: "If you want to hold wealth, you must have the power to match it, even if it is the Shangcheng Group of the Bode Sect nobles. ”
"Perhaps." Anomin clenched his fist, the power of chaos flowing through his veins.
"Alright, that's the end of the gossip." Aaron frowned: "After entering the city, Eleanor and I went to the Chapel of the Stormcoast to seek the help of our lord, Bariel, you go and join Arion and Lucian and Lady Silverstar, Nessia, you and Annomin will contact the Knights of the Shield together, tell them that I want to get Bodrian's charts, on condition that they open!" ”
"When the matter is dealt with, let's meet at the Elven Song Inn! Mr. Reinsdorf has already set us up a whole floor, and we're moving around there. ”
"Yes." "Got it." "Understood!"
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The convoy entered the lower city of Baldur's Gate, and the crowd split up.
The Storm Coast Auditorium is located not far from the entrance to Baldur's Gate Lower Town, and at the entrance of the Great Hall is a fountain garden, where a row of refugees is sitting around the mermaid fountain, eating a refugee relief meal provided by the Pastor of Ilmat and the Holy Warriors of Ilmat not far away.
Aaron took a look and was amused.
Isn't that the fish and chips and sandwiches he provided to the church in Ilmat? There were also small bottles of inferior ale on the ground.
"It's the relief meal we provide~" Eleanor also noticed what the refugees were eating, and Miss Pastor subconsciously felt joy: "It seems that our relief meal has really been delivered to the refugees!" ”
"The Church of the Three Gods of Justice is still reliable." Aaron nodded.
At least nine out of 10 relief meals donated to the church in Ilmat reach the refugees.
"Please, sir, you're a rich man at first glance!" The three halfling refugees noticed that Aaron was looking at them, and the female halfling said helplessly: "We have been on the road for more than ten days and finally have a full meal, if you need it, you can go to the Baldur's Gate Zoo and buy tickets to see the sea lions eat!" I promise it eats faster than we do! ”
"If you want to eat, you can go there and get it from Pastor Yilmat, Mr. Marvin, but these things may not be to your liking." Male halflings are called gobbling up.
"No, enjoy your meal." Aaron pulls Eleanor away.
"What's wrong, Aaron?" Miss Reverend noticed that Aaron's expression was not very good-looking, and it was clear that he was in a good mood a few seconds ago!
"See those Iron Warriors on the street?" Aaron pointed to the Iron Warriors, "Some of their ingredients are made from the refugees who didn't receive the relief meals. ”
"What?!" Eleanor's eyes widened.
"But we don't have the power to stop these things now, because the city needs the Iron Warriors to protect it, and the neighborhoods need the Iron Warriors to keep it safe." Aaron shook his head heavily: "Now what we have to do is to end this as soon as possible, will you believe me?" My dear? ”
"I will always believe in you, Aaron." Eleanor clenched the man's big hand, and Miss Pastor whispered in Aaron's ear, "If one hammer doesn't solve the problem, then another one!" ”
Aaron nodded, feeling better.
A row of massive Gothic-style white stone pillars supported the tall square structure of the Storm Coast Auditorium, and the heavy double-opening wooden door had the house number written on it, and when Aaron pushed the door open, he was greeted by a strong smell of incense.
It is a temple of gods, a small pantheon, starting from the left-hand side of the entrance, with stone carved gods of the kingdom lined up in a row, headed by the noble goddess Sienworth, and the statues of each of the kingdom gods are lifelike overlooking the visitors.
Belief is completely free at Baldur's Gate, and any deity can be freely worshiped here, including many evil deities will also be tolerated to a considerable extent, and hundreds of churches large and small and many small secret societies are scattered in the shadows of the lower city of Baldur's Gate.
Of course, Baldur's Gate also has a bottom line.
Faith is free, and believing in the gods of the evil camp and following the teachings and sinning (e.g., Baal is uncomfortable without seeing blood every day) is punishable by imprisonment and execution.
Speech is free, as is speech that degrades others on the basis of race, color, or sexual orientation, incites hatred and violence, denies, downplays, and justifies criminal acts.
Although the city is inclusive, there are three gods that are the main beliefs of the citizens of Bode.
For the favor of the sea and the safety of navigation, the worship of Ambori, the goddess of the sea, has been a major belief in the history of the city.
The favor of the goddess of luck Temorrah is often coveted by merchants, gamblers, and business owners seeking more wealth and prosperity.
Finally, due to the constant expression of gratitude for the prosperity that technological developments brought to the city, the worship of Gunde, the god of craftsmen, was very widespread, even beyond his shrines and museums.
Among the gods on the left, Aaron is most familiar with the silver virgin Suren and the goddess of magic Mystra, and the Bode people prefer to believe in the face of the maiden of the moon of Suren, so the statue of Suren is ...... Relatively young, the 23-year-old half-elf priest Miss Eleanor, who was watered by the nourishment around Aaron, seemed much more mature than the statue of Suren.
The statue of Mystra, the goddess of magic, is as bold as ever, with long hair falling down and a low-cut suspender dress.
On the right-hand side there are also statues of Tyr, Shar, Talos, and others, and all the gods of the kingdom are here...... In addition to Darksun Hirek, the statues of the three gods of death are still there, and Aaron can clearly perceive the loss of divine power on the statues.
At least for now, the three gods of death are indeed "dead".
