goddess of revolution

Chapter 333 The Power of Seeking Truth from Facts and the Dawn Society

"This is the data for the second half of last year and January this year. These data are not absolutely accurate, but they are close to the standard of a large-scale census, and there is not much difference from the real situation."

Li Qixin said that he really had to thank Xiaolongnv, the volunteer investigator, for her long-term and unremitting efforts to provide data.If the Osquim Chamber of Commerce closed or Timmy Ventures went bankrupt, he would suggest that she start a research firm and send in her first business.

I also want to thank Little Red Riding Hood and myself. After "transferring" to the Shenyun Plateau, I deeply realized that we must stick to facts and use data to speak.

This kind of persistence has finally yielded fruitful results, allowing him to see the tide of the times from these data. Now, he wants to use this kind of power to destroy Hathaway's confidence in the fog of the Storm Islands.

"As of the end of January this year, 6812 magic workshops have been opened in the area controlled by Teresia, with 8170 magicians, 49061 magicians, and 128041 apprentices. The magic tools produced by the workshops Covering many categories such as weapons, information, transportation, engineering, and daily necessities, the estimated output value of the month was 800 million gold bushels."

The numbers Li Qi listed made Hathaway frowned first, and then relaxed.

She said contemptuously: "These figures seem to be quite bluffing, but they can't stand up to scrutiny, such as the number of workshops. The workshops in the Storm Islands are less than half of this number, but the scale of each workshop is very large. "

"In the City of Silver, there are about 200 families who can build towers. They run 200 workshops, and they have six or seven times as many magicians as you. Their monthly income... can't be estimated, tens of millions of gold bushes Ear business abounds."

"Among the numbers you listed, there are less than two magicians per workshop on average, which shows that most workshops are actually just small workshops where a magician sits in charge. And the magic workers you call are actually apprentices. apprentices are handymen."

"There are countless free magicians on the outskirts of Silver City who don't have the qualifications and capital to build magic towers. They can only form groups to rent magic towers to tinker with small things, and then sell them in Shadow City or other places to earn some living money. In your In the statistics, this kind of small business is also counted as a workshop, right?"

She sighed: "What do you mean by this number? Does it mean that compared with the Storm Islands, the mainland's magic industry is as weak as a baby?"

Li Qi moved his finger, and another table in the image was highlighted, which were several curves, showing a vigorous upward trend.

He also sighed: "I really overestimated your magician's sensitivity to numbers. Look at this growth rate. Six months ago, all the data were less than half of these data."

"Looking at the chain ratio of the last three months... er, the comparison between this month and last month, the growth rate is above 20%. What does this mean? It means that by the end of the year, it will grow to eighth of the existing data more than double."

"This means that by the end of the year, the number of magicians who have joined the magic industry in East Fern will exceed that in the City of Silver!"

Hathaway looked a little dignified, but she still said with disdain: "The magicians of the Storm Islands are magicians, not even counting contract magicians and battle magicians, and your so-called magicians are court magicians. , wild mages and the like are included, right?"

"Of course," Li Qi did not deny, "It is impossible for the Storm Islands to have tens of thousands of magicians running to the mainland to start workshops."

He changed his tone: "However, for the magic industry, as long as the magic device can be manufactured, who cares about the origin of the magician who made it?"

Hathaway teased, "The first-level illusion scroll and the sixth-level teleportation belt are both called magic devices, but their value is tens of thousands of times different."

Li Qi squinted his eyes and smiled: "There is the law of Artur's magic circle..."

Hathaway choked, because of this law, even a wild mage who could only create a level-[-] magic weapon before, after a period of exploration and research, it is possible to create a level-[-] magic tool.

Looking at this growth rate, it is indeed terrifying.Thinking that in the near future, the magicians of East Fein will be able to compete with the City of Silver. Wouldn't it be that within two years, the magicians and magic industry of East Fein will surpass the entire Storm Islands?
Just on the territory of the Alliance of Order, there are tens of millions of people, while the Storm Islands only have 300 million.

"Li Qi..."

