Flutter —
A large snow-white seagull descended from the sky and landed on a high branch of a large tree. It tilted its head and looked at the group of people under the tree.
A group of civilians carrying wooden sticks and guns pushed a well-dressed middle-aged man who had his hands tied up to the riverbank under the tree. The river next to him was in its high water period, and the waves were rapid and the water level was extremely deep.
Although he was in a sorry state, the middle-aged man, who was obviously of extraordinary birth, still straightened his back and glared at his former tenant farmers.
"You thugs have no right to judge me. I've never taken an extra cent from you, and I've never committed a crime!"
However, he was kicked to the ground.
Looking at his extremely sorry state covered in dust, the eyes of the group flashed with pleasure.
"Honorable Mr. Rodney, everyone is born equal. Riding on the heads of the people and abusing them is your greatest crime! Now, you no longer have the right to say no to us, but you can choose to climb a tree or enter the water, hahaha … "
Of course, the "igniting" of the business aristocrats was exaggerated, but the perennial conflict between the lower-class civilians and the ruling class was also deeply rooted. Even if there wasn't much of a personal grudge, no snowflake was innocent during an avalanche.
Although there were many people gathered here, no one would sympathize with him.
"Goddess, save me!"
Realizing that this group of thugs really wanted his life, the middle-aged man turned to run, but he was already pushed directly into the turbulent river.
Splash!
He bobbed up and down in the waves a few times before completely disappearing.
"Oh!"
"Let's go, we'll catch more people."
Amidst the victorious cheers, the "rebels" left together to continue hunting.
At the same time.
Far away in the Kingdom of Faletis, St. James Palace, the Queen's study.
"Your Majesty, this is the fifth one. Do you want to continue watching?"
Isabella pinched her eyebrows and waved her hand. Elvin then closed the mental network.
After receiving a letter from Levina and arranging the affairs of the fief, he rushed to Bechler alone and assumed the role of an advisor and member of the House of Lords.
For the time being, the "mental network" did not have the ability to directly transmit messages across the continent, but with Elvin's advancement, the "bandwidth" had been greatly improved. It was still easy to transmit images in the Tulip Islands.
In particular, after the three of them "experienced" the situation together, they had personally experienced what kind of chaotic situation Ilya was in right now. Too many people had died. Some people deserved it, but most people didn't deserve to die.
But no one cared about this anymore.
"Are the nobles so hated by the people? If we lose the power in our hands, will we also end up like them? "
Crown Princess Levina, who had always been as handsome as any man, had a few strands of hair falling to her cheeks, making her look rather haggard and weak. It was obvious that she had been deeply shocked by the tragedy of Ilya's "uprising".
As distant relatives, they could sit back and watch the Ilya Royal Family suffer, but the King was directly pushed to the guillotine, and the nobles in the country were indiscriminately slaughtered, which was still beyond their tolerance.
It was precisely because of this crazy riot from the top down that Faletis, who had already prepared a plan for the expedition, was at a loss for what to do.
After getting the opportunity, it was not just a planned purge by the new ruling class and the Constitutional Assembly, but the entire country, from top to bottom, launched a liquidation of the original ruling class.
Now, as an external force, they would only face a sea of people's war.
Seeing that both of them were not looking good, Elvin comforted them.
"Your Highness, don't belittle yourself. This has something to do with the national policy pursued by the Ilya Kingdom since its birth. The bad karma has been sown from the beginning … "
Ever since the industrial and commercial development of the Ilya Kingdom, they had always pursued a "mercantilism" (industry-oriented) policy. The country used measures such as tariff barriers, franchising, lowering wages, and government supervision to ensure the international competitiveness of the country's industrial and commercial industries.
At the same time, protecting the industrial and commercial industries would inevitably require a large number of additional tax sources, so the Ilya government had always imposed heavy taxes on the people. In fact, the people of the country bore all the costs of the state machinery, but did not get any benefits.
In the beginning, the business aristocracy and the traditional aristocracy both invested in commerce, mining, real estate, and other industries. The benefits of "mercantilism" were shared by the traditional aristocracy and the business aristocracy.
But as the conflict between the new business aristocracy and the traditional aristocracy became more and more serious, especially in recent years, the traditional aristocracy was defeated by the new class that united and had a common goal. The beneficial policies had long become the exclusive rights of the bourgeoisie.
But the traditional aristocracy took all the responsibility because of their ruling status. It was the same logic as shareholders escaping unscathed in the face of disaster, and the legal person being imprisoned.
Elvin continued to take the opportunity to peddle his private goods, and gradually influence the current and future rulers of the kingdom.
"From a certain point of view, this matter is not entirely without benefits. At least the whole world can see the true nature of the bourgeoisie, and can use this as a warning to not repeat the mistakes of the Ilya Kingdom.
