book of old days

Chapter 266 Barbecue Conference
"Strange, where have everyone gone?" Yulia said with some anxiety.

Sean and her looked at each other, and both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

He would be relieved if there was a lot of chaos outside.

But now such a deserted scene is really abnormal.

The two walked towards the main city along the empty and deserted streets. There was no one there. On the streets between factories, there was no sign of human activity on the roads that transported ores and raw materials in the past. When people passed through the factory area and came to the intersection of the commercial area, they saw crowds gathered in a square.

Sean made a rough calculation, and there were at least a few thousand people gathered in this square.

Many people in black robes were standing on the high platform, on the fountain, and on the base of the statue, shouting loudly.

"Brothers, compatriots, today is the time to change all this. We have been oppressed and exploited by those vampires for decades, and our flesh and blood have made their wealth. It is time to change all this!"

"Take up your weapons and go with us to overthrow this old world!"

"Only by defeating those vampires can we truly live a good life."

The people in black robes shouted loudly, telling about the injustice and oppression people suffered, and about the beautiful life after the overthrow of tyranny.

Some of the civilians gathered around nodded in agreement, looking excited and wanted to do a big job, while some looked worried, and some turned around and left secretly, not knowing whether they were going to report or call someone.

Sean looked at the lively scene in the square but felt something was wrong, huh?what's the situation?Why does it feel like the French Revolution?See no sign of the Alaye worm crisis at all?

Sean looked strange. He originally thought that there would be a war between humans and insects. What Ulysses said had already begun. Could it be that he was referring to everything in front of him?

I don't know which of these people in front of me are symbionts, how many are there, most of them are black robes, and which citizens?
According to the production capacity of the worm nest I saw before, even if there were ten such worm nests, it would be impossible for the entire city to co-exist.

He was guessing which of these people were symbionts and which were ordinary people, when he saw a group of soldiers running over from the street in unison, and quickly pulled apart the line to divide the crowd.

The leader was a lieutenant, who brandished his saber and gave orders, directing the troops to raise their volleys of guns. The crowd was disturbed, and the soldiers' black muzzles didn't look like they were just joking.

The men in black robes walked towards the soldiers without any fear.

"Soldiers, do you really want to be buried with your master? Look at your family members, haven't you suffered such oppression? Join us and build our new world with us."

The soldiers were expressionless, looking at their officer, waiting for the order to suppress, but the lieutenant did not give the order, but showed a look of sudden realization, "You are right, you are right—" He turned and looked at Soldiers: "Brothers, it is time to end this, those bureaucrats and nobles of Bran should not be our masters.

I command, put away your arms, and we too join the revolution! "

The soldiers all showed stunned expressions, whispering and exchanging information uncomfortably, but some soldiers made noises at the right time.

"That's right, Second Lieutenant Andre, we will work with you."

"Count me in."

“Brothers, what are you waiting for, let’s go together!”

Just the agitation of a small group of soldiers made the morale that was originally stable once again agitated.

Those men in black yelled to greet the citizens to charge the front line. Without the order of their superiors, the fellow robes around them clamored again, so the soldiers could only be scattered in a daze.

Then, under the leadership of the lieutenant and the man in black, he began to move in one direction.

Soldiers and citizens mingled together all of a sudden, most of them looked dazed and just followed the crowd, but it was obvious that there were some particularly proactive leaders.

Sean and Yulia looked at each other and followed.

As soon as they passed through a street, more crowds gathered. It seemed that the farce just now was staged in many different places at the same time. There were more and more people, and the street was almost full.

People shouted slogans loudly, cursed, roared, and blushed. The originally calm people were also infected by the frenzied atmosphere, and the crowd moved in a certain direction like a stormy sea.

"Is this the power of Alaye?" Sean said to himself, and suddenly understood.

He remembered the story Martin had told him about the flock of birds.

The flock of birds does not have a king or leader, but they will operate according to a certain law, the so-called group consciousness. At this moment, looking at the tide of people, Xiao En seems to have seen the invisible law.

People continued to join in, and the marching team was still expanding. When the team marched to the upper area, what awaited them was not the Duke's army, but a warm welcome.

