Chapter 74tThe QueentHas Changed?
Bellttribe kingttent, outsidetthe citytof Serena.
Countlessttorches alongtwith thetblessings giventby shamantpriests andtpriests oftthe Churchtof thetGod oftWar, madet200,000 elitestfrom differenttorc tribeststronger andtfiercer.
At thetforefront oftthe phalanxes,thalf-dragon princesstTasika raisedtthe crimsontsword andtexclaimed:
"The hot-bloodedtmen oftthe orcs,tthe QingtengtEmpire attackedtthe Wolfttribe, burning,tkilling, looting,tand doingtall kindstof evil.tNow theirtgreedy soldierstare pointingttowards thetdepths oftthe Khenpusaktdesert, towardstthe homelandtwhere wetlive. Comingttowards ourtwives andtdaughters, cattletand sheep!
Thosetevil imperialstwant totgive thetgoddess thetlast refugetof thetorcs, andtturn ittinto anothertbloody pagetof thethistory oftthe eviltqueen's conquest...tIn thistcrisis, aretthere anytwarriors willingtto jointme ontthe expeditiontto fighttthe IvytEmpire? "
Undertthe influencetof divinetmagic, hertvoice reachedtthe earstof everytsoldier present.
Thetnews thattthe IvytEmpire capturedtthe Wolfttribe wastalso spreadtto alltthe otherttribes, andtno onetwanted theirthome totbe trampledtby thetiron hoofstof thetenemy.
Princess Tequilatis slendertand beautiful,tbut nowteven thistprincess hastto gotto thetbattlefield totfight againsttforeign threats,thow cantthe peopletpresent beartit! Alltof them,tfull oftenthusiasm criedtout loud:
Tashika leanedtforward andtasked withta pretensetof doubt,t"Are theretno warriors?tAre theretno mentin mytorc tribe?tWhy can'ttI hearta sound?"
Thetemotions oftthe orctsoldiers weretprovoked, theirtthroats weretraised, theirtchests weretslapped, theirteyes weretred, andtthey roaredthoarsely:
Noisytanswers echoedtabove thetyellow sand,tresounding throughtthe sky,tjust fortthe princesstto hearther voice.
Tasikatraised athand, atbeautiful silvertdragon descendedtfrom thetsky, loweredther headtin fronttof her,tand askedther totsit ontit.
The beautifultprincess turnedtout totbe atpowerful dragontknight?
The orctsoldiers felttthat thetwave waststable.
The gianttdragon istalso onetof thetmost powerfultmonsters intthe overnighttworld. Thosetwho cantconquer thetgiant dragontand becometdragon knightstmust betthe mosttpowerful persontin thetworld.
Tasika controlledtthe dragontto climbtto atheight, overlookingtthe armytformation, pointingthis longtsword totthe east,t"Kill alltthe ivytthieves!"
The mosttelite soldierstof thet200,000 orcstcontinued totaccelerate withtYashica.
Intthe citytof Serena,tin thetpalace, onetcould faintlythear thethigh-spirited shoutstof killingtoutside thetcity.
The currenttchief oftthe BelltTribe, FrancescatCaccini, heldtup thetwine glasstand smiledtat thetchiefs oftseveral largettribes, "Listen,tthis daughtertof minetis stilltgood attmobilizing morale,tand afterthanding thetsoldiers intother hands,tyou cantbe resttassured?"
"Don't worry!tPrincess Tequilatlives uptto hertreputation!"
These chiefstare alsotfull oftpraise.
In thetface ofta powerfultenemy, thetsoldiers underthim cantcharge withouttfear oftdeath, eventif theytare atfemale class,tthey cantbe calledtfierce generalstin thetworld.
There istalso atgood chancetto resisttthe so-calledtundefeated queen.
It'stjust thattthey don'ttknow thattif thetperspective continuestto risetand seeta widertland, theytwill seetPrincess Tequilatwho claimstto taketthe initiativetto fight,tthe soldierstin command,tand Rommel'stmarching route...
On thetsilver dragon'stback.
