Conquering alien worlds starts from the game

When the chief court mage Needham led his three colleagues back to the capital, the Rhine royal family was in full swing preparing for the coronation ceremony of Prince Andrew the Younger.

At this moment in the royal capital, no one seems to care about the Takia Territory that has just "occupied" not long ago, and no one cares that half of the kingdom has fallen into the hands of an evil black magician... Up to the nobles, From the traffickers to the pawns, everyone is eagerly discussing the "secret stories" related to the throne, which are either unimaginable or far-fetched.

Of course, this is not surprising... How did the crown prince who was only waiting to be crowned fight back? Staged a "Prince's Revenge" and leaped from an under-appreciated second son to the new king. The situation is more worth talking about—although both are equally far away from ordinary people, but at least the former is easier to understand than the latter, and it is easier for people to get involved in it. The unknowing clown's gesture is to apply his shallow experience to it.

What Needham was forced to face was such a group of ignorant idiots... As the chief, he had just returned to his residence in the royal capital, and members of the royal family who thought he could have a bit of a face came to the door, or frankly Rudely expressing dissatisfaction with little Prince Andre, or pretentiously suggesting that the "common mother and son" did some secret tricks in private.

"I can fully understand the considerations of His Highness the First Prince and His Highness the Prince. Compared to letting everyone know that the royal family is forced by the threat of that black magician and has to let His Highness the Fourth Prince who follows him 'temporarily reside' on the throne. Well, it would be better to let people think that Prince Andre and Princess Harriet are playing tricks and deceiving the world, this will at least save the face of the royal family—"

Needham drank half a cup of black tea in one breath, put the cup back on the table with a slightly rude gesture, picked up a hot towel to wipe his hands, and said with a blank expression: "But personally, I really don't like this It's an act of self-deception that's no more honorable than admitting failure."

The seven court mages present had mixed reactions. Gloria, the wind mage who was born as a commoner, shrugged, and Sadir didn't respond. Obviously, these two didn't care much about it; , and the other three had different expressions, some shook their heads wryly, others pursed their lips and frowned.

The eight court mages serving the Rhine royal family seldom gather together as they do now.

The gathering of the court mages this time was ostensibly for the coronation of the new king, but actually... the nine people present knew that they would not serve the Rhine royal family for a long time.

The downfall of dynasties and the alternation of kingship are based on the lifespan of the caster. Although it cannot be said to be normal, it is not worth being overly persistent; every hundred years, some new countries will emerge on the Nabalon continent, and some old countries will disappear. Just like birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable.

"It doesn't matter whether it's decent or not." The white-haired mage sitting on the third chair to the right of Needham said, "What's important is... Needham, is the Nightmare Butcher's promise credible?"

The white-haired mage who questioned the chief face to face had a dark complexion and dark eyes, wearing a gorgeous forehead ornament on his head, and a thumb-sized ruby ​​hanging between his brows. It can be seen from the question that it must be a noble spellcaster from the Sokri Empire.

"No, Lambert, it doesn't matter whether the Nightmare Butcher's promise is credible." Needham put down the towel to wipe his hands, and said unceremoniously, "The important thing is...who can refuse him."

As soon as these words came out, not only the white-haired mage Lambert looked uncomfortable, but the other seven were also quite embarrassed...

"Everyone, I don't think we need to put on meaningless pretense like those idiots outside." Needham rested his elbows on the table, interlaced his fingers, leaned forward slightly, and said in a deep voice, " If anyone can assassinate Yang, then the Rhine Kingdom's problems will be solved, but we all know that this is unrealistic. If so, please accept Yang's conditions and try our best to let the Rhine Kingdom complete the transition of power peacefully, everyone What do you think?"

The seven court mages were silent for a while, and Sadir, who is usually not good at speaking, spoke out first: "I have no objection."

"I don't care either." Gloria followed suit and shrugged again.

"I have no objection." Weber said.

Seeing this, the other three expressed their attitudes... To put it bluntly, everyone just wanted to do something in line with the duties of a court mage in the end, and no one was really willing to throw their lives for the throne of the Rhine family forever.

"Very good, then... Next, I have to tell everyone about Yang and his undead's style of doing things, so as to avoid conflicts when we contact each other in the future."

Needham nodded, and then took out a stack of thick paper documents from his space props, and distributed them to the seven people present.

This stack of documents... is full of precedents.

That's right, it's the case - the original judgment of the Innadel & Adler Territories on the trial of the local fiefdom nobles in accordance with the Rhine Constitution.

