Chapter 474 Atheist

Life is unpredictable.

Belicia had never expected that his first nonsense article "Lock and Theft", which he dictated and ghostwritten for the "Shacheng Gazette", would cause such a huge response.

He simply recounted his own experiences in the fashion world.

Thieves will exchange skills with each other, and a lock picker must have a very good understanding of locks.

In the article, Belicia talked about a phenomenon: the improvement of thieves' technology led to further improvement in the design and craftsmanship of locks, which in turn urged thieves to upgrade their technology, and then fed back to the evolution of locks.

The two sides compete with each other, and if one side fails to make progress, it will be eliminated.

This process is no longer a confrontation between stealing and defending, but a secret battle of setting up defenses and cracking mechanisms.

Belicia spoke eloquently and became more and more excited as he spoke, and asked his ghostwriter Bai Ding to write a long article.

Unexpectedly, many people in the Yao clan liked to watch it.

"Mr. Belica, these are letters from readers of the Sand City Newspaper. You are the first scholar to explain secret technology to the public. I knew it would be popular. You did a great job."

Bai Ding carried a cloth bag full of stationery.

Belitza flipped through the letters from readers, but he didn't know the Yao language and couldn't understand it at all.

"Let me translate for you."

Bai Ding said this and started to open the letter.

"This letter is from a newspaper reader named Sha Hu. He said that he is a box-carrying cactus, and the things in his box were always stolen in the past. Now he has used your professor's method and caught the criminal. It turns out that he is a friend of his."

"And this letter."

"It's from a businessman named Shang Lan. He read your article and wants to hire you to make him a locked iron box to store a priceless gem."

"This letter is from Taketo Takesuke... It only has one sentence, saying that you are very powerful and he wants to become your disciple."

Belicia seemed somewhat pleased with what he heard.

"This one said he wanted to spar with you, but he didn't leave his name."

"There was another letter saying, 'We hope you won't write any more related reports, as this is affecting the daily lives of many people.' It also didn't include any names."

…

Belicia understood immediately.

These two letters should be from the same colleague.

really.

My writing is too detailed and professional, which ruins other people's jobs.

Not quite right.

Bai Ding put away the envelope: "Have you finished writing your new article? Everyone also wants to hear you talk about how to design a lock and how to prevent it from being unlocked..."

"I'm going to change the subject."

Belitsa said, "Write about copper and iron drawing. What do you think?"

"Hey, this, are you really determined to make such an important technology public?"

Bai Ding was shocked.

"What's wrong?"

Belicia grinned and said, "Consider it my gift to everyone. It's not a great skill, I just learned it from my predecessors."

The reason why he decided to change the topic was, on the one hand, to avoid being exposed as to his real occupation, and on the other hand, to speed up the writing of the manuscript and get paid as early as possible in a safe time.

Those who work in the gray industry know that what they get is theirs. Before they get it, even if it is right within reach, it may become out of reach.

…

In the evening, Belitsa went to the street to buy a potato pancake and then began his routine walk. He ate while walking and entered a small grocery store. When he walked to the counter, he handed a roll of paper to the goblin merchant there.

"Mr. Belica, the master is here today too. Please go to the inner room."

The goblin boss rubbed his hands together, a false and flattering smile on his face.

Belitsa nodded and walked inside.

In the back room the Foreign Secretary, with a large belly, sat at a table, eating a roast lamb on a silver platter.

The minister's mouth was full of oil and sauce, but the white scarf around his neck was spotless.

He cut a piece of roasted lamb with a knife and chewed it in big mouthfuls.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with those two collectors."

Belitsa said cautiously: "A little familiar."

"What did you find?"

Belica thought for a moment and said, "Yazdan is more focused on collecting the history and legends of the empire, while Baiding is focused on the current situation of the empire. Their actions are very direct and open, and there are no secret operations."

"Are you in touch with the nobles and... the Elector?"

"Not that I know of."

The minister used a knife to gently cut the sheep bones: "Are there any important actions?"

"Yes. They plan to conduct on-site interviews and surveys of [Iron Dock Fort] and [Sweet City] in the near future, and write a special column on 'The Explosion of the Fort City'."

