Chapter 460, The Golden Minaret and the "Holy Coin" Lady
Among Aaron's original teammates is Barrell, a dead fat man who may be able to play a crucial role in this journey to the Abyss as a legendary mage cultivated on Eternal Island.
However, Bariel was insensitive to this trip to the Abyss, firstly, it was too dangerous, and secondly, Barrell had been losing weight recently.
It is very strange for a mage to want to become the chief martial arts master of Mystrono, and it is very difficult for Barrell, a fat man, to win the approval of the Sword of War.
There is only one chance, and if he fails to get the approval of the Sword of War, Bariel will end up being chopped to pieces by the Sword of War.
Therefore, the Sun Elf mage still does not dare to touch that wooden box.
However, Barrell's efforts were not in vain, and with his report, someone from Yongju Island arrived.
The visitor was a beautiful Japanese elf with beautiful eyes, a soft posture, and an incomprehensible beauty, who wore a thin veil and offered to meet Bariel.
"Look at my face, can I become the chief martial arts chief of Mi Strono?" Barrell shouted excitedly when he saw someone coming.
"Tut-tut, I see you like this, your charm is probably out of play." The visitor said with a little embarrassment: "But...... If you are willing to accept my guidance, there may be some opportunities. ”
"I do!" Barrell couldn't wait: "I'm willing to accept your guidance!" ”
"Afantor's new wind is what I'm willing ≠ I agree, Barrell." The visitor made a lukewarm joke and then took Barrell away: "Come with me." ”
Before leaving, the visitor gave Aaron a deep look.
It wasn't until afterwards that Aaron knew that this visitor was none other than the Elven Father God, the God King of the Sinderella God System, and the multiverse race God Corellon, who was the apex of powerful divine power alongside the Dwarf God King Moradin and others!
Bariel was captured by Corellon and sent to Avatar to cultivate, the Elven God King has actually been paying close attention to the elven artifacts, no one knows what this bastard teaser thinks, and how he likes to show women all day long, but there is no doubt that Bariel's efforts moved him, and when he found out that Bariel may not be able to get the approval of the Sword of War for the rest of his life, Corellon finally took action.
In this way, Barrell left temporarily, while Aaron and the others were ready to go.
First stop, Am!
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At the beginning of 1367 in the valley calendar, the snow was heavy and the silver wool was flying.
Asterkara in Am, the Great Temple of Aujin in the center of the City of Gold is also frozen in ice.
Since the Sage Catastrophe of the Year of Turmoil, Waujin has completely lost contact, and now nearly 10 years have passed, but the Goddess of Wealth has never returned, and multiple messages have announced that he has fallen, belongs to Worgin's era, and is over.
"The grace of the Golden Lady is gone from the kingdom, and His divine radiance like the sun on a newly-minted gold coin has left us forever, and now the happy messenger and the tireless Lady Lerla watches over us, let us pray together to Lady Lerla that she may be our Lady of Gold!"
—(partial) pastors in Waukin
At the end of the turbulent year, the goddess of joy, Lilla, appeared in Worgin's temple and announced that he would act as the Lady of Fortune and continue to offer magical blessings to Worgin's priests and answer prayers until Worgin's return.
As for why Wokin disappeared and when he would return, Goddess Lierla only had one sentence "No comment", but this was not because of any confidentiality agreement signed between the two goddesses, but because Goddess Lierla herself did not know.
However, not all Waujin believers believe that the goddess has fallen, and in Asterkara, the capital of the commercial empire of Am, the national center of faith in Waukin, the archbishop of the Grand Temple of the "Golden Spire", Lady "Holy Coin" Saranda "Orem", firmly believes that her goddess is only experiencing some temporary difficulties and that he will return one day.
No one longs for the return of Waukin, more than Ms. Orem, the holy coin, and since it is confirmed that it is the trust of the goddess, Ms. Orem takes the initiative to acknowledge the legitimacy of the "agent" of the goddess of joy, Lierla, when the two churches are about to merge, which largely avoids a war between the churches.
But Olem still wished that the goddess would return, and on several occasions in her sleep she vaguely heard Workin's calls, but these calls were too faint to be certain.
