The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 789 The Dead Monk

Few humans can resist the temptation to become a god, especially for those who worship gods and powers excessively, but have only a half-knowledge of the nature of gods.

If becoming a god is really so good, not to mention the many ancient great arcanists who know the secrets of the gods far beyond everyone, the seven magic sisters who have the advantage of being close to the water, and the voters of other magic goddesses, just a single thought can become a god. Why didn't Elminster, the old mage of the new Lord of Mysteries, choose to become a god? !

You know, as long as the old mage nods, he will immediately be promoted to the Goddess of Magic, and he may even overtake the mage god Azus and become the number one goddess.

William's understanding of gods has surpassed most people in Faerun. At least he understands a truth that is absurd in the eyes of most normal humans. Becoming a god is not such a beautiful thing.

Uthgard, as a saint who climbed from a mortal to a demigod, but fell into the mortal world for some reason, is a human being whose desire for the rank of god is far beyond normal.

Uthgar knew that if he could find the Tablet of Fate and hand it over to the God of God, then it would be possible for him to break through the limitation of personality and achieve a more powerful level of divine power, even if he had once suffered from someone who was unspeakable. Perhaps there is no need to worry about the existence of a knife.

It's a pity that Uthgar is not a sharp-tongued lobbyist who is good at inducing people with beautiful words. His dry words can't shake William's intention to be a harmless bystander in the battle of the saints.

Just as William Ann was sitting in the town of Scar Valley, gradually sorting out the town's management organization, more information came from the other side of the bay, such as a powerful saint who was sitting in Tanris on the other side of the bay. A gigantic angel with the face of a man who guards the city and the Tablet of Fate that may be hidden within it.

Some groups and individuals who have ideas about the war of the gods or the tablet of fate are gathering in Tanris,
William had even heard from sailors new to Scardale about the old mage Elminster, who was said to have appeared in Tanris.

You asked why William could hear the conversations of the sailors. It’s very simple. Now he is sitting in a tavern called Arrowfish in the port area of ​​Scar Valley Town, seemingly leisurely tasting good food and wine.

To be honest, the cooking level in most areas of Faerun is almost non-existent. It is basically the same level as the cuisine of a rotten country in William’s previous life. praiseworthy.

For example, the Arrowhead Fish Tavern provides a shellfish called Barnabas oyster, which is a mollusk mainly produced in the Fallen Star Sea. .

And the Barnabas oyster soup stewed with the elf red wine from Cormanthor is a high-quality seafood soup that is fresh enough to make people cry.

This is a delicacy not to be missed by any passer-by who comes to Scar Valley, and William is no exception.So he took his family to the tavern in the port area, which is known as the most authentic oyster soup. Sure enough, the three little girls were full of praise for the oyster soup here. A rare happy smile appeared.

There is just one thing, William's family are all foodies with amazing appetites, even a few little girls can eat several catties of meat in one meal, let alone William and Phinya, a couple of the level of a bucket, only rely on oysters How can the soup be full of soup and water?

But this does not bother William, the oyster soup is fresh enough, and the brisket part of the beef is the most suitable for stewing, William thinks that the combination of these two should be very interesting, the aroma of beef and the freshness of oysters, I think Just thinking about it makes your mouth water.

It's a pity that the cook of the Arrowhead Fish Tavern is not a creative gourmet with enough imagination. Her oyster soup beef stew tastes a bit unsatisfactory, and it is not up to the standard that William expected.

However, several foodies in William's family still had a great time eating, and even other guests in the tavern showed enough interest in this new delicacy.

To be honest, with the combination of William's family, dining in a tavern where noisy sailors gather can easily cause some unnecessary disputes and troubles.

The reason is that the three little girls of William's family are too attractive, and Finia's appearance is a bit too beautiful now. Even if she is half a body taller than normal people, it is difficult to get rid of those rude people who drink too much. The greedy stares of the guys.

William's soldiers have cleaned up many evil organizations and groups in the city, but there are still many desperate guys trying to do some annoying things.

The first time I came to the Arrowfish Tavern for dinner, William's family beat up half of the tavern guests, and Finia threw at least a dozen rude sailors into the stinky ditch at the entrance of the tavern, Xiaomi Sha'er kicked the faint sadness of the four old guys, and the brave Seluer smashed two stupid heads with a big wine glass.

How many did William knock down, you ask?Sorry, not one.

He guarded the demented Miluna and hid aside to watch the fun. Even if someone came forward to provoke him, William never made a move. Instead, he gave the opportunity to the little girls who love street fights, and then he won for himself The title of "the coward behind the violent woman".

Just like a giant dragon would never be interested in provocations from ants, William is basically insensitive to the provocations of ordinary people. In his opinion, those poor sailors' stabbing behavior is similar to that of a one- or two-year-old child. Milkman's bared teeth are no different.

However, William's leisurely mood was interrupted when the two beggars approached little Selour.It wasn't that William discriminated against beggars, but that he felt a little danger from these two beggars.

When one of the beggars reached out and wanted to grab Seluer's arm, William stepped in front of Seluer, stopped his little apprentice behind him, and said to the beggar with a smile: "My friend, if you If you want to ask for food, you should go to the boss here, maybe he can give you some leftovers."

Unexpectedly, the beggar said, "No! What we need is not food, but a piece of land that belongs to us."

William chuckled lightly and asked, "Oh! You want land, why don't you go to the city guard to apply for it? It's so hard that someone makes it difficult for you?"

The city guard that William mentioned was a local institution composed of members of the original Army of the Subjugated Nations. Of course, this institution must have been appointed by William.The city guard is somewhat similar to the comprehensive city management organization in William's previous life. The members in it are basically locals, and the things they are responsible for are relatively messy.