Belicia responded simply.

"oh."

A glimmer flashed in the minister's eyes, and he said in a slow but unquestionable tone: "I need you to go and bring me Yazdan's right hand. The technology of that metal arm is needed by the Empire."

Belitza was stunned for a moment: "Sir, this is a hand. How can I take it without him being on his guard and then give it to you?"

"That's not my concern, it's your concern."

The minister showed a typical goblin smile and said, "No matter what method you use, give me your arm. Next, you have a choice whether to stay or return to the Wind Realm."

"This is your last mission."

All Belicia could say was: "I need time."

"I'll give you three days, that's all I have."

The minister wiped the gravy and oil from the corners of his mouth with a white towel and threw it on the roast lamb: "The clockwork locomotive you asked for is parked outside, go try it, I hope you like it."

"But the empire isn't very safe recently, and goblin technology can explode sometimes... My personal suggestion is that it's best to go out less. Safety comes first."

The minister patted Belitsa's arm and slowly left from the other side.

Belitsa suppressed his anger.

This damn fat goblin, he was so timid in the Resurrection Kingdom and didn't dare to say a word even when he was scolded so much, but he came back so arrogant!

He walked out of the store and saw that there was indeed a clockwork locomotive parked outside.

The huge butterfly-shaped spring is fixed on the rear half of the car body. The small oval body is like a beetle, and the thick front and rear wheels give a sense of security.

The civilians passing by were all envious. The clockwork locomotive was handmade, not only finely crafted but also elegant and luxurious. It was something only the big guys had.

Belitsa sighed.

This car might explode at any time. Explosions and deaths are common in the Twin Snake Empire.

…

If ordinary people were faced with this kind of dilemma, they would usually go outside the shrine, touch the outer wall with their hands and pray, hoping to receive the blessing and enlightenment of the gods.

Unfortunately, Belicia does not believe in God.

He knew that gods existed, that the Messenger of the Gods was the master of many worlds, and that the might of God could descend at any time.

Not believing in God is also the current situation of most [sinners] in the popular world.

Strictly speaking, it is not disbelief, but a stage-by-stage belief.

If the gods help them, then they believe in them, pray and worship them.

If the gods never provide any help or care, they will certainly express their respect in words, but in reality, everyone is just pretending.

Thieves and liars are the most practical.

Belicia decided to pray to the god Yao.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"My omnipotent and powerful Lord Yao, I was forced to complete the task assigned to me by the empire to make a living and take action against the Yao tribe's collectors. This is purely work, and it is by no means an insult to you..."

"Merciful God, please forgive me."

That night, Belicia sneaked away Yazdan's right hand.

This task itself is not easy.

But a professional thief must be able to steal from his target at any time and any place.

When Belicia went to the Foreign Minister's residence, he found that it was surrounded by the army.

The Empire made its judgment.

The Foreign Minister colluded with the Elector and deliberately provoked the diplomatic relations between the two countries when he visited the Resurrected Empire, slandered King Raymond, and undermined the reputation and authority of His Majesty the Emperor. His traitorous behavior and subversive behavior of the Empire were undoubtedly exposed and he has been executed.

The rest of the party is also being hunted down everywhere.

Belitsa sighed.

I really encountered everything.

What should I do now? Should I put it back on Yazdan? What's important now is that the foreign minister, the only person who confirmed his legal identity, was killed, and he himself became a remnant of the rebellion.

In the end, Belic decided to be honest in order to seek help from the Yao clan.

He took his right arm out of the black cloth: "...This is the situation, please help me."

Yazdan looked him up and down and said, "You actually have such a special skill. The Yao tribe currently has no talent like you."

"【Grandmaster of Thieves】... No wonder I didn't notice it either. Since you have already confessed and confessed your sins and prayed to Lord Yaoshen, I don't think this is a problem."

The cold-faced chief journalist said, "Just pretend nothing happened. You are still our special guest journalist. If the empire asks for punishment, we will speak up for you and clarify the matter."

Bai Ding also said: "Since Mr. Yazdan has said so, Mr. Belica just needs to remember your manuscript."

