Still skeptical, Zooey left. Beta was at the back, a smile of having succeeded in his scheme hanging on his lips.
Although the Goddess of Woking was not as strong as the Goddess of Light in terms of divine power, the ability to sacrifice gold coins was a killer weapon that attracted the elites. Any wealthy person who had performed the gold coin sacrifice would not be able to resist the thrill of using money to increase their strength if they did not have strong willpower.
In the original world, many rich people would spend thousands of gold coins in order to improve their game characters. But now, the sacrifice of gold coins would increase his own true strength. This was an irresistible concept. This was the reason why the noble families in Bronze Drum City had at least one or two professionals.
Of course, the first level of the gold coin sacrifice cost 100 gold coins, and the next level cost twice as much. This was not a small amount. Therefore, in each noble family, only one or two people would unlock the ability of a professional, and most of them would only be promoted to level 1 or 2. Those who had unlocked their abilities were almost always the focus of every noble family's nurturing.
Because now all the nobles in Bronze Drum City knew that gold coins were linked to strength. In their minds, making money was much easier than training themselves to become stronger.
After all, to make money, they just had to sit down and order their servants to do it. But to train themselves to become stronger, they had to do it themselves, which was too hard. Now that the commercial atmosphere in Bronze Drum City was getting stronger, the nobles worked hard to find ways to make money. As for Woking, as the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce, the more business she conducted among her believers, the better it would be for the stability of her divinity. Once her divinity was stable, she would have more divine power to increase the strength of the nobles or the rich.
This formed a virtuous cycle.
When Beta heard that Zooey had lost the power struggle, he thought of bringing Zooey to the Temple of Woking.
The Kingdom of Faross was the most powerful country on the continent. It had a very large population, more than the sum of the dozens of small countries around it. Sooner or later, the Woking Divine Religion would develop over there. Instead of waiting for time to develop over there, it was better to develop a believer now and find a way to make him a fanatic believer, increase his strength, and then let him go back to take revenge and think of a way to snatch the position of the patriarch.
If the plan succeeded, the Church of Woking would be able to plant an inconspicuous spy in Faross.
It was a small trick. From the bottom of his heart, Beta did not like to play tricks, but in his current position, he had no choice but to do so. He was Woking and Shirley's friend, and as a friend, he naturally had the obligation to help them. Relying on Woking, he could make himself stronger quickly. This would be of great help to him in finding Blondie and Whitey in the future.
If this went on, he would soon become the kind of sinister villain that even he would hate.
Beta let out a long sigh. He walked around the main temple casually and then met Sarah, who had just returned from her patrol.
"No one dares to block our way now." Sarah sighed slightly. "It's just that there are too few people coming to the temple to pray now. Civilians don't dare to go near the places of the nobles. "
Beta said, "It doesn't matter, it will get better after a while. Fortunately, the people of the Temple of Light have left, and now the danger is temporarily resolved. But don't let your guard down. No one can guarantee that they won't come back. "
Sarah said, "I understand. Your Excellency, are you leaving again? "
Beta glanced at her and smiled. "Are you driving me away?"
Sarah shook her head vigorously. "I didn't mean that, really … I just feel that we have too many things to handle here, and I can't manage them all. I still hope that Your Excellency Beta can continue to take over."
Most people would not be willing to let go of power that they had obtained so easily. Beta didn't know what Sarah was really thinking, but he knew one thing, and that was that he absolutely couldn't use this matter to test her true strength. Sometimes, it was difficult to distinguish between polite words and sincere words. Even if they were sincere words, after a period of time, they might become polite words.
Beta wasn't the kind of person who liked to hold on to power, otherwise he wouldn't have given away the power of the two temples and run to that godforsaken wetland to build a city.
"I have more important things to do, so I'll have to trouble you with the main temple." Beta said indifferently, "I have to go meet up with Shirley, and I may leave this place immediately. Take care."
Sarah bowed slightly. "May the Goddess bless your journey without illness or disaster."
"Thank you." Beta waved his hand and left the main temple.
Seeing that Beta had left, Sarah relaxed all over. She felt that chatting with Beta was very tiring. The other party's aura was too strong, and if her will was the slightest bit shaky, she would be suppressed by the other party's aura, and then become a spineless coward in front of him … She did not want such a thing to happen.
Beta came to the gate of the branch temple, only to find that Shirley was already waiting for him.
