Vol 7 Chapter 33: Permanent neutrality (1)

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Ryan and others were cautious here and there, with a little bit of wind and grass, they were immediately alert, lest they should be ambushed by Senat's men again, but what everyone expected was that until they walked into the paradise of freedom, nothing happened.
Looking at the familiar street, Lane remembered the last time when he met Flaner, and Flanner also remembered his own unbearable experience, but all this has passed, Flanner is now Ryan The logistics director of the mercenary regiment, in fact, Ryan did not put too much energy on the management of the mercenary regiment. Those daily affairs are basically handled by Flanner. From this point of view, Flanner can be regarded as the deputy head of the entire mercenary regiment.
Colin and Thomas looked out of the car window. They came to this city for the first time. Freedom Paradise, as the commercial center of the entire continent, is far more prosperous than the Thor Fortress. Even the emperor is not as good. The two of them pestered Flaner, who was sitting in a carriage with them, and listened attentively to Franner telling them all about the freedom paradise one by one, and they couldn't wait to experience it in person.
"Hurry up, hurry up." Several mercenaries hurried past Colin's carriage, and one of the mercenaries shouted loudly: "Mr. Chilaviv has something important to announce, and it's almost noon It ’s too late to hear what he said. "
"As far as you are the most troublesome, if you listened to me earlier, we have already arrived at Freedom Square. Maybe we can still occupy a good position." Said another mercenary.
"Okay, okay." The third mercenary said impatiently: "Say less, let's go."
Several mercenaries went away quickly, but their conversation caught the attention of Ryan and his party. Ryan jumped from the carriage and went straight to the carriage of Flanner, who was also in Colin and Thomas. He lifted his head out of the carriage window.
"Listening to the mercenaries just now, it seems that there is something going on in this free paradise."
"Yes." Flanner said: "Generally speaking, Chilaviv will never show up in public. Once he really wants to appear in Freedom Square, most of them are related to the entire free paradise. It's like recruiting a mercenary regiment to go north. "
"Then let's go too."
"As you wish." Flanner nodded. He was no more than Colin and others, and the wounds on his body were still slightly painful, so Ryan asked him to rest as soon as possible. In contrast, Colin and Thomas could have gone around long ago. Even Ryan, who was actually the most seriously injured, has now basically recovered.
Ryan's horse-drawn carriage headed towards the most central square in Liberty Paradise. This is the most prosperous place in Liberty Paradise, and also the place where Liberty Paradise holds various celebrations. When Ryan arrived, the central square, which could accommodate 200,000 people, was already covered with densely packed people. Of course, Ryan's carriage couldn't enter this area at all, and dozens of chambers of commerce, including the Dolock Business Union, sent personnel to maintain For the order here, Ryan got off the carriage outside a street and walked slowly to the square.
It seemed that the time had not yet arrived, so they waited quietly for a while. During the time they waited, more people poured into the area, and the entire central square was filled with water. The sun slowly rose to the top of the head, and the time finally reached noon. At this time, the square rang a melodious bell, which caused the people crowded in the whole square to slowly stop the conversation, and concentrated on the center of the square. That platform.
Chilaviv appeared in front of everyone on time. This is the second time Ryan has seen this legendary character. Chilaviv still wears a white dress, but slightly different from the last time, he There were eight people behind him, more than double the last time.
"It seems that Chilaviv is not optimistic about the current situation in the south, otherwise he will not send more people to protect himself." Lane thought secretly: "I don't know how to persuade him, I guess I want to see him too. Very difficult thing? "
At this moment, the clear bells reminded me once again that Chilaviv raised his hands high, beckoning everyone to be quiet. After the entire central square slowly fell into a calm, Chilaviv spoke: "Dear residents of Freedom Paradise, businessmen, mercenaries, and other people from all walks of life, hello! I am Chira Wife, president of the Dolock Business Alliance. "
Chilaviv's voice spread through every corner of the central square of Liberty Paradise through a colorful magic array of amplification, all eyes were focused on him, although most of them were not very strange Lavive is going to say something, but everyone believes that Chilaviv's next announcement is absolutely shattered.
