The 2 types of industries are the gambling industry. In a corner near Jian Chen, a few Hammondale gamblers began to bet on the final outcome of the tournament while discussing the match with great interest.

This phenomenon made Chen Jian stunned on the spot.

Then he realized. This is the first time in the world of Erathia.

The football betting industry is very prosperous on the earth, and the World Cup is a grand event of the football betting industry.

As long as it's well controlled. This is another way to make money! Jian Chen's eyes sparkled.

Chen Jian, an authentic fan, doesn't want to let the world's football events fall to the point of match-fixing because of the flood of the football betting industry, and the damage caused by the uncontrolled gambling industry to people's livelihood is terrible, Chen Jian doesn't want his people to waste production because of their addiction to gambling.

The second half of the event is also quite exciting, because there is no special venue, so only the people who are crowded on the edge of the field can enjoy the event, and the rest of the people can only point their feet and stretch their necks in the back but still don't see it very really, some clever leaders began to find a way to climb to the buildings around the venue to occupy the commanding heights, condescending to enjoy the enjoyment, this move was quickly followed by everyone. All of a sudden, the rooftops of the surrounding buildings were overcrowded.

Some of them simply went home and brought tables and chairs and other items. Then he stood on it and shouted excitedly while watching the game, and from time to time someone in the crowd whistled loudly, and the applause was even more enthusiastic.

And to Chen Jian's surprise, the women of this world are also full of interest in this kind of entertainment, and he saw that many girls and women holding their children were also crowded in the crowd, their faces full of excitement.

In the end of the game, the Pitt team won by one goal ahead of the opponent by one goal, but the Orisen team was also defeated, and their crazy counterattack near the end of the game made the Pitt players anxious, and almost missed the goal several times.

The leaders were so excited about the excitement of the game that they began to ask each other when the next event would be held before leaving.

Chen Jian also missed the opportunity to tell the audience from time to time that such games will be held regularly in the future, and he also said that in order to let more people participate in this kind of entertainment and enjoy the happiness brought by sports, he welcomes everyone to form a football team by themselves and sign up for the competition at the old housekeeper.

This decision was warmly responded to by the people.

In the days that followed, one football team after another was formed.

The first to sign up was a football team formed by halflings, and these lively guys pulled up a team almost that night, and went to the old butler early the next morning to register.

Of the teams that followed, halflings accounted for nearly one-half.

And various teams of the human lords have also been formed, including the drunkard team that old Kobe Bryant pulled up in his own tavern. There is also the shop team formed by the old Saida with his peers, although these two guys can't play themselves. But they are quite active in mobilizing the people around them.

Even the dwarves of the Dwarven Foundry formed a team and watched the game in the crowd that night, and like the rest of the spectators, they were hooked on the fun sport.

In the end, Chen Jian was surprised to find that dozens of teams had been established in his territory within a few days, and now even if Chen Jian wanted to organize a super league, the teams in his hands were more than enough.

Chen Jian was overjoyed by the unexpected success, judging from the current situation of his own Lord's Guard and Hammondale Defense Corps soldiers, football did play a certain role in alleviating racial conflicts, which can be proved by the harmonious atmosphere and good cooperation between the alien soldiers and the human soldiers during the game.

Strike while the iron is hot. Now that it proved to work, Chen Jian immediately decided to set about formulating the rules of the league, and at the same time sent players from several armies who had performed well in the first game to train these hastily formed miscellaneous teams.

The construction of a dedicated football field was also on the agenda, and it happened that the 2,000-strong dwarven engineering team was in Hammondal, and some people did not use it, and it was invalid after expiration.

Jian Chen's side was busy in Hammondale, but in the imperial capital of Standwick City, Empress Catherine was worried.

The return of her husband Roland was of course a joy for her, and it was also a great joy for her, but from a political perspective, Roland's sudden appearance at this time was really a disaster for her, who was currently the empress of the Erathian Empire.

If Roland had died, or had remained imprisoned in Ofer with no one knowing his whereabouts, Empress Catherine might have been able to remain in the Elasia Empire to maintain her rule, but that was no longer the case.

No matter how friendly the Elasia Griffonheart Dynasty and the Enroth Iron Fist Dynasty are, they are also two different countries, Roland is the ruler of Enlos, and Catherine, as his wife, is of course not suitable to be the empress of the Erathian Empire, which is not only understood by everyone, but also by Catherine herself.

However, the Erathian Empire does need a ruler as good as Catherine, coupled with her outstanding performance in the last great war and outstanding personal charisma. Many people will pretend to be confused and stand on Catherine's side to support Catherine's ascension to the throne, anyway, the whereabouts of the empress's husband at that time were unknown, and it was understandable that a widow returned to live in her parents' house.

Now this kind of confusion can't go on, the empress's husband is not dead, he is still alive, although his body is still very weak, but he is still alive after all.

It stands to reason that Catherine is no longer fit to continue as the empress of the Erathian Empire. Otherwise, there will be suspicion that the Enroth Empire has annexed the Erathian Empire in disguise.

Because of this relationship. Many of the generals of the army who had originally supported the empress also began to change their attitudes, and turned to the imperial nobles, and together with the nobles, they demanded that the empress abdicate and choose another member of the royal family to take the throne.

