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Act 1: Overture to the Phantom Forest Chapter 85: The Illusion of Tomorrow

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    Lesatos refused the gorgeous carriage drawn by Yaron and stayed in the carriage.  The closer to the city center, the more magnificent the buildings become. Each palace has a towering minaret, and the efreet nobles embody their desire for comparison. Spiral towers, spires, square towers, double-spire towers, each one is better than the other.  Tall and majestic.  Similarly, the outer walls are covered with mosaics or oil paintings of Allah creating life from fire, and high-pitched and intense singing can be heard from the tower.  There is no doubt about the devotion of local creatures to Kashus. The Lord of the Four Elements never needs to worry about the source of his faith. This is something that the gods of Faer?n cannot compare with.  The only palace without a minaret, thirty-three brass pillars were erected in the square in front of the gate, and the corpses of various races were tied with chains, giving a dry and ferocious image.  Yaqin wondered why a Xingtai would be placed in the middle of a tidy city. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the corpse was also a bronze statue.  "That is the [Holy Temple of the Heat Atonement], where the shrine of Prince Poison Fire is located." Lesatos said.  The humans leading the way were unaware. In fact, no one could see or hear the conversation between Lesatos and his entourage.  "Prince Poison Fire has become a god?" Yaqin asked in surprise.  "No, but he has a virtual godhead, a level of peak powerful creature or territory ruler. He is weaker than the gods, but does not need to be poured out by faith. He can bestow divine spells on a small scale and is more free. He calls himself a follower of the Ten Thousand Flames Allah.  God will only appear during large-scale sacrifices, but he will maintain close contact with the sultans." Yaqin suddenly realized that this was a different governance model from the Burning Chain City, and Prince Poison Fire deliberately kept a distance.  Controlling the City of Brass from a distance, Prince Zhanyan blends into it.  Which one is better and which one is worse.  It is difficult to judge the elemental apostle.  After walking for a while, the palace complex in the distance is extremely large. It can be seen at a glance that it is the residence of the great sultan.  "[Charcoal Temple], well, it seems to have been rebuilt." Lesatos took a few glances and said.  "Why rebuild?" Yaqin asked curiously.  Jin Longpei curled his lips, "More than four hundred years ago, I sneaked into the City of Brass with Zaman and was bombed by me once." Then he visited the Obsidian Library and the military garrison.  The burnt offering demon and blood-armored demon that occasionally show up inside make people wary.  "Okay, after walking around, what do you think?" "Ah?" The elemental apostle was dumbfounded, "This the upper and lower city areas are very orderly, the gap between the rich and the poor is huge, the defenses are tight, the paths" He said  The voice dropped.  Lesatos shook his head.  "You really think I'm spending my time just to take you sightseeing?" Yaqin suppressed her blush and was extremely embarrassed. She would rather rush back to the devil's camp to kill a person than face questioning.  "I'm sorry, sir, I have no training in investigation." Lesatos said: "Thinking, there are already many signs of unusualness. You can be slow, but you can't be stupid. Start sorting it out from the beginning and think!" Yaqin lowered his head, no  Look at those dazzling golden eyes. ???????? From the beginning it starts with delivering goods, etc.  Something is not normal here.  The goods are said to have been snatched from the territories of other sultans, so why can they be transported and sold in an open manner?  The efreet is unruly and arrogant.  She had been taught this before she couldn't understand.  She changed her perspective and measured it as a warrior. After shopping around, she always felt a sense of dissonance. Now she took it out and thought about it carefully.  After thinking about it, he stopped and Lesatos also stopped. The guy leading the way turned back in confusion and upheld his duty without asking anything.  The eyebrows were almost knotted, and suddenly they opened up, it was the garrison!  It's not surprising that there is a garrison in the center of the city, but it shouldn't be Baatezu's army.  It is unreasonable to allow foreign troops to be stationed in the heart of the country, but why?  Yaqin felt like he had caught a thread.  "Look at the street," Lesatos said.  The street is very wide. In the middle of the road, fire giants are coming and going, sitting on sedans carried by servants. They are gorgeously decorated, full of food and wine, and they are pulling maids unscrupulously.  There were also many other walking djinn, well-dressed, but the two main races of lizards and dwarves could not be seen.  After observing for a while, she suddenly discovered that those walking around were not efreeti, but devils!  Due to similar physical characteristics, both have brown or red skin and horns on their heads. It is difficult to distinguish them without wings.  However, there is still a difference in the manners of devils and djinn. The former are mostly indifferent or smiling, while the latter have the word nobility written on their faces.  "It's the devil. There are too many Baatezus in this city!" Lesatos nodded, "Observe, organize, infer, and verify. You have done the first two steps, now let's infer. Everything has its cause, and everything has its cause.  Fruit." She bit her teeth lightly and frowned. After a while, Yaqin came to the conclusion unconfidently: "Batzu controls the City of Brass?" She didn't even think it was credible.  But Lesatos nodded happily, which shocked the elemental apostle.  He explained"Economic, military, and population, from these three perspectives, the City of Brass has indeed fallen into the devil's snare. The goods were snatched from the peripheral lords. They opposed the devil's trade system, so they were killed with borrowed knives. Inside the city  The garrison shows that the defense power has changed hands, at least partially. As for the population, don't think that the devil is abstinent. If necessary, all kinds of purgatory hybrid tieflings will soon fill the city. " Yaqin pointed at the mighty fire giant.  Spirit, "Can't they see that they are surrounded by demons?" "Arrogance and self-confidence can make people blind. What's more, you are observing from my perspective and guessing that it would take a long time for an ordinary traveler to reach this conclusion.  "This place has become an outpost of hell?" "You think too much. The devil is good at manipulation behind the scenes. It is almost impossible to drive the Poisonous Fire Prince off the stage. After all, this world is full of power.  In this position, power and money are derivatives. The owner of the Heat Temple is not easy to control. " "So Prince Poison Fire will go to war with the devil?" Yaqin was eager to give it a try.  "Haha, you are just conjecturing rather than inferring. Although the castle on the sand will fall down with one push, it still depends on whether he is willing to pay the price of chaos. Yaqin, remember, not everyone can learn investigation, but thinking  Everyone can. Being able to think is a necessary condition for a general. You don¡¯t want to be a permanent soldier.¡± Yaqin bowed his head gratefully.  venue.  The people coming in and out here are not nobles.  Instead, they were some guys who were obviously of low origin or had no ambitions, mostly humans, followed by dwarves, and even a few earth giants.  Lesatos and Yaqin were introduced and found a prepared table near the venue. The iced fruit on the table was still cold.  Lesatos sat down directly and let Yaqin go for a walk.  She shook it and found with confusion that this place looked like a training center.  Many newcomers came with longing and confusion, and were warmly received. There were dedicated personnel responsible for communication. After the newcomers relaxed, they kept talking, complaining about living standards, family conflicts, and income difficulties, while the receptionists continued to comfort them.  Yaqin listened and felt that the comfort was quite hollow.  It's all "you did a good job, it's all their fault" and "you shouldn't have to suffer this", affirming them regardless of right or wrong.  Some people were hesitant and fearful, and others were persuaded endlessly. Some guys who were obviously enthusiastic and confident left one after another, muttering to themselves.  Yaqin was confused.  Return to Lesatos.  "Sit down." Yaqin did not take a seat, but stood aside according to the etiquette of an entourage.  From their perspective, they can see a medium-sized venue where many people have gathered, chatting with each other and looking excited.  soon.  A figure walked up to the podium. It was a mixed-blood tiefling who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old.  The brown hair is neatly combed back, revealing two small sharp corners.  He has a round face and a friendly expression, like a harmless boy next door.  The boy patted the podium to silence everyone, and then said loudly and enthusiastically: "Welcome! My friends, I am the 'Little Devil of Advocating Goodness and Lawfulness'. Welcome to my class again. The Little Devil will lead you to success!"  ¡± ¡°Last time, everyone learned about lies with me. Lies are often done out of necessity and can even make everyone live a better life. What does a normal person need to live a happy and happy life?  Food, a safe environment, clean shelter, these are actually wealth! Come on, my new friend, how much money can you save in a year?" He pointed to a gray-skinned shield dwarf.  The shield dwarf was a little panicked, but was comforted by the little devil, and stammered: "I, I blacksmith for the old men, and I can earn 15 gold coins a year. If I am lucky, I will get one or two more" "15! There are zero.  How hard it is, how sad! If I said you could get two hundred gold coins a year, would you? " "Two hundred! Of course But the Lathander priests in the town say that the devil always lies.  " He shivered when he realized that he was being stared at angrily by the people around him.  "Advocating Goodness and Lawful Order" the little devil asked with a smile: "Then can your pastors allow you to make money? Their words must be trustworthy?" "No, but they treat us" "Yes, treatment  ! But how much does a magic spell cost you?¡± The dwarf¡¯s face turned dark when he said this, ¡°Eight gold coins.¡± ¡°That is to say, for half a year of hard work, all he needs to do is to pray a few words to cure the disease!  Then why would you rather believe in the master who oppressed you than in me? What is the devil, what is good and evil, and who has the final say?¡± The dwarf was speechless, and the little devil stopped talking, ¡°These are  Shang Shang Festival?'s content, it looks like our new friend needs help.  