"Prepare for a war?" Count Kandal shook his head, "Who are you going to fight?"

"I don't think you've forgotten the beast that escaped into the sea, and if anyone forgets, get out of this room. After Feiqi and the others made abrupt expressions, he said, "That monster is from the second world, where the creator is entrenched. The Creator threw the monster over to test the abilities of the people of the Yongli Continent, so it was almost a sure thing that the night of the Scarlet Meteor would happen again. And when the time comes, if the first batch of monsters don't die, it is estimated that they will also make a comeback. The last time that monster killed a king, I don't think anyone wants that to happen again, right?"

"Of course no one wants to. But IMHO, the kingdom's army is of no use in the face of that monster, and preparation is a waste. The Truth Thunder Church has promised that as long as we worship the goddess sincerely and support the construction of the church, then the church will give priority to summoning angels to fight those monsters. ”

"So you think you should put all your hopes in the church?" Feige thought for a moment, and in the current situation, it was simply unrealistic to veto the money given to the church. If you do, the kingdom will fall apart. "I think we should at least try and fight the monsters with our own strength. I demand the creation of an elite contingent of about a hundred, equipped with the best weapons and training in the kingdom, at least as a force for mobility and involvement. When monsters appear, angels don't arrive on the battlefield at the first time, and we must at least reduce our losses. ”

"Choose from my Paladin," Andrew said, "and they all want revenge on the monsters." ”

"Of course, the paladin is definitely the backbone of the fight against monsters. Fei Qi nodded vigorously and said, "At the same time, we need people who can use spells to join us. You can't defeat those monsters with your body and sword alone. ”

"But it's just a waste of money. "Baron Goode, who acts as an adviser to the Treasury, is a shrewd and silent man, and generally does not take the initiative to express his opinion, except when it comes to spending money. He was known for his stinginess, and had always opposed Archduke Aria's constant military campaign against Feinberg, believing it to be a waste of money. The Grand Duke expelled him three times, then went through three bankruptcies of the treasury, and had no choice but to call him back three times. Goode was able to get the treasury back in stock each time, so he was recognized for his ability to control finances. "Anyone who watched that battle will know that we are only sending death to fight monsters, and the gap is too big to be bridged. ”

"There are also humans in the second world, and they live in the midst of that kind of monster, can't they make up for it?"

"Have you been to the Second World, what is it like there?" asked Andrew.

"It was a very harsh place, the earth was cracked, and the mountains were flying in a vacuum out of the planet," Feige said. The people there were agitated, they wanted to destroy us and take over the world, so they created a huge teleportation spell circle. When the time is right, they'll teleport and make the blood-colored meteor reappear. ”

"Feige, this statement of yours is very similar to some folk rumors. You don't believe the story of the Doomsday Cult, do you?"

The man who said this was intelligence advisor Maxers, a middle-aged man with two missing little fingers. He was known as the "Bell Man" because he always knew when the wind was blowing, and then it jingled. In addition, Maxers always shaves the hair on his head, including his eyebrows and eyelashes, to make it easier to change his makeup. If he were hung upside down, his hairless head would look like a "bell".

"Isn't the Doomsday Cult a Sect of Destruction and Rebirth?"

"You do. The Cult of Destruction and Rebirth is their self-proclaimed name, but these guys are now only spreading horror stories about the coming end of the world, and they don't mention much about Rebirth, so they become the Doomsday Cult. They are all the same tune: the end is doomed, resistance is futile, except to believe in me is a dead end, and we don't hurry to spend money to buy peace...... But since you mentioned it, then their rumors that the goddess has died and that the doomsday beast will come back are all related to the second world?"

"The goddess is dead?" Fei Qi glanced at him, "If the goddess is dead, how can everyone use magic magic? Your Majesty the King will also lose the ability to heal others." Shouldn't you, as an intelligence adviser, kill this kind of rumor with ulterior motives? Why are you still spreading it?"

"My fault, my fault. Maxhers immediately apologized, not having the slightest thought of rebuttal. "I'm going to immediately start throwing all the ignorant villagers who spread rumors into jail. ”

"Since the villagers are ignorant, then educate them, and wouldn't it be scary to catch so many?" Feige stared at intelligence advisor Messers, with a chilling hellish fear in his eyes. "Find out the leader, and then hand it over to our law to punish, and in the process, you can also cooperate with the Sacred Heart of the Truth Thunder Church, which is the means of standardization. ”

"Well, I agree. Earl Matt, the legal counsel, expressed his opinion succinctly, and then began to gently twist his upturned brown mustache with a fugue expression.

