Amber City.
This city, which had prospered because of the Agate River, had completely declined overnight.
The disaster that happened that night had a profound impact on Amber City. Even if the survivors wanted to rebuild the city, there was no way to restore it to its former glory. Søren walked along the broken streets. The once smooth paved road had almost turned into a muddy road. Because there was not enough wealth to repair it, many broken buildings could still be seen in the once prosperous city, as well as the broken walls left behind after the fire.
At night, near the mass grave, the cries of ghosts could be heard from far away.
Too many innocent people died in Amber City that night. Some of these souls still lingered in the mortal world, wandering near the mass grave where Søren found the treasure cave.
Søren came to the cemetery.
He found a small grave in the corner of the corner. It was the grave of the loyal old dog, Heath. Everything that happened in the past was still vivid in his mind. But now, he was qualified to stand on the clouds and look down on all living things.
The wharf of Amber City was deserted.
Merchants no longer came here. Now that the continent was in turmoil, it was not suitable for trade. There was only a dilapidated warehouse left, which had been empty for a long time. Søren even saw the warehouse where he practiced his lockpicking skills, but now the door was wide open, and there was not even a ghost in sight.
There were too many beggars!
Søren saw many poor beggars. These people were afraid of Søren's aura and did not dare to approach him, but they looked at him with begging eyes.
"Sigh."
Søren sighed slightly. He threw out a handful of Copper Derahls, and soon a group of beggars scrambled for them.
What he saw in front of him.
It really reminded him of the scene after the outbreak of the Avatar Crisis. In the future, such scenes would become more and more common, and it might even be more miserable than all of this.
Amber City was no longer sustainable.
The city was full of lethargy, and there was not even a trace of vitality in it.
Søren passed through the ruins of the central city. This was the epicenter of the disaster. There was no way to clean up the ruins, so they could only build a new residential area somewhere else. Past here was the only intact temple area. With the power of the gods, the priests in the temple area blocked the attacks of the Disciples of Fear and the undead. Now, it was the most popular area in Amber City.
The result of the battle was a lose-lose situation.
It was said that there were other legendary professions in that battle. The Fear Church also suffered heavy losses. At the very least, the Terror Knights and Blasphemy Priests were wiped out.
A group of children appeared in Søren's sight.
They were all half-grown children, wearing tattered clothes that had been washed until they were white and had patches on them. They gathered outside a temple and looked inside with longing eyes.
Hunger.
The price of food in the mainland had doubled, and there were starving people everywhere.
"Come here."
A gentle female voice rang out, and then the children swarmed over like a swarm of bees.
Søren suddenly stopped. His expression was startled, and then he walked forward. In his sight was a young and beautiful priestess. Unlike the other delicate and weak priestesses, she had a very strong aura. This priestess wore the emblem of the Lord of Dawn. She used to be a trainee priestess, but now she had begun to manage a church alone. She seemed to have become a regional bishop of the Church of Dawn.
The priestess, Angelia.
The girl who had helped Søren and Vivian returned to Amber City, took over the former temple, and seemed to have adopted some orphans.
"Lord Bishop."
A young girl with freckles took Andrea's place and became a probationary priest. She quietly came to the priestess and whispered, "We can't go on like this. There's no one donating to the temple now. It's too expensive to do this every day. I'm afraid we'll go bankrupt soon. "
The priestess' smile froze, and then she said calmly, "Are we almost out of money?"
"Yes." The priestess nodded.
After a dry laugh, Angelia glanced at the children in front of her and whispered, "It's fine. I'll take on a few more adventuring quests in a few days. We'll be able to earn some money soon. "
She had been supporting the children by working as an adventurer.
Now that Amber City could no longer support the temple, she was very popular among adventurers as a priestess.
"Someone wants to donate?"
Suddenly, the trainee priest's eyes lit up. She quickly walked over and saw a man who looked like a tough hunter.
"Why would a hunter donate to the Church of Dawn? Is he begging the Lord of Dawn to give him more prey? "
"I don't care.
It's been a long time since someone donated! I really hope he'll donate more money! "
The priestess tried to smile as kindly as she could. Then she saw the man in the hunter's outfit put something that looked like a stone into the donation box. She didn't hear the crisp sound of gold and silver colliding. Instead, she heard the sound of a stone falling to the ground. The apprentice girl's smile immediately stiffened. Could it be that this annoying guy in front of her really threw a broken stone inside?
She waited patiently for the man to leave.
After the man left, the priestess immediately opened the empty donation box. Sure enough, there was not a single Kindler or Silver Derahl in it.
The man really did throw a stone into the box.
The priestess was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. But when she took out the stone from the donation box, she was stunned.
It was an unpolished diamond, the original form of a diamond!
Her hands trembled slightly.
The priestess did not know how much the diamond was worth, but judging by its size, even an idiot would know that it was very valuable.
So, she quickly took the diamond and ran to the bishop, panting.
"Sister bishop!
We finally met a tycoon today! "
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Revisiting old haunts.
Amber City gave Søren a little feeling, but it was just a feeling. He quickly put it down and continued on his way.
His next destination was Whiterun.
Soran was going to see what was going on in the city. At the same time, he wanted to find out more about the Ancient Red Dragon. The Ancient Red Dragon had a Challenge Rating of 24 and above, and it was basically as difficult to kill as a Lesser God. So far, no God had personally dealt with it, and it was almost impossible for mortals to kill it.
Søren felt that since he was already here, he would feel bad if he did not check it out.
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