Chapter 425: The Beginning of the Temple (7)
After the battle on the Hallungen Plain, rumors spread across the Holy Empire that the Toscani Empire's army was immensely powerful.
Karl Marx, the communist demon lord personally chosen by Fabio, didn’t miss this opportunity.
With incredible persuasive ability and financial power, he had settled in the city for less than a year but had quickly seized the position of the leader of ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the slums.
He gathered the poor of the city and began his incitement.
"If we keep going like this, we’re all doomed."
At Marx's words, which were clever and aimed at driving the people into despair, all the poor in the slums paid attention.
But soon, counterarguments began pouring in.
"Is it because we’re being dragged off to war? Well, isn’t that just inevitable?"
"Fighting the people in other city slums is worse than being in the army."
"Instead of worrying about things that won’t change, let’s think about kidnapping the rich and making some real money."
Marx was receiving massive financial support through the Rothschild branch in the city.
Some might think that he didn’t buy his position with money...