Genshin Impact: I, the Prince of Winter, rule over the world

After waiting for a long time, Her Majesty the Queen sighed: "So many children, the ones I like the most, are either afraid of me and hide far away, or they oppose the reform and are sent to the wilderness. They hate me to the core in this life. And The one in front of me actually tried to poison me. Among the seven gods, I am the only one born as a human. I once thought that my biggest advantage compared to the other six earthly rulers was that I had a group of relatives around me, but now I have become a loner. . Do you know what the passing of these relatives means?"

[Servant] Arecino replied: "The bloodline is interrupted, and family ties are lost. It also means the beginning of wear and tear."

Her Majesty the Queen shook her head slightly and replied: "It means that from now on, you are the only ones I can trust, my eleven executive officers."

[Servant] Arecino didn't know how to comfort him, so he bowed his head deeply and said: "It's not just us, you also have His Highness the Prince."

Just then, there were footsteps.

During the day, civil and military officials gathered together and it was crowded. At this time, in the empty and magnificent hall, the footsteps were particularly clear.Only one person can enter and leave the hall at will without notification. This privilege is reserved for only one person.

Arecino saluted His Highness the Prince, then pursed his lips and smiled, meaning to ask His Highness the Prince to comfort Her Majesty the Queen, who was feeling depressed.In order to cooperate with Her Majesty the Prince's reforms, Her Majesty the Queen has become a "big villain" who is not recognized by her relatives. Her Majesty the Prince's personal words of comfort will be much more useful than executive officers like them.

Unexpectedly, the first words of His Royal Highness the Prince, who had his hands behind his back, were "Your Majesty, I am here to laugh at you."

There was no sign of anger on Her Majesty's face. Instead, she asked for the reason and waited for an explanation.

His Royal Highness replied: "The ultimate goal of reforming the royal family is to reform you. You, the Queen of the Winter Kingdom, are the root cause of all this. Being too favoring to the royal family has led to the expansion of the royal family's ambitions. You think that the royal family will You must abide by the red line of not interfering in government affairs, but in fact the power of Winter Kingdom has been emptied by the royal family. Tell me, do I want to reform you?"

After a moment of silence, Her Majesty the Queen took the suicide note left by her nephew from Arecino's hand, tore it into pieces on the spot, and said at the same time: "The pain caused by the death of my relatives is regarded as the punishment for my mistakes. From now on, no one or anything will affect my determination. My prince, please rest assured that I will not be an obstacle to your reform."

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ps: I didn’t play much games today, I just didn’t have the time to code.

Chapter 203 I make the decision for His Highness the Prince

His Royal Highness the Prince has completed the first four steps of reform, which are to abolish serfdom; to abolish royal privileges and weaken the status of the royal family; to correct the extreme ideas of the eleven executive officers; to reform the education system and select talents, so that children from poor families can be successful. Opportunities to rise.

It took His Highness the Prince nearly half a year to complete these four steps of reform.

And one year later, she was in the reception hall of the Prince's Mansion that day, waiting for His Highness the Prince to be received. It was not an reception. When she learned that His Highness the Prince was reading in the study, she asked the maid not to inform him, so as not to affect His Highness the Prince. .

The person who loves reading most in the Winter Kingdom must be His Highness the Prince. During this year's reform, His Highness has read more books than ten carriages could pull.

She came to see His Highness the Prince for an official matter. While waiting, the chiefs of the Wing Clan, Siren Clan, and Undead Clan came to ask to see His Highness the Prince. When the three chiefs saw her in the living room, they hurriedly Greetings and salutes.

Although Her Majesty the Queen came to trouble the three clans last time, she was protecting Her Royal Highness in the tent and was not in the battle sequence. However, the three clan leaders treated her with respect. Very few people in the Teyvat continent knew that she was a descendant of the Fairy Clan. power.

The Fairy Tribe, in the days when the apostles of the God Realm traveled back and forth between the mortal world and heaven, the Fairy Tribe was a magical race that guided the directions for gods and humans. They had incredible mysterious power, even if they were later demoted to the mortal world. , and it is not something that the three tribes dare to disrespect.

Moreover, before the three patriarchs entered the living room, they clearly did not sense anyone in the living room, but this [girl] lady was sitting there, which made them even more surprised.You must know that the strength of the three of them is the best among the foreign races, otherwise they would not be able to sit in the position of the leader of their respective races. Facing the [Girl], they feel that she is as unfathomable as Prince Winter and Her Majesty the Queen.

