Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Tonya Clark is an Idar citizen living in the Stann Province and a believer in the Church of Light.

And long before the royal flag of the Basel royal family, the Poulsen family, was established, he had many interactions with the Idar people in his own life.

after all……

As the territory that once belonged to Duke Stein, before the Idar army conquered this land, this land, which was originally located at the southernmost tip of the Kingdom of Basel, had almost become a favorite testing ground for the agents of the Idar CIA.

It is precisely because of the continuous infiltration of Idar agents and the surrender of the nobles in the south of Basel that the intelligence of the Kingdom of Basel can almost be regarded as one-way transparency for the Principality of Idar!

A large number of Idar merchants, Idar agents, and Idar craftsmen walk this land, and large plantations run by the Idar Chamber of Commerce are spread throughout the coast of Stann Province.

From Duke Stein down,

The nobles of Basel, big and small,

During the candid exchanges with the Idar agents, I was impressed by the tall and majestic charisma of the Idar people, and I was willing to be a pioneer and "volunteer" to contribute to the development of the Principality of Idar.

so……

In a sense,

The Stein Province, located in the southeastern part of the mainland, is actually the one with the strongest control and administrative capabilities among the newly established provinces and divisions of the Idar Principality.

As the first batch of civilians to come into contact with the ideology of the Principality of Idar, the local people have long been accustomed to the existence of the Idar people.

Many of them, including Tonya Clark, work directly for the Idar people and work on the plantations run by the Idar Chamber of Commerce.

Therefore, the local people will naturally have no resistance to these Idar people who provide their source of livelihood.

In this era, there is no rhetoric similar to "loyalty to the emperor and service to the country", but an era where the view of "my vassal's vassal is not my vassal" is very popular.

It can be said,

Except for the Principality of Idar,

What maintained the rights and obligations between vassals and lords were only contracts and oaths.

There was a one-to-one correspondence between rights and obligations. Apart from this, there was no further relationship between lords and vassals.

And since even these nobles who attach great importance to honor and face have never had a decent national identity, ordinary people who have to worry about food and clothing will naturally not have feelings similar to this.

So much so that a few months ago,

When Tonya Clark heard for the first time that the Idar army had breached the Royal City of Basel... his whole heart was filled with an indescribable excitement.

no way,

As a civilian living in the Stann Province, his frequent contacts with the Idar people made him learn too many rumors about the Principality of Idar.

Although he was also a believer in the Church of Light, at the same time, he was extremely fascinated by everything about the Principality of Idar.

The Idar Chamber of Commerce implements the same work system as the Principality of Idar in the plantations it operates.

It was in the plantation that made him sweat like rain that Tonya Clark realized for the first time... that civilians can also have dreams, and civilians can also enjoy the changes brought about by magic!

As Idar's army strode across this land, these dreams that he had never even dared to hope for before gradually became a reality bit by bit!

only……

As a believer of the Church of Light, while feeling the changes brought about by the Principality of Idar... Tonya Clark was also suffering in her heart.

To be honest, what the Idar Principality is doing now is actually very similar to the Kingdom of Heaven described in the teachings of the Church of Light, and even has some similarities.

However……

As the most powerful force in the eastern part of the empire, the Principality of Idar regards the Church of Light as its mortal enemy!

Even though Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, never said it explicitly,

But……

But everyone is not a fool!

What was the first thing Idar's army did after they conquered the land? Are you taking care of the nobles living in this land?

No! of course not!

What the Idar people did first,

It is to surround all the churches on this land, pack up and capture all the clergy of the Church of Light who still remain on this land, and then throw them into the Bastille on the Valens Plains!

What is the prevailing religion in the Principality of Idar?

There is no doubt that it is Protestant!

Even Duke Idar himself is the guardian of the Protestant faith!

only……

For this church that was born in the eastern part of the empire, the Church of Light calls it rebellion and heresy!

It is precisely because of this that not only Tonya Clark herself, but also the vast majority of believers of the Church of Light living in this land have extremely complex emotions in their hearts.

On the one hand, they recognized the rule of the Idar Principality, but on the other hand, they felt very conflicted because their beliefs were contrary to the mainstream beliefs of the Idar Principality.

Although in Bruno's view, the more secular Protestantism is obviously more in line with the needs of ordinary people.

But the problem is...

In many cases, especially in the aspect of religious beliefs, it is not easy to be accepted by people just because it is reasonable.

Don't say anything else,

It is very difficult to get hundreds of thousands of people to give up the faith they have held for countless years.

Even though Bruno has many "scrubbing masters" like Mike on his hands, before that, the Principality of Idar had extremely strict restrictions on the number of clergy.

If we put it in the past and on normal days, the scale of hundreds of people would actually be enough.

But if it were now...

All right,

Hundreds of people and hundreds of thousands of people,

Such an arduous floor cleaning task cannot be easily completed in a short time.

It is precisely because of this that

There will be countless civilians like Tonya Clark who are suffering from the violent collision of two concepts.

As the Duke of Idar, Bruno Stuart regards such a large number of church believers as an important factor that may affect the internal stability of the Principality of Idar.

indeed,

At this time, they are feeling the changes in the Idar Principality and following the instructions from the Idar Government Affairs Office, but... what about the future?

No one can tell what will happen in the future! No one can be sure!

…

October 7, 539 in the New Calendar.

For Tonya Clark, this should have been a perfectly ordinary day.

However……

Just as he happily left his home and walked on the road to work on the plantation as usual, he saw a young newsboy running towards him quickly:

"Uncle Tonya, do you want to buy a picture album?"

The boy who was selling newspapers with a cloth bag was named Arthur, and he was the son of Aunt Stephanie from the next village.

