Edward II was now terrified of waking up in the morning, and once he opened his eyes, it meant countless mouths waiting for him to feed.

After inheriting the throne for more than 20 years, the wind and waves have also come, but it has never been as painful as this time.

Dadamir is only a small country, relying on the domestic mines and the fishing industry of the Emerald Lake, although not rich, but also living leisurely.

The two-year drought was not enough to push Dadamir to a desperate situation, but in order to compete with several countries around the Emerald Lake for fishery resources, there were several big frictions, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, and natural disasters and man-made disasters made it into the current situation.

Meeting room in the castle of the kingdom.

"Father, Count Hardy sent a plea for help, saying that the phenomenon of starvation in the territory had gradually become serious, and that he hoped to get 150,000 pounds of rye, or wheat bran and bean skins...... Baron Hardy and Baron Sandia also ......"

Edward quietly listened to all the reports of his daughter Anissa before straightening his body leaning on the handle of the chair and sighing, "How much more food can we get?" ”

"Even if you take it all out, it's still not enough, not to mention the royal capital and the surrounding territories, it's already very difficult."

Nineteen years old, Anisha has been able to help her father with some government affairs, and she has an older brother, Victor, who has now gone to Thunder City to ask Tulum for help.

In a small country like Dadamir, most of the land is still divided, and there are not many territories belonging to the king himself, so Edward II did not have too many ministers and officials, and many major matters are often decided by the royal family members themselves.

"I am an incompetent king." Edward stared blankly out the window.

"It's not your fault, father......"

"Of course it's my fault, I don't have the ability to win this war, but I drag everyone into the abyss...... Anisa, I'm ready to give up on Emerald Lake......"

"No, father, once you give up the Emerald Lake, there will be one less lifeblood of the kingdom, what will happen to the lives of those fishermen?"

"But if you don't give up, it's likely that there will be no kingdom." Edward sighed, "We still have mines to get the fishermen back......"

"Maybe my brother can buy food from Tulum......" Anisha was still unwilling.

"I'm afraid it's too late." Edward sighed: "From Thunder City to here, it will take more than a month at the earliest, we don't have that much time, not to mention that Tulun may not have so much food to sell to us, even if we can buy some, after the wear and tear on the road, the people transported back can't save too many people." ”

"Is there really no way?"

"Abandoning Emerald Lake and waiting for the next season of rye and kidney beans to ripen, and in the meantime, letting everyone go into the mountains to collect chestnuts, acorns, and vetfish, maybe fewer people will starve to death...... It's the best I can think of. ”

"However, everyone went looking for food, and no one was digging in the mine."

"It's better than starving to death together."

"Perhaps...... We can ask Shaya for help......"

"Heh......" Edward shook his head with a wry smile: "The Twilight Fortress itself is difficult to protect, how can you expect them to ......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a ceremonial official come in and report: "Your Majesty, the Twilight Fortress has sent someone to ask for a meeting." ”

Edward was stunned for a moment, then looked at Anisha and looked at each other.

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Inside the castle's parlor.

Jennifer held a cup of Otto black tea and looked around at her surroundings.

As a king, even in a small country like Dadamir, even if there is no gorgeous royal palace, the current castle can be called simple.

Jennifer was not even in the mood to see the king at all.

In the more than two years since she left Thunder City, she has experienced more training and trials than all of her previous lives combined.

Since Charya had regained all the fiefdoms, Colin gathered the populations of the four noble realms and built a new city centered on the castle of the former Count of Frank. It was named Akibara Castle.

Set up a government office, gather the people, build houses, and reclaim farmland...... These affairs are all pressed on Jennifer.

Despite the arrival of more than 100 magic apprentices and a large number of artisan workers from Winterfell, and Sophia stayed for two months before leaving, Jennifer still endured a lot of work pressure, but fortunately, she has accumulated a lot of experience in managing the manor, the school, and the government office in the past few years.

She has a strong personality since she was a child, and she had her own ideals when she was in the academy, but her ideal at that time was only to become a magician, or an excellent magic apprentice, and be respected.

However, now the idea has changed, and it seems more meaningful to manage a city, arrange everyone's work, solve every problem encountered, and make every resident of the city live a good life.

So, now that she had taken on the task, she was determined to do it well.

Not to mention building Akibara Castle on the same level as Winterfell, at least it shouldn't be too bad.

At that time, in the territory of Xiaya, two cities, one south and one north, echo each other.

And Jennifer knew very well that the lord's thoughts were far more than that, not to mention anything else, the northernmost port of Charya, which had been abandoned for many years, she had heard Colin mention it more than once. Any lord with lofty goals will not lack a vision of the sea, and I believe Colin Vane is no exception.

Thoughts flowed along.

The door to the reception room opened, and a middle-aged man with a haggard face entered, and a young girl dressed plainly.

"I've seen Your Majesty, I've seen Princess Anissa."

Jennifer had already heard a lot of things about Madeleine tell her about Dadamir, and she immediately recognized her identity, and at the same time she was a little nervous, but also regretted that if it weren't for Lady Madeleine's growing health, she might have accompanied her, and perhaps things would have gone more smoothly.

But soon, the strength in her personality made her regain her self-confidence.

"My name is Jennifer, and I am here to meet His Majesty the King on behalf of our lord."

"Miss Jennifer, welcome." Edward observed the other party for a moment, and felt that the girl in front of him was very energetic, and even somewhat similar to his daughter Anissa.

Before the king could continue to speak, Princess Anissa had already preemptively said, "Your lord, is it still Colin Vane?" ”

Because Shaya suddenly stopped purchasing ore from Dadamir, Edward even thought that something had happened to the fortress.

"Yes, Princess Anissa, I'm glad you remember your lord's name." Jennifer laughed.

"Sister Veronica's fiancé, how could I not remember, I'm still waiting for their wedding."

Jennifer remembered that Edward II had a good personal relationship with Duke Violet and Duke Oliver, and was not surprised that the two princesses met.

(End of chapter)