Actually, this is one of the problems that material civilization will inevitably face when it develops to a certain extent. There is a structural error in the social distribution system. So we can't ignore the role of the government, and overdo the freedom of economic development. We must establish a suitable initial distribution and redistribution system … "
"Initial distribution and redistribution? What does that mean? Can you tell me in detail? "
At this moment, an abrupt voice suddenly sounded in the study where there were only three people.
The three high-ranking Transcendents, who were supposed to have sharp ears and eyes, suddenly turned around and saw a handsome young man in a white robe sitting quietly on a chair with his hands clasped. No one noticed how he appeared and how long he had been sitting there.
Just as Isabella was about to summon the Kingdom Guardian, she swallowed the words back down her throat.
This was because they had recognized the stranger at the same time. After all, there were murals and statues of "Him" everywhere in the church of the Tulip Family. Even Elvin had seen "Him" countless times.
In the church of a true god, "Him" was only a messenger of the goddess. But outside of the seven gods, "Him" was a great existence that could be directly crowned as a god!
Although they were surprised, as nominal believers of the goddess, the three did not forget to stand up and salute at the same time.
"Holy Angel …"
As soon as the greeting was out, Holy Angel Belenus raised his hand and interrupted them. He looked at Elvin and went straight to the point.
"Because the lambs of the goddess have returned to the divine kingdom in large numbers, I have just personally gone to Ilya, but the situation there is far more serious than I initially expected.
I wanted to see if there were any revelations from Faletis, where the "steam industry" was developing the fastest. There should be rules and traces to follow in the course of human society.
Now it seems that I am in luck.
Favored by the goddess, favored by the world, my divinity tells me that you may have the answer to this question. "
Belenus then roughly explained the situation in the Kingdom of Ilya to the three of them. The Holy Angel who wanted to get an answer from the mortals did not mind revealing some of the secrets of the gods to them.
And now it seemed that if the goddess wanted to obtain the true "royal power of the sea", it would most likely fall to the Kingdom of Faletis, which was already the number one in the alliance.
"That existence has begun to spread its faith in Ilya on a large scale, preparing to gather in the place where the power of the capitalist is strongest …"
Even though Belenus did not even mention his name to avoid attracting the attention of the true gods, the three of them had already figured out what was going on in the territory that they could not reach for the time being.
There were now several levels of understanding of the rebellion in Ilya.
Most people were still standing on the first level, thinking that it was a rebellion caused by the lack of high-end power in the kingdom.
Elvin and the rulers of Faletis, who had been baptized by his "capitalist class" theory, were already standing on the second level. They knew that this was a far-reaching change that could determine the future of the world.
The Holy Angel, on the other hand, was standing on the third level. Everything that happened in the mortal world was just the surface. The more far-reaching impact was the game between the true gods, the [Capital Priesthood] that the "God of Black Wings" was seeking to obtain!
Elvin also picked up a precious mystical knowledge — the [Priesthood]. Coming from the mouth of a demigod, it was much more reliable than the scattered records in the witchcraft books.
The gods understood and controlled the corresponding world authority of certain things in the mortal world. This magical authority could give the gods extra power.
There was no need to talk about the [Nature Priesthood]. The type and definition of the priesthood had been determined at the beginning of the world, and it was almost unchanging.
The [Humanized Priesthood] only existed in the society of special intelligent creatures. A certain worldly matter had a great enough influence on humans. The gods and their believers knew enough about this matter, and the number of believers was enough.
With the passage of time.
The [Priesthood] represented by this matter would slowly be born in the faith of humans. Compared to the [Nature Priesthood], the [Humanized Priesthood] could rapidly grow as the level of human society increased.
Of course, it would also have to bear the series of consequences that might be brought about by a sudden decline.
Among the seven gods, "Daybreak Dawn", "Frost Breath", "Bright Starry Night", "Eternal Fire", and "Howling Storm" were all [Nature Priesthoods]. Only the youngest, "Goddess of Royalty and Navigation", and the "God of Black Wings" were [Humanized Priesthoods].
As a united front, it roughly explained the dilemma they were facing now.
Belenus stared at Elvin with bright eyes and asked a question that made Isabella and Levina pale. "Do you think that in the evolution of human society, the worldly [Royalty] will inevitably be replaced by [Capital]?"
After hearing this question, Elvin did not answer directly. Instead, he smiled slightly and asked a question in return.
"Inevitably? Then … Do you know that capitalism will inevitably die? "
The first sentence was earth-shattering!
It made the crown prince, the queen, and even Belenus, who almost suspected that this was an unsolvable problem, feel their minds buzz.
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