Chapter 116

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Chapter 116: Honoring Forerunner

Soon, a lively song started playing on stage, with a heavily made-up woman in a sparkling outfit singing joyfully into a microphone.

[Honey Karoso, that’s her, Boss Luo’s daughter, Elizabeth Hekmatyar!]

[She will trigger the plot of buying a card soon, and she will leave after dancing.]

[She wants to secretly buy a thief card, which requires a level three.]

[It’s hard to buy this card; you can only have a chance to find the black market Card Maker at night. Master Karoso, can you make it?]

Karoso’s gaze fell on Elizabeth. She looked young, around twenty years old.

The daughter of a well-known arms dealer is actually a dancer?

Karoso had seen her in posters; she was considered one of the stars of this era. But in Karoso’s eyes, she was just a dancer…

Celebrities and people of status wouldn’t pay attention to them.

"Once there was a ship sailing far out to sea, and that ship’s name was the Bilioti. The wild wind howled, the bow sunk down, blow, my little tyrant, blow! The supply ship Veilman will soon arrive, bringing us sugar, tea, and rum. When one day the food runs out, we will pack up our bags and leave!" The touching song resonated from Elizabeth’s mouth; although she was a girl, she sang a grand sailor song.

Karoso became interested and whispered, "What will she be like in the future?"

[She? Um, she will be a pirate in the future…]

[Yes, the captain of the Black Pearl, is one of the four Pirate Kings at sea.]

[She is quite capable herself, always wanting to break free from her father’s shadow. Over the years, she has worked as a dancer, all in hopes of earning enough money to buy a ship.]

[Even though she doesn’t want to rely on her father, her way of robbing and selling at sea is all under Boss Luo’s command.]

[Pirates are a man’s romance. At that time, I really liked her.]

[There isn’t much plot related to her, just mentioned briefly. I guess when the story gets to Boss Luo, there will be scenes of her related to sea battles.]

"Pirates…" Karoso widened his eyes.

The heavily made-up beauty on stage didn’t seem to have anything to do with pirates.

"What pirates? Are you planning to sail out to sea?" Teresa leaned in next to Karoso.

"No, let’s have a drink." Karoso picked up a glass and clinked it with Teresa.

"Honestly, I don’t really like these kinds of gatherings." Teresa said, "That pub we went to before was chaotic, more fun."

"Look at these people dressed fancy, their money comes from the hard work of common folks."

"Do common people work their whole lives just to feed these folks?"

"I heard politicians talking recently, haha, guess what? They said low prices aren’t good for common people’s hard work."

"They do charity work but end up giving themselves better treatment, like cutting meat for themselves."

"It’s hard to say." Karoso sighed, "From the rulers’ perspective, it’s best to never let common people have enough money so they won’t think of other things."

"By keeping a worker’s cost of living just enough to not have extra money, rulers see it as a clever strategy."

"As long as regular people can eat well, they won’t think about rebelling, or starting a revolution."

"Only when their survival is at stake, they will do extreme things."

"Maybe, I don’t feel like a real ruler at all," Teresa laughed.

"You told me before that you truly desire a world where everyone is equal, with no classes or hierarchy, is that true?" Karoso looked at Teresa.

"Oh my goodness!" Teresa exclaimed dramatically. "Are you serious? It’s impossible! Just the difference in power and lifespan makes it impossible to eliminate classes. Why should an elf who has accumulated wealth for centuries share their wealth equally with a twenty-year-old? Why should an eighth-tier Card Maker earn the same as a third-tier Card Maker?"

"I know, but can’t we make gradual progress? Let’s weaken the privileges of the nobility little by little," Karoso’s eyes sparkled.

"Do you want to completely eliminate the privileges of the nobility?" Teresa frowned slightly.

"Privilege will always exist, forever," Karoso sighed softly, saying, "but it doesn’t have to be so obvious."

"Isn’t this self-deception?" Teresa looked puzzled.

"No one can solve this problem all at once," Karoso said, "but can’t we at least reduce the exploitation of ordinary people? And by making privilege less obvious, we can prevent many tragedies."

"Hmm, interesting. So you mean that as long as we work hard towards that goal, we should just focus on our efforts, regardless of whether we can achieve it or not. At least we can have a clear conscience." Teresa’s eyes lit up. "By living this way, we won’t have wasted this lifetime."

"Yes," Karoso nodded. "My friend always talks about dreaming of a world where the people are in charge, but how can ordinary people govern a country? The gap in education and morals causes many commoners to only consider their own interests. They agree with what benefits them and oppose what doesn’t, without thinking about how other ordinary professionals might be affected. Governing a country this way is unrealistic. Fulfilling some people’s aspirations will inevitably harm others."

"Therefore, all we can do is keep progressing in a positive direction."

"They have told me many theories on governing a country, but I’ve found that as long as we continue to strive towards this goal and make gradual reforms, we won’t go wrong."

"The Kingdom of Persia has deteriorated from its core. They are too arrogant, their minds filled with developing Card Maker. Some of their armies still use ordinary warhorses and spears in battles, believing that having professional soldiers will solve all war issues."

"And what about us? We have already started industrial reform."

"By doing this, you will be going against all the nobles. Have you really thought this through?" Teresa showed a slight smile. "Regardless of how many interests you infringe upon, you are still infringing."

"This is just my vision. I don’t know if I can achieve it or what it will look like," Karoso said. "But I know that if you become an emperor, you would make a great empress. If the two of us work together, we might be able to turn this world upside down."

"Alright, if one day our ideals still align, I’m willing to form an alliance with you." Teresa raised her glass to Karoso. "Cheers to the Forerunner!"

"Cheers, Forerunner!" Karoso raised his glass and clinked it with hers, the crisp sound echoing in the ballroom.

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