Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

Although victory comes quickly, it also takes a lot of time to clean up the battlefield afterwards - whether it is capturing prisoners, seriously injuring the enemy with last-ditch wounds, or seizing the time to treat the injured unfortunates, this all takes time.

Moreover, Demacians are not frost-resistant northern barbarians. It is absolutely impossible to swim across the river during this season. If you want to cross the river and enter Mithril City, you will need boat transportation.

Most of the ships in the port area were destroyed while defending the city. Cutting down trees to make rafts was really a waste of time. Thanks to Galio's help in leading people across the river, they were able to transport all these people across the river in one wave after another. The Yin Lin River was sent to the port area of ​​Miyin City.

Due to Galio's limited "carrying capacity", the speed of the soldiers crossing the river is really not very fast. Even if the Colossus of Justice is tireless (and even enjoys it), it can only transport less than a hundred people at a time. If you want to transport everyone, It would take at least thirty round trips to send them across the river.

The entire process of crossing the river was dragged out for a long time. The battlefield was almost cleared in the afternoon, but it was not until the evening that all the soldiers were transported across the river and into Mithril City.

But even so, when every warrior arrived at the port area of ​​Mithril City, they were greeted by the most enthusiastic cheers from the people. After the victory, with the lifting of martial law, many residents of the port area returned to the port area again. And standing on the roof of his house that was still soaked in water, he tirelessly greeted these soldiers who defended Mithril City.

Every time Galio sends a group of soldiers over, they will immediately raise the blue flag, knock on the pots and pans on hand, and cheer sincerely at the top of their lungs. They must let every victory come. Returning warriors enjoy their most glorious moment!

However, cheers are cheers. At this time, the flood has not receded, and the buildings in the entire Mithril City port area are still soaked in thigh-deep turbidity. Although the military disaster has ended, the flood still needs to be faced.

Just when such suffering had not yet passed and hope was shining, Lux met her brother, Galen, in Mithril City.

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Although he and Galen have only not seen each other for a year, but for some reason, in Lux's eyes, his brother seems to have grown up a lot - although his sister said that his brother has grown up, which makes people feel a bit awkward, but at this time The feeling that Galen gave Lux was indeed one of maturity after going through trials and tribulations.

Also, in the previous correspondence with Xiongdu, my mother was already looking for a candidate for my sister-in-law. My brother is no longer the one who will blame the bedwetting on himself, or even be unable to tell whether the opponent in front of him is male or female. So stupid.

In this battle of Mithral City, Galen was the first person to come to support. Although his hammer and anvil plan was a bit hasty and he was recklessly injured in the duel, it is undeniable that it was because of his With decisiveness, perseverance and encouragement, Mithril City was able to resist the Winter Claws' riding and swimming, and gained a precious opportunity for their own mid-crossing attack.

Thinking of this, Lux was suddenly stunned.

Why did I seem to subconsciously stand in the perspective of Lord Forsbarrow and choose the identity of Count Laxana when "evaluating" my brother?

As a younger sister, shouldn't my first reaction be to worry about her brother's injury?

However, while Lux was stunned, Galen strode forward and hugged his sister.

"Well done, Lux." He said sincerely, "You did a great job. Father and mother will be proud of you!"

"Then don't you see who your sister is!" Blinking, Lux hugged her brother's generous body with her backhand, and patted Galen's back gently, "I told you earlier, dear sister I’m coming to save my stupid brother!”

Although the teasing was merciless, at this moment, Lux felt an unprecedented sense of relief. An invisible barrier was easily broken like a soap bubble, and a bright smile crept up the corner of her mouth.

"Just let me go." Galen reluctantly let go of Lux and smiled bitterly, "I haven't even thought about how to explain the letter to Xiongdu to my mother... She has always liked it. I'm worried. Lord Henchal exaggerated my injuries in the letter of distress he sent to Xiongdu in order to gain support. Now Mithril City has been completely messed up again. My dear sister, please help me more. Only my brother will do!"

"There is nothing I can do about my mother." Lux grinned, spread her hands, and looked helpless, "Although in my opinion, you should be recovering well now, you are still as strong as a bear. , but who made you dare to fight with others and get injured?"

