Chapter 588: My World? (28)
After chasing after eight whole worlds, Ling Qi had accumulated a huge advantage, but he still hadn't caught his target once!
If it drags on any longer, God knows when Lynch will be holy again, then this chase battle may really have a little wave, and the chessboard will be stirred by this person!
It is impossible for Lynch to complete the counter-kill, which is caused by the gap in essence, but Ling Qi does not like trouble, let alone accidents.
No one who has the upper hand and has an absolute advantage will like accidents, and neither does Ling Qi.
Sevindir VI left the temple and summoned the ministers again to begin a new round of reforms.
In this world, there are monarchs, but not every country is like this, and not every country that implements a monarchy system, and the nobles can form a country of their own in the territory.
In the kingdom of Neva, the power of the nobility was not as great as in other countries where the monarchy was divided. Especially near the capital, although there are also local nobles, the centralization of power has been very thorough. Many times, in this kingdom, no matter how big or small, the king can decide with a word. Correspondingly, the pressure on the shoulders of Severdir VI is not small.
When he learned of Arthur's deeds, Safedir VI began to vigorously woo this man at the first time, without any hesitation. After proving that this man was indeed capable and that there was nothing wrong with his origin, the king did not hesitate to give glory and reward, and even hinted that the prince would be closer to the young protector.
That's not all, Sevendir VI behaved in front of Arthur and was not at all as suspicious as ordinary emperors. Maybe he is also vigilant, but in front of the people who really need it, he knows how to hide it well!
In any case, on the surface, it seems that he trusts Arthur very much, and even for the "God of War" recommended by Arthur, which is completely unreliable, he does not have any rejection and disgust, at least he does not say it directly, and is willing to build statues and temples in the palace for him.
Whether it's for Arthur's sake or not, it's already a real importance.
And the only result of Sevendir VI's attempt was that this brilliant monarch was soon reduced to a minions and servant of Lingqi!
In fact, this is nothing, if you change the world, if you want to be a servant of Ling Qi, you can't get it, and there are many more noble than the king's status.
Ling Qi didn't let Severdir VI mess up, and many of the things he asked the other party to do were mostly beneficial to the kingdom. Maybe those changes don't see much benefit for the time being, but as long as you start trying, you can make the country's strength steadily improve. This is not only the superiority of the system, but also a blatant cheating. The military change, for example, is the best proof of this.
Using Arthur's special powers, combined with Ling Qi's unknown means, to provide a small number of elite corps with sophisticated magic weapons, just this change has increased the combat effectiveness of the army several times. It's not cheating, what is cheating?
It's not that there haven't been powerful wizards to form armies before, but no one has ever done that, it's not that it can't be done, it's disdain, and it's not worth it.
Just like the Ice Queen, with a spell, the army of a thousand people will be wiped out, so why not act as a craftsman to provide weapons for pawns? No matter how strong she is, she has no means to do so, and this will only outweigh the losses.
The same is true in terms of people's livelihood, but not with magic to improve the country, but with the power of "technology".
Technology is applicable in any world, although it is not necessarily a civilization that is moving towards steel and oil.
The changes it brings are long-lasting, but far less intuitive than magical powers. Again, it doesn't require additional input, just sowing seeds.
Compared to this, the help that can be brought to the change of the national system is limited.
That's not to say it didn't help, just definitely not as drastic.
Everyone thinks that an advanced system has brought about an advanced civilization and a strong productive force, but in fact this is completely reversed.
The system is not fundamental, but the productive forces are. All majestic high-rise buildings are inseparable from a solid foundation.
Just like the economy, it's not just a flip-up economy that can be rubbed up, it's a bubble economy, flashy, it needs a solid foundation, not a book, or a paper.
Many backward civilizations simply can't afford to build an economy because they don't have something to do it.
A bun goes around and finally sells for ten times the price, as if everyone has money to make in the process, the problem is that those who make money, don't they have to spend ten times the price to buy a bun?
Besides, tokens can be printed in a hurry, and the money is not enough to continue printing, is it gold and silver, etc., and can also be mined endlessly regardless of the progress?
It is not only the backward system that makes the people miserable, but also the problem of productive forces.
Throughout history, no matter which plane, there will always be a time when technological power will leap forward, and then it will naturally promote changes in the system and bring about real world governance.