"Hundreds of years ago, what we stood here was just a village with a population of less than 100 people, and it was extremely desolate everywhere.
It was our diligent hands of our ancestors that slowly expanded the village here into a small town, from a small town to a city ... After hundreds of years of development, Yegnas became the largest commercial city on the mainland , We proudly call it 'freedom paradise'! "
"Anyone, as long as they are willing to abide by the rules here, can live freely here. He can buy products from any corner of the mainland. He can enjoy girls from all over the world ... Here, anyone You do n’t have to worry about your safety being threatened, and our city will not be involved in any disputes between the forces on the mainland. In short, Freedom Paradise is a paradise on earth and a paradise for the gods! "
"200 years ago, Freedom Paradise joined the Holy Alliance Empire founded by Fernando I as an autonomous city. Of course, this is only nominal. Our city has everything except the taxes that must be paid every year. The members of the Paradise Merchants Union have negotiated together. It can be said that Freedom Paradise is growing faster and better under the management of the Merchants Union. As always, we have adhered to the purpose set by our ancestors, that is, to be absolutely neutral and not participate in the mainland Disputes between any forces. This purpose has allowed our city to grow and develop in the tragic centuries of war, and it has also made us glorious after joining the Holy Alliance Empire. "
"However, it is regrettable that after a full 200 years, the original and peaceful life was broken, the orcs invaded south, and the southern lord ... If we support the empire, we will allocate materials and additional personnel to the Thor Fortress. The happiness of all mankind is indisputable, then the dispute between the Northern Empire and the Southern Lord is an internal affairs of mankind. The purpose of Freedom Paradise is not to involve disputes between the forces of all parties, so be the special envoy of the Northern Imperial Capital and the South After the lord himself appeared in front of me together, our Alliance of Freedom Merchants stood at the crossroads once again, and we needed to choose again. "
"After three days of discussion, our Alliance of Free Paradise Merchants made the final decision." Chilaviv's voice is still so calm, but all the people present were holding their breath, Because what Chilawy is about to say will affect the future of free paradise, and it will also cause a huge change in the situation on the mainland.
"Now I stand here, on behalf of all members of the business capital Free Paradise Merchants Union, to announce to you an extremely important thing. Free Paradise will carry out the purpose as always, for this, we will be free from the Holy Alliance Empire, and Become a permanently neutral city. We will not be biased towards any force on the mainland, whether it is the imperial capital in the north or the lord in the south, there will be no war in the area to which Freedom belongs, as long as anyone is willing to abide by the rules of Freedom. He is our guest and will be warmly welcomed by us, but if someone attempts to annex Freedom Paradise and take away the wealth left by our ancestors, it is our enemy. "
"Since we have withdrawn from the empire and want to maintain absolute neutrality, the tax that our free paradise pays to the imperial capital every year will naturally be cancelled, but this money is still to be collected. After discussion by the merchant union, we decided to use this money Come to build an army, this one will usually be responsible for maintaining urban order, and once foreign enemies invade, they will relentlessly fight back to ensure the safety of all of us. Of course, this army will never take the initiative A step out of freedom paradise. "
When Chilaviv finished talking, the entire central square immediately fell into chaos. Almost everyone's brain was stimulated by Chilaviv's words. They couldn't believe that they belonged to the empire yesterday, but they blinked. Between them became a people of a neutral city, and no matter what empire.
Of course, these so-called stimuli are just because Chilaviv ’s words were too unexpected, and in fact, when the people present reacted, they almost all cheered warmly for Chilaviv and the Free Paradise Merchants Union. I was pleased with this decision, and no one was willing to surrender to others, especially to pay a large amount of gold coins every year to a king in the north who didn't know each other.
Freedom paradise is now out, and the residents in this city are naturally elated. Soon, the whole city spread the news announced by Chilaviv, and all fell into excitement. For Lane, the result was a bit discouraging. After all, they spent a lot of energy and lost some teammates, but they watched as Freedom Paradise broke away from the empire and could not make a little effort, but in Lane. In the heart, but still can barely accept.