Chapter 532: Chapter 304: Lisa, a Princess?_3
But does it matter? After all, these Flying Dragons had grown accustomed to this kind of sound. To them, the continuous cries were just dragon chants.
A streak of Silver Light hastened over. Before White Neck could come to a halt, Lisa impatiently leaped down from its back, anxiously speaking to Ange, “My Lord, the situation is bad. War has broken out among the nations.”
Famine, disease, and war are the legendary cataclysms that signify the end of the world. They rarely occur independently but often accompany one another. Famine triggers wars, wars lead to diseases, and diseases lead to famine.
Once the famine started, everyone predicted the inevitable arrival of war. Not every leader, like Anthony, was trying their best mitigating the disaster.
The impoverished populations, stripped of their possessions and livelihoods, were driven from their homes by the Noble Landlords, simply because they could not pay this year’s tax.
The landlord’s henchmen took the last bag of grain from the farmers, who pleaded, “Please have mercy, this is the last of our family’s food. If you take it, we will starve to death.”
“Furthermore, a large influx of disaster victims into the Kingdom of Luosha would increase their burden, and undermine the stability of their kingdom. Spies embedded among the victims could instigate, agitate and create problems.”
“If the Kingdom of Luosha seriously dealt with the relief effort, these problems would keep them preoccupied. Conversely, if the Kingdom of Luosha neglected the disaster victims and left them to their own fate, the moment a fraction of them starves to death, the Wusu Kingdom would have an excuse to invade Luosha. Even the curia may not intervene.”
Stunned, Negris responded, “Why? Why do this? Aren’t the lives of these disaster victims worth anything? Even if they disregard human life, the population still holds some value, right? Is it really necessary to actively create death?”
Regrettably, Anthony said, “For the landlords who crave land, the population holds no value because there are too many people. As long as there is land, they can find people to cultivate it next year, maybe even cheaper slaves.”
While speaking, Anthony harshly slapped something, saying resentfully, “The failure of the Western District. They should have confined these greedy individuals. Damn it.”
The church isn’t completely evil, because they can restrict even more wicked occurrences.
“The rulers of the Kingdom of Luosha, in essence, are a bit more kind-hearted. They should accept these disaster victims, but it’s a time of famine now, and without sufficient food, the Kingdom of Luosha can’t do much. Oh, by the way, Lisa was the princess of the Kingdom of Luosha. Before becoming a saint, she was the first in line to inherit the throne.”