Doomsday Totem

Chapter 412 Differentiation
While the auction of Princess Templar's personal belongings was in full swing, an auction was also going on in the No. [-] Silver City—the Prague auction house in Elk City, thousands of miles away.Compared with the former, the number of people in the arena is small, but the bidding situation is much more intense.

Today's auction is an old commercial area in the north of Elk City. The owner of this land is the Julian family, one of the eleven nobles in the world of Silver City.Due to financial decline in recent decades, the Julian family auctions off a piece of land every once in a while.

"Alas..." At this moment, in a corner of the auction house, a young man with red hair and red eyes was sighing.His name is Zuo Bolun Julian, he is 21 years old, and he is the third heir of the Julian family.

Originally, more than half of the land in Elk City belonged to the Julian family, but now less than 20.00% is left.Looking at the dwindling land, Zuo Bolun only felt deeply helpless.

In the past 50 years, with the comprehensive expansion of the Yincheng world in the alien plane, the territorial nobles and various business groups in the northern part of the central continent have flourished, and major forces have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.However, the great aristocrats in the central region, which have been inherited for hundreds of years, have gradually lost in rounds of business competition, and the ownership of land has also shrunk significantly.

The cause of all this is of course related to the poor management of the great nobles in the central region. They have been comfortable for hundreds of years, and their momentum is naturally not as good as the new forces.But a large part of the reason also came from the secret support of the western nobles.

In the world of Silver City, the five nobles headed by Mordleton are the most brazen, treacherous and cunning.They are good at dividing forces, twisting themselves into one force, and then gradually dividing other forces, keeping all potential opponents in a state of disunity.

For thousands of years, they have pursued an elite policy, only absorbing the top elite talents, and then spare no effort to divide any potential threats.For example, the great nobles of the central region, who are also ancient nobles and are connected by blood, are often pulled from the bottom of the pot by them, throwing cold arrows in the back, stabbing knives, and digging holes...

There is no other reason. Anyone who might threaten their existence is the target of their attack, even relatives are no exception.

But helplessly, since the history of mankind, the Central Continent has been in constant disputes. The nobles, big and small, and various forces have never been unified.And what the great western nobles like to do most is to support whichever side is weaker, and keep the Central Continent in a state of division forever.

Although the great nobles in the central region felt disgusted by this, they were powerless to change the status quo, and could only cooperate while being betrayed.Of course, this is not because they are cheap, but because they have to make concessions in order to maintain their dominant position.If they could change through hard work, their ancestors would have changed thousands of years ago, so they don't have to be disgusted until now.

Now, the power of the consortium in the Central Continent has swelled to the point where the great nobles in the Central China cannot compete.It wasn't until this time that the great nobles in the west realized that they had to work together to suppress external forces.

However, the current situation can no longer be changed by commercial behavior alone. If we want to reshuffle the cards, we must rely on means of war.But now is not the time for a civil war. On the one hand, bees, ants, and insects are surrounded by wolves, and on the other hand, the demons are watching. The space cracks between the two dark planes are like a cone attached to the bone, which makes them headaches.

While thinking, the auction of the next piece of land began.

"The reserve price of 40 hectares of land south of the Antlers Theater and north of Lens Business Center is [-] gold per hectare, and the asking price is no less than [-] gold per hectare."

“40万。”“40万零三千。”“40万零六千。”“40万零九千。”“41万二千。”商人们纷纷举牌竞价。

"50!" At this moment, a crisp voice sounded from the VIP seats, quoting a price that caused an uproar in the audience.Julian looked up, and as he expected, the person who made the offer was Zhao Linglong from the Crescent Alliance.Over the years, the Crescent Alliance has been frantically absorbing the land of Elk City. Now they own 37% of the land. As long as it reaches 50.00%, they can reorganize the Elk City Council and become the main ruling party.

Elk City is the largest city in the Central Continent, and its economic and political status is extremely high, second only to the Central Silver City in the Western Continent.If the Crescent Alliance gets Elk City, they will become the dominant players in the Central Continent.

"50." After a moment of silence, someone reported the latest price.Obviously, the major forces will not allow such a situation to happen.

"60!" Zhao Linglong quoted an astonishingly high price again.

All of a sudden, the audience fell silent. This price was already nearly 50.00% higher than for purely commercial purposes. No businessman was willing to harm his own interests excessively.As a result, the Crescent Alliance finally won the bid for the land, which is a step closer to 50.00% of the land ownership.

