A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 98. Chapter 98

In a secret private house in Tozes, several big businessmen who belong to the heavyweights in Tozes are gathering here to discuss important matters.

“Your Excellency Taka did not come?”

“His Royal Highness is here. It’s better to keep a low profile recently. He won’t come forward to contact us for the time being.”

“fair enough.”

An older businessman with pale sideburns nodded.

He said, “So, how are things prepared?”

“Everything is going smooth.”

“Didn’t it be arranged on the second night of the temple inauguration ceremony? On the night of the ceremony…”

The talking businessman said a vague word.

“This is a rare celebration, isn’t it a bit disappointing?”

On the other side, the middle-aged housekeeper who was sent by the consul to participate in this private meeting replied.

“No way, no matter how the Archon persuaded, that Highness decided to return to the King City early the next morning.”

He said, “Therefore, we can only move the time forward to the evening of the same day.”

“In that case, it can only be this way.”

The older businessman shook his head regretfully.

“Then, everyone, get ready.” He said with a smile, “We Tozes have to resist pirates all year round, but it is very hard, and the navy has suffered a lot of casualties.”

“Yes.” Bettola also smiled. “So, the amount of naval maintenance costs in previous years is no longer enough. Tozes City must leave more taxes in order to continue to resist the pirates.”

He cocked one leg, clasped his hands on his lap, and sat on the chair with a smug smile on his lips.

“We must make the prince clearly aware of this.”

He spread his hands and laughed.

“How can the prince realize this more deeply than letting the prince experience the city being attacked by pirates?”

When he said that, everyone in this luxuriously decorated room laughed.

Vicious pirates attacked Tozes.

The Tozes Navy and the pirates fought a powerful battle in the middle of the night.

It is said that the young prince who has not been on the battlefield even once will be frightened by this terrible war.

It is said that this prince is known as the’wise prince’ and has a pure heart.

As long as the prince realizes the terrible pirates, he and others will unite with the consul to cry to him, and then let him see those soldiers who are wounded or killed in battle, it will inevitably arouse mercy from the other party, and then he will take the opportunity to propose an increase in military expenditures. , To cut back more taxes –

The perfect process.

Perfect result.

Betola finished smiling and looked to the side of the room.

There was a small man standing in the corner, shrouded in shadow, looking very inconspicuous.

He looks ordinary and has no sense of existence. When everyone was talking, he kept his head down, with a large hat on his head, covering his face so tightly that he couldn’t see his appearance at all.

“Advance the action time to tomorrow night, do you have a problem there?”

“Sirs, please rest assured.”

The man put his hand on his chest and bowed slightly to answer, only the humble smile at the corner of his mouth was exposed under the wide brim of his hat.

“Our boss said that we will never delay the adults.”

“That’s good.”

Bertola nodded in satisfaction.

Although there is darkness in the middle of the night, since you have to pretend to fight a fierce battle with the pirates and interact with each other, you can’t do it without the cooperation of the other party.

Everyone is satisfied.

Now that the pirate leader gave a guarantee, they were relieved.

After all, in the past few years, both of them have been cooperating very well. The reputation of that group of pirates sounds terrifying, but in fact they are very credible.

They gave the group of pirates enough money to satisfy their appetite, in exchange for them not to attack their merchant ships.

At the same time, let Tozes become a pirate’s point of sale and provide them with various conveniences for the sale of stolen goods.

Anyway, these merchants also feel that large sums of goods can also promote the prosperity of Tozes and increase taxes. As for whether the origin of those goods and slaves is stained with blood…hehe, it’s their shit, it’s okay not to delay them in making money.

In order to prevent the people above from doubting, collude with the pirates, and let them attack Tozes with a pretense every once in a while.

Give pirates some sweetness, and you can better buy them and drive them.

Although they are a pack of hungry wolves, they can still be obedient like dogs after they are raised.

The big businessman thought with satisfaction.

Sometimes, these merchants would deliberately pretend to be unable to resist the Tozes Navy, which was already under their control, and let the pirates attack the city.

Anyway, the city of Tozes near the coast is the lower city, where the poor, slaves, and ordinary civilians live. These big businessmen live in the upper city a little farther away.

As for the pirates who came in, raped, raped, looted, burned and looted in the lower city… Well, anyway, they didn’t kill them in their house. What’s their business?

Moreover, the pirates robbed the civilians of their property. After retreating, those civilians who were unable to survive the disaster could only sell their children, relatives, or even themselves to them, or sold their houses to them in exchange for meager money. The property barely survived.