Zhao Zhenzhen, the supreme undead consul of Adler's leader, provided it personally. The trial process is clear and clear, the chain of evidence is complete and closed, and the judgment is rigorous and meticulous. It can be used as the basis of case law in the Royal Court... If this world also pays attention to case law.

Yang Qiu deliberately asked Chief Needham to bring back such a stack of cases. Of course, it was not a demonstration, but a gesture of goodwill.

The court mages lived in the royal capital for decades, or as short as ten years. It is inevitable that some relatives and friends are in high positions, or have close contacts with certain nobles in the royal capital.

In order to avoid conflicts in the future, Yang Qiu simply gave a clear statement in advance, asking these Mages to quickly check whether there is anyone in their social circle who is going to be hanged on the city wall; …It’s okay to send them to “study abroad” or immigrate, but don’t stay in the capital and make everyone look bad.

As for the loss of the kingdom’s property caused by the flight of personnel... Yang Qiu recognized this small problem, anyway, he now has billions of dollars in net worth (materials) in his hand, so there is no need to deal with the human server for three melons and two dates... Ahem, turn against the court mage.

The reactions of the court mages who received this stack of cases were wonderful...with all sorts of expressions.

It is not a secret that the undead regime tried the nobles who violated the constitution, but it was the first time for the court mages to see the details of the trial.

Instigate white glove organizations to participate in human trafficking, instigate housekeepers to convert freedmen into serfs in the name of helping farmers avoid taxes, embezzle farmers’ land, condone servants to injure and maim civilians, rape maids, organize and participate in illegal business operations... etc. The Rhine Constitution prohibits, But in reality, the crimes that no one cares about are listed on the paper one by one.

In addition to these "little mistakes" that "decent people" will have, there are many more appalling, but not uncommon cases.

For example, a viscount with an Innad collar failed to catch any prey during autumn hunting. He was in a bad mood on the way back to the city, and killed a passing hunter with a shotgun to show off his "hunting skills"; The Orion buried it hastily, and did not make compensation (lose money) to the Orion family.

It took more than a year after the undead regime took over Inadoli to clean up the old case. Orion's family members came from the mountains to report the case after hearing the news, and the matter was exposed... So the Viscount who was supposed to be sent to repair the road It was directly dragged and hung on the city wall.

The illusionist Weber who was the first to see this case was silent for a while, and silently passed it on to the next one.

Lambert, whose face was already a little ugly, twitched visibly at the corners of his mouth when this case was circulated...

An hour later, the court mages circulated this thick stack of precedents to each other, and got up to say goodbye to each other.

The white-haired mage Lambert looked even worse than before, but he still politely and formally thanked Chief Needham for his thoughtfulness, and then walked out of the palace mage headquarters and got into his own pneumatic car.

Gloria dawdled for a while, and then asked the chief in a low voice after the people had almost left: "Lambert's grandnephew is a nobleman of the Saukri Empire. Is it possible that Yang can also...?"

"In the 'news' two years ago, when Earl Otis' nephew was arrested in Innadris, Yang asked for a sum of money... bail before releasing him." Needham said calmly.

Gloria: "..."

This kind of thing... That guy Yang can really do it.

"Well, at this time, I can be thankful that I don't have so many relatives who need me to clean up the mess." Gloria got up with a strange expression, and when she was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something, "Um... Needham, I If I remember correctly, you seem to have a grandson who is a viscount?"

"Yes, it was sealed in Cordeburgh." Needham was still very calm, and made himself some tea, "That brat's temperament is far inferior to that of his father, so I didn't let him stay in the capital. Keep me out of trouble."

"As expected of you." Gloria compared her thumbs sincerely.

"Thank you for your concern." Needham nodded slightly in a gentlemanly manner.

After Gloria, who was a commoner and a foreigner, left, Needham turned to Weber, who was on duty at the headquarters with him: "You seem a little disapproving?"

"This is predictable." Weber sighed and spread his hands, "It's always like this, the closer you are to the people around you, the stranger you are, and it's not even as good as knowing strangers; just like Lambert may not be able to Resolutely sent his two grandnephews back to the country, and you, Needham, you are also quite blindly confident about your grandson who keeps saying that he is 'not decent', thinking that he will not find you if he is granted Korteberg. trouble."

Needham: "..."

Weber elongated his tone slowly: "A week ago, in order to mediate the conflict between Phoenix of the Otis family and His Highness the third prince Korov, I went to Fort Corde—"

What the illusionist Weber said to Chief Needham that day is unknown to outsiders.