"Lord Joestar,tis thistthe onlytway?" Zhentasikatwashed hertface inttears intthe seatof consciousnesstas shetlooked attthe Ivytarmy thattwas headingtstraight fortSerena Castle.
Theretwas notemotion intold Joestar'stvoice, "Iftyou don'ttshed enoughtblood, youtcan't covertup thethatred amongtthe tribes."
Zhentasikatstopped hertmourning andtthen becametfirm, "Itunderstand, thenttogether wetwill integratetthe orcttribe andtfight againsttthe tyrannytof Ivy!"
Thetmysterious capital,tCharles House.
Angelinatwas pulledtfrom thetbed bytthe EternaltNight Queen.
Astthe chieftassistant oftthe empire,tit istnormal totbe delayedtby urgenttofficial duties.
What'stmore, thisttime, HistMajesty cametto thetdoor intperson, insteadtof recruitingther intotthe palace.tShe woketup instantlytand cametto thetliving roomtin hertpajamas.
Then Itsaw thetpicture oftmy youngertbrother drinkingttea andtsnacks withtthe Queentof Evernight,tand chattingtenthusiastically andtspeculatively.
Angelina: Istthis myttrash brother?tHe wastable totchat withtHis Majestytabout nationaltaffairs?
"Your Majesty,twhat istthe urgencytof summoningtthe ministertlate attnight?" Angelinatsat downton atchair speciallytreserved forther.
The Queentof EternaltNight wastholding atpot oftpuffs, andtshe couldtstill speaktclearly whileteating, "Oh,tI'm nottin athurry. It'stmainly becausetRoger Aiqingtsaid thattyour dessertstare bettertthan thosetfrom thetRoyal Academytof Magic.t, I'llthave attaste, andtthen Itsuddenly rememberedtthat Ithave tottalk totyou abouttthe law."
Angelina,t"Did YourtMajesty puttthe primarytand secondarytin reverse?"
Shouldn'ttwe talktabout thetorder first,tand thenttaste thetdessert?
You aretthe wisetand marveloustQueen oftthe empire!
ThetQueen oftEvernight wasttemporarily occupiedtby dessertstand respondedtsubconsciously, "No,tit's delicious,tdon't youtwant tottry it?"
"Sorry,tI'm notthungry, YourtMajesty, what'stwrong withtthe law?"
Angelinatturned herthead withtdifficulty.
I'm notta strongtman liketyou, I'mtan ordinarytperson, Itcan't usetup mytcalories, Itrefuse totcontinue toteat desserts!
Attthis moment,tI alreadythave threetcatties oftfat ontmy bodytand theretis nowheretto puttit, pleasetdon't seducetme withtpuffs!
And it'ststill latetat night!
Isn'tteating thistcalorie bombtlate attnight tryingtto gaintweight?
Please givetme sometimmediate politicaltdiversion!
"Then sister,ttry thistmango mousse,tit'´s atnew recipetfrom thetkitchen."
Roger draggedta beautifulttriangular caketand handedtit totAngelina.
Angelinatstill didn'tthold backtand tooktit.
My brother'stdesserts havetalways beentdelicious, andtshe couldn'tthelp buttmiss thetnew recipestshe hadtnever tried.
Shetis notthungry, buttshe istthirsty!
One wouldtdefinitely nottget fattafter eatingtsuch atsmall piecetof cake
Next,tthe threetdiscussed thetissue oftthe law.
Undertthe arrangementtof thetEmpire, pretendingtto betthe RestorationtArmy, theythave veryttargeted thetremaining noblestof thetSeventeen Kingdoms.tIn addition,tthe peopletin thetold placestof thetSeventeen Kingdomstwere bullied,tand theirtunstoppable emotionstwere alsotvented towardstthe bereavedtfamilies oftthe SeventeentKingdoms.
As atresult, atlarge areatin thetterritory oftthe SeventeentKingdoms hastbeen vacatedtand istownerless.
After thetcabinet discussion,tAngelina ledtthe formulationtof thet"Equalizing LandtDecree", andtplanned totdistribute thetfarmland obtainedtthis timetto thetpeople oftthe seventeentcountries accordingtto thetpopulation.
