The procession of demonstrations rushed like a floodgate open, and it took more than an hour to reach the outskirts of the administrative district, and instead of storming the aristocratic mansion with many guards, they directly surrounded the Sanctuary building, and entered into a state of confrontation with the army that was waiting for it.

It can't be helped, after all, most ordinary people have a natural fear of law enforcers, so both sides will maintain a certain degree of restraint before the real blood, but if a conflict accidentally breaks out and a dead person breaks out, then the situation will immediately develop in the worst direction, either mutual aid will be suppressed, or the town hall will be washed down, and it will completely degenerate into anarchy.

But even so, there was a lot of panic in the building, especially as the six-member council on the top floor was holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the immediate crisis.

They all know very well that it is best not to use violent means unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise even if it can be suppressed, it will cause great harm to Askatra, and once the commercial capital loses these cheap labor, it will immediately become a second-rate city, and even the geographical location will not be able to reverse the collapse of the economic system.

None of the people who were able to enter the highest ruling class of Amm were fools, and they all knew how grim the form was, and they all had gloomy faces, and their eyes were almost on fire.

After ≥ long silence, one of the councillors took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, "Let's talk about what we should do with these rioting civilians." ”

"Don't ask! Expelle them now! Then catch the mastermind behind the scenes! Grab all the shop-destroying guys and put them in the dungeon! ”

"That's right! Be sure to hang that bastard publicly! Also, I remember that Mutual Aid wasn't founded by Naria? Why did she get out of control as soon as she left?! Examine! Be sure to check it out! ”

……

If you don't open your mouth, you can. As soon as they opened their mouths, the parliamentarians who were holding back a breath of fire were all tough and tough. It's like we're going to stop until we wipe out the people outside.

Seeing that the people around him were shouting angrily. A man who had never spoken sighed slightly, slapped the table hard and roared loudly: "Enough! I know you're all very unwilling, but now is not the time to vent! Look out the window! The number of those rioters has exceeded 20,000! One fifth of the entire Ascatra is here! You have to come up with a solution right away! ”

With the roar of this life, the room suddenly fell silent again, and these usually high-ranking big men instantly turned into like defeated roosters, covering their faces and hammering and sighing.

They didn't know that what they had just done was all nonsense, and it was impossible to achieve it, but when they thought of bowing their heads to civilians who didn't usually look at them. It's all as uncomfortable as eating overnight shi.

Just as the atmosphere was getting dreary, there was a sudden knock on the door of confinement, followed by a voice standing outside and shouting: "Honorable Councillors! The rioters outside sent a letter with their terms written on it. ”

"Conditions?! They robbed all the shops along the street! There is still a face to mention conditions?!! One of the councillors stood up and slammed the table in anger, his eyes quickly bloodshot and his teeth gurgling.

Another councillor patted him lightly on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't be angry, let's get through this crisis first, anyway, the ruling power is still in our hands, and we can slowly liquidate it in the future, rest assured." I guarantee that none of those who stirred up trouble will be able to escape. ”

After saying that, he shouted at the people outside the door: "Take it in!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

As soon as the words fell. An officer in full armor pushed open the door and strode in, placing a crumpled piece of parchment on the table with both hands, before turning away. He knew that this was the place where Am's top decision-makers were meeting, so he didn't dare to stay for a second, and when he went out, he closed the door with him.

After seeing the outsiders leave, the person who seemed to be in the highest position stood up, spread out the parchment with a look of disgust, and whispered to everyone what it was reading.

"Honorable Council of Six...... Hmph, it's really surprising that this group of lowly civilians would still use honorifics. ”

After sneering and sarcastically, he continued: "Honorable Council of Six, on behalf of the entire toiling people of Askatra, we of the Mutual Aid Society solemnly make a three-point request to you, please be careful before replying, otherwise I dare not guarantee what the people who have lost their minds because of anger will do anything. ”

"First, abolishing or drastically reducing the poll tax. As poor people, we should not pay this exorbitant tax like any rich nobleman, because His Majesty Henry of the Kingdom of West Hartland once said that the poll tax is the most unequal tax in the world, and it only makes the poor poorer and the rich richer, and if our neighbors can do it, why can't we! ”

"Second, we believe that there is a need for more job opportunities and higher salaries at the town hall. It's not fair that we are so poor, doing the hardest and most tiring work every day that brings prosperity to the city, but we don't have enough to eat even the cheapest brown bread. ”

"Thirdly, you must remove the part of the law that protects merchants and nobles, we demand equality for all, and we must promise in public that we will never settle accounts for what happened today, or else you will be punished by the gods."

