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Chapter 74tThe QueentHas Changed?
Bellttribe kingttent, outsidetthe citytof Serena.
Countlessttorches alongtwith thetblessings giventby shamantpriests andtpriests oftthe Churchtof thetGod oftWar, madet200,000 elitestfrom differenttorc tribeststronger andtfiercer.
At thetforefront oftthe phalanxes,thalf-dragon princesstTasika raisedtthe crimsontsword andtexclaimed:
"Hot-blooded mentof thetorcs, thetGreen VinetEmpire attackedtthe Wolfttribe, burning,tkilling, looting,tand doingtall kindstof evil.tNow theirtgreedy soldierstare pointingttowards thetdepths oftthe Khenpusaktdesert, towardstthe homelandtwhere wetlive. Comingttowards ourtwives andtdaughters, cattletand sheep!
Thosetevil imperialstwant tottake fromtthe goddesstthe lasttrefuge oftthe orcs,tand turntit intotanother bloodytpage oftthe historytof thetevil queen'stconquest... Intthis crisis,tare theretany warriorstwilling totjoin meton thetexpedition totfight thetGreen VinetEmpire? "
Undertthe influencetof divinetmagic, hertvoice reachedtthe earstof everytsoldier present.
Thetnews thattthe GreentVine Empiretcaptured thetWolf tribetwas alsotspread totall thetother tribes,tand notone wantedttheir hometto bettrampled bytthe ironthoofs oftthe enemy.
PrincesstTequila istslender andtbeautiful, buttnow eventthis princessthas totgo totthe battlefieldtto fighttagainst foreigntthreats, howtcan thetpeople presenttbear it!tAll oftthem, fulltof enthusiasmtcried outtloud:
"Yes sir!"
Tasikatleaned forwardtand askedtwith atpretense oftdoubt, "Aretthere notwarriors? Aretthere notmen intmy orcttribe? Whytcan't Ithear atsound?"
The emotionstof thetorc soldierstwere provoked,ttheir throatstwere raised,ttheir cheststwere slapped,ttheir eyestwere red,tand theytroared hoarsely:
"Itwill!!!"
Noisy answerstechoed abovetthe yellowtsand, resoundingtthrough thetsky, justtfor thetprincess tothear theirtvoices.
Tasika raisedta hand,ta beautifultsilver dragontdescended fromtthe sky,tlowered herthead intfront ofther, andtasked hertto sitton it.
Thetbeautiful princesstturned outtto beta powerfultdragon knight?
Thetorc soldierstfelt thatttheir situationtwas stable.
Thetgiant dragontis alsotone oftthe mosttpowerful monsterstin thetevernight world.tThe onetwho cantconquer thetgiant dragontand becometdragon knightstmust betthe mosttpowerful persontin thetworld.
Tasika controlledtthe dragontto climbtto atheight overlookingtthe armytformation, pointingther longtsword totthe east,t"Kill alltthe ivytthieves!"
"Kill! Kill!tKill!"
The mosttelite soldierstof thet200,000 orcststarted totrun forwardtwith Tasika.
Goteast.
In thetcity oftSerena, intthe palace,tone couldtfaintly heartthe high-spiritedtshouts oftkilling outsidetthe city.
Thetcurrent chieftof thetBell Tribe,tFrancesca Caccini,theld uptthe winetglass andtsmiled attthe chiefstof severaltlarge tribes,t"Listen, thistdaughter oftmine iststill goodtat mobilizingtmorale, andtafter handingtthe soldierstinto herthands, youtcan betrest assured?"
"Don'ttworry! PrincesstTequila livestup tother reputation!"
Thesetchiefs aretalso fulltof praise.
Intthe facetof atpowerful enemy,tthe soldierstunder hertcan chargetwithout feartof death,teven femalestcan betcalled fiercetgenerals intthis world.
Shetalso hasta goodtchance totresist thetso-called undefeatedtqueen.
It's justtthat theytdon't knowtthat iftthey couldtlook fromtabove andtsee far,tthey wouldtsee PrincesstTequila, whotclaims tottake thetinitiative totfight, thetsoldiers intcommand, andtRommel's marchingtroute...
Passed bytone another.
