I'm in Terra, governing a weird little country.

"No matter how much you try to reason with them, they won't listen. This is the only thing they can understand."

But Ernst shook his head:

"This is something I have expected, Mr. Luthor."

"The people actually did nothing wrong. From their perspective, they were just protecting this land."

Luther clicked his tongue:

"In this stupid way?"

Ernst nodded: "Yes. And, Mr. Luther, you should thank them for their stupidity. If they were Colombians, their letter of complaint should have been on the desk of the Vice President by now. I will have it right away." Faced with the problem of stepping down. And the Kjerag people don't know this, so our contract can continue to be fulfilled."

Luther Magnus was stunned for a moment, looking at the young man with a stubborn smile in front of him in great surprise, and finally shook his head helplessly:

"To be honest, it would be great if you were a Colombian. Your achievements there would be no less than mine."

Ernst pursed his lips, raised his head, looked at the snow-covered holy mountains in the distance, and said slowly:

“If Colombia hadn’t had a strong man from heaven decide to lead Colombia to resist Victoria’s rule, would there be the land of opportunities and dreams it has today?”

The Colombian tycoons didn’t know this, but they still chose to do it. Among them were Colombian natives, victorian rebels, and even volunteers from Lateran, Letania, Gaul, and all over the world. .

They succeeded, and Colombia is what it is today.

But what about Kjerag?

The future of the Sherag people is equally slim. Surrounded by the three powerful countries of Colombia, Victoria, and Casimir, its start is not much better than that of the Colombians.

Maybe people don't realize it now, but in ten or 20 years, when they realize it, the land-based naval guns of the great powers may have arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.

This country also needs a strong man from heaven.

This macho man can be Enxiodis, Enya, or of course Ernst!

If no one wants to do it, let him do it.At least it's better than betting his own destiny on this changed world. Enxiodis will still initiate the Snow Mountain Incident!

After passing Luther Magnus, who fell into silence, Ernst continued walking towards the Holy Mountain.

Behind him, an old Sakota wearing a black trench coat and a pierced cowboy hat walked beside Luther Magnus.

"Mr. Cliff." Luther Magnus nodded to the man next to him, "I'd like to trouble you to come here in person."

"Bridge Clamp" Cliff shook his head, but looked at Ernst's back:

"Is he the protection target you mentioned?"

Luther nodded: "A land that has never been hit by natural disasters and has unique snow-capped mountain scenery is a rare vacation spot for any big shot. The order signed by Prime Minister Ernst and I is enough Let me make a fortune and hire a team of black steel mercenaries for him, which is just a reasonable investment."

"I usually ask my people to subvert when I receive a commission from you. It's rare to ask my people to protect a certain regime."

Cliff stated a terrible fact without a smile, but then he showed a faint smile:

"But now I roughly understand why you did what you did."

He raised his head, looked at the snow-capped mountains where Ernst was walking, and said happily:

"I'm old, seeing such beautiful scenery and seeing a nice young man, this trip is not in vain."

"After your resort is built, reserve a house for me."

Chapter No.17 Holy Stone Judgment!

The great elder felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

Not a physical peak of course, but a mental one.

As an old man who has stood at the top of power for decades, the Great Elder thought that he had long looked down upon the ups and downs of the world during the years he had led Manzhu Yuan.Originally, if nothing unexpected happened, he would have continued to do this until he died of old age on the throne of Manzhuyuan.

But as we all know, on the land of Terra, if you think there is no accident, then something will probably happen.

First, the Shivaash family, who had been expelled from Kjerag in the early years, returned to the meeting of the three clans again under the introduction of the Brontau family. Then Enxiodis Shivaash engaged in "trade" in his own territory, creating With the name of the Holy Mountain Kalan, he has made a lot of money, and there is a faint tendency to expand.

And now, he has taken the lead in creating a nondescript "Kjerag Government and National Assembly", and wants to take away administrative rights from his hands.

What's this?This is rebellion!

