The years when I was a nobleman in the world of Terra

"I remember very clearly. When we reached the cooperation agreement, you said that you would allow me to ascend to the supreme throne in the shortest possible time."

"But when we haven't figured out the Grand Duke's real intentions, it's best not to act rashly."

Mephisto shook his head lightly.

"What's more, now we still don't have an absolute advantage."

"Can I take your words as a joke?"

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince..."

Mephisto frowned slightly.

"What do you mean by these words?"

"Isn't this really a joke?"

Suddenly, Covington stood up from his chair, opened his hands, and made a speech by himself.

"I know what you think, Mephisto. You must think that my eldest brother is the one with the absolute advantage. With the nobles he recruited and the three royal knights in his hands, it is enough Sweeping across the entire territory of Casimir."

"Isn't it?"

"Wrong, and it's quite outrageous. To be honest, I regret it a bit. I regret cooperating with a group of stupid guys like you."

"The smart Second Prince, can you explain to me who is stupid?"

Mephisto gritted his teeth slightly. With his paranoid and crazy character, if it wasn't for the task assigned by Tallulah, how could he possibly endure this naked ridicule.

"You don't understand the power of money, how powerful it is."

Covington spoke with great emotion.

"You have to know that in this world, people without money can't do anything. Building a luxurious castle requires a lot of money, and the cultivation of knights also needs a lot of money. No matter what type of enjoyment, behind it They are all made of Longmen coins one after another, without money, everything in this world cannot function normally, don’t you understand such a simple truth?”

"I'm different from that stupid brother. He and his nobles are unscrupulous misers. They only blindly search for wealth from the people, and then let the wealth eat ashes in the cabinet. They I will never understand such a truth, the wealth placed in the cabinet will never have any value and meaning, only the wealth spent can bring you greater benefits."

"But wealth can't change the power gap between you and the eldest prince."

"Who said it can't be done, who told you it can't be done?"

Covington smiled contemptuously. He was not only despising Mephisto's shallow opinions, but also despising all the nobles in the land of Casimir.

"The reason why those nobles, big and small, follow my brother is not because my brother promised them that he will give them a big enough return when he ascends the supreme throne."

"What my elder brother can give them, I can also give. And what I can give them is far more than what my elder brother can give them."

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Covington, who still kept his arms open, closed his eyes.

"The key to negotiation is to offer a bargaining chip that the opponent has no way to refuse. As long as the bargaining chip I offer is large enough, they will naturally surrender at my feet."

"But according to the information I got, His Royal Highness seems to be in possession of a huge amount of wealth, so..."

"So, are you worried about my wealth, are you not as good as my elder brother?"

Covington stretched out a finger, shaking it gently in front of Mephisto's eyes.

"Mephisto, have you ever heard of such an organization, the Casimir Chamber of Commerce?"

"I've heard of it."

Mephisto nodded slightly.

Before going to Casimir according to Tallulah's order, he had conducted in-depth research and investigation on Casimir.

The so-called Casimir Chamber of Commerce is nothing more than an organization similar to a labor union established by the local capitalists in Casimir to protect their own interests.But in Mephisto's impression, although the shadow of being eroded by capital can be seen in every corner of Casimir, in fact, the status of capitalists in Casimir is definitely not high. , It seems that there is not much difference from ordinary people.

"But I don't understand the inevitable connection between the Casimir Chamber of Commerce and what we are going to do next."

"Because of the efforts of the merchants, Casimir was able to maintain the growing military expenditure. Because of the merchants, the people of Casimir did not starve to death in the exploitation of the nobles. Because of the merchants, Casimir slowly Bid farewell to decay and embark on the road of development. Commerce has brought so much to Casimir, and what has Casimir given to businessmen?"

"Nothing. The merchants have never received any rewards for their achievements in Casimir. Is this reasonable? This is unreasonable!"

Covington's voice slowly began to grow louder, as if he felt the same way, he kept talking about the unfair treatment the merchants received in Casimir.

"How long will this unreasonable thing continue? Without my intervention, it may continue forever."

"Your intervention?"

