Chaos Crown

In February of the year 1368 in the valley calendar, the night rain began to fall, and the sky seemed to be bright.

Near the city gate of Susar, the capital of Cormyr, a breakfast stall was busy with people coming and going. Passers-by, workers, merchants, and patrol soldiers were all sitting on their seats eating breakfast.

This breakfast stall is a time-honored restaurant in Cormyr. It was named after it was built at the head of the Susarlon Lake Bridge.

The climate is still very cold, but this cannot resist people's enthusiasm. They sit around the table in small groups and discuss the latest hot news loudly.

Six years have passed since the end of the Fire of Suzar, eight years have passed since the Goblin War, and ten years have passed since the Holy Catastrophe. Cormyr has gradually recovered from the pain of the previous war, and Alice Ser, as the regent princess, has taken over. Assan IV ruled the Kingdom of the Purple Dragon.

Cormyr's admiration and awe for Assan IV is difficult to describe simply in words.

Energetic, handsome, and heroic, King Assan IV of Cormyr was beloved by his people. As his reign stretched from decade to decade, it seemed as if he would never die—except for the slight frosty white of his hair, he didn't even seem to age.

The golden age of Cormyr was symbolized by the defeat of Tukan's great invasion. At that time, Cormyr was the leader of the central kingdoms and the northern kingdoms. At that time, under the rule of Assan IV, the purple dragon heraldry shone like the stars. The multiverse.

Eventually, however, the "dragon" appears and attempts to destroy the country. Too much blood stained one battle after another, until finally, in a dark and bloody wilderness, the war ended: the dragon tore apart the dragon, and King Asan killed the fallen giant. Long himself was unfortunately seriously injured and died.

Immediately afterwards, the Crown Princess died in childbirth, Arabelle fell, and the old Queen Mayfair Farrell announced that the second daughter of Assan IV, Iron Regent Alice Searle, would rule the country, and the grieving and frightened Korn... The people of Mir waited to see whether the self-proclaimed Iron Regent was a debauched farce or a willful disaster, a tyrant or a wise and just ruler.

Alice Sayre, never known for being kind or nurturing, was the epitome of her father's wild spirit, full of energy and passion. She battled fugitives and monsters across the land; her sword was unsheathed almost as often as the young nobles who rode beside her were wooing her.

For a princess who has spent most of her life in a military camp since she was thirteen years old, the people of Cormyr highly doubted whether she could become the spokesperson of the Dragon Throne.

But it turns out that Alice Ser is as powerful as her father, the chief mage Fangda Heist is gradually fading into the dust, and Charlotte, a girl from a foreign country, seems to be about to take his place. This pair of good sisters is a suitable pairing. Full of passion and energy.

Since the Fire of Suzal, Alice has been patrolling the military camps and the royal capital every day in addition to going out. The wind, frost, rain and snow have never stopped. She shows multiple faces at the same time - when facing the nobles, she is noble, cold and full of majesty. As regent, facing the army, she is a passionate and enterprising commander; facing the civilians, she is an approachable, optimistic and diligent monarch. Whenever she steps into a hotel or tavern, hope and joy always fill the civilians. eye sockets.

Things will get better in the future, she always said.

So, the future, is it really coming?

It's really coming.

A man named Aaron Salian... said to be the "last Salian" rose up. This Cormier's face has created endless miracles since taking back Arabel. He has made more brilliant moves than any other. It would take a Sousal person a long time to finish the sentence. As a native of Sousal, the name Aaron always makes the Cormyr people puff up their chests subconsciously.

And the benefits he brought are real - since Aaron closed his family, the food from the north has caused the price of daily necessities to plummet, and Alice Searle's just-in-time order to transform cash crops has saved every farmer's job. , the crazy business activities have allowed Cormyr to gradually replace Sambia as the trade import and export country with the largest throughput in the Longhu waters, and the endless jobs provided by Aaron make every Cormyrian ecstatic.

Wages are rising, living standards are improving, and there are endless jobs waiting for those who are destined. The millions of unowned land in Xinyandi is waiting for farmers or landless farmers to cultivate it, so that the noble estates cannot even recruit people. When enough tenants were forced to raise employment benefits again and again, they began to involution, and Alice Searle's just-in-time minimum working hours, minimum wages, and legal holiday bills benefited every ordinary person.

Good times are coming!

When there are a large number of jobs and unclaimed land across the mountains and plains waiting for the Cormyrs, when life visible to the naked eye is getting better every day, Cormyr's baby boom will follow. According to Candlekeep's authoritative data, Cormyr's daily life is getting better. The average number of births per woman of childbearing age has skyrocketed from 2.1 after the Goblin War to 5.6 in recent years.

