The Sun King's Evidence

When Ryan led the army to bid farewell to Francois and return to the Earl of Glamorgan, it was already winter.

It started to snow again. Ryan suddenly realized that he was almost thirty-two years old. He smiled to himself. Time really flew by. When he set out from Nord, he was only twenty-four years old and a knight. Now He is almost thirty-two years old and is an earl.

After returning to the territory, the army was disbanded, military pay and pensions were distributed, and everyone went home to spend the Winter Curtain Festival. The casualty rate of Lane's army this time was about 25%, which was barely acceptable. It just needed some time to replenish the troops and rest.

One winter day, Ryan invited Belega to the winery as a guest. The two of them sat in the restaurant, drinking and chatting. Belega held a beer glass and a plate of roast leg of lamb on the table, and started eating.

"Oh, it's snowing. I like the snowy weather, so I can hide in my house and drink hot beer." Belega stroked his white beard: "Brother Ryan, your territory is good anywhere. , it’s just not good enough.”

"What's not good enough?" Ryan thought to himself. When did you stop drinking beer?

Dwarves have always drank beer like water, which is similar to the free people in the city. The emerging free people are no longer satisfied with drinking low-quality Breton ale and eating black bread like serfs. My daily food is beer (made in the Empire) + whole wheat bread + vegetables + fruits.

After some people are promoted to freemen, their desire and ambition for further promotion also expands. Now Green Arrow Bertrand has been made a lord. Having a knighthood will make these freemen crazy for a long time. , Ryan also has to think about how to guide this enthusiasm correctly.

"It would be great if there were mountains in your territory, Brother Lane. You have to know that many dwarves are actually still not able to adapt to living under the sky. It was too high and far that day, and we were all worried about falling in." Belega muttered: "You have to be lucky that our Angland clan is used to wandering outside, so we are quite accustomed to living on the plains. Many long-bearded people in Karak-Ironfeng Castle and Karaz-a-Karak are not used to leaving now. Mountains.”

"So that's it." Ryan nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that the dwarves here in the Gray Mountains are better."

"Indeed, the dwarves of Rorek-Granite Hand and Breeze Castle have been in contact with humans all year round, and they are very used to going out to trade all day long. Generally speaking, the dwarves are divided into many clans, and there are many differences, such as Stromgarde The Engineers Association is the most radical among all dwarf engineers. For example, Iron Peak Castle and Horn Castle are still unwilling to popularize firearms." Belegar continued: "There is also the old stubborn of High King Thorgrim - the Grudge Bearer."

"But I remember that the old stubborn in your mouth helped you with all his strength when you attacked Bafeng Mountain for the second time." Ryan said with a smile.

"...I admit, I did something wrong in that matter." Belega's face suddenly turned red, and he said with some embarrassment: "At that time, I asked Thorgreen for help, hoping that he would help me recover the Eight Peaks Mountain. Thorgreen agreed at first In response to my request, he sent an army of ten thousand dwarves to help me."

"Ten thousand people..." Ryan swallowed.

Don't underestimate the 10,000 dwarves. To the dwarves, 10,000 people are already a real army.

When he was reporting on his duties as a White Wolf Knight in White Wolf City, he once heard the dwarves there say that the entire dwarf clan now has a population of less than 600,000, among which the Eternal Peak Karaz-A-Ka, the capital of the dwarves, has Lark, when this High King Thorgrim succeeded to the throne, there were about 112,000.

After the Great Holy War ended, the previous High King of the Dwarves abdicated. After the new High King Thorgreen took the throne, he vigorously encouraged fertility and established a very good relationship with humans. Trade in the Eternal Peak flourished and people recuperated.

One hundred and sixty years have passed. Human beings have been able to increase the population by six or seven times in such a long period of time. What about the dwarves?

There are currently approximately 150,000 to 60,000 dwarves in Eternal Peak.

"Ah, 10,000 people, we formed a coalition to attack Bafeng Mountain for the second time. Originally, Sol Green agreed that he would lure the enemy, and I would attack the main fortress of Bafeng Mountain... In fact, I did do that, but the problem is ...Thorgrim met the main force of Skarsnik, while I faced some of Skarsnik's affiliated tribes." Belega's face turned red when he talked about this incident: "I quickly took over. Thor Green's call for help arrived...but I think I can capture the main castle..."

Hey Hey hey! In other words, you asked the High King to borrow a huge reinforcement army, and the High King personally acted as a bait for you. As a result, Belegar saw that there was hope of conquering the main castle, and actually sold the High King and his army? !