The only thing we can know is...that night the chief court mage ran to Fort Corde like burning his ass, and forced his grandson to pass the title to his great-grandson at a dizzying speed, and then quickly passed on his sixtieth year grandson Pack it up and send it to the neighbor in the south, Sokri Empire, to "study abroad"...

Fortunately, although the court mages were tossing their heads to clean up their own ass, they didn't miss the business.

Under the activities of this group of old guys who have a certain right to speak in the capital, the little Prince Andre, who was erected high up and imprisoned in the palace in a disguised form after returning to the capital, regained some freedom at least, at least he was able to pass away. The old king ordered the self-reflective mother and concubine to recall to the palace, so that she can also participate in the kingdom's government affairs.

Then... this His Royal Highness, the Fourth Prince, who was not even allowed to approach the main hall, let alone attend government affairs, has had his world view completely refreshed...

"A road with a total length of less than 900 meters in the western part of King's Harbor has been repaired for more than four months! Do you know how outrageous this is? Month, no, if it can't be repaired in 20 days, the person in charge will have to do a review!"

In the side hall where Princess Harriet lived, the little Prince Andre, who had been involved in the kingdom's government affairs all morning, couldn't help complaining wildly to his mother: "It took so long to do such a thing, and the Minister of the Interior has the nerve to put This is an eye-opener for me as a good subordinate of his to show off his political achievements!"

Princess Harriet, who looked at her son lovingly, smiled and comforted little Andre: "Don't be so excited, maybe it's just because that road is not very important, so it's delayed a bit, it doesn't matter if you spend more money, as long as you can Just fix it."

"It's not important? That's not the case, mother and concubine, more than half of the goods entering the city from King's Harbor have to go through the west side. The east side is where rich people live. Whose trucks can go there? If it's not because How can this, that road have to be repaired every few years!" The more little Andre complained, the more angry he became, "What's even more outrageous is that most of the stone slabs used for road construction are old, and there is no pavement that needs to be replaced. 50 meters, and dare to report such a large amount of material costs! Who do those guys think is a fool? The money is enough to pave a new road!"

While talking, little Andre couldn't help but mention to the princess the road project he had participated in immediately in Inad, trying to let the concubine understand how tragic the contrast between the two is...

He is a prince after all, Rex and Ji Tang must not really send him to the construction site, Little Andre's understanding of the Inadili road project is limited to the logistics, just about the material expenditure, manpower arrangement, and working hours Have some knowledge.

Princess Harriet, who was a little absent-minded at the beginning, opened her mouth the more she heard her son settle the accounts clearly.

"-You mean, Innad built a road from the wharf in Newing Town to the city, and it only took half a year and cost less than [-] gold coins?!"

"To be exact, it's more than 6000 gold coins, Concubine Mu. It's still a hardened road five meters wide and 26 kilometers long. Horse-drawn carts and carts pulled by six-legged lizards are absolutely indestructible. Every section of the road requires Twenty centimeters thick, it must be covered with stirred gravel and that kind of marl that can set."

Little Andre, who was so angry with his own calculations, couldn't help but describe to the princess with gestures: "After that section of road is repaired, the goods unloaded in Newing Town can be delivered to the urban area in just one hour. People don’t have to walk for more than two hours to go to the city by horse-drawn carriage, it can be reached in half an hour..."

Probably because he was worried that his mother would think he was bragging, little Andre explained in detail the expenditure details of the road construction fee—because he was often borrowed by various departments, he really liked these bits and pieces of information. Understand; even the daily wages of workers in the quarry, how much the transportation department charges for transporting a batch of crushed stones, the daily wages of contract workers and temporary workers (farmers who work during slack) on the construction site, and the Tarantan that is pulled from the warehouse. How much is the mortar (lime) per ton, the cost of renting road construction machinery (concrete mixers & bulldozers), the monthly cost of meals for the logistics department... He knows everything.

Princess Harriet really thought at first that her son was either pretending to understand or was being fooled by others, but she couldn't help but be surprised when she heard how little Andre calculated the details in such an orderly and detailed way. stand up.

Not to mention how his ignorant son was trained to be so smart in less than a year... The distribution of fiscal revenue between the two places really shocked Princess Harriet.

Thirty-six thousand gold coins is not a small amount, but it is definitely not enough to use this money to build a 26-kilometer-long high-quality road in the capital that can allow pneumatic vehicles to pass.