In this way, they obtained a large number of slaves easily, and they could also buy a large number of real estate in the city at extremely cheap prices, thus allowing their assets to increase again by a large amount.

It’s just sitting and making money, it’s really good.

If it were not for the concern of attracting the attention of the above and considering the problem of fishing out of water, they would even want pirates to come so many times.

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The inauguration ceremony of the Shamash Temple was held at noon, the moment when the sun was the brightest.

The sun has been very hot from the morning on this day, and the bright sun hangs high in the sky.

The temple is located by the sea, close to the wall of Tozes next to the sea.

It was originally a low-lying place, but when it was built, a solid high platform was piled up with stones and dirt.

The huge and gorgeous temple is located on the high platform, overlooking this large area of Xiacheng.

On one side of the high platform, there is a row of golden seats, and behind each chair there is a strong male servant holding a parasol.

Gallan was sitting in the center seat. Kehos did not sit, standing behind him, and so did the little fat Tarr. The team of guards stood straight at the back, and one of the parasols was also held by one of them.

Although there was a row of seats, the chairs on either side of Garlan were empty.

Originally, according to the ideas of the consul and the big businessmen, they had to sit on the chairs next to them.

However, the blond knight who was taller than them did not sit, but stood behind Garlan. Naturally, they couldn’t sit down anymore, so they had to stand beside them.

They were different from the strong knights, they hardly exercised, and after a short time they started to complain.

But there was no response when he glanced at Prince Garlan, and they could only hold on to their feet in a grumbling manner.

The sun at noon was so scorching eyes that Garland looked up and saw that the huge statue of Shamash stood in the center of the temple square.

The height of tens of meters is even higher than that of the temple.

Shamash held a sword in one hand, and put the other hand on the head of a lion beside him, wearing a golden armor, extremely mighty.

He stood on the ground, condescending, and the golden eyes that reflected the sun’s golden eyes looked down on the ground.

Behind his tall body is the magnificent and magnificent temple.

The sun god Shamash, a righteous and wise god.

The god of justice, the god of judgment.

I don’t know whether his golden eyes, which are said to be able to see through all the darkness, can see the evil hidden under the prosperous city of Tozes.

Garlan turned his head and was on the high platform near the sea. He looked up and could see the endless sea.

The weather is just right, and you can clearly see the clear sea level where it meets the ground that day.

The solemn ceremony has begun, and the sound of the trumpet sounded from the seashore.

The heavy gate of the military port has been slowly pulled up, the gate opened, and huge warships sailed out of the port toward the sea on this side.

The long and low horn from the warship resounded throughout the coastline from far to near.

On the leading giant warship, Taka, who is the naval commander of Tozes, is wearing a gorgeous uniform and standing on the bow of the ship vigorously.

The sea breeze blew up the thick cloak behind him.

Behind him is a row of sailors playing horns.

The rows of huge warships will encircle the temple, symbolizing the guardian temple. They will guard the city of Tozes under the gaze of Shamash.

This was an extremely glorious moment for the soldiers of Aaron Landis.

Garlan looked at the tiny figure that was too far away, and remembered the message Seth had passed to him last night.

Seth was excluded from the task of guarding the temple ritual.

The order issued by Taka, made him and his fleet stay in the military port, unable to obtain such glory.

He was watching, and suddenly, the back of his hand felt cold.

As soon as he lowered his head, he saw a little water mark.

Where does the water come from?

Garlan looked up at the sky, and saw the sun shining brightly in the blue sky.

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As the inauguration ceremony of the temple was solemnly being held, the Shangcheng District seemed a bit empty at the moment.

After all, almost all powerful people attended the inauguration ceremony of the temple, so the Shangcheng District was much quieter than usual when it was empty.

In a wide open space deep in a dense forest, nearly a hundred people gathered here.

The clothes of these people are very shabby, their skin is dark and rough, and most of them have mottled scars left on their bodies, most of them are beaten out by whips.

Their faces are full of vicissitudes and deep darkness, but each of them has big hands and feet, strong bodies, and strong physiques.

Because those in poor health among them are already exhausted or beaten to death.

The people gathered here are large and small, old and young, with different skin colors and different accents, but the only thing in common is that they have a clear mark on their faces or bodies.

That is the mark of a slave.

The leader of these slaves was a stout man, who was bowing his head in silence, as if hesitating.

The few people who stood opposite the man were trying to persuade him.

“What are you waiting for? If you miss this opportunity, you will only be slaves in your life!”

