After the people from the Decree House left, Dolly looked at the ruined Al Casa Zare Palace, tears falling from her eyes like beads from a broken string.
Seeing this, the butler Gustasp knew that the master needed some quiet time.
"Master, I'm going to check the situation outside. We have deployed several secret agents outside, but no one has come back to inform us that the disciplinary officer is here to visit. I guess something has happened."
"Go. 555555..." Dolly's crying voice rang out in the El Casazare Palace.
Half an hour later.
The butler returned to the El Casazare Palace. Dolly was no longer in the lobby, but there was a sound of rummaging through boxes in the office at the back.
"Master, are you feeling better?" The butler knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Dolly stopped looking for information and sat back at her desk.
"All 36 secret agents along the way were knocked unconscious, so no news was sent back."
"Yes, I understand. What about the secret line at the Ministry of Education?"
“It’s very likely that he’s already been imprisoned. I’ll try to contact him later.
Now the internal situation of the Church is very chaotic. They have been divided into the Sage Faction and the Little Auspicious Grass King Faction. The Sage Faction is powerful and has begun to persecute the Little Auspicious Grass King Faction. Many people have been imprisoned.
There is also a strange news. These little members of the Lucky Grass King faction have become crazy after coming out of prison, so those who were not caught have fled to the port of Omos.
The neutral faction was also forced to take sides. After a while, the Order of the Holy Spirit would only have the Sages. The disciplinary officers who came this time should be from the Sages.
The Ministry of Education did not do anything to deal with the financial war between Liyue and the Kingdom of Winter before, and now they are in a state of extreme lack of money, so they are targeting wealthy businessmen. "
"Taxes are going to be increased by 20% on the original basis... the profits of many commodities are not that much, so are we going to raise the prices?
No, this is a vicious scheme! If it happens once, there will be a second one. They will probably come several times to squeeze money out of me.
If their people also go to do business, the tax will be collected according to the original price... If I sell it at a high price, they will sell it at the original price...
Are you planning to suck me dry and then kick me to death?" Dolly analyzed the current situation.
"Master, our conversation was interrupted by the discipline officers. Maybe you have never thought about one thing, or missed it."
"What is it?"
“The biggest difference between you and Liyue Tianquanxing Ningguang is only two aspects.
First, it is the three words "Tianquanxing". The seven stars and eight gates of Liyue, the seven stars are the only ones who are respected. In Liyue, they are the ones who hold power. And you, sir... have no power.
The second is the man behind Tianquan Xing Ningguang. The top combat power in Teyvat means that Tianquan Xing Ningguang will not be afraid of anyone. And you, sir... no one stands behind you to support you.
Without power and support, the Council of Masters can manipulate you at will. You are now being targeted by the Council of Masters, and I am afraid that things will get even harder in the future."
Duo Li lowered her head and said nothing. But her mind suddenly became clear. This was the biggest difference between her and Ning Guang. She made the rules, while she did not have the power to make the rules, nor did she have the force to suppress everything.
"Master, there is only one way to go now. That is: gambling!"
"bet?"
"Betting on the Little Lucky Grass King does exist! Betting on the fact that the Order of the Church imprisoned the Little Lucky Grass King will lead to punishment. If you win, you will most likely gain some rights. If you lose, it seems that neither the bet nor the loss will end well."
"Let me think about it..."
Chapter 319 Chain Reaction
Inside the El Casazare Palace at night.
"Master, master! Something bad has happened!" Gustasp rushed in hurriedly.
"??? What happened?" Dolly was calculating the profit and loss of her own business after the tax rate increased by 20%.
"The sixth-ranked business in Xumi...is gone."
"The House of Representatives announced their crimes: serious tax evasion and armed resistance. During the process of being escorted back to the House of Representatives, they were attacked by the Gilded Brigade, and all 27 members of the family were killed."
"!!! What kind of Gilded Brigade dares to attack the escort team of the Ordinance? And they can even wipe out the entire trading company? No... Could it be?"
"We all guessed that the Orders had someone do it. They found a scapegoat, the Gilded Brigade."
