Chapter 167: Let the People Be Grateful to Us? What's the use of that?
But when this idea was spoken, the little fox poured a bucket of cold water on himself, "Master, your idea is very good. But the concubine can't do it! The little fox's words reminded Raphael that the concubine couldn't do .jpg.
"Why?" It stands to reason that his idea is completely feasible in terms of execution, and the little fox's explanation made Raphael understand that his idea was indeed a bit overthinking.
First of all, if a creature stays in the illusion for too long, it will be assimilated by the power of the illusion itself. To put it simply, you'll eventually become a fantasy creature! In other words, these ogres will eventually become part of the Little Fox's Fantasy, and they will be able to enhance the Little Fox's Illusion! According to the words of the little fox, if someone enters the illusion and chooses to practice, if they can't get out, they won't die, and even their bodies will be brought into the illusion and become a part of it!
Of course, if the time is well controlled, there will be no problem of transmogrification, after all, there are also learning illusions created by the druids, just like the one that Tiffany entered in the first place.
Of course, the little fox didn't deceive Raphael, just like when she summoned Kang Lao, these ogres can also be summoned by the little fox to fight, and the abilities they have will not disappear, but the power will be suppressed by the main plane and become similar to the strength of the little fox, and the number will also be controlled quantitatively, the stronger the creature will summon the less!
Raphael was intrigued by the question of whether the creatures in the illusion could grow and improve.
"Of course, the illusion is actually a world, and the people in it are no different from the creatures on the continent of Io, who will be born, old, sick and die, and the times will change. According to human beings, I am the supreme god in the illusion, so the illusion will become richer and more powerful as I ascend and absorb other illusions! Of course, those guys inside will also decide life and death because of my words! The little fox crossed his waist proudly, and had a look of praise on his face. After getting along for a while, the little fox also accepted Raphael, the bad guy who signed an unequal treaty with her!
"That's pretty impressive!" Raphael held the little fox in his arms and gently stroked her hair, which the little fox has been very fond of recently, because it is very comfortable!
Raphael thought about the little fox's words in his mind, he still knew very well how much ability the little fox received the illusion, after all, he had experienced it himself, if he helped the little fox build a powerful illusion, whether it was the illusion creatures in it to help him fight, or to trap the enemy when necessary, it was an excellent choice!
It did make Raphael a little intrigued, and it felt like class building in a strategy game, and it just so happened that SLG was Raphael's favorite. Think about it, when the time comes, there will be summoned creatures of the spell system, demonic creatures of demon warlocks and fantasy creatures of little foxes, and the picture of a group fight or something should not be too beautiful!
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Stanbeck City: The Lord's Mansion
"I think you should send an army to encircle and suppress these arrogant ogres, they have occupied the Ferguson Hills for too long, and the caravans below us are all very dissatisfied, if you think that the gold sol we provide is not enough, please say it bluntly, delay is not good for everyone, the goddess is very dissatisfied with your behavior!" A fat man in a splendid sacrificial robe spoke loudly, his hands and body covered with ornaments, as if he were just a counter displaying ornaments.
Temples to the goddess of wealth and trade are usually found in these port cities, because trade is often the most developed in these places, and merchants who transport goods by land and water will pay more attention to these cities, just because the volume of trade in these cities is amazing! That's why businessmen often say, "Mastering the waterways is equivalent to mastering more than half of the world's wealth!" ”
Because you will find more wealth on the sea, underwater ruins, treasures, **, and underwater caves may contain coveted treasures! Therefore, although there are too many dangers at sea, it still attracts groups of seafarers and pirates to enter it. Some people get rich, and some people suffer, and it is an iron law that crisis and opportunity coexist on the sea!
"Walter sacrifice, it's not that we don't want to encircle and suppress these ogres, the main thing is that the situation at sea is not optimistic recently, those sea creatures keep harassing the merchant ships at sea, and we can't spare so many manpower to encircle and suppress." City Lord Franklin wiped the sweat on his face, many times the city lord who serves the country like them is so difficult to behave, and he can't do whatever the temple says, which will make the royal family's face unbearable. But it is not possible to completely ignore the words of the temple, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the gods. It's hard to do both!
"And I also posted a conscription order, let the mercenaries in the city go to investigate, and I will definitely be able to give a good answer to the temple!" Franklin has been annoyed lately, the ogres of the Ferguson Hills attacked the caravans on the land route as if they had made an appointment, and those Mugel marauders in the sea also attacked the merchant ships on the sea route every day, making Franklin sad for a long time without a good night's sleep! The loss of caravans and merchant ships has reduced the tax revenue of Stanbeck City, and if it can't be solved, a large part of this year's tax revenue will inevitably be vacated, and he may have to step down from the duties of the city lord at that time!
After all, the tax revenue of Stanbeck City has shown a downward trend over the years, and the people above are already very dissatisfied with this situation, if they can't make the tax revenue show signs of recovery this year, the position of the city lord of Stanbeck City may have to be replaced!
That's why Franklin would wipe his sweat again and again when he listened to Walter's sacrificial words, and if it wasn't for the temple secretly supporting him some Kinsol over the years, he might have said goodbye to this position a long time ago. So naturally he can't offend this gold owner, and he is counting on the goddess of wealth and trade to give him some support!
