Chapter 124: Declaration of War
It was another dark morning in Vadan City, the air was filled with mist, and the magic lamps had changed from the low-energy mode to the brighter, and the lights were intertwined, making the marble floor glow with a bright white light.
The night guards and their early morning companions had completed a new handover and were yawning back.
The vendors in Lucky Square have already stepped on the point, and although it is not yet time for the official opening and will theoretically be evicted by the guards, the two sides have reached a tacit understanding: the guards pretend not to see them, and they also pretend not to see the guards take something from in front of them.
After all, the sooner you come and the better you can get in a good position, the more likely you are to sell more goods.
In the city of Vadan, it is not easy for anyone to live.
But today, it seems destined to be extraordinary.
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"Bell-bell-bell-"
Like Hosdi, there is also a large bell in the arena in the very center of Vadan City.
But compared to the simple and crude way of ringing the bell in Hosdi, the Vadan people are much more civilized. The three blood-beaked ravens have ropes tied to their claws, and a large bell is tied to the bottom of the rope. The bald Uke, the second-in-command of the Rusty Water Chaebol, floated in the air, slamming the bell with a pestle in hand.
A pair of glowing wings stretched out from his back. The style is gorgeous, and the light effect is exaggerated like the "Archangel Wings" in the inferior page games on Earth decades ago.
"Tsk, the aesthetics of the Vadan people are really a nouveau riche temperament." Mu Yan couldn't help but complain.
"That's already the best flying prop of the Rusty Water Chaebol, and it's said that it's not much slower than the Bloodbeak Raven." Ricky touched his Aquila Ring and said, "Speaking of which, I'm more curious about what Amatho's 'Domain' is all about, why can he fly even though he doesn't have wings?" β
Mu Yan thought about it and gave him an example.
"There are 20 bear children in front of you, chattering and arguing, and they are not good at queuing, how do you get them to stand in a 4*5 phalanx?"
The Tallinn man frowned and thought for a moment.
"Stunk? Like we did with those guards when we 'infiltrated'? β
"Correct. This is exactly what the elements of Lokan are, like a stunned bear child, not at all naughty, but also deprived of vitality. This may be bad news for a high-level mage, but for a warrior like Amatho, after all, the Death Elemental doesn't mind if you have an elemental affinity. What they have practiced since childhood is the blueprint of the field, and when they accumulate it, they will naturally master it. But no one has ever done that in Heru, and you are more focused on the flesh, aren't you? β
The Tallinn people did not know what they were thinking, and after listening to it, they fell into deep thought.
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The bells rang in circles, and both the guards who were about to go home and the early vendors stopped what they were doing, stopped, and looked at the center of the city. Even the residents of the hotel's soundproof enclosure were gently woken up by the waiters, who asked them softly if they wanted to enjoy the sudden spectacle in the company of free red wine.
The Rusty Water Plutocracy has amplified enchantments on the magic street lamps at the crossroads of every block, so there's no need for the Vadans to crowd into the arena like the Hostites.
They couldn't squeeze in if they wanted to, and there were at least 300,000 people in the city of Vadan.
Uk knocked ten times before stopping, and then watched Andrew walk onto the Mithril-plated platform of Adamantite Gold.
"The people of Vadan Cityβ"
Andrew cleared his throat and said loudly.
Standing on this platform for the first time in five years since he became the leader of the Rusty Water Chaebol, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
His voice spread faintly, and the whole city suddenly fell silent for a moment, as if everyone was breathing at the same rate.
"Perhaps it may seem to you that this is the day when the fog rises as usual, and it is no different than before."
As he spoke, his voice drifting into everyone's heart.
"But in fact, just last night, in the enchanting Crystal Palace, something happened that no one could have imagined.
"Miss Belica Adolf, one of the directors of the Rusty Water Chaebol, who owns one-sixteenth of the city's wealth, is dead."
The crowd exploded with a buzz, but it was instantly overshadowed by Andrew's voice.
"Quiet, people of Vadan, cease your talking. Do you think I'm going to pay my respects to her? No, no, no, you guessed wrong, the fire that burned the entire Crystal Palace was her best home, she didn't deserve your mourning, and her screams before she died sounded the alarm for us! Just like Director Uk did!
"I say this because in the course of investigating the cause of Miss Belica's death, I discovered something terrible.
