Three ghost slave riots broke out in Mighty Waterfall City in a year, and each time it became more and more troublesome. When the news reached Stygian, there was a lot of discussion among the high-level officials, but most of them maintained a relaxed attitude, including myself.

When Shichiro learned the news, he expressed a completely different opinion. He made a special trip to discuss with me privately, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "I heard that the Hong Kong lord intends to downplay this and stay out of the matter, I have to say: The Hong Kong lord is wrong!" Now it seems that we only need to watch the fire from the other side, and it is none of our business, but if we allow the situation to develop like this, sooner or later Hades Harbor will be implicated! ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" I asked, confused.

Shichiro said: "First, the current development model of the Stygian Harbor is very dependent on commercial trade with other Yin Cities. Whether it is Giant Waterfall City, Thousand Island City, or Snake Bay, if the security in the city is chaotic, this business will not be able to continue. Therefore, although there is no near worry, there are far troubles! ”

"Second, the frequent ghost slave riots will eventually make the Giant Waterfall City unbearable. From the point of view of the City Lord Wei, he only had two ways to solve it. Either learn from the harbor and liberate all the ghost slaves, or you will lead the water to the east and vent your anger to the harbor. As long as you can defeat the harbor, you can puncture the beautiful yearning of those ghost slaves for the harbor and destroy their delusions! ”

"What do you think City Lord Wei's personality and style will he choose?" After Shichiro finished speaking, he looked at me meaningfully and asked.

Hum! The Wei City Lord of Giant Waterfall City is a complete miser, if he wants to take the initiative to abolish slavery and liberate the tens of thousands of ghost slaves under him, it is simply more terrible than killing him!

But I was still a little unconvinced, so I retorted: "Don't forget, Ghost Marshal, the Giant Waterfall City once came to invade the Stygian Harbor three years ago. At that time, the harbor had just been established, and it was weak, but it still held the city without losing it. And the current Stygian Harbor is no longer what it used to be, and its military strength has surpassed that of Giant Waterfall City, even if the City Lord Wei is no longer accustomed to the Stygian Harbor, how can he defeat us? ”

"What if the three of Giant Waterfall City, Thousand Island City, and Snake Bay join forces?" Shichiro seemed to be smiling, but he still spoke amazingly.

I hesitated, "Unlikely, right?" ”

"Thousand Island City and Snake Bay also have slaves, and the ghost slave riot has also broken out recently, although the scale is not as large as that of Giant Waterfall City, but if this momentum is allowed to develop, it will be over sooner or later! Therefore, for the three of them, Stygian Harbor is no longer just a commercial competitor, but a cancer! ”

I couldn't help but be silent, Shichiro's words were indeed reasonable. The existence of the Underworld is like an outlier in the Yin City, although the abolition of slavery has attracted a large number of ghost cultivators to come and defect, among which there are many ghost slaves who escaped from the above three cities, in the long run, the Stygian Harbor will definitely become a thorn in their side and a thorn in the flesh, and they must be eliminated quickly!

"Then according to you, how should the harbor be dealt with?" I asked.

Shichiro looked me in the eye with a serious expression, "The Ghost Slave Rebellion is a disaster for Waterfall City, but it is a great opportunity for Stygian Harbor. It would be a shame to let the opportunity slip through our hands! If you don't take it, you will be counterattacked! If we don't do it sooner, I'm afraid we will be the ones who will suffer next time! ”

I was shocked when I heard this, and said, "You mean, the Stygian Harbor should take the initiative to provoke a war and take advantage of the chaos to attack the Giant Waterfall City?" ”

"Exactly!"

"No!" I shook my head categorically, and said with a straight face: "Anyway, there is still a contract between Stygian Harbor and Giant Waterfall City after all, and it doesn't make sense to send troops for no reason. The teacher is nameless, and the victory is useless! ”

"How is there no morality? Hades Harbor emphasizes the equality of humans and ghosts, and the purpose of sending troops to Giant Waterfall City is to rescue the oppressed ghost slaves. As long as we shout this slogan, the ghost slaves in the Giant Waterfall City will respond to us, and when the time comes, the inside and the outside should be together, why worry about not being able to capture the Giant Waterfall City? ”

I looked at Shichirou's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, and then I came to my senses and asked, "It turns out that you are attacking the Giant Waterfall City in order to realize your ideals, your righteousness?" ”

"That's right!" Shichiro didn't flinch, and even admitted, "The purpose of my formation of the ghost army is to overthrow the underworld and liberate the oppressed ghosts. I led the ghost army to Hades Harbor to form an alliance with you because you and I share the same philosophy, hoping that humans and ghosts can coexist peacefully in the underworld and build a paradise for the dead. ”

"Lord Zhai Harbor, the Underworld Harbor is just a Yin City, no matter how well it develops, it will not be able to get rid of the encirclement of the underworld after all. If you want to continue to stand in the underworld, you must either try to adapt to the cruel laws of this world, or you must strive to change this unfair law. Now, do you intend to be a low-brow obedient obedient forever, or a rebel who stands up for justice? ”

I was dumbfounded by Shichiro. Indeed, the rapid development of Hades Harbor in recent years has limited and confused my horizons. A Yin City, even if it has developed to a behemoth like Zuoqiu City, still has to succumb to the coercion of the underworld, call the ministers and pay tribute, and let it be sent. What's more, Hades Harbor is still a big problem in the eyes of the underworld, and as long as there is a chance, he will definitely come to crusade again.

