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Chapter 1380 1378. Cold Night in the Ice Palace

The nights in Beifeng Castle are as cold as ever. After all, this is a city with extremely high latitudes. It is protected by the cold climate from the extreme northern wilderness all year round. The highest temperature in Beifeng Castle in a year will not exceed 25 Spend.

Life here is not easy, and the annual firewood money alone is enough to persuade many civilians to quit.

But fortunately, Nords are naturally resistant to cold. Even if they don't stay by a warm fireplace, they won't get sick from the simple cold, especially those descendants of nobles who followed the hero King Boris to conquer the wilderness.

Their veins flow with the winter blood blessed by the North Wind, making them completely immune to the effects of cold.

Queen Angelina Alexeyevna Romanov is the leader of this blessed blood. The wolf girl has shown amazing winter psychic talents since she was born. If she does not become a king, Then she will definitely become the most famous winter psionicist in the entire Old World. Unfortunately, her status as queen prevents her from fully implementing her talents. However, she became a Silver One at a young age and without much training, which is enough to show that The wolf girl's talent is so high.

However, when people talk about this frosty queen, the first thing they comment on is not her amazing psychic talent, but her ancestor-like ruling style.

The Wolf Girl has basically only done one thing since she succeeded to the throne, and that is to centralize power.

She's amazingly talented at this.

In the past, she relied on her ancestors who controlled Nordtov Midnight to eradicate those ministers who disobeyed her. After a trip to the ancient kingdom of Callum to discuss the way to be a king with the Dragon Emperor, she returned to her hometown and spent the night After completing a certain "transformation", she began to try to gather power without relying on others and only using the power and majesty of the king.

She has made rapid progress in this area, but unfortunately, the world does not leave more time for the wolf girl to learn how to control power, especially the drastic changes in the past two days have made the wolf girl a little anxious.

The source of the problem is in Kavhoka!

The place was a mess.

The most terrible thing is that this chaos broke out with almost no warning. It was obviously a wonderful economic boom before, but it seemed to collapse overnight like a castle in the air that had all its pillars taken away. It was so fast that it caught people off guard.

What's even more terrible is that the Kafhoka Legion completely lost contact with the military headquarters when signs of chaos appeared.

The loss of a well-trained standing legion was much more terrifying to the king than a simple serf rebellion, not to mention that Marshal Heraclius, who led this legion, was the leader of the domestic military opposition.

This sign is even more ominous, and it is easily reminiscent of the turbulent years before the "usurper" Rurik came to power hundreds of years ago.

But the wolf girl is not just anxious. At this time, in the Ice Palace, the iconic landmark building of Beifeng Castle, she has already waited for the sharpest "Queen's Blade" in her hand.

"Your Majesty, the airship formation of the Great Wilderness Legion has already set off from Borisgrad. The target I set for them is in Dmitry County, which is very close to the Kavhoka area. The vanguard force will first reorganize the local troops there. The defenders will then await your orders to march into Kafhokar."

In the queen's deduction room, which contains a complete set of Nordtov Kingdom's terrain sandboxes, Marshal Baldwin, who had returned from the northern frontier after a long journey, planted several different flags in specific locations and explained to the wolf girl opposite:

"The Winter Wolf Legion is currently responsible for guarding the border and the ruins of the Creator discovered and cleaned up by Count Andrei on the Neverwinter Snowfield. I do not recommend that you mobilize them to intervene in possible wars in the country. Considering the combat effectiveness of the Kakhovka Legion , if they really embark on the road of rebellion, then the newly reorganized Great Wilderness Legion alone is enough to handle the problem.

But it's not just the Kavhoka area that needs to be worried right now.

With all due respect, Marshal Heraclius has worked hard in the army for many years, and the generals promoted by him are all over the Kingdom's army. Only the military chiefs of several garrison regiments in the wilderness area were recommended by the old marshal.

Therefore, if Marshal Heraclius really wants to make a dangerous move, then the threats we need to face will not only come from Kavhokar.

If the east and west fronts are launched at the same time, a civil war will quickly break out across the heart of the country. That is the worst case scenario! "

"It won't come to that, Mr. Baldwin."

The wolf girl held her scepter expressionlessly and said:

"Heraclius's direct descendants are surrounded by spies from the Principality of Thorns. I don't need to emphasize again the consequences of their daring to act inappropriately.

The reason why I summoned you back is just to hope that you can resolve the dispute in the Kafhoka area as quickly as possible when necessary. I don't want this to hinder the industrial reforms that have been implemented in several cities in the kingdom. "

"Um."

Marshal Baldwin nodded.

