For the people of Gris, the winter this year was especially cold, not only physically, but also psychologically.
Since the beginning of winter, the ups and downs that happened in Gris territory were simply too much for people to handle.
King Stanley was about to get married again.
The raiding expedition team had been wiped out.
The southern part of the Howling Plateau was attacked by the enemy.
King Stanley was about to go to war.
The Irus Empire attacked.
King Stanley conscripted troops.
The army was destroyed.
King Stanley was dead.
Tang En entered Bloody Rock City.
These big events happened one after another, dazzling everyone. But what no one expected was that what happened next was the real big event of the year.
The city lords of 14 cities came to Bloody Rock City one after another to be personally summoned by Tang En. Then, Tang En revealed the secret of Bloody Rock City's castle, causing an uproar in the whole country.
The corpses of the queens were found in King Stanley's castle, and the magic circle to summon the devil was also found!
To be honest, finding the corpses of the queens was not a big deal. Anyway, from the fact that Stanley liked girls between 10 and 15 years old, it was obvious that he was a pervert. It was reasonable that he would torture the queens to death. However, the discovery of the magic circle to summon the devil was unbearable!
That's right, in the eyes of these people, the magic circle to summon the devil was more terrifying than killing the queens.
The image of the devil in the eyes of the Prandal people was definitely not good. For many years, the devil had not brought any good things to Prandal, and the summoning of the devil was often accompanied by terrible tragedies.
Therefore, when the matter of Stanley summoning the devil was exposed, the people of Gris who had been brainwashed by his strong personal charm suddenly seemed to be enlightened and woke up.
It turned out that the king they had been following all this time was actually such a king!
He actually summoned the devil and made a deal with it!
Heavens! If the devil really came to the land of Gris, wouldn't it be them who suffered?!
In just a few days, under Tang En's deliberate manipulation, the news had spread all over the Prandal Empire. Thanks to the convenience of teleportation portals and magical mobile phones, even the Ryan Empire and the Ronitante Kingdom had learned of what had happened in Gras.
For a time, everyone was discussing this matter. People generally began to denounce the dead Stanley. The huge casualties caused by Tang En initiating the war were quietly quelled.
Even Aurelia could not help but sigh. Originally, she was very worried that because Tang En took the initiative to start the war, the people of Prandal would have some opinions about him and affect the stability of his rule. In the end, Tang En only made use of the "legacy" left by Stanley and instantly diverted everyone's attention. This move was really brilliant!
What was even more amazing was that in this invisible storm, the role played by the magical mobile phones was also valued. People suddenly realized that the magical mobile phones could not only obtain information from the channels they designated, but they could also inadvertently obtain some important information from others.
The transmission of information was so fast, and the connection between people had never been so close.
With this momentum, Fiona immediately put the recently produced magical mobile phones on the market. As a result, hundreds of thousands of high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade magical mobile phones were sold out in the blink of an eye. Facing the huge Irus Empire market, Ellington's production capacity was still seriously insufficient, let alone exporting to the Ronitante and Ryan Empires.
Subsequently, the popularity of the crystal citizenship card developed by Ellington was further increased. If one wanted to use a magical mobile phone, they had to apply for a crystal citizenship card. This was a threshold that could not be bypassed.
Fiona even felt that just by relying on a small magical mobile phone, the citizens of the Ronitante and Ryan Empires would all have a crystal citizenship card of the Irus Empire in a few years' time.
With specific identity information and citizenship codes, how were they different from real citizens of the Irus Empire?
"Did you plan this as well?"
Fiona looked at Tang En suspiciously. If this was part of his plan, then she would have to reevaluate her evaluation of Tang En.
This guy was definitely more cunning and treacherous than he looked on the surface. Maybe this guy was actually full of evil tricks? … Wait, he seemed to be full of evil tricks …
"Don't spout nonsense, I'm very innocent … Ah, don't pee on me!"
Before Tang En could finish, Winette, who was riding on his neck, began to pour water on him without giving him any face.
"Hmph, even Winette can't stand it anymore. Are you telling the truth?"
Fiona pursed her lips. As expected, this guy's words needed to be carefully analyzed and considered carefully before they could be trusted.
"That's why I said, is this the time to care about this?"
