wandering fairy

Under the dark sky, a few people in simple clothes walked out of the alley. They held a palm-sized icon, prayed silently, and slowly followed Dongzi and his team forward.

At first there were only a few, but as we walked, we encountered more and more people. The people in twos and threes gradually turned into a sparse team, like a ghost holding a holy image, walking forward slowly.

Dongzi pointed to the crowd around him and asked Denzel curiously: "Why are these people all gathered in the street, and all of them are holding statues of gods?"

Denzel said with pride and enthusiasm: "These are loyal believers of our God Cusport, and they go to the weekly assembly. Our great God Cusport will be in the ceremony of the assembly, according to Their performance in the recent period has given them different blessings. The more pious their beliefs and the more they follow the teachings of God, the greater the reward they will receive." Because the other party is also a priest, and he is also the oldest and most powerful god. Pastor, Denzel did not use the most noble words such as "greatest and greatest".

Dongzi smiled and said, "Then you will also participate in this rally today?"

Denzel didn't know why and said casually: "After unloading the food, if the time is still early, I will go to participate."

Dongzi then smiled and said, "Then Cuspot God may give you a reward."

Denzel immediately understood that he was talking about what happened last night, so he laughed and said, "Thank you for your kind words." There was neither affectation nor coyness.It seems that I really want it in my heart.

Suddenly, a huge temple as high as a ten-story building appeared between the buildings not far away!The whole body is as smooth as the purest white jade, and its texture is as crystal clear as gemstones, even developing a milky white and moving halo.Like a mystical white gem as big as a mountain mausoleum, it shows its shocking power and extraordinary noble essence!

Dongzi looked at it for a while in admiration, but suddenly found that the people gathered around the temple were all dressed in ordinary or even simple clothes.Looking around at the dark crowd.Not a single legend is gorgeous.He couldn't help but asked Denzel, "Are the rich people in the city too lazy? Why didn't anyone come to such a grand gathering?"

Denzel said with a slight disdain on his face: "The local rich people are just misers who have no ambitions and are afraid all day long. So most of them believe in the nobleman and guardian god Seanworth. They, usually There is no other pursuit except changing ways to plunder the people's money. Sooner or later, everyone will cast aside!" The more he said, the more contemptuous he was, without the slightest hint of politeness.

Unexpectedly, as he was speaking, he saw a luxurious carriage inlaid with gold and silver, which was measured and inlaid, driving slowly and briskly to the foot of the temple.From it came out a few wealthy and potbellied rich men, surrounded by a crowd of mages and warriors.Entered the temple mightily.

Dongzi laughed and said, "Who are those rich people? It seems that there are still some rich people with lofty aspirations in the local area."

Unexpectedly, Denzel immediately shook his head and said: "Those few are not local rich people, but the leaders of the Chamber of Commerce from the eastern seaboard. It seems that they were inspired by the High Priest O'Connor. Maybe soon You will join our church." He continued to say with a smile on his face: "In that case, the development speed of our church will be even higher! Hehehe, you don't know. The local temple has only been It's just a small room rented from the innkeeper. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the wise and pious High Priest O'Connor spread the brilliance of God's teachings to people everywhere. Let them Converted under the wings of the Holy God like a long river returning to the sea, enjoying the most powerful and peaceful order of happiness. Now this temple is already the largest temple within a thousand miles!"

He was full of pride and wanted to continue talking.But Dongzi asked back with a smile in a special tone: "Really? Is there really such a great appeal?" There were two points of doubt in the tone.Denzel suddenly came to his senses. After all, the other party was the priest of the oldest god of air elements. He couldn't help but bring a few "most" words in his speech, which probably annoyed him.So he hurriedly remedied: "The temple is coming soon. After you go, the high priest O'Connor will definitely thank you for your help in person. If you need any assistance here, you can come to our church at any time. In this city , There is nothing our church can’t do.” Dongzi nodded with a smile and said nothing, when the team passed under a tall and strong building like a triumphal arch, he looked up and saw a line of words that was very tempting to the people at the bottom: St. All believers under God are brothers.