Hathaway felt her chest tight, and said angrily, "Aren't you a priest? Why are you so proficient in magic technology!? Don't you believe in the Scarlet Lady and aspire to liberate all slaves? Why do you always focus on the magic industry? Come on, let’s not talk about earning gold and smashing the jobs of our magicians!?”

Li Qi said innocently: "My belief is to fill the world with love. How can you love even if you can't have enough to eat? If you want to have enough to eat, you have to develop production...technology. Unfortunately, magic is the best technology. As for the job issue, to be precise, I smashed the jobs of your Storm Islands, and at the same time I gave you better jobs."

"It's really shameless..."

Hathaway was contemptuous at first, and then surprised: "Ms. Scarlet's great love, is it so realistic?"

Little Red Riding Hood was not online, and Li Qi slandered unscrupulously: "It's unrealistic, my lord is just... I'm just a novice, and I can't even change fish and cakes, forcing me, the Pope, to think all about it. Let's all eat."

"We definitely want to liberate the slaves, but it's not enough to just liberate them. We have to let them support themselves. Since the magic industry can support people, of course we will work hard in this regard."

Hathaway sneered and said, "I think Lady Scarlet still has an outspoken priesthood. I really didn't realize how devout you are to your goddess. You don't even respect the gods, and you just open your mouth to coax others. The magician first Guns, magic cannons, and illusions, which one has something to do with eating?"

Li Qi is very serious: "As long as it has something to do with Jin Puer, it will also help Her Majesty the Queen establish a new order, killing two birds with one stone."

Hathaway rolled his eyes at him, looked up at the charts, looked at them for a while, and seemed to have regained his confidence: "Look at these figures, 20.00% of the magic workshops on the mainland are made of magic guns and magic fires. 30.00% of low-end weapons such as bombs are gadgets related to the illusion industry, and the remaining half are fragmented, so you want to beat the Storm Islands?"

"Atur's law is only used to simplify or improve the existing magic circle, and there is no way to create a new magic circle. The magicians who have the ability to convert spell models into magic circles are basically in our big family in the Storm Islands In other words, the magic industry on the mainland cannot establish a complete category, and we cannot do without our Storm Islands."

Li Qi slammed back: "As long as there is a breakthrough, it will develop quickly, such as the magic cannon. Artur's law is like the magic cannon I invented. It is indeed impossible to create a new magic circle. But the same function can be achieved with the existing magic circle.”

"It will take time," Hathaway didn't deny it, but she didn't think it was an imminent threat.

Li Qi's ambush appeared on the flanks: "Also, you shouldn't have forgotten what we discussed together before?"

Hathaway pulled the corner of her mouth reluctantly, which was exactly what she didn't want to mention.Create the Magic Tower Communications Committee and push Theresia to approve the parliamentary system.And this strategy will definitely vigorously promote the mainland's magic industry.

"I'm afraid you don't know yet, Her Majesty the Queen has approved my adjusted plan." Li Qi looked at his beautiful face, and it was even more pleasing to the eye now.

Hathaway was stunned: "What!? What plan?"

Li Qi continued to attack: "Didn't Her Majesty tell you? Oh, I should communicate with the Principality of the Kingdom first, come up with a complete plan, and then let the magician join."

"The specific plan? It's very simple. Not only the magic tower will forward the magic text message, but also the communication tower built in the noble castle or town. In the end, it will be the joint communication committee, not the magic tower communication committee."

Hathaway's face changed, and she sighed quietly: "Alright, it's finally a beginning."

Li Qi went straight to Huanglong: "So, think about it, the countless communication towers, how big is the magical market? Will Her Majesty hand over all of them to the Storm Islands to build them? Although the communication towers are only used for communication, the basic principle is the same as Like a magic tower, there must be a magic well and an enchantment..."

Hathaway let out a long sigh: "If your data is not fabricated, then the prospect of the Storm Islands is indeed a bit dangerous, and this will force us to make some adjustments."

She held her forehead and said, "That would be something we don't want to see."

The counterattack is coming...

Li Qi said Hathaway's unfinished words: "Slow down the pace of intervention in the mainland, reduce or even give up support for the Queen?"

