In the fierce battle of Elbuk Castle, the Virgian side suffered heavy losses, not only losing most of the men and horses, discarding countless grain and grass baggage, but also losing Djerbo Castle. In this way, the westward expansion war launched by the three kingdoms of Virgia, Maliga, Dorupoye and Larcia ended in the final victory of the Nord side.

The villagers of Loire are finally able to return to their hometowns instead of being on a desert island.

On the other hand, since the northern offensive of the Vigian army against the castle of Elbuk and the city of Wocheze was completely dismantled, the king of Yarogark decided to cancel the siege of the fortress of Tihlog in the south at the same time, and at the same time send a diplomatic envoy who could negotiate an armistice.

After intense discussions, quarrels, threats and even invective, the two sides finally signed the Treaty of Sagose.

The following are the main contents of the Treaty of Sargos:

Article 1: The two sides shall enter a state of peace from a state of war, and the duration of the armistice shall not be less than three months.

Second, the Kingdom of Virginia must open the border city of Riwache as a treaty port, and the current tariff must be halved.

Article 3, the Kingdom of Virgia must pay an indemnity of 400,000 gold dinars to the Kingdom of Nord, and at the same time sell the Snow War Horse, the fine iron of Kulau and the raw silk of the Nest Ze to the Kingdom of Nord at cost price, and allow the Kingdom of Nord to hire Virginia as its technical guide.

Fourthly, the Kingdom of Vegia must cede Castle of Djerbo to the Kingdom of Nord.

Fifth, the two sides released their own prisoners of war, and the Kingdom of Virginia was required to pay a separate bereavement payment to the Nord prisoners of war on a per capita basis.

The treaty was signed by the kings of both sides in duplicate and entered into force immediately. Su Hao also released Kerry, and took the opportunity to ask the lord of Larcia for a group of blacksmiths from the steel city - Kurao, and Larcia loved his son, and he could only exchange technicians for his son.

Su Hao deeply understands that Kerry's personality has changed greatly since he was shot in the lower body by Avril, not only does he hate Mariga, but at the same time, the arrow that his father Larcha shot at Su Hao in Fort Jerbo that day also deeply broke his heart. Larcia has an upright and kind personality, and in the face of his son, not only will he not blame him, but he will feel more and more guilty... This counter-plot not only disintegrated the opponent's offensive, but also created irreparable gaps and suspicions within the Kingdom of Vegia, and the impact of this kind of people's hearts is undoubtedly extremely far-reaching.

Many scholars on the continent of Calradia have also discussed the signing of this treaty in the future, and there are endless debates. Some scholars believe that even though the Vigia Army lost nearly 20,000 Vigia Northern Army led by Ma, Doru, and La, the 40,000 main forces in the south were still there, and even if they could not continue to attack the Nord border to the west, they could still hold their own borders and not sign such a humiliating treaty or even cede territory.

Some scholars hold the opposing view, that is, the Nord is undoubtedly overwhelming with the victorious army to march eastward and defeat the enemy's exhausted army, so why not simply use Vegia's undeclared war against the spirit of honor as an excuse to annex its western territory, but take it when it is good and sign a treaty?

Only the Nord Kingdom and the Vigia Kingdom each know each other's dilemma, that is, the Viggia Kingdom has prepared 400,000 gold dinars for military expenses, which will be transferred to the Dremager Fort in the south of the country, once the Nord Kingdom moves eastward, then it will hand over this military expenditure to the Swadia Kingdom, and agree to fight with the Swadia Kingdom on both sides. Of course, the Nord Kingdom has also contacted the Kugit Kingdom, and if the Virginia Kingdom tries to attack the Nord Kingdom, then the Nord is willing to attract firepower for the Kugit Kingdom.

No matter how much diplomacy Widge wield, its army was always the defeated army, and it was the death of its ruling class, Larcia and Doruboye were already on the same page as Maliga, and it would undoubtedly take time to reconcile their relations, and what they lacked most was time, so Vigia had to make concessions and owe this unequal clause.

Of course, in this war, there is undoubtedly only one person who will benefit the most, and that is... Su Hao.

Rudapoye and Iaya joined forces with King Ragnar to state the role of Sue Rodria in the battle of Elbuk Castle, and captured Djerbo Fort without a single soldier, which can be regarded as expanding the territory of the Nord Kingdom, with enterprising merit and outstanding achievements, although he is a commoner, he can also be promoted to a local lord and bestowed a knighthood.

After careful consideration, King Ragnar issued a decree to canonize Su Hao as the new lord of Djerbo Fort, with jurisdiction over Djerbo Fort and the village of Mazen, with weekly taxes and fees, and the rank of viscount and lieutenant colonel, the possibility of forming a private army, and allowing him to hold his own family banner (a power only the nobility had).

