In the Name of the Queen

When leaving Baishan, Roland's Moonlight Silver Armor was already filled with spoils.

In order to save space, some low-value spoils were even directly abandoned.

The most significant gains were the almost complete wolf and bear skins.

The fur of demonized beasts is much tougher than that of ordinary beasts.

The skins of giant wolves and giant bears can be split into at least a dozen complete sets of leather armor, and the remaining scraps can be sewn into a batch of leather vests.

These leather armors are light and tough and can be used as bulletproof vests.

In this era, the penetration ability of muskets is very weak and cannot penetrate the fur of demonized beasts.

The best furs are naturally reserved for Sif and Lisa to make internal leather armor, and the inferior parts will also be made into various bulletproof leather armors and distributed to major generals.

Legion commanders like General Christine are certainly important, and middle and high-level officers such as Jace, Dairon, and Bridges are also crucial.

In addition to fur, the teeth and bones of monsters are also excellent magic materials that can be used to make magic weapons.

Organs such as bear gall and wolf heart can also be used as medicinal materials. Bear paws are also rare and high-quality ingredients.

In short, all the high-value materials are taken away.

After splitting the spoils, Sif found a smaller ginkgo tree to serve as the giant tree of the sea of ​​flowers.

The reason is simple. The strength of the sea of ​​flowers depends mainly on the elf master, and the giant tree is just a carrier.

At the level of rank seven, even the smallest ginkgo tree is overflowing.

She has something else to say.

If you can't beat Sophia, you don't have to think about the future.

She is very pragmatic and transforms all resources into combat power before the return day.

She will worry about the future in the future, and she just wants to win now.

Roland fully agrees with Sif's choice.

People in the civilized era always habitually think that it is natural for people to live, but in this era, even super strong people may die at any time.

When Givdan and the giant bear were fighting for the blood of the ginkgo tree, did they think that they would die soon?

When the old commander was drunk at night, did he think that he would not see the sun the next day?

Sophia is the highest mountain in this era, leading by a gap.

She weighed heavily on Roland and Sif, making it difficult for them to breathe.

Roland and Sif took a detour into the White Mountain from a small path, and left after finishing their business without alarming anyone.

No one even knew that a giant bear and a giant wolf died in the White Mountain, and that a tree was injected with the flower sea tree spirit, starting a different tree life.

Everyone is busy for their own goals and chasing what they want.

The officials in the Governorate of Rodinia are the same.

They are looking forward to two things recently.

Some people who have reached the right level but are not in the ideal position are staring at the large number of vacant official positions in the Suig Province with their eyes wide open.

The three senior officials in particular are even more restless.

They are afraid that they will be excluded, and they are even more afraid that their colleagues who are also senior officials will become the lucky ones.

The three senior officials are worried that the fourth senior official position will be lost, while the higher-level officials are eager to report to the House of Nobles for the title.

In the expectation of everyone, Roland and Sif returned to Hansa City and held a high-level meeting.

The theme of this meeting is to summarize the Hansa Defense War.

Simply put, it was a commendation meeting.

Dozens of senior officials and carefully selected battlefield hero representatives sat in order in the small conference hall, looking forward to it.

There was a name card on everyone's table, so there was no need to worry about sitting randomly.

Athos, a senior official of Hansa Province, paused at the door of the conference hall. Seeing that Porthos and Aramis had already entered and sat down, he strode into the venue with his head held high.

He was waiting for them to enter first.

Although everyone was a senior official, there were differences between senior officials.

Hansa Province was not only the largest, most populous and richest of the three overseas provinces, but also the province where the Queen's palace and the Governor's residence were located.

He had the most opportunities to show up in front of the Queen and the Governor, and this time he was ranked second after Roland in the report of the title.

Governor Roland was the Queen's confidant, and this time he was directly awarded the title of Earl, so it was reasonable to rank first.

The ranking of the following barons was very particular.

Athos was first, and the second was Porthos, a senior official of Selin with relatively weaker overall strength.

In the early meetings, Porthos was ridiculed by Roland without naming him because of his boasting. Everyone thought he had no hope, but who would have thought that he would be ranked second among all officials.

After Athos entered the venue, he sat between Porthos and Aramis. He smiled and greeted the two old friends who had cooperated and competed for many years.

When he exchanged glances with Porthos, Athos was a little surprised.

After not seeing each other for a few months, this old friend's spirit was completely different from before.

Porthos's initial performance score ranked low, but he didn't expect this guy to make a fortune quietly and soar to second place.

Athos was far ahead of him, but the gap between him and the latecomer was also obvious.

"Porthos, Aramis, my good buddy, how long have we not had a drink together? Don't leave after the meeting today, go to my house and have a good drink."

Porthos laughed and nodded in agreement.

Seeing his calm appearance, Athos was even more surprised. He smiled and teased:

"Brother Porthos, you are really different from before. To be honest, I didn't dare to think that you would rank so high."

