Magic Underachiever

Elysee Avenue in Saroyang City.

The maid opened the closed window to let the natural sea breeze in. On the street outside, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and the sunlight shone through the leaves on the ground, casting swaying spots. The carriage slowly passed by the road in front of the door, and the gentlemen walked with their heads down, holding newspapers in one hand and coffee in the other.

The whole of Marcellus was at war, and only Saroyang City was peaceful, without any atmosphere of war. Although patrols of the Azure Corps could be seen everywhere, the city did not enter a state of military control under the strict order of the Governor.

The Parliament Army did not attack here, so this pearl on the east coast was still full of vitality. However, the refugees pouring in from other places gave the city a different atmosphere.

Daliang, who returned home from an interstellar journey, enjoyed a hearty breakfast. The bright sky outside the window formed a sharp contrast with the black universe, and the tense urban life of the Star Alliance also made Daliang prefer the leisure with a simple flavor on the Order Star.

Drink a glass of freshly squeezed juice, eat a bite of tender and juicy steak, and breathe the natural air. Although the air in Saroyang is not very good, it is still more comfortable than the air filtered back and forth in Niwan City.

But Daliang's identity destined him to not be able to finish this breakfast properly. After knowing that Master Liang was back through Robin, Miss Annie immediately visited him.

Daliang disappeared in Saroyang for more than a month, and many people were anxious.

"Master Liang..." Annie, who came to the restaurant, saluted Daliang in the imperial army, and then said what she wanted to do.

Daliang said: "Sit down and have breakfast with me first. Sophia, prepare a meal for Miss Annie, and pour a glass of Erguotou I brought from Niwan City for Miss Annie."

Annie had to sit down first and wait for the maid to bring a breakfast. Then she noticed a glass of white wine served with breakfast. The pungent smell of the wine made her wrinkle her nose and sniff. She didn't like strong liquor.

After Annie had a bite of breakfast, Da Liang said, "Some time ago, I left Saroyang for an important matter. When I came back this time, there were many things that were not clear to me. Miss Annie came here in such a hurry. Is there something important to tell me?"

When it came to business, Miss Annie put down her knife and fork and said, "Master Liang, there is something I want to tell you. The Marcellus War has been going on until now, and many people have seen that you are behind the scenes. The Black Fire Company provides arms to both the Parliament Army and the Imperial Army, so that the forces of both sides on the battlefield can be balanced.

An investigation team sent from the Empire has arrived in Saroyang. If it weren't for my father's delay, they would have The Black Fire Company has been seized and investigated.

There are also the Eastern countries. These countries, who only care about profits, are taking advantage of the civil war in Marcellus to encroach on the Marcellus market. There is also the Parliament, who are selling Marcellus' resources in order to obtain military assistance from the Eastern countries.

The Parliament even began to issue war bonds for the people of Marcellus to buy with real money.

Every moment, the wealth of Marcellus is flowing out crazily

And... the special situation of Saroyang is attracting war refugees to gather here. I think it won't be long before Saroyang will be occupied by refugees, and Saroyang's economy will collapse. "

Wars are fought for money. Moreover, the Parliament Army is not like the Imperial Army, which has a complete military industrial system behind it. Every bullet fired by the Parliament Army is bought. Even if the Parliament has prepared a relatively sufficient fund reserve for this war, Daliang has invented the airplane.

The role of airplanes in war is unquestionable, but its price is also much higher than conventional weapons. Then Da Liang sold radar to the Imperial Army, causing the Parliament Army's aircraft to continue to decline. At the same time, they launched stronger models generation after generation, forcing the Parliament Army to tighten their belts and buy, buy, buy...

The Eastern countries had no good intentions in encouraging the Parliament to fight the Marcellus Civil War. After seeing that the Black Fire Company desperately made money from the Parliament with aircraft, they also took the opportunity to increase the price of arms for three consecutive times. The Parliament was so angry that it could only curse, and also saw the faces of the capitalists in the Eastern countries. But the war has already started, and the Parliament cannot bargain.

The Parliament's originally rich family assets were quickly emptied, and it had to use resources as collateral, and at the same time issued war bonds to squeeze money from ordinary people.

Now the Vlomink Empire has not yet implemented currency reform, and the Parliament Army uses real gold and silver to buy arms, and a large amount of wealth is flowing out rapidly.

Moreover, the war has caused a devastating impact on the economy of Marcellus, and the shutdown of factories has caused a shortage of materials in the market. The goods of the Eastern countries took advantage of the opportunity to enter, and on the other hand, they once again invaded the wealth of Marcellus.

The war also created a large number of refugees, who lost all their wealth and fled to places without war. The eastern countries refused to allow Marcellus refugees to enter, and the west was a deadly desert, so the refugees could only flee to the Saroyang area, which was not affected by the war.

The refugees that appeared in Saroyang now are just the vanguard of the refugee tide. In a few days, the streets of Saroyang will be full of refugees.

So many mouths need to be fed.

In addition, refugees will also cause many social problems such as public security and disease. Once the refugees riot, Saroyang, the last non-war place, will also fall.

The Marcellus people finally realized what the war brought to them. The war has just been going on for nearly a year, and a newspaper full of nationalism and advocating the independence of Marcellus is now not as good as a piece of hard bread.

Democracy or dictatorship, it doesn't matter to the Marcellus people. What they are thinking about now is how to get their next meal.

So far, the Marcellus War has reached the result that Daliang wanted.

Before, the Marcellus people were bewitched by the Marcellus nationalism advocated by politicians, and they were obsessed with the good life after independence. And they fantasized about achieving personal spiritual sublimation through a romantic war.

But a real war completely shattered the Marcellus people's dream.

The tug-of-war between the parliamentary army and the imperial army made the Marcellus people see no hope of the end of the war. The suffering brought by the war punctured all their fantasies about the future. They finally realized how happy their previous life was, and there was nothing better than stability.

Now most of the Marcellus people are no longer fanatical national fighters, but countless poor people who hope to be redeemed.

Daliang said to Anne: "The Marcellus War should be over now. If it continues, people will completely lose hope and dignity for a stable life, and we will lose a generation or even two generations. This is not conducive to the recovery of Marcellus after the war, nor is it conducive to the implementation of my longer-term plan.

I want to meet with Marquis Whitehead, you can arrange it."