goddess of revolution

Chapter 833 The Choice of Prell City and the Appearance of the Temple of Commerce

Prior City Hall, Sebadian squeezed into the family house behind, protected by a group of guards.Tomatoes, eggs, mustard, and rotten vegetable leaves smeared his face and body, and his cats and dogs rushed up to eat them.

Using divine light to frighten the beasts away, Sebadian entered the living room and was tidying up when his nephew rushed in and shouted, "Master, master! There is a riot in the city!"

Sebadian shouted: "You don't need to say it! Look at me!? Don't help clean up!"

It was already night when he returned to Prell City, the city was in chaos, two groups of people who supported the return to the empire and those who supported the defection to the Fei Communist Party had already started practicing on the street.As the mayor, he still did not give a clear account of the ownership of the city, which made people on both sides very dissatisfied, and the front and rear doors of the city hall were completely surrounded.

Wesley hurriedly changed his clothes, and at the same time reported the passage to the Imperial Army garrison.Although he didn't see Earl Tang En, the other party's reply was very clear.After dawn tomorrow, Prior City will be targeted.

"Don't worry," Sebadian said, "My lord...I mean the chief cardinal promised to stop the imperial army from attacking us."

Wesley belonged to the kind of person with high IQ but not high EQ, so he just opened his mouth and said, "It's just this? Isn't the Grand Master accepting Player City?"

Sebadian twitched the corner of his mouth: "The chief cardinal said that public opinion must be respected, so I called the people from the city council to meet overnight."

Wesley continued to say inadvertently: "There will be no results, you will be beaten no matter which side you vote for, ah..."

After he finished speaking, he was kicked, and Sebadian's heart was being roasted by this question.

Another servant came to report that all the members of the city council had arrived.

"They also know that the big thing is not good," Sebadian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

There is a city council in Purell City, but this city council is not an elected citizen council, or Sebadian organized some big businessmen to make suggestions for himself.

Obviously, these people cannot represent the citizens of the entire city, but there is no way to organize a citizen council in a hurry, and they can only rely on these people to stabilize the city.

In the meeting hall, twenty or thirty businessmen with big bellies and jewels got together and discussed loudly.

"My lord mayor, if you don't give a letter of approval, those rioters will rush into the house to rob people and money!"

"The guys from the city guard are useless at all, they are divided into two factions to fight!"

"Mayor, you just came back from the Duke... oh, the Chief Cardinal? Has the Duke agreed to take us in?"

"Don't we have only one option to go to Fei Gong? How short-sighted! Earl Dunn may not win, and if the Queen is furious, will Fei Gong fight the Queen here to protect this city?"

"This city is called Pryor City! If the Chief Cardinal doesn't protect it, where will he face it? And Fei Gong advocates the elimination of oppression, will he sit back and watch us be oppressed by the empire?"

"Isn't it enough to change the name? You think about it. If you join the Fei Gong, we can't have more than seven employees. All big businesses will be monopolized by the Fei Gong's guilds and communes. Are you willing?"

"Is now the time to think about business? Save your life first!"

"You guys are as timid as halflings!"

"You are as greedy as goblins!"

Discussions quickly turned into quarrels, and quarrels turned into brawls. Sebadian released three magic light balls in succession to make the meeting hall bright enough to blind the eyes before barely stopping it.

"Stop arguing!"

Sebadian showed the majesty of the mayor, and said in a deep voice: "I declared the city of Purell to be loyal to the Chief Cardinal because we are legally still the subjects of the Chief Cardinal. This is exactly what His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire insists on eternal order."

The merchants grimaced and remained silent, they couldn't deny it.

Sebadian went on to say: "But the chief cardinal denied this jurisprudence, saying that when he abandoned the duke title, it has nothing to do with Hadron and the empire. His original territory was merged into the Fei Gong, and our country Where the city stood, and the citizens, he returned to the kingdom of Hadron."

The businessmen rejoiced, but someone's words made them look gloomy.

The middle-aged man looked completely different from other sensual businessmen. Not only was he thin, but his eyes were also very bright. Sebadian remembered that his name was Viggis, and he was a moneylender, but he only lent gold bushes and did not Untainted by kingdom and empire gold.