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"Moreover, if mother sends you more letters and cares more about your health, I will receive fewer letters reminding me to put on more clothes." Seeing the bitter look on Galen's face, Lux even asked He raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it great to kill two birds with one stone?"

"...Okay, I admit that my previous plan was indeed very reckless and I should be punished." After a moment of silence, Galen finally spoke again helplessly, "As for my mother, even if she asks me to return to Xiongdu for training, even if she I can accept even if you order me to attend the banquet, but here in Mithril City, is there anything you can do?"

"Here in Mithril City, are you talking about the flood problem?"

"The flood is only one aspect, and the other aspect is within the family." Galen lowered his voice subconsciously, "In order to defend the city, I put many relatives of the same clan under house arrest and took over their manors and warehouses. As a result, everyone faced It doesn’t look very good…”

"Then what?" Lux asked, "You are the next leader of the Crownguard family. Do they still have any opinions?"

"Of course they can't object to my words, but I can't stay here forever." Galen sighed, "I don't understand local government affairs at all, but now Mithril City has been turned into this, and the subsequent floods We need their help to retreat. We still need their help to rebuild. We were forced by the situation before and we almost broke up. Now that you are here, you must help me to mediate more."

"Me? Adjust it more?" Lux was a little confused after hearing what Galen said. She looked at Galen in disbelief and couldn't help but shake her head, "My dear brother, have you hurt your head? Do you still remember what happened last time I came to Mithril City?"

"The disaster patrol knights you promoted last time were all very down-to-earth people." When this topic came up, Galen immediately thought of those disaster patrol knights, "You have a good sense!"

"What about before you promoted the Disaster Patrol Knight?" Lux rolled her eyes, "You should have been there at that time, right?"

When Galen heard this, he suddenly froze in place - Oh, he just put these relatives under house arrest and temporarily took over their manors and warehouses. The last time Lux came to Mithril City, he did it in front of everyone In front of him, he directly raised his sword to execute a big living person!

I was so busy that I never thought of relying on Lux to ease the relationship between me and my relatives.

"However, you don't have to show this expression." Now, without Kalya's reminder, Lux already had an idea, "Although I can't help you mediate, it doesn't stop me from helping you scare those guys. They voluntarily contributed their family wealth to restore production in Mithril City."

"You are..." Galen looked at his sister in disbelief, as if he was looking at a little devil wagging his tail, "You are blackmailing!"

"This is not blackmail, but to let our uncles understand that money should be taken from the people and used for the people." Lux shook her head slightly and immediately refuted Galen's statement, "Believe me, actually This kind of thing is very simple to solve. Believe me, they have no ability to resist now..."

With that said, Lux briefly explained her thoughts, and when Lux finished whispering her plan, Galen looked at her with a mixture of sadness and joy.

The sister who once helped him take the blame is gone. She has now become a political figure, and her heart has become dirty - but this plan is really exciting!

That night, Galen held a large banquet and invited his relatives who had been under house arrest to attend.

At the banquet, Galen announced the victory of the battle, and sincerely thanked the family relatives who "provided material support for the defense of Mithril City", and promised to lift military management and restore Mithril when the water recedes a little tomorrow. the daily order of the city.

Many Crown Guard family branches who had received news of the victory were finally relieved after hearing this - although their manors were occupied and their warehouses were under military control in order to rescue the refugees in the past two days, the victory came quickly, presumably. The consumption is not too big.

As long as we all cry out to Mrs. Ogesha about poverty together and withhold some tax money later, the meat we have cut off can be doubled back.

After all, Mithril City is the fiefdom of the Crownguard family!

Then, just as they looked at each other, Galen continued to speak.

"However, this defense battle of Misilver City did expose some problems of Misilver City. The long march of the barbarians from the north proved that relying solely on the Dragon Backbone Mountains is not enough."

Hearing this sentence, all the nobles almost tightened their anus.

Damn it, isn’t Galen planning to turn Mithril City into a fortress?

This is absolutely impossible. Once Mithril City becomes a fortress, your business, farm, and everything in the future will be ruined!

But with the war just over, they couldn't speak out to object anyway - the Freljord barbarians could indeed easily attack the city, and they could also destroy water conservancy facilities and use water to replace soldiers. The situation in Yincheng is indeed not very stable!

