The Swordsman of Faerûn

In the classic cold weapon war, one side is equipped with a command system that is even more advanced than the modern digital command platform. The consequence of such a huge gap is that even if a dog is placed in the position of commander, it will be invincible. , at least the dog will not command blindly.

Of course, William just made a small mistake that a novice commander would basically make, and he made a timely remedy.

Seeing that the enemies in the city were lured out at this time, William naturally also released the winner of the reservation-the Matador mecha team.

I saw more than a dozen steel war beasts rushing out from behind another infantry battalion. They formed a group of two and cut open the enemy's reinforcement line with an unstoppable momentum. Seven or eight passages of flesh and blood broke through the crowd.

After the beast-shaped matador mechas completely crushed the enemy formation, they returned to their human form, holding a huge revolver in each arm, and continuously pouring shells at the chaotic Tesway army , the power of each shell is not inferior to a standard [Big Fireball].

In fact, the moment the mecha team entered the battlefield, the battle was basically over. After all, how could flesh and blood fight against the torrent of steel.

The battle ended quickly. In this battle, at least one-third of the enemies lost their lives, and most of them died from trampling on each other in the chaos. Then, a group of orc captives were executed by William with the "law of ten slaps and kills." ", which makes these barbaric guys amazingly well-behaved for a period of time to come.

The number of captured humans (including elves, half-elves, dwarves, etc.) was almost more than William's army, which forced William to escort them to the south in batches after the war. Of course, the only fate of these people for the time being is Serve as road builders who contribute their labor to the valley.

Originally, William had a great chance to directly capture Taisway, but he did not do so. Instead, he ordered the mecha team to stop outside the city wall of Taisway, firing at the city every now and then. Deterrence, every shell can make the remaining defenders in the city terrified.

Occasionally, the Infantry Battalion will launch a siege battle against Taisway in the nature of training. Although the results of the battle are always somewhat unsatisfactory, at least the growth of the soldiers is almost visible to the naked eye.

In fact, after the battle ended, William's reorganized army basically came to Taisway, taking turns to carry out the action of training with battle.

After experiencing that tragic defeat, the defenders of Taisway have been begging for support from the headquarters of Zhentil Castle all the time.

The people of Zhentil Castle did not disappoint and sent corresponding reinforcements, including a frontier regiment from Raven Fortress in the north, with a number of about 400 people, and [-] citizen conscripts from Zhentil Castle.

It's just that these reinforcements failed to reach Taisway. They all encountered an ambush arranged by William in advance. After each support army was damaged by more than half in the ambush, only some "lucky" remnants of the defeated soldiers were able to "escape" by chance. ", and successfully arrived at Taisiwei.

Since then, the people of Zhentil Castle have sent a batch of reinforcements to Taisway almost every once in a while. Sometimes these reinforcements can reach Taisway very smoothly, and then Taisway will usher in a tragic siege battle , A large number of soldiers fell under the gunfire of those terrifying steel mechs.

Sometimes Zhentil Castle's reinforcements will be attacked halfway. They may easily repel the ambushes, or suffer heavy casualties during the ambush, and sometimes even wipe out the entire army.

Gradually, the people of Zhentil Castle even emptied the army of Raven Fortress, and the qualified soldiers in Zhentil Castle began to dry up, but there was no end to this painful war.

In desperation, the Zhentil Fort people began to organize slave soldiers, and recruited mercenaries from those connected city-states. They even sent people to the wild lands in the north to attract orc tribes to go south.

Of course, William is not relying on only two to 3000 people to conquer the world. All the cities and regions under William's command in the southern valley are also constantly mobilizing people to the north, joining William's army camp in batches, and accepting corresponding orders. of military training.

The legions that had gained sufficient experience and preparation were sent to several strategic locations in the south in units of infantry battalions, such as Bow Valley, Battle Valley, Scar Valley and other places.

In this winter, the biggest thing William did was to use twelve super big fireworks on the Rongma Grassland in the north of the Longji Mountains to set off the union of dozens of orc tribes who wanted to go south for a refreshment. The ashes, including an orc saint named Inavo, also fell under William's tyrannical fist.

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The Valley Alliance is about to merge into a complete kingdom!

