And just when Jiao Ming was worried, the subsequent news made him taste a different taste, and his mood became more and more complicated.

First of all, the day after the 'hostage rescue' military exercise, Troling also declared a 'state of war'. At first hearing the news, Jiao Ming was still a little apprehensive, after all, the first feeling was that the war was so close. However, although the Tro Leader made the wording of the Red Mountain Kingdom more strong, he no longer made military moves, but also learned from the Red Mountain Kingdom to announce many 'wartime temporary regulations'.

Probably the content is based on the plagiarism of the Red Mountain Kingdom's 'regulations', but there are some micro-innovations, such as more detailed and humanized living standards. It even clarified the concept of 'patriotism', calling on the immigrant craftsmen in the Tro Territory to be loyal to the Evon Lord, but also to love the Tro Territory and fight for the 'great rise of the Tro Territory' for the rest of their lives.

Then, like the Red Mountain Kingdom, the muzzle of the military force turned and began to take a serious internal order. According to the report sent by the intelligence officers left behind by the Tro Commander, from the second day of the 'Wartime Provisional Order', the situation in Birdbeak Town was exactly the same as that of Shimizu Castle, with explosions and battles continuous, and arrest and strict investigation becoming the main theme.

And the information published in The Onion is even more 'interesting'. Evan actually personally grasped the anti-corruption work, purged the newly established bureaucratic system, and the list of executions and dismissals occupied an entire page for three consecutive days. Jiao Ming suddenly remembered that the madman personality had discussed bureaucratic issues with Evan, and it was obvious that Evan was practicing them, and as for these names, they were undoubtedly sacrifices for Lord Evan's prestige and dominance.

The fight against corruption was accompanied by a major overhaul of the structure of the Troly's rule and the structure of government, removing all kinds of feudal and neo-bureaucratic assumptions. And with the 'order' and 'patriotic righteousness' in hand, there was basically no decent resistance.

And at this point, Troll's decision-making policy has also been exposed, and after understanding the Red Mountain Kingdom's strategy, he has the same idea as the Red Mountain Kingdom and goes further. In the name of foreign wars, in fact, we should seize the time to resolve internal contradictions. After all, on the road of industrialization, Tro Ling has gone further, and the accumulated contradictions will inevitably be more and more acute than those of the Red Mountain Kingdom, so take this opportunity to clean up, and it is good to move forward lightly in the next stage.

Of course, even with Evan's talent, it is inevitable that he will not be thoughtful in dealing with the inadaptability caused by the changes of the times. And these past contradictory back-to-back heroes are also well found, which is nothing more than those names on "The Onion". Evan, who approached the intelligence organization of the modern telegraph network, said that there were some things that he did not know?

Seeing this, Jiao Ming felt a sense of familiarity and at the same time, he was also a little relieved, if the two sides could reach such a tacit understanding, although it would only make everything a farce and a 'joke' in later history, there would be no bloodshed and sacrifice on the scale of the war. However, Troll's inconspicuous little action made him want to curse and break out in a cold sweat at the same time.

Tro Ling actually came up with a film program that 'touched Tro Ling', which was screened for free in various squares every night, and the content was naturally some touching stories that were either real or elevated, and the core of the story must echo the 'background of the times': loyalty to the lord, love of the territory and free trade.

There must be two other personalities here who have something to offer. Otherwise, even if Evan could have thought of a similar idea, he would not have been so similar in name and form.

In the eyes of others, this is just one of the means for An Min to retract his heart, but Jiao Ming thought of one thing, although the development of things was out of his expectations, it still fell within the plans of the other two personalities.

And after some contemplation, Jiao Ming finally found a suspected flaw, which was the place where the other two personalities might exert influence.

In order to resolve internal contradictions, both the Red Mountain Kingdom and the Tro Leader chose to enter a 'state of war' to coerce public opinion to the greatest extent and put pressure on the internal opposition. Is this public opinion really so easy to control? Is it really possible to disperse with some 'false' victory? If there is a slight transfer, will it completely become a situation of 'riding a tiger and difficult to get down', and the two sides will have to fight a big battle?

