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The news of the victory at Shantiron wouldn't reach Muxilon so quickly. Even with the canal, it would take at least two to three days. Laing and Kalad discussed and felt that since they won the war and suffered minimal losses, and the Nordics wouldn't attack again in the near future, there was no need to summon all the troops. They only sent someone to report to Muxilon, who was in Muxilon, explaining the details of the battle and their judgment that it might be an omen. They were waiting for Laing's decision.
While the messenger was on the way to report, Laing was preparing to head to Muxilon's Freya Ancient Church to visit his childhood playmate and the Bishop of Western Brittany, Alfred Frey.
Ever since the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition, Alfred Frey's presence in Laing's heart had diminished. The reason was simple. Alfred had a family now. He and Ingrid got married under the witness of Archbishop Vicmar. He was now the Bishop of the Diocese and the person in charge of Freya Ancient Church. He had many matters to attend to and was no longer under Laing's supervision. Naturally, they had less interaction than before.
Furthermore, Ryan also vaguely sensed that Alfred himself was ostracized by the knights, nobles, and the Church of the Lake Lady to a certain extent. The knights, nobles, and the Church of the Lake Lady were not hostile to Alfred, but they rarely communicated and interacted with him.
On the road to Freya Ancient Church, the Old Guard stood guard on both sides of the road. The Dragon Riders were in front, while the Infantrymen were on both sides of the road, escorting the King's convoy.
Laing rode his pure-blooded Elf warhorse, Grape, and strolled leisurely. From time to time, he chatted with the soldiers, Bertrand, Davu, and the other creatures.
"Your Highness, Arden Forest has been peaceful for a while, but Orcs can be seen occasionally." The Old Guard Commander Bertrand said to Laing, "Lord Berchemund's greatest pleasure is to lead the Red Dragon Guards and the Red Dragon Knight Brotherhood deep into the forest to slaughter the Orcs. Occasionally, there will be small Orc gangs in the Freya Ancient Church. Hence, Patriarch Alfred Frey built his own army, which includes two teams of Sacred Warriors, two teams of Ascetics, and some militia. He often requests the residents to participate in military training after church every week."
"How many residents are there in Freya's Ancient Church District?" Ryan asked casually. He did not express his opinion.
Immediately, one of Mu Xilong's local attendants reported, "About thirty to forty thousand people, Your Majesty."
"Then it's normal to maintain an army of several hundred people." Knight King didn't pursue the matter and said, "In recent years, there have been occasional Skaven Ratmen and Orcs in the Freya Ancient Church District. We need an army here."
Bertrand nodded and didn't say anything else. Davu continued the topic and said, "Your Highness, Mu Xilong's situation is special, especially in the Freya Ancient Church District in the east. There are many immigrants from the Empire there, but there are fewer locals. Thanks to Madam Frey, there haven't been any major conflicts, but there have been minor conflicts. Patriarch Alfred Frey sought the help of Lord Juan and the others."
Immigration was a big problem. Laing frowned, and Knight King sighed softly.
There were pros and cons to immigration, but in the case of Mu Xilong, there was no doubt that the pros outweighed the cons. This was because there were only about 100,000 natives left in Mu Xilong when Ryan reclaimed the place. Even if there were 300,000 immigrants from the Empire, there would only be about 400,000 people. According to Ryan's investigation, there was no pressure at all for two million people to live in Mu Xilong.
At this time, Laing needed immigrants because he needed people to farm, work, and labor.
There was an advantage to immigration from the Empire. Historically speaking, the people of the Empire and the Brittany were of the same origin, which meant that they were essentially the same race. This could greatly reduce the hostility and opposition between the two sides. At the same time, the eight churches of the old world were also spread here, so there wasn't much difference in their beliefs. It was easier to integrate and the degree of recognition was higher.
But even so, the Empire and the Brittany were of the same origin, and there were so many conflicts and disagreements in history. This showed how difficult it was to solve this problem. Laing thought that it was fortunate that the Knight King's Kingdom and the Empire were on good terms. With his prestige and a series of victories, the internal conflicts were alleviated. After a long time, most of the immigrants would recognize him as Mu Xilong's people. In the future, as long as he controlled them well, the problems would gradually decrease.
On this point, the person Laing admired the most was Emperor Wu of Han of his previous life.
