Queen Catherine rides. It was a huge royal griffin that was comparable to Jian Chen's Pegasus, and this griffin was carrying the empress in steel armor, and it didn't feel any struggling at all, and its speed was not slow.

"This is the King of the Royal Griffons, bred specifically for royalty, and its combat power and endurance far surpass that of ordinary griffons and royal griffins! Even if you are alone against the poisonous scorpion lion domesticated by the Negans, you have the power to fight! ”

Finding Jian Chen's somewhat surprised gaze, the empress smiled and explained his confusion, and at the same time took out a silver whistle and flashed it to Jian Chen: "I am also a qualified griffin knight!" ”

Then, the empress asked Chen Jian for a laser gun to play with, and asked Chen Jian to teach her how to use it, although she didn't mean to take it for herself, but the empress was still quite curious about this weapon from the Miracle Age Heaven Foundry that could hurt the dragons.

The experienced empress quickly pointed out the shortcomings of this weapon: "Unless you can master the method of making it and install it in batches with the army, this weapon can only play a certain role in one-on-one or small-scale battles, and has no big impact on the big battle situation, it is suitable for self-defense, but not suitable for battlefield battles with crowds!" ”

Jian Chen nodded yes, he knew this very well, although the laser gun was strong, it was not an invincible existence, and the last time he was in the underground battle. He was suppressed by the elven archers with their excellent archery skills, and if it weren't for the guards who covered themselves with shields, he might have died a long time ago.

To be honest, let him hold the laser gun and the half-elf Pete one-on-one, he really didn't have much confidence that he could win, this time he was able to kill a golden dragon, and the luck element was mostly due to the strength of the laser gun.

By this time, Empress Catherine and the Lord Lord, who had flown through the sky, and the majestic Archangel Guards that followed behind them, had caused a great sensation among the people of Hammondal.

For a small and remote place like Hammondale, the big people that the lords can see are nothing more than the local lords.

Neither other nobles nor members of the royal family, if there were no surprises, would never have set their noble steps on this land that had been extremely barren during the 150-year-long "Timber War".

But now, due to the war, the supreme ruler of the empire, Her Majesty the legendary Empress Catherine, has come to this land, which is known as the "land of chicken ribs" by the world!

Although the lords did not feel much belonging to the empire due to their long time in the enclave, their curiosity about the Empress and their fear of the Imperial family prompted them to run out of their houses and cheer at the sky.

Empress Catherine, on the other hand, also smiled and waved to the crowd below.

After a while, the group came to the open space in front of the castle. Under Jian Chen's instructions, the captain of the half-elf guard flew towards the church on a flying horse—the bell of the church was a code signal for the regrouping of the lord's guard and militia.

As the bell rang out, heavily armed guards and militiamen armed with simple weapons quickly ran out of the crowd and formed a neat phalanx in a very short time.

And then at the sound of the slogans of the captain of the half-elf guard. Nearly a thousand soldiers gave the Empress a unique Hammondale salute.

This efficiency, and the quality of the soldiers displayed after the formation, really shocked Queen Catherine and her Archangel Guard.

"Excellent! If I hadn't known about it in advance, I would never have believed that these soldiers had only been trained for a very short time! Just looking at their discipline, they can already be compared to the regular legions of the Empire. Ryan's vision is very accurate, and he also suggested to me that you should promote your training methods among the emperor ** team! The Empress nodded with considerable satisfaction, and then her gaze rested on the twenty or so big-eared monster soldiers in the ranks.

"These are the big-eared monster prisoners of war you recruited? What about their current loyalty? The empress whispered to Jian Chen, who was standing behind her, and asked, "Can you use it with confidence?" ”

Chen Jian, who was secretly muttering in his heart that High Priest Ryan was not kind and meritorious, and did not call himself, the original creator, to receive the reward together, replied with confidence: "Your Majesty, when I was chased by the golden dragon to this clearing, the leader of these big-eared monsters still risked his life to rescue me even though he knew that he was not the opponent of the golden dragon!" His devotion to me is unquestionable, and it's a great start! And I believe that with the passage of time and the subtle influence of the environment, sooner or later these big-eared monsters will be like him, loyal to me, to Your Majesty, and to the Empire. ”

These words made the empress's eyes light up: "A big-eared monster risked his life to rescue you? And such a thing? Let's go back, you tell me in detail! ”

The two returned to the unpretentious tent again, and Chen Jian told in detail about the process of his battle with the golden dragon and Orison's performance.