They had never felt such a terrible feeling among the other ten executives.

While waiting, she asked the three clan leaders why they came to see His Highness the Prince. The three clan leaders said that the one-year period had come, so they wanted to tell His Highness the Prince.

According to the agreement with the Queen, the three of them had to "dress in mourning" for His Highness the Prince for a whole day. Although they later found out that His Highness had faked his death, the agreement still had to be fulfilled, so the three of them had to stay in Winter City for another half a year. .

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, she said: "One year is long, short, and short. It's time for you to go back. In this year, you must have received many letters from the clan. "

The leader of the Wing Clan replied: "Sure enough, the executive officer knows every move of ours. To be honest, the three of us have to reply to a lot of letters every day. There is a backlog of matters in the clan, and many of them require us to go back and handle them in person. .”

She smiled and said: "I make the decision for His Royal Highness, you can go."

If these words were said by other executives, the three clan leaders would definitely not believe it, but if it was said by [the girl], then it would definitely work.

During the half year in the tent, the three of them knew better than anyone else that it was this executive [girl] who served His Highness the Prince wholeheartedly. With her relationship with His Highness the Prince, it was really okay to let them go. gone.

The leader of the Wing Clan looked at each other and the other two leaders and said, "Ms. [Girl], I think you misunderstood. We are not asking to leave the Winter Country, but we want to stay!"

Chapter 204 The fifth step of reform

The fifth step of His Royal Highness's reform is to rectify military affairs internally and repair tense relations with the six countries externally.

The military status of the Zhidong Kingdom has gradually changed from last to first since the decline of Liyue's Qianyan Army 500 years ago. During this process, many outstanding generals and genius inventions naturally emerged. family and made outstanding contributions to the military development of the Winter Kingdom.Her Majesty the Queen was also very generous and gave their descendants hereditary titles. As long as the Winter Kingdom does not fall, they will always be protected by the imperial power and enjoy glory and wealth.

The salary and benefits of Winter Soldiers are the highest among all walks of life, much higher than the average level of the other six countries.

Therefore, many local historians of the Solstice Kingdom, as well as the intelligence agencies of other six countries, attribute the Solstice Kingdom's military success to Her Majesty the Queen's strong support for the army.

She does not completely agree with this "mainstream" view.The economically developed Mondstadt and Liyue have learned from the Winter Kingdom in the past hundred years and provided extremely generous welfare policies to their soldiers. As a result, the combat effectiveness of the army has not only failed to catch up with the Winter Kingdom, but has even declined a lot.If it is not for fighting, but for enjoying high benefits, then the weakening of the military's combat effectiveness is inevitable.

His Highness the Prince put forward a brand-new view, which was refreshing to her.His Royal Highness the Prince said that the military capability of the Winter Kingdom ranks first among the seven countries. There is a very important factor hidden behind it. That is, the people of the Winter Kingdom will never place their hope of becoming stronger in the illusory eye of God. .

500 years ago, the previous Ice Queen was brutally killed by the maintainers of the Heavenly Law. The current Ice Queen held high the banner of resistance, which directly led to the people of the Solstice Kingdom never getting any Eyes of God from Sky Island. .According to historical records, the last person in the Winter Kingdom to obtain the Eyes of God was a prisoner who had committed a death sentence. He accidentally awakened the Eyes of God when he was sent to the guillotine. Her Majesty the Queen regarded this as an insult to Sky Island and personally killed her. The prisoner was executed and the Eye of God was sealed.

[Doctor] Dotore joined the Winter Kingdom. Her Majesty the Queen gave the Eye of God to the doctor for research, and successfully developed the most proud thing, the Evil Eye.

The biggest difference between the people of the Winter Kingdom and the people of the other six countries is that they do not believe in the gods in the sky, but only believe in the Ice Queen. The entire nation has developed a tough and strong character.His Royal Highness the Prince said that it is this unique temperament and spirit that makes the people of Winter Kingdom firm in their beliefs and simple in soul. With a little training, they can condense a strong military soul.

For this reason, His Royal Highness’s reforms to improve combat effectiveness mainly focus on the spiritual level.Specific strategies include building monuments to encourage future generations to move forward; holding large-scale speech contests to praise the deeds of heroes, promote the heroes' spirit of risking their lives, etc.; and finally, clearly inform the people that the Winter Kingdom's The goal is not to annex the other six countries, but to overturn the laws of nature and build a better new world.

