The Endless Sea, Spartacus, and the hurricane from the south brought a storm and rain that lasted for half a month, and if it had not been for the fact that the city had been built with this problem in mind and a huge dredging waterway, the city would have become a second Atlantis.

Even so, the land outside the city was still filled with vast expanses of seawater, and the entire area of the Misty Island was reduced by nearly a third, and the grain fields, cotton fields, and workshops and villages outside the city all sank to the bottom of the sea, and only the tall lighthouse mast of the dockyard struggled on the surface of the sea, but could break at any moment in the fury of the sea.

All the inhabitants were forced to evacuate to the city, leaving the main city of Spartacus, which had been expanded several times to accommodate 100,000 people, overcrowded, and although the Brotherhood and the Sisters sent clergy to assist in the relief of the disaster, they were helpless in the most difficult food and medicine supplies.

Valenque and a group of subordinates were already busy, and even asked Jeremy and Tariq and others to lead the army to join the disaster relief operation, in fact, it is needless to say that the soldiers in the army, as the home of everyone, are also obliged to help the disaster, but the manpower is sometimes poor, and in the endless storm, all they can do is to try to calm the emotions of the victims and isolate the wounded and sick to prevent possible catastrophes.

Fortunately, this is Spartacus, the place where the light of the dragon god shines, and the consciousness of the people here is not the same as other parts of the continent, although the ethnic identities are different, but in the face of disasters, they can still be able to tide over the difficulties in an orderly manner, even if the governor Valenque had announced three days ago that the food ration would be adjusted according to 30% per person per day, except for some discordant complaints in the dark, most of the people expressed understanding.

It stands to reason that Spartacus, the place most favored by the dragon's divine radiance, could never have suffered such a difficult natural disaster, and more violent hurricanes and tsunamis had been there before, but not even a grain of rice outside the city of Spartacus could be destroyed.

In the hearts of overseas peoples, Spartacus has become a heavenly holy place, and even because there are too many pilgrims, the Doge's Palace has issued a strange decree, that is, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to take the soil on the island when leaving Spartacus, after all, the main island of Misty Island is only more than 100 square kilometers, and the potholes on both sides of the road are indeed unsightly, but this also reflects the prosperity of Spartacus from the side.

However, this time, even though thousands of people knelt down in front of Ryujin's Square every day to pray for mercy, so much so that Delo and Roland had to send a large number of priests to preside over the work every day, and Ivo's temporary army had to enter the city in batches to maintain order, their beloved Ryujin did not give any response, allowing the wind to rage and the torrential rain to pour down the city.

I don't know when and where to start with whom, in short, slowly a strange voice began to circulate in the crowd, that is, someone in Spartacus did something to anger the dragon god, this disaster was sent down by His Majesty the dragon god to punish the evildoer, and there was no specific point to whom, but everyone cast a heavy shadow in their hearts, and they couldn't help but think of the lord who had been missing for a long time.

"It's a rumor! It's a slander! Aren't you the governor Valenke? Check, whoever you want to find him out, Lao Tzu wants to lift his skull to see if he has feces in his head, what are you trying to do by spreading such rumors at this time!"

Council Hall, the Governor's Office, Tariq had just returned from a disaster relief trip outside the city when he heard the rumor, and immediately overturned the table in a furious rage.

"Calm down. Valenque reluctantly brushed his robe wet with the splashed tea, and after cautiously glancing outside to make sure that no one was eavesdropping, he smiled bitterly and helped up the table and chair that had fallen in front of him.

"Can't look it up. Valenque said solemnly.

Today, after being in a high position for a long time, he is no longer the brainless follower of the Paloferdi Academy back then, in fact, he smelled the conspiracy as soon as he heard this rumor, and indeed ordered a few henchmen and assistants to secretly investigate, but until now five days have passed, these people seem to have disappeared in the ocean, and there is no news, which gives him a sense of crisis that the mountain rain is about to come.

But how to explain this concern to Tariq is a bigger headache for Valenk, he and Tariq have no direct relationship, there is no way to order each other, and he knows that this barbarian only has Lear's orders in his head, and even the dragon god does not take it to heart, and it is difficult to think that this is slander in anger, but it is precisely for this reason that he will call Tariq to discuss tonight, except for him, even Jeremy and Casa and others have not been notified.

