King

I have to admit that luck is really important. The attention of the entire continent was drawn to the Southern Continent, and the Principality of Moxi annexed half of the Warhammer Kingdom.

The two big guys were having a good time, and the Human Alliance pretended not to see it. It was impossible to hold a meeting at this time.

There is no place to protest, let alone the intervention of the international community.

The exiled Warhammer Kingdom government was in dire straits. Like countless unlucky small countries, their dream of national restoration was shattered.

After the annexation was established, the Alpha Kingdom immediately recognized the legitimacy of the Mossi people's rule over the Warhammer Kingdom, and then the three countries of the Central Continent also followed suit.

Surrounded by the alien alliance, the three countries of the Central Continent and the two countries of the Northern Continent are all poor and unlucky people who share the same fate.

After suffering a loss, the five countries had no confidence in the powerful families of the Southern Continent, so it became a matter of course to stick together for warmth.

The exiled Warhammer Kingdom government has no value to the four countries in crisis, and it is inevitable to be betrayed.

To be precise, it's not even a betrayal. From the beginning to the end, neither the Kingdom of Alpha nor the three countries of the Central Continent recognized the legitimacy of the Warhammer Government-in-Exile.

Even if they elected a king, established a restoration institution, and had legal inheritance rights, it would not make any sense.

If you want to separate, you can separate, if you want to merge, you can merge, and you are treating everyone like a monkey!

Anyway, the territories occupied by the Mossi were all recovered from the foreign armies, and they did not directly seize the territory of the Warhammer Kingdom.

Both sides have the legal basis to declare sovereignty over this land. It is a confusing account in itself and anyone can support it.

The current embarrassing situation was actually caused by the powerful people in the Warhammer Kingdom themselves. If they stayed and resisted until the expeditionary force arrived, it would be a different situation.

In the Emerald Palace, Caesar IV is now in pain and happiness. There were no surprises. The previous transaction with the Moxi people was still discovered by everyone.

The queen suddenly increased the dowry of six provinces. To say that there was no behind-the-scenes deal would be an insult to everyone's intelligence.

It's just that the incident happened suddenly, and by the time everyone noticed it, the matter had already settled.

There is no evidence that the king and the Mossi people engaged in insider trading. It is just logical reasoning and cannot be put on the table at all.

The issue of dowry is a matter between the royal families of the two countries, and ministers have no right to interfere.

Unable to find any substantive flaws in the procedures, many nobles were unwilling to suffer. In recent days, they have vented their grievances in their own way, causing Caesar IV to be in a state of distress.

Fortunately, this piece of meat was fat enough, and the oil and water in his mouth soothed his hurt heart.

"snort!"

After giving a cold shout, Caesar IV threw away the memorial. Without any surprise, he was given eye drops again.

I have to admit that these nobles are just thieves. They never mention the "dowry of the six major provinces", but every word is related to this matter.

To add a new control area, it is not enough to just get it in hand, but also to consider the security of the territory.

The noble lords who had suffered a great loss now insisted that the kingdom's defense plan had been determined and could not be easily changed, refusing to fulfill their obligations for the strategic security of the six provinces.

“These bastards, do you think we can’t defend these six provinces without them!

Each one of them has no superiority, simply..."

Caesar IV's angry curses made all the royal family bosses very embarrassed. They really couldn't accept these words.

The current Alpha royal family nominally controls twelve provinces, but has actually developed only three.

The three developed provinces did not belong to the king alone, but also included the territories of royal family members and some retainers.

If a foreign enemy invades, the royal family may not be able to defend it with the strength it can muster.

Of course, as a king, even if he does not use the kingdom's army, Caesar IV can still cast the Great Summoning Technique.

Countless aristocratic branches are waiting for the opportunity. As long as they promise enough benefits, they don't have to worry about no one working for him.

The only problem is that the enemy cannot be too strong. The combat effectiveness of this kind of temporarily recruited army has never been reassuring.

"Your Majesty, everyone is also worried about the Kingdom. There are some things you don't need to take to heart."

The Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, stepped forward to persuade him.

In this transaction, my king did a very good job indeed, but the monarch's desire for control also increased.

In his opinion, it's not a big deal if the royal family eats alone and has people complaining about it.

The kingdom's defense plan cannot be changed easily, but it is not impossible to change it. In essence, it is still a matter of political bargaining, and there is no need to make a fuss.

After a few days, when everyone's anger has dissipated and we can come back to talk, things will be much easier to handle.

Anyway, the ancient remnant alliance is digesting the results of the war and has no time to stir up trouble for a while. There will still be a period of peace in the border area.