Tang En carried Winette down and summoned water to wash his neck. He then said helplessly as he dried his neck, "It's already the Month of Frozen Ice. This is the most difficult time of the year. You have a lot of things to worry about, don't you?"
"So you still know how to ask."
Fiona looked at him in surprise. "I thought you'd forgotten."
Tang En pressed Winette down firmly on his legs, not letting her climb around. "Tell me about the situation. I heard Aurelia give me a general explanation, but I don't know the specifics."
"I'm afraid a thick stack of documents would be needed to report the specific situation. I can only give you a simple explanation."
Fiona glanced at the seat where Winette was sitting, and a trace of envy flashed in her eyes. She adjusted her expression and said, "The overall situation in the country is relatively good. Due to the bumper harvest this year, coupled with the significant reduction of agricultural tax rates, people have left enough food for the winter. The greenhouse planting industry in various places has developed very rapidly. The greenhouse around each city has basically covered the extent that it can basically meet the local needs. Although the price of the produced vegetables and fruits is relatively high, thanks to the substantial increase in the citizens' income, ordinary people can occasionally improve their meals."
"At the same time, the Emerald Forest also produces a large amount of fresh canned fruits. Even in the winter, it can provide enough choices for people to eat. It can be very good for supplementing vitamin …"
"Vitamin …"
"Yes, the vitamin you mentioned. Although I don't know what it is exactly …"
Fiona shrugged and continued, "It's worth mentioning that although the population in the Gris area has plummeted, there are still 70 million people in the Gris area. The 15 cities and the surrounding villages and towns still have a relatively low standard of living. According to the collected information, during the Month of Ice in the past, the average number of people who froze to death or starved to death in the Gris area was between 200,000 and 500,000. The specific number depends on the temperature of the winter that year."
"Now that the 15 cities have surrendered, in order to stabilize your rule and create a sharp contrast to Stanley, I have started to transfer more food, vegetables, and fruits from the market. It is estimated that in the next week, more than 100,000 tons of food, 500,000 tons of various meats, 50,000 tons of various vegetables, and more than 30,000 tons of canned fruits will be sent over through the teleportation portal."
"This batch of supplies can't immediately solve the problem of winter famine in the Gris area, but it can at least alleviate it a little. In the next three weeks, the supplies sent over will continue to increase with our construction work here. In the end, it will help these people get through the winter safely."
"However, limited by our own manpower and material resources, I'm afraid the transportation efficiency can only reach this level at best. Unless we make the teleportation portal public and let everyone use it, the merchants will definitely be more enthusiastic than us."
"Let's forget about it for now."
Tang En shook his head. "The technology of the teleportation portal is not conducive to our next construction and development work. If there is a teleportation portal, who will obediently take a car or an airship? They will all squeeze into the teleportation portal. This will bring huge operating pressure to the teleportation portal, and the existing commercial system will also be greatly affected."
At this point, Tang En said thoughtfully, "Since the pressure of transporting supplies here is so great, why don't we just start the migration plan in advance? Moving the residents of Gris to the cities in the eastern plains can relieve the pressure of transportation. "
Fiona shook her head and said, "Although it can solve the problem, don't forget that you don't plan to make the teleportation portal public, so these people can only leave through the original route. Now, the weather is extremely bad in the Month of Ice, and there is no way to obtain supplies along the way. They have to rely on us to transport them, which will only increase the pressure."
Tang En subconsciously knocked on the table and said, "That's true. If the highway can be repaired as soon as possible, or if the airship route can be opened as soon as possible, the pressure will be much less."
"According to the recent information prepared by Clotho, the airships will probably only be ready in the Month of Jubilation next year."
Fiona frowned and said, "The production and testing of the airships will take time. The training of personnel will also take time. The trial operation will also take time …"
"These can be done at the same time without interfering with each other."
After Tang En finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Winette was imitating him to knock on the table. He immediately stopped what he was doing and held her in his arms. "The situation on the way to the Howling Plateau is too bad. It will be very difficult to build a highway. I'm afraid that the airships will start operating before it is finished … So, we should build the aviation tower here in advance."
Fiona thought for a moment and nodded. "Then we'll listen to you."
"The most important thing now is how to make the people of Gris leave willingly after spring … Hiss! Winette! Don't step on them! "
Tang En hurriedly picked up the Little Witch.
Fiona glanced at him and blushed. She spat and said, "Pervert!"
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