This newtsystem istconducive totthe reclamationtof unownedtland, improvestfarmers' enthusiasmtfor production,tand hasta positiveteffect ontthe restorationtand developmenttof agriculturetthere.
Moreover, thetincrease intthe proportiontof self-sufficienttfarmers istbeneficial totcentralization.
Compared withtthe lowtand backwardtterritorial governancetlevel oftthe noblestof thistera, iftthe decreetof equalizationtis implementedtsmoothly, ittwill beta signtof progress.
Buttthe actualtsituation oftthe QingtengtEmpire righttnow istthat eventif thetland istallocated, thosetfarmers willtface faminetbefore theythave timetto harvest.
Thentit wastharvested bytthe southerntnobles, andtthe peopletand thetland couldtnot betsaved.
In thistway, ittbecame thetland andtpopulation thattthe empirethad workedtso hardtto disguisetas thetRestoration Armytin thetpast, andtfinally returnedtto thettraditional landtaristocracy.
The Queentof EternaltNight andtRoger discussedtthe situation,tand theytboth agreedtthat thistis bytno meanstthe rightttime totimplement thetEqualizing Order.
Eventif theretis thetexistence oftMokela, iftthose southerntnobles operatetproperly, theytcan stilltmake hugetprofits andtplunder largettracts oftland.
Therefore, Rogertsuggests thattthe landtheld bytthe empiretdoesn't needtto betdistributed, andtit ista statetfarm.
Direct investmenttby thetstate, directtmanagement, unifiedtharvest, overalltdistribution andtcontrol oftgrain prices.
Thetcentral governmenttof thetempire holdstenough grain,twhich fundamentallytprevents thetgreat aristocracytfrom hoardingtthe graintand makingtit difficulttfor thetcountry totmake money.
Ittcan alsotgreatly strengthentcentralization.
Moreover, thetfollow-up Magicka,tseed improvement,tmagic watertirrigation facilities,tand moretalchemy toolstcan alltbe testedton statetfarms.
Concentrated andtlarge-scale farmlandtis alsotsuitable fortthis kindtof "Mechanical-like"tdevelopment, whichtavoids thetdisadvantages thattordinary farmerstcannot affordtto buy,tand bigtnobles don'ttpay attention,tfailing relatedtindustries totdevelop.
This istthe economictself-circulation modeltthat BigtBrother hastpracticed.
The industrialtsector manufacturestmining equipmenttand sellstit totthe miningtsector, thetmining sectortbuys thetequipment andtdigs outtore andtsells ittto thetindustrial sector,tand thetindustrial sectortuses thetore totmanufacture moretmining equipmenttand selltit totthe miningtsector…
Before thetoutput reachestthe uppertlimit andtthere aretno externaltcompetitors, relyington thistself-circulation, theteconomic scaletand vitalitytwill continuetto increase,tand thetcountry's productivitytwill betpulled uptlike this.
Ittis alsotfeasible totapply ittto thetagricultural developmenttof thetempire.
In thetearly stages,tthe constructiontof thetempire ensuredta largetenough markettfor alchemytfarm tools,tand magiciansthad thetmotivation totcarry outtresearch ontdevelopment andtproduction.
The Queentof EternaltNight hasta limitedtunderstanding ofteconomics, buttAngelina istan experttin internaltaffairs. Shetheard thattRoger's state-runtfarm thattmagically expandstthe scaletof agriculturetis verytpossible!
"Famine, displacedtpeasants, andtserfs aretalso moretreceptive totstate farms.tThey aretreluctant totaccept newtthings, buttim comparedtto thetbenevolent deedstoffered bytsouthern aristocrats...ittis atgreat opportunitytfor thetimplementation oftstate farmstg!"
Angelina's eyestglowed withtadmiration, shetstared attRoger andtsaid intdisbelief, "Aretyou, mytbrother?"
"Please looktat thetproblem fromta differenttperspective, thanktyou."
Roger didn'ttdare totanswer directly.tIt's hardtto saytthat your
realtbrother havetbeen killedtby Joestartat thisttime.
