"This ...... This is the king of your country?! ”

After a full half minute, Bishop Eugene of the Sheenworth Church came to his senses, turned his head and asked Hawke in a slightly trembling voice. He had done his homework before he came, but it was inevitable to see so many dragons surrender at the feet of a human, and there was an unconcealable awe in his eyes.

As a landed nobleman with multiple identities, Eugene not only serves the noble goddess, but is also a member of the Union of Lords. In addition to fulfilling the Church's commission, he also had other tasks, such as testing the young king's interest in joining the Union of Lords.

You must know that almost all the towns in the Northland have joined this organization, the main purpose is to fight against the Santarin, and other evil enemies who try to get their hands on the power of the nobility through guò trade and assassination, and to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of all lords are not violated, and the influence in the former West Hartland region is very strong, but with Henry's rapid expansion, this qiē ended.

The Throne of Toiron set off two wars, a large number of nobles who joined the alliance of lords were purged, and the rest were basically re-aligned, only a few remote villages and towns remained relatively independent, but it is estimated that they will not last long, if they do not get the trade support of Baldur's Gate, they will soon face the dilemma of shortage of living materials.

Eugene originally planned to take this opportunity to conduct some negotiations, but after seeing this scene, all unrealistic thoughts were completely dispelled, everyone in the Faren Continent knew what it meant to be able to control the dragon, and such a person would attract countless eyes even if he didn't do anything. And will not accept any form of provocation.

Hawke was a little surprised by Henry's overly youthful appearance now. But he still nodded slightly: "That's right." He is the monarch to whom I am allegiant, Henry. Angomy, a powerful mage and druid, is also a very enlightened ruler. ”

"He looks so young, are you sure he's in his twenties?" Eugene asked, lowering his voice.

"Yes, His Majesty's son and daughter are almost ten years old, and they should show up at the time of the coronation, and you will be able to see it then." Hawke explained with a smile. He did not mention the matter of illegitimate children, because in the eyes of most orthodox nobles. An illegitimate child has no right to inherit, at least if there are sons-in-law.

While the two were talking, Henry walked down the ladder with a large number of retinues, among which two dark-skinned figures were particularly eye-catching, and many onlookers were already whispering, talking about why the dark elves appeared on such occasions.

Viconia, hidden under the hood, glanced disdainfully at the crowd and whispered sarcastically: "Arrogance, prejudice, arrogance, narrow-mindedness...... This is the most intelligent creature on the surface of the earth, humans, feel this unusual welcome, and you will receive it in the future. ”

"I'll correct their perception of the Dark Elves through guò behavior, as Trist said. Stick to your bottom line, and one day you will be able to get the respect you deserve. With that, Solaufen took off his hood. Let the sun shine on your face. He unabashedly revealed himself to everyone, calmly bearing countless disgusted, even hateful glances.

"Idiot! You will soon pay for this stupidity. Viconia sneered and tightened her cloak, ducking her head behind the barbarian warriors, trying to make herself as unobtrusive as possible.

After countless betrayals, she knew how the dark elves would be discriminated against on the surface, so she didn't hesitate to choose to hide her identity instead of foolishly thinking that she could change everyone's mind.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Henry couldn't help but smile and shook his head, speeding up the pace of his steps.

There is no doubt that these two dark elves are typical of both personalities, and Solaufen is a natural idealist, even in Uster. In places like the city of Naza, there is still a desire for a better life, and for this there is a willingness to pay with one's life.

And what about Viconia?

I believe that if it weren't for the complete destruction of the Devo family by the enemy, she would probably continue to be keen on fighting for power. After coming to the surface, although there was a period of time when I wanted to be an ordinary person, but after suffering a betrayal, my true nature was revealed, not only launched a bloody revenge, but also completely fell into darkness, and I was essentially a complete egoist.

It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in the two views, idealism promotes the development of society and institutions, and egoism is human nature, which can only be judged by time.

Henry's only concern is to accept the political influence brought by the dark elves, and as for the rest, it will naturally be clear after more than ten years. As he walked down the stairs and onto the red carpet, the girls who had been waiting on both sides sprinkled the petals of the sky, and the six dragon knights opened the way in front of him, and soon completed this short journey full of symbolic meaning.

Hawke hurriedly took two steps forward and bowed deeply: "Welcome back, I have to congratulate you on another brilliant victory." ”

"Thanks, it's hard to have a welcome ceremony for you at such a time." Henry picked up the old man and laughed with a smile.

"Haha! I was only responsible for laying out the carpet and hiring people to scatter the flower petals, and he arranged for the soldiers. As he spoke, Hawke straightened up and pointed at Corey, who was standing straight.

The middle-aged man from the Holy Samurai gave a meticulous military salute, and then silently followed beside him, not saying a word from beginning to end, showing extremely good military qualities.

