Chapter 77 Cooperation: Overthrowing Slavery Together
Meanwhile, Xiao Bai pulled the city lord to a lounge, saying he needed to sober up a bit.
After setting up the barrier, Xiaobai casually asked, "Lord Shi, what is your opinion on the slave trade?"
"To be honest, I personally believe that slavery was a product of the early stages of civilization."
In the fourth level of civilization more than five thousand years later, slavery was revived, which can only be described as an extremely serious regression of civilization.
I abhor slavery, yet the Silverwing Star government openly supports it and uses space quarantine stations to turn all the aliens who seek refuge there into slaves, ostensibly to contribute to the planet's economic recovery.
And after that, apart from the reliable spies trained by the government being sent out to gather information and spread the word that Silverwing Star was peaceful and harmonious, no other Silverwing Star citizens were allowed to leave. Otherwise, I would have taken my wife to Central Star long ago.
Those who passed this bill were all politicians born into powerful families; I, a mere city lord, was powerless to stop it.
"If Silverwing Star weren't my home planet, and if I weren't so worried about the people of Winterfell, I might have rebelled," Lord Shi said indignantly.
"Since you have such ideas, I would like to invite you to cooperate with me to overthrow the authorities, completely abolish the slave trade, and bring a new era of freedom and democracy to Silverwing Star! What do you think?" Xiaobai asked directly.
"Launching a coup? That won't do. We don't have a powerful backer. Even if the coup succeeds, who will we elect to the throne?"
"Furthermore, if we fail, my family and my followers will likely all perish," Lord Shi said, shaking his head.
"Your family? As far as I know, you only have one wife, and she has been infected with the zombie virus. She is currently in a coma with a high fever. It is still unknown whether she can survive this ordeal."
"Under these circumstances, you actually have the leisure to hold a celebration banquet here? This makes me start to wonder if the beautiful stories about your loving relationship were all lies?" Xiaobai said sarcastically.
"I know I should be with Xiaoxiao right now, but I'm not a miracle cure, so what's the point of being with her?"
The reason I'm hosting this celebration banquet is actually for you and Dr. Bo. I know Dr. Bo is a highly skilled doctor; after that battle, he saved countless seriously wounded and critically injured soldiers.
I think he might have some kind of medicine that can alleviate my daughter Xiaoxiao's symptoms, so I'd like to ask for your help in requesting that he prescribe the medicine.
As for you, Mr. Bai, when you approached me that evening to discuss cooperation, I immediately guessed that you must have ulterior motives.
I believe that as long as you have something in mind, I will do my best to satisfy you, just asking that Dr. Bo can save my wife's life!
But I never expected that what you were after was to have me join you in launching a coup and overthrowing the rulers!
"Mr. Bai, you overestimate me, a mere city lord! Let alone those in power, I couldn't handle even one of the two great families at random," City Lord Shi said self-deprecatingly.
“Lord Shi, you are too modest! You have managed to make Lin Dong City so prosperous, how could you not have some extraordinary abilities?” Xiao Bai said.
"Putting a compliment on me won't help. Don't I know my own limitations? In terms of combat strength, I'm just an A+ level. In terms of manpower, I can only mobilize no more than a thousand people, and they're all ordinary management personnel."
Most of them are the kind of people who are cowardly and afraid of trouble, and prefer to protect themselves. Can you really expect them to fight against Tang Haohan's army? "City Lord Shi said.
"If I told you that even if Commander Tang wouldn't help us launch a coup, he would definitely not side with those in power if we did, would you believe me?" Xiao Bai asked.
"Are you sure you can persuade Tang Haohan? He has always maintained a neutral stance, focusing solely on protecting the safety of Silverwing Star. How could he possibly be on our side?"
Although Lord Shi did not completely believe it, his heart had already begun to pound wildly.
“I’m not sure,” Xiao Bai said, and City Lord Shi’s fist immediately hardened.
You dare to say things you're not even sure about yourself, just to make fun of me? Especially something as serious as this!
He genuinely didn't want to know if this man harbored rebellious intentions; he only wanted to use all the wealth he had accumulated over the years to ensure his wife's safety.
“Although I’m not sure, I trust my wife. She can definitely persuade Captain Rossetti to help deliver a message to the legion commander, and the final result will definitely be that he will help us,” Xiaobai said.
City Lord Shi: I only trust my own wife, why should I trust your wife?
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the reason Dr. Bo didn't attend this celebration banquet today is not because he overexerted his superpowers, but because he went to see the city lord's wife."
"I believe Madam should have woken up by now."
After saying this, Xiaobai began to look up at the starry sky through the window, as if what he had said was just an ordinary, mundane conversation.
“Wake up…wake up…come back to life. Tell me, who woke up?” City Lord Shi stammered.
Then, as if he had finally snapped out of his daze, he leaped up like a rabbit and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Bai smiled, knowing even with her toes that the city lord must have gone to see his wife.
There were still some of the Cleansing Fragrance Pills that Yu Shan had previously made from Dragon Blood Grass, which could purify the Wither Virus. She gave a few to Bo Yiyan to do research.
To ensure that the city lord would join them in the rebellion, Bo Yi reluctantly took out one of the pills to treat the city lord's wife's illness.
When the city lord rushed back to his wife's bedroom, she was already awake, but her high fever had not completely subsided.
"Lord City Lord is back? How did it go? Did you reach an agreement with Xiao Bai?" Bo Yiyan said casually, as if they weren't discussing a rebellion, but rather what to have for dinner.
The city lord ignored him and said anxiously, "Xiaoxiao, how are you? Look at me, do you know who I am?"
"Shi Jihao, are you sick? I don't have Alzheimer's!" Lin Xiaoxiao glared at him fiercely.
Although her tone was weak, her eyes were clear and bright, and she seemed perfectly lucid.
The city lord had already prepared for the worst these past two days. She might never wake up again. If she really did turn into a zombie, he would kill her first, and then kill himself.
But now, she gave him a huge surprise: she had regained consciousness.
Once a person infected with the Wither Virus regains consciousness, it means that she has awakened superpowers, is no longer an ordinary person, and will no longer be easily infected with this virus.
Lord Shi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. He couldn't help but hug his wife and burst into tears: "Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, I thought I would never see you again! Waaaaaah!"
"Please! Can you stop crying with tears and snot streaming down your face? There are outsiders here!" Lin Xiaoxiao said with a look of disgust.
"Dr. Bo, thank you! Please tell Lord Bai that I, Shi Jihao, owe him two lives. I will do anything he asks, even risk my life!" Lord Shi said, holding his wife's hands tightly.
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