You and me under the world tree

In this regard, a slight sense of disobedience inevitably emerged in his heart.

It's as if there's a fault somewhere.

Very small, but it will not attract the attention of ordinary people.

Because this matter is actually not worth mentioning, after all, people will always worry about whether to eat fried chicken or braised pork for lunch.

Even though Huo De felt inexplicably uncomfortable, he shook his head in the end.

"Forget it, it's obviously more convenient to type in the document."

Chapter 95: Sending Invitation Cards

In the atrium world, time passed quickly.

Since Siegfried, the prince of the Volsung family, unified the Netherlands, the kingdom has returned to peace.

Ultimately, however, war brings loss and pain.

Even though Siegfried has adopted a strategy of slowly encroaching as much as possible strategically, and tried to avoid affecting some large towns in the kingdom.

He suppressed the scope of the war as much as possible around the surrounding fortresses where troops were stationed.

But even so, some places were damaged after all.

For example, Skywrath King City is like this...

Because the siege battle was inevitable in the end, the parts including the city gate and the city wall had to be repaired on a large scale.

In addition to these places, the construction of the new palace of the Volsung family must also be put on the agenda.

So to a certain extent, the Kingdom of the Netherlands today is in a state of waiting to be rebuilt.

For any king, this matter is actually quite difficult.

Because there is more than one Netherlands in Midgard, for a new kingdom, it will not be a good thing if it is weak inside and has enemies from outside.

And in fact, for the Netherlands, this situation is not the first time it has happened.

If you don’t mention it far away, the closest similar event is the change of power between the Hengding clan and the Volsung clan.

Regardless of the Hengding family who used rumors to frighten the surrounding areas and had already reached some kind of agreement with Denmark, Siegmund, who seemed a little eager for quick success at the beginning, could be said to be a real internal and external trouble.

He unleashed the banner of "reviving the Netherlands" prematurely, and did not discuss with other kingdoms. For a while, the surrounding kingdoms directly focused on the kingdom with internal and external troubles.

And the way he solved it at the beginning was also very simple: war and expansion.

Crazy initiating wars abroad, established the title of "God of War" with continuous victories, and reminded the entire atrium of the era of the demigod Xiji and the heroic warrior Yinggewei.

And under successive wars, several kingdoms including the Gothic Kingdom were directly conquered, and the remaining forces of the Hengding family didn't even dare to stay in the Netherlands.

Compared with his parents, Siegfried is obviously not so simple and rude.

But in the final analysis, it was because Siegmund was too poor. Even if he regained the royal city, the personal treasures belonging to King Hengding were far from being able to maintain the expenses of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Under such circumstances, foreign war is actually the only option.

Although Siegmund sometimes does not know how to do things, he is a former prince and appointed successor after all.

Therefore, he naturally understood how to divert the conflicts within the kingdom.

Moreover, there is also a sense of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.

Since the poor fly, why don't I go to other kingdoms to grab it?

Compared with his self-made father, Siegfried is much more relaxed, because he has never been short of money.

It is natural to save money, but Siegfried will not be ambiguous when he needs to spend money.

It is impossible to rely on fame to get people to work for free, so Siegfried chose to throw money into it desperately.

And since the money is in place, other people will stop talking about it.

Moreover, because the national treasury is not short of money and food, the construction of various places in the Netherlands is also quite fast.

Regardless of the distance, even the nearest royal city seems to be in full swing.

Construction teams from different places have different tasks. They are either responsible for the construction of a certain city wall, or for the repair of nearby fortresses.

Even Siegfried didn't shy away from letting those common people participate in the construction of the palace.

Although this proposal was opposed by Hagen at the first time, Siegfried forced the proposal through.

He wasn't afraid of bad things like secret passages being discovered, because the workers responsible for the construction didn't even know what monster-level fortifications they were building.

Even, when seeing those pictures, the first reaction of those workers was: too beautiful.

In terms of craftsmanship, the aesthetics of dwarves have always been at the forefront.

Lai Jin perfectly integrated the effective rune sequences into the carvings inside the palace. As long as it is perfectly depicted according to his design, the whole palace will become both beautiful and practical.

However, this palace is not without key points, and the most important part is the 'control sand table' deep in the palace.

There is the core, and Lakin even designed a hidden mechanism for it, perfectly integrating it into the king's daily desk, and the design of this aspect must be entrusted to a trusted person who is proficient in magic.

Therefore, this aspect was done by Hodder himself.

Is it difficult for him?

In fact, it's not difficult, after all, he can pull out a bunch of puppets.

In terms of brute force, these stupid guys who have no intelligence and are driven purely by runes are much easier to use than the construction team.

Moreover, Alberich's drawings are quite detailed, and results can be produced by following the gourd.

So, the king's office was in charge of these rock puppets, and these puppets were not wasted, and they all ended up as sculptural guards inside the palace, forming part of the fortifications.

Then the problem is coming...

"Since rock golems are so easy to use, why should civilians be allowed to participate in the construction of the king's palace? Your Excellency the Sage." Hagen couldn't help but ask as he watched the busy workers.

After all, he was limited by traditional thinking.

After all, the kings and lords of the atrium have always been regarded as high-risk occupations.

Because there are always people who will be dissatisfied with these people in high positions, they are often assassinated in various ways.

Also because of this incident, later on, the rulers took various measures to deal with this incident.

