Sally looked at the man in front of her, her eyes gradually regained her former fortitude, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Roddy chewed on her words, and when he withdrew himself from his position as "Prime Minister", the suffocating pressure finally eased.

After a while, he finally crossed this huge threshold in his heart - no one has ever been able to decide the life and death of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in conversation and laughter, and the huge pressure of morality and faith made Roddy fall into chaos for a while, and even tried to escape, which is not shameful, but proves that he has a very firm bottom line in his heart.

However, this kind of bottom line is commendable in peacetime, and in the current world, it is incompatible after all.

Indeed, the wars he started alone would have resulted in the deaths of countless people, including innocent people, women and children. But if you don't resist and let Evta be annexed, what will be the end?

The whole kingdom will be completely reduced to "cannon fodder", and all the people will die in numbness...

When that time comes, the dead and wounded will be more than just soldiers. Perhaps the entire kingdom of Karen will be mercilessly thrown into the crucible of war by the dragons. Although Roddy and Kardashian have a relationship, from the perspective of the race, dragons and humans are not on the same road after all.

Roddy remembered the movie "The Matrix", and the specific content has been lost after so many years. But there was a phrase that seemed to be engraved in his mind: "Humans are to them... It's just the battery. ”

"I know what to do. ”

Looking at the crystal wall, Luo Di slowly lowered his palm, his eyes were clear: "Everything is still going according to the original plan over there in Hollier City, and... I will record all the actions of these people in the cabinet during the war. ”

He certainly wouldn't be fully convinced that the nobles in the cabinet would always stand with him. If it is external, the position may be consistent, but in the face of the royal family supported by the dragon family, there will be people who will make unwise moves under the huge risk of starting a war.

Countless histories have verified that the knife stabbed in the back is the deadliest.

"For Ivota . ”

Sally smiled, and Roddy saluted, "For everyone." ”

The image of the crystal wall faded away as the energy was cut off, and Sally, who was standing in the core room, slowly stepped back from the dedicated platform, the Grand Arcanist stood behind him, and when Sally looked over, she spoke, "Prime Minister Roddy reminds me of a man. ”

"High elves?"

"Yes, maybe you've heard of it, Lord Duke. Edith casually pointed to the crystal wall next to him showing a thin and handsome figure: "His name is Solomon..."

"He—wasn't he banished for studying elemental magic?" "Sally knew Solomon's story, so she couldn't understand why Edith suddenly said that, because there was no similarity between the two experiences.

"It's not just this incident," Edith shook his head, "I'm referring to all the experiences of the Prime Minister in the last few years - because from the time he encountered the orcs in Nolan Village, he seemed to have single-handedly begun to take revenge on the entire kingdom..."

"I'm curious what happened to him. ”

When April arrived, the farming kingdom of Karen seemed calm, but everyone was aware that a storm was brewing here.

"The Age of Cullen" has completely relinquished its position as the number one seller in the eastern part of the kingdom, and "Royal Weekly" has taken its place, because it seems to be writing exciting good news every day:

"The latest achievements of the Dragon Tower Wizard far surpass Elson!"

"New Wheat Yields Double, or Completely Solve the Kingdom's Food Deficit"

"Congratulations on the birth of the first Magister of the Dragon Tower, and the Red Dragon Lord Quiao is here to celebrate!"

The editors of Royal Weekly know the truth from the false, and the content of a point is 10 points, and the negative news is blown positive. In this era, most of the people are illiterate, not to mention the ability to think independently, and they can be regarded as literate if they can read and understand. A little bit of finding someone to add fuel to the spread in the square, the content of the newspaper is basically accepted by the people.

After two months of this continuous propaganda, the morale of the eastern part of the kingdom was extremely high - the territory ravaged by the orcs last year had begun to be replanted, and after the so-called new seeds were planted, the farmers were waiting for a good harvest and tending to the fields more diligently all day long.

The content of the chat on weekdays has also changed from "will the orcs come back" to "when will we win the battle against Ivta" - the power of public opinion guidance is highlighted here, and the lie repeated 10,000 times becomes the truth, obviously last year's battle caused most of the nobles to suffer heavy losses, but less than half a year has passed, and people really believe that Charles II can once again gather a strong team for the "Western Expedition"!

That's right, "Western Expedition" has become a well-known slogan.

