readx;?“ Hurry up and keep up! The Earl is already waiting for you. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Butler Craig, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stopped and urged.

Barrett, who was following him, was a little weak-hearted. After all, the death of those rangers has something to do with him. Although it is not said that he died, it is better not to be too calm when meeting the Earl.

After pushing open the door to the study, Craig Butler gave Barrett a gesture to invite him in, but he himself had no intention of entering.

Barrett took a deep breath, then moved his Adam's apple. Then I carefully walked into the door that was not too big.

As Barrett stepped into the study, the door behind him was shut. At this time, the Earl of Boreham was already waiting behind his desk, looking with interest at Barrett, who had just entered.

There was no verbal exchange between the two sides, and the atmosphere in the room began to become more and more eerie. As time passed, Barrett finally couldn't help but ask, "Lord Earl!" What is the situation in the Kingdom of Cruze now? Those guys in Lucia should still be robbing while the fire is on! ”

Finding that the Earl of Boreham did not take the initiative to raise his greatest concerns, Barrett naturally talked about the topics he cared about as if nothing had happened—normal people would not make themselves uncomfortable.

"Looks like you still know a little bit about those Lucia barbarians! With their temperament, of course, it is impossible to let go of such a good opportunity. "The Earl of Boreham seems to have read Barrett's thoughts, or he had no intention of inquiring about it. So he replied directly.

Although he had already been mentally prepared for the behavior of those Lucia barbarians, when he really heard the news, he still sighed: "Yes! Anyway, the relationship between the Kingdom of Lucia and most of the churches is not very good. I don't care about offending them again in this kind of thing. ”

Among the prevailing values of the Western Continent, creatures in the lower planes are true public enemies. Although some nobles will hook up with the devils of hell behind their backs, they will never dare to put this relationship under the sun. Otherwise, it would be difficult for even the status of nobles to save their lives.

When that kind of public enemy appears on the surface, the two warring sides must stop their battle lines and turn their spearheads to the saboteurs from the lower planes. This is true even for small-scale invasions of the lower planes, let alone the kind of plane fusion that is rare once in a thousand years—the threat of this kind can be much greater than that of ordinary plane invasions.

It's a pity that after encountering the invasion of the lower planes, turning the muzzle of the gun is only a tacit understanding between the two warring parties. It's not an unspoken rule, but it's not a contract that all kingdoms have signed explicitly. It's just that in the past, regimes that violated this rule had to pay a huge price, and those creatures in the lower planes wouldn't let you go just because you didn't take the initiative to attack, so the situation has always been good.

However, this time, it is clear that the Kingdom of Lucia does not intend to follow the rule that everyone abides by. On the contrary, he took advantage of this opportunity to launch a new offensive against the Cruze Kingdom. Although the main force responsible for clearing out those low-plane creatures and cultists is the Church Alliance, this kind of thing happens in its own land, and the Cruze Kingdom is also responsible.

They mobilized some of the elite to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Shining Gold Town - after all, for those low-level creatures with good strength, ordinary cannon fodder is difficult to be effective. A lot of death and blood, on the contrary, will make the plane fusion more serious. At the same time, it was responsible for the daily ration supply of the Church coalition army.

This deployment also affected the strength of the front line to some extent, and the transfer of a large number of clergy also made the morale of the army unstable. Therefore, when the Kingdom of Lucia violated the rules and seized on the weakness of the Cruze, it immediately pushed the battle line forward by more than 20 miles. Even if you don't get a big win, you still take advantage of it.

The church, which already had a poor relationship with the Lucia Kingdom, learned of this situation and spread the news all over the continent in less than a day. The Kingdom of Lucia was condemned by most of the surface powers.

Of course, condemnation alone does not help, so many kingdoms and local governments impose special commercial taxes on caravans going to the Kingdom of Lucia - but this practice teaches the Kingdom of Lucia that it is small, and that taking the opportunity to accumulate wealth is what they want to do. Otherwise, if you really want to crack down, wouldn't it be more appropriate to directly ban the commercial activities of the Lucia Kingdom?

However, the kingdom of Lucia is rich in land and resources, and most of the raw materials used are self-sufficient. Although the manufacturing industry is not first-class, it can also make do with the future. In this way, they actually need to purchase not many materials, even if they are subject to tax increases, it will not cause them too much trouble.

The real impact was on the southern specialties and luxuries that Lucia's nobles were fond of, but the little trouble in this area had little effect on the war situation.

On the other hand, the vast majority of churches were filled with ill feelings towards the Kingdom of Lucia through this battle. Originally, the various temples that were barely maintained, after tearing their faces, would definitely completely stop serving the magic of the Lucia Kingdom. At the same time, it will also promote the evil and tyranny of the Lucia Kingdom on a large scale among the people.

In the former, because the relationship between the Lucian Kingdom and the church has always been poor, the army rarely relies on the help of military priests. In addition, their 'gray livestock' is worthless, and the medical treatment can still survive in a short period of time after relying entirely on the strange things and consumables purchased before.

As for the latter, it's not that they haven't thought about solving it, but in the face of the major churches that have been united. Unless Lucia decides to start a full-scale civil war, there really can't be anything about them. In addition, in Lucia, the reputation of the preacher is much better than that of the average nobleman, so it affects a large number of people in just a few days.

It's a pity that the 'gray cattle' of the Lucia Kingdom are used to being squeezed, and even if they are dissatisfied, they don't dare to make any big moves, otherwise they won't be able to go south even if they don't retreat this time. But even so, it had a considerable impact on the mobilization of the war in the rear. It may not be possible to influence the situation of the battle in a short period of time, but it may not be possible after a long time.

