In the next ten days, Reggie and Nipoli will re-establish order on Spiked Island. Nipoli is not Chris. He is very smart and ruthless, but he does not have such rich political experience.
He made serious mistakes in his judgment. After a period of observation, he finally realized Mingxuan's unique loyalty to Reji. Reji's tolerance was regarded by them as a kindness that was difficult to repay. They regarded Reji as
A monarch worthy of their lives to defend.
This also gave Nipoli a new idea. He believed that Reggie had met the conditions to become a monarch. According to the tradition of the Origino continent, Reggie could be crowned king as long as he was recognized by three countries.
If Chris can conquer Ryan Country, he will definitely recognize Reggie's identity. In addition to Chris, there is also Sophia. Although the wars between Bayer Country and Shattering Snow City continue, there is an unbreakable bond between the two people.
emotion.
Who else can I think of next? Both the Golden Eagle Country and the Running Wolf Country have a grudge against Reggie. As for the White Tower Country, they probably don't even bother to look at Reggie. As for the other countries, Reggie has no interaction with them.
This issue can be put aside for the time being. The matters on Spike Island are still urgent. The territory of the Dongsang people can continue to be managed by Mingxuan, but the territory of Xilio must be completely shuffled. Not only must Xilio be cleared out, but also Xilio must be eliminated.
All remnants of his power must be cleared away.
Ilario is a good choice. His bloodline can be recognized by the Golden Eagle people, and there are a group of bullied small lords around him who give him strong support. The most important thing is that he can accept Reggie's conditions and give up.
The ownership of the territory has become the consul appointed by Reggie. In terms of salary, Reggie only needs to pay a few more gold coins. At least for now, Ilario and this group of small lords have no more extravagance.
The most troublesome people are undoubtedly the Pallas. They don't know how to farm, nor do they know the skills of craftsmen. They don't like fishing and hunting. To be precise, they don't know any survival skills except looting.
This is also one of the important reasons why the Golden Eagle Kingdom has always ignored Spike Island, because there are more than 4,000 Pallas living on this island. This group of pirates has brought an extremely bad reputation to Spike Island. They have even robbed
The White Tower Kingdom's fleet almost suffered a devastating blow from the White Tower Kingdom, so much so that the Golden Eagle Kingdom really didn't want to have much to do with them.
If you want to be recognized by other countries, you must change the way of life of the Pallas people. You can't let the Snow King be stigmatized as a pirate leader.
But the Pallas people are not so easy to accept change. Trying to get them to give up their pirate career is almost like asking the lions to give up their meat-eating habits. In Nipoli's view, the best way to deal with them is to expel them from the spikes.
island, or simply kill them all.
Reggie obviously disagreed with Nipoli's idea. He knew the value of population. More than four thousand people could not be wasted like this. In the end, Grace gave an answer that satisfied Reggie.
"From today on, the Pallas people will not continue to do evil on the sea. The era of pirates is completely over." Grace swore to Reggie in the name of Poseidon in public. "My people and I will be loyal to the King of Snow, like
Like other people, they use their own sweat to exchange for a happy life."
In order to express this determination, Grace wanted to burn all the pirate ships. This time Nipoli felt a little distressed. Although the quality of these pirate ships varied, some of them could be converted into superior warships.
Under Reggie's persuasion, Grace gave up the idea of burning the boat, and Mingxuan also agreed to give the Pallas people some farmland and was willing to teach them farming methods.
It seems that all the problems on the island have been solved, but Reggie and Nipoli know in their hearts that things are far from perfect as they imagined, and they are not naive enough to completely trust the locals.
The small lords headed by Ilarion accepted Reggie's rule because they could not bear the oppression of Syrio. However, as time goes by, they will quickly return to their true nature as lords, and they will want to take back their territory.
And if they continue to maintain the tradition of hereditary neglect, they are likely to become the next Sirio, even more greedy than Sirio.