"Forget it, let's ignore these annoying guys for now. The Near East strategy has just been launched. You all should keep an eye on it and don't cause trouble.

As long as the situation in the Near East stabilizes, there will be no major chaos in the Northern Continent.

While the orcs were busy fighting among themselves, they quickly built Crescent Harbor to lay the foundation for subsequent development.

This continental war has laid too many hidden dangers, and I have an ominous feeling that the Aslant continent will not be at peace for a few more years.

Calculating the time, there is not much time left before the ten-thousand-year catastrophe that often appears in history books.

It's all the fault of those idiots in the Southern Continent. They all had small calculations and failed to seize the opportunity to destroy the alien alliance.

If we kill all the alien races, no matter how the situation develops in the future, the continent of Aslant will belong to our human race! "

Caesar IV's comments shocked everyone. If the king hadn't mentioned it, they would have forgotten the legend of the "Ten Thousand Years of Catastrophe".

There is no way, too much time has passed, and there is really too little information left. Based on just a few words in history books, it is impossible to know what actually happened thousands of years ago.

Even if some ancient tombs have been excavated, not much information can be obtained from them. Many of the contents are contradictory and it is impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

The only thing that can prove the existence of the "Ten Thousand Years of Catastrophe" is the replacement of the continent's overlords. Most overlords began to gradually decline from this point in time.

The only good thing is that the outbreak of the "Ten Thousand Years of Catastrophe" does not mean that the continent's hegemon will definitely change. The elves have withstood two rounds of impact and gradually declined after encountering the third wave.

"Your Majesty, it's just a legend whose authenticity cannot be determined. Why should you take it to heart? It might just be a coincidence of history.

Continental melee, evil god invasion, abyss invasion, evil spirits coming...are these things happening on the mainland too often?

If a cult organization launches a major operation, it may lead to disasters. It is not like we have never encountered it before. "

Finance Minister Marquis Delgado said with an indifferent expression.

There is no need to worry about the chaos among various ethnic groups on the mainland. The current alien alliance is dominated by the elves. As long as the humans do not take the initiative to start a war, the elves will not want to start a war.

If we didn't understand the shortcomings of the elves and knew that even if they were given a hundred years, their strength would not grow much, the continental war would not end so easily.

It doesn't matter if you don't know what the 10,000-year catastrophe is, just focus on a few big forces that have inherited ancient traditions. As long as these guys don't panic, everything is still under control.

When an alien plane invades, it depends on which plane it encounters. If you encounter the abyss or the world of the dead, you can only admit that you are unlucky, and you will only be "miserable" from beginning to end.

If we encounter a weaker plane, there is no guarantee that anyone will invade!

"Okay, I'll just sigh with emotion. According to the records, the time period of the Ten Thousand Years of Tribulation is not fixed. It can be advanced by more than ten years or delayed by decades, and the duration is also uncertain.

If we are lucky, none of our generation will encounter it. We should consider the current crisis first!

I can pretend not to see the emotions of noble lords from various places, but when it comes to matters related to the Near East strategy, I must not allow anyone to sabotage them.

If it's too troublesome for you to deal with, then leave it to Marshal Hudson, who has been very busy recently! "

Caesar IV said with a depressed look.

Everyone worked together to carve up the Warhammer Kingdom, but in the end he was the only one who got scolded. You can imagine how depressed he felt.

Unfortunately, these matters were not brought to the fore. In order not to cause a greater political turmoil, he could only bear the resentment of the great nobles alone.

…

In Mountain Territory, countless young men and women gathered in the square, lining up in long lines, anxiously waiting for the test results.

Those who can come and line up have gone through three rounds of screening beforehand.

In the first round of screening, one does not need to have a prominent family background. At the very least, one must have a clean background.

Today is different from the past. After cultivating a large number of grassroots talents, Mr. Hudson, who has gradually become full-fledged, no longer needs to rely on "spies" to govern his territory.

The original "spies" either voluntarily surrendered and were accepted, or died accidentally on the battlefield.

When they had the opportunity to turn from darkness to light, it was not only because they had made great contributions to the territory, but more importantly, their original masters also defected to them.

In fact, using the word "spy" to describe them is completely condescending to them.

Given Hudson's status as a young baron at the time, it was not worth spending a lot of money to send carefully trained spies to lurk.

Some of them are the retainers gathered by the local residents, and the other part are the descendants of the declining nobles who have been threatened or bribed, so that they can help pass on information.

The higher Hudson's status, the more panicked the nobles who sent spies to the mountain territory. He was afraid that one day he would be discovered by Hudson and he would bring someone to the door to settle the score.

