Demon Lord

The younger generation of nobles are worried about Rody's layman, but Sally, who is in the center of the whirlpool, has no such worries at all. What she is more worried about now is the internal stability of Efta.

After all, since the orc invasion last year, the entire Karen Kingdom's aristocratic structure has undergone tremendous and dramatic changes...Charles II was originally severely injured, and if this continues, he is basically doomed to fall apart. However, the sudden appearance of the Dragon Clan allowed the royal family to integrate the nobles under its command in a turnaround, and regained the lost power in its hands.

This turning point means that the pressure on Efta has suddenly increased.

The drastic regime change was carried out under the premise that the original vested interest groups were largely absent and Rody had absolute military power. The current situation can only be said to be relatively smooth, but it is definitely not smooth sailing. The cake is already so big. Any reform is a redistribution of resources. How many vested interests will be happy?

Sally herself is actually the existence with the highest status in losing benefits, but she is very clear that although it is not difficult to continue to be a law-abiding duke, it is far from enough to face the threat from the demon plane... Therefore, the launch of change and war is inevitable after all, and under the current conditions, the sooner it is launched, the greater the chance of winning.

If the royal family supported by the dragon clan becomes popular, it will be too late to say anything.

But the problem now is that not everyone has this awareness.

Sally flipped through the latest intelligence summary in her study in the magic tower, and her face became more and more ugly. Although the cabinet finally agreed to launch this war, not all cabinet members had a positive attitude towards this matter. Intelligence shows that two cabinet aristocrats have expressed excessive pessimistic remarks about the war in public. This is really not a good sign for Efta, who has not yet started the war.

After all, it doesn't matter how frustrated the people at the bottom are, and it's the same as the leader at the highest level, that's killing one's ambition.

These old ghosts...

Sally pursed her lips angrily, but she could only complain secretly. Rody must have seen the same information, so all she has to do now is to give her opinions on how to deal with it as a reference. As the Duke, she currently has the power of one-vote veto. That is to say, if she thinks that the various proposals put forward by the cabinet are inappropriate, she can directly deny them.

This is a reservation and respect for the power of the Duke, but in fact she will not use it.

Within the political structure, the right to know, the right to advise, the right to veto, and the right to decide basically imply a progressive relationship of power. Now the prime minister of the cabinet is basically the pinnacle of power, but what worried Sally was that the existence of other cabinet members did not reassure her as much as before...

Elect the great lord into the cabinet,

Naturally, it was to prevent turmoil among the rulers at the top of Efta. When facing orcs, they are naturally obedient, because it is impossible for humans and orcs to stand together.

But now? Sally is somewhat troubled by the desire for power in the human heart. Although human progress depends on this desire, too short-sighted behavior often leads to disastrous consequences.

Holding the last page of the stack of information, Sally rubbed the space between her brows. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and when she raised her head, she found that it was a servant who had brought her a warm drink. The phantom of Edith also appeared beside her. Seeing her haggard look, the great arcanist asked, It's so late, why don't you rest?

Go to bed after reading this.

Sally got up and sat down in an armchair beside her. She hadn't planned to work in the Demon Tower at first, but after Edith caught the two guys who sneaked into the servants with the intention of assassinating them, Sally realized that her current status was no longer that little-known priest... For the sake of safety, she lived in the magic tower under Rody's suggestion, and basically never went out unless she attended important events.

This is not timidity, but to reduce variables as much as possible for the entire war.

During this period of time, Edith has been trying to supplement knowledge about human development. After all, as a high elf seven hundred years ago, after becoming a slave of Efta, she must first understand the composition and origin of this country, and secondly To speculate on the current level of development of the various forces on the mainland, she felt that her choice was not wrong. Although Efta seemed to be in danger, Edith, who had the power of a demigod, could easily detect the royal family. Nature.

Charles II can't even be regarded as strong outside but capable in the middle. His current momentum is completely an illusion created by the light of the Dragon Clan.

Your Excellency Edith, will there be such a war in the period of the High Elves?

Sally was a little upset and didn't want to think about the cabinet's issues, so she turned to chatting about other things in order to relax.

There won't be too many internal wars, because of the development of spar energy, the people in the country can have a more affluent life than humans now, and the royal family controls an absolute number of great arcanists and armies, only occasionally Famines or special reasons will cause some forces to try to rebel, but the end result is that they will be suppressed soon.

