Western Territory, Morning Star City.
In the temporary main hall of the city lord's mansion.
"What did you say? The Maple Leaf Territory has been completely reclaimed by the elves? "
Duke Bollensia looked at the affairs officer who reported the news with a shocked expression.
"Yes … Yes, Your Grace."
The affairs officer answered carefully.
Duke Bollensia took a deep breath, unable to hide the shock and confusion in his eyes.
"A month … No, it hasn't even been a month, right? How did they do it? "
"Your Grace, it is said that they have a floating fortress that can fly in the sky. A few strong cities were taken down in this way, and … and it is said that the God of Dusk and Sunset has also fallen in the hands of the Goddess of Life."
"The Goddess of Life has taken action? The evil god has fallen? "
Duke Bollensia was slightly stunned.
"That's right. According to the intelligence, all the statues worshipped by the evil cultists cracked on their own."
The affairs officer answered respectfully.
The duke opened his mouth, as though he was not prepared to accept this news.
After a moment of silence, he muttered to himself with difficulty.
"Wasn't it said to be an evil god so powerful that even the gods feared it? How … How could it be defeated so quickly? "
The affairs officer did not answer this question.
To be honest, this was not something that an existence of his level could investigate clearly.
Of course, Duke Bollensia did not expect the affairs officer to answer. He was just unable to calm the shock in his heart.
He raised his crystal glass and wanted to take a sip of wine, but he realized that the wine in the glass had already been finished.
However, just as he raised his head, he realized that the affairs officer standing in front of him wanted to say something, but stopped.
The duke's heart skipped a beat.
He glanced at the affairs officer, and his expression became more and more unpleasant.
"What other bad news is there?"
The affairs officer's Adam's apple bobbed, but … because he was really too fat, his thick neck full of fat could not be seen at all.
"Your … Your Grace, Maple Leaf Territory … Maple Leaf Territory has announced its independence from the empire …"
He stammered.
With a soft crack, the expensive crystal glass in Duke Bollensia's hand shattered into pieces. Earl Meath's eyes twitched as he watched from the side. He felt a pain in his heart.
"Say that again? What's wrong with Maple Leaf Territory? "
Duke Bollensia narrowed his eyes and looked at the affairs officer who reported the news with a gloomy and dangerous expression.
The temperature in the hall seemed to have dropped because of his gloominess.
The plump officer wiped the sweat from his forehead and stammered a reply.
"Duke … Duke, Sophia, the heir of the Wells family, has declared the independence of the Maple Leaf Territory. Not only that, but she has also abolished the noble titles and hereditary noble system of the entire Maple Leaf Territory and changed it to Maple Moon Free Territory …"
As he spoke, he took out a crumpled booklet from his bosom.
"This is the script they used for publicity …"
Duke Borencia snatched it over and squinted his eyes to read it. However, as he read, his expression became more and more unsightly.
After reading the entire manuscript, he threw it to the ground.
"Maple Moon Free Territory? Abolish the aristocracy? Was she going to make the entire Empire her enemy?! It's just a small district! "
He was so angry that he wanted to laugh.
It wasn't that the Holy Mania Empire didn't have any free territories, but they were all independent cities, also known as free cities.
The free cities were not under the jurisdiction of the central government or the local nobles. They were highly autonomous, but even so, they did not dare to say that they would abolish the aristocratic system.
"Duke … Duke … Not only that … they have announced an alliance with the Elven Forest, and they have also acknowledged the Life Church as the official church."
The officer said cautiously.
"Elven Forest?"
Duke Borencia was slightly startled, then became furious.
"These damn long-eared people dare to reach their hands into the Empire's territory! Do they want to start a war of faith?! "
When a Legend was angry, everyone in the hall felt an irresistible sense of oppression. Even the magic lamps in the hall flickered faintly.
Noticing the pale faces and trembling bodies of the others, Duke Borencia barely suppressed the anger in his heart and retracted the pressure on his body.
However, when he looked at the manuscript that was thrown to the ground, his expression became more and more unsightly.
He never expected that the Border Count, who had defeated the Empire's crusade army, would be defeated so quickly!
Even with the gods fighting in front of them, this speed was still too exaggerated.
Back then, the Elven Kingdom could still hold on for hundreds of years after the fall of the World Tree!
