Alison opened her eyes.

"Uh, ahhh

Except for a few indistinct tones, her thirsty throat couldn't make any sound. stretched out his hand with all his might, but he could no longer support his body lying on the ground.

…… Why are you still alive? Through her blurred eyes, she could see corpses scattered all around. The corpse of an orc was pressed against his lap - I am afraid that the enemy had already regarded the fallen self as a dead man.

"Woo......"

With all her might, Alison lifted the orc's body off her lap, but that was all there was to it. She turned over and lay on the ground, looking at the sky colored orange by the sunset.

It's already this time, Alison thought. I can't imagine that in the last moments of my life, I can still see the magnificent scenery of the sunset.

…… She had a hideous wound on her abdomen and shoulder. The wound wasn't deep, but she didn't even have the strength to bandage herself.

A sound of footsteps came from across the street. It was a man with a helmet. An Okad soldier. He walked slowly through the corpse-strewn streets, snorting from the weight of blood.

"Seeking ......"

He walked past Alison, Alison's muffled voice caught his attention. He lowered his head slightly, looking at the female soldier of Elrios who had fallen to the ground.

Alison wasn't calling for help. She was begging for death. She wasn't one of those illiterate rough levies, and she knew what the victors did with dying enemy soldiers after such a battle. It is too wasteful to treat these seriously wounded captives, and it is the greatest mercy to give people a pain.

The Okard soldier smiled contemptuously. Allison could see the spear in his hand. As long as you have one moment, you can simply die......

But the man didn't swing his spear. He leaned over beside Alison.

"Hey, there's a living one here," he shouted into the distance, "it's a woman." Still breathing...... You can still talk. Carry her away, hurry. ”

The man got back to his feet. A jumble of shouts rang out in the distance. He met Allison's eyes, and he could see at a glance the confusion in the eyes of this French female soldier.

Why...... Want to keep yourself?

"You've killed quite a few of us," the man said leisurely, glancing at the corpses of the Okadian soldiers around Allison, "I would love to kill you." You're lucky that Lord Kim has asked us to spare your lives. ”

"If you can save it, save it" - Mr. Kim, who was in charge of suppressing the resistance in the city, ordered the Okadian soldiers to clean up the battlefield. All the wounded of the French state who were still able to breathe were gathered together and treated simply. The Okad soldiers took this as the mercy of a victor and carried it out accurately.

Even so, searching for the living in the pile of the dead is also an abominable job. Many people die without treatment. The man's spear was still stained with blood, and he had privately executed two Errios soldiers before he met Alison—he couldn't save them anyway.

It's this female soldier, and I can vaguely see that under the bloodstained face, there is a face with clear eyebrows. In the prisoner of war camp, she will undoubtedly become a "sought-after commodity" for some. However, it's not good to be cheap and coarse......

With this in mind, he turned to his companion.

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Inside the Floating Sand City.

Nicholas sat on a high place, and under him was Mr. King. Wei and Lijie, who had returned to Nicholas' side, stood aside, and Nicholas ordered them to stay and join him in "pronouncing" the fate of the French state.

Wei was preoccupied. He thought that Nicholas would win the war, but he didn't expect it to be in this way...... Shocking way.

And another traverser who is his enemy. Wei thought to herself, she just slept in the sea of clouds like this? When Mr. Kim told himself, he was still a little unconvinced. Or rather, unwilling to believe.

He had put back his mask and didn't want the Speaker to see his current expression.

The prison master and Ionia have left separately. They received the benefits promised by Nicholas and were not interested in the details that followed.

Sham, the Lord of the Clouds, stood below, followed by a group of nervous Elrios officials.

Just a few hours ago, the Pure White City had been completely conquered. Some mages and soldiers who were reluctant to surrender put up a final stand in several mage towers with the help of Autogolems, inflicting considerable losses on both Okad's undead army and musket team. It wasn't until Mr. King showed up that Okard completely suppressed them.

In Nicholas's opinion, the Pure White City "enjoyed" better treatment than the Dwarven Ancient City. Civilians did not become a priority target for the undead legion: the undead in the sun had declined, and Nicholas did not want to waste time on civilians. Mr. Kim appeared just in time for the undead soldiers to storm the square where civilians had gathered, and accepted their surrender.

Now there is no longer any large-scale resistance in the whole city. The fact that the legendary mages were all wiped out completely shattered the morale of the Elrios. Now, a large number of surrendered officials, led by the Lord of the Clouds, await the fate of Nicholas.

"A great battle that will go down in history," Nicholas tapped his right hand lightly on the arm of his chair, "and it is your own fault that the White City will be where it is today." ”

No one spoke.