Many people felt that the founder of the Han culture was Emperor Qin, but in reality, that wasn't the case. Emperor Qin had indeed achieved unification, but that was only in form. In the early stages of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Celestial Empire was still very clear about race. Who was Qin, who was Chu, who was Qi, and who was Yan? Whether it was Qin that destroyed the six kingdoms or the six kingdoms that destroyed Qin, this was a debate that lasted for hundreds of years.
Then, when did they truly achieve national recognition and let everyone think that they were Han and be proud of it?
It was Emperor Wu of Han. After Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Xiongnu in the north and achieved unification, everyone formed a self-identity. Since then, the concept of unification and the Han culture was completely established. Just from this point alone, this emperor's contribution was so great that it was impossible to look at it directly. He was worthy of the title of Sage, because he was the founder of the culture, faith, and spirit of this nation. After that, the great Tang radiated this to the whole world.
Therefore, one shouldn't be too simple-minded. If one said that Emperor Wu made a wrong decision in his later years and the people were living in poverty, they would immediately be labeled as "XX haters" and deny it completely. If one said that something was done well, they would immediately be labeled as "XX fans" and deny it completely.
(Laing felt that Emperor Wu of Han was right about one thing. After Emperor Wu of Han's return, he implemented the era of the Great Expedition and the era of 40K after he entered the Golden Throne.)
It was the same in this world. When did the Empire achieve self-identity? It was after Emperor Charlemagne led the army of the twelve Kurfürsten to completely defeat the Green Skins at the Black Fire Pass and personally led the army to defeat Moka, the first Eternal God's Chosen Unifier of Chaos, and after Ludwig, the Savior, defeated Isaac Kuval, the second Eternal God's Anointed Anointed of Chaos in the great holy war.
When did Brittany achieve self-identity? It was after Arthur's twelve founding battles, and also after Laing completed the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition.
This was the truly brilliant way to unite the entire country. Laing always felt that some slogans were too cheap. The civilians could shout it, but as the Knight King, he couldn't think that way. Why?
Bro, races could be divided infinitely.
For example, in the origin of the races on Earth in Laing's previous life, the Indo-Europeans originated from the north of the Caucasus Mountains. They were the origin of the West Asian and European races.
The Indo-Europeans were divided into Aryans, Tocharians, Latins, Greeks, Anatolians, Armenians, Europeans, and more than a dozen other races.
During the Roman Empire, the people north of the Alps were collectively called barbarians by the Romans.
The barbarians were divided into Germans, Skavs, and Celts.
The Skavs were divided into East Slavs, West Slavs, and South Slavs.
The South Slavs continued to be divided into Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Bulgarians, and Bosnians.
It could be divided into as many countries as you want. A small place could be divided into many countries. Then, there would be a full-scale war, and in the end, they would all die together.
That was why Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang were called saints. I don't need to say more. You know.
Our Knight King thought a lot in his head. He suddenly felt that the king was the greatest. The entire human Empire had more than a million planets, and there were twenty-one … or twenty-two geno prototypes with different personalities and preferences. He was able to deal with them all (although he eventually collapsed). After Laing became a king, he began to understand the difficulties.
The army continued to move forward. They followed the road to Freya's ancient church area. The Knight King looked back at the luxurious carriage behind him. He wondered what the Lake Fairy was saying to Suria. She had been in there for a long time.
Inside the luxurious carriage, the Lake Fairy, Suria, and Olica were having a show. The Lake Fairy was sitting on a small bed in the carriage. She was wearing a rainbow honey butterfly Assur's romantic floral dress. Her long blonde hair was tied up with a simple hairpin. Under the dress were skinny skinny pantyhose. The goddess had finally gotten married, but it was different from before. After the marriage, the Lake Fairy's personality had changed a lot. She was very shy when she was with Laing. No matter what, she wanted to bring Suria with her.
Sulia, on the other hand, wore a set of Mu Xilong Manor's royal copper gray patterned dress, paired with black velvet opaque pantyhose and a white fox fur vest, fully displaying her graceful and elegant temperament. Olica, on the other hand, wore the most classic black and white maid outfit, paired with white suspenders and a black woolen coat.
The Goddess was currently playing military chess with the Queen. Olica was the referee, with 1500 military points. The Fairy of the Lake used the Wood Sprite Army, while Sulia used the Brittanian Army. In the end, the female knight threw two sixes in a row. The Knight King's chess piece named Ryan instantly killed Lilith's Hero of Aralos, causing the Goddess to laugh and praise him for a good kill.