Feige frowned and tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop. "The affairs of the kingdom are complicated, and we are not drinking afternoon tea, but making decisions. The first thing: planting potatoes, and the second thing: setting up a rapid reaction force. If you have any objections or suggestions, please do so now. ”

Asking people to vote "yes/no" and just asking people to vote "no" often get different results. Because everyone knows the truth of shooting a bird in the head, and Feige made an aggressive posture at the beginning, saying that he is a vicious dog who does not follow the rules, so no one wants to be the first bird to provoke him. Everyone looked at each other, and even those who wanted to oppose hesitated for a moment. Eventually, just as Feige tried to announce the approval of the two proposals, Baron Goode, the treasurer, finally made a suggestion: "How much will it cost, can you plan it well?"

"Of course, you can, first set down what you want to do, and then of course there are the implementation rules. Even if you don't say it, I'll go to you. Feige winked at Andrew, and His Majesty praised Baron Goode for his meticulous care, and declared the two things passing.

Later, the Inner Court discussed the placement of Feinberg's old aristocracy. Most of these nobles fled after the defeat and did not surrender or be effectively loyal, and many of the old nobles' original possessions were rewarded by Grand Duke Aria for outstanding performance in the war. But it has to be said that these old nobles still have a lot of influence, especially the ability to make trouble, which needs to be appeased.

Feige didn't know who those nobles were, and he didn't want to interject, but he couldn't. He simply took out the spell book and put it in front of him, blatantly deserting. Later, the canonization of some knights and the allocation of land were discussed, which had little to do with Feige.

"Your Majesty, please be sure to attend tomorrow's athletic meeting. Knights from all over the kingdom want to show their skills in front of you and show you loyalty and obedience with their heroic battles. ”

"As long as Baron Goode doesn't always complain about the money spent on this athletic conference, I will certainly be happiest to attend. Now, Baron Goode and Fitch stay, and everyone else leaves. ”

As if to discuss money, Feige closed the spell book and sat back down. Sam poured wine for Feige, a very sweet and thirst-quenching low-strength fruit wine, which tasted surprisingly good, and Feige just picked it up and drank a full three glasses before stopping.

"You've said very little today, why are you still so thirsty?" Andrew rubbed his forehead and unbuttoned the top button to relax himself. "A total of four proposals were passed today, which is the most in one day. ”

"That's too inefficient. Feige looked at Andrew, then at Baron Goode.

"Oh, Baron Goode was praised by his father, and he was very good at doing things. Andrew said.

Baron Goode smiled rarely, "I have always thought that Count Hall is the only pragmatic nobleman in the kingdom, and I have had a good relationship with Lord Earl for a long time. We all want to make this kingdom truly prosperous. ”

Understood, this Baron Goode was a close helper of his father, and Fei Qi had already understood this meaning. "If you want to prosper, I think you have to have enough food to eat, and then you have to have enough production capacity and a strong transportation capacity to get goods flowing. How much a country can create is the criterion of whether the country is strong. ”

Baron Goode was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed with excitement. "Did Lord Feige think the same way? I learned this through three experiences of saving the treasury: gold and silver coins tell only a story, and real wealth is what is produced. So when I heard you talk about potatoes, my heart blossomed, but I couldn't express it. I've been to Lighthouse Collar and Minas Ishil to investigate, and potatoes are a very important part of the economy. I believe that the collaboration between His Majesty King Andrew and Advisor Mage Feige will make this kingdom more prosperous and stable than it was in the time of Aria. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, let's get down to business first. "Potato cultivation has been practiced in Minas Ihir, so I don't think there are too many problems," Feige said. I recommend Eddie, don't look at her as a woman, but she is very capable of working and knows everything about potatoes. What do you think, Lord Goode?"

"That's fine, I'll let her do the specific things when she comes, and then I'll just support her on the platform. ”

"Since you are so reasonable, the main problem left with me is to build a rapid reaction force? Is it that the treasury does not have enough money?"

"It's a pleasure to talk to smart people. Baron Goode bit his lip and glanced at the king before he said to Feich: "The previous king left a mess, and the aftermath of the Scarlet Meteor Night is still there, and everything has to be rebuilt, and the pressure on the treasury is very great. My personal opinion is that I want to learn from your experience in the model leader, and first concentrate on farmland, water conservancy, and roads, and resume production as soon as possible. So ......"

