On the beach outside the harbor of Poitou.

In the charming night, with a cool breeze, the sage stopped to look at the Kang's shipyard not far away.

The lights were bright, and the poor lighting did not stop the workers from fighting at night, and they used a lot of kerosene, which was not yet commercialized. This is the latest invention from chemistry professors at the University of Poitou.

Standing opposite the sage was a man wearing a clown mask, but looking at the posture of the two, the relationship was not so harmonious, and there was a distance of seven or eight meters between the two sides.

And behind these two people, in the shadows, there are many shadows, and they are their respective henchmen.

"Bieber, it's surprising that you dare to come to see me? The Magi asked, raising his chin in a condescending tone.

"Sage, despite some misunderstandings between us, you are my eternal mentor, and that has not changed. "We have the same goal." ”

"You know, I hate betrayal!" the sage frowned, "you know what happens to the betrayer. ”

"So, I've done a few things for you for free. The clown said.

"Well, the people who did the work for you were all my subordinates, and now they serve you as the master?" the sage said in a bad tone, "but I don't think you are acting out of good intentions, it was Viscount Connelly who brought you to ruin, your castle, your property, and the so-called good reputation you have always cherished, all gone." You hate him so much, like a lost dog right now!"

"Aren't you the same, Master, Poitou is also your hometown!" the clown laughed, "we are all the same people, so you don't have to dwell on the past, just as you don't have to dwell on my betrayals, and of course I won't mention your whistleblowers." If it weren't for you, how could I have failed so easily in Daguerre? It's time for the bloodthirsty to unite. ”

"Oh, my dear disciple, are you ready to surrender to me again, or will you continue to fight against me?" said the sage, "I know that you have developed a lot of power over the years, but you are not strong enough. Most of your strength is lost in Daguerre City. ”

"Sage, you are powerful, of course I admit, but having one more like-minded ally is not a bad thing. The Joker shrugged, "You seem to have mistaken your target, Viscount Connelly is not your enemy, not even mine." Our goal should be in the Holy City, the Emperor Grand Duke, the people who really control this empire, and a mere viscount is nothing compared to these grand undertakings.

It's a good time, the fishmen control the seas, the Assyrians are eyeing the borders, and the werewolves are not willing to accept the heavy losses of the last time, they are ready to make a comeback, and as for the country, the emperor's greed makes the rich and the poor complain alike. ”

"Bieber, I have known you since you were ten years old, and you are not a person who easily lets go of hatred. It seems that you have indeed grown, and you have not been in vain in my old teachings. "The sage said.

"I certainly don't forget the hatred. As ...... "The clown pointed in the direction of Kang's shipyard, where suddenly the flames burst into the sky, and the shouts could be heard from afar.

A fire is breaking out at the Kang's shipyard.

The clown smiled lightly, as if the fire at the shipyard had nothing to do with him:

"Setbacks calm people, and learning makes people improve. Frustration is also a kind of learning, and frustration has made me let go of hatred for a while, and I will not devote all my strength and time to Genoa. But that doesn't stop me from causing some trouble to the enemy. ”

"Well, Sean Connery is indeed our secondary enemy. So where is this secondary enemy now? He can't fool me by letting his henchmen go south with a cartload of dead fish, and I guess he's hiding somewhere, carefully watching, waiting for us to come up and make mistakes. "The sage said.

"So we have to be careful, Sean is a thoughtful man, I used to think that he had no desires, just wanted to be a rich local man, but now he is not what he used to be. We are just hiding in the shadows, which gives us the upper hand, once we show a little bit of horse's feet, he will definitely retaliate, his strength is not to be underestimated in Genoa, at least the official strength can be borrowed, not to mention the garrison brigade. ”

"Hehe, Bieber, I can tell you're scared. The Sage sneered, "Isn't assassination and destruction what we're good at?"

"But just assassination and destruction, we will never really be the masters of this world!" said the clown.

"I completely agree with you. "So what are you going to do?"

"We don't find many allies in Genoa, the people here are living better than ever, the ease makes them content with the status quo, and anyone who changes the status quo becomes their enemy. Only the North, where there is poverty and oppression, and there are many well-dressed so-called liberals, who just need us to add firewood to them. The clown spoke eloquently, and added, "Magi, I know that you have been in contact with the Assyrians, and it is time for them to start a war, and as for the werewolves, and the liberals, I will organize them." ”

The sage nodded, which was a tacit acquiescence, but the clown's anti-guest attitude made him very dissatisfied. But he has to admit that the Joker is a man who has the courage to act and does not lack cunning.

