Since its completion, the Grand Canal has become the most important lifeline in the Demon Alliance. It is not only responsible for transporting merchants and supplies from north to south, but also plays an important role in wars and taxes. There are quite a few examples.

It can be explained that the reason why the Demon Alliance was able to win the war between gods and demons twice in a row is closely related to the convenient and huge shipping capacity of the Grand Canal.

Such an important canal, of course, the empires along the way rely on it, but except for a few empires, no empire has built its capital on the canal - this is of course for security reasons. Using the canal to attack others is of course less troublesome and labor-intensive.

But it is just as easy for others to hit you. In addition to natural enemies like the divine empire that need to be constantly on guard, the various demonic empires are not in harmony either.

Therefore, building the capital on the bank of the canal became an expression of extreme confidence, which indicated that the country had superior strength and a powerful army. In modern times, only the Buluk Empire had this qualification, and they did so. Of course, in the end, they

They paid the price of having their capital, Foxborough, burned down. The Bruck Empire had to swallow this bitter pill alone afterwards. Who said the Sibyans were so strong?

While the upper echelons of Bruck were arguing about whether to move the capital, the newly minted Southern Treaty Business Group finally determined the location of its headquarters. Surprisingly, the business group did not learn the painful lesson of Bruck, and they chose the Grand Canal.

The western hub city of Vuitton - the hub here only refers to the dock and shipping. Due to terrain restrictions, the land development potential of Vuitton City is actually very limited.

Because it does not have a large amount of land for cultivation, nor convenient land transportation lines, the surrounding mountains have some military value, but there are things worth protecting under the mountains... But if it were not for such an embarrassing environment,

There, this hub city will not be left idle until no one wants it during the treaty trade group period.

Strategic vision is crucial to the development of a group. Duke Swiss may not be the most visionary leader, but the location he chose is very suitable, because the foundation of the treaty merchant group lies in shipping, rather than being valued by other empires.

Land and estates.

Since then, there has been an additional capital city on the Grand Canal. Yes, although it has the title of "merchant", no one regards the Treaty Merchant Group as that simple, because in many aspects, the Nan Treaty Merchant Group is more powerful than a demon.

The Empire is much stronger.

Administrative power, war power, diplomatic power, there are many things that only the empire can possess, including treaty merchant groups. The merchant groups also have advantages that other empires do not have: first of all, it can go into battle lightly and does not need to maintain a large number of idle nobles who are waiting to die.

It will not be interfered by deep-rooted factions; secondly, it has convenient transportation and developed commerce, and abundant material reserves; finally, it has a simple government and an elite army - this is no joke. The alliance has been suppressed by the Sibians until now, and the empires can maintain two

Three full legions would be great!

Before the business group settled in, Vuitton City had only a few small areas surrounding the port. After the business group settled in, Vuitton City became a large construction site. The scale of the city continued to expand, and the houses and neighborhoods spread around like cassava vines.

It's not over yet. So now the city has not built a city wall, but it has more than 200,000 residents. It is a rare developed area in the Demon Alliance.

The Southern Treaty Merchant Group, this strange but not deformed new force, has been full of vitality ever since. It is entrenched in Weedon, guarding the Grand Canal of the Demon Alliance, while extending its increasingly developed roots into resource-producing areas.

This is a good cycle. Abundant resources enrich the business community, while the gradually improving military and internal affairs system will sharpen its minions.

In short, the business group is already very powerful.

It stands to reason that the growth of the treaty business group is a good thing for the Demon Alliance, but for a long time, the demon countries have a strong sense of rejection towards the treaty business group. This is not because the business group directly opposes the treaty business group.

Sibia's service - everyone knows that Sibia is just a temporary master. When the business group becomes stronger or Sibia declines to a certain extent, this master-servant relationship will no longer exist - but because the business group continues to expand.

military force.

There is a saying that is very good and true, that is, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. But apart from delivering supplies to Sbia, the Southern Business Group does not bear any responsibilities, so naturally, its powerful power will be

Considered a threat!