He shook his head and said, "Will the numbers I listed decrease because of the retreat of the Storm Islands?"

Hathaway said as a matter of course: "Isn't it? Don't forget what the foundation of the magic industry is. As long as we reduce some production, the magic industry on the entire continent will shrink."

"Magic metal?"

Li Qi smiled lowly: "Are you really sure that you can continue to monopolize?"

Hathaway's complexion darkened, unlike before when she was a little playful, this time it really changed color, and a cold light burst out from her silver pupils.

This kind of momentum is just a cover, and her slightly trembling voice revealed the panic in her heart: "You won't even..."

Li Qi timidly asked: "If I say yes, will I die here?"

Hathaway nodded: "It's possible, at least I will seriously consider it."

Li Qi spread his hands: "That's not it."

Hathaway stomped her feet: "This is no joke!"

"But why do I feel that, including you, you big families are playing tricks on the future of the Storm Islands?"

Li Qi looked out the car window, and saw that the flying car was flying around the City of Silver, and the full moon was hanging high outside the window, which was slightly different in size and light color from the moon seen on the mainland, obviously the change was caused by that layer of film.

Looking out of the window on the other side, there were constant noises, coming from the outskirts of the City of Silver, which was the area where small and medium families and even free mages lived.There are shouts, fighting sounds, and occasionally you can see magic flames flickering, reflecting the outlines of small airships and magic airships.

This is a "law enforcement operation" temporarily organized by the Supreme Council because of Artur's Law, to arrest those insiders who are stubbornly resisting.

"Hathaway, you magicians also know that the world is one. When the era changes, the Storm Islands will also bear the power of the world's changes together with the mainland."

"You want to join the mainland and find your way, but you don't want any changes in the Storm Islands. Isn't that too naive?"

"Now you should also understand that the world is undergoing drastic changes, and the magic and magic industry is rapidly spreading on the mainland. Even without your Storm Islands, the development of magic in the mainland will soon fill this vacancy. At most two years, the mainland's magic industry It will surpass the Storm Islands in all aspects. Numbers don’t lie, if you don’t believe it, you can do your own research.”

"Your biggest problem now is that you always think that the mainland is an addition to the Storm Islands, but it turns out that the Storm Islands are an addition to the mainland. Which of the two is leading and who is being pushed, you haven't made a clear distinction. .”

"As I said just now, the only way to avoid a new revolution in the Storm Islands or being abandoned by the world is to more actively intervene in the mainland and compete for emerging markets on the mainland. Use such a market to buy time and spread the benefits to civilians and slaves Lean a little and ease the internal contradictions."

"For your big families, this will indeed result in a short-term loss of interests. But in the long run, turning your foundation to the mainland will bring you longer-term and richer returns."

Li Qi's words were extremely sincere, and Hathaway's expression softened.

She pondered for a long time, and said seriously: "Show more sincerity, Li Qi, tell me, what do you want?"

Li Qi said: "I hope that the Storm Islands can become Her Majesty's most powerful ally, and I don't want to see it fall into chaos now. I am trying to restrain myself from these things that seriously violate my beliefs in the Storm Islands. The reason why the subject of slavery has not been brought up."

"Of course what I want is for the Storm Islands to take the path just mentioned. I hope to see the core family reach a consensus on this matter before the reorganization of the Supreme Council. Of course, I personally have three... small Require."

After listening to Li Qi finish the three requests, Hathaway said: "I will try my best to convince other families about the road issue. As for your request, the third one should be fine, since it has already been passed on to the loyal court and arcanists. It’s there, and it’s nothing for you. The second one is related to slaves, which also shows that you have not given up on practicing your faith. If it’s just your demon warriors, and it’s guaranteed not to be rumored, I believe it’s not too difficult.”

"As for the first..."

The corners of Hathaway's mouth curled up in a beautiful arc: "Just now you said you didn't want to see the Storm Islands fall into chaos, but you turned around and made such a request, where's your conscience?"