Edith said a few words, then pointed to the detailed map behind Sally: Actually, what Prime Minister Roddy is doing now is somewhat similar to what the High Elf royal family did back then. I believe that in the near future, Efta will There will be a very stable situation.

Really?

Although Sally has been in the high position of Duke for a long time, her vision cannot be compared with that of the Grand Arcanist after all. She turned her gaze to the map, and after a short thought, she said, You mean...these 'roads'?

My lord, what do you think 'Malu' will be used for besides this battle?

Regarding this question, Sally took a closer look at the roads marked with red solid lines on the map. The road from Elson City to Houllier City has been connected, passing through four territories in the middle, and there are eight branch lines. Leading to the main cities and more prosperous market towns of each territory. And from the two places of Palling and Elson, two parallel lines extended to the east at the same time, which were obviously prepared for the next battle.

But what Edith meant, the meaning of Malu is obviously not that simple.

Well... Through this battle, these roads will radiate to the entire Efta area from the center of Elson and Houllier City. In this way, future trade exchanges seem to be more convenient.

Cooperating with the Prime Minister's reform, the rights of the lord will be taken back in the future, and under the condition of free trade, the economy will naturally be gradually controlled by the 'Palland Chamber of Commerce'. Sally's eyes lit up: That means...power is not enough. The centralization is only in name, and the cabinet even controls the lifeblood of the interests of each lord, this is the real concentration of power!

Edith nodded. These things are actually easy for a smart lord, and Sally is qualified in this regard. However, this great arcanist has obviously experienced more. With a finger, the city areas of the lords on the map light up faintly.

During the war, it's for external purposes. After the war, if anyone in these places is guilty, it should take less than three days for the army to lead the way from Paar.

Edith's estimated time is the data given by Rody. Although Sally knows it, she doesn't seem to believe it because as far as she can remember, the time for the army to go back and forth between the cities is calculated on a monthly basis...

If you can really arrive within three days, it means that the Prime Minister has a more direct military strike capability and suppression capability than in the time of the High Elves. Edith whispered: Believe me, this capability is of great importance to you. There is no substitute for governing the country.

Sally nodded, but still felt a little unsure: I hope so.

*****

By the end of April, Elson had warmed up.

The city of Elson still seems to maintain the atmosphere before the end of the Magic Exchange Conference. There are a lot of people wearing robes walking in the streets and alleys, and various magazines and newspapers are scattered, but it is difficult to see the Royal Family The figure of Weekly Magazine is obvious, Roddy deliberately blocked the source of information that might come from the royal family, thus allowing the mages in the city to study magic with peace of mind.

The mages and apprentices who signed the contract at the exchange meeting either entered the Magic Academy or joined the Magic Research Department. The extremely high benefits, good salary, and positive and healthy magic environment made these mages very satisfied... Of course, this is under the condition that they are not aware of the royal family's movements.

The public opinion in the city was firmly controlled by Rody, so there was no gloom and gloom here like Houllier City. And the farmers living on the edge of the city are even more joyful to open up the fields. Originally limited by the irrigation capacity, even if the farmers have land, they dare not grow it, because if they can't take care of it, it will be a waste of seeds. But now the situation has completely changed. Artificial rainfall has solved the irrigation problem. The simple puppet newly developed by the research department has replaced the cattle. It can not only plow the land, but also apply fertilizer to a large area of ​​farmland in a very short period of time. , the liberated labor force can cultivate a larger area and obtain more food.

Of course, this kind of benefit of expanding the cultivated land can only be enjoyed by farmers under the city of Elson. Farmers under other nobles or simple self-cultivated farmers need to spend money to rent or buy it. Of course, Roddy has actively supported the development of farmland in recent years. The rental fee of the arcane puppet is very low. If it is used according to the number of times, ordinary farmers can rent it once or twice when plowing the land.

Therefore, compared with last year, today's expected grain production in Elson has doubled again several times. It can be said that in such a remote territory, under the conditions of intensive planting and centralized control, the total food production has reached half of the total output of the farmland in other territories of Efta...

This sounds really ridiculous, but under the influence of druid hybrid seeds, artificial rainfall, long farming and fertilizer, the yield per mu has indeed reached this amazing level.

Of course, all this can only be confirmed after the autumn harvest. The only theme in Elson City at present is development. For the soldier Losak of the engineering team, the ordinary life will soon be broken.