Posts from 🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks Auto-translated

—Well, I hope you haven't managed to guide too many heretical kings to the righteous path before our meeting? —Asmidul chuckled good-naturedly. —By the way... Perhaps now you can tell me what happened between our churchmen and yours? Otherwise, the story will remain incomplete.

- Okay, make the bag. Payment upon receipt, I presume?

- Right now.

- Uh... can I get an advance of 100 gems now, and pay the rest later?

- No. That's all for now.

- Perhaps now is a suitable time for this, but before that, I want to clarify that the danger a person can pose does not necessarily correlate directly with whether they can be classified as "good" or "bad" according to accepted social morality. For example, I had a colleague who converted to the cult of Akonia at the beginning of last year - a wonderful person, pleasant to talk to, kind and reliable - he would always help and support even those who treated him badly, a top-notch humanist. Unfortunately, it was precisely this humanism that led to his downfall - he became obsessed with the idea of the evolution of humankind. He believed that the root of most conflicts and suffering lies in the feeling of hunger and thirst, and therefore hoped that by acquiring the ability to photosynthesize - the ability to "recharge" from the rays of Akonia, people could live happier and freer lives. A very noble dream, isn't it? Because even if they are left without a roof over their heads and means of subsistence, people will not be doomed to terrible physical and moral suffering. However, it was this dream that led this man to the destruction of an entire city...

"What a strange fellow..." thought Erika.

"I'll come back to you later. I don't have 300 gold with me right now," she lied.

Then she decided to visit the Seven Blades.

"Wow, an entire city? We would probably write something about that, but lately, we haven't had time for newspapers..." the scholar sighed. "We touched on similar topics in a conversation with our third comrade. As they say... the road to hell is paved with good intentions...—he pauses for a moment, thinking about what the equivalent of hell is in this world,—...to the abyss. I understand your point, Gran, and I agree with it, but it's not always the case, is it? Your colleague probably didn't follow basic safety measures and put innocent people at risk without being sure of the effectiveness of his method. But sometimes it's different! Take our Shingen, for example: he was deliberately placed far from other settlements for this very reason, and as a result, thanks to magical experiments, we are still holding the western front.

- That makes sense, but the point is that excessive passion, even if directed towards good deeds, can be destructive. Alright, let's move on to the root of our problem – tell me, do you know what the difference is between the Church of Arselia and the Church of Anush?

"And here are seven brand new knives in seven sheaths..." thought Erika, examining the goods.

"Do you have any first-aid kits for medical supplies?" she asked the seller.

Do you need a card skill for the knives, or what?

- Everything is on display...

Is a pickaxe a two-handed or one-handed weapon?

—Well, Anuzish is the foundation, the basis. It's planetary-level harmony. And Arselia is like a personified embodiment—they worship a specific figure there, and some people argue about who she was or even if she existed at all. And they're more radical. That's how they explained it to us in school...—the skeptic thought that sometimes it's better to stay silent and not reveal his own lack of intelligence.