Of course, the work of collecting and transporting the materials needed to build the magic tower and magic circle city cannot be completed in one day, even with the assistance of the organic fleet.
At the same time, it was so big that it involved the actions of all the nobles and large chambers of commerce in the two empires. Of course, there was no way to keep it secret. And because the emperor was only responsible for giving orders and was not responsible for explaining to anyone. For a time, all kinds of rumors were flying all over the sky.
Rumors spread wildly, and there were those who were interested, but of course there were also those who were concerned. Especially the two major forces, the Vader Military State and the Floating Island Edda, stopped their respective military operations and devoted all their efforts to dig out the truth behind these things.
However, there is an insider who is busy with things that are different from others. That is the former Grand Duke of the Gwana Empire and the current commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in the northern battlefield, Ricardo Carvey.
He spent half a day asking his airship troops to investigate the north of the Wind Emperor Mountains to see if there were any remaining demons or evil alliances from the underground world.
As someone who was close to the battlefield and witnessed a round of bombardment by the robot fleet, and watched the almost obscured sky turned into a strange color by the blue electric light and red firelight, the old Grand Duke did not believe that the demon army could still survive.
Now his only question is whether there will be any remaining, lone demons left in the Lost Lands. Or maybe there will be out-of-standard strong men like orcs and half who survived such a bombardment.
With such doubts, the old man ordered all the troops to stand by and sent out sentries to ensure the safety of the surrounding area. At the same time, he ordered the airship troops to set out for investigation. After all, the airship's investigation range was wider and faster.
Half a day may not be enough for the airship to sweep every inch of the land designated as the northern battlefield, but it is enough for them to confirm one thing, that is, all the enemies have disappeared.
Disappear! This word means that they can’t even see the corpses, and of course there are no traces of the battle. This refers to the battles in the cold weapon age, such as broken swords, broken shields, broken flags, arrows, etc.
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Even the locations suspected of military camps were nowhere to be found. There were some abandoned camps, but these locations were abandoned much earlier, rather than something that happened not long ago.
To be honest, even if the magician troops were washing the ground on a large scale, it would not be the scene they saw. Therefore, no one dares to guess or imagine what happened behind this silence of no life for humans and animals.
The old man who received the information was the quickest to adjust his mentality. Rather than raising the upper limit of what the magician could do, it was more that the responsibility he shouldered prevented him from immersing himself in the inexplicable fear.
middle.
The troops are out in the field, people are eating horses and chewing horses, and money is being burned every day.
Besides, the war continues to this day. If the lord personally leads the team, after the enemy is gone, they will naturally focus on their own territory; if the team is led by a general, how many kings or nobles can rest assured that military power is in the hands of outsiders?
, and this army has nothing to do.
Therefore, all armies have to be reorganized, and some are even disorganized in place. If there is no enemy left, if any general dares to hold on to military power, he will probably be preparing for a civil war next.
However, old Duke Kawei was not yet relieved of his duties and returned to the throne to obey orders. He took over another responsibility, which was to lead three regular legions of the empire to stand by at the Gate of the Abyss and defend it on the spot.
Also receiving similar orders was the airship force of the Haider Empire.
Since the Haider Empire did not send many ground troops, the emperor of the empire was not in a hurry to recall the dispatched troops. Instead, he ordered the airship troops to organize on the spot and also went to the Gate of the Abyss to wait.
In particular, it was explained that the standby was not to interfere with the matter of the Gate of the Abyss, it was just to watch from the sidelines. Although it also had the intention of supervising, to be honest, even if the robot fleet and the magician did not come as agreed, it seemed that they would
There is nothing you can do to stop or change anything.
This expatriate commander of the airship force is also a powerful figure within the Haider Empire. Otherwise, he would not be qualified to master the important weapons of the country and would be sent abroad.
What's more, one of the five important imperial ministers who followed the emperor to participate in the high-level meeting was the elder brother of the commander of the airship force. Naturally, he knew more inside information than others. So he was not so concerned about the current actions.
Question more.
To say that the situation is the most embarrassing, those who are neither better nor worse at this time are the troops formed by civilian volunteers and the armies of small countries.
They don't know the truth behind the matter, they only know that the enemy that originally caused them a headache was solved by the monster in the sky without any idea.
Although the order from the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is to disorganize and go home, what will happen next? Will enemies appear from somewhere? If they disband, will they be caught off guard?
Many unanswered concerns make them afraid to act rashly.
Those armies of small countries led by kings themselves, or private armies led by noble lords, are also afraid that if the enemy returns to their country after such an anticlimactic return, they may not have time to react.
You must know that the current balance of power in the northern battlefield was actually achieved by the defeat of the original Suli Tang Empire's southern front.
