After Richard killed the previous Snow Giant King Severo in Kumu, he naturally became the new Snow Giant King. Although he had no foundation among the Snow Giants and the throne was quite empty, it did not affect his acceptance of the Snow Giant King at this time.
The giants cheered, and the leaders of the major tribes were also very respectful at this moment. Although they did not know Richard at all, they still behaved respectfully in front of everyone.
"Hanfeng tribe, Dawu, offer your loyalty to my king."
"Yukikaze tribe, offer your loyalty to my king!"
"Ice Spear Division, offer your loyalty to my king!"
Before Severo's body was restrained, the leaders of various tribes were already busy coming out and half-kneeling in front of Richard, scrambling to show their favor to the new king. The forces in the royal court, which were a little slow to react, also reacted and half-knelt down one after another.
Pledge of allegiance.
As for the Ice Flame Tribe, Man Gu had already taken the position closest to Richard early on. Compared to the fawning or uneasy expressions on the faces of other tribal leaders, Man Gu's face was full of pride. Richard had taken the position. In Xue
Giant Li and his Bingyan tribe were the earliest heroes to follow the dragon. In the past, these snow giants regarded the Bingyan tribe as traitors. Now, these high-ranking tribal leaders and nobles from the royal court are kneeling behind them, saying no in their hearts.
It's fun to go out.
Of course, Man Gu also knows very well how deep his bond with Richard is. At least half of the people kneeling here are forced to acknowledge Richard's status due to the situation, but his Bing Yan Department has truly dedicated his absolute loyalty.
In this snowfield, if the ice inflammation part is damaged, Richard may not be damaged, but if Richard is damaged, the ice inflammation part will definitely be damaged.
"Everyone, please stand up."
Richard's tone was kind, and there was no sense of violence like when he killed Severo before. However, none of the snow giants present dared to despise him. After Richard asked them to stand up, they all immediately stood up to thank him, and most of their eyes were still focused on
The ice giant king transformed by Richard is waiting for his next order.
"When Severo was king, he went against the grain and started wars for no reason, which brought great pain to all tribes. I killed Severo in Kumu, which can be regarded as eliminating harm from the snowfield."
Anyway, Severo is dead, so he won't refute. Let's put the hat on him first. Although it is an imposition of charges, each tribe seems to have some feelings. No matter what the reason for Severo provoking this war, just look at it.
As a result, he really gave each tribe a hard time, and some tribes lost almost half of their young men. Thinking of Severo, it made his teeth itch with hatred. Richard's words were immediately echoed by all the tribes.
Then, Richard raised the Key of Ice and Snow, the symbolic treasure of the Snow Giant King. The blue ice crystals overflowed with light, and the snow giants half-knelt on the ground again. Although Richard had no foundation, but from the perspective of tradition and sacredness,
To say it, I can barely say it is orthodox.
Taking advantage of the power brought by the Key of Ice and Snow, Richard immediately made arrangements for the next thing.
First of all, he divided the nearly two hundred miles around Snowfield City into the hunting grounds of the Ice Flame Tribe, laying the foundation for a large tribe for the Ice Flame Tribe. Although the Ice Flame Tribe can only produce about two hundred warriors now,
But they still control many young prisoners of war. The prisoners of war from these small tribes have always refused to join the Ice Flame Tribe. They just think that the Ice Flame Tribe is a traitor to the Snow Giant. Now that Richard has become the Snow Giant King, he will naturally not join.
Overcoming this concern, the Ice Flame Tribe was able to quickly subdue hundreds of warriors, and immediately completed the transformation from a small tribe to a medium-sized tribe.
Moreover, Mangu was positioned as the new affairs officer of the royal court and became Richard's agent among the snow giants. His status was even more special. After Richard announced the order, Mangu was so moved that he knelt down on the ground again. As long as Richard did not fall,
It was only a matter of time before the Ice Flame Tribe became a large tribe in his hands. The long-cherished wish finally saw hope.
Richard's arrangements for the Ice Flame Tribe did not cause any disturbance to the following Snow Giants. After all, the Ice Flame Tribe was still small at the moment, and demarcating more territory would not have much impact on other tribes. The key is Richard's follow-up
The command.
