forest kingdom

There is a war in the front, but peace is singing and dancing in the rear.

There are lively celebrations here every day, or you can sit on the grass with a blanket and sleep in the shade of the big trees.

It only took the Star Legion two months to occupy the capital of the Kingdom of Io, killing the royal family and nobles there, as well as any noble bloodline with legal inheritance rights.

Every inch of the Kingdom of Stars has experienced the test of blood and fire.

Pumexiu Town, Shanfeng Manor, the former Uge Mountain, Dumu Village, Forest Tribe... Every territory is obtained with blood and fists, and protecting these lands also requires the blood and sweat of generations. .

The strong live, the weak die.

Victory has been won, but there are still a series of troubles after the victory, and the Star Army has not yet completely won.

"Master, this is the battle report sent back by Beow and Fleiss."

Emma gives Lawrence the letter from Pumexiu Town.

Lawrence, who was resting against a big tree, casually took the letter, opened it and quickly browsed the contents.

Thousands of Star Legions died before they conquered the Kingdom of Io. Most of the casualties came from the knight nobles who guarded the territory, rather than the more powerful wizard nobles.

Extraordinaries do not value territory as much as mortals. Knights trained in the West are actually not weak, especially those famous knights who follow wizards.

These people have strength and the determination to protect their territory and property. Although most wizards are stronger, what is powerful is their own superpower. They believe that they can become nobles no matter where they go, and they can easily obtain land and slaves.

Therefore, those who desperately resisted the invasion of the legion were the small lords conferred by the feudal lords at the next level.

These people regard the land as their own private property, and have the advantage of being familiar with the terrain and environment. At the same time, they can organize internally and lead the people on the land to resist.

"Take your time, start with a few big cities, and rent out my land so that idle people have something to do. Just give me 30% of the annual land tax."

Lawrence was in no rush, nor did he accept the men's surrender.

What those people wanted was ownership of the land, and Lawrence wouldn't give it.

While Lawrence was talking to Emma, ​​a little boy in the distance was happily beating a sheep on the butt with a stick.

Dom Sheep quickly ran away from the child, and the nearby maid quickly came over to stop the child's mischief.

Andersen, who is more than one year old, can already run on his own. Unlike Lawrence's quiet temperament, this little boy has strong curiosity, willfulness and mischief.

Starting from this year, maybe because I have been holding back in the eternal night for too long, I started to instinctively attack some small animals, trampling them to death or grabbing some crows and chicks and throwing them to the ground.

Lawrence looked at the little boy. If the child was still so ignorant before he was ten years old, then he would be sent out to live on his own after he was ten years old. He did not need to wait until he was eighteen years old.

The witch's performance made Lawrence aware of the stubbornness of blood.

Standing up from the grass, Lawrence said: "Most people can survive on their own and do not need managers. There are no enemies outside the Kingdom of Io now. As long as those people have fields and rivers to survive, they will be able to survive." Live well by yourself."

"Of course, we must also send troops to protect those noble manors. These are our properties to prevent those robbers and bad guys from taking advantage of the chaos and stealing our spoils."

Emma nodded, "Yes, Master."

Lawrence arranged for some people to go there to preach, and also arranged a large number of people to recover the wealth of the Kingdom of Io.

There are pastures, gold, silver and copper mines, manors, port warehouses, churches and palaces and other buildings.

Lawrence didn't want to fight. Now that he had swallowed up two big countries, he needed time to recuperate.

The church used to feel very scary, but now it just doesn't matter.

Without the support of the nobles of the Kingdom of Io and the Kingdom of Gran, the Church of Dawn will soon lose its financial support.

Lawrence also wanted to talk to Emma about peace, but when he saw his son starting to attack the maids who persuaded him and tearing their skirts, he walked over decisively.

Lawrence hit the kid!

The little child was quickly caught by Lawrence and beat him until he cried. Then he ran to hold his mother's lap and cried.

***

The envoy from Oak City soon arrived at Feiyu Port.

"Lord Hela."

Saint Hela, the first female aristocrat to master divine magic.

With its unique status, Hella has a high status in Feiyu Port.

Most people in Feiyu Port don't know the saints of Sariel, but they know the saint who once presided over St. Lawrence Cathedral here.

Behind Hela are two outstanding students from Saintess Academy, Sophie and Heidi.

Hela, who received a noble education and had a normal aristocratic understanding, was always assigned by Lawrence to do some external work. At this time, Hela walked to the circular conference table and nodded to the envoys from the six countries around her.

The envoys from the six countries of Hokuriku, Haisori, Kojako, Durila, Green Forest, and Deco also nodded politely.

Marquis Huey of the Hokuriku Kingdom asked: "Why did the prophet summon us this time?"

