Roping in the Goddess of Agriculture was only part of Søren's plan.
After returning from Harvest City, his second target was the already dilapidated City of Wealth.
Søren's visit was also a big event for the City of Wealth, but he didn't alert anyone. Instead, he quietly entered the deepest part of the Temple of Wealth.
There were two Saint Priests guarding the place.
If there was a word to describe the Temple of Wealth, then there was no doubt that it was magnificent. The whole temple looked like it was shining with golden light, and the walls were even inlaid with gems as decorations. However, there shouldn't be any blind thieves coming here, because it was simply suicidal.
In the magnificent temple, Søren saw the body of the Goddess of Wealth.
It wasn't surprising that the Goddess of Wealth was hiding in this city. After all, this was her headquarters.
The appearance of the Goddess of Wealth was that of an elegant and graceful noble lady. She had beautiful blonde hair and wore a light golden lace dress. There was a beautiful huge jade necklace on her full chest and a pebble-sized gem in her hair band. She wore all kinds of expensive jewelry rings on her fingers. Her golden shawl was painted with many patterns, and her boots were made of golden silk that were inlaid with many pearls. She looked like a walking golden beauty with a lot of jewelry.
The Goddess loved gold.
Almost everything she liked had the brilliance of gold and jewelry. For Søren's arrival, the Goddess seemed very friendly, at least on the surface.
— Goddess of Wealth – Waukeen.
Almost every Goddess of Wealth had this name. However, unlike the previous Goddess of Wealth, the current Goddess of Wealth was a young and hardworking Goddess. She was full of vitality and vigor. She loved wealth very much, not for its value, but for its use. She loved the hustle and bustle of the market, and she loved bargaining. She was in charge of all the transactions on the table and under the table, including legitimate transactions and black market transactions. Although she was interested in carrying out reforms, she sometimes showed a stubborn side, which sometimes caused her to run into some trouble.
The Goddess of Wealth's alignment was [Absolutely Neutral].
In other words, the Goddess could cooperate with any god, whether it was a good god or an evil god.
Devotees of Waukeen traveled all over the world, assisting merchants in their dealings and serving Waukeen shrines in major cities. The Shrine of Waukeen was usually the local financing center, currency exchange center, and storage place. They also provided a channel to sell the stolen goods in private. All of their activities were for the sake of obtaining wealth. The clergy of Waukeen were required to pay a quarter of their income to the Church and were obligated to invest in profitable businesses run by other devout believers.
On the surface, the Church of Waukeen seemed to disdain the use of rumors, monopolies, and hiring bandits to manipulate trade. They criticized these methods and always denied that they had committed them. However, in private, they demanded that their pastors use these methods in the most secretive way so that no one would suspect that they had anything to do with the Church.
"Being able to accumulate your own wealth" was seen as a synonym for "success" in the Church. Of course, the premise was that the money had to be earned through investments and not through improper means.
To a certain extent.
The philosophy of the Church of Waukeen was very similar to that of modern society, which was the typical worship of money.
Wealth was seen as a symbol of success. A person who could make money and have a lot of money could easily achieve a high enough position in the Church. The Devotees of Waukeen didn't care about the methods, and they also used a lot of dirty tricks, but they still maintained their glamour on the surface.
"Welcome," said Wang Yao.
The Goddess of Waukeen smiled and greeted Søren, and behind her, five beautiful Holy Spirit Maidens gradually appeared. "Lord Shadow."
These five Holy Spirits were very famous.
They were beautiful, powerful, and ambitious women when they were alive. These women were the top merchants, the best diplomats, and also abnormally powerful professionals. They were known as the "Five Fierce Women" when they were alive, and their names were still remembered today: Barensta Therius, Della Isgil, Felicia Galbruce, Helena Jia Xia, and Sarila Tai Brantin.
They were the most important members of the Church of Waukeen, the [Golden].
The strength of an old god could be seen from the Holy Spirits behind them. Although the Goddess of Wealth wasn't very powerful, she had a lot of resources.
The five maidens quickly arranged a long table and chairs in the temple, and it was almost as luxurious as possible. Pure gold wine glasses and utensils were inlaid with gems, and huge pearls were placed in front of the eyes as decorations. Even the richest king in the mortal world couldn't compare to this.
Søren smiled and sat down. He looked at the Goddess of Waukeen in front of him and said, "I'm here this time in the hope of forming an alliance with you."
"Of course."
"I also have a very good idea to discuss with you."
