Chapter 474 Atheist

Life is unpredictable.

Belica did not expect that the first piece of nonsense "Lock and Steal" written by Bai Ding ghostwritten in "Shacheng Di Bao" by dictating it by himself would arouse a huge response.

He just recounted his experience in the popular world.

Thieves compete with each other on their skills, and a lockpicker must know locks very well.

In the article, Bjelica talked about a phenomenon: the improvement of thieves' technology led to further improvements in the design and craftsmanship of locks, which in turn urged thieves to upgrade their technology, and then fed back to the evolution of locks.

The two sides compete with each other, and if one side cannot make progress, it will be eliminated.

This process is no longer a confrontation between stealing and defending, but a secret offensive and defensive battle between setting up defense lines and cracking the mechanism.

Belica spoke eloquently and became more and more energetic, and asked the ghostwriter Bai Ding to write a large article.

Unexpectedly, many people from the Yao people like to watch it.

"Mr. Belica, this is a letter left for you by the readers at Shachengdi Newspaper Office. You are the first scholar to explain secret technology to the public. I said it will definitely be popular. What a great lecture. "

Bai Ding carried a cloth bag full of letter paper.

Belica flipped through letters from readers. But he didn't know Yao's writing and couldn't understand it at all.

"Let me translate for you."

Bai Ding said something and started to open the letter.

"This letter comes from a newspaper reader named Shahu. He said that he is a box-carrying cactus. In the past, things in the box were always stolen. Now, using the techniques you taught, the criminal was caught. It turned out to be a friend of his."

"And this letter."

"It comes from a businessman named Shanglan. He has read your article and wants to hire you to build him a locked iron box to store a priceless gemstone."

"This letter is from Zhu Ren Zhusuke...it only says that you are very powerful and I want to become your disciple."

Belica felt a little proud when he heard this.

"That said, I want to discuss with you, but I didn't leave my name."

"There is also another letter that says, I hope you will stop writing related reports. This is affecting the daily lives of many people. There is also no name."

…

Belica understood it as soon as he heard it.

These two letters should be letters from colleagues.

really.

I wrote too carefully and professionally, and ruined other people's jobs.

Not quite right.

Bai Ding put away the envelope: "Have you finished writing your new article? Everyone also wants to hear how you design the lock and how to avoid being unlocked..."

"I'm going to change the subject."

Belica said: "Write about copper and iron drawing. What do you think?"

"This, this, you really decided to make such an important technology public?"

Bai Ding looked shocked.

"What's wrong?"

Belica grinned: "Just think of it as a gift from me to everyone. In fact, it's not a great skill. I learned it from my predecessors."

The reason why he decided to change the topic was, on the one hand, to avoid being seen as his true occupation, and on the other hand, to speed up writing and get paid as early as possible during a safe period.

Practitioners in gray industries all know that what they get is theirs. Even if it is close at hand before they get it, it may become out of reach.

…

In the evening, Bjelica went out to the street and bought a potato pancake, then went on his usual walk. While eating, he walked into a small grocery store and walked to the cabinet. He handed a roll of paper to the goblin merchant here.

"Mr. Belica, your Excellency is here today, please go to the back room."

The goblin boss rubbed his hands with a fake and flattering smile on his face.

Belica nodded and walked inside.

In the back room, the paunchy Foreign Secretary was sitting at a table, eating a roast lamb on a silver platter.

The minister's mouth was full of oil and sauce, but the white scarf around his neck was spotless.

He cut off a piece of roasted lamb with a knife and chewed it.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with the two collectors."

Belica said cautiously: "A little familiar."

"What did you find?"

Belica thought for a while: "Yazdan is more interested in collecting the history and legends of the empire, while Baiding's attention is on the current situation of the empire. Their actions are very direct and open, and there are no secret actions."

"Do you have any contact with the nobles and...the elector?"

"Not that I know of."

The minister gently cut the sheep bone with a knife: "Is there any important action?"