After listening to this, Empress Catherine pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked Chen Jiandao: "If I hand over to you all the foreign prisoners of war captured in the empire in the last war, do you have a way to make them accept your leadership and command in a short period of time like these big-eared monster prisoners of war?" ”

Jian Chen was stunned for a moment before shaking his head and said, "Your Majesty." The fact that these big-eared monsters are willing to join my guard is a certain coincidence, and it is not as simple as you think. In order to make these prisoners of war work for us, we must first dispel their wariness of the Empire and make them yearn for the Empire, and then we can succeed, which is not an easy process. If the number of people is small, I can try my best, but there is no guarantee that it will be successful. But if, as Your Majesty said, all the prisoners of war were brought to Hammondal, I am afraid that it would not be realistic, firstly, I do not have enough troops at my hands to suppress so many prisoners of war, and secondly, it is too unsafe for too many prisoners of war to be gathered together. ”

Empress Catherine nodded, and said with a smile: "I'm also too anxious, I'm confused for a while, so let's do it, after the matter of the Elven Kingdom is over, I will start to arrange for a group of alien prisoners of war to come over, you try to see if you can subdue them, if the effect is good, I will start to arrange the follow-up plan." ”

"As you wish, Your Majesty!" Of course, Jian Chen didn't have any opinion on this matter, because if things went well, although he was nominally serving the empire, but in fact it was his own strength that increased.

At the same time, Chen Jian once again admired the empress's magnanimity and self-confidence. Before the battle was over, she was already beginning to make arrangements for the aftermath, as if the Erathian Empire had won a great victory in the war for Hammondal.

What is the spirit of the king, this is called the spirit of the king!

"One more thing, say hello to you first! So that you have a mental preparation, so that you don't get in a hurry! The Empress closed her eyes and pondered for a while, then spoke again: "Your territory is not small, but the population is too small, I will arrange for some of the Empire's subjects to move to Hammondale to enrich the population here, so that your tax revenue will also increase somewhat." ”

And such a good thing? Jian Chen was pleasantly surprised.

However, the empress's next words directly made him petrify on the spot: "But these populations are all other races of the non-human race, I hope you can handle the relationship between them and the human lords, and try to let them merge with each other, regardless of each other!" ”

Saying that, the empress looked at Jian Chen again with anticipation: "But I believe that with Viscount Jian's understanding of racial issues, he shouldn't let me down in this matter, right?" With Hammondale as a good example, I believe that it will be much easier for me to implement the new policy in other parts of the empire, and it will make those people of different races outside the empire have a good impression of the empire, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”

"Your Majesty, you are using my territory as a laboratory for you to test the policy of racial integration! Can I say it's bad? Jian Chen replied with a bitter face, but also made some suggestions, "But Your Majesty, at the beginning, the number of human leaders should not be too small. Otherwise, it is still easy to have all kinds of problems, and it is best to replenish some human subjects when the number of alien lords reaches a certain number, so that the number of human lords will always maintain an advantage! In this way, the effect of integration and assimilation will be the best! ”

The Empress certainly had no disagreement on this.

And I originally thought that I had picked up a big bargain for nothing, but I didn't expect that Lord Chen Jian, who had actually picked up a hot potato, was depressed and entangled.

Empress Catherine's meaning is already quite obvious, the power of the conservatives in the empire is so great that even the Empress has to have some scruples, at least in the current situation, it is impossible to persuade them to accept the policy of racial integration.

And this new policy will be implemented. The biggest obstacle is not these conservative forces, but the countless human subjects of the empire, it is not an easy task to get them to accept other races to join the empire, and they enjoy equal treatment, it takes a process, a slow process, but setting a good example, and then leading the way, can greatly reduce the time required for this process.

Hammondale was undoubtedly the role model chosen by the Empress to test the viability of her new policy on this land, and in her opinion, Viscount Chen Jian, who had considerable insight into racial issues, was undoubtedly the best person to preside over the work for her.

Not only does this newly appointed lord enjoy great prestige among the lords, but more importantly, he has already begun to recruit foreign soldiers to join his guard, and has not yet caused much backlash from the lords, which is undoubtedly an excellent foundation.

A good start is half the battle, the empress is quite confident in Viscount Chen Jian, she believes that under Chen Jian's auspices, she will definitely be able to achieve the initial integration of the various races in the empire in her lifetime.

For the sake of the future of the empire, she must do this, the Griffonheart Dynasty cannot just end in front of her eyes, and then become the old history in the history books that makes future generations sigh.

Of course, this matter is only a direction for the time being, and the specific method of the migration, as well as the timing, quantity, expenditure of the required expenses, how to settle in Hammondale, how to release this information to the public, etc., are not yet in any way, and the Empress needs to study in further detail before making a decision.

