Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 825: Xingti declares a state of anarchy

At this moment. Star Antimony, Leipzig.

The silent snow has lasted for a week.

Now that the snow is gradually subsiding, the sound of horse hooves has gradually leaked out from the snow curtain, and you can see outside through the sparse snow curtain. It seems that the snow will stop before night falls.

Obviously, Dong Tung Si had no intention of surpassing Ling Amber Tian Si. Therefore, the number of visions could not be eight.

Because of this, many Xingti people feel sorry for the war situation in the north.

Just one day earlier, the Narcissus Principality was successfully established. Now, even before the front-line soldiers have completely withdrawn to the fortress, the heavy snow is about to stop.

If the Black Hawks on the front line had held out for two more days, the situation would have been completely different...

——You have persisted for several months, why can’t you hold on for two more days?
If we turn back now, maybe we can still make it in time!

Because of this, the pressure on the Black Hawk Principality in the public opinion of Xingti suddenly increased.

As the snow subsided, daily life in Xingti City basically resumed. People went shopping and consuming in retaliation, buying a large amount of food and self-defense weapons that could be used for stockpiling... Although such heavy snow should not come again, its appearance sounded a wake-up call to people: It turned out that when Xingti was not in a state of war, the cities behind it could also be in crisis!

And the media became extremely excited because of this——

Many people want to know what happened outside and why Xingti has become like this as they have been living in isolation these days.

As soon as they bought the newspaper, they were stunned.

The promotion of the Winter Division, the independence of the Narcissus Principality, the death of two consecutive monarchs, the death of the first Red Prime Minister, and the suspected death of the Count of Leipzig...

——What the hell is going on!

How come so many big things happened outside in less than a week? !

Which ones are true and which ones are rumors?
Some people said that Valentine VIII was dead, while others said that he was not dead. Similarly, the Red Prime Minister and the Count of Leipzig also had people trying to "refute the rumors" in this way, claiming that they were still alive.

Some people said that Valentine VII was not dead at all, but was forced out of the palace by the usurper Red Prime Minister; another newspaper claimed that Valentine VII died like the first Red Prime Minister; some even claimed that Valentine VII and VIII were killed by the unfaithful queen of the Red Prime Minister, and that the Red Prime Minister was reincarnated as a real Valentine...

But no matter what the truth is, the fact that this news has been released... already shows that the top management of Star Antimony has fallen into chaos and is unable to take care of themselves.

As soon as people escaped from danger, they fell into chaos and panic again because of the confusing news from all sides.

Even those who are not sensitive to politics can realize at this moment...something big might happen to Xingti.

War, chaos, disaster and death will all come unexpectedly.

In this atmosphere of panic and anxiety, people become sensitive and irritable.

Many civilian newspapers criticized the cowardly behavior of the Black Hawk soldiers who "chose to flee on the eve of victory", believing that it was this defeat that directly led to the independence of the Narcissus Principality.

Because for today's Xingtan, Narcissus Territory is a very important component - after all, when the overall economy of Xingtan collapsed, only Narcissus Territory was still making stable profits.

One of the main reasons for the collapse of the Star Antimony economy was the overload of the alchemist system caused by the Goblin Chamber of Commerce.

There weren't many alchemists in Narcissus Territory, and even the entire alchemy industry was not very developed. Of course, this might be due to the discrimination of mages against alchemists... In the past when the alchemy industry was most prosperous, the development of Narcissus Territory was also notoriously slow.

But no matter what, they have now become the territory with the healthiest industrial structure in the entire Star Antimony. It is all thanks to the continuous blood transfusion from Narcissus Territory that Star Antimony has been able to survive for so long in this "dying" and "shaky" state.

This is precisely the direct reason why Narcissus Territory demands independence - the infiltration of the Mage Lords by the Sons of the Moon is a political reason, but what really leads to Narcissus Territory's independence is purely economic factors.

Everyone knows that Xingti's problem is persistent, continuous, and fundamental. This kind of blood transfusion has no end at all. No matter how much money is taken out, it will never come back to the account, and it is destined to increase.

When the person who borrows money has no intention of paying it back, it is not called borrowing...it is called robbery.

The mainland of Xingti is too far away from the Narcissus Principality.

It is so far away that many Narcissus people do not have enough understanding that "Narcissus Principality belongs to Xinganti".

Moreover, the army of mixed alchemical colossi that was integrated from the Black Hawk Principality in the past only reached the outskirts of the Narcissus Principality. The Narcissus Principality, which was in chaos due to the illness of the Narcissus Prince, had already surrendered.

