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Inside the city of Ariel, there was a tense atmosphere everywhere.

After Wam's caravan entered the city, he found that the prices of various commodities had risen much more than before. The blankets, rye, and even the eggs of one-legged birds he brought were all sold out within three days after entering the city.

Ariel City has changed from its previous stingy image. From the city lord down, including ministers, generals, and even ordinary citizens, they all sway gold coins and precious stones. All caravans passing through the city, unless they are completely useless Goods, everything else will be bought.

Wam sold out all the goods, poured out the gold and precious stones in his pocket, picked up a gold coin, squinted his eyes, and a look of suspicion flashed across his young face.

What does Ariel City want to do?

Even if a war is to be waged, the purchased goods are enough, but the Ariels seem to have no intention of stopping at all.In the past few days in Ariel City, Wam noticed that at least six of the ten northern caravans would sell out their goods in Ariel City, especially the caravans transporting salt and spices.If you don't accept the price proposed by the Ariel, a knight will come to you soon, with a knife resting on your neck, do you want to die if you don't nod?

Strictly speaking, such an act would not do much harm to most merchants. Trading in Ariel City, as long as the price is right, not only avoids the danger of going deep into the eastern desert, but many people also make a lot of money.After selling out this batch of goods, I immediately returned to the north to buy the next batch, and another large sum of gold was credited.

But it may not be the case for other tribes in the east.

The goods from the north are monopolized by Ariel City, especially the salt and spices that are not produced in the east. After a long time, life will be quite sad.Although there are still sea people in the south, compared with the merchant people in the north, the sea people seldom go deep into the eastern continent, and only the cities and tribes on the southeastern border benefit.

Isn't Ariel City afraid of causing public outrage?Moreover, where did Santo Ariel get so much gold and precious stones?

Wam couldn't figure it out, even if he found doubts, he kept trying to figure it out, but in the end he was at a loss.But one thing is, once Ariel City is determined to monopolize the trade in the Northeast and intercept most of the northern caravans, it will cause great losses to Wam. After all, the goods he wants are not in Ariel City, but in the deserted city.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Wam no longer deliberately kept a distance from the knights in the team, showing a look of nothing to do with himself, but expressed his thoughts, and asked the knights to send the news to He Ning .Protecting the business from being destroyed and passing on some news to the other party did not break the rules that the merchants have respected for generations.

There is another important reason for Wam to make up his mind. The actions of Ariel City will definitely anger many people. If there is no strong support behind them, these Ariel people are simply trying to die.I still feel like I didn't die fast enough.

As for the one who can support the Ariels, I am afraid only the Temple of Otiramus.

But is it enough to have a temple?Regardless of what happened in the east, in the north, as the years passed, the oracle issued by the temple has gradually lost its effectiveness.Interest is the eternal belief of business people.

Wamu put down the gold and picked up a gem, a black gem the size of a fingernail, which reminded Wamu of those black eyes.

The existence of He Ning will definitely shake the status of the Temple of Otiramus, maybe someday in the future, or maybe tomorrow.

Ariel City, Pulan City, the Temple, the new oracle, everything he saw and heard from the deserted city, all gathered together, the young businessman was shocked, and finally grasped the most critical point, and his heart suddenly became clear.

The opportunity to revive the Sotira family is already in front of them!

Want to catch it?

No, it must be caught!

Believe in the gods and be loyal to the true oracle.

Wamu smiled, clenched the gem tightly, called a loyal servant, and whispered a few words in his ear.The servant nodded solemnly, and after saluting, he exited Wamu's tent and walked towards the knights' camp.

An hour later, two goshawks fluttered their wings from the camp and flew into the sky, with a long cry, they disappeared into the clouds.

The knights in Ariel City didn't notice what happened in the caravan at all, and even if they did, they wouldn't deliberately check.During this period of time, more and more caravans stayed in Ariel City. Many caravans used birds to deliver messages. Although there were few goshawks, it was not that there were no goshawks.

The knights who were in charge of patrolling outside the city just looked up at the sky and didn't care anymore.

If they knew that this negligence would bring terrible disaster to the city of Ariel and themselves, they would definitely not be careless, and they would definitely draw their longbows immediately and kill all the goshawks flying from the Wam caravan. shoot.

It's a pity that there are thousands of goods in the world, but there is no medicine for regret.

While retaining the caravan, Ariel City summoned more tribal fighters, and bought many vassal tribes from other cities with the goods in their hands. Unwilling to change course, they could only buy ridiculously expensive salt.Under various means, almost all the nearby tribes suffered, and most of the tribes were forced to bow their heads.

The city lords who are not as strong as Ariel City dare not speak out. They are constantly being weakened, but Ariel City is growing stronger. They may not be the opponents of the Ariel people when they unite. What's more, there is Otiram standing behind Ariel City. Shrine.