In this way, the Rhodelia family officially stepped onto the aristocratic stage of the Calradia continent and became the new nobles.

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And on the other side, in the east of the continent of Calradia, on the Kugit steppe.

The Kugit Savannah has always been a dangerous place, because it is a vast grassland, with not only rich pastures, magnificent herds of horses, and herds of antelope yaks, but also because of its vastness, it can disorient passers-by.

The biggest danger on the grassland is not the sandstorms that cover the sky and the sun, nor the ringing horses and horse bandits who eat people and do not spit out bones and come and go like the wind, but the countless dangerous creatures that live on it.

For example, the national totem of the Kugit Khanate: the steppe wolf.

Brown bears, snow leopards, lions, pythons, hyenas, and... Hawk.

On the beautiful prairie, it seems to be calm and peaceful, but in fact, under this fertile soil, there are countless dry bones of innocent travelers, and even if the hyenas dig three feet into the ground, they will dig out those bones, and then eat them bite by bite.

Meng Shiqi was born in such a dangerous environment.

Her first day was spent in hunger and fear, she was confronted by a ringing horse, who was not riding, but was not injured, he was hungry, and his party was broken up, so he was left alone to wander the savannah.

Meng Shiqi used the same means as Avril to kill him and take away his prairie scimitar.

It was the first time she had killed someone.

After she killed someone, she was stunned for a long time, and finally cried and vomited. Not everyone is a pervert like Su Hao, who can not have any psychological burden after killing. She is a woman, an ordinary woman, she likes to watch soap operas, listen to Andy Lau's songs, and even YY can have a mysterious and powerful man like Dracula drive a gorgeous carriage to marry her.

She likes a peaceful and happy life, and she is afraid of seeing blood.

Finally, she stopped crying, she stopped vomiting, and there was not a single tear in her eyes.

She conquered bloodshed.

She didn't want to be trapped in this prairie, so she followed one direction and began to move forward firmly, forward.

Sometimes, it's not just the treacherous environment that you have to overcome on the grassland, but also... Lonely.

For 9 days, for 9 whole days, she didn't meet a single living thing... Note that it's not a human being, it's a living thing.

The vast sky, the vast grassland, between the heaven and the earth, you are the only one you can see... All living creatures can hear is the sound of your heartbeat and breathing.

What does it feel like?

Sometimes, once in a while, a vulture that flies by chirps twice at her, and she will be happy for a long time.

She really wanted to talk to someone, really wanted to...

But no one.

However, she got used to it after all, she got used to being alone.

She was afraid of being attacked by the wolves that might pass by, and when she slept, she didn't dare to sleep too hard, but tiredness had been tormenting her tense nerves, trying to make her fall into a deep sleep, but what followed was bound to be endless nightmares.

She often woke up in nightmares and was scared into a cold sweat.

Because in that dream, what she dreamed of was Wang Ze.

Missing is a disease, fear is also a disease, many warriors in this world are not afraid of death, nor are they afraid of bloodshed, but what they are afraid of is longing and fear.

After 9 days, her appearance has not changed, but her hair is half white.

The biggest improvement is that she no longer has nightmares.

She conquered longing and fear.

On the 10th day, she was very hungry and she was also very cold. She was so tortured, both physically and mentally, that she couldn't even take a step or even pick up the prairie scimitar......

She needs food, she needs water, she needs clothes.

Otherwise she would have died.

Just when she felt like she was going to fall to the ground forever, she saw a wriggling maggot.

She grabbed it, looked at it, and struggled inwardly... She's never been so entangled.

There's no doubt that this bug is packed with the protein and water she needs, but... Do you really want to eat it?

She hesitated.

Finally, she chewed it up and swallowed it.

She threw up.

Although the maggot could provide very little water and nutrients, and there were deadly bacteria in it, Meng Shiqi had no choice but to eat it.

After vomiting, she moved on.

She finally encounters a wounded steppe wolf.

The wolf was equally difficult to move, it was scrawny, with only a thin skin and a mouthful of sharp teeth, but its bite was not as strong as it used to be, and its four legs were shaking incessantly.

It also needs food, it needs water, it needs to keep out the cold.

Just when it was desperate, it saw Meng Shiqi... Someone who, just as desperate as it was.

Wounded and hungry beasts never have mercy in their hearts, and wounded women may not have either.

In this way, in a dramatic moment, a physically and mentally exhausted beauty and a scrawny steppe wolf met in this beautiful and dangerous prairie.