Moreover, they even made the Maple Leaf Territory declare independence and abolish the aristocratic system!
If this matter were to spread to the Imperial Capital, who knew how many treacherous people would attack him in the parliament.
After all, the Borencia family was the one dealing with the Maple Leaf Territory!
Duke Borencia felt a headache at the thought of the impact after the news of the Maple Leaf Territory spread.
Looking at the duke who was rubbing his temples, Earl Meis hesitated and said, "Duke Borencia, it's better for the Elves to be controlled by the Elves.
"My Lord Duke, it's better for the elves to intervene than for the Evil God to control the territory. I think we need to handle the matter of the Maple Leaf Territory carefully …"
"Duke Borencia, the area around Augus City has also been merged into the Maple Moon Free Territory."
Seeing Earl Meis's unhurried expression, Duke Borencia's officer reminded him in a low voice.
Earl Meis was speechless.
His expression changed, and he hurriedly corrected himself.
"Duke Borencia! We can't let the lost land fall into the hands of the Elves! What Maple Moon … It must be a puppet of the Elves. Maple Leaf City was once the capital of the Elves! This must be the revenge of the Elves! "
"Duke Borencia, we have to hurry and send troops to reclaim the territory before the Maple Leaf Territory is completely settled!"
Earl Meis's anxious expression made Duke Borencia speechless.
He sighed and said, "Duke Borencia.
"Your Excellency, do you think we can win against the elven army that easily wiped out Maple's army?"
Earl Meis was speechless.
"But isn't this a declaration of war? The Elves actually dare to support the rebels of the Maple Leaf Territory. Just as you said, isn't this starting a war of faith?! "
Earl Meis persisted.
The Western Territory wasn't rich to begin with, and the land near Augus City was fertile and strategically located. If they really lost it, it would be like cutting off his flesh.
Duke Borencia didn't comment, but his slightly clenched fist showed that he was in a terrible mood at this moment.
After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said,
"Report this matter to the council and let them make a decision."
"Duke Borencia!"
"Don't say anymore! Duke Borencia, this is no longer a problem of the Maple Leaf Territory. It's a problem of the Life Church and the Eternal Church, the Elves and our empire! If we want to solve this, we can only rely on the empire and the church to pressure the Elves to return to the Elven Forest and guarantee that they won't participate! "
Borencia stopped Earl Meis from persuading him.
As he spoke, he looked to the south and sneered.
"Abolish the nobility? Equality and harmony? Haha … Without the powerful strength of the nobles, without the rich knowledge of the nobles, without the municipal bureaucrats who are loyal to the nobles, how can a group of ignorant commoners rule the Maple Leaf Territory? "
"Ridiculous!"
…
The players didn't know about the waves caused by the reform of the Maple Moon Territory in the north and the Western Territory. They also didn't know that as the news further spread to the entire Holy Mania Empire and the Kingdom of Ayres in the south, it had a great impact on the two human countries.
Only some players who often traded with human chambers of commerce heard about it. It seemed that the reform of the Maple Moon Territory had broken through the sky in the human world.
However, most people didn't care too much.
Although the players had long been trained to treat the Sergs world as a real world to experience and play games, the truth was that unless some plot was personally related to them, most people couldn't be bothered to care.
No matter how big of a disturbance the Maple Moon Territory caused in the human world, as long as the humans didn't openly send out troops, few players would pay special attention to it or worry about it.
On the other hand, the Maple Moon Territory strengthened its defense in the north.
Of course, at this moment, most of the soldiers guarding the territory were humans.
Most of the players had evacuated with the end of the mission, returned to the Elf Forest, found other dungeons to farm monsters, or explored the underground world.
That's right, the underground world.
When the map of the Maple Leaf Territory was opened, the corresponding area of the underground world was naturally opened to players. Harassing the underground world and taking advantage of the chaotic Underworld was one of the interests of the players.
However, this didn't mean that there were no players in the Maple Leaf Territory. In fact, there were still many players who stayed in the territory because the construction of the Maple Moon Territory still couldn't be done without the support of the players.
Preaching faith, encircling bandits, repairing the city walls, resuming production, opening schools, and so on were all participated by the players.
Of course, they were paid.
