Lucas quickly covered the girl's mouth, then casually circled the nearby streets. Only after confirming that no Secret Police were following them did he return to the house.
He locked the door behind them, took Gloria's hand, and asked seriously, "Are you certain the news is reliable?"
The girl nodded vigorously. "A very important person said it himself. There were many high-ranking officials in the hall at the time.
"He said the army lost more than 1,400 men at Aarau and was nearly driven out of Zurich by the Basel Rebels.
"Our Emperor seems to be planning to gather more troops and turn the tide in Switzerland."
Lucas said angrily in a low voice, "That crown-wearing liar keeps raising taxes, squeezing the very last coin out of the people, only to toss gold coins into the valleys of Switzerland as if they meant nothing!"
Gloria added, "Oh, and I also heard that the empire's finances are in trouble. The Emperor needs to raise a huge amount of military funds, and those people from last night seem to be planning to use Government Bonds or something to threaten the Emperor into giving them what they want."
Lucas snorted coldly. "Those greedy, cold-blooded nobles are no different from vipers..."
Halfway through, he suddenly remembered that his girlfriend's family was also among the great nobility. He lowered his head and swallowed the rest of his words.
But Gloria loudly agreed, "You're right. I know Father is also sheltering those shameless people. What he's doing is a crime!"
Lucas's gaze softened as he looked at his girlfriend. "Only you are different from them..."
He immediately pulled the girl out the door. "We have to do something. Hmm, first, we need to tell everyone the truth!"
The two went to the Stilz Society's secret printing