"Yes. They plan to conduct on-the-spot interviews and surveys of [Ironwood Fort] and [Sweet City] in the near future, and write a special column on 'Fort City Explosion'."

Belica responded simply.

"oh."

There was a glimmer in the minister's eyes, and he said in a slow and unquestionable tone: "I need you to go and give me Yazdan's right hand. The empire needs that kind of metal arm technology."

Belica was stunned for a moment: "Sir, this is a hand. How can I let him take it off without warning and give it to you?"

"That's not something I have to consider, it's something you have to consider."

The minister showed a standard goblin smile: "No matter what method you use, give me your arm. Next, whether you stay or return to the wind world, you have a choice."

"This is your final mission."

All Belica could say was: "I need time."

“I’ll give you three days, that’s all.

The minister wiped the gravy and oil from the corners of his mouth with a white towel and threw it on the roasted lamb: "The clockwork locomotive you want is parked outside. Go and try it. I hope you like it."

"But the Empire is not very safe recently, and the goblin technology may explode sometimes... I personally suggest that it is best to go out less, safety first."

The minister patted Belic's arm and slowly left from the other side.

Belic suppressed his anger.

This damn fat goblin, who was timid and timid in the Resurrection Kingdom and dared not speak even when he was scolded, came back arrogant!

He walked out of the store and saw that there was indeed a clockwork locomotive parked outside.

The huge butterfly-shaped spring was fixed on the rear half of the car body. The car body was oval and compact like a beetle, and the thick front and rear wheels were full of security.

The civilians of the Empire passing by were envious. The clockwork locomotive was handmade, not only finely crafted but also elegant and luxurious. It was something that only big people had.

Belic sighed.

This car might explode at any time. Explosions and deaths are very normal in the Twin Snake Empire.

…

If ordinary people were faced with this kind of dilemma, they would usually go outside the shrine and touch the outer wall with their hands to pray, hoping to get the blessing and enlightenment of the gods.

Unfortunately, Belica did not believe in gods.

He knew that gods existed, that the messengers of the gods were the masters of many worlds, and that the might of gods could descend at any time.

Not believing in gods is also the current situation of most [sinners] in Fengxing Realm.

Strictly speaking, it is not disbelief, but staged belief.

If the gods give help, then they believe in them, pray and worship them.

If the gods never help or take care of them, they will of course respect them absolutely, but in fact, everyone is just pretending.

Thieves and liars are the most practical.

Belica decided to pray to Yao Shen once.

"My Lord Yao, the powerful and omnipotent God, I was forced to complete the task assigned to me by the Empire and attack the Yao tribe's collectors. This is pure work, not an insult to you..."

"Merciful God, please forgive me."

That night, Belic sneaked away Yazdan's right hand.

This task itself is not easy.

But a professional thief must be able to steal the target at any time and any place.

When Belic went to the Foreign Minister's residence, he found that it was surrounded by the army.

The Empire made a judgment.

The Foreign Minister colluded with the Elector and deliberately provoked the diplomacy of the two countries when visiting the Resurrection Empire, slandered King Raymond, and ruined the reputation and authority of His Majesty the Emperor. His traitor behavior and subversion of the Empire were undoubtedly exposed and he has been executed.

The rest of the party is also being hunted down everywhere.

Belic sighed.

I really encountered everything.

What should I do now?

Put it back for Yazdan?

What is important now is that the only foreign minister who confirmed his legal identity was killed, and he became a remnant of the rebellion.

In the end, Belic decided to be honest in order to seek help from the Yao people.

He took his right arm out of the black cloth: "... This is the situation, please help me."

Yazdan looked around him up and down: "You actually have such a special skill, and the Yao people don't have talents like you at present."

"【Grandmaster of theft】... No wonder I didn't find it. Since you have confessed and confessed and prayed to Lord Yao, I don't think this is a problem."

The cold-faced chief reporter said: "Just pretend that nothing happened, you are still our special reporter. If the empire asks for punishment, we will speak for you and clarify it."

Bai Ding also said: "Since Mr. Yazdan said so, Mr. Belic just needs to not forget your manuscript."