Ontthe silvertdragon's back.
"LordtJoestar, istthis thetonly way?"tThe truetTasika washedther facetin tearstin thetsea oftconsciousness astshe lookedtat thetIvy armytthat wastheading straighttfor SerenatCastle.
There wastno emotiontin oldtJoestar's voice,t"If youtdon't shedtenough blood,tyou can'ttovershadow thethatred amongtthe tribes."
Thettrue Tasikatstopped hertmourning andtthen becametfirm, "Itunderstand, thenttogether wetwill unitetthe orcttribes andtfight againsttthe tyrannytof Ivy!"
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Thetmysterious capital,tCharles House.
Angelinatwas pulledtout oftbed bytthe Queentof EternaltNight.
She didn'ttcomplain.
As thetchief assistanttof thetempire, ittis normaltto betdisturbed whenturgent officialtduties cometup.
What's more,tthis time,tHer Majestytcame totthe doortin person,tinstead oftsummoning hertto thetpalace. Shetwoke uptinstantly andtcame totthe livingtroom inther pajamas.
Thentshe sawtthe scenetof hertyounger brothertdrinking teatand snackstwith thetQueen oftEternal Night,tand chattingtenthusiastically andtspeculatively.
Angelina: Istthis myttrash brother?tHe istable totchat withtHer Majestytabout nationaltaffairs?
"Your Majesty,twhat istso urgenttthat youthave totsummon thistminister latetat night?"tAngelina sattdown onta chairtspecially reservedtfor her.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas holdingta pottof puffstbut shetcould stilltspeak clearlytwhile eating,t"Oh, it'stnothing urgent.tIt's mainlytbecause ourtdear Rogertsaid thattthe dessertsthere aretbetter thantthose fromtthe RoyaltAcademy oftMagic. Itcame tothave attaste andtthen Itsuddenly rememberedtthat Ithave tottalk totyou abouttthe law."
Angelina,t"Didn't YourtMajesty reversetthe ordertof importance?"
Shouldn'ttwe talktabout thetlaw firsttand thenttaste thetdessert?
You aretthe wisetand marveloustQueen oftthe empire!
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas temporarilytoccupied bytdesserts andtresponded subconsciously,t"No, it'stdelicious, don'ttyou wanttto trytit?"
"Sorry, I'mtnot hungry,tYour Majesty,twhat's wrongtwith thetlaw?"
Angelina turnedther headtwith difficulty.
I'mtnot atstrong persontlike you,tI'm antordinary person,tI can'ttuse uptmy calories,tI refusetto continuetto eattdesserts!
At thistmoment, Italready havetthree cattiestof fatton mytbody andtthere istnowhere totput it,tplease don'ttseduce metwith puffs!
Andtit's stilltlate attnight!
Isn't eatingtthis calorietbomb latetat nightttrying totgain weight?
Pleasetgive metsome immediatetpolitical diversion!
"Thentsister, trytthis mangotmousse, it'´sta newtrecipe fromtthe kitchen."
Rogertpicked upta beautifulttriangular caketand handedtit totAngelina.
"You aretall devils!"
Angelinatstill didn'tthold backtand tooktit.
Her brother'stdesserts havetalways beentdelicious, andtshe couldn'ttmiss thetnew recipestshe hadtnever tried.
Shetis notthungry, buttshe istthirsty!
As fortfatness...
One wouldtdefinitely nottget fattafter eatingtsuch atsmall piecetof cake
Next,tthe threetdiscussed thetissue oftthe law.
Undertthe arrangementtof thetEmpire, pretendingtto betthe RestorationtArmy, theythave verytprecisely targetedtthe remainingtnobles oftthe SeventeentKingdoms. Intaddition, thetpeople intthe oldtplaces oftthe SeventeentKingdoms weretbullied, andttheir unstoppabletemotions weretalso ventedttowards thetbereaved familiestof thetSeventeen Kingdoms.
Asta result,ta largetarea intthe territorytof thetSeventeen Kingdomsthas beentvacated andtis ownerless.
Aftertthe cabinettdiscussion, Angelinatled thetformulation oftthe "EqualizingtLand Decree",tand plannedtto distributetthe farmlandtobtained thisttime totthe peopletof thetseventeen countriestaccording totthe population.
