Prisoner of Mystery Sequence

As the carriage approached Hartle Street, Agnes heard the applause of a group of people from a distance.

"It's really lively."

Because there is a huge square on Hartle Street, it is the first choice for many large-scale events.

Agnes looked through the car window to the place where the applause came from. The crowd gathered there, and she couldn't see what happened inside.

But even without her enhanced eyesight, Agnes could tell that although the clothes of those gathered together were not particularly bright, at least most of them were decent.

Agnes parked the carriage on the side of the street, and walked towards the place where the crowd gathered without taking Heidi.

The crowd stood extremely tight, and it was difficult to see what was happening inside. Agnes did not try to force her way in, but turned around and climbed onto the base of the statue in the square not far away, sat on it and looked inside .

In the center of the crowd was an area roughly ten meters in diameter, and a man who looked like a college student was standing in the very center.

Agnes saw him stretch out his hand triumphantly to signal the crowd to quiet down, and then said slowly:

"Today, the guild system that has poisoned Fenepot for more than 300 years is finally coming to its end."

"In the past 300 years, they have sucked the blood of the helpers, stepped on the emaciated bodies of the apprentices, and created wealth for their real members—the craftsmen with dozens of people in each guild."

"them......"

Agnes sighed helplessly.She looked around the crowd around the speaker, most of them were well-dressed people, and there were very few people dressed like craftsmen and helpers.

According to the content of the speech, it seems that the speaker has a high degree of understanding of the guild, but the object of the speech may not resonate enough.But this is also normal. Real craftsmen and helpers don't have time to come to Hartle Street to listen to lectures. They are already struggling to make money to support themselves and their families.

However, such a speech is enough to mobilize public opinion. Although the audience may not have much resonance, it will also leave the impression that the guild is not a good thing, Agnes secretly commented.

Agnes sat on the pedestal of the statue, listening to the other party's speech.

"They even have many restrictions on the members themselves. In order to ensure the so-called 'equal interests' of members, they implement a member sharing system, requiring that the goods purchased by one member, other members of the guild have the right to request to share the goods ..."

"It's not like this!" A discordant voice came, and Agnes saw a little commotion in a corner of the crowd.

Agnes followed the prestige, and she saw an acquaintance who had a one-sided relationship, Henry Schelling, the chief craftsman of the Blacksmiths Guild, the suspected generalist sequence Extraordinary who tried to "do what is right".

Henry Schelling looked much more haggard than the last time he saw him. He changed into a decent looking shirt and trousers, but it could still be seen that the clothes had been washed white, and there were obvious bruises on the edges. traces of wear and tear.

"The guild was established to promote the common interests of its members, and the member-sharing system is only to eliminate some members' purchasing advantages and prevent some members from using their own resources to hoard raw materials for profit." Henry Schelling said hoarsely .

The speaker looked at Henry Schelling and raised his eyebrows, and said in a strange tone: "Are you the Acting President of the Blacksmiths Guild, Schelling?"

Henry Schelling nodded.

Agnes saw that the speaker was visibly excited, and he asked Henry Schelling loudly: "I heard that the real reason for your former president Ossie Kaman's suicide was to coerce the members of Congress in violation of regulations and try to escape the punishment of the law. Is that right?"

Agnes saw that Henry Schelling lowered his head slightly, clenched his fists tightly, and did not speak for a long time, and the speaker seemed to be taken aback by Henry Schelling's reaction, stepped back quietly, and swallowed With a few mouthfuls of saliva, he said loudly:

"If you don't speak, it seems that there is indeed such a thing."

Just when Agnes stood up secretly and was about to save the speaker before Henry Schelling made a move, he let go of his fist, covered his eyes with one hand, and roared, "Yes, I admit it, and I participated in it."

There was an uproar in the crowd, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

Agnes shook her head secretly. Henry Schelling didn't seem to be in a very stable mood. His emotional response would bring the blacksmith guild into an even more embarrassing situation.President Kaman was not convicted, nor was it mentioned in the newspaper. There must be some hidden secret that made people on the side of the abolition of the guild system give up using this point to attack. Where did I find out such gossip to ask.

But now Henry Schelling himself admitted the truth of this matter in front of so many people, even if there were any secrets, the father and the others could no longer pretend that they didn't know.Under such circumstances, out of the idea of ​​making full use of all available advantages, they will not let go of such a good opportunity to further attack the guild system, and the blacksmith's guild may become the biggest victim.

Henry Schelling probably devoted himself to technology before, and he has never experienced such an occasion. It seems that Chairman Kaman protected him very well.Otherwise, a random person with a little experience would probably deny it immediately under such circumstances.

Agnes sighed. She thought of the first case she came into contact with with Alisa when she entered the heart of nature, and according to Alisa's account, President Kaman's strange attitude.Maybe I can go to Ms. Jones to ask what was found out in the follow-up of this case, maybe I can find out what President Kaman and the others did, Agnes thought.

"But our guild really didn't squeeze any guild members. We would give relief to members in need, visit them when they were sick, bring two pieces of bread, a gallon of wine and a piece of bacon..." Henry Schelling's words sounded tired and hoarse.

The speaker interrupted Henry Schelling to ask: "But do you regard apprentices and journeymen as members of a guild?"

Henry Schelling's words stopped, and the speaker said unreasonably: "A guild has at least 600 people, craftsmen generally have 40 people, and the watchmaker's association with the highest proportion of craftsmen has only [-]. The rest, helpers and apprentices in the guild account for the majority."

"For you, helpers and apprentices are just cheap labor. Helpers first need to have enough funds to support their business before they can be qualified to be promoted to master craftsmen. In addition, you also need to evaluate whether they have the skills to be promoted to master craftsmen, but the evaluation What is the standard? It all depends on the subjective evaluation of the judging craftsmen. Someone has counted the backgrounds of being promoted to craftsmen over the years, and the children of guild craftsmen account for almost two-thirds of them! This is irrefutable for you!"

"But...but..." Henry Schelling tried to say something, but repeated the monotonous words in vain.

"Besides, what is your 'unfair competition' thing? I think you should be well aware of this sentence - 'If a shoemaker with new tools can make 20 shoes in a day when someone else makes 70 shoes, that will the ruin of a hundred or two hundred shoemakers'."

"Emperor Roselle once said that all decayed and backward things will eventually disappear in the tide of history!"

Hearing the speaker's words, Agnes subconsciously twitched the corners of her mouth.