"The winter of 4415 in Nuo Xi, December 24th. "Northern Snow Chronicles", written by Xuan Si Ti Chronicles Secretary and Chronicle Chief Lucy Singino."
"This is a disaster sweeping from the north. The first to be killed must be Noli who is about to enter hibernation. And the intrusion of the winter sea has also flooded a large number of dry fields in Xuan Siti, which will make Xuan Siti
It’s also difficult to survive this winter.”
"Linglan is the largest capital city in the northern snow realm, and has the strong strength and capital of the Tiezhi family. We should believe in the great surname Hanover. We should also pray that the goddess Nuoxi will lead us through this cold winter."
"Now let us report on the unrest from the merchants' guild on Christmas Eve night."
Section 1: Major crisis! Changes in the merchant guild, will this make the cold winter worse?
"...To sum up, the price inflation of dry food has become an unchangeable thing. This may cause a large number of refugees from Norway and Lebanon to migrate south to die of hunger and cold, but it can save the lives of the citizens of Xuansi. I ask for a promise.
I hope for Goddess’s forgiveness…”
"December 26, "Northern Snow Chronicles" written by Lucy Zingeno."
"Now let's interview Jay Basola, the patriarch of the Snow Eagle family who opposes inflation in the Merchant Guild..."
Urgent breaking news!
"The support supplies from Danfeng Boluo were hijacked by an unknown team. The surviving officers on the scene saw the red flower badge. On the same day, a large number of carriages came and went in Deniabe. But our Rose Quasi-Clan leader Xavier
.Kay Dancer disappeared on this day together with the lady of the Karan family!"
Fallen Rose Genius, please go to the second section!
"Heretic Rose, it turns out they were also involved in what happened back then!" White's expression softened just now, but immediately became tense the next moment.
"So, Jay Basola is a businessman who is against currency...what, against rising food prices?"
White glanced at the parchment newspaper and looked at Xavier aside.
"At least that's what it says in the Northern Snow Realm Chronicle. This is the five authoritative daily chronicles. They are not so afraid of the truth."
But the real manipulators behind the scenes are still the Blackstone Masked Men from Gray Court, or the elders of the Cross Council.
It turns out that at that time, they were already slowly exploiting Qiangwei's power from the bottom, but he, who was under house arrest in Deniyabo, was completely unaware of it.
At that time, he did smell a hint of danger, but in order to hide himself, to protect the few remaining members of his clan, and for the sake of his family's cultivation, Xavier chose to remain silent. He watched all of this quietly, like an outsider.
Until Rose, the castle that everyone thought was indestructible, slowly began to show cracks from the bottom up. A crisis that even its successors had not noticed had already arisen.
"These are indeed my actions, but they are not qualifications that make me proud. I just made a choice that did not go against my heart, that's all. It didn't have even the slightest effect, that's the fact."
There was a hint of darkness in Jay's eyes, and his voice changed from loud to deep.
"I once had the opportunity to help those Noli refugees, but I refused. Because even if Snow Eagle is attached to the Winter Family, it is still a third-rate noble. If the Noli people are rescued, the corresponding Snow Eagle people will starve."
"I hope to save more people because I am a human being, but I don't want my people to be harmed because I am a clan leader."
Jay spoke calmly, his dark eyes shining with determination. He had never regretted his original decision. As a clan leader, he would still prioritize his family after all.
"..." White took a deep look at Jay. He suddenly discovered that this middle-aged man had so many similarities with himself, and his dislike for him slowly disappeared.
After all, no one would really hate someone who has the same personality as themselves.
"Go away, take your family with you."
White closed his eyes. He felt a little tired. This was the first time he felt tired since he took control of the port of Nori and tried hundreds of nobles.
What is the meaning of power? It is not as good as the days when I was a captain in the Noli mine, drinking and chatting with the miners. On this road of power, I was eventually stained with darkness.
His hands were dirty, but was the thing he held really what he wanted? White asked himself, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
"You are no longer the same person you were before!"
White's mind suddenly remembered what Erro had said. He made fists with both hands and opened them again. He looked at his palms, as if something was pressing on them.
I couldn't straighten my arms due to the pressure on the ground, and I couldn't breathe.
That is the negative effect of power. Those who hold the sharp sword of power must have the consciousness of being pierced through the heart by it.
"Thank you, Xiwei."
White broke the deathly silence in the hall, and the guards who were about to carry Jay away were also stunned by this inexplicable thank you.
"Release all the nobles, treat them well, and let them witness with their own eyes the night when Noli was conquered."
"But Lord White..."
"This is an order. I'm a little tired. Xiwei stays and the others leave. Please also treat the people of the Snow Eagle family well."
White's eyes regained their determination, but there was a bright light in them. He clenched his fist tightly, put it on his chest, and made an informal military salute toward the north.
That's the direction of Luke Holmullander.
The guards gritted their teeth and nodded, leading Jay out of the hall.
The moment Jay's figure was about to disappear, he suddenly turned around.
Jay looked at Xavier at the top of the hall, put his right hand on his waist, and bowed deeply. He did not shy away from wearing the Rose Family emblem where the Winter emblem should have been.
It is an ancient royal court etiquette. Not many people can use it nowadays. Only the dukes and marquises of Danfengboluo pay homage to the emperor of Sentinoa.
Or it is used when noble children meet for the first time to express respect.
It represents another meaning, not the courtesy of the vassal family to the main family, but the respect to the emperor.
Norwegian civilians who are miners, fishermen or farmers naturally don't know it. They think it's just Jay's gratitude to Xavier.
After all, it was Xavier who turned the tide and changed everything.
After the guards impatiently urged Jay to leave, Jay tidied up his appearance and left calmly.
"Xiwei, you said you are a sailor. Have you been to many places?"
"Yes, Lord White." Xavier nodded, and everyone left, leaving only himself and White in the hall.
"Moniti, Danfengboluo, Daniabo, Linglan...have you been to any of these places?" White looked into the distance and asked Xavier.
"I've been to almost all of them, including Grant, or Whale Luo..."
"It's great. I once promised my wife to take her to travel around the world. But how big the world is, and who really knows!"
White sighed.
"Pack your bags, we are going to Noli. For this great battle, we cannot make even the slightest mistake."