The large treasury income brought by the commercial activities of the Silver Chamber of Commerce and Alice Searle's "reform and opening up" provided the possibility for the regent's daughter to further govern. In the public statement of the Oberszil royal family and the Selun Church, "Maternity guarantee " and the concept of "medical security" entered the minds of the people of Cormyr for the first time. Among them, the simple and crude concept of the Sulun Church's so-called "Believe in my Silver Virgin Mary, enjoy maternity subsidies, medical security, and receive cookies and wine on holidays" has made a large number of of women and newborns.

The fertility rate is the data that best reflects civilians’ confidence in the future.

"Faith is something more precious than gold."

——Alice Ser-Obeszil, Princess Regent of Cormyr

"Every Cormyrian deserves half a roast chicken, a pot of cauliflower, a bag of buttered bread and a glass of ale on the supper table. I don't drink it if I'm not from Sussal."

——Aaron Salian, Earl of Salian

Some people still doubt it, but now they only dare to whisper behind closed doors for their own dirty reasons. But the people of Cormyr - in their fields, in front of their stores and in their lumberyards - had no doubts.

In fact, the people will stand with her in all things, both out of love and because of the trust and hope that the people of Cormyr have attached to her.

Alice Searle had won the heartfelt love of the people of Cormyr, so now only one question remained.

When can she accept the Cormyrians' entreaty, truly ascend the dragon throne, and become another queen of the Purple Dragon Kingdom?

"Not sure." Among the tables and chairs at the end of the bridge, a tall carpenter said: "Her Royal Highness the Iron Regent is now over thirty. Although she still looks very young, the issue of fertility should be put on the table, Zilong The country needs a crown prince and an heir so that we can continue this dream."

"Come on, our Royal Highness has been bathed in the blood of the ancient dragon. Although her rule will not be as endless as the crown king of the elves or the witch demon of Silver Moon City, it will at least last for many years." The farmers working in the city held cigarettes in their mouths. They carefully looked to see if there was no Queen's Blade nearby, and then said: "Then I would rather she continue working and never have an heir."

"Barney, what are you talking about? Shouldn't we hope that Obeschier will have an heir who inherits the virtues and talents of the Iron Regent?"

"Chris, you idiot, Tymora cursed you. Instead of betting on this probability, I would rather maintain the status quo. You know, every time there is a movement from above, we people below will starve. After all, we have finally arrived." Your Highness Sang IV and Alice Serre, are we going to bet on the odds again? Kings are often found, but wise and just kings are not always found."

"But... Her Royal Highness can't stay single forever, right? Ever since Duke Casper was... she is the only one left in the royal family named Obeszil!"

"This is not what we should worry about. Haven't you heard? Whenever someone asks Her Majesty the Regent, she always says 'the time has not yet matured'. In our opinion, who will become the Prince of Cormyr has already been decided." Come down~"

"Is it really Mr. Aaron?" "Of course that's not true. Mr. Aaron used to be the Black Rod Ceremony Officer, and also served as the Minister of the Bodyguard for a period of time. During that time, Mr. Aaron and the Regent were three steps apart. They stay together, sit in the same car, and sleep in the same bed. If nothing happened to them, I don't believe it. His Highness is several years older than Earl Salian! Tsk, tsk, he's over thirty, and he's taking a bath again Dragon blood~"

"Hehehehehehe~"

"I've heard rumors a long time ago that Salian has seven entrances and seven exits from the evil female dragon!"

"Hey↑hey↑hey↑hey↑hey~"

Waves of obscene laughter erupted from the bridge.

"But Lord Aaron is really awesome this time. He actually went to the Abyss to rescue Lady Fortune. We already knew where Woking had gone. Hey, if he hadn't come back, some people would have almost forgotten about him! "

"Li Erla's whirlwind dance above, one million, one million! What will Sir Aaron do with this one million gold coins?"

"Didn't you say that Mr. Aaron is going back to Cormyr? I think we will know soon!"

The lively chat at the breakfast stall continued, and in a tall building nearby, Aaron and Duke Kayneth were sitting opposite each other.

"The millionaire said he wanted to treat me to breakfast. I was so excited that I didn't even eat last night. But this is what the millionaire wanted to treat me to for breakfast?" Duke Kayneth looked at the big meat dumplings on the table with both laughter and tears. Pancakes and bubbling Qiaotou Vermicelli Claypot (with an extra serving of pork head).