From the day she openly wanted to rebel against the law of heaven, she found that the people responded enthusiastically.

The tragic death of the former Ice Queen has actually been spread among the people for a long time, but the people at the bottom dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out. Now His Highness the Prince has taken the lead to raise it, and everyone supports it.

Even those who never understood why they wanted to overturn the law of heaven did not hesitate to join in. After the abolition of serfdom, His Royal Highness was the person they believed in most!

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ps: Happy 520! ! !

Chapter 205 Economy

After reforming the military, His Highness the Prince vigorously developed agriculture and the commodity economy, continuously enhancing economic strength.

The economic situation of the Winter Solstice Kingdom was extremely poor, and the serfdom economy was dominated. The country's income mainly relied on mineral resources, fishery resources, forest resources, and livestock. To put it simply, it exported low-grade crops and imported high-grade crops from the other six countries. commodity.

About 20 years ago, a particularly severe snowstorm occurred and many people froze to death.Not only that, crops in the crop fields were also severely damaged. By the end of the year, a serious famine occurred, and many people starved to death.Only then did people realize that the Winter Country exported a large amount of food to the other six countries every year to feed the army. In fact, the domestic food surplus was not sufficient, and the food in the treasury granaries was not enough to feed the refugees.

Her Majesty the Queen is so worried about this. Even with all her divine power, she cannot produce a large amount of food out of thin air, which exceeds the ability of the gods.It is said that the gods are omnipotent, but even the starry sky has boundaries, and the power of gods has its limits after all. Facing the large number of refugees in the Winter Kingdom City, Her Majesty the Queen had no choice but to sell all the treasures she had accumulated over the years abroad, in exchange for a large amount of them. of food to survive the crisis.

Later, some people questioned what kind of treasure could be used to exchange for so much food for the Winter Kingdom. There were also some rumors that this was actually a way to put money on Her Majesty’s face, and all that was sold were The national treasure of the Solstice Kingdom is very uneconomical.

Only their eleven executives knew what Her Majesty the Queen was selling. Not only were they expensive pearls and gems that had been accumulated for thousands of years, but they also contained the divine power of Her Majesty the Queen.The importance of the divine head to the gods is self-evident. It is not only the basis for achieving the divine status, but also the source of power.

Humans restore their physical strength and energy through sleep and diet, while gods restore their divine power through godhead.However, Her Majesty the Queen separated a quarter of her divine power and sold it on the black market, which directly caused the recovery of divine power to become extremely slow.

Her Majesty the Queen once made an appointment with Fontaine's "irritable old aunt" the Water God, and together they entered the core area of ​​the ruins of the ancient country of Canria to explore the abyss. During this period, several earth-shaking fierce battles broke out.After returning from the core area, it only took the Water God half a year to recover half of the consumed divine power, while Her Majesty the Queen only recovered [-]%.

Her Majesty the Queen, who lacked a quarter of her godhead, had her strength greatly affected. She and several executives felt it was a pity, but Her Majesty the Queen said it was worth it.

Now, after His Royal Highness the Prince's reforms, it only took three months for the Winter Country's economy to achieve leapfrog progress and development.As His Royal Highness the Prince said, the abolition of serfdom is a reform that liberates productive forces and will greatly promote economic progress.After being bound by serfdom for thousands of years, the Solstice Kingdom burst out with unprecedented vitality.

Recently, the minister in charge of agriculture reported to Her Majesty the Queen when he went to court that the amount of farmland cultivated and sown in various places has tripled.

The sudden increase in the amount of farmland means a bumper harvest at the end of the year. Her Majesty the Queen asked why.The minister said that the serfs not only actively cultivated food on the allocated land, but also took the initiative to develop a large amount of idle land.

This would have been impossible in the past. The serfs were eager to work less and would not go out of their way to help the big landowners open up wasteland.Now it is completely the opposite. We have our own land and everyone is full of energy.

Her Majesty the Queen said "yes" three times and asked the prince what reward he wanted.

His Royal Highness, who obviously had plans in advance, immediately replied: "Your Majesty, please go to the market."

Her Majesty the Queen was stunned. She had never heard such a strange request.But since it was His Highness the Prince who spoke in person, he readily agreed.However, the group of etiquette officials were anxious, saying that Your Majesty is the most noble monarch and must not stay with ordinary people. Her Majesty the Queen said perfunctorily "I understand", turned around, took her and Sandonne, and followed Her Highness the Prince. Exited the gate of the Winter Palace.

