I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 120: Woking's Magic (First Update)
"Based on the above accusations, Mr. Gis, a believer in the God of Nature, what defense do you have?"

After Fang Yu was arrested, he was immediately deported to the Temple of Woking in Cobalt, where he was tried by the temple priests.

Judicial efficiency is really high.

"Pastor of the God of Wealth, I think this is a premeditated frame-up." Fang Yu tried to defend himself.

"First of all, I came from somewhere else and I don't know the rules of Cober. Secondly, it was Mr. Marcus who attacked me first, so I subconsciously cast a protective spell. I think this is a complete frame-up."

"Your excuse is invalid, Mr. Gies. According to the detection of the Woking Mirror, Mr. Marcus only had a slight physical contact with you, which was not enough to cause harm. In this case, you have no sufficient reason to cast a protective spell. And your lack of understanding of the laws of Cober is not a reason for you to violate the laws of Cober."

"I, Barry Salman, declare in the name of the servant of Woking, the God of Wealth, and the priest of the Temple of Kobel Woking, that according to the Contract of the Gods, you need to pay 1000 gold dukes or other compensation of equivalent value to Woking."

"If you refuse to pay the fine, you will need to serve Cober City. According to your level of transcendent, you will need to serve Cober City for a total of five years."

"Don't try to resist. If you do, you will be wanted by the Church of Woking, and there will be no place for you in the entire continent."

On the judgement stand, a bald old man in a white robe was holding a golden hammer and hitting it heavily on the hammer board.

I'm going to knock you cold.

Fang Yu cursed inwardly.

I had never been to jail on Blue Star, but I didn't expect to be sentenced as soon as I arrived in Cober.

Fang Yu understood that he was being lured into a trap.

In an instant, he empathized deeply with the black car drivers and certain industries that reporters liked to investigate secretly and always found excuses to leave.

That silver-haired middle-aged man, Marcus, should be specialized in this kind of work.

Damn it, I’m going to beat you up before I switch back.

Cober prohibits spellcasters outside the Church of Woking from casting spells, which is very similar to Kornclave's ban on magic in the Age of the Great Arcane, which makes Fang Yu wonder if there must be some reason behind this.

The person who just arrested Fang Yu was Jason Hawke, captain of the guard team of the Knights of Cober of the Woking Church.

When being arrested, Fang Yu did not resist. He was mainly curious as to why Cober, 16,000 years later, still retained some traditions of the Great Arcane Age.

It’s been sixteen thousand years, and civilization has probably changed several times. There are not even any relics left in other places. How can you still ban magic in this crappy place of yours?
Vol'jin has a pact with the God of Nature? How did you know that?
When in Mercfore, Fang Yu used Charm Human to ask many people about the basic situation of this world, especially the information about various gods.

Woking is the god of wealth in this world and has many believers in various countries. There is also a temple of Woking in the city of Merkfore.

But no one mentioned that only priests of Vol'jin are allowed to cast spells in Cobalt.

Yes, I have never asked this question myself.

Who would have thought that in this world full of temples and with extraordinary people having such a high status, there would actually be cities where the use of divine magic was prohibited.

Could it be that this Church of Woking is the remnant of the legacy of the Conclave Merchant Alliance during the Age of the Great Arcane?
Yes, the Woking's Mirror that Priest Barisalman mentioned should be the magic network fluctuation monitoring system left by the legendary wizard in the Age of the Great Arcane.

Fang Yu endured the pain, took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to the court clerk.

There are exactly one thousand gold dukes in this cloth bag.

Seeing Fang Yu obediently paying the fine, Barisalman's expression suddenly eased. He walked down from the bench and asked the clerk next to him to pour Fang Yu a bowl of hot soup.

Druids are indeed a group of honest people, hahahaha.

"Mr. Gis, you are indeed a noble druid." Barisalman's bald head was shining with oil, and his face changed to a playful smile. "Korber is a simple and kind city. As long as you abide by the rules of Korber here, I believe you will find the feeling of home."

God is so simple and kind!
The business environment in this place is so bad, and they still have the nerve to call themselves simple and kind! ?
However, it is better to be a little worse. I like bad environment. If it is not bad, it means there are no loopholes to exploit, and no loopholes to exploit means no profit.

Fang Yu's eyes rolled and he showed the same mercenary smile. He took out another small bag from his arms and stuffed it into Barisalman's hand.

Salman was stunned, then calmly took the small cloth bag handed over by Fang Yu and weighed it. There should be at least ten Golden Dukes in it.

Not bad, not bad. I originally thought that today I was just a druid and there would be no benefits, but I didn’t expect that I could actually have an unexpected income.

It is well known that among all the saints, the druids, the believers of the god of nature, are the most conservative group of extraordinary people.

Most druids believe in living in harmony with nature and oppose extravagance and waste. Many of them live in seclusion throughout their lives, practicing their faith in the God of Nature.

