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Volume 1 Chapter 156 Daily life in the city, the world behind the sunshine

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    No one knows what the two sides discussed specifically next, but it is obvious that some interests were divided, and on the other hand, some conditions were put forward. The so-called negotiation is nothing more than this.

    When the controller of the dark world who hid himself behind the curtain left as quietly as he came, even though he knew very well that the other party must be within his sight, but when he stood on the open balcony  Looking up, the young magician regretfully found that it was still difficult for him to locate that charming body with his naked eyes alone.  Especially occasionally, as soon as his eyes fell on the other person, the other person seemed to notice it immediately. In the next second, he melted into the shadows and disappeared without a trace, and then appeared completely in another place.  Impossible places appeared, as if they were strangely transferred from one group of shadows to another.  .

    "Interesting, could this be a repayment for my previous illusion, or maybe it's just a simple demonstration." He patted the handrail of the railing lightly, and an inexplicable meaning appeared at the corner of Sebastian's mouth, "The shadow is jumping.  The abilityShadow Dancer is really rare."

    This contact with the Dark Dagger Society was not meaningless to him. At least, in the conversation with the charming woman who called herself Jarashi - the young magician would not be naive to believe that this was the other party's real name.  ¡ª¡ªHe at least had a general understanding of what this mysterious underground organization, which was first mentioned from Isabel's mouth, was doing.  Well, of course, if what he read about the other person's one-sided thoughts was true.

    Psychic power is different from arcane magic. Because it is pure psychic power, it does not require any external force. It does not require any weird casting materials or convoluted spells or precise gestures. If mages try to make similar  It is a concealed method of casting spells, but it is necessary to master the three super-magic skills of casting materials without materials, spell setting and silent spell casting at the same time.  Not only that, even if it is the same basic spell, the more metamagic techniques are combined with it, the more complex the structure of the spell itself becomes, and the more difficult it is to prepare it.

    for example.  A first-level spell magic missile, if the techniques of fixed and silent firing are added, it will be used without any warning.  But the difficulty of using it is completely comparable to the third-level fireball technique.  In other words, if you want to obtain completely concealed spell casting effects from simple spells that can be easily used by magic apprentices, you can only have this ability after being promoted to a formal magician.  therefore.  Metamagic techniques are usually only used by magicians on certain occasions and situations.

    As long as the person manifesting the power consciously suppresses it, the psychic power can usually be used without any external appearance. Whenever it is used silently, it can often achieve amazing results.  Unfortunately, the "reading of thoughts" that Sebastian has mastered is a fairly basic psychic ability.  Only superficial thoughts can be discerned. If you want to find out something, you usually need to interact with the other party and conduct various inducements through conversation.  In this aspect, Sebastian cannot be too abrupt, otherwise, no one who can stay in this industry for a long time is a fool, and the other party will inevitably notice it, and then there will be trouble.

    In the Kingdom of Delaware.  Use any detection magic on others without their permission.  It is considered an extremely rude behavior, especially between those strong men who hold power.  Once such behavior is discovered, it is often accompanied by violent conflicts and even bloodshed.  Even those paladins who are God's favorites, if they are naive enough to dare to use their god-given ability to detect evil and shine random photos at the lords, then no matter how much respect they have for the gods behind the paladins.  The lords of the kingdom dared to convict such arrogant people on the spot.

    In fact, this seemingly funny incident has not actually happened in history.

    The Kingdom calendar DC214, recorded according to the literature.  At the military meeting of Marquis Castel Talos, the minister who led the army to fight against the barbarians in the North, a volunteer led by the kingdom's widespread call - the "Glorious Waiter" of the god Heleus  The noble identity of the high-level paladin Faos is well known to everyone.  Serious differences arose with the Marquis over how to deal with large numbers of enemy prisoners.

    According to the minutes of the meeting, because the Marquis of Talos ordered the execution of all prisoners, including women and children, Faos showed obvious disgust at the time and loudly denounced the Marquis as an executioner and a murderer. Subsequently, the fierce argument between the two gradually escalated.  The high-ranking paladin who adhered to his lofty ideals finally publicly accused Marquis Talos of being tempted by the devil, and used his ability to detect evil on the latter on the spot.

    Even if it is out of consideration for the peaceful future of the kingdom, it is impossible for this kind of massacre to completely exterminate the tribes not to be called evil in the teachings of God Heleus. In fact, Marquis Talos has made similar decisions in the past.  Several times, so as expected, his body lit up with a faint light representing evil.Light red aura.

    "Shocked" by the "evilness" of Marquis Talos, Faos turned around and began to persuade others at the meeting to oppose the Marquis' order, and righteously demanded that the Marquis immediately go to the Temple of the Sun God to make deep repentance.

    Marquis Talos, who has always been decisive in his military career, responded simply and directly. He summoned teams of guards and ordered them to imprison Faos for the following crimes - according to strict laws, this is indeed not the case.  Wrong, it's just that we all know that the law is usually just a formality for the powerful people who are present.

    Unexpectedly, the Marquis would come up with such a move. Faos was shocked and resisted, and the situation suddenly became worse. In the end, he was outnumbered and forcibly subdued, put on anti-magic shackles, and was thrown into the water prison alive.  Prepare to choose a day for execution.

    After Faos¡¯s subordinates learned the news, they immediately contacted the local Sun God Church.  However, they were desperately told that due to the severe condemnation from the Church of the Noble God, the church could not provide much help.  In desperation, the subordinates of the glorious waiter had no choice but to sneak into the water prison on their own to try to rescue Faos.

