After getting the two treasures of Muk, the [Bow of Strong Arms] and the [Demon-Breaking Arrow], Zuo Si immediately led his men back to the inn.

As for the common goods in the warehouse, such as leather, grain, iron ingots, etc., which were inconvenient to carry, they were discarded on the spot like garbage.

Because this warehouse nominally belongs to another shell chamber of commerce.

Unless Muk himself showed up, it would be almost impossible for others to take all that cargo for themselves without alerting the dock managers and guards.

In addition, the goods were worth nothing compared to the magical items hidden here, so they simply gave up.

On the other hand, Ai Luolin also took the half-orc Rhett to the Church of the God of Suffering in the Mannon slums and asked the local priest to help perform a two-hour exorcism ceremony.

The two of them didn't return until nearly midnight and went to bed.

In this way, the caravan stayed in Mannon for only one night and set out on the journey again early the next morning.

Especially when the guards at the city gate saw that they chose to go north to Myratma, they looked at them as if they were a group of lunatics and fools.

There is even a little bit of sympathy and compassion.

Needless to say, these people didn't think the caravan could survive the ravages of the red dragon and the army of evil monsters.

Not to mention Mannon's guards, even Bernard himself felt a little unsure.

If Zuo Si hadn't given repeated assurances, he would definitely choose to stay and wait and see the situation.

Crossing the Agis River next to Manon strictly means leaving the land of Calimshan and officially entering the territory of the Kingdom of Tethyr.

However, the concept of borders between countries in the continent of Faerun is still in a very primitive and vague state.

Therefore, most of the border demarcations are not very clear.

In particular, there is a large alluvial plain that is fertile and suitable for farming in the area between the Agis River and the lower reaches of the Isis River estuary in the north.

After the collapse of the Shane Empire, the two countries had fought more than once for the control of this place.

But unfortunately, as the Kingdom of Tethyr has been plunged into unprecedented civil strife in the past decade or so, the lords of Mylatma have no spare energy to fight for this land.

They could only watch as the nobles who ruled Manon devoured this fertile granary bit by bit and established one large private estate after another.

Countless Tethyr civilians who were captured as slaves and sold here because of the war were busy harvesting one golden wheat field after another, facing the loess with their backs to the sky.

The cruel overseers wielded whips and beat slaves who they thought were not working hard or were lazy.

Whenever he saw these scenes, the Holy Knight Ai Luolin would subconsciously clench his fists, his eyes revealing undisguised anger, unwillingness and extreme disgust.

At this time, the conflict between her ideas of law and goodness was so obvious and intense.

To the extent that Zuo Si felt several times that this young girl would not be able to help but rush forward to kill all the slave owners and overseers, and then launch a vigorous movement to liberate slaves.

Of course, the price is that you will become a corrupted paladin.

In fact, similar situations have occurred more than once in the continent of Faerun.

This is why the number of holy knights is always so scarce.

After all, as long as one is alive, there will inevitably be times when one becomes impulsive and loses control.

For a paladin, such impulse often means making unforgivable mistakes and ultimately going astray.

But for some reason, Ai Luolin, who should be young and energetic, can always hold the bottom line at critical moments.

This was very interesting to Zuo Si, who had been observing secretly.

He even felt that it was because of some potential and qualities that Eloline was sent by the God of Suffering Ilmater to carry out the mission by his side.

"What held you back from liberating those who were forced into slavery?"

After leaving the endless golden wheat fields, Zuo Si immediately raised the questions that interested him.

Ai Luolin gritted her teeth and replied, “Because that is not in line with the teachings of the God of Suffering.

Enduring suffering is a noble act, and Ilmater is giving those poor people the courage to hold on.

Only when they persevere to the end will they be recognized by the God of Suffering and taken back to his kingdom to enjoy eternal peace and quiet.

"Oh? So according to you, these slaves should accept their fate of being enslaved and exploited while they are alive? And then pray that they can go to the kingdom of God after death to live a happy and beautiful life?" Zuo Si raised the question bluntly.

Ai Luolin quickly shook her head and explained: “No, it’s not like that.

The God of Suffering also preaches standing up against tyrants and believes that it is extremely glorious to sacrifice for one's firm beliefs.

But he hated the irresponsible use of violence.

Ilmater teaches us that if we want to rescue a group of slaves, we must consider how to enable them to survive in this cruel world after the rescue is completed.

Instead of just abandoning them after liberation and letting them fend for themselves.

If you can't do this, don't change the status quo easily.

Otherwise, reckless and hasty action could very likely result in the deaths of thousands of people.

That was not his idea of ​​justice.”

"I see!"

A thoughtful look appeared on Zuo Si's face.

He suddenly realized that the reason why Ilmater became a popular and respected god among the poor and the weak was probably related to these interesting doctrines.

In particular, the one about providing help but not rushing to change the status quo perfectly meets the wishes of most people at the bottom of society.

By encouraging each other, praying to God, and accepting donations and help from church pastors, even those with difficult lives will not fall into despair.

In comparison, the teachings of other gods of the good camp, such as Tyr, the god of justice, Torm, the god of loyalty and courage, and Lathander, the lord of the dawn, are too detached from the grassroots and seem a bit high and mighty.

Just when Zuo Sixiang was about to ask more about the Church of Ilmater, the God of Suffering, there was a sudden commotion in front of the caravan.

Immediately afterwards, a large group of goblins rushed out from the woods on both sides of the main road.

Behind them followed a group of green-skinned orcs and hyena-like gnolls.

These guys didn't even say a word, they just charged forward with strange screams.

Especially the werewolves, they kept their tongues and saliva flying as they ran.

The sharp fangs and the dark red blood stains on the lips made one's scalp tingle just by looking at them.

In addition, there were some huge wolves following in the monster group.

The ordinary people in the caravan had never seen such a scene before, and they were so scared that they immediately jumped off the carriage and ran away.

The mercenaries remained relatively calm, immediately pulling a dozen or so vehicles around them into a circle.

The plan was to use these sturdy vehicles as cover to hold off the enemy's first round of attack.

As for Bernard, he ran to Zuo Si as soon as he discovered the danger and asked in a trembling voice: "Sir...Sous! What should we do now?"

"Don't panic! It's just some minor scenes."

As he spoke, eight magic cards suddenly appeared in Zuo Si's hand.

Four of them are first-ring [Grease Magic], and the other four are second-ring [Spider Web Magic].

Without any hesitation!

He aimed directly at the areas in front and on both sides of the caravan that were under attack and activated the magic stored in the cards.

In the blink of an eye!

The goblin who was rushing in the front was sliding down the slide because of the large oil stains that suddenly appeared under his feet.

The orcs, jackals, and wargs behind were not in a much better situation, and were also bound to the spot by the sticky spider webs that fell from the sky.

(End of this chapter)