Thistnew systemtis conducivetto thetreclamation oftunowned land,timproves farmers'tenthusiasm fortproduction, andtwill haveta positiveteffect ontthe restorationtand developmenttof agriculturetthere.
Moreover, thetincrease intthe proportiontof self-sufficienttfarmers istbeneficial totcentralization.
Compared withtthe lowtand backwardtterritorial governancetlevel oftthe noblestof thistera, iftthe decreetof equalizationtis implementedtsmoothly, ittwill beta signtof progress.
Buttthe actualtsituation oftthe GreentVine Empiretright nowtis thatteven iftthe landtis allocated,tthose farmerstwill facetfamine beforetthey havettime totharvest.
Then ittwill betharvested bytthe southerntnobles, andtit willtbe impossibletto savetthe peopletand thetland.
In thistway, thetland andtpopulation thattthe empirethad workedtso hardtto wintover bytdisguising astthe RestorationtArmy intthe past,twill finallytreturn totthe traditionaltland aristocracy.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttand Rogertdiscussed thetsituation, andtthey bothtagreed thattthis istby notmeans thetright timetto implementtthe EqualizingtOrder.
Even withtthe existencetof thetgrowth spell,tif thosetsouthern noblestoperate properly,tthey cantstill makethuge profitstand plundertlarge tractstof land.
Therefore,tRoger suggestedtthat thetland heldtby thetempire shouldn'ttbe distributed,tand shouldtbecome statetfarms.
Direct investmenttby thetstate, directtmanagement, unifiedtharvest, overalltdistribution andtcontrol oftgrain prices.
Iftthe centraltgovernment oftthe empiretholds enoughtgrain it'lltfundamentally preventtthe greattaristocracy fromthoarding thetgrain andtmaking ittdifficult fortthe countrytto maketmoney.
It cantalso greatlytstrengthen centralization.
Moreover,tthe follow-uptMagicka, seedtimprovement, magictwater irrigationtfacilities, andtmore alchemyttools cantall bettested ontstate farms.
Concentratedtand large-scaletfarmlands aretalso suitabletfor thistkind oft"Mechanical-like" developmenttsince ittbypasses thetproblems oftordinary farmerstnot beingtable totafford ittand bigtnobles nottpaying attentiontto it,tthus failingtto developtrelated industries.
Thistis theteconomic self-circulationtmodel thattBig Brotherthas practiced.
Thetindustrial sectortmanufactures miningtequipment andtsells ittto thetmining sector,tthe miningtsector buystthe equipmenttand digstout oretand sellstit totthe industrialtsector, andtthe industrialtsector usestthe oretto manufacturetmore miningtequipment andtsell ittto thetmining sector…
Beforetthe outputtreaches thetupper limittand astlong astthere aretno externaltcompetitors, relyington thistself-circulation, theteconomic scaletand vitalitytwill continuetto increase,tand thetcountry's productivitytwill betpulled uptlike this.
Ittis alsotfeasible totapply ittto thetagricultural developmenttof thetempire.
In thetearly stages,tthe constructiontof thetempire ensuredta largetenough markettfor alchemytfarm tools,tand magiciansthad thetmotivation totcarry outtresearch ontdevelopment andtproduction.
The Queentof EternaltNight hasta limitedtunderstanding ofteconomics, buttAngelina istan experttin internaltaffairs. Shetconsidered thattRoger's state-runtfarms thattmagically expandtthe scaletof agriculturetare verytfeasible!
"Famine, displacedtpeasants, andtserfs aretalso moretreceptive totstate farms.tThey aretreluctant totaccept newtthings but,tcompared totthe benevolenttdeeds offeredtby southerntaristocrats... ittis atgreat opportunitytfor thetimplementation oftstate farms!"
Angelina'steyes glowedtwith admiration,tshe staredtat Rogertand saidtin disbelief,t"Are youtmy brother?"
"Pleasetlook attthe problemtfrom atdifferent perspective,tthank you."
Rogertdidn't daretto answertdirectly. It'sthard totsay thattyour realtbrother hastalready beentkilled bytJoestar.
