"The Asaba River broke its banks upstream of the Black Feather Bridge. The merchants in Sambia are planning to destroy the embankments in the direction of the Feather Feather Valley and release the flood water to the low-lying frozen land." Fengdahast said with a solemn expression.
"How dare they?" Gavin stood up in confusion.
The Frozen Land is also called the Cold Land. It is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Asaba River, north of the Scar Valley and south of the Plow Valley. It is an uneven and low-lying land.
In fact, Gavin once had indirect contact with this place. Before the relocation of the Tessel Refugee Camp, it was close to here.
The reason why this place has this name is that in addition to being colder than other places in winter, some of the largest battles in the history of the valley have also occurred here. More than 100,000 people have died here one after another, making this place wandering all year round. A large number of ghosts. Over time, this place has naturally been soaked with negative energy. It is closely connected with the shadow plane. The colder air is heavier and the number of undead is greater. Many of them are not native to the winter land, but came from the shadow plane under special circumstances. Came over from face to face.
But that doesn’t mean there are no people here at all. Many shepherds come here to graze during the day, when the undead are afraid to come out and move around. There are also a large number of herb growers and herb collectors, who are very soaked in negative energy. , naturally means that it is easy to produce unique herbs related to negative energy, which are usually valuable.
As for the outlaws, there is no shortage of places like this.
"For their own benefit, there is nothing those evil businessmen can't do. Not to mention a sparsely populated frozen land, even a densely populated city, they dare to release floods." Vengdahast said to the businessmen in Sambia, There was deep disdain in his words.
"Thank you Archmage. This information is very important to me. I need to return to the valley immediately to see if I can stop this matter." Gavin said with some burning in his butt.
"I'm afraid it's already too late. There was a delay of nearly half a day before the news was delivered to us. Flood discharge is something that cannot be delayed for a moment. It is estimated that they made a decision on the front foot and implemented it on the back foot. It did not take a day for them to prepare for this matter. It's been two days." The palace mage was very unfavorable about this matter.
"Even if there is no way to stop them from releasing floods, we must try our best to help the people in the disaster areas." Gavin said firmly, "No matter what, I have to take a look for myself."
It sounds somewhat utilitarian, but this is also a great opportunity for him to earn a lot of favor from the people in the valley. He must turn disadvantages into advantages.
"My friend Da Yi, please help yourself. I still have some personal matters to deal with. After I have dealt with them, I will go back to Cormyr. I hope to see you again in Susar next time." Vengda Hast stood up and said goodbye.
As for Ms. Catherine, the first elector who came with him, including Yalusel and Karadenai, who had been entrusted to Ms. Strategy, through a brief contact, she discovered that many of the other party's perceptions of war were brand new and subversive. Once it is applied to the battlefield on a large scale, it will inevitably have a huge and far-reaching impact on the battle situation. Yalusel, who thinks that he has two brushes in combat command, whether it is sand table deduction or wisdom chess, Yang or They were actual combat commanders, but they were completely crushed by Catherine. They were kept obedient and acted as her little followers honestly.
He must go back and tell King Asan that they should continue to increase their investment in Yinhong War College and Ms. Strategy to give them an advantage in this regard.
"Then I won't send the Archmage."
"Stay."
Vengdahast didn't give Gavin a chance to send him. He opened the portal and teleported away, heading to the west gate. He still had a secret mission that he had not yet completed. As for what kind of bloody storm he would cause in the west gate, Only he and those who need to face him know.
Before Gavin could leave to return to the valley, he was blocked by the two leaders of the Avengers Resistance, Yeshandara and Fan Ruina.
Yeshandara looked at Gavin solemnly and said: "Your Excellency, Baron, I think we should sit down and talk about the reconstruction of Ivanso and the resettlement of citizens."
Regarding the cooperation between the Conqueror Army and the Avengers Rebel Army to overthrow and replace Ivanso's undead regime, the two parties had reached a certain degree of consensus before that, but at that time, it was just a general intention, and the real division of interests had to be done. Wait until now, after they have really defeated Ivanso City and won the final victory.
"We should indeed sit down and talk a long time ago. It's just that these days, I have been busy fighting with the city lords and mayors, and I haven't been able to find time. But please give me five minutes. I have something to arrange. Come inside. Wait a moment." Gavin replied.
"Okay." Yessandra was not the kind of unkind person, so she took the initiative to step aside.
Gavin hurriedly found Veranika, shared the information he had just received with her, and arranged the task: "You take Luna and return to Vizeme Manor immediately to summon sailors who are proficient in water-based skills, especially Those mercenaries whose homes are around the frozen land have priority and rush to the frozen land as quickly as possible to rescue people. By the way, take Regina back with you and collect as much information as possible about the tragic disaster and our rescue efforts. Memory image, come back to pick me up in two hours."
"Understood." Veranika is now somewhat following Gavin's thinking pace. What he just arranged seems to be one task, but it is actually two tasks. One is to provide disaster relief as much as possible, and the other is to collect publicity materials. Some are beneficial to themselves, and some are detrimental to Sambian businessmen, turning this disaster into a sharp weapon to attack Sambian businessmen.