Because they had never been beaten, they had no corresponding memories. In just 20 years, without any special education, not many people in the Narcissus Principality had a sense of belonging to the Star Empire. In addition, the sense of superiority in intelligence nurtured by the Mage Tower meant that at least 80% of the Narcissus people did not think that the Narcissus Principality belonged to the Star Empire. They generally believed that this was just a strategy of the Mage Lords to show goodwill to the Star Empire. It was a vassal state system, and at most they would pay tribute and express their attitude.

Therefore, when Xingti really started to ask for unlimited money, the Narcissus people immediately stopped doing it.

——You just got beaten up by the people of Avalon. How dare you come to us for money?
Although the Moon Children who infiltrated had already prepared for war.

But their agitation had not even begun, and they had already declared victory in advance.

As they colluded with the Black Hawk leaders, the result was that the Mage Lords had not yet officially joined the war... In fact, they could not join the war. Because even though they had been fighting for several months, they had not yet entered the core territory of Narcissus Territory. The Mage Tower could not even touch the front line, and the Star Antimony-Black Hawk coalition had already been defeated.

It sounds shameful that after fighting for so long, the total casualties were not even half of those caused by the rout during the retreat.

Therefore, many Star Antimony people began to doubt whether the Black Hawk people were working without putting in any effort - in fact, they didn't want to fight at all, and were just playing along with the people of the Narcissus Principality!
Many civilian newspapers began to denounce the Black Hawk leader and demanded that they be held responsible for the defeat. Because on Xingti, no one could be held responsible for the defeat.

Everyone knew that the independence of Narcissus Territory meant the complete collapse of Star Antimony's economy. Without the blood transfusion from Narcissus Territory, I'm afraid even the police in Lionheart City wouldn't be able to pay their salaries - and before that, their salaries had been in arrears for two months.

Leipzig, another economic and technological center of Star Antimony, was also in chaos at this moment.

Because their economy is independent of Star City, their superior salary is completely dependent on the "small treasury" of Count Leipzig. No one knows what the disappearance of Count Leipzig will lead to... Whether Count Leipzig dies or leaves Star City, it means that all of them will be unemployed immediately after the existing city assets are exhausted, so almost all public departments in Star City have gradually come to a standstill.

When they went out to buy supplies, they began to notice something was wrong. Prices of everything started to soar, even to a completely abnormal level. But even so, they had to buy... because there were not many stores open now.

When a line of people buying bread moves from the end to the front, the price of bread has increased by 30%. Thieves and robbers have already begun to gather nearby and may raid the store at any time.

The intensity of the Black Hawks' reaction was far beyond their expectations.

It was the day after the establishment of the Narcissus Principality, that is, the evening of March 31st.

The Black Eagle Principality declared independence.

——Oh, I guessed it right.

We really don't want to fight, and we are indeed acting with the Narcissus people - what you said is all right, so do you have any opinions?

As night fell, people's emotions became more and more excited. Rebellion surged in their hearts, and years of accumulated dissatisfaction burst out at this moment.

Under the light snow, the windows of the goblin merchants' banks were smashed one after another by the desperate people. The extraordinary people gathered into teams one after another and began to "hunt" in the city.

Their main hunting target is banks.

Originally, these banks were protected by troll security guards and city police, but now the police can no longer pay their salaries, and they will not be able to pay them in the foreseeable future. Naturally, not many people will go against these crazy superhumans who have gone crazy...

As the Black Hawks in the police station left the team one after another, they prepared to return to their real hometown.

Some local police officers in Xingti also took off their uniforms, put on masks and mixed into the crowd to participate in the robbery!

Anyway, the opponents are just a bunch of goblins and trolls! Without the police station deploying suppression devices, defeating them is much easier than venturing to the dragon's lair - and there are just as many gold coins!

As the culprits, the goblins were also killed by the extraordinary people out of anger.

By the time the latecomers realized this, almost all banks had already been robbed. The most foolish of them began to try to rob the nobles—and were then killed by the nobles who were also extraordinary beings and their entourage and guards.

Then, people who came later did not want to return empty-handed, so they tried to rob the shops on the street. However, they were also stopped by other extraordinary people, and they were caught in a deadly fight without any purpose.

This was the most absurd and craziest night in the history of Xingti.

The Moon Children, Demonologists, and Alchemists all began to move towards the headquarters of their organizations.

As for the current Queen Louise, with the Red Prime Minister dead, perhaps only the Moon Children are willing to obey her command. In fact, the Moon Children are now gathering towards the palace.

The Xingti Army Department belongs to the Demonic Society.

The transcendent power born in this chaotic atmosphere greatly increased their strength, making them the strongest in one leap.

——That night, the Xingti Army Department announced that Xingti had entered a state of anarchy. In order to ensure the basic living needs and personal safety of residents, the Army Department will impose military control on all cities tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)