Chapter 306 Strategic planning for the Andara Kingdom (please subscribe) (9)
Divine Grace Festival has arrived.
Imperial Capital, the emperor spoke passionately about the greatness of the empire and Faith of Light, the emperor's robe and Pope's robe were draped on him at the same time. On this day, the emperor's authority reached its peak.
The audience of nobles and the combination of Royal Authority and divine authority made Columbus Royal Family's majesty deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But after Marquis of Northwind died of illness and Northern Lands died of these things, many people looked back and felt something.
"We need a warm land, Mayers Family, will become the sharpest sword in your hand, bringing back South a warmer light."
Grand Duke Mayers, devoutly knelt in front of the emperor and held up the long sword in his hand.
"The empire bears witness to the greatness and immortality of light. I grant it to you in the name of the emperor, Light's Blade."
Golden light fell from the sky, piercing the world and smearing Knight's Greatsword in Grand Duke Mayers's hand. The light fell for an hour, and an ordinary long sword became Legendary's weapon.
"Divine Essence is simply easier to use than Alchemist and Philosopher's Stone. No wonder the empire doesn't have Alchemist Academy."
The nobles murmured, and they naturally knew that this was not a real gift from Deities, but that Imperial House used some means to turn divinity into energy to forge the Knight's Greatsword.
The empire was shaken. Grand Duke Mayers went on a personal expedition again after thirty years, but the last time it was the North, and this time it was South.
Regardless of whether the death of a great noble is announced or not, the empire's anger will not disappear, but will take crazy revenge the Church.
After Divine Grace Festival, Roland also returned to Northwind Province.
With him is Viscount Miles.
Northwind Province still has not escaped the majesty of winter. The wind and snow cover everything under the cold winter, but Northlands is still nervous and the atmosphere makes Viscount Miles who has just returned a little uncomfortable.
"Marquis's death, has the impact still not passed?"
Viscount Miles was frightened. He also knew what kind of storm Marquis of Northwind's death caused in Imperial Capital. Countless nobles were angry and clamoring to start a full-scale war against the Church. The dignity of the nobles could not be desecrated.
The Church made such a bad start that South suffered unprecedented suppression on the battlefield.
"The governor's death has passed. Northlands No one cares whether he is dead or alive. Here, he is not recognized by the nobles. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for his death..."
Roland said from the side, he saw it more thoroughly than Viscount Miles.
"So this is not for Marquis's death?"
Ryan, who was transforming the city in Zero Crossing City, gave them the answer.
"It's for the key."
"Except for the initial few hundred the Church believers, we have never found any the Church killers."
"The key is lost."
"Northwind Province Hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded in Mountain Forest World for two months."
Hearing this, Viscount Miles finally looked at the empty Zero Crossing City, and his face became angry.
"Damn the Church! Shouldn't have given the key to him in the first place."
I don't know who he is scolding.
"I went to South. Is that matter settled?"
Ryan asked, Viscount Miles became bitter.
"The price I have to pay is more than what we said at the beginning. Imperial Nobles reacted horribly to the unnatural death of a noble."
"Even the death of Marquis of Northwind caused the number of troops heading to South to double."
Speaking of this, Viscount Miles was a little frightened. The military power that the empire could unleash was simply beyond imagination.
No wonder he looks down on Northlands.
"That's it..."
Ryan looked at Roland.
"So, you should have successfully completed your father's instructions."
As the empire embarks on a more advanced war, it will naturally need more political allies. It just so happens that Grand Duke McReynolds comes together at this time.
"But you'd better be ready. Your brother's hammer has been forged. Go back and get it yourself. Once you get it, hurry back."
"The empire is not that kind. I think your King may have received a letter from the emperor and knows Grand Duke McReynolds's choice."
"I guess, in the emperor's letter, he told your King and asked him to Dispel the Church all the churches of the Feather Dragon Legion and Andara Kingdom."
Roland's expression changed, he saluted and said goodbye to Ryan, and then quickly went to Frozen Earth Territory.
"It's good that he's gone."
Ryan looked at Zero Crossing City in front of him. Zero Crossing City's major transformation was carried out under his will. Viscount Miles did not come back. Viscount Dragoon also surrendered. His will can decide everything about Zero Crossing Prefecture.
"These are... arrow towers you built?"
Viscount Miles is a bit stupid, but the vision brought by the aristocratic education is still there. He looks at those towering things with a pale face. No wonder Ryan wants to give up Roland.
"Following the will of the empire, Marquis of Northwind will never die so easily. The wrath of the nobles will fall on the believers of Dawn, and all the Church personnel who entered Northwind Province before came from the Andara Kingdom."
"At the same time, the deal between Grand Duke McReynolds and the empire behind Roland has reached Northwind Province faster than you."
"If Andara Kingdom cannot clear the churches and believers in the kingdom by themselves, then the empire's army will help them do it."
"The consequence of Marquis being killed is the outbreak of war."
"Not just the south, but also Northlands."
"Are we going to attack Andara Kingdom?"