Of course, such a wave of public opinion was not spontaneous, so how could the "Elson CIA" sit idly by? However, Charles II was not a fool, and after realizing the power of public opinion, he directly organized a team dedicated to the eradication of "The Age of Karen".

At first, an order was issued to ban the sale, and a copy was confiscated when it was seen, and then the merchants who sold were severely punished, from fines to jail for no mercy, and then there was the system of continuous sitting - Charles II's control of the army and nobility reached its peak with the support of the dragons, so the inventory of the "Age of Cullen" near the Imperial City area made the influence of the "Ephorta" almost completely disappear within a few months...

This feeling made Charles II realize the benefits of "centralization".

The influence of the royal power of the Karen Kingdom has been declining in the past few decades, and the first nobles have shed their blood for the monarch, but now they have pursued their own interests and no royal family. However, since the "Dragon Tower" was erected, the nobles have come in a breeze, and they almost lined up to express their loyalty.

Charles II did not dare to make any major changes in the political structure like Roddy, and the fact that he was able to amass power already made him feel fluttering - he felt ten years younger when the submissive nobles in the council chamber bowed to him.

Power is the best aphrodisiac, and this statement is indeed true. Charles II has not only been more energetic lately, but his face seems to have fewer wrinkles. He spent more than eight hours a day in the council chamber and study, and he had never been so diligent in more than a decade of pro-government.

"I hope to see Efta start backing down by the end of the year. Although our situation is better at the moment, the enemy is not glass that can be broken at the slightest touch. "Charles II certainly did not indulge in vanity all day, and he did not forget to study the information and make judgments. However, it is clear that the information he has access to is far less complete than that of Elson's CIA, so there is an error in his judgment: "The previous two wars have highlighted the seriousness of the logistical problems, so this time we must be fully prepared." ”

He took out a statistical book, on which were densely written a lot of notes, and the nobles around him couldn't help sweating on their foreheads: they came to show their loyalty, thinking that it was just for show, who knew that this emperor was really not a straw bag, and all the homework was not bad at all, and the opening was a series of proportional figures of previous combat losses and investments, so that everyone no longer had a sense of contempt.

After saying this, Charles II looked at their faces, secretly smug in his heart, turned his head, and asked Count Duvedon: "What kind of new wheat that the dragon clan helped to research can increase the yield?"

This question made Du Weiden's face suddenly become a little embarrassed, he coughed lightly, and had to reply stiffly: "Your Majesty, actually... In fact, there is no new type of wheat. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Because I saw Elson preach that he had a new type of crop in 'The Age of Karen', saying that the yield had increased several times, I felt that I couldn't make the lords of the kingdom feel backward in this regard... I asked the newspaper to make up a message and send it out, and those seeds were actually the same as before..."

Seeing that Charles II's gaze was gloomy, Du Weiden immediately bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, in fact, this is also a last resort! You have also seen that the morale of the people of the kingdom has been high recently, and we can't make them feel inferior to Ivota from any angle." Moreover... I specifically told them that these seeds need to be carefully tended to have a good harvest, so that even ordinary seeds will end up with a better harvest than in previous years. If the harvest is not good, it means that they are not taking good care of it..."

This kind of remark is complete nonsense, and the other nobles in the council hall all showed disdain, but Charles II narrowed his eyes: "Go on." ”

"When the time comes, we will cite some areas with higher production in the newspapers and exaggerate their mass production figures to three or four times the normal amount, so that everyone will believe that it is not the problem of seeds, but their own problems - they will take care of the fields more carefully in the coming year, and also buy time for our research and development..."

After hearing this, Charles II suddenly burst out laughing: "Good! good!"

After saying three good things in a row, he turned to the other nobles and said, "This is the use of the newspaper to the point! Do you think that the guys who read the newspaper are smart people? In fact, what the newspaper says they believe, even if I say that there are two suns in the sky, there will be a group of people who will really come up with arguments to confirm my words." ”

"Du Weiden's idea is very good, last year we were attacked, and the losses can be described as heavy, but this year, with the special situation and special treatment, with the assistance of the dragon clan, we will definitely be able to quickly recover the land and complete the great cause of unification - all for the revival of the Karen Kingdom!"

"For the revival of the kingdom!"

Impassioned words echoed through the chamber, and Charles II was red and full of spirit.

(End of chapter)