Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds Novel - Chapter 568:
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The Waves of Wheats
On the ninth day.
The amount of food that Han Zezheng’s snitch forces were releasing had already decreased greatly.
The grain transported in from the outside was also bought by the nobles, wealthy merchants, and wealthy citizens who waved their money bags. Even if the price was high, they were still enthusiastic. The grain market was booming, and transactions were happening all the time. The price of grain continued to rise, and it was changing at every moment.
Those who were still buying believed that the price of grain would continue to rise. Even though many of them had realized the huge abnormality, they firmly believed that there would be people who would bid more to take over the grain they had hoarded. They would wait a little longer, wait a little longer, and then sell it in two days.
In stark contrast to the prosperous grain trading market…
It was because most of the people could no longer afford to buy food.
The rebels who were walking in the streets of the faraway port in the name of the court had gradually closed their patrol lines. Most of the members had returned to their warships because the eyes that looked at them from the window and the door were no longer grateful or curious, but more complicated things, hostility, dissatisfaction, and doubt… Wait, wait, wait.
Hunger would turn people back into beasts.
Hunger would make morality, integrity, kindness, bottom line, principles, and even the soul disappear.
Evil spirits took advantage of the situation and wandered in the poorest areas of Far Harbor.
On the tenth day.
The situation was like boiling water.
Han Zezheng’s home welcomed an unexpected but reasonable guest.
Governor Norman, the nominal chief executive of the Blue Wave Province, represented the will of the entire aristocracy and personally came to Kant to offer understanding and peace.
In a victorious but humble manner.
If Kant had not gone too far and had the necessary respect for the nobles, things would not have come to this. Why would they have become enemies with the guardians for no reason?
” This farce has to come to an end. Mr. Han, please help me convey this intention to His Highness Kant. From the beginning to the end, we have never wanted to take the initiative to become enemies with the Skyquaking Dragon. We regard him as our guardian, respect him, and thank him. What we want is for His Highness Kant to have a corresponding respect for us.”
” Goethe’s centuries-old tradition, the glorious and perfect aristocratic system, we are the guardians of the world and the backbone of the country. We are willing to live in peace with His Highness Kant and share all rights, wealth, and glory with our guardians and saviors…All we want is respect.”
In the Han family’s study, Governor Norman’s voice was sincere and calm.
He bowed and said,” You are a descendant of Aurora, but you are also a noble of Goethe. You should know our power, responsibility, and honor. For the peace and stability of Faraway Harbor and even Blue Wave Province, please advise His Highness Kant appropriately, my friend, for all of us.”
Han Ze was looking at the governor in front of him.
The other party’s face was calm and gentle, and his expression was sincere. His gaze was filled with power. The governor bowed slightly, his posture elegant and calm. He was an old gentleman, tenacious and dignified. When he spoke to him, he patiently guided him, and he earnestly advised him. He was like an old friend that no one could refuse.
But Han Zezheng knew one thing.
A few months ago, this powerful governor did not even bother to look at him.
But now, he had appeared in front of him with an extremely humble attitude.
He knew the reason behind this change.
“Governor,” the people of Aurora muttered to themselves for a moment and said slowly.
Norman looked at the insignificant merchant from Aurora. He was a despicable flatterer who betrayed the noble spirit of glory and joined Kant’s army. He deserved to die.
But at this moment, he still had to show a humble and appropriate smile.
The next moment, the smile froze on his face.
” My lord, His Highness Kant, has already known of your arrival.”
Norman’s face was filled with fear and dread.
After all, he was a peerless expert who could kill elves as easily as killing chickens.
“My lord has ordered me to bring you a message,” Han Zezheng said calmly as he looked at him.
“What?” the governor asked subconsciously.
The people of Aurora took a deep breath and conveyed their master’s ultimatum.
he said.
“You are all bugs.”
Norman’s pupils constricted. He froze on the spot, unable to process the information immediately.
Bugs.
Me?
A noble? The governor of a province?
He came back to his senses and looked exasperated. He could sense the contempt and hostility in Kant’s words, which meant that Kant had no intention of compromising. This was very, very bad news.
