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The smell of blood made Caroline feel dizzy. In fact, what made her feel sad was not just the smell, but more from the onlookers.

The person who was about to be executed was brought onto the stage, and the onlookers began to cheer and curse wantonly. When the neck of the executed person was stuck in the groove, the bloodthirsty excitement of the people reached its peak, and they shouted loudly and loudly until the head rolled to someone's feet. Only when you hold your head high and patrol the streets will it gradually subside.

And this lull may be just that the public lost interest in the end of the "performance" and dispersed.

What makes Caroline feel uncomfortable is that these people remind her of her last situation in the imperial capital, and that kind of fanaticism makes her uneasy.

A few scattered people were still standing in the square, including the gray-faced Caroline and other mages. Rorschach was still calm, staring at the blood-stained blade, as if he was admiring the cross-border design work of a watchmaker, which was also his last work.

"Let's go. If you stay too long, the guards will come to check. Then I will have to work hard to convince them that you two are friendly people who will not harm the Republic." Snow urged the group to leave.

Caroline also completely lost interest in revisiting her old place, and the four of them got on the carriage and left the square. At this time, the carriages of the Alchemy Department were much more simple and low-key, with no decorations. The Star Tower logo was larger, but it was painted directly on the carriages with white paint. Only in this way would the people who were ready to move in the streets and alleys retreat.

The carnival of lynchings did not improve public security in Valuauna. On the contrary, because a large number of adult males were transferred away, the remaining gangsters could be more unscrupulous. Of course, if they happened to be discovered by the guards, there would no longer be any trial according to the rules. Process and jail await the offenders.

The carriage did not return to the Star Torch Tower, but stopped in front of a more secluded mansion.

"Take you to another place to eat."

The owners of these single-family mansions either ran away or were executed, or were acquired by some "upstarts" or requisitioned as clubs by groups attending the National Congress.

At a time when supplies are tight and the situation is becoming even more tense, they have caves within them and maintain Valoisana's consistent standard of appreciation in art, food, wine and other fields.

The music of the piano is melodious on the second floor, the waiters are neatly dressed and elegant, and the food they are serving is not inferior to the Sky Restaurant of the Star Torch Tower. When they entered the private room, Rorschach saw that Kano had taken a seat.

The first thing the Archmage asked was Caroline: "I have been asking for your help before, and now I finally have the opportunity to walk around the city. How do you feel?"

"You can still laugh." Caroline shook her head: "It's terrible. There are executions taking away lives everywhere, and many onlookers know that those who are executed do not necessarily deserve to die. We discussed in whispers It’s more about who offended whom, who belonged to which faction, and then was knocked down. There was no order and no justice.”

What was legendary in Byrne and other places, and what the National Assembly wanted to preach to the entire continent, was the great changes of progress and equality. These wonderful words, however, Caroline was there, and all she saw was horror, and almost everyone was They are using this terror to attack and compete with each other.

"What do you think?" Kano finally turned to Rorschach.

The young man's speech was somewhat surprising: "I think the current situation is inevitable and necessary for the republic."

He sat down and continued: "Before I left Valuana, the promises made to the people by the Great Reform did not seem to be fulfilled. On the contrary, I still saw many people on the streets who did not look like they had enough food and clothing. "The National Assembly is fighting against each other, and it is normal for people to be angry about the status quo. They need to vent their anger in a straightforward and understandable way and try to change the status quo."

"Then what does it mean to be necessary?"

"Only in this way can the Republic have enough strength to face the Empire." No matter how turbulent Valuauna and other places are, they must find a strong mobilization method and do their best to mobilize forces, including recruiting troops and allocating supplies.

The biggest obstacle above is the original population controllers and hoarders of materials and wealth. Some of them are willing to cooperate with the Republic and the National Guard, and many are unwilling. The simplest and most efficient way is to click.

The simpler and rougher the process, the more unjust, false, and wrongful convictions occurred during the process. However, it is clear that Valois has no room to moderate itself and allow the various factions to moderately compromise and then unanimously deal with the outside world.

Just like a player in the boxing ring, he has to accumulate strength and use all the muscles in his body to maximize his strength in order to face a larger enemy. From the perspective of the grand narrative, even if there are tragic things happening in the current "bloody" and "horror", they are just side effects like burst capillaries and muscle spasms.

They can be ignored for the sake of victory.

The National Salvation Committee must be "terrible" enough, and the whole of Valois must be filled with terror, so that those original opponents will cooperate and become "reasonable". Only by being rough enough can we break the logic of material circulation and enrichment in the past and break the old order. "Terror" and popular enthusiasm are "a boxer's adrenaline."

"You are so relaxed as a bystander, I am a little envious." Kano laughed out loud, but could not feel any joy.

Caroline felt somewhat familiar with Rorschach's attitude. The young man's state at this time was very similar to the time when Prime Minister Otto talked to her after his visit.

Suddenly the door opened, and two unexpected people joined the conversation. The leader had a heavy temperament and was extremely aggressive. He continued: "The wizard is right. The Republic needs to be 'terrified', but it should be avoided. At least for now, we should find a way to end it at the lowest cost."

The person who came was Maxim. The vicious and ugly fat man behind him was not a bodyguard, but George Jacques, the war commissioner of the National Salvation Committee, a crazy but loyal Valois vicious dog.

Maxim did not sit down or enjoy the food, but stated to the wizards in the room: "Now order has been initially established in various places, but blood is still flowing. The gentleman just said it was right that mobilization must be completed in this way in the chaos, but it also means that many people are using the name of justice to collect money and do whatever they want. They eat the corpses of the old nobles and the fat of the people, part of which is handed over and part of which is enriched for themselves."

"More importantly," Maxim sighed: "The new nobles who have made a lot of ill-gotten wealth are actively seeking pardon and protection from the committee and the National Assembly, polluting our team. They use the current rampant terror to attack and annihilate their personal enemies, and use their newly acquired special identities to cover up their crimes."

If Maxim had been before the success of the great reform, he would have fiercely criticized this phenomenon with an impassioned tone, but a year later, he tiredly and helplessly stated a fact to the wizards.

Obviously, the room temperature in the mansion was not hot, but when Maxim finished speaking, George Jacques behind him couldn't help but take out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

The square towel he used to wipe his sweat was very exquisite.