The Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich

"The Great Stoneshaper went to war first? Whoops, I didn't expect him to be so impatient."

When I heard the news that the earth elemental lords were going to war with each other, I was not surprised at all. After all, after the elemental throne is re-established and then fight to the death, it is better to take advantage of the initiative and start to clean up dissidents. Consolidate the advantage in hand.

Wars never require the approval of both sides. It can be said that there is no war that both sides expect. As long as one side believes that it has obvious advantages and can gain huge benefits from the war, it is only a matter of time before the war breaks out.

The earth elemental plane at this time is like a Colosseum without a manager. All the beasts are put into a cage, and when they know that only one seat can reach the top, the strongest beast will not be able to reach the top. Hesitation starts to clean up the objects that can threaten him, and the weak beasts start to huddle together for warmth, then the chain war begins.

Driven by the temptation to ascend to the throne, this war will probably continue for another hundred years in the foreseeable future.

When the earth elemental plane was in chaos, the seemingly peaceful main plane was also in greater trouble.

Rose's fall, Lady Storm's promotion, and the order of the gods that have been stable for thousands of years are ready to move, which is enough to make the lurkers in the shadows ready to move, and these are not the only gods that have been replaced.

The fall of Umdi Loken shocked the whole world even more, and it has been confirmed from another channel that the God of Fire Elemental also died inexplicably. There were only two left, and they were the weaker two. This makes those immortals terrified. But it also makes ambitious people who are uneasy about the status quo ready to move.

And that's not even the best "newcomer" of the recent past. This honorary title is obviously occupied by the Sleepless, from an "obscure" city judge to the God of Law, and then upgraded from a weak god to a medium god, and now he has also obtained the priesthood of the patron saint of the Northland. Several northern countries have become state religions, and this journey that other true gods may not be able to handle for thousands of years has been completed by him in two years. It cannot be described in an epic legend, which makes people feel incredible.

A successful first mover. It will inevitably bring countless imitators, immortals who try to ascend to the throne of gods, those ancient gods who are gradually forgotten in history, if they don't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime "opportunity", they must act.

They recruited a certain wild tribe, or woke up their family members from their slumber, or simply changed their clothes and mounted their horses in person. The third-type contact news in the past month is as high as that of the past ten years. All kinds of border conflicts It has reached the sum of the past thirty years.

"Fire trolls appeared in the Amu Mountains, and they seemed to be descendants of the ancient troll race. They attacked the hunters in the mountains, and they seemed to regard it as their own territory.

It is said. They have the characteristics of creatures and elemental creatures at the same time, which is very powerful. "

"A strange creature appeared on the coastline of Kasolan, like an octopus walking upright. They used very strange engineering props and spiritual magic. They enslaved local humans as hard labor and began to build their own arc-shaped Babel. "

"The elf kingdom in the southwestern mountain area issued a statement announcing the establishment of the United Kingdom, and has begun to drive away the humans in and around the territory. The elves and gods still remain silent, but without their instruction, this kind of thing would not have happened."

"The human kingdom in the east has cut off commercial ties with other countries, and now they are starting to expel the envoys of the countries... I have expected this day since they began to believe in the strange voodoo religion a hundred years ago. They Sooner or later, it will become something that is neither human nor ghost."

"A new kind of demihuman appeared in the Ammon Plains. They look like young humans, but they are less than half the height of humans. They have animal ears but are very good at taming wild animals. None of this is important. The most important thing is, They are all very cute! It is a paradise for lolicon... There are many people in the League of Gentlemen who are willing to investigate first, but in order to avoid racial disputes, none of them approved."

"Storms are coming." No matter how dull a person is, seeing the war warnings one after another, they will sigh this sentence. When the outpost battles that are the harbingers of war are over, it will naturally be an eventful autumn that is about to come.

But the only thing to be thankful for is that the Northland, which has just experienced the flames of war, has experienced a strange calm, and even a strange vacuum.