If Kant did not care, he could really kill them.
But why?
But why wasn’t he willing to compromise?
I came here myself! We’re all going to win! We won’t kill them immediately. We’ll even think of a way to help you regain your face! We’re all going to win! But we’re still willing to talk about a draw!
Why not?
“Unreasonable!”
“Why?!” Norman snapped. Was this His Highness Kant’s ultimatum? Was this His Highness Kant’s attitude? Are you just going to let it go? Do you know how many times the price of grain has risen?
Do you know how many nobles are laughing at His Highness Kant? Does he really want to lose face?”
“This isn’t something the governor needs to know,” Han Zezheng said calmly.
“What does he want to do? What else could he do? Borrow food from the elves, the Empire, and the Council?”
“I know that the secret envoys of these three countries have already arrived! I know they brought enough chips! But is Your Highness Kant really going to use the strength of these foreigners to fight against us?”
The Governor’s eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to devour someone. Today it was food, tomorrow it was cloth, and the day after it was medicinal herbs. His Highness Kant could indeed ask for help from abroad, but if it happened once, twice, could it happen again? In the long run, where is the dignity of the Skyquaking Dragon?”
“Does he know our strength? We control this city, this province, and even everything in this country! Everything!”
” We control the situation of the country and the people’s livelihood. We feed the untouchables. We maintain the stability of this country. We are the backbone of Goethe. We are Goethe!”
“Why do you want to be enemies with us?!” he roared.
“Someone, send the guest out.” Han Zezheng shook his head.
He raised his hand to invite her, his intention to chase her away was extremely obvious.
“.. Good, good, good.”
The governor took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, or rather, something other than anger.
His anger actually came from fear.
It came from the fear of the unknown.
Things did not develop as he had expected. Even though the defeat was obvious, Kant had no intention of compromising or backing down.
What did he want to do? What else did he have?
Do you want to fight us to the end no matter what, even if you lose completely?
Or…Did he really have something else to rely on?
No matter which possibility it was, it made the governor feel shocked and terrified.
He left Han Zezheng’s house and got into the carriage. He felt a huge sense of unease engulfing his heart.
“.. Let’s go.” The governor said,” Go back to the City Hall. Also, get everyone to come for a meeting…”
At this moment, there was a commotion on the street.
In the eastern courtyard of the Tulip Borough, the golden-haired young man from the Broken Islands, Sir Lockseed, was sitting on a tall pavilion in the corner of the garden. He was holding a cup of fragrant tea.
“Representative Lockseed.”
According to the banquet set up by Aurora, the guests sat at their respective tables. On the first seat on the left, a man with messy red hair and a wine nose slammed his teacup on the table. His narrow eyes looked at the other party, flickering with a poisonous light.” Please forgive me for being blunt. You brought a huge sum of money and the trust of the Broken Islands Joint Conference to Far Harbor. Do you drink tea all day?”
Louste held his teacup and gently raised his left hand, signaling for the other party to be quiet.
Then, he gently blew on the green tea. The sparkling light rippled like the lake, as if he was listening to the subtle echo and tasting the quiet fragrance of the tea.
Then, he took a sip, revealing a look of aftertaste.
Including the bootlicker Ona, there were a total of seven people present. The six of them were the envoys who had arrived today. They were the representatives of the various families from the Broken Islands who had come here to monitor the progress of the mission.
Lockster’s arrogant look caused everyone to be dissatisfied.
“Representative Lockseed!” Wine Nose slammed the table. Mind your attitude! We have the right to question and supervise your actions and mission results! You have the obligation to answer all our questions! I now ask you to explain in detail your results and progress in these ten days. You…”
At this moment, a loud noise came from afar.
” What’s that?” The Overseer who was interrupted by the noise frowned.” What’s that?”
Luther shook his head. It’s really noisy. It’s a pity that these good teas are gone.”
“What did you say?” Wine Nose asked angrily.