As for the Pallas people, if they were really willing to farm peacefully, they wouldn't have been pirates for hundreds of years. The reason why Grace dared to make those promises in front of Reggie was entirely out of respect for Reggie.
Nipoli saw this very clearly about Ji's affection.
If the two races rebel again, the cowardly Mingxuan is likely to drift with the crowd, and all Reggie's efforts will be in vain.
A strong manager must be arranged for the entire Spiked Island, and it is best for this manager to come from Shattered Snow City.
Reggie first thought of Old Hill, but this stubborn old man didn't want to live on Spike Island. He just wanted to spend the rest of his life peacefully in Broken Snow City.
Reggie thought about Dolanor again, and it turned out that Dolanor was even more stubborn than Old Hill. He even didn't want to serve as a naval admiral anymore. He just wanted to stay by Reggie's side and protect his master's safety.
Reggie also thought about Dexter and Sulit, but Nipoli did not agree with his idea. Dexter is an excellent businessman and Sulit is an excellent soldier. They are both smart, but not enough to control
The complicated situation on Spiked Island.
Finally, Nipoli found a suitable candidate, Ragru, the former lord of Red Mud City.
"Red Mud City is an important transportation artery for the cities in the north. I have had many interactions with Raglu. He is an outstanding lord. Whether it is dealing with foreign enemies or quelling civil strife, his ability will never let you down."
Reggie had some hesitations. He still couldn't fully trust Ragru. Although he chose to follow Reggie, there were many forced factors.
"The factor of last resort is precisely the most reliable factor," Nipoli smiled. "I don't believe in absolute loyalty in this world, but I believe in absolute interests. Don't forget, his daughter is in our hands."
"Do you think I would use Angel to blackmail Raglu? Do you think I am such a despicable and dirty person?" Reggie pounded the table hard and said, "I only wanted to because of Raglu's ability.
Give him Spiked Island, give him a hundred soldiers, equipped with five cannons and a hundred muskets, and let him take office as soon as possible!"
After all the complicated things have been dealt with, there is only one simple thing left to do, and Silio must be dealt with appropriately.
Public execution is the most shocking way, and Syrio has seen through his own end. He made one last request to Reggie, that he should die with dignity.
"According to the tradition of the Golden Eagle people, I want to end my life with a glass of poison hemlock juice." Silio was worried that Reggie would not let him die so easily, and emphasized specifically, "poison hemlock juice will make people very sick."
Pain, I have seen people tortured by it for a day and a night, I think this pain is enough to compensate for the crime I committed."
"I'm afraid it's not enough." Reggie shook his head regretfully.
"Then what are you going to do?" This sinister and vicious man actually cried in front of Reggie, "Hang me? Burn me to death? Or sink me into the Black Marsh Lake?"
"If you were given a chance, would you choose to die with dignity, or would you choose to live a miserable life?"
Silio said firmly: "According to the tradition of the Golden Eagle people, I will choose to live a decent life!"
"Don't challenge my patience. I pretended not to hear what you just said. I only give you one chance to choose."
"I choose... to live." From Reggie's eyes, Syrio saw the hope of living.
This was no joke, Reggie really didn't want to kill him, not out of humanity, let alone pity, but Reggie thought it was too boring.
"I have an old friend. It is said that he has been living on Spiked Island," Reggie asked. "Viscount Diachtomi Toctun, I think you should know him."
"Of course I know him. That shameless man has been living on my island like a bed bug for a long time!"
"Where is he now?"
"He returned to his own fiefdom, Blackstone Island."
"You want to lie to me again," Reggie frowned. "There is no food or water on Black Rock Island. He can't survive there."
"Food can be obtained in the sea. This is not the North Sea. The sea water here is not poisonous," Silio explained. "And they dug a water source on Blackstone Island. They dug there for several months. It is said that they were looking for treasures. As a result,
A spring was dug out."
"You are really lucky," Reggie pinched Syrio's plump cheek, "I think I have found your destiny."