Chapter 35: Change
"Do, do things?" Sallut looked at her maid with surprise and horror, because she was so frightened that she didn't even notice that the embroidery on her hand fell to the ground.
Fifteen days have passed since Hao Qi liberated the capital. During these fifteen days, Princess Sallut went from fear at the beginning to uneasy, and then to a slight relief. During the fifteen days, she was not harassed at all, which slowly relaxed her originally tense heart, and then began to miss her Lord Griffles day and night.
Then, early this morning, when the maid was serving her for breakfast, she heard this incredible thing from the maid. The man who didn't know whether it was a man, a monster or a god actually asked her to go out and do things.
Although Sallut is very homeless and does not understand the world, as a princess, she has also attended many of the highest banquets held by nobles. From the noble ladies and wives, she has also heard of many of the dark side of the world, a woman... doing things during the war. Do you have to say more about such a thing?
So after she heard this, she immediately thought that it was impossible, because even if it was a person like a devil like Emperor Kusha, she would not be able to do this. After all, she is a princess and the only heir of blood in the Mitland Kingdom. Unless she meets a lowly peasant or bandit who knows nothing, as long as she is a little smart person, she would not be able to do this to ruin her...
But what if?
That man was like a god and a demon, and with his power, he destroyed at least 100,000 Kuxia's army. Such a thing can only happen in the classic records of the mythological Holy Church. How could it happen in reality? Such a person may not be a human at all, so there is no way to guess what he wants to do.
Thinking of this, Sharlut's face turned blue and white. She seemed to have disappeared for a moment, and she was stunned. When the maid saw Sharlut's expression, she seemed to remember something and immediately said: "No, it's not like this, Princess, that person said he wanted you to keep the books."
"Carding the book?" Sallut asked immediately anxiously as if he had returned to his soul.
"Yes, that person said that there are not many people who can read. If you read, you go out to work to support yourself. You are such an irrespectful person. How could he let the princess do such a low-key career? And it was recorded accounts for those low-key people in public, such things, such things..." The maid said as she said that, her eyes turned red, as if she could cry at any time.
Compared to the maid, Sallut's heart seemed to calm down. Although she was still panicked to leave the tower and show up to work in public, she was at least not as desperate as before. What she was thinking about now was the question of how to keep accounts.
Sallut can keep accounts. Although she doesn't understand the world, the customs of this world are similar to the medieval era of Earth and Europe known to Hao Qi. In this world, it is not a rude thing to discuss wealth in person. In fact, this world has a very straightforward concept of wealth. As a princess, Sallut has no worries about food and drink, but she also has her own monthly pocket money and has careful considerations about money. The matter of keeping accounts started when she was seven or eight years old.
But being able to keep accounts is one thing, and having to go out to work is another. Sallut has great fear of the outside world. She is not only afraid of the outside world, but also fears of strangers. In addition to being raised in the boudoir, she is also caused by her father's perverted treatment and the incident with Griffles, whom she loved deeply. These things combined almost made her completely autistic.
Sallut really didn't want to leave the top of the tower. She was really afraid of the outside world, but compared to the outside world, she was more afraid of Emperor Kusha's behavior, or treating her as a military prostitute. She heard too much horror and darkness in the mouths of those ladies and wives. Instead of that, she was better off committing suicide. So after struggling and hesitating for most of the day, she carefully walked to the bottom of the tower with the help of her maid. Looking at the exit of the tower, she could not take these last steps no matter what.
"It's okay, the sun is just right outside, the fog is dissipating, let's go out and see the sun, it's not as terrifying as you think."
Suddenly, a voice sounded in Sharlut's ear, scaring her to dodge back immediately and look around at the same time, but she did not see anyone there, and this voice... was the voice of the man who was like a god or a demon.
"You...where are you?" Sallut asked in a low voice like a little white rabbit staring at by an eagle.
"I've been outside all the time. You can see me when you come out and look up. Come out." Hao Qi's voice sounded again.
Sallut looked at the bright afternoon sun outside the door, and she began to hesitate again, but since Hao Qi said something, her fear of Hao Qi completely overwhelmed her fear of the outside world, which made her move carefully to the door step by step, then closed her eyes for at least a few minutes, and then, she gritted her teeth and walked out of the door.
There is not hell outside the gate. At least the king capital is not hell now. Although there are ruins everywhere, the sun is shining brightly. The thick fog that had been shrouded in the capital before has completely disappeared. There are no corpses in the ruins. Although it looks messy, it is not terrifying. Moreover, some people can be seen tidying up the ruins when Sharlut looks into it.
Since Hao Qi captured the capital, he ordered the survivors to start cleaning up the ruins, especially various corpses and debris. These things are piled up in the ruins of the battlefield, especially in urban areas, which are very likely to cause a great plague outbreak. Moreover, Hao Qi did not want to see so many corpses. So now, in addition to being a little broken, this king has a bit of the style of a big city, at least not like the hellish scenery before.