Going back to the previous topic, what is success? It is having enough wealth.  With money, you can eat as much meat as you want, ride as many horses as you want when you go out, and when the annoying tax collector comes to your door, you can even throw a bag of money at his face!  "The people below couldn't help but be in a trance with admiration. "And we, [Gateway of Tomorrow], are the ones who help you succeed!  Everyone has read the contract in the City of Brass, and there is absolutely no deception. Two hundred gold coins a year is not a dream!  Seeing that his emotions were aroused, he changed the topic, "But the money will be drawn. Mining minerals is laborious. You also have better and less laborious ways. This is a privilege only a few people have. You are smarter than ordinary miners."  Be more diligent.  As long as you get a laborer to sign a treaty with us, you can get one-tenth of his annual income.  Twenty gold coins for one person, two hundred for ten people, two thousand for one hundred people!  And part of these people¡¯s income will go into your pockets!  "Many people's eyes began to shine, their throats surged, and their mouths went dry. The little devil jumped on the podium and shouted loudly, "Why should we endure the torture of fate? The door to tomorrow has been opened, and everyone can become the best among men.  people.  Your efforts are not only to throw money in the face of the tax collector, but also to let your relatives, friends, and classmates succeed together!  Small investment, huge returns!  The opportunity to turn around is now!  " "Come, say with me: Our success lies tomorrow!  " Some people below raised their fists and responded sparsely: "Our success lies tomorrow.  " "I will wear the most expensive clothes, eat the most exquisite food, and be supported by everyone!  " More people responded, and the tone became higher, "I will wear the most expensive clothes, eat the most exquisite food, and be supported by everyone!  ¡± ¡°My hard work and sweat will be rewarded, I will be rich, no one can stop me from succeeding!  ¡± Almost everyone shouted together: ¡°My diligence and sweat will be rewarded, I will be rich, no one can organize me to succeed!  " The little devil screamed as hard as he could, roaring from his soul: "I will succeed!  " "I will succeed!  " "I will succeed!  " "I will succeed!  " The fanatical atmosphere was extremely intense. People pulled their companions, shouted at the top of their throats, and their eyes were red. Yaqin opened and closed his mouth and didn't speak for a long time, "This, is this a spell to confuse people?  " Lesatos' face no longer had the calm confidence of the past, only something called helplessness remained. "If so, it would be much easier to handle.  The Gate of Tomorrow originated in the City of Brass. What you see is just one link in a chain. They use their desire for wealth to seduce frustrated artists, adventurers, run-down nobles, workers and farmers, and deceive all their relatives and friends around them.  To the elemental realm of fire.  Then we select the characters that can be spread among them, and the others are screened for ore.  " "In the early days of its birth, due to its fanatical worship of money, it also received the support of Wojin, the goddess of wealth.  It was later discovered that this behavior was essentially damaging production and operations.  The hard work of mining is gone forever, and more wealth admirers are rushing to all walks of life.  Our attack was not very effective. The Gate of Tomorrow's business scope expanded to several planes. In some places, the entire area fell, preventing their church from being expelled. Instead, the devil who brought wealth was put on the altar.  " Yaqin said bitterly: "It's really ironic.  " "What's even more ironic, do you know what stopped the devil from expanding?  " Yaqin turned his head in a big circle and said in shock: "It can't bea devil, right?  " "Yes, the difficulty of order broke out, hell was shattered, and the devil's organizational structure was severely damaged, and then it stopped.  " It took a while for the people at the venue to disperse. The boy who gave the lecture came over with a smile and open arms. "Welcome you two, it's a great honor!  Lesatos said coldly: "If you don't know who you are talking to, I don't mind giving you a lesson."  " "Ah, sorry, occupational disease.  "The tiefling boy patted his face, dispersing the eagerness in his eyes, turning them into indifferent and respectful ones. "Welcome, Lord Yan Yan.  I am a good and lawful little devil, the trade officer of the City of Brass and the principal of the Gate of Tomorrow.  " "This is the most ridiculous title I've ever heard, but I'm too lazy to listen to your other pseudonyms. Just call it you, little devil.  Well, besides, I'm not used to talking to a ghost.  "As soon as the voice fell, the space changed. The boy suddenly disappeared, but Lesatos did not get up. He took the table and chairs through multiple layers of protection in a few seconds and came to the real body of the little devil." Yaqin took a breath of air and shook his hand.  Holding the war hammer tightly, Lesatos sneered, "Humph, Demon of Falsehood." PS: I am very grateful to the Little Demon of Advocacy and Law for supporting my writing. There are many settings and data that he perfected.?.  I will give you a supporting role and a nude photo (upload the picture of False Demon) for everyone to take a look at.
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