Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Beginning of the Turmoil
The twilight rises, the fiery clouds sink from the direction of Istania, the golden-blue sky turns to a dark gray, and the night seems to be a sleeping giant, gradually enveloping the winter city.
Fang Yu leaned on the terrace, staring at the last trace of golden clouds, behind the vault of the temple, thinking about what happened during the day, and after a moment, a few birds crossed in the distance, and the misty golden red faded into a blue color.
At night, the celebration is officially in a state of preparation, the crowd pours out of nowhere, and the street is full of torches, pedestrians, and stars, like a light dragon that winds all the way to the end of the field of vision.
Fang Yu looked at the lit windows, and in a trance saw the stars on the ground, behind the windows was the color of bright gold, and people hung oak with leaves on the windows to imply abundance.
"The locals are superstitious about Tao Jin, the god of pleasure, and oak is the lucky genus of Tao Jin." Sophie's voice came from behind her, calm and rational: "People are superstitious that Olli brings light, but the latter brings abundant wealth. ”
Fang Yu turned around and saw Her Royal Highness the Silver Princess of Vislan pushing the door open.
"I thought it was Ms. Roman." He replied.
"Lady Roman is the god in charge of business, contracts, and travel, and Taugin is a big dreamer, and many adventurers worship him," she looked at him with bright eyes, and with a flick of her hand, she pushed a page of the window in front of him, "Look at this." ”
The two of them leaned against the railing, and in front of them were pale pages of light, translucent hanging in the night, like a ghost.
Fang Yuan's gaze passed through the pages of light, and the streets below were densely packed with pedestrians preparing to participate in the carnival, and from time to time there were excited screams of children and sharp shouts of women in the crowd.
He retracted his gaze and saw that the light page was a window to the community.
"What is this?"
"New rules for the Super Athletic League."
"It's not a good thing." Fang Yu thought for a moment.
"You guessed it," Sophie replied, "the Super Athletic League wants to review the legitimacy of all guilds in the South. Of course, this is just a superficial statement, in fact, it means that guilds that do not join the Southern Alliance will definitely not pass the review, and the community has already been turned upside down. ”
"What happens if I don't pass the review?"
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Silver Vislan looked understated: "Guilds are different from adventure groups, they need permission from the Alliance, and if they can't get permission, it's naturally illegal-"
Illegality here is literal. After mankind entered the Stargate Age, a series of relevant laws and regulations were formulated, and the "Stargate Declaration" is only a part of it, or a program, and there are many more detailed rules in various aspects.
Illegal guilds, although they are not yet planned to be first-class cults, are at least similar to illegal operations. If it is more serious, it is not impossible to punish on earth.
Although Fang Yu had a bottom in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Can they do this?" ”
Sophie nodded: "Theoretically feasible, the Super Athletic League does have this qualification." ”
But Fang Yu heard the meaning of her words and asked, "But actually?" ”
Sophie then explained: "The Stargate Declaration stipulates the code of conduct between countries in Aitalia, and this series of guidelines is actually the predecessor of 'super sports'. At the beginning of its existence, its essence was to reconcile the contradictions of the nations behind the stargate......"
“…… It's a product of multi-party balancing, and the rules you see today were basically formed in that era. It's just that after the era of commercialization, it has a new name - Super Athletic League. ”
She turned her head, and there was a hint of Phnom Penh in her dark eyes: "This is the origin of the Super Athletic Alliance, the alliance we see is a purely commercial institution, but behind it, it is still necessary to balance the distribution of interests between countries." ”
Fang Yu heard it in a fog, and only asked, "So?" ”
"If a government believes that its alliance is contrary to regional interests, it can initiate an investigation against it or even intervene to stop its operation." Sophie replied.
Fang Yu had a very bad impression of the Super Athletic Alliance, wishing that the latter would be unlucky, but remembering some of the words that Her Royal Highness the Silver Princess Vislan had said before, he couldn't help but ask: "Won't this cause protests?" ”
"This is not military involvement," Sophie shook her head: "If you simply investigate and suspend its functions, it is only an internal affair of a country, after all, a regional alliance is also subject to government constraints and management." ”
"But there must be some impact, right?" Fang Yu asked.