"I reached an agreement with the current president of the Chamber of Commerce five years ago."

"Five years ago?"

Mephisto was taken aback for a moment, because he clearly remembered that His Royal Highness the Second Prince was only 25 years old this year, and he was only 20 years old five years ago. Could it be that he was Did you expect this to happen?

"Very surprised?"

Covington shrugged slightly.

"The first thing I want to explain is that I will not claim to have the ability to predict the future like those god sticks. I don't have any ability to predict the future. The reason why I planned all this five years ago is entirely because I know enough about my father."

"Even without the bad idea he announced recently, I never thought that he would choose me as his heir."

Mephisto was stunned again, and it was only at this time that he began to realize that the Second Prince was far from being as simple as he appeared on the surface.

When he received Tallulah's order to cooperate with Covington on behalf of the Integration Movement, he was actually a little puzzled.

Because in Mephisto's thinking, compared to Covington who doesn't have much power and connections at hand, His Royal Highness Ferreira, who has mastered most of Casimir's power, is the one more worthy of cooperation ——After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, it is impossible for Covington to be the opponent of Ferreira who holds an army.

But now, Mephisto intends to withdraw his views on Covington for the time being. He wants to hear what else the Second Prince intends to say.

"Do I have to wait until Lord Father tells me that my elder brother will become the new Grand Duke Kasimir before I rebel? Or do you think that as long as I manage the territory well enough, Lord Father will let me become the new Grand Duke Kasimir?" Is Simir the master?"

"Everyone is an adult, and I can still tell which are sincere words and which are polite words."

"So as early as five years ago, I reached an agreement with everyone in the Chamber of Commerce. I promised them that as long as I become the new Grand Duke of Casimir, I will immediately improve the status of merchants."

"But what if there is still no way to win over other nobles?"

Mephisto couldn't help asking one more question.

"Without other nobles, don't you still have the option of mercenaries?"

There was a slightly mysterious smile on the corner of Covington's mouth.

"Wandering warriors, Sarkaz mercenaries, and even Ursus mercenaries, aren't they all suitable candidates?"

"A mercenary from Ursus?"

Hearing Covington's answer, even a man as crazy as Mephisto froze in place.

When the coup d'état occurred within Casimir, no one could guarantee whether the emperor of Ursas would choose to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.And now, His Royal Highness the second prince of Casimir actually chooses to let Ursus' mercenaries participate in this battle for the throne. Does he really want to do this?

"Don't look at me with such a surprised tone, who made me a poor person who is not valued by my father."

Covington lowered his hands with a sigh.

"My venerable father never regarded me as a son. But I still remember a word he told me..."

"Don't worry about things that don't belong to you."

"Just like my father said, if the ruler of Casimir is not me, what does it have to do with me whether it will be dragged into the flames of war?"

This person is a lunatic, a complete lunatic, but unexpectedly, Mephisto suddenly felt that he and Covington could be on the airwaves.

Is it because he is also a little lunatic?

Maybe, but after this conversation, Mephisto finally understood the real intention of Big Sister Tallulah.

It is impossible for a united Casimir to tolerate the existence of a divisive organization like the Integration Movement. Only when Casimir is in chaos can the Integration Movement gain some substantial benefits from it.

And Mephisto believes that if things really develop in the direction expected by His Highness the Second Prince, Casimir's division and chaos will be absolutely unavoidable.

"Then, Your Highness the Second Prince, what do you hope I can do for you when you called me over this time?"

"I heard that my elder brother is preparing to take people to the border. But things like war are bound to be accompanied by danger, right? I hope my elder brother can come back safe and sound."

Covington patted Mephisto on the shoulder lightly.

"But I believe that my brother is a lucky guy, he will not be in danger of his life, Mephisto, can you understand what I mean?"

"Fully understand."

The white-haired young lady nodded slightly.

"Lying in a hospital bed for a month or two is almost enough."

"Go, I look forward to the good news you bring me."

But before finally leaving, Mephisto couldn't help asking one more question.

"His Royal Highness the third prince, do you need me to pay attention?"

"Third brother, are you talking about my half-breed brother?"

