Ryan and others were cautious at all times, and immediately put themselves on guard at the slightest sign of trouble, for fear of being ambushed by Senat's men again. However, to everyone's surprise, nothing happened until they entered the free paradise.
Looking at the familiar streets, Ryan remembered the last time he met Flanner, and Flanner also thought of his unbearable experience, but all this has passed, and Flanner has now become Ryan
The logistics director of the mercenary group. In fact, Ryan did not put much energy into the management of the mercenary group. Those daily affairs were basically handled by Flanner. From this point of view,
Flanner can be regarded as the deputy leader of the entire mercenary group.
Colin and Thomas stood on the car window and looked out. This was their first time in this city. As the commercial center of the entire continent, Liberty Paradise was far more prosperous than Thor Fortress, and even the Imperial Capital was not as prosperous.
The two of them pestered Flanner, who was riding in the same carriage with them, and listened attentively as Flanner told them about the freedom of paradise one by one, and they wished they could experience it for themselves.
"Let's go, let's go." Several mercenaries hurriedly passed by the carriage where Colin and the others were riding. One of the mercenaries shouted loudly: "Mr. Chilaviv has something important to announce. It's almost noon."
Well, if you go late, you won’t hear what he says.”
"You are the most troublesome. If you had listened to me earlier, we would have arrived at Freedom Square long ago, and maybe we could have occupied a good position." Another mercenary said.
"Okay, okay." The third mercenary said impatiently: "Just stop talking and leave quickly."
Several mercenaries walked away quickly, but their conversation attracted the attention of Ryan and his party. Ryan jumped off the carriage and walked straight to Flanner's carriage, while Flanner was also with Colin and Thomas.
With the help of his wife, his head emerged from the window of the carriage.
"From what those mercenaries said just now, it seems like something big is going to happen in this free paradise."
"Yes." Flanner said: "Generally speaking, Chilaviv will never appear in public. Once he really wants to appear in Freedom Square, it will probably involve a major event in the entire Freedom Paradise.
Just like when we recruited a mercenary group to go north."
"Then let's go there too."
"As you wish." Flanner nodded. His body was not as good as Colin and others, and the wounds on his body were still a little painful, so Ryan asked him to rest more if he had nothing to do. In contrast, Colin and Thomas
He has been able to run around for a long time, and even Ryan, who was actually the most seriously injured, has basically recovered to health now.
The carriage Ryan and the others rode headed towards the square in the center of Freedom Paradise. This is the most prosperous place in the entire Freedom Paradise, and it is also the place where various celebrations are held in Freedom Paradise. When Ryan and the others arrived, the center could accommodate 200,000 people.
The square was already filled with densely packed people. Of course, Ryan and his carriage could not enter this area at all. More than a dozen chambers of commerce, including the Dorok Business Alliance, sent people to maintain order here. Ryan got off the carriage a street away.
, walked slowly before arriving at the square.
It seemed that the time had not come yet, so Ryan and the others waited quietly for a while. While they were waiting, more people poured in, surrounding the entire central square. The sun slowed down
Slowly rising to the top of the head, the time finally reached noon. At this time, the melodious bells came from the square, which made the people crowded in the square slowly stop talking and focused on the platform in the center of the square.
.
Chilaviv appeared in front of everyone on time. This was the second time Ryan saw this legendary figure. Chilaviv was still wearing white clothes, but what was slightly different from the last time was that he
Behind him were eight people, twice as many as last time.
"It seems that Chilaviv is not optimistic about the current situation in the south, otherwise he would not send more manpower to protect himself." Ryan thought to himself: "I don't know how I can convince him. I probably want to see him too.
A very difficult thing, right?”
At this time, the clear sound of bells was heard again, and Chilaviv raised his hands high to signal everyone to be quiet. After the entire central square slowly fell into a calm state, Chilaviv spoke: "Everyone
Hello residents of Free Paradise, merchants, mercenaries, and people from other walks of life! I am Chiraviv, the president of the Dorok Business Alliance."
Chilaviv's voice spread through a colorful magic amplification array to every corner of the central square of Free Paradise. Everyone's eyes were focused on him, although most of them didn't know much about Chilaviv's voice.
Chiraviv is going to say something, but everyone believes that what Chiraviv is going to announce next will definitely be earth-shattering.
