Sitting not far away from Ryan's desk, the female Tsar Katarin, who was wearing a pure glazed black chiffon silk petticoat with dark gold glossy pantyhose, was constantly secretly looking at the various documents and forms that were as vast as the sea.
Katarina could only see half of Laing's face. Now that he had matured and exuded the aura of a confident and successful man, the Sun King allowed his black hair to fall to the side. His blue eyes glowed with psionic light, illuminating the parchment in front of him.
A confident man was always full of charm, let alone someone like Laing.
Tsar looked at Laing with a complicated expression and sighed softly.
It had been more than a month since she invited Laing to 'play' with Kislöw's' national treasure '. It was now late spring and summer was about to arrive, but the Old World was still cold. Not only did the abnormal climate affect the crops of the world, it also made the people uneasy.
However, Katarina wasn't too worried. As long as Laing was around, Brittany wouldn't be able to do anything.
Tsar was truly troubled by the matter between her and Laing. Ever since she gave herself to Laing, Katarina was forced to submit. It didn't matter that she couldn't be a Tsar anymore. It didn't matter that she couldn't even get a title. She was even willing to be a plaything. As long as she had a child with Laing to inherit the Tsar throne, Kislöw could be reinstated in the future, and that was something she was willing to do.
Laing didn't treat her badly either. First, he gave her the title of Countess Valeska with an annual salary of 800 crowns. He also gave her the output of three manors in Le-Angoulam and Lyonnesse. While Katarina couldn't manage those manors directly, she could receive a large amount of income and produce every year, as well as some currency.
What really troubled Katarina was that Laing had too many things to do, and the two of them didn't have many opportunities to be intimate. She was also wary of Suria, so Katarina could only ask Aurora and Teresa to cover for her. Tsar moved in with the two ice witches, essentially freeloading off their love. Even so, Laing only had three private meetings with her in the past month.
The time and frequency were too little, and it wouldn't be easy for her to get pregnant! Tsar was in a rush. She had already drunk the potion twice and couldn't wait to get pregnant this month.
Katarina couldn't help but think of the times she met Laing in secret. Tsar's face flushed red and she subconsciously clamped her legs together, her whole body going weak.
Laing, you bastard!
That bastard got a large full-length mirror in Katarina's room, saying that he wanted to 'admire' the national treasure of Kislöw. He also wanted Katarina to wear the Romanov imperial dress and Olica's custom-made ice-blue or dark-gold stockings. He even wanted her to wear Tsar's crown and call her 'Your Majesty'.
Katarina could only agree and look at herself in the mirror.
The extreme mental humiliation and the extreme physical pleasure overlapped. The female tsar only felt that she was going crazy. Every time, she made a fool of herself and was defeated thousands of miles away. After that, she always cursed Ryan in great humiliation, but at the same time, she looked forward to the next time Ryan came.
A month later, Katarina couldn't take it anymore. She took the initiative to ask Laing to work for him. Laing just happened to lack a full-time secretary, so Katarina, who had a certain amount of experience and ability, easily got the position.
But everything wasn't as easy as she imagined.
Katarina couldn't help but turn her gaze to the gorgeously dressed woman sitting on the other side of Laing.
It was Morgiana, the Lake Goddess Witch!
She was wearing a rose-colored cocktail dress with a floral crown on her blonde hair. The slit of the dress revealed her slender legs wrapped in pearl-colored stockings. Through the luster of the stockings, one could see Morgiana's smooth, jade-like skin. She was wearing a pair of pearl-colored strappy heels. The Lake Goddess Witch Morgiana was always showing off her beauty in front of Laing.
Some time ago, she went to Breleon to take charge of the reconstruction, especially the reconstruction of the coastal salt pans. As the largest and most important salt pans in Brittany, Breleon was almost completely destroyed in the previous Skaven invasion. Morgiana went to take charge of the reconstruction of the entire duchy. After Theodoric, the Duke of Breleon, died in battle, his grandson inherited the title of Duke. But in reality, the entire duchy had fallen under the control of Laing.
Similarly, the duchies of Lyonasser, Le-Angoulan, Muxillon, and Carcassonne had all fallen under the control of Laing. The duchies of these duchies could no longer control the finances, customs, personnel, and military of the duchies except for their own manors and castles, their actual fiefs, and a small number of private armies.
Even though the remaining duchies still had some real power, they were still greatly influenced by Laing. Most of the personnel appointments were participated in by Laing's palace. The collection of customs and various taxes had to be approved by Laing's palace. The military was also under the control of Laing. The Sun King was strengthening his centralization of power.