After sending Veranika away, Gavin returned to the conference room, smiled at Shantara Yeh and Fan Ruina and said, "Even if you don't come to me, I will come to you next. I have a depth here." Please take a look at the cooperation draft. After reading it, we will discuss it again."
Of course, Gavin didn't consciously ignore the Avengers and the Resistance, but was always looking for a point of convergence that would be beneficial to both parties.
"Hiss..." Yeshandara and Fan Ruina just glanced at Gavin's draft plan and couldn't help but gasped.
They knew that Gavin's ambition was very big, but they didn't expect it to be so big.
Because the name of the draft plan is called Dragon Coast Unified Plan.
It's just that the main body of this unified plan is not the army of conquerors, but their Avengers and Resistance Army.
Compared with this huge plan, the things they had wanted to argue with Gavin had turned into petty calculations that could not be brought to the table at all.
Gavin spoke from the side at the right time: "I believe that after this incident, you have a deeper understanding of the situation on the Dragon Coast. The power here is actually controlled by a group of dark forces. The city lord and mayor who just negotiated with us, They are just a bunch of puppets they pushed on the table.
If you want to completely change the situation here, it is not enough to rely on one's own strength or the power of one city. It is necessary to change the ruling model of the entire Dragon Bay, change people's inherent concepts, and completely eradicate those dark forces from here. You What do you think is the most important thing about this matter? "
Fan Ruina replied without thinking: "Force, powerful force."
"Strong force is indeed a method, but I think this is not what the Baron wants to ask, because once force is purely used, it will inevitably involve a lot of bloody conflicts. Our current situation is proof of this. It is urgent. Those dark forces They will also join forces uncharacteristically." Instead of analyzing it for Fan Ruina, Ye Shantara took the opportunity to clear up her own thoughts.
Although she had only been in contact with Gavin for a short time, she gained a lot. The most important thing was that her horizons were opened, and her thoughts were naturally opened up. Especially when Gavin's cooperation plan was presented to her, she had only dared to think about it in her dreams. All the things came to mind.
"That's right." Gavin confirmed Yeshandara's idea and added a precondition to his question, "When you don't have absolute force, what is the best way to eradicate these dark forces?"
Yeshandara had already come up with her own answer at this time and replied: "Eradicate the soil where these dark forces exist. The dark forces are now in power on the Dragon Coast. There are many reasons, but the main reason is caused by the special nature of the industry.
One is the rampant pirates. Their rampant activities have severely affected the development of the Dragon Coast's own maritime trade. At the same time, they have attracted a large number of young people into this high-risk and high-income industry, thus spawning more villains.
At the same time, it will also spawn land-based agents selling stolen goods such as Purple Mask and Chaohua.
The second is the existence of the slave trading industry. This industry of getting something for nothing is most likely to foster the development of these dark forces.
If these dark industries are not eradicated and there is enough profit motivation, the dark forces will continue to contain them.
But everything has returned to its original point. If you want to ban this dark industry, you must have strong force as support. "
"Attack at close range and make friends at a distance." Gavin replied with a smile, "Combating pirates is not a matter for one family on the Dragon Coast, but a common matter for all countries along the entire Starfall Sea. On this matter, you can completely cooperate with those The state and city reached a consensus to jointly promote this matter.
Putting aside everything else, I believe that the Kingdom of Cormyr will be your strongest ally in this regard.
And these dark forces are not necessarily all evil. For example, the Light of Boscu is very interesting. It is indeed an out-and-out thieves guild, but now it has surfaced and directly controls the city. , although many of the methods are those of the Thieves Guild, the prototype of management can already be seen, and the efficiency is far higher than that of ordinary cities, because they are simple and direct enough, and leave no room for other dark forces to survive, because they themselves are just playing Expert in this field.
As long as they are given a certain degree of guidance and development space, this thieves guild will transform into the city's ruling class. Who can say that they are a thieves guild then? "
The cities on the Dragon Coast are studying Gavin and the army of conquerors. Gavin and the others are also collecting information on these cities on the Dragon Coast, especially the dark forces. They are the focus of attention. They know these forces well and dare not say anything. , at least he knows who his real opponent is this time.
Yeshandara simply closed the plan in her hand, stared at the young man in front of her and said, "I have to admit, this is a very tempting plan, but in it, I only see the benefits to our Avengers. , what do you want to get from it?”
Any plan is mutually beneficial, especially when the plan is proposed by the other party but does not see any benefit to the other party, Yeshandara has to treat it carefully to prevent pitfalls in it.
"Do the benefits have to be written on the bright side?" Gavin sighed slightly in his heart.
Wanting to support Yeshandara to unify the Dragon Coast was not a decision he made in a flash. Instead, he gathered his own think tank team and specially invited two Ms. Strategist voters, Catherine and Zalanda, to participate and jointly formulated a strategic plan. .
