The development of an empire is multi-faceted. Although the development of Ailan Hill is rapid, it is also divided into many stages.
When Elanshir annexed the Alant Empire, the Dothan Empire, merged with Higgs, and devoured Velontha, the population of this empire was completely sufficient.
Most of these areas are dominated by mortals, with dense populations and a very strong labor force.
Therefore, at this stage, the Airanhill Empire has no shortage of human resources. Even because these places are labor-intensive agricultural countries with large populations, the Airanhill Empire even has a bit of a surplus of manpower.
But with the expansion of the empire, the areas occupied by the Ailanthil Empire were not just mortal empires in the traditional sense: although Ailanthil also occupied the populous Palak Empire and Jesno Empire, it was also
Annexed magical empires like the Holy Demon Empire.
Immediately afterwards, the areas occupied by Elansil went through large-scale wars, including the Balmesil Empire and the Southern Kingdom, which were massacred by demons, as well as parts of the Eternal Empire and the Puppet Empire that suffered heavy losses in the war.
Recently, the Ilanthil Empire has begun to expand in the Demon Realm and has adopted a policy of expelling and retaliating against demons. This policy has created a large number of no-man's lands in the Demon Realm, which also requires a large amount of labor to fill them.
These areas were affected by the war and suffered heavy losses. The reconstruction work required a lot of time and energy, as well as a large number of people and funds. Therefore, Ireland, which had no shortage of labor force, finally began to become stretched.
Hearing Chris's words, Andrea, the former queen of the elves, shook her head and said: "This is the decision of the Eilanhill Empire, your decision, and I have no objection. As the Duke of the Empire, I support it unconditionally.
His Majesty the Emperor’s decision.”
She didn't want to get involved in this kind of issue. The elves had just joined, so it was obviously unwise to take sides on this kind of issue.
In other words, of course she had to take sides, but the team she chose was to stand firmly on the side of the powerful royal family.
Andrea, who is very experienced in political struggles, is more experienced than Chris thought. She clearly judged her position in the Eilanhill Empire without even thinking for a second.
She is the Elf Grand Duke, a new noble class attached to the royal family of Elanthir. Her political status depends entirely on the emperor's trust, so she must also unconditionally support all the decisions of His Majesty the Emperor as a new noble.
Those seemingly powerful capital groups and other political groups are unlikely to share the cake with the new aristocratic group. Once the emperor falls, the new aristocratic group will be the target of liquidation.
Therefore, this old queen who has been the queen of elves for thousands of years knows that once the imperial power of Chris falls away, she, Andrea, Grand Duke Sumolei of Ironforge, and Prime Minister Longtate De
Purcell - The cake is divided, not the people who share the cake.
So Andrea naturally supports Chris. She supports Chris unconditionally.
"Grand Duke Sumolei said so too." Chris nodded. He knew that this group of old athletes who had been swimming in the political whirlpool for centuries or even more than ten centuries could not make a mistake at this time.
Time can sometimes imprison any progress, but it alone can also accumulate the most thorough experience.
Just like in the earth's civilization, the science and technology that has been strong for 100 years can defeat the political wisdom accumulated in 5,000 years. But when everyone has science and technology, the vicissitudes accumulated in 5,000 years are enough to make a civilization go further and more steadily.
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"I used to believe in an ancient saying that people who are not of my kind will have different hearts." Chris looked at Andrea and said a sentence that made Andrea very uncomfortable.
Andrea felt that she had never heard such a heart-wrenching ancient saying. She even frowned and briefly thought in her mind whether Chris had always been repulsive and distrustful of the elves.
Frankly speaking, this feeling made her very depressed. Although she had not yet reached the level of consciousness to identify herself as an Elanthir person, she did not want Chris to doubt her oath of allegiance to Elanthir.
She had never thought about betrayal since she took the oath, and even in her plan, after taking back the Moon Temple, the elves would rise again, and she had never thought about driving Chris out.
But now, Chris said something like this, which made her have to rethink the status of the elves in the Elanthir Empire.
Chris expected that Andrea would be uncomfortable, and he continued to talk to himself: "However, the rise of Ailan Hill did not happen in one step. We have absorbed many beings who are not our species. This
It’s a fact.”
He stood up and looked at Andrea with great interest. His eyes passed over Andrea's well-proportioned and graceful body, as if he was stroking a piece of art: "When Ailan first rose up, Ailan
The slogan of the Hill Empire is 'No man will ever be a slave'."
"However, after we took over Velonsa from the Holy Demon Empire, we started to take in magicians bit by bit. Those magicians who were once aloof and claimed to be gods eventually became law-abiding people in the Ilanthil Empire.
Ordinary citizens!" Chris said, while using his hand to lift a strand of silver hair from Andrea's ear.
This action was a bit intimate, and Andrea's body tightened involuntarily. But she also put down her hostility, because she seemed to have guessed what Chris wanted to say next.
"We later changed our slogan and forgot the hatred of the past. We gave up the unforgettable history of suffering and forgave the magicians who had exploited us." Chris said, putting down the silky-smooth hair in his hand.
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Andrea, who was somewhat shy, raised her head and retorted as if looking for a place: "Don't forget, you are also a magician now, and a very powerful magician at that!"
Although she is an old witch politically, she is as simple as a blank sheet of paper emotionally. So she has no experience at all when facing Chris's provocation.
Panic is bound to lead to panic, so she couldn't wait to break the situation and find a place for herself.
"That's right, Ailan Hill is no longer hostile to magicians now, because we have regained our dignity, because we have defeated magicians and destroyed one of the most powerful magic empires... So we
There is no longer any psychological disadvantage." Chris said confidently.
