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Chapter 522 - Chapter 522 Chapter 388 Pentagram_1

Chapter 522: Chapter 388 Pentagram_1 Chapter 522: Chapter 388 Pentagram_1 King Gandhi’s orders caused significant tremors throughout Seth, with the majority of Second Class Citizens ecstatic, though not all were willing to accept this.

The first to bear the brunt were the high officials of Seth.

“I never thought that His Majesty would use this method…”

After taking a sip of fragrant, delicious tea, Judiciary Commissioner Istura furrowed his brow and looked gloomy. As high-ranking officials of Seth, they were not fools. It was just that King Gandhi had attacked suddenly and very quickly, leaving them no time to react. Once the dust settled, however, they did react.

But it was too late.

“Hmph, His Majesty intends to create a fait accompli with this method. It seems he is really determined to stake everything on this.”

Education Minister Laton also looked equally displeased. They were resolute conservatives, meaning they would absolutely not tolerate Second Class Citizens daring to be on par with First Class Citizens. Even though King Gandhi said that this was a one-off, they were not fools; if it happened once, it could happen again. Once it becomes a precedent, it would constitute another path for Second Class Citizens to rise.

Could they willingly let this pass?

“But what can we do? This is a military task we can no longer interfere with by usual means.”

Chief of Intelligence, Noah Marseille spread out his hands and sighed helplessly.

By the way, Finance Commissioner Cruji had completely left their circle. His powers were basically reclaimed by King Gandhi in the name of building a fortress city. As such, he was of no use to these officials anymore.

Not to mention his son was dead.

“There’s only one option.”

At that, Education Minister Laton, with a gloomy face, scanned the surroundings, and then spoke in a low voice.

“Once the front line is in distress…the construction of the new fortress will naturally stop. At that point, we will still have a chance to stop all this!”

“The front line in distress? How could that be possible?”

Hearing this, the Judiciary Commissioner looked baffled at his colleague. Who didn’t know how formidable the Maginot Line was? With its powerful defense barrier, cannons that could launch beams as powerful as the White Destruction Beam, and the ingenious design of using the entire mountain as the fortress wall, it was precisely its formidable nature that had kept the Demon Clan at bay for decades.

The front line in distress? That’s ridiculous!

“Of course it’s possible.”

Education Minister Laton’s voice became even lower.

“We all know that the energy source of the Maginot Line is the Mana Amplifier, and once these Mana Amplifiers are destroyed, the Maginot Line will be threatened by the Demon Clan………

“Are you insane!?”

Upon hearing this, the Chief of Intelligence widened his eyes in disbelief and jumped up like a scalded cat.

“If the Maginot Line is breached! Then the entire Kingdom of Seth will be threatened by the Demon Clan! You can’t seriously be considering this!”

“Of course not, I am not a fool!”

Education Minister Laton snorted coldly.

“We just need to let King Gandhi find out that the mana amplifier is in danger and he will inevitably prioritize the Maginot Line. At that point, won’t the construction of the new fortress slow down?”

“But how to threaten the mana amplifier? The Four Heavenly Kings are not easy to deal with.”

The Military Commissioner also asked in confusion. The location of the Mana Amplifier was known only to these highest ranking officials, with four each positioned at the four corners of the Royal City. To protect these four Mana Amplifiers, Seth had built the Tower of the Sun God, Tower of the King, Ammunition Tower, and Jumping Tower. These four towers were each owned by one of the Four Kings of Seth.

The reason the Four Kings of Seth held such high status was that they were guarding the lifeline of the entire Kingdom of Seth!

So, the Military Commissioner asked, not caring who they sent, with the Four Heavenly Kings present, wouldn’t it be suicide?

“We don’t need to send anyone.”

Education Minister Laton seemed to have had a firm idea by then.

“As long as we leak the news, there will naturally be those who go!”

As he spoke, Education Minister Laton’s corners of his mouth curled slightly, displaying a hint of a cold smile.

“I’ll make those lowly scum and their descendants never rise again!!!”

Of course, it wasn’t just the high officials of Seth who were angered by this.

“Who would’ve thought… that King Gandhi would issue such an order!”

In a dim room, a middle-aged man with a small mustache clenched his fist in anger, slams it on the table.

It was none other than the leader of the another Resistance Organization, the Pentagram–Nelson Saba.

Although both were resistance organizations, the Pentagram was unlike the intermittently active Ice Flames; they had a clear ideology. For Nelson, his lifelong dream was to overthrow the rule of the First Class Citizens, make Seth ruled by Second Class Citizens, and in turn rule over the First Class Citizens, returning the pain that the First Class Citizens once inflicted on the Second Class Citizens.

