Chapter 195: Prelude to the catastrophe of the gods?
The battle that took place on the slave ship on the banks of the Riven River happened quickly and ended even faster. As soon as the few Silver Moon Knights heard the noise and turned around, the sudden battle was over.
"Mage Calvin?! Please explain what is going on!" The Knights of Silver Moon drew their swords and pointed at Calvin, shouting.
Seeing that two 'farmers' who boarded the ship to deliver medicine were instantly subdued by Calvin, and one of them had a sluggish watch that could be called 'retarded' at the moment, which looked weird.
Even though they all knew that the middle-aged down-and-out mage was the companion of the elf mage who left with Knight Commander Jerrod, they still did not dare to guarantee that the other party would be controlled by some strange spell or curse.
Although Calvin was shocked by the 'truth' in front of him, he almost didn't hesitate at all and immediately put away the pendant that exuded a faint red light, then patted Luo Jiali's little head and smiled.
Said:
"Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, don't worry, I'm here with you."
"Hmm!" Luo Jiali vaguely felt that the matter was not that simple, but for some reason, as long as Uncle Calvin said this, she was not so afraid.
Seeing the serious-looking and fierce-looking Silver Moon Knights approaching, Luo Jiali instinctively grabbed Calvin's robe and hid half of it behind Calvin's back.
After seeing the elf girl comforted, Calvin turned to face the Silver Moon Knights, spread out his hands to show that he had no hostility, and then said seriously:
"Don't worry, these two people should be cultists who are connected to the group of slave traders, and may even be the buyers of slaves. They have been subdued by me now.
"If you don't believe it, you can immediately send someone to ask the priests to come over for appraisal. If nothing else happens, they should have used [suggestion] on you just now to deceive your trust and get on the ship.
"Once this kind of spell is used, traces can be found through [Thinking Test], so you don't have to worry about this happening because of your own malfeasance. After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to avoid such an unpredictable spell.
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"Furthermore, I suggest you report it to Ms. Alustriel immediately. After my preliminary investigation, I found that the origins of this group of people are closely related, and it is very likely that some of the recent large-scale slave trading operations in the North are related to them.
"As for me, I will cooperate with you until Silver Moon City completes the investigation."
Several Silver Moon knights immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After looking at each other for a few times, they all put their swords back into their scabbards. One of them quickly took out a magic item and did something.
Then a cyan magical pigeon rose into the sky, turned into a thread, and disappeared into the mystery of the Silver Moon Barrier.
It must be said that Calvin's words were well-founded, that is, he gave the truth that was not easily misunderstood at the first time, and also took care of the issue of malfeasance of duty that the Silver Moon Knights were most concerned about.
The Silver Moon Knights' perception of Calvin has naturally improved almost 180 degrees.
The first lieutenant made a knightly salute to Calvin and said respectfully and gratefully:
"I'm really sorry, because of our negligence, we have to ask Mr. Calvin to take action yourself.
"Since this matter is of great importance, I would like to ask you to wait for a while again. I think the Government Affairs Office of the Supreme Palace will soon dispatch specialized personnel to investigate this matter."
Calvin naturally nodded noncommittally and exchanged a few words with him.
In fact, they didn't wait long. To be more precise, not long after the magic pigeon disappeared, a magic portal opened on the deck.
Supreme Mage Alustriel, Supreme Guard Captain 'Terry', Administrative Officer 'Ms. Taghda' and Zeelandian businessman 'Levis' stepped out one after another.
Several Silver Moon knights who were shocked by this luxurious lineup quickly lined up on both sides to act as a temporary guard of honor.
They thought that this matter might attract the attention of the higher-ups, but they never expected that it would be taken seriously to this extent.
In the Silver Moon Mystery Lock, although all teleportation techniques are prohibited, it is only limited to those who are subject to the rules, and does not include those who formulate and manage the rules.
The only ones with this authority are Alustriel, her six sisters and the Silver Moon Dragon Mother and her wife.
After listening to the deputy captain's brief narration, Alustriel nodded and looked at Calvin, who was the main protagonist in this incident:
"Master Calvin, first of all, on behalf of the people of the entire Silver Moon Federation who have been affected by this disaster, I would like to thank you for your contribution in this emergency.
"It's just the judgment you made about the cultists. I wonder how you came to this conclusion? This is very important for our next actions in Silver Moon City. Please be sure to inform us.
Calvin and Levi looked at each other, and then reported truthfully: "This Terry swordsman should be able to confirm that I am a high-level psionicist, so I used my psionic power to read their memories."
The expressions of everyone present changed slightly, and they looked somewhat fearful. This is why the terror of the illithid is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that it can be called a public enemy.
Memory is often regarded by many people as a part of the soul, and reading its meaning is suspected of blaspheming the soul to some extent.