In addition to the underworld, the nearby cities of Great Yin City, such as Giant Waterfall City, Thousand Island City, and Snake Bay, are still willing to do business with the Stygian Harbor on the surface, but I am afraid that they have already regarded the Stygian Harbor as a great enemy in private. Perhaps, what they lack now is just an excuse to join forces. Rather than just sit back and miss the opportunity, why not take the initiative?

Seeing that I was still hesitating, Shichiro continued to persuade: "Even regardless of those big truths and big slogans, from the perspective of Hades Harbor, we are now strong and strong, and our population and economy have developed to the limit, and there is no extra land. Our cultivation will encounter bottlenecks, and the same will be true for the development of the Harbor. If we want to break through the current predicament, Hades must expand outward! ”

"Also, Lord Zhai." He suddenly lowered his voice and sneered: "For public and private, the Wei City Lord of Giant Waterfall City has not harmed you, right?" ”

This last sentence woke me up at once. Indeed, I have no good impression of the Wei City Lord, who had the evil deeds of the eagle dogs of the Gan Prefecture to attack the Underworld, and then closed the Yin Vein Passage, which indirectly caused the death of my master. Speaking of which, this Wei City Lord can be regarded as an enemy of mine!

I couldn't help but be a little moved by Shichiro's words, but I was still hesitating: "Having said that, the first three wars between the Harbor and the outside world were all because of aggression, but this time I want to take the initiative to attack others, I'm afraid that the generals in the army will have a lot of criticism!" ”

"Then convene another military tent collegiate meeting!" Shichiro said calmly, "Brainstorm and let everyone use voting to make decisions together!" ”

Since the alliance between Hades Harbor and the Ghost Army, this is the second time that a military tent collegiate meeting has been held. Last time, everyone spoke freely about how to resist the crusade of the Yin army of the underworld, although they had their own opinions at first, but in the end they still unified their opinions and worked together to repel the Yin army. This time, it was to discuss whether to declare war on the Great Waterfall City, but I don't know what the result will be?

As soon as I finished finishing the topic, the three ghost kings began to shout: "Fight! Beat! Beat! Those ghost slaves are our compatriots, and they have been oppressed by those damned slave traders for so long before they rise up to riot, and we should have helped them a long time ago! Attack the Mighty Waterfall City and free the ghost slaves! ”

"I'm against it!"

A high-pitched voice shouted from behind me, and it was Wang Shou. He is also a ghost cultivator, and he was the first to stand up against the war, which surprised me.

Wang Shoudao: "The Giant Waterfall City has been holding slaves for a long time, and it has a history of hundreds of years, and it is not recent. I also sympathize with those ghost slaves, but Stygian should still focus on its own development at the moment, and not take the initiative to invade others. Do unto others as you would have them do to you! ”

After listening to Wang Shou's words, Lu Zhidao on the other side was the second to stand up and express his opinion: "Deputy Hong Kong Lord Wang is kind, but others are not so easy to speak. Have you forgotten the bad things that Mighty Waterfall City did before? first attacked the Underworld in the name of the underworld, and then provided food, grass, and weapons to the Yin army, if such a neighbor continues to stay, I'm afraid that next time he will help someone else stab us in the back! ”

"Well, from a military point of view, the location of the Great Waterfall City happens to be the confluence of several major rivers within a radius of eight hundred miles, and the strategic location is very important. If we can capture the Giant Waterfall City, coupled with the advantage of the naval army in the Harbor, even if the Yin army pours out, we don't have to be afraid of them! Wu Fang also agreed with Lu Zhidao's opinion.

At this moment, the attitudes of the generals on the side of the ghost army were basically the same, and with the addition of Shichiro, all six votes were in favor of going to war. But it still needs to be seen by the statements of everyone on my side.

Wang Shou still strongly objected, and urged the sarcasm to express his opinion, saying: "You also tell me, haven't you always been against war?" ”

The sarcastic ghost hesitated, scratched his head, and said, "Today is different from the past, the strength of the Underworld Harbor was weak before, but now it is strong and strong. Besides, purely from a development point of view, Hades Harbor does need to be expanded as well......"

"How many of you?" Wang Shou was very anxious, and went to ask Liu Han, Sandao and Tietou for their opinions. But the three seemed to hesitate, just shook their heads and didn't want to speak, but turned their heads to look at me.

I sighed in my heart, knowing that the six votes on our side still lacked a clear and unified opinion, and more people were watching my statement. So, I simply said, "I don't want to be arbitrary, let's vote democratically." Raise your hand if you support the war! ”

Sure enough, Shichiro's side all raised their hands in unison, and all six votes agreed. And the people on my side are still looking at me, continuing to watch, and they don't raise their hands easily. Six votes are one vote short of reaching the number of votes passed.

Actually, I'm still hesitant to this day. Morally speaking, taking advantage of people's danger to attack Giant Waterfall City is certainly not the work of a gentleman; But from a realistic point of view, if you can really capture the Giant Waterfall City, the benefits to the Stygian Harbor will indeed far outweigh the disadvantages!

"If you don't support the war, please raise your hand!" I said helplessly.

Wang Shou took the lead in raising his hand. From the head of a village to the current deputy port owner, he must hope that the harbor can maintain prosperity and stability, and not talk about war lightly, so he naturally has to be conservative. But no one but him raised his hand again, including myself. Liu Han, the sarcastic ghost, the three knives, and the iron head were still looking at me, silent.

I had to finally announce: "Six votes in favour, one vote against, and five abstentions." From now on, all armies must actively train and prepare for war, and all divisions must try their best to raise grain, grass, and baggage, and when they are ready, they will immediately send troops to attack Giant Waterfall City! ”