This is one of the hottest news circulating in Faerun at the end of the Year of Shadows. The only thing comparable to it is the Great War of the Saints that took place in Waterdeep City, including the fall of several great incarnations of gods. Believers of the gods refuse to believe.

Many influential individuals and power leaders have received invitations to the enthronement ceremony of the King of the Valley. Some people gladly accepted the invitations, while others dismissed them contemptuously. Of course, most of them are still watching with a nonchalant attitude.

Of course, it was not William's intention to distribute the invitation letter widely, but a group of restless people headed by the silver-haired sisters and the great sage Elminster.

It cannot be said that these guys are doing wrong. A new country really needs the approval of some important "friendly neighbors" in order to obtain a relatively relaxed environment in the external situation.

Therefore, William wisely acquiesced to the self-assertion of this group of suspected troublemakers.

no way!Among the silver-haired sisters, Hieren and Storm are regional consuls appointed by William, and Hieren is even the pre-booked prime minister of the kingdom. Of course, the term "prime minister" comes from William's previous life, and it often exists in the form of a kingdom advisor in the valley generation.

Speaking of the title of Kingdom Advisor, it can be regarded as a relatively flexible existence.It can be a lowly person like a clown actor who pleases the king, or it can be a powerful person who controls the government of a country and affects the situation of the entire region. It all depends on how much power the king gives to the kingdom's advisor and the advisor's own ability.

If we make an analogy, it is like the eunuch next to the ancient emperor. The lower limit can be used as a master to amuse children and relieve fatigue.

William is convinced that he is not a super workaholic like the First Emperor or Ming Taizu, and he can even be classified as a foolish king of the waste government level. After all, he is more willing to find a place than to deal with those tedious political affairs Think carefully about your own martial arts.

Power will only slow down my speed of drawing the knife!

This is the first truth that William realized about his conquest of the valley in the past six months.

If it wasn't for the sake of being able to start well and end well, and even more difficult to ride a tiger, he said that he never wanted to engage in this kind of drama of fighting for hegemony.

In William's view, if the Valley Kingdom wants to be established in a serious way, there are many problems that need to be solved. What is the establishment policy of the Valley Kingdom, how should the political structure be set up, where is the country's capital, and who will formulate the laws. What is the basis and standard, and what should education do...

One piece, one pile, none of which William can let others make decisions.

It's not that William is unwilling to let go of the power in his hands, but that there are many things that no one can afford.

Of course, William is not a man of destiny who can turn the world around, but he has the knowledge of his previous life. He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs run away. The power to add details, always able to handle everything in a way that seems incredible to others, is complete and amazing.

In terms of the political structure of the kingdom, what William determined was a dual system based on the constitutional monarchy for the time being, establishing an administrative body headed by the consul of the kingdom, establishing the National Council of the People, the Great Court of the Kingdom, and implementing the separation of executive, legislative and judicial powers. (at least in name).

You ask why William didn't do it in one step and engage in our family's system?

It's not that William doesn't want to do it, but the conditions don't allow it. He doesn't have a natural popular base, nor does he have a team of like-minded people who can fight like steel. The fruit was picked.

Regarding the choice of the national capital, after many considerations and discussions with the silver-haired sisters and even some famous people, William chose Shadow Valley for the time being.

In fact, Shadow Valley is not the most suitable choice, Yulas or Battle Valley is, and the latter two are the real strategic victory places.

Only [-] kilometers to the north of Yulas is the Taisha River, and after passing the Taisha River, tens of kilometers to the north is the Longji Mountains.The Longji mountain range is like a natural Great Wall to the valley, blocking the wild monsters from the cold land to the north.Those monster armies wanted to go south, either through the only gap in the mountain range, Raven Canyon, or detour to the land of Thrall hundreds of kilometers away to the east.

Choosing Yulas can better resist the invasion from the cold northern regions and provide enough flexible political support for the valley, just like Yanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which means that the emperor guards the gate of the country.

The Battle Valley in the south is like Jingzhou in the Three Kingdoms era. Valley is definitely the best choice.

If William chooses the Valley of Battle, the two southern kingdoms, Sembia and Cormyr, will definitely feel uneasy, and they may have to go against the new Kingdom of the Valley.William was not worried that he would not be able to defeat these two kingdoms, but the newly established Kingdom of the Valley was waiting to be rebuilt, and it really needed a certain period of stability to consolidate its power.

