Following Freed, Maeve wandered in the market, and was gradually shocked by what she saw in front of her and slowed down.
Furs and seafood from the northern land, famous religious paintings from the Eastern Holy City, perfumes and clothing from Muxi City, and sky-high price tobacco leaves from Froststone... Maeve, who was once a queen, unexpectedly found that she had never seen it before
Thousands of products are available in this huge market.
"From here to there, these thousands of shops are uniformly divided into vendor areas. Whether they are soldiers, citizens or slaves, they can set up stalls here and sell their own items..." Fried smiled while accepting a
The soldiers of the battle group bowed and saluted while saying this to Maeve.
Maeve was a little surprised: "Slaves? Slaves are also allowed to own and buy and sell personal items?"
Fried looked back at her and said slowly: "Froststone City is different from other places."
"Everything you see, including buildings, property, commodities, and even the lives and souls of all people, does not belong to us mortals." Fried looked at the dozens of towering statues of tyrants in the market: "All
The Son of God gave us bodies and souls. He allowed us to live on the earth and have the ability to move and think. When everyone dies, we will naturally return everything to the Son of Gods and wait for his favor again.
.”
Seeing the surprise on Maeve's face, Fried said with a smile: "Even slaves, their bodies and souls do not belong to the buyers, but to the sons of the gods; those who buy them only own them at most.
Right to use…”
Maeve opened her eyes wide: "People who buy slaves only have the right to use them?"
"As the masters of all people, the teachings promulgated by the Sons of the Gods clearly state that people are classified into high and low just because of their unfortunate fate, but in essence, the souls of all people are the same. The same is true for slaves, because they are
Destiny must obey the orders of others, but if life is deprived of human persecution, those who did it commit a crime of contempt for the gods, and the latter deserve to fall into hell after death."
Maeve chewed Fried's words carefully: "People are high and low, but their souls are the same. Even slaves, their life and death can only be determined by the gods, not their buyers.
?”
Fried nodded and said: "Yes, so the slaves in Froststone City are not like other cities, living worse than livestock. On the contrary, they are allowed to own certain private properties and are allowed to use their labor income to pay buyers.
After daily needs, retain the most basic freedom... These are the rules clearly stated in the teachings of the Sons of the Gods."
"This is really...interesting..." Maeve was still a little unable to accept this teaching for a short time: "Then what if there is a dispute between people? For example, the powerful one takes a fancy to what the weak one has? Or maybe the family
And hatred between factions?”
"Money, power, hatred and desire...in the face of great faith are like shadows under the sun. Although they exist, they will soon dissipate. Rather than pursuing those material enjoyments, people will think more about whether they will survive after death.
You will be blessed by the gods."
Fried looked back with a smile: "Because of this, compared to other cities that believe in false gods, although the classes in Froststone City are clearly defined, there are very few irreconcilable conflicts and oppositions between people.
In the faith of the Son of God, people know
We understand that although fate cannot be changed, the choice of good and evil is in everyone's hands. Only by accumulating enough good deeds and facing the balance of fate after death can you be qualified to enter the holy realm. If you are lucky, you can even
Become a heroic spirit..."
Maeve lowered her head and said to herself: "The world after death...?"
Freed clapped his hands and woke up Maeve: "My child, you still have a long way to go. During the time you stay in Froststone City, walk more and see more, and you will naturally understand the power of faith in my words... By the way
, we’re here.”
Maeve raised her head, looked at the huge square columnar building in front of her, and asked strangely: "This is...?"
"This is the exchange of the big market. Unlike the private vendors outside, the transactions here usually involve bulk commodities or precious treasures." Fried took out a gold black dragon pendant from his chest and pointed it towards
He shook the shaman apprentice guarding the door.
The shaman apprentice, whose face was covered with oil paint, nodded slightly and said: "Welcome, Chapter Leader of Falcon, what do you want today?"
Freed tilted his head behind him: "I brought an outsider, she has something to sell."
The shaman apprentice chatted with the guard behind him for a few words. He took out a small piece of tung wood from his arms and handed it to Fried. He squinted at Maeve and the two boys and said hesitantly: "Falcon
Chapter Commander, I still want to remind you that this is not a place where outsiders should come."
Freed approached the shaman apprentice and pointed at the two Valkyries not far behind Maeve.
The shaman apprentice suddenly understood and stopped talking.
Freed held the pieces of tung wood and led the way while saying to Maeve: "If you want to sell valuables, there will be a large-scale auction this afternoon, but the auction items need to be registered, appraised and numbered. You
You may need to wait for a long time... There is another way, I can help you find a few suitable jewelry merchants, they will bid to buy your items, but only if they can see it. "
"Please take me to see the jewelry merchant. I'm in a hurry for money now."
Speaking of this, Maeve was a little confused: "You didn't help me find a buyer in the vendor area, but brought me here directly. How did you know..."
Freed waved his hand and interrupted Maeve: "Although I am old, I still have some ability to infer other people's identities based on their conversation and behavior..."
Pointing to a luxuriously decorated shop in the main hall, Fried gestured for Maeve to go in: "The owner of this shop is an old friend of mine. Just say my name when you enter."
Watching Maeve walking into the jewelry store with her children, Fried stood at the door, turned his head away, watched the two Valkyries in his field of vision getting closer, and said with a smile: "It's really rare, after all.
What kind of person is required to protect someone who actually requires you to travel?"
One of the two Valkyries turned out to be the tall woman who refused Maeve's gift of a ring.
She stared into Freed's eyes and said softly: "That woman is the queen of the Kingdom of Connaught. The son of the gods personally promised to bless her and the two children."
The smile on Freed's face slowly disappeared.
He was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Kingdom of Connaught? Alas, I see, I should have guessed... Froststone City will soon face that man-eating monster again..."