Wiggis said: "The Kingdom of Hadron, and even the Empire of Dawn, will not treat us as their own. My friend told me that not long ago, Princess Ariel asked Earl Dunn to hit us hard in the palace. She His attitude to a certain extent represents His Majesty the Divine Emperor. Everyone knows that His Majesty the Divine Emperor has always been at odds with the Temple of Commerce, and he has no good impression of merchants."

Sebadian nodded and said: "When I communicated with the Chief Cardinal, although he said on the surface that it is up to us to choose, his hints are very clear. I hope we will remain neutral here."

Businessmen have echoed, this is their ideal choice.

Viggis shook his head and sighed: "Can we remain neutral with our strength alone?"

This was the source of Sebadian's troubles, since Prell City simply didn't have such power.

"There are two groups of people making noise outside. The first group of people is mainly the Thieves Guild in the city. Those who incite them must be businessmen who represent Hadron, Sachdon, Redstone, and even the specialties of the northern countries."

"The other group of people is a laborer's guild organized by coachmen and porters, and behind them are merchants who specialize in reselling surplus materials in the Alpha area."

"Yes, everyone here. To maintain neutrality, we must first unite internally, and then deal with external forces. But we are all fighting ourselves, so how can we prevent external forces from reaching out?"

The merchants were laughing, trying to hide the unnaturalness on their faces.

That's right, as the most powerful businessmen with the most assets in Prell City, they have their own inclinations towards the prospects of Prell City.

Merchants who control Fei Gong's channel certainly hope to rely on Fei Gong's back. As long as the source of goods is in hand, the channel is simple, and smuggling is a big deal.

The merchants who are the agents of various countries hope that the city will return to the empire. With the support of the empire, the supply of goods is easy and the channel is easy to smuggle.

They are all aware of the FCP's behavior style, and if any faction gains the upper hand in public opinion, the FCP will not make things difficult for others, so they all instigate the forces under their control to build momentum on the streets.

But now it seems that the power of the two sides is comparable, but the best option, that is, neutrality, has lost its foundation.

Sebadian looked at Wiggis, and the other party looked back with a smile, so the former housekeeper with high IQ and EQ suddenly understood who this guy was speaking for.

Sebadian said: "Verges, if you're going to propose another option, you'd better let everyone know that option is very solid right away."

"The mayor is indeed the mayor." Wiggis nodded, then turned to the door, bowed his head and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness, Your Excellency the Director."

A man and a woman entered the hall, because the girl walking in front was so dazzling that no one noticed the man behind.

The girl is extremely young, only fifteen or sixteen years old, with extremely beautiful appearance and luxurious clothes.But far beyond these elements, what attracts attention is her long iridescent hair, which seems to be crowned with a rainbow.The flickering brilliance was brighter than Sebadian's divine light ball just now, making everyone cover their eyes subconsciously.

The girl's voice was not sweet, with a thick vibration that would confuse her gender: "Hello, everyone, I am Ginny, the Saintess of the Temple of Commerce."

Everyone was stunned, the saint of the business temple! ?
The girl snapped her fingers, and the long iridescent hair became even more blazing, and then countless gold coins jingled out of her head, fell to her feet, and buried her ankles in an instant.

It is the golden bush that never wears out, and the eyes of the merchants are green.

With another snap of the fingers, Jin Puer flowed backwards and returned to the girl's colorful hair.The hair fluttered and fluttered, and the unique smell of golden bull was still in the air, which made people believe that the scene just happened really happened, and it was not an ordinary illusion.

"Your Highness..."

The man behind her brought a seat and let her sit in the middle of the hall like a queen. The man stood beside her, smiling brightly, and said softly: "I am the director of the Void Consortium, Losefors, representing the consortium and business. Temple, come to discuss with you the ownership of Prell City."

Even though Sebadian was prepared, he was still extremely shocked: "Does your business temple want to rule this city?"

The merchants also gasped in unison. The Temple of Commerce has always cooperated with various countries, attached to the kingship and lords, and has never ruled any city alone. Now it is possible that they are looking at the city of Prell and want to build their own ruled?
"No, no, you still don't know enough about the teachings of the Temple of Commerce..."

Locifers pointed his fingers and said, "The Temple of Commerce never cares about who will rule the cities and kingdoms, let alone rule by itself. It only cares about promoting business prosperity and people's happiness."

