"They employ executioners and armies to ensure they can plunder the fruits of your labor, and then use those fruits to employ even more executioners to ensure they can continuously plunder the fruits of your labor."
"These parasites who leech off you have united to create laws that maintain their rule and legally plunder the fruits of your labor!"
"To clothe their greed and their evil deeds in the cloak of law!"
"They will even use the laws and rules they set to turn you into their slaves for generations to come!"
“When you want to rebel and stop letting these parasites leech off you, their executioners will come out and kill you in the name of rebellion.”
"For thousands of years, you have been like this, losing your freedom step by step, becoming slaves to a small minority of the imperial nobility generation after generation!"
Tao Jing's voice reached the ears of the people, who understood the meaning and the reason; they had never thought of these things before.
These words made them realize that all their injustices and suffering came from this.
Having learned the reasons for their suffering and injustice, they seemed to have been enlightened, as if they had heard the truth, and they were eager to know more.
"..." The night raiders stared dumbfounded at the woman who was shouting. These things, which they had never thought of and never understood, kept bombarding their minds.
“These, these words…” Brand came to his senses, his eyes wide, his lips trembling, and his body shaking.
"So that's how it is! So that's the real reason for the empire's corruption! So that's the reason for the injustice, the reason for the people's suffering!"
Lubbock's eyes trembled: "She, she, that woman, no, that leader of the Free Army is speaking the 'truth'! She's telling the people the 'truth' of the world!"
As the son of a wealthy merchant, he received an education from a young age, read many books, and learned a lot about the history of the empire. Therefore, in this respect, he was more able to understand than Leone and Mine, who were born homeless and had no education, and Akame, who came from the imperial assassination squad.
He previously only knew that the empire was corrupt, which led to so many tragedies and so many people turning bad, but he never realized the essence of the matter.
What we hear at this moment is the 'essence'.
“She’s dissecting and dissecting, feeding everyone the ‘truth’ and the reasons for the people’s suffering!” Lubbock trembled. “Once they know the reasons for their suffering, those who don’t want to continue will spontaneously gather around her.”
The revolutionary army was also carrying out a revolution, but their slogans were like those of an infant compared to those of the 'Free Army'.
The Night Raid members knew they were about to hear words that would help them understand the world anew, and they stared intently at their female leader.
"What should we do?!"
"How can we avoid becoming slaves?"
"We should do something!"
"Yes! The Empire has an army! It has Imperial Arms users who are rumored to be able to take on a thousand enemies single-handedly! We are just ordinary people!"
Once people realize the logic behind their injustices and suffering, a fire quickly ignites within them, and the desire to break free from it all becomes the first thing every awakened person does.
“Be angry, people who have been oppressed for a thousand years! You have every right to be angry, you should be angry!” Tao Jing shouted, raising her hand high.
“Look closely, the empire is a huge prison. Outside the cage are the emperor and nobles who treat us all as slaves.”
"Stop believing the lie of 'destiny'! Such lies are prisons woven by parasites."
"They maintain their rule through Imperial Arms and torture, while we possess millions of working hands. When these millions of hands clench into fists, they become the most powerful force in the world!"
"Revolution is not about replacing the emperor with a new one."
"Let us burn the corrupt old system to ashes with our anger! A new world without exploitation, slavery, or prostitutes, where everyone has dignity, will surely come."
"We have lost only our chains; we have gained the whole world!"
"Aa ...
"Everyone, look at the nobles kneeling in this square, the executioners. They are the ones who suck your blood. Look at their fat, their gorgeous clothes, and the gold and silver jewelry around their necks!" Tao Jing pointed to the nobles kneeling in the square, who were constantly trembling with fear.
"These are all the fruits of your labor, plundered from you!"
Tears welled up in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy, and snot streamed down their faces, soaking the ground and emitting a foul stench.
They were terrified. They were going to die. They were going to die here. Madmen! These lowly people were all madmen!
"Madman! Let me go! I am a nobleman, an imperial nobleman! Kill me and the imperial army will raze the entire city to the ground!"
"Losers, lowly people! Don't listen to her, she's bewitching you! Bewitching you, ahhh!" The nobleman, who looked like a pig and was covered in excrement, shouted hysterically.
"A nobleman is a nobleman! Born noble! Any resistance is a crime! And should be punished by hanging!"
The crowd stared at them angrily, clenching their fists and gritting their teeth, wishing they could rush up and tear the flesh and blood of these powerful people right now.
"Starting today, we will make all the nobles tremble in their mansions!"
"Today, we will set the entire sky ablaze with fury!"
"Today, we will reclaim everything that is rightfully ours!"
"Now, unleash your fury on these parasites that have been sucking your blood for a thousand years!" Tao Jing shouted as she released the daggers and swords from the 'Eye of God' and threw them at the bound nobles.
"I'm going to kill you all! Give me back my daughter!" One of them charged forward first, his eyes bloodshot, and picked up a dagger at the fat man who was shouting that he was a count.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
Once the first person took the plunge, more and more people rushed forward, and eventually everyone shouted, overwhelming the hundreds of powerful figures.
"Let it all out, let all your anger out. This is the first step in awakening your mind and the courage to resist injustice." Tao Jing smiled as she looked at the frenzied crowd, and finally looked at the four people who were wearing hooded clothes and hiding themselves completely.
Night Raid, which specializes in assassinating powerful and wicked officials, executioners, and criminal gangs on commission from civilians, is actually a dagger used by the revolutionary army against the empire.
This intelligence has already been investigated and clarified.