“There will never be a better opportunity than this time! As long as you succeed, you will be liberated from those noble lords and vicious merchants.”

“Look at your injuries. When will you be enslaved by those black-hearted guys?”

“You are not humble, you have a powerful force, enough to subvert this unfair world.”

The man’s words stirred people’s hearts, and a little bit aroused the blood of the still hesitating slaves.

“Now, resist, it’s time to bring down those who oppress you!”

“Those who cruelly care about your life and death–those who brutally killed your loved ones–”

“Let them know how good you are! Let them know that even slaves have the power to resist them!”

It was an extremely passionate voice.

“Hit them! Let them no longer control you!”

“We will give you their property, house, and land. From then on, you will be able to live a life where you will never be beaten or scolded again, and you can still eat and drink.”

The man’s promise made the slaves’ eyes a longing for the future.

“The Tozes navy will be dragged by the enemy outside, and there is no time to come here. The city guards are gathered in the lower city. Those black-hearted and timid guys need them to protect themselves and will not let them come.”

“So, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

The man suddenly raised the volume.

“Don’t hesitate anymore, now is the time for you to liberate yourself from your status as slaves!”

Many slaves looked at each other, and at this moment, they saw the blazing flames in each other’s eyes.

Filled with long-repressed anger, hatred of those who enslaved them, and desire for the bright future promised by these people—

All of this gathered together, almost everything can be burned to ashes——

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Patter.

Waves slapped against the hull, and the tall warship shook in the water.

On the edge of a small island not far from Tozes, a large number of warships are parked here, as if waiting for something.

On the largest warship that led, everyone was busy preparing for the war.

There was only one tall man sitting lazily on a recliner on the deck, dangling, basking in the sun with a leisurely look. He also held a green apple in his hand and gnawed a few bites from time to time.

When he opened his mouth to gnaw the fruit, his teeth were exposed, reflecting a golden light in the sunlight.

Among the mouthful of white teeth, there is an inlaid golden incisor.

A thin man suddenly approached him and asked him.

“Boss, do you really want to do that?”

“Nonsense, I have given orders, can it be fake?”

“Hey, after all I have been cooperating for so many years, the boss suddenly said that you want to treat them… a bit uncomfortable.”

The man grinned at the man shitly.

“After all, the boss said that even if you are a pirate, you have to be faithful.”

“Pooh!”

The man directly spit on the floor, an apple core hit the man’s forehead directly, lifted his eyes, and looked at his idiot Xiaoyi contemptuously.

“Are you stupid, do you speak faith with your own pig?”

“What?”

The man grunted and lay lazily on the rocking chair.

He looked at the direction of Tozes City over there with a half-smile, and said, “Fat pig.”

He said: “If someone helps, you have to slaughter it quickly.”

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Patter.

Gallan gave a sigh and raised his head. The sun didn’t know when it weakened. A thin cloud layer blocked the hot sun just now, making people feel much cooler.

The wind started to blow, coming from the sea, with thick moisture.

He felt a drop of water on his calf again.

Is it going to rain?

But the sun is still bright.

Garlan thought, turning his head and looking at the sea. The sea was still calm where he could see. In the sea-blue color, the waves rippled softly.

The Tozes Navy’s fleet has completed the ritual they were responsible for, and is slowly retreating, mooring on the side of the coast, quietly waiting for the completion of the temple before returning to port.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the solemn ceremony. The messy sound was very small at first, and then it became louder and louder.

“What happened over there?!”

Someone shouted.

At this time, the eyes of all the people present have turned to that direction. From this piled high platform, one can overlook the upper city of the high ground.

I saw that the originally quiet and peaceful place was full of billowing smoke, and there was more than one place.

It can be vaguely seen that some houses in the Shangcheng District have been burnt up.

When everyone was in astonishment, a captain of the city guard rushed over and whispered a few words in the ear of the consul.

The consul showed an unbelievable look. Seeing the big businessmen approaching with a ugly face, he quickly whispered.

Garlan sat there, only vaguely heard the word’slave’ float over.

At this time, one of the guards of Kaihus rushed over and knelt in front of Garlan.

“His Royal Highness, Lord Kaijos, the slaves in the upper city have rioted!”

As soon as the guard’s words fell silent, Kaihus and Taer’s gaze swept towards Garlan.

They looked at Garlan with stunned eyes, apparently remembering what Garlan had said a few days ago,’Continuing to treat those slaves harshly may cause chaos’ and the like.