Someone recalled that not long ago, several cities in the east formed an alliance. If it hadn't been vacillating at that time, with the foreign aid of Pulan City, Ariel City wouldn't be so unscrupulous, right?

The two city lords who lost the most were unwilling to surrender to Ariel City like the other city lords, so what if they had the support of the temple?So what if it is powerful?I won't buy it even if I beat him to death!

Dozens of goshawks and raptors flew out of the city at the same time, and the two city lords made up their minds that they would not bow to Ariel even if they kissed Moody's cape!

At this time, Pulan City is preparing for another celebration.

On the day He Ning arrived in Pulan City, a heavy rain poured down.The priest who was criticized by He Ning for not being "professional" at the Tenshen Festival boarded the altar, offered one hundred cows and three hundred sheep to the gods, and at the same time announced loudly to the Hepulan people that the oracle had really come!

Rumors cannot be trusted by everyone. The great witch Otiramus also claimed to pray to the gods for rain. What happened?

When rumors become reality, everything is different.

Several heavy rains in succession turned the creek outside the city into a river, and the low-lying areas spread into a swamp country.The arid sandy land was soaked by rain, and countless grasses and flower buds grew overnight, just like a large grass blanket was spread outside the city of Pulan.

Groups of triangular sheep and short-horn cattle are scattered in the pasture, greedily gnawing on the fresh green grass. The shepherds ride on camels and drive the herds with long whips. They still can’t believe what they see, for fear that it will pass overnight. The grassland will turn into a piece of yellow sand again, and all the beauty is just a dream of oneself.

Boom!

Dark clouds gathered, lightning pierced the sky, thunder roared, and a heavy rain fell again.Wiping away the rain that dripped on his cheeks, the shepherd jumped off the camel and prayed to the god with the most devout gesture.

"Thank the gods, thank the oracle for coming! Thank you for blessing Aram, and blessing the city of Pulan!"

On the altar in the city, the rain washed away the blood left by the slaughtered cattle and sheep. The priest raised his dagger, and the blood mixed with the rain was flowing on his arm.Amidst the sound of the drums, he stomped on his feet vigorously and chanted shamanism loudly, his voice getting louder and louder, as if an invisible force gathered above the altar, roaring like a giant beast.

Gradually, the thunder dissipated, the lightning stopped, the rain became smaller, and the chanting of the sacrifice also came to the end, stopping abruptly after a long tone.

The sound of the drums continued, and the priest bent down respectfully, holding the dagger in both hands, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

With the cool wind blowing after the rain, the young man with black hair and black robe walked up to the altar along the stone steps, his robes were sweeping the floor, with silver shamanism embroidered on the cuffs and hem of his clothes.

The priest hung his head lower, respectful and fearful.

The drum beat finally stopped, and the moment He Ning stood still, the sun penetrated the clouds and fell on the altar, the black silk-like hair fluttered in the wind, and the golden hair was strung between the foreheads, entwined with silver chains and precious stones, The black jewel-like eyes set off, becoming deeper and deeper, like a bottomless pool.

He is He Ning, and he is also a great witch who has inherited thousands of years of inheritance.

Under the sun, on the altar, the black-haired witch was surrounded by a golden light, and the silver earrings turned into a scepter. With one arm raised high, a huge figure flew from the sky, with scales like black jade, sharp With sharp teeth and sharp claws, the green lizard flapped its wings, setting off a gust of wind, and finally stopped above the altar.

In the golden light from the scepter, He Ning slowly rose from the altar and landed on the green lizard's back.It took He Ning a lot of effort, but for the sake of the scene effect, He worked hard!

The green lizard took He Ning to a high place, and a gust of wind blew up around the altar, many people subconsciously closed their eyes.

When it opened again, a slender figure was standing on the back of the green lizard, with flying black hair, drooping eyes, and the robe was billowed by the wind, like a god.

"Oracle!"

The priest yelled out tremblingly, waking up the Pulan people who were so shocked by the scene in front of them that they had forgotten all.

"Oracle!"

"God!"

Exclamations sounded one after another, reaching the climax when Moody and Black Lizard appeared.

The roar of the black lizard echoed the cry of the green lizard in the sky. As for what they were "communicating", only they knew.

Moody stood on the back of the black lizard, holding a golden scepter in his hand. He was wearing a pure white robe with golden shaman script embroidered on the cuffs and belt. Black hair was intertwined in the golden braid hanging down his waist. It makes people think about it.

"May the gods bless Pulan!"

The cheers became louder and louder. After the Tenjin Festival, another miracle came to the city of Pulan, the oracle showed up in public, and everything spread by the Temple of Otiramus will be completely erased from the hearts of Pulan people.

