With the introduction of Chen Jianxiang's measures, the once troubled area of Hammondale is now prospering at a rather alarming rate, and the relationship between several different ethnic groups in Hammondale has slowly begun to change.

The halfling lords are cultivating fields and planting various crops according to the lord's request, so that the local agriculture has changed from its previous predicament and has undergone a drastic change.

If nothing else, the food that Hammondale needs this winter will no longer need to be purchased.

The Thor trolls are not good at agriculture and do not know how to do business, but they do have the strength, and under the arrangement of the administrator of Kosai, most of the adult Thor trolls who have not joined the lord's guard are now working in the Hammondale market, using their amazing powers to help the passing caravans load and unload goods, which can be regarded as a peaceful and contented life.

Dozens of cavemen no longer need to continue mining due to the appearance of dwarven miners, but they have been sent by the lord to prospect for mines in Hammondal. Every day in the east

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The human lords were still doing their own things with peace of mind, and the farmers, under the coordination of Kosai, began to open up the wasteland with the halfling farmers. and learning the excellent trade of the halflings, the leaders opened various shops, taverns, and inns in the local area, and the business was booming because of the huge flow of people brought by the Mondale trading market.

It is worth mentioning. The woman who had presented the rattan ball to the lord at this time, with the support of the lord, opened a workshop and recruited some ingenious people to start mass production and sales of soccer balls, many of whom were halflings.

Kobe Bryant Sr. was keen to see new business opportunities in the recent emergence of football, so he renovated his tavern again, made some simple decorations related to football, and also greatly increased the number of tables and chairs to accommodate more guests, and he also created tables and chairs of different heights for different races, and the same was done for tableware, so as to greet the relatively special halflings, dwarves and Thor trolls.

This practice was warmly welcomed by the majority of new fans and foreign lords, and even the lord came to inspect it after hearing about it, and was happy to praise the old Kobe Bryant's positive approach to promoting the development of Hammondale's football career and the harmonious and friendly relationship between the lords.

But not everyone is happy about the welcome change in Hammondal, and in Hammondal, too, some people are worried about what has happened in Hammondal.

One of the most worried was of course Count Mlak, who was stationed in Werningburg.

As a traditional imperial nobleman, Mrak is full of pride and superiority as a human nobleman of the Erathian Empire, although he is bent on recreating the past glory and glory of the Erathian Empire, like Empress Catherine, he believes that he does not need to rely on too many foreign forces to achieve this goal.

So while he still had some loyalty to the Empress, he grew more and more disgusted with what the Empress was doing in Hammondale.

What happened between Bremer and the Troll made him question the Empress's approach.

Is it necessary for the Empire to use the power of these man-eating monsters?

And the recent situation of Chen Jian and the hilly dwarves of Baierdes who have been in close contact with each other makes Mlak worried.

The dwarven king Hersfa actually came to Hammondale to visit Jian Chen in person! This is simply incredible, is there any ulterior motive for the lord of an empire to befriend a foreign race like this?

Through Bremer's description, Mlak was surprised to find that it was indeed not for nothing that Jian Chen could be valued by the empress.

His command skills had been amply demonstrated in two battles with Byrds, and his resilience in quelling Bremer's seizure of power was impressive, as was what the Empress had told Mrak. is quite a talented person.

But that's exactly what happened. Auntac became more wary of Jian Chen.

The more capable the person. Once it is chaotic, the damage to the empire will be deeper and heavier.

And Chen Jian's performance during this period of time really can't make Rak think that he is a loyal courtier of the Erathia Empire.

He blatantly co-opted aliens to serve him, even at the cost of accepting man-eating monsters like Thor's to bolster his power; He made great friends with forces outside the empire, and called the dwarven king a brother and sister, in exchange for the strong support of the hill dwarves; He turned the Hammondale Guard, which was part of the Imperial Army, into his own private army, and made these Imperial soldiers refuse to obey Bremer's orders; He embezzled much of the booty he had made on the battlefield of Bailds, and he filled his pockets with the exception of a pension in his own name for the fallen soldiers.

All the signs indicate. This Harmondale lord ambition that came out of nowhere is not

"My lord, that Chen Jian has a new move recently, he actually let the human soldiers of the empire and those aliens play a group game called football together, and now this game has become popular in Hammondale, and many of our soldiers are also obsessed with it when they go out on vacation, which is really a danger signal!"

