Chapter 584 - 496: The Riot that Shocked the Kingdom (Two-in-One) _2
Ever since the advent of steam technology, the Gold Silver Clans had been uneasy, and the Kingdom was experiencing chaos to varying degrees.
Behind Kafu the Sixth’s strong promotion of steam technology, eager to enhance the might of the Kingdom, was the old order gradually falling apart, and a new era approaching step by step amidst disarray.
The construction of steam trains and tracks across the Kingdom was bound to involve the inherited lands of the major Clans, as well as raise issues concerning vast distributions of interests.
Against such a backdrop, ambitious figures, schemers, sages, heroes, and defenders of tradition all began to slowly emerge onto the historical stage.
The determination of Kafu the Sixth allowed the Gold Silver Clans to unleash the resentment they had been harboring; they organized as one, with formidable momentum and waves demanding that Kafu the Sixth withdraw his decree.
A riot seemed to stand on the brink of a precipice, poised and ready to break out at any moment.
The entire Kingdom had come to a crossroads of fate; what remained was how to choose the path ahead.
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Later, Dwarf historians sorting through various materials would be astonished to find that the causes were trivial compared to the subsequent consequences.
Those who lived through that historical period could never have imagined that a seemingly minor friction could affect the destiny of the entire Kingdom.
To trace back the origins, one would have to start with the Craftsmen Temple in the Royal City.