"Why can't you check!? If you don't check, I'll check it myself!" Sure enough, Tarik was immediately furious when he heard this, and immediately flicked his sleeves and was about to go back to the barracks, and Valenk had no doubt that when he returned to the barracks, it would be a big deal, and this was the last thing he wanted to see, and he also thought that Lear didn't want to see it either.

"Stop!" Valenke, who has been a civil servant for many years, has even forgotten his momentum as a magician, but fortunately, he has always had a little aura after being a governor for a long time, and he really calmed Tariq for a moment with this sudden drink.

However, it was only for a moment.

Tariq turned his head and glared at Valenk angrily, a pair of swallow-ringed leopard eyes were almost tempting to choose people, I am afraid that if Valenk could not give a reasonable explanation, the fist as big as a casserole would have to teach him a lesson.

"Sit down and listen to me, and don't interrupt me whatever I say, just listen quietly, and I want you to remember that what I say to you must go out of my mouth and into your ears, and no third person will know about it, or else we may all be killed." Valenque stared at the barbarian with burning eyes, but at this moment his slightly shorter stature had a mountain-like momentum, and the stern admonition in his tone was completely unquestionable.

"Say it. Although his brain is not particularly good, but in fact, compared to Hag, Tariq is a little less impulsive, more calm, after all, he is also a person who has experienced a big battle, and when he saw Valenk like this, he immediately realized that things might be more complicated than he thought, and for a while he lost the urge to lose his temper again.

After seeing that Tariq was no longer ramming, Valenk felt a little relieved, he walked to the door lightly and looked around with a little fear of mental strength, and made sure that the guards were all holding on a hundred meters away as ordered before walking back to the table, and set up a soundproof barrier around him and Tariq, although I don't know if this is useful, but I can be more stable in my heart.

Tariq didn't press anymore, and the more cautious Valenk became, the more he felt that something big might be about to happen.

"In fact, from the first time this rumor began to spread, I had already sent someone to investigate secretly, but the result was that all the people I sent out disappeared inexplicably, and today is the fifth day, and still no one has come back to find their lives. Valenk said with a grim face, and Tariq was shocked.

"In fact, on the third day, I knew that there was no such simple thing behind this matter, and the intention of this rumor was very obvious, that is, to splash the dirty water of this natural disaster on the adults. Saying this, he glanced at Tariq, and found that although the other party had an angry face, he was still relieved after listening to his own study, and then continued to speak.

"It was their response to wipe out the people I had sent out, and of course it was impossible for me to get the inside information, but this is also the biggest mistake, and I wonder what other institution in Spartacus could get past me or even make me helpless? ”

Valenque didn't use any sensitive words throughout the story, but he believed that as long as Tariq wasn't stupid, he would understand what he meant, and judging by the growing gloom in the other person's eyes, it was.

"Warning, or threat, neither of these may be valid, because the adults themselves are not in Spartacus, and there is no receptor for warnings or threats, and I simply don't want to think about it, don't they want to spread rumors, I help them, not only have I stopped the spread of rumors in the past few days, but even secretly allowed the spread of rumors. ”

A meaningful sneer rose at the corner of Valenke's mouth, and Tariq looked at it inexplicably.

"What do you want?" asked the barbarian, lowering his voice.

"I don't go into the source of the rumors anymore, but in the process of helping the rumors spread, I have them written down the reactions of those important people, do you know why I did this?"

He sneered at Tariq, and it was at this time that he finally broke free from the cumbersome official decrees and regained the excitement of the team's adventures.

"You're going to rebel?" asked Tariq tentatively, not even if it was such a perverse question, he didn't see the anger he felt when he knew that Lear had been splashed with dirty water, and even the faint feeling of a little blood stirring in his bone marrow, so Valenk was sure that he had found the right person tonight.

"You're exalting me too much. Valenque laughed and continued: "The so-called rumors stop at the wise, but more often the real wisdom is often in the hands of a very small number of people, and have you ever thought that what if the rumors spread in the city are not rumors at all but facts?