The muscles on Ryan's face twitched.

"After fighting hard for a day and a night, I finally captured the main fortress of Eight Peaks Mountain and destroyed the greenskin offensive and the stone statues. But Thorgrin couldn't hold on any longer. He was forced to retreat. I immediately realized that my army and I had no I can't resist Skarsnik's return reinforcements, so I can only order the hasty burial of the bodies of the tribesmen and warriors, and rush to withdraw before the whole army is annihilated." Belega's face was full of shame: "This is the distance I have to recover. The most recent incident in Bafeng Mountain, after the troops withdrew, Thorgreen, who was extremely angry, cut off the food supply to our clan, and cursed me for being treacherous and not supporting my soldiers anymore. It was me who messed up the matter."

"Then I hope you won't sell me out by then." Ryan joked as he picked up the wine glass.

"I definitely won't. I swear in the name of Eight Peaks Mountain!" Belega said anxiously after hearing what Ryan said: "Brother Ryan, you can't break your oath!"

"I will not break my oath, and I also hope that my dwarf friends will not break the oath of the alliance." Ryan stretched out his fist: "We need to respect each other."

"Hey, I like you like this." Belega stretched out his fist to fist-bump with Ryan. The King of Eight Peaks drank all the beer in the cup, and then stretched out his hand rather arrogantly to signal the waiter on the side to fill it up.

The little maid Emilia standing behind Belega immediately stepped forward to help Belega fill up the beer. When winter came, the little maid also put on a thick maid dress and a fox fur cotton-padded jacket, which was beautiful and moving. Emilia smiled sweetly, and Belega also said a rare thank you.

Not far away, Belega's Queen Komanik was taking her son to dine together under Sulia's hospitality. After their living conditions improved, Belega's tribe no longer starved, and Sulia even entrusted Rune blacksmith Delon Feinson made a set of gold jewelry for Komanik. The proud Beleja didn't say anything, but he was very grateful in his heart.

Brother Lane and his wife Lady Surya are friends of mine.

"Brother Ryan, we still rely on your food support at present, but this is not a long-term solution." Belega mentioned what he was concerned about: "Blackstone Stronghold still needs sufficient and stable food supply. We cannot completely rely on trade and transportation. Bar?"

"This is indeed a problem, but... I already have a solution." Ryan took out a map and said in standard dwarf language: "Come on, King Belegar, look here."

A roll of map was spread on the table on one side, and Ryan pointed his finger near the Blackstone Stronghold: "Actually, near the Blackstone Stronghold, at the foot of the Gray Mountains and on the Graysmoray River, there is a piece of fertile land. , but it’s a pity that it’s too close to the Blackstone stronghold, and no one dares to settle there due to security issues, so it’s all wasteland.”

"Now that we have regained the Blackstone Stronghold, we only need a few outposts to place this land under the protection of the dwarves, but... Brother Lane, the dwarves are not a race that is good at planting." Belega first meant He moved, but then he expressed the difficulty: "We don't have enough manpower. It takes a lot of manpower to rebuild a dwarf city."

"I know this. This problem is easy to solve. This land is the land of the Principality of Gisoleaux, but now Duke Hagen is in a state of distress. Kemmler and his Tomb Army have almost razed the entire southern part of the Principality of Gisoleaux to ruins. , we only need to propose the establishment of a trading post, a trading post that sells goods and connects the north and the south. The north is connected to the Pale Sisters Mountains, and the south is through Montfort. The dwarves are willing to cooperate with humans to establish a trading bazaar and gradually develop into a trading town. Duke Hagen can't find a reason to refuse." Ryan showed a mean smile: "And this wasteland is located under the Black Stone Stronghold. Once the mountain road is repaired, it only takes less than a day to reach the Black Stone Stronghold. .”

"Farm nearby, transportation is convenient, um... very good, but your smile makes people feel uncomfortable. Thank you Granny, human beings are always so unpleasant. They are as cunning as pointy ears." Belega had to admit that Ryan was right. The King of the Eight Peaks touched his beard, thought for a while, and continued to ask: "But what about the manpower? After the war in Britannia over the past few years, the population has also decreased. Right? Where do we get so many people to farm the land?"

"There are people." Ryan smiled mischievously. He pointed his finger at some mountainside and foothills near the Black Stone Stronghold: "There are many rebellious serfs there! They are all living labor force, and these places are The situation is dangerous and difficult for the knights to attack, so Duke Hagen needs the help of the dwarves, King Belegar."