The Royal City Guards temporarily deployed thousands of guards and surrounded the largest market in the city. There was a post every ten steps and a sentry every five steps. The atmosphere was extremely serious.Many shops on the street thought something bad had happened and hurriedly closed their doors until they saw Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince. They immediately felt relieved and knelt down on both sides of the street.

Anyone could harm the interests of merchants and serfs, but not these two people.

His Royal Highness ordered the escort to retreat, leaving some to symbolically maintain order. Then, he led the group to the busiest alley, where a gorgeous booth was set up.

The staff at the booth are all from the Prince's Mansion, including gardeners, carpenters, and maids. There are also a large number of products placed on both sides of the booth.

His Royal Highness the Prince motioned the Queen and the executives to sit at the guest seats at the booth, and smiled in front of the crowd of spectators: "Zhidong Country is vast and rich in resources, but many things are little known, and most of them are sold cheaply by middlemen. It was given to foreign businessmen, and the farmers only made a small profit. Therefore, today, Her Majesty the Queen and I will personally promote it.

"This winter snow lotus is over a hundred years old and is rich in medicinal value. It can be soaked with white wine to make medicinal wine. After taking it, it can strengthen the body and prolong life. It is a rare health medicine! Today's promotion, The price is favorable, is there any boss who wants to buy it?"

After all, it is the most prosperous street in the Winter Kingdom. There are already a large number of local and foreign wholesale merchants. They are quick to see the business opportunities. His Royal Highness personally "brings the goods". Are you afraid that they will not be sold?After the first merchant placed an order, other merchants followed suit.

She and Her Majesty the Queen only chatted for a few words, and the merchants snapped up all the Winter Snow Lotuses, and the orders were placed until next year.The group of farmers in the audience were so excited that tears filled their eyes. They usually shouted things that no one would care about, but His Highness the Prince opened up sales with just a few words.

Next, His Royal Highness began to promote the second agricultural product.

As more and more businessmen arrived, the booth became more and more lively.

At this moment, she and Her Majesty the Queen finally understood His Royal Highness the Prince's intention to use their fame to advertise the agricultural products of Solstice Kingdom!One word spreads to ten, and ten spreads to hundreds. Within a month, Winter Winter Country will receive a large number of foreign orders.

At this time, His Royal Highness turned back and said with a smile: "This trick is called carrying goods. Do you want to try it, Your Majesty?"

Chapter 206 It's Good Now

In short, after a series of reforms, in less than three years, the economy of Winter Solstice Kingdom took off.

During this period, His Highness the Prince also created many inventions, the most exciting of which was the transformation of black gunpowder and the creation of more powerful guns, thereby establishing the Winter Kingdom's position as the number one military power.

Her relationship with His Highness the Prince is getting closer and closer, but when faced with His Highness the Prince's pursuit, she is always hesitant because of her identity as a sinner, and her life plan of dying alone in her heart. She does not want to have His Highness the Prince suddenly break into her life. , and negated all the efforts in the first half of life.

Furthermore, men often don't know how to cherish women who are easy to get, so she took advantage of this period to test the sincerity of His Royal Highness.

And His Royal Highness the Prince is also very capable of troubles, such as the multiple rumors of ambiguous relationships with Her Majesty the Queen, and the scandals with Sandone, Arecino, and Rosalind.Another example is the insistence on asking Her Majesty the Queen to seek marriage from six countries.

She knew that these were His Highness's methods of retreating in order to advance. They seemed clever, but yet so stupid, so every time she heard these rumors, she would not really take them to heart. Will not be able to resist the temptation of those warblers and swallows.

In addition, she paid special attention to a piece of data. Ever since His Highness the Prince became famous, the marriage rate in the Winter Solstice Kingdom has shown a sharp downward trend.

When she told His Highness the data, His Highness teased her, "You have to work hard to get me out of single status as soon as possible, otherwise it will continue to affect the marriage rate." She could only reply, "It's good now." .

This is good now——

Not only is it an answer to His Royal Highness, but it is also a comfort to myself.Although they didn't explicitly agree to His Highness the Prince's love, they were actually together, right?Almost every night, after His Highness the Prince finished his work, he would come to listen to her sing ballads, drink tea, or read books, and stay with her all the time. And she had prepared tea and books in advance, so even if there was no conversation between the two, they could still Feel the deep affection for each other.

She was not sure how long this relationship could last, but there was no better way to deal with it. There was only so much she could give to His Highness. Confusion, worry, joy and happiness made her addicted and dejected.

