Inside Fort Caval, the triumphant 1st Guards Regiment (the other corps continued to be stationed in the Hurion area), as well as the Heavy Cavalry Corps, cheered in the school grounds.

In the inner hall office not far from the school grounds, Pedi shook hands with the old orc Morinda under the leadership of his father to show friendship. According to Nick Reagan, it was an equal handshake.

When the three of them are seated... Prepared to say that it was Pedi and his son sitting facing each other, and Morinda sitting cross-legged on the ground.

"Lord Morinda will be the chief military advisor to the Kavalburg court, and will also be the representative of the orc inhabitants in the affairs of Crewe. Nick Reagan explained to his second son.

After hearing his father's words, Pedi looked at the Morinda who was lowering his eyelids as if he was asleep, and had some thoughts in his heart, but now he didn't show the thoughts in his heart like just now, he looked at his father calmly and asked, "Father, if I heard me correctly, you just mentioned the orc inhabitants. ”

"Yes, you heard me right, that's what I said. Nick Reagan smiled, "Do you want to treat those orc captives as slaves all the time?"

"They are all fighters, and they have had honors. Morinda raised his eyelids and looked at Pedi at this time, "If you treat them as slaves, a riot can happen at any time!"

Pedi looked at Morinda and said, "But as far as I've got, the orcs have been quiet for the past year, so quiet that there hasn't even been a single disturbance. ”

"Do you think this is normal?" Nick Reagan asked suddenly.

Pedi was stunned by this question, and after a moment of silence under the gaze of the other two, he said, "It's not normal. ”

Nick Reagan always had a smile on his face, and the smile on his face grew even stronger when Pedy answered his question, "You have to thank Lord Morinda Morinda, if it weren't for him, your garrison on the Garmic Grassland would not have been able to stop the orc rebellion." ”

"Baron Pedi, we orcs are not naturally bloodthirsty and warlike, and most of us are more peace-loving than humans. Morinda looked at Pedy's crimson eyes with cloudy but wise eyes, and said in a humble tone: "In fact, many low-level orcs have long forgotten the war of three hundred years ago, and we even hate war more than you, because we know better than you the disasters that war will bring... We grew up in hardship, so we know how to make trade-offs!"

The old orc stood up and bowed down respectfully to Pedi, "I promise you, as long as you can treat my people like ordinary lords, they will be as loyal to you as your lords and fight for you!"

Listening to the old orc's oath-like words, Pedi instinctively pulled a serious but stiff expression, so that the other party could not know what was in his heart as much as possible. At this moment, he turned his gaze to his father.

Nick Reagan leaned back on the couch and whispered in a tired voice after looking at Pedi: "Sooner or later, Kru will be handed over to you, my opinion is actually not important, Your Excellency Morinda needs your attitude more, your inner attitude." He pointed to the location of Pedy's chest, "If you want to refuse, you can just say it." ”

His father's attitude reminded Peidi of the other party's injury, which made him feel very bad all of a sudden, but at this moment he had to suppress this bad mood.

He forcibly moved his gaze to the old orc...

Feeling Pei Di's gaze, Morinda unconsciously buried his head lower, and his mood, which had not been nervous for more than ten years, suddenly became nervous.

"This is a heart-warming proposal..."Pei Di's voice was low, as if he was talking to himself, "The empire and the orc tribes have been fighting for more than three hundred years, and no lord has been able to truly bring the orcs to their knees. ”

The word 'surrender' sent an unnatural look on Morinda's face, and he tried not to think about them, "We lack communication... In fact, a long time ago, the orcs and the empire were very friendly with each other. The old orc continued, "In the last few decades when trade has flourished, the lives of our tribe have been stable, so stable that even the lowest working families can fill their stomachs... Within the orcs, there was a large part of the population willing to negotiate a solution to our problems, and the Tower of Dawn had worked hard to achieve this, but before our plan could be implemented, the organization split up, and I joined the main battle faction. ”

"Knock knock" Pei Di tapped his finger lightly on the table, "I am personally very interested in all the history of the mainland, but we should find another time to talk about this kind of issue." He looked at the Morinda, "What do you say?"