Richard first guaranteed the interests of the major tribes and stated that he would respect the traditions of the snow giants. The leaders of each tribe enjoyed a certain degree of autonomy and would not act as rebelliously as Severo did. Then he promised that he would only recruit warriors from each tribe in a limited manner.
Each tribe will be tortured to death, and finally the current hunting range divisions of each tribe will be recognized without any adjustments.
This made the tribal leaders below breathe a sigh of relief. At least for now, it seemed that it was the right choice to let Severo collapse and replace him with this strange royal family. Soon the tribal leaders below were praising him.
As for the Royal Court, it was divided into three by Richard. Richard definitely did not intend to go to the Snow Giant Court to become the Giant King. If he went to the Royal Court, let alone whether the Taits in the Royal Court would possibly sway him.
, it was impossible for him to accept that he would really become a giant king in the snowfield. Taking advantage of the current situation, Richard was not polite and directly designated Snowfield City as the new royal court, and the previous royal court was immediately abolished.
, all orders issued by the old royal court from now on will be considered false orders.
Some of the Royal Court soldiers were left near the Snowfield City to defend the new Royal Court together with the Bingyan Tribe. However, unstable factors like Ge Ur were sent out by Richard to lead the troops to garrison.
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After a few orders, the interests of the major tribes were protected. Although the interests of the Royal Court were not damaged, the power was dispersed into several large pieces by Richard. It happened that Severo brought all the main forces of the Royal Court.
Come here, there is no need to specially mobilize, the elites of the Royal Court can immediately follow Richard's orders from Snowfield City to garrison in various places in the Snowfield.
Richard's operation seemed confusing and distracted the Snow Giant King's direct power to deter the snowfield. In fact, it was the best way for him to control the snowfield. First of all, he knew it in his heart. His foundation in the snowfield was only as strong as Snowfield City.
A force that is incompatible with the snow giants is much worse than Willow. It has no foundation at all. It is simply impossible to completely concentrate power in its hands.
Originally, the Royal Court was the largest force in the snowfield and a close confidant of the Snow Giant King. However, for Richard, the Royal Court was the most threatening force because he could not stay in the snowfield for a long time and could not fully control the Royal Court.
By dismantling it into pieces to avoid the possibility of the Royal Court threatening Snowfield City, the power of each tribe was amplified, and they became Richard's staunch supporters. At least the other Tait now wanted to take advantage of Richard's absence from Snowfield.
These small tribes were the first to refuse to agree to any small move.
Anyway, he has no way to completely control the snowfield for the time being. As long as a nominal surrender completes the task and gives Snowfield City a stable development environment, the various forces in the snowfield will naturally be broken into pieces as much as possible.
After Richard announced the order, he quickly disappeared in front of the snow giant. The duration of his transformation was almost up. He didn't want to transform back into a human again in front of a large group of snow giants. This would cause some damage to his prestige.
, and then whenever necessary, he would go around the academy in the image of the Ice Giant King to increase his sense of presence, and would temporarily leave more matters to Barbarian Bones to convey, barely maintaining the balance of power in the snowfield.
Facing the new king who left in a hurry, most of the snow giant leaders present were in a state of confusion. In particular, the generals of the royal court found it difficult to adapt. They used to be the confidants of the snow giant king, but now they have become
Like other snow giant tribes, they can't even speak a few words.
However, because Richard's orders were very clear when he left, and because the interests of all parties were not substantially harmed, under the auspices of Mangu, the Snow Giants first tidied up the battlefield with the human soldiers, and then returned to their hunting grounds and camps.
A great war ended in an anticlimactic manner.
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snowfield city
Richard, who hurriedly returned to Snowfield City, had already transformed back into human form because the Ice and Snow Key had expired. The reward for becoming the Ice Giant King this time was beyond his expectation. He nominally successfully conquered Snowfield, and the system recognized it.
His results just reminded him that he had completed his mission. The awe on the faces of the soldiers around him became even stronger when they faced Richard. It is estimated that the Hunter family will have to be called a family of giants in the future.
More importantly, after this battle, Snowfield City unlocked two seventh-level soldier camps. This is what Richard cares about most.
First, a majestic Cloud Palace was built in Snowfield City. The Cloud Palace first appeared as a shadow on the iceberg in Snowfield City, and then gradually turned into reality. The palace was completely made of marble, with the top nearly twenty meters above the ground.
