All the sins of disobeying the gods are my fault.
—An Arcanist during the Blasphemous Rebellion
"Chief of Staff Typhon, Wodek has rebelled!"
In the east tower of the city lord's mansion, Golin was staring at the letter in a daze. When Robb rushed over, he calmly put the letter away.
"Treason! President Robb, Wodek is loyal to Lord Barbaro. How could he possibly betray me?"
Golin looked so confident, as if Robb was joking.
"It's not this mutiny, it's that mutiny!"
Robb ran so hard that he was out of breath. He gestured with his hands for a long time but couldn't make Golin understand. In the end, the young president had to leave in disappointment.
"Good Supervisor, Wodek has rebelled!"
"How is that possible? Commander Wodek is loyal to Lord Barbaro."
After the Tidu Alliance took over the printing of work point tickets, the Baihua Chamber of Commerce and the Xuelan Chamber of Commerce, composed of merchants from the two countries, also landed on the island one after another.
After Lisa Barbaro made a breakthrough, she carried out a series of reforms, improving and making independent the taxation, public security, and judicial systems, suppressing the Thorn Chamber of Commerce, and separating the Silver Deer Legion from civil affairs... The commune system of the Nineteen Islands began to slowly disintegrate.
As a close minister of the Tudor Queen and coming from a prominent family, Lisa Barbaro was quite capable. With the entry of domestic capital, she was able to do things with ease.
However, after she achieved certain results, she did not abolish the work point tickets. Instead, she improved them with the help of her think tank and renamed them silver tickets.
The white paper sold by the Thorn Chamber of Commerce is very cheap, but the banknotes printed from it are very expensive.
This is the treatment that an occupier deserves. She also wrote to the queen, saying that this method should be implemented in the kingdom's vassal states as well. This is the correct way to initiate an invasion.
However, Lisa Barbaro became more dependent on the Silver Deer Legion. In order to break the deadlock, she introduced forces other than the Tudor Royal Party. These forces were already dissatisfied with the Royal Party's monopoly of Baltic interests, so they took advantage of the situation and moved in.
Therefore, Lisa Barbaro not only has to rely on local forces to fight against domestic aristocratic forces and expand the influence of the royal party, but also has to balance the interests of Tudor and Tilan. The Silver Deer Legion is maddeningly obedient, and even more addictive because of its ease of use.
After other forces entered the Baltic Sea and gained a foothold, they also set their sights on the Tidor Alliance, which had swallowed up the most lucrative territory. Lisa Barbaro wanted to make use of this group of "local tyrants".
In front of these powerful forces, the Thorn Chamber of Commerce suppressed its presence very low. They were trampled into the mud by Lisa Barbaro, but turned into ghosts and wandered around the Baltic Sea.
In the silence, the shipyard of the Thorn Chamber of Commerce quietly launched ships, recruited warlocks, purchased extraordinary materials, and researched its own ship keels.
The Thorn Chamber of Commerce also established fixed bases on islands with stable situations. They began to break away from the Tidu Alliance amid the suppression and exclusion from the Nineteen Islands.
The Chamber of Commerce shifted its focus to Hanyue Island, its assets concentrated in Bailang Island, and resources poured into Boravice. They extended their tentacles to the entire Baltic Sea, colluded with city-state merchants, and took over missions from murderous and arsonist mercenary groups.
They are disgusting arms dealers, handing over weapons to the killers; they are jackals in the wilderness, devouring the scraps that the victors refuse; they are cold-blooded scavengers, processing the spoils for the belligerents...
The warring parties gradually ignored these rats roaming the Baltic Sea. Isn't it normal for jackals to appear on the battlefield?
And these disgusting things are somewhat useful to them.
But they didn't notice that the mouse was growing rapidly by licking their blood.
Zilaner Island, Fenglu City.
Jon Zilan hurried back from the front line and walked hurriedly into the castle. Several doctors inside were talking in low voices and saluted respectfully when they saw Jon.
"Your Highness the Regent."
"How is my sister?"
The doctors looked at each other for a few seconds and then said, "Her Royal Highness is pregnant."
"Pregnant!"
Jon was surprised at first, but then his brows furrowed.
"He's a golden warrior and a fifth-level mage, how could he faint just because he's pregnant?"
"Her Royal Highness is in charge of all logistics for the front lines, and she also has to deal with Blackbeard's attacks on the supply lines. She hasn't had a break in a long time."
Jon quickly pushed the door open and found Zi Xi lying on the bed, staring out the window in a daze, with a blank look in her eyes.
This always "timid" sister has grown up.
Jon didn't know what to say for a moment. She was better than him and had eyes that could see through everything.
If I could be like her, perhaps my family would be living a carefree life on Hanyue Island now.
When he was a child, he saw his adoptive father's disappointment in his mediocrity, so he redoubled his efforts to become better. However, when his sister saw his excellent performance, his adoptive father was not happy, but became more worried.
Compared to just a slight disappointment, this worry seems to devour this upright man. In this case, it might be better to be mediocre.
She hid all her brilliance and became a cowardly illegitimate daughter, a transparent person in the Midra family.
But he, the elder brother who wanted to gain the approval of his "father", did not notice these things.
If he was also a "common man", perhaps his uncle would give up returning to Zilaner Island and take them to live a peaceful life on Hanyue Island.
Jon forced a smile and sat on the edge of the bed.
"The cult coalition in Snow City has retreated to Zichuan City. We can then deal with both the cult and the parliament. After that, you can return to Bolavis."
Jon did not persuade Zi Xi to return to Bolavis now. He knew his sister and she would not go back.
"He must be very disappointed to bring our child to such a dangerous place."
Zi Xi smiled bitterly, stroked her flat belly, her eyes a little dim.
"His heart is cold. How could such a man change because of a woman? Perhaps in his heart, his kingdom is the most important thing."
Jon was very disappointed with his brother-in-law. He didn't expect Xia Lan to help him. He just wanted him to come and take his wife back. After having a child, Zi Xi would definitely come back.
"On our wedding night, he told me that establishing a country in Bohrawi was just for fun, that this world was too boring, and that "farming" was a good game.
But as time went by, he could no longer let go of this kingdom. They braved the wind and waves to come to Boravice, and created everything from scratch by clearing the mountains and forests.
During this process, some people died in front of him, and some died where he couldn’t see. He didn’t want to disappoint those who entered the Kingdom of God and turned into stars…”
Jon was silent for a long time, and only said: "He is a true king..."
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