"I'm sorry. The old orc apologized earnestly.

"If the orcs are willing to settle in Crewe, I personally would welcome it, but the question is what will our people think, and will our nobles be willing to support this decision?" said Pedi with a helpless expression on his face.

"We just need your attitude, Baron Pedy. Morinda looked up and looked at Pedi.

After the two looked at each other for more than five seconds, Pedi said in an affirmative tone, "If your people can do what you promised, I welcome it." ”

"Good!" Nick Reagan straightened up, looked at the old orc and said, "You sit down first." Then he looked at Pedi again, "If you want, the rest will be easy." ”

"Nearly 30,000 orcs need to be settled, if we want to give these orcs civil rights, we must give an explanation to the lords and nobles, this is not a simple matter, father!" Pedi slowly stepped into his role.

"It's simply not realistic to arrange 30,000 orcs at once. Nick Reagan looked at the old orc, "What do you say, Lord Morinda." ”

"I can understand, after all, our ultimate goal is to make the people of Kru and Kru equal each other. Morinda nodded, "It's not something that can be done in a short period of time. After receiving Pedy's answer, the tense muscles on his face relaxed a lot, "Actually, many merchants in the Crewe Territory have already established friendships with certain orc tribes, and they will even hire orc guards to trade between Clarkley Island and the Western Continent, if we can, we can open the area near the docks in Balan Town first, so that the orc guards can land legally." ”

Nick Reagan's dim eyes lit up, "That's a nice note." ”

"So, what do you think about the prisoners of war in the Jamich steppe. "Pedi is most concerned about this issue now, and since he has agreed to it, then he has the responsibility to implement it.

Morinda thought for a moment and replied, "You can give them freedom in batches and arrange jobs for them." ”

Pedi shook his head, "I don't think anyone would be willing to hire them at this stage. ”

"Didn't Lord Morinda just say?" said Nick Reagan, "I think that the Chamber of Commerce dedicated to the development of ocean trade will be happy to hire them." ”

"You can try it. Pedi nodded approvingly.

"Almost all of my people are good farmers and herders, and if they are given enough seeds and young, they can carve out vast farms and pastures. "Morinda clearly doesn't want to put all of his people into dangerous work.

"The Borgs of the Byan Territory have just announced the dissolution of their court, and the land is in dire need of a large number of immigrants. As he said this, Pedi looked at his father to ask for his opinion.

"The hatred that has accumulated between the people of the Byan Lords and the orcs in last year's war will keep them in conflict. Nick Reagan shook his head, "The eastern territory of Fort Kumar has been in a state of desolation. ”

"This place is good," Pedi smiled, how good he didn't say.

The old orc, who was familiar with the geographical location of Krewe, immediately understood where Nick Reagan was talking about, and understood the other party's intention to do so, but he didn't have any opinion.

"The area around Kumar Fortress will probably be a vital place for Kru for a long time to come, and this will be a test for you. Nick Reagan got straight to the point.

"Orcs are never afraid of a challenge. Morinda immediately said: "Now that the war in the Western Continent is more serious than that of the Empire, my people will make the right choice." He looked at Duke Nick, "I just hope that you can properly open up some immigration measures, only family is the best restraint for the warriors." ”

"Of course!" replied Pedi in place of his father.

"That..."

"Your Excellency, I can understand your feelings, the specific matters of orc emigration and the specific plan for the release of prisoners of war and related matters will require a long period of negotiation. Nick Reagan stopped Morinda from continuing on the topic he wanted to discuss, "When the time comes, you can be part of the development of these plans... Now, I need to talk to my son, and later I'll introduce you to the nobles of Crewe, and what you need to do now is find a way to adjust your condition and convince them to trust you as much as I do. ”

"I'm very sorry. The old orc stood up, "Allow me to stand down." He looked at the old duke as he spoke, and when Nick Reagan nodded, he immediately stepped out of the room.

