After Mel's reminder, Regner realized how much Anne Lot had worried about herself, but the girl didn't say a word. In this respect, Annelot and Irene are somewhat similar, no matter how much, they always do their best to give silently, provide Regner with countless helps, and never ask for anything from themselves. And now, Innellis seems to be starting to join the bandwagon.

The next few days were still lackluster, and Regner dealt with the mountain of information every day, not forgetting to use his abilities to facilitate Annelot's experimental project. It's just that after Mel's reminder, Regner didn't bother Anne Lott to help him again. Sometimes, you can't always rely on someone else's, everyone has a day when they will face everything on their own.

However, Regner found that since he returned from Ocean Tide City, his task had become heavier and heavier day by day. Because not only did the battlefield in the south begin to change subtly at this time, but even the north began to become noisy at this time.

"Can't the northern barbarians sit still after all?" Regner couldn't help but frown as he looked at the information. According to the information sent back by the spies, the highland barbarians in the north seem to be gathering their armies to move south.

The northern snowy plateau is small and harsh, and the number of barbarians living there is not very large, and it is estimated that the population is less than 200,000. But it is precisely because of that harsh living environment that the barbarians of the northern highlands are all brave men who can fight well.

It is said that even the barbarians and civilians there have a level of fighting spirit of one or two levels. And the average strength of the elite barbarian warriors has reached level 7! Although there are only more than 10,000 of these warriors, as long as they think that there is still an army of 10,000 people in the north that is close to the level of middle-level warriors, the empire will feel a headache.

Because of the harsh living environment, in addition to grazing, barbarians will also go south to the human kingdom from time to time to plunder some supplies. This phenomenon existed even before the Hawke Empire was founded, when the Stoke Empire was so vast that the royal family could not take care of some remote places so much. In addition, those barbarians are all brave and good at fighting, even if they have a bit of perseverance and unyielding taste in their blood. If it is collected, it may not have much effect.

Therefore, although the barbarians burned, killed, and plundered in the north, the Stoke Empire did not particularly care about "small fights" with them with a noble and cold attitude.

After the Duke of Merlin, Hactor led the northerners to break away from the rule of the Stoke Empire, and the question of how to deal with the scourge of the barbarians naturally fell on the head of the Hawk Empire.

From a normal point of view, the Hawke Empire, as the Northern Empire, naturally cannot let these barbarians act as a prestige on their own heads. After all, when the northerners embraced the Duke of Merlin, part of the reason was that the Stoke Empire was intolerant of the scourge of barbarians.

But because the Hawk Empire had just been established, it was when the national strength was the weakest, and the Southern Stoke Empire was always eyeing itself. So neither Héctor nor Larvin focused on the barbarians of the north.

They adopted a relatively soft attitude and negotiated with the barbarians. The final result of the negotiations was that the Hawke Empire would provide some material aid to the barbarians every year, and the barbarians would promise not to violate the northern borders of the empire again.

But this group of barbarians with muscles in their brains naturally won't be good babies in peace. Despite the annual supplies from the Hawk Empire, small-scale barbarian invasions still occur from time to time. In line with the principle that the nascent empire should recuperate, Ralvin thought twice and finally failed to make up his mind to fight the barbarians.

He had only strengthened his defense of the northern defenses, and would strike back against the barbarians mercilessly if they spotted a small invasion of the barbarians.

However, with the war between the two empires of the North and the South and the gradual intensification of the fighting, Ralvin could no longer allocate enough troops to resist the barbarians in the north. Therefore, in the past few years, the scale of barbarian invasions has become larger and more frequent. And judging by the current intelligence, those barbarians ...... It seems that seeing the Hawke Empire's repeated endurance, some can't sit still......

......

Boom!

Ralvin slapped the table hard, and the fat all over his body trembled, as if to vent his master's anger.

"These barbarians are simply too deceitful!" Ralvin gritted his teeth and said, "Seeing that my Hawke Empire has no time to take care of them because of the war in the south, they dare to ride on the neck of the empire and!

"Your Majesty is angry. Chancellor of the Exchequer Andrew was frightened and hurriedly said.

"Stop the anger?" Ralvin said viciously, "If I don't exterminate this group of shameless inferior races, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"

"Your Majesty......," said the current Minister of War cautiously, "Could it be that you really plan to go to war with the North?"

