Hearing this, Huggins' face did not feel any relief, but instead felt a little nervous.

Todd nodded and motioned him to sit down and talk.

Huggins took a stiff pace and sat carefully on the edge of the sofa, waiting for the king's inquiry.

"I heard that after you left Muxicheng, you took your family to open a hotel in Silver Ring City. The business seemed to be pretty good."

Huggins said with a dry smile: "Your Majesty, I just want to find a way to prevent myself from being idle..."

"Today is your first return to Muxi City since the day you left?"

"Yes, your Majesty."

"I want to hear what you think about everything in the city."

Huggins's words were a little excited: "I had imagined that Twilight would become more prosperous before, but I never thought that it would progress so quickly! Parks, theaters, business, schools..."

Todd interrupted Hudgins: "I don't want to hear that."

Hugginston stopped and seemed a little hesitant: "Your Majesty, I don't know what you are referring to..."

Todd sighed slightly: "Let's put aside this topic and let's talk about the coup a few years ago."

Huggins' body trembled slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, that is the biggest mistake in my life. In order to protect my friends and colleagues, I have ignored the safety of the entire kingdom. I am a sinner..."

"I called you here today, not to blame you."

Todd looked at the middle-aged man with a slightly fat body and suddenly remembered the old time of the monastery.

"You are a very nostalgic person, which is a good thing and a bad thing."

"His Majesty……"

Todd gently tapped the table with his knuckles and frowned: "I will also arrange you in the position of the Security Bureau when I foresee the coup, which is also a fault that I cannot shirk."

Huggins shook his head vigorously: "At that time, you were giving me a chance to be alone, but I failed..."

Todd was silent for a moment and said, "Hargens, what if I say I want to give you another chance?"

Huggins raised his head suddenly, his face worried about gains and losses: "Your Majesty, I don't know if I can do it well."

"It's better to go back to the original topic. What do you think of Muxi City now? Well... from the perspective of internal security."

Huggins thought about it carefully and gave his answer.

"Your Majesty, have you ever seen the steam room in the North Island tribe?"

“Steam room?”

"Yes, there is such a building in the Kitajima tribe, a large dome building with a huge boiler in the center. The boiler is divided into two layers, with water on top and red-burned stones underneath."

"There is a controllable iron gate between the water and the stone, which allows the water above to slowly drip or sprinkle all into the hot stone."

"When water hits hot stones, it will evaporate into high-temperature steam, filling the entire room, and turning into a huge steam room."

Todd thought: Isn’t this a sauna?

Huggins continued: "The current Muxi City is very similar to this boiler, except that the water above represents human beings, and the hot stone below represents the alien species of the Holy Cult Army. And the iron gate in the middle..."

Todd nodded: "It's me, right?"

"That's right, according to my understanding, most humans in Muxicheng envy the status and glory of the Holy Cult Army. Some of them want to participate in the transformation ceremony; but the Holy Cult Army calls humans an old species, an uncivilized creature. And you are the only barrier to isolate them."

Huggins moved his butt and adjusted his sitting position: "Think about it, without your authority and suppression, how huge conflicts will arise between humans and the Holy Cult Army. I am sure that the latter will drive the former out of the city without hesitation."

Todd pondered: "The transformation ritual is dangerous and unpredictable. Are there really many humans who want to join it?"

"Your Majesty, you are in a high position and may not understand the situation among the people. Take the Silver Ring City where I live now as an example. After several wars, the city has long lost its former prosperity. Although most buildings have been built on the ruins, almost every citizen there thinks he is a inferior countryman..."

"Rural?"

Todd was a little confused, and he had never noticed this difference before.

"Looking at the entire Long Kingdom, Muxicheng, as the capital, not only has a population of millions, but also the most prosperous city in the entire continent. It is naturally the best city in everyone's mind."

"The second-tier city in Longguo, Holy Acropolis is the first. In addition to it, it also includes a number of northern cities represented by Frost Stone City. Holy Acropolis is famous for its military equipment and weapons manufacturing, and Frost Stone City is the central city of north-south trade and a religious center in the northern region. As for other cities, such as Gugugang..."

Todd asked, "So, Silver Ring City is considered a third-tier city?"

"No, before it, there was the capital of Ulster and the capital of Connaught. Although these two cities have declined, the overall pattern has been relatively well preserved during the war, so it can be regarded as third-tier cities."

"And like Silver Ring City, Guyan City can only be counted as a fourth-tier..."

Huggins paused and continued: "Those living in the fourth-tier cities do not stay there voluntarily. If possible, they are willing to give up their families and family ties, just to find the so-called hope and faith in Muxi City."

Todd thought: "Just like those humans yearn for the Holy Army."

"That's right." Huggins shook his head and said, "The same goes for the other way around. The residents of Muxi City looked down on and even hostile to those from backward areas, thought they were foolish and backward, and had been enemies of the kingdom in the past, but were just a group of villains who were tempted by the flames and tyranny."

Todd sighed: "Just like the Holy Clan calls humans old species, they think they are unevolved races."

Huggins looked at Todd and said, "There are two ways to eliminate this barrier and break this prejudice."

"Tell me, look."

"First, give everyone a common belonging."

“Affiliation?”

"Although the people of Muxi City and the people of Yinhuan City have different status and wealth, they are all people of the Dragon Kingdom. Once they accept the sense of belonging of the same kingdom, they will slowly let go of their prejudices."

Todd chewed these words carefully, and then asked for a moment, "What about the second method?"

Huggins said in a deep voice: "Make a common enemy for everyone, let the pressure from outside force everyone to unite."

Todd narrowed his eyes and stared into Huggins's eyes: "What are you trying to say...?"

"Black Plague."
Chapter completed!