"very good!"

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After receiving the invitations and proposals from Ryan and Belega, even though the time was approaching the Winter Veil Festival, Hagen, Duke of Gisoleaux, chose to rush to the Earl of Glamorgan in a dusty journey.

The situation is stronger than the people. Tens of thousands of people were killed in the Principality of Gisoleaux under Kemmler's attack. Dozens of villages were destroyed. The situation in the entire principality was in chaos. Kemmler invaded Gisoleaux and will destroy it. The ruins, as well as the refugees fleeing in the wilderness were left to Duke Hagen. Although Kemmler was defeated in the end, the scars he left would not be eliminated for a while.

Due to lack of food, the consequences of the serf rebellions in previous years began to appear. When Duke Hagen returned to the territory, he found that things were out of control. Food was being robbed, bandits were rampant, and hungry victims were everywhere. The towns were like The barrels of meat filled with dying refugees, and the successive rebellions of the serfs made Duke Hagen anxious, but he himself was not a very capable ruler.

He is a Holy Grail Knight who lives in the capital of Curona all year round and rarely returns to his own principality. The entire principality is regent by Count Jean-Haren. Duke Hagen himself is more obsessed with showing his personal virtues and speaking to the lake in the church. The fairy prays and rarely manages the affairs of the principality.

It's just that he can't care anymore. The southern part of the principality needs to be rebuilt, the victims need to be resettled, and the rebellion needs to be quelled. Duke Hagen, who is not good at internal affairs, is faced with a big mess. He is even more worried about how to deal with the rebellion. serf.

Suppress? Those serfs are all his property! Furthermore, the serfs have all hid in the mountains, and the cost of suppressing bandits is astonishingly high. The knights are not good at fighting in mountainous areas.

Touch? Where does the food come from? How to place it? Wouldn't it encourage the serfs to rebel if they were not suppressed?

After getting the letter from Ryan, he decided to bring Count Jean-Harlan to find Ryan. The dwarves planned to establish a trading post in the Principality of Gisoleaux. This was a brand new trade growth point! No matter how slow Duke Hagen is, he knows that this will be an opportunity for the principality to develop, restore production, and resettle the victims.

Outside the castle, in the wind and snow, Mr. and Mrs. Lane personally went out to the winery to greet Duke Hagen and his entourage. The Earl of Glamorgan himself put his arms around his wife's waist and kissed Sulia's delicate and smooth face. He took a sip: "My lady~ I always thought that Duke Hagen was not the Knight of the Holy Grail..."

"Lian~Duke Hagen only rarely leaves Kroona, so his presence is relatively low." Sulia pushed Ryan's hand away with some reproach. The female knight was not used to doing such intimate behavior in public, Ryan. The guy just wanted to see her shy expression: "Duke Hagen is upright and powerful. He just doesn't like managing the affairs of the principality. Except for major events, he basically lives in Kurona, praying and doing ascetics in the Holy Grail Cathedral."

Dark red velvet coat with four stripes of mink on the hood. There is a gold ring on the crown, decorated with 8 red gold leaves. Hagen, Duke of Gisoleaux, hurried to Lane's castle with more than twenty followers. Upon seeing this, Lane immediately stood up to show respect to the Duke: "Your Excellency the Duke of Hagen, welcome to Glamorgan."

"Hello, Your Excellency Earl Lane, Lady Surya, on behalf of the Principality of Gisoleaux, I would like to thank you for your help to the entire country in the battle of the Blackstone Stronghold and the battle of La-Messnel Monastery. Without you and With the efforts of Francois, Kemmler and his Tomb Legion will bring deep disaster to this country," Hagen replied politely.

The Duke of Gisoleaux looks like he is in his thirties, with a mustache, a simple face, and a strong build. He and Francois are from the same era. The youngest Duke in Britannia is Palaon. Duke Casfan is in his forties.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Ryan had already set up a banquet in the winery, but it was obvious that Duke Hagen was not in the mood to eat or drink. After filling his stomach for a while, Hagen couldn't wait to ask: "The dwarf plans to stay in my principality." Establish a trading post? And help me suppress the rebellion?"

"Well, Lord Hagen, you know that the Blackstone Stronghold is not far from Gisoleaux, and King Belegar needs enough food supply..."

"Where is King Belegar? I want to meet with him!"

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