After the war, the empires were obviously in a period of weakness, but the merchant groups were able to win over people's hearts with their advantages, and their troops were constantly expanding. What were they going to do? Are they going to fight Sbia? Obviously in the eyes of the powerful in various countries,

The most likely thing is that the upstarts of the business group want to become the second Sibiya, squeezing or even annexing various empires...

The latter stuff is naturally related to imagination, but who can guarantee that this will not happen? Therefore, people from the Nanyang Treaty Business Group cannot be truly trusted and respected in many places.

This situation has seriously interfered with the affairs of the business group, because there is a large proportion of young people among the members of the business group, and their rebound will be great when they are wronged and slandered. Thanks to the fact that the backbone of the business group is a group of mature and steady military officers,

Internal military management has always been used, and the leader has moderately appeased them, so a situation of mutual hostility has not evolved.

From this point of view, the people of the Southern Treaty Business Group actually have an uncomfortable life, because they have to work hard to become the most determined and courageous anti-Sbia force, but at the same time they are regarded as the "rear area" by themselves.

Demonic countries are wary of and hateful. It’s okay to be poked in the back by strangers, but if it is poked by former colleagues, classmates or even relatives and friends, it will be very painful!

Many people are optimistic and hope that this kind of day will pass soon; there are also many people who are pessimistic and estimate that they will not be able to escape this bad luck in their lifetime. But no one can imagine that the situation will change drastically in an instant.

To be precise, the change in the fate of the business group was due to something someone said. At the establishment ceremony of the third faith, Cohen Keda made all this become a reality. What he did that day was in Bis

It spread quickly across the land - most of them were abridged versions, because not many people dared to publicize his killing of gods, and even the third faith's theory of gods and divinity was only briefly mentioned.

When this kind of information is obtained, those with a sensitive sense of smell will know that their suffering is over. Next, their lives will become another look. Although it may be stained with blood, it is the result of the business group.

The life that everyone has been waiting for!

It has to be said that these people's simple reasoning is very close to the evolution of the situation: there is such a vicious rebellion among humans, of course the superior tribe will be dissatisfied, and the superior tribe needs someone to clean up the mess, but looking at the world today, who else has this?

What about ability? Of course it can only be a treaty business group!

They excitedly took the "secret report" that recorded Cohen Keda's ridiculous remarks to the leader to report the good news. They wanted to convince the leader that this was a good opportunity and that the anti-Sibiya cause could at least enter the preliminary stage. However, they were told that Swei

The Duke went out on business secretly, leaving only Viscount Gironde to supervise the business group. It was not until several days later that the Duke quietly returned to the headquarters.

According to the guard on duty, the Duke was in very bad spirits and his face was frighteningly gloomy. Before the news spread widely in the headquarters, all the business group officials holding key positions received orders: Go to the leader immediately

Meet on the terrace!

Command, what an intoxicating word!

The officials quickly gathered together. Due to the large number of people, the originally large terrace could no longer accommodate people. In order to leave enough space, the Duke ordered the guards to throw away some potted plants - in the "Bang, bang!", "Pah, pah!"

!" With a crackling sound, these plants that the Duke used to like were thrown directly onto the lower terrace, but he himself didn't care.

Obviously, this conflicts with the Duke's living habits!

"Is this going to end?" Most of the officials standing in front of him were thinking this way. "What does this behavior of the Duke mean? Is it excitement or anger? Have things changed?"

Soon, Duke Swice explained his mood. He stood in a conspicuous position where everyone could see it, opened his eyes full of bloodshot eyes and haze, and closed his upper and lower lips into a straight line.

lines... After the Duke showed this expression last time, many people died the next day.

As a result, the terrace immediately became silent.

The clouds in the sky came down and reached a place not far from the officials' heads. They were layer upon layer, like dirty rags piled up, making the sky dark and making the people below feel gloomy. It was extremely depressing.

The atmosphere spread along the terrace, challenging people's tolerance limits. It seemed that even the temperature had dropped.