All this time, compared to Ice Flame, the Pentagram has been faring well, absorbing many people and harbouring plans for an uprising.

What Nelson never expected was that, as he was becoming quite self-assured and planning to gather a large army to confront the Seth government head-on, King Gandhi actually issued such an order!!

Just like Duanmu Huai had thought before, Second Class Citizens had no way out, no goal, and their energy had nowhere to vent, so it was easy for unrest to occur. But now, Second Class Citizens have a clear goal and direction, and the requirements are not too high, most people can achieve them, it all depends on their own efforts!

Under these circumstances, Pentagram’s advocacy for overthrowing the rule of First Class Citizens and becoming a king oneself doesn’t seem so attractive anymore.

After all, the reason why the Pentagram was able to draw so many people in the past was because many Second Class Citizens had no way out, so they had no choice but to join Pentagram. But now that there is a legally recognized way out, would anyone be foolish enough to join a resistance organization?

“Sir, What should we do?”

Standing in front of Nelson, a woman with long white hair asked. She was also one of the highest-ranking officials of the Pentagram, Elizabeth. At the moment, her beautiful face was filled with worry.

“In the past few days, many people have left the Pentagram…”

“Ugh……”

Listening to Elizabeth’s report, Nelson clenched his fists even harder.

“We absolutely cannot stand by and do nothing. We have to take action.”

At the same time, another high-ranking official of the Pentagram spoke.

“It’s all a government conspiracy, they just want to exploit the Second Class Citizens as labour! We have to expose their disguise and declare the truth to the Second Class Citizens!”

“But how do we do that?”

The third ranking official from the Pentagram who was sitting on the couch shook his head.

“Fortress City is a military task. The entire camp is heavily guarded by the military. It’s impossible for us to do anything. Also… the treatment of the Second Class Citizens who join is indeed very good.”

“They don’t conflict with First Class Citizens?”

“The one commanding the Second Class Citizens is Wu Luze ……”

“Humph!!”

Hearing this, Nelson pounded the table again.

“Wu Luze… this traitor, not only betrayed the Pentagram but also betrayed her belief! She’s become a puppet for the government! It’s utterly unforgivable!!”

It’s no wonder Nelson was so angry. In fact, originally, Wu Luze, her brother, and father were all officials of the Pentagram. But later they left the Pentagram due to differences in ideology with Nelson and founded Ice Flame. Although Nelson was upset about that too, it was essentially a matter of different ideologies at that time.

But now, Wu Luze is working for the government, which, in Nelson’s view, is a total betrayal!

Betrayal! An unforgivable betrayal!!

However ……

“Though, luckily for us, we are not entirely out of options.”

Hearing Nelson’s words, everyone else was suddenly galvanized, and they all looked up at their leader.

“Sir, do you have a plan?”

“Indeed.”

Nelson nodded, then turned his gaze to another one of the officials in the room.

“Not long ago, we received top-secret information that under the four high towers built around the Royal City of Seth, there are Mana Amplifiers that supply energy to the Maginot Line. As long as we can successfully destroy them, the energy supply to the Maginot Line will be reduced!”

“Eh… so what’s next?”

“Do you remember?”

Nelson grew more and more excited as he spoke.

“According to the laws of the Kingdom of Seth, once the Maginot Line is in danger, all First Class Citizens must go to the Magic Power storage device and pour all their Magic Power into it! So, if we destroy a few Magic Power storage devices, King Gandhi will inevitably issue a first-priority ordinance, and then, all the military forces and First Class Citizens will be unable to act! After patiently waiting for them to finish pouring in their Magic Power, we can launch an attack and completely occupy the entire Royal City!”

Mages rely on Magic Power; a mage without Magic Power is just like a lion without claws and teeth and is not to be feared at all. Hearing this, the faces of the other top officials from the Pentagram became excited, although some also furrowed their brows, feeling that something was not right.

“Are you sure this will work?”

“Don’t worry, our goal is to overthrow the rule of mages, not to destroy Seth, we will leave a minimal amount of energy to supply the Maginot Line. This way, on one hand, the military forces of Seth are forced to stay at the Maginot Line and cannot leave. On the other hand, those mages would have no choice but to use up their Magic Power, and we will easily occupy the Royal City, overthrow the rule of mages, and establish a new Kingdom of Seth!!”

As he spoke, Nelson excitedly raised his hand.

“I will name this operation —- Liberation of the Homeland!”