Cooperating with Dio involves huge risks, but in this era of limited communication, what happens on the west coast may not reach the east coast until a month later, and the troll's communication system is undoubtedly a golden finger.
But the golden finger is also a double-edged sword. The communication channel between Dio and the mountain monster is completely uncontrollable by others. A mountain monster can quietly pass the news to Dio in front of Reggie.
For now, only Dorothy is absolutely loyal to Reggie, Samantha will most likely still maintain her identity as a spy, and even Tortosa may turn against her for the sake of family ties.
But don't give up sleeping because of the fear of bedwetting. This communication system is worth the risk for Reggie. He placed a mountain monster on three overseas islands: Suixue, Hanfeng, Yinsong, Zhilin, Jinguang, Drawshaft, and Turbulence.
Send the two mountain monsters to Jiawen and Yinge.
The domestic communication network has been formed. Reggie organized the remaining three mountain demons into the spy team and went out to inquire for information. A real-time intelligence system was also formed.
The new troll freed Tortosa, Dorothy and Samantha. Tortosa and Dorothy continued to improve their abilities under Bella's training, while Samantha concentrated on theater performances.
Popular singers are constantly breaking the theater's income records. The theater's profit-making efficiency is not as good as that of the arena, but it is more sustainable.
The newly completed smelting plant in Cotai City is also constantly setting new records for steel production. Although transportation is an insurmountable bottleneck, Reggie has seen the hope of building a railway.
The newly established intelligence system also sent news that they had found out the whereabouts of the Demonic Orcs and Yali Shan. They had arrived in the White Tower Kingdom and were joining forces with the Heavenly Punishers to launch a counterattack against Matthias.
After capturing the capital, Matthias only captured one city, and the pace of the war was much slower than before.
"It seems that Matthias still can't defeat the Demonic Orcs. The Demonic Orcs' army is much stronger than the rabble of the Punishers." Erwin's thinking is still linear. In his eyes, war is pure
military confrontation.
"I think he wants to recuperate. His national strength is no longer enough to sustain the consumption of the war." Nipoli can make economic judgments. Although he is better than Erwin, Reggie thinks this is not the main reason.
From the intelligence point of view, Matthias's army has been in a state of preparation for war, and the military expenditure has not been reduced. It is not that he cannot afford to fight, but that he does not want to fight. More of the reasons come from politics.
Reggie looked at everyone mysteriously and suddenly asked a strange question: "When I was traveling to the Wolf Country, I once had a long chat with a group of shepherds. Sometimes the sheep were disobedient and would run around. I asked them to obey.
What’s the best way to discipline?”
"Use a whip!" Erwin replied without thinking.
Reggie shook his head: "If a hundred sheep make trouble together, one whip may not be enough."
"Give them rich aquatic plants to eat. Once they are full, they will be at ease." Nipoli's method was still bribery.
Reggie still shook his head: "The rainy season on the grassland is very short, and there will always be hard times."
Natalie thought for a moment and said, "What if we attract the wolf?"
Erwin said: "This is simply ridiculous. How can any shepherd attract a wolf?"
"This is what the shepherds of the Wolf Country would do," Reggie said meaningfully. "Let the wolves eat one or two sheep, and then drive the wolves away, and the sheep will settle down. Matthias is not in a hurry.
Kill the wolves because the sheep are still restless."
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Reggie guessed correctly. The people in the White Tower were indeed very restless. They had never been ruled by a king. The nobles were used to pointing fingers in the Senate, and the citizens were used to complaining in the civilian assembly.
But the current head of state is almost the same as the king. He is the lifelong chief senator and the lifelong tribune. He doesn't like to hear any suggestions, let alone any complaints. He has restored the people of the White Tower to their old life, at least
A large part of it had been restored, but he could deeply feel that some people were resisting his rule.
Don't underestimate these people. Just like the Roman Senate assassinated Caesar, in the history of the White Tower Kingdom, there is also a precedent for the assassination of a head of state.
The number of rebels increased, and some of their actions even reached the point of being blatant. Matthias decided to teach them a lesson by letting wolves kill a few sheep.
He launched a surprise attack on the Demon Spirit Orcs, using airships and artillery to capture a small town. In this battle, more than a hundred Sky Punishers and more than 20 Orc soldiers were killed.
After the victory, Matthias ordered the three young senators to form a legion and garrison the town.
The so-called elders are not a group of bald old men wearing long robes. They are the aristocratic elites of the White Tower Kingdom. In the face of the national mission, they have obligations that cannot be shied away from.
Moreover, these three senators were all opponents of Matthias. They had just made a huge statue of the head of state a few days ago, with a crown on the statue's head. The irony is self-evident.
Now that the head of state had won the war, he stood under the statue without hesitation and assigned tasks. If these three senators refused to accept the tasks, it would be tantamount to violating the spirit of nobility and losing the qualification to oppose Matthias.
They believe that it is not difficult to defend a small town as long as they have the weapons of Shattering Snow Kingdom.
It's a pity that they lack enough knowledge about war. The reason why Matthias was able to easily capture this town was because this town was not suitable for holding on.
They only stayed in the town for half a month before they encountered a counterattack by the Demonic Orcs. The entire army of two thousand men was wiped out. The heads of the three senators were thrown into the square of the royal capital by a mysterious man.
This incident brought extreme panic to the people of the White Tower. The opposition to Matthias temporarily disappeared, and he took this opportunity to eliminate most of the dissidents.
The war reached a stalemate again, and the people of the White Tower had to believe that Matthias was the only one who could protect them. The sheep settled down, and Matthias's rule became increasingly stable, until one day, a thorny problem appeared.
In front of my eyes.
In a battle, a brave soldier rescued a boy from the Punisher, and this boy was none other than Matthias's son, Florian.
Unexpectedly, he was still alive. Even Matthias thought he died on the city wall of the royal capital, but now he appeared alive in front of Matthias.
Everyone knew that Matthias's son was a wizard, and everyone believed that Matthias was expelled to protect his son. Opponents revived, and they decided to make a big fuss about this matter. Some people even painted pictures on the streets.
Downloaded the wizard prince's graffiti.
Matthias, who was in a dilemma, did not let Florian enter the city, and he did not even take a look at his son. Even so, the voices of opponents never stopped.
Late at night, Mathias invited Qiulu to his official residence. After chatting for a while, Mathias mentioned his son.
"How is the child doing?"
As a commercial officer, Joruus had no contact with Florian, but since the head of state asked, he could only answer some of the things he knew.
"A group of thugs tried to break into his house and the sheriff arrested them."
"Don't call them thugs, they are just civilians. It is not their fault." Mattias sighed and handed Joruus a dagger.
"End the child's suffering, hang his head on the city wall, bury his body outside the city, and say sorry to him for me."