lizard lord

Chapter 137 Heim (Combined)

Before seeing the situation in the hotel, Tang Zhao didn't quite understand the meaning of Klein's smile, but after returning to the hotel, Tang Zhao also felt a little scary.

Klein's understanding of "making some preparations" is obviously different from Tang Zhao's. He used the confusion technique on a large scale in the hotel, a fourth-level spell. The effect is to impose psychological hints on people's hearts. It looks very scary.

From the store owner to the passengers, everyone in the entire hotel has been subjected to a delusion technique, and has been given psychological hints about everyone. Instead of having any wrong thoughts about Tang Zhao and others, on the contrary, when they are in danger, they will restrain themselves. Once Ryan gave an order, they would subconsciously provide cover for Tang Zhao and others.

This ability seems ordinary, but it also brought a lot of shock to Tang Zhao's heart - the main reason is not that Klein looks relaxed and freehand, but that this ability truly surpasses what modern technology can do category.

There was a fire in the Cangguan Forest before, and a high-level spellcaster from the capital came to put out the fire. The spell of raining and extinguishing the fire may be regarded as an absolute miracle by the people of the Middle Ages, but in the eyes of Tang Zhao, it is just like that. How much stronger the artificial rainfall is, so he didn't feel shocked. The first to third-level spells he saw later could only be said to be lackluster, and he had seen many more powerful and more powerful weapons.

Confusion is different. The caster can easily affect the spirit of many people by chanting the spell, and the other party is not even aware of it. This is something that cannot be done in modern times.

[This is just the magic used casually by the fourth-level mages. The fifth-level spellcasters can easily make space teleportation, summon, modify memory, obtain past information, and directly dominate other creatures. 】

In the past, he always believed that seeing is believing, watching the human beings in the hotel turn a blind eye to the armed rangers, until now he deeply realized how magical and unscientific magic is.

He now understands why most human mages are so interested in the heritage of the Ostia Empire. Maybe what the legend says is true, there are really mountains floating in the sky, and there are really spells that can live forever.

[The magic before could not cause harm to me, which made me a little arrogant and contemptuous. Fortunately, there is still time to correct it. 】

His magic immunity is limited to Tier [-] magic, that is to say, even the enchantment can work on him, and he will be hit without knowing it. I haven't seen it before, but now it's different, and it can be regarded as a wake-up call for him. , You must be vigilant about everything in this world, just like when you are fighting in nature, when you relax carelessly, you will not be far from death.

Full of thoughts about magic, the ranger sent out before finally rushed back and reported the situation to Tang Zhao and Klein.

The person who came here earlier was a middle-aged male. Judging from his attire and his subsequent conversations with others, he is probably a local resident. Chambers of commerce generally don’t have the financial resources to raise secret whistles that have been lurking for many years. This person can basically be sure. money to buy.

After leaving Andrea's house, he went straight to a bar, went to Embarcadero to pick up goods at night, went home late at night and went straight to sleep, the rangers continued to monitor them very dedicatedly all night, and found nothing unusual The situation arises.

Klein just listened silently, nodding his head from time to time in response, but Tang Zhao could clearly see that he wasn't listening carefully, obviously not interested in things like the Human Chamber of Commerce. After all, this was not his goal, and he came here to Only for demon scrolls.

The rangers spent a lot of time explaining what happened in detail. Klein immediately turned to look at Tang Zhao, meaning to let him make up his mind, and he didn't care about these things.

Maybe he had a different idea, but Klein's move also made Tang Zhao heave a sigh of relief. If he really wanted to grab the command from Tang Zhao, the people here are all elves, and Klein's strength is much stronger. He probably won't be able to grab the command. of.

It doesn't care about this bit of power. At this critical moment, there is no room for internal discord.

[Please both of you continue to investigate and try to find the location of the person behind the other party, but just be careful not to be discovered. Put your own safety first, and you can determine the specific scale yourself. 】

After instructing them a few words, Tang Zhao didn't say much, and then let the two go back to the room to rest.

