CHAPTER 327: 0325 FABRICATION

The Shupoya King is a legend in Nagariel, an... not particularly interesting, but very captivating legend.

In many historical documents and even mythological stories of Nagariel, there is the figure of this king who often plays a negative role. For instance, in Nagariel’s native religion’s "Boguya Lan Scripture," the depiction of the Shupoya King is "horned with long pupils, each person he kills, his horn grows a mile."

In many records, this Shupoya King has become a dictator, tyrant, reincarnation of a demon, and even the annihilation agent of the great ruin, representing cruelty and destruction.

Many people, including some scholars studying international history, believe that the Shupoya King may have never actually existed, at least people have not yet discovered the royal palace where he lived, or any historical relics with concrete materials, only some manuscripts and religious descriptions. He was likely a fabricated character by the ruling class for certain purposes.

However, there are also those who believe the Shupoya King did exist, otherwise there wouldn’t be a massive amount of records documenting a non-existent person.

This debate has always existed, including among the rulers of Nagariel, who are also searching for evidence of the Shupoya King’s existence, all because of a legend.

The legend says that the Shupoya King ruled an area far exceeding the current Nagariel, approximately having conquered the surrounding countries, and established the largest dynasty of that time in the current Nagariel region.

There are such descriptions in some materials, "The Shupoya King loved gold and gems. To demonstrate his divine authority, he commanded roads to the dynasty be paved with gold and the night be adorned with gems and flames, so that even the great darkness dared not descend upon the royal capital, which remained perpetually in daylight..."

Among the various legends, besides being cruel and ruthless, the Shupoya King is also characterized as wealthy.

Some informal wild history records that he controlled a special river where gold bricks bobbed like fish, owning the most treasures in the world, making him the richest person in the world.

Every year, provincial governors, High Priests, and even the Central Government of Nagariel would pay attention to the search for the relics of the Shupoya King, hoping to find piles of gold and gems before others to secure their power and even prepare for the unification of Nagariel.

Similar legendary stories with mythical elements are beloved by the people. Even in the Bail Federal, a small number of people know of this cruel monarch, so when the parchment was revealed, some couldn’t help but exclaimed.

Their exclamations quickly aroused the curiosity of the bewildered populace around them. Under these people’s patient and detailed descriptions, people, including reporters, soon learned what the Shupoya King represented.

Of course, these onlookers with extraordinary knowledge had no direct relationship or interests with Lynch.

Then came an even greater sensation because Lynch stated that they might be able to accurately locate the site of the Shupoya Dynasty through this parchment!

For this reason, he also invited some geologists and archaeologists to explain to the public.

The general idea is that, in descriptions of Nagariel’s historical and mythological background stories, there originally should have been mountains in Nagariel, yet these mountains can’t be found today. This is a primary reason why people believe many historical and mythological combined stories are fictional, as they can’t find authentic reliable landmarks in reality.

These experts explained these issues through tectonic movements and deduced that if the Shupoya King really existed, then his royal capital should be deep within Nagariel, inside the undeveloped primordial forest.

If someone can remain calm and rational, they will realize that these experts are overly prepared, so much so that they even considered tectonic movements and the subsequent tsunamis that obliterated all landmarks, sufficiently enough to easily deduce a rough location.

Understand this, not even the official Nagariel and some international experts could achieve what they had done so easily, their assured tone seemed to promise that just digging a shovel at their designated spot would yield gold!

That evening, nearly all TV stations broadcasted this exhibition, besides the massive ivory, the never-before-seen leopard lions, the leopard lion pelt coat Lynch gifted to Severa, and what people cared most about—the legend of the Shupoya King.

People were utterly captivated by this legend. The opening of the national gates and close exchanges brought many things people had never thought of before. Not knowing how to discern truth from falsehood, they decided to assume it true and excitedly discuss and debate about it.

Some individuals or organizations began independently researching the history and past of Nagariel, and this even sparked a trend in society—a trend for adventure and sudden wealth.

