Chapter 173 [0171] Making Money

When Lux left the Butcher's Bridge, she and Kalya were silent.

When she came, she brought more than 70 gold sirens (totaling more than 700 silver snake coins), and enchanted these gold coins. She planned to catch a fish and find out where Gangplank's treasure house was, and wait until Gangplank was finished. time to carry out the reckoning of justice.

But what I didn't expect was that Gangplank was thinking of getting involved in the Ionian trade. He didn't charge her for the ship's mark at all, but instead loaned her a sum of money...

As a result, the more than 70 golden sea monsters in Lux's hands were not spent - even when leaving the Butcher's Bridge, the more than 70 golden sea monsters directly turned into more than 200 golden sea monsters.

According to Gangplank, Ionia Trade Lux can go ahead and do it!

But the problem is... Lux is not here to engage in trade at all!

She went to see Planck, just hoping to get to know this scourge of the ocean face to face.

As a result, they met, and even saw the divine power of the other party through a brief confrontation-but judging from the results, this meeting was obviously not the kind Lux ​​and Kalya planned.

"What to do next?" Lux whispered, "Glank has seen it, but it seems to be completely different from what we planned."

"Yeah, it's completely different." Kalya was also shocked by the other party's pirate-like operation strategy. "To be honest, I originally thought I could see a cruel and ruthless maritime lord, but who could have imagined that this Mr. Captain actually has such a side...cunning, really cunning."

"Yes, cunning." Lux nodded, agreeing with Kalya's statement, "He has a beautiful idea, sitting on the ground to collect money, but in this case, Ionia Trade needs to keep paying him the ship mark money. I don’t think it will really flourish.”

"This is the chaos and reaction of the pirates themselves." Kalya couldn't help but sigh, "You also feel his magical power, right? How about it? Isn't it amazing?"

"It's amazing. It's completely different from the power I gained in Zaun." When talking about this topic, Lux couldn't help but shook her head, "I always feel like something is wrong."

"Of course something is wrong." Kalya smiled, "Let's go, I have met Gangplank and confirmed that he is indeed affected by divine power. We should go to meet the next target."

"Go back to see Sarah?"

"No, I am going to meet the priest of the master of divine power." Kalya said in a tone full of expectation, "That is a true god - even someone like me who is not interested in gods will be interested in him." The kind he respects."

"It's so rare that you actually have respect for a god." Lux, who was well aware of Kalya's attitude towards the gods, couldn't help complaining, "Could the god you are talking about be the Snake Mother?"

"The answer is correct, but there is no reward." Kalya said in a pleasant tone, "Compared to popular names such as Snake Mother or Bearded Lady, which are passed down by rumors, I prefer to call him by his divine name - Naga Kapoulos."

"Naga Kapoulos, it's such a difficult name to pronounce." Lux blinked, "Does this god's name have any special meaning?"

"The endless monster that drives the sky and the sea." Kalya explained, "Unlike the gods that people usually think of, the existence of the snake mother is not a real entity, but a special... concept."

"Concept?" Such an abstract explanation made Lux confused, "What does this mean?"

"Naga Kapoulos's motto itself has an obvious philosophical meaning. According to my personal summary, it is roughly...everything in the universe has its own desires and pursues its own desires, and the universe is also Move forward in this pursuit.”

"It sounds reasonable." Lux was quite surprised. "To be honest, I always thought that snake mother worship was just primitive and powerful worship..."

"This is the greatness of Nagakapoulos. She is never limited to form. People who believe in this concept and philosophical method are her most devout believers." Kalya said in an incomprehensible tone, "For divine power and In terms of gods, Nagakapoulos is a good reference.”

"Reference?" Lux quickly realized the meaning behind Kalya's words, "You mean, I want to develop in this direction?"

"That's right, separate the theory from you." Kalya finally explained his purpose. "Recognize yourself and reject personal worship. The gods of Runeterra exist objectively, so let your ideals become that gods."

"...I probably understand a little bit, but it's still a bit too abstract." Lux rubbed her temples with a headache, "So, we're going to go to the temple next?"

"That's right." Kalya said eagerly, "Let's go, let's listen to Nagakapoulos' true meaning!"

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Although it is located in the sewage-filled Bilgewater, Nagakapoulos' temple is surprisingly clean and tidy.

Low-level priests were coming and going, some were sweeping the courtyard, and some were calling for the holy snake. At first glance, they seemed no different from other religious organizations.

Lux entered the temple openly.

The appearance of the unfamiliar face surprised the priests present - although the pirates of Bilgewater would always call them snake mothers, the priests actually knew that this kind of respect they talked about was actually more of fear.

The most direct point is that in their free time, almost no one comes to the temple to listen to the priests explaining the true meaning of the Snake Mother.

"Outsider, do you want to listen to Nagakabouros's teachings?" A priest put down the bucket and rag in his hands and took the initiative to greet him, "Today is not a preaching day, listen to the true meaning in the side hall."

"Lifelong without rest, we are the movers." Lux replied in a low voice according to Kalya's words, "I'm here to find Ms. Illaoi."

Hearing that Lux was looking for Illaoi, the other party was obviously a little surprised. The priest looked Lux ​​up and down and confirmed that he had never seen her.

Obviously a strange outsider, but he opened his mouth and said "Lifelong without rest, we are the movers", one of the twenty mottos of Nagakabouros...

Thinking for a moment, the other party finally nodded, indicating that he understood, and then turned and entered the temple hall.

After a moment, the door of the hall was opened, and a tall figure walked out of it.

This is a typical Baru, with sea-serpent-like green eyes and exaggerated muscles and body - it is no exaggeration to say that she is the tallest person Lux has ever seen.

Although she is a woman, Illaoi is even half a head taller than Lux's father, Pete, and Fandel!

In terms of dress, she seems to be not much different from other priests, but for some reason, when she appeared, Lux's eyes were firmly attracted.

She is not good-looking, or does not conform to the secular aesthetics.

But an indescribable charm fills her whole body, making people unable to look away.

When walking out of the temple, Illaoi was holding a stone statue with flowing divine power in her right hand, and her left hand was stuffing a fully ripe, peeled mango into her mouth.

Then, while chewing the mango flesh, she swept the entire courtyard with her majestic eyes, and finally locked onto Lux in a cloak.

"I am Illaoi."

She carried the statue on her shoulders and spit out the mango pit in her mouth - the flat pit spun in the air and drew an arc, and fell into the trash can.

"Is that me you are looking for?"

Karliya's Little Classroom - Illaoi's Mango:

Just like Gangplank's love for oranges, Illaoi likes to eat mangoes very much.

However, in terms of eating fruit habits, she is much better than Gangplank - at least she likes to peel the skin.

Additional update 10/30, there should be one more!