Chapter 770: Bait
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After the workers recognized Henry, they shouted and bowed, and they all expressed their respect and love for the king, after all, they had received tangible benefits in a very short time, a large number of exempt taxes, more opportunities to make money, a thriving business, an abundant supply of food, and stable prices, all of which came from the new policy after the reform.
Of course, most ordinary people who don't even know the word don't know what the new policy means at all, and maybe they don't even understand the word reform, but one thing they know best is that they have more money in their hands, their living standards are improving day by day, and their burdens are less, so everyone sincerely hopes that the new Kingdom of West Hartland can continue to maintain it like this.
Very simple ideas, except for a very few areas in the Faren Continent that have a weak sense of statehood, the remaining civilians are basically whoever can protect their own safety and who can make more money for themselves, they will be loyal to whomever they want, and there is no principle at all.
Obviously, Henry's series of policy adjustments to develop the population cater to the interests of these people, so it is not surprising that he has been widely supported.
But as the saying goes, when you give a part of the benefits to one class, you have to take some away from the other, and although you have made up for it out of your own pockets, the nobility and the local councils still lose a lot of taxes. In particular, they were very dissatisfied with the fact that they could no longer meddle in the garrison.
If it weren't for the dragon's deterrence. I'm afraid that some people can't help but jump out a long time ago. In the name of preserving tradition, especially in the new cities, there were riots without exception, and Corey had personally led 2,000 elite veterans to the town to prevent a large-scale rebellion.
For these diehards, Henry took the initiative to cooperate with the new policy, and fought against the die-hards who suppressed the tradition, if anyone wanted to learn from the nobles of Tesser. Liaise with foreign forces to fight against the royal family, then he doesn't mind letting Robert's thieves' guild frame him, and then uproot it justifiably.
Anyway, there is no second force in the land of West Hartland that dares to wrestle with the rising kingdom, and even the harpists and the Santarins have stopped secretly fighting each other, for fear of being caught.
In the face of the chaotic scene and the excited civilians, Henry put on a friendly appearance, kept smiling and nodding and waving, and even pretended to be cordial to say a few words to the surrounding crowd when passing by, or asked a few questions about their living conditions, which immediately made them feel what is called "care from the royal family".
But they probably don't know it. These are just political shows, and on the planet they are already left over from the play of the leaders of various countries. On the surface, they seem to be very amiable, but in fact they are all jackals that eat people and do not spit out bones. They don't really care what your answer is when they make these gestures, they just want media attention and publicity.
The continent of Faeron is still in a relatively wild era, most of the rulers are accustomed to being on the top, trying to stand up in order to make themselves appear more noble, only a very few know how to use the power of the people, in this regard, Silvermoon City's Erasdra is one of the best, so the local people will affectionately call her Lady Hope.
In order to ensure a positive image in the hearts of his subjects, Henry deliberately put his feet full, and by the time he came to Borken, it was already more than twenty minutes later.
He smiled and waved at everyone, watching the workers start their work one after another, before turning around and smiling, "My friend, it seems that the construction of the floating city is doing well, and if it continues like this, it will probably be completed a few months ahead of schedule." ”
"Yes, due to the abundance of labor, the progress of the project has been accelerated a lot, especially when it comes to moving the boulders, and the multi-armed giant has helped a lot, otherwise the foundation will be completed at most now." As he spoke, Borken also had a faint smile on his face. "What about you, how did you remember to come to the construction site today to check the progress? And what is the metal sphere over there? ”
"You mean the dimensional sphere?" Henry glanced back at the huge ball parked in the clearing. "It's an interdimensional teleporter that uses a very interesting powertrain, so if you're interested, you can look into it."
Borken's eyes lit up: "Tell me quickly, what kind of power system is it?" Can it be used in the floating city? ”
Henry shook his head with a smile and explained, "I'm afraid not, the power of the dimensional sphere is to rely on necromancy to extract energy from the demon's heart to complete the transformation. If you want to make a city fly in the sky, unless you are a legitimate demon lord, you can't drive a huge floating city at all. ”
"Okay, so what are you going to use to make this floating city fly?"
Hearing that the power system of the dimensional sphere was useless, Borken immediately shifted the conversation to business. As an Arcanist, he knew very well that the most important thing for the Floating City was a strong enough core power, without it, no matter how perfect it was, it would only be beautiful on the surface, and it would not be able to fly at all.
"It's simple, I have this." As he spoke, Henry pulled out the arcane core from his pocket.
As soon as this sphere, which was slightly larger than the palm of his hand, was exposed to the air, it was instantly closely linked to the primordial magic energy and the magic net, and all the mages felt that their spell-casting ability had been greatly enhanced, and they turned their heads in surprise to stare at the treasure that kept flashing dazzling dizziness, and their eyes showed a scorching light.
