After sending off the visiting Holy Angel Bellnus, Elvin diverted some of his attention and went online through the Black Sea's Mind Network.
Just as he opened his eyes, he realized that Levina's beautiful face was already right in front of him. She was so close that he could even smell the sweet rose fragrance from her breath. She extended a slender finger and approached him.
It looked like she finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and was eager to poke at his avatar.
Realizing that her avatar had suddenly regained consciousness, the Queen hurriedly took two steps back. As her skirt fluttered, she placed her hands behind her back and coughed softly.
"Ahem, is this what you mean by 'disconnecting'? That's too unreliable. If there really was a Transcendent Class 4 assassination attempt, I would've been chopped into pieces during this period of time. "
"An accident, purely an accident. It was an emergency in the territory. You might've known about it later. "
Elvin smiled mysteriously and didn't explain further. It would be rude to be distracted when facing a demigod. Although he was familiar with the Holy Angel, he still had to show the necessary etiquette.
Looking at Elvin, who suddenly seemed to be in a good mood, Levina curled her lips and picked up a document on the desk and handed it to him. "When you 'disconnected,' Marquis Hansa sent over a piece of information. The opportunity we've been waiting for might have arrived.
Although it's only been a month since the end of the war in the New World, Philip II's actions are faster than we imagined. It's obvious that the outcome of the New World's colonies is destined. Any signs of unrest in the mainland have to be firmly suppressed. "
"Is that so?"
After Elvin received the information and roughly flipped through it, he realized that there was a lot of content and many sources. It was obvious that the intelligence department had organized it before finally piecing it together. In the process, it was unknown how many intelligence personnel had sacrificed their lives.
The first item was that the Church of Wealth, which was transformed from the Blackwing Cult, had finally begun to preach openly in the Old Continent. The main location was the Kingdom of Frisia.
Note: To be more precise, the secret underground preaching that has been going on for an unknown period of time has gradually shifted to the surface in recent days. In the cathedral of the Primordial God, Tirentius, there were already holy statues of the Angel of Prosperity, the Lord of Gold, and the ruler of capital.
This was because the conditions for accepting believers and even clergy were far less stringent than those of other mature Churches of True Gods. Even after completing the initiation ceremony, they could receive considerable financial subsidies.
Under the dual temptation of material and power, the number of believers and grassroots clergymen of the Church of Wealth was rapidly increasing.
The faith of the local primordial god, Tirentius, was rapidly collapsing, setting off a frenzy of people who believed in money from top to bottom.
Secondly, the Nederland Bank Group, which had financial businesses all over the Old Continent, had moved its headquarters out of the Kingdom of Tylo and officially returned to Antwerp in the Kingdom of Frisia a day ago.
The third one was about the Shilius Empire.
The Imperium suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Dirben. Half of the Second Fleet was annihilated. Other than the battleships that were expensive to build, even the more than two hundred cruisers and supply starships did not escape from Elvin's attack.
Every piece of plank and nail in the fleet was money!
Without needing any guidance from the intelligence personnel of Faletis, Philip II issued an executive order without hesitation.
He set up a finance and privy council in the Kingdom of Frisia and sent a governor to directly manage the local affairs, completely depriving the Frisians of all the autonomy they had during the reign of the Holy Lothar Emperor, Maximilian.
Due to the shameless behavior of the Church of Wealth, he was also prepared to re-establish the Court of Flame to completely unify the religious beliefs of the Frisians.
He also issued a bloody edict that all heretics would be burned at the stake, and those who hid and helped heretics would be punished the same as heretics.
However, this time, the target was no longer the heretics of the Primitive Church of Eternal Fire, but the thriving Church of Wealth that was gradually replacing the Primordial God, Tirentius!
"Elvin, the conflict between the two sides will obviously become more and more intense. Do you think we need to give them a push from behind?"
Levina looked at Elvin with some anticipation. Now that the situation had developed to this point, she also wanted to hear the opinion of the person who proposed the Disqualified Overlord Plan.
After losing part of the gold mines in the New Shilius Deputy King's District and the tax sources of the Kingdom of Frisia, the dismemberment plan could almost be declared a success.
Elvin nodded.
"We can add fuel to the fire for Philip II and make their conflict erupt as soon as possible before anyone is fully prepared. However, we still need the kingdom to negotiate.
Previously, after we gathered the Invincible Fleet, didn't we also capture a large number of soldiers on board? Excluding those who died on the spot, those who resisted resolutely, and those who exploded along with the battleship, there are still about 60,000 left. "
Vaguely guessing Elvin's thoughts, Levina's eyes lit up as she heard him continue.
"I was still having a headache about how to deal with these guys.
It's hard to control soldiers who have undergone specialized military training. Without their families by their side, it's not easy to assimilate them. It's also impossible to risk attracting evil gods to carry out a massacre. We still have to spend money to raise these ticking time bombs every day.
We'll resell them to Shilius at the price of 60 gold lions per Anuma slave, and set the same two-month deadline. If Philip II doesn't pay, we'll sell these guys to the Chaotic Lands, Cabral, or even Celebes Island!
Not buying? The morale of the army is shaken, and the people's hearts are thwarted. Those military families will be the first to disagree. Buy? This is a huge sum of 3.6 million gold lions. After losing New Shilius, where do you think he'll get this money from? "
The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but chuckle together.
Making us happy by being naughty!
.....
The turmoil in the Source Continent didn't delay the construction of the new continent at all. After the turbulent vortex shifted, this place should be able to welcome a period of stable development.
