Lord Harland

After receiving the news that the goddess had awakened, Richard took a downwind boat and rushed to the city of Auxerre.

In this Five-Nation War, Harland captured the Dukedom of Rex in the south and had a solid stronghold. Every time Harland led the magic fleet south, he would stay for a day at Silver Moon Island and Sawyer Castle. Rest. The steam fleet also transported some goods for sale to subsidize military expenditures.

Soya Castle is more than 30 kilometers away from Kanas Castle and is located near the mouth of the Maya River. The entire castle is located in a natural harbor.

This kingdom on the east coast attaches great importance to maritime trade, and coastal port cities are relatively prosperous. Although Soya Castle is not as large as Kanas Castle, it is also the third largest city on the east coast, with a settled population of more than 100,000.

According to the division of cities in Richard's previous life, Soya and Kanas should actually be in the same city.

However, in the Dawn Plane, the two places are thirty kilometers apart, with a large area of ​​farmland and tidal flats in between. It is difficult to manage, so they are divided into two cities for management. City bureaucrats are also directly appointed by the central government.

A city with a permanent population of more than 100,000 people is also one of the few large cities in the Harland Territory. In a land of more than one million square kilometers, only four castles, Fort William, Black River Castle, East Castle and Maple Leaf Castle, have a population of more than 100,000.

Among them, Fort William has the largest population, with a total population of nearly 400,000, followed closely by Black River Fort, with a total population of 2.78 million that has returned to its peak.

Due to the migration of a large number of people by Jonathan and Duke Edward, there are now only more than 100,000 people left in East and Maple Leaf Castle.

Fort William was the focus of Richard's thirty-year operation, and Fort Heihe was the core of the Grant royal family's northern territory. East Castle was also the capital of the Dukedom of Jonathan, and Maple Leaf Castle was also operated by the Duke Edward family for a hundred years. There are more than 160 castles in Harland territory, but only these four have a population of more than 100,000.

Second only to the above four castles, there are medium-sized cities such as Eternal Castle, Pulilan Castle, Wright Fort, Palani Castle, St. Faith Castle, Grizzly Fort, King's Fort, Songtao Castle, etc., with a population of more than fifty thousand.

Eternal Castle is the capital of the Dukedom of Fox, and Priland Castle has a large number of garrisons. The registered population of both places is close to 100,000. King's Castle and Songtao Castle are also developing rapidly because of the railway passing through them.

In addition, due to coal mining, the population of Tulum Castle has increased very rapidly. It already has more than 6,000 miners. Together with supporting administrative staff, the number of young and strong men is as high as 8,000. Counting the old, young, women and children, the registered population is also close to Fifty thousand people.

The remaining cities have a population of less than 50,000, and some newly planned Kuohuang strongholds may only have a few hundred people.

Based on rough statistics from the household registration department, plus small cities under construction. The total urban population in the Harland Territory is close to three million, accounting for roughly 21% of the total population, which is at a relatively low level.

Although Richard has begun to develop an alien version of the industrial revolution, the current agricultural development situation in Harland is still unable to support too many idle people. Although there is no shortage of food in the entire territory, more than 79% of the population are farmers. Once the number of farmers is significantly reduced, land will inevitably be abandoned, food production will be reduced and supply will increase, which will inevitably cause very serious problems.

Moreover, the farmers under Harland's leadership have all been allocated farmland and have a high standard of living, so they will not take the initiative to work in heavily exploited factories. Richard's outlook also did not allow him to cruelly squeeze workers and consume human lives like early factory owners. We will not engage in the sheep-cannibalism movement like the UK.

Harland leads the development of industry, mainly relying on the internal and external markets. The internal market does not include the red moon plane, with a total population of about 28 million people. The external markets are mainly the Grant Kingdom market, with a population of 50 million people, and the Grand Duchy of Stanek market, with a population of 10 million people. The two major markets of the Lion Kingdom and the Delong Kingdom, despite severe local protection and the government's severe crackdown on Harland products, can still provide huge profits for industrial development.

In fact, the two major markets inside and outside are equivalent to the Harland Territory colony. A huge market with a population of nearly 160 million supports the hundreds of thousands of people in the Harland Territory's industrialization.

At least in the early decades of industrialization, Richard didn't need to worry about profits at all.

Moreover, Leader Harland has also enacted strict confidentiality laws to restrict the spread of industrial technology, which can delay the spread of technology to a certain extent. If neighboring countries want to follow Haaland's lead in industrialization, they not only need to make certain reforms in the political system, but also need to train engineers, skilled workers and other classes. Without 30 to 50 years, they will never succeed.

