Chapter 993: A Conspiracy Looming Over the Empire
How many years do you have left to live?
Ruerno didn't know much about this, he only knew that he didn't have a few years to live, and his increasingly weak body confirmed his suspicions.
Forcefully controlling a legendary ritual spell that is far beyond his control can cause enough damage to any legendary mage, even if the gods are helpless in such a situation.
However, he was well aware that it was wishful thinking to complete the reform of the entire empire in his lifetime.
"Ahem......"
After coughing twice, the sound of breathing was like a bellows, and the trembling fingers could not even hold a quill pen, but fortunately there were still 'pens' and 'pencils'.
Ruerno closed his eyes and began to breathe deeply.
Originally, it was just an old man, and the body that was still healthy had begun to gradually weaken, and all organs of the body had begun to fail, and the healing potions and magic techniques were only drinking to quench thirst, at most they could only slow down the speed of some body failure, and could not be completely cured.
This body has decayed, and even the soul has begun to decay, and he also knows very well that after his death, what he will face is not reincarnation, but the shattering of consciousness, and the fragments of his soul return to the sea of chaos.
Another group of nobles has been 'framed' - even though the elven slaves have temporarily disappeared from the empire, the greed of those nobles can never be filled.
Constructing some non-existent facts, and then using them against other nobles, this is the method used by the nobles this time.
They thought they had taken advantage of the elves' hatred for the other nobles to accomplish this, and with their sensational persuasion, the elves, carried away by hatred, helped them to play the play.
Came into contact with the elves through some ulterior channels, and did all this...... I'm afraid that those 'schemers' are still complacent, not only in terms of wealth, but also in the friendship of the elves, and from the elves some 'business authorization'.
But they will never know that these things are also planned by others, and their current complacency will kill them sooner or later.
They will never know about it, because from the very beginning, they have been 'fools' deliberately selected by Rulno, empty of greed and ambition, but without corresponding intelligence.
Another group of nobles has been pulled down, but Ruerno knows that if it is just such a 'small fight', there is no way to bring down the current aristocratic class.
Those nobles still have a family behind them, and even if they are deprived of their titles, there are still people who can inherit titles and domains, and this power is 'sacred and inviolable', and even the emperor cannot reduce and deprive a family of titles 'for no reason'.
There are not many reasons to deprive the title, it is nothing more than 'treason', 'committing unforgivable crimes', and even colluding with the lives of the lower planes or cultists, at most, can only take off the title from the head of the current nobleman, and then put it on the rest of their family.
It is impossible to shake the rule of the aristocracy and usher in a more just ruling class in the empire.
The chief maid had a good saying, 'There are only individuals who betray the class, and there is no class that betrays the class', and even if the fools who have been specially selected will plot against other nobles for the sake of profit, they will never shake the rule of the noble class, and as soon as they see this sign, they will immediately stop all actions.
Because they all know very well that if they do so, they will not have good fruit to eat.
Sooner or later, the plan will have to advance to the next step, and he will at least hold on until the plan enters the next step before dying, as long as the plan goes to the next step, then it will never stop, and at that time, even if he dies, no one will be able to prevent the collapse of the rule of the aristocratic class.
"Serena, head maid, you've given me a big gift......"
Hearing about what had happened in various parts of the continent recently, Rourno couldn't help but laugh.
At first, he didn't know what the head maid was going to do, and the head maid naturally couldn't know what he was going to do, but by mistake, everything the head maid did laid a good foundation for what he wanted to do next.
Even he was a little confused before, how to make those nobles obedient, but now it seems that he doesn't have to do anything, just go with the flow.
The technology of 'Tianyang Alloy' and 'Mass Production Rune Engraving' has brought them a lot of convenience, whether it is their own 'Magic Energy Furnace' or 'Airplane', they can use these two technologies, which greatly reduces the manufacturing cost.
And now the head maid was doing something that would make the nobles realize the dangers of the demon tide, and in some way shake their rule.
For the sake of the future, no matter what, they have to find a way out.
By the time the Demon Tide reaches its peak, I'm afraid that even the out-of-town areas within the empire will be very dangerous, and it is obviously not easy to escape in a carriage, and it is quite risky, so those nobles need a new way out.
At this time, the 'plane' can be staged as their 'new retreat'.
Ruerno was not worried that those nobles would not buy planes and the imperial version of the magic energy furnace, he believed that with the degree of life-saving of those nobles, as long as they had 'a little' spare money in their hands, they would choose to buy it.
Of course, the reason why he would sell the 'planes' and magic furnaces to those nobles was not to prepare a way out for them, but for the sake of the common people.
If now the aristocracy buys these things, then after that, if the new ruling class comes to power, they no longer need to buy them.
The money of the nobles comes from the people, and now they are doing it just to take it from the people and to the people!
The decaying aristocracy will not use their 'wealth' to improve the lives of the people, and it is better for them to spend a lot of money on these things than to let them squander them.
As long as the nobles paid for it, the Court Mage Guild would have the money to build more planes and magic furnaces, and if his plan could succeed and the rule of the aristocratic class collapsed smoothly, then, after that, the commoners would be able to use the energy purchased with the nobles' money.
However, until now, this has only been an assumption, and it will take a long time for the plan to move forward to the next step.
"With the greed of those nobles, if they succeed in their plot this time, then they can't wait to repeat their old tricks......" Ruerno looked at the plan in front of him and smiled, "Now that they have tasted the sweetness, even if they don't mean it themselves, the elves who think to them are 'carried away by hatred' will urge them to continue to do it." In this way, they will be able to gain more 'elven friendships', and they will be able to gain more benefits - whether from the nobles they are plotting against them, or from the elves. ”
He sat in an empty room and muttered to himself, as if to boost his confidence in the plan.
If this plan continues, the empire will enter a state of fragmentation, and if the empire cannot be restored to normal during this time, then the Kurkut Empire may indeed disappear from the continent.
Even Ruerno himself could not guarantee that he would be able to make the project go smoothly, because there were too many uncertainties.
If nothing else, let's just say that the 'omniscient eye' has been characterized, and when the head maid of Serena told them the news a few days ago, although they were not very surprised, they were all vigilant.
Especially Rurno, not many people know about the plan he is working on now, but as long as the plan goes to the next step, the aristocratic rule of the empire will come to an end, and at this time, the empire is only one step away from falling apart.
If at such a time, the Omniscient Eye or other cultists enter the market, it will be a big problem......
"Let's hope everything goes well......"