Ostensibly, Lady Olem acknowledges the authority of Goddess Lilla, but secretly, she constantly tries to contact Workin, and her most powerful assistant, Haranna, one of Waukin's once favorite priests, has been having unsettling nightmares, gray skies, cold nights, eerie lighting, a ring of malicious sarcastic laughter and the pain of captivity in her sleep.
Lady Olem immediately spotted the problem, falsely accusing the goddess of joy, Lierra, of not allowing her followers to have such horrific nightmares, and Lierra immediately defended herself, saying that she had never sent such dreams to Haranna.
Leerra's reaction reinforced Ms. Orem's confirmation of some possible facts.
Well, I'm sorry, Goddess Lilla.
We, the Wojin believers, are ready to go alone!
Lady Olem began to secretly call on the many priests who still adhered to the faith of Woking, who may not have been good at fighting, but who had enough men and materials to overturn the kingdom outside of battle.
How rich is the Church of the Goddess of Fortune?
The temples dedicated to Wojin are almost always located in large cities with prosperous economies, and each temple is built in a different style, but it is all the same splendid from a towering cathedral to a typical ordinary temple with many columns.
These temples of faith are made of the finest materials, and the ceilings, walls, columns, and floors are covered with the most lavish decorations.
The motifs are usually intricate and brightly coloured in the Baroque style, and various precious metals and gemstones are inlaid as much as possible to match the decorative theme.
However, while the interior and exterior of the temple were filled with lavish decorations, beneath the surface, the temple was actually an impregnable fortress, as strong as many kings had in their treasure rooms.
As a result, the Church of Wojin often provided trusteeship services to merchants, but it was not cheap to entrust the priests of these temples with a high price equivalent to one-tenth of the total value of the goods in custody. In addition, worshippers can rent the temple for lavish banquets, which is a useful means of impressing potential future trading partners or competitors.
"The Priest of Waukin's dress has always been matched only by the Lord of the Dawn, the Bard God, and the Fire-Haired Priest."
On the way to Baldur's Gate, the bald singer and Aaron, Samir, Annomin, and others said that the devil merchant tossed a coin with his hand: "They are always dressed ...... Very gaudy, vulgar and unspeakable. ”
"Yes." Samir smiled and clapped his hands: "Let me think about it...... Fur coats, silk clothes, dirty animal skin sleeves, gold-wire glasses, boots with silver chains, well...... With a gold-plated crown encrusted with precious stones, and a silk ribbon tied at the hem of all kinds of gadgets, the Lady of the Holy Coin and her five 'golden' ladies must have been dressed in the most expensive fabrics and furs, and oh yes, whenever they were to a formal occasion, they would have worn your favorite ...... Stockings. ”
As soon as the word "stockings" came out, the bald singer, Samir and even Ann Nuomin couldn't help but laugh, only Aaron was full of black lines, he pinched his nose, and thought to himself, who the hell leaked my secret? Why does it seem like the outside world knows about it now?
"I don't know about the bottomless abyss, but the big devils in the Nine Layers of Hell do." The bald singer laughed merrily, and then continued the subject: "Let me think of what else, a heavy gold-plated red cloak adorned with a thousand sequins and hooks of various precious metals, a pair of white gloves and a gilded scepter or cane, and finally, a large crown folded in three layers, and your outfit is more luxurious than a king's attire, O child. ”
"I already have a picture in my head." Aaron nodded, he could dress himself up so gaudy, so rich, there would be no one else but the bishop of the Fortune Lady.
"Where do we start?" Annomin spoke for the first time, and the eyes of the son of the Pasha grew brighter.
In the previous exchange, the bald singer Morgan mentions the reward for the mission, and if they can successfully rescue Workin, the goddess of fortune should not skimp on her reward - which may mean that Ann Nuomin can make a wish to the gods to resurrect his mother.