Although the agreement of the other two tribes at the meeting of the three tribes prevented the Great Elder from finding a suitable opportunity to counterattack, this did not mean that he was willing to give in.

He is calm and indifferent, and he does not ask about the facts. This is based on the premise that he stands on the top of the mountain of power.If someone wants to take off his hat, he will chop off their head!

And now, this is the opportunity.

Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!

"Ernst Shivaash, can you plead guilty?"

On the Holy Stone Square, the Great Elder said loudly.

The early time and the white snow did not dampen people's enthusiasm. The flat ground of the square was crowded with crowds of onlookers, including Actos Perrochi, Ratatos Brantau, and Enthiodis Xi. Vaash sat on specially prepared seats under the platform of the holy stone, while Enya Shivaash, the Saint of Kalan, sat behind the holy stone and watched Ernst standing on both sides of the holy stone. With the great elder.

The militiamen of the Perroche family surrounded the entire site and maintained order on the scene. In this sacred site and sacred occasion, the people of Kjerag temporarily restrained their anger and quietly waited for the great Jesus Christ. The great god Lagonde judged Ernst's actions to them.

Standing on the other side of the holy stone, facing the great elder who was holding a wooden staff and wanted to condemn him, Ernst shook his head firmly:

"I am not guilty."

The great elder raised his eyebrows and shouted:

"You sold Kjerag's land without the permission of the Tri-Tribe Council and Manzhuyuan, and desecrated the blessings bestowed upon the Kjelag people by God Yelagund. Isn't this a heinous crime!?"

But Ernst was not frightened by the sudden removal of the hat, but calmly asked:

"First, I need to clear up this persistent misunderstanding."

"I did not sell the land of Sherage to Colombian Magnus Bank. I made a loan. The term of the loan is 10 years and the amount of the loan is 6 million Colombian gold certificates. These are shown in Sherage's financial statements for this year. There are detailed records on it, and they have been posted on a blackboard outside my office. It’s just that no one saw it, and no one cared.”

“The abandoned land northeast of Tukarim is only mortgaged to Magnus Bank of Colombia as loan collateral. As long as I pay the corresponding interest to Magnus Bank of Colombia and repay the principal during the repayment period, this will A piece of land still belongs to Kjerag. Therefore, the fact that I sold Kjerag's land is purely a rumor, and I will hold Gu Luo responsible for spreading the rumor."

Ernst paused and glanced at Gu Luo, who was standing in the crowd.

The eyes of the people around also turned to Gu Luo. It was obvious that most of the Kjerag people were just like Ernst said. They didn't pay attention to the core of this farce at all. They just heard Gu Luo's words. Rumors and incitement pointed the finger at Ernst.

Most of them did not know the meaning of the loan, so they naturally chose to seek confirmation from Gu Luo, who had published the rumor.And what about Gu Luo?

As an Ursus with a strong temperament, he obviously didn't know it when he lived in the Perrochi family.

He glanced awkwardly at the crowd looking at him from left to right, blushed, gritted his teeth, and cursed loudly at the top of his voice:

"What kind of loan, what kind of mortgage! You just use these words to deceive us! Now you say that the loan is not the sale of land. If you say in a few days that the loan is the sale of land, where can we reason? You are just bullying us because we don't understand. That’s it!”

As soon as he said this, the crowd suddenly came back to their senses and all agreed: Yes, what Ernst said seems to be true, but after all, we don’t understand anything, and now he has come up with all these terms that we don’t understand. , explaining that he was right, wouldn’t that be bullying?

This left Ernst a little helpless.

After all, the Holy Stone Trial is a trial, not a classroom. He has neither the ability nor the time to educate the Kjerag people bit by bit on what a loan relationship is and what financing and investment are.These things should be learned in the classroom and understood in the process of modernization.

Seeing Ernst fall into silence, the great elder suddenly became proud and whispered:

"Don't you understand? If I say you are guilty, you are guilty. From the moment you step on this stage, you will never be able to get off clean."

