Master: "Two of Zilaner's three lost pages of the Book of Destiny have been found, but it remains to be seen whether the third page is in Ash Midor's possession."
Arcane: "Tone Sudin has been confirmed to have entered Zilaner Island. The nature of the Storm Resurrection Ritual remains unknown."
Dead Speaker: "Some of the Nightmares from the Southern Continent, Southwestern Peninsula, and Western Central Continent have boarded the Church of Truth's fleet."
Secret Walker: "The followers of Mu Ye from the Western Continent, Northern Continent, and Northwestern Continent have entered the western sea area."
Gold Coin: "The Storm Sea has fallen into an eerie silence. The Storm God is gathering strength."
Snoop: "The Master's plan was successful, and the attention of other churches has been drawn to Tone Sudin."
Wise Man: "The Master's followers must obtain a page of destiny before the action begins, and use it to obscure the action."
Master: “Received”
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In Qincheng, winter is approaching. The cold and dirty streets are filled with more commune members with red ribbons tied around their arms. In the eyes of the city's residents, this is an organization more powerful than gangs, chambers of commerce, or churches.
The people inside were all tenants and slaves of the former lord and earl. They had farmed for the rebel leader Toné Soutine for a few days, so it was not surprising that they now defected to the new master.
"Boss, all your guys have run off to the commune."
"The brothers who collected protection money were beaten by the commune. They said that anyone who dared to cause trouble for shops that paid taxes would be castrated. Many shop owners joined the commune and were no longer afraid of us."
"The child kidnapper, Lao Liu, was arrested by the commune. Those stinking bitches also tied red ribbons and said they wanted to rebel. Some of them even said they wanted to become good people."
"The old hen doesn't want to lay eggs, what are we going to eat?"
In a dark corner, Junkrat listened to his men's complaints but didn't dare to say a word. On the top of the city wall, more than a dozen heads were still dripping with blood.
The Snake Gang, which had purple-gold warriors, tried to attack, but was killed by a dozen goblins riding iron puppets. Qin City instantly became quiet.
All the merchants of the West Sea Chamber of Commerce fled to the southern Baltic Sea, seeking refuge from the only remaining group of nobles in the entire Baltic Sea.
"You said if we join the commune, will the new master want us?"
After Junkrat finished speaking, his crying subordinates looked at each other in bewilderment, but one clever guy immediately flattered him.
"Boss, you're so great! We used to live off the Earl's men, but these masters always want people like us. Then you'll be the king of Qin City's underground!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the street became lively and Junkrat led his men over.
"Boss, that looks like a mourning dog. Didn't he join the commune?"
A man with shifty eyes was dragged to the market entrance by several commune militiamen. A soldier from the Dolon Legion wearing blue-patterned armor stepped forward with a sword and shouted to the crowd.
"Sila, a former member of the Mad Dog Gang, joined the commune with the intention of molesting women and bringing disgrace upon the commune. He is now sentenced to death."
"Captain Kevin, you're attacking me before I even get in. That's unfair!"
"I've never touched a woman's hand, and you still want to go in?"
clang!
Kevin drew out his heavy sword and chopped it down. With a "chi" sound, blood splattered and the head rolled down.
After shaking off the blood stains on his sword, Kevin sheathed it and said to the trembling militiamen:
"Your Majesty... Your Excellency has said that cadres who cannot withstand the test are not good members. Anyone who dares to violate the commune's three laws and eight precepts in the future will be treated like this!"
The citizens around all looked puzzled. In the past, no one cared about what the master's lackeys did.
After this incident, another group of people chose to join the commune.
In the city lord's mansion, an extremely beautiful castle stands in the center of the huge palace complex. The tree-lined avenues neatly divide the exquisite houses and manors. Fountains and ponds are dotted among them like gems, sparkling from afar.
In contrast, outside the city lord's mansion, separated by a wall, the situation was completely different. The poor were dressed in rags, living in gutters with sewage flowing at the door, and the mud on the road was up to their ankles.
Tone Soutine sent away the followers of the previous lord with a sacrifice. Although tens of thousands of people were killed, there were still many wealthy people in the city.
The nobles, knights, officials and troops were all wiped out, but social order had not collapsed, which showed that there was still power in the city.
In addition to underground gangs, there are also businessmen. The island terrain of the Baltic Sea is destined to make its business prosperous.
If the West Sea Chamber of Commerce is the blood vessels connecting the islands, then the merchants on this island are the beating heart. Except for Tone Sudin who gave White Wave Island to the West Sea Chamber of Commerce as a colony, the far-sighted lords in the Baltic Sea will support local merchants and become major shareholders behind them.
It wasn't stupid of Tone Sudin to give White Wave Island to the West Sea Chamber of Commerce as a colony; it just showed his shrewdness.
The people under his rule suffer, but his own territory is developing. Bailang Island is located in a remote location at the southern end of the Baltic Sea and has no competitive advantage. It can only use the "demographic dividend" to attract people.
After Thoné Soutine occupied the Baltic Sea, he killed the nobles and kept the merchants, quickly consolidating his rule.
Xia Lan didn't care about these little things, but these vampires actually ate their share.
After the Count of Aegean Island was killed by Tone Sudin, this group of businessmen knelt down smoothly and respectfully handed over the lord's share to Tone Sudin. But after Xia Lan came, apart from paying taxes honestly, he completely forgot about the equity.
Xia Lan sat in the castle hall with a gloomy face, thinking about how to teach these guys who did not take him seriously a lesson, otherwise they would forget who is the master here.
"I saved you from the clutches of the cultists and prevented you from becoming evil corpses, but if you don't know how to be grateful, don't blame me, hehehe..."
Seeing this, Faaudis, who was floating in the air, didn't dare to ask him if he still wanted the pet, because he had specially run to Borawy to bring it to him.
Faaudis was holding a slime that was spitting out clear liquid and rolling its eyes and was hesitating when the door suddenly opened and Wodek walked in with a stack of documents.
"Forget it. He's so busy he definitely can't take care of you. I'd better send you back to Boravice. The captain of the guards who serves you will be worried."
Upon hearing that there would be another space travel, the slime in his hand immediately perked up and shook its head wildly, but Phaodis didn't care about its reaction and disappeared in a flash of blue light.
"call out---"
Xia Lan looked up at the report handed over by Wodek, looked around, and said uncertainly: "Hugh?"
"Your Majesty, please don't think about that slime. This is the report from Voll. The situation in the northern Baltic Sea is not good.
Although the Church of Knowledge helped us eliminate the cultists, many places have become ruins, countless refugees have been displaced, and winter is coming soon..."
Xia Lan took the report with a serious expression, opened it and read it carefully, not missing a single word.
"The problem is indeed very serious..."
After reading the report, Xia Lan sat in a chair and thought about a solution. Wodek stood quietly beside him waiting for a reply.
Money, no,
Food, no.
There are people, but not many.
Xia Lan's eyes unconsciously looked at the Wind's Call on the table, thinking that he could only use the sword in his hand.
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