He's not stupid. M parted ways and turned to get closer to the military, and it can be seen that the above has long been dissatisfied with the domestic competition area, and has not moved, obviously because of some scruples.
"Of course there will be an impact," Sophie raised her head and looked at the distant star on the edge of the clear blue sky, "The government can investigate or stop its functions, but it can't be managed, this is the written rule." ”
Only then did Fang Yu understand that the league has the right to participate in the competition, resources, players, and clubs, and once the function is stopped, it is equivalent to the overall stagnation of the domestic competition area. It's fine if it only stops for a week or two, but once it is exceeded, I'm afraid that the points of the entire domestic competition will drop by a notch.
And this is not just points, but the division of actual benefits, whether from a commercial or non-commercial point of view, its losses cannot be counted.
Such a decision is indeed not easy to make.
He couldn't help but shake his head: "I've never heard anything like this before. ”
"Because there aren't many precedents like this," Sophie continued, "it mostly happened in some small divisions, and there was one in the South American region, but that time it didn't have a big impact." If the government uses such a method this time, it will be the second precedent for this size of the division. ”
Fang Yu heard what she said, and couldn't help but ask, "Sophie, do you have any news?" He didn't doubt that Her Royal Highness the princess of Silver Vislan had any information from the military, but Silver Vislan's own sources of information were much better than him.
It would not be surprising if you got any first-hand information.
But Sophie only shook her head and replied, "It's just my own speculation." ”
Fang Yu paused for a moment before realizing that this was indeed the case—this time the Super Athletic Alliance's actions were too big, and its actions in the south of Kaolin-Ishurian had almost shaken the foundation of the Southern Guild.
As for whether it will affect the strength of the competition area?
Do you need to ask?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is almost certain. Even the community made a fuss about this, Fang Yu took a look, and the community had already turned on the state of control - but how could the ban stop such a discussion would only make things ferment faster.
In the end, even if it is just to calm the impact, Xingmen Port may also react.
However, Fang Yu felt a little incomprehensible, what was the purpose of the Super Athletic Alliance?
He looked at the community again, and there were many people discussing this issue before, and the conclusion was nothing more than that the Super Athletic League was not IQ enough, or it was too inflated, or bureaucracy, system problems, and so on.
What's even funnier is that some people think that foreign forces have bought off the domestic Super Sports League, if that were the case, the military would have intervened a hundred times, and really think that the relevant security departments are all dry?
But it wasn't until one of the posts caught his eye that he was slightly stunned:
'On the Independent Kingdom After the Stargate-'
'As we all know, . . M。 ’
And after understanding this, we can analyze a series of behaviors of the Super Athletic League after the incident on Mount Covenant. I can assert that the Super Athletic Alliance is only a layer of skin for a few big guilds at the moment, so the investigation of the alliance itself is not relevant at all......
'A series of actions by the Super Athletic League in the aftermath of the events of Mount Covenant,. The M Alliance, or the capital group behind it, landed in the world after the stargate......
‘…… The Hyper Athletic League and the Kaulin-Ishurian are getting closer. The further cooperation between the major groups behind M and the indigenous forces has been a matter for a long time, but it is the first of its kind in our country. ’
I would like to remind you that in Oshu and Rotao, there are many examples of big capital groups colluding with local forces, or even state forces, to subvert local power...... Essentially, this does benefit the Chosen One......
'The .......M League has also seen a lot of benefits from this, and it is not surprising that the domestic division has been weak in recent years, losing in many seasons......
However, this is contrary to our diplomatic norms...... Secondly. The essence of this kind of behavior is actually no different from neocolonialism, and if left unchecked, we will inevitably carry a heavy political burden on it......
‘…… I appeal to you to see the essence of the problem. M's behavior is like a wild horse that has escaped the reins, and once we get out of control of the Super Athletic Alliance, it will build an independent kingdom behind a stargate......
This post is very long, and Fang Yu has actually only read a small half, and when he pulls it down again, the community suddenly disconnects. And when he came back again, there was only a blank space left on the light page, and the post had been deleted—
He paused for a moment, remembering that he still remembered the author ID, Mr. Joka, but went to send a private message, only to get a hint that the ID did not exist.
ID deleted?