"Lone wants to turn Elrios into a state of my Okad entirely," said Nicholas, "but unfortunately, seeing the way you look, Lone really can't be of any interest. 'Eternal Blood'...... You say, "What should Lone do with them?" ”

Lijie stabbed her boyfriend. From the very beginning, he was a little absent-minded.

Wei was taken aback - he didn't expect that Nicholas would be the first to ask not Mr. King, but himself. But at this time, he could not make any judgment of his own except to flatter Nicholas.

"I believe that your approach must be the most just." Wei said in a polite tone.

"Well," said Nicholas with a smirk, "in my solitary view, the 'Erios Legal' can be a continuation of the state, but it must be paid a sufficient price. ”

"Exactly." Wei said. His stagnant head finally regained its turn. The French state lost its most important capital, and with his limited knowledge of history, he was as devastated as the French who lost Paris in the history of the earth.

Having lost the legendary mage and the pure white city that has enriched half of the country's resources, the current legal kingdom is already a fish on the board. Chasing and fighting can still lead to a strong backlash, and supporting a puppet is the safest option.

"'The Kingdom of Anguiel, the Kingdom of Xuanlan, the Republic of Perry, the Grand Duchy of Soland, and the Grand Duchy of Rhodes', these 'Five Nations Alliance' has long relied on the protection of the French state. Now there is no need for the covenant to be renewed, the alliance is terminated, and each of the five nations joins Okard independently," Nicholas said calmly, "and Elrios ...... Lonely and magnanimous. Just cede a territory to Okad. ”

"It's appropriate, and it's generous." Mr. Kim praised.

"As for the ceded territory...... Lone decided to be the 'Norwegian Territory of Murcha' on the border of the former Five-Nation Alliance. 'Eternal blood'? ”

"Yes." Wei agreed.

The Norwegian Territory of Murcha is the most barren of the ten territories of Elrios. Nicholas named this land, which didn't hurt Elrios's muscles and bones.

"Lonely's loyal 'eternal blood'...... The Molcha Norwegian Territory is given to you as a gift to you, and to allow it to join Okard as an independent state," Nicholas smiled, "and it will be your hereditary domain, forever yours or your descendants." ”

"It's fair...... "Wei's cliché suddenly reacted halfway through, "Huh?!" ”

Everyone couldn't see Wei Wei's stunned expression under the mask. Although the Norwegian territory of Murcha is deserted, it is still rich in terms of area, and it is still above the two principalities in the five-nation alliance, and Nicholas arranged it this way, directly upgrading Wei Cong from being alone to the lord of a country.

"I ......"

Wei didn't really want this territory, but Nicholas didn't want to give him the opportunity to talk about "no merit".

"You have made up your mind," he said, "and you have made great contributions to the Battle of the White City against the 'Heavenly Dome' and the 'Bright World' of the Empire, and you are the successor of Okad that I have named...... It deserves to have such a fiefdom. ”

“……？！”

It's as if someone threw a "sonic boom" in the house.

Wei, Mr. Kim, Lijie, and all the Elrios were stunned and couldn't say a word.

Nicholas may seem like an understatement, but he made a very important decision, and once it is exported, it is difficult to take it back......

Eternal Blood - He will be the next generation of Okad Speaker of the Federal Assembly named by Nicholas.

In Okad's system, after the death of the previous Speaker, the member states voted to elect the next Speaker. Even though Nicholas put the princes in order, his three sons and two daughters were of average strength and had little reputation.

So he had to look to the others.

Now, with Nicholas's support, Wei is likely to be the next leader of Okad.

Compared with everyone's shocked expressions, Speaker Nicholas looked calm. Obviously, he had already made a decision in his heart, and he didn't want to give his subordinates a chance to discuss, nor did he want to give Wei a chance to resign.

"Please think again......"

"Just as you believe that I can always make a fair judgment, my loyal 'eternal blood,'" said Nicholas, making a "stop here" gesture with his right hand, "and I believe that you are up to the burden." Lift your head up! ”

Then, without waiting for Wei to speak again, Nicholas forcibly drew the people who were still immersed in astonishment into the next topic.

"It is an honor for you Elrios to own 'Morcha Norway' as an heir," said Nicholas, "and in addition to this, Elrios will have to pay me a tenth of his income every year for the next five years." Sham...... It's up to you. ”

"Yes." The Lord of the Clouds respectfully receives the command. He seems indifferent to the future of the Confederacy.

"You are the only one among the legendary mages of Elrios who is upright and wise," Nicholas said gently, "and you are the new chief mage of Elrios. ”

"It's my pleasure." Compared with the previous reward for Wei, it was so natural for the Lord of Yun Yong to be the leader of the new puppet kingdom that everyone didn't want to accept it.