However, this old soldier who played all the games in the late period of the black disaster was still very confused. He glanced at the wolf girl's expression, and then asked with some confusion:

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, even though a palace attendant explained to me the source of the chaos in the Kafhoka area on the way here, I still can't imagine how a company that is just for trade could transform the country into a country within a few months. An entire province was involved in the scam?

To be honest, this is a bit beyond my understanding. "

"Not only you, Lord Baldwin, I myself also fell into a long-term shock after receiving those reports."

The wolf girl sighed and said:

"I clearly sent the most astute royal financial officer to investigate the reality of the Misty Sea Trading Company. Your Excellency Maruo is the best tax officer, but even he failed to discover the hidden dangers in advance, and he was still under the influence of evil people. Under the inducement, some marginal properties belonging to the royal family were invested in it.

This directly caused unnecessary disturbances in the capital area and aristocratic circles.

In fact, the trading company's scam not only affected Kavhoka, but several large chambers of commerce in Beifeng Castle were also deeply involved.

As far as I know, the properties of Earl Volko, Earl Naya, and Earl Polisac have all shrunk by at least half overnight. As a result, the market in the entire North Wind Castle has shrunk a lot, and the merchants are in mourning all over the place. . "

"etc!"

Marshal Baldwin blinked and said:

"Aren't these all noble earls?"

"Yes, they were the core members of Marshal Heraclius's radical faction in the past period of time."

The wolf girl narrowed her eyes and said:

"Only they were involved in this 'accident', and even if the losses of others were very minor, this makes me feel that this is not a matter of luck, but as if there is an invisible hand helping me cut out the unstable factors in the country.

And compared to Aunt Shani's threats and coercion, this force's acting style is more decisive and domineering. I even feel that Marshal Heraclius was trapped in a scam as if it was arranged.

Although I have no proof.

But Lord Baldwin, do you understand this feeling?

It's like a gift that makes you happy, being given to you by someone you don't know at all, so that you don't dare to reach out and accept the gift. "

"Your Majesty, I am just a soldier. I do not understand politics and do not want to participate."

Marshal Baldwin knew that he should not answer this question, so he decisively changed the subject and said:

"If you have no objection to this strategy, then I will immediately set off to Demetri County to coordinate the vanguard affairs of the Great Wilderness Legion. I will wait for your orders on the front line!"

"Well, don't worry, Mr. Baldwin."

The wolf girl warned:

"My brother, Count Andrei, is driving the agents of the Thorn Clan to compile the latest news in the Kafhokar area. This will definitely be helpful to your actions, so please wait a moment, and a palace attendant will send it to you later. In your hands as a reference for war."

"This couldn't be better."

Marshal Baldwin saw the exhaustion on the Queen's face, so he took his leave at the right time.

But the wolf girl didn't sleep either, as if the trial of the goddess of wealth was not just for Kavhoka, but also for her, His Majesty the King, who was thousands of miles away. Just when she was about to take a bath to sober up, she A guard informed that Count Andrei had arrived at the Ice Palace with the latest information on Kavhokar.

This forced the queen to cheer up and get dressed to receive her brother again.

"Your Majesty, I have brought important news."

In the living room, Andre handed over several compiled documents in the standard manner of a courtier. He did not introduce them but waited until his sister took a look at the documents first.

He knew that the situation here was bad enough to drive away the sleepiness that was destined to prevent his poor sister from being hugged tonight.

The fact was as Andre expected. Under his gaze, my sister almost knocked over her favorite coffee at hand. She stood up in shock, looked at the message in the file, and said sternly:

"Why did rebellions of this scale break out in five counties in the Kafhoka region at the same time? And why did the chaos in Burnie City reach such a shocking level? Even the city hall was burned down? Damn it!

Where is the majesty of the kingdom?

Where is Heraclius?

I know that he has always been dissatisfied with my policies, but I believe in his loyalty to the kingdom. In this case, shouldn't he lead troops into the city to enforce martial law?

I clearly gave him that power! "

"Your Majesty, please look at the next page."

Andre reminded him in a low voice, and the wolf girl glared at her brother.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Andre's behavior tonight was a bit weird, like a child who was obviously very proud but pretended to be calm.

She turned the second page, and the first sentence left Queen Lei stunned.

"Did Heraclius die? Or did he die in the riot in the military camp? His manor was ransacked by angry soldiers, and all his immediate family members died in the chaos, leaving only a peripheral bloodline to escape. Tribulation?

this.

Andre!

What the hell is going on? "

The Queen dropped the document in her hand to the ground.

With her political wisdom, she would never believe that all this was an accident. Thinking of Andre's weird demeanor tonight, she immediately guessed something.

She was obviously very angry, but she still had to suppress the fire in her heart. She waved all the attendants around to leave. When only she and Andre were left, the queen stepped forward and stared at her brother who had his head lowered. She gritted her teeth. explain:

"You did it! Not only did Heraclius do it, but also the three earls who almost went bankrupt. Were you the one who did it?"

