Kingdom of Florence, City of San Filto.
Phyllis was awakened by a ray of sunlight at dawn. She first opened her eyes, and then felt a sense of powerlessness coming from the corpse. The battle last night lasted until late at night. Even if she had awakened the dragon bloodline, she still could not bear it. The power of the plasma cannon was too strong.
Fighting alone, she quickly threw away her armor and completely gave up resistance. Suhlen seemed to feel something and woke up from his sleep. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Phyllis's flawless jade-like body seemed to be glowing under the morning light. She looked lazy and sleepy, and there was still a touch of last night's lust between her eyebrows.
After a night of release, Suhlen stood up straight!
However, considering Phyllis's ability to bear it, Suhlen could only let her go for now.
The velvet bed was very soft. Suhlen stretched and got up from the bed. The maids outside the door seemed to have heard the movement inside. Soon, two pretty maids came in with clothes.
After seeing Suhlen's body, the two pretty faces blushed, but they still helped Suhlen put on his clothes respectfully. The temperature in the room was suitable. Hathaway had set up a large rune circle around the entire palace. Not only could it protect the palace, but it could also adjust the temperature of the palace area.
Suhlen stretched, then yawned, and let the maids behind him put on his clothes one by one.
"The Queen needs to continue to rest. You will guard the door later. Don't let anyone disturb her. By the way, remember to prepare breakfast for her." After a simple wash, Suhlen ordered the two maids beside him.
After giving the order, Suhlen went to the dining room to have a simple breakfast. As the King of the Kingdom of Florence, he rarely lived in this kingdom. Although the Kingdom of Florence had been purged several times by Suhlen, and a large number of nobles had been eliminated, there were still many rotten rules here, and there was a lot of resistance to reform.
After all, these nobles had been living on this land for thousands of years. It was unrealistic to get rid of them all. Besides, there were gods in this world. If these nobles were forced into a corner and turned to the temple, Suhlen's efforts would be in vain.
After thousands of years of struggle, the human nobles finally reached a relative tacit understanding with the Temple. That was, the Temple would not interfere in the internal affairs of the country. In their words, the king belonged to the king, and the gods belonged to the gods. The king represented secular rights, while the gods retained the right to worship.
However, if someone really wanted to uproot their roots, these nobles would not just sit there and do nothing. They would definitely go to the Temple, and the Temple would have an excuse to intervene in their internal affairs. At that time, there would be a lot of trouble. Suhlen didn't have the power to suppress the Shrine, but the Shrine couldn't deal with Suhlen either. In the end, they could only compromise, so Suhlen didn't care much about the Kingdom of Florence.
He only made requirements for the slums, the dark side of the city, and the appearance of the city. He also restricted the officials in power, and at the same time, reformed the tax collection. The interests of the nobles were also affected. After a series of attacks and exiles by Suhlen, the nobles who refused to comply were already dead. The rest of the nobles could only hold their noses and accept it. Of course, this was also because these losses were within the acceptable range of those nobles.
In the palace.
Suhlen was wearing a hunting suit and was about to go for a walk in the city. At this time, he suddenly saw the captain of the guards rushing over. Suhlen frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"
The captain bowed slightly and replied, "Your Majesty, a group of refugees just arrived outside the city. The City Hall asked if they should be stopped outside the city."
"Refugees?" Suhlen was a little surprised. It was almost the autumn harvest. Why would there be refugees at this time?
"Ask the City Hall to send people to settle all the refugees outside the city." Although he didn't know the specific situation of these refugees, Suhlen quickly issued an order, "Deal with them according to the refugee resettlement regulations."
"Yes!" The captain said respectfully, then bowed and took two steps back to prepare to leave.
"Wait, go and find out where these refugees came from," Suhlen suddenly said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The captain turned and left.
Soon, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Then, a burly man with a scar on his face walked in. He obviously had the blood of a barbarian. He was wearing a fine iron armor and didn't carry any weapons. When he saw Suhlen, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you were looking for me?"
"A group of refugees outside the city. Bring some people to maintain order. Let the refugees clean themselves and receive food according to the rules. Remember to kill anyone who dares to cause trouble and rob the food," Suhlen said without raising his head.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The burly man bowed slightly, then turned and left.
There was an effective way to deal with refugees in the northern city. First, the refugees would be isolated, disinfected, and cleaned. Then, they would be given food. When the food was distributed, all kinds of information about the refugees would be recorded and organized into a book.
