On the road back to the City Lord's Mansion, Melanie said, "Your Excellency did better than I thought."
Allen said, "That's just what you said."
Melanie smiled and said, "I only told Your Excellency to pay attention to the balance between the new and the old, but I didn't teach you how to do it. In the meeting room just now, Your Excellency listened to the thoughts of both sides and finally unified them, even guiding them to your own intentions. In this regard, it is commendable. If the method of governing is also divided into three, six, and nine grades, Lord Allen's skill is undoubtedly as high as your combat strength. "
"Mr. Melanie is in a good mood today. Otherwise, you wouldn't be flattering me so openly." Allen shook his head and smiled.
"I'm telling the truth. In all of Agares, the two Paragons stand at the peak of martial strength and support a country by themselves. But when it comes to governing a country, it seems to me that they are mediocre. The one in Demonic Ring City is completely indifferent to the empire and can be ignored. As for the Emperor of Dobia, he is more than strict.
He is headstrong. Dobia has always been his own words. How can he be like Lord Allen just now, allowing his subordinates to speak freely? "
Lord Allen said self-deprecatingly, "You said it yourself. Those two support a country by themselves. Of course, they can be indifferent or headstrong. But I can't, so I still have to put on an act. At least reduce some friction between the new and the old, and it will be easier to manage. "
Melanie said indifferently, "I'm sure that even if Lord Allen becomes a Paragon, he won't act like those two."
"Oh, Mr. Melanie, do you think so highly of me?"
"It's not a matter of whether you think highly of me or not. The problem is that you're not a Baltic." With that, Melanie looked out of the window, clearly wanting to end the topic.
Allen had to admit that Melanie's words were straight to the root of the problem.
He was not a Baltic, nor did he grow up in Agares, so his temperament and way of dealing with problems were completely different from those two Paragons. Moreover, there was a hidden meaning in Melanie's words. To Agares, Allen was always an outsider. Even with his own combat strength and the support of the Forgotten Realm, the current situation looked good.
But what about the future?
Once he was unable to continue expanding, or if he wanted to focus on developing his territory, he would definitely not be able to do so. In that case, the issue of race would be highlighted, and it might even lead to conflicts. In the end, the people below him would overthrow his rule.
The problem was complicated, but also simple.
Allen was not a Barbarian, so he did not know what the Barbarians really wanted. The values between this chaotic race and humans were not just a little different. Perhaps what was meaningful to humans and worth sacrificing one's life to protect was not worth mentioning to the Balts.
All of these would inevitably cause all sorts of conflicts and disputes.
Allen glanced at the man who had been thrown into prison for three years. Perhaps Melanie was the first person to see the hidden dangers of the race. Even Allen himself had neglected this problem.
He smiled and decided not to think about it for the time being. The most important thing now was to deal with the next wave of attacks from the Empire. After noon, the entire Mokedan began to operate. The supplies in the city were quickly checked and gathered in the military area, ready to be mobilized at any time. The general and officers began to mobilize the soldiers for war, and the airship at the port also began to test its flight. The residents living in the city could feel the tension of the coming war.
In contrast to the tense but orderly atmosphere of preparation for war in Mokedan, more than two thousand kilometers away, in another ancient city in the south near the great fault, there were traces of chaos and disorganization everywhere.
Iron Tree City was also very old, even older than Demonic Ring City. The ancient style of the Demonic Shadow Empire could be seen everywhere in the city. Due to the lack of planned expansion, the streets of Iron Tree City looked complicated and crowded, which was quite different from Mokedan.
But after so many years, the managers of Iron Tree City had no plans to rebuild it. The city was like an old man who was constantly carrying a heavy burden, to the point where it was difficult to walk.
Recently, a large army had gathered in Iron Tree City, adding to the woes of this ancient city that was past its prime. In order to facilitate the assembly of the army, Iron Tree City decided to expand the barracks. The method of expansion was also very crude. The residents of the two blocks near the barracks were chased away, the buildings were razed with large equipment, and temporary barracks were built directly on the cleared open space. In just a few days, the barracks of Iron Tree City had more than tripled in size.
Of course, an army of one hundred thousand soldiers could not be stuffed into the barracks, but it was more than enough to entertain the guards of those two important figures.
To Iron Tree City, these two were truly important figures. Crazy Devil Ganli was one thing, but Lightning Devil Mirion was a character that rarely appeared on the southern lines. If not for the turmoil in Mokedan, it would have been almost impossible for Iron Tree City to witness the glory of two Great Generals at the same time.
But now that these two Great Generals had truly arrived, the hopes and expectations of the residents of Iron Tree City vanished. Lightning Devil Mirion was fine. At the very least, this Great General and his subordinates were rather well-behaved. But the other Great General was not like this. On the first day that Crazy Devil Ganli arrived in Iron Tree City, he had the city lord send all the girls between fifteen and twenty to the barracks. On the surface, it was said that this was to boost morale, but in reality, it was just for the amusement of the officers and himself. On that day, all of Iron Tree City was thrown into chaos. The city guards acted as dogs to capture the girls, throwing the ancient city into chaos.
