Chapter 217: The Prologue Begins
“...... What's going on?"
The maid looked at the black dragon and the goddess, and her heart was already prepared, "Seth, tell me what the situation is in the Atoso Mountains. ”
She already knew about the wild goblins, and Cervantes had sent the news back before she left for the Atoso Mountains, so she was more concerned about the situation in the Atoso Mountains now.
However, judging from Latinia's reaction, I am afraid that the situation is not optimistic.
"First of all, there is the problem of 'elemental imbalance', which can already be felt in the Grim Wind Leader, on the outskirts of the Black Forest, in the area I explored, there is also an area where negative energy gathers, you should know this. But in the Atoso Mountains, the imbalance of the elements is even more severe......"
Cervantes spoke of what he had seen in the Atoso Mountains, and the maid and the goddess of fortune had always had a gloomy face, especially when he spoke of the 'common falcon' that was larger than him.
They already knew that there were almost no ordinary creatures in the Atoso Mountains, after all, the Atoso Mountains were not uninhabited, but when an 'ordinary falcon' was larger than Cervantes', it was a little unimaginable for them.
When Cervantes talked about the 'astral whale' he had seen, the maid subconsciously remembered the 'astral creature' that the old duke had mentioned, but the next second she denied it.
It is certain that there are astral creatures in the Atoso Mountains, but what the old duke saw was definitely not the 'astral whale', otherwise he would not have used the word 'probably' to describe what he saw, and the old duke was just guessing at the time, if it was really the astral whale, then the old duke would be able to use a declarative sentence.
This is already the case in the middle of the Atoso Mountains alone, and the 'Inland Sea' is presumably even more terrifying, so it's no wonder that even the gods with weak divine power don't dare to set foot in that place easily.
But even in the middle of the Atoso Mountains, there aren't many creatures that threaten Cervantes' life, which is a bit of consolation.
"Trouble ......"
After listening to Cervantes's story, the maid sighed with an ugly face, "Most of the people in the Sorrowful Wind Territory have some monsters' bloodline, and if they can't stop the infection of chaos magic, they may have problems." ”
Hearing this, the goddess of wealth's face changed.
She just remembered this incident, she had noticed it before, and later the maid also explained to her that this was when the Kolo Kingdom was in crisis, and the civilians of the Sad Wind Territory had nothing to eat, so the old duke rushed into the Black Forest with a team of knights, and killed the monsters and monsters in it, and the civilians of the Sad Wind Territory survived that difficult period by relying on those meats, so the civilians of the Sad Wind Territory were stronger than the civilians in other places.
In the past, this was an advantage, and because of this, the name of the Sorrowful Wind Leader was able to resound throughout the Kolo Kingdom today, but now, it may have turned into a disadvantage.
If they can't resist the infestation of chaos magic, then many civilians may have irreversible mutations.
What used to be a boost has now become a 'ticking time bomb'!
"'Lost Lock'......" the maid took a deep breath, "I need to lay a 'Lost Lock' in the Sad Wind Collar, a 'Lost Lock' that is even bigger than Greenridge's!"
"I don't trust those nobles, so I need your help. With that, the maid turned to look at Latinia.
The goddess of wealth frowned and bowed slightly, "If you need it......"
"Listen to me first!"
The maid rudely interrupted the goddess of fortune, stood up irritably, and paced in front of the window.
"Do you know what I'm going to ask you to do? I'm going to make you give up all the temples, I'm going to get you the 'contracted' priesthood, I'm going to tie the Church of Wealth to the Winds of Sorrow completely—do you dare to say that after hearing what I'm saying now?"
The maid glared angrily at the silent goddess of fortune, until she smiled again and bowed her head—
"If you need it!"
Serena's mouth opened and closed, and the words she had prepared were blocked in her throat, and only one sentence was squeezed out: "...... Are you crazy?"
"If only that were the case, at least I wouldn't have to suffer anymore. ”
The Goddess of Fortune shrugged, "If you want to do something, hurry up and get everything done before I regret it, so that even if I regret it, it's useless." ”
"I've already made a desperate bet to leave the Tempest, where else can I go?, and this is a 'world-class disaster', no matter where I flee, I can't hide from it, so it's better to put all my chips on the Tempest......" The Goddess of Fortune chuckled, "I'm very optimistic about the Tempest Leader, Sera!"
If you can only 'share blessings and blessings', but you can't 'share difficulties and difficulties', then how can you be considered an 'ally'?
The goddess of wealth is optimistic about the Sad Wind Leader because she is optimistic about Serena, if there is no 'Serena' person, she will definitely not be optimistic about this place, but there is no 'if' in the world.
"And, since you already have a plan, you must have a solution. The goddess of wealth smiled confidently, "I believe in my feelings, my feelings will not go wrong, even if there is no temple, even if the Church of Wealth is completely tied to the Sorrowful Wind Collar, as long as we are still 'allies', then you will not let me lose my faith, you say, am I right?"
The anger on the maid's face subsided, and she sat back in her chair and smiled at the goddess of wealth, "Of course! I have long been prepared, I will let everyone who wants to make money believe in you spontaneously - as long as you can obtain the priesthood of the 'contract'!"
"'Contract'?"
The Goddess of Wealth had been curious from the beginning, why did she have to obtain the 'contracted' priesthood?
"You are a friend of a businessman, you are a protector of wealth, and what a businessman is most afraid of is not losing all his money in business, but of the contract, the contract being torn up. Just like the aristocracy, they often tear up the contract unilaterally without any reputation, and the contract is actually useless in this world, but only gives the merchant a psychological comfort. As the goddess of wealth, you only protect wealth and control trade, but you don't do anything about it, how can it be justified?"
The maid pointed to the goddess of wealth who was a little stunned, "You should not only 'protect wealth', but also give rewards to the 'reputable' and punish the 'untrustworthy', so as to get involved in the 'contracted' priesthood." When the contract is guaranteed to be executed 100%, then the merchant's enthusiasm for trade will be even higher, and after that, you will be able to use this as a step to the position of 'powerful power'. ”
"'Credit' can become a kind of 'wealth', and people with 'credit' can borrow from you - you should know what 'loan' means - the amount of 'credit' also represents how much a businessman can borrow from you, and if they have enough principal, then they may earn more, which is a good way to develop their own industry. 'Credit' not only represents the amount of 'loan', but also serves as a measure of 'loan repayment period', which is a way to stimulate business development, so it is imperative to obtain a 'contract' priesthood. ”
As she spoke, the maid tapped her index finger on her desk, "And, if you can do this, then it will be much easier to 'issue banknotes', because the use of 'banknotes' is, to some extent, inseparable from 'contracts', and if you have enough credibility, then you may be able to issue banknotes outside of the Sadwind Collar within a few years, and I believe you also know the potential of 'banknotes'." And all of this is premised on you obtaining the 'contract' priesthood!"
Listening to the maid's analysis and explanation, it took a long time for the goddess of wealth to come back to her senses from her contemplation.
"It's ......"
After holding it for a long time, the goddess of wealth held back a sentence: "Great!"
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