Lord God Investigator

The Bredero Troupe ran away, leaving a mess that Mayor Bailana had to clean up.

Overnight, the Pearl of Faerûn, Askatra, became a city of strife. The female mayor, who had not seen the stage play that caused an uproar, was also confused.

Priest Gatnis is now in her office, arguing with several public opinion representatives.

""Temple of Lathander" must be banned! This show is full of ridiculous lies. Bradlow has committed blasphemy and is extremely evil. We must not let this show poison the pure and pious hearts of the people of the Pearl of Faerûn! "

Bridge, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, sneered: "Mr. officiant, the citizens of Askatra City are free to watch whatever show they want to watch. The Church of Lathander has no right to interfere!"

As a representative of businessmen, Bridge was very disdainful of Gatnis's remarks.

The "Shadow Merchant" group now accounts for a large percentage of the total number of merchants in Askatra City, and many Amn merchants have invested in this business.

"Bredro and Friends Cultural Technology Development Co., Ltd." is headquartered in Acheng. Every time a new Magic DVD is released, Acheng businessmen always grab the largest share.

Selling Magic Video Discs is highly profitable and the risk is not high. You are not afraid of nobles relying on their privileges to make profits. It is definitely a good deal.

"Temple of Lathander" is not popular among young nobles and priests, but it is very popular among the people at the bottom. In terms of numbers, the number of people in the middle and lower classes is a hundred times that of the nobles and priests.

Unlike the live version of stage plays, the ticket price of the Phantom Theater can be increased as much as it wants. It is only sold to wealthy people, and the main consumers are the middle and lower classes. Only small profits but quick turnover can make profits.

For businessmen who believe in the goddess Wojin, as long as they make money, what does blasphemy mean?

It's not their own gods who are blaspheming. With 300% profit, they dare to commit any crime, even if they risk being burned at the stake.

"Mr. Bridge is right. It's rare for profiteers to be able to say a few human words."

Handak, a congressman from the slums, seized the Bronze Crown Hotel with the help of Chanem. Now he has become a public representative representing the interests of the poor class and said with a cold face: "Mr. officiant, with just a few words of yours, you can't even think of distorting Askart." With the wishes of tens of thousands of people in Lacheng, the people love this show and they want to watch it, so this show must continue to be performed!"

The masked mage who represents the interests of spellcasters watched the show with his arms folded. He did not want to get involved in this controversy that had nothing to do with magic.

Several chief pastors from major churches came to the temple area, and these people were all found by Gatnis.

Gatnis believes that Bredlow's blasphemy in the name of art must not set a precedent. Today is the Church of Lathander, but tomorrow it may be the turn of other churches.

With Gatnis's persuasion, these people came together to put pressure on the city hall.

Chief Priest of the Church of Heim, Attorney General Galles frowned and said: "The drama "Lathander Temple" gave me a hint of conspiracy, just like the blind sect that collapsed two years ago, those who claimed to be 'prophet' 'The evil disciples openly slandered the true God in the temple area, promoted evil doctrines, and confused a lot of people. I'm worried that Bradero has hidden evil intentions..."

Handak refuted: "Mr. Attorney General, don't forget, it was Mr. Bredlow, the creator of "Temple of Lathander" who reported and led the team to eliminate the blind sect back then!"

This sentence blocked Galles' mouth. The Attorney General also awarded Bredero the Guardian Medal for his righteous deeds to eliminate the Blind Sect.

Stormbringer Kuro from Talos Temple was also present, but he was not here to help Gartniss. The followers of the Lord of Storms were purely here to watch the fun.

He is very happy to see the church of Lathander suffer misfortune, and even hopes that other churches of hypocritical gods in the Temple District will suffer misfortune and be expelled from Amn after being abandoned by the people.

Get rid of this group of hypocritical liars, and the people of Amn will be even more afraid of the majesty of the Storm Lord.

The senior priests from the temple area were not unanimous in their opinions, and their support for Gartniss was far from enough. The Dawn Priest became increasingly anxious.

"This drama is really substandard. The boys in the group don't like it very much."

Witherland, a representative of the nobles and the leader of the Knights of the Hot Heart, said: "Even if such a boring play is banned, it is not a loss. This is also a warning to Bredreau, telling him not to continue writing. You have gone astray on the road, get back on track, and stop making up some vulgar absurd dramas, so I support Gatnis as the officiant."

Representatives of the temple district and nobles supported the ban.

Business representatives and public representatives support continuing the performance.

The Masked Mage will abstain.

Two against two, the scene was in a stalemate.

Mayor Bailana does not want to ban the show. The most important reason is that the show can bring high taxes to the city hall. Bradlow has always paid taxes in accordance with the law. The "Shadow" business he pioneered provides the city hall with The tax is now second only to the sea trade tax of Ascatla.

Due to pressure from the Temple of Lathander, Bredlow's play was banned, which would be a huge loss of tax dollars.

And the Lathander Temple does not pay taxes, so how can there be any reason for mortals to collect money from gods?

The large sums of donation money collected by the Lathander Temple from Amn believers every year have been turned into splendid palaces, sculptures and works of art, as well as the gorgeous robes and golden scepters on the priests. It is a gold-swallowing beast that can only enter but cannot exit. Amn's economy and taxation make no contribution at all.

The high priest wanted to make the city hall lose tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of tax revenue with just one sentence. The Temple of Lathander did not have such a big influence in Amn.

But the city hall cannot express its position. The council system does not allow city hall officials to govern according to their own preferences. They are executors, not decision-makers.

Representatives of all parties in the mayor's office have stated their positions, leaving only one person who did not speak.

As a "vibrant" social group spokesperson, Ellen Linville also has an important "social status" in Amn, and he has now become a key vote.

The film owner sighed secretly, considering the grudge between him and Bradlow, it was a great thing to be able to ban that person's drama with one vote.

But there are times when everyone can't help themselves, and the film owner is no exception. As the leader of a large organization, the urge to vent personal anger will only lead to the organization's demise.

The Shadow Thieves Guild will also lose a lot of money by banning Bredlow's Shadow Show. A large part of the raw materials for manufacturing the "Light and Shadow Box" and burning "Shadow Discs" come from the shadow thieves' smuggling channels, and the Shadow Thieves business Once the stall is closed, the smuggling business will come to a halt. Who can resist gold coins?

Furthermore, the film owner believes in Max, the god of thieves. The good gods were slandered, their hypocritical nature was revealed, and a large number of Amn believers were lost, which was exactly what he wanted.

"I oppose the ban!"

Ellen Linville said resolutely under the gaze of everyone.

Gartniss shuddered when he heard this. He knew that he could no longer stop the performance of this blasphemous work. The future development of the Church of Amrosander was very slim, just like the sun setting in the west and darkness gradually covering the earth.

"You will regret it!" Gartniss yelled rudely: "Sooner or later, you will regret this for the rest of your life. It was you who released the ghost of darkness, which will wander around the continent of Faerûn..."