Persuading both sides to admit and stop is obviously a plan that they don't have to think about, but Jiao Ming, who thinks he has seen everything, is thinking about how to imply that the two sides continue to exercise restraint in order to maintain a tacit understanding. The situation changed again, and the Red Mountain Kingdom actually completely banned the Blue Mist Elixir and several other commodities from the Tro Territory such as metals in the form of an explicit royal decree. The announcement was strongly worded and did not shy away from naming names, indicating that this was a response to Trotling's 'naïve' attitude and 'ridiculous' military exercises.

Jiao Ming instantly understood that there was no need to allocate anything at all, and this non-existent tacit understanding would soon collapse. At this time, the game between the Red Mountain Kingdom and the Tro Collar is a simple metaphor for the young men, who escalate into a face-tearing fight because of a joking punch and a punch. Or a gambling game, if you don't want to give up and admit defeat and cause uncontrollable changes in the domestic situation, you can only double the bet.

If both sides are experienced politicians, they may be cautious and find all sorts of excuses to delay as long as possible until the internal problems are resolved, and then 'laugh at each other' and make some goodwill moves to ease the atmosphere when nothing had ever happened. But at this time, both sides are feudal lords who inherit the throne by blood, and even if they have wisdom, they have no experience in this 'new way of playing', and they are still caught in the strange circle of comparison and bragging.

It's as if two novice gamblers are playing Zakin with a face-saving mentality under the watchers, one side bets one hundred, and the other side does not follow one hundred to enter the next round, but has to press three hundred, but does not open the cards. If you continue to play like this, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Jiao Ming could no longer care about his prejudices and displeasure with Evan, and immediately teleported to Tro Ling, intending to meet him and make it clear before things deteriorated further, even if it didn't work, he could be regarded as having a clear conscience. But it backfired, when Jiao Ming came to Birdbeak Town, it was deserted, and he asked passers-by to learn that a grand launching ceremony of warships was being held in the harbor of Tro Ling.

Sensing the portal installed not long ago, Jiao Ming teleported over and saw a sea of people, colorful flags, balloons waving in the wind, and the ears were full of human voices and faintly passionate music. As a result, in the distance, a metallic ironclad ship was floating in the air, slowly drifting from the land dock to the sea.

"!", Jiao Ming was so shocked that he almost dropped his jaw, after all, the scene of a hundred-meter-long behemoth hanging in the air without support was too shocking, as if it was a lens reproduction of a sci-fi blockbuster. And Jiao Ming, who has experience in 'part-time tower cranes' in the territory factory, understands that the weight of floating is not at all possible on the nine rings of the gas system.

When Jiao Ming slowly came back to his senses, he didn't need to ask the people around him, so he learned the basic situation from the conversation and chat. Immediately floating up in the air and looking around, I easily found a vendor who bought newspapers and snacks and drinks, grabbed a copy of the "Onion Newspaper Special Supplement", and then still scolded the hawker who was chattering and selling to shut up.

According to the special supplement, the ironclad warship, named 'Conquest of the Far Away', is the latest industrial achievement of the Tro Territory, and after launching, it will carry out the task of protecting the shipping route, including rescuing ships in distress, fighting pirates, evacuating the Tro Territory's expatriates, and so on.

Seeing the last example project that can be called 'explicit', Jiao Ming only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and when this ironclad warship sailed to the sea outside the Red Mountain Kingdom, what kind of reaction should the Red Mountain Kingdom make to maintain the dignity of the royal family?

Whether it's building one in return or sending out a number of Nine Rings to sink it, the stakes will be further escalated, forcing both sides into a dead end where they have to fight.

Realizing the urgency of the situation, Jiao Ming's remaining sanity still told him not to rush to Evan's side recklessly, and if he was mistaken for an assassin, he would lose the opportunity to speak. And it is impossible to get close to it silently, after all, there are obviously more than two or three Qi Nine Rings here who are participating in the launching ceremony of the ironclad ship, and it is even more difficult to explain if it is discovered.

After a little hesitation, Jiao Ming thought of a solution: in the name of the personality of the Silent Man, he wrote a post to Evan asking for no talk. Although it is likely that the two have agreed on a stable dialogue channel, Evan should also have a certain amount of curiosity while seeing through the fraud.

Make up your mind, turn back to the vendor, ask him to write hastily on the pen and paper he used to keep accounts, and then float again to observe the overall arrangement of the water entrance ceremony. The portal is erected between the dock storage area and the commercial area, while the storage area full of people is divided into two areas: the open air and the continuous large steel frame awning prepared for the dark-protected goods. Judging from the clothing and decoration of the crowd, the former is where the ordinary people and low-ring magicians are, and the latter is the middle-high ring magicians.