"It's a good idea, and I support it, but it's not enough for the treasury to pay a penny. Feige thought for a moment: "Well, if Andrew agrees, I will use my own money to train this army, recruit five hundred people first, and finally the number will still be one hundred." You give me a thousand gold coins, and I will make a flag for this army. ”

"A thousand gold coins for a flag? I don't even know whether to say that this thousand gold coins is more or less. Goode laughed awkwardly: "A thousand gold coins is not enough to equip a knight, but it is too much to make a flag, right?"

"A flag of 1,000 gold coins is enough to make a good story. Feige replied.

"As long as you don't mess around, I'll give you a thousand gold coins. Andrew now trusted his brother so much that he agreed. "But what's the name of this rapid reaction unit? It can't really be called rapid reaction, right?"

"Of course not. Feige used his usual naming talent: "It's called the Knights of Hell." ”

Andrew immediately shook his head in disagreement: "You haven't forgotten that I'm a paladin and you're still a saint of the goddess, right?

"Send the enemy to hell, of course, called the Knights of Hell. The fact that the enemy dies and goes to hell shows that we are righteous and that they are evil. And the name has another meaning: even if you attack Hell, the Knights will charge as usual! Of course, solving the problem of the Meteor Night monster is still the primary goal, and Hell can be let go. ”

Although he still felt that something was wrong, under Feige's flickering, Andrew finally agreed to the name. When Feige returned to his residence, he immediately called for Shani, and the two of them worked together to control the banner of the Knights of Hell. The pattern of the flag is two long swords crossed piercing the skull, one with the words "obedience" written on it and the other "sacrifice". Xia Ni embroidered the whole thing, and Fei Qi used spell ink to draw a rune circle on it.

The two of them were busy all afternoon and half the night before the flag was completed. Feige uses magic to keep the flag shining forever, and it remains unfurled, even without a hint of wind. "It occurred to me that you asked Bennie to hold the billboard for the Enchanted Ice Peak Fortress to find Feiqi, you don't want to do it again at the athletic conference, do you?"

"You know me, indeed. "Andrew agreed with me to recruit some people to train and form the Knights of Hell," Fitch said. I want the students of the magic school, the hunters of the Ice Peak Fortress plus the King Paladin as instructors to train powerful warriors who can fight any monster. The training will be very rigorous, 500 people will come in, but in the end it would be nice to have 50 people qualify. ”

"Unless it's the King's Guard, it's unlikely that anyone will like the name Knights of Hell. The knights who attended the tournament wanted to become a subordinate of some nobleman, obtain a fief, or pursue a love affair. In short, no one likes rigorous training. ”

"I give a lot of money. Fei Qi blinked: "The strategic teleportation circle will help us make money, and I'll leave it to you how to do it." Don't shirk, Eddie is going to help the king grow potatoes, and as my fiancée, it's up to you to do the money for the family, just like managing the mistress of the family estate. It's just that I don't have a manor, I only have a strategic teleportation circle. ”

"It's all Eddie worrying about this before, let her do something else at this time, will she be willing?"

"That's what you're going to coordinate, and I'm sure you're capable of it. Feige reached under the veil and gently stroked Shanny's face, then was bitten by the snake painlessly. "You'll be in charge of a large family in the future, so take care of the money first, and the rest will be easier to do. Eddie is very capable, you can just take care of it, but don't worry. I'm going to Hell and getting my hands on the Knights of Hell's initial funds. ”

"Hell? Will there be any danger? When will you come back? Do you want to rush to the three-barrel circle first?"

"No, I'll go directly, I'll come back directly tomorrow, I shouldn't need you to summon me. Hehe, my spell abilities have improved again. Fei Qi smiled confidently and said: "I don't think I will encounter danger this time, I have already relieved my duties, so the big man can't find me, even if he does, he can still dodge." Okay, not much more. I'll go early and come back early. ”

Feige took out the space bag and emptied it, dumping all the spell books he had collected from Hell on the ground. He then transforms into Blackwing's Lust form, activates the Magic Matrix, and casts a single-plane teleportation spell. In a choking puff of black smoke, Feige tore open the spatial passage and went to hell in the blink of an eye.

He landed near the siege weapons camp, where he was still nominally commander, but a successor was on the agenda. If there are no high-level devils who want to parachute into the camp, it is basically to choose one of the two bone demon captains. The two guys must be fighting each other, but it's none of Feige's business, he just needs to come over and take Kazmuk away.