Then, the refugees would be allocated houses according to the book. Suhlen wouldn't directly take care of these refugees. The most common way was to provide them with relief. This way, not only could the refugees find something to do, but they could also be used to build some infrastructure. When the refugees left, they would also be paid. It was killing three birds with one stone.
At noon, the captain of the guards hurried over to report that the refugees had been settled.
"Your Majesty."
"Everything is settled? Where did these refugees come from? "Suhlen asked directly.
"I've asked clearly. They came from the city of Valatia in the north. Their city was attacked by a giant dragon. The dragon stole the treasures in the city and left. However, a group of barbarians from the north came and attacked the city. Because the city had just been attacked by the giant dragon, the barbarians easily took over the city."
Barbarians from the north?
Suhlen immediately turned around and frowned slightly. A trace of anger appeared in his eyes. "The barbarians from the north actually dared to attack my city. What are the surrounding nobles doing?!"
Suhlen didn't strip the nobles of their military power at the northern border. These nobles who were responsible for the invasion of the north had a strong military force. The barbarians who didn't even have metal weapons were no match for them. Even if Valatia City was attacked, the nobles could still easily drive the barbarians out with their strength. Now that there were so many refugees in San Filto City, it was obvious that the nobles didn't do their best.
Suhlen naturally knew the reason for this situation. It was obvious that the nobles were unhappy that Suhlen's reforms had damaged their interests.
"Order the First Legion to head out and kill the Northern Barbarians as soon as possible. We'll reclaim Watya City. Oh, and bring the surrounding nobles' armies along as well. Teach them a lesson," Su Lun said coldly.
"Yes, sir."
The Barbarians of the Northern Region were a general term that included the Barbarians, the Vrykul, and other races. Because of the harsh environment and cold climate, these Barbarians were usually tall and hairy. Many of them had the bloodline of the Frost Giants.
Most of these barbarians had brain cramps. If a normal human's IQ was 12 points, then their IQ was at most 10 points. They were also stubborn and could be compared to dwarves. Because they were often cheated by southern merchants in their transactions, they were very unfriendly to the surrounding countries.
Although these people were reckless, it wasn't difficult to deal with them. Suhlen didn't care about the barbarians who attacked Valatia City. He was more interested in the dragon that dared to rob the city.
A dragon that was active in the north and took the initiative to rob the city. This was most likely done by the white dragon of the Pentashade. Suhlen estimated that a white dragon that could easily take down a city was at least in its prime. It might even be an old white dragon.
Just because white dragons were the weakest of the Pentashade didn't mean that they were easy to deal with. In fact, white dragons were weak only relative to other Pentashade dragons. They were also very powerful to humans.
White Dragons that had entered adulthood were already legendary creatures. White Dragons of this age were not as brainless as the previous White Dragons. If it was an old White Dragon, it would be even stronger. Its Frost Dragon Breath could instantly freeze a person into an ice sculpture, and then shatter them into ice shards with a gentle tap.
Dragons were born with dragon's aura. Human wave tactics were ineffective against them. Many people couldn't even stand under the dragon's aura. At the same time, they had tough dragon skin and dragon scales. Ordinary weapons couldn't even break through their skin. Many people used to think that white dragons were the weakest of the Pentashade dragons and looked down on them. When they really fought, they realized that even the weakest of the Pentashade dragons was still very dangerous.
In addition, the White Dragon's innate ability to cast spells was not friendly to adventurers at all. Ninety-nine percent of the adventurers who wanted to make a name for themselves by slaying dragons were killed by the dragons like bugs. Their weapons and armor also became the collection of the dragons.
Suhlen was very interested in dragons. Slaying dragons not only had extraordinary significance and fame, but also represented amazing returns. Moreover, this was a white dragon that had just robbed an entire city.
Other than the white dragon's treasure, the most important thing was the white dragon's body materials. From its blood, dragon meat, dragon scales, dragon horns, claws, dragon skin, and even dragon crystals, these were all precious magic materials. It was not impossible to create one or two legendary magic items from a dragon's body.
There were many Yaron species in the Northern Wastelands, but there weren't many pure-blood dragons. White dragons were also rare. They were mainly distributed in the depths of the glacial mountains and the cold islands overseas. This time, the white dragon attacked the city of Valatia. Based on the dragon's habits, it was very likely that its nest was near the city.
Dragons rarely strayed far from their nests. This White Dragon had most likely just moved its nest here.
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