The report of the self-involved spy made Yao Lajing a little annoyed, and he snorted heavily: "This guy is really going to engage in some crooked ways to confuse people!" Now does he even dare to fight the idea of the regular army of the Empire? From now on, all soldiers will be removed from vacation, and all soldiers will not be allowed to go out without an order, let alone to Hammondal! ”

"There's one more thing that matters, my lord, that. Chen Jian obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment from the dwarves' foundry at a fairly low price, and the dwarves always gave him weapons and equipment first, and now his lord's guard and the Harmondale guard under his command have begun to fully redress. The relationship between him and the dwarves is really suspicious, and the dwarven leader named Malkaem also has an unusual relationship with Chen Jian, and he often haunts Chen Jian's military camp

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"What the hell are these dwarves up in mind? What are their plots? Mrak stood up irritably and took a few steps back and forth, worried. What about the iron mine. How's it going? ”

The agent shook his head and replied, "Now the people who open the mine are all dwarven miners, and Jian Chen has also sent people to strictly protect this pit. No one else is allowed to come near casually, our people can't get in at all, and they can't get the details,"

Mlak said angrily, "Check again." We must find a way to find out what is going on, how could an iron ore mine suddenly appear in Hammondal, how the empire has not found out before! And why did he use dwarves to open mines? There's definitely something wrong with that! ”

In the face of Mlak's anger. The spy was terrified, and quickly retreated.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking? I hope you don't do anything to disappoint me! Otherwise, for the sake of the empire. I may have to do something necessary! The Erathian Empire can't be destroyed because of your willful actions! Sitting back in his chair, Mlak muttered to himself.

"While I don't believe you'll be fooled by those necromancers, maybe you're not fit to stay on the throne anymore, as those people say, and maybe it's best for you to go back to Enroth with your husband!"

"If possible, I really don't want to be your enemy, my Majesty! I sincerely hope that day will never come! ”

Henglak is a strong, confident, and strong sense of mission, which is why he resolutely gave up his territory when the empire was in danger, and joined Empress Catherine with all his possessions and recruited soldiers to fight for the future of the empire.

In the last battle, he was deeply impressed by Empress Catherine's charisma and natural leadership temperament and excellent commanding talents, and it can even be said that he admired this strong and beautiful woman very much, and grieved for what happened to her, and if it had not been for the recent events, he might have followed her faithfully so forever, and her sword pointed at his goal.

But now, what Queen Catherine did disappointed him deeply, although she was still so strong and confident, but her approach began to run counter to Mlak's ideals, and Mlak's persistent writing and advice again and again was exchanged for her harsh reprimands again and again.

Although there was no conclusion on Bremer's matter this time, Mlak knew that the empress must be on Chen Jian's side in her heart.

Mlak had been waiting for the Empress to make a final decision on the matter, in order to show his attitude on the matter, and to give the Empress a clear signal, so instead of blaming Bremer for his impulsive behavior, he rewarded him for it, promoted him to a position in the army, and sent it to the Empress in a report.

He wanted to use this to find out what Empress Catherine really thought, and if the Empress did not disappoint him, then he would gladly continue to serve this woman from birth to death, but if the Empress let him down, he would reconsider his position.

As long as the empire can be re-re-emerging, the mission-minded Mlak doesn't mind betrayal at all, and in his opinion, the process is not important, the result is important.

Only the victor has the right to write history, and the loser is nothing.

He wants to, and must be, fulfills his ideals in a way that he approves of, and he firmly believes that the Empire can regain its footing on the top of the world without relying on so-called racial integration.

The empire is powerful, even if it has suffered such a severe blow as the last war, the empire is still the most powerful country on the continent, even so, why use the power of those strange alien races?

But the Empress was slow to react to Mrak's temptation, and the matter seemed to be over.

This made Mrak very anxious. Because things are going in a direction he doesn't want to see

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At this time, an intelligence officer sent a scroll to Mrak's broken muse: "My lord, this is the empress's order just sent from the imperial capital."

Is it finally here? Mrak took the scroll, waved the officer back, and opened the scroll he had been waiting for with a solemn expression.