"Franklin, we also know your difficulties, the goddess is generous, so we are willing to provide 50,000 gold soles to help you solve this matter, I hope you don't disappoint the goddess!" The Walter priest took out a few tickets from his bosom as he spoke, this thing is a special coin made by the Temple of Trade and Fortune for the convenience of trading, and it has the special divine power blessing of the Temple of Trade and Wealth, which is difficult to impersonate!
However, almost all of the people who can use this thing are those big businessmen, ordinary people can't use it, and the nobles prefer the gold sol one by one, after all, the coins are still not as good as the wonderful feel of the gold sol in the hand!
The lowest value of these tickets is more than 1,000 gold soles! And the one in Walter's sacrificial hands is ten thousand.
"Praise the goddess, I will definitely give the goddess a good explanation!" Franklin was also relieved, and he could have 50,000 gold soles, and this crisis should be able to pass. Respectfully sending the Walter sacrifice into the carriage of the temple, Franklin hurriedly issued the corresponding decree.
"Is it worth it to give this man so much kinsol?" In the carriage of the temple, a very young-looking temple priest asked.
"Of course, the obstruction of the business road is not only a matter of Franklin, but also a matter that is not good for the goddess, and I hope that the business road can be smoothed quickly compared to this money!" The priest Walter picked up the cup made of gold on the table, poured a full glass of wine into it, and the aroma immediately wafted out of the golden glass, and he took a beautiful sip.
"We can do this in the name of the goddess, can't we? Why let this man take advantage? The young temple priest nodded at Walter's words, and then went on to express the doubts in his heart.
"Yes, we can help Franklin in the name of the Temple, but what's the use? Let the people be grateful to us? What's the use of that? Remember, 10,000 civilians are no match for the wealth and most important power in the hands of a single ruler! The Kinsol that a person in power can earn for us will be the Kinsor that a commoner can earn for several lifetimes! Franklin has brought us more wealth than you can imagine, otherwise why would the temple fill the bill for him every year? Walter seemed to have said so much at once, and took another sip of wine.
"Are we stupid? Are we wronged? Of course not! The advantage of this is that we can have more rights, everything in the slums is under our control, why don't those nobles dare to speak up? Isn't it because Franklin is pressing on their heads? So, if the right can be exchanged for more Kinsol, we just cut off a small corner and get a whole plate of delicious food, right? The priest smiled and watched the sun set over the calm sea, and everything seemed so calm. Nothing seemed to affect his pleasant mood at the moment.
The young priest bowed his head thoughtfully and pondered Walter's words.
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Franklin was already in a hurry after getting this gold sol, and more generous commissions were posted on the billboard outside the city lord's mansion, and at the same time, his henchmen also went to the mercenary union to release the relevant tasks, everything seemed so orderly!
It has been two days since Raphael and others entered Steinbeck City, and on the way they met several unsightly ogres who were beaten by Raphael and could not take care of themselves and were included in the illusion by the little fox, and the good news is also there, that is, the little fox successfully transformed the previous three ogres, and opened up a special place for them to recuperate, and when Raphael captured some female ogres, they would be able to reproduce!
"Magician, we're here!" The caravan leader said respectfully to Raphael, and there was a kind of relaxation and pleasure in his tone, entering Steinbeck City meant that they were out of danger and safe. Raphael looked at the harbor city, its high walls, mossed beneath them, and where he could smell the salty smell coming from the sea.
The soldiers defending the city looked at the caravan in the distance with some surprise, after all, they hadn't seen a caravan for a long time!
"Stop!" The soldiers guarding the city came forward for a routine inspection, but it was just a slight glance, after all, there are few contrabands in this kind of harbor city, especially the temple has mastered the meridians of the slums, and there has already been a message from above, as long as there is a caravan certificate, it will be allowed to pass, which has improved their welfare benefits a lot, so no one will touch this mold, who will not get along with money?
However, some soldiers asked the caravan leader in a loud voice, "Those ogres in the Ferguson Hills have stopped?" ”
"No, we met several times on the road, but fortunately, the mercenaries hired this time are excellent, so there is no danger!" The leader of the caravan did not reveal Raphael's identity, after all, such characters did not seem to like his identity to be known, as if they had not met an ogre, they had no idea that the young nobleman was a magician. Therefore, the caravan leader will naturally not be bored with himself.
"Really? Then you're in luck! The city lord issued a notice to exterminate the ogre, if you are interested, you can go to the front of the city lord's mansion to have a look, tsk, that reward is really a lot, killing an ogre will have a reward of two hundred gold soles. If it weren't for my lack of strength, I would have wanted to try my luck! The defender nodded at this, and then continued. There was envy and yearning in his tone, after all, such a reward could be worth his salary for several years!
Listening to the soldier's words, everyone was a little surprised, but they were relieved to think about it, after all, if the ogre had been occupying the Ferguson Hills, then the loss would definitely exceed the reward of two hundred gold soles and one ogre!
Raphael followed the caravan into the city walls, the city's houses were relatively low, and the material should have been built with a mixture of sand, which looked quite exotic. With a pergola in front of the houses along the way, and a series of shops under them, it seems that this harbor city is really not short of trade!
Raphael rode on the little red horse with great interest and watched the things these people were selling, and the things on the stalls were also strange, there were everything, I don't know how old the broken teacups were, the black stones, the rusty iron swords, armor, and bones on them, as if entering a historical museum!
As far as Raphael knows, this is a gambling transaction, the price is uniform, ten gold soles one, if you are lucky, you can get a treasure far more than ten gold soles, if you are unlucky, it may be a garbage goods that can't even sell a copper sol!