"Pavel has no idea what the real life of the people is like! He was born in the palace, lived in the palace, and spent thirty years in the most gorgeous palace in the city. The life of a civilian is something he has never experienced.
, he doesn’t understand civilians at all!”
Tsar Pavel led his troops to burn down the lair of Slaanesh followers, and the news that caused panic among the people reached the ears of Queen Denis. Denis could not help but be angry at her husband's impulsive actions. Pavel was kind-hearted and eager to make achievements. This was
Dennis admired it very much, but to achieve success, you cannot rely solely on kindness and a sense of justice. It must be considered in light of the actual situation.
When Dennis was a child, he lived in the remote Blackhammer Castle in the north. Dennis saw the poverty of the small northern town and the poverty of the people. Later, he was taken to Kislev to live as a witch apprentice. For more information about the real situation of this kingdom,
Pavel knows better.
Dennis knew why those civilians believed in the Chaos Gods. Because they had lost hope in orderly life. When you can't even guarantee the minimum food and warmth, you can't see the so-called hope at all. Those hopes and confidence are all gone.
They belong to nobles and wealthy knights. For some desperate civilians, it is better to live day by day than to believe in the evil gods of chaos. At least, they can make their bodies endlessly satisfied...
"Indeed...the king is still too..."
Virgil stood there, unable to speak.
"Just say what you want. You are my father's most trusted assistant, and everyone knows your loyalty to him. I believe in you. So you don't have to worry, because I have never regarded you as an outsider.
"
Dennis turned his head and stared at Virgil.
However, Virgil smiled and did not say a word.
"I know what you want to say. You want to say that our tsar is still too naive, right?"
Dennis said what Virgil neither dared to say nor wanted to say.
Virgil could only smile and say nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence.
"He is a bit naive..."
Dennis sighed. A person's maturity has nothing to do with age. A goshawk that has been hunting alone outside since childhood cannot be the same as an eagle in a cage. The cage is made of gold wire and has fine clothing and food.
, however, the goshawk cannot grow without experiencing wind and frost. The world in the cage is so simple, but the world outside the cage is full of dangers. Dennis knows that Pavel is not bad-hearted, but he is still a little green...
"What should we do now? The forced demolition incident and the king's burning of people's houses have made the people doubt the royal power."
Virgil asked, and it could be seen that the knight was not very satisfied with the new king, but more worried.
"We must divert people's attention and divert their attention."
Dennis replied thoughtfully.
"What to transfer?"
Virgil asked.
"Entertainment activities." Dennis continued, "Entertainment can eliminate people's fatigue, and more importantly, it can divert people's attention. Various entertainment activities have the same and similar effects."
"Or a large-scale military parade can also temporarily divert people's attention."
Dennis added.
"But the war is over, and it doesn't seem reasonable to hold a large military parade at this time."
Virgil said.
"Indeed, so what we need is large-scale entertainment activities."
As Dennis spoke, a plan was already taking shape in his mind.
"Sports competitions, initiated by the king, are competitive sports competitions for all the people of Kislev. There are generous prizes, and anyone above the knight level can participate. In this way, it can cause a sensation in a short period of time and divert the attention of the people."
Dennis said thoughtfully, her eyes flickering, clear and quiet.
"Sounds pretty good, I want to participate."
Virgil never hesitated to praise him. Of course, this was not a flattery. As Denis himself said - she never regarded him as an outsider, so Virgil did not have to flatter the queen. For Virgil,
Denis is just the lord's daughter. He serves her and protects her because she is Rhodes' daughter. Not because she is the queen...
"However, with all due respect, although such competitions can divert people's attention for a short time, if corruption is not eradicated, one day things like bullying civilians and causing public resentment will happen again."
Virgil said bluntly.
"Of course." Dennis's face became serious. "I will try my best to find a solution and persuade Pavel to follow our method."
After saying that, Denis sighed deeply. Virgil had never seen her sigh like this before, and exhaustion was like a shadow, creeping onto the queen's youthful and beautiful face.
…
North of Kislev, at the foot of the Great Wall——
Rhodes put his hand on the cold stone and felt the temperature. It had been more than a week, and the earth still had not recovered from the trauma of the cold wave.
"This is not an ordinary cold wave. I have dueled with the most powerful frost witch in Kislev. Now, what I feel is the biting coldness."
In the wind and snow, Rhodes stood up and spoke to the people around him. Everyone listened to their lord's speech very seriously.
"But Katarina is dead. There is no way a more powerful Frost Witch has ever been here."
Celta, captain of the Norse Guard, answered the call.
"It is impossible to have a second Catalina..."
Rhodes frowned.
"Wait a minute, I seem to have seen a similar description in an ancient book."
While everyone was deep in thought, investigator Vasilyev suddenly shouted.
"Say it!"
urged the impatient Celta.
"It was recorded in "Era of Chaos" that a similar scene occurred during the Chaos Invasion a hundred years ago. The wave of ice was not an ordinary wave of ice, it was the breath of a giant dragon."
Vasilyev said with a trembling voice——
"Terrible shadows soared in the sky, and their roars were like thunder, resounding through the sky. Their breath covered the sky and sun, drowning half of the legion..."
"Simply put, it's a frost dragon?"
Celta interrupted the investigator impatiently.
Vasilyev nodded.
"have you seen?"
Rhodes turned around and asked about his deputy.
"No, I haven't seen it." Celta admitted honestly, "But I have heard that there is such a monster living in the highest mountain range in Norska."
"Only a few tribes have the ability to tame the frost dragon, but that was a hundred years ago."
Celta added that as a tribe living on the coastline, it is normal for Celta not to have seen a giant dragon. After all, all powerful creatures are rare in number. They are at the top of the food chain, and usually the dragon is seen first but not tailed.
He was elusive. However, it was precisely because of this that it aggravated Rhode's inner worries.
"If it's really a giant frost dragon, why did they come all the way here? This is abnormal!"