His tone was so powerful that it was irrefutable: "Mayor Sebadian and everyone are having a headache about where this city is headed. Your best choice is to be neutral, but Virgis is right, you don't have enough power yourself Stay neutral. So, here we are."

"Think about it, if our Commercial Temple enters here, supports your declaration of neutrality, and turns this city into a completely neutral autonomous city-state, then whether it is the Dawn Empire or the Crimson Alliance... Oh, you probably don't know yet, The Fei Communist Party has officially established a country, and its name is the Scarlet Red Alliance. In short, other forces will be happy to see its success."

The merchants nodded one after another. If there was the support of the Temple of Commerce, Prell City would indeed have enough power to be neutral.

Sebadian didn't only consider interests like ordinary businessmen. He frowned and asked, "What about your conditions? Such as changing the name of the city, or the right to manage the city?"

"No, no, nothing, except..."

Luoxifusi pointed at the merchants and swiped in a circle: "Your business is more settled in gold bushels, there are no conditions."

The saint behind her added: "Provide us with a satisfactory place to build a temple, and prohibit the circulation of gold bulls publicly or privately. These are the necessary basic conditions."

Loshivers continued: "We are happy to see the city maintain stability, which is the fundamental prerequisite for business prosperity, so we will strongly support the mayor's management of the city and provide convenience in all aspects."

Sebadian closed his eyes, and he remembered the past when he suggested that the master should marry... no, marry a rich widow to pay off the debt.

Thinking of the old master's warning not long ago, saying that if he wants to go down this road, he must have the consciousness to bear the consequences, and he feels a little uneasy.

But now it seems that this is the only option.

Sebadian opened his eyes, and he was not polite, and said directly: "We definitely have no objections here, but we still need to communicate with my master... oh, the leader of the Red Federation. In addition, the empire may also need your help. Persuade His Majesty the Emperor."

Loseves nodded: "That's what we should do."

He pointed to Wiggis and said, "This is the agent of our Commercial Temple in Prell City. You can discuss the details with him."

Ginny and Locifers left the gate of the meeting hall, and there was laughter and laughter inside, urging the mayor to make an announcement to calm people's minds.

The radiant rainbow light from the hair was restrained, and the luxurious long dress changed back to an ordinary dress. At this time, the saint looked like a very ordinary girl.

As if they didn't exist, they came out of the noisy crowd and strolled leisurely on the street.

Because it is close to Fei Gong, the urban construction of Prell City is better than that of Hadran's royal capital. The road paved with some kind of gel mixed with crushed stone and gravel is like a whole rock, which is smooth and does not reflect light, no matter it is The wheels are still horseshoes, so it saves effort to run on them, and it is also very comfortable for people to walk on.

There are tall street lamps at a distance on both sides of the street, and the lights are extremely bright.The buildings on both sides of the road are stone buildings with several floors. In the thick and powerful frame, wooden walls, stone walls, brick walls and even glass walls of various colors are colorful under the light.

Made into cows, horses, rabbits or even a square puppet, it pulls the carriages and gallops on the road. The flow of people and cars is separated by railings. At the intersection, there are people in yellow vests waving chess pieces to direct the traffic. Everything seems to be in order.

Ginny sighed: "This is indeed a bit close to what His Majesty said... the city of dreams is closer than Erxiang and Valentine. Erxiang's Church of Loyalty and Valentine's Castle of the Emperor are too It's an eyesore."

Luoxifusi said respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness, it is still just a prototype. When the city develops eastward and establishes a port, the scale may be dozens of times larger."

"I really didn't expect it," Ginny said in a relieved tone: "We have been trying to establish a city-state dominated by us, so that we can verify the method of making golden bull go deeper into every aspect of mortal life, and then use it as a template Spread out."

"It can be said that those city-states in the past either couldn't afford too large-scale business, or the relationship with neighboring countries was difficult to handle. There were always no good results. I didn't expect to have new progress here."

Luoxifusi nodded: "This is also an opportunity given by the historical process. At least the Red Federation intends to promote it. I think Teresia will also acquiesce."

"Hadron's here is not the main direction of her struggle with Li Qi. This is her hometown. From a basic human point of view, she probably doesn't want her hometown to become a bloody battlefield."

"Now she should put more pressure on our Temple of Commerce. In her eyes, our move in Prior City can be regarded as looking for a way to make up for the loss. It is our low profile."

