"I just happened to remember to clean up the loot from the Silver Knight in the [Two-Dimensional World]. I thought that since they were able to reach the fifth level, no matter how bad they were, they should have gained something.
Then I found this, and it seems like the effect is not bad. "
As Elvin explained to them, he took out an oval-shaped black seed from the pocket of his loose-fitting home clothes and threw it into the hole that he had just dug.
Pa-!
The shell cracked, and the seed quickly took root and sprouted. In a short while, it grew into a large tree that was ten meters tall. Its branches and leaves were thick, and its flowers were as white as snow. A gentle breeze blew, and the fragrance of the flowers had already filled half of the courtyard.
In the natural world, there were many plants that had the ability to kill germs or insects in order to protect themselves. However, this "Tree of Repose" was actually a type of low-grade magic plant called wild jasmine. It had an extraordinary ability, and that was — — Spirit Extinction.
Not to mention getting close to it, just the fragrance of the flowers could "kill" a weak newborn spirit like sterilizing bacteria. To be more precise, it could accelerate the disintegration and allow the spirit to quickly return to the world's sea of consciousness. There was no time to absorb the overflowing "spiritual origin" to grow.
However, it was very beneficial to living creatures. It calmed down, soothed their mood, and helped them sleep.
"Sigh, today, the Huron, the Sioux … These natives living in the core area were forced to leave their homes. Tomorrow, as the" Spirit Tide "becomes more and more intense, more and more places on the new continent will become the hunting grounds of ghosts and even evil spirits.
The living space of humans and the material world will also become smaller and smaller. Thinking of this future, I … am heartbroken!
But as long as we cut off the source, we can stop the expansion of the "Spirit Tide" and return peace and harmony to the billions of living creatures living on this continent! "
Standing under a snow-white wild jasmine tree, Elvin, who had an excellent image, held his chest and said this with a compassionate expression.
The worst thing was that he even used the ability of the "Saint" to add a halo effect to his head. If others did not bow their heads and worship him, it would be a waste of this special effect.
However, the two girls did not buy it at all.
"Tsk ~"
Olivia, who was wearing a thin red dress, jumped up and hooked her snow-white arms around Iven's neck in an unladylike manner, interrupting his pretentious act. She pressed her cheek against Iven's cheek and smiled mischievously.
"Hehe, tell me honestly, did you really just discover this?"
Of all times, he had taken out such a treasure right after the Hurons had been recruited. Only a fool would believe this guy's nonsense.
Carefully looking around, Elvin raised a finger to his lips.
Shhh —!
"Hahaha …"
"Hehehe …"
Olivia and Angel looked at each other. Their eyes curved like two little foxes who had just eaten a sweet grape. They covered their mouths and giggled softly. However, in his heart, he was in complete agreement with Elvin's decision. Although their relationship with the Hurons wasn't bad, they wouldn't do a losing deal!
Elvin looked at the two girls who were more beautiful than flowers and could not help but curl his lips slightly.
From now on, they would start planting these ornamental trees on a large scale to prevent the birth of weak spirits and once and for all stop the continuous expansion of the Spirit Wave from the source.
Perhaps they did not even need to wait a few decades before the demigod on the new continent would decide the ownership of the deity position, and the disastrous "Spirit Wave" would come to an end.
And they … only needed to be responsible for harvesting the "spiritual origin" when the time came.
.....
On the other side of the sea.
Since the spring of 186 of the Sea Yuan Calendar, Philip II completed the marriage alliance and was crowned emperor, three years had passed since the Shilius Empire's religious reform.
Of course, the so-called "religious reform" was just a polite way of saying it.
Because there was only one way to reform, and that was to — kill! As long as they killed all the heretics in their own territory, the reform would naturally be completed.
In the past three years, the new and old religions of the "Eternal Fire" were sharply opposed to each other. Coupled with the mixed beliefs of the "Primordial God" Tirentius in the original Holy Lothar Empire, it was simply a bloodbath.
Philip II established the "Court of Flame" and issued a "Bloody Edict" while the traditional "Eternal Fire" religion established the Inquisition. Both sides carried out extremely tragic killings and persecution in the vast territory of the Shilius Empire and even the entire "Eternal Fire" religion radiation zone.
Speaking of which, in the eyes of many "Eternal Fire" believers, the New Continent, which was currently overrun by ghosts and monsters, was perhaps the Garden of Eden of a deity.
Because in less than four years, the number of believers who died due to religious persecution on both sides had exceeded a million! It was even worse than the class conflict that had happened in Ilya.
It was important to note that in the current Shilius Empire, even including all the countries that it had conquered in the past 200 years, the total population was less than 50 million, and the pure original Shilius population of the Alfonso Peninsula was less than 10 million.
All of this could only be described as tragic!
Among them, the Kingdom of Frisia, where most people believed in the "Primordial God" Tirentius without a personality, was also a disaster area with a conflict of beliefs.
And these Frisians, who were good at business, not only had to endure the continuous attacks of the "Eternal Fire" Inquisition, but they also had to bear more than half of the heavy tax burden of the entire huge empire.
Under the intertwining pressure from both inside and outside, some unknown changes had begun to quietly take place in this land.
As for whether the gears of history had begun to turn? No one knew for now …
Kingdom of Frisia, Antwerp.
In a hidden and luxurious venue, whale oil candles were brightly lit, and a high-spirited speech was constantly raging.
