Chapter 25 The trumpet of revolution has sounded
"Lawrence, well, I remember your name, Lust Sin Lawrence, haven't you disappeared for many years after becoming a vampire?"
While Nagi was heading to the center of the academy alone, far away in the Sunset Prairie, the game had just begun, and after realizing that he could not solve the problem by force alone, Mr. Edward touched his beard and sat back in his seat and asked.
"That's true, as I said before, if it weren't for that man's request, I'd be prepared to wash my hands of money, after all, no one likes to live with the Inquisition all day long, do they? ”
Lawrence didn't look anxious at all, and talked to Mr. Edward about some boundless nonsense as if he were at home.
"Merchant? Shall you say that he is worthy of being the demon king who is known as the sin of greed? So what are you seeking this time? You must know that even if you are a demon king or a vampire, can you get away with it if you provoke us? I am here to advise you, the sea of suffering is endless, and now take your people and leave, and I vouch for you in the honor of St. Lawrence that you will not be held accountable by anyone. ”
Seriously, Mr. Edward can't figure out what this Lawrence is trying to seek, you must know that to reach his kind of strength, the money and treasures in the mortal world are actually difficult to move his heart, even if he is entrusted by someone, if there is no great interest to lure this greedy hungry wolf to the bait, as a demon king, he can completely refuse, right?
"What Mr. Lawrence seeks, of course, is worth his deal. ”
However, it was not Lawrence himself who answered Edward's question, and under the gaze of everyone, a man in a black suit and a bowler hat stepped step by step onto the high stage, he walked with a finely made cane, walked with his chest up, and looked like a well-educated gentleman. He replied as he walked over to Lawrence, took off his hat and saluted the Demon King.
"Fogg, Earl!?"
Alice, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly covered her mouth and cried out in surprise, this polite gentleman who exposed his face under the brim of his hat was none other than Mr. Fogg, who had gone on an adventure with her and Nagi to Devil Cry Gorge before?
"It's really my honor to be recognized by Her Majesty the Empress, after all, I'm just a country nobleman, and I'm not a guy who can't be on the stage in the imperial capital. ”
Mr. Fogg looked flattered and said humbly.
"Fogg, do you know what you're doing?"
The old earl, who was sitting next to Alice, jumped up with a slap on his chair, pointed at Mr. Fogg's face and shouted angrily, if it was just because of the problem of the Demon King, this was just a harmless matter for the Yang Yan Empire, and even if it caused any losses, the church would come to pay for the empire. But if this matter is a collusion between the Earl of the Empire and the Demon King, the situation will be very different, provoking conflicts between lords and causing a civil war is a trivial matter, and it may even lead the Rory Empire to take this opportunity to organize a wave of holy war to crusade against heresy and invade the interior of the Yangyan Empire to fight the autumn wind.
"Rebellion, of course I know, but I'd like to give him a better name. ”
Mr. Fogg glanced contemptuously at the royal favourite, and smiled without the slightest shame about his rebellion against the Empire.
"Revolution, this is revolution, everyone!"
Mr. Fogg shouted with open arms, looking down at the blackened crowd beneath the stage, as if they were not hostages but audience members who had come to hear his speech.
"In this country, man, often, determines his status not by his ability, but by his origin. The children of the nobility are born with a good education and learn powerful magic, and when they grow up, they will naturally have ready-made positions assigned to them by the state, relying on the hard-earned taxes of the lords, to live a luxurious life every day, why, I want to ask you why!?"
Mr. Fogg shouted as he shook his fist and shouted with a little bitterness as he stood on the high stage.
"The nobles were personally enshrined by the Emperor Xià, and the Emperor Xià is the only legitimate ruler of the world designated by the Creation God, and they are born to be treated differently!"
In response to Mr. Fogg's questioning, the old earl jumped up in rage, pointed at Mr. Fogg's nose and shouted vigorously.
"Ha, natural selection, survival of the fittest, backwardness and decay will inevitably be eliminated, and we will usher in a new life, everyone, princes and princes will have a kind of people, born equal, isn't this a matter of course?"
Mr. Fogg glanced at the old earl with disdain, as if he did not look down on this man who was a man of the storm in the imperial capital, because if nothing else, he would soon become one of the real masters of the empire.
"Twelve counts, hundreds of viscounts and barons, headed by Monsieur Fogg, have gathered veterans, active soldiers, burghers, and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce to take part in this rebellion, whose goal is to overthrow Her Majesty Elizabeth once and for all, and then to establish a democratic regime that has never existed in the pan-continent! ”
Lawrence smiled slightly, and took Mr. Fogg's words.
"Salt is monopolized?"
The salt obtained by drying the sea water has almost no cost, and salt is a necessity for human survival, which means that if the sea salt is transported inland by caravans, it is possible to obtain dozens of times the profit, and generally speaking, this kind of thing is firmly controlled by the state and the lord.
"Compared to ready-made gold and silver treasures, the hen that can lay golden eggs is more in line with my appetite, not to mention the world depicted by Mr. Fogg, I really yearn for it~"
Perhaps most people don't think it's worth risking their lives for such a trivial matter, but Lawrence, who was a businessman, knows that what is hidden in this small grain of salt is not a little bit of profit.
"Well, Mr. Edward, why don't you think about it? You should stand on the same front with us, St. Lawrence College is a college full of life, it is a college that we yearn for, we attach much more importance to education than the current empire, cooperate with us, as long as you make a promise, all the students here will be safe and sound." ”
Like singing a double reed, Mr. Fogg and Lawrence sang and harmonized, seducing Mr. Edward, and if they could get St. Lawrence's support, then their actions this time would inevitably be much smoother.
"Let me think about it. ”
Edward looked at Fogg and Lawrence, and then turned to look at the fake queen Alice beside him, now all he could do was hold the time, hoping that he could delay a little longer, and pin his hope on the academy master who lived in the floating city.