Chapter Ninety-Two: Speeches
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Speaking of this, the "Golden Thorn Bird" Viscount turned his neck and looked around at the dense crowd in the square. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly after the numbness and confusion on the face of the current civilian subsided slightly.
Then the Viscount of the "Golden Thorn Bird" nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Some people may ask, what is it that has been threatening us? And Walter Harbor has been without war or famine for more than 90 years. At the same time, our business can be called prosperous β but the flip side of this security and prosperity is endless fear and gloom and shadow daggers among the crowd. β
"Little Inigo, my child!"
"My lovely Regina ......"
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The words of Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird" seem to evoke painful memories of these slum dwellers. Combined with last night's experience, it made them even more sad. However, if anyone were standing in the room behind the balcony where the Viscount of the Golden Thorn Bird was, Esmunger was holding a silver flute lightly, and his eyes were closed.
Those who are interested in seeing this scene will understand that the reason why the Viscount of the Golden Thorn Bird has such an obvious effect is because of the great help of the envoy from the Battle Alliance.
The bard can be said to be a master of emotional mobilization, and the subtle manipulation of people's hearts through the methods of guΓ² music and language. Compared to the root of the hand, the appearance of a simple and crude psychic mancer. The silent bard, who sneaks into dreams with the wind, is not many people wary.
And some of them forgo funny content and burlesque in favor of fanning and igniting the anger of their listeners. With their carefully planned tones and vocabulary, they drive this group of people towards a specific goal. And it makes a huge difference.
These particular groups of bards are often referred to as demagogues. It is a group that all rulers love and hate. Esmunger, from the Republic of Tutkel, is an alternative demagogue β what he does is to enhance the incendiary effect of other people's speeches.
"People in other countries live far from such shadows. People in other cities don't shiver at night. Other lords would not cede the city to the unsightly ground rats to share with. Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird" clenched his fist and shouted, "What a place Walter Harbour used to be. She wanted to regain her appearance again. β
"That's right! Let's not hide in the house every night and shiver. Immediately, there was such a cry from the crowd. I don't know if these words are from my heart, or if they are the childcare arranged by the Viscount of "Golden Thorn Bird" in the crowd in advance.
Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird", who was extremely pleased with the sight, opened his hands as if he was about to soar: "Walter Harbor is not only his architecture, his land, his port, his history β but also his people. Port Walter is our friend and neighbor, our father and mother, our brother and sister, our son and daughter! β
As the atmosphere in the square was mobilized to the highest point, the theme of the Viscount of the "Golden Thorn Bird" also reached its climax in his subdued voice: "Come on! Let's join hands and free Port Volta from the daggers of the gopits that roam our streets. Last night's disaster was both a tragedy and an opportunity, and the nest of the ground rats that could not see the light was also a ...... for the ugly creatures."
It can be said that at the first time after the situation stabilized. Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird" began a "war mobilization" with the assistance of his own supporters. It's just that in this mobilization, he did not dare to clearly point the signs of confrontation at the Etasia royal family that caused this qiΔ. Instead, he took the method of cutting off his wings and breaking his hands, and took the lead in making the thieves in the territory difficult.
These unions are the king's minions, the eyes and ears of the royal family. They were tasked with collecting intelligence on behalf of the royal capital and monitoring the lords of various places. At the same time, it is also connected to the red light district, bars, loan sharks, gambling, and various special industries to collect money like crazy.
If this kind of organization with a semi-official identity is relatively restrained in the territory of the lord's strong territory - like the Tims Thieves Guild in the Boreham Territory, it can be said that it is a man with his tail between his legs.
But when it comes to the territory where the lord's strength is weak, these guys who use chicken feathers as arrows have all become pretending to be powerful. And in the port of Walter they became even more lawless.
Since there was no formal armed force for the handshake, all Viscount "Golden Thorn" could do was to keep the few main streets of the borough and docklands lit at night. The bright glow of the fire tells the people that these streets are safe after sunset β rats in the dark will actively avoid the light.
