The town of Changhe has been crowded lately.

There were tens of thousands of people who followed Amy to Long River, all of whom were residents of the vicinity of Lion City, and most of them were civilians.

As for the nobles, most of them had already taken refuge in what they thought was safer at the end of last year, such as in Fields or the Bacchus Empire......

Most of them ran away in advance, and a small number surrendered on the spot.

The nobles of the Lion Realm are all very adaptable creatures......

They once regarded the Fields as filthy pirates, they once scoffed at the centralized system of the Bacchus Empire, they once regarded the Lion Kingdom as the center of the whole world, and they talked about chivalry all day long.

But when the war came, they quickly abandoned the 'center of the world' and their chivalry......

Probably, people are fickle.

Amy has also changed a lot.

It became a little gloomy, and he no longer greeted the kind smiles of the merchants, nor did he shout with the female soldiers of the griffons and claws everywhere to 'do chivalrous deeds'.

This year, she has been busy, busier than everyone else.

She did her best to maintain the operation of the Pande Bank during this difficult year, to maintain the stability of the monetary structure, and to retain the combat effectiveness of the vast majority of the formed troops to the greatest extent.

Not in her place, it's hard to appreciate the hardships she has paid.

A year ago, when Leon had been missing for two months and the Lion Kingdom was mired in war, Pande Bank experienced a run.

It was Amy who tried everything to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, and finally supported the past.

In order to maintain the bank's credit, Amy turned herself into the most indebted person in the entire Pander continent - she borrowed privately everywhere as a king, and the national debt was also issued so much that she almost mortgaged herself.

She is the only one in the country who understands the importance of Pander Bank, and she even mortgaged White Hart Fort to the Noldor Elves - she transferred White Hart Fort to Wentilve, keeping the bank under the control of the Noldor Elves.

In exchange for the continued trust of the Noldor Elves in Pande Bank, the vitality and reserves of Pande Bank were preserved to the greatest extent, and the Noldor did not leave White Hart Castle.

Truth be told, it takes more than intelligence and courage for a woman to transfer her territory and vast wealth to a rival she once saw as a 'threat'.

After the difficult support of the banks through the run, there was an even more difficult depression.

The trade routes covering the continent that had been opened up by the Long River Express were completely cut off by the ongoing war.

Without the flow of goods brought about by prosperous commerce, the only way to ensure self-sufficiency within the territory is to ensure that the depression is likely to be followed by famine.

In order to ensure the livelihood of the people, Amy distributed corn seeds to all the farmers in the eastern region and taught them how to sow them herself.

Many places were reluctant to accept this new crop, and Amy didn't have time to persuade her, so she forced the policy - the grain tax on corn is only 30%, but wheat or soybeans must be 70%! Tax evasion is considered treason!

As a result, Amy was called a tyrant by the nobles.

Some farmers who don't know the truth also see Amy as an 'ignorant and brutal queen' - when it comes to collecting taxes, it is always the king and the superior nobles who bear the blame.

But Amy didn't plead, she didn't have time.

Tyrant or ignorance, Amy doesn't care.

At least, most people are not starving, and the country is not collapsing.

It is true that the whole country continues to be impoverished because of the war, but the basic livelihood of the people can be guaranteed, and the east and north have been relatively stable.

The rear is stable, and Godric and others, who are in charge of the front, can organize the defense line without distraction.

So, in this difficult year or so, the Lion Kingdom seems to have been crumbling, but it just hasn't fallen.

Amy now understands the kings of history who have left their mark on their laurels.

Not easy for every king.

Amy really doesn't want to be this king if she could.

It's so tiring.

Especially a young queen has a lot more to face than Ulrique.

More than half a year ago, Gregory IV of the Raven Kingdom sent an emissary to try to marry Amy, who claimed that he could divorce Amy for her sake...... If Amy wants to, he can send troops to help his 'wife' fight, but if Amy doesn't, he will ally up with Fieldsway......

To be honest, Gregory's behavior was a normal diplomatic strategy in this era, but it seemed a bit shameless......

But before Amy could speak, a furious Godric hacked the messenger to death on the spot, and declared war on the Raven Kingdom with blood—the war was irreconcilable, and most of them had to be killed until one of them was destroyed.