Ryan glanced at Viscount Miles, is this guy really so without political talent?
"It's impossible for the time being. If we attack Andara Kingdom, it will only allow the Church to gain support from the Andara Kingdom."
"What we have to do is put enough pressure on the Andara Kingdom."
"And the first step is to build roads."
"A smooth road for the empire to go to the Andara Kingdom. For this reason, our emperor has once again generously canceled half of Northwind Province's taxes for the new year. How funny. Hundreds of thousands of Gold Coin just want to build a road to supply a hundred thousand troops to attack Andara Kingdom."
"It's still Northwind Province's own money."
"A few hundred thousand Gold Coin... isn't that enough?"
Viscount Miles Blink your eyes, hundreds of thousands Gold Coin are already a lot, can't we still build the road?
"What is the path you think of? A path where people can walk?"
"Hundreds of thousands of Gold Coin were filled in, and a large amount of Gold Coin fell into the hands of the nobles themselves. Now that Northwind Province paid for it themselves, it is even more impossible. I'm afraid in the end, I don't know how many people died before this road could be repaired."
After Ryan finished speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly. This would not work. He needed a better road, and too many people could not die, so the expenditure of money was inevitable.
The nobles of Northwind Province must be forced to actually spend money to build roads.
"You want a tool that's heavy but easy to move?"
Rose also frowned after listening to Ryan's words, and then looked at the rough outline of the road roller drawn by Ryan.
Only the outline, because the internal structure Ryan is not known either.
"It needs to be forged with metal, but driving energy is a problem. This requires the use of magic arrays. If magic arrays are not used, then the metal must be activated to swallow Magic Crystal to provide energy."
"This is still very difficult, much more difficult than the pulley mechanical shovel you mentioned before."
"But if it succeeds, it will really help a lot in building roads."
Build a road leading to the Andara Kingdom. The path planning has been detected by the Legendary who arrived from South. They may not be professional, but the magic power in their hands will make their choice become professional.
So during this period of time, among the Mountain Forest between Northwind Province and Andara Kingdom, more than double-digit powerful Magical Beast were hunted, and there were not many powerful Magical Beast around the path.
This road belongs to the empire and Grand Duke McReynolds.
"Most of the manpower will be at Mountain Forest World. There are not enough people who can be allocated to build roads. I have to give them some hope. If the roads are built, the benefits to everyone will be huge."
If you want to be rich, you must build roads. This is the understanding of farmer Lord Ryan. Only with smooth roads can wealth continue to flow.
Therefore, at his suggestion, the opening of this road fell to the east of Zero Crossing Prefecture.
"It's just road construction, does it really cost that much?"
Rose still doesn't understand. During this time, Ryan spent a lot of money to buy various materials for road construction. Gold Coin has already spent quite a lot of money.
When the Chamber of Commerce arrives after the New Year, I'm afraid there will be more.
"The original way of building roads is to use slaves and a small number of ambitious civilians to build roads for free. People will die on a road of a few hundred meters. If the environment is worse, I don't know how many people will die. The environment between Northwind and Andara Kingdom will only get worse."
"If we don't provide money and just rely on those slaves, many people will die."
Rose is still a little confused.
"Those slaves of nobles will die if they die. It will also reduce some pressure on you, so why should you care."
"The difference is that living people can create greater wealth, while dead people will only waste land and not create wealth."
"The wealth you create does not belong to you, but the Gold Coin you pay is real."
"No, you are wrong."
Ryan laughed.
"As long as this road is built, a steady stream of wealth will come to my arms."
"Money is only money when it circulates."
"Do you believe it?"
Ryan looked at the Saint Realm in front of him. The latter fell silent and then said:
"According to the agreement between you and War Bear Tribe, we will also have a bet."
"If you win, I can use this thing to help you fulfill a wish."
In Rose's hand, a palm-sized crystal clear jade stone appeared, with liquid flowing inside.
"Philosopher's Stone?"
Ryan was surprised, Philosopher's Stone could not be refined by ordinary alchemy.
It's called Philosopher's Stone, also called the wish stone. Theoretically, it can serve as the material for all creations. Even if it's Supernatural Materials that you imagine in your mind but doesn't exist in the world, it can perfectly fulfill the effect of that material.
On the battlefield of Northwind Province before, the Steel Dragon was forged with Philosopher's Stone, but that Philosopher's Stone is probably far less pure than the one in front of you.
"Deal."
"If you lose, I want one million Gold Coin."
"I won't lose."
Ryan laughed. If he had no identity, then the only thing he could lose might be because of the empire's policies, but now this road is here, under his nose Baron Ryan.
He is policy.
Rose's alchemy is really powerful and special. He accomplished many incomprehensible things using an even more incomprehensible method.
In just two days, Alchemy Valley's internal roar continued.
"Is this alive?"
"The shadow is activated, making it alive."
Ryan swallowed and looked at the tall monster in front of him. It was five meters tall and had the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. Its feet were two huge cylinders, its head was a huge bear head, and the middle part of the body was transparent. Magic Crystal seemed to be rippling without gravity in it, being digested bit by bit.