Sallut saw the situation after the king was occupied from the tower. It is no exaggeration to say that hell on earth is alive. There are corpses hanging and tortured everywhere. When you look down from the tower, occasionally when the thick fog disappears slightly. From the places where the thick fog disappears, you can also see monsters shaped like devils. This is one of the reasons why Sallut is extremely afraid of the outside world.
But now, as the man said, the king capital looked much better, and further apart, Sallut also saw some people digging ruins and moving building materials, which looked orderly. Although it was impossible to return to the prosperous king capital scene, at least it seemed that there were many differences.
Sallut looked up again and she saw the man, who was sitting on the top of a tall building, and when Sallut looked over, he smiled at Sallut.
However, this smile scared Sallut, making her want to retreat, but for a moment she didn't dare to, so she could only bow her head quickly and never dare to look at the man who was like a god or a demon again.
"Don't be too afraid. Let me tell you about the situation. Under my rule, labor can gain something. You must not get something for nothing. It is even more impossible to be supported by sentient beings by relying on your identity. You need to make efforts, so you can gain something. I asked you to do things, not to want to treat you, nor to derogate you or abuse you, but to hope that you can become a person who can support yourself. Of course, your situation is different from everyone else. I have never received such education. I will let you support yourself by yourself. This is equivalent to murder and tyranny. So on the one hand, I hope to work with your knowledge, and accounting is just the beginning. On the other hand, I will give you a buffer period. You can go back three times when you can't stand the outside world. Each time you are given five days. After three times, I hope you can be independent and strong."
Hao Qi's voice sounded in Sharlut's ear again. He actually had pity for the princess in the original book. She was deceived, concealed, and coveted from beginning to end in the entire book. Almost no one responded to her sincerity. Whether it was her relatives' father, Griffles, whom she loved deeply, or the nobles who seemed to respect her, everyone just regarded her as a symbol and an object...
No matter what, if the opportunity is given, it depends on whether she can catch it. After saying this, Hao Qi stopped paying attention to the princess, but focused his attention near the city gate. Wherever he was, a group of refugees with about 3,000 people were walking into the capital city. It seemed that they were all war refugees coming from the battlefield ruins around the capital.
Hao Qi knew that whether it was Kuxia's side or Griffles' side, they actually regarded him as a thorn in their eyes and wanted to get over it. Relatively speaking, Kuxia's first enemy was Griffles, the Eagle of Light, but Griffles was real and completely regarded him as his mortal enemy. In order to deal with him, he naturally did everything he could do.
If possible, Griffus would definitely use the method of God's enlightenment to make the top level of the Holy Church issue orders, beat him into a demon enemy, and then let the Holy Church issue orders to all the people, stay away from him and attack him. Griffus could do all these things. At that time, no matter how strong Hao Qi is, he would be a single demon at most, and the whole world would attack him.
But this move is very useful now. Hao Qi has shown his strength to lift the table, and including Griffles, the five great hands of the gods have understood Hao Qi's essence. It is a more terrifying, lofty, and even indescribable and indescribable nature than the abyss. Such an essence cannot exist in the world at all. Even if it really exists, its owner is definitely not a weak human like Hao Qi. But the reality is that Hao Qi really carries such essence. Although only a trace of thread, its essence remains unchanged. Once the five god hands seize this essence, they can transcend this world and even stronger than the abyss. This is something they cannot give up at all. Its importance is even far beyond the plot of the gods' hands this time, turning this world into an ideal world, where can they be transcended? There is more than a billion times different.
Hao Qi has already stated that once the Hand of God dares to mobilize the people with the Holy Teachings, he will immediately overturn the table and attack all the apostles in the world, and even Griffles will be killed by him. Moreover, he is powerful. Once he wanders around in the world, the Hand of God will not be able to kill him or seize its essence. Moreover, the transformation of the ideal world will be successful, so this is useless.
But even if the Holy Teaching cannot be used to discredit this trick, there are many other methods, such as the refugees at present are one of them.
Didn’t you occupy the capital? Are you planning to educate those people? Don’t you want to change people’s hearts?
Then I will give you people, a lot of money, the refugees in the war, the poor who were affected, and even the people who were in danger of peace in the surrounding towns. If you can't even support people and don't have enough food, then how do you change all this?
"So...can I say childish?"
After all, it is people from this era, and even if it is the hand of God, its ideas are still positioned in this era. Their plans are good. Perhaps for people from this era, such calculations are almost impossible to solve. After all, there is no country behind Hao Qi. It is impossible to afford the remaining food reserves of this king capital alone.
But this is just the thinking of this era. According to the thinking of this era, the current situation is indeed a dead end. In the war, feudal society, nobles, and large families have their own territory. Even if you rob, unless there is a large army accompanying you and continuous robbery, it is impossible to support hundreds of thousands of people.
This is this era, but what if we think outside the limiting mindset of this era?
"Is Farnase's father... the Vatimio family?"
Chapter completed!