Before spring arrives in the Land of Ice, news of the declaration of war from the Kingdom of Glan has reached various countries.

Lawrence quickly personally intervened to reassure the students, saying that he would protect them no matter what happened outside, and that he would allow them to choose whether to leave or stay freely.

Brielier said: "There are only a few nobles in the Kingdom of Gran, and the others are Grans who do not have noble titles, if only Princess Isabella and Prince Richard were here." ”

"It's okay, they can't decide anything when they're there." Lawrence behaved casually, "The next step is to build the port of Enr on the Durella side, and build a supply base there to form a military harbor. ”

Brielier asked, "So who do you want to let go?" ”

Lawrence already had an arrangement, "Just let Larrick, Roman, and Kelda bring people over." ”

"Who are these people? I've never heard their names. Brielier couldn't remember who these people were.

The more famous fighters in the territory are Frys, Glys, Beoff, and a few of the Wakiri's who can fight.

There are also a few familiar names on Sidel's side, all of whom are well-known general-type fierce men.

Lawrence casually explained: "It is a warrior selected from the mining area, the agriculture and forestry area, and the water port area, and when I sent people to invade the city of Trandahoof before, many squads and the people of the city of Trandahoof broke out into battle. ”

"Some came back wounded, and some defeated two or three times more enemies than themselves with combat command and strategy."

"Don't worry no one uses it." Lawrence said casually: "We have a lot of people, some of whom can fight and command, and the most important thing is to give them a chance to exercise, a chance to grow." ”

"Of course, more importantly, a location."

Lawrence seems to have only 50,000 or 60,000 people under his hands, but in fact, these 50,000 or 60,000 people themselves are young and middle-aged people who have been selected once.

Coupled with constant fighting, and a good atmosphere of communication, the number of prime-age males here is actually more than the size of a county.

The miraculous effect of medicine and equipment has allowed more soldiers to come back alive from the battlefield, and these people not only have their own combat experience, but also tell others about their combat experience.

When the food and pay are sufficient, the military exploits are clear, and there is a trustworthy rear to ensure the safety and prosperity of their families, these soldiers only need a few veterans to lead them to focus on meritorious service, not running away and wasting down.

Sariel knew every one of Lawrence's plans, but was still unfamiliar with the three names Lawrence had spoken.

"Is that good? It always feels a little too simple. ”

Sarriel always felt that Lawrence's decision was too arbitrary.

"Don't worry, I don't want to leave here at this time anyway." Lawrence said what was in his heart, he just didn't want to go to war on his own, "It's not a good thing to have too much territory, it means we have to spread our forces, so we don't have to care so much about this new territory." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's occupied by others, it's a deterrent in the first place, and if someone else fights here, it only shows that they really want to go to war with us."

Sariel continued to look for Lawrence's loopholes, "The Dawn Church is preparing to attack us, not only to do it, but to continue to do it, they don't dare." ”

"Everyone else has started to beat us, why are you still talking about deterrence?" Sariel looked at Lawrence and said something that didn't use her mind.

Lawrence retorted, "Regardless of the Dawn Church, we must continue to grow and build, and at the same time collect more gunpowder from the territory!" ”

These words could not convince Sariel, who felt that Lawrence's words today were full of loopholes, and he did not have the wisdom he had before.

"What if the Church of Dawn attacks the land we just occupied, or even run all the way to Flying Fish Harbor?"

Lawrence replied, "Where did they get the confidence to go toe-to-toe with our Armada?" ”

"Our Invincible Armada has annihilated all the navies of the Holy Light Church, and we have the record of destroying the Wave Kingdom, even if Durella is this time, they should know how powerful our Invincible Armada is."

"The Kingdom of Gran and the Kingdom of the Waves have been at war for decades, and there are local methods to guard against small boats and big ships, so they are just on the defensive, and if they dare to declare war, it does not mean that they dare to attack."

"If you really can't fight, then let's fight, I'm not afraid of this."

Lawrence spread his hands and shrugged casually.

Sariel understood this time, thought about something, looked at Lawrence and said, "You're not afraid of them attacking us at all?" ”

"Yes, not at all, not at all." Lawrence said honestly: "I don't want to fight, I'm too lazy to go out, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid." ”

There is still winter protection here in the north, and even now it is winter, unless those men can come and defeat the defenses of Ferry Harbor and Flying Fish Harbor in the summer.

