Chapter 103 Chain Reaction (Fourth update please subscribe)
As a god symbolizing lies, deception, conspiracy, strife and death, Cyric’s believers and followers in Faerûn are undoubtedly a group of selfish people. A lunatic who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.
Especially his church, many of which are composed of former believers and followers of the "Three Gods of Death" who fell in the Year of Turmoil, namely Baal, the god of murder, Melkor, the god of death, and Bane, the god of tyranny. The priest came to seek refuge.
These people are originally full of contradictions, and each has his own small circle.
Let alone coordinating and cooperating with each other, it is lucky that they did not fight directly.
Members of some sects and organizations even compete with each other for leadership.
Murder, framing, framing, annexation...
Similar things happen almost every day.
And all this is exactly what Cyric, who advocates chaos, hopes to see.
Sometimes, in order to enjoy the wonderful performance of his followers fighting each other, he would even give two very high-status priests different or conflicting "revelation" and "oracles" at the same time.< br>
Then he sat next to him and watched the two sides beat each other to pieces.
Finally, coupled with some young people who are extremely thirsty for power or driven by ambition, the current chaotic situation of Cyric Church is formed.
So when the Cyric believers in Calimport learned that Malik, the elector, had lost a sacrifice intended for the "Lord of Lies", they immediately acted in unison.
Among them are members of the Thieves Guild, as well as some unscrupulous businessmen, adventurers and nobles.
Of course, their purpose was not to help Malik retrieve this item. Instead, they wanted to grab this item and then sacrifice it to Cyric in exchange for more power and power. benefit.
If possible, it would be best to replace Malik as the new chosen god.
As the followers of Cyric took action in unison, the good gods such as Ilmat, the god of suffering, Tyr, the god of justice, Heim, the god of guardians, and Lathander, the lord of the morning, were hostile to them. The church immediately heard the news and took action.
In addition, the old enemies, the Harpers Alliance and the Zhentarim, known as Faerûn's two "shit stirrups", have also inevitably begun a new round of open and covert fighting.
All of a sudden, under the cover of night, all kinds of intelligence spying, message passing, assassinations, and small-scale battles were staged one after another.
As the true behind-the-scenes ruler of the entire Calimshan, [Tangled Talisman] naturally cannot turn a blind eye to this.
At dawn, a detailed piece of information was sent to the "Lord of Talisman" Lagon.
After reading all the contents on the sheepskin, the Lich immediately asked in a playful tone: "What exactly is in that box? It actually made the people of Cyric Church so violent?"
"I don't know. But there is definite news that the contents of the box were fished out by a fisherman from Baldur's Gate Harbor near the mouth of the Chongsa River. Not long after he fished this thing out, His wife, children, relatives, and friends all died. Later, one of Malik's men happened to know something, and then bought him at a high price."
Ebeny Abo bought him intact. All the information collected was revealed.
"Interesting! Send someone to Baldur's Gate to investigate what is in the box. By the way, find out whose hands the box is in now." Ragon ordered without thinking.
Ebeni Arbor nodded quickly: "Understood! I will arrange for people to go to Baldur's Gate immediately. In addition - I have almost locked the target as to whose hands the box fell into."
"Oh? Who is it?" Lagun asked with interest.
“Yesterday at noon, Soth left the city gate with his little werewolves and went to a place in the wild to perform a magic ritual to control lycanthropy. He did not return to the hotel until nearly midnight. Do the math. Time, his suspicion is quite high. The most important thing is that he has the necessary power to do this."
Ebeny Abo carefully stated his speculation.
Since Zuo Si's route of action after arriving in Calim Port is always very single, and he almost never wanders around, it is easy to deduce where he is at what time.
And compared to those people or organizations who know nothing about it, [Entangle Talisman] is very aware of how dangerous this guy who looks like a ten-year-old boy is.
Not to mention anything else, the powerful magic equipment alone is enough to knock many self-proclaimed "experienced" and "powerful" adventure teams to the ground with explosive hammers.
What's more, Zuo Si is also very good at making and using poison. If he strikes first, the average team won't even have a chance to resist in front of him.
When Lagon heard these words, the two dim lights in his eyes flashed non-stop. It took a full minute before he spoke: "If the box is in Sos In his hands, this matter became particularly interesting. He would hide the news for now and wait until the third day after he and the caravan left Calimport before revealing it to the Harpers, the Zhentarim and the Cyric Church. .”
"As you wish!"
Ebeny Arbo bowed deeply with one hand on her chest, then turned around and touched the teleportation rune, and the whole person suddenly disappeared without a trace.
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At the same time, in the hidden hideout of the Harper Alliance branch in Calimport, several humans and half-elves also gathered under the statue of the goddess of magic, and there were heated discussions Regarding the changes in Cyric Church.
One of the male half-elves, whose age could not be seen, said in a very serious tone: "Everyone! I believe you all know it very well.
Since Cyric became a god, he and his followers have caused many terrible disasters, disputes and troubles in just two years.
Especially Malik, a voter with a business background, used deception and lies to establish a huge power in Calim Port.
Many illegal smugglers and thieves guilds have close contacts with him.
They even cooperated with some lords of the war-torn kingdom of Tethyr in the north and a few profit-seeking merchants in Amn to capture innocent poor people and civilians and sell them to Calimshan as slaves.
At the same time, assassinations are also frequently used to get rid of those righteous people who hinder their expansion of power.
So whatever Malik is plotting, we must thwart his plot. ”
“But what to do? We now don’t even know what his missing “goods” were. "Another human woman questioned.
Although members of the Harper Alliance often use methods such as assassination, in the final analysis they are still an intelligence organization.
In the absence of sufficient collection Without information, if you act rashly, you will most likely fall into a well-planned trap, or suffer violent retaliation from the enemy.
“Don’t worry about this.
I've sent word to the Askatra and Baldur's Gate branches.
They should investigate the whole matter soon.
Now, what we have to do is to destroy it without stopping.
Make sure that no matter what they try to do, they end up with failure. ”
When saying these words, the tone of the male half-elf was full of unquestionable determination.
"What about the Zhentarim? They will definitely intervene too!"
Another senior member of the Harpers who participated in the discussion raised his concerns.
But the half-elf male responded indifferently: "Don't worry! The Zhentarim in Calimport are in a fierce internal fight.
One of their two leaders surrendered Instead of Cyric, the other one continues to choose to serve Bane, the dead god of tyranny.
If nothing else, the guy who serves Bane, the dead god of tyranny, should be very happy to give up to another competitor. Create a little trouble
In addition, inform Khalid and Jaheira not to leave Calim Port yet.
We may need their power now. ”
(End of this chapter)