Chapter 61: Smoke Rises
Instead of chasing down the rout, Liu Zheng and Fresis came to the Grand Master.
The Grand Master was silently holding the corpse of Gregory V like a bleak sculpture.
"I'm sorry Grand Master, we're late." Fresis sighed.
Although there was no deliberate delay, Gregory V was dead after all.
And if he hadn't gone to save the Fallen Bay first, Raven City might not have been breached, and Fresis still felt a little guilty in his heart.
The Grand Master did not speak, but only took a deep look at Liu Zheng, and then walked into the palace with Gregory V in his arms.
After a while, thick smoke rose from the palace, and the flames grew in the wind, and soon the whole palace was enveloped in flames.
Fresis immediately called someone to put out the fire, but Liu Zheng stopped him, "When it is burned clean, there will be new ones." ”
After clearing the remnants of the surrounding soldiers, Fresis and Liu Zheng immediately rushed to Xiaolu City with the Knights of Long Song.
The strength of Xiaolu City is far inferior to that of Raven City, but it is better because there are many scholars and have developed a lot of methods and equipment to defend the city, so it has been working hard to persevere.
When Liu Zheng and the others arrived, Wolfbold's head was lit up, and the Fourth Army of Misty Mountain, which had been attacking frantically, instantly collapsed and fled in all directions.
The Misty Mountains have been scattered for hundreds of years, forcibly united by the divine choice of the Omenwolf and shattered by his death.
As for the Gatu army, they were not good at attacking cities, and after robbing Xiaolu of other places, they returned to the Gatu steppe.
Frésis talked to the Duke of Aldermar for a long time, and came out with a smile on his face.
"It's settled." Fresis knew that Liu Zheng was too lazy to listen to the details, and directly said the conclusion.
After the Duke of Aldemar is done, the rest of the forces are not worth mentioning.
Half a month later, the old duke announced that he would become the new king of the Raven Realm, changed the name of the country to the Changge Kingdom, and moved the capital to Changge Port.
The old nobles, led by Duke Aldemar, expressed their support one after another, and became the new nobles of the Changge Kingdom.
As soon as the Kingdom of Changge was founded, three important decrees were promulgated.
First, slavery will be abolished throughout the territory, and all existing slaves will be restored to freedom.
The second is to abolish the administrative power of the aristocracy, and only retain the power of tax commission, and the proportion of tax commission is determined by the Ministry of Finance.
Third, Xiaolu City provides human resources, and teachers are dispatched in every large village and town, so that all civilians can receive a certain education. In exchange, the Kingdom will provide military and financial support to the city, and guarantee freedom of research that does not violate the laws of the Kingdom.
These three decrees, mainly caused by the first two, well, did not cause any commotion.
The nobles of the fallen collar were almost killed by Liu Zheng, and the elders of the Xiaolu were almost killed by the Wolf of Omen, leaving only the direct line of Duke Aldemar.
As for Changgeling, Liu Zheng visited these new colleagues cordially and friendly.
By the way, Liu Zheng is now the Earl of "Wallace", and has the privilege of forming his own knights and halving the tax on the caravan.
The most important thing is the "right to pioneer", which has long disappeared in the history of Pande.
He can open up territories outside the Changge Kingdom on his own, and enjoy all the power in the territory, but he just wants to be a vassal to the king, which is actually the princes of his own fiefdom.
After a series of wars, the population of the Changge Kingdom has plummeted by more than one-third, even with the relationship between Liu Zheng and Fresis, it is impossible to give him many manpower, but only those homeless slaves can be assigned to him, but there are also one or two thousand people.
As for the direction of development, Liu Zheng has already set, that is, the direction of Xiaolu City to the east, the direction of the Gatu grassland.
Under normal circumstances, the Changge Kingdom has suffered a heavy blow, and Dexia is far away, not to mention, the other three kingdoms will definitely come to take advantage of the fire to rob.
It's a pity that now they are too busy to take care of themselves.
Filwitz was overwhelmed by the combined forces of the Marittin and Mettenheim expeditionary forces, the Lion Knights of the Lion Kingdom were battling with the army of the Three Prophets heresy, and the Singar slave traders came to make trouble.
Descha was caught in a jihad with Rasmus Defatika, the Holy Inquisitor.
Not to mention the Bacchus Empire, where the all-out invasion of the Serpent Cult almost paralyzed the entire empire.
The Noldor Elves, who have been fighting non-stop with Gatu, the Ebony Knights, and the slave catchers all day long, are now the most idle force in the entire Pander Continent.
