The Ruthless Winter Disrupts All Plans

After this war, Lynn made adjustments. Those who survived and could still fight became the Royal Guards, while recruitment for the Security Forces began. Three hundred people were recruited from the refugees to serve as the Security Forces for defending the city.

The true winter had already arrived.

Blizzards howled. Upon waking, Lynn, a southerner, was stunned to see snow that reached his knees.

He had seen snow when he was in the Principality of Olexian, but it had never been this heavy!

His plan to fight during winter was immediately scrapped.

"What the hell is this?" Lynn cursed as the blizzard raged, "This cursed weather, I must have ended up in Siberia!"

Lilim, speechless, held her forehead. "I already told you, the most important thing for the Demi-human Kingdom is to get through the winter."

Lynn, having rare downtime, naturally lay in bed and spoke, "Isn't this the former southern part of the Demi-human Kingdom?"

"In the Demi-human Royal Capital, this is the scene. However, due to that cold wave, the range of the frigid zone has expanded and shifted south."

"Lilim, speaking of which, aren't you cold?"

Lilim was currently sitting in a chair, tidying Lynn's desk. "A little bit."

"I say, Lilim, you're not really royalty from that Demi-human Kingdom, are you?" Lynn, having run out of topics, started rambling about the Demi-human Kingdom.

It was mainly because after reading the myths, he discovered that the ancestor of the Demi-human Royal Family was a Scottish Fold cat. Although the Demi-human Royal Family should be Tiger demi-humans.

More accurately, it was a Scottish Fold Tiger demi-human, not just a Scottish Fold cat.

"You guess?" Lilim asked, after tidying a pile of papers, she leaned over the bed, her blue eyes looking at Lynn.

"Why should I guess?"

"Then why should I say it?" Lilim pinched Lynn's face. "You scoundrel Lynn, I just saw your wooden railway transportation plan, engine concept, and industrial plan on your papers. Why do you have so many plans?"

"Lilim, don't move, the cold air is coming in."

"You scoundrel Lynn, you made me lose Divine Favor, and you won't even tell me what you plan to do, will you?"

Lilim started playing a mischievous game of "Ice Hand." She ran outside, placed her hand on the snow, then ran back and threatened Lynn, "How about it, scared now?"

"Lilim, you're so wicked. Don't come over, don't come over," Lynn clutched his blanket tightly, trying to resist the ice hand.

However, the ice hand was shoved unceremoniously onto Lynn's back, freezing him and making him yelp.

"Lilim, you're the type who would tear down the roof if you're not scared for three days!"

Lynn was furious and immediately used magic to freeze his own hands, then reached them towards Lilim's neck and back.

"Lin... Lin Lin Lin Lin... Lynn!" Lilim's ears shot up, and her fur bristled, her tail standing on end.

"Lilim, how does it feel to be frozen? Uncomfortable, isn't it?" Lynn pressed on, "You even dared to activate your Dragon Spine form. I think you need some discipline."

Lynn pinned Lilim down, securing her. His hands were freezing, stimulating Lilim.

"No... no, let go of me quickly, it's too... too..."

"Too what? Too cold?"

"Too close, no."

Lynn was a little confused. He noticed Lilim's current state: her back was against him, and she was pinned on the bed. Due to her struggles, her clothes were a bit disheveled.

The little cat girl turned to look at Lynn, her eyes teary. "You, you finally made a move on me, didn't you?"

"Don't think you can fool me with tears!" Lynn said righteously. "Besides, what's wrong with good brothers roughhousing a bit?"

"You scoundrel Lynn!"

"You're breathing on me?"

"What... what do you want!" Lilim quickly wrapped herself up. "Don't come any closer."

"Why shouldn't I come closer?"

"I know I was wrong, I won't curse at you anymore."

"That's more like it." Lynn released Lilim and quickly burrowed back into his blanket. "Lilim, seriously, I feel like if our pursuits and talents were swapped, we'd be very happy."

Lilim grumbled as she tidied her clothes. "What are you talking about again, Lynn?"

"I don't know why, but you pursue and admire powerful rulers so much, yet your talents are more suited for diplomacy. I guarantee that if Feng Aotian, that female tyrant, had a conversation with your perfectly angelic facade, she'd be completely smitten. Even Princess Yufei wouldn't be as attractive as you."

"Hmph, I'm very popular, you scoundrel. Are you having another episode, fantasizing about being liked like me? Forget it!"

"While I may not be as popular as you, I can be worshipped."

"Narcissist."

"I promise you, by this time next year, a million people will raise their right hand and shout 'Long live!'"

The winter was too long. Labor was practically impossible during this winter; it was extremely physically demanding and consumed a huge amount of food.

Lynn began his Science and Technology Research Institute, as well as universal scientific literacy education.

As soon as Lilim arrived, she was assigned the task of teaching female slaves to read. Enough basic teachers had already been trained.

Thanks to the characteristics of the era, Lynn openly didn't pay wages, only providing room and board.

Slavery was said to have been abolished, but it wasn't thorough enough. The current operation of the territory was still very much like slavery, where whatever the lord told you to do, you did.