Dongzi laughed secretly in his heart: It's a pity, some "brothers" come by building luxury carriages, and some "brothers" come by walking on old legs.

On the other side of the city of Pangsi Zhuanghou, a blue medium-sized temple that looks like a pyramid stands majestically.The thick and majestic sloping temple body is carved with huge heads with sharp edges and corners, many mages in fighting postures, mages holding staffs and warriors holding shields and swords, as well as many carvings representing a prosperous life.It looks like a huge relief building.It is showing people a long scroll of a certain period of history.

On the open bluestone square in front of the temple.Dozens of beautifully made carriages were parked, with the banners of various chambers of commerce on them, Nordrakia Gem Chamber of Commerce, Charlemagne General Chamber of Wheat, Northern Fur Association, etc.; there was also a mighty carriage supported by steel. parked beside.There are more than 50 heavily armed warriors and medium mages with extraordinary clothes guarding the whole body.

And in the depths of the temple, the Dagong patted a thick round table without manners, and shouted at another bearded man who was as strong as a black bear and wearing a thick leather armor: "Last night is the time to destroy Kuspo. The best opportunity for the armed forces of the Special Church! Why did you just leave after a little harassment?! Now that they are back in the city, it will be very difficult to eliminate them! You have ruined my big business!" He was so angry that he seemed to be eating people.

The thick, muscular, bearded man leaned back on his thick wooden chair without changing his expression, and said coldly, "Grand Duke Younxi, since you didn't send me enough gold, Before the hands of your brother, our tribe has no obligation to work for you! Those church troops are very well equipped. There are also a large number of priests and some mages to assist. Our tribe can only have a chance to wipe them out if we pay a very heavy price. However, we rely on Why do you want to do this?!"

The Grand Duke shouted angrily, "Don't you have the strongest compound bows? Don't you have the most powerful gun-throwing tactics? Don't you have powerful mobile ballistas and light kerosene projectiles? Why don't you use them? Your long arrows and javelins can drown them!"

The barbarian said coldly: "There are some bows and javelins, but you just let us pretend in advance, so we naturally won't take too much land. As for the mobile ballista and fire oil projectiles, they are all placed in the base camp in the mountain to defend against dragons." And purple worms and other large monsters, how could they be brought out casually?"

The grand duke trembled all over his body, and even his neat gold silk blue formal suit kept trembling: "When you asked for money before, did I treat you badly that time? Am I, You Enxi, a dishonest person? This time if I It can wipe out all the troops of the Cusport Church. Then turn a hard fist into a pile of old meat! It will be much easier to clean up later. But now they are still a tough bone."

The brawny barbarian said impatiently: "I've already said it! This is your own business! As long as our tribe has money, we can do as much as we have! If you give us enough gold last night, we will also I will do my best to help you get rid of them! You also know that our tribe is also a trustworthy tribe. Didn’t you try your best the few times you worked for you before? When have you ever been soft? But this time you No money was sent in advance! So don’t put the blame on us!”

A senior senior pastor who was wearing a brown knee-length priest robe outside and aristocratic clothes on the inside stepped forward to persuade him: "Forget it, forget it, it's just a mistake. Don't hurt the friendship for many years because of one mistake. In the future, everyone will work together. There are still many opportunities." He patiently persuaded the Grand Duke and said, "It's actually a good thing that the Church's armed forces have not been killed. If they are really killed, the Cusport Church will know immediately. We have already fought against them. The human tribes have united. Then today they may use the temple as a fortress and gather believers to fight us for the final desperate struggle. It will take at least four days for your army and the armed forces of our church to come back. Four days Ah, maybe there will be some accidents!" Seeing that Grand Duke Younxi's face softened slightly, he continued to analyze: "Their church armed forces are fine, so they won't suspect that we have cooperated with each other. Wait until On the anniversary of the foundation stone laying of Strandhold, they will act according to the original assassination plan. And our army just came back and wiped them all out! Although there will be strong confrontation, at least there will be no future troubles ah."

