When he realized this, Roddy did not have any fanatical joy or desire. The height of his vision made him look down on the so-called "king" position. In fact, he had no choice but to become the prime minister. If he could, of course, he hoped that the country would be prosperous and the people would be at peace. It would be better for him to travel the world with his beautiful wife.
Looking up at the sunlight shining through the domed window into the room, Roddy walked to the throne, but he sat down on the marble steps in front of him, a little tired.
He looked at the empty hall and imagined the scene of Charles II discussing matters here with the ministers. From now on, this scene would no longer exist. And the once all-powerful "Viper Cross" would also disappear in the dust of history in the future.
After the enemy disappeared, what should he do next?
"Invasion of the demons" was a proposition that still sounded far away. At present, the demons could only affect through mental attacks, and there should be some time before the full-scale war. Although the blueprint described by the Dragons was very beautiful, only he knew that the Eiffta army was now almost at its limit.
From Elsen, Hollier City to the royal city, including the roads that extended out horizontally, the entire front line had been stretched to nearly two thousand kilometers. The road construction puppets working day and night had changed hundreds of sets of easily worn parts, not to mention the trucks. Even if Elsen City had not stopped production, the carrying capacity was still in a state of shortage.
The smooth end of the entire war also meant that Roddy had the ability to repay the sky-high war loan. The consumption of gold coins and crystal reserves could really be called "burning money", but as long as Eiffta was the only legal regime in the future, the deficit of these resources could be filled one by one.
Roddy was in a daze for a while before he remembered to check his mission list.
From the beginning of the war, the mission bar generated an epic-level mission [War of Conquest]. After the encounter with Lord Morlars, another epic-level mission [Pacify the Dragons' Strife] was generated. Three years ago, Roddy had to rely on luck to accept epic-level missions, but now it could be generated directly by the system …
When a person became powerful, it would indeed produce this snowballing advantage. As the prime minister, Roddy was naturally different from the scout captain who only controlled a small team. He clicked on the completed mission icon and checked the mission reward.
As these two Epic Quests were generated from Roddy's own actions, they did not reward him with any equipment. Instead, they rewarded him with a huge amount of EXP and Reputation.
A total of 60 million EXP was enough for Roddy to upgrade his second class to Level 29 or his first class to Level 55. With this calculation, Roddy found that the gap between him and the Dragons was indeed gradually narrowing. If there was another similar war, it was certain that he would return to the threshold of a Level 59 Shadow Hunter.
However, he was not in a hurry to distribute them. Instead, he carefully looked at the remaining title rewards.
After the [War of Conquest] was completed, Roddy had become the true ruler of the Kingdom of Karen. Therefore, he was rewarded with the title of "Conqueror", which had a powerful effect. When in the territory of the Kingdom of Karen, all attributes would be increased by 30%.
This alone was enough for him to dominate all the archers in the Kingdom of Karen.
[Pacify the Dragons' Strife] did not give him a title, but a huge amount of Reputation from all the Dragons and five Advanced Talent Points. To Roddy's regret, these two quests did not give him any new skills. They were all basic rewards, but the amount was ridiculously large to make up for the gap.
A lot of derivative quests had also popped up in the [Quest Pane]. Because there were still some lords in the territory of the Kingdom of Karen who had not declared their loyalty to the Eiffta regime, Roddy still had a [Sweep the Nation] quest. At the same time, if the territory was expanded, he could also complete the [Expand the Territory] quest.
As for the "System Building," it was not shown in the Quest Pane. After all, this was just a plan that Roddy had put in the plan, and it had not yet reached the implementation stage.
He looked at the attribute pane, but there was no longer the joy and expectation of being able to level up. With his current status and identity, it was difficult for him to participate in a battle in person. The emergence of firearms had changed the custom of the general personally leading the soldiers in a charge.
Not to mention Roddy, even Sodelor, who should have been the "Sword Saint," had now become a general who squatted in a bunker and commanded the troops. The influence of personal strength seemed to be declining rapidly under the halo of firearms. This situation reminded Roddy of the scene on Earth when China was invaded by the British and French during the end of the Qing Dynasty. Spears, broadswords, and cavalry were really helpless in the face of artillery and firearms.
