In the afternoon of the day after the agreement was reached, Lady Brilla read out the forged suicide note, and then left Soba overnight, accompanied only by a few cronies and the remaining wealth of the Silver Shield family. She had decided to move to the safer city of Bluvent, where the recent war had left too much of a psychological shadow on the woman.

With this will, Henry publicly announced the official merger of the Duchy of Silver Shield and the Duchy of Dalaran, and the new country was called the Kingdom of West Hartland. He no longer had to hide his ambitions and assert his ownership of the vast territory to all his neighbors. Although no ultimatum has yet been officially issued to the remaining towns and villages, everyone knows that day is not far off.

After obtaining a large amount of weapons, armor, and food, the orc chief Fugna led his army across the bridge of Bariskell and marched towards the designated position. They were accompanied by more than thirty mages and craftsmen, whose job it was to help the orcs build a fortress city capable of accommodating about 20,000 people before winter.

Of course, this huge project will not be easy, but with the help of a powerful group of mages, it should be barely completed. After all, the city walls don't need to be made of the hardest granite like the Mage Tower, as long as they are strong enough, even ordinary stone doesn't matter. Therefore, you only need to summon a large number of earth elements or small earth elements to meet most needs.

After leaving some of the soldiers behind to keep Soba safe, Corey divided the rest of his men into four teams and began to clear out the remnants of enemies, monsters, and bandits that were entrenched in various places. You must know that after this war. The land north of the Oisa River can be described as full of smoke. A lot of guys who want to take advantage of the opportunity to get a ticket have jumped out.

Among them are monsters like giants, ogres, bear goblins, goblins, trolls. There are also speculators such as humans, dwarves, half-elves, and gnomes. In short, if you don't get rid of all these guys, there will be no way to send officials, let alone rule effectively.

In order to achieve the desired effect, Corey has given each team enough Rangers, Rogues, Mages, and Druids. It is believed that with the help of these tracking experts, it will be possible to completely quell the bandits in about two to three months, and restore order to the first qiē.

As for the two dragons and Shantil, they were given a new mission, watching and waiting for an opportunity to clear out the green dragons that were entrenched in the dragon forest. You know, this forest is so close to Soba that it's less than a day's journey. If you use flying, I'm afraid you won't even need two hours.

The green dragon, among the five-colored dragons, is the evil dragon in the middle. Their emerald green or olive-green scales blend well into the forest and are hard to identify if you don't look closely. These guys are very prone to tantrums and can attack targets of interest at any time, especially when it comes to interrogating adventurers for information.

Although it is not certain how many green dragons there are in the Dragon Forest, it is conservatively estimated that there should be no less than eight. Eight dragons, even young dragons who have just reached adulthood, or who have not yet reached adulthood. are enough to wreak havoc.

As a somewhat authoritarian ruler, Henry simply couldn't stand the constant threat to his city. He felt like a Grand Karcist who was about to become a legend. Coupled with the two giant dragons that have just come of age, they should be able to kill or even capture a few green dragons when they see the opportunity, and for this reason, they specially took out the secondary artifact "Mithril Chain of Sorrow".

In order to increase the motivation of one man and two dragons, Henry also promised to allow them to do anything to the captives, and in addition, half of the loot in the dragon's den could be taken as a reward. When Shantil heard this, her eyes immediately shot a strange brilliance. She was interested in being able to study the habits and physiology of the green dragon for herself.

The black dragon Oroxes and the brown dragon Otagos had greedy and evil smiles on their faces. They obviously had some very bad thoughts, such as robbery, robbery, robbery, and robbery, and of course, if you meet a beautiful female dragon, it is also good to rob by the way.

After dealing with these trivial matters, Henry took the two high-ranking members of the Iron Throne and the fat cat to a secret basement. He glanced at the people who were a little apprehensive, the corners of his mouth crossed a slight arc, and he lowered his voice and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't think I will say much politely. The main purpose of today is to carry out a huge plan that will not only allow you to earn as much wealth as you want, but also get the rights you have always dreamed of. Yes, the real right, not just as a deplorable agent, as it is now. ”

"I have to say, your words are quite heartwarming. However, Miss Sarah Brightman and I are both from the past, and we only believe that what we can really get our hands on, and there is no second way to go anyway. Dick shrugged his shoulders and said.

Although he was only in his early thirties, he was completely immune to this kind of painted pie. After all, the core of the Iron Throne is the black-hearted businessman, and in this kind of deceitful environment, it is easy to develop a character that no one believes in but himself.