There are still some people hidden behind Andrea, but in Tang Zhao's eyes, they are no longer human beings, but walking gold and silver coins, and they can be used properly to knock out a sum of money.

Putting aside the matters related to magic for the time being, Tang Zhao called the goblins who accompanied him and asked them to write a letter for him, which was addressed to Lilith.

The content of the letter is very simple, send one-third of the food reserves and some less important other war preparations to the front-line base, he will do business there, as a middleman, and sell them to elves and dwarves , they will surely have something they need.

On the other side of the elves, there was a war all autumn. The hobgoblins deliberately disrupted their production, and even picked their granaries. The mages can indeed use plant magic to produce food, but there is a limit after all. That kind of magic is at least four years old. They still need to save their mana to do more important things. It is conceivable that they are short of food and other materials.

The dwarves actually don’t mind helping to deliver some food, but their own population is small, and food production in the mountains is difficult. They can barely support themselves, and the surplus is really not much. They even ask humans to import wheat every year to make wine. Drunken as they are, they can offer the elves little help in this regard.

The elves could trade with the humans in the west, but they came here with the mentality of making money from the war. It is said that the asking price is outrageous, and the negotiation has not made any decisive progress.

Judging from his observations in recent days, Luford is not a city short of food. On the contrary, there are many grain merchants from all over the country gathered here. Andrea also assured him that he can buy food locally, as long as he has money can.

Just taking advantage of the opportunity to crusade against demons, the three parties gathered in one place. This place is still very stable, and the location is not far from the three parties. Tang Zhao wanted to develop this place into a small trading town. The supplies needed by the elves were The first step, which does no one any harm, is to believe that things are not difficult.

He doesn't want to grab huge profits from it, he just wants to take the lead in the trading town, and he doesn't know if this proposal can be achieved. Even if it fails, the three-party negotiation is acceptable. If there is a way to transport the grain, it will definitely make money.

[The key to this point depends on the church that follows. 】
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With a delicate mood, Tang Zhao waited for another two days, and the church army finally rushed back.

Not the usual clerics and paladins of Lathander, Lord of the Dawn, but followers of Heim the Watcher, bearing the banner of the Gauntlet with the blue Watching Eye.

As Lorraine said, there was a big battle, and Luford's gate was rarely opened to welcome the returning soldiers. Even if the earl of this city didn't respect the church very much in essence, there was still a way to save face. After all, Heim's followers Committed to eliminating threats and protecting stability, bandits, monsters, and demons are all their targets, and the Earl can use them to save a lot of public security expenses.

The troops directly under the Temple of Helm are small in number, around [-], but they are extremely well equipped and all of them are elite.

Three hundred heavy cavalry, men wearing exquisite plate armor, horses wearing metal vests embroidered with the Heim logo, most of the 300 people are paladins and warriors, a few are priests and mages, all are serious professionals, Basically, they are all at the second level. If you don’t count the mounts, they are probably similar to those vulture knights directly under the kingdom, and there is no difference in personnel quality.

Lufford is the activity center of Heim's followers in Oran. This is almost the border of civilization, surrounded by mountains, forests and swamps. Their main task is to maintain local stability and security, and eradicate the presence of demons that threaten the local residents. is one of them, so they don't mind working with dwarves, elves and even kobolds.

[It seems that the church is quite popular here. 】

Many residents temporarily put down their work and came to the street to cheer for Heim's army. They have indeed protected these residents many times, and it is only natural to be loved.

[Okay, everyone is here, now it’s time to talk about business]

Tang Zhao climbed back from the roof, found Klein who was studying the scroll, and took him to Heim's residence.

Logically speaking, there is no need for this, and Klein looked very upset when he was forced to open business, but there was no way, Tang Zhao didn't know if Lorraine had made it clear to the other party that he would go alone with a lizard, in case he was caught If the other party attacked as some sort of monster, it would be a real joke. Maybe he would be injured again, or even lose his life. This is not impossible. The Church of Helm has maintained the stability of this area for decades. He didn't doubt the fighting power of these people.