"So what if it's the 'Eternal Fire'? So what if it's the 'Tinder Church'? So what if it's the 'Primordial God' Tirentius? In fact, there's only one religion in this world, and that's money!!! "
William Orange, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Netherland Bank, stood on the podium and looked at the large group of well-dressed gentlemen and ladies below. He clenched his fists tightly and almost shouted out the voice that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.
"Gentlemen! When money stands up and speaks, even truth must remain silent!
"The future of the world belongs to the 'Eye of Wealth'!"
At this moment, the business tycoons with great influence in the Kingdom of Frisia and the surrounding countries couldn't help but be influenced by him. They all stood up and gave him the warmest applause.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh …
"Well said, the future of the world belongs to the 'Eye of Wealth'!"
"The future of the world belongs to the 'Eye of Wealth'!"
Half an hour later, the members of the association had already left in batches for safety reasons. No one dared to stay for long in the current grim situation.
William Orange watched the last guest leave as he muttered to himself, "I'm sorry.
"Now that we've taken this step, we no longer have the chance to take another step back. We only have to wait … for an opportunity when Shilius is at his weakest. "
The candlelight flickered.
On the wall behind him, a pure golden eye was surrounded by a compass with its legs spread open and a square with its mouth facing upwards. That was the emblem and code name of the secret association — "Eye of Wealth".
It was also an alliance of super capitalists that established a powerful financial system that spanned across countries using the banking industry as a link.
And the purpose of their alliance was clearly not to build relationships, but to use the wealth in their hands to say to those in power: No!
In this secret association of the "Eye of Wealth," which gathered many capitalists from the Kingdom of Frisia and the surrounding countries, although not everyone was a believer of the Lord of Gold, they were definitely believers of gold.
Everyone agreed from the bottom of their hearts that "the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit." They also agreed that "money" was the greatest right in the world!
However, the capitalists were clearly at a disadvantage in terms of military strength compared to the inherent royal class. It was the same even with the help of the "Church of Wealth."
In order to resist the royal dictatorship that wielded violence and replicate "capital" in the various countries like fission, they had to find another system that was stronger, simpler, and more efficient. Then, they had to push the trend forward.
They had to make use of the power of the trend to rapidly strengthen themselves!
Although not everyone had Elvin's vision that transcended the times, there were also natural trendsetters in the torrent of the times. Mr. William Orange, who took over the Nederland Banking Group at the age of 40, was clearly one of the best.
What if they couldn't mass-produce that many Titled Knight?
Then they would gather the masses. You have a "tyrant," and I have a "mob!"
An ancient system once again bloomed with new flowers. "Democracy," "personal freedom, and equal rights." This time, it wasn't just empty talk like Ilya, but it had to be implemented.
The theoretical foundation was very beautiful. "Natural rights" and the separation of powers.
In the modern era where private ownership was flourishing, the vast majority of people could, of course, voluntarily surrender their power to protect their lives, freedom, and property, enter into a contract to establish a country.
But sovereignty belonged to everyone. If the embodiment of the country violated the contract, people could overthrow it and further extend the principle of "sovereignty belongs to the people," which was also "democracy!"
The essence of "democracy" was the will of the majority, or the direct satisfaction of the majority's selfish desires. It happened to coincide with "the supremacy of money" and was exactly what the super capitalists needed.
As long as they adapted to this system, "Parasites feel good!" and "Nobody can make me go back to the past!" would become the voice of the people. Then, they would turn into the vanguard of resisting the autocracy of the monarchy. Whether it was providing faith or driving the trend, they were excellent carriers.
On the surface, everyone had a sacred vote to choose the democratic leader they liked and then decide the fate of the country. And for votes, the democratic leaders naturally had to work hard to improve the national welfare after they came to power and seek the well-being of every voter.
It was simply the best example of everyone winning together! Only the feudal monarchy would lose.
But was that really the case?
The answer was obviously no.
First of all, the democratic leaders had no countermeasures against the public opinion, nor could they prevent the existence of open political enemies. They could only rely firmly on the capitalist class behind them.
Secondly, it emphasized that everyone was responsible for the country. On the other hand, no one was responsible. The system of one person, one vote was the easiest to break down and then divide and buy over.
Finally, it was very easy for populism to prevail in the country. The opinions of the true elites would be ignored and drowned in the surging public opinion. A large group of ignorant people was the easiest to be controlled by those in power. The tool of public opinion would inevitably become a sharp weapon.
Under the equal rights system, an idle hooligan and a conscientious worker actually had the same right to decide the future and destiny of the country? It was really strange. Weren't they stupid?
Naive!
The "Eye of Wealth" didn't want the monarchy, nor did they want the country to be rich and powerful. All they wanted was money. "Capital" was always increasing.
And under the rules they set, wealth was the greatest right!
The super capitalists and the "God of Capital and Wealth" were the real winners.
The evil beast called "democracy" that looked beautiful on the surface was the most powerful weapon for "capital" to devour the world.
It was with this kind of theoretical foundation and political system that was tailor-made for "capital". William Orange had been "baptized" by the True God himself and had become a "saint" of the "God of Capital and Wealth."
The "God of Black Wings" got this tailor-made political system. As long as he got the support and sincere recognition of the most vigorous part of the capital in the world, then it wouldn't take too long for him to condense the "Capital Priesthood."
The alliance of the super capitalists, the "Eye of Wealth," might really be able to devour the entire world from its foundation.
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