"I know that there are many smart people in the Nanyang Treaty Business Group." Duke Swice finally showed mercy and broke the atmosphere with his words, "Smartness is not necessarily a good thing. When combined with a calm mind and a long-term vision,

When the time comes, it will become wisdom, making people aggressive and successful. On the contrary, this trait will turn into slickness, making you despicable, dirty, and hateful."

The officials held their breath and listened carefully to the Duke's words or riddles.

"I hope, or I hoped that all you have is wisdom." His Excellency the Duke looked back and forth at the line of officials, "because slickness can kill people."

"Yes, sir!" The officials stood at attention and responded loudly to the Duke in a military style.

"You all should know what happened in Sibia. Yes, there is a special kind of character among human beings! He used the most stupid and crazy way to provoke the superiors! I don't know what he was thinking,

I only know that the entire human race has been implicated by this idiot and is now on the verge of extinction! There is no doubt that not only the people who follow this idiot will die, but many innocent people will also die! The number is far beyond your estimates and imagination

! Even you and me are included!”

The officials looked at the Duke intently, not sure that the matter was so serious, but this thought quickly passed because they knew that their status was not high and there were many inside stories that they were not entitled to know. They could

The only thing that is certain is that the Duke did not lie, and he has never used such a harsh tone before.

"I don't need to explain what kind of existence the superior clan is. I just want to emphasize that the superior clan will show no mercy to rebellion! There is no forgiveness, no negotiation, and no prisoner for Cohen Keda this time! It doesn't matter if he dies, but

Human beings cannot be his sacrifices!"

"I can't stay out of it, and neither can you. This is a life-or-death situation, and no one will help except myself!" The Duke said slowly, "For this reason, I left for a few days, and all I did was do one thing.

——Self-rescue! In the end, very lucky, I managed to find a way for everyone to survive, but this way of survival requires everyone to work hard to succeed!"

Only then did the officials vaguely know what the Duke was doing.

"I was originally satisfied to be able to do this. I was satisfied until I walked into the study at the back. Why do I say that? Because on my desk, there were four applications for transfer!"

Having said this, the Duke smiled for the first time and said, "Four slick villains who smelled the smell of blood requested to leave the business group at this time."

The Duke was laughing, but no one among the officials could laugh. This nominal change of tune was actually desertion, a betrayal of his comrades and colleagues, and something that cannot be tolerated by soldiers!

"I allowed it." Sure enough, the Duke said the follow-up words in a gentle tone, "Most of them have changed their tune. As long as their heads can come down from the city gate again, then they will have no regrets at all."

The officials' faces showed expressions of understanding - the Duke's handling method was very traditional, very correct, and made people feel comfortable!

The Duke stopped the spread of this emotion, "This is not to establish authority, nor to intimidate, because I believe that you all have a basic sense of responsibility, and I believe that you will do the right thing under my leadership. But if

If someone forgets his mission, I don’t mind reminding him—do you need this kind of reminder?”

"No need, sir!"

"Okay! Enough chatting. The Dark Demon Tribe's order will be read out next!" The Duke's tone returned to calmness, "I can't explain anything to you except orders; apart from orders, I will no longer encourage you with anything else -

-The enemy is still the same enemy, and the war is still the same war. I have said enough, and you have heard enough."

After saying that, Duke Swice turned and walked away, and the white-haired Viscount Gironde came over to take his place. He took out a scroll from his assistant's gold plate, and the viscount shouted, "The dark demons are against me."

Order from the Southern Treaty Merchant Group!"

"Stand at attention!" The heels of dozens of pairs of boots hit each other, and everyone straightened their waists!

The first half of this order talks about how the Dark Demon Tribe valued and treated Cohen Keda favorably in the past, and how Cohen Keda repaid him in return. In short, it closely follows the theme of ingratitude and punishing everyone who gets it - the scene

This was the first time for most of the people to get such precise official information, after all, the information they had received before was not comprehensive.

So, they finally knew what happened that day in Sibia.

I thought that Cohen Keda just made rude remarks, but I didn’t expect that he actually killed the god on the spot!

I thought that the claims of the third faith were just deformed rumors, but I didn’t expect that they actually dared to deny the superior clan!
To be continued...