There are many dignitaries and nobles in the royal capital, and comparisons prevail, and decent people have pneumatic cars.

In order to make the pneumatic vehicles of these nobles come in handy, and in order to keep the dignity of the capital, the royal family has been repairing it intermittently for more than a hundred years, and only barely allowed more than [-]% of the roads in the capital to allow the passage of pneumatic vehicles.

After entrusting her son to the black magician, the concubine, who was eager for her son, continued to pay attention to the situation on Yang's side. Inadler's Weekly and Adler's Weekly never dropped a single issue, and only recently began to publish national Tach The Asia Weekly has also ordered the maid butler to subscribe, and sooner or later they will listen to the news pushed by the Inadrian radio station.

Princess Harriet thought that her understanding of the undead regime would not be much worse than her son's, but now... she realized that she seemed a little too self-righteous.

When little Andre stopped to drink water dryly, the princess couldn't hide her curiosity and asked: "What kind of undead consuls have you seen... Undead? Better than the ministers?"

Little Andre sneered, and said sarcastically: "I have never dealt with that 'Ms. Zhao' who is said to be very wise, but if I compare it with the 'Mayor Ji Tang' whom I still know well... our qualifications Profound, admirable Home Secretary, barely qualified as a doorman."

Princess Harriet couldn't help laughing: "Little Andre——"

"I'm not talking out of anger, concubine mother." Little Prince Andre restrained his impetuous expression, and said seriously, "Concubine mother, I have always known that I am not that kind of smart person, neither good enough nor good at talking. I am always stable, I am always full of resentment, but I dare not challenge those who are stronger than me. If it is not for your blessing, I may be nothing at all."

"Little Andre! Why do you say such things!" Princess Harriet shouted angrily.

"Please listen to me patiently, concubine mother." Little Prince Andre did not panic and apologize hastily because of his mother's anger. Instead, he became more persistent and authentic, "Although I have various problems, I think I can still find some advantages, for example... just because I am a cowardly guy, I can know what kind of people I can't afford to provoke."

Princess Harriet was taken aback.

"If you say..." Little Prince Andre hesitated for a moment before relenting, and said forcefully, "If we say that we want to stand with the people in Wangdu, then Mr. Yang, Ji Tang, and that person I haven't met yet Ms. Zhao, who have been there... they are the ones we cannot provoke, and we will definitely not be able to win."

If it is said that little Andre still had a little fantasy before returning to the royal capital... After returning, he can feel the attitude of other members of the royal family towards their mother and child, and then look at the crotch of the minister of the kingdom who is about to die and ask for money, little Andre No matter how stupid and indecisive Lie is, he knows which side can be relied on and which side cannot be relied upon.

Princess Harriet thought that her son was so serious that he was going to tell her something unacceptable, so she couldn't help laughing when she heard this.

"Don't be silly, do you think your concubine mother is the kind of person who will be deceived by false honor? Do you think concubine mother wants you to risk your life to become a king like your father?"

"Eh?" Prince Andrei was stunned this time.

"What did Yang tell you when you came back?" Princess Harriet asked.

Little Prince Andre scratched his scalp, and honestly repeated to his mother what Yang Qiu said at that time.

Princess Harriet knew very well that Yang would never really hand over the power of the kingdom to her son, and she also guessed that Yang would have ulterior motives to let the royal family talk on their own and put little Andre on the throne; but she really heard it from her son Yang looked forward to the real purpose of the royal family inviting "rescue soldiers" as soon as possible, but he was still shocked.

After a long silence, the princess, who has been in the political center of the kingdom for many years and has no real power but has been exposed to a lot of things, said quietly: "Sure enough, a small place like the Rhine is not the end of that black magician..."

Gathering her mind, the princess solemnly said to her son: "Little Andre, you have to remember that if you are dissatisfied, you can come to me. Don't show your attitude easily to the outside world."

"Don't worry, Concubine, I understand." Little Prince Andre said confidently.

Princess Harriet nodded in relief, and reached out to touch her growing son: "If Prince Hood or your elder brother ask you anything, you can just accept it; of course, you don't have to agree too readily, Appropriate bargaining is more conducive to gaining people's trust."

"You're not smart enough to begin with, and pretending to be stupid will only backfire. It's better to pretend to be smart. It will be easier for others to despise you, and it's better for your safety."

Little Prince Andre: "..."

Well, dear mother, you use words much more ruthlessly than Yang.