The street-facing shops on the periphery of the upper area were already burning with raging fires. The chain lightning ignited a combustible substance. Fortunately, there were not many people in most of the shops because of the late night, so it did not cause too much damage, and the fire was also very serious. The magicians who were about to feel it were put out with water spells. Strictly speaking, the one-night riot did not cause much personal injury except for some property losses. Even the previous slave riots were not as good as pigs, but in terms of impact It surpassed any previous large-scale slave rebellion.
First of all, there were too many shocking phenomena in this riot, whether it was the explosion that almost covered half of the city's sky, or the aurora falling from the sky. The poor people in the lower class areas were greatly shocked, and secondly, there were too many displays of supernatural power that made the wealthy people in the free city who had lived in a 'peaceful' environment for too long discovered something in this terrible vision of the night. The thing is, can the power called money and power in your hands really be able to compete with the unreasonable brutal force
Free City is a commercial city. The reason why this city has become the hub of economy and commerce in the eastern part of the mainland is that it gives businessmen great freedom and security. In this city where money is paramount, the benchmark for measuring a person is With the amount of his wealth, the wealthy class and businessmen will always enjoy paradise-like treatment. In this city, there is no need to worry about morals and ideas. Everyone can indulge to the extreme without worrying about being criticized by others, except In addition, as a self-made city, merchants have great privileges here. There will never be any laws and regulations that are against the interests of merchants. The only thing merchants think about is how to obtain the maximum benefit!
At the same time, the Free City also possesses extremely strong power. From the moment the city was founded and developed into a commercial hub on the mainland, countless countries and forces have wanted to annex the city for hundreds of years, and the merchants have spent huge amounts of money on it. Businessmen manipulated money and wealth, and monopolized the transportation and supply of materials. As long as they unite to cut off business and trade with any country, no matter how powerful the country is, The country will also weaken because the blood supply is stopped. In the end, even the Holy See, who knows how to control the sky with one hand in the mainland, seems to have given up here. This is the reason why businessmen are willing to gather in this city. Absolute freedom is absolute. It's safe, no one or anything can interfere here!
While indulging desires, it subtly maintains relative stability and security, and its geographical location is relatively good. This is one of the main reasons why Free City has been able to dominate the eastern commercial center!
Of course, slave riots occasionally occur on weekdays, but under the strict defense system of the free city, the most the rioting slaves can do is to cause some damage in the lower areas, even if it is caused by spies and intelligence personnel from the Holy City a few times. The planned riot was suppressed before the slaves escaped from the city, and the biggest loss was the previous riot led by the orc Longga. The rioting slaves succeeded in reaching the upper area under the overwhelming power of the orcs. He even managed to break into Sir Phillibos Cantor's mansion, but was ultimately defeated by Gerkat, who happened to be a guest at Phillibos's mansion at the time.
From the perspective of most civilians in the free city, slave riots are just battles between ordinary people. No matter the scale of the fighting or the destruction, they are still within the scope of 'ordinary', but the various scenes that happened that night Even a fool can see that it is anything but ordinary!
This world has never been a peaceful paradise, and there are too many existences that are unimaginable to the current world. However, since the fall of the gods in the second generation, the power of extraordinary beings in the new era has been greatly increased compared to the past. The reduction, especially the dragon war ten thousand years ago, completely buried countless real people and things into myths and legends. The two major religious organizations that re-emerged after the end of the Overlord Era two thousand years ago began to mediate wars, which has reduced wars, famines, and disasters on the continent. The most important thing is that because of the need for faith in the gods, many people who were unwilling to The restrained extraordinary beings have become the targets of suppression by the two major religious organizations.
Even extraordinary beings do not have the guts to challenge the majesty of gods. Under the suppression of gods, extraordinary beings no longer appear in the eyes of mortals as often as before, let alone use their own power to seize possessions as they did in the most chaotic eras. When a territory becomes its own king, even a giant dragon will not dare to arbitrarily occupy a place that it is satisfied with as a nest, and then ask the races living nearby to offer a certain amount of food or minerals to itself every year as a protection fee. .
The rules of the world have been cleverly modified by the Creator into a symbiotic system. Extraordinary beings with power are restrained by checks and balances, preventing the world from completely turning into a barbaric civilization where power determines everything!
It is also for this reason that when the hidden power of extraordinary beings is revealed to the world, its influence far exceeds the ability of ordinary mortals. At least the businessmen of this city also discovered that it is not absolutely safe, such as That night, the explosive flames in the sky almost covered half of the city. Even under the protection of the protective magic circle and the mysterious lock, it caused huge vibrations to the ground. If the next explosion occurs directly inside the city, it will How many people were killed or injured
If this is the first time, will there be a next time, and a next time!