Grand Duke Younxi was still unwilling, but immediately thought: I am a nobleman!A nobleman who is about to accomplish great things!How can you lose your composure because of this matter?This time I was really too impulsive, and it really damaged the good image I have worked so hard to build.

He secretly glanced at the people in the room, and found that they were not surprised, so he comforted himself with a little peace of mind: Fortunately, they didn't care, otherwise it would be a loss of dignity and etiquette.

So he tried his best to put on a serious face, like a calm general, and said in an unusually "generous" tone: "I will let it go this time. Let's discuss the next step."

The sturdy barbarian sneered after hearing the words "let bygones be bygones," intending to speak out in protest.But he was secretly grabbed by the brown-robed old pastor next to him.The old man deliberately stood between the two of them, and warmly introduced them: "These representatives from the chamber of commerce brought the results of their chamber of commerce's discussion. Please have a look."

The Grand Duke hastily tidied up his slightly wrinkled clothes due to excitement, and immediately took several letters with a majestic expression, and opened them one by one in a very "official" way.When I read the last letter, I finally couldn't help showing a smile: "Now with the support of most of the chambers of commerce in Strandhold City, and now with the full assistance of your peripheral chambers of commerce, we will surely be able to cover the surrounding area of ​​[-] miles. The Cusport Church inside is uprooted! At that time, most of the trade between our human country and the Bendu Empire will fall into our pockets! Ahahahaha"

Representatives of several chambers of commerce echoed respectfully: "The Rosenfell Chamber of Commerce and the Grosvenor Chamber of Commerce that communicate with the Cusport Church are well-known financial chambers of commerce and large loan sharks in the eastern coastal area. Many local mine owners, artisans The owners were deceived by their despicable tricks and squeezed by their vicious business methods. They all fell into the financial trap they set up and almost lost their fortunes! Even some ordinary trading chambers were violated and had to be sold. It has become their vassal. Now that the Cusport Church has lured wolves into the house in order to expand its power, how can we sit still? I heard that the Grand Duke plans to join hands with the venerable Seanworth Church to overthrow it. Naturally, we are obliged to give our full assistance Yes!" They hesitated and asked again: "Before we came, we heard from the priests of God Seanworth that you recently organized a private chamber of commerce. I wonder what kind of business it is for? If there is business, we can also Take a share."

Grand Duke Younxi laughed from ear to ear: "The Church of Cusport has a relatively large power within a thousand miles, and they are also involved in many commercial transactions. Once they are wiped out, this chamber of commerce can take over them But don’t get me wrong. It’s not my private chamber of commerce. It’s me, with the backing of the Seanworth Church. It’s composed of the local alchemy potion association, low- and middle-level magic equipment manufacturing association, trade chamber of commerce, etc. A coalition. Recently, those financial and mortgage chambers of commerce have been very active, defrauding the nobles and entrapping the industrial and commercial guilds of every city. We are worried about the recurrence of the 600-year-old incident, so we have united in advance to fight against these insatiable greed The crocodile!" He smiled kindly and said to them: "If you are interested, you can also join the land."

The representatives of several chambers of commerce looked at each other excitedly. Joining this chamber of commerce can not only resist those hateful financial chambers of commerce, but also strengthen their own strength with the help of Strandhold, a large north-south trade city.You can even climb up to the church of Seanworth, the noble and guardian god, and this church has a wide group of believers among the nobles. Live to some privileges yet.It's really tempting.

So they eagerly said: "We will definitely consider this matter seriously!"

When Denzel directed the crowd to unload the piles of grain from the car.Dongzi found this temple a bit strange--although his main building is a bright and beautiful temple, the supporting buildings around it are like small fortresses and pocket fortresses, so-called interconnected surroundings. The "wall" is actually a reduced version of the city wall. The thick wall formed by the fusion of big stones is enough for three to four armed men to run side by side, and there are some small "tower"-shaped semi-enclosed shelters at intervals. tower.The surrounding buildings are also designed according to military standards. The walls are thick enough to withstand the impact of a battering ram. The windows are so small that you can only protrude half of your body, and they are all made of high-quality oak that has been treated with fire. It looks as if you are among square or cylindrical fortresses.They are closely monitored by rows of small window-like "compound eyes".

surveillance?Dongzi suddenly relied on the thunder method to sense a faint energy fluctuation of the predictive spell.It is really uncomfortable to be sweeping back and forth lightly and meticulously.

