A strange world

Chapter 565 Section 222. End of the expedition

Annan had high hopes for Xingyue Bay back then - the 20-meter-high city wall and the elemental army all proved this.

But trying to resist the terrifying rat tide is like Annan facing Lady Winter, Princess Seles, Maria, Irilanze, and Lady Wine at the same time.

Weak and powerless.

After Annan revealed his transformation plan, Mrs. Winter broke the silence: "Annan, I have nothing to give you."

Mrs. Winter's wealth has been exhausted in these days of fighting against the rat tide. Apart from secrets that cannot be revealed, the Winter Territory has nothing.

"Then let's think of it as... a training camp."

Annan, who couldn't find a decent excuse, pointed to the expeditionary force outside the castle: "My soldiers can't take any time off, so I just want them to practice here."

The result was that in addition to aid supplies and defence, Annan additionally provided soldier protection.

"Accept his kindness, this child values ​​friendship very much..." Princess Sails and the hesitant Lady Winter said: "I only provided him with a place to live and shelter in the royal capital, but he actually did this Rescue me..."

"If you are grateful to him, you will spare no effort to help him in the future."

Mrs. Winter stopped insisting on the persuasion of Princess Seles. Signed the covenant with Liberty City, witnessed by the devil.

"I'm going back first, and I'll surprise you later." The busy Belludonna returned to hell.

After signing the covenant, Mrs. Winter's gaze on Annan no longer resembled her name, but a gentle look.

Click click click——

Evelyn appears with onomatopoeia.

"What is she doing?" Mrs. Winter looked at the petite girl.

"She is Evelyn, the editor-in-chief and ace reporter of the "Voice of Liberty" newspaper."

Annan handed a copy of the magic newspaper he carried with him to Mrs. Winter.

Mrs. Winter took the newspaper and said, "I remember you did this when you were in the north?"

"Yeah, but not many people knew about it at that time..."

Back then, Xingyue Bay was too remote, with only two or three cities doing business. But now, the magical images and magical newspapers of the Free City located in the Strait of Obiris are harvesting the wealth and favor of dozens of surrounding towns.

News of the alliance spread back to Liberty City, and Olmedo mobilized the residents: "Our second ally needs help, let them see the enthusiasm of Liberty City!"

She recruited workers that were almost twice the population of the Winter Territory, and the first thing she did was to repair a strong city wall.

It doesn't matter that Liberty City, where the "Liberty Watch Highway" is being built, is short of cement. Limestone was everywhere, and all Annan had to do was keep it secret.

The less limestone is discovered, the longer the recipe lasts.

In addition to asking people from Liberty City to come over and help, Annan also requisitioned the local people in Lindong, paid them salaries, and asked them to use their wages to buy the food Mrs. Lindong had.

And throw away the rat meat.

Because there is a rumor that has been spreading in Allen Continent: eating rat meat will turn you into a rat-man.

Although the Alchemist has proven that this is nonsense, rat meat is not a good thing either.

As a result, on the evening of the next day, Annan discovered that the locals who had been working all day had no interest in cooking anymore. They threw the wheat with bran into the water and boiled it into a paste, which was regarded as food.

Annan simply commandeered several bakeries temporarily and asked them to deliver processed food, such as bread.

At that time, the bakery was still thinking about asking for money, which made Mrs. Winter's ice melt. She couldn't help but admire the people in Liberty City who were even rich enough to be kind - only rich people who had no worries about food and clothing would do this.

They are indeed qualified to do so. Now Liberty City is rich in material and spiritual content. People who were refugees not long ago are now proud of Liberty City.

A few days have passed, and the hot winter territory is almost stable. The rats in the vicinity for dozens of miles have also been cleared by the expeditionary force, leaving only one heavy-duty horse. Annan is ready to end the expedition.

"Mrs. Winter, please don't live and die with the Winter Territory. You can do more things while you are alive..."

Annan solemnly told Mrs. Winter.

She looked down at Annan, suddenly took off her ring, and held Annan's hand.

Annan was stunned for a moment by Mrs. Winter's closeness, and let the slightly cool soft palm put the ring next to the two elemental summoning rings.

"What's this?"

"My blessing... consider it a birthday gift."

Annan remembered that his "birthday" was within these days... Olmedo must have told him.

"Thanks."

This is a silver ring with patterns like ancient characters engraved on its surface.

Before returning, Annan made a necessary speech in front of all the expeditionary forces: "Our war is over."

"Our casualties are only one percent... It would be great if there were none. I will provide these soldiers with pensions according to the standards of Free City, and their families can also become residents of Free City..."

Without the speech prepared by Olmedo, Annan is really not good at saying this kind of summary-but it seems to be effective?

It was much easier for the expeditionary force to go back than when they came: Annan only needed to open several portals at the same time: the town on the edge of the Zorn Tut Grand Canyon, the southern part of the Dimon Kingdom, and the Free City, allowing them to choose freely.

Olmedo also handed out some coupons to those who were willing to visit Liberty City - holding them would entitle you to a 10% discount on any purchase - including succubi.

Excluding the imperial soldiers, nine out of ten people had developed a strong interest in Liberty City during this period and entered the Liberty City portal. The remaining tenth is to go home first and bring the family to Liberty City.

Six thousand expeditionary troops. Excluding the 3,000 people who joined along the way, Annan asked the remaining three teams of musketeers to select 1,000 people and station them in the Winter Territory.

However, Fermi advised against splitting up the Musketeers. Hellfire, Guards, and the third team are developing their own styles and cohesiveness, and breaking them up will make what is condensing disappear...

Annan didn't quite understand. He thought it was a similar operation to "Bow down before using Susan's spinning machine", so he changed it to three musketry teams taking turns to garrison the Winter Territory.

Lady Winter's atonement isn't all bad.

At least she was firmly nailed to the border, and with the "Voice of Freedom" going on to promote her as a hero who stood her ground, Winter Understanding received a lot of attention and help.

Annan believes that the real harvest of this trip is still fermenting: many of the residents of Breeze City and Star-Moon Bay were forced to stay in the Kingdom of Dimon. If they know the news about the expeditionary force, they will start to migrate to the Winter Territory and Middle-earth.

Unexpectedly, after the news spread, Annan learned that the Kingdom of Rekaner was boasting that Mrs. Winter was a member of the Montreal family...

Annan watched indifferently as the betrayer jumped up and down, building himself into a hero who would regain his old land.

They won't be able to dance much longer.

On this day, Annan, the dean, and Princess Sales returned to Mount Montreal.