In China, there was a type of city called the ghost city. There were many tall buildings and mountains, but they were empty and uninhabited. Hence, many foreign reporters reported that China's economy was collapsing and that it would be over soon.
However, once the shops moved in and the facilities opened, the place would soon be filled with Chinese and become a new prosperous area.
Liszt admired this model.
He wanted to build many such ghost cities in his territory. Empty houses, empty streets, empty roads, and even the fields outside the cities were empty. There were no crops. Basically, there were ghost cities on the main roads, flat farmland, and other areas.
Not only did it include ghost cities at the level of a small town, but it also included ghost cities at the level of a small city.
Liszt even planned to build a few ghost cities at the level of a major city in the important areas of Flame Island.
He was not afraid of the empty cities at all. As long as he continued to wage war and plunder, the people he plundered would automatically fill up the ghost cities and quickly start operations.
The new batches of serfs that had arrived in Reed City were being sent to the various ghost cities. Many of the nobles who had voluntarily surrendered had their serfs absorbed by Liszt as well. These serfs would gradually regain their freedom in the future and fill the ranks of the free citizens.
It would be the breeding ground for the future Knight class.
In fact, as the Fire Kingdom continued to develop technology, combining magic with farming and industry, the serf system could no longer keep up with the times. The power brought by the Fire Dragon Super Magic directly pushed the traditional handicrafts to the stage of factories.
The birth of a large number of factories such as brick factories, glass factories, paper factories, cement factories, textile factories, and so on freed countless serfs from the farmlands and turned them into professional workers.
Of course.
There was still a long way to go to transition from serfdom to an industrial society. However, with the rapid development of the Guild of Magic and the continuous advancement of magic technology, the Fire Kingdom would one day fully realize a new civilization. Liszt was not opposed to such progress. The reason was simple.
If such a change similar to the industrial revolution happened on Earth, society would be in turmoil and the rulers would likely become prisoners.
However, in this world, power was ultimately the most important. Controlling the dragon was the foundation of ruling. The status of a dragon rearing family would not change with the changes in society. As long as they had the dragon in their hands, they would be the most noble nobles in the world at all times.
All he needed to do was to guard against the return of the Magicians.
After experiencing the power of magic, not only did his vigilance not weaken, it became even stronger — only magic could compete with dragons.
Anyway.
The serfs who had migrated to Flames Island listened to the letter read by the receptionist.
The credibility of the king in this era was still very strong. Even if it was just an open letter, it was still enough to make all the uneasy serfs calm down and follow the officials to live in the Ghost City.
The little boy, Jim, and his mother had also settled down in a small city under the jurisdiction of Infernal Fire City. The mother's job hadn't been settled yet, but the little boy had already been sent to school. Together with many other Moon Killer and Flame Men children of the same age, he received Knight lessons.
The first lesson in school was called loyalty class.
The three teachers used Serpentine, Wind Language, and Moon Language respectively to talk about the origin of the Fire Kingdom, the great king, and the ruler of everyone.
"Liszt Flame …" Young Jim had heard this name countless times in just over a month, and it was deeply engraved in his mind.
He also made some reflexive associations.
Liszt Flame was great, was glory, was the Dragon Knight, was the king, was the ruler, was the most honorable person in the world. This belief was like a seed, buried in the heart of every child, germinating and growing with them.
…
At the same time.
The master of all the brainwashing methods, Liszt, had already driven the invisible dragon Bard to the Gulf of Aden, continuing to secretly protect Orders of Chivalry's ransacking of the coastline.
Once again, a large number of nobles and lords were defeated. Then, the captives were captured and those who surrendered surrendered. From top to bottom, everything that could be taken away was plundered. Because they didn't know that Orders of Chivalry, under the banner of expansion, would turn around and attack the Gulf of Aden from the dense corridor.
Many noble lords didn't have time to hide, and were wiped out by Orders of Chivalry.
"The battle results are very rich. Another large number of Knight and civilians came in, and the population of the Fire Kingdom has skyrocketed." He was very satisfied with such a harvest.
However, there was also a hint of regret in his satisfaction. "It's a pity that the Eagle Royal Family has adopted a cowardly attitude and ignored the development of the war here … Otherwise, I would really want to have another Dragon Slaying War. Today, I'm stronger than I was before, and my dragons are stronger too!"
"I also want to participate in a dragon-slaying war and fight side by side with Your Majesty," Emily responded.
"There will be a chance. The Eagle Kingdom may be waiting for an opportunity. According to my investigation, the Eagle Royal Family has sent messengers to the Steel Ridge and the Blast Furnace Castle several times, trying to form an alliance with the three to fight against me. Although the Steel Ridge and the Blast Furnace Castle have no intention of forming an alliance at present, there will be sooner or later. "
Liszt's infiltration of the three kingdoms had never stopped.
His Blood Servants had already developed and grown. Mary Dawn and Daybreak, with his permission, had transformed a large number of new vampires. He even let Crazy control the Guild of Magic to add fuel to the fire, providing professional guidance for the vampires' training and evolving them into scouts.
The new vampires' combat power was negligible, but the Bat Incarnation spell had been greatly improved. It was easier to hide its breath, and even the Sky Knight couldn't sense it.
With the help of these new vampires, most of the news in the three kingdoms could be investigated. Moreover, the long-distance communication of the Magic Platform also allowed the vampires to send information back to the kingdom at any time. The efficiency was so high that the three kingdoms couldn't imagine it — who asked the Fire Kingdom to enter the information age in advance?
In terms of intelligence investigation, the Fire Kingdom was already far ahead.
In addition, the Guild of Magic was also studying the four Shadow Incarnations, including Heathley Shadow, in preparation to crack this training system. Once successful, it would be another rich method of investigation. Unfortunately, the King of Shadows, Louis Shadow, would rather die than submit. He didn't reveal any information about the Shadow Incarnation, which increased the difficulty of cracking it.
"Now is the best time to form an alliance to strangle the newborn Fire Kingdom. They won't have a chance in the future," Emily said after thinking.
"Why do you say so?"
"Because with the speed of His Majesty's dragon riding, the number of dragons will soon exceed the eight dragons of the Eagle Kingdom. Including the vassal countries, they only have 12 dragons."
Liszt smiled slightly. "Actually, the number of dragons I have has already caught up with the Eagle Kingdom, because I also have a small water dragon that I keep in the sea."
The fire dragon Leo, the light emerald dragon Issen, the invisible dragon Bard, the gray iron dragon Orne, the mountain copper dragon Marta, the bone dragon Winnie, the aluminum dragon Connor, and the water dragon Walter.
There were exactly eight dragons, the same number of dragons as the Eagle Royal Family.
Emily opened her mouth in a well-timed surprise. "Did His Majesty get another new dragon? How great!"
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