"They are bankrupt, sister, they are just holding on, but don't worry, a 'kind-hearted' banker will soon come to help the three of you out of the predicament. The price is that they must draw a line with the past and sincerely Repent sincerely and become your loyal servant.

This experience will teach them the dangers of politics and teach them not to play with idiots who want to do bad things. "

Andre whispered:

“Not only them, but all the backbones of Heraclius’ radical wing suffered from similar troubles.

They could have escaped this unthinkable disaster, but unfortunately the greed in their hearts drove them into a terrible trap, a trap that was not shaped by sharp blades but woven by numbers, allowing me to tie the dog leash on them. neck, and finally hand this chain into your hands.

Sister, Aunt Shani’s methods are already outdated.

She is too obsessed with the old days, and is extremely generous to all the noble blood descendants related to the King of Heroes. However, it turns out that without her shackles, you will rule and control this country with a stronger attitude. Shape it into what you want to see. "

"But I gave you no such order! Andrei!"

The younger brother has become successful and does such a big thing quietly, but the wolf girl is not happy at all.

Both as a sister and as a king, she was reminded that her brother was making a very dangerous attempt. She scolded:

"Without the king's authorization, he used conspiracies at will to target domestic nobles and killed a powerful border marshal, which directly triggered a rebellion in a standing army. Andre, do you really know what you are doing? ?

Aunt Shani just disappeared, and you are on the same path as her!

If this continues, sooner or later you and I will be on opposite sides. What do you want me to do then? Do you want me to find Mr. Murphy again and ask him to deal with you just like he dealt with Aunt Shani?

Oh my God!

Andre!

How did you become like this? "

"If this shocks you, then I think I came to the wrong place tonight, sister."

Earl Baishan said with regret:

"I brought a lot of news tonight. The death of Heraclius and the collapse of the radicals are just the least important of them. Maybe I should come back at another time."

"I don't allow you to speak to me in this tone! Andre, whether as a brother or as a minister, your speech makes me very uncomfortable!"

The wolf girl became even more angry and scolded:

"Where is my sweet little brother? Did you arrive at puberty so many years late?"

Andre stopped talking. As if he had accepted such a rebuke, he put away his unnecessary laxity and suddenly returned to his previous posture. He said warmly:

"Then, Your Majesty, please return to your seat. I still have a lot of news to tell you. About the current situation of Kavhokar, the truth about the Misty Sea Trading Company, about the future destination of that land, and Nordtoff and Transia's future strategies and more.

We have to deal with these matters tonight, and Murphy is still waiting for an answer.

Transia has observed that an extremely dangerous humanitarian disaster has broken out in the Kavhoka region. The Archduke of the Blood Vulture asked me through the relationship with the Midnight Church whether the Transians need to send military forces to help restore normal order in the Kavhoka region?

You see, our neighbors are laughing at our jokes.

Even though I know that you made a deal with Lord Murphy, he made Aunt Shani harmless for us and paved the way for your reforms, and in exchange, the Kavhoka area was to be returned.

But how to return it is a question.

Referring to the current situation in East Prussia and the Capetian Grand Duchy, I think King Louis has demonstrated a perfect solution for you, allowing Transia to gain actual control of the Kafhoka region while preserving the majesty of the royal family.

Of course, this control will be achieved through the westward migration of the Thorn Clan and the Kavhokar Autonomous Region. "

The wolf girl returned to her throne. In front of those closest to her, she took off her crown with some annoyance. She brushed her long blue hair and said:

"Before discussing this issue, I must clarify one thing. Is Murphy, the cunning vampire, leading the Misty Sea Trading Company? Looking at this matter from beginning to end, it seems to have a vampire conspiracy style."

"No, no, Murphy has been busy recently with the formation of the Midnight Church and the Astra Militarum. He doesn't have that much time to pay attention to the changes in the mortal world."

Andre shook his head. He looked at his sister, admiring her sister's feminine beauty in her exhaustion. He said in a gentle and well-behaved tone:

“But you’re right.

There was indeed a vampire behind this incident. From the initial planning to the final explosion, it all happened under the eyes of that vampire.

He had a chance to stop this, but he ultimately chose to let it proceed and brought about the current situation.

That vampire really deserves to die.

Unfortunately, he is in front of you at this time, sister. The Misty Sea Trading Company has six major shareholders, four groups from foreigners, and one from the golden dwarf family of the goddess of wealth.

the last major shareholder

That's me. "

"Um?"

Tonight, Beifeng Castle is as cold as ever. Unfortunately, the winter blood of the King of Heroes seems to have failed. At this moment, under the gentle gaze of her younger brother as before, Angelina felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.