And Yulas in the north is in ruins, and it can't afford the function of the capital. As for the second-class Fuenla, the mass base is not good enough, and the location of the dagger valley with the best mass base is too remote, so William can only Temporarily choose Shadow Valley as the temporary capital.

When invitees and admirers from all over the world arrived in Shadow Valley, William invited many famous people through Helen, together with the representatives of the Valley people, formed a Constitution Amendment Committee, and gathered the wisdom of all to formulate the Constitution of the Valley. outline.

In the first chapter of the Kingdom's Constitution, William established the principle of governing the country based on the happiness of all the people, rather than the long-term rule of his king.

William's foundational words directly shocked all people and even gods, and people reacted differently to this. Some people were inexplicably excited by William's selflessness and admired it; Seeing William's stupidity and ignorance; there are even more people harboring ghosts and ghosts, snickering that this time is an opportunity.

William did not make any excuses for this, he only said that everything was for the common people.The great man in the previous life said it well, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

William has invincible power in his body, and he can control the soldiers and horses in the valley. As long as he doesn't do evil to all living beings, even if the gods come, they can't try to take his throne.

On this day, William discussed some miscellaneous affairs with a group of people, and talked about the king's enthronement ceremony, but there was one question that was vacillating, that is, who would crown William.

But I didn't expect that a few strange figures walked into the meeting room and said to each other: "Mortal king, if you are crowned, you should be crowned by us, so that you can be regarded as obeying the destiny."

William knew that these few were extraordinary, so he asked, "Who are you?"

At first, a majestic man with a broken arm said loudly: "I am Tyr, the ruler of justice, the lord of justice. If I crown you, the administrator of your kingdom will definitely take justice as the yardstick, and there will be few unlawful things occur."

The second lady, wearing a luxurious cloak, said: "I am Sayamaph, the patron of the nobles. If I crown you, your royal family will prosper and be in charge of this world forever." kingdom."

The third to speak was a handsome, dark-skinned man in a cavalier tunic, an ornate belt of exquisite landscape painting, and a pair of mesh boots, with a handful of snow-white wooden boots under his arm. guitar.

He said: "I am Oghma, the master of knowledge. If I crown you, there will be many diligent and inspired scholars, artists, poets, and inventors among the people of your kingdom."

The fourth saint is a fit male with golden skin. He has a handsome appearance and wears the most exquisite gold plate armor. He proudly said: "I am Lathander, the master of morning light and hope, and the messenger of dawn. Let me crown you, and the people of your kingdom will multiply, and the children will be healthy and strong."

The last saint was William's acquaintance, Ninas, the goddess of grace who made William feel tender in the rice barn and made him a sage for a long time.

She smiled and said to William: "Mortal king, we have an agreement, and your kingdom will be rich and prosperous. Of course, if you allow me to crown you, I will bless your bloodline heirs, and every hundred years will surely be rich and prosperous." A son of the earth is born."

William looked at the saints. Although their words were so beautiful that they were almost irresistible, William knew that no matter who he chose at this time, it would be a huge mistake.

Because choosing one of them will inevitably offend the other four, even if they are all gods of the so-called lawful and good camp, it is difficult to avoid their small-minded nature.

Therefore, after a little thought, William said: "You saints, I'm glad that you all came to support my coronation ceremony. It's just that I had an agreement with a great existence earlier, and I shall not participate in the battle between gods. I can only regretfully decline the kind offer."

The five saints couldn't help but change their faces when they heard the words. Of course they knew the restrictions on William, but this time they were meddling in William's affairs. If only one saint came, it would be nothing.

It's just that the five gods competed together for such a position to preside over the coronation, but it was equivalent to another battle between the gods, so William really couldn't choose any of them.

In the end, the five saints could only act as spectators of the enthronement ceremony, but someone else was responsible for coronating William.

Of course, not just any cat or dog can act as the crowning person, at least it needs to have enough prestige, so that the entire enthronement ceremony will not become a joke because of the ridicule of others.

After careful consideration, William chose Elminster, the great sage of the Valley of Shadows, as his crown giver.

On the first day of the new year, although the weather is still as cold as ice, the Twisted Tower of Shadow Valley is full of noise, people from the Kingdom of the Valley and guests from other places fill the place to the brim, with one sentence It is no exaggeration to describe it.

