Chapter 74: Peace
There is a war in the front, but there is a song and dance in the rear.
It's a place where you can celebrate every day, or sit on the grass with a blanket and sleep in the shade of a tree.
It took only two months for the Legion of the Stars to occupy the royal capital of the Kingdom of Io, killing the royal nobles there, as well as any noble bloodline with legal inheritance.
Every inch of the Land of the Stars has been tested by blood and fire.
The town of Bhumixiu, the mountain wind manor, the former Wuge Mountain, the village of Dum, the forest tribe... Every territory is bought with blood and fists, and protecting these lands also requires the blood and sweat of generations.
The strong live, and the weak die.
The victory has been won, but there are still a series of troubles after the victory, and the Star Legion has not yet been fully victorious.
"Master, this is the battle report from Beoff and Frys."
Emma gives Lawrence the letter from the town of Phumesius.
Lawrence, who was resting against a tree, took the letter casually, opened it, and quickly skimmed through the contents.
The Legion of the Stars died thousands of people to conquer the land of Io, and most of the casualties came from the knightly nobles who guarded the territory, rather than the more powerful wizard nobles.
The transcendents don't value territory as much as mortals, and the trained knights in the West are actually not weak, especially those famous knights who follow wizards.
These people have strength and the determination to protect their territorial property, and most of the wizards are stronger, but they are powerful because of their superpowers, they believe that they can become nobles wherever they go, and they can easily obtain land and slaves.
Therefore, it was these feudal lords who were canonized at the next level of small lords who desperately resisted the invasion of the legion.
These people regard the land as their own private property, and have the advantage of being familiar with the terrain and environment, and at the same time can organize internally and lead the people of the land to rebel together.
"Take your time, start with a few big cities, rent out my land, let the idle people have something to do, and give me 30% of the annual land tax."
Lawrence was not in a hurry and did not accept the surrender of those men.
What those people want is ownership of the land, which Lawrence doesn't give.
Lawrence was talking to Emma when a little boy in the distance was happily whipping a sheep with a stick on the buttocks.
The Dom sheep quickly fled the child, and the maid nearby quickly came to stop the child's nonsense.
Andersen, who was more than a year old, was already able to run on his own, and unlike Lawrence's quiet nature, this little boy had a strong curiosity, willful and nonsense.
Since this year, maybe I've been holding back in the eternal night for too long, and now I'm instinctively shooting at some small animals, trampling them to death or grabbing some crows and chickens and throwing them to the ground.
Lawrence looked at the little boy, if this child was still so ignorant before the age of ten, then after the age of ten he would have to be sent outside to live on his own, and he didn't need to wait until he was eighteen years old.
The witch's performance makes Lawrence aware of the stubbornness of the bloodline.
Rising from the grass, Lawrence said: "Most of the people can live on their own, and they don't need managers, and now there are no enemies outside the Io Kingdom, as long as those people have fields and rivers to survive, they can live well." ”
"Of course, we must also send troops to protect those noble estates, which are our property, to prevent those robbers and bad people from taking advantage of the chaos to steal our spoils."
Emma nodded, "Yes, master." ”
Lawrence arranged for some people to come and preach, and also arranged for a large number of people to recover the wealth of the Io Kingdom.
There are pastures, gold, silver, copper, manors, ports, warehouses, churches, palaces and other buildings.
Lawrence didn't want to go to war, and now he desperately needed time to recuperate after swallowing two great powers.
The church used to think it was terrifying, but now it just doesn't matter.
Without the support of the nobles of the Io Kingdom and the Kingdom of Gran, the Church of Dawn would soon lose its financial support.
Lawrence wanted to talk to Emma about peace, but when he saw that his son had started to do something to the maids who persuaded him, he tore the skirts of the maids and walked over.
Lawrence spanked the kids!
The little one was quickly caught by Lawrence and cried, then ran to hug his mother's thigh and cried.
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The emissaries of Oak City soon arrived at Flying Fish Harbor.
"Lord Hela."
The Holy Hela, the first noblewoman to master the arts.
With its unique status, Hella has a high status here in Flying Fish Harbor.
Most of the people in Flying Fish didn't know the saints of Sariel, but they did know the saints who once ran the Cathedral of St. Lawrence here.
Behind Hela are two of the best students of the Saintess Academy, Sophie and Heidi.
Hela, who had received an aristocratic education and was a normal nobleman, was always assigned by Lawrence to do some external work.
At this time, Hela walked to the round conference table and nodded to the envoys of the six surrounding countries.
The envoys of the six countries of Hokuriku, Haisenli, Kojako, Durela, Midorimori, and Deco also nodded politely.