"It seems that it is still useful to kill chickens and monkeys, at least for the time being, there will be no idiots who don't have eyesight coming to the North."

I am afraid that in the eyes of most immortals, the North has become the territory of the sleepless. At least for a short period of time, no one wants to challenge this hot upstart.

And this relatively peaceful gap period is also what I expect. It will take a lot of time to truly unite the northern countries, even if it is only to form a relatively loose alliance.

But it is not advisable to just respond passively. This is like playing chess. No matter how well the corners of the chessboard are handled, if you lose the whole game, you will still be powerless.

"Interfering in the name of the country and myself will cause a lot of trouble, and the intervention of the Sleepless may even lead to the siege of the gods. A neutral identity is the best... Maybe, the mercenary group is definitely an alliance of gentlemen. Use field, it seems that Beifeng needs to have a good talk."

After thinking about it for a while, it is best to find that the mercenary group created on a whim is probably the most suitable identity to travel across the continent. Although the relationship between the Gentlemen's League and Dong Lan is very good, from the beginning, with the efforts of Beifeng and the others, From finance to establishment, it is an independent organization. It can be said that it has an official color but no official background. Such a mercenary group has the possibility of operating across borders, and it is also the most suitable identity for my operation.

"I'll forget if I don't mention it. I'm still the nominal head of that mercenary group. Well, it seems that there are many tricks that can be played."

In fact, I didn't know until I returned to the main plane that the joke-like mercenary group had already become the chief mercenary group with branches all over the country. You have to save face, probably in the eyes of outsiders, this mercenary group has become my personal soldier, Roland.

certainly. This is undoubtedly very dreadful to the monarch. There are not few examples in history from mercenary kings to kings and emperors, but Dong Lan's special internal relationship, mainly the wonderful relationship between me and Renee, made most people happy to see the expansion of this mercenary group. Even, they regard it as a supplement to the official military.

The official army is always limited. In this era where the strongest is king, self-protection is always necessary. Professions such as mercenary regiments have always been very popular, but the result of the lack of restrictions is that some mercenary regiments are usually mercenaries, and they are robbers when they are not working. If you want them to transport some precious goods, you have to be careful not to Will become a wild thief halfway.

If the reputation of one place is bad, change it to another place. In this world of constant fighting, people with force will never be able to find food without filming.

But compared to other mercenary groups running around, the folk reputation of the Gentlemen's League is excellent.

"Although the charges are high. But they are very strong and have a good reputation. Although the members are a little strange, they are all good people. Even if there are some complaints about their peculiar temperament and personal atmosphere, there are currently zero complaints about professional ethics. The evaluation on the client’s receipt is also generally very high.”

This is the evaluation of the mercenary union, which adds to their credibility.

"Yeah, that Shushu took the initiative to help me find cats, and didn't charge me pocket money. It's a commission if I smile at them with a doll in my arms. They always have lollipops in their pockets, okay."

This is a subtle statement from some kind of loli, and the expression of the person who heard this statement is even more subtle.

"Most of the rookies at the grassroots level are local junior soldiers and veterans. Many of the middle and high-level people are well-known powerhouses in the mainland, and they are also the heroes of this orc war. Most importantly, the leader of this mercenary group is actually His Royal Highness Roland. Even if the team is a little more expensive, you can rest assured. But there is another rumor, it is said that the members who join it will become more and more strange... It must be a rumor made by those who are jealous."

With reputation, strength, official guarantee, and local acquaintances, plus countless task orders, and most importantly, outstanding achievements in the orc war, it would be strange if such a mercenary group did not grow big.

Therefore, under the hands-off shopkeeper of the number one mercenary group (me), and the misconduct of the second person in the mercenary group (Sad Wind) (that girl is busy with her own affairs), this weird mercenary The Corps actually operated benignly on its own, growing bigger and bigger, and now it seems to have become the number one mercenary regiment in the Northland. It has won the trust of the people, and it has unknowingly become a force that no one can ignore.

But in that distant northern country, what Roland wanted to do was already on his way.

