Magus Tech

The impact of the war is obviously comprehensive.

Large-scale national wars such as the Soma Alliance and the Sika Kingdom are not only a pure military contest, but also a struggle of national strength.

Therefore, winning or losing at the front is not only as simple as soldier casualties, but also affects many aspects of the rear.

Walking on the road, Richard saw that because the official is preparing for the delegation's entrance ceremony tomorrow morning, the overall atmosphere of Xia Ya is festive, cheerful and busy.

Many laborers were scolded by low-level officials to clean the streets and hang festive decorations.On the square, several sculptures commemorating the victory of the war are being carved by the mason, and it looks like they can be completed by tomorrow.

However, this is only an appearance.

Through the appearance, looking inside, you can see a lot of negative things.For example, there are a lot fewer customers in the store, and even the store is closed, and the "sale" sign is posted.

After listening to the whispers of people, Richard confirmed the conjecture in his heart: the war had a profound impact on the residents.

In order to win the war and do a good job of logistics, the Alliance has mobilized a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. The emptiness of the treasury has led to the levy of several war taxes, and the increase in the proportion of previous taxes.

The tax rate is higher, the remaining money is naturally less, and the purchasing power of residents has plummeted.In this way, the shops earn less money, the turnover is difficult, and closing the door is a natural thing.

That is, if you win, you can take a breath, the tax rate will recover, or even decrease. In addition, Sika’s war compensation can also stimulate the economy-and if you lose, I am afraid that it will be worse in another situation. It’s nothing at the top level, let’s not talk about life at the lower level-this should also be the situation at Sika.

Richard thought about it, shook his head gently, and did not continue to think about it-he simply analyzed the information, and did not worry about the country and the people.

Stepping towards the more central position of Xia Ya, Richard then turned into a quiet street.

Walking to the middle of the street, in front of a black mansion gate, Richard stopped and reached for the door.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

After a few seconds, the door opened with a clatter.A young man in his twenties appeared inside the door. His eyes were very bright. He glanced at Li Cha and couldn't help but reveal a surprised look.

Richard knew each other. When he first came to Xia Ya, he was received by him.

"Mas, right." Richard glanced at each other and said, "I'll ask, I returned to Xia Ya ahead of time, can I still live here?"

"Of course, Master Richard, please come in quickly." The other party clearly remembered Richard, with a very enthusiastic and respectful expression, and led Li to the depths of the mansion at the reception desk while saying, "Li Lord Cha, your residence has been kept, all the furnishings are the same, and people are regularly cleaned. If you don’t mind, where can you continue to live."

"That's good." Richard nodded. "I'll live there. This time I may only live for a few days. When I'm busy with things, I'll leave. During this time, I hope that as before, I try not to let anyone disturb me."

"Okay, I wrote it down."

"Yeah, that's right..." What Richard thought, "Help me contact Mr. Oscar in the hope that he can take the time to visit, or I will visit him-the war is over, I have something to talk to him- The sooner the better."

"Okay, I'll do it immediately." Mas said seriously.

"That's good."

...

In this way, Richard lived in a familiar courtyard, and agreed to contact Oscar's Maas, and he did not have any words, and did.

Afterwards, Oscar received news and paid a visit, but the timing of the visit was a little special, not at dusk, not at night, but at midnight.

...

In the middle of the night, in the courtyard of the official reception of Charia.

Richard did not sleep, but sorted out some research questions in the study on the second floor.

In the process of fighting the truth, he exiled the gray fog, and it was confirmed that his research on exile was valuable.But science is endless. This can only be regarded as a small success. Whether it is the continued improvement of the exile, the continuous improvement of the energy furnace, or the cracking of Balthavin, one cannot relax.

Then next...

"Shusha..."

Richard, holding a quill pen, quickly wrote some of his ideas and the next plan on the papyrus scroll.

As he was writing, the study door was pushed open with a "squeak", and a figure appeared outside the door-not a servant, the servant could not be so rude, it was Bibi.

Richard looked up and looked at Bibi and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Ha-yawn" Bibi yawned, covered her mouth with her hand, and complained a little, "Someone came to see you, I came up to inform you."

"Someone? Mr. Oscar?" Richard asked.

"It should be." Bibi yawned after finishing yawning, "I didn't look too clear, but it did look very dark, like I didn't wash my face."

Okay, that's it... Richard thought, waved his papyrus scroll on the table, got up, went out, and walked to the parlor on the first floor.

In the parlor, he really saw Oscar the black-faced old man.

The black-faced old man Oscar looked tired at the moment, took a sip of the hot tea from the servant, and stretched his body on the seat. Then he took a long breath and relaxed a little.

After hearing Li Cha's footsteps coming down the stairs, he turned his head to look at Li Cha and raised his loose eyelids to say hello: "You're back! Before you told me the itinerary with star pattern paper, I thought You will be with the delegation."

"I originally planned to be together, but there were too many celebrations along the way. I heard that there is a special entrance ceremony for entering the city. I don't want to waste time, so I advanced." Richard said.

"Aren't you going to attend the entrance ceremony? That's really a pity." Oscar heard a little regret. "The entrance ceremony of Xia Ya is very vast, as much as the celebration ceremony held in the palace later. I and many people are busy with this, so I only see you at this time. After seeing you, I will go to the city gate when the day is light, to deal with the final details and the celebration of the ceremony..."

At the end of the day, Oscar couldn't help confirming and asked: "Are you really not attending the ceremony?"

"Forget it, I really don't want to participate." Richard shook his head and glanced at the tired Oscar Road. "Mr. Oscar, instead of caring for me, it is better to care about yourself. You are so old, so hard-working, don't be surprised. "

What happened to me, what should I do?Richard said.

"Relax, I'm okay." Oscar said indifferently. "I've always been in good health and I can't do anything."

Suddenly thought of something, Oscar paused, revealing a bit of worry: "It is His Majesty, because of the war, it has been difficult to eat and sleep for more than three months. Until recently, the situation has been completely determined. It’s just a relief. I’m more afraid of His Majesty’s physical problems, but don’t get sick to participate in the celebration ceremony...”