Realm of Power

"I have no intention of launching a war against Oparo, but we must show them our strength. This is not only a matter of dignity, but also the first condition for a country to gain national recognition." The fat man stood on the windowsill of the castle with a domineering face, Looking deeply at the vast sea in the distance, where the sea and sky line are seen,

Under the slightly frowning sword eyebrows, a pair of piercing eyes shone with extremely sharp light, and said solemnly, "The essence of war is the extension of national power. Have you ever thought about what would happen if the Normans were driven out in Salander?" Going out, in order to take revenge, they will definitely tell the entire continent of Obarro about Salander's location.

For the continent of Oparo, it is a beautiful land flowing with milk. The Normans will definitely do their best to encourage other countries to launch expeditions. This is a world outside the world. The countries of Oparo who have received the news are in an unknown situation. If the truth is revealed, they will inevitably swarm us. At that time, how will we deal with these Obaro people who come with their troops and warships?"

"This..." Nilai's face turned pale, her ruddy and attractive mouth opened, but in the end she still didn't speak.

She knew that Fatty’s analysis was correct. The ferocious Normans would not be willing to lose the war on Salander Island. In order to cover up their failure or obtain some powerful assistance, they would definitely resell Salander’s information. Compared to other more powerful European countries, the Normans are just a medium-sized principality on that continent.

There are probably not a few countries that are more powerful than him. When the time comes, these powerful countries will swarm in like hunting dogs that have smelled blood, and the war will break out. The peaceful world will be broken again, what should we do then?

Nilai's eyes were filled with confusion. She could not imagine the terrible consequences. A Norman was already so terrifying. If the more powerful Obarro country also joins in, even with the help of the powerful Falcon Empire naval fleet, under the siege of many enemy navies, Salander will fall into even greater suffering at that time, with the country sinking and refugees Horrible hordes will appear again in this beautiful land

"Don't worry, everything I'm doing now is to avoid this situation." The fat man looked at the pale Nilai. She lovingly put her hand around Nilai's trembling seductive shoulders and comforted her softly.

"One of the important reasons why I agreed to negotiate with the Normans is to hold them back. As long as the negotiations don't break down for a day. The Normans on the island haven't evacuated for a day, so there are tens of thousands of troops and troops still stranded on the island. As long as the nobles are there, the Normans will be intimidated, but they dare not reveal the news about Salander Island for the time being."

The fat man stopped talking and kissed Nilai's snow-white forehead lightly with his mouth. Then he said, "This is an opportunity given to us by God. Believe me, I will do my best to prevent this beautiful land from falling into cruel war again, just like I promised you the first time. I Will make Salander a pure land again,

I need time. It takes time to prepare for the war, time to prepare the fleet, time to collect intelligence from the Oparo countries, time to mobilize the army,

I must let the Imperial Navy fleet appear on the coastline of Obarro before the Normans completely lose control. I must let the Obarro people know that Salander is not a deserted land, and there are things here that can crush any prying eyes. The powerful army here is yours and mine, the Falcon Empire's."

"Your Majesty, I was too naive to think of this terrible situation." Nilai raised her head excitedly, her passionate eyes looking at the fat man hugging her. At this moment, she felt that her heart was completely intoxicated, as if In this world, as long as there is this solid arm, all problems will no longer be a problem.

She has always felt resentful about the negotiation between Fatty and the Normans. The Normans owed a huge blood debt on Salander. The total population of Salander Island before the war was more than 5 million, and now the Salander bloodline The population is only about 2.5 million,

In other words, nearly half of the Salanders died in the wars in the past few years. Countless refugee corpses can be spread from Salander Kyoto to Maya Port in the south. As a typical representative of the Salanders, Nile had a grudge against the Normans for killing her father and destroying the country. As a woman, she angrily took over her father's knight's sword and shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting her family and country with her weak shoulders.

From the bottom of her heart, just like when she fought against the Parliament of Nobles and ordered the opening of her Grand Ducal Palace in order to take in refugees, this resolute Grand Duchess still maintains the warrior sentiments she had when she first wanted to avenge her dead father. , the belief in fighting for the people of Salander has already penetrated deeply into the bones of the Grand Duchess. According to her logic, these Normans should all deserve to die. It would be better to kill them all without leaving any trace behind.