After suffering for a period of time, the small and medium-sized nobles who could not bear the pressure expressed their surrender to Hudson one after another.

In order to appease people's hearts, Hudson generously said that he didn't care. However, spies whose identities are exposed will inevitably be kicked out of the center of power and engaged in some non-confidential work.

The front is that the Hudson family is too weak and there is a serious lack of talent in the territory, so they can only use their talents first if they have no choice.

Now that they are full-fledged, "loyalty" has become the primary factor in talent selection. Hudson was not willing to spend a lot of money to cultivate talents for the enemy.

The second round screens daily performance and initially examines their character.

Frankly speaking, this level is too vague to be quantified. As long as you don't commit any crime and don't have any tendency to oppose the lord, you can basically pass the test.

The third round is the qualification screening.

Because the population in the territory is now too large and the number of magicians is too small, it is impossible to conduct a nationwide test, so Hudson simply disclosed the early meditation method and the basic knight training method.

Relying on these things alone will naturally not yield any big results, but they are enough to determine your cultivation qualifications.

Now the fourth round of testing is to truly determine the quality of cultivation qualifications and thus determine the direction of future training.

This comprehensive screening selection model is also a challenge to the Kingdom’s current talent selection mechanism. A year ago, Hudson would not have dared to play in such a big way.

Things are different now. Under the banner of developing the Near East, everyone can accept some slightly outrageous behaviors.

In the past, the practice of selecting elite soldiers from among them, teaching them how to practice fighting qi, and then selecting and cultivating soldiers with cultivation qualifications was obviously not enough to meet the requirements now.

Hudson had already completed the qualification test in the army in private, and all the soldiers who were qualified for cultivation had obtained the cultivation method.

It's a pity that there are too few people with cultivation qualifications, and even fewer people with good talents. After screening the tens of thousands of troops in the territory, including a group of reserve soldiers, there were only more than 4,000 people with cultivation qualifications, and only half of them were worthy of training.

This ratio is far lower than that of noble children. Obviously, the bloodline theory spread in the Aslant continent is not completely unfounded.

But in Hudson's view, this is more like human self-evolution. It is similar to selecting seeds. The seeds with the largest and plump particles will most likely produce better yield and quality of grain.

When the fathers of noble children awaken their talent for cultivation, their life essence is sublimated. There is a certain probability that this talent will be passed down.

After generations of continuous optimization and screening, the probability of noble children having cultivation qualifications far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Not only is the probability of having cultivation qualifications high, but the level of qualifications is also relatively high. This is also one of the reasons why powerful nobles are more likely to be born in ancient nobility.

Looking at the continuously gathering test results, Hudson gained an updated understanding of the solidification of classes in the Aslant continent.

Fortunately, the base of civilian children is large enough. Even if the number of people with cultivation qualifications is less than one-tenth, it is still a considerable number after this large base.

"Duke, this is a statistical test result.

Among the territory’s citizens aged 12 to 18, there are a total of 926 people with magic talents, including 469 people with inferior talents, 376 people with low talents, 72 people with medium talents, and 9 people with high talents.

There are a total of 24,867 people with knight training talents, including 14,346 with inferior talents, 8,764 with inferior talents, and medium talents..."

After listening to Kane's report, Hudson frowned. This data was much less than he expected.

Counting the refugees allocated by the royal family and the kingdom, the current mountain territory has a population of two million. There are as many as 300,000 people aged 12 to 18 alone.

What's worse is that having cultivation qualifications does not mean that there is any value in training. Cultivating people with inferior talents is simply a waste of resources.

There is no problem in being able to make up for your shortcomings through hard work, provided that there is a massive investment of resources. The cultivation qualifications of these people in front of them all depend on Hudson's gift. How can there be so many resources for them to squander.

This kind of test may not be completely accurate. If some special physiques are awakened later, or if you encounter an unexpected encounter, your qualifications may still change.

"For those with inferior talents, just let them go back! Tell them that they can come back if they develop Qi sense within three years.

If someone can persist in practicing every day, they will not be assigned tasks for three years, and their daily rations will be increased by 0.5 pounds of fish.

Those with magical talents are incorporated into the magician corps.

The rest of the boys were all put into reserve force, those with lower qualifications were trained to be warriors, and those with medium and upper qualifications were trained to be knights.

Except for all girls with superior qualifications, they can choose whether to stay or not. If you choose to stay, you will be trained according to the same standards. "

Hudson said with a sigh.

He has given the opportunity, but whether these people can grasp it is unknown.