"Another war is to be prepared?" Earl Candle shook his head: "Who are you going to fight with? Let me hear what other high theory can you say besides potatoes!"
"I think you won't forget the giant beast that escaped into the sea, right? If anyone forgets, you can go out of this room." Feiqi and others said after making a sudden expression, "The monster comes from the Second World, which is the place where the Creator's Lord entrenches. The Creator's Lord threw the monster over to test the abilities of the people in Yongli Continent, so the Blood Meteor Night will happen again, which is almost a foregone conclusion. And then, if the first batch of monsters are not dead, they will probably make a comeback. The last time the monster had caused a king to die. I think no one would want to happen like that again, right?"
"Of course no one wants to do it. But I am foreseeable that the kingdom's army has no use when facing that monster, and preparing is a waste. The Truth Thunder Church has promised that as long as we worship Goddess devoutly and support church construction, the church will give priority to summoning angels to attack those monsters."
"So you think you should put all your hopes on the church?" Feiqi thought for a while. Under the current situation, it is not realistic to reject the money given to the church. If you really do that, the kingdom will only fall apart. "I think we should at least try and fight against monsters with our own strength. I ask for an elite team with about one hundred people, and use the best weapons and training of the kingdom to equip them with the power of maneuvers and involvement. When the monster appears, the angels will not arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible, we must at least reduce our losses."
"Select people from my Paladins," Andrew said: "They all hope to get revenge on the monsters."
"Of course, the Paladin is definitely the backbone of the monsters." Feiqi nodded vigorously and said, "At the same time, we need people who can use spells to join in. There is no way to defeat those monsters with just body and swords."
"But this is just a waste of money." Baron Goode, who serves as the Treasury adviser, is a shrewd and silent person. He generally does not take the initiative to express his opinions unless it involves spending money. He is known for his stinginess and has always opposed the military operations of the Grand Duke of Aria to attack Feinberg, believing that it is a waste of money. The Grand Duke fired him three times, then went through the bankruptcy of the Treasury three times, but he had no choice but to call him back three times. Goode can make the Treasury pile up coins again, so his strong ability in controlling finances has been recognized. "As long as you have watched that battle, you will know that our battle with monsters is just a death sentence. The gap is too big to make up."
"There are humans in the second world, and they live among those monsters. Can't they make up for it?"
"Have you been to the Second World? What does it look like there?" Andrew asked.
Feiqi said: "It was a very harsh place, the earth was cracking, the mountains were separated from the planet and flew in a vacuum. The people there were motivated, they wanted to destroy us and occupy the world, so they created a huge teleportation spell array. As long as they waited for the right time, they would start teleporting and let the blood-colored meteors reappear."
"Feich, your statement is very similar to some folk rumors. You won't believe the story of the doomsday cult, do you?"
The person who said this was intelligence consultant Mathers, a middle-aged man who lacked two little fingers. He was called the "bell man" because when there was a turmoil, he would always know and jingle. In addition, Mathers always shaved the hair on his head, including his eyebrows and eyelashes, which is said to be to make it easier to change his makeup and disguise. If he was hung upside down, this hairless head would look like a "bell".
"Doomsday Cult? Isn't it the Destruction of the Rebirth Sect?"
"You know indeed. The Destruction of the Rebirth Sect is their claim, but these guys now only spread the horror stories of the arrival of the Doomsday. Rebirth is not mentioned much, so they become the Doomsday cult. They are all in the same tone: Doomsday is destined, and resistance is futile. Except for believing in me, they are all dead, and they should spend money to buy peace quickly... But since you mentioned it, then the rumors that the goddess is dead, and the things that the Doomsday Behemoth will come again are all related to the Second World?"
"The goddess is dead? Do you believe it?" Feiqi glanced at him: "If the goddess dies, how can we use divine arts? Your Majesty the King will also lose the ability to heal others. As an ulterior motive, shouldn't you, as an intelligence consultant, kill it? Why does it spread along with it?"
"My fault, my fault." Mathers apologized immediately, without any idea of ​​refuting. "I will immediately start throwing all the ignorant villagers who spread rumors into prison."
"Since the villagers are ignorant, then educate them. Wouldn't people be panicked?" Feiqi stared at the intelligence consultant Mathers, with a chilling breath of fear in hell. "Find out the head and leave it to our law to punish them. In this process, you can also cooperate with the Sacred Heart Cult of the Truth Thunder Church. This is the standardized method."