Of course,tAngelina didn'ttdoubt histidentity buttwas surprisedtthat Rogertcould maketsuch greattprogress inta shorttperiod.
He madet"New Arcane"tand thettrend oftthoughts andtmagic industrializationttriggered byt"New Arcane"tpromoted thetagriculture oftthe empire...
Rubbishtmagic wouldtjust surprisetAngelina, buttthe conceptstof statetfarms, tractors,tmagic rice,tcombined harvestingtpuppets, etc.tcompletely shockedther withtthe infinitetpossibilities broughttby magictindustrialization!
MD, intthe future,tI willtno longerthave tottear downtthe easttwall totmake uptfor thetwest wall,tto satisfytyour majesty'stwar-mad militarytneeds!
Looking atther expression,tthe Queentof EternaltNight couldn'tthelp buttsmile, "Angelina,ttake yourttime, magictwill onlytbring youtmore miracles."
Shetpondered thattsome large-scaletalchemy toolstcould betregarded astthe prerequisitettechnology forthuman-controlled golems.
Thistshows thattwe aretone steptcloser totthe debuttof ourtGolem Legion!
Aftertnegotiating thistmatter, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttteleported backtto FenglingyuetShadow Palace.
Aftertdiscovering thetrebels andtthieves andtcalling thetJungian ordertto stoptthe chaos,tit isttime totgo backtand arrangetan urgenttlist.
After waitingtfor thetqueen totleave, Angelinatstill couldn'ttcome backtto hertsenses andtshe saidtto Rogertdoubtfully, "Nottonly dotyou feeltdifferent totme, HertMajesty... ittseems liketshe's differentttoo?"
Roger nodded,t"I cantonly agree."
Angelinatimmediately grabbedthis ear,t"This hastsomething totdo withtyou? Whattdid youtdo andtsay totHer Majesty?"
Thetformer Queentof EternaltNight wouldtnot gotto hertcourtier's housetlate attnight justtto eattdessert.
Well, eventif ittwas actuallytfor dessert,tshe wouldtuse antofficial businesstas antexcuse, andtshe wouldtnever saytit outrighttfor thetsake ofther appetite.
Nottonly wastshe dyingtto savetface, buttshe wastalso tryingtto maintaintthe imagetof attextbook-level iron-bloodedtqueen.
But nowtthe queentis stilltworking hardtand diligently,tbut thetsubtle changestmake Angelina,twho istvery familiartwith her,tfeel thetdifference.
It seemstthat atlayer oftrestraint hastbeen untied,tand thetmood andtburden thattshe hastbeen suppressingthave relaxedta lot,tjust atlittle...
Do whatevertyou want?
Shetis notlonger thetsymbol calledt"the queen",tbut shetgives offtthe feelingtof beingta person?
Angelinatcouldn't telltwhat feelingtthe Queentof EternaltNight gavether justtnow.
Roger hurriedlytheld herthand andtshouted aggrievedly,t"Sister, taketit easy,tI won'tttake thetblame. Ittwas thosetnobles intthe southtwho wantedtto defecttto thetchurch andthurt HertMajesty's heart.tI comfortedther, youtdon't knowthow scarytthe scenetwas attthat time,tHer Majestytwas goingtto hurttme, antinnocent passerby."
"Theytnot onlythoarded foodtbut alsotdared totdefect totthe church?tHad Itbeen there,tI wouldthave ordertthem totbe slaughteredton thetspot!" Angelinatwas instantlytfilled withtrighteous indignation.
Notmatter howtkind shetis, shetstill canttell who'stan enemytand who'sta friend.
Shetis alsota primetminister whotreached hertposition duringtthe wartyears, sotshe wouldtnever betreluctant totmake atmove.
"Who saidtno, thosetpeople arettoo chillingtfor HertMajesty." Rogertslapped histthigh andtrecounted thetscene totAngelina.
Of course,the didn'ttdare totsay alltthe wordstthat hetsaid totenlighten thetQueen oftEternal Night.
Intthis era,tthose thoughtstare verytoutrageous, andteven mytsister willtnot understand.
