season.
Transformed inadvertently.
After establishing an alliance with Otolo, the trade between Wavasika and the other side began to develop rapidly in a short period of time. An endless stream of horse-drawn convoys began to move in this direction. They had long been aware of the huge Western convoys. The West Coast businessmen who were salivating at the market quickly gathered here.
The Holy White Fortress, which originally had only a few civilians except for soldiers, became bustling with people almost overnight. It was full of hawkers, caravans and abundant supplies. Some adventurers also came here to seek work, and some After learning that the road here has become smoother, many civilians also want to go to the west through the Grigori Gap to see the various beautiful scenery on that side.
——The tariffs alone made Charles smile from ear to ear.
The farmers who planted tea trees all moved over, and Prince Edward, who successfully formed an alliance with Otolo, once again became more popular in Avenella. In the last month of winter, he set out south to go to the royal capital Inizburg. Report to the king. The reason why it was delayed until this time was because Edward had to take charge of the overall situation in Wawasika until the replacement commander arrived.
The number of troops stationed on the northern border is increasing as time goes by. In order to allow them to live a normal life, the craftsmen and farmers who came here from Ashenil are standing in front of Fort Ellen. Countless wooden houses were built on the vacant land.
The two city walls built by Sivalier and Avenella blocked the relationship between the two countries and made trade extremely difficult. The narrow entrances and exits set up to prevent enemy attacks could not be passed by larger carriages. In addition, Originally, all this directly led to great dissatisfaction among the merchants in Avenella, but after Prince Edward returned and brought news of the alliance with Otolo, they suddenly realized that this was a brand-new business opportunities.
A truly huge and powerful empire.
The fertile soil in Otolo breeds abundant food, flowers, livestock, spices, and a variety of precious metals and gems. Magic materials and various Warcraft-related items are traded with them.
Grigori's Gap became extremely busy two weeks after Henry and the others left. Many people who saw business opportunities took this opportunity to run there with mobile stalls and lived there. People began to transform in their own way. This barren canyon. On the other side, Charles, the Lord of Wawasika, whose wallet became fuller, not only equipped his soldiers with better equipment, but also spent a lot of money to hire a large number of stonemasons and carpenters to work on this. The wall on one side is reinforced.
The Tambur Mountains on the back of the Holy White City provided endless stretches of stone. Cattle, draft horses and even donkeys were all dispatched. The sound of pickaxes was hammering day and night, one after another. The wooden carts were transporting stones towards the wooden city wall.
And the Aika black pine trees that had been growing in front of Ellen's Fort for thousands of years fell down one after another and were processed into city walls or supporting pillars.
The iron tools used by carpenters and stonemasons will be consumed, and this will make the blacksmith's skills come into play; these three all need food, so cooks and butchers from all over the country also come here; their safety needs protection, and only Yawen Neira's own army is not enough to cover such a large area, so many lower-level mercenaries also came here to seek a job.
The signs that the second Ashenil was about to be born under the eyes of the Sivaliya people became more and more intense. At this time, the royal family of Sivaliya chose to close the border between the two countries and prohibit any form of trade.
Seeing such a huge treasure right in front of their doorsteps but with no way to get a share of it, the major chambers of commerce in Sivalier felt that this was completely unbearable, and various criticisms began to circulate among the people of the kingdom. Many people clamored for Sivalier to attack Avenella and capture Vavasika to obtain a shortcut to trade with Otolo. Others scolded the royal family for not having the guts to attack.
The news about the collapse of Ecasta this fall was revealed again after several months of silence. Old and new grudges arose, and the hesitant senior management of Sivalier could be said to have once again lifted a stone. They smashed their own feet, but what is pitiable is that they can only swallow a mouthful of bitter blood in response to these popular dissatisfaction trends.
——Sivalier has never been a united country.
This can be seen from the high-ranking Silvalier-like aristocrats in Avenella who have always stood by and left everything to Prince Edward to solve alone - they are selfish and always want to let others take care of the dirty work. The hard work is done, and then you sit back and enjoy the results.
Therefore, when these remarks were made against the Sivalier royal family and the high-level nobles who made the decision, they were not extinguished immediately.
On the contrary, those who are interested can easily see the shadows of nobles and even bishops who smell the benefits behind these events.
If the king falls, who will become king next?
Once someone starts thinking about this, the seeds of rebellion are planted.
Once the person thinking about this issue has a certain amount of power, he will inevitably be ready to take action.
And once...
The whole country is full of such people.
Then the result will inevitably be that the left foot stumbles over the right foot. They usually get along well with each other, but once faced with a crisis, they will get into trouble first.
This is the predicament that Silvalier is in today. After deducing that the Padrossi people were interested in the fortress of Vavasika, the royal family of Silvalier chose to selfishly separate from Avenella. Clear boundaries.
They wishfully thought that Avenella, which had been relying on themselves all the time, would definitely decline if it continued like this. As long as they maintained their own strength and had enough power, they would be able to have enough power after the Padrosi occupied Avenella. coexist and prosper with them.