Fang Yu couldn't help but be a little surprised, the management's reaction was too big, right?
However, the content of the previous post was a bit cloudy, and he actually only understood a small half.
And one of the points, which he obviously agrees with, is that, according to the original author, the behavior of the Super Athletic League in the South should be to cooperate with the royal family of Kaulin-Ihurian.
After reading this, Fang Yu suddenly realized something, because in this way, many things make sense:
He originally thought that the responsibility of the Super Athletic League should be to protect the interests of the competition region - and the interests of the southern division are obviously closely related to the order of the southern region, after all, no one will lift a stone just to hit their own feet.
But in hindsight, the Alliance's actions in the South are clearly contrary to this.
And if according to the description of this post, . If the Grand Guild of M were to be equated and their core interests were linked to those of the Kaurin-Ihurian royal family, everything would be clear.
Because the nobles in the south are monolithic, of course, it is not conducive to the interests of the royal family at the moment. This is one of Prince Coleman's strongholds, and the area where he has the deepest influence, if it can't make it as chaotic as possible, how should the Prime Minister's side defeat each of them?
It's just that when Fang Yu saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little creepy in his heart.
Because in this way, the intention of the prime minister's side, as well as the intention of the Super Athletic Alliance, is actually in line with the interests of the Dragon Worship Sect.
He didn't know if it was a coincidence or something else, both of which could make sense. It may be that the Bailong Sect took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation, and saw the chaos in the south, so it will put the next plan in this place.
But it is also possible that the whole thing itself is driven by the Dragon Worship Sect, after all, the story of the Dragon Witch has only passed a hundred years.
Of course, the more likely is both.
Thinking of this, Fang Yu couldn't help but subconsciously think of a scene that happened during the day, the hijacking of Fios by the members of the Shadow Throne-
He couldn't figure out for a moment whether it was the Dragon Cult that was operating or if it was simply the Shadow Throne carrying out the Prime Minister's will. After all, judging from the news he got before, the Shadow Throne has joined the New Southern Alliance, and behind the New Southern Alliance is the BBK Alliance, and the latter is of course his old acquaintance.
It's the same whether it's the Jeffrey Redcoats or the Flor descendants.
. The M League is cooperating with the Prime Minister or the young King on behalf of the Super Athletic League, and the Maude Caesar family is one of the three pillars of the South, so it is also predictable what the two will do towards them.
What's more, he also heard another news, the consul who arrived only half a year ago was the henchman of the prime minister's party, and the latter's attitude towards the Phoenix family these days could not be said to be friendly.
The only clue to this was perhaps what the Shadow Throne was looking for—the books that Miss Fioss had burned, from which he had silently written some of the notes, but still needed to be translated. He left it to Sylvester and Miss Tata to deal with, but it didn't work out for the time being.
Fang Yu fell silent and stood side by side with Her Royal Highness the Silver Princess of Vislan.
The clear blue sky gradually turned into a deep black.
It was dark and gloomy, reflected in the depths of the eyes of the two.
He suddenly sighed, and for a moment even his heart to watch the fireworks performance faded a little. They hadn't even reached the Redwood Forest and Van Riek, but they were in the south of the Great Valley, and the chaos had already begun to show, if it was just the wrestling between the prime minister and the nobles of the south—
After all, Sylvid is only standing on the edge of the stage in this struggle - they just need to be more careful, even if there is a new Drissy at the moment, it is actually not a problem.
But the problem is that the two threads are already entangled.
And he even had some deeper worries, but he couldn't confirm them for a while. Fang Yu couldn't help but raise his head, his eyes were slightly gloomy.
Compared with the battle of the nobles, the dragon worship is a more realistic problem, not to mention that they have been against each other many times, and they have long been fighting with each other endlessly. And the enmity between Miss Attila and Ms. Quesu will be avenged sooner or later—
Maybe it's time to leave Dulun, he thought.
It's after tonight.
The celebration was a prelude, and amid the exclamations of the people, a ray of light was rising from the darkness.
It turned into a spark in mid-air, like a flash of light in the sky that night, reflecting the dark eyes of the young man - dragon knight? Is it a gyroscope? But Fang Yu shook his head before he came back to his senses.
It's just fireworks.
……