On this day alone, there were several hundred incidents of conflict and bloodshed. On that day, several hundred people were thrown into the long-empty prison of Iron Tree City, filling it to the brim. Later on, Ganli had Iron Tree City send prisoners to be killed every day for his amusement. Each time, there would be at least ten-some people, and on some days, there would be more than one hundred. Thus, the barracks that Ganli lived in would be filled with the stench of blood for the next few days.
From the residents of Iron Tree City to the city lord, everyone hoped that this army would leave as soon as possible. But the army was said to be gathering here to fight in Mokedan. But the barracks and even the barracks outside the city showed no signs of mobilization, and the army showed no signs of moving. This caused the number of city lords in Iron Tree City to plummet, and their meals to taste nothing.
Every day, the city was filled with complaints. If not for the fact that the city lord had mobilized an army and placed it in front of the city lord's residence, the city lord's residence would have long since been flattened. In the end, he simply did not care, and let the outside world do as they pleased, hiding in the city lord's residence to enjoy himself.
As a matter of fact, when a camp steward broke into the city lord's residence, he was stopped by the steward. The camp steward frowned and said, "Steward, let me see the city lord. We really can't go on like this. Today, Lord Ganli's barracks sent out dozens of corpses, all pulled out in carriages. There were also people from our city guards among them. They said that they accidentally bumped into Lord Ganli's guards outside the barracks, and were killed without asking for a reason. "
The steward also had a headache. He gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you report this to the city lord, it won't end well, and instead make him unhappy. Why bother? I heard that these two lords will be leaving in two days at the latest. Let's just bear with it for a bit longer. "
The camp steward sighed, "Ah, it's only two lords, and they've already tormented our Iron Tree City to death. I really don't know how those eastern cities managed to get here. "
"Shh." The steward covered his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense. If people hear it, you'll be tired of living. Besides, Lord Mirion didn't do anything. It's only Lord Ganli who's hard to please. "
The steward shook his head and went back to his work after he managed to persuade the camp steward to leave.
At this moment, a shrill scream rang out from somewhere in the barracks, causing the Iron Tree City soldiers in the barracks to cover their ears. That scream sounded painful. In reality, the corpses that had been pulled out of Ganli's barracks over the past few days were too horrible to look at. It was impossible to imagine how these people had been tortured to death.
In any case, they wouldn't die an easy death.
At this moment, Ganli, who looked more like a demon king than a demon king, was lying on a slender thigh. A sexy and charming woman was using her leg as a pillow for him, while another woman was feeding Ganli wine.
That's right, feeding him mouth to mouth.
The two women were completely naked, trying their best to please this well-dressed general who was actually a wild beast. Ganli took a sip of wine from the female attendant's mouth. His eyes were half-closed as he looked at a badly mangled figure in front of him.
It was also a woman. Her palm had been pierced by an iron chain and she was hanging in midair. Her entire body was naked, and there was almost no part of her body that was unharmed. Her fingernails had all been pulled out, and her chest and back were covered in whip marks. The inside of her thighs and even her private parts had burn marks. An eyeball and half a tongue were at her feet, and a soldier was using pliers to pry at her ankles.
The two women serving Ganli tried their best to smile, but their smiles were uglier than death.
Suddenly, someone walked in. As soon as this person appeared, the entire room was filled with thunder. The buzzing made one dizzy. Only Ganli's expression remained the same. He lazily climbed up from the woman's thigh, not forgetting to pat her chest, and then said with a smile, "What brings Lord Mirion here?"
The person who had come was Lightning Demon Mirion.
If not for the lightning all over his body, if not for his aura of wind and thunder, who would have thought that this man, who looked a little thin and weak, was actually the empire's second general, Mirion?
Mirion's eyes seemed to be spewing lightning at any moment. When he looked at the pitiful woman, the woman's body immediately rumbled with lightning and fire. She didn't even have the time to groan before turning into charcoal. Although it was a miserable death, it was better than being tortured by Ganli.
Retracting his gaze, Mirion said indifferently, "You still like to play with these perverted things."
Ganli waved his hand, indicating for everyone to leave. After everyone left, the corners of his mouth twitched. "Lord Mirion, do you know what you're doing?"
"I'm keeping an eye on someone."
"No, you're keeping an eye on a spy, and she's preparing to reveal all the information in exchange for a quick death."
"Oh, then she's profiting." Mirion's eyelids didn't even twitch. "I'm here to inform you that I've stayed here long enough. If you're not leaving tomorrow, I'll make a trip first. "
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