"It seems that my decision today was right. If I choose to resist, they will definitely not show mercy."
"You assigned me to find out the news of other business houses. I summarized it and found that most of the top ten business houses were ripped off from 1000 million to 1.3 million Li Yuan. This is the specific situation." The butler handed over a summary table.
"Why is the third place only given 1000 million? Oh... yes, that is the property of the previous sage. Damn! Did they take away nearly 5 million glass yuan in total?" Dolly checked.
"Master, you really have to make up your mind. I don't know what the Ministry of Education is doing, and they are spending money like water.
Now that Mora is worthless, the Faithful Court still has so many scholars to support. They must need new channels to make money quickly, and we are their target, or the big fat sheep. "
"Let me think about it again. Going against the Council of Magistrates will not end well. Many of those scholars are good at framing others. Does the Little Auspicious Grass Queen really exist? If she did, my sister would not have died of illness."
(From Dolly's character story, we know that her sister died early because her family was too poor at the time and had no money to treat her illness.)
"The Little Auspicious Grass King should exist. Master Xuan of Liyue also said that she was imprisoned. If the Little Auspicious Grass King was not imprisoned by the Order Institute, would your sister be rescued by the Grass God?"
"What if the little King of the Auspicious Grass had not been imprisoned?" Dolly murmured. "You go down first and arrange for someone to keep an eye on the actions of the Order House."
"I'll do it right away."
late at night.
There was a knock on Dolly's door. After a while, Dolly, who was dressed neatly, opened the door.
"Master, we are done."
"??? What happened?"
"The Alcazar Palace was surrounded, with four regiments of thirty men stationed on all sides. Our men went up to negotiate, but were beaten and threatened.
I told them that the master needed to go out to do some business tomorrow, but they said: Master, you are still a suspect of tax evasion and are not allowed to leave this place. "
"Don't you want me to leave here so that they can carry out the next harvest?"
Dolly looked out the window and saw a fire burning in the small campsite on the side of the road. She couldn't help but clench her fists.
"Master, what do you think...what should we do next?"
"We can't just sit there and wait for death, so we have to take a gamble!" Dolly said seriously. "There is a secret passage in the room. You can take my family with you and go to the Mushroom Cave for shelter. There are enough supplies there for a year. There are Liyue TVs and game consoles, so it shouldn't be too boring to stay there."
"What about you, sir?"
"I heard that those scholars who believed in the Little Auspicious Grass King fled to the Port of Omos?"
"Yes, but the sage faction in Omos Port is also arresting people. Scholars who believe in the grass god are being chased everywhere."
"In other words, no leader has appeared yet?"
"Not yet. Master, do you want to?"
"Support a leader who believes in the Grass God!"
......
In February, in Xumi City, in the intensive care unit of the "Health Home".
"Gulab, are you okay?"
Kavebitra sat beside the bed, looking at the thin young man in front of him with concern. The demon scale disease was constantly eroding his body every day. Now that Xumi City was in trouble, many medicinal herbs could not be bought even by Mora.
"It's fine for now. Let's play a game of Seven Summonings! Ahem... Ahem..."
The thin young man wanted to stand up and take the Seven Saints Summoning Box next to him, but he didn't hold it firmly and let the box fall to the ground, and he started coughing continuously.
"Gulab!" Kavebi quickly stood up and helped him back to the bed.
"Sorry for making you laugh."
"No, it's my fault. I made you push yourself."
"Javebita, you know I can't hold on much longer."
"Okay, stop talking. I came here this time to tell you that there is hope for your illness."
"Devil scale disease has always been a terminal illness that has plagued Xumi, and there is almost no possibility of cure. Don't worry about it anymore. There will definitely be a sage who will research and develop a cure for the devil scale disease in the future."
"But by then, you had already..."
"Alright, alright. No need to comfort me anymore."
"This is not consolation, Gulab. I plan to go to Liyue. If there is anyone in this world who can cure you, it is only Master Xuan of Liyue!"
"Don't dream about such unrealistic things. Master Xuan is not someone you can invite, not to mention that you don't even have the chance to meet him.