Just when they were worried, Galen changed the topic.

"Although we have won the battle, the fact that the barbarians have plundered wantonly in the past cannot be ignored. Relying on Mithril City alone is no longer enough to protect the safety of the northern border. So I think that in the north of Mithril City, on Dragon's Back At the foothills of the mountains, a forward defensive position should be built, preferably a fortress!"

Hearing what Galen said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Just fix it, you can suggest whatever you want, and if His Majesty the King agrees, let the capital allocate funds to fix it, and we will provide all support except help!

"However, according to the laws of the kingdom, once a fortress is built in the north of Mithril City, Mithril City will no longer be the northern frontline." According to the words Lux taught him, Galen continued, "At that time, The taxes Misilver City pays to Xiongdu will probably increase a lot..."

Speaking of this, Galen prolonged his tone meaningfully, as if waiting for everyone to give him a reaction.

Faced with Galen's attitude, the nobles from the Crown Guard family's eyes lit up.

"Mithril City has just been hit by a disaster, so where is the tax revenue?"

"That is, first there was an invasion, and then there was a flood. For at least five years, Mithril City had no tax revenue to speak of!"

"Galen, you must make it clear to His Majesty!"

"Who is that? Don't you have two guys who are very good at painting? Let them draw a picture of Mithril City that is now flooded and send it to the capital. We want everyone to know that Mithril City is flooded. We’ve been hit by a disaster, and we absolutely can’t raise taxes—”

"Even if a fortress is built under the Dragon Backbone Mountains, it's not really a city. Mithril City is not a border city, so where else in the entire Demacia is it considered a border city?"

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Just as Lux said, in the banquet hall, the nobles seemed to "understand" what Galen meant. They shouted at each other in a graceless manner, as if any proposal related to raising taxes would be ignored. It is a great injustice.

In their view, this is Galen putting forward his own conditions. On the one hand, he wants to remove Mithral City from the center of the defensive war, but on the other hand, he is unwilling to give up the preferential treatment as a border city - after all, if it is not a border city, even if No matter how old and outstanding the Crown Guard family is, they will never have such a large fiefdom or such low tax benefits.

And since Galen is willing to say this, it represents his cooperative attitude. A family is a family, and they are all members of the Crown Guard family. Maintaining the interests of Mithril City is good for everyone!

Looking at these "excited" relatives, Galen barely kept his expression calm, but in his heart he couldn't help but think of the time when they were trying to bribe the barbarians to retreat. From the beginning, these guys only thought about themselves and had no intention of doing anything. They have thought about what Mithral City means to the northern defense line and what it means to Demacia, and they have never cared about the civilians who they say "will find it difficult to survive due to increased taxes"!

The slight embarrassment he had before completely disappeared at this moment. Amidst the commotion, Galen finally spoke again.

"It seems that everyone has the same idea as me, and they are not willing to raise taxes in Mithral City." Galen's voice echoed clearly in the banquet hall, "In this case, I will report to His Majesty on your behalf. Please apply for Mithril City to support the construction of this outpost fortress."

Hearing Galen's words, the entire hall suddenly became quiet. Many people's eyes widened, almost thinking that they had heard wrongly.

"???"

Since when are we willing to pay for an outpost?

"I know you all know the general idea." As if he didn't see the astonished faces of everyone, Galen continued to talk to himself, "Someone told me before that we should bribe the barbarians and buy them off in order to make them retreat. , this is indeed false.”

Galen's words were not loud, but they sounded like thunder in the ears of every nobleman present.

This is blackmail!

We are all members of the Crown Guard family, how can you turn your elbows outward?

Kalya’s Little Classroom·Mithril City to Dragonspine Mountains:

The straight-line distance from Mithril City to the Dragon's Back Mountain Range is less than a hundred miles. Unlike Fosbarrow, Mithril City is not guarding the pass of the Dragon's Back Mountain Range, but the movement space that continues southward after crossing the Dragon's Back Mountain Range.

This city is built on the water and has developed transportation. Once the Freljord barbarians cross the mountains and move south, the defenders of Mithral City can wait and intercept quickly after receiving the news. With the advantage of water transportation, high mobility The second army can completely close the door and beat the dogs.