Richard now basically doesn't avoid the eyes of ordinary soldiers. He just released the system buildings in such a generous manner. The soldiers are basically not surprised. They can do such things as his own master can become a giant.
Accept it, what more can you not accept?
Later, Richard released the building presented by the system, the Ice Giant Temple. A building similar in style to the Cloud Palace stood opposite the Cloud Palace. The two magnificent buildings guarded the energy tower in the middle. This is the top of the snowfield city.
It even feels a bit like the abode of gods.
Of course, whether the building is grand or not is not important to Richard. Snowfield City is not his permanent residence. What he cares about is that this Snowfield City can produce two seventh-level troops every week, a Titan Giant and an Ice Giant.
They all have the same level of combat power as giant dragons. Ice giants are no better than snow giants. Although they like the cold, they don't have the disadvantage of snow giants not being able to fight in hot environments. They can appear in the north to fight for Richard at any time through the teleportation array.
Snowfield City, which can recruit two seventh-level combatants every week, suddenly becomes the most important system city in the city.
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"Sir, the total number of casualties in this battle is more than 60,000 sergeants, and their specific identities are still being confirmed."
When Christine reported the casualties, there was not much emotion in his tone. For a general like him who has experienced countless battles, casualties are just a number to him. At critical moments, even his own life can be sacrificed for victory.
sacrificial.
"Well, after confirmation, the compensation must be in place. Each of them is my hero in the North."
"Yes, sir."
After completing the settlement of the two seventh-level soldier camps, Richard and others discussed post-war matters in the meeting hall of Snowfield City, the most important of which were casualties and pensions. Judging from the results, Richard
Having achieved all the goals, it can be said to be an unprecedented victory.
But the casualties were also the heaviest in all the previous wars in the North. Just to delay the Snow Giant, there were a full 60,000 casualties in the outer fortifications, which had reached one-tenth of the standing strength of the North. What Richard could do
They can only provide pensions according to the rules and give preferential treatment to their families.
"General Christian, you will temporarily manage Snowfield City in the future. Restore the fortifications outside the city as soon as possible. You must still take precautions."
"Yes, sir!"
After talking about casualties and pensions, the focus of the discussion also shifted to the follow-up arrangements for Snowfield City. Christine's ability has been fully demonstrated in the previous battles, and Richard will not hand over the power of Snowfield City to him.
What can one say that is not coming.
Although the Snow Giant is no longer hostile to Snowfield City, the restoration of Snowfield City's city defense is still a top priority. Richard prefers to take the initiative in his own hands. With the current importance of Snowfield City, there is no chance of making any mistakes.
Can't come out.
After finishing his official duties, Richard returned to his temporary residence in the snowfield. Although it was a temporary residence, the house was still very exquisitely built. The flames in the fireplace were burning brightly, and he felt a sense of warmth as soon as he entered the house.
Messiah was simply packing something in the house. When he saw Richard entering the house, he immediately put down what he was doing and walked to the door.
Although the two were already an old couple, Messiah was still a little shy when he saw Richard, and his face was slightly red.
Looking at Richard's handsome face, Messiah suddenly seemed to think of something again. He suddenly turned around, gave Richard a back view, and then said:
"My Lord Hunter, you are finally done with your work. You agreed to let me stay with you when I arrive at the Grand Magician, but instead you asked me to wait in the city for your return after victory."
Messiah didn't even call Richard, but called him by his last name, with a bit of anger in his tone, obviously dissatisfied with Richard for not keeping his word.
In fact, Richard did not do this on purpose. In fact, the level of the enemy was getting higher and higher, and his original promise was a bit hasty. Even if the Messiah became a great magician, he would not trust him to let the other party go to the battlefield together.
I can only say it like a rogue:
"What I'm talking about is obviously the Holy Magister, not the great magician. You must have heard wrong."
Upon hearing that Richard was cheating like this, Messiah was furious and turned around to argue with Richard.
It's just that Richard couldn't argue with Messiah, and hugged him the moment Messiah turned around.
Messiah let out an exclamation, and then seemed to know what Richard wanted to do. His face turned red, and he symbolically hit Richard a few times before hugging Richard tightly and kissing him passionately.