The Crescent Alliance, an organization with only a few decades of history, originated from the Notre Dame system and is composed of some territorial nobles and consortium forces.They pursue their own set of ideas, advocate atheism and a democratic republic, and have many supporters around the world.

However, these ignorant people have never understood that freedom and democracy cannot be given by a certain person or organization.Everything is just changing the skin and implementing the ruler's dictatorship.True freedom and democracy come from the strong inner needs of the people.Just like the northern adherents back then, honor was their life, and hurting their dignity meant bloodshed.And they generally have a high degree of self-awareness. In this case, the upper class will have to make concessions.

If it weren't for the glorious battle 180 years ago, the Northern Remnants would definitely have developed into one of the most powerful ethnic groups in the world.Because they used their flesh and blood to prove that they are a group of "no coward, no traitor".

Zobrun's elders often taught him that the northern remnants are the most respectable ethnic group, but also the most worthy of mistakes. Their success stems from their pride, and their destruction also stems from their pride.Only those who survived can write history and become the final victor.

In this regard, Zuo Bolun has a different idea.How can the knees that have been kneeled stand upright again?How can I get back the lost dignity.Modleton and Lombard thousands of years ago are so similar to the northern remnants.In their world, you can either be conquered by them, or be friends with them, or wipe them out completely, and there is never a moment of subjugation and slavery.The battle of weeping blood between Lombard and Norses was so fierce that it was far beyond what history books can record.

It is precisely because the word "surrender" has never been included in their dictionary, and they would rather fight the last soldier than give up an inch of ground, which has created the current grand occasion.If the great aristocrats in the central region had this awareness, they would not have had to endure the constraints of the great aristocracy in the west as early as 2000 years ago.

Yielding to this kind of thinking, once there is the first time, there will naturally be the second, third, and countless times.

Time is always passing by inadvertently, and after thinking about it, the auction is over.Before leaving, Zhao Linglong, who was passing by, saw him, and nodded to greet him, "Second Young Master of Julian's family, good morning."

"Hello, Miss Zhao Linglong, the northern president of the Crescent Alliance." Zuo Bolun responded politely.In fact, he didn't want to talk too much with the other party, after all, the other party was one of the big bugs that ate their family.

"If there is any land to sell in the future, you can talk to me in private, the price may be more suitable." Zhao Linglong smiled and handed over a bronzing business card.

"Okay, we will seriously consider your proposal." Zobern said with a nod.

"Then, I'll take my leave first, and I wish you good luck." Zhao Linglong made a "bye" gesture and left the venue.

Seeing the swaying figure gradually going away, Zuo Bolun gritted his teeth and cursed viciously: "You little bitch!" Then he tore the business card into several pieces, crumpled them into a ball, and threw them into the wastebasket .

A few days later at noon, in the Golden Triangle tens of thousands of kilometers away from Elk City, in the Phillos Mountains, beside a quiet snow-capped lake, two slim figures were walking side by side.At this moment, there is a fine mist of snow falling from the sky, and it falls on the hair tips and shoulders one after another.Although it is late spring, the altitude here exceeds 5000 meters, and the temperature drops to minus ten degrees.

"My princess, you are so hard to date~" said the tall girl with round shoulders in a light blue priest's robe.

"Of course~ There are a lot of people who want to date me~" Another girl in a white dress, who is slightly shorter and well-proportioned, said with a smile.

"I seem to smell something..." "What?"

"You still said no, look at your nose, it's almost up to the sky." You Ge said.

"I'm sorry ~ Linglan can't see her own nose." Mu Yulinglan said with a faint smile.

"Huh~" You Ge wrinkled her little nose and let out a soft hum. After a moment of silence, she looked at the calm lake and suddenly suggested, "Little girl, let's swim~"

"Is there no one else here?" Mu Yu Linglan raised her head to look around and asked.

"It's hard to say..." You Ge replied irresponsibly.

"What if someone sees you?" Mu Yu Linglan asked.

"It's good luck for him." You Ge said as a matter of course.

"Shameless little fairy~" Mu Yu Linglan said.

"I've heard of people laughing at a hundred steps at fifty steps, but never heard of laughing at fifty steps at a hundred steps." You Ge pouted.

"Hmph~" "Come on~ give me a laugh." "Hmph~" Mu Yu Linglan looked contemptuous.

"Want to fight?" You Ge asked with a face change.

"Come on~" Saying that, Mu Yu Linglan twisted her waist and bumped her, the provocation was self-evident.

(End of this chapter)