Viscount Iscolan couldn't help but fall into thought.

Oh, yes!

The war has begun, but the atmosphere of war is not felt at all in the city of Angry Waves. The audience was singing, dancing, and dancing, and the venue was full, as if the war was happening in another country.

Even he didn't pay much attention to this war that affected the fortunes of the empire. It's just because the current economic situation in Angry Waves City is so good, everyone is busy making money and having fun, thinking about how to raise their assets to a higher level.

"Lord Governor, Raging Waves is in the rear of the war. Leo, who is the most threatening to us, is too busy to take care of himself under our covert intervention, do you think the war will spread here? ”

Seeing that Viscount Iscollan was still optimistic about the war, Luke couldn't help but shake his head: "You haven't experienced war, you can't appreciate the cruelty and uncertainty of war, and of course you don't know how far the court struggle of the empire has reached.

And also...... The situation of war will also change with the times.

When the riches of Raging Waves need to be protected, we can't pin our hopes on the Empire, because the first people to plunder us may be the Imperial army. ”

Iscoran realizes that this is the Meteorite's judgment based on what he has seen and heard in the Imperial Capital.

The crisis of the empire is worse than it seems.

"My lord, I understand your concern. But without His Majesty's permission, recruiting and training militia without permission will bring you danger. ”

Luke knew that the militia in Angry Waves would inevitably attract the suspicion of Emperor Augustine, and that the empire was now in full trouble, but the court still had absolute authority.

However, as Augustine the Great's health deteriorated, the battle for the crown prince would only become more intense, and Agatha's attitude towards the throne made Luke more certain that the situation of the collapse of the empire would not change.

And at that time, Angry Waves City was a fat meat that everyone wanted to eat.

If you don't want to be slaughtered, you have to take precautions and form urban militias.

"Some time ago, did the Central Sheriff's Office arrest a few liberals?"

Viscount Iscollan replied, "It's the arrest of a few psychopaths who dare to give a speech in the City of Angry Waves...... Advocate the establishment of a free country, call for the overthrow of the emperor and the nobility, and advocate equality for all!

Angry Waves City has given them too much freedom, and it has made them have such delusions.

Rest assured, Your Excellency, that the prosperity you have brought to the city of Fury Waves has brought a standard of living far beyond that of all other nations that claim to be free. I have sent them to the northern mining areas and ordered the sheriff's offices in the districts to hunt down the hidden liberals. ”

The liberals within the Golden Shield Empire embraced emerging ideas from abroad and were bent on overthrowing the imperial system and imposing the prevailing electoral parliamentary system.

Liberalism emerged later than the new aristocracy, but it developed very rapidly. The initial membership structure was mainly young people, and most of them had studied abroad. They were young and energetic, and after seeing the superiority of the new system, they were quick to get rid of the bad habits of the empire.

And because families who can afford to send their children to study abroad generally have a certain social status, liberals have a certain soil for growth within the empire. Later, in order to snatch production resources from the new aristocracy that made the first to go, the new aristocracy gave a lot of financial support to the liberals.

Liberalism has now spread to the corners of the empire, and is secretly financed by one state.

The Artshire Union was an important neighbor to the north of the Golden Shield Empire.

Once the Artshire Union was a loose alliance of city-states, the reason for the alliance was to resist the invasion of the Golden Shield Empire. When the world entered a new era, the Atshire Union quickly completed the transformation of the political system as if it were infected with a virus. The lords and nobles were overthrown, and the city council and the county council formed a new ruling hierarchy.

The head of state is the president.

The reins of capital were loosened, and the national power of the Atshire Union rose rapidly. If it weren't for the Golden Shield Empire to produce an Augustinian Emperor to renew the empire's life, the Artshire Union would have come over a long time ago.

Luke, who is familiar with the background of the era, knows that the Atlantshire Union not only create friction and skirmishes on the border, but also focus on ideological warfare. The rapid growth of liberals had a lot to do with the funding of the Atlantshire Union.

In the original process, the Artere-County Union broke through the imperial border and went south, and the liberals played both the role of leading the way and the role of fighting for the country and the faith......

Thinking a little far, Luke quickly retracted his thoughts.

He said to Viscount Iscoran, "You first plan for the formation of the city's militia, and use all the best technology and equipment in the city of Angry Waves. Then let Mrs. Michiel prepare to establish a war equipment research institute, and use the Leon Civil War as a testing ground for our new equipment and new tactics.

I will do the work of paving the way for the formation of the city militia. ”

Luke was determined to form a militia in the city, and Iscollan said, "Yes, Lord Doge. ”

Luke added, "Who is the leader of this group of liberals, and arranged for me to meet him." ”

"The other party's name is Roy Rachel, 21 years old, female. I'll send someone to bring her at once, and you'll see her in the afternoon!" ”

"Go ahead."