"Now that the two of them are in a complete race, the Kingdom of Lucia must eat as much of the Cruze Kingdom as possible before the rear is completely unstable, and sign an armistice." Speaking of this, the Earl of Boreham changed his voice, "But their choice is too wishful thinking. ”

"At this time, do we need to add fire to their backs?" Barrett tried to propose, "Our Norhan Kingdom has obviously declared war on the Cruze Kingdom, but it seems that nothing has been done in this time! If we can't work, we'll be done, and the royal family won't make any move! ”

How dare you say that! But you're not doing a very good job this time! Earl Boreham, who said this, stared at Barrett deadly, "I am a hero, but I am sorry for those good sons who act with you." ”

In fact, despite the heavy casualties, the members of the Ranger Regiment did not feel dissatisfied with Barrett because of this. In their eyes, Barrett was the hero who killed the hundred-armed giant, and the later Lucia champion rider was naturally the annoyance and anger of the evil and shameless Lucia after his defeat. It has nothing to do with Barrett's heroic actions.

Of course, unlike the soldiers, who are immersed in the feat of slaying a hundred-armed giant, the high-level naturally has their own perspective. So Barrett's biggest concern was still put in front of him.

"I did underestimate the Lucian reaction at the time. We didn't expect them to risk the annihilation of a champion cavalry regiment and pursue us deep into the occupied territory of the Cruze Kingdom. Barrett, who said this, lowered his head, "Although I will be sorry for the dead officers and soldiers in this way, we have earned this operation." ”

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"In fact, the outbreak of war is only a matter of time, and you don't have to leave anything to chance in this regard. This is caused by the contradictions between the state and between the state and the people, and from the current point of view, there is no way to fundamentally resolve it. With Georgie's words, the cold sweat on Kettlewell's head became more and more numerous. Fortunately, when the other party was about to take it anymore, his voice changed, "But there are still people who are working hard to prevent the outbreak of war, although they can't clear the hidden dangers, but how long they can delay it, no one can say!" If you're lucky, you might be able to drag it out for another decade or so! ”

Having lived in this world for so many years, Georgie has been able to say such half-truths without having to make drafts at all. Among them, the truth and falsehood are mixed, and the important is avoided in order to conceal the truth and prevent it from being debunked by others.

After all, if it is directly said that there is a high probability of war breaking out in the next few years, what kind of panic may it cause if it spreads! Georgie didn't dare to pin all this on the secrecy of multiple parties. Besides, even if he can lock his mouth when dealing with it, but Qiao Ji can't hide it from others in this section and the preparations for the war for a long time in the future. The number of people involved in this area is too large to be kept strictly secret. So it's a plausible strategy to release some smoke bombs and muddy the water before that.

"If only we could wait until then." As he spoke, Kettlewell patted his chest gently, and the vibration caused his bulging stomach to tremble, "But is it really going to happen?" ”

"I've told you not to leave anything to chance. When the time comes, even if our Principality of Nokhanate is not involved in the war, the refugees, rogues and even routs that will follow will be enough for our territory. And the evil creatures of the inhuman race may also take this opportunity to take advantage of the fire. So from now on, we need to be ready to deal with it. As he spoke, Georgie clenched his right hand into a fist and gently tapped it on the desk in front of him.

Kettlewell showed a bitter face: "Is there a need to deal with the outbreak of war on top of this plan?" ”

"There's no special news yet, but we need to prepare for the worst. lest you become scrambling when something goes wrong. Therefore, it is necessary to have a response to an attack during the construction process, or a disposal plan that has to be stopped when the war breaks out in the middle of the construction, etc., which need to be properly considered. Think of this as a self-training and improvement! I'll show it to me when I'm done, and I'll talk about it when I want to revise it. After saying this, Qiao Ji waved his hand to signal that the other party could go out.

After turning around, a middle-aged fat man began to mourn the withering grass above his head. It seemed to him that in the next period of time, those cute little ones would leave him one by one. It's like a migratory bird flying south in late autumn.

After dealing with one of the seemingly troublesome things, Georgie didn't even take a break before he fell into a hurry: "Yves, send these contracts to the Temple of the Lord of Justice." ”

"Yes! My lord. ”

"Yves, the content of this document still needs to be carefully considered, so that they can re-improve it." With the voice of the words, a document was thrown into Yves's arms.

"Yes! My lord. Then there was the sound of the other party's footsteps knocking again.

"Yves......

"Yes! My lord. ”

Soon, Georgie sent all the things that took a lot of his time to solve back to the civil servants for reconsideration, discussion, and improvement. In short, under the pretext of exercising the abilities of his men, Georgie postponed a third of the business that needed to be dealt with today to tomorrow, and left the remaining quarter to the bureaucrats to take care of themselves. Finally, before the lunch break, I was temporarily relieved from the busy government affairs.

Today's lunch is specially prepared with rose sheep hearts. Slice the lamb's heart on a skewer and dip it in rose brine while roasting, and grill it over an open flame repeatedly. Although fresh rose petals are no longer found in autumn, it is relatively easy to find dry goods as a diffuser material.

At the same time, the staple food was also changed to pine nut porridge. Originally, I was supposed to use millet, but unfortunately I bought it in Georgie's current condition, and I haven't even seen that thing.

This is a recipe that Georgie learned before crossing over to help calm the mind. Although I don't know if it's still useful in this world, I still did it because I used it more than I didn't use it. (To be continued.) )