Chapter 493 World Wars Will Begin, Chaos Begins

The three of Chen Fang cut through the wind and waves and drove the mud boat in the mud. Because of the harsh environment such as mud rain and weather, they did not encounter any mutant beasts on the road. After a long journey, they finally arrived at the boundary of a medium-sized human city by stepping on the muddy road and sliding the mudboat at noon on the fourth day when the sun cleared.

Ignoring the astonishment and admiration of passersby and adventurers, Chen Fang led the twin sisters through the city gate and entered the city after being checked by the guards.

This city called Kara has been baptized by mud rain several times. All the trees and buildings are covered with mud stains. The muddy water on the streets is ankle-deep. There are many bear children playing, all of them are like mud monkeys, laughing. The voice was mixed with the shouting and cursing of the adults from various families, it is estimated that they will inevitably be beaten when they go back later.

The three of Chen Fang entered the city and hurriedly found a hotel. No matter the price was ten times higher than usual, they paid for a bath, food and sleep, so as to relieve the fatigue caused by several days of sleepless nights.

It was the next morning when Chen Fang woke up, washed up and walked out of the room, went to the next door and knocked on the door of the twin sisters, and the three of them came to the lobby under the hotel.

The business was sluggish and there were not many customers. The bored boss was lying in a daze in front of the counter. The waiter took good care of the customers and chatted with his companions.

The three of Chen Fang found a seat and sat down, ordered food and ate while listening to the conversation of the two waiters who got together again.

Among the two waiters, a young waiter in his twenties said to the waiter in his thirties.

"Business has been bleak these past few months. The boss seems to be planning to close the shop. If we have nothing to eat, I envy those who are awakened. At least they can go out of the city to earn a living."

"It's not that there is no place to go." The older waiter said.

"Have you found your next home? My colleagues have introduced me after so many years."

"Yes, yes, but I'm afraid you won't dare to do it."

"If you don't dare, it's better than starving to death if you don't have money to buy food. Tell me what job you want."

"My elder sister-in-law and her son-in-law have been communicating with friends who work in the city lord's mansion. They said that the city lord's mansion is going to set up a defense force and will start conscription in a few days."

Chen Fang listened to the puzzled doubts, does this boyfriend have any special meaning? Why the emphasis? Friends are friends, and boyfriends, what do you mean?

"Well, why do I still think, I really don't dare to do the job of licking the bloody head and hanging the waist of the trousers. If you don't have that much weight, you will be killed by cannon fodder if you go in. Are you going to go?" The young waiter shook his head and asked.

"If you don't go, you can't go. There are three children and two old people in the family. There are seven people including my wife and me. The money from the work here and the money from the wife's work can barely survive. Now the wife works there. It’s gone, the boss here can’t make much money himself, and the wages he gets are few, and the price of food in the city is rising by one price every day, and his savings are almost used up.”

"Joining the city guard army may not have much money, but I heard that the welfare is to ensure that the soldiers' families can get the minimum food every day. Just for this, I have to go too. Man, don't you have to go all out in difficult times? Let's deal with it." The older waiter said helplessly.

"You worked hard."

The young waiter patted his companion on the shoulder. He was alone. To be honest, he didn't feel deeply about his companion's words, but it didn't prevent him from understanding the helplessness in the other's words.

"Don't talk about me, I guess you won't be able to escape." The older waiter said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" The young waiter was puzzled.

"Our city lord has reached an agreement with three nearby cities to form an alliance to jointly resist the possible crusade launched by the council, you know that." The older waiter whispered.

"Most people probably know about this, what does it have to do with me?" the young waiter was puzzled.

"The news I got is to resist the parliament. The three alliances have a large number of recruits this time. If the number is small in the early stage, it is very likely that compulsory conscription will be adopted. As long as they live in the city, each family must at least send out their troops. Alone, do you think you will go or not?"

The young waiter immediately shook his head.

"If you can't kill me, I will fight with the parliamentary army, will I still have my life?"

"If you don't go, the whole family will be expelled from the city, and it will be a dead end."

"Why, do you think I should run now?"

"Run there, you are not an awakened person, and now the intercity subway is also paralyzed, going to the wild is death."

"Then what should I do? I can't leave. It feels like a dead end. I heard that the parliament will punish cities that betray the federal parliament by massacring them. Even innocent people will not be spared. If you can't escape, you will suffer. What do you say?" Is the city lord mentally retarded and wants to oppose the federation? Does he think that the army that was assembled temporarily can resist the regular army of the parliament? When he slaps his ass, he can leave and run away, and we will all die here."

"Hey, what can you do? After all, unlike before, there are intercity subways that you can take to other cities."

Both of them sighed, and then they were called to get busy by the boss who didn't want them to be idle.

Chen Fang and the other three, who had finished their food early but did not leave the table, discussed the news they heard.

"This city lord is so stupid that he actually wants to organize an army to fight against the parliament. How can he think of it? Could it be that the red soil city is a lesson from the past, and he doesn't take it seriously? Is it crazy to want to be the emperor?" Chen Fang said.

"Master, you don't know, you were forced to do so," Luoluo said.

"Forced? How should I say it?" Chen Fang asked puzzled.

Luo Luo interjected: "During the extreme cold current, the council doesn't care about anything. It only takes care of a few major cities, and ignores other cities' calls for help. The devolution of power is to let the city owners take care of themselves, but in fact they are letting them live on their own. Self-destruction has made many city lords feel dissatisfied."

"After the cold snap, the council still didn't forget to collect taxes from the cities. Not only did they demand to make up for the taxes owed during the cold snap, but they also unreasonably asked for no reduction. If you don't pay in full within the stipulated time, you will replace the city lord. What do you say? In the current situation, which city can make up for the tax.”

"What's even more exaggerated is that the council also sent an investigation team to review the governance of the city lord during the extreme cold current. If the city's people are in dire straits, they will be held accountable immediately. Several city lords were arrested and imprisoned because of this. to appease public outrage."

Wucao, it's so shameless. The council didn't care about it during the catastrophe. In order to continue to control the city, it actually confiscated the blame to the city lord, and then showed itself to be selfless and consolidate the reputation of the people. This operation seems to be possible, but Do you really treat the world as fools? No wonder others want to rebel, Chen Fang thought.

"If the council wants to do this, it will be against anyone who puts it on it, but the council has an army in its hands. Aren't these city lords afraid?" Chen Fang said.

"The federal army, only 30% of what the parliament can command is left, and the rest are local garrison troops. During the extreme cold, some of these troops were taken over by the lords of the cities where they were located, and some directly occupied the city and became their bosses, so Most of those city lords have formed an offensive and defensive alliance, so I’m not very afraid.”

"And someone took the lead, the city lords will naturally not be afraid." Luo Luo said.

"Take the lead? Red Soil City?" Chen Fang asked.

Lolo shook his head.

"The declaration of the self-government of the Red Soil City was just an introduction, and the city lord can't be the leader yet."

"The real leader is the royal family of the five races in the southern border."