After all, the fire dwarf has lived in the camp for nearly a hundred years, even if it is a hundred years of oppression, it still has some feelings for this place. After freeing himself from the Soul Slave Contract, Kazmuk had secretly transferred the management of the Artisan Camp, a Stormdjinn nobleman who had signed a six-hundred-year service contract - it was called a "Winddjinn noble" in this breed, not a fiefdom - had been hoping to become a manager so that he could make money as soon as possible. Kazmuk thinks that this wind spirit nobleman may be cheated on the contract just like himself, and the higher the position, the more ruthless the loss.

But it doesn't have the power of the devil to take out the contract, let alone interpret it. Kazmuk thought very clearly, if it weren't for Feiqi, then it would never know that there was a problem with its contract, and it would definitely live forever as a slave in hell, or die. In this terrible place, even if you die, you will become a prager or a bad demon, and the oppression will never end.

It was Feige who gave it the opportunity to change, and the opportunity to change is priceless in a place like Hell. To be able to break free from the soul contract is to give a new life, and to be able to return to your own home in the fire elemental plane is a gift. For more than a hundred years, things are not people, and what it once cherished has its own home, and the only thing that Kazmuk cares about most is to let the fire dwarves no longer be oppressed by the fire element. Using the power of fire to create the effect of freezing cold, this technique belongs to Feiqi, and Kazmuk knows that he gave it to his fellow fire dwarves without consent.

So when Feige came looking for it, Kazmuk immediately followed. Even if Feige doesn't say it, it's clear that it should make up for its "unauthorized mistakes" with service. The two men left the siege weapons camp side by side, and although they didn't say anything, they both knew that they would not return.

"Have you done what I told you, and are you in danger?"

Kazmuk shook his head: "No danger, everything is going well. No one went to that place in the Maggot's Den, especially before there was a big war on the front line. I pretended to be drunk and staggered inside, not even if I saw me. Everything was taken out. ”

What they discussed was something that Feige took away from the business district when the undead were flooded. At that time, there was no way to use the space bag, and there were Bayer's troops on the perimeter to blockade it, so Feige had to hide everything in the hall of the maggot's den, such as the beams of the house that no one wanted to see. The maggot's den's smell of corruption can also obscure the aura of magical items, making it a relatively safe place to hide. As soon as the blockade was lifted, Feige asked Kazmuk to get the things back.

"I carry those things in a space bag, and I'm not afraid of being discovered. However, I noticed that a lot of things were from shops in the commercial area, and they still had their markings on them. In the past few days, I've heard that people in the business district are looking around for these stolen goods, so it's hard to get their hands on them. And ......" Kazmuk hesitated for a moment, but still said: "At that time, there were few people who came out of the undead area alive, and the most suspicious thing for the merchants was ......"

"You're saying we're likely to be targeted. Fei Qi looked around: "There is no such sign yet, but do they dare to do anything to a demon general like me?"

"Ordinary merchants definitely don't dare, but who can open a shop in the Bronze Fortress without a devil master behind them?"

"Well, that's right. The Blood Dealer Bazaar is not easy to sell, so you can only find the Styx Shipping. At this time, safety comes first, and you can't be too greedy for profit, right?"

"Lord Feige, a lot of times you act too calm and don't look like a devil. ”

"The devil can be complicated, you just don't know enough. Feige took Kazmuk around the corner, leaving the Bloodseller Bazaar and heading towards the River Styx. At this time, they can easily confirm whether there is a stalking behind them.

Lust Demon can see through invisibility, and Feige has learned to become invisible to certain targets, so he can also counter the ability to "stealth to Lust" according to his own characteristics. Although they didn't see the stalkers, they made several more detours to reach the Styx.

All the magic items taken out of the shop, no matter how good, were not kept, and they were all sold to Styx Shipping for gold and silver. Since the devil also uses gold frequently, it is most appropriate to exchange it for silver according to the price of hell, but Feiqi's space bag is limited, and some losses still have to continue to eat.

"Get out of hell and come with me to a place where I have another identity and you can continue to be a craftsman. Feiqi said to Kazmuk, "The fire element there is not as strong as here, can you withstand it?"

"As long as it's not the Water Elemental Plane or the Eternal Ice World, where can't we Fire Dwarves go?" Kazmuk said, "Lord Feiqi, no matter where you go, I'll only work for you, and I won't say anything else. ”

"Actually, except for the fact that you don't know much about the devil's contract, you are still very smart in other aspects. "Feige had Styx Shipping send Kazmuk to the continent of Yongli, which was much safer than he could use teleportation.

Now, Feige has only one thing left in Hell, and that is to go to Kurdan and join the army on the Second World.