In the days that followed, the post office became completely deserted.
Not just the post office, but the main street where it was located was also rarely seen by any foot traffic.
This was because the weather had changed in Caran City—in every sense of the word.
Princess Elvia, who had disappeared for several days, suddenly summoned all the citizens.
She issued one earth-shattering decree after another.
Like a giant boulder thrown into stagnant water, they instantly turned the entirety of Caran City upside down.
Illicit assets of the nobility were seized.
Large sums were spent to hire high-rank adventurers and mercenaries to rebuild the security station.
Various preposterous taxes were abolished.
Many outlaws who had violated the law and oppressed the commoners were arrested.
A large number of policies benefiting the lower-class commoners were rapidly implemented...
When these policies were first introduced, they met with fierce opposition from the local gentry and minor nobles of Caran.
However, just a few days later, all voices of dissent miraculously vanished.
This was because the individuals who had opposed her the most fiercely began to disappear mysteriously, one by one.
According to the Princess's public announcement, the "knight order" she dispatched had "invited" these "ministers who had rendered service to Caran" to the Royal Capital to enjoy their blessings.
No one believed that nonsense.
But the thunderous method of making people vanish into thin air completely intimidated anyone with ill intentions.
Between the fear and the gratitude of the common people, Elvia’s prestige reached an unprecedented peak.
Just when everyone thought this ruthless princess would lead Caran into a new era, she moved without warning.
She handed over the position of City Lord to Carlos, a local mid-level official known for his benevolent governance.
A few days later, outside the post office.
Amid the low-voiced praises for the "former City Lord" from a few passing commoners, Elvia stepped into the post office once again.
The gentle and approachable smile on her face vanished the moment the door closed, replaced by a gaze that was dark and gloomy.
She walked up to Lin Gui and slammed the thick old book heavily onto the counter.
“I’ve done everything you requested,” she stated.
“Carlos is a good soul with enough talent to be competent as the City Lord of Caran.”
“Good,” Lin Gui nodded.
He picked up the book and casually tossed it into an open wooden crate nearby.
The wooden crate floated up unsteadily and landed firmly on a small boat that looked like a crude wooden raft in the center of the room.
Theia was currently using sturdy hemp rope to tie down wooden crates full of letters and supplies onto the raft.
A moment of silence fell over the room.
A trace of nervousness flashed across Elvia’s face.
Finally, unable to restrain herself, she spoke with a dry voice.
“What relationship do you have... with the ‘Spark Revolution’ from two years ago?”
Theia’s hands paused as she tied the rope, and she turned her head in confusion.
“Spark Revolution? I think I’ve heard of that somewhere...”
But Elvia merely stared at Lin Gui intently, as if trying to see right through him.
That book was titled the 《Heavenly Star Registry》.
After that day, she had skimmed through it. By the time she finished, her back was soaked in cold sweat.
The policy frameworks within were exceptionally brilliant.
It possessed startlingly piercing insights into the conflicts between various classes and the social, political, and livelihood issues of the City-State Era, and it was incredibly practical.
She believed that as long as a ruler followed these policies, a city-state would surely welcome unprecedented prosperity and order, and hunger and poverty would be greatly reduced.
But! In any city-state, it was absolutely impossible for the 《Heavenly Star Registry》 to be implemented!
This was because it fundamentally shook the interests of the nobility and those in high power!
When she had carried out those policies, her hands had been shaking.
She was terrified that an assassin would leap out of the shadows at any moment to kill her.
In the end, no assassin came.
All those who showed signs of opposition were dealt with by this man before her.
He would openly float into their manors, knock them unconscious with a single brick, and then openly float them out of Caran City to be fed directly to the demons!
Yes, fed directly to demons without a shred of hesitation.
He had even "carried" Elvia along to identify several of them!
She had watched with her own eyes as this man carried out such demonic deeds.
And she had watched as he expressionlessly took the mountain-sized piles of staggering wealth seized from the manors and threw them all to her to be used for the construction of Caran.
This man truly didn't have a speck of favorable feeling toward the nobility.
He proved through his actions that he would like nothing more than to chop off the heads of all nobles and feed them to pigs.
Elvia swallowed hard, even regretting that she had asked the question.
Because she herself was a member of the nobility, and among the topmost circle at that.
She was truly afraid that if Lin Gui became slightly displeased, he would drag her off to feed the demons as well.
The cold, faint smile at the corner of his mouth as he watched those nobles scream while being torn apart by demons was etched into her mind; she likely wouldn't be able to forget it for the rest of her life.
But she had to ask.
Because the contents of the 《Heavenly Star Registry》 made it far too easy for her to think of the “Spark Revolution” that had shocked the entire City-State Alliance two years ago before being bloodily suppressed.
If the man before her truly was one of them, Elvia could hardly imagine how miserable her future fate would be.
Lin Gui looked up and glanced at her indifferently.
“Rest assured, there is no relationship.”
Hearing this, Elvia was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Lin Gui add another sentence leisurely, even carrying a hint of a smile.
“I just helped them buy a few things.”
Elvia’s face went blank. “???”
The corners of her mouth twitched violently.
Buying things? What things? Could it be...?
She suddenly thought of that bottle of “Demon's Poisonous Kiss” that had caused her so much agony!
Seeing Elvia’s face turn pale in an instant, Lin Gui smiled and said nothing more.
What he didn't tell Elvia was that he hadn't just helped buy that bottle of unused poison; he had also named their revolution.
Technically, he had even perfected the Heavenly Star Registry that triggered the revolution.
However, he truly was not a member of that movement.
A petite figure surfaced in his mind, and Lin Gui let out a sigh.
He wondered if that person was still alive.
Since Elvia was in place and the matters in Caran were concluded, Lin Gui didn't intend to delay any further.
The time had come to head to the next stop, the Carter Royal Capital.
Inside his mind, the countdown for the system's retrieval happened to hit zero.
The crisp prompt rang out as expected.
【Weekly Commission Updated!】
【Destination: Carter Royal Capital】
【Letters recorded: 4,867 (Originating from Caran City, Destination: Royal Capital)】
【Total letters escorted: 5,212 (Includes letters from New Covenant City to Royal Capital)】
【Time Limit: 17 calendar days】
【Route: Caran City → Withered Rift → Carter Royal Capital】
【Commission Completion Condition: Sign-off rate exceeding 70%】
【Basic Reward: For every letter delivered, 1x random Novice Magic (Large quantity)】
【Extra Reward: Moderate increase to Mana capacity and magic control precision】
【Risk Warning: The energy field in the Withered Rift is extremely turbulent, and space is thin; abnormal phenomena and unknown magical creatures often appear. A large number of flying magical creatures are entrenched in the Giant Eagle Pass.】
——「May longings cross the desolation and arrive beneath the crown」
Lin Gui took a deep breath and tightened his grip on his staff.
He cast his gaze out the window.
It was as if he had already looked past the towering walls of Caran and seen that vast and even more dangerous wilderness.
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