While George V was constantly trying to win over Kay, Pastor Dalton was secretly observing Kay's expression and analyzing Kay's attitude. It turned out that their original idea was useless.
Although Reverend Dalton is apparently a priest of the Anglican Church, in fact, his identity is extremely complicated. First he was the teacher of George V. Not only George V, but also George V's brother Prince Albert, who died young, was also a student of Dalton. At the same time, he was also the royal family's personal pastor and had a very close relationship with the royal family.
Secondly, he is also the head of the Holy Church.
The Holy Church is an organization with a very long history in the UK. Its predecessor can be traced back to the time of Alfred the Great. At that time, it was just a knightly organization, used to secretly protect the safety of the royal family and Christian missionaries, and maintain the Anglo-Saxon Human dominance. Later, it gradually evolved into hunting down the supernatural creatures hiding in the darkness.
Finally, he also served as the head of the royal intelligence department. Although the royal family's intelligence department is not officially part of the government, it has strong ties with regular intelligence agencies such as MI6, and even has the authority to command those intelligence agencies.
Because of such a complicated identity, although Reverend Dalton is apparently insignificant, in fact he holds a pivotal position both in the British aristocracy and in the British government.
As early as a week ago, Dalton learned about Kai's situation through Catherine's report. Since then, he and some core government personnel began to conduct various consultations and plans regarding Kai's appearance.
The emergence of Kai is definitely more than just the resurrection of a historical figure for the ruling elite like them. Behind Kai, they see huge benefits.
First, the wealth in Kay's tomb is of great significance to the British government today.
The outbreak of war was something that the British government had long expected, and they had made a lot of preparations for it. Including armaments, including financial reserves. But it was only after the war broke out that the British government discovered that their preparations were useless. They did not expect that the war would proceed to the extent it did today.
The British government seriously underestimated the scale of the war and had no clear understanding of the horrors of the war before the war.
When the war broke out, Britain's financial reserves quickly evaporated, and the British industrial system was not enough to support the consumption of the war. So in order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, Britain had to turn to the United States for help. This quickly turned Britain, the world's largest creditor nation before the war, into a debtor nation.
It can be said that Britain is short of everything now, but what it lacks most is gold. Because during the war, paper money was useless at all, others only accepted gold! Without gold, Britain's most basic supplies such as arms, food, medicine, coal, etc. would be affected.
The war rapidly increased British demand for American supplies and goods, stimulating the prosperity of the American economy. More importantly, gold reserves linked to the pound quickly flowed to the United States. (Britain was still implementing the gold standard at this time)
The consequences are extremely serious and may even affect the pound's status in international settlements.
So the gold that Kai owned was extremely important to them. Although they have not yet estimated how much gold Kay owned, according to Catherine's description, this gold is definitely much larger than the current reserves of the Bank of England.
Secondly, the value of Kai itself is also very high.
As the war progressed, the Entente and Central Powers were resorting to all possible means. All kinds of tricks that can be put on the table have been used for a long time, and there are endless underhanded tricks in private. By now, Germany has begun to break through the bottom line.
Remember Ludendorff’s Vipers? This is Germany's effort to break the situation.
According to information from the British intelligence agency, this so-called commando team is not a biological and chemical force at all. In other words, this force does not only rely on biological and chemical weapons to affect the war. Intelligence feedback from all aspects shows that the Germans have begun to make contact with the ancient dark creatures in Europe.
For this reason the Germans did not take into account the interests of their ally - Austria-Hungary. During this time, the southern region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has become a carnival of various dark creatures. Vampires, wizards, werewolves and various dark creatures began to appear frequently in Eastern and Southern Europe.
If the Germans or those dark creatures were placed alone in front of the Allied Powers, the Allied Powers would not be very afraid, especially those dark creatures that could only hide in the darkness for so many years and could not make waves at all.
But the problem is that if the two are added together, it will be different. The combination of Germany's industrial and technological strength and the dark creatures scares the Allies just thinking about it. Therefore, in order to contain such a combination, the Allies must take countermeasures.
In fact, the counterattack has already begun. During this period, the Allied Powers have had a very positive relationship with the Holy See. The Holy See cannot tolerate the rampant dark creatures, so they are willing to cooperate with the Allied Powers. At the same time, the Holy See is also very happy to bring Italy and the Holy See together. Secret negotiations began between the Allied Powers.
But no one has too many countermeasures. Hence the development of Kai's tomb.
It's just that the results of the development far exceeded the British expectations. I didn’t expect that Kai was actually alive!
Unexpectedly, Kai's strength was so powerful. According to the assessment obtained from Catherine's report, Dalton and a group of government bosses hoped that Kai could be used by the British government.
To put it bluntly, they both wanted Kai's money and wanted Kai to be a knife in their hands.
However, judging from the current situation, things are not as smooth as they imagined. Kay had no interest in being solicited by the British government.
"Both the royal family and the people hope that you can lead us to fight against tyranny at this moment!" George V Balabala said a lot, but the core meaning was actually just this sentence. Of course, this sentence is still very watery. What led them to fight against tyranny, bullshit!
If Kai really stood up and wanted to lead them, they would probably be the first to stand up and object. Kai went to lead the people to resist tyranny. What were they doing? Led by Kai? Stop dreaming.
Kai doesn't like this kind of hypocrisy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand. Kai's rich experience has given him enough wisdom in life.
"With all due respect, Your Majesty the King. You have said so much, but I still can't figure out what this war has to do with me. Although I'm sorry, I still have to say that you may be dissatisfied with me because of those legends. I have some misunderstanding. I am not a savior, nor do I intend to be a savior. I only fight for my country, but now...my country has disappeared, and my reason to fight is gone."
When Kai said this, although he felt disappointed, he had an idea in his heart unconsciously.
That is to go back to China.
He once worked hard to return to the East, but at that time, the road to the East was blocked by mysterious forces, making his wish to return to his homeland in vain. But it's different now. Although Kai still doesn't know what the situation is like in the ancient eastern continent, he can know from the few words of Cotman and others that that ancient country has already been in contact with the outside world.
After learning about this situation, Kai wondered if he could return to China. Although the time is a bit early, according to the history of parallel time and space, this is the darkest era in China. If Kai goes back, he might be able to make some contribution to the country he loves so much and make this time and space more peaceful. If China no longer experiences those darkness, it is possible that it will be able to rise earlier and faster.