Covington smiled. Compared with the contemptuous smile when he talked about his elder brother, when he talked about his younger brother, his smile turned into a visible disdain.

"Do you think the land of Casimir can tolerate a mixed-race person as its master? And my third brother is notoriously incompetent."

"I don't know which unsightly force will bet their treasure on him, but if you want to follow it, then go and follow it for a while. Anyway, idle is idle, isn't it?"

"Yes, I understand."

Mephisto nodded.

……

The pile of firewood in front of her was burning fiercely, but Tallulah still couldn't feel how warm it was.

Even if the environment she was in was superior enough, it could even be said to be a rare good environment in Chernobog.But helplessly, the climate of Ursas is like this. Even though it has not completely entered the long winter, the temperature has already turned everything around it into ice crystals.

But Tallulah knew that she couldn't care so much about it.Just as she couldn't hope that the heavy snow in the sky would stop as soon as possible, her sophistication and elegance couldn't have anything to do with the barren land of Chernobog.

So she knew that the only thing she could do was to be patient and wait gratefully.

She and her men have been in Chernobog for a while, and the preparations are almost done. Next, they just need to wait for the right time, and the seeds planted will bear sweet fruits. .

And during this waiting time, Tallulah would not allow herself to waste it in vain.She opened her cabinet and took out a document sealed in a leather document bag.

She has read this document countless times, and every time she reads it, she can bring her completely different new insights.

"A single spark can start a prairie fire..."

Tallulah was talking to herself.

"What kind of stalwart is this person who can write such a thought-provoking book?"

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ps: The weather is getting hotter again, it’s outrageous

Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Tallulah in action

"When you understand that the working people are the most important part of the revolution, you will find that all the diehards resisting the revolution are actually paper tigers."

"When you understand that purely armed struggle cannot achieve a complete revolution, you will find that subverting ideas is far more difficult than destroying the enemy."

"When you can unite the working people and make them willing to accept your ideas, there will be no difficulties on the road to revolution."

Tallulah repeatedly read the information that Mephisto brought back to her. The sentences that she specially standardized with a good red pen, even if it was not the first time she saw it, it still made her feel emotional for a long time. way to calm down.

Because the information revealed in these sentences completely overturned all her previous views.

Tallulah is the Infected and the only apparent leader of the Integration Movement.And the integration movement itself is nothing more than a group of infected people who are unwilling to continue to be oppressed and discriminated against unite together to form an armed force group.

Under the leadership of Tallulah, the goal of the integration movement has always been to liberate the infected in the entire Terra world and create a country ruled by the infected.It's just that with the expansion of the organization and the increase in the number of personnel, Tallulah gradually discovered that her control over the integration movement was no longer as high as it was at the beginning.

At the beginning of the establishment of the organization, Tallulah promised those infected people who had been oppressed and unfairly treated for a long time, that they could vent their anger as much as they wanted, let them launch riots, and let them attack innocent ordinary people. man inflicts revenge.

This move allowed Tallulah to bring enough funds to the integration movement in a very short period of time, and at the same time cultivated a group of elite fighters for the integration movement, and at the same time made her personal prestige reach its peak— —If Tallulah cannot continue to be the leader of the integration movement, or if the integration movement is wiped out by hostile forces, the mobs who have participated in the riots will all be sent to the gallows in the end.

But now, after reading the documents Mephisto brought back to her, Tallulah slowly realized how stupid her original actions were.

"Everyone's thoughts are different, and everyone's dreams are also different. Among a group of villains, there will always be a few who can still be saved. Never expect to make everyone's thoughts come true. Unification, the most we can do is seek common ground while reserving differences."

This is not the original text in the material "A single spark can start a prairie fire", but Tallulah's experience after reading this material.

It's just that when she came to such an experience, she had no way to control everything in the integration movement.

Recently, she has tried to have in-depth exchanges with several of her most capable subordinates, and the final conclusions of these exchanges made her feel confused and deeply worried.

According to the information brought back by Mephisto, Taratu told her capable men that she hoped to change the image of the integration movement among the general public.