However, at this moment, the matter was urgent, and the safety of the cultists and the people of Silvery Moon was at stake, so Alustriel no longer avoided talking about this, and directly nodded for Calvin to continue.
"The followers of the God of Tyranny are investigating the Son of God left by the God of Killing in the main material world." Calvin concluded directly.
As soon as these words came out, Alustriel immediately changed his expression and could no longer maintain his previous calmness!
"Are the three gods of death going to have another dispute among the gods?" Alustriel murmured.
Alustriel, the daughter of the goddess of magic, is much more sensitive to this kind of thing than ordinary people.
Because if this is true, it will easily remind some people who know the secrets of the gods of the catastrophe thousands of years ago!
Disaster of Dawn!
At that time, Lathander, the God of Dawn, had a rather radical view on evil gods. He believed that evil gods such as Bane, Lauvitar, and Talos were simply the cancer of the entire Tyrell.
And regards blocking them as the culprit of his mission.
He especially hates Shar, believing that she is an eternal force of corruption and the filthy black hand behind all evil plots that seek to destroy him and his church.
So much so that he united with some good gods to try to remove all these evil gods.
Except for the gods, no one knows how this catastrophe started and what happened.
The result was the fall of many gods.
And the dramatic thing is, none of them are evil gods.
This rather ironic fact not only tilted the forces of good and evil, but also led to more discord between the good gods.
It was as if Helm had always harbored resentment towards the Lord of the Morning in his heart, and had even expressed hostility towards him in public.
Because the Dawn Calamity caused by Lathander indirectly led to the death of Muldan, the man of Helm, a god with weak divine power and pragmatism.
But Lathander has always believed that the Dawn Scourge occurred because his work was destroyed by Shar's spies, and he vowed not to let this happen again.
The gods who are familiar with Lathander all know that although Lathander has experienced that lesson, it still seems that she has not given up. In recent years, she has been living in the kingdom of the earth goddess Shantia, studying the things that brought her many years ago.
The talisman of the catastrophe, even Mystra, Chantia, Oluel, and Liela all had some knowledge of Lathander's plan and kept silent about it.
No god thinks that Lathander will give up, thinking that he is just brewing the next plan to completely eliminate these destructive evils.
These are the secrets of the gods, and even Alustriel has only heard his mother reveal some of the secrets of the iceberg.
But this does not prevent her from knowing the beginning of the Dawn Catastrophe and the birth of many sons of evil gods in the main material world.
This is the retreat and backup plan left by those evil gods in the main material world. As long as their divine sons are not completely destroyed, even if they die, they can still be resurrected with the help of the most powerful divine son.
Alustriel even suspected that no evil gods actually died during the Catastrophe of Dawn. Is it because of this reason?
And now, is all this about to come back?
If the God Realm is in turmoil), how will their sisters deal with themselves? Can the Silver Moon Federation they finally built survive the catastrophe?
Alustriel did not dare to think about it any further, and she decided to confirm the authenticity of this matter first. If it was true, she would have to tell her mother Mystra about it so that she could prepare in advance.
Thinking of this, Alustriel took a deep breath and said directly to Li Wei:
"This matter is of great importance. If we can hand over these two believers to our Silver Moon City for in-depth investigation, we will definitely give an explanation."
Levi agreed happily, "It should be like this. Since Silver Moon City has suffered such a major change, we will not stay for a long time. By the way, I don't know about my previous proposal to take this group of people to open a new fishing village on the west coast of Sebring.
How is the Most High Lady considering this?"
Seeing Alustriel's hesitation, Calvin said truthfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I waited until they completed the screening work before taking action, so there is no Son of Slaughter on this ship. In fact,
Until now, the tyranny cultists still haven’t found any of them.”
This answer made Alustriel breathe a sigh of relief, and since Silver Wings would go back with Levi and the others, it didn't seem to be a serious problem.
What's more, Silver Moon City really can't accommodate any more refugees. It would be great if Li Wei and the others are willing to help with resettlement.
"It's just that I'm afraid some of them still have relatives in Silvermoon City." Alustriel was a little confused.
Li Wei, on the other hand, just followed the stick, "Your Majesty, please rest assured in this regard. We will investigate and question them before leaving. In this case, they can choose to stay or go based on the principle of voluntariness."
"I think it's better to do this. There are still so many refugees in Silvermoon City, and there are a lot of vacancies on this cabin. It can accommodate at least a thousand more people. If there are any who are willing to settle in our Zeelandia,
You can follow us down the river."
"This" Alustriel was completely dumbfounded.
Even the Silver Moon Dragon Mother and her wife beside them couldn't stand it anymore.
This is the first time they have met a guy who is so thick-skinned that he can poach someone in front of others.
Chapter completed!