"Well, I agree." Legal counsel Earl Matt expressed his opinion concisely, and then began to gently twist his raised brown beard with a look of wandering around the sky.
Feiqi frowned and tapped the table with his fingers. "The affairs of the kingdom are complicated. We are not having afternoon tea, but making a decision. The first thing: plant potatoes; the second thing: establish a quick response force. If there are any objections or any suggestions, please come up now."
The results of people who vote for "for/op" and only vote for "for" are often different. Because everyone knows the principle of shooting a bird with a gun, Feich made an aggressive attitude from the beginning. To put it bluntly, he is a vicious dog who is not a rule, so no one wants to be the one who makes a comeback. Everyone looks at each other, and even those who want to oppose him hesitate for a moment. Finally, just as Feich tried to announce that these two proposals were passed, the Treasury Advisor Baron Good finally made a suggestion: "How much does it cost? Can you plan this well?"
"Of course, let's decide what to do first, and of course there are implementation details later. Even if you don't say it, I will go to find you." Feich blinked at Andrew, and His Majesty the King praised Baron Good for his meticulousness and caution, and announced that these two things were passed.
Afterwards, the inner court discussed the issue of resettlement of the old Feinberg nobles. Most of these nobles fled after defeat, neither surrendered nor loyal. Moreover, many of the old nobles' original property was rewarded by the Grand Duke of Aria to reward subordinates who performed outstandingly in the war. But it has to be said that these old nobles still had a great influence, especially their ability to make trouble, which needed to be appeased.
Feiqi didn't know who was the nobles, and he neither wanted to interrupt, nor could he actually interrupt. He simply took out the spell book and put it in front of him, and blatantly disbanded. Later, he also discussed the matter of canonizing some knights and allocating land, which had nothing to do with Feiqi.
"His Majesty the King, please be sure to attend tomorrow's competitive conference. The knights coming from all over the Kingdom want to show their skills before you and show your loyalty and obedience to you with their heroic battles."
"As long as Baron Goode doesn't always complain about the cost of this competitive conference, I will certainly be at the happiest state. Now, Baron Goode and Fitch stay and everyone else will give up."
It seemed that it was about to discuss the money issue, Feich closed the spell book and sat upright again. Sam poured wine for Feich, a very sweet and thirst-quenching low-intensity fruit wine. The taste was surprisingly good. Feich picked it up and drank it for three cups before stopping.
"You have very little to say today, why are you still so thirsty?" Andrew rubbed his forehead, unbuttoned the top button, and relaxed himself. "Today, four proposals were passed, which is the most common day."
"Then this is too inefficient." Feige looked at Andrew, then looked at Baron Good.
"Oh, Baron Goode was praised by his father and has a good ability to do things." Andrew said.
Baron Good smiled rare, "I have always believed that Earl Hall is the only pragmatic aristocrat in the kingdom. I have long had a good cooperative relationship with Lord Earl. We all want to make this kingdom truly prosperous."
I understand that this Baron Goode is the trusted helper of his father, and Fitch has understood this meaning. "If you want to prosper, I think you must first have enough food, then have enough production capacity, and cooperate with strong transportation capacity to allow goods to circulate. How much things a country can create is the standard for whether this country is strong."
Baron Good was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed with excited eyes. "Did Lord Feiqi think so? I only understood this through three experiences of saving the national treasury: gold and silver coins actually only tell a story, and real wealth is something produced. So when I heard you mention potatoes, I was happy, but it could not be revealed. I once secretly went to the Lighthouse Collector and Minas Ishir to investigate. Potato is indeed a very important part of the economy there. I believe that his Majesty King Andrew and the Consultant of Master Feiqi will make this kingdom more prosperous and stable than the Aria period."
"Thank you for your compliments, let's talk about the serious business first." Feiqi said: "I have practiced the cultivation of potatoes in Minas Ishir. I think there should be no problems. I recommend Eddie. Although she is a woman, she has strong work ability and is familiar with potato related affairs. Lord Good, what do you think?"
"It's okay. After she comes, I'll ask her to handle the specific matters and support her to stand up."
"Since you are so reasonable, the main problem that I left behind is to build a rapid response force? Is the treasury not enough money?"
"It's great to talk to smart people." Baron Good bit his lip and looked at the king before saying to Fitch: "The former king left a mess, and the subsequent impact of the Blood Meteor Night is still there, and it's necessary to rebuild everywhere. The treasury is very stressed. My personal opinion is to learn from your experience in model leadership, concentrate your efforts on farmland, water conservancy and roads first, and resume production as soon as possible. So..."