Such a flexible druid is rare. "Reverend Salman, thank you very much for your fairness." Fang Yu squinted his eyes, "You also know that as a spellcaster, spellcasting is often a subconscious action, which is difficult to avoid. Is there any way..."

"There's nothing we can do about it. In Cobalt, only priests from Woking can cast spells. This rule has existed since the day the gods created this world, and no one can violate the contract with the gods. But..." Barisalman smiled meaningfully.

Fang Yu understood and handed over a small cloth bag.

Barry Salman took it and nodded with satisfaction.

"However, the God of Wealth is the most generous god. As long as they can prove their devotion to the God of Wealth, the wise Woking will not reject extraordinary people from other sects from becoming Woking's shepherds."

Fang Yu's eyes lit up: "You mean..."

Barry Salman chuckled and said, "Gold Dukes and Star Diamonds represent piety. If you can show your piety to Woking with 10 Gold Dukes or 20 units of Star Diamonds, you can become an apprentice priest of Woking. If you can show your piety with Gold Dukes or units of Star Diamonds, you can become a formal priest."

"Of course, after becoming a priest, subsequent promotions require you to give up your identity as a druid and serve Vol'jin wholeheartedly. How about it, Gith Druid, are you interested in becoming Vol'jin's pastor?"

Nest grass!

Can you become a pastor by paying money?

It is worthy of being the sect of the God of Wealth.

Unity of knowledge and action.

Fang Yu showed an embarrassment on his face: "In other words, I have to spend at least 5000 gold dukes to gain the right to cast spells freely in Cober?"

Barisalman smiled disapprovingly and said, "Githdruid, Woking will not accept money for nothing. Even if you pay for the teaching position, you will still participate in the baptism ceremony."

"If you can receive the blessing of Vol'jin during the ceremony and be granted practical divine spells such as 0-level gold-digging and 1-level glib tongue, your investment will double in less than three years."

"You don't have to worry about becoming a priest of Woking affecting your faith assessment in the Church of Nature. If you become an apprentice priest or a first-level priest, you don't need to dedicate your faith to Woking."

!!!

What do you mean?
Paying money not only grants you the right to cast spells in Cobal, but also gives you divine magic?
And you don’t even need to devote your mental energy to Woking?
What kind of magic is this gold-hunting technique and eloquence?
I haven't seen this in any spell introductions before.

Also, is this ritual dangerous?
He is a man with a big secret.

According to previous speculation, all the gods in this world should be legendary wizards from the Age of the Great Arcane, but no one knows why these legendary wizards all escaped into the astral realm.

Although Yuzu judged that these mages would no longer have any substantial impact on the main plane after entering the astral realm, what if?
What if my secret is discovered by these legendary wizards, will they use some method to lock me down?
Will it be useless even if we switch back to Blue Star?
This is something that needs to be considered carefully.

Barisalman saw Fang Yu's expression and thought that Fang Yu was reluctant to spend the money, so he continued to encourage him, "I know that druids are very... uh, very simple, and you just paid a large fine. If you want to participate in the ceremony, the Woking Temple can provide a loan service with a monthly interest rate of only 3.2%. "

"Look, Wojin is willing to lend you money, which means he has enough confidence in these magics. You will definitely not lose money."

Fuck! Loan sharking!

With a monthly interest rate of two-thirds, a one-year loan of 5000 JinDuke requires a repayment of 7300, and a three-year loan requires a repayment of 15500. It is even more shady than p2p!

Fang Yu showed a struggling look: "Pastor Salman, can you let me think about it? By the way, is there anyone else who wants to be baptized recently? Can I watch the baptism ceremony first?"

Barisalman laughed. "Of course. Cober is the archdiocese shared by the entire northern part of the Kingdom of Loirac, the Principality of Albert, and the southern part of the Principality of Astin. People come to be baptized every day."

Barry looked at the height of the sun and said, "Look at the time. It should take another hour until the Holy Hour of Woking. The ceremony will not begin until then. You can wait for a while."

After saying that, Barry suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, by the way, the people who will be baptized in a while are members of the Belvitt family of the Duchy of Albert. I will go and ask them if they are willing to watch the ceremony."

After that, Barisalman led Fang Yu to a reception room in the temple, while he himself hurriedly ran to find the so-called Belvitt family to confirm the information.

"Druid of Ghis, the Belvitt family welcomes a druid to attend the ceremony." Not long after, Barisalman returned to the reception room and replied to Fang Yu with a confirmed message with an envious look on his face.

Belvette is an old noble, and only a saintly person with a good reputation like the druid can make them look at him differently.

Fang Yu didn't know what the Bellevue family was, but he understood the necessary courtesy and reciprocity very well.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Salman. In addition, I think I should thank the Belvitt family in person."

(End of this chapter)