Magic Tower Starry Sky

The magician's straightforward analysis made the noble young man who was thrown to the ground and the old magician think about some things again. Did they ask the family for help? Of course there was, and it was indeed as the black-robed magician said, agreeing to ambush at the position where the carriage was going to pass. As long as they stabilize each other and walk into the ambush circle, the rest will naturally be taken over by stronger people.

But in desperation, they forgot that the target of the ambush was to destroy the emperor's personal guards by one person, a monster with an army of ten thousand people! No matter how strong their family is, it is not enough to deal with such a person. Even if the backer behind the family, the emperor, is involved. Needless to say, the emperor would never take his son seriously.

To be honest, the reason why the emperor's personal guards were destroyed at the beginning, but many people think that it was because the emperor's handicap prevented the personal guards from exerting their full strength, which made the Fourteenth Prince achieve such amazing results. Otherwise, as one of the thirteen regular legions of the empire, the strength can be ranked among the top three. How could the legion responsible for guarding the safety of the palace be so weak that it could be destroyed by one person.

How the facts are is not a question that should be studied in depth at present. Ephron only hoped that his father would not make a wrong judgment because he wanted to save his last son.

Although on the surface he hoped that his father could make rational choices, he also secretly hoped that he would take some irrational actions out of concern for his family. But Ephron understood better than anyone else that his father's choice would only be crueler than he imagined.

I'm afraid that when he heard the name of the fourteenth prince, he would become another abandoned son. And he himself is either planning to have another son, or he is looking for someone who can be adopted from the side branches of the family. That old man is too smart.

However, when the people of the Muhashebezi family regretted it, Azad seemed to think of something, and said: "You may be betting that there will be no one in the ambush, or there will be a large army waiting. But I will say , the ambush site is not empty, but it is not a large army. The number of troops is meaningless in front of us, isn't it. We know this, and the stubborn old man knows this, so he will fight before the old man has to show up. Come to me. So hurry up, hurry up and get in the carriage. Don't keep the stubborn old man waiting. Ah, it's been a long time since I said it, and I really miss him. When there is a gap between the teeth, I will think of his kindness."

Azad's excited appearance made Lin feel confused, and asked: "Who is the stubborn old man, and who is the old man? In your eyes, as long as the hair is gray, you will take others as this old man and that old man." Yes. People have names for something.”

While kicking Starina's ass, Azad told someone, "The name is too hard to remember, I'm lazy. And the old man is the old man's secret. Guard, the two look alike, but no one knows him. The stubborn old man is also my swordsmanship enlightenment teacher... Well, it should be. Anyway, he is the only person who taught me swordsmanship. He is still alive. very sure."

It sounds like the emperor's double. Not only is he powerful, but he is also unknown to outsiders. At this moment, the other people present began to worry about whether they would be murdered to silence them.

But Lin is very concerned about the news. Taking a state apparatus as an example, it is easy for a conventional and reasonable organization to judge its movements and formulate a response plan. With my current strength, I can at least escape if I can't afford it, but I'm afraid of that kind of unreasonable existence.

But here is a land of confusion, there is such an unreasonable thing as magic, Lin can't bet that there is no such person who is qualified to be unreasonable. In particular, Azad himself confirmed that that man was another fierce man who could survive under his hands. As a fighter, another person Lin knew who was evenly matched with Azad was William Greco, the White Swordsman. That is also a strong man with monstrous talent.

But this pseudo-mother wearing a big red phoenix robe began to count after getting into the carriage. "If I remember correctly, I cut off one of his arms the last time we met. The previous time I cut off one of his eyeballs. The previous time I stepped on one of his legs, if it weren't for another old man with a bad mouth If you come to rescue him, there won’t be so many things to do later. Oh, and every time you abolish him, my old man will always save him at any cost. In short, he is a very difficult person.”

…well, maybe worrying too much. It sounds like Azad is looking forward to another fight rather than a meeting. And I still look forward to it, this time I can send that 'stubborn old man' to hell. There is also a big devil next to it, and it is guaranteed that there will be a direct bus from hell.

Just as Azad kept counting his past achievements, he did not forget to remind the noble young man who was also sitting in the carriage, saying: "Don't deliberately go around on other roads, so that I can't meet people. If Let me not see people, the consequences are very serious, someone will suffer. Guess who will suffer."

"No detour! Your Highness, we promise not to detour." Efron said with a forced smile.