In her body, Gavin saw the shadow of Zalanda, who was also strong and competitive, full of fighting spirit, and selfless for the benefit of the people.
But their origins determine that they have many differences.
Zalanda is a standard Tethyr knight. She advocates using the sharp sword in her hand to solve all difficulties and seize everything she needs with her own hands. She will never give up easily.
This is caused by the general environment of Tethyr. Once you compromise, you will easily be swallowed up by those greedy warlords and nobles. Rather than doing this, it is better to fight to the death.
Yeshandara will make full use of all the resources around her to win the final victory for herself. This can be seen from her borrowing troops from her. Doing so will certainly make it easier for her to win, but It will also leave serious sequelae, and it is easy to be controlled by others, resulting in a low upper limit for oneself.
This is the reason why there was a huge difference between her and Zalanda's final achievements in their previous lives.
Zalanda defeated the entire Tethyr, seized control of the entire Tethyr, and ascended to the position of queen with non-royal blood.
However, Yeshandara only seized control of the city of Ivansuo, which was still incomplete, and did not change the situation on the entire Dragon Coast much.
This is just an internal factor.
External factors cannot be ignored either. Tethyr has been a complete country for thousands of years, and the royal rule model has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. However, it has suffered from warlords in recent years, and people have peace of mind. When Zalanda rises, it will naturally be easier to attract support. .
In addition, there is another factor that cannot be ignored. Tethyr's two major neighbors, the Kingdom of Amn and the Calimshan Empire, were both in civil strife for various reasons. They were too busy to take care of themselves and Tethyr, so they gave Zalanda chance.
Many things never happen in isolation, especially for countries with widely involved interests.
The Dragon Coast has been a place of chaos since ancient times and has never been unified. People have no concept of unification, so naturally no one will actively respond to and promote this.
The Kingdom of Cormyr and the Kingdom of Sambia, which are across the sea, will continue to have small internal problems in the next few decades, but they will remain stable and strong in the overall situation. They do not want to see the rise of a powerful neighbor, and small moves will naturally Continuously.
Kindness is relative, especially when it involves national interests. When you do things that are beneficial to your country, they are often evil to other countries and the people there. There are very few win-win cooperations. Those who can follow through to the end are rare in the world.
In terms of external factors, they had nothing to do but to manipulate internal factors, which was to change Yeshandara and the Avengers she led.
But she is similar to Zalanda in one aspect, but she is not Zalanda, especially since she lacks the deep relationship with Gavin, and many things happen to the point where there is no need to ask the reason.
Of course, it's nonsense to say how deep Gavin's feelings are for Ye Shantara. If he really has any, it's just because he covets her beauty and her body.
How can there be love at first sight in this world? Some are just motivated by sex.
Because love at first sight only happens to handsome guys and beautiful women. I have never heard of two ugly guys falling in love at first sight.
In comparison, Yeshandara believes in interest bundling more.
After figuring out the connection, Gavin simply took out a large map of Faerûn, spread it in front of Yeshandara, circled it several times and said: "Here, here, and here are all my territory. , among which Battle Valley will be my core in the future.
However, the sparse population in the valley is an important reason that limits its development and growth. Therefore, there was this great migration of thousands of miles and the army of conquerors.
But these populations alone are not enough.
This kind of immigration will become a norm in the future, not only in Tethyr. If necessary, I will even encourage residents of Amn, Calimshan, and cities around the Lake of Steam to immigrate. They will move along the The Conqueror's Road goes north.
But we have no choice but to go to the goblin frontier this time. After they arrive at Ivanso, there is no need to go overland.
In comparison, shipping by sea is undoubtedly more convenient and less troublesome. I need a relatively stable and safe port.
This is just one of them.
Secondly, you also know my two major industries in the Giant Plains.
Let me briefly introduce the situation there. The Dwarf Statue City now has more than 5,000 kobolds, and it continues to increase. As expected, it will reach 10,000 to 15,000 by the end of this year.
Although their main product is iron ore, troll gems are a unique associated mine of the iron ore here. Next year, the annual output value here will reach tens of millions.
The hobgoblins of Blood Gap City are mainly responsible for controlling the monster tribes on the Giant Plains, extracting profits from them, and then opening ranches here to strive for better and more stable giant mounts.
Preliminary estimates put the output value next year at about 5 million. After stabilizing, it should be on par with the Dwarf Statue City. "
hiss!
After listening to Gavin's introduction, Shantara Yeh and Ruina Fan gasped.
They knew Gavin was playing a big game, but they didn't expect that the game was so big. It involved not just one city and one land, but countless cities and countless lands.
Once they successfully open up the road to conquerors, there will be as many as seven or eight cities connected by it. With subsequent development, more cities and villages will be expanded, because people are driven by interests.
Not to mention the distance, Dwarf Statue City and Blood Gorge City were born along this road. Although they are monster cities, it cannot be denied that they are an important part of this road.
What they didn't expect even more was the terrifying development speed of these two monster cities. In such a short period of time, there were so many people, and the output value was even more frightening.
(End of chapter)