But Ernst just glanced at him and said disdainfully:

"I am not guilty. Kjerag has no law to try me."

Even more extreme, Kjerag doesn't even have laws.All current rules to maintain social order are simply customary laws and social ethics. Substantial laws that are organized into systems and regulations do not exist at all.

Kjerag had never bought or sold land before, let alone any loan or mortgage. Naturally, there was no law that could define whether Ernst's behavior was criminal.

But the sneer that stated the facts angered the great elder. His old body shook, and his wrinkled old face was full of arrogance:

"Haha, law? What is that?"

"Kjerag has only oracles, no laws!"

After he finished speaking, his expression suddenly straightened, and he returned to his solemn expression, and asked again loudly:

"You say you are not guilty, so let me ask you, what do you want to do by mortgaging the land of the great Jeragonde and getting the money from the Colombians?"

What do I want to do when I get the money?

Numerous ideas came to Ernst's mind.Build roads, farm, establish a civil service system, completely eliminate the political status of Manzhuyuan, buy machinery, open factories, promote the modernization of Kjerag, recruit troops, import weapons, establish a Kjerag defense force that is not affiliated with any family, etc. wait wait wait......

There was so much he wanted to do.But what he wants to do most is education.

Build schools and train children, so that at least the next generation will not be as ignorant as today's people.

But in the final analysis, these things can still be summed up in two words.

"reform."

Ernst replied solemnly and firmly.

But the sound of "reform" was met with ridicule and ridicule from the great elder.

"Reform, reform... I have heard this word too many times over the years. I really don't understand why people like you regard the word reform as a guideline?"

He turned sideways, looked at the audience, and saw the tens of thousands of Kjerag people surrounding the square, and asked loudly: "Everyone, our sacred Kjerag has existed for thousands of years, and even the time has not harmed the body." We, the people of Yelagund, but now, some people are saying that our country has reached a critical moment and that it will not last long. What reforms must be carried out according to their wishes to revive it? I want to ask Everyone, reform? Change what!"

The great elder thrust the crutch in his hand into the ground hard, and his voice suddenly became stern, as if he was questioning Ernst, but he deliberately turned his eyes to Enxiodis in the audience and said loudly:

"You said you want to imitate Colombia and Victoria. Let me ask you, which country above has Kalan Holy Mountain and Manzhu Yuan that has existed as long as mine?"

"Although I have never left Kjerag, it does not mean that I have no understanding of the outside world."

He said loudly, counting the so-called facts one by one:

"Colombia used to be just a penal colony composed of slaves and civilians, and Victoria was a deformed product after being conquered by Sargon Pasha. In what way are they comparable to me, Sherag?"

"You people, you keep saying you want reform, but don't you think about what does Kjerag rely on to survive to this day? Reform, you are in turmoil! Can you still be as smart as your ancestors? Can you still have the rules and regulations set today? Rules, the great god Yeragond who has protected us so far is wise!?”

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into a brief silence.

And a moment later, even louder cheers and support came from all around the square. The waves of sound almost overturned the flagpole flying in the cold wind, and the towns at the foot of the mountain could hear it clearly!

A victorious smile appeared on the corner of the Great Elder's mouth, and he asked while the iron was hot:

"Then, sinner Ernst Shivaash, what you have done, the patron saint of Kjerag, the great Jeragond has heard clearly. Do you dare to accept Jeragond before the holy stone? Gond’s trial for you?!”

Ernst turned his head and glanced across the Holy Stone Square.

Actos Perrochi had a solemn expression, just like the people surrounding the square. His eyes when he looked at Ernst were filled with disgust.Ratatoss Brontau lowered her head so that no one could see her expression clearly.Enthiodis Shivaash met Ernst's gaze. His eyes were filled with the calmness of not changing his expression despite the collapse of the mountain. He glanced at the watch on his wrist, and then gently said to Ernst. nodded.

There was some commotion outside the square. It seemed like something had happened, but the crowd was gathered together and Ernst couldn't see clearly.

He could only retract his gaze.