"Your beloved Miss Belica is a spy planted here by the Michaos!"
The righteous indignation that Andrew said was heavy on everyone's hearts, and Uk, who had no idea beforehand, was also stunned.
"Why is Miss Belica a spy?"
"Hipsters? Will those muscle sticks still plant spies? β
"What are you kidding, Miss Belica is going to be a spy? Didn't her husband die at the hands of the Michao people...... Wait, could it be, oh my god......"
"No wonder she has so many powerful slaves...... Are those outsiders? Brand, soul, oh damn hipster, I've lost more than 10,000 or 20,000 gold in the arena......"
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Under Andrew's deliberate guidance, people began to refine the lie with rich imagination, and in just a few minutes, the crowd, who had been immersed in grief and shock for a second, became indignant.
He seemed pleased with the state of affairs and continued.
"I'm just like you, with mixed feelings. At such a grim time, I choose to convey this news to you, rather than conceal it, and then digest it slowly, because I need the strength of every Vadan.
"Perhaps most of us are accustomed to such an orderly life, we love peace, we enjoy peaceful afternoons, and we love to sleep on gold coins, and although it will hurt our backs, you are happy in your hearts, aren't you?
"But the hipsters don't want their hands to be in our pockets again!
"Remember! Yes again!
"Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors refused the outrageous demands of the Michao people to give gold coins to those muscle sticks to build some pure gold barrage, and since then, the Michao people have been greedy and lustful for us, and we have never set foot on the Nagfar.
"It's like a fragile covenant, we thought it was, we thought they would keep it, but they didn't! They broke the contract!
"We are faced with an evil faith! It's a naked provocation!
"We have no way to avoid it, we can only resist!
"Believe me, nothing is invincible in front of the united Vadanians!
The crowd instantly boiled and burst into cheers, and even Mu Yan couldn't help but sigh at the strength of this guy's incitement.
Andrew waited quietly until the city was quiet again, he continued.
"Now, let's talk about some practical issues, how to deal with them.
"The question is actually quite simple, what we have to focus on is not what is needed, but what we have.
"Tell me, you Vadan, tell me, what do we have compared to those muscle sticks?"
"Money!" "Gold!" "Enough to fill Nilverheim's gold!" β¦β¦
All kinds of shouts swept in like a sea of mountains, wave after wave, and finally converged in front of Andrew.
He smiled and said:
"So how are we going to spend this money?
Of course, there is an answer to this question.
"Since the Chao people have set the rules of the game, no problem, we will abide by them. In the last three epochs, 2,000 years, or 20 fishing seasons, an average of 448 Mi Tidemen have boarded the Nagfar.
"Each ticket can carry 5 other people including the holder. And what we have to do is to find 80 tickets and stun those owners with money, 500,000 if it doesn't work, it's 1 million, if 1 million doesn't work, it's 1.5 million. After getting the ticket, he walked to the boat generously, held his head high and told those tide people that we are going to start a war on the River Styx!
"They can refuse, they can refuse to carry any of the Vadans, they can even avoid the fat, oily fat of the Nashar Valley, hide like a shrunken turtle in the winding and narrow downstream, and have a 'Heru Upper-Class Tea Party' on their old wrecked ship, no problem, we allow it.
"If they had done that, it would have been the greatest joke in the history of Heru. You can even take it as a family heirloom and tell your sons and grandsons that a long time ago, the Vadan people forced the Michao people to be eggless cowards!
"But do the hipsters do that? The hipsters of the city, I ask you, will you do this? Does your poor pride allow you to do this!? β
Andrew's voice instantly became high-pitched, and the Wadan people also listened to the enthusiasm, but occasionally a few hipsters looked unnatural.
The belligerent factor in their veins made them want to fight to vent, but they looked at the angry eyes around them......
Forget it.
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"For your stupid actions, I am here to respond on behalf of the Rusty Water Chaebol and on behalf of the city of Vadan."
Andrew took a deep breath and said resolutely.
"Vadan City, declare war on the port of Geoor!"
"Declare war!" "Declare war!" "Declare war!" β¦β¦
The long-endured roar soared into the sky, as if to tear through the fog of the sky. This city, which has always been known for its shrewd merchants and abundant material life, suddenly bursts into unprecedented blood, making people tremble.