Chapter 1467: Chapter 16: Forced Transformation
“Boom…”
Accompanied by a thunderous noise, the palace collapsed with a crash.
“Ah!”
Princess Madelena let out a scream belatedly, completely caught off guard by the sudden scene before her. Since when did her casual strike have such power?
“Your Highness, are you alright?”
The maid asked tremblingly.
The rumors of the “Goddess of Misfortune” were sothing they had heard countless tis. But in the past, this master only caused trouble for special groups; as long as one didn’t get engaged to her or pursue her, there wouldn’t be any danger.
Now, misfortune clearly seed to be spreading.
Even the renowned Marshal Hudson, due to his proximity to Princess Madelena, encountered an accident upon leaving just now, causing unexpected disaster for two guards.
Now that the palace suddenly collapsed too, if it weren’t for their luck and coincidentally going out on an errand, who knows if they would be standing here.
“It’s nothing!”
As she spoke, Princess Madelena looked at her own hands with disbelief.
Vaguely, she felt a hidden power within her body, continuously swelling.
She tried to control it, but unfortunately, that power simply ignored her. It seed only when she was angry could she mobilize it.
Before she could figure out the ins and outs, the guards in the palace had already arrived. A young guard, after just glancing at the scene, quickly shouted, “Catch the assassin!”
“Your Highness, we have co late to protect…”
It was obvious there was a misunderstanding. Princess Madelena was about to say it was her own carelessness, but she swallowed her words after glancing at the ruins.
She was just a little magician who couldn’t even truss a chicken. There was no magic fluctuation at the scene, and her inner power was out of control, so she couldn’t prove it was her doing.
If she was misunderstood to be covering up the truth, it would be a big trouble. Living in the court requires one to have a few more wits.
Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration.
“No need to make a fuss, there are no assassins here. Just now when Marshal Hudson left, the dragon waved its tail slightly, probably so prank by that mischievous dragon.”
A genius move of passing the buck, it imdiately stopped the guards from saying anything more.
There was simply no way to verify such a thing. Even if it was proven the dragon did it, there was no way they’d hold it accountable for such a small thing.
Of course, “small thing” is only in terms of the dragon; if anyone else dared to damage the palace, they would be beheaded just the sa.
Successfully muddling through, Princess Madelena quietly exhaled in relief.
A corner of the palace collapsed, such a small matter, just report it to the Palace Minister and have soone arranged for repairs.
If there was an assassin in the palace, it would cause a citywide uproar. With all the Kingdom’s strongn coming to investigate, Princess Madelena couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t trace it back to her.
To reduce trouble, the best choice was to find a scapegoat to take the fall. Conveniently, the dragon’s tendency for causing mischief was as well-known across the continent as their strength.
Compared to the other dragons that often caused trouble, Maxim was considered an anomaly. This was also why the outside world believed Hudson to be extrely powerful.
After all, a dragon knight’s authority corresponds directly with their own strength. To make a dragon obedient, either shower it with wealth or make it listen to reason with a fist.
…
The world’s most sensitive matter is interest. The tax policy targeting the financial industry had not even officially taken effect, yet already stirred up a storm in the Capital.
Then, Earl Rinnares found himself in a tough spot. Normally too afraid to even step out, he specifically borrowed a squad of City Guards for protection just to get to work safely.
No room for carelessness, in these tis, no one daring to lend is an easy character. Touching their core interests, who knows if soone will take a desperate risk?
The consequences of assassinating a Kingdom minister are severe; if found out, it imdiately becos a rebellion. But since assassins dared to target the King, let alone a minister.
Frankly speaking, Earl Rinnares was also quite wronged.
He proposed the idea of heavy taxing on the financial industry, but in the end, it wasn’t enacted at a high rate. The ensuing harmful policies had nothing to do with him.
Theoretically, the Kingdom taxing the financial industry ans they can completely pass this cost onto debtors; the profit remains unchanged.
What’s truly deadly is the high interest rate cap. Making annual interest of twelve considered usury, isn’t this a joke?
Before the Near East Developnt Bank appeared, private loans never had such low rates, and now it’s labeled “usury.”
If it was just a label, everyone wouldn’t mind. Usury is usury; as long as there’s profit, a bit of scolding isn’t a big deal.
But the Kingdom Governnt’s stance on usury clearly aims to eradicate it. Simply reporting it would win half of their assets.
One can imagine, once this news spreads, how thrilled those forced into selling their children because they couldn’t repay will be.
…
Within the Feite Manor in the suburbs, financial professionals from the Capital gathered to discuss counterasures.
“Almost everyone is here, those who haven’t co aren’t really on the sa path, no need to forcibly include them.
Today’s eting mainly invites everyone to discuss matters of our life and death.
Based on intelligence collected from all sides, rumors from the past few days are not baseless.
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