After Morinda exited the room, Pedi looked in the direction of the door and said, "Are you serious? Orcs are really trustworthy?"

"Morinda didn't talk nonsense, in fact, within the orcs, many people expect to be able to coexist peacefully with the empire, and the war that has lasted for three hundred years has already exhausted the low-level warriors of the orcs. Nick Reagan explained: "After trade flourished, the low-level orcs who solved the problem of food and clothing were even more unwilling to have their peaceful lives broken. ”

"How do you explain last year's war?" Pedi frowned, "This war waged by the orcs has mobilized the power of their entire clan. ”

"Those in power do not think of a peaceful life after solving the problem of food and clothing, they only fantasize about being able to have more power. The old duke had a sarcastic smile on his face, "Maybe in the near future you will be like that... Because desire is the instinct of intelligent beings, and no one can avoid it... Hatred and other possible events aside, the benefits of orcs settling in Kru are obvious, aren't they?"

Nick Reagan looked at Pedy and waved his hand, "Okay, let's get this over here, because it's been proven countless times that the discussion we're having now won't lead to anything." After Pedy nodded, Nick Reagan was silent for a few seconds before continuing, "What are you going to do with the Herion region and the Bean Territory region. ”

"Of course, it was under the direct jurisdiction of Kavarburg. "You said that the age of lords is over and we need to make changes. ”

"Yes, I agree, but the question is how to change? Have you thought about it?"

"I had the first thoughts. Pedi nodded.

"I'd love to hear about it. ”

"I can follow the example of Balan and Seka and set up local governments. "But the city defense battalion and the patrol corps of the local villages and towns must be abolished, and a police department and a garrison regiment directly under the Kavar Fort must be established to administer it." ”

"Well... Looks like you've really thought about it. Nick Reagan had a satisfied smile on his face, "This has to come up with a concrete solution within three days... "The old man's usual speech was paused, he seemed to have something to say, but he didn't seem to remember what to say for a while. So, he could only frown and think, and seemed a little anxious.

Pedi looked at his father and wanted to walk over to comfort him, but he looked at his father's stubborn eyes and dispelled the thought.

"Has Omar's baby been born?" the old man asked after thinking for a long time a question that surprised Pedi but felt reasonable.

"I was born a long time ago, and I wrote to you specifically for your name as Benedict Marne. A smile unconsciously appeared on Pedy's face, but there was some unknown sadness in the depths of the smile.

"Let Quinna bring the child to me," Nick said subconsciously, but then shook his head again, "Forget it, he's now the heir of Fort Cowind." He seemed to be talking to himself, as if he were telling Pedi, and then fell silent again.

"Father, my wedding with Eileen Phil is going to take place this month. Pedi endured the discomfort in her heart, "When the time comes, we can invite Quinna to bring the child over." ”

"That's really good!" Nick Reagan's eyes suddenly brightened with a heartfelt smile on his face.

However, his smile didn't last long, as he sighed and stared at Pedi and said, "Penny's baby was born... I heard the news of his birth from Woz Perrod. He smiled ugly, "I actually heard the news of my grandson's birth from an outsider!"

He stared into Pedy's eyes and asked, "Did Penny contact you?"

"Yes We often exchange letters. Pedi replied quickly.

"Good. Nick Reagan nodded, "You've had a good relationship with your two younger sisters since you were a child, and hopefully this relationship between you will last forever." The old man's voice grew quieter and quieter, and at last he instructed, "But you must not affect your judgment of the situation just because Penny is your sister." ”

"Father, what the hell are you trying to say?" Pedi felt that his father had something important to say to him, "although I am very young now, you believe me that I can accept any surprising news. ”

Nick Reagan exhaled a breath of turbidity and looked at his second son and said, "No, I don't have anything particularly important... Perhaps, but we should talk about it at another time, because now we need to meet the victorious generals first. ”