He was originally joking, but he didn't expect Porthos to lower his voice and explain seriously:

"Old man, you can't think of it normally, and I didn't expect it myself."

He smiled self-deprecatingly and said softly: "You know, the governor asked us to pay money to admit our mistakes before, and I paid the most because I took too much."

"Because of this, my initial performance was much lower than yours. I thought I had no chance and would be replaced by newcomers sooner or later. I didn't dare to offend the governor again, so I just hid in Serin."

"I didn't dare to put money in my pocket, but I couldn't stay idle, so I thought about doing something before leaving office. I simply responded to the governor's call to build a factory. I didn't expect to be appreciated because of this."

Athos and Aramis suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Porthos's governance score was very high. It turned out that the governor liked subordinates who ran factories seriously.

Aramis and Athos were thoughtful. Just when they were considering whether to increase industrial investment and investment, Porthos smiled and said:

"The situation is different in each province. Serin Province has open-pit coal mines and high-quality iron mines, and has a solid foundation for the development of heavy industry. Your provinces are more suitable for trade."

Athos and Aramis were slightly stunned. When they were thinking about whether Porthos was sincere or fooling them, a loud voice echoed in the conference hall.

"Well said!"

As the voice sounded, everyone in the conference hall immediately stood up to greet the host of the meeting.

Roland and Sif walked in front, clearing the way for the stern-looking Queen of the Magic Mirror.

Most of the people present were used to it, but a few people who attended the meeting for the first time saw the Queen's heroic appearance up close for the first time, and they were a little excited.

Tom, who attended the high-level meeting for the first time, secretly admired the Queen's beautiful face with his peripheral vision, and his eyes were instantly dull.

He quickly woke up and lowered his head.

Her Majesty is really beautiful, but I vaguely feel that the Queen's temperament and spirit are not as good as Count Sif.

It would be better if the Queen and the Count exchanged.

Tom was sweating and looked around carefully. Fortunately, no one noticed him.

Damn, this idea must be abandoned immediately.

The Queen, the Governor and the Count are far away on the top of the mountain, and their affairs must not be asked!

Tom was frightened and tried to adjust his breathing and gradually calmed down.

He is a representative of battlefield heroes and will have to speak on the stage later.

His achievements include but are not limited to defending Helensburg and sniping the enemy's main general.

He knew very well that there were several people who were qualified to be the representative of battlefield heroes, and Captain Jebacs was more qualified than him.

If he had not discovered the underground ruins.

The ruins he accidentally discovered were taken over by the Governor and were excavated and explored by professionals.

He is worthy of being the Governor, who knows how to use people well.

Tom silently praised Governor Roland.

Ruins exploration requires high professional skills. The Governor did not explore the ruins himself like a reckless and greedy adventurer, but commissioned a professional team to help excavate.

Although the commission is expensive, the effect is also outstanding.

There are hundreds of guns wrapped in oil paper alone, and this is just an appetizer.

The real valuables are all kinds of books and strange treasures.

The archaeological team found something called "tape", which uses two small round wheels to stir the tape strips and is placed in a square box.

I heard that this thing stores more knowledge than dozens of books.

He didn't understand, but was shocked.

In return, he was granted the title of Royal Knight and a town with a population of over a thousand as his territory.

Compared to these, what comforted Tom was that he saw the hope of revenge for his parents and uncles.

Just as Tom was thinking about it, the Queen, the Governor, and the Earl sat down one after another, and the meeting began.

According to the procedure, Roland asked the Queen to start the meeting.

The Queen nodded, then sat there like a statue without saying a word, and handed the leadership of the meeting to Roland and Earl Sif.

Some people knew that the Earl was the Queen, and the so-called Queen was just a substitute, so they didn't say anything.

But more people didn't know, and some people felt vaguely strange, but couldn't tell what was wrong.

The first item of the meeting was Roland's summary of the Hansa Defense War.

Roland read out the contents of the Treaty of Hosenberg aloud.

Every time he read a clause, there was a cheer from below.

When he read that all mature oak trees were used as compensation, the navy cheered.

When he read out the amount of war reparations and the cession of territory, and announced that the Suwig region officially became the 35th province of the empire, the whole audience applauded for a long time.

To be fair, the Treaty of Hosenberg was a standard unequal treaty, but the beneficiaries would not object.

For the victor, it is better if the treaty is unequal.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very warm, and it was carried out in an orderly manner according to the scheduled meeting process.

Tom, who was giving a speech on stage for the first time, was so excited that he spoke incoherently, causing everyone to laugh.

It was not a mockery, but a ridicule of young people.

The meeting soon came to the last item.

Roland opened the report and approval document of the title conferment sent from the House of Nobles.

Several senior officials and generals in the first row were so nervous that they could not breathe.

The baron is not high, and the fiefdom is not large, but it is their threshold to the upper class.

Roland opened the envelope and read it in authentic imperial accent.

". The title conferment of the above personnel does not comply with the provisions of the Heraldry Law and is rejected."