However.
This was not the end.
After a few minutes of cheering, William announced a series of benefits. For example, the families of the deceased could go to the Finance Hall to receive three gold coins. The elderly could change to an easier job, such as repairing the flowers and trees on both sides of the street, or cleaning the streets.
When it was time for them to retire, the City of Dawn would be responsible for their retirement.
The injured warriors would also be rewarded.
It was the same for the warriors who were not injured.
The ceremony lasted until evening.
Then, William held a huge banquet. All the relatives and friends of the warriors could come to eat and drink.
It was not a joke to reward the three armies.
That day, he had spent as much as 5,000 gold coins. Fortunately, he had not suffered a loss this time. He had earned even more, especially since he had earned so much gold coins from the Iron Nation recently. There were already 150,000 gold coins in the treasury, which was enough for him to spend.
But one should not just look at his expenditure.
Every time William led his army to battle, regardless of victory or defeat, he would use money to motivate the soldiers to be courageous and brave.
What did the people on the Legendary continent live for?
Or rather, what did the people of any world live for?
It could be said that most people couldn't escape fame and fortune.
Glory was fame.
Money was benefits.
William did not need other psychological counseling. As long as he understood these two words, he could sit on the throne of the Lord.
Anyway.
William made use of this opportunity to spend a lot of money. At the same time, he also won over the hearts of the people.
When the spies in the city saw this scene, they actually yearned for it …
Because the benefits of the City of Dawn were simply too good …
Some spies even had thoughts of joining the City of Dawn.
But William did not know about these things. Even if he knew, he would not care too much.
…
The leaves of the Moon Tree were covered with fluorescent light. At night, it was like a lighthouse. Every night, some Elves who did not want to sleep would gather together to chat and drink.
Annie stood in her hanging garden. She wore a white princess dress and stepped on the grass with her bare feet. She leaned on the pillar of the pavilion and looked at the dazzling central square.
At this moment, the banquet had not ended. William did not leave. Instead, he was in high spirits as he competed with his subordinates in drinking.
Even on the streets outside the central square, there were many commoners who brought tables with food and wine to join in the fun.
"Your glory will last forever …" Annie muttered to herself. She turned to look at Old Band, the Space Archmage beside her. "Grandpa Band, have you ever seen such a person? Was my father also like this when he was young? "
Old Band looked at Annie with a pained expression. He shook his head and said, "When your father was young, I wasn't even born yet. However, what he did should be the first person in the Legendary continent."
"Why is it the first?" Annie asked curiously. Wasn't it easy to remember the names of the soldiers who died in battle?
Old Band did not say it out loud, but he was deeply moved. It was not that no one had ever remembered the names of the soldiers who died in battle. Even if they did, so what?
Sooner or later, it would be forgotten along with the decay of the books.
Moreover, most emperors, kings, and lords would not care about a few dead soldiers. Those high and mighty experts would not pay much attention to the ants beneath their feet.
For those who stood at the top of the pyramid, ordinary warriors were just tools in their hands that could be thrown away at any time.
Was it difficult to remember the name of every tool?
Only individual heroes had to be remembered.
From the start, Old Band did not think highly of William.
Of course, this was related to his Half-Elven bloodline.
This was also related to William's inability to become a legitimate member of the Blackleaf royal family.
However, he was only a Royal Mage. When he received the decree and understood that he had to leave with Princess Annie, he knew that he would be loyal to Annie from now on.
He wanted to choose an outstanding partner for Annie.
It was a pity that the Blackleaf Elven princes who were capable were all a few hundred years old and married …
As for those who were not married, not only was Annie annoyed, but he was also annoyed.
William Blackleaf's constant appearances had attracted his attention.
Back then, Old Band did not reject Annie's request to move here. He wanted to see how far the City of Dawn Lord could go.
But he did not expect that this 16-year-old junior was not only resourceful and good at scheming, but also had outstanding bravery and combat power.
William did not lack ambition. This could be seen from the development of the City of Dawn.
He also did not lack kindness. This could be seen from the commoners' lives that were getting better.
He also did not lack patience. The development of the City of Dawn seemed to be making great strides, but the foundation of the city was very stable. The loyalty of the citizens and their subordinates could be seen.
He was also good at scheming. With just a few tricks, he could make the Dawn Army pledge their loyalty to him.
"If he didn't die prematurely, he might have become Princess Annie's future partner. He could even use Princess Annie's identity to make him the new royal family of the Blackleaf Elves. He might even have a say in the succession of the old and new Elven Kings."
Old Band thought very far ahead. He had to think too much.
Because the Moonlight Elven King …
Had returned to the embrace of the World Tree …
This was also the reason why Annie was not present.
But Annie did not return to the tense Moonlight Forest because Old Band did not give her a chance to open the teleportation portal.
Old Band could not understand why the great King would pass the throne to the Crown Prince. Did he not know what the Crown Prince had awakened?
Darkness!
The Crown Prince cultivated dark battle energy and dark magic!
Furthermore.
Did he forget that the Crown Prince had sacrificed some creatures to the devils in the Devil's Den?
Did he think that the Crown Prince would not fall into darkness after a decade of silence? Did he think that the Crown Prince would return to the light?
Old Band laughed bitterly in his heart. He knew that the Elven King had to pass the throne to the Crown Prince because of the Queen. But it was too dangerous.
Furthermore, with the fall of the Elven King, Annie would lose her greatest backer in the future.
Her status did not allow others to look down on her. The Moonlight Elves would not allow others to harm the little Princess of the Moonlight Elves.
But Annie would gradually be marginalized in the Moonlight Forest …
A daughter who married out was like water that had been spilled. Even the Elves of the legendary continent understood this.
"Princess, rest early. I'll take my leave!" Old Band looked at Annie, who had not shed a single tear. He did not say anything else and was about to leave.
But Annie suddenly said, "The City of Dawn is good. I have high hopes for William. Besides the bodyguards, tell all the Elves in the Moonlight Town that they can choose whether to join the army and fight for their Lord!"
Old Band turned to look at Annie. He paused for a few seconds and nodded. "Okay, I'll announce this tomorrow. But isn't it too easy to fulfill William's wish so quickly?"
"Nothing, I also want to see how far this little man will go." Her Royal Highness Princess Annie had never been alone.
If she gave the order, more than half of her mother's tribe would follow.
It wasn't that Annie didn't understand how dangerous her half-brother was.
But she did not want her mother's tribe to cross half of the legendary continent to establish a foothold here.
Marriage was fine.
If hundreds of thousands of Moonlight Elves came.
What would the Blackleaf Elves think?
Would they fight for territory?
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