A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

After getting the two treasures of Mook, the [Strong Arm Bow] and [Demon-Breaking Arrow], Zuo Si immediately returned to the hotel with his people.

As for the leather, grain, iron ingots and other ordinary goods in the warehouse that were not convenient to carry, they were discarded like garbage.

Because this warehouse nominally belongs to another empty chamber of commerce.

Unless Mook himself comes forward in person, it is almost impossible for others to take all the goods for themselves without alerting the dock administrator and guards.

In addition, compared with the magic items hidden here, the cargo book was not worth much at all, so I simply gave up.

On the other hand, Ai LuoLin also took the half-orc Rhett to the Church of the God of Misery in the Manon slums and asked a local priest to help perform a two-hour exorcism ceremony.

The two of them didn't rush back to sleep until nearly midnight.

In this way, the caravan only stayed in Manon for one night and set off on the journey again early the next morning.

Especially when the guards at the city gate saw them choosing to go north to Mylatma, their eyes seemed to be looking at a group of lunatics and fools.

There is even a little bit of sympathy and pity.

You don't need to ask to know that these people don't think that the caravan can survive the ravages of the red dragon and the evil monster army.

Not to mention Manon's guards, even Bernard himself felt a little unsure.

If Zuo Si had not given repeated assurances, he would have chosen to stay and wait and see the situation.

Crossing the Agis River next to Memnon, strictly speaking, it is considered leaving the land of Calimshan and officially entering the territory of the Kingdom of Tethyr.

However, the concept of countries and national borders in Faerûn is still in a very primitive and vague state.

So most of the border lines are not very clear.

In particular, there is a large area of ​​fertile and cultivated alluvial plain between the Agis River and the lower reaches of the Is River estuary in the north.

After the collapse of the Shane Empire, the two countries fought for possession of this place more than once.

But unfortunately, as the Kingdom of Tethyr has fallen into unprecedented civil strife in the past decade or so, the lords of Mylatma have no energy left to fight for this land.

One can only watch as the nobles who rule Manon eat away this fertile granary bit by bit and build large private estates one after another.

Countless Tethyr civilians who had been captured as slaves and sold here due to the war were busy harvesting golden wheat fields with their heads facing the loess and their backs to the sky.

The cruel overseers wielded whips and whipped slaves they thought were lazy and not working hard.

Whenever she sees these scenes, the paladin Ailuolin will always clenched her fists subconsciously, and her eyes reveal undisguised anger, unwillingness and extreme disgust.

At this time, the conflict between her lawful ideals and her good ideals was so obvious and violent.

So much so that Zuo Si felt several times that this young girl would not be able to help but rush in and kill all the slave owners and overseers, and then start a vigorous slave liberation movement.

Of course, the price is to become a fallen paladin.

In fact, similar situations have happened more than once in Faerûn.

This is also the reason why the number of paladins is always so rare.

After all, as long as you are alive, there will inevitably be times when you are impulsive and lose control.

For paladins, such impulses often mean making unforgivable mistakes and ultimately going astray.

But for some reason, Alolin, who is supposed to be young and energetic, can always hold the bottom line at critical moments.

This made Zuo Si, who had been observing secretly, find it very interesting.

It even felt that Aerolin was sent to her side by Ilmat, the God of Suffering, to perform tasks because of her certain potential and qualities.

"What held you back from freeing those who were forced into slavery?"

After leaving the endless golden wheat fields, Zuo Si immediately raised the question that interested him.

Aroline gritted her teeth and replied: “Because that is not in line with the teachings of the God of Suffering.

Enduring suffering is a noble act, and Ilmat is giving those poor people the courage to endure.

Only when they persist to the end will they be recognized by the God of Suffering and taken back to their own kingdom to enjoy eternal peace and quiet.

This is not only a trial and test, but also a process of deepening and strengthening faith. "

"Oh? Then according to your opinion, these slaves should accept their fate of being enslaved and exploited while they are alive? And then pray that after death they can go to the kingdom of God and live a happy and beautiful life?" Zuo Si questioned unceremoniously .

Ai LuoLin quickly shook her head and explained: "No, that's not the case.

The God of Suffering also preaches standing up to tyrants and believes that dying for a firm belief is an extremely honorable thing.

But he hates irresponsible violence.

Ilmat teaches us that if we want to rescue a group of slaves, we must consider how to enable them to survive in this cruel world after the rescue is completed.

Instead of letting them go and letting them fend for themselves after liberation.

If you can't do this, don't change the status quo easily.

Otherwise, reckless and impetuous actions may very well lead to the death of thousands of people.

That's not justice for him. "

"I see!"

A thoughtful look appeared on Zuo Si's face.

He suddenly realized that Ilmat's ability to become a popular and respected god among the poor and weak was probably inseparable from these interesting teachings.

In particular, the provision of giving help but not being eager to change the status quo is perfectly in line with the aspirations of most people at the bottom of society.

By encouraging each other, praying to God, and accepting donations and help from church pastors, no matter how difficult life is, people will not fall into despair.

In comparison, the teachings of other gods from the good camp, such as Tyr, the God of Justice, Tom, the God of Loyalty and Courage, and Lathander, the Lord of the Dawn, are too far removed from the bottom and seem a little too high-minded.

Just when Zuo Sisi was about to ask more about the Church of Ilmat, the God of Suffering, there was a sudden commotion in front of the caravan.

Immediately afterwards, a large group of dense goblins rushed out from the woods on both sides of the main road.

Behind them were a group of green-skinned orcs and gnolls with heads like hyenas.

These guys didn't even say a word of nonsense, they just started charging with strange screams.

Especially the gnolls, waving their tongues and saliva while running.

The sharp fangs and the black and red blood on his lips made people feel numb just by looking at them.

In addition, there are also some huge wargs in the monster team.

Ordinary people in the caravan had never seen such a scene before, and they were immediately frightened and jumped out of the carriage and ran away.

The mercenaries behaved quite calmly and immediately pulled the dozen or so cars around them into a circle.

It is planned to use these sturdy vehicles as cover to withstand the enemy's first attack.

As for Bernard, after discovering the danger, he immediately ran to Zuo Si and asked in a slightly trembling voice: "So... Sir Soth! What should we do now?"

"Don't panic! It's just a small scene."

With that said, eight more magic cards instantly appeared in Zuo Si's hand.

Four of them are the first-level [Greasmanship], and the other four are the second-level [Spider Web].

No hesitation!

He aimed directly at the areas directly in front and on both sides of the caravan that were under attack, and activated the magic stored in the card.

In the blink of an eye!

The goblin who was rushing at the front was hit by large oil stains and slides that suddenly appeared under his feet.

The orcs, gnolls, and wargs behind were not much better, and were all restrained in place by the sticky spider webs falling from the sky.