The Goddess of Waukeen smiled and looked at Søren with a slightly playful expression. She was a tall and slender beauty, just like the most famous and luxurious lady. She said, "What do you think, Lord Shadow? You have just been to Harvest City, haven't you? "
Søren smiled and took the wine glass from the maidservant. He tasted the wine, then smiled and said, "Yes. I have just formed an alliance with the Goddess of Agriculture. "
Waukeen's expression was thoughtful.
Søren looked at the Goddess in front of him and said directly, "I plan to build a bank. A bank in the truest sense of the word. Let's start with Mordor City, so I think Lady Waukeen should be interested in this. "
Waukeen's expression changed slightly when she heard this.
Then, she smiled and said, "I don't know what Lord Søren thinks? If you don't mind, maybe you can tell me. "
Bank.
Just by hearing the name, it must be related to her priesthood.
After that, the Goddess of Wealth waved her hand and signaled the five maidservants to leave.
Søren thought for a moment, then began to slowly describe. He didn't talk about how to build a bank, but the role of a bank and its future prospects. To some extent, Søren described the bank of the future, a bank that everyone needed, that could be used in any transaction, and a very important role for deposits.
The current level of civilization.
Most ordinary people didn't have extra wealth, so naturally, it was impossible for them to save money. At most, it was needed by nobles and merchants, but most of the time, they protected themselves.
Søren described a different situation.
An era where everyone had extra wealth, and everyone needed to save money in a bank.
Waukeen listened quietly, but later her expression became more and more excited, as if she had seen the scene described by Søren. She could almost foresee that if all this was achieved, her power would become stronger and stronger, and she would almost certainly enter the realm of great divine power.
At this time, Søren proposed an alliance agreement.
Without any hesitation, the Goddess of Wealth simply agreed, because she knew very well that it was impossible to achieve everything described by Søren with her own power. This was a mutually beneficial cooperation. She had what Søren needed, and Søren had what she needed.
This alliance was not as strong as the Goddess of Agriculture's.
Søren didn't ask for an alliance agreement because he couldn't trust Waukeen as much as he did the Goddess of Agriculture, and the Goddess of Wealth didn't see the real benefits, so she might not be willing to risk everything with Søren.
However.
Unsurprisingly, Søren persuaded her.
At least the prospect of everyone having wealth, everyone needing to use a bank, and anyone could become her believer convinced her. The Goddess of Wealth couldn't resist this temptation at all. If all this could be done, her believers would no longer be limited to merchants, and everyone would be closely related to her clergy.
"So."
The Goddess of Wealth seemed to be a little impatient. "Sir Søren. When will our plan start? "
Søren smiled and shook his head. "No hurry."
"Building a bank is not an easy task. It requires enough power and credibility. And at present, the mortals haven't accumulated much wealth. From the current situation in the material plane, only Modor, Port Tylon, Shipwreck Bay, and Arendelle have the ability to build a bank. "
"It will take some time to prepare."
"And. We need strong enough armed forces. After all, there are many dragons in the material plane. "
The biggest trouble in building a bank was nothing else.
Yes!
It's those damned dragons.
These pure-blooded dragons, who couldn't control their brains at the sight of wealth and gold, were definitely the biggest enemies of the bank when they went crazy.
Maybe these dragons didn't dare to offend Søren and the Goddess of Wealth, but when the wealth accumulated to a certain extent, even the ancient dragons might lose their minds. Maybe they weren't opponents of the two gods, but if the bank was opened in other places, these dragons were likely to attack places they couldn't care less about.
Ten thousand Kindler, maybe the dragons didn't care.
One hundred thousand Kindler, maybe the dragons were just tempted.
But when a million Kindler were piled up together, these dragons were probably already thinking about how to act.
The bank must not make a mistake.
Not even a little possibility. So this plan needed enough time to prepare. And Søren couldn't issue paper money at present. In the current background of civilization and turbulent times, Søren had never considered the issue of paper money.
Hearing Søren's words, the Goddess of Wealth fell into deep thought.
"Okay." Waukeen looked up and said, "This does indeed need a detailed plan."
As if thinking of something, the Goddess of Wealth suddenly turned her eyes and her gaze fell on Søren. Then she smiled elegantly, slightly lifted the corner of her skirt and leaned over, revealing her seductive cleavage in front of Søren. She said playfully, "I think there are still a lot of things to discuss about this plan. Why don't Sir Søren stay here tonight, and we can have a long talk tonight. "
"Maybe our relationship can be closer to each other."
Søren was slightly surprised, but then he gladly accepted the invitation of the Goddess of Wealth.
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