At that time they still thought it was impossible. The prince thought too much. How dare those humble slaves have the courage, who knows they really dare–

Garlan frowned and stood up.

He was about to speak when suddenly a voice came in next to him.

“Hahahaha, it’s too exaggerated.”

Bettola walked over, her slightly fat face still smiling.

“Prince, your subordinates are too exaggerated. What kind of riots are just a few slaves making trouble.”

He said, his face didn’t care.

“Please don’t worry, we have already sent someone over.”

The archon also came over with a smile, also with a relaxed expression on his face.

“Yes, the city guard wants to maintain order here, so the fleet left in the military port was dispatched.”

“Prince, you don’t need to worry at all, we can continue the ceremony.” He said, lightly, “I think, when the temple inauguration ceremony is over, the matter over there is probably resolved.”

Patter, patter.

The raindrops suddenly fell and fell on Garlan’s face.

Ignoring the two people around him, he raised his head.

The sky, which was still shining not long ago, was entangled with thick clouds at some point, gloomy, and the huge raindrops fell from the dark clouds.

The sea, which was still calm and waveless just now, was also commotion, the wind whizzed by, and the waves rose, one after another.

At a glance, it was as if the whole sea was agitated.

It is like a monster that has been sleeping all the time. It was awakened by someone, so it began to shake its huge body violently.

The waves raged, and huge waves swept in, slamming heavily on the high platform beside the city wall.

With a loud bang, the city wall seemed to be shaken by this huge wave.

There was a boom.

The sky seemed to make a loud noise like the waves.

I saw a sneer, a blazing lightning pierced the gloomy sky.

The pouring rain poured down, and just for an instant, the group of people on the high platform was poured over their heads and faces as if they were fished out of water, soaked all over.

The umbrella cover behind the chair has long been blown by the strong wind.

“His Royal Highness, hurry up and go to the temple to avoid the rain, right?”

The archon anxiously persuaded Garland.

Gallan ignored him, he lifted his foot up the steps, looking up at the statue of Shamash standing on the high platform.

The heavy rain poured down, and the rushing rain fell like a waterfall along the idol.

In the darkness, the golden eyes of the idol overlooking the city seemed to dim at this moment.

The boy was standing in the rain curtain, his body drenched, his drenched blond hair pressed tightly to his soaked clothes on the back of his neck.

The rain hit his upturned face, and water drops kept falling from his cheeks.

In this panic, suddenly there was another scream.

“pirate–!!!”

The scream was hoarse, but it was so small in the pouring rain.

When the hurricane hit, Garlan turned his head abruptly.

In that torrential rain, in that gloomy sky, dozens of huge stones attacked him like cannonballs.

They roared in the sound of the wind, accompanied by the thunder of thunder.

boom!

A huge boulder fell from the sky and hit the leg of the standing statue of Shamash.

With a click, a crack opened in the place where it was hit.

Then, the crack swiftly extended to the other side, and in just an instant, the whole child burst open–

The majestic idol in golden armor collapsed suddenly.

With a bang, the stone statue fell heavily on the high platform, and it shattered into a pile of ugly rubble right in front of Gallan’s eyes and beside him.

A horrified scream sounded behind Garlan.

The slightly fat businessman was so shocked by the stone statue that he collapsed next to him that he almost threw his ass down on the ground. He was stubbornly choked by the servants beside him and didn’t fall down. He couldn’t care about anything else, his legs were soft and his face was pale again and again. Go back.

The stone that burst out when the stone statue collapsed to the ground splashed out from the side of Garlan’s face standing there, rubbing a blood mark on his face.

He stood there without moving.

Red blood seeped from the cut scar, mixed with rain, and stained his cheeks red.

Soaked, he just stood on the high platform covered with broken stones and looked into the distance.

The gust of wind whistled and lifted his long wet golden hair from around his neck and fluttered messily in the air.

There was a thunder, and the lightning tore the entire sky.

The white light illuminates the suddenly enlarged golden pupils of the young man.

After the heavy rain, countless warships carrying pirate flags rushed towards Tozes City like greedy hungry wolves——

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Internal slave riots

The fleet was stopped in the open sea

The naval port is open, and the left-behind fleet is sent to deal with slaves, so it is empty

A group of pig teammates

Pirate surprise attack

No reinforcements

[Beep-the naval battle dungeon has opened the hell-level mode]

………This is the dividing line after reading the message………

QAQ is not right to keep the article and nourish fat, so that the author is not motivated, 嘤嘤嘤嘤