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Godric tells Amy that if she doesn't show a tough attitude right away, there will be more shameless things to come.

Godric was right, the Raven Kingdom didn't dare to launch any attack on the Lion Realm at all, not even a fart.

Moreover, Lord Vidis also rejected the covenant of the Raven Kingdom - Vidis didn't want to provoke a queen who could turn into a madman at any time, and if she gave up everything and had to kill someone, that would really be possible.

So Amy behaved extremely tough in the days that followed, even like crazy - for most of the past six months, all the nobles who wanted to make trouble were quickly suppressed by her, and basically no one was given a chance to do anything.

Any nobleman who tries to fight her in the throne hall will also flee when she raises her musket - she has become a dictator.

It's just that the name of this 'tyrant' is getting louder and louder.

Corresponding to the tyrant, there is also a 'butcher'.

Fawsett probably did like Amy, even though the person he really loved was his own sister......

He fully responded to what Amy had done, and did it even more ruthlessly - anyone who did things in Lion Lake City, whether it was a nobleman or a heretic or a thug, would never survive in the hands of Fawcett.

Even those aristocratic estates that were unwilling to grow high-yield crops or resist taxes and evade taxes would be directly arrested by Forsette on the charge of 'suspicion and heresy', and the methods were even more brutal than that of the Duke of Alma back then.

Amy now understands Ulrike and Duke Alma in particular......

Therefore, Amy officially gave Lion Lake City to Forsette, but did not let him inherit Alma's position as Duke - Forsette himself was unwilling, since he defected to Leon in Long River Town, he relied on his own ability to step by step to reach the position of Lord of Lion Lake City, all of which he earned back with his own hands, and he no longer needed to inherit his father's inheritance.

Moreover, Forsette believes that the demons in Lion Lake City were destroyed by Leon at the inducement of the heavenly thunder, not himself; So he thinks he can be the Archon of Lion Lake, but not enough to be a duke.

This is actually the goal set by Amy when she ascended the throne - whoever recovers Rock Cove will become the Duke of Crag Rock Cove; Whoever solves the heresy will become the Duke of Lion Lake City.

This 'butcher', who is always framing others, seems to respect the rules that were previously established in the throne room more than everyone else......

As a result, Amy conferred the title of Earl of Forsette, and he became the most active lord against the Heretics and Fallen, providing logistical support for Sir Roland.

Although Roland felt that Forsette was too ruthless and had always disliked him.

But there is no doubt that in the fight against heresy, Forsette can perfectly compensate for Sir Roland's shortcomings.

At this time, Forsette was in the town of Long River, assisting Amy in relocating civilians - the transfer of tens of thousands of people from Lion City to Long River was a huge project, and most of the lords came to assist except for the defenders on the front line.

"Your Majesty, my spies who remained in Yalagar have sent back a piece of information, which has been sent by carrier pigeons...... But this information is strange......"

Fawsett held a note in his hand: "He said...... A man who is exactly like Lord Leon asked him to buy two horses! But he wasn't sure if it was Lord Leon...... The man had exceptionally long hair. ”

"What?!

”

Amy stood up with a peculiar expression on her face, and she couldn't tell whether she was excited or shocked: "He...... Where is it?! ”

"If nothing else, we should be on our way to Changhe Town...... My people followed for a while, but lost at the foot of the Goddess Mountain. ”

Fawsett looked at Amy's expression and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?" That could be the enemy's trick...... Especially the three prophets, they are good at ......"

Amy didn't seem to hear at all, she was in a daze.

"Your Majesty?"

Fawsett held out his hand and shook it in front of Amy's eyes.

Forsette...... You'll be a Duke in no time! That's Leon! That must be Leon! Come! Prepare the horses! ”

Amy slapped Fawsett's hand and ran out of the hall of the lords, running as fast as she could.

"What if it's the Three Prophets in disguise......

Fawsett looked at Amy's back, frowned and sighed.

……

Outside the village of Kwyn.

Leon and Bao Daisy made it all the way to the territory he was familiar with.

By the time he arrived, Leon was already relaxed—his body was recovering, and the entire village of Kwen was his acquaintance.

But after entering the village, Leon gradually felt very uneasy.

His perception at this time could extend to a three-mile radius.