Looking at the poor little guy, under the pressure of Azad, it seemed that he was about to wet his pants for the second time. Given that the faint smell of urine in the carriage was already bad enough, Lin didn't want to add a fresh one, so he could only change the subject and asked, "You said that there are people in your family? Is the information about the location of the Temple of the Goddess of Gold Coins true?"

"Really, of course it is true, Your Excellency. I am absolutely speaking. My family has the location map of all the gods and temples in the imperial city of Nineveh. There are also nobles and big businessmen. This is my family for His Majesty the Emperor. Greatest reliance on tax collection.”

Well, this is the first time I feel helpless today. This kid was so frightened that he couldn't choose what to say, so he could say these words.

However, the old magician, who was originally qualified to sit in the carriage, was driven to the driver's seat at this time, so the young man was left unattended. Although at the beginning, Lin was not interested in this young man, but now he is very curious about the 'location map' that Efron said.

Although I can use my arcane eyes to detect terrain and features, as long as I have time, it is easy to grasp the whole picture of Nineveh City. Even the secret passages and underground waterways—if there are any—are all cleared up, so it's not a big problem.

But even if technology like sonar could be used to unearth all of the city's secret passageways, Lin would have no idea which house belonged to whom. However, the information on the tax collector's family can just make up for this shortcoming, making Lin curious about the content of the information.

However, for a tax-collecting family, it is natural to find out the details of those noble and wealthy merchants, but to find out about the temple? Lin curiously asked: "Do you have the location of all the temples, including the gods they believe in?"

"Not only who is the **** we believe in, but also who is the priest or bishop in charge of the temple, our family is also very clear." Ephron said proudly.

"I was just curious to ask this question. Based on your family background, it is your duty to find out the nobles and big businessmen. Then what is the purpose of the temple? Could it be that your family is also responsible for espionage? Oh, I asked, you You don’t want to kill someone to silence you.”

With a few dry laughs, Ephron said: "No. There are full-time people in charge of His Majesty's intelligence work, and it's not something that no one like me can know. My family has information about various temples because we have a vision. One day , can collect taxes for the emperor to enter those temples."

"Wow~! This is really...a grand wish." Lin exclaimed.

Regardless of whether it is the earth or the lost land, it is a common practice for religious groups not to pay taxes. The original intention was to let monks and Taoists not worry about government taxes, so that they could concentrate on serving gods and Buddhas. As for how it later became a tool to buy people's hearts and make money, it is not the focus here.

As for the lost temple, there really is a god. It's not like the earth, where you can only scare people with the words "there is a **** when you raise your head three feet". The so-called gods, even if they are only weak divine powers, are above the peak of mortals.

The power of the gods is another level of strength, and the gap between them cannot be made up by the number of piles alone. This is also the reason why the royal power or imperial power dare not challenge the gods easily. Even in the age of the old gods thousands of years ago, the divine right of kings was the main axis of that period. So how can a king~www.wuxiamtl.com~ collect taxes to the gods who granted him power, what if the power is taken back.

In today's new age of gods, no longer pay attention to the idea of ​​the divine right of kings. The king's legitimacy comes from his noble blood, and the support of those who are also noble, that is, the nobles. In other words, this is a way of bragging about class and dividing people's hearts. But what is the source of the noble blood, no one is going to investigate.

All leaders today are avoiding the fact that their power is based on the 'acknowledgment' of the gods. The two sides are like two worlds fused together, each with its own rules running. Moreover, the two merged worlds are compromising with each other, not destroying each other.

It is reflected in the operation of the actual forces, that is, the two forces will not enter the other party's range without invitation. That is to say, the temple is like a country within a country to the noble lords, and they are not affiliated with each other. Under such circumstances, if the nobles want to collect taxes, of course it is impossible to receive them from the temple.

Fortunately, the temple will not expand its power without limit, and basically there will be no temples that serve them. This is the bottom line of the gods. The excess is the result of wrestling between their believers in the world and local forces.

If the nobles there don't have long eyes and break into the scope of the temple, they will also annoy some big boss in the sky. Even if people do not come to the world and directly destroy the country, there will be various means to make those nobles who offend the gods extremely headache.

However, Ephren said that one of the wishes of their Muhashabezi family is to enter the temple to collect taxes. Of course, this cannot mean chasing the tax owed by ordinary people and chasing it into the temple, but collecting taxes on the head of the gods.

It has to be said that this kind of ambition is indeed something only the subjects of the empire can say, and ordinary small countries may not even dare to think about it.