"In such a cold weather, you should warm yourself up with a warm Qiaotou vermicelli pot." Aaron smiled and picked up the flatbread and took a bite: "I loved this when I was a kid, but my mother didn't like it. Eat, the less she likes me eating, the more I want to eat.”

"Okay." Duke Kayneth reluctantly followed Aaron to eat "civilian food." Fortunately, the Duke was from the army. Not to mention the Qiaotou vermicelli pot, he had eaten bacon with bread and water during the most difficult times.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~" Aaron took a few bites and took out an envelope from his body: "Your Highness, please accept Aaron's little care."

Duke Kayneth opened the envelope, and a golden light shot out from the envelope.

It's a golden ticket! Amn's golden ticket! And it’s the latest golden ticket made by Waking himself!

After twirling it with his fingers, Duke Kayneth couldn't help but smile and said: "Well, I funded you with a thousand gold lion coins in gold tickets, but now you have more than 20,000 gold coins. This business is really worth it. I just don’t know if there is any more?”

"This is all six fingers of gold, so it's worth taking!" Seeing Duke Kayneth accept the golden ticket, Aaron looked calmly: "After all, I am a millionaire!"

"Oh, everyone in the whole country knows that you have one million pure gold coins." Duke Kayneth leaned back tactically: "Can you tell me, how do you plan to spend this money? If you spend too much in places other than Cormyr , then we Cormyrs won’t agree!”

"This money will naturally go somewhere. Don't worry, Your Highness, Cormier has trained me, and I will naturally give back to the Kingdom of Purple Dragon." Aaron said softly: "Afterwards, I will meet with Her Highness Alice Serre, and everyone will know about it."

"Well, let's talk about your return first." Duke Kayneth is indeed a soldier and is not sloppy: "The large-scale development of New Rock Land is in progress. How do you plan to deal with it? Also, you have heard the rumors outside. Alice Serre, what are you going to do?”

Aaron thought that these two things were actually the same thing, that is, what would Aaron do next when he returned to Cormyr?

"Your Highness, I am young and have limited knowledge, and Cormier and Obeszil have treated me well. I have no reason to rebel." Aaron whispered: "But to put it harshly, with my current situation In terms of strength, a Cricket Count is no longer worthy of me, and it is absolutely impossible for me to give up Salian’s surname and join the Obeschier royal family.”

Duke Kayneth was suddenly shocked: "You want to establish a new kingdom?!"

"Aren't I discussing with you?" Aaron shook his head: "I don't want to establish another country. Our Salian family has been serving the Obeschier royal family for generations since our ancestor Liudolf. If I want If I establish myself as the king of Rockland, all my ancestors will crawl out of the urn and hack me to death."

"First of all, your father Manuel, he is a loyal warrior." Duke Kayneth nodded repeatedly: "You can't tell me that it is also your father's wish to become a king on your own, right?"

After saying that, Aaron and Kayneth both laughed.

Cormier’s new slang in recent years – Manuel’s wish.

"It is true to say that the Kingdom has cultivated me, but it is unrealistic to say that everything I have now comes from the Kingdom." Aaron whispered: "The people of Susar still feel that my Ninth Shepherd Legion They are all soldiers who came out of Cormyr, but in fact the people of Cormyr no longer account for the absolute majority... They have set their sights on the Dragon Throne more than once."

"So, in order to find something to do for my army, in order to make Cormyr great again, in order to display my grand plan and match the right resources with the right people, I plan to ask Alice Searle to make me the 'General of the Conquest of the Barbarians' '!"

"Oh? General Zhengyi?" Duke Kayneth savored Aaron's words carefully and touched his chin: "The fighting power of the Shepherd Legion is already quite invincible. You are not here in Cormyr. That Hahalong and that Together with the two goblin princesses, it’s just around the corner to regain the rocky land, but we still want to conquer the barbarians? I wonder what kind of ‘barbarians’ do you mean by the ‘barbarians’ in your mouth, Aaron?”

"Of course it's the barbarians in the north!" Aaron said with a sneer: "The Great Desert of Eno Oak, the Great Forest of Cormanthor, and Zhentil Castle in the Sea of ​​the Moon!"

This sentence came out of the blue without any warning, and Duke Kayneth was stunned for a moment.

"But the great desert of Nese is not..."

Aaron smiled lightly: "You are right. Since the fall of Nese, the Ainook Desert has become a dry and withered place forever. Any attempt to save the desert has failed."

"But what if I could do something about it?"

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