“I will do my best to write it carefully.”

Belitsa finally breathed a sigh of relief.

…

In the following days, the entire Twin Snake Empire fell into a series of turmoil. Soldiers often swarmed in the imperial capital, many dignitaries were arrested and killed, and the streets were filled with panic.

In such an environment, Belicia focused on writing columns and wrote popular articles such as "Principles and Operations of Copper and Iron Drawing Engineering", "Magic of Blind Spots of Visual Perspective", "Expression Management and Psychological State", "Criminal Investigation", "Marks and Symbols", etc., covering everything from casting and smelting to engineering manufacturing, from sociology to psychology to criminology...

On an ordinary day, Belicia suddenly discovered that he had gained some special power.

He became the first "outstanding scholar" in history, and his name will be forever recorded in the history of Yao's civilization.

As time went by, Belica gradually turned his attention to the chaotic imperial society.

His articles are full of examples from the empire's history and various experiences.

Belitsa was captured by imperial soldiers many times.

He was asked the same question many times.

"Are you a remnant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs? Are you related to external forces? What is your relationship with the Yao clan?"

"I am not. I am from the Wind Realm. Any Apostle can verify it."

"Then why are you the [Outstanding Scholar] of the Yao Clan?"

Belicia could only explain this question over and over again.

"I wrote some articles and made some insignificant contributions to the Yao clan. This is the title given to me by Lord Yaoshen and the Yao clan..."

"Do you think this reason is credible?"

Belica spread his hands and said, "Whether you believe it or not, this is the fact. The outstanding scholars of the Yao clan are not from the Yao clan and are not in the Yao civilization. Is this difficult to understand?"

After saying this, both Belica and the interrogators fell silent.

"Okay, this does sound a bit strange, but reality is always so bizarre."

Belicia said helplessly: "As you know, I am still a technical officer of the Imperial Invention Department. Although I cannot participate in specific affairs, I am a citizen of the Empire."

Life in prison was not hard.

As a seasoned thief, going to jail is like going home, and you can exchange experiences with other thieves. For criminals, going to jail is often not a bad thing, but more like a form of further study.

While in prison, Belicia wrote articles such as "Struggle in Prison", "A Brief History of the Life of a Jailer" and "The Deep Order in Prison", which were interesting, jargon-filled and realistic.

Eventually he was kicked out of jail.

The apostles all spoke to him personally and privately.

"Don't just write about crimes and prisons in the Empire. Write more about the good aspects. Think about why people would doubt your identity."

Thus said the Apostle.

Beli noticed the same thing.

So he wrote an even more powerful article called "Atheists", in which he for the first time described the situation of people who did not believe in God. This had such a wide impact that it made all parties extremely nervous.

Yazdan, Bai Ding, and even the later apostle Slemode, all took on tremendous pressure before publishing this article in the "Sand City Gazette".

Then Bjelica was interviewed again.

"You should just write about prisons instead of writing about atheism. How can there be atheism? We are all very pious to God! Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity..." The apostle criticized him severely.

Belica then began to write about the empire's prisons and criminals again.

Many years later, the great scholar Belic talked about this incident.

"If you want to write about criminals and prisons, the Empire won't allow you to do that. But if you write about atheism, the Empire will be willing to give in and allow you to write about criminals."

"Just like if you want to completely reform this place, the Empire will not allow it, but if you want to destroy it, the Empire is willing to try."

"Of course, all of this is based on the tolerance of Lord Yaoshen and the kindness of Lord Messenger. If the Sand City Gazette cannot be published, then none of this will be possible."

"But looking back now, didn't the empire's revival begin at that time?"

He said: "I have personally seen many young people who bravely and actively expressed their opinions, participated in the reconstruction and reform of the empire at the grassroots level, and used their own methods to help the empire escape the cycle of destruction... I like this place. There are a lot of bastards here, but these bastards can also do great things, such as destroying an old empire that is about to fall, and then building a brand new country."

"Just like Lord Yao's oracle said, everyone has his own way out. I am not from the Yao clan, and I have never lived in the Yao Kingdom, but I love Lord Yao."

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