When they came to the gate of the Temple of Heim, there were two armored paladins guarding the gate. A cloaked man had a large gray lizard lying on his shoulder. Without asking a word, he opened the gate sideways and let them in. , it seems that they have been notified in advance, this combination is really easy to recognize.

Under the guidance of a servant boy, they walked through the corridor and came to the hall of the Temple of Helm. The hall was full of heavily armed paladins at this time, and one of them had more complicated armor patterns, and even had rust etched on it. A few paragraphs of the teachings of the Church of Helm, probably the content is not much different from the virtues of chivalry.

Obviously, he is the person in charge here, and the official name is "Vigilant", but both Tang Zhao and the public prefer to call him the head of the group.

There was no stage fright. Out of respect for the other party, Tang Zhao jumped off Klein's shoulders and returned to its original size in front of everyone. During this process, many paladins were obviously a little nervous, and they put their hands on the sword on their waists. However, after the vigilant raised his hand to signal, they all endured and did not make any drastic moves.

Seeing all these Tang edicts, he also nodded secretly, indicating that the other party is a person who can convince the public and has quite a reputation.

[Let's talk about it separately, or should we just clarify here? 】

Tang Zhao used psychic energy to communicate with the vigilant person first.

"You don't need to hide it, just say it directly. Everyone has the right to know, and it will be the same sooner or later."
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The communication went smoothly. The vigilant named Bok showed a boldness that matched his appearance. No matter he talked about things or made up his mind, he was very happy. He didn't hear any objections from his subordinates and Klein. The other party agreed. Special personnel will be sent over to assist them in dealing with the demon scrolls. At the same time, they did not entrust the safety of the entire city or even the western part of the kingdom on a few foreigners. They are also tracking down the demon scrolls as usual.

It is conceivable that the investigation methods of the two sides are different, and it depends on whose progress is faster.

In addition, Tang Zhao also made a request about the black market at the right time. After hearing this, Bo Ke was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed and agreed.

They both pursue stability and safety, and there is no conflict of interest between the two parties at all, so things went very smoothly. It took less than half an hour before and after, and all the things that should be discussed have been discussed, and the rest is to implement the contents of it.

During this process, Bock also invited them to live in the Temple of Heim, which is different from the temples that emphasize holiness and sacred and extraordinary experience in the usual sense. The small moat, the running water brought in from the Dewar River, and the chapel only occupy a small piece of land in the temple. The central altar of the temple is not a shrine, but a large number of spare armor.

This place is of course very safe, not to mention living here, it is no problem to fight a war here, but after thinking about it carefully, Tang Zhao finally refused, because the Temple of Heim is very concerned in Luford, and there must be many other forces around His eyes and ears, he and Klein had to use magic and discoloration to cover them up when they came.

Bok was not angry when he was rejected, as if he had expected it.

A few days after that, good news came from the human spellcaster.Someone wants to sell a demon scroll, but the price is not cheap.

Tang Zhao didn't hesitate at all, and directly asked him to agree, and set the transaction time for that night.

After sending the other party away, Tang Zhao first sent the letter he had prepared a long time ago with a carrier pigeon to be handed over to Bok, and then called Andrea.

Now is the time to check and accept the results. Originally, Tang Zhao thought that it would be good for the other party to sell out the first batch of items. Unexpectedly, the other party's performance was quite good, even selling half of the third batch of items for her.

After leaving from Tang Zhao's side, Andrea went to rush to organize people, and pulled up a small team of seven or eight people to start selling goods in the nearby streets and markets.

The main thing is fur. It is winter now, and the price is good. In addition, everyone around me knows Andrea, who has been selling mushrooms in the mountains recently. Now she suddenly switched to selling fur. It seems that the origin of the two is similar. To outsiders, it looks exactly the same. It seems that if you can sell mushrooms, you can also sell fur. Anyway, they are all things from the mountains.

(End of this chapter)