And it turned out to be Deya's high-level figure who rescued Roland, the notorious dark magician Archibald, which undoubtedly aggravated the severity of this disaster, although everyone knew that Archibald was Roland's brother, and Archibald also publicly declared that he had no relationship with Deya, but some well-intentioned people still made a big fuss about it, not to mention, Archibald himself, one: it was not very good. This puts a question mark over his credibility Xi "

In the last war, the Empress had teamed up with some necromancers was also revealed, and some rumors about the Empress and his father being fascinated by necromancers began to circulate, and the Empress who had lost her nature was leading the empire step by step into darkness, and her strange attitude towards aliens in recent times was also due to this reason.

Rumors also say that it was for the same reason that Diya sent Archibald to help the Empress rescue her husband, and now even Roland may have been bewitched by these necromancers.

This, the rumor sounds well-founded, and it has been recognized by some people.

"To say that I have been lost in my nature by the necromancers in strange ways? It's a lie! If the necromancers really had such a magical method, they had already used it in the last war, and would they have waited until now?.

Empress Catherine muttered to herself as she looked at her husband, who was already asleep in bed.

Years in prison had destroyed almost all of Roland's health, and although he was recovering from the treatment of the limb magicians, he remained a frail patient for most of the time.

Seeing that her husband was once heroic, but now he has a yellow and thin face, Queen Catherine's heart aches.

Due to the return of Roland. The imperial ** team that was originally united around the empress also began to show signs of differentiation, and some imperial generals frequently contacted those veteran nobles who served as important ministers of the empire, and her ability to control the army was not as good as before, so that she now wanted to punish Mrak and Bremer because of Chen Jian's affairs, and she couldn't make a decision for a long time.

If such an important general as Lianmlak, who has a high reputation in the army, also leaves her and goes to the side of the nobility. That's not a good deal.

Catherine was not obsessed with the throne. It's not that she refuses to abdicate, on the contrary, she is very eager to return to Enlos with her husband, reunite with her son who she hasn't seen for several years, and then assist her husband in taking care of the Enlos dynasty.

But in the current situation, how can she abdicate?

Internally, the rejection of aliens in the empire became more and more intense, and some lords began to secretly treat alien lords as slaves, and they were engaged in large-scale exploitation and trading.

The humans of the Erathian Empire always have an inexplicable sense of superiority when facing other alien races, and this superiority is creating more enemies for the devastated Empire.

Although the strength of the empire is being restored, the speed of recovery is worrying

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The racial integration policy being tried out by Chen Jian in Hammondale is also in its infancy, and the results are not yet clear.

Externally, it is even more threatening, the Cliffans of Ofer alone are already a formidable enemy of the Empire, and the newly ascended King of Kerrigan, Lucifer, is a formidable opponent to be reckoned with.

Tytaria is still reluctant to return to the Empire, and there is growing evidence that these swamp dwellers are no longer willing to endure the strange eyes and differential treatment of the Empire's humans, and they are receiving overt and covert assistance from all sides, and restless beast tamers are reorganizing their armies of beasts in the depths of the swamp.

The recent movements of the Negans are also very strange, their actions in Bailders and the true face of the so-called dragon queen have not been clarified so far, and they have become a problem for the empress.

Although there is no movement between Diya and Krurod, the departure of Archibald shows that something big must have happened within Dja, and Krurod's competition for the throne every thirty years is about to begin. Every time this warlike nation changes rulers, it wags a war against its neighbors, and the Erathian Empire, as a bordering country, cannot be guarded against.

The situation has put the empire on the verge of a huge vortex, and it may be drawn into the quagmire of war again at any time.

So this, the time. Catherine thinks that she can't quit yet, and even if she does, she must have the right person to replace her.

There are very few members of the Imperial Family left after the last great war, and there are few characters who have survived that can be looked down upon by Empress Catherine, and choosing a successor from among them will only make the Empire fall into the hands of those nobles, and eventually be buried in their hands.

Catherine wanted to prop up a regent to the throne, but there was never a suitable candidate.

General Kendall is currently her best choice, and the veteran general is loyal to the Griffonheart dynasty. But his political instincts were too dull, and his performance in handling political affairs was far less than his performance on the battlefield.

Thinking about it. Catherine's mind suddenly appeared with the shadow of Jian Chen.

This young man has a different mindset and a long-term vision, and he has excellent abilities, and he is also very good on the battlefield, as his battle with the Negans in Bairders illustrates.

In the recent information, what the young man did in Hammondale made the Empress feel extremely gratified, and his friendly relationship with the dwarves made Catherine value him even more, because the Empress mistakenly thought that Jian Chen deliberately befriended the dwarves because she had made an offensive and defensive alliance with the dwarves.

It's a pity that he is not recognized by the people in the empire, not only those old nobles, but also many people in the army are disdainful of this sudden appearance of the Lord of Hammondal, they think that Chen Jian's recruitment of foreign soldiers, especially the recruitment of Thor's trolls, is simply discrediting the emperor's ** team, if it weren't for the fact that Chen Jian took the initiative to transfer these Thor's trolls to his lord's guard. I'm afraid that this matter will be troubled for a while.

If only he had shown up sooner? Empress Catherine felt sorry in her heart, and she was extremely sad.

If only he had shown up earlier. He would have time to create an opportunity for him to enter the upper echelons of the Empire. Become your right-hand man at this time.

And I don't have to be so helpless.

At this time. Roland on the bed suddenly woke up.

He had a nightmare, a rather terrible nightmare, in which he remembered the evil trick that Zanofax had flaunted to himself a long time ago.

"Blade of Doom! They want to make the Blade of Doom! They want to destroy the whole world! ”

Roland's hoarse screams echoed through the room for a long time.

"Doomblade!"