If Richard is given another 30 years of first-mover advantage, Haaland will inevitably grow into a behemoth and not afraid of competition at all.

The Dukedom of Rex won this year is a truly prosperous place. It not only has the east coast capital, but also the third largest city, Sawyer Castle. There are two cities with a population of more than 100,000, and they are still very close. The population density of this area is second only to the core area of ​​Harland Territory, and its prosperity actually exceeds that of Nolan City.

Richard knew clearly that due to the vigorous development of maritime trade in the Dukedom of Ricks, the urbanization level exceeded 15%, which was already considered a relatively high level among the feudal kingdoms of Dawn Continent.

Richard waited at Sauron Castle for seven or eight days until he got Sutton's boat, and in less than half a month, he arrived at Auxerre Castle. At this time, most of the important figures in the Church of Dawn have returned, and it may take more than a month for those who are far away to return to Auxerre Castle.

Seeing that most of the people had come, the covenant party decided not to wait any longer and quickly informed everyone of the meeting.

The venue for the meeting was also set at the Dawn Cathedral.

Richard is not only a favorite of the Goddess of Dawn, but also a saint of the Church of Dawn, and a legendary mage. Although he does not hold a position in the Church of Dawn, he is already considered the core of the Church of Dawn. Senna, who had a similar status to Richard, was unable to return to the headquarters cathedral because he had to block the door to the princess's mausoleum. He could only send his priests to send a secret message on a magic ship led by Harland.

The Pope of Dawn Church, Covenant, was sitting in the center of the pulpit. After the Dawn Goddess regained consciousness, the pressure on Covenant began to decrease significantly.

Covenant Fang spoke unhurriedly, but very methodically, and his voice sounded gentle yet majestic, which was particularly contradictory.

This pope is a strange man, already over 360 years old.

Normally speaking, although the priest profession is powerful, it actually relies on the power of the goddess and can only increase a small number of lifespans. For example, the normal lifespan of a legendary knight exceeds one hundred, sixty or seventy years, while the lifespan of a legendary priest often does not exceed one hundred and twenty years. The Mavilla that Richard met back then was less than one hundred and twenty years old. All.

However, pastors pay attention to the immortality of the spirit and the eternal existence of the soul. After the priest dies, his soul will enter the divine kingdom of the Dawn Goddess and become a warrior and heroic spirit of the divine kingdom.

At the level of Maweila, the soul will retain all conscious memories, which is equivalent to being reborn in another state.

Covenant Fang's life was luckier than Maweila's. When he was in his seventies, he led a team to discover a tree of life and collected more than six bottles of water of life. After the expedition team drank it separately, the six members' lives increased by 200 years. In the long life that followed, Covenant Fang's luck was still very amazing. He once entered a mysterious place, drank from the fountain of youth, and added another sixty years to his life.

Compared to the legendary priest, Covenant Fang had an extra 260 years of life out of thin air.

It is precisely because of drinking the water of life, the fountain of youth and other wonders that the covenant has a long life. After being promoted to the fourth level of legend, he became the twenty-sixth pope of the goddess of dawn.

Among the popes in the past, Covenant Fang is also the most powerful person.

Richard has read the holy book of the Church of Dawn, which clearly records the lives of the twenty-six popes before and after. Although every pope is a legend, there is no comparison in terms of power.

Most of the popes in the Holy See of Dawn are basically in their forties or fifties. They first entered the legend and took over. When they were old and frail, they were promoted to the fourth level of legend, and their strength reached its peak.

There have been twenty-six popes, and a whopping 17 people have been promoted to the fourth level of legend. Only nine people did not advance to the peak of legend in their later years. The two weakest people only have the second level of legend. Although the legendary second-level priest is a very powerful professional, the power of the artifact cannot be exerted much at all. When placed in the plane of dawn, it is not considered a top-level combat power.

Especially for a top force like the Church of the Seven Gods, it would be a bit embarrassing for the legendary second-level pope to speak out. Generally speaking, popes who are not strong in power do not dare to act outside. Because if the pope controls an artifact and it is lost outside, it will be a big deal, and it will be a burden that the Church of Dawn cannot bear.

Covenant Fang was promoted to Legend at the age of fifty-seven and did not become the Pope until he was ninety-eight. At that time, he was already a legendary third-level priest and was already the second person in the Church of Dawn.

