Age of Arcane

Chapter 290 Returning to Saint Lun City

Rachel looked at Luke without saying a word.Although she didn't know about Raging Waves City, the name of Meteorite had already been spread all over the world.Such a person cannot be completely trusted, otherwise he would not know if he was sold.

Can form a free army...

"How do you make me believe you? If your purpose is to gather us together and eliminate us, we accept your funding, so we fall into your trap."

Luke is not interested in talking about ideals with Rachel, he just wants an excuse to form the city militia in Raging City.

"Sincerity needs to be proved by actions, and trust needs time to be strengthened. If you don't believe me, you should be vigilant, but you can't give up such a good opportunity because of doubts.

In fact, you don't need to gather liberals from other places to form a free army, because the momentum and scale are too large, but it will attract the empire's encirclement and suppression.You now have fifteen people, and you should be able to pull up a free army of a hundred people.

The terrain of the Kama Mountains in the north of Raging Waves City is complex, connecting many imperial cities from east to west, and there are also many traffic arteries..."

As he spoke, Luke took out a topographic map of the Kama Mountains.

The Kama Mountains are crisscrossed from east to west, with towering peaks, and a steam airship needs a reasonable route planning if it wants to pass safely.Moreover, there are many thieves groups in the mountains. Although they are not large in scale, large caravans are often attacked.

At this time, on the map spread on the table, there are many bandit camps marked.

Rachel leaned closer curiously, listening to Luke's explanation.

Luke pointed at the bandit camp, and continued: "The banditry activities in the Kama Mountains have been very rampant recently, and road transport, rail transport, and even air transport have all been attacked by them, causing great losses.

Raging Waves City can't cross the border to destroy them, and the city involved in the case deliberately indulged and shielded them.In addition to supporting your beliefs, I want you to help you eliminate these bandits. "

Luke's explanation dispelled Rachel's doubts a lot.

She and her companions traveled and gave lectures, knowing that the prosperity and wealth of Raging City made many imperial cities jealous.These imperial cities did not dare to rob Raging Tide City openly, but some greedy officials and noble gentry would collude with bandits to rob Raging Tide City's goods.

To be honest, Rachel and her partner also robbed the caravan in Raging City.

This reason, Rachel can still accept.

"My lord, do you want us to protect your business?"

"This is a win-win situation. Rage City is very important to me, and it is also very important to you who will be in power in the future. Protect it well, and only countries that have experienced war can quickly recover their national strength.

With my intelligence and material support, those bandits are no match for you.If you get the treasure of the Thieves Group, you can buy more supplies from me to expand the Freedom Army.

Only by mastering an army can we seize opportunities when they arise. "

Listening to Luke's words, Rachel's eyes on the map gradually became eager.

Now that the Golden Shield Empire is strong, there are very few places where the free army can survive and develop. This is why the liberals can only stay in propaganda.The Kama Mountain Range is one of the few areas where the imperial army is difficult to fully control. If the Free Army can really survive in the Kama Mountain Range, with the support of Raging Waves City, the Free Army will be able to grow a little bit.

When the time is right, the powerful free army can quickly rush out of the Kama Mountains and occupy nearby cities.

Raging Waves City announced at that time that it would join the Freedom Army, and the Freedom Army would have the power to capture the entire empire.

Rachel, who was imagining a bright future, got a little excited: "Okay, Mr. Governor, let's go to the Kama Mountains!"

"Very well, freedom fighters should have this kind of sacrifice."

Luke praised Rachel and her partners, and then talked about where they revolted and the development route after entering the Kama Mountains.

Rachel was extremely surprised when she heard that, she could feel that the battle in the Kama Mountains was not a temporary idea of ​​Governor Meteor.The tactics he was talking about were those of the Bandit Group, but at the strategic level, they were beyond the reach of the Bandit Group.This is a brand-new war mode, and it is entirely possible to write a war masterpiece based on it.

Rachel's heart is even hotter. With the guidance of a great wise man like Meteor, why worry that the light of freedom cannot shine on this land!

Luke racked his brains to squeeze out the little ink of guerrilla warfare in his stomach, and let Rachel, who was almost turned into a fangirl, leave the office.

Funds, materials, and weapons were quickly put in place under Luke's special arrangement, and the high-spirited liberal youths drove away from Rage City in trucks and sang songs.

Sparks have been spilled.