Katarina was very envious of Laing's super powerful authority. At the same time, she was also very unhappy with Morgiana's behavior of "monopolizing" Laing. Ever since the Lake Goddess Witch came back, she would stick to Laing whenever she had time. They worked together, ate together, had afternoon tea together, had fun together, reviewed the army together, and even cooked and bathed together. Usually, they would only talk about it when Laing was about to go to bed.
She lowered her status to be his secretary, but in the end, she didn't even have the chance to steal a bite!
Bastard couple! Katarina angrily clenched the quill pen in her hand. She had secretly watched Laing and Morgiana being intimate on Sunday. Originally, the small chapel in the castle strictly prohibited anyone from entering, but Katarina didn't care about the prohibition. She had secretly watched the scene in the chapel and found that there was indeed an affair between the Chosen One champion and the Lake Goddess's spokesperson in the mortal world.
Moreover, when Laing and Morgiana were doing that kind of thing, it wasn't like when he was with Teresa. Laing would make the sorceress comfortable, coax her to sleep, and then enjoy the sweet state afterward. When Laing and Morgiana were together, it was like a war, a duel. Both sides were like two champions facing off, using all their moves to fight for the final victory.
Tsar was jealous and angry. She didn't know what was wrong with her. She was forced to admit that Morgiana was comparable to her in terms of appearance, figure, and ability, and even slightly better than her. Laing's doting on Morgiana was not without reason.
Hey! Laing, as the Chosen One champion of the Lake Fairy, is actually so intimate with the First Chosen One of the Goddess. If the Lake Fairy finds out about this, she'll definitely give you a hard time!
On the other hand, Morgiana was also very annoyed with Tsar. She thought to herself, When will Katarina go back and rebuild your father's kingdom?
You're interrupting my time with Laing, do you know that?
There was always the smell of gunpowder in the room. Morgiana and Katarina's conversation was always full of hostility. Laing could naturally feel it, but he didn't particularly care. These two women weren't difficult to control, and compared to Katarina, Morgiana held a higher position in Laing's heart. Whenever the two of them quarreled, Laing was inclined to defend Morgiana.
This naturally made Katarina even more dissatisfied, and the two of them had already broken out several times in the past few days.
"Laing, look at the news from Marlin Castle. A so-called civilian academic organization has come out to criticize us Brittany, saying that we consume too much meat, eggs, and milk, which will seriously affect the survival of the rainforest in Luscia. So, they advocate that as the largest exporter of agricultural products and livestock in the old world, we should reduce the consumption of meat, eggs, and milk, and promote vegetarianism and environmental protection." Morgiana held a document from Marlin Castle, and the Lake Fairy's tone was very impatient. "It's said that thousands of people have already taken to the streets to protest against our destruction of the environment. They also emphasize that the rainforest in Luscia belongs to the whole world and is the common wealth of all mankind. The Kingdom of the Knight King can't destroy Luscia's rainforest for their own selfish interests and interests."
"Pfft!" Laing laughed out loud. He shook his head repeatedly. "This is an environmental organization?"
"What's an environmental organization?" Morgiana asked.
"If it's not an environmental organization, then it's a believer of Nurgle or Horned Rat." Laing complained. "Or it's a so-called 'charity organization' supported by a group of rich businessmen, and then they bribed some so-called 'scholars' to provide evidence?"
"Maybe." Morgiana frowned. The Lake Fairy actually didn't know much about politics and economics, but she knew about people's livelihood and agriculture. Brittany was now responsible for more than 50% of the Old World's food supply. The Knight King's current food production not only had to supply the country's needs on a large scale, but the Empire and Marlin Castle also relied heavily on Brittany's food exports to save their lives!
This was a huge profit. Due to the large-scale reduction in food production in the Old World, only Brittany was not affected, so the Knight King's Kingdom naturally had the right to set the price of food. Laing's Sun Court set the price, and Laing naturally treated it differently. For example, if he was a close strategic partner with the Nur, then he would sell more food and sell it cheaper. For example, if he had a bad relationship with Marlin Castle, then he would sell less food and sell it at a higher price.
Clearly, the rich businessmen had restrained themselves for a period of time after being dealt a blow, and now they were eyeing the huge profits of food.
Laing looked at the report. Recently, after the Brittany formed a new army, they began to train their soldiers. There was a small training session every three days and a big training session every seven days. In addition to sufficient food supply, meat, eggs, and milk were absolutely indispensable. This was an important factor supporting the professional soldiers to be able to withstand the training. What was with the vegetarianism?