"All the metal, gone?"
"It's all turned into it."
More than thirty tons.
The huge Alchemical Creation uses magical energy. This not only surprised Ryan, but also Frozen Earth Territory's demons Mages came to watch out of curiosity one by one.
"If possible, I would rather it be a complete Alchemical Creation, so it is a failure."
Rose is a little regretful. He is a demon Mages turned into Alchemist. Although they are both Saint Realm, they inevitably influence each other. What seems to be an extremely exquisite creation to outsiders is a nightmare that he cannot get rid of.
"If it is a pure Alchemical Creation, what is it used to activate?"
Ryan narrowed his eyes and asked, Alchemist The extraordinary path is also extraordinary in nature, but...
"How about coal?"
"Other things can work too, rocks, water, even metal itself."
"Alchemical Creation doesn't have to be a purely extraordinary creation. Maybe it can also be something that ordinary people can reproduce."
Ryan said, making Rose just frown.
"This is impossible. Extraordinary materials are extraordinary. Ordinary people cannot capture the energy generated by extraordinary factors even if they use them."
Ryan did not refute, because after all, this world was different from the world in his memory, and transcendence was an unfamiliar aspect to him.
But he still spoke:
"In this case, if I win in the end, then you will help me create something large enough, mechanical, and forged by alchemy, but theoretically something that ordinary people can forge."
"Philosopher's Stone cannot be used."
"That's all I ask for."
An extraordinary crop, a mechanical monster five meters high and more than thirty tons, appeared in Zero Crossing City. It was lighter than expected. Given enough Magic Crystal as energy, this roller could even move forward into the shadows.
This is why Ryan was shocked that this thing was alive.
Except for Dragons, he had never seen anything weighing dozens of tons so light.
Of course, it can also be heavy, heavier than its own weight, which provides great convenience in the construction of Zero Crossing City.
"This city, this city..."
Viscount Miles was extremely excited. Although the Zero Crossing City in front of him still only had an outline, it was still towering and more majestic than the city it once was.
"Don't think about it, it's mine now."
Ryan said from the side that in order to pay the huge losses and explain to the empire, Miles Family had to pay a huge amount of wealth, and at this time Lord Ryan extended a helping hand to help Miles Family get through it.
The price is that most of Zero Crossing City's land and houses have become Lord Ryan's wealth.
"How do you have so much money? Do you really own a Gold Mine?"
Viscount Miles looked at Ryan, and he had also heard the recent rumors among the nobles.
"Can't I afford it without Gold Mine?"
Viscount Miles is no longer obsessed with this matter, but asked hotly:
"If it is true that this city will be very rich in the future according to what you said, then will it be possible to double the wealth I lost?"
"Of course, it may be more than doubled."
Ryan said, and in the distance he already knew that those nobles who were originally hesitant were gradually relaxing.
Only one meeting is needed for Ryan to organize the construction of roads within the Andara Kingdom this year.
There was no way, according to the original idea, the two earls and the viscounts were unwilling.
It was Ryan's long-term development and Frozen Earth Territory's economic transformation that made the nobles realize that they could not just rely on those mines to rest on their laurels.
"We need to build a road, build a road to the Andara Kingdom. Maybe you don't know, but you all confirm that Andara Kingdom is much weaker than the empire."
"With this road, we can get the wealth within the Andara Kingdom at our fingertips. Just imagine that in three to five years, Otherworld's wealth disappears and we become the mining aristocracy again. At that time, can you accept an income of only two to three thousand Gold Coin per year?"
"Andara is an opportunity. They can either choose the empire, so that we have a suitable reason to obtain the wealth. If they defect to the Church, our army will make them understand that wealth belongs to powerful nobles."
The benefits are impressive, or in other words, Mountain Forest World's wealth has made the nobles' wallets grow a lot in the past year.
Road construction was gradually promoted, and the nobles began to pay a little money to purchase the materials needed for road construction.
"Why are the magic Mages and Alchemist included in the purchased materials?"
Baron Enzo was shocked, Ryan glanced at him angrily.
"What purchase? This is an invitation, an invitation."
This road is so long. If you want to build a complete road, how can it be possible without the participation of the devil Mages.
"Just go and invite Magic Academy. They all owe a lot of money, and someone will be interested."
It was a bit exciting to think about letting the noble demon Mages work as a road builder, and Enzo left with a lot of money.
And Ryan, soon after Enzo left, received help from another friend.
Pascal, somewhat flustered, removed himself from Marquis of Northwind's death and recognized Ryan's friendship, plus there was already a food transaction between the two.
"Gargoyle can cast some magic. Although their bodies belong to Magic-Ban, their magical instinct allows them to control stones."
"Plus they can fly, so building pillars on cliffs won't be a problem."
Build roads!
Ryan waved his hand, and each of the tens of thousands of workers from Northwind Province received a Gold Coin, so the barbaric Mountain Forest to the east of Zero Crossing City was also cleared into a bare patch.