At the moment, the Empress's most pressing issue is the war waged by the Elven Kingdom for the land of Hammondal.

Information from the front line of the Adric Griffons indicates that the army sent by the Elven King to attack Hammondale from the ground has been forced to retreat due to the Griffin Legion's surprise attack.

This is undoubtedly good news.

However, the information transmitted by the secret agents hidden in the elven kingdom shows that the situation is quite not optimistic. The elves did not abandon their plans to attack Hammondal.

The Elven King is dispatching all kinds of troops from the Tulaone Forest and the entire territory of Eli to the border to assemble, and the forest dragons of the Elry Dragon Cliff are also dynamic, it seems that Empress Catherine's tough attitude and strong counterattack have made the Elf King a little annoyed, and he is dispatching troops to start a full-scale war with the Erathia Empire and fight it out.

In this regard, Empress Catherine was both angry and helpless, this is a war that has to be fought, and it must be won, and it must be won neatly, not only to play the prestige of the empire, and to minimize the loss of the empire, the shorter the war is better. Hammondal's importance to the Empire's strategic deployment was a big reason why the war had to be won, but more importantly, the Empire had to use it to shock other hostile forces that were about to move.

Otherwise, the empire will never be at peace, and will have to slowly exhaust its last vitality in successive wars, and eventually embark on the path of defeat.

So the empress can only continue to issue various orders, transfer one army after another to the front line, and now she has no other way than to actively deal with it.

Fortunately, the heavy snow this winter made both countries have to slow down the pace of the war, and if they want to occupy a piece of land, it is not enough to rely on the air forces of both sides to fight in the sky, and in the end, it is the decisive battle of the ground forces that can make the final decision in the war.

And what is even more helpless than the empress is, of course, the Great Lord Chen Jian.

Due to the previous merits and the subsequent conversations, Empress Catherine had already determined that Jian Chen's military talent was also quite good, and in line with the principle of making the best use of things and making the best use of people, she naturally brought Jian Chen with her in the army and temporarily served as her own marching staff officer.

This is a chore, because the empress's thinking is often whimsical and jumpy, and the things she consults with the staff officers are not limited to the current war, the scope covers almost all aspects of the empire's political affairs, in order to be able to respond smoothly, Chen Jian has to turn his usually reluctant brain to turn a few points faster than a spinning top.

The appearance of this new face made the experienced veterans understand one thing, and that was that the empress had discovered another rare talent.

In the last war, many later famous heroes and leading generals were discovered by Her Majesty the Empress one by one.

Therefore, for this newcomer who treats people quite kindly, everyone quickly accepted him, and Chen Jian smoothly dissolved into the empress's army.

And this new face also lived up to the high expectations of the empress and everyone, and it didn't take long for him to make a great contribution.

After pondering for a long time, Jian Chen presented an object that played a crucial role in the current battle situation, or rather a decisive one.

The name of this object is "Sled".

In this world of swords and magic, there is no sled, it is really a thing that Chen Jian can't figure out, after repeatedly confirming with his personal magic advisor that even Bracada, the mage kingdom in the ice and snow, does not have sleds, which are common things on earth, Chen Jian keenly found that this is a good opportunity for himself to make great achievements.

When Jian Chen drew on a piece of paper the common sled styles in the snowfield areas of the earth and briefly explained their uses, he was immediately amazed by Empress Catherine and the staff officers accompanying the army, and they admired his whimsical ideas.

The blueprint was held by the empress at that time and asked people to try to make one, although the first big sled in the Erathia continent was a little simple because of Chen Jian's unclear memory and the relationship between the work, but under the pull of the low-altitude flight of the two griffins, it still carried a few archangels to run fast on the land of Hammondal, where the snow had accumulated a thick layer, so that all the onlookers cheered.

Everyone knows the truth of the speed of soldiers.

So this drawing was immediately uploaded to every team of emperors who were working hard to get to Hammondal.

All the griffon troops that could be mobilized were urgently transferred to the front by the Empress to help the army speed up the march.

"Viscount Chen Jian, you have made another great contribution to the empire!" Empress Catherine's trademark laugh resounded in her humble tent, proclaiming to everyone how happy the Empress was at this time, "With this thing, our odds have increased greatly!" If that old fellow Parson knew that you were ruining his big deal again, I don't know how he would feel, I'm afraid he would want to skin you and cramp! A thousand cuts! ”

"He shouldn't have underestimated you, the new lord of Hammondale! This is the most fundamental reason why his entire plan fell through in the end! Finally, the empress summed up the Elven King's defeat with these words.