Books tend to focus too much on the progress and superiority of the system, but they don't realize that it is simply incidental to the improvement of productivity. If productivity is not improved, any system is nonsense. On the other hand, if productivity increases, the most primitive system can also provide slaves with sufficient food and clothing.
Productivity is fundamental.
The system allows one out of ten people to eat porridge and the others to drink soup together, so that they do not starve to death, but it cannot let everyone eat meat, and the ideal state of the system will always get worse and worse.
It is also far more difficult to change the system than to increase productivity. In a healthy society, the first thing to pay attention to should be the innovation of technological forces, rather than the leakage of any system. That needs to be filled, it needs to be taken seriously, but it is not as important as the former.
For human civilization, ten politicians are not as good as one scientist, but reality often turns the situation upside down.
The changes in the Kingdom of Neiva can be experienced by the common people, of course, it is all false, but the country is feeding back and gathering the hearts of the people, which is difficult to last. Unless technological productivity advances by leaps and bounds, the superior can give ordinary people more spiritual encouragement, or hope. The real benefits can only be occasional, and whether it can usher in a prosperous era depends on the future.
Compared with the civilians, the neighbors of the Neva Kingdom really felt the change in this behemoth.
This country, before was like an old lion, although there is still the strength to fight, but everyone can see that the development of the kingdom of Neva has begun to decline.
But now, it's different, it's starting to shine back, and maybe rejuvenation!
To the north of the kingdom is a huge forest with many hill tribes, all of which are the henchmen of the kingdom of Neva.
For two hundred years, these savages have also brought much trouble and harm to the country.
However, the Kingdom of Neiva has never been able to effectively solve this problem.
Especially since a brilliant king led a large army to sweep half of the mountains eighty years ago, the kingdom has been conservative and defensive against those barbaric cannibals in recent decades.
This cannot be said that those in power do not have the courage to do so, and the more countries have declined, the more likely it is that there will be a situation in which they are only beaten and do not fight back, and this is not because they do not want to fight back, but because they are powerless.
At that time, the heroic lord achieved his own merits, and let the people of the north enjoy peace for 20 years, but he lost at least 80 years of national fortune for this. A big war, costing the people and money, overdrawing the treasury, directly caused the kingdom to start going downhill in advance.
It was only recently that the Kingdom of Neiva went against the norm again, and the entire eight thousand northern army broke into the mountains almost with a majestic attitude, and swept away three large tribes with absolute military superiority!
Although this is far from the extent that Severdir III led an army of 30,000 to sweep half of the dead forest, it is already a rare feat in history, and it is difficult to say whether it is a return to the light or a rebirth.
Because, this battle report is definitely much better than that year, and this victory is not filled with life! This makes the natural prosperity and decline seem to have a momentum of change!
The fundamental reason for this is not that today's army is far better trained than it was back then, but because they have better equipment and weapons, as well as a more unified command and dispatch!
Even the legendary ogre, a magic weapon that can effectively damage, if it falls on ordinary people, what will be the result?
The Kingdom of Neiva is bordered on three sides, except for the northwest, which borders the land of ice and snow more than 200 years ago, which is still inaccessible, and the rest have powerful enemies or neighbors in the south, east, and north.
Not to mention the forest of death to the north, which surrounds the kingdom in the shape of a crescent, and the forest of death, which is like an umbrella, lives the most feared cannibals.
These cannibals are not ogres, they are also humans, but compared to ordinary civilized people, they drink blood and are no different from wild beasts.
Cannibals have smarter minds and more cruel methods than wild beasts.
The cannibals do not build a country, they are scattered in the forest as a tribe, and there is no harmony between tribes, there are many conflicts and killings, but they are still the kingdom's worst enemies.
Among the three main legions of the kingdom, the Northern Army, which currently has the most advantages in numbers, training and equipment, is specially set up for these cannibals!
The situation in the south of the kingdom is much better than in the north.
To the south of the Kingdom of Neva is an inland sea, which is very vast, almost as big as ten of the Kingdom of Naiva.
In this inland sea, there is a large island, and there is a group of islands, which are called the Kenneto Federation, with a total land area of less than one-third of the Kingdom of Neva, and the overall strength is average, but it is very rich and economically powerful.
There are also conflicts between the Kenneto Federation and the Kingdom of Neiva, but it is more of a cooperative day-to-day affair, and it should be the friendliest of the neighbors.
As for the east of the kingdom, bordering the kingdom of Neva is the well-deserved power on this continent, the Greenland Empire!