"Welcome, believer, welcome to the Chapel of the Stormcoast, may I have any place to serve you?" The halfling priest, who was dressed cleanly and freshly, with only gold and silver trim on his sleeves and neckline, took the initiative to step forward: "Pray for God's grace? Looking for good luck? Divine service? Still is...... Buy and sell holy things, there is everything here, faith is priceless, goods are priced. ”
"I need a dedicated prayer service." Aaron said in a deep voice, "I need a separate space. ”
"Your Excellency wants a personal response from the gods? Do you have enough money? It's not cheap! The halfling priest's eyes lit up.
"Is this enough?" Aaron pulled out a gold coin with a headshot of Lady Fortune Temorrah from his bosom.
"Wow! This is the gold coin of the lucky lady! You've been favored by lucky ladies! The priest took the coin: "Of course, wait a minute, I'll arrange it for you!" ”
Half an hour later, in the secret room of the chapel, Aaron and Eleanor met Suren Mama as promised.
"Aaron, Eleanor, my children, what is it that makes you so anxious to see me? Do you not hesitate to use the lucky gold coins that Tymorrah gave you for this? ”
Su Lun always tries to use the face of the Silver Virgin in front of Aaron, the most ancient goddess of the beautiful and gentle face of the beautiful woman painted light makeup, adding a bit of maternal grace, a soft silver-white long hair up to the waist spilled down, slender and round legs stepped on a pair of open-toed Greek-style high heels, ten full toes coated with cherry pink nail polish were exposed vividly, a slim white gold-rimmed off-the-shoulder dress showed her proud and graceful perfect figure, and the noble and gorgeous temperament that belonged to the most ancient goddess came to the face
"My lord, I have very important news for you!"
Aaron told Suren about the Fortune Lady Waukin's captivity at Grazt.
After listening to this story, she just smiled and motioned Aaron to continue after hearing the news that this was a big devil, but when Aaron really took out Wokkin's distress coin, Suren Mama showed a cautious expression, and she took the gold coin from Aaron's hand: "That's right, this is Wokin's blood...... She was indeed locked up in the Silver Palace of Six Fingers! Ay...... Waukin always believed in equivalent exchange and was dismissive of my teachings, she shouldn't trust a demon lord. ”
"My lord, do you think this is true?" Aaron frowned and asked, "If Lady Fortune has already given all her divine powers and priesthood to the Goddess of Joy as an agent, how did she make this gold coin?" ”
"Silly boy." Su Lun smiled and shook his head: "Worjin has indeed handed over her divine power and priesthood to Li Erla's agent, but she still has the body of a saint, every drop of her blood, every hair, and every inch of her skin still contains divine power, she can't escape the prison of six fingers, and she can still protect herself." ”
"That's good news, Aaron, since you've won this opportunity, Ma Ma will support you, Li'erla's side...... I'll not tell her yet, but in fact Lierla is really ...... Enjoy the pleasure of proxy, acting recklessly will only alert Six Fingers, transfer Wojin to other places, the bottomless abyss is very big, and we will not have a second chance. ”
Suren returned the gold to Aaron, who then brought up the second thing.
The true body of Birak, the plight of Baldur's Gate, the advent of the Great Horned Rat, and the question of the Son of Baal.
Aaron has a complete plan, but this plan needs the support of Suren and more external forces.
"Great horned rats? I thought He was invited to the kingdom by AO! Su Lun Ma Ma nodded lightly, revealing a doting and loving smile: "There is also the problem of Birac, very well, I believe that Loshanda and Chantia will definitely be willing to play a part in this matter, as for the Bighorn Rat's dimensional stone corruption...... I think there is a god who would be willing to intervene. ”
"Go ahead, Aaron, my child, and don't forget, you've got Ma Ma here behind you."
Suren gently stretched out his arms and took Aaron and Eleanor into his arms at the same time: "My children, come on, you will definitely be able to do it." ”
"And ...... When it's all said and done, you'll be back in Komyr, and you'll be ready to get ready for your wedding. ”
"My lord!" Eleanor blushed at Suren's words, but couldn't stop looking forward to it: "When the time comes, will you be there in person?" ”
"Of course, I know that Eleanor will not have a problem." Su Lun seemed to be smiling, and said teasingly: "The problem is Aaron, my child, tell me, who do you want to marry first?" ”
Aaron was speechless.
In fact...... I want to marry you too.
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Just when Aaron and Eleanor met Suren Mama.
On the first floor of the Elven Song Hotel, Nestiana, who was dressed in a tight leather suit, and the demon prince Ann Normin also found an informant.
The seemingly drunken Golden Dwarf was lying on the table selling some ancient books, which he sold very expensive, and these books were full of worthless jokes, so no one cared.
The dwarf didn't pay much attention either, he just drank in the corner, and occasionally saw a wonderful performance howling but never giving any money.
That is until a pair of slender little hands have taken a book of bad jokes from his desk.
Nestia flipped through the collection of yellowed cold jokes: "Do you sell this book?" How much does a copy cost? ”
"500 gold coins a piece." The golden dwarf replied lazily.
"What's up, is your book cover made of gold or the pages made of gold?" Nestia replied casually.
"You see, how can there be such a cold joke book now? These are all antiques published in the Bodian era, you are too expensive, I am still too expensive! The golden dwarf's eyes gradually lit up.
"Okay, pick me a copy!" Nestia put the book down.
The dwarf was now fully conscious, and he motioned for Nestia to come with him.
In the wine room on the first floor, the dwarf completely changed as a person: "Hello, noble housewife of the Ban Rui family, I am Vikney of the Knights of the Shield, what can I do for you?" ”
"We're looking for a relic of Bodan." Nestia told Aaron's request to the Shieldknights' connectors.
"Relics about Bodean...... Please take a tour of Downtown first, and I'll contact Lady Julia!" ”
Updated, ask for a ticket duck~
(End of chapter)