"Otherwise, what else can be done?" Ralvin asked angrily, "Send them supplies every year, provide them with good food and drink, and let them invade the empire after they are fat and strong?"

"Since the war with Stoker, we have been sending fewer and fewer supplies, and by last year, it had completely stopped. Andrew cautioned.

"I shouldn't have given it away a long time ago!" Ralvin didn't get angry because of this, and he said with some regret: "Hmph! I should have expected that these barbarians were all underfed dogs!

"If we really do this, I'm afraid the Stoke Empire will take advantage of it a long time ago. Alfred said lightly: "Your Majesty, I think it's better for us to deal with this matter calmly." ”

"What do you think?" Ralvin said after venting, knowing that this matter was not just about starting a war, so he took two deep breaths and waited until his mind calmed down before he asked.

"First of all, the minister believes that it is absolutely unrealistic to go to war. Alfred calmly analyzed: "The empire is currently at a difficult juncture, and if we provoke a war in the north at such a time, it will make our situation even more ugly." ”

"I understand that, too. Ralvin nodded: "But the barbarians are becoming more and more restless now, and you have seen this information." The scale of this invasion has reached 3,000 people. And the Barbarian King still has the intention of gathering all the clansmen, I think if we don't make any more moves, next time they should form a group of 10,000 people to travel to Melindell!"

"Your Majesty. Alfred thought for a moment and then said, "This group of barbarians is hateful, but our biggest enemy at the moment is still the Stoke Empire. Therefore, all Your Majesty wants now is a stable northern environment. ”

"That's right. Ralvin admitted, and then said with some annoyance, "But these barbarians have a character that cannot be settled in one breath, and how can the north be settled unless they are killed." ”

"Your Majesty is right, the northern barbarians are brave and good at fighting, and they all have a restless character in their bones. Alfred replied, "While it is true that supplies are one reason for their plunder, on the other hand, they think that it is a desire for the people to fight." And since they're so eager to fight......"

Alfred's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning that disgusted Regner, and he sneered and continued, "Then we'll give them war!"

"Lord Alfred has said all this, is there still a war?" Regna couldn't help but ask.

"Mistress Regner misunderstood. Alfred didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Regner's tone, and he turned to Regner and smiled, "I mean, give them war, but not war with them." ”

"......" Ralvin thought for a moment, "you mean to provoke their civil war?"

"Exactly!" Alfred nodded, then explained, "As we all know, there is only one large tribe of the northern barbarians, but there are still various clans within it. ”

"Speaking of which, these barbarians are quite similar to the orcs to the east!" Ralvin couldn't help but sarcastically. He thought for a moment and then said, "However, among the barbarians, the barbarian king has a lot of cohesion for the entire barbarian clan. I've heard that with the barbarian king's order, it is possible to make the other barbarians die at once. ”

"That's a bit of an exaggeration. Regner opened his mouth to clarify: "The barbarian king does have a lot of cohesion for the tribe, but if he is really as appealing as rumored, such a united whole will probably have stirred up the north long ago." However, the previous patriarch was defeated by the new patriarch a few months ago, and now the new barbarian king has just taken office, and it seems that he still has a lot of prestige among the barbarians. ”

When he said this, Regner's face was slightly strange.

"So, if we can get rid of that barbarian king, there's a good chance that these barbarians will fight a civil war?" said Ralven with a deep groan.

"If we add our incitement, we should be able to achieve such an effect. Ragnar spread his hands and explained, "According to the tradition of the northern barbarians, each barbarian king will abolish the power of the previous barbarian king through the unique witchcraft of the barbarians when he succeeds him. Although it won't turn them into ruins completely, it can also make their strength plummet to the level of mid-level warriors. In their opinion, this method could constantly urge the current barbarian king to work hard to cultivate, so as not to be surpassed by his clansmen. ”

"In the end, it is a barbarian, and the practices are so barbaric. Ralvin sneered disdainfully.

"This is still barbaric?!You haven't read the details!It is said that before that kind of witchcraft was created, the previous barbarian kings were directly broken, and their hands and feet were completely crippled!" Regner muttered in his heart.