"This idea is very good. I support it, but the treasury cannot afford to pay a penny." Feiqi thought for a while: "Let me do this. If Andrew agrees, I will use my own money to train this army. I will recruit five hundred people first, and the final number will be one hundred. Give me a thousand gold coins and I will make a flag for this army."
"A thousand gold coins are used as a flag? I don't know if this thousand gold coins are more or less." Goode smiled awkwardly: "A thousand gold coins are not enough to equip a knight, but it's too much to make a flag, right?"
"The flag of a thousand gold coins is enough to make a good story," Fitch replied.
"You just need to stop messing around, I'll give you a thousand gold coins." Andrew trusted his younger brother very much now, so he agreed to this matter. "But what is the name of this quick reaction force? It's not really a quick reaction, right?"
"Of course not." Feiqi used his naming talent as always: "It's called the Knights of Hell."
Andrew immediately shook his head and objected: "You haven't forgotten that I am a Paladin and you are still a saint of the goddess, right? How about the Knights of Hell?"
"Sending the enemy to hell is of course called the Hell Knights. After the enemy dies, it means that we are righteous and they are evil. And this name has another meaning: even if you attack hell, the Knights will charge as usual! Of course, solving the problem of the Meteor Night monster is still the primary goal, and hell can be put on it."
Although I still felt something was wrong, under Feiqi's deception, Andrew finally agreed to the name. Feiqi returned to her residence and immediately found Shani. The two of them rushed to make the flag of the Hell Knights together. The pattern of the flag was two long swords that crossed through the skull. One long sword said "obedience" and the other said "sacrifice". Shani embroidered the overall appearance, and Feiqi used magic ink to depict the rune array on it.
The two of them worked all afternoon and half night before the flag was completed. Feiqi used magic to make the flag shine forever and remained unfolded, and even if there was no trace of wind, it could still maintain a flying posture. "I suddenly thought of the billboard you asked Benny to hold the Magic Ice Peak Fortress to look for Feiqi. You didn't want to do it again at the competitive conference, right?"
"You really know me, it's true." Feige said: "Andrew agreed to recruit some people to train and form the Hell Knights. I want students from the Magic School, hunters from the Ice Peak Fortress, and King Paladins as instructors to train powerful warriors who can fight any monsters. The training will be very strict, with 500 people coming in, but it would be nice to have fifty people qualified in the end."
"Unless this is the king's guard regiment, no one likes the name of the Hell Knights. Those knights who participate in the athletic conference are thinking of becoming subordinates of a certain noble, obtaining fiefs, or pursuing a love affair. In short, no one likes strict training."
"I give a lot of money." Feiqi blinked: "The strategic teleportation array will help us make money, and I will give it to you what you do. Don't refuse, Eddie wants to help the king grow potatoes, and as my fiancée, you should do the money making at home, just like the mistress who manages the family manor. But I don't have a manor, I only have a strategic teleportation array."
"Eddie was worried about this before. Will she be willing to let her do something else at this time?"
"This is what you need to coordinate. I believe in your ability." Feiqi reached under the veil, gently stroked Shani's face, and then bitten a few bites by the snake without any pain. "You will manage a whole family in the future. Take control of the money first, and other things will be easy to handle. Eddie is very capable. Just win over it well, but there is no need to worry. I'll go to Hell and get the initial funds of the Knights of Hell."
"Hell? Will it be dangerous? When will you come back? Do you have to rush to the Three-Bargo Magic Formation first?"
"No, I'll go directly. I'll come back tomorrow. You don't need to summon you. Hehe, my magical ability has improved again." Feiqi smiled confidently and said, "I don't think I'll encounter danger this time. I've removed my responsibilities, so the big guy can't find me. Even if I look for it, I can still avoid it. Okay, I won't say much. I'll go early and come back soon."
Feiqi took out the space bag and emptyed it, and poured all the spell books he collected from hell to the ground. Then, he turned into a black-winged devil form, activated the magic matrix, and cast a single-person plane teleportation spell. In a burst of choking black smoke, Feiqi tore open the space channel and came to hell in the blink of an eye.
He landed near the siege weapon camp, and in name he was still the commander here, but the successor had been put on the agenda. If there were no advanced devils who wanted to airborne the camp, he would basically choose one of the two Bone Demon Captains. These two guys must be fighting openly and secretly, but it doesn't matter to Fitch. He just came over and took Kazmuk away.