This is also what the other messengers care about.

Hela said seriously: "The prophet hopes that this land can be peaceful. The war against the Kingdom of Gran and the Kingdom of Io in the past two years is only because these two countries took the initiative to start the war."

"The goal of the Kingdom of Stars is the stars and the sea, and it has always wanted to coexist peacefully with all countries, so the prophet asked me to ask the envoys to tell the kings that the promises made in the past still count."

"The Church of the Stars will still abide by the rules of each country when conducting missionary operations in various places, and the peace treaty signed back then will still count."

"If there is a rebellion or uprising in various countries, we will send troops to assist, and we will not interfere in your affairs at other times."

Xiu Yi and others breathed a sigh of relief. With Lawrence's promise, everyone felt at ease.

Now that Lawrence has the power to unify the Western countries, everyone is worried that after the two most powerful countries are gone, the Kingdom of the Stars will swallow up their kingdom.

At this time, no one can stop the Legion of Stars, and the royal families of various countries are still a little afraid of these barbarians.

****

Green Forest Kingdom

The forest here is surrounded by thorns and cliffs. The dense woods and various sloping mountain forests can make savages who grew up in the mountains lose their way and fall to death in the steep stone ditches and grass.

Passing through the misty forest, you will enter the Ancient Tree Tribe, the first and largest city in the Green Forest Kingdom.

The Ancient Tree Tribe with a population of 10,000 is the most powerful force in the Green Forest Kingdom. There are many long-lived wise men and heroic warriors here.

There are also exquisite statues, some of which are beasts carved from wood, and some of legendary figures and beasts carved from stone.

Delightful flowers are blooming everywhere here, and you can often see clear streams emerging from nowhere. The air is fragrant, and even the sunshine is warm and clean, and you can't even see the dust under the sun.

In the highest tower of the Ancient Tree Tribe, a group of elves were continuing to argue about something that had been going on for months without a decision.

Oralda and other young elves shouted something to the queen sitting on one side, while the elders on the other side listened quietly, indifferent.

Witches live longer than wizards, especially in this closed pastoral environment, where female rulers are more likely to gain support from equally peaceful people.

This has many advantages and obvious disadvantages, that is, it is difficult to make decisions when encountering things that do not need to be solved.

The Queen has been patiently listening to the stories of Orouda and other young elves.

After Oralda finished speaking, the queen said softly: "Oralda, you have been discussing the opening of our kingdom for a long time, but now there is no need."

The queen said slowly: "As the news brought back this time, the Church of the Stars allows us to live peacefully. We have been like this for thousands of years, and we can continue to do so in the future. There is no need to open the channel."

The queen paused and continued: "If you want to go out for fun, I allow you to go out for a walk, so that you can bring back any bad news in time in the future."

Oralda said anxiously: "It's not about going out to play! We should trade and cooperate with the Kingdom of Stars now!"

The wise men nearby had no intention of defending this "young" elf. Although the queen looked very young, she behaved extremely calmly.

The Queen nodded seriously and agreed: "We have cooperated a lot now. The exchange of medicine and food has increased five times more than before. The number of elves sent out in the past few years has also been more than the total number of elves in the past hundred years."

Oralda said angrily: "Crowfeather Prophet is the messenger of God. He is extremely powerful and extremely ambitious. He will definitely not like us if we continue like this."

The Queen looked thoughtful, nodded and said, "That's true, but it will be dangerous to cooperate with such ambitious humans. We must treat it with caution."

Oralda quickly said: "Your Majesty the Queen! You have promised to cooperate with the Church of the Stars before, and are willing to send our people to study there, and you are also willing to send troops to join the Star Legion!"

The Queen nodded, "But the war is over. Oralda, what we need now is peace."

The queen looked at Oralda patiently and reasoned patiently with the elf who was not yet a hundred years old.

The liberal faction, which is dominated by young people, poses no threat to conservatives like the Queen.

Previously forced by Lawrence's threats in front of eternal night, the Elf Queen was willing to cooperate after considering the strength of both parties and being frightened by the brutal and crazy fighting style of those barbarians.

But now that Lawrence himself has said that he wants peace, the Queen is naturally willing to make peace and continue to maintain the current peaceful and safe rule.

In the Queen's view, the attitude of Oralda and other young people was that they did not understand the Queen's childish words of hard work. Although she had always listened to them, she had never listened to them.

On the contrary, when Oralda brought it back in winter, the threat from the barbarian king made her make a huge compromise.

Especially the way the barbarian king killed the royal family of the Kingdom of Glen and the royal family of the Kingdom of Io made the queen sleepless and restless during the nights when she heard the news. (End of chapter)