Following this rule, Jiao Ming set up a pergola with his hands, and soon found Evan's figure in the stands temporarily erected in the first large awning, and prayed to himself, aiming at the position to transmit the post directly to the desktop in front of Evan.

The sudden appearance of a foreign object on the table was of course noticeable, and Evan frowned cautiously tested the poison with a fire-based magic medium, and then picked up and read, and then his brows stretched and the corners of his mouth curved, as if he had seen through the trick. And although the high-ring magician next to him noticed this, he didn't have much to do, and he was obviously very confident in the strength of Evan's dual talents of fire and water.

Jiao Ming, who saw all this in the sky in the distance, relieved himself and flew to the entrance of the guard-controlled area to wait. After a while, a person dressed as an attendant came out of the awning, and Jiao Ming looked a little familiar, as if he had seen it when he came out to share his vision last year. And at this moment, there was a loud sound of a heavy object falling into the water, and then a tsunami-like cheer from the crowd, and Jiao Ming helplessly blocked his ears. The combination of the crowd's high enthusiasm and the scorching sun made Jiao Ming's mood more and more irritable.

When the cheers stopped, Jiao Ming's attendants and guards had already seen greeting each other, leading Jiao Ming into a small compartment inside the stands. And soon, Evan's handsome figure appeared from the other side, smiling and hugging with open arms, and greeted warmly: "Long time no see! Long time no see, my dear classmate Jiao Ming, or do you prefer the title of Viscount Jiao Ming?"

"Just hug it, I don't like hugging men. Jiao Ming originally planned to say things calmly, but the moment he saw this face, he couldn't help but feel bad.

"Hehe, of course, I don't like it either, but it's part of aristocratic etiquette. Evan was unimpressed by sarcastic remarks, at least on the surface. Then he said, "Then I don't know why you are here? Of course, if you can, please make a long story short, the new ship is in the water, and I, as the lord, have to give a speech." If you are a fellow lord, you must be able to understand it. ”

This is exactly what Jiao Ming meant, and he got straight to the point: "If you really start a war with the Red Mountain Kingdom, I don't know what chance you have of winning? If you want to win a longer time to solve the internal problems of the Tro Territory, why don't you slow down the intensity of the demonstration? Of course, if you have the confidence to defeat the Red Mountain Kingdom, then I didn't say it." ”

The expression on Evan's face froze, obviously this question had reached the core, and he pondered for a moment and asked, "Then what level of action do you think is reasonable?"

Jiao Ming was speechless for a moment.

Jiao Ming, who saw all this in the sky in the distance, relieved himself and flew to the entrance of the guard-controlled area to wait. After a while, a person dressed as an attendant came out of the awning, and Jiao Ming looked a little familiar, as if he had seen it when he came out to share his vision last year. And at this moment, there was a loud sound of a heavy object falling into the water, and then a tsunami-like cheer from the crowd, and Jiao Ming helplessly blocked his ears. The combination of the crowd's high enthusiasm and the scorching sun made Jiao Ming's mood more and more irritable.

When the cheers stopped, Jiao Ming's attendants and guards had already seen greeting each other, leading Jiao Ming into a small compartment inside the stands. And soon, Evan's handsome figure appeared from the other side, smiling and hugging with open arms, and greeted warmly: "Long time no see! Long time no see, my dear classmate Jiao Ming, or do you prefer the title of Viscount Jiao Ming?"

"Just hug it, I don't like hugging men. Jiao Ming originally planned to say things calmly, but the moment he saw this face, he couldn't help but feel bad.

"Hehe, of course, I don't like it either, but it's part of aristocratic etiquette. Evan was unimpressed by sarcastic remarks, at least on the surface. Then he said, "Then I don't know why you are here? Of course, if you can, please make a long story short, the new ship is in the water, and I, as the lord, have to give a speech." If you are a fellow lord, you must be able to understand it. ”

This is exactly what Jiao Ming meant, and he got straight to the point: "If you really start a war with the Red Mountain Kingdom, I don't know what chance you have of winning? If you want to win a longer time to solve the internal problems of the Tro Territory, why don't you slow down the intensity of the demonstration? Of course, if you have the confidence to defeat the Red Mountain Kingdom, then I didn't say it." ”