Henry smiled and spread out a map on the table. "First of all, I need to know the scope of the forces behind you, please mark it here."

"No problem." As he spoke, Dick picked up the quill on the table, dipped it in ink, and drew a circle in Turmis. Sarah Brightman, a red-robed wizard who defected, also drew a circle around Teser and Kalinsan without saying a word. Both of them had a little doubt in their eyes, completely unsure of the meaning of the move.

"It's funny, as far as I know, Tumis is supposed to be a republic. Dick, the merchants behind you are not planning a coup d'état there, are they? Henry saw the problem at a glance and asked in a half-joking tone.

He had seen the history of Turmis and knew that the country was in DR1247, the Holy Warrior Covin? After Foryce killed the brutal ruler and the blue dragon Annaglosus, he maintained a unique parliamentary republic. The reason for the birth of this system is ridiculous, because Kewen feels very uncomfortable with politics and wants to get rid of the troubles brought by power. That's why he created this very interesting system.

But the republic clearly harms many people. The paladin was assassinated in a coup d'état in DR1254. But due to the intervention of certain external forces, this coup d'état ultimately failed. Of course, the supporters of the monarchy did not give up because of this, they quietly lurked to accumulate strength, and they would rise again to fight for power at the first opportunity.

Dick nodded slightly, and replied with a smile: "That's right, behind me are basically some former nobles and big businessmen, many of whom have been inherited for hundreds or even thousands of years. Their goal is to restore their reputation and status. Vowed to drive the republican guys out of the country once and for all. ”

"How's the strength?" Henry asked, touching the stubble on his chin.

Hearing this, Dick showed a wry smile on his face: "It is very powerful in terms of economy, controlling nearly half of the caravans and shops in the country. But the military side is completely inadequate, and that's why I'm here. They were eager to get some experienced commanders and veterans, intending to secretly build a strong army in the mountains to the west. ”

"I see." The corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, and he narrowed his eyes and carefully considered the gains and losses.

It is clear that these Turks intend to overthrow the republic and restore the old mercantile city federation of the past. To put it bluntly, the big nobles rule the cities, the small nobles rule the villages and towns, and everyone has the same thing on their own territory. But it can be closely linked by some treaties. In fact, it was an alliance of oligarchy and oligarchy commerce, with the aristocracy monopolizing all the resources of the entire country.

A few minutes later. He suddenly stared at Dick and asked, "Are you interested in being king?" ”

"What...... What the?!! King?!! Dick was so frightened that he couldn't even speak. Although he also has a little ambition, it is also a bit outrageous to become the ruler of a country.

Henry laughed and nodded. "That's right, the king, the future master of the kingdom of Turmis. I'm going to lend you an experienced commander, and a hundred more elite veterans. With these beliefs, I will definitely be able to get more support after I go back. Of course, this is not enough, and the intelligence agencies under my command will gradually eliminate those disobedient guys through some means, and finally you will be able to gain absolute leadership little by little. ”

"It's very tempting, but in a cautious way, I still have to ask, what benefits do you get by doing this?" Dick asked in a trembling voice. There was a flame in his eye, the flame of ambition. There is no doubt that this guy has been agitated, and I'm afraid few people can refuse a crown.

"Many, first of all, no matter what method you use, whether it is a deception or a private slave trade, in short, in three years you will get me at least 400,000 people. Secondly, after a successful coup d'état, Turmis had to become a vassal of the Kingdom of West Hartland. Last but not least, you must slowly break ties with the Iron Throne. ”

Henry unceremoniously offered his own terms. He had already had some plans to establish some vassal states in the surrounding areas as a buffer, and now that there are ready-made ones to send to his door, it would be a waste if he didn't make good use of them.

Dick closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and said in an excited voice: "I have to say, you are really a devil who stirs people's hearts. Well, I can agree to all of these conditions. But there is one thing that you have to step up your support. ”

"No problem, whether it's weapons or armor, I can supply them openly. I can also provide a group of mages if you need them. As soon as the coup d'état is successful, I will immediately declare the Kingdom of Turmis under protection. What are you afraid of with such favorable conditions? Don't you want your family to be a real royal? Henry loudly bewitched the wandering swordsman in front of him.

Dick didn't know whether he was excited or nervous, his hands clenched, and his eyes began to get a little bloodshot. He slammed the table and shouted, "It's done!" ”

"Very good, you made a wise choice. Now let's shake hands, this is the beginning of the alliance, and our friendship will last forever. As he spoke, Henry held out a hand. He knew that from this moment, the man in front of him had completely fallen into his control, and there would never be a day when he turned over.

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