"This ...... This is...... The Core of Mithera?!!!! Borken asked in a trembling voice. Since he wasn't a Grand Arcanist, he hadn't seen the real Core of Mithera in person, and his tone was a little uncertain.
The corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, and he raised the ball that overflowed with magical energy around him, pretending to be proud, and announced loudly, "No, this is the core of the secret method I created, although the principle is fundamentally different. But it can also play a role in providing a steady stream of energy for the floating city. Like I once said. The time will come for the great revival of the magical civilization......"
No doubt. His purpose in displaying such a powerful magic item in public is quite clear, that is, to lure the spy nicknamed "Yellow Sparrow" to do it, otherwise it is a bit dangerous to let the other party continue to lurk, it is better to take the initiative and force all the enemies out in one go.
The light emitted by the arcane core was so dazzling that even ordinary people could feel its unusualness, and the face of a guy dressed as a worker in the corner changed greatly after seeing it, and he hurriedly lowered his head to hide his feelings. As if I was afraid of being noticed.
"Little mice hiding in the shadows, hurry up, the contest is about to begin......" Henry whispered to himself, narrowing his eyes.
He knew very well that once the Yin Soul City side learned that he had the treasure that made the Floating City fly, he would definitely destroy it at any cost, and when the time came, both the "Yellow Sparrow" and the Yin Prince Revaran would inevitably get involved, and then they would be able to uproot the spies hidden in the city.
Borken was standing opposite Henry, and when he heard it clearly, he immediately understood the intention of doing so, and took the core of the secret method very carefully with both hands, and then whispered, "Please rest assured. I'm not going to let anyone snatch it away. ”
"Be careful, we're dealing with an unusual enemy this time." As he spoke, Henry took out Lavoker's notes. "Here are some guides on the construction of the Floating City. You can refer to it, and the dimensional orb over there will be handed over to you for safekeeping, and I will need to set up a large net to wipe out these annoying flies and rats. ”
After saying this murderous sentence, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and disappeared in place in an instant.
Gently stroking the delicate pattern on the surface of the arcane core, Borken took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "The great magical civilization is about to reappear, and I will not allow anyone to interrupt this process, even if the consequences are enemies of the gods......"
Meanwhile, somewhere in the basement of Baldur's Gate, Robert was frowning and listening to a report from his men.
"Boss, this is a list we have recently compiled based on the activities of enemy spies, and everyone who has had direct or indirect contact with them is here." A sharp-eyed thief multiplied a parchment of more than seven pages with both hands.
The dark elf girl Velva, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help but laugh out loud just by looking at it: "Hahahaha! Do you call this tidying? There are at least more than 200 names on it, and it will take at least half a year to investigate it alone. ”
"Damn! You don't know how careful those guys are, they don't even see each other when they pass messages to each other, and they don't allow them to be arrested and tortured, what can we do!. ”
The elite thief felt that it was a shame to be ridiculed by a little girl, and immediately gritted his teeth and retorted. He had completely forgotten about it, the petite girl in front of him was probably two to three times his age alone.
"Oh? Are these guys really as cautious as you say, or are they ...... Are you so useless? There was a look of eagerness on Huelva's face, and his tongue licked his lips slightly, exuding a chilling aura all over his body.
All the people in the Thieves' Guild knew that this girl would only make such a gesture when she was extremely excited and wanted to kill, especially since the unique racial talent and magical power of the dark elves made her extremely dangerous, and many professionals above level ten died under the deadly dagger because of carelessness.
"Okay, don't make trouble, the enemy this time is Yin Soul City, and ordinary means won't work for them." Robert waved his hand to stop the situation from developing further. "This list can still help us eliminate some targets, and the next thing to do is to narrow down the scope, and at the same time strengthen surveillance, so that the other party must not be aware."
"Understood, I'll arrange for manpower." Hearing the leader's words, the thief immediately dismounted from the donkey, bowed slightly, and quickly left the basement without saying a word. When he returned to the street, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.
As one of the few ace assassins in the guild who never missed, the pressure on Huelva was so great that even though she knew she wouldn't really do it, it was the biological instinct that sounded the alarm.
After a few curses, the elite thieves put on their scarves again and disappeared into the alley in the blink of an eye......
Basement,
Robert, who had read all the information on the list, couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, and asked without raising his head: "How are you investigating recently?" Could Miss Serena, who claims to be the Count's Daughter, be the target we are looking for? ”
"It's hard to say, but her whereabouts have always been suspicious, and I can sense that this woman definitely has a high spell casting level. Do you want me to find a chance to test it? As he spoke, Huelva drew the dagger from his waist and smiled bloodthirsty as he spoke.
"Wait, there have been quite a few suspicious people pouring into Baldur's Gate in recent times, we have to be patient......"
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