Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 289 An irresistible temptation

  Luke fulfilled his promise, Rachel's companions were all released, and the Rage City Council even gave them a sum of activity funds. These radical liberals were surprised by all kinds of actions, and they didn't know what the acting governor of Raging Waves City wanted to do.

   But since they are allowed to speak freely, these young people are naturally not polite. They printed a lot of leaflets and set up podiums in crowded places. With impassioned speeches, they denounced the various tyranny of the empire and denounced the injustice of the privileges of the nobility. They extol the virtues of the free state, portraying it as a world where all people are equal and everyone has a chance.

  According to their propaganda experience in other places, their speeches can easily win the support of the middle and lower classes in some places, and even some businessmen who are dissatisfied with the status quo will provide them with help and funds.

  The former Rage City is walking on the road to freedom, and it is a bright light leading the future of the empire. However, the arrival of the meteorite turned the city of Raging Waves back in history. He was appointed as the acting governor of Raging Waves City, which brought this city with a bright future back into darkness.

  So the Liberals came, thinking that their arrival would definitely be greeted like a hero.

  But...without the plainclothes officers of the Sheriff's Department, their audience was only a few ragged bums.

  The leaflets they sent out were thrown everywhere.

  The only intervention of the Public Security Department is to let them clean up here, so as not to damage the sanitation of the city.

  Rachel felt that the wound in her heart was more painful than the wound in her body.

Why?

  Young liberals can't figure it out.

  At this time, a carriage stopped beside the podium, and a well-dressed attendant came over: "Miss Rachel, my lord, please go and meet me."

  The decoration of the carriage is very gorgeous, and there are a group of horse guards around who are not easy to mess with. Liberal young people immediately surrounded to prevent Rachel from being attacked.

  Rachel looked at the carriage vigilantly, and then asked the attendant, "Who is your lord?"

   "My lord is extremely honorable, and you will get the answer when you see him. Please rest assured... No one in Rage City would dare to hurt you without Governor Meteor nodding."

   "Okay, I'll go see the lord." Rachel stopped her companion from following, and followed the attendant to the side of the carriage.

  The car door opened, and there was a fat man with some greasy feeling sitting inside. He wore a tailored tuxedo, a top hat, an elaborate cane, and jeweled rings all over his fingers.

  A complete nouveau riche.

  Facing the fat man's smile, Rachel saluted slightly before getting into the carriage.

  The door closes.

   Rachel sat vigilantly across from the fat man, and asked, "Who is Your Excellency? What can you do with me?"

"My name is Ible, member of the upper council of Raging Waves City, chief financial officer of Raging Waves City, and the most trusted and closest friend of Meteor Governor." The fat man was Ible. After introducing his identity, he said to Rachel: "This is a private meeting and I think I can answer some of the doubts in your mind."

  Rachel didn't expect that the person facing him was one of the five councilors of Raging City. Compared with Meteor and Viscount Iskran that she had seen, this image lowered the overall level of the council of Raging City.

   "Did Governor Meteor tell you to come see me?"

  Facing Rachel's vigilance, Senator Ible smiled and said: "No, the Governor-General doesn't know about this meeting, I want to talk to you, it's just passing by on a temporary basis.

  Because in terms of my understanding of your liberal thoughts, I should be the one with the deepest understanding in Raging Waves City except Governor Meteor. You may not have imagined that at the beginning, facing the privileges of the nobility, I also firmly believed that only free competition could bring out my commercial talents. "

  Rachel said: "But you have become a new aristocrat, using the privilege you bought with money to suppress your competitors."

"You have to admit that it is fair to everyone in the empire to spend money to buy titles. And the purpose of my meeting with you is not to talk about my family history. I saw that your speech was very bad, do you want to know the reason? "

  Rachel looked at the frustrated companions outside the window, and asked unwillingly: "Why?"

   "Because the quality of life of the citizens of Raging Waves City is superior to that of the free countries you mentioned. In Raging Waves City, the ten-hour work system is enforced, and Sundays are the statutory rest days for all industries except special positions.

  Do you think the citizens of Raging Waves City will give up the ten-hour working system and go back to working 14 or even 20 hours a day? "

Rachel retorted: "Forcing the ten-hour working system, did the factory owners agree? I don't think it's a good system, but...but it obviously didn't win the factory owners' consent. They are the ones who promote world civilization. The main force of development."