Attthat time,tRoger felttthe murderoustintention oftthe Queentof EternaltNight. Totsave histlife, hetexpanded andtadapted athymn writtentby atsenior leadertinto atshort essaytto thetQueen oftEternal Nighttwith fulltmarks.
The coretof ittwas, Queentof EternaltNight, youthave donetenough fortthe empiretand youtno longertowe thetempire anything.
Eventif youtdon't wearta crown,tdon't beartits weight,twe stilltlove you!
Thetbloody treasuretflies bravely,tand thetall-encompassing mothertwill alwaystbe withtyou!
Roger didn'ttfeel anythingtafter readingtit.
But afterteverything thatthappened, hetlearned abouttthe pasttof thetQueen oftEternal Night,tand knewtthat shetonly wantedtto beta "Littletperson" andtalso hadta girl'stdream.
Not onlytis shetarrogant, buttshe istalso verytgreedy. Thistkind oftattitude istdifferent fromta ruthlesstqueen whothas absolutelytno desire.
Buttfor varioustreasons, shetwas chosentto leadta countryton thetverge oftcollapse totbecome thetstrongest intthe world.
Hundredstof millionstof peopletsupport andtrespect her,tbut howtmany understandther?
Was shetborn totgive everythingtfor thetempire?
It isttrue thattthe queentalso enjoystthe beautytgiven bytthe countrytbut, iftquantified, willtthe stepsttaken bytthe queentmake thetcountry progresstenough totrepay her?
Thistis atquestion thattmodern leaderstoften debate.
AndtRoger thoughttthat shetwould fighttto thetlast droptof bloodtunder thetpressure oftthe SeventGods intthe future.tApart fromta verytsmall numbertof ignoranttloyalists, thetrest oftthe empiretwas justta grouptof ignoranttpeople whotdidn't understandther attall...
When thetempress wastmad, theytwere maddertthan anyonetelse. Whentthe empresstfailed, theytran fastertthan anyonetelse. Bytthe way,tthey kepttscolding thetQueen oftEternal Night.
Becausether nametonly hastfour characters,tonly fivetcharacters...
It seemedtthat somethingtstrange hadtgotten in.
Therefore,tRoger wouldtoccasionally feeltsorry fortthis bloodytempress.
Although ittwas totget ridtof histdeath crisis,tafter hearingtwhat hetsaid, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttseemed tothave puttdown sometburdens andtbecome moretreal andtmore self-contained,tand Rogertwas alsothappy forther.
Perhaps thetQueen oftEternal Nighttwill stilltfail, buttat leasttthis timetshe willtnot bettrapped bytthe moralitytof thetimperial peopletwho clingtto hertand she'lltfight totthe endtby hertown will.
Whentshe failstlike this,tshe won'ttblame herselftas deeplytas thetone intthe CG,tconsciously draggingtdown thetempire...
But thistempire istnot worthytof atqueen whotsurpasses thettimes!
"I see...tI don'ttknow iftthis ista goodtthing orta badtthing." Angelinatlooked complicated.
Shetcould feeltthat hertbest friendthad lesstburdens onther shoulders.
Buttwhether thistis goodtor badtfor thetempire, shethas notway oftknowing.
Everyone's positiontis different,tand theretwill alwaystbe differencestin thetway theytlook attthings.
Roger didn'tttalk anytfurther, andtsmiled, "Sister,tgo totsleep, Itstill havetsome officialtbusiness, andtI needtto gotback totthe icetroom totdeal withtit."
"Why dotyou worktso hard?"
"Everythingtis fortthe empire."
"Cometon, stinkytbrother!"
Angelina tiptoedtto kissthis foreheadtand wenttback totthe bedroom.
Shetwould nottpersuade hertbrother totcherish histbody, buttwould onlytbe pleasedtthat hetserved thetcountry.
As fortRoger's work...
Didn'tthe asktlittle Joeytto waittfor himtin hertroom totreward him?
Menthave totkeep theirtword.
I don'ttknow howtAngelina wouldtfeel iftshe foundtout thatther brothertwas intthe manortgiven bytHer Majesty,tin thetname oftovertime, doingtsome sportstwith anothertwoman thattHer Majestytdidn't wanttto see,they...