Li Qi laughed out loud, not embarrassed, but sneered: "My conscience has never been used on the enemy, and you should also understand what kind of damage this kind of wall-riding thing will cause to the Storm Islands. Shocking those fellows of the Youxiang faction can serve multiple purposes."

"My evaluation of you has improved a bit, from cunning to sinister and cunning." Hathaway smiled bitterly: "This is not easy, I can only pass on the message for you."

Li Qi looked directly at the black-haired beauty, and at this moment he completely revealed his aggression: "If the Storm Islands can follow the path I want to see, and if my wish can be fulfilled, I promise to discuss with you a proper one. A win-win approach will not catch you all by surprise like this auction.”

Hathaway gritted her teeth: "In the end, you really figured it out, right!?"

Li Qi smiled inscrutablely, and changed the subject: "Then...then what kind of Shuguang meeting, I don't have to act for you anymore, right?"

Gambit's contact with the Aurora Society proves that the Aurora Society is actually the faction of Menesus and Hathaway in Shadow City.The information obtained from the Aurora Society, in addition to exposing the fact that the family enslaves civilians and ignores the fact that the Shadow City is alive, also contains an "action outline".

The outline said that the Aurora Society plans to carry out a major operation five days later, the day before the reorganization meeting of the Supreme Council. If Li Qi can show up in the operation, he will be able to exert great pressure on the Storm Islands and change the fate of the citizens of Shadow City.

The so-called "big action" is just a street political trick such as raising flags to demonstrate in the central square, storming the portal, and destroying the Shadow City Council. Li Qi has no interest in this kind of warm-hearted, show-like struggle.

"of course……"

Hathaway subconsciously agreed. The situation changed, so of course she had to adjust her strategy.

Then she thought of something, and said sincerely: "I am ashamed about the Shadow City. I personally hate it very much. But you also know that even the Golden Revolution is just a struggle from the upper class. It involves the bottom civilians and slaves. It's easy to be on the opposite side of the whole upper class, so I've been doing nothing."

"We have also made some efforts secretly, including supporting the Aurora Society. They are not manipulated. I believe that with your faith, I also hope that the situation in Shadow City will improve. So, even if you don't participate in the operation, you can be in the Shadow City that day. As a witness, it will really be useful to put forward some personal opinions to the Supreme Council.”

Li Qi was a little surprised: "Do I really have such a big influence?"

Hathaway twitched the corners of her mouth: "It wasn't there when I first came, but it was after the auction, and... don't you still hold something that can destroy our economic lifeline?"

"If this is your condition, then I accept." Li Qi stretched out his hand: "It's a pleasant cooperation."

Hathaway is not familiar with this etiquette, but it is a legend after all, Bingxue is smart, and naturally reached out to shake hands: "Happy cooperation."

This was the second skin-to-skin contact between the two after the Tangus meeting last time.

Tasting the warm and smooth touch, Li Qixin said, I hope this is not the last handshake.

………………

Shadow City, the hotel where Li Qi once stayed.

In the basement, Dries clinked glasses with the crooked old man Moshuu.

Dress gulped down a whole glass of beer, and the old man managed to swallow two gulps.

Moshuu gasped and said, "Didn't the Duke want to free the slaves? The people in Shadow City are all slaves, he doesn't seem to care."

Dress sighed: "The Duke has a lot to do, and there are more important things than Shadow City. He has to consider the overall situation."

"Convince those big families of magicians to contribute their efforts to serve the Queen of Dawn?"

Moshi coughed and smiled: "The Duke probably doesn't know that the big family of magicians are actually devils."

"They do the same things as the devil," Dreis echoed.

"No." Moshiu's wrinkled face was extremely dignified: "I mean, they are real devils. I didn't know it before like you. I stayed in the Shadow City for so long before I understood."

Dries was stunned, and the half-raised wine glass stopped in the air.

Then he frowned and said, "Moshwu, who are you now...?"

There was a light in Moshuwu's eyes, which was familiar to Dries. When Moshuwu was the squadron leader, when he led them to charge towards the enemy, his eyes were so bright.

He said: "I am a member of the Shuguang Society."

Lower your voice again: "Shu Guang would like to meet the Duke..."

(End of this chapter)