But she also knew that the negotiation with the Normans was decided by Fatty out of the needs of the empire. The rapid advance of the Falcon Army has laid a lot of hidden dangers for the south of Salander. There is a lack of stable time, and many newly occupied areas have The area was soon occupied by various so-called rebels. The South needed a period of time to stabilize the situation.

But today she realized that her vision was still too narrow. The man in front of her, who had created countless myths, had already looked beyond the vast ocean in front of her. He was looking at the whole situation with an attitude of overlooking the whole situation. The whole situation and Salander's future

"Bang bang bang" there was a knock on the door from behind. Ruitang Tingna, the princess of the East Court who had disappeared just now, walked in from the door wearing a slim-fitting red uniform. Her somewhat surprised eyes stopped at Fatty and Nilai. , holding a report with a blue cover in his hand. It seems that he just went to get this report.

"The report just sent by the Admiralty Department is that the Dragon Tooth Ship has returned to Hong Kong. The Admiralty Department is in contact with the people he brought back. A governor and a princess. The harvest is quite good." The surprise on Ruitang Tingna's face was almost In a flash, he joked with a smile, as if he couldn't see Nilai in the fat man's arms at all.

"Really? You're back so soon." The fat man smiled sarcastically and replied with a double entendre,

He knew that Ruitang Tina was a typical Kugit woman. Under the traditional Kugit ideology of polygamy, she had long been indifferent to such absurdities. Sure enough, he found that this fat man was too thick-skinned to be teased.

Ruitang Tingna put the report in her hand on the table by the door with some boredom, lightly held the door handle, and responded in a neutral tone, "Morning is a good time for morning exercise, but you should also pay attention. It's best to keep the door open." Close it if you come in He is a guard, which will have an impact on your reputation, but it doesn't matter to a guy like you. All the men in the mainland princess have such names, and they are really not generally accurate. You see, even the Obarro continent All the princesses heard the news and came here.”

"This really has nothing to do with me." The fat man's face was stunned for a moment. Princess Dongting's sharp teeth made him unable to resist the urge to hit the wall no matter how thick-skinned he was. He wanted to retort, but Princess Dongting had already He turned around and disappeared from the doorway. The aggrieved fat man wanted to vomit blood.

"Pfft" came from the arms, and Nilai couldn't hold it in any longer. Her branches trembled and she let out a burst of laughter like silver bells. She turned her soft body from the fat man's arms and stood up, twisting her graceful and seductive figure. He went straight to the table at the door, picked up the report and flipped through it, "Actually, I think Sister Ruitang Tina is right. You are the common enemy of all the princesses in the mainland. The escaped princess of the Kingdom of St. Pris seems to be a Not a bad prey”

"Nonsense, I'm a very dedicated person." The old fat man came over with a blushing face. He took the report and looked at it with a smile. "This is a good opportunity for comparison. According to the report, Saint-President The Kingdom of Slovakia is one of the five great kingdoms of Barro in Northern Europe. , and their sea area leading to the outer sea is connected with ours. It seems that the location of our continent should be in the northeast of the Obarro continent. It is no wonder that the northern end of the Ikadiva continent is an extremely cold and cruel area. Then It should be the North and South Pole.”

"The North and South Pole?" Nilai asked in a low voice with a confused face. "Where are the North and South Pole? Why have I never heard of it?"

"It should be regarded as the end of the land." The fat man smiled awkwardly and explained simply. "Anyway, it is the most difficult place. There is no spring-like beauty in Salander there all year round, but a world of ice and snow. During the year, you can see The time it takes to reach the sun will not exceed one-tenth of the number of days. The earth is frozen, and even the ocean will be covered by frozen ice."

"That's really terrible. Can people live in such a place?" Nilai covered her mouth with her hands and asked with a look of horror. For the Grand Duchess living in Salander, such an environment is simply a hellish existence.

"Haha, it is precisely because of the extremely harsh climate in the North that the Northlanders have developed a style suitable for fighting in cold areas. Although they are full of tribes, they have never given up their eye on the inland. Even the army of the empire has no intention of fighting in this cold area. This kind of peep from an extremely cold place is beyond our reach." The fat man sighed and said with a wry smile.

"The harsh environment will make the troops fighting deep in the North Land trapped in a snowstorm at any time, so I can only hand them over to the Dongting people. The Dongting cavalry has always been tough and familiar with the situation in the North. They should We can suppress them from going south, but I don’t know how long we can suppress them. If we cannot form an alliance with the North, there will definitely be a fierce battle."