In addition, although the reform of the Maple Moon Territory abolished the aristocratic system and set up a new structure from top to bottom, it was only the beginning.
If they really wanted to run the entire territory well, they still needed to explore and improve constantly.
It was also unrealistic to rigidly move some of the Bluestar systems to the world of Segers. They also needed to consider the specific local situation.
If these things were only done by the illiterate poor people, it would naturally cause chaos.
Fortunately, on the one hand, there were interested players who came up with ideas, and on the other hand, there was no lack of knowledgeable people among the human civilians.
This was the biggest difference between the world of Segers and the Middle Ages of Bluestar.
In the Middle Ages of Bluestar, the aristocrats controlled knowledge, and the retainers loyal to the aristocrats directly managed the territory. Most of the civilians were ignorant.
If the civilians didn't awaken, the aristocrats' rule would be unbreakable.
In the world of Segers, the spread of knowledge was far more far-reaching than in Bluestar. The core advantage of the aristocrats was actually extraordinary power and extraordinary knowledge.
In the end, extraordinary power and extraordinary knowledge were just tools to maintain violent rule.
At least in the world of Segers, extraordinary power was far from being a means to develop productivity.
In this world, the aristocrats were more like a protective umbrella, protecting the weak ordinary people.
However, as time passed, no one could say for sure whether there was more protection or more oppression.
Now, without the power of the aristocrats, there was still the Church of Life, the players, and the extraordinary people who could bear heavy responsibilities cultivated by the territory in the future.
They, too, could be indispensable Extraordinary powers.
From this point of view, without the aristocrats, the entire territory could operate normally, as long as there was a powerful force as a backing.
As for whether the new extraordinary people would gradually form a new class with the passage of time, or become aristocrats in another sense, that was a matter for the future.
And these things weren't for Eve to worry about.
In the end, abolishing the aristocrats was just a way for her. After all, the human aristocrats in the world of Segers were too deeply bound to the Church of Eternity or the churches of other human gods …
After thousands of years of development, although the aristocrats and the churches had been in constant friction, on the whole, they depended on each other.
If she didn't deal with them, it would be difficult for Eve to pry the faith of the entire human society.
Equality?
It was just a slogan.
At least that was the case for Eve.
But having a slogan and having a goal was at least better than not having one.
Just like Kuafu chasing after the sun, perhaps one would never be able to truly catch up with the sun, but with constant efforts, when one looked back, one would find that one had gone far, far away. At least, it was much better than not working hard at all.
And if one day the dragon slayer became an evil dragon …
Well, to put it in an extreme way, if this evil dragon was good for Eve, she didn't mind turning a blind eye.
In the end, her ultimate goal was to strengthen herself, not to bring change to the world of Segers.
She wasn't a savior.
Although there were already some believers of life in the human world who were bragging like this …
Regarding the matter of Maple Moon Hill, the aristocratic parliament of the Holy Mania Empire discussed it for three days and three nights.
But as usual, there was no result from the discussion.
Interestingly, the reaction of the aristocrats this time was much more intense than during the rebellion in the border counties. On the contrary, the Church of Eternity was relatively calm.
In fact, it was understandable that this reform had really touched the foundation of the aristocrats.
However, no matter how they quarreled and argued, no one in the entire Holy Mania Empire thought that this was the time to confront the elves and Maple Moon Hill head-on …
The destruction of the Maple Kingdom in less than a month had really frightened the aristocrats.
But for the church, it was just a parish with a population of five million.
At this moment, if they really went to war with the elves, the flames of war would be continuous. Coupled with the evil forces that were ready to make trouble everywhere, it wouldn't be a matter of five million people.
Only the true upper echelons of the church knew that the most important thing for the church now was actually the War of Gods and Demons half a year later.
In the end, the empire's parliament and the Church of Eternity only sent representatives to Maple Moon Hill to denounce it.
Even the empire's crusade army disbanded the recruitment and called back the marshal, Duke Bollensia. Only the second local defense legion was stationed in the western territory.
Eve knew that it wasn't that the other party was really afraid of the players and Maple Moon Hill.
They were just waiting for the world of Segers to be completely unsealed three years later.
In the world of Segers, the battle between the various races was ultimately a battle between the gods.
This was the game of the true gods and the sorrow of the mortals.
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