In this world, the Ice Queen's anti-racial discrimination slogan wasn't just empty talk.

Before she completed her reign, several kingdoms had engaged in the slave trade, with many African residents reduced to slaves on plantations owned by nobles, or as servants in their mansions.

After the Ice Queen unified the kingdoms, she immediately abolished slavery and tearfully implored the current residents of the kingdoms to bear the consequences of their ancestors' actions (which were really only one or two generations ago) and atone for the sins of slavery toward the existing African residents.

As a result, African residents experienced a complete turnaround, becoming honored guests in the major kingdoms. They no longer had to toil in plantations all day, but could easily live a prosperous life with generous subsidies, enjoying a wonderful existence.

The mayor of Hamelin, unable to attract enough African residents, had a stroke of genius and contacted a merchant ship (which had been a slave trading vessel a decade earlier) that traveled back and forth between Africa and the coasts of the major kingdoms.

After paying the captain and local authorities a sum of money, he put up a sign that said "Introducing Talent" and directly bought a batch of completely illiterate African residents from the chiefs of local tribes in Africa, and transported them to Hamelin.

Initially, the townspeople welcomed these African residents with open arms, donating generously.

The enthusiasm from the public almost overwhelmed those African residents who had never had enough to eat or wear in their hometowns.

After having their fill and experiencing the joy of being treated as human beings, these African residents, who were housed in a hotel on Opera Street, began looking for things to do—they couldn't just be gawked at like monkeys all day, could they? They needed to find something to relieve their boredom.

As a result, these African residents occupied the streets, singing and dancing during the day and lighting torches to continue singing and dancing at night.

At first, the townspeople expressed great welcome, saying, "Seeing this dance full of African wild charm, tears wet my eyes."

However, as time passed, the presence of African residents greatly affected the normal production and daily life of the residents of Hamelin.

During the day, people couldn't pass through their group dances (disturbing the African residents' dance was easily considered discrimination), and at night, people couldn't go to the opera house or bars to relax.

Worse, some energetic young African men, like chimpanzees, liked to go to bars to drink, and after drinking, they not only refused to pay but also smashed up the bars, beat up passersby, and harassed beautiful women in groups of three or five.

Although the residents of Hamelin liked the ethnic diversity brought by black people, when the knife was pointed at their own heads, dissatisfaction began to grow. Everyone missed the good old days when African residents had not been introduced.

Of course, this kind of thing could only be thought about in the heart, and it could definitely not be said.

Anyone who dared to oppose African residents or call on everyone to drive them out would be attacked by everyone with one hundred percent certainty, and might even end up in jail for it—the crime would be undermining ethnic unity, preventing ethnic diversification, plus a serious charge of racial discrimination.

Everyone was angry but dared not speak out, and could only vent their anger on the mayor who had proposed the plan in the first place.

At this moment, the bald mayor, surrounded by layers upon layers of townspeople, was also in a difficult position. In any case, it was impossible for him to drive away those African residents.

This would not only completely negate his previous work, but also mean that he was likely to become a negative example in the Rune Kingdom's bureaucratic system for undermining ethnic diversification. He would be summoned back to the capital of the Rune Kingdom to be questioned and investigated.

"The Ice Queen's equality and unity of all races is unbreakable!"

The mayor, enduring all kinds of dirty words and abuse, finally couldn't bear it any longer, waved his hand, and suppressed everyone's calls. "Alright, alright! My townspeople!

I know everyone has many demands,

but these demands must be met under the premise of complying with the laws of the Rune Kingdom."

The mayor first gave a subtle threat, and then said: "Before, the introduction of African talent program was agreed by everyone. I can now produce the petition signed and fingerprinted by everyone at the time."

The townspeople first had an embarrassed look on their faces, and then they quarreled with each other. Obviously, everyone had selectively forgotten how they had tearfully demanded the introduction of African residents.

"In this regard, as the elected mayor of Hamelin, I have a responsibility to solve some of the inconveniences and troubles that arise in the process of harmonious coexistence between races."

The mayor said slowly, and quickly added: "Of course, I guarantee that all of this will be completed without affecting the normal production and life of our respected and beloved African residents."

In fact, African residents in Hamelin and even the entire Rune Kingdom can only be regarded as living, and there is not much production at all—no matter which factory owner dares to hire African workers. They would rather pay a large amount of alimony than hire African workers to the factory.

Hearing the mayor's words, the townspeople showed excited expressions on their faces. The gentleman who spoke first (one of the strong candidates for the next mayoral election) questioned, "Your Excellency, Mayor, what measures do you plan to take to govern cough cough, I mean, solve this problem?"

"Well"

The mayor showed a somewhat mysterious smile, "Everyone, follow me."

With that said, the mayor jumped off the platform and led the townspeople to the other side of the town.

Frederick and several players looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

While mixing in the crowd, Li Ang rubbed his chin. He seemed to have guessed what was happening in this town.

His small movements attracted the attention of John Joyce, the former CIA agent leaned over and said in a low voice: "Brother Dao, what do you think is here"

"The Pied Piper."

Li Ang said simply, and John Joyce immediately showed a knowing look on his face.

"The Pied Piper" is an old fairy tale circulating in Europe. According to legend, a severe plague occurred in Hamelin, Prussia, Germany. The residents were helpless until a piper with special abilities came and claimed to be able to eradicate the rats, but demanded the town's wealth as a reward.

When the piper played his flute, the rats in the city followed the sound of the flute and jumped into the river in a line. After the event, the residents of Hamelin tried to renege on the bill, and the angry Pied Piper played the flute again and abducted all the children in the town.

This fairy tale is well known, but connecting it with what is happening in Hamelin at this moment has a sense of dark humor.

"Um, is this comparing African residents to rats?" John Joyce slandered and smiled bitterly in his heart,

and the expression on the black old man Bob's face was comparable to constipation—he deeply felt the malice from the world.