” You’re right.” Lockster looked at him contemptuously and placed the teacup on the table.” Since you’ve voiced your doubts, I’ll let everyone know what I’ve done while you’re hiding in the Broken Islands, feeling sorrowful and resentful. You’re afraid of the hostility of the Forbidden Mages.”
The other party suddenly stood up. This is simply insulting…”
“That noise is the triumphant sound of the spies I sent to infiltrate the slums of Far Harbor the day before yesterday! The untouchables are extremely hungry. A little favor can make them grateful, and a little instigation can make them blindly follow. This is what I do!”
Lockseed stood up and looked at the drunkard.
The noise outside became clearer.
“I’ll make them believe me! Kant was to blame for the soaring grain prices. He was the one who was hoarding the grain when he could not afford to eat! Hungry people were irrational, especially the lowly! They will ignore their own incompetence and despicableness and push all the responsibility to others, so their anger can be guided!”
“This is what I do!”
Lockseed looked around at everyone present.
“Someone will incite them! They would take action! To Tidal Manor! Begging Kant for food! I’ve sent my best men!
They even found the survivors of Kant’s extermination! Their hatred was enough to burn everything! The so-called begging would turn into violence! My men will lead the charge against Kant’s army! And then the slaughter would happen!
Let Kant become a tyrant who massacres civilians!”
“This is what I do!”
“The survivors of the families that were exterminated will become our scapegoats! Kant would realize that the mastermind behind all of this was the aristocrats in Distant Harbor who were his enemies! Kant’s counterattack would land on these people, and it would turn into a chaotic battle between Kant and the entire Goethe aristocratic group! Hatred will continue, and Goethe will fall into a fierce internal struggle. This is what I did!”
High-spirited and with a gaze as sharp as a sword, Luther stood tall and proud.
His imposing manner overwhelmed all the opponents and skeptics.
“Everyone, you’re asking me what I’ve been doing these days? The answer was simple! What I’ve been doing these past few days is so that today’s great event can be held as scheduled! The riots of the untouchables stemmed from hunger, and hunger stemmed from the lack of food. Why was there a lack of food? It’s because I stirred up the greed of the Goethe nobles with huge funds!”
“I buy food at all costs, I push up the price of food at all costs, I induce greed in people, I make them voluntarily throw themselves into this revelry of pushing up the price of food! I have done the same thing in every city in the Blue Wave Province, allowing wild greed and profit-seeking to roam the vast land of the Blue Wave Province!”
” Every city will become a vortex that devours food. The entire Goethe will be the same. Distant Port will not receive any support from the food transport. Everything I do is to ensure this! I’ve activated the connections of the Chamber of Commerce and made all the arrangements. Even if the elves, the Council, and the Empire want to borrow food, the disturbances and small troubles along the way are enough to ensure that the distant port won’t get any food for twenty days!”
“This is what I do!”
Lockster revealed a fierce smile and opened his arms like a fanatical actor. He gave the best performance at the most successful celebration and showed all the bad guys who had doubts about his achievements.
“I want to win this war for the Broken Islands.”
” I want to take back the glory we lost.”
“Even if the other party is a Destroyer with a Forbidden Spell, we must win!”
“I will let Goethe ignite the flames of civil war. I will make all the speculators in this grain war lose their capital! I want to make my wealth evaporate into thin air! I want the economy of Green Wave Province to suffer a heavy blow! I want Kant to fight the nobles of Green Ripple Province to the death! I want to lock all the anger of these barbaric people of Aurora onto this continent!
I want him to be powerless to covet the Broken Islands for the next ten years!”
“This is my goal! My mission! My results! My determination!”
He pointed into the distance.
“Listen to this boiling sound! Use your eyes to see the victory of this first battle! Report to the island masters of the joint conference what I saw today and my determination!”
Sir Lockseed’s face was filled with pride, determination, and high spirits.
“Everyone, personally witness this hearty victory and personally experience this unprecedented…”
There was a brief pause in the excited speech.
The blond young man was reveling in his achievements. He looked at the shocked, excited, enlightened, and respectful faces of the people present, and he felt an unprecedented satisfaction.