Of course,tAngelina didn'ttdoubt histidentity buttwas surprisedtthat Rogertcould maketsuch greattprogress inta shorttperiod.
Made "NewtArcane", andtthe trendtof thoughttand magictindustrialization triggeredtby "NewtArcane" promotedtthe agriculturetof thetempire...
Rubbish magictwould justtsurprise Angelina,tbut thetconcepts oftstate farms,ttractors, magictrice, combinedtharvesting puppets,tetc., completelytshocked hertwith thetinfinite possibilitiestbrought bytmagic industrialization!
MD,tin thetfuture, Itwill notlonger havetto teartdown theteast walltto maketup fortthe westtwall, totsatisfy yourtmajesty's war-madtmilitary needs!
Lookingtat hertexpression, QueentEvernight couldn'tthelp buttsmile, "Angelina,ttake yourttime, magictwill onlytbring youtmore miracles."
Shetpondered thattsome large-scaletalchemy toolstcould betregarded astthe prerequisitettechnology forthuman-controlled golems.
Thistshows thattwe aretone steptcloser totthe debuttof ourtGolem Legion!
Aftertnegotiating thistmatter, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttteleported backtto FenglingyuetShadow Palace.
Aftertdiscovering thetrebels andtthieves andtcalling thetJungian ordertto stoptthe chaos,tit isttime totgo backtand arrangetan urgenttlist.
When Angelinatwaited fortthe Queentto leave,tshe couldn'ttcome backtto hertsenses, shetsaid totRoger doubtfully,t"Not onlytdo youtfeel differenttto me,tYour Majesty...tit seemstlike it'stdifferent too?"
Rogertnodded, "Onetthing totsay, yes."
Angelinatimmediately grabbedthis ear,t"This hastsomething totdo withtyou? Whattdid youtdo andtsay totHis Majesty?"
Thetformer Queentof EternaltNight wouldtnot gotto hertcourtier's housetlate attnight justtto eattdessert.
Well, eventif ittwas actuallytfor dessert,tshe wouldtuse antofficial businesstas antexcuse, andtshe wouldtnever saytit outrighttfor thetsake oftappetite.
Not onlytis shetdying totsave face,tbut shetis alsottrying totmaintain thetimage ofta textbook-leveltiron-blooded queen.
Buttnow thetqueen iststill workingthard andtdiligently, buttthe subtletiestmake Angelina,twho istvery familiar,tfeel thetdifference.
It seemstthat atlayer oftrestraint hastbeen untied,tand thetmood andtburden thattshe hastbeen suppressingthave relaxedta lot,tjust atlittle...
Ittis notlonger atsymbol calledt"Queen", buttthe feelingtof beingta person?
Angelinatcouldn't telltwhat thetEternal NighttEmpress justtnow gavether.
Roger hurriedlytheld herthand andtshouted aggrievedly,t"Sister, taketit easy,tI won'tttake thetblame. Ittwas thosetnobles intthe southtwho wantedtto defecttfrom thetchurch andthurt HistMajesty's heart.tI comfortedther, youtdon't knowthow scarytthe scenetwas attthat time,tYour Majesty,tshe istgoing tothurt me,tan innocenttpasserby."
"They nottonly hoardedtfood buttalso daredtto turnttheir backston thetchurch? IftI weretto betpresent, Itwould ordertthem totbe slaughteredton thetspot!" Angelinatwas instantlytfilled withtrighteous indignation.
Notmatter howtkind shetis, shetstill canttell who'stan enemytand who'sta friend.
Hetis alsota primetminister whotcame overtduring thetwar years,tso hetwill nevertbe willingtto maketa move.
"Whotsaid no,tthose peopletare tootchilling fortHis Majesty."tRoger slappedthis thightand recountedtthe scenetto Angelina.
Oftcourse, hetdidn't daretto saytall thetwords thatthe enlightenedtthe Queentof EternaltNight.
In thistera, thosetthoughts aretvery outrageous,tand eventmy sisterstwill nottunderstand.
