"The second law of thermodynamics: it is impossible to transfer heat from a low-temperature object to a high-temperature object without causing other effects, or it is impossible to take heat from a single heat source and convert it into useful work without causing other effects, or the entropy increment in an irreversible thermodynamic process is always greater than zero. "
Roland wrote this law on a piece of paper, using the language of this world. At first glance, it looked like earthworm writing, and he really couldn't understand how the locals learned such a complicated language.
If asked which of the many laws of physics was the most boring, Roland would definitely choose the second law of thermodynamics. It told everyone that the heat in this world would always flow from high to low, disorder would replace order, and entropy would constantly increase. In the end, everyone would return to nothingness, and the universe would become dead silent.
But this world got rid of the problem of increasing entropy, and magic could be created out of nothing, which was even greater than the invention of a perpetual motion machine! The power of the devil? Roland sneered at this, they simply didn't understand the nature of this power, in the big picture, it could even change the whole universe.
Of course, now, we can start by changing Border Town.
Humming a tune, Roland tore off the paper and threw it into the fireplace. Seeing it turn into Ashes in the fire, he felt a kind of pleasure of annihilation.
The assistant minister looked at the Prince's inexplicable actions and was confused, but fortunately, the Prince was always like this, and he could see that the Prince was in a good mood.
"It's done, the" witch "was hanged at noon," Barov reported.
"Well, no one should have seen anything, right?" Roland lightly nodded his pen, "Anyway, they were all wearing masks."
In order to prevent the Church and the Witch Cooperation Association from coming to the door, Roland ordered the prison warden to find a death row prisoner from the dungeon to replace Anna, and except for the Chief Knight and the assistant minister, everyone was rewarded with 20 Golden Dragons as hush money. This was a very rich income for them.
Barov had also suggested that the witnesses should be silenced forever, but Roland had flatly rejected the idea. He knew that these secrets would not be kept for long, but it didn't matter, he actually hoped that someone would spread the news – as long as it was not now. It was only a matter of time before they fell out with the Church. No one could tolerate those idiots wasting resources like this! What would the other witches think if they knew that there was a small town on the border of the kingdom that allowed them to live freely and even gave them generous treatment?
No matter what era it was, talents were always the most important.
"So that's it," Roland ordered. "Next, I want you to give me a summary of Border Town's trade, taxes, and necessary expenditures for the last year. Also, I want you to calculate the number and scale of the workshops in the city, ironware, textiles, pottery, and so on."
"It will take three days to sort out these records, but …" Barov first nodded, but then he hesitated.
"Is there anything else?" Roland knew that it was time to test his ability to talk. The other party would definitely be suspicious of what he had done yesterday. Although he was a hedonist, having a bad character did not mean that he had a hole in his brain. In the eyes of the Assistant Minister, hiding a witch was simply an enemy of the world.
"Your Highness, I don't understand …" Barov carefully chose his words, "In the past, although you have caused trouble, they were all harmless, but … why do you want to take such a big risk to save a witch? Although hunting them is a law set by the Church, but your father, His Majesty Wimbledon, also agrees with it. "
Roland thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you think Border Town is a good place?"
"Uh, this …" Although he didn't quite understand the connection between this sentence and his own question, Barov still answered truthfully, "It's not good."
"It's very bad. Compared to Valencia and the Port of Clearwater, what do you think is the possibility of me winning against my siblings?"
"…" The Assistant Minister opened his mouth, but didn't answer.
"Almost zero. So I can only change the way, "Roland expressionlessly watched the other step by step fall into his own trap," a way that will leave a deep impression on my father. "
He didn't start from the perspective of whether a witch was evil or not, because that would have little effect – Barov had been an assistant to the Minister of Finance for twenty years, and could already be regarded as a qualified politician. For a politician, benefits were more convincing than good and evil. In addition, taking the emotional route was also not suitable for him, Roland recalled the previous actions of the 4th Prince, and found that he really couldn't be regarded as a good and lawful alignment.
So he chose the eternal conflict between the secular monarchy and the religious theocracy as a starting point. The growing power of the Church was already a thorn in the heart of Wimbledon III. The Church claimed that the world operated according to the will of God, and the Pope was the spokesman of God. If the people found out that what he said was not true, and was full of loopholes, the dominance of the religion would be greatly shaken.
Directly saying "witches aren't evil, so I want to save them" would be difficult to convince the other side, but instead saying "witches aren't evil, so I can use them to attack the Church" would easily lead Barov to his own predetermined conclusion.
"No matter how prosperous my brothers and sisters are, they are just in the pocket of the Church. They have already wantonly proclaimed that the monarchy is bestowed by God, if only the person who is crowned by the Pope can be regarded as the legitimate king, then the actual ruler of this land is still us? " Roland paused, "And father can see in me such a hope: a kingdom without the suppression of the Church, where the royal family alone enjoys all the power. Then his choice is very clear. "
Changing "the whole world" to "only the Church" was much easier to accept – not to mention that Barov himself was on the side of the royal family.
"Similarly, if he realizes that these people with strange abilities will be the basis of prying open the Church, the hunting order is just a joke. One side is impossible, the other side is not zero, do you think it's worth the risk? "Roland stared at the Assistant Minister and said word by word," Don't doubt my decision, Barov. You have been an Assistant Minister for twenty years, right? If I can become Wimbledon IV, you can get rid of the word 'Assistant'. Or go further, for example … the Hand of the King? "
…
Looking at Barov's back, Roland gently breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that he did not take his promise too seriously, which was normal, even Roland himself did not believe that this arrogant plan that he had just made up could be realized. But that was not important at all, the key was to make Barov believe that he really thought so – a simple plan that a playboy could come up with not only matched Prince Roland's hatred for the Church, but also paved the way for more witches in the future.
As for his real thoughts? Even if they knew, they could not understand.
Roland called a maid, "Call Miss Anna to see me."
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