The great defeat woke everyone up and delayed the Gwana Empire in time to react. Not only did they set up a defense line to resist the demons, but they also had a late counterattack and the current stalemate, all of which came at a price.
What if they now voluntarily give up these slight advantages they gained at great cost, and if the subsequent development is different from what everyone imagined, and the war is not really over?
On the other hand, those volunteers who came voluntarily did not have as many psychological activities as those kings or noble lords of small countries.
Some ambitious people, who planned to use this war to establish meritorious services and gain fame, took advantage of this moment to form gangs. Their eyes were set on the war-torn northern battlefield.
Assuming that the war is truly over, and the war actually did not last long, then the previously cultivated land can resume production at any time as long as it undergoes some sorting and manpower replenishment.
This is a fortune that is coveted by everyone and within reach.
Don't talk about whether the people who fled the northern battlefield had the legal lords of these lands, or were descendants of the royal family. After they fled, these lands can be regarded as ownerless lands.
Even if these people can come back later and claim ownership of the land again, if there are already new residents on these lands, according to the legal theory of lost land, the two groups of people before and after can be regarded as the 'legal' owners.
The next thing to play is the winner-take-all game. To put it simply, if you don't choose to use force to solve the problem, you will have to seek support from everywhere. Whoever has the most supporters and who can come out to 'uphold' justice will be able to stay. The real
own this land.
This may sound a bit confusing, but in fact, it is not far from the four elements of a country in political science: territory, people, government, and sovereignty.
Territory: A bunch of uninhabited land in the northern battlefield.
People: Many people picked up swords and became warriors, and picked up hoes and became farmers. Therefore, as long as those ambitious people can gather an army to station and absorb some refugees who have returned after fleeing before, they can call themselves a country.
Not a big problem.
Government: Those who are willing to stay will of course form a ruling group with themselves as the core. Midi's definition of "government" is not that strict. Basically, the fact that there is rule counts.
Sovereignty: There is no word 'sovereignty' in Midland, and there are not so many convoluted sayings. In short, the person with the big fist speaks; if your fist is not big enough, it will count if you can shake someone with the big fist.
Judging from the situation in the northern battlefield, ambitious people will inevitably mobilize a force and then occupy the land to become king. At this time, even if the people who originally fled return and claim ownership of the land, they have only three options:
First, compromise with the new occupiers and join them. At this time, you can usually only be subordinated to others, and you may not be able to obtain the same complete power as before. Civilians are the easiest to compromise, but the original ruling class is not.
The second is to expel the new occupiers by force. On one side are those who were driven away by demons and other evil coalition forces and fled; on the other side are those who are in the army and have fought fiercely with the evil coalition forces and have survived to this day. If nothing unusual,
The force of the former is weaker than that of the latter.
Third, find daddy and hug his thighs. Then compare whose thighs are thicker and whose back is harder!
What’s more important is! If you are humiliated, are these thick-legged people who show off their flags willing to fight with others for their own end? You know, some people only lend their names to others to use them as fake tigers. If they really want to end up on their own,
That's a huge no.
Therefore, those who have ideas naturally want to embrace the strongest thigh on the northern battlefield - the former Grand Duke of Kavi of the Gwana Empire.
Inevitably, those people who were preparing to return after fleeing, if there were nobles among them, in order to maintain their dominance, they also approached the old Lord Kawei for support.
There are even those who are born as businessmen and have a lot of money in their pockets. They are not necessarily residents of the original northern battlefield, but they just plan to take advantage of this chaotic time to get a noble title. Whether it is replacement, adoption, or name change,
I just want to realize my desire to enter the power class.
Faced with the farce of these little people, Old Kawei Gong certainly has no intention to deal with it. With his status, he has no need and is not suitable to deal with it. How can the grand duke of the empire care about the affairs of the village chief and town mayor level? This is irritating him.
Are you usually too busy?
Therefore, those who are interested have no choice but to resort to the next best thing and seek support from those who also hold real power.
For a time, there was no enemy in the northern battlefield. Although it was not as bright as before, it also secretly set off a complex wave. Some people took advantage of the situation to rise, while others simply wiped out all living beings.
Don't think that those fleeing noble lords who have been passed down from generation to generation can definitely get the support of other people who still have strength. Defending the territory is also one of the nobles' responsibilities. Since they have been driven out by the enemy and there are no citizens left, what else is there?
Face can claim ownership of it.
Although there is a so-called tacit understanding among the nobles, they will join forces to prevent those below from trying to transcend or subvert the aristocratic class. But this premise is that the price paid can be rewarded. If there is not enough reward, whether it is substantial or humane and moral