Witnessed by all saints, guests and representatives of the Valley people, William solemnly took over the crown from Elminster, the great sage. It was made of gold and inlaid with many precious gems. The latter two magical effects can make the wearer more attractive and energetic.

When William stood on the terrace of the Twisted Tower and loudly proclaimed his enthronement declaration to the crowd below, the crowd couldn't help cheering.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous dragon chant from the sky, and a group of giant dragons were seen flying from afar.

This is a group of giant dragons that are as gorgeous as gold, and almost every one of them has the might of an ancient dragon.

The arrival of the giant dragon made everyone present feel inexplicably panicked. Most of the spellcasters began to prepare various protective or teleportation life-saving spells. Open the Flame Gate to summon the Titan Golem Mech within.

By the way, the so-called Titan-class golem mecha is the kind of giant golem mecha that can easily kill ancient red dragons.

Fortunately, these golden dragons did not launch a surprise attack on the Twisted Tower, and they were transformed into dragonmen from a safe distance.

The golden dragons flapped their wings and landed on the terrace of the Twisted Tower, and one of the oldest golden dragons asked loudly: "King William, do you still remember your guardian dragon, Kakudni Nimira—— Our golden dragon princess? According to the agreement of the dragon knight guardian contract, the golden dragon princess will become the next heir to the throne of this new kingdom as the king and queen. We hope that you can bring this agreement into reality in the form of law. .”

Hearing Jin Long's words, William's face suddenly changed, and everyone present was in an uproar.

The great sage Elminster stared at the golden dragon in disbelief, and said excitedly, "Are you joking, Your Excellency Golden Dragon?!"

William said with a cold face: "Golden Dragon Kakudni betrayed me when I needed her the most. She violated the agreement of the Dragon Knight and the dragon to live and die together. The dragon flute that witnessed the contract has lost its effect. She is no longer qualified to undertake that agreement."

But Jinlong waved his hand indifferently and said: "It was just a small accident, Your Excellency. The guardian contract is still valid, and the problem of the dragon flute is also easy to solve. Trust me, Princess Jinlong is willing to do anything for you and your kingdom .She is now leading a guard army composed of young golden dragons to defend the new kingdom. For example, the town in the north that your human army has been unable to attack for a long time is going to destruction under the flames of the dragon."

William immediately understood that the Golden Dragon was referring to Taisway, and he really wanted to slash the smug Golden Dragon idiot in front of him.

The valley army's siege of Taisway has been going on for several months, even in the freezing winter. Of course, it's not that William and his men can't capture the dilapidated town that can be called a hell of flesh and blood, but that William regards it as a It is an actual combat training ground for new recruits in the valley. While increasing combat experience for their own soldiers, they can also bloodlet the Zhentil Fort people by the way.

In fact, the people of Zhentilburg couldn't hold on for a long time. They sent envoys for peace countless times, trying to reach an armistice negotiation with William, but it was a pity that William didn't want to ignore them.

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The sudden arrival of the golden dragon undoubtedly cast a shadow over William's coronation ceremony, at least in the eyes of ordinary people.

In a newly established kingdom, before the king even sits on the throne, a group of giant dragons come to beat the autumn wind. The prospects are obviously very bleak.

Don't say that golden dragons are kind-hearted dragons. Ordinary people can't tell the difference between golden dragons and red dragons. Aren't they all dragons that can breathe fire and like to walk away with a horse or cattle in their mouths? .

No one likes to be a subject of a giant dragon, even the world-famous Golden Dragon Queen of the Northland, if she wants to rule the Silver Moon Alliance in a stable way, she has to live in seclusion behind the scenes, relying on the so-called Supreme Mage to act as an agent.

That's right, the behind-the-scenes king of the Silvermoon Alliance, the real boss of the Supreme Queen Alustriel, is a female ancient golden dragon.

However, the Golden Dragons failed to replicate the old events in the Northland in the valley. William is not a turkey in the Northland. He has enough strength and power to make the Golden Dragons bow their heads, especially when a whole troop of Titan-level golem mechs walks in Faerun When they were on the ground, even groups of ancient golden dragons had to lower their arrogant heads.