The other streets, including the one Barrett passed through as he fled, remained silent in the darkness of the nightβin some accounts. It is to make it easier for the offender to move at night and under the cover of the street. Because the power at the disposal of the municipality of Port Walter did not have the ability to restrain them
On the flip side, while each rogue's guild is unique - they're unique cities. The product of unique time and unique leadership. But they are often mostly gangs of thieves, thugs and robbers. The desire of these members of the "underworld" of the classical period not to harm the common people is as unrealistic as asking wolves not to eat meat.
It can be said that the masses in Walter Harbor have been suffering for a long time, otherwise the civilians would not have been so enthusiastic about the formation of the security team before. The Viscount of the "Golden Thorn Bird" sounded the horn of counterattack, and the first piece to slash on those thieves' unions can be said to occupy the time, place, and people at the same time.
Barrett and his party, who had only woken up in the middle of the speech, happened to witness this scene outside the temple of the Lord of Justice - it was the common wish of Walter Harbor from top to bottom to defeat the members of the Thieves' Guild who had been riding on the heads of civilians until then.
"What the people want!" Barrett touched his chin and sighed, "The planning team behind Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird" is really capable. β
"What about being capable, it's not us who are going to fight for life and death in the end." Rielly said with her hands on her hips.
"It's just a head-on conflict with the thieves' union!" Frowning Claudia. Auditore asked, "Are you sure about this operation, Barrett?" β
"Hold on!" Barrett, who tilted his head and thought for a while, said, "It depends on how the noodle kid recovers." If he can recover before he acts, we will be able to score a few points. β
"But what if the noodle guy is still lying on the bed at the beginning of the operation?" Claymatis. Bot asked relentlessly.
"So! So! It's up to you. As he spoke, Barrett reached out and patted Rielly's shoulder: "Prepare more summoning scrolls!" It's the kind of one ring, you don't need to be able to fight, as long as the skin is rough and the meat is thick, you can get through the trap. β
"A summoned creature with rough skin and thick flesh?" Hearing this, Rielly frowned and thought for a while before replying, "In that case, the only thing I can choose is the Celestial Pony or the Purgatory Pony. β
"Pony?" Barrett patted his head: "I hope the secret passage of those thieves' guilds is big enough!" β
Rielly looked very impatient and said, "Why don't you find a druid or summoner?" Things like summoning pathfinders are obviously what they're good at. And the material for transcribing the scrolls is expensive, are you sure you want to do this? β
"Mage, do you think we have any other options now?" Barrett spread his hands. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he turned his gaze to a paladin who was patrolling the perimeter of the temple.
He walked up to the other and tapped lightly on the other's armor and asked, "Dear Guardian of Good, I would like to ask what you think of the thieves' guild in Walter Harbor?" β
"Of course, the sooner a guy like that disappears, the better." The paladin in front of him said without hesitation, "If it weren't for the legal restrictions in the city in the past, we would have cleaned up those guys ourselves. The Viscount's actions just now had changed my previous impression of him a lot. β
Barrett, who knew that there was no need to be detouring in front of the paladin, asked directly: "I want to ask, if the operation of the Thieves Guild in the city starts, do you think the Church of the Just Lord you belong will send people to participate?" β
"Personally, I'm very willing to be a part of this operation. However, it is still necessary to wait for orders from the upper echelons of the church. "The paladin was very contradictory.
"Alright! I think I get it. Barrett, who shook his head helplessly, turned to leave, "Sorry, excuse me!" β
Barrett, who returned to his companion's side, clapped his hands: "Everyone heard it!" That's good news. β
"You need to wait until the church hierarchy makes a final decision, do you think that's good news?" Claymatis. Bot rolled his eyes, "As far as I know, those church leaders are basically like the unscrupulous politicians in Waterwaters. β
"The Goddess of Wealth and Business and the Lord of Justice may have a different style. Relatively speaking, there are more good people in this temple where we sit now. Barrett raised his eyebrows: "What's more important is that the existence of something in the cracks of the law like the Thieves' Guild is not visible......"
Just when the players are discussing various plans for their next move. A group of bad guests in the eyes of the people of Walter Harbor suddenly descended on the borough. A young nobleman from the garden district was riding his handsome pony into the square where he was giving a speech. (To be continued!)
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