Chương 67: Choice

"Hey? Why are you all staring at me?"

Not only Richard, but Levin and Grace also looked at Mendel, leaving the latter scratching his head in bewilderment.

Richard explained, "Because your symptoms are the most obvious, I was thinking of using you as a guinea pig."

Mendel blinked.

"A white mouse? Although I'm a druid, I haven't even learned how to transform into a bear, let alone such a small animal as a white mouse."

what……

I apologize for misusing vocabulary related to past lives.

But if you still don't understand after all this, your wisdom seems a bit too focused on plant breeding.

Richard shrugged, turned to Amy, and asked:

"Could you tell us Mr. Camus's prescription? We have a companion who happens to have stomach worms. If the prescription works for him, we will believe you—provided, of course, that there are no highly toxic substances in your prescription, otherwise we dare not try it."

Mendel tilted his head and then understood what everyone meant.

Amy immediately replied, "No problem, I can't wait for this prescription to spread far and wide! And don't worry, the prescription only contains common herbs, there's absolutely no poison in it..."

Amy quickly recited the prescription.

After analyzing the situation, everyone concluded that there was probably no poison involved.

Moreover, apart from purple leaves, the other materials inside are all easy to find.

Upon seeing this, Levin immediately sprang into action. Relying on his knowledge as a ranger, he gathered all the necessary items in less than half an hour. He then started a fire and built a pot on the spot, brewing a bowl of bubbling, purple-glowing medicine.

Richard pursed his lips.

It's a pity it's not green.

Otherwise, he would definitely ask what the price would be.

Mendel first cast a poison protection spell on himself—as the name suggests, this second-tier spell prevents a person from being poisoned—and then took two small sips of the purple potion.

A few minutes later...

"belch!"

He let out a loud burp, then his eyes widened little by little, and finally he exclaimed to everyone with delight, "I'm fine! I don't feel nauseous at all! I'm energetic enough to pollinate a whole hectare of peas right now!"

"The last sentence can be omitted..."

Iron Hammer, standing nearby, muttered something, then took the bowl of medicine, drank a couple of sips, and laughed, "Ha! This purple stuff really works!"

Amy, hands on her hips, said, "Of course! I'm Amy, I never lie!"

Therefore, at least some of what the halflings said is credible.

Although I don't know why the Church of the Goddess of Wealth did this, even killing people wasn't enough, they had to send extra people to clear the weeds... but facts are facts, and evil is evil.

So, the question is now back to everyone.

How should we treat this halfling?

Should we become enemies with the Church of the Goddess of Wealth?

That's not an easy task...

Richard's attitude goes without saying; he had always wanted to deal with Bill, and this was a golden opportunity for him!

But what will be the attitude of the Forest Arrow Squad?

He looked at Levin and saw that the latter had his brows furrowed.

Soon, Mendel and Hammer realized the key point and fell into deep thought.

A few more minutes passed... no, I'm wrong, actually, only a few seconds later, Hammer shouted:

"Damn it, what are you all hesitating for? This good young man is in trouble, we have to help him!"

Mendel nodded in agreement.

Levin agreed, saying, "You're right, Hammer. We can't let this evil go unchecked, but the Church of the Goddess of Wealth has deep roots in Phoenix. Going against them could be fatal. I haven't thought of a good solution yet..."

Richard's lips curled up upon hearing this.

I definitely made the right choice in picking teammates this time!

Amy exclaimed with delight, "Gods above! You, you are all such kind people! Thank you! Thank you..."

"Haha, you flatter me..."

After exchanging a few polite words, the group began discussing the specific methods.

All I heard was Hammer saying, "The murderers within the church must pay the price! And then we must distribute this medicine widely, so everyone in the city can have a good winter!"

Mendel nodded, then shook his head:

"What you're saying is too idealistic. That would mean fighting the church in Phoenix. We definitely wouldn't stand a chance. It's safer to stick to Amy's original plan and protect him to another city."

Hammer frowned:

"Phoenix is the place in the Gulf region most severely affected by stomach worms. If we go to other cities to promote the medicine, who knows how long it will take before it affects Phoenix? Many people will die during that time. Besides, this won't bring justice to Mr. Camus!"

Mendel shook his head again:

"No matter what, if you can't beat them, you can't beat them."

At this point, Richard interjected:

"The Church of the Goddess of Wealth is indeed very powerful, but not powerful enough to rule the entire city. Leaving aside the major families, even the Lord of Radiance has a temple within the city!"

"So we don't necessarily have to leave."

"All we need to do is devise a clever escort plan, put on a good disguise, and secretly send Amy to the Temple of the Lord of Radiance. Let those priests cast the second-tier spell, Domain of Honesty, and learn the whole story. Then they will become our allies."

Richard said this partly because he still wanted revenge on Bill and was therefore unwilling to leave Phoenix, and partly because he thought the plan was feasible.

In Terella, a place where the gods are watching from above, the priests of the benevolent god are truly kind and trustworthy.

Furthermore, they possess numerous divine abilities that can be used to detect alignment and lies.

Therefore, as long as you are truly in the right, it is not difficult to get their help, which will make dealing with the Church of the Goddess of Wealth much easier!

But at this point, Levin voiced his opposition.

"If the Church of the Goddess of Wealth is serious, then they can't possibly not be wary of Amy's move. Right now, the city is mostly filled with their mercenaries, spies, and detection magic. Once Amy goes in, there's a very high chance she'll be exposed."

"They might be stopped before they even get into the Temple of the Lord of Radiance."

"Actually, it's not just him. I suspect that if we try to go to the temple of the Lord of Radiance after entering the city, they will also become suspicious... In short, the city is their absolute territory, and we'd better not go back; the risk is too high."

Okay, that makes sense.

So what should we do...?

Richard was about to continue thinking when he noticed Levin's confident demeanor, so he smiled and said:

"Buddy, you've come up with a plan?"

Levin smiled and said:

"You figured it out, huh? Not bad, I do have a relatively safer method."

"Essentially, it's similar to your method—finding sufficiently powerful external support to help us uphold justice. However, my supporters aren't inside the city, but outside, and their stance is far more reliable than that of ordinary priests!"

"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from everyone anymore..."

"I am actually a member of the Harpists' Alliance. According to my intelligence, the Alliance's high-ranking member, the renowned Master-level Paladin—Lord Ignas Betan—is currently on Thumb Island nearby!"

"If we can find him with Amy, the problem will be solved!"