Chapter 136 Continental Union 2
In the wilderness, General Elda led the knight corps and finally arrived at Ankang Town. The city gates of Ankang Town were wide open, and the townspeople lined the streets to welcome them, offering food and drink and escorting them into the city.
The Cavaliers felt very guilty and were embarrassed to accept this kindness.
General Elda also felt very guilty about this.
The knights are generally stubborn and stubborn. Although they do not approve of this war, it does not mean that they are willing to betray His Majesty the King to whom they have always been loyal.
He was originally racking his brains over how to appease the knight, but Lin Muqiu paused for a moment and said, "Tell the knight, 'We are feigning surrender to bide our time, rescue His Majesty, and then strike back from within.' Don't worry about the rest; I'll handle it."
He didn't understand where Lin Muqiu got the confidence to convince the knight, but since Lin Muqiu had agreed, why wouldn't he agree?
After recalling his memories, he shook his head, tried his best to smile, and entered the city, observing it for the first time.
The tall buildings were so majestic that they had to look up to see clearly. The bustling traffic seemed even grander than the imperial capital, and the place was filled with lively shouts and excitement.
"Selling the Mountain-Smashing Bear Beast for 12 silver coins. I've raised it since it was little, and it's very obedient! Can help pull the cart!"
"This new tricycle has been approved by the Ankang Chamber of Commerce. It's safe and easy to use, especially for knights. It'll help you realize your dream of becoming a mage! 7 silver coins each!"
"Electric mosquito swatter, save it for the summer mosquito plague, it works great! You just need an Electricity Magic Stone, and you don't need to be a mage to use it!"
"Fans, electric fans, they convert electrical energy into wind energy. Go buy one and try it!"
“…”
New inventions, semi-modern cities, and novel ways to control natural disasters—all of this sparked great interest among the knights: “What’s this? What’s that?”
"Are you serious? This thing can actually stop mosquitoes from wreaking havoc? ... What? You learned this from the Civilian Academy? Lin Muqiu... uh, Master Lin Muqiu actually made this kind of knowledge public?"
"How did you do it? Besides freezing horses in winter, how can these animals still attack? Oh no, to be more precise, how can everyone afford to raise magical beasts?"
Each of these things shocked the knights. Some even broke out in a cold sweat, thankful they hadn't attacked the city, otherwise their icy frost-breaking horses would have been countered by the enemy's fire turkeys.
As General Elda observed carefully, the squad leader Totila beside him exclaimed: "The architecture here seems unique, as if it does not belong to any style on the continent."
Elda curled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Yes."
The townspeople nearby were filled with pride and took the initiative to explain, "This is Fengqing Street. I heard it was built based on the place where our lord once lived."
"We've been conquering for so many years, and I never thought there would be places we haven't visited."
Elda and his men admired with all their hearts, just like elks entering a magnificent forest for the first time, and they carefully explored this special world.
At that moment, the knights forgot all about their plans of feigning surrender and rescuing the king. "Even heaven is just like this. I really want to bring my wife and daughter to see it here."
"Hasn't anyone noticed how warm it is here? This is so strange! It's several times warmer than the Imperial Capital. How on earth did Lin Muqiu do it?"
"This is the first time I've hated war so much. Such a wonderful city, if there had been no war, perhaps it would have developed faster and become stronger. If such a great method of restraining natural disasters could have spread to every corner of the continent, we wouldn't have to suffer so many deaths! Are we still considered knights? Attacking a city like this is simply worse than pigs and dogs!"
“…”
The last sentence was so powerful that all the knights fell into deep thought, with guilt in their eyes. Only Elda's mouth twitched secretly, and he doubted his life.
Who still remembers that the reason he used to convince this group of knights was "fake surrender", so how come they are more sincere than if they had really surrendered?
Could this be part of their plan?
Just as they were thinking about this, a group of children wearing garlands on their heads ran up to them and handed them baskets of flowers. The knights bent down and rubbed the children's heads in surprise: "What are you doing?"
The children's smiles were brighter than the sun. "This is a wind-type teleportation ticket. If you want to settle down, you can go to the express station and have them bring your house, luggage, and family members over. If you don't want to stay, you can use this ticket to have Ankang City use a space mage to send you back to the imperial capital."
The knights were surprised.
The knights were moved.
The knights were heartbroken.
They took the ticket stubs and had the children put garlands on them. They kept rubbing the ticket stubs with their rough fingertips, and it was hard to describe the feeling.
They were clearly unjust invaders, yet Ankang Town treated them so well. How could they...
In particular, the children also said sympathetically: "This is what you deserve. The Knights protected the continent and saved us from being attacked. You are the best uncles and aunts!"