The Golden Dragons even reached a joint agreement with the Valley Kingdom represented by William. William guaranteed that the Golden Dragons would have some privileges in the Valley, such as legally living in a humanoid form, traveling, and even participating in work, and even the right to join the army and participate in politics.

Correspondingly, the golden dragons give up peeking at the succession of the valley kingdom in principle. When the valley kingdom is invaded by foreign enemies, the valley people can call the golden dragons to join the battle. Of course, this work is not free, and the valley people need to pay a certain amount of treasures as rewards .

Anyone with a little background and insight knows that a kingdom that can establish a relationship with a giant dragon must have a bright future. For example, the Silver Moon Alliance in the Northland. No matter how much trouble happens, the Silver Moon Alliance will not collapse.

A more direct example is Cormyr, which borders the Kingdom of the Valley.

As we all know, the birth of Cormyr is inextricably linked with a legendary purple dragon. In order to show this close connection, the people of Cormyr even engraved the purple dragon on the royal coat of arms. Elite knights are also known as purple dragon knights.

It is said that when the last Purple Dragon dies, Cormyr will cease to exist.

Some say that day is not far away, and many enemies of the royal family are searching for the whereabouts of the purple dragon, intending to kill him and bring the end of the kingdom of Cormyr.

With the ferment of the Golden Dragon incident at the enthronement ceremony, many people who are "children from poor families" in our words are quite pessimistic about the future of the Fading Valley Kingdom, but they left the Valley one after another to seek life elsewhere.

However, those sensible people who had some background and knew the inside story secretly came to the Valley Kingdom to settle down and seek jobs.It's just that this group of people are very strict-mouthed, and no one is foolish enough to leak the truth out of it, so that the reputation of the Valley Kingdom in the streets and taverns is not very good, which in turn affects the immigration of the Valley to a certain extent. Appeal.

However, with the passage of time, the government affairs of the Valley Kingdom began to gradually spread out. Thanks to William's advance layout, various functional departments of the Kingdom government played their roles in an orderly manner.

Among them, one of the most sensible things William did was to hand over almost all administrative powers to the chief executive officer of the kingdom. The first chief executive officer of the Valley Kingdom was Ms. Hellen.

Undoubtedly, Hillen is a very capable lady. Even in Faerun, her governing ability is considered top-notch, and she handles the numerous government affairs with ease.Especially after the general direction determined by William, Hellen has brought into full play his delicate and flexible political talents.

Thanks to Helen's efforts, the kingdom's taxation, laws, education, public construction and other projects have been quickly put on the right track. Although there are still many defects and deficiencies, the future prospects are undoubtedly quite exciting .

Of course, there were differences between William and Hellen, especially regarding the handling of captives. In the past, during the conquest of the city-states in the valley and the fierce battle with the people of Zhentil Castle, William controlled at least nearly [-] prisoners. Prisoners of war, and most of these prisoners of war are strong and strong laborers.

Prior to this, William had been organizing these captives into labor reform teams (battalions) to participate in the development of transportation and road facilities in the valley.

Hillen believes that since the kingdom has been established, these captives should be released, or absorbed into the valley kingdom, or let them go instead of continuing to enslave them inhumanely.

Of course, William would not agree with Helen's Madonna-style idea. This is such a good free labor force gathered with great difficulty. You want to release them just because they are inhumane. Have you ever thought about the foundation of the Valley Kingdom after they are gone? What to do with construction.

The total population of the entire Valley Kingdom is even less than 60, and the labor force of the year is probably less than 20, not to mention the cost of recruiting [-] young and strong from them, and how much business will be delayed.

It's just that the opposite is equivalent to a shortfall of 20 labor force. William is so stupid that he will be bewitched by Helen to abolish his martial arts.

If it weren't for worrying that excessive squeezing would violate William's conscience, and even damage the reputation of the Valley Kingdom, he really wanted to keep those captives under his command for the rest of his life.

Engaging in slavery is really going backwards in history, which William did not do.

In order to appease the dissatisfaction of Hellen and a series of benevolent figures under his command—mostly from the Harper Alliance and occupy a large number of positions in the government functions of the Valley Kingdom—William had to formulate a relatively enlightened reform of captive labor. plan.

All captives need to undergo labor reform in the Valley Kingdom for at least three years in order to atone for the crimes they committed against King William in the past. If the circumstances are more serious, an additional two to five years of hard labor will be added.