The Fairy of the Lake wanted the Forest Patroller to kill a Paladin, but Sulia would always throw a high number of dice, resulting in a Miss. This Paladin just wouldn't die.
"Suria, I wonder if you've received Ranod's blessing?" The Lake Fairy smiled and said casually, "You're lucky today. I admit defeat."
"It's only occasionally. If I'm not wrong, Madam, you just randomly made up the military pieces, right?" Suria smiled at her good sister. "Of course you can't beat someone who made it seriously."
"Lilith ~ I've said it before. Call me Lilith in private. Aren't we good sisters?" The Lake Fairy stretched out her index finger and tapped Sulia's exquisite face. Clearly, the Lake Fairy was very satisfied with her married life. Moreover, the Goddess knew that if Sulia hadn't agreed, she wouldn't have had any chance. Sulia was the real daughter-in-law recognized by the Emperor, Angran, Fulgen, and that birdman. If she hadn't taken the initiative to agree, let alone a wedding, she wouldn't even have thought about it.
"Lilith, even if we're good sisters, there should be a limit." Suria said a little reproachfully. "You don't have to drag me along every time … and you have to make me and Laing 'warm up' first."
"But … I don't know why, but when I see you and Laing doing it, I feel special …" The Lake Fairy blushed. The goddess was embarrassed. "So I always …"
"That's always a little …" Suria was also embarrassed. The female knight thought for a moment and took the Lake Fairy's hand. "It's a little embarrassing. Next time, I'll arrange for you and Laing to be alone."
"Okay." The Lake Fairy was still unable to adapt to the change from a goddess who could tease her Chosen of Gods champion to a wife. She did not know how to face Laing.
Olica, who was sitting next to her, could not help but smile. The dark elf thought maliciously, Who told you to possess Suria all the time? You must have picked up a strange hobby after a long time, right?
That's good, it'll be easier for me to set up my plans. Countless thoughts flashed through Olica's mind. She was filled with disdain for the Fairy of the Lake. With your level, you still have the nerve to fight with me? I even called Lord Foster Father.
Let's just watch the show. The dark elf thought that apart from Suria, who was the real wife and could not be touched, the people in the backyard were not that good. "Madam, will the turkey banquet be held as usual this year?"
"If there are no accidents, yes, and Emilia will be there this year." Suria excitedly took out a gilded letter from Nur. It was delivered by the noble Talleyrand, whom Laing had appointed to deliver the letter. The noble diplomat had been doing well in Nur recently and had become the prettiest boy in all of Nur. His profound knowledge, elegant manners, profound etiquette, humor, ability to make jokes, and lack of elven arrogance made him very popular among Nur's nobles. He was known as the "Star of Nur's Banquet".
Then, he took the opportunity to obtain a lot of information from Nur and sent it to Laing.
The time spent chatting was quite pleasant. After a whole day of hurrying, the ancient church district of Freya was in sight in the evening.
The appearance of the Old Guard first alerted the defenders, and then they were relieved when they saw the red, white, and blue military flag with the golden "L" pattern surrounded by olive branches and the gilded embroidered words where the Old Guard had fought. The guards did not dare to be negligent and immediately opened the gate without informing Al Frey.
The ancient city of Freya appeared in front of Laing. The Knight King thought about it carefully. This was the first time he had been to Al Frey's place.
The color of the entire ancient city was monotonous. Most of the buildings were simple wooden buildings and two-story buildings. There were not many residents here, but most of them were clean and tidy. The symbols of the war hammer, the twin-tailed comet, and the balance scale could be seen everywhere. Obviously, due to Al Frey's identity, the Church of Justice had a high influence here.
Just behind the gate of the ancient city, Laing noticed that a large group of people were listening to an energetic young man from Kislöw. The Knight King's interest was piqued. He stretched out his hand and motioned for the Old Guard to stop and listen to him.
The young man from Kislöw widened his eyes and said excitedly, "Our Muxilon is really safe. I really like this place!"
"Red cabbage soup, it's not good!"
"Muxilon truffles, it's delicious!"
"Wow, our Muxilon's firearms are getting better and better. I'm giving Muxilon a thumbs up!"
"I want to become a real citizen of Muxilon!"
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