7. Coffee and lullaby (7)

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The Castilian people remembered Charlemagne from the bottom of their hearts, and all sorts of cruel means of revenge surged in their heads, hoping that they would be carried out.

However, there is always a considerable distance between reality and ideals. Half of the main naval force was lost, the most prosperous port trading city was destroyed, the population that was already slightly inferior to Charlemagne lost more than 300,000 people, and the invaded Catalonia was almost burned to the ground......

It was obvious that Castile, who had been beaten to the Third World in World War I, would no longer have a good time fighting Charlemagne, and even if the faith of all the people was gathered to pray to the Mother Goddess, the god was not a good person who could respond to requests, and when both sides were her followers, the mighty god was more inclined to accept the opinion of the stronger side.

The conclusion is clear: for at least ten years, Castile must honestly stop any challenge to Charlemagne. At the same time, it relied on the resources of overseas colonies to recuperate. Philip II also had to pray that Charlemagne would not repeat the plundering in his country on a whim during the next decade.

Life was hard for Castile, and so was Cerres. The world-famous Seres mercenaries were lined up and shot more than 3,000 in a battle, which was a major event that shook the country's foundation.

3,000 people may not be a big deal for a big country like Charlemagne or Castile, but for a small country like Serres, the loss of 3,000 of the best men means that almost half of the country's families wear filial piety. What's worse is that it has lost the support of the mercenary group. The myth of the financial security of the Land of Lakes has also been shaken.

For a long time, the main reason why people were willing to put their money in Seres' banks or hold local assets in Seres was that it was a permanently neutral country with sufficient military guarantees, and the surrounding powers were not interested in breaking a few teeth for this hard walnut in a state of mutual containment. Now that it has been learned that the once terrifying mercenary group has been beaten down by others, the rich merchants and princes everywhere have to carefully consider whether the basket of Seres can still hold their own golden eggs.

Albion's losses were strategic, and their toughest ally on land was stabbed hard, though not dead. But Castile, who had lost a lot of blood, was no longer able to continue to contain Charlemagne, who was rising strongly. Now that the island nation has to bear the pressure of the strongest army in the human camp alone, it wakes up in fear day and night, and Britalia suddenly changes its flag into a blue, white, red tricolor and a golden lily insignia.

The worst losses were suffered by Emile and His Majesty the Pope. Originally, the human camp has always relied on this supreme spiritual leader to coordinate various contradictions and conflicts and maintain the unity of the human camp to the outside world. Successive subordinates are also willing to use the diplomatic skills of suppressing the strong and helping the weak to ensure their transcendent leadership position. But the "Seven-Day War" not only played a Charlemagne with super combat effectiveness. The "Holy Alliance" against the infidels was dismantled. He also put the Pope in a very awkward dilemma - both victorious and defeated, with no gratitude for him, the peacemaker who suddenly ended the war, only endless anger and resentment.

In the eyes of Charlemagne's nationals and soldiers. According to Titans's table, Castile will be annexed to Charlemagne in a month at most, and the benefits of capturing a country will not be comparable to the benefits of a port city, and the aura of victory will be even more dazzling. However, because of the Pope's obviously partial, strong intervention, the rare opportunity to annex Castile was missed in vain. For the pope, who was pulling the reins of the chariot, they certainly had reason to be upset.

Castilla and Seres also had a problem with the pope, and his majesty's condemnation of Charlemagne was only lip service, without any real action. Nor did they support their demands that Charlemagne be disarmed under the supervision of the States, that Titans be declared a criminal organization, that the two countries be paid huge war reparations, or that they should be compensated with magical industrial equipment, which was enough to make them look at the Pope with resentment.

As for Lapland and Albion, one devoted most of his energy to the Rus' union and the principality, and the other had long been dissatisfied with the pope's interference in their internal affairs, and had no interest in speaking for the pope at the moment.

In other words, they all chose to be soy sauce parties.

Terrible catastrophe.

Roland's summary of the "Seven-Day War" is simple and accurate, and it is a veritable disaster for the human camp system under the guidance of the pope in the past.

The warring nations eventually retreated to their original borders at the Pope's request, but two seeds had already been planted. The one called "Ambition" was carefully cultivated by Charlemagne's hawkish radical conservatives, and the one called "Hate" sprouted in the hearts of all of Charlemagne's neighbors except Lapland. The United Rus' Principality in the north was eyeing each other, and Li Lin and the elves counted their spoils while watching the world move along their planned trajectory little by little.

Roland already had a rough idea of what Li Lin's plan was, and when he realized his adoptive father's wonderful and meticulous skills, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat again.

Inadvertently, the old international order was disrupted by the riots of Titans, but Charlemagne, who was eyeing the disruption of the order, never thought of building a new structure with both new ideas and solid foundations to replace it. The Holy Alliance has not yet collapsed, but the death knell has sounded. With Charlemagne taking the lead, the behavior of nations will no longer be constrained by moral preaching and common racial feelings, and in the future nations will act in full accordance with naked national interests, and in the future there will be no petty fights within the human camp, but outright power struggles.

In the midst of this struggle, Charlemagne, with a strong new army, blind confidence in his own strength, and lack the necessary political mind and moderation, will inevitably become the target of public criticism, and for those countries that feel the pressure of Charlemagne's expansion, the survival of the country is their highest priority, even more than racial discrimination and religious beliefs. In the case of both guarding against the orcs going south and beware of Charlemagne's madness. An independent kingdom that had split off from Charlemagne, even if it was founded by pointy-eared pagans with different systems and ideologies, would have been warmly welcomed.

Although he recognized this, Roland, who was currently in a serious crisis, had no intention of delving into the corresponding solution.

"Guest...... You're hurting me......"

The young man's body trembled slightly, sweat wet his hair, and he looked at the man in a luxurious robe in front of him, and muttered about his origin.

"Zhenโ€”"

The man clenched Roland's wrist, his strange face coming up, easily reminiscent of nocturnal reptiles or the huge eyes of some ornamental fish.

"I am extremely convinced, Zhen! you are the holy maiden I was destined to be---!!" (To be continued......)