A.D. 4830, winter.

The weather in the desert is always summer, and people who have lived in the desert all their lives don't know the word winter, let alone see the scene of snowflakes falling.

The city of Edbele was renamed Modu and designated as the capital of the desert country.

And Li Jun's career as a duke also kicked off.

recalled that more than ten years ago, when Li Jun first arrived in the other world, he had nothing, and in the Warcraft Forest, he was robbed and killed by a group of mercenaries and almost died.

More than ten years later, Li Jun has experienced too much, his personality has been trained, and he has changed too much.

Tilan, the trouble-causing goblin, was finally gone, and Li Jun slowly breathed a sigh of relief, with his own warning, Tiran should be somewhat restrained.

As Li Jun said, he can't care how he tosses himself, it doesn't matter if you subvert the empire or rebel against the church, but please don't pull me into the water, otherwise Li Jun really dares to pull the flag and rebel on the spot, break away from the Koro Empire, and establish a free city-state.

The vast desert in the northwest has always been a strategic buffer zone between the Koro Empire and the Aberron Empire in the northwest region.

It is not suitable for marching, let alone fighting a long war of attrition.

Just because of the lack of water in the desert and the unbearable heat, there are also sand thieves eyeing and harassing the escorted supplies.

The desert has been calm for many years, and the Northwest Frontier Army has not fought a large-scale battle for a long time.

The entire Northwest Frontier Army can only clear out some sand thieves and maintain the convoys of sand merchants.

And the completion of the Desert Principality is undoubtedly a deep thorn in the heart of the Abbyron Empire, especially the master of this Principality, who is the most hated and feared by the Abbyron people!

The ravages of the eastern part of the Alberon Empire lasted for a year, causing the destruction of dozens of eastern cities, some more than once.

The commander-in-chief of the "Rebellion of Soldiers and Bandits" is that demon Li Jun.

According to incomplete official statistics, a total of 38 cities were attacked during the year-long "Rebellion of Soldiers and Bandits", 21 cities fell briefly, economic losses amounted to more than 10 million gold coins, and the number of dead and wounded was as high as 130,000!

Emperor Ebelon's ** department has sharpened his knives and secretly recruited and selected generals.

They first used diplomatic means to question the establishment of the so-called Desert Duchy in the buffer zone between the two ** affairs.

And Koro XVIII's explanation was also very simple, he said in a calm voice: "Mr. Ambassador, you must know that the Northwest Desert has been the territory of my Koro since ancient times, and only the desert within a three-kilometer radius of your Ebelon Empire is the territory of your country. ”

The ambassador was speechless and speechless, and then took his leave and left.

The Coro Empire and the Alberon Empire have been out-and-out rivals since ancient times, with constant small-scale friction and major wars almost every dozen years.

But as soon as the fighting ended, the two countries returned to what appeared to be a friendly calm, with embassies resuming and border trade resuming.

But they are also neighbors, but the Fifth Reich is not so lucky, the royal family has issued a death order, not allowing the people of the Fifth Reich to come to the Koro Empire to do business and enter the country!

Now the entire Fifth Empire, on the one hand, has to bear 210 million war reparations, on the other hand, to restore the economy and improve people's livelihood, without the support of the Eberon Empire, the entire imperial system will collapse.

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After the completion of the desert capital, the first Grand Duke of the Principality of the Desert began to incorporate the ethnic groups of the Northwest Desert non-stop.

There are many peoples in the desert, and there are many beliefs, and if this is placed inland, it will definitely be printed with the brand of pagans and sent to the stake.

However, the desert has been abandoned by the light for too long, and it is not until recent years, with the joint efforts of Li Jun, Old Man Della and others, that the original city of Edbelay has cut through time and space like a comet, attracting the attention of many people, and the church has the idea of mission.

Of course, the church is also selectively proselytizing, and it is estimated that it will only sow the seeds of light in Modu, send some clergy, and establish churches.

They are waiting, waiting for Li Jun to expand the territory, help them absorb the pious people of Guangming, build majestic giant cities for them, sit back and enjoy their achievements, turn them into their merits, and report to the church for merit.

Although the gang of magic sticks has not yet come, Li Jun can still guess that it is not far from ten.

There are mountains and rivers in the desert, houses and arable land, and there are strict laws and mighty soldiers, and every family is rich and noble, but they are well fed and clothed, and some entertainment can still be guaranteed.

This is a paradise world for the desert people, every desert people with yellow faces, thin skin, fluffy hair, and dirt are shocked by this prosperous and majestic city when they come to settle in the desert capital.

The desert is expanding, and the steel and wood used every day are measured in tons.