However, there was no need to pay attention to it. These were all small fries.
Laing looked at another report. It was a report on the recruitment and expansion of the First Guard Cavalry Regiment.
It had to be said that the female Tsar's name was indeed very powerful. After Katarina made up her mind to use the Brittany's strength to revive her country, Laing took advantage of the opportunity to play the 'female Tsar card' to the Kislöw refugees and veterans. The effect was outstanding.
The new Kislöw army was established under the command of the female Tsar and expanded into three new legions. Laing directly gave them three new designations in the name of Katarina. They were:
Semyonov's Guards Legion.
Romanov Guards Legion.
Ugor's Guards Mounted Archers Legion.
Each legion had a strength of 1200-1500 people. The military expenses were paid by the Brittany, but it was only half of the normal Brittany soldiers. Even so, the three legions only took a month to fill up. There were even several times more Mrs. Kiesler waiting for a position and acting as reserves.
Katarina complained that the three legions were 'too little'. She couldn't wait to give them the title of 'Guards' in the name of the Romanov Royal Family. She knew very well that this was the key and the backbone of her revival.
Similarly, Laing carefully selected from the Kislöw veterans and replaced the First Guards Legion that had suffered heavy losses. The former commander of the Örengrád Army, General Georgi Konstantinovich, who had proven his strength in the series of wars in the Old World, was promoted to the commander of the First Guards Legion. Katarina, in the name of the female Tsar, gave him the glorious Poillé surname 'Zhukov'. She only had this power left, but almost all Mrs. Kiesler liked it very much. It was a very high honor to be given a surname.
However, Laing still had doubts about Zhukov's military ability. From 2515 to 2525, he had fought against Chaos for ten years and participated in hundreds of battles. He was very brave and bold, and his military command was brilliant. There was no doubt about his leadership skills. After a series of wars in the north, Zhukov had been promoted to the Sanctuary-realm. When Winter fell, Zhukov led more than a hundred Örengrád soldiers to retreat by sea and came to Brittany under the summons of Katarina.
However, General Zhukov was different from the late Marshal Rokossovsky in one aspect. This guy liked to participate in palace politics and often used his talents and opinions to bargain with Laing. He also liked to contact other Kislöw officers, such as General Meretskov and even Berliat, wanting to form a 'small group'. However, his political skills were not good enough and he often made a fool of himself. Berliat reported him to Laing.
In short, he was a 'noob addict'.
He also expressed more than once that he wanted to 'inherit' the rank of Marshal Rokossovsky.
"As for Zhu Kefu, we still need him to focus on military matters." Laing told Katarina, "I will tell Berliat that Zhukov is in charge of the war. You go and emphasize to Zhukov that he should not be distracted by other things."
"I will." Katarina could only nod. Tsar was a little unwilling. She wanted to keep Zhukov by her side for her own use.
Morgiana saw Katarina's unwillingness and immediately frowned. The Lake Goddess thought to herself, What's with your attitude? Is this the attitude you should have when talking to Laing?
She was about to open her mouth to let Katarina understand her situation when the unique sound of Talleyrand's walking stick came from outside the room. Morgiana immediately shut up. She knew that if Talleyrand came in person, it must be something important.
Knock, knock.
"Please come in."
Cripple came in from outside the door. "Your Majesty, the latest military report from Ba Feng Mountain! I sent it to you as soon as I got it! "
"Military report from Ba Feng Mountain?!" Laing stood up and reached out to take the thick leather envelope unique to the dwarves. He asked in confusion, "Didn't you say that Sea Gate was besieged by the Skaven Ratmen and that we couldn't get any information?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, that's right. But this letter …" Talleyrand smiled bitterly. "This letter was sent by King Belegar's messenger to the south. He passed by Iron Peak Fortress and went through the Evil Land to the Empire's colony, Sardenburg. From there, he boarded a ship along the Nikohara coastline to our Arabi Expeditionary Force's stronghold. Then, he was sent here through the Crusade's communication channel."
"My Lady, this took almost half a world." Laing opened the letter.
Knight King's face was originally a little happy, but after reading it, Laing's expression changed instantly.
"Morgiana?"
"Laing? What's wrong? "The Lake Goddess' heart skipped a beat.
"Prepare to announce the obituary and honor ceremony." Laing's hand gently pinched the thick parchment. The Sun King sighed.
"We've lost another marshal."
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