Chapter 804 Entering the City

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"The winner has been decided." On the Noah tree boat, Chief Pang Ting put down the telescope and said.

This was a one-sided war. From beginning to end, the Tsushima defenders failed to make any effective response. When a huge hole was blasted in the west wall, the soldiers' psychology completely collapsed. They rushed to escape, wishing to get as far away from the coast as possible. According to the plan, the next step is for Noah to dock and send the Jinxia First Division and mechanical beasts and other equipment on board to Yama Island.

"It's just like when the Natatin Empire attacked the World Island..." High Priest Senya sighed, "It would have been great if we had such power at that time."

"Uh... Excuse me, there are still differences between the two." Pang Ting coughed twice, "You see, the fleet's shells basically fell below the wall, which shows that Lord Xia deliberately lowered the shooting angle to avoid artillery fire from hurting the residents in the city. The Empire has no consideration in this regard. Before the elders surrender, ordinary people will be regarded as resisters and slaughtered together..."

Senya looked at him with interest, "I didn't expect that after a year, you would also speak well of the Jinxia people."

"This... Isn't it for my compatriots on the tree boat?" Pang Ting blushed, "There are nearly a thousand elf warriors in the Jinxia First Division this time. I don't think they will be as despicable and brutal as the Empire."

"Indeed..." Senya cast her eyes on the smoke-filled Tsushima Mansion in the distance, "It's time for the World Island to take a step further."

To be honest, Xia Fan is the most tolerant ruler she has ever seen.

The princess may just not reject the arrival of the elves, but Xia Fan has been encouraging them to merge with Jinxia with a welcoming attitude.

This point has even been written into the law - as long as they obtain Jinxia's ID card, the islanders will have the same rights as the locals. Although discrimination still exists at times, just like the difficult-to-resolve gap between humans and monsters, this discrimination only dares to appear behind the scenes. The support of the government and Xia Fan is enough to touch Senia.

Because of the other party's attitude, the landing process of Noah Islanders is much faster than she expected.

Commerce, fisheries, machinery bureau, beach salt fields, plant research institutes... Now the elves are all over Jinxia City, and many emerging industries are related to the seeds of spirit trees.

But this still can't make Senia feel at ease.

Throughout the ages, there are only two most stable ways to become a community of interests... one is marriage, and the other is to join the army. Let the elves join the army and gain honor and status through military merit, which is far more stable than doing business. After confirming that Xia Fan had no objection to this, she began to encourage the islanders to join the Jinxia Army to expand the elves' momentum. This time, the elves already had an organized team.

Senia hoped that in this way, the World Island and Jinxia City would be connected as a real whole.

"Let the landing troops prepare, Noah is about to land." She ordered.

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In the central official residence of Tsushima Prefecture, several ministers were anxiously waiting for the arrival of the new monarch.

It's not that they don't want to run, but they can't run away-compared to Mr. Kido and his group of trusted warriors, their family business is basically in the city, and abandoning it is tantamount to seeking death. Since running away is certain to die, staying is likely to die, it is self-evident what choice to make.

Jiangchuan Keiichiro is one of them.

He was born in an obscure family and could not enter the government to engage in politics. Later, because of his good accounting skills, he was favored by the city lord and promoted to the inner court to be responsible for taxation and expenditure planning, which is considered a half-finance officer. But because the money bag was always in Kido's hands, he could only drink some soup at most, and he was still a thousand miles away from being a real rich and powerful person.

A moment later, a group of people walked into the hall, led by a short woman who looked very young.

Is this the leader of the terrifying invading army?

Jiangchuan doubted his eyes for a moment.

"Brief introduction," the man next to her said, "This is the princess from Jinxia, ​​and the future king of Qiguo."

Everyone was stunned.

Wait, the people who attacked Tsushima Mansion are mainlanders again?

They had received news that the Seven Stars Privy Council had landed in Bumi Mansion before, and now a princess of Qiguo suddenly appeared. What on earth is blowing, making the Yama Island, which has been isolated for nearly a hundred years, suddenly attract the attention of so many powerful people?

"Your Highness, Princess, what is your relationship with the Seven Stars Privy Council..." Jiangchuan asked bravely.

"Enemy." The woman replied coldly.

The latter immediately shut up. He had already vaguely understood that Yama Island had once again become a battleground for mainland forces. This situation had also occurred a hundred years ago, and the An family was the winner at that time.

"Princess Jinxia?" Suddenly someone whispered, "Could they be the supporters behind Queen Yama?"

This was also heard by the other party. The princess said bluntly, "Yes, May Grand Priestess is an ally of Jinxia City. I personally went on this expedition to help her. By the way... you seem to be loyal to King Dongsheng?"

This question made Jiangchuan and others shudder.

If they don't express their opinions at this time, they may not have the opportunity to speak later.

Jiangchuan Keiichiro was the first to kneel down, "We are willing to be loyal to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Such a quick surrender made the princess stunned for a while, "I thought you would consider it again... After all, the original city lord is still alive."

"No, no, no..." He shook his head repeatedly, "Lord Kido has given up Tsushima Mansion, and you are the new owner of this city."

"Oh? You will execute whatever orders I give?" The princess lifted one leg and swayed slightly.

"This... is it!" Jiang Chuan said with a stiff face, "But since the battle between King Dongsheng and Queen Xiema, the burden on Tsushima has been increasing day by day, and I can only do my best."

"Do you know what I want?"

"Uh..." Jiang Chuan was speechless for a moment. What else can you want in a war? It's nothing more than money, food, and people. It's impossible to say that this group of people took over Tsushima Mansion just to find a foothold and didn't take a penny along the way, right? He tentatively replied, "As for food and grass, there are still 10,000 dan in the warehouse..."

The princess laughed, "Only 10,000 is not enough, I need at least this number."

She stretched out five fingers, clenched her fist and then released it.

One hundred thousand? Jiang Chuan couldn't help but get anxious, "Your Highness, one hundred thousand is too much, we can't get it together in a short time! If this news gets out, I'm afraid it will cause panic among the people!"

Tsushima Mansion didn't have much grain in stock, and if another 100,000 grains were collected, the price of grain would immediately rise to the sky. He didn't dare to think about how many people would die in the city.

In fact, the war has continued until now, and grain prices have remained high for a long time.

Besides, the enemy's army only has a few thousand people, and 100,000 dan is really too demanding.

"Will the people panic? No, they probably won't be happy enough." The princess shrugged.

"Ah?" Jiangchuan Keiichiro was stunned.

"Because these grains are not prepared for the Jinxia Army, but for them." The other party said slowly.