In New Silvermoon City, on the high platform of the City Hall, Erastrio was wearing a small crown and a gorgeous cloak, leaning on the railing with both hands, looking at the turmoil in the city at this time, with a wry smile on his face .
"Your Majesty, did you hear that? This is the mournful cry of the whole city..."
An old man with the appearance of a scholar adjusted his glasses on the side.
"I hear...but what else is there to do?"
Alaszhuo turned his head, his wry smile disappeared, and changed into a resolute look: "My people are afraid of the ferocity of the orcs, and my back cannot be protected by the princes of the Northland, and I even have to face their pressure." Under such circumstances, those chambers of commerce actually charged me ten times the purchase price! My God... I have already mortgaged the jewels in the crown, what else do they want?"
Ailas Zhuoyou said that the more angry she became, although she has two powerful divine powers to back her up, the God of Justice and the Goddess of the Magic Net, it is a pity that Tyre's church is not a rich person, and the Goddess of the Magic Net must also take care of other places in the mainland. has limited support.
Even with the thick thighs of the church, what the Silver Moon Alliance is facing now is an entire orc empire!
The consumption caused by the preparations for the war is simply not something Alustri and the nobles of the Northland who have lost everything can afford.
This battlefield has been a battle between Mystra and the orc pantheon from the very beginning!
It's a pity that the goddess of the magic net is not the goddess of wealth. Without enough Kincro, it will not be able to attract enough adventurers and mercenaries, and it will not be able to equip the army with weapons and bread. People're willing to donate money and materials, and bring their own dry food to join the war, but facing the huge army of orcs, Alustrio still feels a deep chill.
"But... Your Majesty will offend the Church of Wealth by doing this. After all, those priests of Wealth are the backstage of the big business..."
The old scholar hesitated, and finally suggested.
"I can't help it..." Elastra spread his hands helplessly: "Ms. Wojin is an absolutely neutral god. It is even rumored that she has business in the Orc Empire. We can't expect the other party to help us directly... "
"And..."
Erastrix blinked at the scholar: "The paladins of the Church of Tire are in charge of the execution. We should feel relieved about their conduct, right? They won't wrong any good person..."
"But... I won't let any bad guy go, but businessmen are full of such people..."
The scholar sighed deeply in his heart, but he dared not speak out.
As Alastriol's deputy and consultant, after getting along for so long, he has fully understood that although Alastriel seems to have matured a bit after the extermination of the country, there is still no trace of innocence Variety.
"Also, the sage of Elminster has arrived, and it is said that he has a very good plan..."
The scholar flipped through the notebook and said to Alustri.
"That old pervert?" Alaszhuo looked disgusted.
"Please pay attention to your words, Your Majesty! You must pay attention to your image in public, and... the other party is still your adoptive father!"
The scholar's face blushed with embarrassment, and then reminded him seriously.
"Okay, okay, you can just send him away...just say I'm not here!" Alastriol waved his hand, opened a portal and left, leaving the scholar with a wry smile...
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With the arrival of Elminster, an unwelcome guest, the previous discussions between Alustriel and the scholar came to an end.
It also makes them overlook that sometimes, even if a policy is formulated, the executors still have ways to modify it beyond recognition.
Although Elastra has greeted Rafiniya, he must maintain "necessary tolerance" for those big chambers of commerce with the background of the Temple of Wealth... Unfortunately, who are the paladins? If their granite-like heads know how to adapt, they will be truly haunted!
In particular, when searching the warehouse of a large chamber of commerce under the name of the priest of fortune, a paladin threw out the alignment identification with a twitching head, and found traces of evil, and after finally catching a demon, everything became impossible. packed up...
A storm of righteousness swept across New Silvermoon City, and the caravan under the Church of Fortune suffered heavy losses.
In order to obtain high profits and returns, those priests of wealth dare to do anything, even deal with the devil without fear!
The paladins, who had known this for a long time, had no better way to deal with them. It was not until they obtained the authorization of Alastriol that they finally started a big liquidation.
Several caravan chiefs who had relations with the devil were caught on the spot and sent to the stake after the trial. There were countless other businessmen who were convicted.
