Chapter 163: The British’s Plot (Please Collect and Recommend) (Revised)
While George V was constantly trying to win over Kay, Reverend Dalton was secretly observing Kay's expression and analyzing his attitude. →It turned out that their initial idea was useless.
Reverend Dalton, although he was a priest of the Church of England, was actually very complicated. First of all, he was George V's teacher. Not only George V, but also George V's brother Prince Albert, who died young, was Dalton's student. At the same time, he was also the private priest of the royal family and had a very close relationship with the royal family.
Secondly, he was also the head of the Cathedral Church.
The Cathedral Church is a very old organization in the UK. Its predecessor can be traced back to the time of Alfred the Great. At that time, it was just a knight organization used to secretly protect the safety of the royal family and Christian missionaries and maintain the ruling status of the Anglo-Saxons. Later, it gradually evolved into hunting down supernatural creatures hidden in the dark.
Finally, he also served as the head of the royal intelligence department. Although the Royal Intelligence Department does not belong to the government sequence on the surface, it has a strong connection with regular intelligence departments such as MI6, and even has the right to command those intelligence departments.
Because of this complex identity, although Pastor Dalton is insignificant on the surface, he actually has a pivotal position in both the British aristocracy and the British government.
As early as a week ago, Dalton learned about Kai's situation through Catherine's report. Since then, he has begun to negotiate and plan with some core government personnel regarding Kai's appearance.
For the ruling elite like them, the appearance of Kai is definitely not just a resurrection of a historical figure. Behind Kai, they see huge benefits.
First of all, the wealth in Kai's tomb is of great significance to the current British government.
The outbreak of war was something the British government had long anticipated, and they had made a lot of preparations for it. Including armaments and financial reserves. But when the war really broke out, the British government found that their preparations were useless. They did not expect the war to reach its current level.
The British government seriously underestimated the scale of the war and had no clear understanding of the severity of the war before the war.
When the war broke out, Britain's fiscal reserves evaporated rapidly, and Britain's industrial system was not enough to support the consumption of the war. So in order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, Britain had to turn to the United States for help. This made Britain, the world's largest creditor country before the war, quickly become a debtor country.
It can be said that Britain is now short of everything, but the most lacking is gold. Because during the war, paper money is useless, and others only accept gold! Without gold, Britain's most basic materials such as arms, food, medicine, coal, etc. will be affected.
The war rapidly increased Britain's demand for American materials and goods, stimulating the prosperity of the US economy. More importantly, it was the gold reserves linked to the pound that quickly flowed to the United States. (The UK was still implementing the gold standard at this time)
Such consequences are extremely serious and may even affect the position of the pound in international settlements.
So the batch of gold owned by Kay is extremely important to them. Although they have not yet estimated how much gold Kai has, according to Catherine's description, this batch of gold is definitely much more than the current reserves of the Bank of England.
Secondly, Kai's own value is also very high.
As the war progresses, the Allies and the Central Powers have been doing everything they can. All kinds of tricks that can be put on the table have been used long ago, and the private tricks are endless. By now, Germany has begun to break the bottom line.
Remember Ludendorff's Viper Commando? This is Germany's effort to break the deadlock.
According to the intelligence of the British intelligence department, this so-called commando is not a biological and chemical force at all, or in other words, this force does not rely solely on biological and chemical weapons to influence the war. The feedback from all aspects shows that the Germans have begun to contact those ancient dark creatures in Europe.
For this reason, the Germans have disregarded the interests of their ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During this period of time, the southern region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has become a carnival for various dark creatures. Vampires, wizards, werewolves and other dark creatures began to appear frequently in Eastern Europe and Southern Europe.
If the Germans or those dark creatures were placed in front of the Allies alone, the Allies would not be afraid, especially those dark creatures, which have been hiding in the dark for so many years and can't make any waves.
But the problem is that if the two are added together, it will be different. The combination of Germany's industrial and technological strength plus dark creatures makes the Allies afraid. So in order to curb such a combination, the Allies must counterattack.
In fact, the counterattack has already begun. During this period of time, the Allies have had very positive contacts with the Vatican. The Vatican cannot tolerate the rampant dark creatures, so they are willing to cooperate with the Allies. At the same time, the Vatican is also very happy to mediate secret negotiations between Italy and the Allies.
But no one has too many countermeasures. So there was the development of Kay's tomb.
It's just that the result of the development greatly exceeded the expectations of the British side. I didn't expect Kay to be alive!
I didn't expect that Kay's strength was so strong. According to the evaluation obtained from Catherine's report, Dalton and a group of government leaders hoped that Kay could be used by the British government.
To put it bluntly, they both want Kai's money and want Kai to be a knife in their hands.
However, judging from the current situation, things are not as smooth as they imagined. Kay had no interest in being solicited by the British government.
"Both the royal family and the people hope that you can lead us to fight against tyranny at this moment!" George V Balabala said a lot, but the core meaning was actually just this sentence. Of course, this sentence is still very watery. What led them to fight against tyranny, bullshit!
If Kai really stood up and wanted to lead them, they would probably be the first to stand up and object. Kai went to lead the people to resist tyranny. What were they doing? Led by Kai? Stop dreaming.
Kai doesn't like this kind of hypocrisy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand. Kai's rich experience has given him enough wisdom in life.
"With all due respect, Your Majesty the King. You have said so much, but I still can't figure out what this war has to do with me. Although I'm sorry, I still have to say that you may be dissatisfied with me because of those legends. I have some misunderstanding. I am not a savior, and I don’t intend to be a savior. I only fight for my country, but now...my country has disappeared, and my reason to fight is gone.”
When Kai said this, although he felt disappointed, he had an idea in his heart unconsciously.
That is to go back to China.
He once worked hard to return to the East. However, at that time, the road to the East was blocked by mysterious forces, making his wish to return to his homeland in vain. But it's different now. Although Kai still doesn't know what the situation is like in the ancient eastern continent, he can know from the few words of Cotman and others that that ancient country has already been in contact with the outside world.
After learning about this situation, Kai wondered if he could return to China. Although the time is a bit early, according to the history of parallel time and space, this is the darkest era in China. If Kai goes back, he might be able to make some contribution to the country he loves so much and make this time and space more peaceful. If China no longer experiences those darkness, it might be possible to rise earlier and faster.