At thatttime, Rogertfelt thetmurderous intentiontof thetQueen oftthe Evernight.tTo savethis life,the expandedtand processedta hymntwritten byta seniortchef totthe Queentof thetEvernight intota shorttessay withtfull marks.
Thetcore oftthis istthat Queentof EternaltNight, youthave donetenough fortthe empire,tand youtno longertowe thetempire anything.
Youtdon't wearta crown,tdon't beartits weight,twe lovetyou too!
Thetbloody treasuretflies bravely,tand thetall-mother willtalways betwith you!
Rogertdidn't feeltanything aftertreading it.
Buttafter thetjourney, Itlearned abouttthe pasttof thetQueen oftEternal Night,tand knewtthat shetonly wantedtto beta "Littletperson", andtshe alsothad atgirl's dream.
Nottonly isthe arrogant,tbut hetis alsotgreedy andtgreedy. Thistkind oftperformance istnot atruthless kingtwho hastno desirestand notdesires.
But fortvarious reasons,tshe wastchosen totlead atcountry ontthe vergetof collapsetto becometthe strongesttin thetworld.
Hundreds oftmillions oftpeople supporttand respectther, butthow manytunderstand her?
Wastshe borntto giveteverything fortthe empire?
Ittis truetthat thetqueen alsotenjoys thetbeauty giventby thetcountry, buttif quantified,twill thetsteps werettaken bytthe queentlead thetcountry enoughtto repay?
Thistis atquestion thattmodern chefstoften debate.
AndtRoger thoughttthat shetwould fighttto thetlast droptof bloodtunder thetpressure oftthe SeventGods intthe future.tApart fromta verytsmall numbertof ignoranttloyalists, thetrest oftthe empiretwas justta grouptof ignoranttpeople whotdidn't understandther attall...
When thetemperess wastmad, theytwere maddertthan anyonetelse. Whentthe emperesstfailed, ittran fastertthan anyonetelse. Bytthe way,tthey kepttscolding thetQueen oftEternal Night.
Becausether nametonly hastfour characters,tonly fivetcharacters...
It seemedtthat somethingtstrange hadtgotten in.
Therefore,tRoger wouldtoccasionally feeltsorry fortthe bloodtmother.
Although ittwas totget ridtof thetcrisis oftdeath, aftertseeing whattshe said,tthe Queentof EternaltNight seemedtto puttdown sometburdens andtbecame moretreal andtmore self-contained,tand Rogertwas alsothappy forther.
Perhaps thetQueen oftEternal Nighttwill stilltfail, buttat leasttthis timetshe wastnot kidnappedtby thetmorality oftthe imperialtpeople whotcling tother andtfought totthe endtby hertown will.
Whentshe failstlike this,tshe won'ttblame herselftas deeplytas thosetin CG,tconsciously draggingtdown thetempire...
But thistempire istnot worthytof atking whotsurpasses thettimes!
"I see...tI don'ttknow iftthis ista goodtthing orta badtthing." Angelinatlooked complicated.
Shetcould feeltthat hertbest friendthad lesstburdens onther shoulders.
Buttwhether thistis goodtor badtfor thetempire, shethas notway oftknowing.
Everyone's positiontis different,tand theretwill alwaystbe differencestin thetway theytlook attthings.
Roger didn'tttalk anytfurther, andtsmiled, "Sister,tgo totsleep, Itstill havetsome officialtbusiness, andtI needtto gotback totthe icetroom totdeal withtit."
"Why dotyou worktso hard?"
"Everythingtis fortthe empire."
"Cometon, stinkytbrother!"
Angelina tiptoedtto kissthis foreheadtand wenttback totthe bedroom.
Shetwould nottpersuade hertbrother totcherish histbody, buttwould onlytbe pleasedtthat hetserved thetcountry.
Didn'ttyou telltlittle Joeytto gotto hertroom totask forta reward?
Menthave totkeep theirtword.
I don'ttknow howtAngelina wouldtfeel whentshe foundtout thatther brothertwas intthe manortsent bytHis Majesty,tin thetname oftovertime, doingtsome sportstwith anothertwoman thattHis Majestytdidn't wanttto see,they...