However, Liu Zheng will definitely not let them watch from the wall.
"Lord Wallace, you may not know that messenger leaves were precious magical items even in ancient times." Keller von Il said helplessly.
This human being is otherwise fine, but there are too many things, and he has to transmit and transmit at every turn.
It turned out that some lords still felt that the agent Kuigfin was very troublesome, and compared to this Wallace, it was simply honest duty.
"Pande is in the midst of war everywhere, you know?" Liu Zheng ignored Lord Noldor's complaints.
"The Noldocrats have always adhered to neutrality, and we don't care about the war in the human kingdom." After a few seconds of silence, Keller von Il replied.
"Don't use your diplomatic rhetoric anymore, you and I know that this is exactly what you want." Liu Zheng exposed the lies of Keller von Il.
Keller von Il was speechless, and out of the pride of the Noldor elves, she was unwilling to make unnecessary excuses.
"Living in a corner for a hundred years makes your eyes narrow. Do you really think that this war that is spreading across the Pander continent is a ray of hope for you? Liu Zheng said disdainfully.
"At least one stable Pander continent did not accept the Noldor." Keller von Il said calmly.
"But you can at least continue your bloodline in the forests of Long River Town. If the Five Nations survive, what will they think of your inaction? If the Five Kingdoms were destroyed and the Serpent Cult and heretics occupied Pande, do you think they would spare the former inferior races? Although Liu Zheng is not a lover of politics and military affairs, he has already learned this knowledge in high school history.
If you want to be "honorably isolated", you must have an island at the very least.
A force like Noldo, which borders on the tripartite forces, wants to profit from the fisherman's wishful thinking.
"The mighty Noldor is not afraid of anyone's retribution." This is the voice of Ardarian.
"Powerful? Perhaps, the turtle shell of Ellaclair is very difficult to break. But if I were any other force, I wouldn't have sent troops to fight you. How long can you keep out if I send people to set fires and poison your water sources every day? Liu Zheng sneered.
"Despicable humans!" Ardalian was furious.
"Shut up. I thought that you, as the Lord of Noldor, would have a high opinion when you received the messenger leaf, but I didn't expect that there would only be such vulgar words. In the past, when the Titans were fighting, you could still resist strong enemies on the outside and leave a way back inside. Now that the war has swept across the Pande continent, worshipping snakes and heretics and brutal creatures, you don't want to save the common people from the misery, and take the orthodox position of Pande, but hide your head and seek peace, how dare you call yourself noble in front of me! Liu Zheng said angrily.
His mouth cannon is really dense, even if there is a "secret keeper" to help translate, it will take some time for the Noldor lords to understand.
"Lord Islam Dir, please take the two lords to the side to calm down." Keller von Il sighed and quickly let the still calm Islam Dil pull away the other two angry Noldor Lords.
"Lord Wallace, you're really not fit for communication." Keller von Yile said to Liu Zheng.
"I think I'm very productive. Okay, tell me about your decision. I am not afraid to tell you that if you still choose to be a bystander, then I will be your enemy when the war is over. Liu Zheng gave an ultimatum.
"Noldor is not afraid of any enemy, but he also does not want to lose a friend, especially you who have saved so many of our compatriots." Keller von Eyre's words were tactful but firm.
"Well, in two days, you will sweep the whole of the Gatu steppe from the south, and I will sweep the whole of the Gatu steppe from the north. In front of a foreign enemy, the stable must not be allowed to catch fire. Liu Zheng immediately said the arrangement.
"The Cato are the sworn enemies of Noldor all along, and if you destroy them, of course Noldor will not shirk." Keller von Il readily agreed.
"One more thing." Liu Zheng coughed twice.
"What else? Lord Wallace. Seeing Liu Zheng so cowardly for the first time, Keller von Il was a little curious.
"What, can you give me an elven horse. I think only the elven horse can withstand my dragon might. Liu Zheng was a little embarrassed.
There's no way, Griffin Ironhoof has been with him for a lot of battles, so he can't really make it a mentally retarded horse, and lately the groom has said that it reacts half a beat slower than other horses.
"Of course, although the elven horse is precious, it is not as good as the friendship between you and Noldor, and I will send it to you by Terry Tedilan." Keller von Yir hesitated, but still agreed, he had made enough bets on Liu Zheng, not bad for this elf horse.
As for Rie Tediran, anyway, he travels around all year round, and he can see his parents and friends when he goes back, and she Keller von Yir is not a devil after all.