But in such a large area, he didn't perceive any living beings!

In other words, within three miles of the surrounding area, not only are there not a single living person, but even a larger animal!

Li Ang, who originally planned to return to Changhe Town in one go, had to go into Kewen Village to check out.

Kewen Village, which was once considered a treasure of feng shui, is now completely deserted, not even livestock such as chickens and ducks!

But the countess's winery is still there, and so are the houses in the village.

It's just that there aren't any living creatures.

"What's going on...... Did they all run away? It stands to reason that there shouldn't be a war here? ”

Leon frowned and looked left and right.

"Your Excellency Leon, there are a lot of corpses here......"

Boudis shouted in the countess's winery.

A large number of corpses were piled up in the cellar.

Most of those corpses were acquaintances of Leon.

It was the Countess and the kind old nobles of the village of Kwyn.

Leon reached out and touched the blood on the ground.

The blood had not dried up, and there were no spots on the corpse's skin.

"They...... He died about a day ago. ”

Leon frowned.

...... a day ago In a place like Kwyn?

Communication between River and Kwyn should have been frequent, and these few days are exactly when Amy moves everything from Lion City to Rivertown, and there will definitely be a lot of people coming and going.

Who is so powerful that he dares to go to Kewen Village at such a time?

And this kind of village slaughter is ......

"Boudeth, look around and see if there are any corpses of young women and children."

Leon's eyes became gloomy, and he felt that he had made an unforgivable mistake.

After looking around, Bao Daisi shook her head and came back: "No...... Young woman and child...... Have they all been arrested? ”

"No...... They were killed. The skin of a girl and a young child may have been used on the Three Prophets, who never age......"

Leon gritted his teeth and said.

Boudis understood, she sighed silently, got on her horse, and planned to leave the place.

But as soon as the two reached the entrance of the village, Li Ang suddenly stopped his horse.

"Wait...... Boudis, there's an army outside...... No, there are armies everywhere! An army is coming! ”

Li Angmeng opened his eyes: "Go west!" Follow me! ”

……

Soon after, two terrible armies poured in from the roads to the north and south and converged on the village of Kwen.

This is the army of the Three Prophets!

All of them are doomers and prophets......

It is similar to the structure of the Three Prophets who once appeared in the town of Long River, and they are many beautiful women and their followers.

But there are no Bloodoath Shrine Maidens, and the team is much larger than ever.

However, at this time, there were only two leaders in the army.

From the north came a little girl;

From the south came a woman who was more than 1.8 meters tall and unspeakably beautiful.

"Midia, are you sure that Queen Amy will come here?"

The little girl rode a beautiful thoroughbred and asked the tall woman with a blank face.

"She's definitely coming...... Hahaha, who told her to give up Lion City? When she moved to Changhe Town, there was no Forbidden Demon Tower to protect her...... I don't know if Anna has succeeded in destroying the Forbidden Tower in Lion City......"

Midia now looks like a doom inducer: "Sercy, I said a long time ago, I must have a chance to get Amy's body!" It's easy to become the king of the Lion Realm, and you don't need to create so many degenerates at all! ”

"I don't want to create so many degenerates, it's all to deal with Roland...... Roland is also very likely to be in Long River, you have to be careful, he is not easy to deal with......"

The little girl-like Sersi rode on her horse and looked left and right: "How do I feel that there are other people in this village?" ”

"There's no way there's anyone left...... I've cleaned up the village and don't even have a dog. Let our people pretend to be the 'villagers' here, and then go to Changhe Town to report it, and that Queen Amy will definitely be lured over......"

Midia pointed to the countess's manor: "Many nobles in this village are Amy's friends, and if you know of their deaths, Amy will definitely come......"

The two prophets entered the countess's estate together.

Soon after, a large-scale funeral was held in the village of Kewen.

And Leon, in the mountains and forests to the west, looked at the village of Kewen from afar.

"The Three Prophets...... They probably wanted to deal with Amy...... I need to go to Long River right now. ”

Leon whispered.

"But we probably won't be able to get out now, there are too many of them......"

Boudis felt that the situation was not good.

"Then go out on a different path......"

Leon turned his head, looked at the Goddess Mountain behind him, and ran with Bao Daisi into a hidden valley.