A black spot vaguely appeared in the clear sky. As the distance continued to get closer, the black spot gradually enlarged and swelled, revealing a specific outline - a strong black pegasus, long legs, strong yet elegant tendons,
The wings flapped in the air. On the back of the black pegasus, a slender man in black looked down at the governor's motorcade below.
The figure of the man in black is slender and elegant, but there is no sense of weakness. The cloak, hood, and wide-brimmed hat are all black, which not only makes people feel simple, but also creates a gorgeous atmosphere, the atmosphere wrapped around this rider.
, undoubtedly the latter.
"Just like the rumors, he has the same sexual fetish as that guy, and he is also very low-key in his work."
Roland muttered in a low voice. He couldn't help but be fascinated by the clothes of "Fox", a well-known terrorist in the occupied area of Castile, a hero in the hearts of many people in the occupied area, and the target of the Titans occupying army.
I think of someone, but unlike the "Fox" who is as gorgeous as a stage play, the black on that person has no room for emotional intervention, and only advocates extremely pure functionality.
(Not only are the colors similar, but they also like to do things unexpectedly.. Top.point. Novel)
The hands holding the sword and pistol increased their strength. Amidst the crowd's exclamations, the soldiers raised their guns and aimed their guns in the air. The commanders restrained the soldiers while secretly glancing at Roland.
With the firepower configuration at the scene and the snipers aiming in the dark, it is not difficult to kill the "fox" that is as ostentatious as a billboard. However, no one dares to act rashly without an order from the top commander on the scene.
Everyone stared closely at Roland. From time to time they looked up at the "man in black" in the sky. Uneasiness and anxiety accumulated in the air little by little.
Only one person was not involved in the whirlpool of resonance and analyzed the situation coldly.
(For a terrorist, this decisiveness and courage are extremely outstanding.)
In order to promote their ideas, most terrorists often do some directional propaganda, such as spreading rumors, distributing leaflets, printing underground newspapers, and killing hostages. However, these indirect propaganda can cause
There is not much resonance. Except for the middle class and the snake addicts at the bottom of society, there are always very few people who are willing to respond to "other people's things".
On the contrary, it is equally rare for rebels who dare to raise their demands openly and openly in public. In addition to the premise of being anti-system and the attitude that the authorities do not accept or approve, the personality of the rebels - whether left or right, can be called
Gentlemen are rare, and it is difficult to expect them to respond in a gentlemanly manner.
But once such a person appears - a fearless person who stands up like a martyr. His words and deeds have an unimaginable appeal to the people. Maybe they cannot directly change the world. But their thoughts and opinions will
Become a catalyst. Inject a catalyst into the lifeless society, trigger various chemical reactions, and ultimately lead to a wave of social change.
Li Lin cannot yet say whether "Fox" will become that kind of person. But there is no doubt that shooting him now will definitely have that effect.
"Silas."
"Yes, Your Excellency. Your Majesty has confirmed the target and is ready to snipe at any time."
The female voice came along the radio, cold and chilling.
Looking from the "Peter Strasser" spacecraft, one can only vaguely see tiny black spots in the sky. Coupled with the turbulent airflow in the city, it is almost impossible to snipe a target 2 kilometers away. The best
It is also difficult to use a sniper with a high-precision sniper rifle.
Limited by physiological limits, around 1,500 meters is the limit distance that an intelligent sniper can carry out sniping.
Silas is not an intelligent species, and the limits of an intelligent species have no meaning to her.
On the hidden gun emplacement of the luxury spaceship, the Guards major general raised the 71 times diameter 88mm tank gun with one hand and pointed it into the distance. A point smaller than a mosquito in human eyes appeared in the dragon's eyes as clearly as if it were close at hand.
The image shows the black-clothed rider in the center of the gun sight. The high-explosive grenade equipped with a radio proximity fuse has been loaded. Just waiting to pull the trigger will turn the "fox" into a pile of burnt rotten meat.
All that's left is a command and the action of pulling the trigger.
"Keep monitoring, standby."
"Yes, sir."
The answer was concise and forceful, as indifferent as before. If you look carefully, you can still hear a hint of reluctance.
She probably really wanted to blow up the "Fox" like this? It is conceivable that enduring the desire to pull the trigger is no different than torture for a militant like her. Unfortunately, it is not the right time now, and she must endure it.
The "Fox" is a felon on the wanted list who is worth 50,000 crowns of gold regardless of life or death. Now he has thrown himself into a trap in front of the governor and the garrison. Even if he is beaten into a colander, he deserves it. Charlemagne can say that he is trying to protect the third party.
