The entire pirate kingdom can normally pull out the troops between 70,000 and 80,000. And the Sweden controlled by Ella can pull out the troops around 30,000.

Ella plans to mobilize 20,000 people to enter the Black Sea east along the Volga River, and siege Azov, the Ligurian Republic’s trade hub in the Black Sea.

"Let those lords not use Gotland, go directly to Novgorod." Ella drew a marching route on the map. This map was drawn by Gan two years ago, and it is expected that the situation will not change much in just two years. Novgorod is a must-pass stop on this trip, and gathering there can effectively shorten the time of this operation.

"Your Majesty, you really want to send out 20,000 people?" Amy asked in surprise.

When Hestein robbed the Seven Hills Empire, he used only about 10,000 people. The strength of the Ligurian Republic is far from comparable to that of the Seven Hills Empire, and Ella's goal this time was only an isolated city on the edge of the Black Sea. To this end, he could not help but mobilize a lot of troops.

"This is the first time that the merchant ship with our flag has been robbed, so the scale and momentum are better. I must tell the whole world through this battle that robbing our merchant ships will cost a heavy price. Otherwise, we may never have peace in the future."

"And military expenditure is also distributed by the Island Republic?"

"Yes, and the military expenditure is also paid by the Island Republic! Although only 80% of it, we may still make money if we include the spoils! This operation can do something for those pirates who are clamoring to rob, which is a killing three goals!"

"Your Majesty, what I am worried about is the defense of the Pirate Kingdom." Amy said worriedly, "Your Majesty's troops will be empty. We were just intimidated by those outsiders with war? Should we leave some lords to station in Sweden, or let me stay?"

"Amy, do you really think that those savages who use stones as weapons can pull out troops to attack the pirate kingdom?"

"That's right." Amy smiled, "They don't even make drafts."

"By the way," Ella suddenly flashed with an inspiration, "bring all the people in my territory who still believe in Odin! Just say that the Swedish king is considering whether to return to Odin's command, and this will be their last chance to convince me... Let those lords bring all the old priests who believe in Odin in their territory!"

"Return to Odin's command? Your Majesty! What are you thinking??"

"It's just an excuse to the outside world... Although the priests were planning against me, if I deal with the old priests now, I would definitely be strongly opposed. But I wonder, if the priests were bound to rebel, would it be possible that the rebellion would happen at a time and place that I could control?

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A few days later, everything was ready. Ella took the "Flying Sealander" and set off towards Novgorod with her direct troops. The fiefs of the lords under Ella were far and near to Novgorod. But I never thought that the first person waiting for Ella in Novgorod was not any of the vassals under Ella, but the Norwegian "hair salon king", Haral.

"Why are you here?" Ella asked in surprise when she saw Haral.

"There is no news for the Hero King. I just want to rob the tribes nearby that subsidize the household income." Haral shrugged, and his exaggerated blonde hair shook in the wind. "I heard that King of Sweden, you are going to do a big deal, so I gave up the original plan and came to join you. Why are there only your headquarters? Where are your vassals?"

"The gathering place is in Novgorod, and they have not arrived yet."

"It seems that it will take many days to set off." Haral smiled, "Then I will take my men and grab a circle nearby before coming back to gather!"

After saying that, Haral jumped onto his own ship and led his fleet into the river.

A few days later, the lords under Ella arrived one after another. A fleet of more than 20,000 people gathered on the coast around Novgorod. According to Ella's instructions, the old priests who believed in Odin were also brought. The soldiers formed a circle so that the priests could stand comfortably in the middle. After Hestein and Ella pushed for the conversion of the pirate kingdom, these priests lost their power, but the clothes they wore were still expensive, and they probably still had a lot of savings.

Perhaps because of the long-term use of the psychic drugs, the priests were all skinny and bone-skinned. Their hair was very thin, and many people had no hair at all. Their eyes seemed to be sewn with thread, and they couldn't tell whether they were open or closed.

"The gods are angry because you betrayed the Asa tribe!" The priests used exaggerated physical movements to intimidate the soldiers around them, "You are destined to be unable to enter the Temple of Heroes!"

"I remember that the Valhalla is the temple where Odin welcomes the undead of the brave." Ella separated the crowd and walked into the circle, "But the dusk of the gods has come, Odin is dead, who is managing the Valhalla now?"

The priests stared at Ella and Amy behind her with hatred. It was the two women who introduced the Olympus gods and replaced the Asa tribe. Amy was even more protected by the inauspicious god of fire Loki.

"This is just a lie you made up!" The priests roared at Ella and Amy angrily, "If the dusk of the gods has arrived, why does Loki's guardians still exist in the world? Loki and Odin died together in the dusk of the gods! Not only Loki's guardians, but the guardians of the gods have not disappeared at all, right?"

"But, I heard that the intensive care has weakened, right?"

The priests were speechless for a moment. The weakening of protection was the most direct reason why Hestein decided to convert the territory into a belief, and the most direct reason why the Asada tribe quickly lost its believers. The root of the root lies in the "twilight of the gods" witnessed by everyone that day.

But even so, a small number of people still maintain their old beliefs. And about half of the others have no fixed preference and just follow the crowd to convert. Once something goes wrong with the territory, these people will become the pioneers of rebellion.

Ella is determined to prevent them from causing trouble again.

"I am not a dictator. As long as you prove to me that the Asa Gods are still powerful, I will let the entire territory return to the embrace of the Asa Gods."

As he said that, Ella kicked a sword in front of the priests.
Chapter completed!