It's useless to come, now there are 10,000 people in Feiyu Port and more than 5,000 people in Dumu Port, which is no longer a small place in the past.

The barbarian captives of Transandahhoot City and the prisoners of the last naval battle are now usable, and these people can quickly form an invincible fleet of 10,000 people.

Lawrence didn't want to be so tired, otherwise the huge war capabilities formed by these people would have occupied several nearby countries a long time ago.

Under Lawrence's guidance, on the surface, he sent people to build a military base in En'er Harbor, but in fact, he was still immersed in the development of agricultural industry, and tried to contact the merchants and pirates of the Kingdom of Glan from various channels to sell illicit coal.

By the way, waiting for a new batch of saltpeter to emerge from the ground, last time I had used up more than half of the gunpowder that had been accumulated with great difficulty, and now the stockpile of gunpowder is not enough for a big war.

Lawrence asked Alikmu to contact the land power of the Kingdom of Io, willing to establish an alliance with the Kingdom of Io, and at the same time willing to let the people of the Kingdom of Stars and the Church of the Stars pay taxes like the locals when they run businesses and enter the city in the Kingdom of Io.

In the past, it was always the king and nobles who paid taxes to the church, but Lawrence's Star Church was willing to pay taxes and give the right to collect taxes to the royal families of various countries.

Not only the kingdom of Io, Lawrence said the same thing about several other countries.

Inside the royal palace of the Hokuriku Kingdom

King Signer listened carefully to the man across the table.

"The Prophet said, 'Whether we are believers in the Church of the Stars or strangers who do not believe in us, if we build a church and operate a business on his territory, we should pay taxes on one-tenth of the income we receive from this area."

"That is to say, when we do business here in the future, or receive donations, we will pay you taxes, which is your right as a king."

Signer's stiff body suddenly lightened a lot, as if he had suddenly untied a pair of shackles that he had never noticed.

"Merciful prophet! I praise Him! Praise be to this merciful prophet! Signa stood up excitedly and said in the language of the kingdom of Loven: "The prophet is like my father, he gave me faith and direction!" ”

"Please tell His Majesty the Great Prophet that the Kingdom of Hokuriku will always be an ally of the Kingdom of the Stars, and the Signa family is also the most devout believers in the Church of the Stars!"

Signer said excitedly, "I will send a thousand men to support that port in the Land of Stars, and these people will go to the Flying Fish Harbor first, and follow the instructions of the Great Prophet!" ”

Not only was the Hokuriku Kingdom willing to send troops to help, but the nearby Haisenli Kingdom and Kogiako Kingdom also sent people to help.

The Kingdom of Gran is opposed, the Kingdom of Deco is waiting, and the Kingdom of Green Forest is reluctant to participate.

The relationship between the Kingdom of Io and the Church is more complicated, and it is a bit far away from the Kingdom of Stars, so it also chooses to maintain the status quo.

The outside world was turbulent, but Lawrence didn't care.

Before spring arrives in the Frozen Lands, Lawrence's first child is born.

Twenty-three-year-old Lawrence became a father, and Delenn gave birth to a boy named Hans Christian Andersen in the bath of the bathroom.

At the moment of the birth of the new life, both Lawrence and Delenn had a connection with the child as if it were an electric current, just as Keharlan felt for her daughter.

Although it is impossible to determine where the other party is, it is possible to know whether they are dead or alive.

Lawrence picked up the bloody but healthy little baby from the blood, "It doesn't matter if he's a wizard or a mortal, what we need here is people, ordinary or not, they can find a place here." ”

Lawrence accepts the fact that wizards are stronger and smarter than ordinary people, but does not accept the way wizards are eliminated.

Regardless of the past, it came to an end in this generation.

Delen's desire to raise offspring also disappeared, and he walked out of the bath with his hands pressed on the stones.

"I'm hungry." Deren had consumed too much stamina and now felt weak.

Lawrence quickly had the meal ready, and when he found out that Delen had no milk, he had to give the child the milk powder that had been prepared in advance.

Sarri grew up drinking goat's milk when she was a child, and the wizard's offspring are much more tenacious than ordinary children, as long as they don't encounter danger, they basically grow up healthy.

The villa soon became lively, and Lawrence, who became a father, did not feel any heavy responsibilities, but only felt a lot more relaxed from top to bottom.

There is no special ability to be infertile. (End of chapter)