A strange world

Chapter 968 Section 199. The Rat Scheme

In addition to military and media attacks, Free City also began to economically blockade the Kingdom of Recanel.

Even the Kingdom of Recanel had to admit that they could not be self-sufficient, and all their food, iron ore, and resources depended on trade with the outside world.

Even the dumbest politicians could think of using this to make a fuss.

The commercial streets distributed all over the country began to operate, and the towns where they were located stopped cooperating with the Kingdom of Recanel.

Most city-states were forced to stop transporting materials due to Free City being a major taxpayer and the evil of the kingdom, while a small number of them agreed to sell secretly.

Only the Principality of Keating stood firmly on the side of Recanel.

It is a bit inaccurate to say this. It should be that the Principality of Keating claimed to be a neutral country, ignoring any disputes and doing business with everyone, no matter who the other party was. If possible, they would even be willing to sell things to the rat people.

The Principality of Keating only occasionally had some friction with Free City, but overall it was still a good trading partner. Otherwise, Annan would have made up a joke that "for the sake of profit, the Principality of Keating was even willing to sell the rope to hang itself."

But the Principality of Keating did not want to offend Free City for this - they had a commercial street in the capital of the principality, which contributed taxes no less than the trade amount with the Kingdom of Recanel.

The news was sent to the cabinet and presented to the twin ministers.

Finance Minister Fronning said: "We can give him three options, two of which are the same, and the third is completely unacceptable."

Not long after, Interior Minister Burke summoned the person in charge of the commercial street and told him: "We have thought of three arrangements. The first one is that we condemn the Kingdom of Recanel with you; the second one is that we call the officials of the Kingdom of Recanel to reprimand them, and the third one is that Free City fills the gap after the termination of trade with the Kingdom of Recanel."

"Okay, I can understand that you don't want to give up the business." The person in charge had to say politely.

This is also good. If the Kingdom of Recanel is pushed too hastily, only the civilians of the kingdom will bear the consequences.

When the whole Middle-earth attacked the Kingdom of Rekanel under the leadership of Free City, Annan, the center of the vortex, was playing in Free City with Gale and Cathy.

Cathy was in the middle, Annan on the left and Gale on the right. Who would not say: What a wonderful family of three in the midst of laughter and joy?

"I object! You will not have a good ending!"

The old noble in the magic image loudly scolded his daughter who was in love with the rebels.

Cathy and Gale read with relish, while Annan was drowsy because... the story was too old-fashioned.

This was a book written by Seltovis when he was still the City of Sin. It tells the story of the rebels who were doing atrocities in the city, met and fell in love with the rebellious daughter of the old nobles, and finally the imperial army arrived, but because of foreign invasion, the rebels were given a chance to recruit them. In the end, the young man died on the battlefield, and the pregnant noble daughter looked into the distance in the dandelion field outside the city.

It is full of Shakespearean lingering and affectation.

Because of the long-term support from Seltovis, Annan asked the Bert brothers to choose such a story from Seltovis and make it into a magic video. The response was quite good. Since its release, it has made several thousand gold nars at the box office. It should be ranked in the top 30 in the box office ranking of magic videos in Allen Continent, excluding Annan.

Annan was not counted because if he was counted, the second to thirty-ninth combined would not be as high as his box office.

After the two-hour magic video ended, they walked out of the theater. As they followed the crowd out, Annan suddenly felt something in his pocket.

He walked outside and took out a ball of paper: Please open it when no one is around.

"What's wrong?" Gail asked next to him.

"Nothing."

Annan said, opening the ball of paper in front of her.

Cathy, who was standing on tiptoe and curiously looking around, saw a few lines of words, and suddenly went around to the other side and pulled Gail and shouted: "Aunt Gail, I want to drink this!"

Gail led Cathy to the happy water food truck on the side. Annan looked at the note and frowned tightly.

There was an address at the end of the paper. Annan looked up at Gail who was still buying drinks, put away the paper, let them play first, and walked all the way to the address on the paper.

On the second floor of the Morning Breeze Tavern, in the guest room, Annan found the door with a pink rose on the doorknob and reached out to knock on the door

Dong——

As soon as he knocked, the door opened a crack, and the familiar face with delicate beauty appeared behind the door.

"It's really you, Maria..."

Annan said happily: "I miss you so much..."

Maria, dressed in mercenary leather armor, smiled: "Do you miss me or did you forget everything by playing with Gale?"

"Who is Gale?"

Maria sighed: "You used to be a little boy who would be shy if you said a few more words."

"We will always grow up." Annan smiled and remembered the business: "What's the matter with what you said in the paper ball that Gale is a spy?"

Maria let Annan in and closed the door: "Literally, Gale is a gray-haired rat sent by the Council of Elders to corrupt you."

"It doesn't look like a bad guy..."

"Because it really has no ill intentions. The Council of Elders wants you to become a hero, and then gradually corrupt you, so that you can work for the ratmen. When you get deeper and deeper, they will threaten you and control you. If you don't do what they say, they will reveal the fact that you cooperate with the ratmen and give humans a blow."

"This is too..."

Annan couldn't think of how to explain it. It seems that once you are entangled by a rat man, it is like yellow mud falling on your crotch, which can never be washed off.

"No wonder your Stuhn clan is good at corruption and spying..." Annan was a little scared, because he really wanted to take in the ratman.

"Thank you for the compliment." Maria added, "And even if it fails, it won't lose as long as it gets your essence."

"How can it be like this!" Annan widened his eyes, "It didn't even hint to me!"

"It's not time yet, it's still trying to get your favor through its actions... This is a skill developed by countless generations of Stuhn female ratmen, and few males can resist it."

Annan suddenly realized: "No wonder I feel like I've been tempted..."

Are you tempted or willing?

Maria didn't expose him.

Annan asked: "Did you come here to warn me?"

"No, I... just like Gale, I just represent another force."

"Are you here to seduce me too? I mean... I thought you ratmen were united."

"You humans always unite, but are you really united?"

"You have a point."

Maria said softly, "I know about you and Jerry, thank you..."

Annan was about to say that your brother is my brother, but suddenly he remembered something and his face turned ugly.

"Oh, bad..."

"What happened?"

"I exposed Jerry..."