    When Faos, whose supernatural abilities were blocked and unable to heal himself, and who had been in a state of embarrassment for several days, learned from his subordinates the reasons given by the church, he was incredulous at first, and then seemed to have a voice speaking to him.  With a mocking tone in his ear, he explained to him the darkness hidden under the table of the Glorious Church.

    The grand idea that he had worked so hard to build in his life completely collapsed at this moment. Under the mixture of grief and anger, this once extremely pious holy warrior shouted loudly at the ray of sunlight leaking through the gap above the water prison, leaving behind a religious legacy.  The most famous saying in history: "Eli, Eli! Lamas Sabathani?"

    What responded to him was not the kind words that God Heleus usually whispered in his ears. In the frightened eyes of his subordinates, the brilliance of divine grace in Faos that even his anti-magic stance could not suppress suddenly appeared in an instant.  Disappeared without a trace.  His whole body seemed to have been emptied out, and he fell limply to the ground.

    Yes, former paladin Faos.  This once glorious servant of glory, because he violated the code of conduct that any paladin must abide by, was tempted by the devil, and eventually fell

    The third day after that.  Faos was crucified on a wooden frame by Marquis Talos as a fallen person.

    Since then, the power of the lords has been greatly elevated, and the theocratic power of each church has been invisibly placed under the royal power in the Kingdom of Dravel.  Some people who watched the development of this incident also learned something more or less. The gods no longer touch the world personally.  The authority on this earth is in the hands of mortals.

    "For some people, this is good news, isn't it?" Sebastian knocked on the guardrail and thought happily, "But my mind wandered too far, so let's go back to the matter at hand.  "

    ??Dark Dagger Club, just listen to the name.  You know it must not be an aboveboard organization.  Yes, it is a thieves union whose sphere of influence spans several counties and almost covers the entire province, but it is not a traditional one.

    Of course, not all members of the Thieves Guild are thieves, and not every thief belongs to a certain union.  Generally speaking, though, a thieves' guild is organized much like an artisans or merchants' guild.  The goal of the traditional Thieves Guild is to get rich.  The means used are simple and direct.  The union leaders divided their members according to their professions - pickpockets, burglars, robbers, etc., and subdivided the establishments within their sphere of influence.  Each is placed in the hands of capable leaders.  By tailoring criminal conduct, union leaders can make it difficult for law enforcement officials to know who is responsible.  By assigning the right members to each task, they can ensure that criminal operations are both successful and profitable.  Sharing information also increases the efficiency of all guild members. When a robber is planning an escape after a heist, it can be very advantageous to know the rooftop escape routes commonly used by burglars or which city guards are monitored by guild informants.  of.  In contrast, the union collects a certain percentage of each member's work, because its expenses are also very large, and careful planning usually requires bribes, specialized tools and other necessary expenses.

    However, for Jarashi, who has greater ambitions, these things are just a small fight.  In a prosperous city, the most valuable thing is intelligence, followed by smuggling.

    Knowledge is power, information is money.  By infiltrating different organizations and agencies, low-level members obtain a large amount of trivial intelligence, which is then compared and analyzed by senior members, and then sold to the groups most likely to benefit from it.  The source of intelligence can be beggars, businessmen, priests, or even nobles. Because they do not conform to the traditional characteristics of ordinary thieves, they are particularly uncomfortable when trouble arises.Vulnerable to suspicion.

    "What's interesting is that intelligence gathering organizations are in conflict with anyone who has secrets. In other words, in a city, almost everyone with power is included.  However, sane leaders rarely engage in violent conflict because they also sell intelligence stolen from others to those same people.

    On the other hand, cities may prohibit the trade of certain goods for social, political, or religious reasons. Alcohol, magic items, or weapons may all be prohibited in a particular city, but as long as there is demand, there will be supply.  In many cases, the Dark Dagger Society acts as this supplier.

    The smuggling process is usually divided into three parts: collection, transportation and sale.  The people who collect the goods work outside the city to obtain these illegal goods. To complete this, they may purchase the required goods in other places, which is very simple, or they may have to manufacture them secretly or obtain them illegally, which is very complicated.  Transporters were then responsible for getting it into the city, and top smugglers might use wooden barrels with false bottoms to hold the pottery or transport it through long-abandoned sewers.  Ultimately, the sellers set up a black market to sell the contraband.

    Much of the smuggling process takes place outside the city, so its bases are scattered in the wild.  In fact, the abandoned orc temple that was previously on Sebastian's territory was a temporary stronghold of the Dark Dagger Society.  The man in black that Isabel and Arati met that day was the regional director who happened to be passing by for inspection.  It was precisely because that guy adoringly imitated Jarashi's habit of carrying a large number of magic and alchemy tools with him that he was able to escape smoothly from the two of them.

    This time, I have to say that this woman named Jarashi did come with a certain degree of sincerity.  Of course, if it weren't for Sebastian's identity as a magician, this shrewd woman would never have been able to pose so well.  In fact, once she encountered an opportunity, she took action without hesitation.  If she really controls a promising young magician, the Dark Dagger Society will only develop more vigorously in the future.

    "However, since you have intervened, there should be less trouble on Isabel's side." The young magician thought unconsciously, completely ignoring the fact that it was his own territory. "After all, if that  If the eldest lady gets tired of managing the territory one day, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble."

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