The prosperity of a city is also linked to its security. In a place where explosions occur every day and people die, no businessman would be willing to go there to do business. The same is true for a free city. If it cannot provide a safe environment for businessmen, if it cannot prove that a free city If it is still an existence with extraordinary status, then this prosperous city built for trade will quickly wither because of the betrayal of merchants.
For the big businessmen in the upper echelons of the city, this is something that is absolutely not allowed!
From the moment the sun just rose, countless notices and messages had been spread throughout the streets and alleys, generally to explain the causes of various strange phenomena last night. Fortunately for the big businessmen in the upper class areas, There just happened to be a suitable scapegoat recently, and unfortunately several more arrested cultists became the scapegoats.
Although it is true that a large part of the commotion caused by this night was caused by the demon master┉┉
This time, not only were the city's security forces going around the streets posting notices and giving speeches, but even the legal institution under Eunocia's command came out and said that the commotion at night was caused by the cultists recalling demons in the city, and the mysterious locks The opening and explosion, including the aurora falling from the sky, are all high-level magic used to destroy demons. In addition, the legal institution also displayed several weapons seized from demons, and these are completely different from those made by mortals. The weapon became the most favorable proof and caused a lot of uproar. Not only that, it also attracted the attention of many blacksmiths and blacksmiths. After identification, it was found that the purity of the obsidian used in the weapon reached more than 80%. Some people even asked on the spot whether it could be used. I bought these weapons with the hope of being able to reverse-engineer the forging techniques.
Because the current forging and use of obsidian by humans can only achieve a purity of about 30%-40%, while the devil's weapons are twice as high!
The mages temporarily declined these requests. The demons used a special method to add magic power when forging weapons. The structure of these weapons, the meaning of the patterns on them, and the remaining fluctuations of the abyss power are all of great research value, at least until they are completely destroyed. The mages will not sell the weapons until they have thoroughly researched them!
Sometimes I have to say that although demons and cultists are indeed disgusting and fearful, at certain times they are indeed a good target to take the blame. Once something goes wrong, just blame the cultists and demons. Everything is OK!
The cultists summoned demons to invade the Free City, but they were repelled by the heroic city security team and the mages. Although some losses were caused, the casualties were only in double digits. This fully proved the power of the Free City, even if it was the legendary Even the demons could not break through the city. For a time, this matter became the hottest topic in the Free City, and many businessmen and nobles kept talking about it.
Of course, some people questioned the authenticity, but in the end they were either crushed by the powerful publicity, or because they investigated the matter too deeply, they were charged with spreading rumors and illegal intrusion and were thrown into the prison of the security team to fight with rats and mice. Bed bugs keep you company.
On the surface, it seems that an uproar has been gradually covered up, but the upper echelons of the Free City, especially Lawrence and Philibes, the three giants in the same row, are not so easy to fool, even Eunogia's legal institution. The weapons seized from the demon were shown to the two of them, and the gray mirror-like remains that remained after the demon was crushed by the law of the interface were shown. However, the two people who knew some inside stories did not completely believe it and immediately convened a council. Yunokia was asked to explain the situation in person, but Yunokia still sent her immediate confidant to deal with the meeting, insisting that she had no knowledge of it.
"Miss Eunogia, this is an invitation letter from Mr. Lawrence, requiring you to attend tomorrow's inquiry meeting." A young and beautiful maid came in holding a golden invitation letter respectfully in her hands.
"Throw it away! Then get out of here. No one is allowed in without my order!"
The maid nodded nervously and then hurriedly walked out of the room.
On the bed, Yunokia was sitting quietly behind the gauze curtain with her white feet in her arms. Her body was shaking with anger from that night until now. It was obvious that the lost power was right in front of her, even Several times, it was within easy reach, but in the end, the demon master actually let the boy escape with him.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Kill~kill~kill!
She couldn't help but cover her forehead. The memories in Yunokia's mind were tumbling. Apart from missing the gem, there was another thing that made her immediately disgusted. The fallen master Belisme reminded her of the last thing she wanted to remember. .
"I didn't┉┉I didn't betray you, Master┉┉I didn't┉┉"
With her head buried, Yunokia now lacked the majesty of the usual legal businessman, and did not have the viciousness of the devil. She whimpered like an ordinary girl who was aggrieved and helpless. (~^~)