In this world, as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't do. If there is, it must be because you don't have enough money.
Many people disagree with the above sentence. For example, some people will say that no matter how much money they give him, he will not commit suicide, but they forget that hiring a killer does not require "more money."
Maybe someone will list more things, such as time.
In fact, the rich have naturally acquired "more" time in the process of owning money. An ordinary worker needs to spend at least eight precious hours at work every day.
But rich people never consider spending eight hours doing mechanical and highly repetitive work, so can we think that they have eight more hours at their disposal than ordinary people every day
Of course, this is a cruel and cruel society, and it does need some spiritual anesthetics to make people at least less painful. This is also a manifestation of the mainstream values of society.
Even if we are poorer than others, in some essential respects, we are at least equal.
Only in this way will people feel comfortable spending eight hours a day to create more wealth for the rich and give them more opportunities to have an extra eight hours.
Well, if that keeps people comfortable with the status quo, then it's right, even if it's not necessarily right in nature.
In just two weeks, the "Myth of Wealth" in the Western Continent has caused a sensation in the entire empire's society. In particular, some individuals who were marginalized groups in society in the past have become representatives of successful people due to their good luck.
When a middle-aged man saw Ken's familiar face on the TV he bought at a discount, he was so surprised that his jaw almost dislocated.
There was an interview with Ken on the TV. It was not long. Ken simply described the process of his exploration in the jungle. He walked again in the area that had been explored and followed the path that others had not taken, and then A very hidden altar was discovered.
The altar was covered by the turf, and there was no trace of it at all. When Ken passed there on horseback, the horseshoe stepped on the edge of the altar and made a crisp collision sound. Then he discovered the altar and reported it to the gathering point. Guards.
Those people dismantled the altar and transported it back. After weighing it, Ken was given a very fair price based on the gold content and total weight of the altar, 2.41 million Imperial Star Dollars.
When he said this, Ken became very excited again. This was definitely an opportunity for him to change his life destiny. It can be said that he has become one of the iconic figures of the new gold diggers.
When the host asked him whether he would choose to leave the Eagle Beak region and return to the empire to enjoy the happiness brought by his wealth, Ken gave a negative answer after a brief consideration.
Not only will he not return to the empire, he will continue to stay in the Eagle Beak region and use the money in his hands to form an expedition team of his own.
So far, only eleven altars have been discovered in the Eagle Beak area, and only five of them were discovered by gold diggers.
Based on the distribution of altars that have been discovered so far and research on indigenous history, many people believe that there are at least twenty undiscovered altars in the Eagle Beak area.
If each altar can be sold for about two million, then this will be a sum of cash worth 40 million or more!
At the same time, in addition to the altar, there are also many open-pit gold mines. This is not the empire or Dulin's jurisdiction. No one can restrain them from mining those gold mines.
Non-ferrous metal groups such as Jindis have also deployed many recycling stations here early. The life of gold diggers here is more happy and comfortable than in the western part of the empire.
Even if you fight back against those cruel and barbaric natives, you can get a certain bonus!
This also prompted some gold diggers to proactively and spontaneously search for indigenous groups to ensure that these people had not harmed the citizens of the empire.
Well, that's another story.
After some typical examples were set, the new gold rush finally broke out in society. Many frustrated young people recruited friends and embarked on a new journey with simple luggage.
A primitive society that has not been touched by civilization, has not been developed, and is full of gold, gems, and unknown wealth. In people's eyes, it has become a factory that can print money.
During this process, although the Colt Empire also submitted a formal diplomatic note to the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its ambassador regarding security and peace issues in the Eagle Beak region, no progress was made.
No, it should be said that the Colt Empire firmly maintained the empire's peacekeeping activities in the Eagle Beak region of the Western Continent, and through this diplomatic incident, it deepened trade with the empire and became one of the new member states of IFTO.
On the one hand, there are tens of millions of foreign trade orders, and on the other hand, there is a falling out with the empire. Then the domestic unemployment rate rises, and class conflicts intensify, and civil strife may eventually break out. Even if the Great Pharaoh has lost his mind, he still knows how to choose.
