Referring to Philip's anonymous publication of "The People's Claim" in the evening newspaper, Evgenia commented sarcastically: "That article is indeed wonderfully written, but it is a pity that our Archbishop is only a giant of language, and when he is really needed to carry out his ideas, he becomes a poor dwarf, and the People's Claim has won him great fame, and the Reverend Denis struck while the iron is hot to incite the people to petition in the streets, and just this morning Philip's popularity is at its peak, just as he is about to ascend to the top in the midst of the petitions of tens of thousands of people, Klautz led the Knights into the streets, brutally suppressing the petitioners, and at the same time puncturing the colorful soap bubbles blown up by the reformers - Philip's greatest weakness was that he never had a reliable army in his hands, and Klautz's simple and brutal suppression hit him to the core! According to Philip's student and secretary, Reverend Witte, even the venerable archbishop himself has not escaped the clutches of Krautz, and is likely to be locked up in a dungeon in the temple dedicated to imprisoning spellcasters. ”

The ups and downs of the revolutionary wave were a tragedy for Philip himself, but it also gave the people of the Far East a second chance to choose the leader of the revolution, which was a boon to Roland – the course of history in the Far East was fortunate to avoid going astray and to get back on the right track.

Evgenia moistened her throat with her saliva and continued: "The third force in the Fort of Atonement is the ordinary people who organize and participate in street clashes, they are the backbone of the rebellion against the tyranny of the Empire, this revolution started because of tithes, but now, especially the many protesters have experienced the brutal repression, witnessed the bloody sacrifice of their compatriots for freedom, and the arrest and imprisonment, people are no longer satisfied with asking the Imperial authorities to withdraw the tithing bill, nor do they want to praise opportunistic politicians like Philip to come out and beg for compromise with the Imperial government, The desire of the people to break all the shackles imposed on them by the imperial authorities, to break free from imperial rule and to establish an independent state, is, frankly, the blood that has educated our compatriots from the weak begging for mercy from the imperial authorities into revolutionaries who take up arms and fight for freedom. ”

"Aunt Genia, you have analyzed it thoroughly, but the revolutionary forces in the Fort of Atonement do not seem to be as united as you say, as we once had high hopes for. The Club of the Awakened', who were expecting them to play a leading role in the movement against the tyranny of the Empire, but in fact they showed their weakness in this upheaval, most of them chose to retreat when we needed support the most, some wavered, some turned to opportunists like Philip, and none of them actually took to the streets to lead the people, they preferred to stay in a safe room, pay someone to do their own good, and be a remote revolutionary without taking risks, how much help this unreliable guy can do to our cause。 ”

As if dissatisfied with Roland's criticism of his mother's work to his face, Lyudmila glared at him. Evgenia herself didn't mind Roland's criticism, and admitted with a wry smile that she was not thoughtful:

"I have also reflected on the affairs of the club: it is obviously an organization that I organized single-handedly, and everyone seems to be like-minded when they usually gather and communicate, how can they waver at a critical moment, so that they are bewitched by the so-called 'bloodless revolution' thrown out by Dennis?"

"That's a good question, Genia, have you figured it out now?" Rudolph asked with interest.

"I've figured out that the reason why the Club of the Awakened is weak and hesitant at the moment of revolution is because they are not at the bottom of society and are afraid of losing their existing wealth." Evgenia personally experienced the twists and turns of the "Club of the Awakened" from its creation to its growth to its loss of control, and finally to regain control, and was deeply touched and reflected: "The Fort of Atonement and its surrounding areas are the most developed areas of industry and commerce in the entire Far Eastern Province, and the core members of the club are precisely the elites of industry, commerce and culture, most of whom have considerable assets, although these people did not buy indulgences for tax avoidance, but they all have the capital to buy them, and they can easily remove them when necessary." Heretic's hat, so they always want to leave a way out for themselves in their hearts, and most of them tend to bet on both sides, and as far as the situation is concerned, Archbishop Philip is indeed a worthy candidate for them, but this false idol is still broken in the end. ”

"Roland, what do you think?" Rudolph turned to look at his son.

"I completely agree with Aunt Genia's analysis of the 'Club of the Awakened', these new industrial and commercial bourgeoisie and cultural elites are a group of people with a very contradictory mentality, who are eager to get rid of the oppression from the imperial authorities on the one hand, and conservative and afraid of drastic change on the other hand, they are intellectually convinced that the Far East needs a social change to break the old shackles, but they are emotionally reluctant to give up the security created by the old order, so they are in the 'change' and' It is not surprising that Philip proposed the so-called 'bloodless change', which was more to their liking than the line of armed revolution we advocated, but the slogan of 'bloodless change' was itself deceptive, or more appropriate, self-deception, and the heretical hereditary system, imperial preferential system and compulsory tithes demanded by the Far Easterners Each of them deeply touches the core interests of the Empire, as the spokesperson of public opinion, if there is no strong force as a bargaining chip, why should the Imperial authorities talk to you, military repression is the most logical choice, the so-called 'bloodlessness' is just ridiculous wishful thinking, Krautz's actions are clear. ”

Roland first affirmed Evgenia's views and made a more in-depth analysis of the mentality of the "Club of the Awakened", a typical bourgeois community, and then changed the conversation to make predictions about the next move of the club members.

"Now that Philip has been imprisoned by Klautz, and the peaceful petitions and protests of the people have been bloodily suppressed, and the road of moderate reform in the Far East has come to an end, if the former club of the 'Awakened' was only in name, and now they have experienced the cruel reality and witnessed the bloody repression, they will probably put aside their illusions, truly awaken, and realize that only armed struggle can change the status quo, then they should also realize that only my father can lead the people of the Far East to win freedom, dignity and peace."

"Aunt Genia, you can try to contact the activists of the Club of the Awoken and tell them that it's still too late to take sides, I don't think those smart people will miss the last chance given to them by the goddess of fate." Finally, Roland came to a rather optimistic conclusion about the current situation, "Krautz is unpopular, and a knightly order of five thousand men can never be established in a hostile city of a million people, and the Fort of Atonement is like a ripe fruit that can be reached out and picked by our army as soon as it arrives." ”