Luke searched for Roy Rachel in his cell phone database, but when Iscoran's men took her from the northern mines to the Palace of Sicissey, Luke did not find any information about the woman.

I think that in the official plot of Anpoch Era, Roy Rachel is not an important character, and he does not attract the attention of players from beginning to end.

And being caught by the sheriff's office in the central city is definitely not a character with outstanding individual strength.

Rachel was pressed down in front of Luke.

Her hands and feet were shackled in special alchemy metal, and she was wearing a miner's suit covered in signs of wear and tear, as well as many black dried blood clots.

Rachel has red hair and is messy and dirty. But Luke could see in her eyes the indomitability and the passion for the faith.

The exposed neck revealed some tattoos, and Luke reached out and pulled it, which was immediately opened by Rachel. Seeing her resist, the two attendants pressed her face almost to the ground.

"Let her go."

Hearing Luke's order, the two attendants immediately let go of their hands, and then at the signal of Viscount Iscoran, the two left the room.

The door closes.

There were no performances in the afternoon and the whole opera house was very quiet.

Rachel stubbornly tried to stand up, but something hit her leg and she fell to her knees.

"I just told them to let you go, I didn't let you stand up." Luke pressed his cane against Rachel's shoulder, unable to lift her knees off the ground no matter how hard she tried. Luke sneered, "With this kind of power, I dare to shout for the overthrow of the Emperor in my city." Viscount Iscollan said that you people are mentally ill, and I think there is something wrong with your brains. ”

Rachel stopped struggling when he couldn't break free, and he glared at Luke, "You're the Meteor...... Lackeys of the royal family! One day, Liberty will lead us to overthrow the rotten aristocracy and guillotine you all! ”

Thirst made Rachel's lips peel, and her voice was hoarse but loud.

"Send me to the guillotine? Very grand ideals. Showing no irritation, Luke asked, "How long have you been speaking?" ”

Rachel didn't answer.

Viscount Iscollan said: "They spoke for almost three hours. ”

"It's been a long time," Luke said. ”

Viscount Iscollan explained: "We wanted to see how many listeners their ridiculous speeches could reach, but we were disappointed......"

Viscount Iscoran's expression was not disappointed, but he was holding back a smile, which made Rachel's expression ugly.

"How many people listen?" Luke asked.

Rachel's expression was even more ugly, completely devoid of the arrogance of the scolding she had just hauled.

"Not a single one...... To be exact, all the people there listened to were plainclothes from the Sheriff's Office. Ordinary citizens are not even interested in listening for a minute. ”

Luke couldn't help but laugh out loud at the thought of how embarrassing that would be.

"You must have threatened the citizens not to listen." Rachel finally couldn't hold back her screams.

The progressive citizens who listened to her three-hour speech were all sheriffs, and Rachel was reluctant to recall the humiliating scene.

"Hahaha......" Luke finally stopped laughing, and he said to Rachel, "You liberals must have just arrived in Fury Waves, and you don't know what this city is. Your speeches in other cities were probably productive, but they didn't work here.

Well, I'll let Viscount Iscollan release you all. You are free to give your speeches in Angry Waves, and the Sheriff's Department is only responsible for maintaining order and will not interfere in any way. The content of the speech can only be the liberal order that you advocate, and it must not involve rebellion or anything like that.

May I? ”

When Viscount Iscolan saw that the Governor was going to let these liberals go, he said worriedly, "Your Excellency the Governor......"

Luke waved his hand to stop Viscount Iscoran's words, and he looked at Rachel waiting for an answer.

Rachel looked at Luke in amazement, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"You, did you really let us go?"

Luke said, "You seek freedom, and I want you to pursue freedom with the pursuit of truth." As long as the content of your speech does not cross the bottom line I have specified, any place in Angry Waves City will be open to you.

Even if you have to give a speech in the square of the city hall hall, you have no problem at all.

In addition to the speech, listen more, watch more, and communicate more with the citizens of Angry Waves City.

Then we'll meet again and talk about your and my ideals. ”

Rachel still couldn't believe it: "Can we really speak freely anywhere in Raging Waves?" ”

Luke nodded, "If you want to be free, I'll give you freedom." ”

Then Luke said to Viscount Iscoran beside him: "Let them go, whatever they want, let them do whatever they want, as long as they don't violate the laws of the Empire." ”

"Yes, Lord Governor!" Viscount Iscollan knew that the Governor must have something else to do, so he called his men in to lift Rachel's shackles.

Then he ordered the rest of the liberals who were locked up in the mine to be released.

Rachel stood up, and when she saw that there was really no one to stop her, she ran out of the room without looking back.

Viscount Iscollan asked Luke, "Is there really no problem with this?" ”

"What problems do you think they can create?"

Viscount Iscollan thought for a moment: "They really can't create any problems. ”

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