Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 451 Qiao San and the Guillotine
"Is it not allowed?" Little Amon looked at him with a smile.

“The royal family will not allow such a thing, you…” Hazel’s father was interrupted by little Amon before he could finish speaking.

Little Amon said earnestly, "But the royal family will soon be gone!"

"What?" Hazel's father looked shocked and bewildered.

"Sigh, it's too complicated to explain, so I won't go into detail for you. Anyway, you'll all know what to do during the later ideological education classes." Little Amon smiled and looked at the soldiers waiting beside him, saying, "Take them to the detention center!"

These are people from Silver City, who have been transferred here to assist Little Amon in suppressing all the unrest in Backlund.

“Yes, Mr. Amon.” The Silver City warrior nodded immediately. Standing over two meters tall, he was like a mountain. He looked at Hazel’s family and said expressionlessly, “Everyone, please follow me. I don’t want to fight you, but I don’t mind fighting you either.”

Hazel's father glanced warily at the Silver City warriors, recalling the superhuman strength they had just displayed. He ultimately refrained from further resistance, and after a few seconds of silence, asked, "Will you kill us?"

Although he wasn't entirely clear on what had happened, he could guess that someone might have rebelled.

Such events are not uncommon. Since the establishment of the Kingdom of Rune, there have been rebellions or uprisings in various places, but they have all been suppressed. However, this rebellion is clearly extraordinary.

“We are not bloodthirsty people. If you haven’t committed a capital crime, of course you won’t die,” Little Amon replied with a smile, then ignored Hazel’s family and took out the list to look at the next family.

Meanwhile, another warrior from Silver City began to cordon off the scene. The property here will be inventoried by specialists later, and if Hazel's family has committed any crimes, relevant personnel will also be sent to search for evidence.

……

While the great upheaval was unfolding in Backlund, the border city of Medici had already assembled its army.

He stood on the high platform, his sharp red eyes looking down at the insurgents in neat uniforms below. These young men and women, who were just ordinary people a few months ago, had, after several months of training, become, if not incredibly strong in combat, at least disciplined.

The square was packed with people, but no one spoke or made any small movements.

“Very good!” Medici’s lips finally curled up into a smile. He then reached out and pulled out the flag with a hammer and sickle on it, which was designed by Rowling himself and was said to represent freedom and equality.

Medici raised the flag; his voice wasn't loud, but it resonated in everyone's ears:

"Now, let us change this world and bring fairness and justice to every corner of the world."

“You may die, but the name of every person who sacrifices will be engraved on the monument of history. You will not die in vain. You will open up a new world for future generations, a bright world.”

Tell me, are you afraid?

"Not afraid!"

At that moment, everyone spoke up in unison, their voices firm and filled with unwavering courage.

They knew, of course, that they might die, but they were not afraid. They were only afraid that their deaths would be meaningless, that they would die like straw.

On December 31, 1349, starting from several border cities, the sparks of rebellion were officially ignited and spread rapidly throughout the entire Kingdom of Rune. Almost half of Rune fell to the rebels in the blink of an eye.

This is not surprising. After all, with the support of several churches, the Gate of Sealed Artifacts aided by Abraham, and Medici, a genuine War Angel, what power does Rune have to resist now?

Ultimately, if it weren't for the need for radical reform, their combined resources would have made it easy for them to oust Augustus and become king themselves. Meanwhile, some of the Loen military commanders stationed in various regions were still struggling to hold on, awaiting aid from Backlund, only to receive news that would shock the entire world.

— With the fall of Backlund, King George III of Loon has been captured and will soon be tried, possibly facing public execution.

The fall of Backlund undoubtedly broke the spirits of many who were still struggling to hold on. While nobles and the wealthy were filled with fear and the common people were at a loss, news that a god was behind the rebels spread throughout the world.

The Lord of Chaos, the Sun God, and the Fool became household names after that.

At the same time, the three major churches also played their role in the realm of faith, leading many believers who were wavering between the rebels and the Loen military to choose the former.

Under such circumstances, it was only natural that the rebels would take over the remaining half of the kingdom of Rune.

So, in just one month, Rune completely changed his name.

After his trial, George III faced his execution.

"Breaking news! Breaking news! George III is going to the guillotine, and Augustus's reign is coming to an end!"

Newsboys' voices could be heard from time to time on the street. Although a major change had occurred in Rune, order had not collapsed thanks to Rolin's deliberate efforts to maintain it.

Although most people were either taken to ideological counseling classes in a daze, or pulled into vocational training, mainly to learn a skill and live a life with food and drink, or had no idea what was going on and only knew that the king seemed to be dying, the general order was still maintained.

Newspapers, under Luo Lin's instructions, began producing daily news at an accelerated pace, aiming to seize the high ground in public opinion.

"This is where the real trouble begins!" Roland closed the window, thought about the workload ahead, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Overthrowing a king is easy, especially if you have the military strength, but establishing a new order after the overthrow is not so easy.

Moreover, once the situation in Rune stabilizes, it will be time to initiate reforms in other countries—we won't do it now mainly because of limited manpower—and it's easy to imagine that this will be a very busy period.

"Fortunately, I don't need to worry about this!" Luo Lin smiled. Everyone has their own expertise, and he had already done his part. The rest was left to the professionals.

“However, it may not be until Rune is stable…” Thinking of Intis and Fussack’s reactions after the change broke out, Rolin narrowed his eyes, but he wasn’t particularly worried.

With the eternal sun and steam base of Intis, if they dare to start a war, they'll be betrayed by the two major churches and won't be able to stir up any trouble.

Fussac is in a bit of a problem, since it's the God of War's one-man show there. But no matter how troublesome it is, he's still just the God of War. Given the prior agreement with the Goddess of Night, if the God of War really intends to do something, Roland wouldn't mind helping the Goddess of Night eliminate him before anything happens.

"In short, it's not a big problem."

Lorin smiled. In a good mood, he went to his study on the second floor and began to prepare a potion for himself as a Sequence Three Time Memory Master.

He had finished digesting the potion that pleased his followers, and the ritual for advancing to Sequence 3 had been completed after the revolution was initiated. The auxiliary materials had also been prepared long ago, and now it was time to officially advance to Sequence 3.

“After all, Little K has already officially become a Trickster, I can’t possibly advance slower than him!” Roland smiled and began to concoct potions for himself.

(End of this chapter)