The poor knights, unaware they were being tricked, simply nodded dryly, "Mm-hmm... Be good, we will definitely protect the continent."
Elda twitched his lips again.
Very good, now he knows what Lin Muqiu is planning.
First, he exposed Louis's tricks and crimes, and then used sincerity and love to influence the righteous knights. After this combination of punches, even if the knights chose not to join Ankang Town, at least they would not become enemies of Ankang Town.
For a knight, honor is the most important thing.
The responsibility of protecting the continent is greater than protecting the imperial capital.
What's more, they have nominally "surrendered" now, and no one knows whether these knights will turn the fake surrender into real surrender in the end.
He had this premonition for some reason.
The townspeople of Ankang interrupted their thoughts: "My lords, today several great dukes are gathering in the center of our Ankang City. Why don't you go and listen?"
"Huh?" Elda was a little surprised. "Didn't you say early spring?"
The townspeople spread their hands and said, "I don't know the details. I only know that our master said there was something important to announce, so he urgently summoned several nobles and the banquet was moved up."
Elda was even more surprised. He couldn't believe such a coincidence. The banquet was held earlier than planned just when they entered the city.
Could it be that Lin Muqiu had calculated the time long ago?
*
A grand banquet was held in the center of Ankang City.
To be precise, it was a temporary banquet set up in the large lecture hall in the center of the Civilian College that could accommodate 10,000 people.
In fact, Magnum was also surprised. He thought that Lin Muqiu would set up a seat in front of the Lord's Hall to announce the news like he did last time at the beer festival, but he didn't expect that Lin Muqiu actually chose the college.
This made him feel funny and nervous, as if he was back in his school days and had to listen to his teacher's lectures.
Could this be how Lin Muqiu controls people's hearts?
Magnum, a brainiac and loyal fan of Lin Muqiu, expressed his sincere admiration.
What impressed him even more was that Lin Muqiu seemed to have become more generous overnight. Rum was poured out as if it was free. Delicacies and aromas filled the air. The collection of fine wines flowed like a stream, and the fruits and vegetables were extremely bright and refreshing. There was nothing missing.
The most important thing is that these are free!!!
Hearing Magnum's disappointing sigh, Brent snorted, "Why, did our Southern Chamber of Commerce treat you unfairly? Why are you so happy?"
"Then you don't know how stingy Lin Muqiu is."
Magnum sighed, "The fact that she's willing to spend so much money only proves that she's planning something big."
Brent: "..." Ah this
In fact, Brent didn't understand why the second-in-command of his own chamber of commerce admired Lin Muqiu so much.
It can be said that if Magnum had not strongly requested him, he would not have come at all.
After all...even though Ankang Town won, the Imperial Capital was the ruler of the continent. This was an eternal fact in the minds of many people. He also didn't think that the other dukes could be invited to this banquet, especially those in the west. They had always been cautious and couldn't be so bold.
But Magnum insisted that he would stand by Lin Muqiu.
In the end, he had no choice but to kneel down and go as the Duke of the South.
However, Brent admitted that he did take a gamble. Magnum once went against the majority opinion and cooperated with Lin Muqiu on ice jelly. As a result, he made a brilliant comeback and made the southern economy leap forward and even surpass the western and northern parts.
At this moment, he wanted to take another gamble, betting that the weakest South would be able to rise up during the chaos.
After all, what he trusted was not Lin Muqiu, but Magnum's vision.
After downing a glass of rum, a familiar old figure was reflected in the glass, swaying and bubbling with steam. He was stunned by the figure, feeling that it was very familiar.
He suddenly looked up and saw a familiar face.
The Duke of the West actually came! How amazing!
The moment their eyes met, they both saw surprise in each other's eyes. Although one of them was dragged here by the Vice President of his own Chamber of Commerce, and the other was dragged here by his own daughter, they were here anyway.
Soon, the four dukes gathered together. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lin Muqiu entered the banquet and took the podium.
Below, several dukes looked calm, but Alexander, the central duke, gave her a fierce look.
If it weren't for that damn Lin Muqiu, how could his wife Marissa abandon her family and career to start such a crappy business? Wouldn't it be better to just stay at home peacefully?
You know, his wife Marissa is a traditional beautiful lady, a pretty and elegant good woman, unlike Lin Muqiu, who has the cunning air of a mercenary businessman.
Now, he finally found an opportunity to take revenge on Lin Muqiu.
Stabbing the king in the back is unacceptable on the continent. He wants to see what Lin Muqiu's answer will be when he brings his army to question him!
He stood up in an instant, his eyes contemptuous and indifferent, "Master Lin, I want to ask you..."
"Student, please sit down." Lin Muqiu rubbed his nose without even looking up. "It's not your turn to speak yet."
Alexander: ???
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