Henry glanced at the majestic war horse dragon beside him, and nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you have finished encircling and suppressing those fleeing monsters in advance, what is the result of the battle, my commander?" ”

"Very nice! I promise, those annoying guys won't be in your sight again for a few years. "Corey uttered the bloody truth in one sentence. He personally led his men to pursue for three days and three nights, and at least seventy percent of the monsters were killed, and the rest did not pose any threat at all.

"That way, except north of the Bariskell Bridge, we shouldn't need to move troops in the area we rule, right?" Henry whispered about the surroundings.

When he comes back this time, he plans to sort out the administrative and military systems. There are no plans to expand the number of human soldiers. Anyway, they're of no use against a truly terrible enemy. It's better to leave the money to make a big cheap steel golem, anyway, the kind of thermal energy conversion technology in the dimensional sphere can be completely replaced by electric energy, and then a medium-sized nuclear power plant will be enough to solve the energy problem.

Corey obviously didn't know about this plan, so he replied with a slight bow, "Theoretically, this is true, but there are still a few towns in the surrounding area that have not explicitly expressed their submission to the kingdom's rule, are you sure that there is no need to send troops to force them to submit?" ”

"Nope! You'd better not do it, they're just a little hesitant, and I'm willing to go and convince the councils and lords of these cities to show their loyalty. ”

Bishop Eugene heard that he was going to use force. Hurriedly stood up and stopped it. You must know that those towns that are still watching are members of the Lord's Alliance, if they are attacked, then theoretically, the Lord's Alliance is obliged to send troops to protect, he can't imagine how many people will die in a battle with a dozen dragons, so he chose to give up his influence in this area without hesitation.

"You are?" Henry frowned and stared at the slightly fattened middle-aged man in front of him, with a hint of doubt on his face, he didn't remember that there was such a person among his upper officials, otherwise he would definitely not be impressed with his perverted memory.

Hawke leaned in and reminded in a low voice, "He is the bishop invited by the Sheenworth Church, his name is Eugene, and he is a noble lord around Waterdeep. It has a large area of rich farmland and is very prestigious in the local area. ”

Henry nodded in realization. quickly changed to a smiling face: "I'm very sorry, I didn't recognize you just now, it's such a faux pas." Please accept this little gift and hope it will compensate for the lack of politeness just now. ”

I saw him quickly take out a gemstone ring from his pocket that exuded dazzling dizziness, and quietly stuffed it into the other party's hand.

"The goddess is above! This is a lucky ring that only exists in the elven kingdom! Look at this beautiful handiwork, it's just perfect. "Bishop Eugene fell in an instant under the attack of the precious gift, and his mind was full of calculating the value of the ring, and the so-called secret mission was probably long forgotten.

As the saying goes, there are very few people in the world who can't be bought by money, and the only problem is that you can't afford it.

After this trip to the underground, Henry can almost claim to be one of the richest people in the continent of Faeron, even the treasures of the primeval dragon may not be comparable to it, and it is enough to buy a local nobleman by squeezing a little ash out of his fingers.

Seeing the greed in the bishop's eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up and he smiled playfully, "If you like it, if you don't mind, can I ask, is what you just said true?" ”

"What?!" Eugene looked up and was stunned for a moment, quickly remembering what he had just said, and then laughed. "Hahahaha! Yes, of course it's true, and if I make a trip, the cities that are still watching will be eager to show their loyalty, after all, there are not many monarchs as generous as you. ”

"That's great, I don't want to have any regrets about my coronation, so could you please help me run it now? I can send a dragon to escort me, and if it succeeds, an even more elaborate thank-you gift. Henry sinisterly threw out the second bait.

"Very happy! Dragon Escort! I will regret this for the rest of my life if I missed such an opportunity! Kim didn't even think about it, so he immediately agreed. His face even flushed due to his overexcitement, and he clenched the ring in his palm at the same time.

Tempted by huge profits, the bishop of the Church of the Noble Goddess soon boarded one of the airships and slowly headed eastward, escorted by the cunning Ortagos, believing that his every move would be difficult to escape the surveillance and prying eyes of the brown dragon.

Looking at the airship that was gradually moving away, Henry smiled and said to his subordinates: "Look, it's easy to solve, isn't it?" Remember, if you can use political means, you should not start a war, otherwise it is easy to attract unnecessary trouble. ”

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but none of us have much experience in this area. Perhaps you should hire a couple of senior advisors in order to better manage relations with the nobility of the surrounding countries. Cory reluctantly built yì to.

It can be said that he is a pure soldier himself, who only knows how to train soldiers and march to fight. As for Hawke, not to mention, as a person who climbed up from the bottom, he didn't even know a few nobles' family crests, not to mention such complicated grievances and hatreds between various families.

"Well, it was my negligence. But before we do that, let's find a place to talk about the system and development of the kingdom," said Henry, surrounded by a large number of guards, as he walked to the former Duke's Palace, ready to discuss reform with his two henchmen. (To be continued......)