The Revolutionary Army... According to the investigation, the Revolutionary Army is not much different from the Imperial Army in essence, except that the Revolutionary Army treats the people better than the Imperial Army.
But all of this is a compromise made by the people in order to eventually overthrow the empire. They secretly win over the nobles and the surrounding nomadic and hunting tribes. Once the empire is overthrown, they will plunder the people even more ruthlessly.
These were promises made by the revolutionary army to nobles and foreigners.
This kind of thing has happened countless times on Earth.
“She’s watching us…” Mine swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down her spine, and wanted to run away immediately.
“Don’t panic. The Free Army is not the Imperial Army. They are at least a rebel army, and I think they are doing something greater than the Revolutionary Army. They won’t threaten us for no reason,” Brand said quickly.
“He, he, they’re coming…” Lubbock was so panicked he stammered, because they were surrounded.
"These four friends, please cooperate with us. Don't worry, we won't hurt you," a Tier 3 warrior said, stopping less than ten meters away from the four night raiders.
Chapter 175: You are actually messengers of God! And you are the closest to God!
The members of the Night Raid exchanged glances.
"Okay, okay...please don't be impulsive." Leone raised his hands above his head: "Actually, we are members of the Revolutionary Army, but we came here to assassinate a leader of the women trafficking ring."
“That’s right, we are rebels just like you, all fighting to overthrow the empire. We should be considered allies.” Brand raised his hand and nodded.
Mine and Lubbock also raised their hands to indicate that they posed no threat.
"For your safety, please hand over your Imperial Arms to us for safekeeping for the time being," the combat personnel said.
"What?!" The four people's expressions changed instantly.
"Hey, hey, I'm telling you, you guys are so strong, are you worried about us ambushing you?" Leone protested. Her Teigu wasn't given to her by the Revolutionary Army; she obtained it from the black market after much effort, and it belonged to her personally.
“That’s right! We can go with you, but we can’t give you the Imperial Arms.” Mine quickly hugged the 'Pumpkin Turret' to her chest.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit walked over and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, young comrades, we will ensure your safety. We will return your belongings to you when you are safe. We will not take your things for ourselves. Besides, four Imperial Arms are nothing special to us."
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Hao Zhikai, a public welfare planner for the 'Freedom Army.' Oh, in your words, I'm a government official who safeguards the people's government affairs."
As Hao Zhikai spoke, he exuded the aura of a peak third-tier expert.
The four raiders tensed up instantly. They were incredibly strong, far stronger than those surrounding them.
You call this a political appointee? What political appointee is stronger than a soldier?
"We, the Free Army, are committed to justice and will absolutely guarantee your safety. We will also return your Imperial Arms when you leave," Hao Zhikai said kindly, adjusting his glasses.
This 'night raid' is a great choice to infiltrate the Imperial Revolutionary Army.
After handing over 'Source Awakening' to them and bringing it back to the Revolutionary Army, it will become a great force.
'Source Awakening' exposes the good and the evil clearly. Those high- and middle-level leaders who are full of selfish desires cannot deceive or command a group of awakened people.
This is a divinely ordained strategy; no matter how capable ambitious individuals are, they cannot resist the tide of this era.
Anyone with even a little organizational and command ability can spontaneously form an autonomous action team.
Based on the intelligence they obtained, although the Night Raid group were assassins, he was certain that they were capable of awakening 'Stigmata'.
We'll be colleagues then, and who knows, we might even become one of the pillars of civilization that support this world.
After all, they are from Xia Country and will leave after the mission is over, so everything will have to be handed over to the locals.
The four members of Night Raid exchanged glances, then looked at the Free Army leader who was still giving a speech. Although they were very reluctant, they handed over the Imperial Arms.
First, they couldn't win the fight, nor could they escape. Second, because of their leader's speech, they felt some trust and respect for him.
"You'll have to give it back to us later..." Mine pouted and reluctantly handed over the 'Pumpkin Cannon,' which she hadn't let go of since she got it.
"Don't worry, young lady, our beliefs won't allow us to do anything against our conscience," Hao Zhikai smiled.
It's just an Imperial Arms, nothing particularly magical. As long as you have the materials and know the principles, the Xia Kingdom can mass-produce it.
Moreover, the Awakened weapons manufactured in Xia Kingdom are no weaker than Imperial Arms, and may even be stronger in some aspects.
"My Beast King transformation is the belt, I can't just take it off and give it to you now..." Leone looked down at her belt and pouted.
"Ahem, please come this way." Hao Zhikai coughed, then looked at the soldiers: "Comrades, you go on patrol first, I'll take care of these four new comrades."
"Yes, sir." Several soldiers saluted.
"Um, what do you mean by 'comrade'? Is it a greeting?" Mine asked, pouting.
"Comrade, this title means people who share the same aspirations," Hao Zhikai said with a smile.
"We share the same aspiration: to build a world without oppression, discrimination, or exploitation, where everyone is equal, lives in peace and prosperity, and has dignity."
"Therefore, we call each other comrades."
The night raiders were shocked by these words, even more so than by the Free Army leader's speech. They opened their mouths, as if the kind-looking middle-aged man before them was glowing, and their hearts pounded.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
“Such a world, such a world… it doesn’t even exist in dreams, how could it possibly exist in reality!” Mine retorted immediately upon returning to her divine form, her crimson eyes gleaming with intense emotion.
Her father was an imperial citizen, and her mother was of a different race. Because she was of mixed race, her father abandoned her, and her mother was discriminated against and left the empire because of her race. She grew up in the slums and had to fight with stray dogs for food.
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