Originally, according to the tradition of the Church of the Dawn, when the previous generation of popes entered the Kingdom of God, the next pope would try to select young people. But because the Covenant had a longer lifespan, the old Pope Saint Yis recommended him as his successor.

At the age of 116, Covenant Fang was promoted to the fourth level of Legend, reaching the pinnacle of the Legend realm.

Nearly two hundred and fifty years later, Covenant Fang became a true strongman in the Dawn Plane. He mastered the power of an artifact and was somewhat more powerful than ordinary demigods.

It is precisely because of its top-notch combat power that the Church of Dawn can expand in strength and maintain its ranking in the Church of the Seven Gods.

Covenant Fang's appearance is quite ordinary. Although he has drank the water of life and the fountain of youth, he still looks like a gentle old man. Especially in recent years, Covenant Fang's life span is about to run out, and his face has become somewhat gray and old. Like a dying person.

But with the prestige accumulated over the past three hundred years, even the powerful men in the Dawn Plane dare not challenge this short-lived man.

Covenant Party has only a short life left, but the situation faced by Morningside Church is very serious.

Although Richard has been promoted to a legend and the strength of the Harland leader has increased dramatically in the past thirty years, in terms of top-level combat effectiveness, even if Richard has mastered the star bomb, he is still not as good as a demigod, a priest or a magician of the same level as the legendary third level. In a fight, one may not be able to secure the upper hand.

Once the covenant party's soul enters the Kingdom of God, the situation in the Red Moon Plane will inevitably be unbalanced.

If the red moon plane cannot be defended, a Dawn artifact will be lost, which will have an extremely serious impact on the goddess. Not only will it prolong the time it takes for the goddess to wake up, but it will also damage the foundation of the goddess and cause her to lose her divinity and divinity.

If this hurdle cannot be overcome, Dawn Church will inevitably shrink its strength and fall down the rankings.

Although the Seven Gods signed a divine contract that year, they would not personally intervene in mortal wars. However, the strength of the Church of Dawn is weakening, and I am afraid that religious wars are bound to come.

By then, Morningside Church will be passive everywhere.

Every time he thinks about this situation, the covenant party will be worried.

After having been depressed for nearly thirty years, the pain finally came to an end. When the extremely important good news came, the goddess woke up early.

There are seven gods in the Dawn Plane who mainly spread faith among humans. Among them, the God of Brilliance, the God of Truth, the God of Fairness and Justice, and the Goddess of Wealth are all gods of the multiverse. According to the divine contract signed that year, the above four gods cannot move in the plane of dawn in their true bodies and the bodies of saints, and the divine kingdoms of the four gods cannot move to the plane of dawn.

The Four Glory Gods compromised in exchange for the promise of openly preaching in the Dawn Plane. Now the influence of the Four Glory Gods in the Dawn Plane far exceeds that of the Three Gods of Dawn, King Power, and Earth.

In the Age of the Seven Gods, the God of Earth himself fell into the hands of the Undead Lord, and the saint's body was also infected and sealed by the Undead Lord, leaving only two incarnations of the gods. After that, although the goddess of dawn killed the undead king and rescued the saint body of the earth god, the earth god himself was also being resurrected for three thousand years. The two incarnations could only barely guard the gate of the Kingdom of God and did not dare to easily enter the plane of dawn.

The situation of the God of Royal Power is also very serious. Although he relied on his work and did not work hard, the God of Royal Power survived the age of the Seven Gods, defeated the Rule Wizard, expelled the Undead Lord, and sealed the two Dragon Gods.

However, in the battle of the invasion of the orc gods, the god of kingship was the main force in the battle between gods. He was severely injured by the two orc gods. Even his godhead was seriously damaged and has been sleeping for thousands of years.

The Goddess of Dawn was injured in the battle to seal the Dragon God. The two incarnations of the gods could not move easily for many years. One incarnation of the gods and two demigods guarded the gate of the Kingdom of God, and one demigod maintained the operation of the Kingdom of Dawn. One incarnation of the same demigod protects the World Tree and prevents invasion by foreign enemies.

Now that the goddess has awakened, although her injuries have not recovered and she cannot easily fight, she can free up a demigod to descend to the plane of dawn.

Through the covenant party's narration, Richard finally understood that among the seven gods of the Dawn Goddess, none of them fell into the cruel and terrifying era of the Seven Gods.

This fully shows that the goddess is a person who protects her shortcomings and will not easily let her followers fall into extremely dangerous situations.