In White Swan Castle, the core of the Duchy of Garriott's power, a small internal meeting was underway.
It mainly consisted of Elvin, Olivia, Anita, Marquis Duke, Nymphs, and some of the core retainers. There was also an intelligence officer, Bess the Owl.
Back when Elvin was promoted to an upper-level Sorcerer, he had transformed into a human-faced, bird-bodied "human-faced owl". At this moment, Bess had completed his Human Transformation Spell and turned into a teenager of 14 or 15 years old.
With the [Mental Network] and [Talent Spell — Mind Reading] in his hands, he was already the best candidate for the head of the Duchy's intelligence department and gradually entered the core of the Duchy's power.
"Marquis, the person who can oversee the Shattered Star Sea's coast is none other than you. Whether or not we can smoothly survive the chaotic period of the first few years of the Duchy's establishment depends on you."
Elvin, who was sitting on the main seat, and Olivia, who was sitting beside him, looked at their father-in-law (old father) at the same time.
In the previous meeting, they had divided the entire 10 million square kilometers of the Duchy of Garriott into six major regions. From east to west, from north to south, they were:
The easternmost "Black Sea Coast" included the old territories of Buffalo, Georgia, and Far Sail; the "Upper Atasca River Valley" on the south coast of the six central lakes; the "Lower Atasca River Valley" downstream of the central river to the south coast.
The "Central and Western Plains" across the main basin of the Atasca River; the "Mount Albert" consisting of many mountains that spread over 4,500 kilometers; and the "Shattered Star Sea Coast" on the westernmost side of the Duchy of New Shilius, which was about 4 million square kilometers.
They had also established an industrial layout with manufacturing in the east, agriculture in the center, and animal husbandry and mining in the west as the leading industries.
Of course, in this vast territory, only the east and west coast were developed. The other areas were barren lands where only the natives lived. And even with the help of the Tree of Rest, those areas were not suitable for humans to return in a short period of time.
"I … Alright."
In reality, the marquis, who did not have much ambition, preferred to stay in the comfortable circle and count small amounts of money leisurely. But his son-in-law's foundation was getting bigger and bigger. Although he had already achieved financial freedom, those leisurely days were gone forever.
However, looking at the dazzling platinum crown on his daughter's head that was studded with diamonds, the old father-in-law couldn't bring himself to reject it no matter what.
Sigh! Although I don't need to help take care of the child for the time being, it's still very tiring to help take care of a country. When can this old man enjoy his own little fun?
Although he had the right to wear a crown that symbolized power, Elvin was not used to it. Instead, he made one for Olivia and put it on for her.
It was a female diamond crown in the shape of grape leaves and berries. Whether it was the shape or the material, it was very symbolic.
Grapes were the current symbol of Long Island's economic crop. Many of the diamonds on it came from Buffalo's Glendale diamond mine.
Back then, Olivia had stolen the super pink diamond "Artemis," which weighed 20 carats. Then, when she was attacked by the pinnacle Knight Griffith at the Battle of Benin, she released the "Shattered Star" for the first time in her life. After that, things got out of hand.
The base of the crown came from the white gold mine in the new Shilius vice king's district.
Geologists generally believed that white gold was not a metal native to the land under their feet. Instead, it was a giant meteorite that came from outer space in an era where most creatures did not even exist.
A small part of it fell to the north of the new continent and was only discovered a few decades ago by the people of Shilius who knew what it was.
White gold was also sought after by the royal families of various countries as the "only precious metal suitable for kings." It was even revered as the "King of Precious Metals." It could be said that it was popular throughout the source continent.
Even the powerful witchcraft tool "Diamond Leg Ring" of the nymphs was made of the same material.
The pure white color of white gold not only did not diminish the brilliance of the gemstone, but it also brought out the true color of the gemstone itself. Whether it was a sparkling diamond or other colored gemstones, it was an excellent match.
Clap!
After solving his father-in-law's biggest problem, Elvin gently clapped his hands and looked at the civilian retainer on the other side of the long table. "Hawkins, although you've just gotten married, I'm still worried about making arrangements for other people. I'll have to trouble you to go to Juarez and assist the marquis."
This was Elvin's earliest attendant. He had already brought his mother to the new continent and had just completed his major life event. The bride was the widow of Elia's Chancellor Zerom and his deputy in the "Long Island Development Bank," the beautiful Mrs. Edith Hobion.
Hawkins stood up and bowed. He said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will strive to restore the gold and silver production of the Shattered Star Sea to before the outbreak of the Spirit Tide in the shortest time possible."
Ai Wen secretly gave him a thumbs up in his heart. Smart!
Although his two biggest enemies, Shilius and the bourgeoisie, might be too busy to take care of themselves, he would not let his guard down so easily.
Although Shilius was heavily injured, he was still far from completely collapsing. It was not completely impossible for another peak Transcendent to launch a sneak attack. As for those rich people in Frisia, although they were a little jealous of Shilius sucking their blood, they still did not lack the money to hire assassins.
Moreover, there was still a group of ancient gods who were secretly plotting something.
Even after being recognized, the dukedom had the protection of the goddess and the holy angels.
However, his current strength was far from being invincible below the demigod level. Not to mention divine creatures, even a Grade Four Great Wizard from Celebes might not be able to handle him.
Now, the strongest trump card in his hand was still the [Divine Artifact — Libra Equalization Holy Sword] that could convert wealth into power.
Therefore, our slogan at present and for a long time in the future would be: "Money! Money! Money! "
No matter how much you change, Dong, take my … Toss Heaven and Earth!
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