"I heard you bought 600,000 gold bars from the Golden Exchange Bank...," Mr. Truman slightly revealed the information he received, "it seems like you have a big plan!"

People often overlook small actions, even if they see it, they unconsciously ignore it, but some actions, when slightly bigger, draw attention.

Enjoying a leisurely afternoon tea, Lynch unhesitatingly nodded, his plan had nearly been fulfilled during this period. Mr. Wardrick’s influence was significant, he had already persuaded some to maintain a non-interfering neutral stance, and that was enough.

The next step was Mr. Truman’s work, persuading the President to establish diplomatic relations with Nagariel, so that individuals could move freely, which meant more people could be granted permission to enter Nagariel, they could be ordinary people, adventurers, not necessarily investors.

Establishing diplomatic relations is not an easy task, involving some relational changes of the Bail Federal at the international stage, so Mr. Truman had to confirm once more if this would benefit the Federation.

They agreed to sit together one afternoon to discuss these matters. As soon as the conversation began, Mr. Truman addressed Lynch’s recent actions, noting his purchase of a massive amount of gold bricks, which seemed abnormal.

Lynch didn’t evade the subject at all and accurately provided the answer the other party wanted, "Indeed it is so..." He casually took out an old gold coin from his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it over.

Mr. Truman first glanced at Lynch for a moment before shifting his gaze to the coin on the table. He picked it up, noting that the weighty feel of gold didn’t change despite its appearance.

This was a crudely made coin, and it looked quite old.

The imprinting on the coin had become somewhat blurred, and there was also some greasy and rust-like substance clinging onto it, but admittedly, it really looked like some kind of ancient currency.

"This is designed by some historians based on records I found—likely the style of coins in the Shupoya Dynasty period. What do you think?"

Mr. Truman raised an eyebrow, "Is it fake?"

Lynch nodded, "It’s a sample."

Mr. Truman shook his head and refocused on the coin in his hand, weighing it again, "Isn’t it pure gold?"

While savoring a salty pastry, Lynch explained, "Back then, there was no technology to refine pure gold, these are gold alloys, mixed with silver and some other metals, which also lowers our production costs."

He shamelessly talked about his counterfeiting actions, not even concealing the purposes behind the forgery.

Mr. Truman again examined the coin in his hand, somewhat amazed at Lynch’s quick pace, catching him somewhat off guard. He originally thought Lynch would wait until everything was finalized before proceeding, little did he know that preparations began even before results materialized, a bold man indeed, willing to gamble.

"I can propose these matters to the President, but there’s one problem—why should the Federation do this?" Mr. Truman returned the coin to Lynch, his expression turning serious.

"The nation isn’t a tool for capitalists or certain individuals; everything we do serves the nation and every citizen living in it. We might be selfish as ordinary people, but now we cannot do that, we must be responsible for everyone."

"Convince me, Lynch!"

Lynch ate the pastry in his hand in a few bites, sipping a cup of tea, which made Truman half-cry, half-laugh. They were discussing the future of a nation, even several nations, yet Lynch... didn’t seem nervous at all.

Sighing contentedly, Lynch straightforwardly posed a question, "Mr. Truman, do you believe another world war, similar to this recent one affecting the entire world, will erupt?"

Mr. Truman nodded without hesitation, "Yes, it certainly will!"

"Why?", Lynch’s counterquestion came swiftly, almost following his words.

Why will another world war break out, this question is serious and not easy to answer. As Mr. Truman was organizing his thoughts, Lynch answered it himself.

"Because this world war was more like an ordinary fight among gangs, they didn’t even use daggers or similar lethal weapons, the injured were merely hurt, not instilled with fear."

"This time, they lost, got severely beaten, but they aren’t fearful, they will accumulate strength, and war will erupt when they believe they can defeat the opponent."

"There’s bound to be a second world war and the date won’t be far off, ten years, fifteen years, at most not beyond twenty years!"

"Mr. Truman, have we... has the Federation, prepared to face the upcoming second world war?"