So he couldn’t see what was behind him.
But others could see it.
Now, everyone, including Ona, was surprised and confused.
Lockhart subconsciously turned around.
His left hand was pointing at the sky in the direction of Tidal Sound Manor.
Wind and clouds surged.
The calm and sunny port city cast a deep shadow, as if a huge cloud had covered the city’s sky. Everyone outside felt the change in the sky and sunlight. They looked up blankly and saw a deep, dark arc in the bright sky!
It was as if a crack had opened in the sky.
It was as if a door had been opened.
“Kant!”
In different areas, at the same time, different people subconsciously shouted that name.
The Dragon of Skyquaking, the Sword of Intimidation, the peerless grandmaster in the fields of space, forbidden spells, and alchemy. He was famous for these three attainments. The Stars of Heaven destroyed the elven battle group, the Wings of the Sky slaughtered the elven dragon cavalry, and the divine warship made of steel jumped out of the phase gate and stopped outside the distant port.
And now, he had once again changed his position in the sky above the distant port.
The people on the streets who were being manipulated and incited felt confused and uneasy, while the conspirators who were manipulating everything in the cool and comfortable rooms also got up in panic. The latter thought that he was the chess player, but at this moment, they felt great fear and suddenly realized a fact.
Just like how they could manipulate the lives and sorrows of the commoners at will.
Kant had the ability to judge them as well.
Wealth, power, wealth, and unity.
It was just a flash of the forbidden spell, but it was still dust.
Now, the spatial gate had been opened.
The previous scene was a huge Divine Battleship leaping out and destroying the enemy with ease.
Then… What about this time?
“It’s a forbidden spell!”
A miserable and fearful cry rang out in the Justice Hall of the City Hall.
“He’s going to kill us all!” a noble shouted. He wants to destroy Distant Harbor!”
Amidst the chaos of fear, the Governor struck the Thundering Hammer.
“Don’t panic! How could he dare to cast a Forbidden Spell on a city with hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians? If he did that, he would become the public enemy of the continent! Don’t panic! This was just a bluff!
This was a threat! He’s threatening us! Such a low-level method! It proves that he’s at his wit’s end!”
Even though he said that, Governor Norman’s voice trembled involuntarily.
The unknown was the scariest.
At this moment, a noble squeezed by the window shouted,”Look! What’s that!”
“Something is coming out!”
“Ah…”
In the Eastern Courtyard, in the Hall of Justice, in the streets and alleys, the gathered people, the wealthy citizens and merchants, and everyone who was involved in this terrifying economic war, all looked in the direction of the Tidal Manor, or rather, at the huge door that had split open in the air.
Then, they saw a scene that they would never forget.
The surging golden wave roared down from the sky like a waterfall with nine stars hanging down. It was like a tidal wave that suppressed everything. It was huge, loud, and shocking. It was unstoppable and fell down.
It was as if it was endless and endless, like a gift from the heavens, scattering on the ground.
That was…
It was made up of countless tiny but full particles. Each ” water droplet ” was the hope of life. It gathered on the ground to form a mountain and gradually rose. The nine-story platform rose from the ground.
That was…
The people who were relatively close, the Spell Casters who had cast Eagle Eyes, the nobles who looked into the distance with Magic Glass Mirrors, the envoys and secret agents of the Three Kingdoms and even the various forces, more and more people revealed expressions of shock, disbelief, and unforgettable tears.
The scene in front of him was difficult to understand. It was something he had never seen before and would never forget.
That was…
“-Maizi!”
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[PS 1: Upgraded…]
P.S. 2: Also, it’s so weird. I feel like in the past two years, the technology has improved, but the level of scriptwriters eating sh * t has skyrocketed. First, there was the stupid [Beep–] Far Cry 5, which told me not to pre-order Ubsft games anymore. Then there was the ‘I’ll f * cking kill the scriptwriter’s mother a thousand times without a master 3. Then there was the’ Last Survivor 2 ‘this time. It’s really hard to understand. F * ck, if it was really me, I would have done it.