In a sense, Eliza deserves to be the "successor" he prepared for herself. After the information was collected, she dispatched a large number of spies without hesitation. Even at her request, the Gentlemen's Union servant The Corps also began to establish branches in other countries, and the law church's judicial personnel also began to embark on the journey.

"It is absolutely not advisable to wait for news behind closed doors. We need a lot of information now. The more the better, especially about the undead and Bayer."

In fact, some things hadn't been reported to Roland yet. Among the many messy information, there was one piece of information that was regarded as nonsense that attracted Eliza's attention.

"The Bayer Empire discovered a skeleton gate made of giant white bones. According to the records, it seems to be the dimensional gate of the dead bone plane! It is said that this plane gate has existed for a year and a half."

This information is just hearsay and gossip, but Eliza attaches great importance to it. When other countries still regard the undead natural disaster as a laughing stock, she has already sent her own intelligence personnel.

"Combining the recent changes in the Bayer Empire, if the authenticity of this information is confirmed, if the gate of the plane really exists, or has been peacefully coexisting with the Bayer Empire for more than a year, there are some things that are true. Have to reconsider."

But before the tasks were arranged, a new order interrupted all the deployments.

"Celebration? At this time? Is Roland sick again?"

Yes, what is in front of me is a letter from across the plane, which explains in detail that a festival called the Peace Day Celebration will be held on the last Sunday at the end of winter. Programs, such as organizing circus tours, such as military parades, such as hunting at the end of winter, such as inviting envoys from various countries to organize receptions.

"It's just less than a month away. How can this be in time? Our long-term food problem has not been solved, and we have to arrange extravagant celebrations? The food consumption during the celebrations is at least three times that of normal days."

It's just Lanmeng's diplomacy and business negotiations. It has already overloaded Dong Lan's administrative officials. At this time. There is only less than a month's preparation period, and it is impossible to hold a national-level celebration.

It is said that after seeing this order letter, a dozen administrative officials were frightened to the ground immediately, and the beds in the emergency room were immediately tight.

"His Royal Highness Roland is really killing people, even if you risk your life, it will be too late."

This has become a private complaint, but someone suppressed all the complaints and worked overtime to make a task list. It's hard to make a publicity campaign.

"Sister Kelly, you don't have to go along with that guy, it's too late for this plan."

Yes, as the chief female officer of the palace, Kelly is actually the number one civil servant in the Donglan Palace, and she is the only one who pushes it through with her long-term prestige, but she looks at a lot of frowning staff, but it is Eliza She couldn't stand it any longer, so she simply asked Kaili to discuss it.

heard the words. Kelly suddenly smiled.

"You still don't understand Roland. It's okay for others to mess around because of him. But you think so, and it will make him very sad."

Eliza didn't understand. What's wrong with this sudden celebration?

"You see, this seems to be nonsense, but it is actually our current focus. Organizing the winter hunting competition is the original expected goal. If spring comes, the hungry herd will disband by itself, and it will be very troublesome to deal with. , but now that the war is over, the war-weariness of the soldiers and civilians is obvious, and generous use of troops may not be a good thing, if it is a competition like winter hunting, it will easily arouse everyone's motivation."

"Then invited dignitaries from various countries to a reception and organized a military parade? The problem of food reserves has not been fundamentally resolved. Isn't it too much to be extravagant now?"

Kaili shook her head, the mist flowed, she stroked the ends of her hair lightly, she seemed to be giggling, she seemed to be sighing, there was an indescribable mature charm in her eyes.

"When I first saw it, I was also a little puzzled, but after thinking about it carefully, this is a clever way to solve short-term diplomatic and business problems. It seems that even if he didn't personally participate, Roland has been thinking about this issue .”

"Ah? What? How is it possible?" This was not so much a question as an expression of grievances. It seemed that Eliza had already accumulated enough grievances.