The soldiers here have apparently mutinied too.

"Let me go! Let me go! I am your commander, I am your general! You can't do this to me, soldiers, you must obey orders."

An old man was pushed out from the crowd. His body was tied with ropes and his clothes became tattered, but he could still see a bit of a soldier's demeanor.

At this time, his expression, anger is greater than fear, puzzlement is greater than anger,

"Why do you do this, you are all kingdom soldiers, have you all broken your oath?"

Many soldiers showed uneasy expressions, ashamed, dazed, and panicked, but these strange colors were all covered by the frenzied atmosphere of the crowd. A few soldiers punched the old general, "Shut up, you bastard, we won't accept you anymore!" We agree that the king is no longer fit to rule the people, only the people themselves can rule themselves."

The old general looked annoyed.

They had only heard of the dangerous ideas that spread from Faris. The reason why this operation wanted to use this name was just to make a name for themselves, and at the same time blacken the rebels who are now making a fuss.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a fake.

wrong!The general suddenly remembered something. If such a thing really happened, it is impossible for the intelligence system not to notice it.

But before he had a chance to figure it out, a group of soldiers tied him to a post and piled firewood underneath.

The Duke of Lancet, the mayor, the chairman of the chamber of commerce, the deputy mayor, the chief of police were also treated the same as him. One after another, high-ranking and powerful people were brought here.

Tie the pillars, and then ignite, the flames ignited, and the smell of burning flesh lingered over the city, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

The citizens gathered around, some excited, some fearful, and bewildered.

But no one is stopping it from happening, and everyone seems to know what's coming and what to do.

"Are they all crazy! Could it be that everyone has been symbiotic?" Yulia said in disbelief.

Xiao En shook his head. He looked at the crowd with fanatical faces and soldiers with blank eyes.

"No, they weren't symbiotic, they just fell into group frenzy. Ulysses doesn't need to symbiotic with everyone, or even most of them, as long as a small part is enough."

"Crowd mania? What's that?"

Sean looked at Yulia and said yes, maybe there is no relevant research in this era.

"When a large group of people gather together, it is often only a few people who decide the direction of the movement. The vast majority of people are the so-called 'silent majority'. They don't know what is going on, and they just follow the crowd instinctively. It is also susceptible to the influence of group emotions.

Maybe they have objections to the situation in front of them and have different opinions, but no one directs and communicates, and no one dares to express their inner thoughts.

Once the momentum is born, it is difficult to stop.

Therefore, to encourage soldiers to rebel and citizens to rebel, you don’t need too many people at all. As long as there are a few leading officers, some soldiers who create momentum, and some citizens who respond, then when the riot breaks out, the opponents will be defeated without unity. It's just a group of scattered sand, even if one or two of them pop up occasionally, they will be suppressed immediately.

Besides, don't forget that ordinary people here already have anger in their hearts, anger at life and the oppression of the upper class, so they are easily aroused.

"We should stop it and tell everyone the truth!"

"No," Sean shook his head, "I said that one or two rebels who pop up occasionally will be suppressed immediately. The wave has already formed, and if you try to stop it, you will only end up in pieces. Don't you think Be one of those people at the stake?
Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with them doing this. The problem of the city of Jianbao is not a day or two, but the total outbreak of the accumulation of hundreds of years of contradictions. Look at those poor people in rags, they already have nothing , only full of anger.

I have to say that Ulysses was very smart in choosing such an opportunity to make a move. "

Xiao En lamented that this riot can be said to be plausible. In fact, the original internal conflicts in Sword Castle were not that strong. Although the life of the lower class people was very difficult, they could barely survive. Those who were squeezed could not survive. The poor people themselves lack cohesion, and it is difficult to generate enough power.

However, relying on the synchronous operation of the symbionts, the huge storm of today has been formed.

Now they have no way to stop all this, otherwise they will stand on the opposite side of everyone.

The most terrible thing is that he has no idea how many of these people have been symbiotic.

"These people will soon become part of Alaye. I think it's better for us to leave Sword Castle as soon as possible."

Yulia nodded, and the two squeezed out of the crowd and quickly walked towards an alley.

(End of this chapter)