In addition to the four altars, there are two goddess statues facing each other in the entire courtyard. This feeling, as if they are afraid that others will not know that this is the Mystra Temple, is really inconsistent.
After searching carefully, the two found nothing special, so they turned their attention to the NPCs in the courtyard.
These NPCs behaved normally, except when they talked about their belief in the goddess, each of them seemed to be in a daze, and swore their piety crazily to varying degrees.
Years of game experience tell Sherlock that the clues lie in these people. As for how to analyze and extract them from their language, the players need to work hard on their own.
This kind of puzzle game content has always been one of the settings he hates the most. He thought that after a period of training, his logical thinking ability had been significantly improved, but this reality gave him another cruel
of blow.
Since my own strength is not up to par, I have no choice but to use a plug-in. Detecting thoughts is originally the best ability to identify identities, but this spell is too obvious to cast, and the recipient's reaction is also great. If it causes
Without the suspicion of the guards on the wall, their exploration might have ended in vain.
In addition to detecting thoughts, there is also the Sight of Truth. Needless to say the concealment of this spell, after turning it on, he slowly shifted his gaze and scanned it one by one.
Facts have proved that his guess was not wrong. There are 27 NPCs in total, 26 of them are residents near Velen City or travelers passing by. One thing they have in common is that they do not hold any occupation.
There is only one difference. He is not only a thief, but also a follower of Cyric.
It's just that the other party seems to have some kind of special ability and hides his identity very well. Sherlock also used the scroll and potion to push his perception to 30 points before he could see the other party's attributes.
In the setting of the Forgotten Realm, the story of three friends, Cyric, Mystra and Kelemvor, who fell in love and killed each other, would be enough to be remade into hundreds of episodes of a TV series.
The followers of the Prince of Lies are actually lurking in the temple of the Goddess of Magic. They definitely have some secrets hidden in them or know some information.
This person should be a clue arranged by the system, but how to extract information from the other party is another problem. This kind of work is the responsibility of priests. Their high charm and negotiation skills are very advantageous in communicating with NPCs, especially
Whether it's a squirrel or a beauty, you get twice the result with half the effort.
"It's up to me!" The squirrel didn't shirk. He cleared his throat and bumped into the thief with an innocent look on his face.
"I'm sorry, big brother, you are not injured..."
Sherlock didn't want to stay any longer when he heard the word 'brother' in two different tones. The voice and the lines were simply jarring, but maybe it was because the target was not him. Seeing the thief smiling, he was obviously very happy.
Ten minutes later, the squirrel came back and reported the results, a total of two pieces of information.
After chatting for a while, the other party actually advised Squirrel to leave quickly, and even if he stayed, he must not participate in the fasting ceremony. This was tantamount to saying that there was something wrong with this temple.
The second is the identity of this thief. He is responsible for screening suspicious people here, which proves that the other party is an insider of this temple and not an illegal infiltrator.
If what the other party said is true, combined with the information they saw between them, it can basically be ruled out that this temple was dedicated to Mystra.
If it wasn't the temple of Mystra, then who would dare to take such a big risk and do such dirty deeds in the name of the goddess of magic?
Is it Cyric, Bane, or Shar? Only the followers of these three people have the motivation and ability to do such a thing. At this time, Sherlock really wants to use his detection thinking to directly enter the brain of this thief to find out.
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After learning the most important information, the two of them did not make any small moves and waited quietly until midnight.
Priest Shansar arrived almost on the spot. I don’t know what basis he used as a basis. Anyway, including Sherlock and the others, a total of 7 people were qualified to enter the temple.
At the same time, Shansar also announced two things to them. The temple would hold routine night prayers every night, which included watching, understanding, and worshiping many stars and constellations.
And if you want to become a member of the church and gain the trust of the goddess, there is a special fasting ceremony in the temple that takes two days.
Both rituals were recorded in the notebook. There seemed to be nothing wrong with the night prayer ritual, but the fasting ritual was full of weirdness. The owner of the notebook also had an astonishing change in his attitude towards the temple after that.
According to the normal game routine, if you want to find the secret of this temple, you must go through this fasting ceremony, but there is no rush. Sherlock decided to feel the inside of the temple first.
After a night's rest, early the next morning, he and the Squirrel Soldier explored the temple in two groups. His main task was to find out the structure of the temple. Squirrel had already gone through it before, and she was responsible for following it.
Contact those believers to see if there are any additional clues.
Things were not going well for both of them.
The structure of the temple is not complicated, but believers like Sherlock can only go to a few limited places such as the dining room, courtyard, and dormitories. The rest of the places are either guarded by guards or locked with magic locks.
As for the believers in the temple, the NPCs couldn't ask for any useful information at all, but they met several players throughout the day.
With the battle between the two guilds, Pterodactyl and Oyster, the prerequisite tasks for entering this temple have also become known to everyone. However, players who can earn enough materials to exchange for identity certificates in just three days have not simple backgrounds.
There should be an organization behind the money.
In the evening, Sherlock and Squirrel discussed it and decided to participate in the fasting ceremony. This is the only plot that has not been encountered yet.
After paying 250 gold coins per person to report their name to Pastor Shansar, the two of them were taken to a large room at midnight.
This room is not open to the air. Three rows and four columns of stone pillars support the ceiling. A torch is burning on the north and south sides of each pillar to provide uneven lighting for the room. In the center of the hall, there is a simple
Black altar.
To participate in the fasting ceremony, they had to take off all their armor and weapons and put on a black robe with no special effects. When they walked out of the dressing room, their backpack had been sealed and could not be opened temporarily.