  Rachel's words made Ible shake his head helplessly: "You people have lofty thoughts, but you are far away from real life.

  My factory was the first place to introduce a ten-hour workday, and then I noticed that instead of slowing down, my order fulfillment speeded up. The high pass rate is beyond my knowledge, and the workers no longer secretly destroy the machines.

  So I used the money from recruiting supervisors to recruit a group of workers, and the factory also opened for 20 hours. I didn't pay too much extra wages, but the production capacity doubled.

   Do you think I'll boycott the ten-hour day? "

  Rachel's expression was disbelief: "How is this possible?"

"I don't know why this is, but this is the most amazing thing about Governor Meteor. And as the chief financial officer of the city, I also found that the expansion of factories has brought a lot of employment. Workers have more private time, pulling the entire city Increased consumption power.

  With the increase of city tax, more money can be invested in scientific research, and urban infrastructure can be improved at the same time. And the people who can benefit the most from it are precisely us factory owners.

  Let me tell you secretly, many countries that you think are free are sending people to Rage City to study. "

   Ible's last words made Rachel's face burn hot.

  Although she didn't want to admit it, the experience of the past few days told her that no one in Raging Waves City believed what they said.

  People here have a higher sense of superiority!

   "I still can't understand..."

   "I can't understand either! Returning to the autocratic and privileged Rage City, how can it explode with such vitality?

   Governor Meteor has brought miracles here.

  I can only give you these answers, if you want to know more, you should go to the governor. "

Rachel's impression of Ible has changed a lot, she stood up and saluted: "Thank you for your clarification, we know too little about this city. I will go to Governor Meteor and hope he can answer All my questions."

   "Goodbye, Miss Rachel. Good luck!"

  Rachel got out of the car, and after watching the carriage leave, she asked her companions to dismantle the podium, and then she stopped a taxi and went to Sissai Palace.

  Luke is very busy these days.

  The construction of the first batch of all-metal warships will be completed soon. Except for the five ships delivered to the Raging City Navy, the other seven ships will all be given to Madam Tasia's anti-smuggling fleet. The attack on the Leo Navy will officially begin. After completely controlling a waterway leading to the Leo mainland, it will be more convenient for Rage City to supply the Watchmen Restoration Army.

The first batch of mercenaries from the Polaris Mercenary Group are arriving in Rage City one after another. Luke has repeatedly reviewed the equipment and training given to them to ensure that they will not suffer too much loss after landing in Leo. Get used to laying the groundwork.

  During the period, Luke also met with Pan many times to discuss the support given to him by Raging City, as well as the investment project of the World Bank in Raging City.

   Regarding the investment in the Cape District, Yin is mainly in charge, and Luke has naturally met Yin many times.

  In the temporary office of Sissai Palace, Yin introduced a gift from the World Bank to Luke.

  A drawing is unfolded on the desk.

"This place is right next to Cape Port. The high terrain can take in the entire port area. If you choose the location of the Governor's Mansion here, all the materials can be transferred from the repaired port, which can greatly reduce the Project costs.

  Of course, the World Bank pays for the project cost, which is our thank you gift to you. "

  As the sound released magic, the three-dimensional design of the Governor's Mansion emerged from the blueprint.

  The location of the Governor's Mansion is on a hill near Cape Harbor. From a high position, you can not only see the sea scenery, but also overlook the entire Cape area. The tone of the Governor's Palace is mainly white, and the style adds a lot of modern large window designs to the tone of the traditional imperial castle.

   There are still many details, it can be seen that the designer is very careful.

  Luke noticed Yin's expression, she seemed to like the Governor's Palace more than himself.

   "Thanks to the World Bank, and thank you, Hepan. I want to build Rage City into a dual-core city. The Governor's Mansion is built here very well, and the style is also very beautiful."

   Received praise, Yin is even happier. She used the magician's hand to adjust the orientation and size of the three-dimensional design drawing, and gave Luke a detailed account of the functions of the rooms inside, as well as ideas and suggestions on decoration.

   It's just that Yin hasn't realized yet, she is now like a hostess who is thinking about how to decorate her new home.