William's positioning of the City Guard Office is similar to the role of urban management. Their main job is to maintain the urban security work in Scar Valley Town, but this is only the long-term responsibility of the City Guard Office. Since the area is basically still under military control, the City Guard The firm's own work has not yet been fully online.

There are two main tasks of the City Guard Office. One is household registration statistics. William will never allow the people under his family to be like black households. The household registration system that has been insisted on for thousands of years in his previous life is definitely a good national policy. .

Now that William has basically conquered the entire valley, the household registration system must be fully implemented next. Dagger Valley has already begun preparations for this work before William occupied Shadow Valley. It is not too abrupt to implement this policy in Scar Valley. The point is that the entire valley is relatively sparsely populated. As long as a group of suitable manpower is trained in the early stage, William doesn't need to worry too much.

As for the second job of the city guard office in Scar Valley Town, it is a job that is implemented in conjunction with the household registration system, that is, a large-scale investigation of the land and property of the local population.

Among them is a sub-item of work, which is a policy arrangement for the three no personnel.The so-called "three nos" refer to locals who have no land, no real estate, and no family, and foreigners who come here with the intention of settling down.

According to William's idea, as long as anyone who is willing to settle here, as long as he obeys the law, works hard, and is willing to pay taxes and loyalty to the regime represented by William, he is eligible to register and obtain a paid land and other means of production. rationing.

Even if you are a mouse in the gutter or a beggar on the street, as long as you are willing to work and self-motivated, William will give you the treatment of a legal citizen, so that you can securely get a decent opportunity to support yourself.

It should be noted that in the past two years since the death of King Rashan, the people of Scar Valley Town have been tortured and oppressed. I don’t know how many families have been deprived of their property, robbed of their wealth by those foreign robbers and thugs, and finally ended up with their families ruined. They all lived on the streets and became penniless beggars, vagabonds, and orphans.

Without the presence of William, the population of Scar Valley Town would have dropped from over 1 in its heyday to less than 4000 in ten years, and most of them would be foreign invaders and immigrants.Even now, in less than two years, the local population of Scar Valley Town has lost nearly one-third.

When William ordered the officials of the city guard office to start to rectify the local household registration and property investigation, the most work that the city guard office dealt with was actually property disputes, and most of them were cases of powerful outsiders encroaching on local property .

At this time, William's advantage in appointing members of the Army of the Subjugated Nations who are familiar with local affairs as officials of the city guard came to the fore.These people are all local people with lofty ideals. They have a lot of resentment towards those outsiders, and they also know what they have done.

Therefore, when dealing with similar cases, the city guards can basically pinpoint the context of the case accurately. They tend to protect the interests of the local people and at the same time severely crack down on those outside lawbreakers. William severely harvested the loyalty of the locals and established the authority of the new regime.

Just like the beggars who appeared in front of William's family, if they were serious beggars, they basically only needed to go to the city guard to file an application, and then they could get a certain allocation of production and living materials such as land, grain, seeds, etc. Start a new life with hope.

But these two beggars didn't go to the City Guards Office to apply for land, but they ran in front of William and little Selour, asking for land. It was obvious from this posture that it was not a serious way.

The beggar shook his head after hearing what William said, "No! The city guards can't give us the land we want!"

William looked into the beggar's eyes and said, "Friend, since the city guard can't give you what you want, I don't even have what you want here!"

The beggar smiled, and said with certainty: "You have! Your Excellency, as long as we kill you and capture this little girl from the Omeser family, the land we want will definitely be fulfilled!"

By the way, King Rashan's surname is Omeser, so if Selule is really King Rashan's illegitimate daughter, then her full name is Selur Omeser.

William looked at the beggar calmly, and said in a very affirmative tone: "My friend, I don't think the land you expected will be realized! Because you can't kill me!"

"If we want you to die, you will die! But before that, let you experience pain." The beggar took off his tattered robe, revealing a strong and flexible body, with a tattoo on his chest A huge skull tattoo, another beggar followed suit, and they rushed towards William.

These two beggars didn't use any weapons. They attacked William with their fists and feet. I have to say that these two guys are quite good. Their fists are almost comparable to warhammers. They are fierce and explosive, and each blow is enough to interrupt a human being. any bone in the body.

Especially the leading beggar, between his fists and feet there is even a force of concussion that can penetrate steel, hitting people's bodies can definitely hurt the soft vital parts such as internal organs, which is different from serious martial arts. The dark energy in it is quite similar.

Among all the fighters that William had seen in Faerun, this was the one whose fighting style was most similar to the boxing techniques that William practiced.Therefore, William was very interested in the origins of these two beggars, so he didn't shoot them to death as soon as he got started, but deliberately concealed his strength, and cooperated with the two opponents to let them show their strengths.

The attack speed of these two opponents is very fast, no matter whether they stop their footsteps or attack and defend frequency, they are faster than normal human fighters; their attacks are very targeted, always attacking some vital parts of William, and their punches and kicks There is an inexplicable oscillating force between them.

Among them, the stronger beggar can launch an oscillation attack with every blow, and the weaker one needs three punches and five kicks to bring out such an inconspicuous oscillation attack.

William is such a high-ranking existence in martial arts. After a short time, he completely saw through the details of the two opponents.Although the abilities of these two people and the martial arts practiced by William appear to be relatively similar, they are two completely different models inside.

If martial arts is to hone the flesh and blood body through various skills and experience, to discover the potential, and to improve the ultimate quality of the creature itself, then what the other party is practicing is to manifest the body structure with spirit and will, so that the human body moves toward The path of evolution of a certain extraordinary biological template.

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