"That's all we ask, you have half an hour to think about it, and when the time comes, we'll charge and banish you vampires once and for all. Amm is the people's am, not the nobles, not the merchants, and since it does not represent our interests, then we overthrow it. Maybe in the future let Henry. It is a good note that Angome is also the king of Am, after all, he has a great power to protect the security of the country and feed the common people. Remember, you only have thirty minutes, don't procrastinate in any way, we don't eat this set. ”

As soon as he had finished reading the last word, one of the councillors stood up violently and snatched the parchment, tore it without saying a word, and then roared loudly in anger: "Dream! These pariahs are simply dreaming! Who do they think they are?! Repression! Let the army kill them all! It's a big deal that we'll requisition people from somewhere else in the future! This precedent must not be set! ”

In his eyes, this is not a negotiation at all, but a naked threat, if the council compromises, then there will be a second, third, and fourth time in the future, not to mention the history of Am, even the entire Faeron Continent can't find a second case, and everyone who is doing this house will become a laughing stock for other countries.

There is nothing more terrible for a ruler than losing the awe of the people, because if the people of a country begin to have the courage to rebel against violent institutions on a large scale, then the country is not far from collapse, and the next challenger for power will inevitably exterminate the previous ruler, so no one will agree to such a humiliating clause unless they are not fools.

An older councillor shook his head helplessly and whispered: "We all understand what you said, the army is also capable of suppressing this riot, but the problem now is that they mentioned Henry. Ancomé. ”

"Yes, it's a big problem. He owns the only floating city in the entire Faren Continent, and the entire more than 100,000 primitive tribal alliances from the savage world have been defeated in just a few minutes, and tens of thousands of strong slaves have been captured, and we are completely unable to resist, so the top priority is to find out his attitude first. Another lawmaker said in a heavy tone.

Floating City!

One of the supreme masterpieces of the Nethrel era, it has unimaginably great power, especially after learning about the spectacular scene of the duel between Olympus and Netherworld some time ago, except for the elves of Yongju Island, no country thinks that it is capable of withstanding that kind of Cheng Dù's attack, and has sent emissaries to befriend the new kingdom of West Hartland, and some countries that are under threat even want to form alliances in order to deter the enemies who are about to move.

Of course, in Henry's absence, it was either Queen Sycody or Prime Minister Hawke who was in charge of the reception, and neither of them had the right to make any decisions, so they could only arrange for the envoys to stay first and wait for the king to return.

As the closest to Baldur's Gate, Ascatra naturally sent an emissary, and it was the first to send it, so he got a lot of information, and knew how strong his northern neighbor was, not to mention the Floating City, even if he reorganized tens of thousands of captive slaves and went south, Amm could drink a pot.

After thinking about it and not finding a solution, the councillor dodged his feet fiercely and cursed in a low voice: "Damn! We spend a lot of money every year on taxes for the Masked Mage's Guild, can't they come up with some solution? What did Ms. Chara Nona say? Was she just going to watch the whole city fall into turmoil? ”

"Hey...... Lady Zaranora did not intervene, but the answer given by the High Mages after a meeting was that the civilian riots had nothing to do with magic, and that they were not invaded by foreign enemies, and that masked mages had no right to interfere. It's up to us to solve this matter ourselves, so hurry up and find a way to stop Henry. Angomei's appetite, even if it doesn't help us, let him remain neutral, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. After saying that, the councillor grabbed his hair vigorously, showing a frustrated expression.

But he may never know that Chara Nora is just a character created by Xia En VII, this necromantic emperor is busy recovering his strength, how can he have the time to take care of other things, not to mention that he has so many enemies, if he doesn't continue to keep a low profile, then basically don't want to have a clean life.

In addition, the agreement between the Council of Six and the Masked Mage Guild did not suppress the civilian riots, as the so-called matters are not about themselves, and they don't care about things like power struggles, anyway, no matter who rules Amm in the future, they have to organize this spellcaster, otherwise so many mages, they can make people unable to eat and walk around if they find a little trouble...... (To be continued......)