"You see, inviting political leaders from various countries to organize a celebration reception is undoubtedly a great opportunity to solve diplomatic difficulties, and the military parade is the most appropriate occasion for them to see our new arms and new war machines."

"You mean? Arms business?"

This time, Eliza really fell into deep thought. The so-called voluntary military aid is actually an arms sale with clearly marked prices. It is a task that has been scheduled long ago. It is also to solve the future food shortage before the stable supply of new crops. The trump card, according to the expected plan, is to send middlemen to sell after next spring.

But after a little deduction, there are constant turmoil, and all countries are actively preparing for war. If Dong Lan, whose prestige has greatly increased in this war, organizes a military parade and an arms exhibition, I am afraid that there will definitely be many dignitaries who will come. At that time, they will be the sellers. In the market, you can make a lot of money by asking a price at will.

Thinking of this, Eliza suddenly realized, and the way she looked at Kaili became more complicated. In a sense, this sister Kaili knew Roland better because she was a girlfriend, which made her a little bit apprehensive.

"Is that circus and parade a nonsense thing?"

Kelly shook her head. In her mind, that was the highlight of this celebration.

"Actually, when I saw this, I thought it was nonsense, but when I thought about it carefully, we were negligent. Roland saw some things, but we around us didn't see them."

While speaking, Kelly walked to the window and opened the window. The outside was a scene of prosperity, the transformation of the old city, the construction of the new city, the planting plan for next year, the military reorganization plan, and the crowds coming and going because of their own reasons. Busy and hurried, although most of them look tired, their mental outlook is good.

"Too many things have happened these days. Although everyone is working hard for the future, the tight strings will always be broken. There will be so many things in the coming year, and it will be even busier by then. If there is a The year-end celebration, let everyone celebrate the victory and relax for a few days, it can be regarded as the spiritual end of this turbulent year."

Eliza pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"I'm afraid Roland has another meaning. In fact, the Crimson Hound also served as a circus in Sulfur Mountain City. Roland called to see the circus performance. He probably wanted to eliminate the gap between the living and the dead through the performances that are friendly to the people."

Kelly grinned.

"I didn't expect that. She really deserves to be Little Roland's girlfriend."

Well, this blunt sudden attack made Eliza's cheeks flushed, and she seemed a little at a loss, but soon, she pushed her glasses and calmed down, but where she looked, it was the book that seemed to be Letters that are light but profound in meaning,

"Let's get started. We don't have much time. We need to organize the biggest celebration before Roland comes back."

"Um!"

And a few days later, when a thick celebration plan arrived in front of me through the goblin's expensive transmission device, my mood was still very complicated.

"...We will be ready, don't worry, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."

Seeing the attached note, Heloise read it in a low voice, and then she said in surprise.

"Oh, I really didn't expect so many people to have such a goal. You are really amazing. They can see that you have found some good helpers."

After a moment of hesitation, I finally decided to speak up.

"Actually, I didn't think about it either. I just wanted to hold a grand party..."

"Then why did you hold the celebration? You chose that day"

"...It's just to celebrate the victory, I didn't expect so much at all."

"Just for these?"

Heloise's face was full of disbelief. She sensed from the contract of her heart that I probably still had something to hide. It was embarrassing to be stared at by a dead young girl, so I finally nodded helplessly.

"That day, it was my birthday... look at what I am doing, I have worked so hard, can't I hold a grand birthday party? My requirements are not high, just watch the circus, go hunting , hold two banquets. This is not too much!"

Glancing at the 300-400-page plan, which can definitely be called painstakingly worked out, Heloise wiped off her cold sweat, and felt more and more sympathetic to the normal people under Roland's command.

This plan involves all aspects, thoughtful and detailed, without forty or fifty staff members working overtime for half a month, it is absolutely impossible to make it, and now it only takes three or four days to produce the results, it can only be said that the creators have absolutely worked hard, He sacrificed his life with great enthusiasm.

"This time, don't tell the truth. Just follow the plan. Otherwise, I want to beat you up."

At this point, I can't say anything other than nodding.

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