He turned and looked around again.This place is a large warehouse of the Cusport Church, but the more I look at it, the more I feel like a small fortress. Except for the open space in the middle for loading and unloading living things, all the buildings, including the so-called warehouse, are fused with the "Sculpture of Stone" technique. A bunker-like structure!Next to it is another prison-like armory, with several small doors and gatehouses for quick distribution of weapons.Moreover, the granary directly opposite seemed to be more like a half-buried cellar. The grain was not piled higher and higher, but deeper and deeper.Looking straight into the dark and cold depths of the cellar.

This is simply a city within a city, aren't they afraid of being suspected by others?Or did they deliberately make such a majestic appearance to show their strength?

Just as Dongzi was thinking, he suddenly saw the paladin mentor He Jin exuding the charm of a mature woman, and another middle-aged priest in a jade-white robe approaching from a distance.He warmly and respectfully greeted "Priest Elilu, the servant of the God of Air Elements". The priest, I heard that you are back, and now I want you to attend the sacrifice."

Denzel immediately understood something, and asked with a happy face: "Really? What else did the high priest say?"

The middle-aged pastor in a white robe said with a chuckle, "I didn't say anything, you'll know when you go." Suddenly, he couldn't help adding: "You just need to know that the Holy Spirit is the most just!"

Seeing Denzel turning around and trotting away happily, he invited Dongzi again: "You and your friends can live in the VIP room outside our church. The environment there is very good. The servants are passing by Specially trained believers will definitely make everyone feel at home. The high priest has some things to deal with in the past few days. After a few days, he will thank you face to face with the most solemn etiquette, and grow up with you Talk about the two churches."

Unexpectedly, Dongzi pointed to MacKenzie and the others and said, "If I'm still alive, it's inconvenient to live here with you. However, some of my friends don't have a residence for the time being, so I wonder if they can stay with you temporarily?"

The white-robed priest evaded and asked back: "Where are you going? Are you leaving here?" There was some regret in the words, after all, a priest who can defeat Rosetta is rare.

Dongzi pondered for a while and then said: "It's not that I'm leaving the city, it's just that there are some things in this city that require me to live elsewhere."

The pastor smiled when he heard the words: "So that's the case, then you should take a seat in our temple. Our high priest very much hopes to make friends with righteous people like you. Of course your friends can live here. Just live There was no problem for the last month!"

McKenzie and his wife, Giselle and his wife followed the pastor to the exclusive hotel outside the temple with relief, while Grimm, Daniela and Lelin followed him out of the temple in a hurry.

But Grimm still asked unwillingly: "Since there is free accommodation, why don't we stay here? We don't have much money now."

But Dongzi shook his head and said, "If you want to go back to live, I won't stop you. Anyway, I won't go! It's heavily guarded, full of detection spells, and the atmosphere is not to my liking. It's like living in a prison there."

Grimm said dumbly: "No way, I think it's just that the shape of the building is too simple. As for the detection spell, which castle doesn't have it. They like to see it, so let them see it. Anyway, we are the ones who save money, not them."

But Dongzi shook his head and said, "I like to be clean, and I don't like being stared at." While talking, I heard bursts of cheers from the direction of the temple: "Holy God blessed Denzel! Holy God Bless Denzel!" The voice was loud and continuous like a sea tide, as if countless fans met an entertainment star: "Praise you, Denzel, you are our pride, you are our role model! May the Holy Spirit Your blessings will accompany you forever!"

But Dongzi shook his head and sighed slightly at the tall and magnificent white temple: "The believers under those temples can be regarded as a kind of people who don't ask the common people and ask ghosts and gods."