Ginny chuckled lightly: "Theresia, I'm afraid I don't have much mortal heart now, so what's the basic human nature?"

She looked at her assistant, and her smile became meaningful: "In comparison, you, the former big devil, may be more human than her."

Luo Xifusi coughed and said: "Your Highness, I am also diligent and dedicated, why are you still mocking me?"

Ginny said: "Luoxifus, although you were a big devil in your previous life and lived half your life as a mortal in the Storm Islands, you have much more experience than me, but your understanding of human nature is still not comprehensive enough."

Compared with the ignorant Rainbow Dragon who just came out of Longyu, the current Ginny has indeed grown a lot. At that time, she followed Roseforth to "operate" Hathaway, and she had to let Roseforth explain.

Luoxifusi smiled bitterly, who made Rainbow Dragon the most understanding dragon, Her Majesty really chose a good saint.

He had no choice but to listen attentively: "Please ask the saint to enlighten me."

"Human nature is indeed greedy, lazy and cowardly, but only greed can make self-improvement and the pursuit of wealth, and the pursuit of wealth can make the world progress."

"The other side of laziness is the pursuit of wisdom. Magic technology not only develops faster in war, but also spreads quickly in life. Why? It's because ordinary people want to save effort and be more convenient because of their lazy nature. .”

"As for cowardice, this is the most basic self-protection. If everyone was not cowardly, mortals would have died long ago."

Loseves nodded first: "Indeed, human nature is complicated..."

Then he frowned again: "It sounds like our goddess is not only using golden bulls to absorb the power of faith, but also pursuing a good and beautiful order?"

"How is that possible..."

Ginny smiled and said: "I gradually understand more about the teachings of the goddess. The goddess does want to establish a certain order, but that order will not stand in front of the mortals and ask them what to do. It will only be like the air that mortals cannot live without. .”

"This has nothing to do with good or evil, Roxifors. Do you think that Her Majesty the Goddess is actually like Asmodeus, who uses gold bulls to grab the souls of mortals?"

Luoxifusi was a little embarrassed: "When I was purified by His Majesty at first, I did think so. I thought His Majesty just changed the way, using gold bushes instead of devils to lure, and indirectly absorbing the souls of mortals on the main plane."

Ginny shook her head: "The difference between gods and devils is that gods need mortal souls to appear in a form that fits their path, instead of eating souls as food."

"Through the circulation of gold bushels, the Goddess allows the commercial laws condensed on gold bushels to continue to expand, allowing mortals to believe in the trading laws and gain the power of faith from them."

"The rules of trading are indeed based on human nature. As I said just now, there is no good or evil in human nature, so there is no good or evil in Her Majesty's path."

Luoxifusi nodded repeatedly, he still understood this.

He still smiled wryly: "But so far, most of the mortal souls revolving around Jinbaoer are manifestations of the evil of human nature."

Ginny also sighed a little: "This is our biggest challenge. The goddess still lacks an ally, an ally who proves that on the road of Jinbul, it can also show the goodness of human nature."

"In order for Golden Bull to penetrate more deeply among mortals, there must be a clear order before mortals, and it must be a good order. Regardless of whether such goodness can be realized, at least mortals can be persuaded to gather together and work hard for it. "

"Look at Theresia's eternal order, although it seems absurd to us, but because it has won the support of too many mortals, it is in line with the goodness of human nature."

When Ginny said this, the sky in the distance suddenly exploded with orange fireworks, and then there were dull vibrations like thunder from both directions in the north and south, and a faint light was also lit up.

The Fei Communist Army and the Imperial Legion are fighting...

Losefors said with a smile: "I'll bet it was the PFC... No, the Red Federation's army fired to celebrate the founding of the country, scaring the Imperial Legion to fight back."

Then he asked curiously: "Will Lady Scarlet be an ally of the goddess?"

Ginny pursed her lips, and shook her head slowly but resolutely: "As I said before, the Goddess regards the Scarlet Lady as her future enemy. Even if there is a temporary cooperation in such matters as the City of Prior, we With the Chilian, we will never come together."

Locifers looked at the sky, folded his arms, and said in an expectant tone: "Although I don't know which god it will be, I bet it must be a goddess, and she is very beautiful."

(End of this chapter)