As long as Rachel led her people to launch an uprising, and then unfurled the banner of the Freedom Army in the Kama Mountains, Raging Waves City would have a reason to form a small-scale militia.

Then command the free army to attack Shangdao and nearby cities, and the imperial army was unable to enter the Kama Mountains to suppress bandits due to the deployment of the southern front war. Rage City can use the method of boiling frogs in warm water to find excuses to expand the size of the militia.

Luke wanted to return to St. Lun City, so he handed over the work of cooperating with the Free Army to Viscount Iscoran.

Viscount Iskran first asked worriedly: "What if the Freedom Army loses control?"

Luke looked at Iscoran, with a look of control in his eyes: "Out of control? What do you think the so-called freedom they believe in is in front of Raging Waves City?"

"Worthless!"

"Empty beliefs can only grow in poor places, and spiritual and material abundance can create new beliefs. If the Freedom Army cannot be influenced by the beliefs formed in Raging City, then it will not survive in the belief radiation circle of Raging City Space.

The out-of-control free army is a group of thieves, the bigger they are, the faster they die. "

Viscount Iscoran nodded thoughtfully.

The current Raging Waves City has become a spiritual sanctuary for many people under the governance of Meteor Governor.The vigorous economic vitality and the quality of life far surpassed that of other places gave the citizens of Raging Waves a strong sense of superiority and pride.

A new belief is sprouting in this city, and it is precisely because of this belief that the slogans of the liberals are like a clown performance here.

With the expansion of the economic system of Raging Waves City in the future, the beliefs formed in Raging Waves City will also radiate outwards. The first area covered must be the nearby Kama Mountains.

Liberals advocate free competition. Naturally, whoever has money is right. Raging Waves City will use liberal methods to destroy what they believe in.

At that time... out of control did not exist.

If they are disobedient and cut off the supplies of the Freedom Army, they will be trapped to death in the mountains.

After thinking about this, Viscount Iscoran looked at Luke and said respectfully, "I know what to do... Your Excellency, the Empire is lucky to have you."

"We are lucky to be born in this era. If there is movement from Rachel, you can set up the militia. I will ask Lambert to give you the source of troops. The first batch will be 300 people, and they will be in the Patrol the northern mines."

Raging City Secret Affairs Bureau ranger is divided into two parts, a small part is located at No. 102, Organ Street in the central city, supervised by Thomas who stays at the Secret Affairs Bureau, and is responsible for the normal secret affairs bureau work.The members of this special task force are mainly regular spies dispatched by the headquarters of the secret intelligence bureau to do their professional work.

The headquarters of the ranger of Raging Waves Secret Bureau was set up in the former Castle of the Furious Axe, where all the recruited gang personnel were concentrated, and Lambert was in charge of the management.This group of imperial spies is large in number and loyal only to Luke. After Shelley's training, they are already a paramilitary unit.

This time, the militia of Raging Wave City will be formed, and a group of ranger spies will be able to form a fighting force.With the addition of heavy equipment and supplies, the combat effectiveness of a regular army can be achieved.

In Luke's vision, the Ranger Headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Bureau in Raging City is responsible for training soldiers, and the source of soldiers is mainly recruited from the Cape District.Set up the militia support first, and then recruit soldiers from other urban areas to ensure the loyalty of this team.

The militia needs to be expanded and must be transferred from the ranger to firmly control this army in its own hands.

When the militia of Raging Waves City reaches [-] people and cooperates with the anti-smuggling fleet, once the situation changes, the imperial navy of Raging Waves City will be the turtle in the urn.

At this point, the city militiamen in Raging Waves City have some clues, and Princess Dai'er's coming-of-age ceremony is approaching day by day.

This ball, Luke must attend.And before participating, he still needs to meet several important court officials.Therefore, after participating in the launching ceremony of the all-metal battleship of the Outer First Machine, Luke boarded the airship to the imperial capital.

Arriving in the imperial capital, Luke did not go to the Copper Mulberry Avenue first, but quietly entered the Tulip Manor through the secret channel of the Bureau of Secret Affairs.

In a secret room, Luke meets Agatha.

When Agatha met, she said with a blank expression and a somewhat displeased tone: "I really didn't expect you to be so energetic. While stirring up all kinds of battles in the palace, you are still working in the lower city under my nose." Such a big thing happened.

Is there anything you need to explain to me?
Mr. Luke! "

"Let me have a sip of water first. I'm so busy that I don't even have time to drink saliva when I come out of Rage City." Luke sat down on the seat next to Agatha, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp, and said: "Your Highness only now knows about my actions in the lower city. The Bureau of Secret Affairs has a big loophole in the supervision of the lower city!"