"A few hundred years ago, the place we were standing was just a small village with a population of less than a hundred people, and it was extremely desolate everywhere.
It was the industrious hands of our ancestors that slowly expanded the village into a town, and from a town into a city... After hundreds of years of development, Yignas City has become the largest commercial city on the continent.
, we proudly call it 'free paradise'!"
"Anyone, as long as they are willing to abide by the rules here, can live here freely. He can buy products from any corner of the mainland, and he can enjoy the charming girls from all over the world...here, anyone can
You don’t have to worry about your own safety being threatened, and our city will not be involved in disputes between any forces on the mainland. In short, freedom paradise is the paradise of the world and the paradise of the gods!"
"Two hundred years ago, Free Paradise joined the Holy Alliance Empire founded by Fernando I as an autonomous city. Of course, this was only in name. Except for the taxes that must be paid every year, all other matters in our city are governed by Free Paradise.
The members of the Paradise Merchants Alliance negotiate together. It can be said that the free paradise lies in the merchants’
Under the management of the alliance, we are developing faster and faster, and getting better and better. We continue to abide by the purpose established by our ancestors, which is to be absolutely neutral and not participate in disputes between any forces on the mainland. This purpose allows our city to stand out in the world.
Our development and growth during the brutal Hundred Years War also led us to glory after joining the Holy Alliance Empire."
"However, it is regrettable that after 200 years, the originally peaceful and stable life was broken. The orcs invaded the south, and the southern lords... If we support the empire, allocate supplies and send additional personnel to the Thunder God Fortress.
The happiness of all mankind is a matter of duty, so the Northern Empire and the Southern Empire
Disputes between lords are internal affairs of mankind. The purpose of Free Paradise is not to involve disputes between various forces, so when the special envoy from the Northern Imperial Capital and the southern lord himself appeared in front of me, our Free Paradise Merchant Alliance
Once again we stand at a crossroads and we need to make a choice again."
"After three full days of discussion, our Free Paradise Businessmen Alliance has made the final decision." Chilaviv's voice was still as ups and downs, but everyone present held their breath.
Because what Chilaviv is about to say will affect the future of Free Paradise, and will also cause huge changes to the situation on the mainland.
"Now I am standing here, representing all the members of the Free Paradise Merchant Alliance in the commercial capital, to announce an extremely important thing to everyone. Free Paradise will continue to implement its purpose. For this reason, we Free Paradise will break away from the Holy Alliance Empire, and
Become a permanently neutral city. We will not favor any force on the mainland.
Whether it is the imperial capital in the north or the lords in the south, there will be no war in the area where Free Paradise belongs. As long as anyone is willing to abide by the rules of Free Paradise, he is our guest and will be warmly welcomed by us. However, if anyone attempts to
Those who annex the paradise of freedom and take away the wealth left by our ancestors are our enemies."
"Since we have withdrawn from the empire and want to maintain absolute neutrality, the taxes that our Free Paradise pays to the imperial capital every year will naturally be cancelled. However, this money still has to be collected. After discussions with the merchant alliance, we decided to use this money
Let's build an army. This army will be responsible for maintaining the order of the city in peacetime. Once a foreign enemy invades, they will launch a counterattack mercilessly to ensure the safety of all of us. Of course, this army will never take the initiative to invade.
One step away from heaven.”
When Chilaviv finished speaking eloquently, the entire central square immediately fell into chaos. Almost everyone's brains were stimulated by Chilaviv's words. They couldn't believe that they were still part of the empire yesterday, but in the blink of an eye,
They became the citizens of a neutral city and had nothing to do with that empire.
Of course, these so-called excitements were just because Chilaviv's words were too unexpected. In fact, when everyone present reacted, almost everyone gave a warm cheer, doing a great job for Chilaviv and the Free Paradise Businessmen Alliance.
I am happy with this decision. No one wants to be inferior to others, especially when they have to pay a large sum of gold coins to an unknown king in the north every year.
Now that the Free Paradise has come out, the residents of this city are naturally very happy. Soon, the news announced by Chilaviv has spread throughout the city, and everyone is immersed in excitement. For Ryan and the others, this result is really real.
It's a bit discouraging. After all, they spent a lot of effort and lost some teammates, but they watched the Free Paradise break away from the Empire without any effort. However, in the hearts of Ryan and the others, they could still accept it.