Donner's strategy is constantly changing according to the changes in the external situation, and in the absence of external enemies, he chooses to hide himself and bury his head in development. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But now that knightly federation giants like the giant Jesse are interested in the actions of the Far North on the continent of Huls, he can no longer completely hide it.

In this case, he can only choose a more radical strategy, the Hulse continental version of the closed country.

Of course, he can't completely seal off the Huls continent and go north to the Knight Federation, he needs to leave the passage of Fog City to obtain the supplies of the Far North Country, and at the same time transport the grain of the Huls Continent to the north to take care of the interests of the Far North Country, and in the South of the Forgotten Sea, it is even more impossible for him to close all the ports.

If Donner does this now, the risk of being targeted by the Magic Continent will be much greater. But this risk cannot be avoided, if the speed of development is slowed down in order to deal with the giant Jesse, by the time the Chiga Mountain enters Middle-earth in a big way, he will have no power to resist.

It's a race against time.

The Chiga Mountains and the Five Great Sacred Courtyards were preoccupying their attention on the reconstruction work after the beast tide, this was the golden period for Donner's development, and he couldn't bear to say goodbye to Ruiko in order to grab time, and he must not allow any external force to interrupt his plans.

Therefore, he is willing to destroy the four northfall cities in a month, and set off a big storm in the north of Huls, but also to teach Jesse a lesson.

Donner could imagine how angry the giant Jesse would be now, but since he was a Saint-rank knight who had lived for thousands of years, he should have the corresponding reason and knew what the outcome would be.

Sure enough, after the collapse of Cliff City, a northbound city in the north of the Silver Finch Federation, and the loss of troops, the giant Jesse chose to forbear for the time being.

The massive collapse that destroyed Cliff City was the work of Una and Layla. The two girls used only an early warning circle and a few cleverly arranged and powerful dissolved stone circles to turn it into a trap for the knights to go and never return.

The same trap is also found in Falling Rock City, and the two northern cities of the Thorn Empire were laid by Donner himself.

Now, there is no news of the collapse coming from these three cities, which confirms Donner's judgment that Jesse is sensible.

But Donner would not have relied on the sanity of his enemies for Richard's safety.

When Richard heard that the giant city-state could return to attack Fog City at any time, he finally understood the good intentions of his brother and Wesley. Compared to Donner and Wesley, Richard, who had lived in the Knight Federation for six full years, had a more personal feeling about what the name Giant City-State meant.

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It was a harsh winter, and the flames were burning on the side of the stone villa that was completely open to the outside of the cliff. This is not a fire circle, but a real burning bonfire, and the firewood was sent to Misty by Merkel.

Four cities in Beiluo were abandoned, and more than 70,000 laborers became a standing contingent under Merkel to build water conservancy and clear farmland. Merkel knew that the Misty Town Grain Exchange would become the only channel for the Hulse continent to transport grain to the north, so she happened to send a large amount of stone and wood to Misty Town by the way.

Some of the discarded firewood was moved to Fog City to take on the role of heating in winter.

In fact, Donner, Una, and Layla, who live in Villa in the Stone, and Wesley, who often comes to eat, don't need any heating measures. This bonfire is just used to lighten the slightly gloomy atmosphere in the stone villa and add some warmth to the New Year.

As it gets dark, Una, Layla, and Lolita begin to set the table, and in addition to the ready-made food from the College of Engineering cafeteria, Una also makes some Magic Continent-style snacks with her own hands.

Downer, along with Wesley and Richard, was in the living room talking about what had happened in the Empire over the past few months, and what was likely to happen next.

"Our reform in Misty Village has to cover the entire territory of the three northern provinces. Donner looked at Wesley.

"So fast?" Wesley was a little surprised.

"Since there has been no major mess in the reform of Misty Village for two years, I think it's time for me...... Anyway, there is no aristocracy in the three northern provinces now, and this reform does not touch anyone's interests. Donner said this without counting himself—in fact, his practice of giving his land to the commoners would seem like a madman to any nobleman.

Wesley frowned in a rare way and reminded, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think." After the harvest last autumn, we only bought a small part of the grain in Misty Village, except for the grain tax. Farmers seem to have a penchant for food more than gold coins. There is nothing wrong with this happening only in Misty Village, but if the farmers in the three northern provinces all hide their grain and refuse to sell it, I am afraid that something will happen...... Don't forget, Merkel has more than 70,000 mouths waiting to eat. ”

Richard didn't know what his brother and Wesley's big brother meant by the reforms, and he didn't interject, just listened silently.

"Is this still the case in Misty Village this year?" Donner's brow furrowed.

"This year is much better, and most farmers understand that gold is more useful than grain. Wesley said, "However, if this happens in the whole territory of the three provinces, even if it is only the fluctuation of the first year, we cannot afford it." ”

"Hmm...... This is indeed a problem. Donner nodded, in fact, in addition to this, he felt that there would probably be some unexpected problems, but this could not stop his determination to reform, from serfdom to early capitalism, the weakening of the power of the aristocracy and the emergence of free people, all of which could not be bypassed.

"Well," Downer continued, "this year will start with Maple Leaf County, just before the spring ploughing, and there are still about three months to go, do you have enough manpower on hand?"

"Except for Jimmy, those idiots who are now in charge of Maple Leaf County...... Asking them to carry out reforms is probably no different from asking them to take their lives. Wesley said.

Donner understood what he meant, the officials who now ran Maple County were originally a small aristocracy, and letting them implement land reform was tantamount to telling them that one day, their fiefs outside the three northern provinces would also be distributed to the farmers. It's really no different from taking their lives.

"You go to the Santan School of Magic and choose a few students, those children are all from civilian backgrounds, and it is just right for them to do this. Donner suggested.

"That's fine!" Wesley said, "However, I always feel that when we divide up all the lands of the three northern provinces, the aristocracy of the entire empire will become our enemies. ”

He said as he shook his head with a wry smile.

Donner shrugged and said, "Then it depends on how much of a storm they can make." Although he said it lightly, he did not have a trace of worry in his heart, the most worried of which was to see an otherworldly version of the French Revolution on the continent of Huls.

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