However, it is worth mentioning that after this incident, some armed forces of the Colt Empire also entered the Eagle Beak area. Their goals were no different from those of the gold diggers. Gold, gems, and slaves were all their goals.
The official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Colt Empire did not admit that these people were Colts and was vague about their identities. It is said that even the personal guard of the Great Pharaoh was missing one person.
Putting aside the turbulent international situation, the temperature in the Eagle Beak region finally dropped slightly in late September, from 39 degrees to about 33 degrees, finally allowing some people to dare to step out of their houses and enjoy nature. scenery.
Ophelia, who returned from the Colt Empire, is very interested in Dulin's current work, and sometimes helps Dulin with suggestions.
Once, Dulin curiously asked Ophelia if she felt disgusted with her current working life, because what he was doing now might be condemned by some moral people in some respects. War is never benevolent, no matter what it is. What is the starting point of this point? Dulin understands this very well.
What surprised Dulin was that Ophelia's answer was not what he imagined. She felt that everything that happened in the Eagle Beak area was not too much.
This is actually closely related to the traditional elite education of the nobility. In the education of the nobility, they will make every descendant have a certain degree of aggression.
Spreading the glory of the family and spreading the prestige of the family is something that is engraved in the bones of almost every noble, and even Ophelia, who is like an angel, is not immune to this.
Since childhood, the elders in the family, including her parents and elders, have constantly repeated the glory the family has gained in history.
These glories are often related to war and conquest.
On a certain day of a certain year, a certain family was wiped out, or a certain area was occupied.
When the elders tell these stories, they will never describe it as a fairy tale full of childishness. Its authenticity and cruelty will never be tampered with or whitewashed.
What is the truth, is what they say when they tell it. Glory is watered with blood is definitely not just a slogan!
It is the iron law for nobles to obtain glory. Meritorious service without blood will never be glory!
At the end of September, Ophelia left the Eagle Beak Continent under the protection of the navy. She still has to go to school. The good news is that if nothing happens, she will be able to graduate next year.
After nearly three months of war, the day of the first local decisive battle finally arrived.
In the process of fleeing in embarrassment, Kazhazan contacted all the northern tribes in the Eagle Beak region and managed to gather 20,000 indigenous warriors, some of whom were already equipped with more "advanced" semi-automatic rifles.
In fact, since the plan to introduce gold diggers to develop the Eagle Beak area, Dulin has already considered the possibility that some modern weapons will flow out.
After all, faced with the temptation of the natives' real gold, silver and large gems, there will always be some gold diggers who take risks and sell some weapons to the natives.
Even if every gold digger is a staunch patriot, the Colt Empire cannot do nothing. They may not be able to curb the spread of imperial power in the Eagle Beak region and the Western Continent on the surface, but they will definitely make some small moves secretly. There is no problem.
Therefore, some of these weapons are from the obsolete or obsolete standard weapons of the Colt Empire, which has also slightly relaxed the Colt Empire's finances.
The reason why these natives dared to concentrate their forces to fight Lulu Hado was that in the two battles last month, the imperial army and Lulu Hado's guards fled directly because they were outnumbered by the enemy.
This also gave them the illusion that although the enemy's weapons were very advanced and terrifying, they could kill these outsiders with their lives.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with their thinking. After the development of the gathering point, the number of troops currently available to Dulin was less than 500. The number of troops was kept low to prevent the Colt Empire from being too sensitive.
Coupled with Luluhado's guards, 20,000 people fought against 1,000 people, and they also mastered some advanced weapons. The outcome of this battle was definitely in their plan.
With this decision, all the tribes in the northern part of the Eagle Beak region united and prepared to annihilate and expel Luluhado and the imperial soldiers.
It’s just that they don’t know that what really shines in modern warfare is not the most basic infantry and the automatic rifles in their hands, but war machines of various shapes!
After this local decisive battle, it was almost time for Dulin to go back.
The next thing will not be completed in three or five days, but in ten and a half months. An orderly, chaotic and dangerous Eagle Beak region is in the best interest of the empire.
Neither unity nor complete disorder suited the requirements of this part of the Empire.
(End of chapter)