Fourth Prince, shoot and kill the suspicious person. As for whether he had this intention, that is not the point. Even if he does not carry a weapon, just get him one.
However, now is definitely not a good time to do this. As long as he is killed or dies on the battlefield without making an active attack, he has a great chance of becoming a hero of the Castilians. Rather than being like Li
Just as Lin planned, he was betrayed by the people he loved and protected, and died spurned and cursed.
In order to successfully complete this extremely subversive operation, he cannot die for the time being.
"So, what will you do?"
Staring at the two people approaching each other, Li Lin asked in a relaxed tone.
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what to do?
This question is also hovering in everyone's mind. Regardless of position or status, everyone is thinking about this question.
The soldiers took aim while sneaking glances at their commanders. The officers' eyes swept over the restless crowd from time to time, and there was a lot of sweat on the palms of their hands holding pistols or wands. Some officials were slowly moving closer to the crowd, prepared "just in case."
He immediately hid in the crowd. The citizens looked at the sky and then at the Governor, with confusion and anxiety written on their faces.
In comparison, the governor who stepped forward and the knight in black who was lowering his height seemed too calm, and their strong presence even engulfed the surrounding people. People could only look at those two people without saying a word.
.
Under the nervous gaze, the black Pegasus slowly landed on the ground, and the two of them looked at each other silently.
In Roland's view, the opponent was about the same height as him. Because he was wearing black clothes, he looked thin, but his thick body outline showed that he had undergone rigorous training. Judging from the calm and leisurely sitting posture on the horse, his equestrian and sword skills were very good.
All have good attainments.
Roland sighed secretly. He still didn't know how deep the other party's magic skills were. It was probably not much different. Judging from the fact that he dared to show up here alone, in addition to his extraordinary courage, he was probably also prepared.
What is the proper strategy? The previous evaluation needs to be revised, the "fox" is more difficult to deal with than expected.
"Don't show that 'really troublesome' expression. Young master of the consortium, when you set foot on a land that does not belong to you, you should expect that all kinds of trouble will come your way."
The indistinguishable voices of men and women spread out, as if they were using wind-based spells to interfere with air conduction to change their voices. After the voice change, the Castilian words were still clear and clear. This showed his high level of fine control over the spells.
A translator wearing a suit and breeches hurried over. Roland shook his head at the guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, turned around and said:
"Trouble certainly exists, but there is always a way to solve it. Nothing in this world is permanent, and the same goes for trouble."
The fluent Castilian caused a small ripple in the crowd. It was the first time they heard the Governor's voice, and the words were spoken in Castilian, which somewhat surprised the citizens. After they
In the concept of Charlemagne, they were all rude, mechanical, pretentious guys, speaking in an incomprehensible language, tyrannical barbarians who ran around under the leadership of translators and Wang Xiejun. When they heard the young governor using their
In addition to being shocked by the language, I also felt a little sense of intimacy.
"Oh——"
"Fox" narrowed his eyes as if surprised. Although he was prepared, Roland's reply was so beautiful that he couldn't help but want to praise it.
In fact, Roland could have used his lack of knowledge in Castilian as a cover to gain more time to think while the translator was retelling the story. But he saw through that they deliberately spoke in Castilian and used the words "consortium's"
Calling Roland "Master" instead of "Governor" not only aroused the citizens' sense of national identity but also denied the legitimacy of Charlemagne's rule. When Roland answered in Castilian with an open attitude, it not only showed the behavior of a gentleman
faction, and also used their respect for the Castilians to win over the citizens.
In addition, there is another subtext in Roland's speech - nothing is eternal, including national borders and national identity.
——What a perfect response.
"Mr. Roland."
The title changed a bit, but the cold and hard tone did not change at all.
"What you said also applies to yourself. Can your rule continue forever?"
(Sure enough, it’s here——)
Muttering in his heart, Roland received the sharp retort without any surprise.
"I can't guarantee that."
The crowd was in commotion again. After the translator finished relaying the words, the officials also cast surprised glances. Minerva stuck her head out of the carriage and stared at Roland's back.
For some reason, the answer that seemed too honest and almost stupid in the eyes of others seemed reasonable and reasonable to her.
As Roland himself said before, nothing is eternal, and the same is true for his governance.
Although he was cautious and tried his best to seek balanced development of the entire special zone without touching the interests of all parties, and did his best to improve the people's living standards. However, the foundation of this kind of governance is based on the support of plutocrats, politicians, and warlords.
