On the third day after the Frostbeast troops entered the northern border, the day after Annan announced the crimes of the Far Northern Brotherhood...... Grand Duke Annan suddenly announced that he was about to go to Noah for a state visit with his sister Maria Rindon.

This operation is too coherent.

So much so that in the eyes of those border nobles, this was definitely a conspiracy that Annan had finalized in advance—after succeeding to the throne, he dispatched the Frost Beast troops without warning, moved against the entire northern border, and immediately gave extremely detailed evidence of the crime the next day.

That's irrefutable evidence that no one can tell.

Even if he knows the truth of cold lips and teeth, no one dares to defend it in the face of this mountain of ironclad evidence.

can watch the new Grand Duke destroy his opponents by such violent means and physical means...... This completely different style from Ivan caught them off guard.

Such courage can't help but make those border nobles frightened.

What scared them the most was actually Annan's age.

That is...... Fear of the future.

Grand Duke Annan is just fifteen years old this year, and even his fifteenth birthday has not long passed.

At this age, on the side of the children of other nobles, I am afraid that they have not even been able to find a girlfriend, let alone inherit the family business.

And at this age, you can have such a deep understanding of the Duchy of Winter...... To be able to know what they fear and what they yearn for. How will they spend the next few decades?

It's not like they didn't fight back in the first place.

Annan is not Dmitry.

He had never been in contact with the politics of Winter, and the entire Duchy of Winter was the equivalent of a quagmire to him.

Once you go deeper, you can't extricate yourself...... All sorts of complicated situations that are difficult to solve and cannot be judged will greatly delay his time.

However, Annan did not enter the game at all.

He solved this troublesome problem directly from the outside.

Annan directly made a declaration that he was about to pay a state visit to the kingdom of Noah-

This is that sweet date.

Especially in the winter years, the winter people are very dependent on the import of materials.

You must know that Noah, whether it is military power, economy, or culture, is completely ahead of the winter. They are undoubtedly powerhouses...... Even many of the people who ran out of the cold winter worked at Noah.

Working at Noah, although it is unlikely that he will become rich overnight like a pirate in the United Kingdom, is better because of a stable income and fewer disputes. Silver Jazz takes contracts very seriously, which can be said to be quite familiar to the winter people who tend to follow the rules.

If something unfairly happens in the dead of winter, their first reaction is generally to find a respected old man to decide the case. If you can't find it, you can also go to the priest of the old grandmother for mediation.

In this social environment, the people of Rinwinter care a lot about social prestige.

They would rather die than die socially – in other words, they care more about face.

And at Noah, there was a similar situation. If anyone breaks the contract, then the priests of the Silver Sir will also intervene to maintain the fairness of the trade.

But in other countries, it's not so good.

Jaon is indeed the god of art, but he is also the god of nobility. It is true that he can also set rules and reason, but he talks about the truth between nobles...... That is, the "minimum face" that should be taken into account in political struggles.

For example, you can't fall into the trap for a loser who has already surrendered and admit defeat, your wife and children and parents will not be able to do so, and you will not be allowed to return to the table if you have failed. As well as being the world's most prominent artist, he is also one of the greatest "godfathers".

And the reasoning and rules he talked about have nothing to do with these winter people who have been exiled to this point and have nothing.

This is especially true on the side of the Church - although there is a righteous god like the jealous and hateful Mr. Yao, there is also a force like the Tower of Fantasy with a Thousand Faces supported by Miss Good Luck, not to mention the Red Knight as the god of war and the cup bearer as the god of blood and desire.

For the weak, the church is a very safe place. The gods themselves roam the streets, and there are basically no "stories that take place in dark alleys" that are common in Noah.

But the other way around...... The church is a place where individual ability is very important.

If you have outstanding ability, you will be fought for by multiple sects. But if you can't do anything, then you can't even be a pawn......

In the Church there is a group of people who are called "pastoralists".

They are at the bottom of the entire church.

As we all know, the Church was built on the Tower of Babel - a mushroom-like spiral earth like a giant umbrella that supports the survival of the Church on the skyline.

However, enchantments don't just shroud the above. Instead, it protects even the underneath.

Those who could not reach the upper echelons of the church were the so-called "lower strata".

The land on the floating islands of the church is very tight, and there are even high-rise buildings that resemble modern cities, as well as apartments that resemble hotel rooms. Basically, it is completely impossible to use the land on the precious floating island for cultivation or animal husbandry.

So where did the so-called "Yakuza beef" come from?

- Just below the floating island.

The church has a considerable degree of social welfare and a stable living environment. But the corresponding is a very fast-paced life, and high requirements for individual quality.

Those who do not have a skill will not be accepted by the church.

When they can't afford to buy a house, can't pay rent, or don't have friends or relatives willing to accept them, they are thrown out of the church, where beggars and underground gangs are not allowed.

The "church grant" is an individual grant that is independent of the salary, and it depends on how much value is created for the church as a whole...... In other words, people who don't have a job don't get a penny.

If you do not have a place to live, you automatically lose your citizenship in the country of the church. And there will be no social benefits for people who do not work. People who don't have a job, don't have talents, and don't even have friends can't be considered a Catholic.

Of course, they will not be deprived of their personal property...... With the level of technology they have mastered, they can live a respectable life in other places. Or simply buy a batch of advanced items from the church and sell them in other countries, which can also sell for a lot of money.

At least living the life of a typical rich man in Noah or the United Kingdom, or going underground is perfectly fine.

For the outside world, Jiaoguo technology is no longer as simple as being decades ahead. The "best" equipment that the diggers could provide was also imported from the Cult.

- but they once lived in the advanced and quiet church country, and one by one they became over-the-top and looked down on other "backward" countries.