"I will do my best to write it seriously."

Belic finally breathed a sigh of relief.

…

In the following days, the entire Twin Snake Empire fell into a series of turmoil. Soldiers often gathered in the imperial capital, many dignitaries were arrested and killed, and the streets were full of panic.

In such an environment, Belica focused on writing columns and wrote popular articles such as "Principles and Operations of Copper and Iron Drawing Engineering", "Magic in the Blind Spot of Perspective", "Expression Management and Psychological State", "Criminal Investigation", "Marks and Symbols", etc., from casting and smelting to engineering manufacturing, from sociology to psychology and then to criminology... everything is included.

On a very ordinary day, Belica suddenly found that he had gained some special power.

He became the first "Outstanding Scholar" in history, and his name will be forever left in the history of Yao's civilization.

As time went on, Belica gradually turned his attention to the chaotic imperial society.

In his articles, there are also examples of the history of the empire and various experiences.

Belica was arrested by imperial soldiers many times.

He was asked the same question many times.

"Are you a remnant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs? Are you related to external forces? What is your relationship with the Yao Clan?"

"I am not. I am from the Fengxing Realm. Any Apostle can verify it."

"Then why are you the Yao Clan's [Outstanding Scholar]?"

For this question, Belic could only explain again and again.

"I wrote some articles and made some insignificant contributions to the Yao Clan. This is the title given to me by Lord Yao and the Yao Clan..."

"Do you think this reason is credible?"

Belic spread his hands: "Whether you believe it or not, this is the fact. The outstanding scholar of the Yao Clan is not a Yao Clan member and is not in the Yao Clan civilization. Is this difficult to understand?"

After that, Belica and the interrogator were silent.

"Well, this does sound a bit strange, but reality is always so bizarre."

Belica said helplessly: "You know, I am still a technical officer of the Imperial Invention Department. Although I can't participate in specific affairs, I am a citizen of the Empire."

Life in prison is not difficult.

As a battle-hardened thief, going to prison is like going home, and you can also exchange experiences with other colleagues. For criminals, going to prison is often not a bad thing, but more like a kind of further study.

In prison, Belica wrote articles such as "Struggle in Prison", "A Brief History of the Life of Prisoners", and "The Deep Order in Prison" that are both interesting, jargon-based and realistic.

In the end, he was directly kicked out of prison.

The apostles talked to him privately in person.

"Don't write about the crimes and prisons of the Empire. Write more about the good aspects. Think about why people doubt your identity?"

The apostle said so.

Belica thought so too.

So he wrote a more powerful article "Atheists", which for the first time described the situation of people who do not believe in God. This article had a wide impact and made all parties highly nervous.

Yazdan, Baiding and even the apostle Slemod who came later all took great pressure to publish this article in the "Sand City Gazette".

Then Belic was interviewed again.

"You should write about prisons instead of atheism. Where is atheism? Everyone is very pious to God! Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity..." The apostle severely criticized him.

Belic then wrote about the empire's prisons and criminals again.

Many years later, the great scholar Belic talked about this.

"The Empire does not allow writing about criminals and prisons, but if you write about atheism, the Empire will be willing to give in and allow writing about criminals."

"Just like the Empire does not allow a thorough reform of this place, but if you want to destroy it, the Empire will be willing to try."

"Of course, all this is based on the tolerance of Lord Yaoshen and the kindness of Lord Messenger. If the Sand City Gazette cannot be published, then all this is out of the question."

"But looking back now, didn't the revival of the Empire start from that time?"

He said: "I have seen many young people with my own eyes. They bravely and actively expressed their opinions, participated in the reconstruction and reform of the grassroots of the Empire, and used their own way to help the Empire break out of the cycle of destruction... I like this place. There are many bastards here, but these bastards will also do great things, such as destroying an old empire that is about to fall, and then building a brand new country."

"Just like Lord Yaoshen's oracle said, everyone has his own way out. I am not a Yao clan, I have never lived in Yao Country, but I love Yaoshen."

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