Closing the page, Roddy got up, patted his clothes, and continued to walk into the palace. He did not want to show his ownership, but was simply curious about the residence of the monarch. However, after a few rounds, he found that without the luxurious decorations, the messy palace was really not worth looking at.
He left the bedroom with some disappointment and looked up at the corner towers around the white palace area. This design was naturally for defense purposes. However, the Imperial Palace was located at the highest point of the entire Imperial City. So, Rody walked over and jumped onto the corner tower. He stood at the edge of the Imperial Palace with the best view and looked down.
It was already afternoon, and the sun had not set yet. The golden light sprinkled on the densely packed buildings. Looking carefully, with Roddy's powerful eyesight, he could even see the people in the house cooking.
In this era, most people only had two meals a day. And because it was close to the sea, most people ate fish and seafood. There were dried salted fish hanging outside the windows, and people's clothes were not very fancy. They all had some frowns on their faces. Roddy felt that it was not the sorrow of the so-called royal family's fall, but the nervousness about the future.
No matter how Charles II governed the country, as long as the common people had something to eat, they would not clamor for rebellion all day long. Roddy turned his gaze to the southern coastline. The fishing boats that were returning to the sea were hesitating whether to dock or not. They clearly could not understand why the wolf head flag was hung at the port.
Further away, dark clouds gathered above the sea level, and a storm was brewing.
Roddy's thoughts cooled and became clear because of this perspective. Previously, he had considered how to optimize the army in the future, how to deal with the invasion of the demons, and so on. But now it seemed that his ideas were a little unrealistic.
Because the first thing he had to do was to restore the vitality of the people who had suffered the most during the years of war.
This was the foundation of a leader's governance.
*****
On the third day after Charles II surrendered, the road was finally built outside the imperial city with the help of the engineering company.
According to the speed of road construction during the war, the road could actually be built the next day. But because the war was over, the road standard was once again based on "durability" as the highest benchmark. The smooth road allowed countless trucks to drive into the imperial city, and the additional troops were to maintain the stability of the city during the upcoming meeting. But according to convention, the barracks were still built outside the city.
For Roshak and the others, they were already familiar with such things.
After spending half a day to finish, Roshak was about to call the soldiers to rest when the company commander arranged a new task — to assist the Dragons in preparing the venue for the upcoming meeting.
This mission made all the soldiers look at each other in dismay. Then, they were all abnormally excited because this mission was related to the "Dragon Race". When they were old, they could still tell their children, "Back then, when the Dragon Race held a meeting, the venue was built by us personally …"
"Stop talking nonsense, stand at attention! Run — go! "
As soon as Roshak gave the command, the soldiers immediately stopped their discussion, and then began to jog into the city in unison. At this time, because of the increase in patrols in the city, martial law was no longer enforced during the day. The citizens were curiously watching these soldiers from Eiffta.
They were originally afraid because in their impression, most of the soldiers were barbaric and unruly, and it was normal for them to draw their swords and kill people at the slightest disagreement. But now, these people all looked like unsmiling puppets, especially those who stood guard. They stood there for a few hours without moving, and those who patrolled never talked to each other. It was really strange.
Now, when the construction company jogged across the street to the square, the people gradually lost their original vigilance. They began to point curiously and whisper among themselves.
"When Count Le Mans entered the city, his private soldiers did evil everywhere and raped the daughter of the old Hannibal family. In the end, they didn't receive any punishment."
"A few days ago, a few Counts brought their troops into the city. I didn't even dare to open the windows. I heard that one of the doors wasn't closed properly, and they rushed in and robbed a lot of things."
"It seems that these soldiers of Eiffta are really not bad."
"Exactly! I heard that yesterday, a group of people from the 'Mole Gang' tried to steal things during the chaos. After they were discovered by the patrols, more than ten of them were executed on the spot. "
"Oh! Awesome! I was blackmailed by them before. These damn bastards! Awesome! "
As Roshak ran, he could not hear all the discussions around him, but they were indeed praising the soldiers of Eiffta. This situation surprised him. After all, before everyone entered the city, the company commander had specifically given a death order to "strictly abide by the military discipline, and strictly prohibit any form of conflict with the citizens."
He thought that when he entered the city, he would be insulted or thrown stones by the citizens, but now it seemed that … there was no conflict.
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