Alien world

Chapter 1231 153. Tacit Understanding
As a qualified lord, what you need to do is to abandon useless emotions and focus on the development and continuation of the territory.

Most lords would also begin to train offspring, but since Annan himself was a "offspring", he would focus his energy on the next generation of Free City.

The proportion of professionals in normal towns is between 2% and 5%, while in free cities it is less than 1% - and this proportion is raised by the Punishment Legion.

However, Liberty City also has its own advantages, such as the price of knowledge is almost zero, the school does not restrict identity, and the lord is rich and powerful...

But either way, the development of the territory takes time, except... plundering.

Everyone looked at each other in silence as if they were meeting Annan for the first time. It was Idiliya who broke the silence with a soft voice: "Are you worried that there will be objections if you directly offer a helping hand?"

"Sister, please don't expose me."

……

The capital of the Kingdom of Dimon.

The people of the kingdom are both worried and happy these days.

War reports from the north fell into the capital like snowflakes, and every piece of war report weighed heavily on everyone.

Nobles are running, merchants are running, professionals are running, and even civilians are running. With the cold front approaching in the north, there is no greenery, and everything is desolate and dilapidated...

At this time, there is noise that wakes up the residents of the capital every day.

They saw endless carriages coming in from outside the city, sometimes loaded with food, sometimes with brand new armor, and sometimes a three-meter-tall steel golem that walked with vibrations.

But at any time, they could see a girl wearing a felt hat and walking in front, shouting: "Lord Annan said that when the kingdom is in trouble, Liberty City is in trouble!"

The timely assistance and strong financial resources of these days have made Liberty City a powerful and friendly ally in the eyes of the people of the kingdom.

In the palace, the increasingly aged king looked at the eldest prince: "The supplies sent by Liberty City exceed one million gold coins. My son, do you have any clues?"

"Father, I don't understand either."

The king knew very well that this world was made up of interests. There was no love or hate without reason... Love without reason?
He looked at his eldest son, born to him and the queen, who inherited his mother's beautiful eyes: "Does he like you?"

"I didn't have much interaction with Annan Reeves."

The eldest prince, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up and chose to push his sister out: "Should I let Irene contact Annan Reeves?"

"Eileen..." The king thought of his daughter who was still in her prime and agreed to the eldest prince's proposal.

"Let's try it first..."

The eldest prince walked out of the palace, went to his sister's bedroom to tell her the news, and took Princess Irene, who was full of expectations, to find Joan.

"Chew, chew, chew... Want to see Annan? No problem." Joan stuffed the last piece of bread into her mouth and clapped her hands.

Princess Erin had never seen such a...woman before, and looked at Joan with curiosity.

"And one more thing."

The eldest prince talked about the assistance that Free City provided to the kingdom. They were all very grateful, but...

"Can you please not be so... high-profile?"

Annan's behavior caused some distress to the royal family.

Except for a few ungrateful people who thought that Liberty City was gaining fame, most people felt that such a large-scale movement would attract the attention of the ratmen.

"No."

Joan refused outright: "Lord Annan said that confidence is more important than anything else. Your people are running and hiding, isn't it because they don't think they can stop the rat people? Then we have to make them think they can stop the rat people!"

The first sentence was indeed said by Annan.

Six hours later, the portal that opened at a fixed time took Princess Irene to visit Liberty City.

About a week later, the eldest prince came to Joan and said he wanted to say something to Princess Irene.

Not long after, Princess Irene, who was visiting Liberty City, walked out of the portal. "Brother, are you looking for me?"

The eldest prince smiled and said, "My mother missed you. I came to see you. How do you feel in Liberty City?"

"This place is just like in the magic image! I saw the sea and the beach. There are really goblins and orcs here. I also saw Chris and his son working at the dock... They took good care of me and prepared a dinner..."

Princess Ailin counted on her fingers with an innocent look.

"Where is Annan Reeves?" the eldest prince asked again.

"He..." Princess Ailin said shyly, "He is just as handsome and elegant as in the magic image..."

Seeing that his sister still looked like a girl, the eldest prince probably realized that both his father and himself had made a mistake.

"Do you still want to stay in Liberty City for a while?"

Princess Ailin showed surprise: "Is it possible?"

"Well, the capital is not very safe recently. My father and I both hope that you can continue to stay in Liberty City and strengthen our relationship."

"I see……"

The eldest prince showed a rare tenderness in the royal family and touched Ailin's head: "Don't be too stressed."

After seeing his sister, the eldest prince went straight back to the palace to report to his father.

"I think I understand."

The king suddenly realized something and said to the eldest prince, "If they are willing to help, just prepare a list and send it to them."

"Father, I don't understand..."

The king walked to the terrace. The eldest prince followed behind his father. Standing here, one could overlook the entire ancient capital.

"Liberty City is investing... As long as we can stop the ratmen, we will have proven our worth, and what we have been given before will be paid back double."

This made some sense, but it didn't convince the eldest prince: "How can they be sure that we can stop this attack?"

“They can’t be sure.”

The eldest prince opened his mouth. At this point, he already understood...

"I'll get ready right now."

……

Olmedo stared at the list sent by the Kingdom of Dimon and said to himself, "What a huge opening..."

"Give it?" Ingrid asked, standing in front of the table.

"why not?"

Olmedo signed his name in the lower right corner of the list and handed it to Ingrid: "Two copies of all purchase records, one for Liberty City and one for the Kingdom of Dimon."

"understood."

One of them dared to ask, and the other dared to give, so they maintained a tacit understanding that each other was aware of the other's wishes.

However, as large quantities of goods were delivered to the Kingdom of Dimon, news of the credit purchases spread along with the Voice of Freedom, which caused some controversy.

The criticism mainly came from outside politicians. Liberty City and the Kingdom of Dimon had neither a connection nor an alliance, so why did they suddenly provide unlimited aid to each other?
The people of Liberty City were simply puzzled - officials said that credit was allowed to prevent goods from piling up, so why not just reduce or stop production?

Then someone told them that Lord Annan was kind-hearted and worried that the workers would lose their jobs if the industrial zone was shut down.

As a result, people became more loyal to Annan and the Free City.

(End of this chapter)