The military processing factory was also built in secret, and the dwarven blacksmith Gudaofu was fully responsible, secretly smelting monster armor, mace, black iron heavy spear, iron coat and so on.

From Tveron City, the funding from Zack's housekeeper in Bird's Hall is also delivered as promised every month.

Bird Zhai Tang has specially allocated a part of the funds to form its own mercenary group, and in the name of doing business, it specially escorted these materials to Modu.

This batch of materials is dazzling, and they are basically people...... Professionals in various fields, or materials that can only be purchased on the black market.

The Dipont border city almost fell into Li Jun's back garden, and after the first few friendly cooperation with the governor of the border city, plus the bribe of Daliang gold coins, everything sent to Li Jun in Modu was released.

Li Jun ordered someone to draw a detailed map of the Northwest Desert, he took a pencil, circled a circle, and said to his generals in high spirits: "Whoever is in this circle is the territory of my Desert Principality!"

"Grand Duke, your circle is too big, isn't it? A general said.

Li Jun bared his teeth, pointed at the general, and said, "Within five years, you will knock down these border cities for me, otherwise you will go home and pick up the child!"

The general was stunned for a moment, and jerked himself a few times.

......

The territory of the Desert Principality continued to expand, and many camps and rudimentary cities established by sand thieves were co-opted, and those who did not obey were warned on the first day, expelled on the second day, and slaughtered on the third day.

The expansion of the territory is too fast, before Li Jun was the uncrowned king of the desert, the army can gather tens of thousands, plus tens of thousands of violent and ferocious demonic beasts, enough to sweep away the 300,000 elite army.

The strongest forces, such as the ancient city of the desert, the total strength is only 40,000 people, after the Rusifu Rebellion, the Warring States period of the desert has lasted for three or four years, under the control of Li Jun and Kamanda quite tacitly, any sand pirate force has not been able to become a climate, and the strength is at most seven or eight thousand people.

Fifteen days later, most of the Northwest Desert had been reduced to the territory of the Principality of the Desert, and a large number of engineers, slaves, mechanics, etc., went to various parts of the Principality of the Desert to measure the land and build cities.

And there is only one city, which was deliberately missed by Li Jun when it was expanded.

It is the ancient city of the desert led by Kamanda.

......

A sand beast slowly drove from afar, and on the back of the sand beast, there was a delicate man, and on the man's shoulder, there was a small white fox, lazily basking in the sun.

Staring at the majestic desert ancient city in front of him, Li Jun took a deep breath, he came to the city, the city gate opened automatically, and under the gaze of a group of familiar sand thieves, he slowly walked towards Kamanda's residence.

Many of them had calm faces, but there was a hint of sadness in their eyes.

Li Jun came to Kamanda's residence in silence, got off the sand beast, and threw Jiu'er on the back of the sand beast.

"Come in, the door isn't closed. ”

After Li Jun heard this, he lowered his arm, coughed lightly, and pushed the door open.

Bang!

The door closed, Li Jun was slightly stunned, turned around, and looked at Kamanda who suddenly came out, his expression was suddenly stunned.

A black tight-fitting dress was worn on his body, with a large area of wheat-colored skin exposed on his chest, slightly revealing a slippery white color, soft light sprinkled down, cool as a starry embellishment, a ponytail tied behind his head, and a bewitching rouge was also smeared on his delicate face that was not powdered before.

Kamanda bit her plump red lips, less than a fist away from Li Jun, and bursts of pandan-like body fragrance rushed into her nose, making Li Jun lose his mind and be stunned for a while.

"I'm leaving. ”

“...... Go...... Where to go?"

"All the way west, wherever you go. ”

Li Jun was silent for a moment and asked, "Is it because of me?"

Kamanda smiled softly and mumbled.

"The ancient city of the desert is legally independent and does not belong to the ...... of the Principality of the Desert"

"It's not because of this, I think that after the ancient city of the desert is merged into the Duchy of the desert, the lives of the people here will become better, so I chose to give up. Kamanda said.

Li Jun shook his head with a smile and said, "You just believe me like that?"

"Who else can I trust?" asked Kamanda.

Li Jun pursed his dry lips, his eyes wandered, and he didn't answer.

Suddenly, a small hand reached over and grabbed Li Jun's collar, Kamanda tilted her head slightly, and smiled lightly: "Little Li Jun, are you willing to go with me?"

Li Jun's breath stagnated, and he was silent again.

Kamanda's expression darkened, and she looked at him carefully, but the latter's eyes were somehow staggered.