Perhaps it was because he lost his father many years ago and was often short of food and clothing, so he was looked after by many people.

As Duke Idar decided to popularize spelling and reading education, little Arthur basically spent his mornings selling newspapers and his daytime hours going to school.

Although life is still tight, there is hope at least.

only……

Little Arthur's performance today made Tonya slightly surprised.

"Oh, little Arthur, you know that Uncle Tonya can't spell, let alone read, and he has never wanted me to know those letters and words."

Hearing Arthur's words, Tonya couldn't help but smile and shake her head, and said to little Arthur: "What was said in today's newspaper?"

"This is not a newspaper! This is a picture album!"

Hearing this, Arthur corrected him very seriously.

"Picture album?"

"Well! There are no words in it. They are all very good pictures, telling many different stories. Even Uncle Tonya can understand it!" Little Arthur explained.

I...can actually understand it?

Little Arthur's few words seemed to inadvertently poke at the vulnerability buried deep in Tonya's heart.

Are civilians supposed to be uneducated? Aren't commoners worthy of spelling and reading?

in the past,

Of course, Tonya also had dreams when she was young, and she also thought about learning spelling and understanding the wider world.

However……

The cruel reality slapped him hard in the face.

Still learning to spell?

Are you even worthy of being a bastard like you?

During the years when this land was ruled by the Poulsen family, although the life of the common people could not be said to be peaceful and contented, it could at least be said to be one of hunger and cold.

In that past when even the most basic food and clothing became a luxury, how could civilians have the conditions to learn spelling?

Even if food and clothing are solved...

Spelling and reading are also noble,

And things that only the nobles' valets and personal followers can learn.

How can a pariah like Tonya, who digs his food from the soil, have the right to expect this?

so……

Not being able to spell or read aloud is a regret hidden in the hearts of a large number of civilians.

And now,

But little Arthur told himself that he could understand the book!

Although it is just a picture album,

But in the eyes of civilians, the things carried by paper and ink have an unusual meaning.

"How much?"

With little hesitation, Tonya dug into her pockets without hesitation.

This is not only to help young Arthur's hard life, but also to satisfy Tonya's own hesitation.

To know,

When the Idar people ask for wages, they will never exploit them at all levels, nor will they try every means to deduct them. Therefore, workers like him who work for the Idar people in the plantations can often get a lot of money. salary.

Buying a picture album out of impulse is not a difficult decision to make.

"It's not expensive at all, only three dollars."

Little Arthur paused and added: "Only the latest version of Idar dollars will be accepted. Coins or banknotes are acceptable."

Hearing this,

Tonya paid the money very quickly without much hesitation and took the album from little Arthur's hand.

Walking on the side of the broad road, Tonya opened this wordless book out of curiosity, and then...a series of consecutive pictures suddenly caught his eye.

Yes,

Due to its thorough knowledge of the province of Stein, most of the policies implemented by the Administrative Office of Idar in these newly conquered lands were first implemented in the provinces of Stein and Basel.

The cultural strategy personally pointed out by Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, is naturally one of them.

And the book Tonya bought from Little Arthur was a comic strip supervised by Bruno himself!

As a time traveler from the previous life, Bruno, who is well versed in various Internet writing routines, clearly knows how to make readers attracted by the opening content in the first place.

so……

The moment Tonya opened the cover, he fell deeply into this picture album without words.

There is actually nothing particularly outstanding about the content of the comic strip.

But in this era of extremely empty spiritual and cultural life, even a story that Bruno seems to be extremely boring or even childish is enough for an adult like Tonya to watch it with gusto and not take his eyes off it.

Fortunately, there are no telephone poles on both sides of the road in Idar Principality. Otherwise, Tonya would have been bumped into a head full of red envelopes when she arrived at the plantation where she worked.

As for the content…

Take the third fairy tale in the comic strip as an example,

It tells readers a fairy tale that takes place in the forest

In the distant forest, there live two bears, Brother Bear and Brother Bear. Under the protection of the Bear God, they live happily in the forest]

However, one day, a man named Da Touqiang broke into the forest and wanted to cut down all the trees in the forest. 】

In order to resist Datouqiang's attack, Brother Xiong and Brother Xiong prayed to the God of Bears, whom they had always revered. However... the God of Bears abandoned them because Datouqiang promised to build a building for the God of Bears after cutting down the forest. A place for the soul to rest. UU read www.uukanshu.net 】

After losing the protection of the Bear God, Brother Xiong and Brother Xiong had to leave the forest and rely on their own strength to travel through mountains and rivers. Finally, they found their helper in the green grassland at the other end of the forest...]

From Bruno's perspective, the story is boring, childish, and even has too many elements...

but!

For civilians like Tonya who have never read books, this is enough!

As the first test of Bruno’s cultural strategy,

The content in the comic strip cannot directly point out the sin and ugliness of the Church of Light. It can only gradually convey relevant information through indirections.

Not just the bear god in this story,

The content in the comic strip combines various fairy tales, Greek myths and fables that Bruno can think of, creating a variety of selfish gods and protagonists who achieve success through their own efforts.

And all this has only one purpose,

That is……

Quietly, the image of the god was brought down from the altar, thereby breaking some people's thinking patterns.

Gods are not necessarily perfect!

Perhaps in the previous life, the effectiveness of such an approach was minimal.

But,

it's here,

in this world,

The thoughts and cognition of civilians still need guidance, and a perfect way of thinking has not yet been formed.

As the first book that many civilians who cannot spell read, the contents in the comic strip will undoubtedly be deeply imprinted in their minds.

therefore,

Almost the entire morning,

Those images of gods in the comic strips that are difficult to describe are constantly wandering and lingering in Tonya's mind...