After all, the fire dwarf has lived in the camp for nearly a hundred years. Even if it is bullied for a hundred years, it will still have some feelings for it. After getting rid of the soul slave contract, Kazmuk had secretly transferred the management rights of the craftsman camp. A Fengji Ling nobleman who had signed a service contract for 600 years - this breed is called "Fengji Ling nobleman", not the kind of nobleman with fiefdom - he has always hoped to become a manager and make money as soon as possible. Kazmuk believes that this Fengji Ling nobleman might be like himself, and he was cheated on the contract, and the higher his position, the more he lost, the more he lost.
But it does not have the ability of a devil, and cannot take out the contract, let alone interpret it. Kazmuk thought it very clearly. If it weren't for Feich, then it would never know that there was a problem with its contract, and would definitely live or die as a slave in hell forever. In this terrible place, even if it dies, it would become a prayer or a devil, and the exploitation would be endless.
It was Feiqi who gave it the opportunity to change, and the opportunity to change is a priceless treasure in places like hell. Being able to get rid of the soul contract is to give new life and be able to return to his own home in the fire element plane is a gift. For more than a hundred years, things have changed. It has already had its own home, and what Kazmuk is most concerned about is to prevent the fire dwarf from being oppressed by the fire element. Using the power of flames to create the effect of freezing cold. This technology belongs to Feiqi. Kazmuk knew that he had handed it over to his fellow fire dwarfs without his consent.
So when Feiqi came to find it, Kazmuk immediately followed. Even if Feiqi didn't say it, it knew very well that he should make up for his "unauthorized mistake" with service. The two left the siege weapon camp side by side. Although they didn't say it, they all understood that they would not come back.
"Have I done what I assigned you? Are you in danger?"
Kazmuk shook his head: "No danger, everything goes well. No one goes to the place of the Maggot's Cave, especially when the war has not yet occurred on the front line. I pretended to be drunk and walked inside, and even if I saw mine, I didn't care about it. All the things were taken out."
What they discussed was something that Feiqi took away from the commercial area while the undead was flooding. At that time, it was impossible to use a space bag, and Bayer's army was blocking the blockade on the outside, so Feiqi could only hide all the things in the hall of the Maggot Cave, such as the beams that no one wanted to see. The corrupt aura of the Maggot Cave could also cover up the aura of magical items, and this was the safest hiding place. When the blockade was lifted, Feiqi asked Kazmuk to take the things back.
"I packed those things in space bags, not afraid of being discovered. But I noticed that many of the things are from commercial district shops with their marks on them. These days I heard that people in commercial districts are looking for these stolen goods, so these things are not easy to deal with. And..." Kazmuk hesitated for a moment, but said: "There were not many living from the undead district at that time, and the businessmen most suspicious of..."
"You mean we are likely to be targeted." Feiqi looked around: "There is no such sign yet, but do they dare to attack a general like me?"
"Average merchants certainly dare not, but who can open a shop in a bronze fortress, has no devil master behind it?"
"Well, that's right. If the blood seller market is not easy to take action, then you can only find the Styx. Safety is the first priority at this time, and you can't be too greedy for profit, right?"
"Mr. Feich, you often act too calm and don't look like a devil."
"The devil can be very complicated, you just don't have enough knowledge." Feiqi took Kazmuk and turned around, left the blood dealer market, and walked towards the Styx. At this time, they could confirm whether there was a stalker behind them without any effort.
The Desire Demon can see through the invisibility, and Fitch has learned to be invisible to specific targets, so he can counter the ability of "invisible to the Desire Demon" based on his own characteristics. Although he did not see the stalker, they still took several more detours before reaching the Styx.
No matter how good all the magic items taken out of the store were left, they were sold to Styx for gold and silver. Since the devil also often used gold, it was most appropriate to exchange silver according to the price of hell, but Feiqi's space bag is limited, so some losses still have to continue to eat.
"Leave hell and go to a place with me, where I have other identities, and you can continue to be a craftsman." Feich said to Kazmuk, "The fire element there is not as rich as this one, can you bear it?"
"As long as it is not the water element plane or the eternal ice and snow world, where can we fire dwarves go?" Kazmuk said: "Mr. Feich, no matter where I go, I will only work for you, and I will not say anything else."
"Actually, except for not understanding the devil contract, you are still very smart in other aspects." Feiqi asked Styx to send Kazmuk to Yongli Continent, which was much safer than using his teleportation technique.
Chapter completed!