Tariq didn't answer immediately, and when he met Valenk's fiery eyes, he found the same answer in them.

"Spartacus was established by adults, many of them, including you and me, are prophets and then know the dragon god, and even in some aspects, the influence of adults may be more than the dragon god, we Tartaglia are not religious, you barbarians are the same, and I dare to guarantee that there are not a few people like us, if the adults really do something that angers the dragon god, causing them to erase him from Spartacus, it is obviously not possible to directly declare the adult a rebellion, because that will directly provoke a rebellion among the people, and Spartacus will be a ruin at that time！”

Valenque said categorically, the more he peeled back the cocoon, the closer he felt to the truth, so many years in the position of the governor said that he was exhausted, but in his heart he always thought that he had not helped Lear or was about to be marginalized, and it was only at this time that he finally found his value again.

"So the rumors have appeared, and I dare to conclude that this is only the beginning, and then there will be more rumors and slanders to discredit the adults, until the position of the adults in the hearts of the popular warriors is completely overthrown, and then Spartacus can change hands, what a boiled frog!" Valenque coldly gave his conclusion, and the corners of his eyes and lips were full of undisguised mockery.

"Could it be too simple? Just a few rumors want to overthrow the prestige of the lord in Spartacus, I don't know anything else, at least the soldiers under my command are all indignant when they hear the news and want to go into the city to get people. Tariq asked with some suspicion, the matter was too big for him to be careless, and at this time he felt that Valenk was too arbitrary.

"What about your soldiers, but what about others? Jeremy, what about the swordsmen who were put under the control of Iscar after Guina left? What about Casa? What about the five new Immortal-class warships that were taken over by the Brotherhood before they could appoint their captains? What about the people? And can you guarantee that your soldiers will be the same today and tomorrow? Will it always be the same after the bombardment of rumors?"

A series of rhetorical questions left Tariq speechless, and Valenke did not press him anymore, and reluctantly gave his own answer: " The people are stupid and blindly obedient, not that the single people do not have the wisdom to distinguish between right and wrong, but many times the events are disguised as not right and wrong but occupy the commanding heights of universal morality, and the vast majority of people will be unconsciously influenced, and when they find out that the truth is not the case, the daylily is cold, and what is even more sad is that most of the time they will never know the truth, because soon the authorities will create new events to completely attract their attention to the past, and the old facts will be forever covered in the dust of history。 ”

"What do you want me to do?" Tarik didn't have as many fancy guts as Valenk, and Tariq only knew that his life was given by Lear, so he stood up, even if it was to show his attitude.

Looking at Tariq's determined eyes, Valenk nodded in satisfaction, in fact, he was also gambling tonight, if Tariq was not to Lear but to the dragon god as he thought, the beginning of tonight's conversation would be his death.

"It's very simple, don't do anything, let the rumors develop in the army, and even add fuel to the fire, ordinary soldiers don't have to care about them, they also belong to the blind followership, the captains above the centurion are all identified, and the heart is secretly closed to the adult, Jeremy They don't know if they can be trusted, but my side will test them one by one, we must preserve the hard work he built for the adult to the maximum, the city can not be, the treasure can also be noted, as the adult said, talent is the most important strategic force. ”

Valenque said in a deep voice, at this time, he actually had a sense of strategizing, and the thought that he would one day accomplish such a big thing in Lear's absence, the clean blood in his chest that had been consumed by the official decree actually boiled again.

"And then, what are we going to do if we gather these people together? We can't go out of the city in the open, and don't forget, even though our ancestors Jag and Queen Kunsha are gone, those three are still there. ”

Tariq was a little worried, Sa-Alang, the Sirens, and Aphrodite were like three mountains pressing down on Spartacus, and they could be suppressed at the slightest disturbance.

"Wait, they can't stay in Spartacus forever, and there's no evidence that we have different intentions, as long as you act carefully in the future, you won't make a mistake, and when the three of them leave Spartacus, that's when we leave. ”

Valenque replied confidently.

"How to leave?" Tariq still didn't understand.

"Silly you, have you forgotten that we are still at war?" Valenque laughed and pointed to the map on the wall, where a bright red arrow was pointing at Eri, the land of elven dwarves.

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