Around the branch temple, many believers were praying or confessing on the ground. Because the main temple had been "occupied" by the nobles, there were shockingly many people in the branch temples.
Shirley, on the other hand, stood out in the crowd. It couldn't be helped. She was beautiful and had a good figure. She was just so eye-catching.
Seeing Beta, Shirley trotted to him and hugged Beta's arm. Leaning against him, she said with a smile, "You're here … I've been waiting for you."
Beta and Shirley left under the envious and jealous gazes of the believers. After they reached a deserted alley, Beta asked, "How long did the Guild of Assassins promise you?"
"They didn't," Shirley said helplessly. Shirley said helplessly, "As soon as I told them what I wanted, they immediately told me the answer after they received the money."
"Oh, they already knew it? It seems that everybody knows the relationship between Katie and Sarah. "
"It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that everybody knows it." Shirley smiled and said, "Sarah and Katie are indeed having a conflict. Does it have anything to do with Harris?"
"Oh?" The answer wasn't out of Beta's expectation. He vaguely felt that it might be related to the young man. "What exactly happened?"
Shirley said, "Harris was a hot-blooded young man, and Katie was young and beautiful, but somehow, Harris fell in love with Katie. He tried to confess his love to Katie several times, but Katie rejected him mercilessly every time. The last time, Katie even knocked him to the ground and warned him not to bother her."
"Did they start a conflict just like that?"
Shirley shook her head. "Not so fast. Sarah isn't an unreasonable person. The real problem is that Harris was hit so hard that he couldn't recover. Now, he's a drunkard who spends all his time in taverns. If this goes on, he'll probably be crippled. So, Sarah asked Katie to talk to her brother, hoping that she could comfort him. "
Beta guessed what was going to happen next. "Katie refused."
"Yes." Shirley said, "Not just that, Katie also said that Harris was as annoying as a fly, and that he would hide like a coward whenever he was hit. He was no different from a sissy. She didn't want to talk to such a person."
Beta chuckled. "That's not very kind of you."
"That's right. So, Sarah and Katie had a falling out. She accused Katie of being heartless in public."
Beta shook his head helplessly. "Everybody knows about it, and she flared up in public. Isn't this telling outsiders that there's internal strife in the Woking Temple? Tsk, Sarah is still too young, and Katie is too impulsive. But they're both little girls and have room to grow. It's not a big problem for them to make minor mistakes. "
Shirley covered her mouth and chuckled. "You make yourself sound like a little old man."
Beta shrugged. "More like a little old man … By the way, do you know which tavern Harris frequents?"
"Are you going to teach him?"
Beta nodded. "Well, in any case, I'm Harris' teacher. My student has gone on the wrong path, so I have to correct him. Besides, the Woking Temple is in dire need of talents right now. Harris is very talented. It would be a waste to let him rot. "
The Red Rose Tavern was the most famous tavern in Bronze Drum City. Not only did this place provide good wine, but it also provided high-quality beauties.
Harris's face was flushed, and he kept burping on the table. Two sexy beauties, one on his left and one on his right, were persuading him to drink more and flattering him.
Harris laughed aloud and felt very satisfied. He couldn't help but grab the tavern in front of him and was about to have another drink, only to find that the tavern was being held down by another.
The alcohol got to his head. He flew into a rage and punched the table, breaking a corner of it. Then he stood up and said hatefully, "It's that blind piece of sh*t. He actually dared to snatch … Teacher, why, why is it you … When did you come back …?"
He was already trembling by the end of his sentence, and he was so scared that he was no longer drunk. Seeing that something was wrong, the two beauties hurriedly hid behind him.
Beta sat across from Harris and sized him up for a while, before he said, "Sit down and talk."
Harris's face was pale, and he sat down nervously. His muscles were so tight that they looked like rocks.
"I've heard about you."
Harris felt even more ashamed when he heard Beta's words. For a man to be beaten by a woman to the point where he couldn't even fight back and was even rejected in person, this was a huge blow to Harris, who had always been in high spirits.
"You feel very embarrassed?"
Harris lowered his head, and his face was flushed red.
Beta chuckled and said, "That's nothing. Let me tell you about my past. Before I became stronger, when I just started to learn to be a spellcaster, I met a female Warrior, a very gangster kind. She stopped me at least seven times and knocked me out every time. Not only did she steal my equipment, but she also stripped me of my clothes and underwear. "
Harris's eyes widened.
Shirley opened her cherry lips.