"This is the foundation of your fathers' blood and bones, for this homeland, there are countless people like your fathers, so they lost their lives and died in the desolate desert, not even the horse leather shroud. Li Jun said.

"Why did the fathers want to occupy this place? Expand the territory? The desert is vast and sparsely populated, and there are few decent camps, and the fathers just want their parents, their children, After decades of development, the ancient desert city has risen, becoming one of the few cities in the whole desert, and the living conditions of the people have improved, but for a little material, they have to risk every month, go out to search, fight with the sand bandits, fight with the officers and soldiers, and fight against the entire desert......

You may not know, I have been to the city of Edbelai, which is now the desert capital, compared to here, the desert is like a heavenly country, I am the ruler of the ancient desert city, supported and loved by the people of the whole city, when I learned that there is a better and more perfect country than here, and that country has no oppression, no turmoil, no exploitation, only a damn hierarchy, unequal status, and a familiar grand duke, the western leader of the ancient desert city as a backer, do I have the confidence to hand over the people of the ancient city to you? ”

Li Jun nodded without hesitation.

Kamanda chuckled, played with a button on Li Jun's collar, and made a murmur like a lover: "I hope you don't treat those poor people badly, every desert person is very difficult, they are cruel, they are bloodthirsty, they are indifferent, they are gentle, they are kind, they are fair, just like the day and night of the desert, the heat and the cold, they are not to blame for this reason, only to blame this world, the goddess of '' and 'son'." ”

Kamanda leaned in Li Jun's arms for a while, inhaling the smell of his body in obsession.

"Come to Modu, don't you want to live in a castle? I'll build one for you. There's landscaped gardens, swimming pools, and your favorite racecourse. Li Jun raised a hand and put it on Kamanda's smooth hair, but in the end he didn't touch it.

"Want to lock me up?" Kamanda closed her eyes, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "I have always been wild, and wandering the world is my choice." I've been stuck here for a few years, not being able to get what I want, and now I'm able to do what I want to do. ”

"I want to see the sea, I want to go to the west to see what the sea is like, maybe I will build a big castle by the sea, where to live alone, maybe I will go to some nameless island, pick fruits, tease the little monkeys, and watch the sunset of the sea every day......"

Suddenly, Kamanda sniffled slightly, raised her head, looked at Li Jun, and asked with curiosity on her face, "By the way, little Li Jun, do you like to drink?"

Li Jun nodded with a smile and said, "I like it." ”

"Hometown liquor?"

Li Jun was stunned and blinked.

"Forget? This is what you told me, my favorite drink is the liquor from my hometown. Kamanda said with a smile.

Li Jun was silent, he really ...... Forgot.

"In the past few years, I have been studying according to the manufacturing principles and processing steps you mentioned, but fortunately I was smart and finally developed it a few days ago. From the drawer, Kamanda took out a white bottle, which was white, colorless and transparent, and in the sunlight, a ray of golden light pierced the colorless wine.

Kamanda uncorked the bottle with graceful movements, poured a sip of white wine into a jade cup, and then she drank it lightly and held it in her mouth.

With a blushing face and a delicate expression, Kamanda walked towards Li Jun and forced him into a corner, unable to retreat.

"Card ...... Kamanda ...... You ......" Li Jun's eyes dodged, and he was stumbling when he spoke.

Bang!

A hand was pestled against the wall behind Li Jun's left cheek.

Bang!

With the other hand, he pestle the wall behind Li Jun's right cheek.

Seeing this, Li Jun couldn't help but laugh dryly: "This seems to be the method I used to provoke you when I was about to leave the ancient city of the desert and was taken away by Papason......

Kamanda's red lips curved beautifully, and her face leaned in, her tiptoe and her eyes ...... Blurred.

lips, kissed by Kamanda's domineering eyes, Li Jun's eyes widened, and his breathing seemed to be still.

The spicy liquor flowed into the slightly open teeth, and a small pink tongue trembled in, entangled with Li Jun's tongue.

......

Long kiss for a long time, lips parted.

Kamanda's eyes were a little moist, I don't know if it was spicy or something else.

"This wine...... Spicy ......"

"I wonder if this is your first kiss...... But I don't think so, you've always liked to flirt with other girls, but you don't have that guts......"

Kamanda chuckled at Li Jun, it was the most beautiful smile Li Jun had ever seen in his life, her voice was tender, and she said softly: "Little Li Jun, I hope that when you drink liquor in the future, you will remember today's scene, you will think of me, and think of that spicy, salty liquor." ”

......

In his ears, the cry of the sand beast sounded, and Li Jun's footsteps moved several times, but in the end he only heard the cry, from his own ears, farther and farther away. (To be continued.) )