Chapter 5: "Advice" and the Problem

Sinampei felt a deep malice from this world itself, a feeling of being fooled that took over his heart.

He knew exactly what the last page was about, because he was born in that era. And what is missing from this prophetic book is roughly the concrete steps that will lead the world to that era. To put it simply, this Sybil has long known how the people of this world have made a fortune and become well-off.

However, this is not what he wants to see! He knows better than anyone else that human society will eventually develop into that kind of civilization, which has no meaning to him. What she wants to see is the specific process and the fate of those who drive history.

"Why, someone doesn't want us to see those contents?" Si Nanpei scratched his head irritably, "And who doesn't want us to see it? What's the point of them doing this! Moreover, they actually guessed that I could read these words, they ......"

"I think I know who it is. Theresa shook her head stiffly, "The only people who know this place, apart from me and my mother, are Master de Les and Master Aroué, who is still at Pali University......"

"Master Arue...... Is it him? Sinan Pei smiled bitterly, "When I first met him, he refused to tell me about the next prophecy, but repeatedly warned me about three taboo matters. I think Your Highness should know this. ”

Theresa nodded slightly.

"They must be in the know, but they refuse to tell us about the rest of the prophecy, and it is most likely because there is something written about us ......"

"Tragedy of fate. Theresa gritted her silver teeth, "I think so, too! They are afraid that we will resist such a fate and change the future!"

"And what's in it for them! I don't understand. And at the end of the prophecy, it was said that the magic would eventually disappear!" Sinampei sat down on a dusty chair at random, but as soon as he sat down, there was a bang, and the chair fell apart, making him fall to the ground while choking on a mouthful of soil.

"......" Kara was silent and pulled Sinampe up.

Shirmel held her head: "You'd better not speculate on the thinking of those old fellows, even if they are fellow magicians, I can't understand them......!

"Shilmelia, you're a magician who is too unqualified, you see that people know so many secrets, but we can only stare and speculate here. Sinampei sighed helplessly.

"You can't blame me...... "I can't blame you," said Schilleria grimly, "I'm just a minor in the Wizards' Council. ”

"No, I can't just leave it at that, I'm going to ask Master De Les in person!" Theresa threatened to leave, but was stopped by Shilmelia.

"Theresa, don't do useless work, I'm afraid you're the one who can't find him in the past now. Shirmel said dissuasively, shaking her head.

"Huh?" Kara suddenly let out a surprised sound, causing the three of them to look sideways.

"What's wrong, Kara?" asked Sinampe, rubbing his aching buttocks.

"There's a note on the ground of this shelf. Carla had just picked it up, and before she could watch it, she was snatched away by a anxious Theresa, "Show it to me." ”

After a moment, her face turned pale, "'No more trying to find the prophecy, child. It is enough to know that you will be victorious. What is this? exhortation and counsel to us!"

The other three looked at the note in turn.

"I smell conspiracy in it. For some reason, the figure of Christina—not Trisa's mother, of course—flashed through Sinampei's mind.

And, he still had a question.

What does it mean to say "gods and magic, the things made by these foolish people"?

......

In the city of Pali to the north, the sudden terrifying plague has been alleviated. The reason was not that a cure had been found, but that almost all those who could die had died, and since there were no more contagious people, the plague naturally disappeared without a trace, and in the years of the productive forces, the plague generally ended in this way.

Fortunately, the people around Edward were not called by the Lord because they were cared for by Father Cecilio. Unfortunately, Edward's soldiers and the citizens of Pali died nine times out of ten. The once prosperous city of Pali has now become a ruin - first a military disaster, then a flood, then a plague, and the suffering city of Pali has almost disappeared from the map.

The strictest thing was that Edward found that he couldn't find anyone to collect taxes!

First of all, it has become an impossible absurdity to expect Pali to pay taxes - and the reasons for this are self-evident. Secondly, the Pali Plains have also become thousands of miles red because of Edward's burning policy. Thirdly, the rest of the northern territories were very precarious, and there were no nobles to call upon or officials to send - and even if they could, they had to take into account the resistance of the Capetian plebeians!

But without taxes, Edward's standing army would be unsustainable! Mercenaries and demobilized armies would require a lot of money to maintain!

Edward suddenly envied the Varloa family, because although they had to worry about the growth of local power, at least they didn't have to worry too much about their own pockets when they needed to fight. But what about themselves? they were in debt for many years! Even so, they had to deal with the calamities of the council -- although the local aristocracy was much less powerful than Capet, the Caledonian council was much more difficult than the Estates-General of Capenon's blind gangsters.

If he couldn't raise any more money, Edward had to mortgage the land and borrow another sum of money from the Jacobs.

At present, the army's salaries are all supported by the ownerless wealth in the city of Pali, but this has already caused the soldiers to complain - after returning from Pali University that day, Edward began to compile a list of notes and send them down. Although the soldiers were aware of prevention, the side effects were the same as they are now, and no soldiers were willing to accept the belongings taken from the dead men anymore. They would rather have the land around the city of Pali - but a considerable part of the land around Pali was the property of the citizens of Pali, and even if more than half of them died of the plague, the entrenched snakes would be able to find Wen Jiàn to prove their inheritance. If Edward wanted to give the land to his soldiers, he would have to face the wrath of the townspeople.

What should I do?