Soon, the residents of New Silvermoon City discovered that the scene on the street was completely clear. Not only did a large number of shops reopen, but those shopkeepers entertained every customer with a smile on their faces, for fear of getting complaints or condemnation, and then Was approached by a paladin.
In the dark, all the merchants were severely injured, and they cursed the paladins crazily, and Rafiniya held the top spot.
As night falls, ordinary people go to bed early, but many plans are still secretly going on.
Facing the huge loss, those wealth pastors seemed very wealthy and did not take it seriously.
With the Goddess of Wealth as their backstage, they indeed have this qualification! As long as Alaszhuo still has the most basic sense, he will compensate them for their losses, otherwise, they would dare to directly provide support and sell arms to the orcs!
The ones who have been hit the hardest and are on the brink of ruin are always only those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce and businessmen.
In the face of the raging tide, these unlucky ones without a foundation will always be the most severely damaged group, and they will even be directly annexed by large chambers of commerce, eating their blood and flesh.
Nien Chamber of Commerce.
The dim yellow oil lamps flickered, reflecting the pale faces of the principals of several chambers of commerce.
"Talking! What's the matter? I came here specially for today's matter!"
On the leopard-skin seat in the middle, an extremely charming young woman in her twenties and thirties asked directly.
The bodies of several principals trembled at the same time, and they didn't dare to look at each other more, as if the other party was some kind of scourge or poisonous scorpion.
"According to the requirements of those paladins... we are operating as usual today, and the price is still the same as before, without any increase. Therefore, we have been squeezed and snapped up, which caused us to lose about 1,500 Kincro, and it can be estimated that the amount will be tomorrow. It will continue to rise…”
One of the principals gritted his teeth and said directly.
For a medium-sized Chamber of Commerce like Nien, this loss can already be regarded as shocking.
"And... our secret transactions, once the paladins find out..."
The teeth of the other chief were chattering a little, and he collapsed on the ground: "Miss... Please, let us leave first..."
"Dreaming! Do you think we can escape now? Once our secret business is discovered, even the ends of the earth will not be able to escape those brainless pursuits, and even our family members will be harmed..."
There was cold air between the eldest lady's teeth. This cruel reality and future made others seem to have fallen into hell.
"Don't worry... I'm not completely unprepared this time. The elite of the family have all been brought here. As long as you hide it well and try to ship it as soon as possible, you will leave here immediately after the transaction is completed... as long as it succeeds, it's just a profit share." The achievement is enough for each of you to buy a huge manor in the south, and marry a little noble wife... Maybe a few generations later, you will really be able to produce a nobleman... "
Under the guarantee and temptation of the young woman, the complexions of the principals finally looked a lot better, at least they no longer looked so dead.
However, after they all left, a cloud of terror directly appeared on the young woman's face.
She first waited for a while until she was sure that the people around her had completely left before she came to the corner of the warehouse and groped for a mechanism.
After pulling the switch, the corner wall receded, revealing an underground passage.
Holding an oil lamp in her hand, the young woman walked directly into the basement and entered a narrow basement.
There was nothing else around, and a little bit of water vapor leaked out, making the ground slightly damp.
And in the center of the basement, there is a magic circle that has been outlined, rippling with strange light.
After inserting two high-energy crystals into the energy tank, the young woman took out a small silver mirror and placed it in the center of the circle.
"Zizi..."
After a burst of light and shadow trembled, a white-haired middle-aged man in a silver robe emerged from the mirror.
"Ania! What's the situation in New Silvermoon City?"
"Thanks to the blessing of the gods, our secret business has not been discovered, only a part of the surface goods have been lost..."
The young woman Ania frowned: "Besides, I have secured the principals, and there should be no risk of being discovered for the time being... Our time is running out, Father!"
"It's far worse than we thought..."
The face of the middle-aged man was so gloomy that water dripped down: "There is no news of the Berek I sent last time, and it seems that he has encountered disbelief. He has a lot of important information, and our secrets will be exposed at any time... When the time comes... , the Church of the God of Justice and Goddess of the Magic Net will not let us go..."
"The orcs are also not trustworthy, and the Black Blood tribe is even more so... Will we become rats shouting and beating on both sides?"
All the strength the young woman had pretended before collapsed, and she almost collapsed on the ground, with a desperate expression on her face.