The fire at Kang's shipyard burned for one night, and the people of Poitu in the city could see it through the red-hot night sky.

Early the next morning, many people rushed to the shipyard, and the shipyard warehouse and office area were burned clean, and although the core dock area was not affected, this would undoubtedly affect the construction progress of the ironclad ship.

Workers are in a state of shutdown, they are worried about losing their jobs, and they are panicking. A large number of suppliers surrounded the person in charge, Johnson, to demand payment.

Some people began to transfer their shares, while others secretly absorbed them.

In short, under the spread of all kinds of unfavorable news and rumors, all kinds of characters have different plans.

Pierre and Feige were even approached to explore the possibility of acquiring Kang's Shipbuilding.

The two still don't know Sean's exact whereabouts, so they have to give a perfunctory message to all parties, refute unfavorable rumors, and write each other's names into the blacklist, while fully supporting the continued operation of various industries.

Daley, the head of the secret police, received a letter of complaint in which he led a raid on a house in Poitou.

Daley and his men met with fierce resistance, and after a half-hour exchange of fire, he killed three people, arrested seven suspicious people, and seized a batch of guns and ammunition, as well as illegal propaganda materials.

He was convinced that these men were members of the True God.

It makes sense to attribute the misfortunes of Sean and his estate to the True God.

Because Sean had played an important role in quelling the rebellion of the True God Party as the commander of the Civil Defense Force, he had also exposed the true identity of the general leader of the True God Party, and the True God Party was obviously retaliating.

Sean was retaliated against, and Daley was under tremendous pressure, and even the governor, who had always supported him, reprimanded him several times.

However, to his surprise, news of unknown firefights and vendettas soon came from all over the country. There is a gang with great firepower, and the identity of the person who is attacked is extremely suspicious.

Within seven days, his men reported to Daly that they had found at least ten bodies of bloodthirsty men in five conflict sites, many of the others had been wanted regulars.

The attacking side was very firepowered, and they were armed with rifles, grenades, new explosives, and even a light mortar. According to eyewitnesses, the men were well-trained and very skillful, and they were able to evacuate quickly with one blow.

And the fact that these people appeared in different parts of Genoa at the same time shows that they are a force of considerable size.

This is not something that ordinary bigwigs or gangsters or smuggling gangs can do, Daley suddenly thought of someone, but he had no evidence.

At this time, the Pope of the True God Church suddenly stood up, and he called on his followers to cherish a peaceful and stable life, and to have the courage to expose lawbreakers and suspicious foreigners.

The pope stayed in Genoa for several years, continuing to operate, and during these years his influence in Genoa grew stronger, and his call kept the patrol police busy for a while, because too many people were involved in the prosecution.

Cardinal Charcrete also publicly declared that Genoa had zero tolerance for assassination and sabotage, and said that Viscount Connelly was a respectable and benevolent nobleman who made many people rich and gave many poor people work and food, and that all believers in God should fight against conspirators and maintain a stable and peaceful life.

For a time, the Genoa Road was not left behind, and the public security situation was very good.

The Joker and the Magnu were a little embarrassed, they raided various strongholds in Genoa, their subordinates were captured, and they had to shrink their dark power in Genoa and quickly leave Genoa.

As they themselves realized, Genoa had no mass base of sympathy or support for them, and assassination and sabotage only provoked popular revulsion.

For example, when the shipyard was burned, the workers and their families especially hated the arsonists because it put them at risk of losing their jobs, and with a good salary at the shipyard, it was difficult for them to find a more generous employer than Sean.

The enemy is in the dark, and Sean unleashes a people's war.

First, he cooperated with the True God Cult.

The one who knows the Magi and the True God best is the Pope, who sees the Magi as a thorn in his flesh, who attributes the decline of the True God to the rebellion of the True God, who has been secretly investigating the secrets of the Bloodthirsty for many years, and has amassed considerable intelligence, and he has even arranged for spies.

Sean won't admit to having a mysterious, well-armed private army.

The force was led by Roland Hill, a Guineapolitan who was a guerrilla rebel against the True God and was once a subordinate of Sean.

After Sean stepped down from the military, Roland Hill and some of his selected subordinates also left the army.

But a series of blows also made Sean realize that his intelligence system was really weak. To do this, he recalled Percy Robinson, who was far away in the Holy City.