Then one night, after listening to her singing, His Royal Highness took her hand and walked in the snow.His Highness the Prince tilted his head and asked, "What are your plans after overthrowing the laws of heaven?"

She thought for a while and said: "Stay with Arlecino in the Fireplace House and raise those children to adulthood. As you know, Your Highness, those children have regarded us as teachers and parents since childhood. What about you? "

His Royal Highness the Prince said casually: "If you are willing, I would like to take you back to my hometown with me."

His Royal Highness the Prince has mentioned the world called "Earth" many times. He traveled from that planet and has deep feelings for his hometown.

She lowered her head and smiled bitterly: "Tevat is my destination, and I will never leave here. But please rest assured, Your Highness, when that day comes, I will bid farewell to you, and maybe even dance."

At this time, His Royal Highness held her hand harder and said, "I won't go back. I will stay with you."

At that moment, she only felt her heart twitching violently, and she could no longer suppress the strong emotions in her heart. She held the man in front of her by the neck and cried out about the "sin" and judgment she had been burdened with.

After hearing this, His Highness the Prince wiped away her tears and said with a smile: "There is a hurdle in your heart that you can't get over. It doesn't matter. I will wait until you figure it out."

That night, a colorful aurora suddenly appeared on the horizon. This was the most unique scenery in the Solstice Kingdom and could not be seen in any other country in Tevat.In Teyvat, you can't see this kind of spectacle every day. Sometimes the aurora doesn't appear once in more than ten years.

Two people stood in the snow, their backs stretched long by the moonlight.The tie of her executive coat and the edges of the prince's cloak whistled in the cold wind.

She held His Highness the Prince's arm and rested her head gently on his shoulder, enjoying the indescribable warmth and warmth.

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Another year passed like this, and His Royal Highness was sent out to carry out the task of collecting six hearts of gods.During the more than a month during which His Royal Highness the Prince traveled, Columbia was haunted every day, and every day felt like torture.

With deep thoughts, he came to the church of Hearth House and stayed in the snowy world created by the Ice Element Dragon King. He recalled everything about His Highness the Prince in the past three years in his mind.

When it was time to leave, she said to the abyss: "Old Dragon King, next time I will take Xiaoqing to see you."

Ahead, in the abyss shrouded in frost and white mist, a low dragon roar could be heard faintly, and a crystal clear ice shard suddenly appeared in front of them.Such a meager and inconspicuous piece of ice exuded a heart-stopping aura of ice element. Columbia held it in her hand and determined that it was a dragon scale——

A dragon scale from the ancient ice element dragon king, containing its powerful power.

After accepting the dragon scales, Columbia nodded, and immediately exited this strange space and returned to the real world.

The Hearth House was ablaze with lights, and the lights from the windows of every classroom cast a bright light on the snow.

She sighed with emotion and carefully recalled many things that happened during the three years in that space. She thought it took a long time, but in the real world, only half a day passed.

After leaving the Hearth House, she went straight to the Prince's Palace.

The group of guards responsible for guarding the door were very familiar with Columbia. They saw the six-winged hair ornament from a distance, so they opened the door in advance. When the executive officer came over, he said enthusiastically: "My lord [Girl], there is still no letter from His Highness the Prince today. "

During his current visit to the six countries, His Royal Highness the Prince wrote two letters back, one of which was to Her Majesty the Queen, and the other to Lady [Girl].After that, [Girl]-sama would come every two or three days to ask if there were any new letters.

Columbia said, "I know, call your captain over," and the guard hurriedly obeyed.

The captain of the Prince's Guards did not dare to delay for a moment. He ran out with a silver armor in his hand, wearing casual clothes and long leather boots, "Sir [Girl], do you have an urgent mission for coming so late?"

Columbia said: "His Royal Highness is not here, so you went to bed very early."

The captain of the guard who quickly put on his armor suddenly turned pale and explained: "I'm sorry, sir. A group of serfs came during the day, oh, they should be called farmers now. They came from far away in the countryside and walked for two months. During the journey, each person carried a jar of fine wine and insisted on giving it to His Highness the Prince, saying thank you to the Prince's Palace for abolishing serfdom and saving their lives. His Highness the Prince was not around, so I made my own decision to receive them, but in the end they insisted on dragging me to drink with them. .I don’t drink well. I got drunk and slept until just now..."

Columbia smiled slightly and said: "Hide the wine so that His Highness will not be greedy when he comes back."