As soon as the news of Avenella's attempt to negotiate with Otolo leaked out, Sivalier immediately issued a bounty mission. The mercenaries who were going there disappeared like mud cows into the sea. After that, the high-level nobles felt a little dissatisfied. Good hunch.
But they prayed that the powerful empire on the other side would not take such a small kingdom on the west coast seriously. They prayed that even if Avenella obtained Otolo as a backer, they would not pay attention to it. Gives too much attention.
And we already know what the outcome will be.
The news of the alliance between Avenella and Otolo was reported back in a high-profile manner. Things would be beyond the expectations of the Sivalier people. In the final analysis, it was only due to a few variables. Avenella, a small and fragmented kingdom like Sivalier, had one thing that Sivalier did not have.
That is a leader who cares about this country and cares about these people.
We still don’t know why Edward, who received the Silvalier-style education of “nobility is greater than heaven”, became such a person, but because of his existence, Avenella has been saved from fragmented endings twice in a row. Barely holding on to a glimmer of hope.
Perhaps it is not appropriate to attribute the credit only to Edward alone, because the role played by our sage is also crucial. But in the final analysis, it would be another person. A person who doesn't care about this country at all, or a person who is incapable of detecting Henry's affairs, then even if he and Mira are in Avenella at the same time, their presence or absence is very likely to affect the situation. It has no impact.
A series of coincidences may have been a predetermined fact. People who wanted to save the country met people who had the ability to propose a rescue plan. In this way, the fate of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people was rewritten by a very small number of people. .
Some were happy and some were sad. Trade reached a fever pitch in the last period of winter, and the area around Wawasika was booming. After the news of the alliance between Otolo and Avenella reached the distant east coast of Morbigas via sea caravans, the restless Padrosi Empire also stopped.
The ultimate consequences of the Shivaliya people's selfishness can only be tasted by themselves.
The trade on the Avenella side was cut off, and many high-value magic items could not pass through this place. As a result, this year's commercial income itself was suddenly reduced by 20%, and this part was reduced by the caravan's diversion to Otolo. The tariffs also caused a relative reduction in the income of city-states along the trade routes such as Inznir and even Protasia.
The workers who built the city walls and the soldiers stationed here needed to eat, drink, and be paid. All of this had to be paid for by the nearby lords themselves, and their already shrinking wallets had been cut off from trade. In this case, their shrinking wallets naturally became worse day by day. It shriveled up.
So the people of Sivalier could only watch dryly as the city wall on the Avenela side became more majestic day by day, without being able to do anything.
The mountain lion flag fluttering on the spiers of the expanded Ellen Fort seemed to be mocking the arrogant Silvalier people - the longer it dragged on, the more prosperous Avenella became, and the Silvalier people It's getting worse.
Time waits for no one, but do you really want to attack on this?
The answer is obviously no. The people of Silvalier understand that Padrosi must slow down this time, and if they take the initiative to attack now, it will not be Silvalier and Padrosi fighting Avenella. It was Silvalier who fought against Avenella and Otolo alone——
Philip II, who was already known for his indecision, paced back and forth in his luxurious Protacia palace day and night, and the selfish nobles took this opportunity to fan the flames.
Everyone knows this won't last forever.
Even if it was just to keep his throne, Philip II had to take some action.
As for Padrosi, who is far away on the east coast, the observation from the well is definitely only temporary.
They originally attacked Vavasica to suppress the Otolo Empire, so how could they give up completely when their intentions were exposed - the Padrosi people's temporary rest was just to make more adequate preparations.
It was one thing to attack a small kingdom that was unprepared and fell into chaos, but it was another thing for this kingdom to have a huge empire as its backing that could rival them.
The stagnant water is slightly rippled.
Just like the meteor lake named after Heinzwom, where the Yetina Church of the Kingdom of Aurora is located, which is called the miracle place of eternal night - it looks calm with a thin layer of ice. Under the surface, the forces of various countries are surging undercurrents.
This period of peace will not last long, and all Avenella has to do is become strong enough before it ends.
"Huh..." Edward took a deep breath, then raised his hand and knocked on the door of Initzburg Palace.
"Huh..." And just a few dozen kilometers away from him, Mira, who had learned to ride a horse in the last few days of winter, stayed with Henry at the southern border of Avenella, breathing became In the warm air, she looked back at the country where she had lived for more than ten years.
This day is the 191st year of the Avenera calendar, the last day of winter in the year 1329 of God’s creation calendar.
On this day, Mira turned twelve years old.
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The first volume is finished.
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R: In two months and six days, I finished writing the first volume, which is considered to be the end of the story. I have been very tired recently of rushing to finish the manuscript. I have run out of manuscripts and my mother is also feeling unwell. Out of consideration for taking care of her and restoring the archive. I will take a few days off and stop updating.
The time for the next update is uncertain for the time being, as my mother’s recovery time is unknown, so I will try my best to make it within ten days. Forgive me.