There were not only cheering voices in the crowd, but dozens of figures with headscarves covering their faces clenched their fists and bit their lips gloomily at this moment.

They are witches.

Otiramus's tentacles can't reach into Pulan City, but he can find ways to control the tribes that are vassals of Pulan City.

With more and more vassal tribes, the number of witches gathered outside the city has reached more than a hundred.The action of arresting the witches in the city of Bitiya has long aroused their vigilance, but with the order of the temple, they must come here no matter how reluctant they are.

If the witches had fantasies and luck before, thinking that Modi would not break up with the temple so quickly, the scene just now has completely torn their fantasies and luck to pieces.

"Oracle!"

Even if they did not publicly declare the name of the Great Witch, from today onwards, the Puran people's belief is no longer the Temple of Otiramus.

The witches left Chengnai in fear, returned to the tribe, and stayed in the tent. The worry and panic made them forget to send the news immediately, so what if it spread?The big witch is still in a coma, and the temple is busy fighting for power. Even Siculus of Bitia can't deal with it, let alone the stronger Mudi!

After thinking about it, many priestesses still "dutifully" sent their confidantes to send the news back to the temple.These people were not blocked, and with them, the news of the oracle's arrival could spread faster.If the temple takes any action because of this... Even better, it will not only help He Ning, but also help Modi. In order to protect the oracle and attack the cities and tribes loyal to the temple of Otiramus, he will definitely come out famous.

The lord of Hoshim City continues to be obsessed, and his territory and subjects will soon be included in the territory of Pulan City.

After nightfall, the herdsmen who witnessed the second coming of the oracle returned to the camp outside the city. No one could fall asleep. In the tents and around the campfire, everyone was talking about the heavy rain for days, the verdant pastures and what brought it all. rather.

The witches did not show their faces, and even through the tent, they could hear the voices of the herdsmen, as if they could see the eyes of the herdsmen constantly drifting towards the tent, with ridicule and contempt, and no longer any piety and awe.

The nomads stayed up all night, and so did the witches.

The former is joy and excitement, while the latter is anxiety and worry.

The next day, in the name of the direct bloodline of the royal family of Aram and the lord of the eastern desert, Mudi Pulan issued an order to all the tribes who were vassals of Pulan, "By the oracle, expel all witches!"

No overt reference to the 400-year lie that the Temple of Otiramus has spun, the toughness speaks for itself.

The Taiya tribe was the first to do it. With the first one, there will be the second, and the third... Soon, the chiefs and elders of the tribes outside the city unanimously decided to follow the order of the city lord to expel the people in the tribe. Miko and everyone closely related to the temple!

"No, you can't treat us like this!"

The priestesses of hundreds of tribes plus the people who are loyal to them are quite a force, but under the long swords of knights and tribe warriors, this power is insignificant.

The only thing the witches can do is to reprimand, curse, or even curse.

The priestesses who made the most noise were also the oldest and most powerful in the tribe. The spokesmen of the temple who could stand up to the patriarch were immediately arrested by the knights and brought into the city. No news came out again.

Their best end is to be with Danda in the dungeon.

Mu Di did not show up, and the minister Musha came outside the city with the order of the city lord. The intention was very simple. The order of the city lord of Pulan City must be implemented. Those who disobey, the example is right in front of us!

The tribal chiefs and elders no longer hesitated. It was useless to persuade them with good words, so they directly expelled them by force!

Compared with angering Mudi and losing the protection of Pulan City, the patriarchs and elders would rather fight against the temple.What's more, there is already an oracle in Pulan City, an oracle who can really bring rain and prosperity!They will never suffer.

"You will be punished by the gods!"

120 The three priestesses rode on camels, leaving behind the most vicious curse, and left the clan with their servants who were loyal to them.

From now on, there will be no more Otiramus witches in the territory of Mudi Pulan.

When the news reached the city of Bithia, Siculus immediately summoned the ministers and generals. He was sure that war would break out soon.Maybe only in the east, or it could spread across the entire continent.

"Aran will be different from this moment!"

After careful consideration, several city lords allied with Pulan City issued the same order as Modi one after another, expelling all Otiramus witches, and all the envoys sent by the temple were also turned away.

Since you want to tear your face apart, do it thoroughly!

He Ning stood on the third floor of the City Lord's Mansion and looked into the distance. The news from Ariel City came back. Pulan City had begun to gather troops, and the cities allied with each other continued to send envoys. The flames of war in the eastern continent were about to ignite.

Having lost its devout believers, the Temple of Otiramus, whose cornerstone is the blood and heart of the Great Witch, has deceived the mainland for 400 years with lies, and is about to lose its last soil and collapse completely!