For example, secret passages, such as personal guards that can only be trusted.

Among them, the most important thing is the internal structure of the palace.

Although Hagen was born in a wild way, he had lived in the court of Burgundy anyway.

And more importantly, as an illegitimate child, he did not have the right to enter a part of the palace, and it was at that time that he realized that he had never been trusted.

"Our new king... that child Siegfried has erected an image of a monarch who is close to the people. Of course, he cannot be separated from the common people."

Then, Huo De raised his hand, and he casually pointed to a few workers.

"Look, there is pride on their faces, because they know that they are building the king's residence, which is a great honor for them, and afterward, they will also receive a lot of wages and rewards, which will make the Our new king's prestige has been greatly enhanced."

and……

"Because the common people participated, the palace seemed to have no secrets at all."

In the end, Hodder and the others concealed the source of the drawings.

There are even rumors outside that this is a palace designed by the sage Hodder to commemorate his former comrades-in-arms, so no one will associate it with dwarves, let alone any exquisite craftsmanship.

"Inviting them to participate is beneficial to us and not harmful...We may be able to control the movements of some interested people through these workers."

Finally, after another few months, everything was ready to be completed.

The moment the entire king was renovated, Siegfried immediately set the time for the enthronement ceremony.

Then send people to send invitations to the kingdoms of Midgard, inviting them to come and watch the ceremony.

This day is exactly one year from the day Siegfried returned...

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was finally able to welcome its real master with a grand ceremony.

Chapter 96: Visitors from the Kingdom

It is hard to imagine that it took a few months for a kingdom that was still in civil war to completely emerge from the shadow of war.

Although these few months are still not enough to completely repair the war wounds in the Netherlands, the smiling faces of the people can be seen everywhere on the way.

Very powerful ah……

This is what Studas thought in his heart.

He crossed the border into the Netherlands from the god-given city of Goth: Bean all the way, and all he saw were businessmen coming and going and farmers who were taking care of the farmland.

These people wore new clothes, and there was no gloom on their faces, or even panic.

It is hard to imagine that this land was still at war just a few months ago.

Although in fact, a few months is naturally not enough to erase the traces of war in the kingdom, but Studas riding a horse can see that the fortresses destroyed by the war are now being repaired.

Even Strath, which was originally only a border town, began to expand.

As one of the envoys of the Gothic Kingdom, he and the congratulatory team met the legion guarding there and the commander there.

But the real commander: Raven Halph is currently in the royal city in order to participate in the enthronement ceremony, so it is actually the adjutant Bodwall who is in charge of receiving them there.

Moreover, Studus could tell at a glance that Bodwall was also an excellent warrior.

"Shifel... No, Siegfried, should it be said that the times make heroes?"

Studus, who was riding on the horse, stroked his chin, thinking about what he saw and heard in the Netherlands.

Then, he sighed helplessly.

"I also slaughtered a dragon, and it was a bloody battle, so why didn't I get the treasure of the evil dragon?"

Then, just as he was muttering, the fellow warriors couldn't help turning their heads.

These people are undoubtedly the best in the Gothic Kingdom, and they are the following:

The master of weapons and the undefeated brave Hiltebrand, as the teacher of His Royal Highness Prince Dietrich, is obviously older than these young people around him.

He didn't speak, just returned a subtle expression.

In addition, Prince Dietrich's number one warrior, Wittig, is the holder of the holy sword Mimeng.

"A large part of Siegfried's so-called evil dragon's treasure is the former wealth of the dwarf kingdom. I don't know where the dragon you killed came from. How could there be a treasure."

Of course, in this team, the most important person is Prince Dietrich, son of King Dietmar.

Of course, the representatives of the Gothic Kingdom who came to the Netherlands as an envoy cannot be too light in terms of weight.

After all, no matter what, this is a once-in-a-lifetime enthronement and coronation ceremony for neighboring countries. If the number of people sent is not enough, it may cause various public opinion crises.

And more importantly, the Kingdom of Goths and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are enemies after all.

But now, the regime in the Kingdom of the Netherlands has changed, which is a good opportunity for the two kingdoms to repair their relationship.

It is worth mentioning that this is actually an order from King Dietmar.

Of course, some radical fighters in the country think that this is the king's succumbing to softness, because Siegfried himself is in the limelight, and no one dares to take the lead.

But no matter what others said, Hiltebrand understood the deep meaning of it.

And after realizing this, he also understood His Majesty's good intentions.

After all, the Gothic Kingdom today still has too many enemies, and most of them were provoked by Dietrich himself.

Denmark, Netherlands, Burgundy...

Among the several large neighboring kingdoms, except for the Hungarian Empire, several kingdoms around the god-given city of Be'an were all beaten by him.

On the one hand, he did expand the territory of the Gothic Kingdom, but on the other hand, he also created a large number of enemies for himself.

But now, the Netherlands has changed hands, and the returning descendants of Volsunger once had the experience of fighting together with the prince of Goth.

Taking advantage of this kind of friendship to temporarily ease the relationship with the Netherlands, this is a very normal operation.

Moreover, Hiltebrand has experienced the era of King Dittmar anyway, and he has also seen the moment when King Dittmar was young and vigorous.

It doesn't matter if you make enemies on all sides, as long as you defeat them all.

And as his child, the current Dietrich is completely carved out of the same mold as Dietermar in terms of character.