"Let's start with Baldur's Gate." The bald singer's gaze gradually turned cold: "To successfully move in Azgrat we must get the mark of the six fingers, and if we want to have no worries, I have to wait until Cynthia arrives." ”
"Cynthia?" Aaron had previously noticed the terms between Morgan and Raphael: "Who is she?" ”
"You'll find out soon." Morgan sighed, and the bald singer shook his head: "If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be in such a hurry." ”
"We have two more things to accomplish before we go to hell." Aaron compared a "V": "I'll deal with the first thing, the second thing...... You should know that I have an enmity with the dark sun. ”
"We all have a grudge against the dark sun." Samir smiled gloomily, "The Queen of the Stars knows. ”
"Yes, according to the intelligence, the core of the faith of the Prince of Darkness is currently located in Am, where Darksun has established two new sects, one of which is called Darksunfire, led by the 'Awake Skeleton' Tinos-Argrim, this sect specializes in assassination, and has caused countless bloodsheds in the name of Darksun."
Aaron pointed a second finger: "The second sect is known as the Twin Towers of the Eclipse and is led by the 'Black Will' Halken Akmiriel, who has an entire army of monsters and is currently working with the Ogre Kingdom. ”
"I'm going to get rid of these two guys, just in case Ciric might create a variable in our plans, by the way...... Let Him feel the pain. Aaron said coldly, "He almost snatched Eleanor from me, and disgusted me several times, and this time, it was my turn." ”
"The Flame of the Dark Sun and Am's official partnership is a partnership, Your Excellency, many of Am's army are members of the Flame of the Dark, and the Twin Towers of the Eclipse of the Eternal Sun...... I remember that this organization had close business dealings with the official Amber ......" Samir frowned: "We have to consider the reaction of the official Amber government. ”
"Then let Amm burn."
Aaron looked up easily, "Besides, the church in Waujin will be on our side." ”
"We will make a condition to Ms. Olem, the Holy Coin, that she cannot refuse." The bald singer clapped his hands: "It's a win-win." ”
Am, the business empire, Astkara, the city of gold coins.
Even in the midst of a flying blizzard, the City of Gold is as noisy and crowded as ever, with caravans crowding the streets, street vendors and kiosks serving cheap greasy food and lukewarm drinks to hungry caravans, and strings of barbecue stalls lining the streets, where skewers of rat or duck are sold openly as "beef" and "mutton".
"At Am, anything that isn't written in a contract can be false." The bald singer Morgan said, "Only what is written in a contract is true." ”
"If you don't say it, I almost thought it was hell." Aaron watched with interest as a half-sheep man selling dog meat, and the way it shouted made it seem that the meat had just been cut from its body.
"Malls are hell." The bald singer shook his head: "Capital comes to the world, and every pore is dripping with blood and filth, which is what I said in a book I came across by chance during a multi-trade, but I think the mall is also a paradise, a paradise for some of the truly strong and wise." ”
"Is that why you lost your soul?" Samir grinned, he and Morgan's camp were completely hostile, and the sorcerer always looked down on the big devil, but he had a reason to go to the abyss.
"I will lose to Maman because I don't have unlimited capital, and even if Morgan of Gray Eagle Main City has enough wealth to rival a country, he can't compete with the master of an entire layer of hell." The bald singer stepped forward: "But something revealed to me. ”
"What's the matter?"
"The devil has a great aversion to drunkenness, not only because they are angry because they lose control of their subordinates, but also because it brings great chaos." The bald singer said: "Therefore, drunkenness is regarded as a very high reward, and when a lower devil is allowed to get drunk by a higher devil, it is a harbinger of promotion and endless glory for him." ”
"However, drunkenness, which is regarded as a symbol of glory and status by the lower devils, is worthless among the great devils, because these rules do not control the great devils, and they can get drunk at any time as long as the great devils feel that the time is right."
"That's why I'm planning this operation." The bald singer lowered his head: "Maman's rules can control some people, but not everyone...... For example, Waukin. ”
"You fit my vision of a devil." Samir's doubts were answered.
"Alright, without further ado, note that magic is strictly forbidden in the Amm Empire, and any use of magic in this city will attract a siege from the guards." The bald singer said in a deep voice, "But as I said, this rule is not valid for the Council of Five. ”
"Remember our new identity, we are adventurers who have been called by the Lady of the Holy Coin to serve her."
"No, you don't." Aaron shook his head, and he motioned for everyone to look up, and the Darkelf's sister Nestia and another Drow, Viconia, who was also a follower of Shar, were already waiting for them.
"Aaron, here!"
Updated, ask for a ticket duck~
(End of chapter)