Liyue TV reported it a long time ago that birth, aging, sickness and death are not his responsibility.
A filial son knelt at the door of his house for seven days and seven nights, hoping that his mother would live, but he remained unmoved. As a result, the filial son died along with his mother.
Now you won’t even have the chance to kneel at his doorstep, you will be dragged directly to the prison by the Qianyan Army. Only those with a pure heart and sincere ways can be appreciated and helped by him. "
"No, there is another way. That is to pay an equal price and sign a contract."
"!!! Kavebitra! I won't allow you to go! You can't afford the price! Ahem, ahem."
"I can do it. Do you remember the scholar named 'Radu'?"
"Radu? The one who jumped off the building and died from the Yinlun sect?"
"Yes, he is a very talented person like you, but he is a little timid. I have had academic exchanges with him before. I received a letter from him two days ago, and I thought it was a prank at first.
But I did some research and found out that his family members are all ordinary people. They have all immigrated to Liyue. Ordinary people cannot obtain Liyue's household registration, so there must be something fishy going on.
In his letter, he hoped that we would also go to Liyue for development. There is enough research funding for various projects, and the research atmosphere is also very good. "
"And the letter?"
"After I read the letter, I burned it automatically. I think I am not the only one who received his letter. His neighbors also said that more than a dozen scholars came to them to inquire about the situation of Radu's family."
"In other words, after you go to Liyue and sign the contract, you can no longer come back to Xumi? I heard that Liyue's control policy on researchers is very strict, and going abroad is almost impossible."
"It should be so. I will no longer be a scholar at the academy."
"But you're not sure it's true. What if you're being deceived? No! Use your future life in exchange for my life. I won't allow you to go!"
"Gulab! You only have one life... so you must cherish it! Besides, I am not dead."
"Kavebhida..."
"Don't be sad, brother. You must hold on until I come back. If Liyue is good, maybe they will invite you over there."
"It's better not to go. Kavebi, there are so many people you know in Xumi, the Ordinance House is still quite good. You won't know anyone in Liyue, and it's basically impossible for you to meet Master Xuan."
"That's enough!" Kavebita left and finally sent back a message: "You just need to wait for me to come back!"
Gulab was about to shout for him to come back, but his physical discomfort kept making him cough. After a long time... he could only let out a long sigh.
"Why don't you just tell him that you can't hold out until he comes back?"
A voice came from the side. Gulab turned around and saw a strange man holding a Liyue video recorder.
"you are?"
"A passerby who was interested."
"Well, forget it, since you've seen it, I won't hide it, I just don't want to make him too sad.
Xumi City looks very close to Liyue on the map, but it is actually very far away. The people in the Order Institute refused to admit their mistake, so the map has not been changed.
It was nearly 1000 kilometers from Xumi City to the border of Liyue's Stratum Abyss, and then another 2000 kilometers to reach Liyue Port. The same distance was also achieved by boat, with the distance to Omos Port being more than 800 kilometers, not to mention the distance by boat.
It takes at least a month to go back and forth. In the past, when Liyue hadn’t built roads, a carriage would have taken almost two months to go one way. The doctor said I probably won’t last a month now.”
"Indeed, his internal organs have been severely eroded. He probably only has about two weeks left before several complications break out. You really won't be able to hold on until he comes back."
"Two weeks? That's enough time for me to do something."
"Oh? What happened?"
“Make a box that can find nearby players.”
"Such props have always existed, but Liyue has not obtained the authorization to summon the Seven Saints, and Xumi City is not allowed to use them."
"You mean...Liyue's game console?"
"That's right. Liyue's game console has already developed a second-generation model, but it lacks a flagship game. I think you have great potential. Can you develop a card game for Liyue that integrates summoning, chaining, traps, and elements?
Although I have a lot of ideas, I don't have much interest in exploring how to strike the balance among them, especially the balance of numbers and restraints.
You must have encountered this problem when you were making the Seven Summonings. So, I think you two, the creators of the Seven Summonings, are very suitable candidates. "
“I didn’t have time to make it.”
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