Yes, when they feel that Roland is too good to the Castilians, or the Castilians feel that he takes too much care of the consortium and ignores the vulnerable groups, conflict will be inevitable.
Just last night, he learned through the company's internal channels that the "Kusla, a giant dangerous species project for suppressing the labor movement" supervised by SS Captain Nidhogg himself, was close to being put into practical use. Big capitalists suppressed workers
The history of the movement and the leftists is about to open a new chapter. On the same day, in San Sebastian, a group of miners drove a carriage full of explosives into the Titans barracks and launched a self-destruction attack. Hundreds of soldiers died in the line of duty.
In this context where both sides are constantly fighting, or are always preparing to fight, achieving lasting reconciliation is nothing short of a joke.
but--
"Then, shouldn't I give a better life to this land and the people here?"
"..."
The answer is clear.
"There may be many problems, and maybe it will fail in the end, but can't you stop doing what you can do because of this?"
Without action, there will naturally be no changes. Even if satisfactory results cannot be obtained for the time being, it does not mean that this will always be the case.
The young man lifted up his shawl and said calmly:
"So, what about you?"
"I?"
"The amnesty order for you has been prepared. It can be signed and take effect at any time. If you wish, you can hold an official position in the reorganized SAR government, or you can live an ordinary life."
"Should I say that you are a rare good person..."
The man in black pulled up the brim of his hat and said seriously:
"Mr. Roland, do you know what you just said?"
Words such as dreams and goodwill cannot be confused with reality. Machiavellianism is not everything in the world. But it does make the world run.
Recruitment is just a kind of political strategy.
For people to be self-reliant, an enlightened and gentle dictator is much more terrifying than a tyrant who implements tyranny.
Even if the people do nothing, the rain of grace will fall on its own. And as far as the special zone is concerned, they responded to the call of the lords and priests and participated in the city defense battle during the past siege. The regular army and civilian volunteers who guarded the city finally
However, they were defeated by the Titans. Afterwards, there were various rebellions and uprisings, but all of them were suppressed. The governor at the time responded with high pressure.
Terrorist politics. Based on past experiences, the current Salbadou people are very cautious about the anti-colonial struggle. They are afraid that if they rise up again, whether they will succeed or not, if they fail, the possibility of this situation is quite high.
——All the previous terrorist repressions may come again. Compared with that bloody period, the current Governor-General's rule is much better.
Even if the "Fox" now incites an uprising by shouting the slogan "Get rid of Charlemagne", I am afraid it will be difficult to reproduce the situation in the past where everyone responded to the call and the whole city rose up. Even so, there should be no active protection
The Governor and the Castilians. If an uprising breaks out now, I am afraid that 40% of people will respond, and the remaining 60% will wait and see. Among the 40% who respond
I am afraid that less than 10% of them are really motivated by national sentiments. This situation occurs because their living environment has indeed improved since the current governor took office, and is even better than before the war. Let the reason be
It is really difficult for people who have benefited from policies to oppose the ruling authorities at the risk of losing their comfortable lives and even their lives.
Although giving candies after a whip is a common method used by powerful countries to manage colonies, it is actually a situation that the rebels, including the "Fox", cannot sit idly by. If the "Fox", the banner of the national independence struggle, is again recruited, Sasha
The resistance movement in Erba Du District really has no choice but to close down.
"Do you know? Young master of the consortium, when I hear those touching words of yours, I just feel chills in my heart."
"..."
"Give a better life to this land and the people here - that's what you said. But for all of us in Castile, it's not you who have taken away this land and a stable life.
Charlemagne?”
To be fair, these words were too harsh on Roland, who had really devoted his whole life to the development of the Salbadu District. But since the other party ignored his own safety and came to face him openly like a real man. Then, if he didn't show the same
The consciousness cannot be fought against.
No, in that case, I will be left with some kind of decisive regret that cannot be erased - the "Fox"'s intuition tells me this. And this is something that I, who has given up everything to join the struggle for national independence, cannot bear and cannot agree with.
…
"Young Master, to us, you and Charlemagne are like that. You who sit in the position of ruler on behalf of Charlemagne and talk about giving a better life and talking about amnesty are the biggest deceptions in themselves.
and fraud.”
call--
Roland slowly exhaled the air trapped in his lungs.
"Even if you say so, I will not give up the current policy."
"yes……"
"Don't get me wrong, I can't do anything about what happened in the past. However, the present and the future can be changed. That's what I think, and I've always believed that. So——
"
The young man took off his gloves, and the white gloves drew an arc in the air and fell into the hands of the man in black.
"Like a man, have a good fight." (To be continued...)