Luke's sarcasm made Agatha's complexion change again.

The lower part of the city of St. Lun expanded very fast, and the chaos and disorder made it a black hole for intelligence.

Fights and vendettas made it very inefficient for the Secret Intelligence Agency to develop informants here. Many informants either disappeared with money or died suddenly.Then the attack on Princess Dai'er and the subsequent court struggle made the Secret Affairs Bureau's attention all focus on Shangcheng District and Huangcheng District.As a result, when the Bureau of Confidential Information finally had some energy to pay attention to the Xiacheng District, it was discovered that the Xiacheng District had... changed in such a short period of time!

It all started with a merchant from Rough City... Mr. Luke.

In the next period of time, as long as the empire does not forcefully interfere with Mr. Luke's investment plan for the lower city, this huge slum next to the imperial capital will all fall into his hands.

Agatha didn't know that Mr. Luke was Meteor at first, until the intelligence said that Mr. Luke's wife's name was Jasmine.

Knowing that Luke is the pseudonym of Meteor, Agatha is even more disturbed.

This is the imperial capital, not the city of Raging Waves, and the lower city is already another cape district.

"What do you want!" Agatha demanded Luke.

Luke replied with a smile: "Help the economic development of the lower city and lift the poor inside out of poverty."

Agatha said: "Do you think I will believe it! What is the first generation of mysterious substance mixture? What is your purpose in forming the Polaris Mercenary Group?"

Luke replied: "The first generation of mysterious substance mixture is a special secret technique developed by Miss Weathering Sky. The special structure of the sewage reservoir in the lower city can just produce the materials needed for the first generation of mysterious substance mixture.

With the permission of Miss Weatherlight, I selflessly gave the formula of the first generation of mysterious substance mixture to the residents of the lower city, so that they can turn waste into treasure and improve their lives.

As for the Polaris Mercenary Corps... The Watchers are willing to pay a high price for mercenaries. I just acted as an intermediary to help the residents of the lower city find a way to make money. "

Agatha could not refute that Meteor had indeed sent out the first generation of mysterious substance mixture formula, and did not interfere with the production of the mixture potion; the Watcher was indeed hiring mercenaries at high prices.

"Meteor, I think our relationship can allow us to have a certain amount of trust and share things frankly with each other.

You should know the importance of the lower city to the imperial capital, as long as I want, I can stop all your investment in the lower city.I absolutely do not allow it, there is an uncontrollable powerful force beside the imperial capital. "

Facing Agatha's threat, Luke poured himself another cup of tea, and then said: "The lower city is a slum area planned by Saint Lun City. The original lower city has existed for a very long time, but the scale has always been within a controllable range. The skyrocketing growth of the lower urban area took nearly 30 years. It took about ten years for the first doubling of the area, and then it took ten years for the second doubling of the area.

In the next ten years, the area of ​​the lower city doubled twice.The downtown area is now sixteen times larger than it was 30 years ago, and it is still growing at a very rapid rate.

Your Highness, you do not allow uncontrollable powerful forces next to the imperial capital, so can you control the lower city now?At present, the urban area has skyrocketed to a level that the imperial capital cannot bear, and the empire is in crisis again. Can the city wall stop the millions of hungry people? "

Luke poses a problem to Agatha.

The rapid expansion of slums is something that has never been encountered by any country in this era.Without experience in dealing with them, every city has a headache for the expanding slums around them, but there is no place to house them, so they can only allocate some resources as much as possible to keep them from starving to death.

Everyone knows that this is a ticking time bomb, and they can only be safe if they have the resources to keep them alive.But once the situation is turbulent and prices rise, it will definitely lead to a crisis.

The lower city next to the city of St. Lun is the largest slum in the empire, and the current situation in the empire can be described as perilous.

Agatha looked at Luke and asked, "Is this your solution?"

"This is my solution. Let the lower city of St. Lun City enter the supply chain of Raging City, and at the same time, the industries in the lower city will not compete with the heavy industry of St. Lun City.

I have the confidence to use Raging City's economic vitality to drive the lower part of Saint Lun City, so that the residents of the lower part of the city can have a stable income, and even become a tax source for the imperial capital that is not inferior to other industries.

Your Highness, do you still want to stop my investment in the Lower City? "

(End of this chapter)