The Marquis of Xiui of the Hokuriku Kingdom asked, "What is the matter with the Prophet summoning us this time?" ”
This was also something that the rest of the messengers cared about.
Hela said solemnly: "The prophet hopes that this land can be peaceful, and the war against the Kingdom of Gran and the Kingdom of Io in the past two years is only because these two countries have taken the initiative to start a war. ”
"The goal of the Kingdom of Stars is the stars and the sea, and it has always wanted to live in peace with all nations, so the Prophet asked the messengers to tell the kings that the promises made in the past still count."
"The Star Church will still abide by the rules of each country when it preaches and operates in various places, and the peace treaties signed in those years are still counted."
"If there is a rebellion in various countries, we will send troops to assist, and we will not interfere in your affairs the rest of the time."
Xiu Yi and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and with Lawrence's promise, everyone was a lot more relieved.
Now that Lawrence has the strength to unify the Western countries, everyone fears that the Kingdom of the Stars will swallow their kingdom after the two most powerful nations are gone.
At this time, no one could stop the Star Legion, and the royal families of various countries were still a little afraid of these barbarians.
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The Kingdom of the Green Forest
The forests here are surrounded by thorns and cliffs, and the dense woods and various sloping slopes can disorient the wild man who grew up in the mountains and fall to his death in the steep rocky gullies.
Passing through the Misty Forest, you will enter the first and largest city of the Green Forest Kingdom, the Ancient Tree Tribe.
With a population of 10,000, the Ancient Tree Tribe is the most powerful force in the Green Forest Kingdom, and there are many long-lived wise men and brave warriors here.
There are also beautiful statues, some of which are beasts carved out of wood, and some of which are legendary figures and beasts of prey carved out of stone.
Flowers bloom everywhere, you can often see clear streams coming out of nowhere, the air is fragrant, and even the sun is warm and clean, and you can't even see the dust in the sun.
In the highest tower of the Ancient Tree Tribe, a group of elves were arguing for months without deciding on something.
Oloda and the other young elves whispered something to the queen sitting on one side, while the elders on the other side listened quietly and indifferently.
Witches live longer than male witches, especially in such closed pastoral environments, where female rulers are more likely to gain the support of equally pacifists.
There are many advantages to this, and the disadvantages are obvious, that is, it is difficult to make a decision when it comes to something that is not necessary to be solved.
The queen had been patiently listening to the young elves such as Oroda.
After Oloda finished speaking, the queen said in a soft tone, "Oroda, you have been discussing the matter of opening our kingdom for a long time, but now there is no need for that. ”
The queen said slowly: "Just like the news brought back this time, the Star Church allows us to live in peace, we have been like this for thousands of years, and we can continue to do so in the future, there is no need to open the passage." ”
The queen paused and continued: "If you want to go out and have fun, I will allow you to go out and have a walk, so that you can bring back any bad news in time." ”
Oloda said anxiously, "It's not going out to play!" It's time for us to trade and cooperate with the Land of Stars! ”
The wise men in the vicinity had no intention of justifying the "young" elf, and the queen, though she looked young, was unusually calm.
The queen nodded seriously and agreed: "We have cooperated a lot now, the exchange of medicine and food is five times more than before, and the elves sent out in the past few years have also been more than in the past hundred years combined. ”
Oloda exasperated, "The Ravenfeather Prophet is a messenger of God, he is extremely powerful and ambitious, and he will definitely not like us if we continue like this." ”
The queen looked thoughtful, nodded and said, "That's true, but working with such ambitious humans can be dangerous, and we must be cautious. ”
Oloda quickly said, "Your Majesty! You promised to cooperate with the Star Church, and you are willing to send our people to study there, and you are willing to send an army to join the Star Legion! ”
The queen nodded, "But the war is over. What we need now, Orota, is peace. ”
The queen looked patiently at Oroda, and reasoned patiently with the elf, who was not yet a hundred years old.
The open-minded, predominantly young people, pose no threat to conservatives like the Queen.
Previously, due to Lawrence's vicious threats in front of the eternal night, the elven queen considered the strength of both sides, coupled with the panic of those barbarians' crazy fighting methods that were not afraid of death, and was willing to cooperate.
But now that Lawrence himself has said that he wants peace, the queen is naturally willing to be peaceful, and continue to maintain the current peaceful and safe reign.
The attitude of the young people such as Oloda, in the eyes of the queen, was that they did not understand the queen's childish words, and although they listened to it all the time, they never listened to it.
Instead, if Oloda had brought it back in winter, the threat of the Barbarian King had made her make a great compromise.
Especially the barbarian king's killing of the royal family of the Gran Kingdom and the royal family of the Io Kingdom made the queen unable to sleep for a few nights when she heard the news. (End of chapter)