   It was as if she didn't know what her special intimacy with Luke was, and when did it appear in her heart. Pan's laissez-faire, even implicit support, made her not realize how dangerous it was, a taboo of Shuojin people.

  Luke did what he could, but some things can't be stopped if you want to.

  Full of thoughts, Luke couldn't help taking out a candy from his pocket.

  yin watched Luke peel off the candy wrapper and put the candy in his mouth, his eyes seemed to have a beautiful look: "Have you been eating the candy I gave you?"

Luke looked at the empty candy wrapper in his hand and could only say, "I've been eating... I remember what you said, eat a candy if you want to smoke. I have to admit that this kind of candy is very effective for quitting smoking. I even forgot what cigarettes taste like." gone."

Hearing that she helped Luke quit smoking successfully, Yin was even more happy: "When I had nothing to do, I made some more of these candies, and added a lot of flavors. I originally wanted to send them to the city of St. Lun, and I will bring them to you tomorrow." .”

   "Okay, just the candy you gave me last time, I'm almost finished..."

  Luke and Yin met each other's eyes, and the atmosphere in the room gradually heated up.

   At this time, an attendant knocked on the door and said: Miss Rachel is visiting.

  Yin immediately withdrew her gaze in fright, her cheeks flushed with heat, and she said to Luke in a panic: "You have guests visiting, so I won't disturb you. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow...I will bring the sugar."

  Luke also retracted the emotion that almost crossed the line: "Okay, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

  The flustered voice left Luke's office, and Rachel walked in with the attendant after a while.

  Luke sorted out the thoughts disturbed by the sound, and reminded himself not to harm others or himself.

   Then let Rachel sit opposite him: "You came to see me much earlier than I expected."

  Rachel's attitude towards Luke is completely different from the last time we met. The facts she saw impacted the belief she had always believed in.

   "I met Lord Ible, and he said a lot to me, let me know why you dare to let us promote free thought in Raging Waves City.

  Actually, I also talked with other citizens before meeting Senator Ible. "

  Luke nodded: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Young people should have their own ideals, but they should also walk and see more... practice more."

Luke's words touched Rachel a lot: "Yes, we don't know much about Raging City. It's a magical city. But... I think it has achieved what it is now because of a ruler like you. .

   Just like a monarchy, a wise monarch can bring prosperity to the country, but if Rage City is replaced by a stupid governor, the city may decline rapidly.

   Only in the rules of free competition can the ruling class of a country or city be guaranteed to be managed by smart people. "

   "You are very right! In fact, I support you liberals."

  Rachel thought all the way and prepared a lot of arguments to have a heated debate with Meteor. Didn't expect that when I had enough ammunition and was about to fire at full power, the opponent turned out to be my own?

  Rachel opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and finally squeezed out: "You, you support the liberals?"

   "Of course, otherwise why would I release you all. Wouldn't it be easier to lock you all in the mine?"

   "But..." Rachel still couldn't understand: "You are the acting governor of Raging Waves City appointed by the Emperor of the Empire, you are a senior official of the Bureau of Secret Affairs, and you are a royal knight."

   "Does this affect my support for liberals?"

  Rachel was speechless, so she could only ask, "What is your purpose?"

   "I want you to know that the current empire is not something you can realize your ideals with just a few slogans.

  Those free countries didn’t just shout slogans. They all experienced bloodshed and sacrifice. It was the victory of the free army over the noble army. "

  Rachel said: "Of course we know that our propaganda is to get more support. When there are enough people who support us, we can launch an uprising and declare war on the imperial power and nobles!

   Let all be free! "

  Luke said with a smile: "If you have the determination to dedicate yourself to freedom, I think now is the best time.

  I know information that you don't know. At this time, the empire is in a bitter battle with the Tedgar Hills, and the banditry on the western front is also very serious. It can be said that for a long time in the future, the empire's internal control will drop to the lowest level in history.

  If you initiate an uprising around Raging Waves City, I can provide you with a lot of weapons and supplies for the Freedom Army..."

  Rachel stared, she couldn't believe what she heard... But with the support of Raging City, the Liberals will definitely be able to quickly form an army of their own.

  This temptation is hard to refuse!

  (end of this chapter)