Chapter 960, Destiny Manifested
"Power is a kind of seductive thing, it can confuse people's hearts." Ryan took Veronica for a walk in the Black Forest of Middenstang, and the two intertwined their fingers. Veronica felt her legs were a little weak, The lovely person by her side brought her endless power, coupled with the fact that the magic power in her body was so full that it was almost overflowing, the female speaker moved her beautiful long black silk legs wrapped in boots, quietly listening to Ryan's words Personal guidance.
The opportunity is rare. Since Ryan ascended the throne, the two of them actually spend very little time together. Normally, there are not many opportunities to get along with each other. Veronica has to be busy with the reconstruction of the sorceress assembly hall and the magic girl The construction of channels and the restoration of an entire magic education system made Veronica almost use up all her energy.
It is a rare opportunity for two people to go out for a stroll, so Veronica naturally wants to have a good chat with Ryan.
"It's like when you are a captain and you stand on the podium and give orders. You also know that everyone must listen to you and obey unconditionally, because their fate is in your hands. And even when When you are not on the podium, this power will also distort your life." Ryan said lightly.
"What does this represent?" Veronica followed Ryan's words, and she was listening carefully.
"For example, it's like at a banquet, everyone will pay attention to my every move." Ryan said softly: "As long as I appear, they will gather immediately, they will cater to my every movement, and will follow me. I laugh at my jokes, and I will try to figure out every possible thought I have, praising the king's virtues, praising the king's bravery, and sponsoring the king's pride. The reason why everyone does this is because they know their status and the prospect of being promoted It all depends on me, the King of Knights, the evaluation of them by the King of Knights will completely affect their fate. Power has such a powerful charm."
"Like Beria? That guy really is, trying to figure out your thoughts and test your intentions all the time." Veronica agreed.
"Yes." Ryan laughed straight: "So guys like Beria and Talleyrand are double-edged swords, it depends on how to use them, how to suppress them on the one hand and let them show their talents on the other hand. Ability, this is very important, if the level is not enough, then I would rather not use it, don't abuse it, my dear, you don't have this ability, you first think about how to make Aurora and Teresa obey your orders, and then don't lift me out every time .”
"Well~ But it's convenient to carry you out~" Veronica said distressedly, but the sweet and forgiving female speaker also understood Ryan's meaning: "I know, I will change my way in the future, but if the other party refuses to accept it What should I do? Less than half of the people in the assembly hall listen to me now, and there are quite a few people from the neutral faction and the Aurora faction in the remaining half."
"Why, afraid of offending people?" Ryan took a look. There was already a dense black forest nearby, and the trees were growing wildly under the distortion of chaos pollution. The knight indicated that this was here.
He smiled: "Do you think it's easy to offend those veteran congresswomen by using tough methods and cold orders?"
"...They are all veterans left over from the Margarita era." Veronica sighed: "It's hard to deal with."
"If you want to use power and do something for the kingdom, you will definitely offend people, otherwise you can only be a rubber stamp or a shopkeeper." Ryan laughed: "Do you know how many old knights and nobles hate me? You Do you know how many people wished me to fail during my several great expeditions?"
"After this expedition, I will return to Britannia. I will continue to deepen my reforms. In the past, all knight titles and fiefs were confiscated after four generations of knights. This time I will change it to within three generations. It is foreseeable. At least a thousand knight families are going to suffer, my dear, can you improve my reputation among the old nobles?" Ryan continued, pointing in the direction of the town.
"Do you want to continue to change?" Veronica was surprised by Ryan's dissatisfaction: "My dear, do you know how many people will hate you in this way?"
"But this is necessary. I must redistribute social resources and distribute them to those who are more in need and more useful. I want to let the freemen and serfs see hope. I want to revive the kingdom. Tania is great again, so I have to continue to use the knife to seize the land, titles, and resources of those corrupt and hip-sleeping nobles, and redistribute them to others. Can your pressure be as great as mine?" Ryan laughed loudly , the king said slowly: "If you want the people of the kingdom to live a good life, you must increase the circulation of wealth. There are nothing more than two ways, increase income and reduce expenditure, and me? I want them all."
Ryan's fists were slowly clenched. He took Veronica's hand wrapped in black lace and taught Veronica carefully.
Going to grab food from the nobles' bowl, and snatching benefits from those with vested interests, is doomed to have a bad reputation. Just give in.
Are there any chestnuts? Yes, for example, there was a trumpeted emperor in the Song Dynasty in Ryan's previous life.
The scholar-bureaucrats liked him, flattered him, praised him, and did everything they could.
So how good is this emperor?
Good old man! During his reign, he did several important benevolent policies,
The first thing is to implement the law of benevolence. In the past, landlords had to pay for their lives when they beat tenants to death. He abolished it very mercifully. To deal with troublemakers.
good! The literati and bureaucrats were full of smiles and applauded!
The second is to further liberalize the rationing system of public funds. This system is very complicated. To put it simply, literati and bureaucrats can spend public funds at will, all of which will be borne by the imperial court.
good! The literati and bureaucrats rejoiced and praised!
The third is to allow the literati to annex the land, and the price of rice soared from 300 yuan per shi when he came to the throne to 2900 ren per shi in the later period, allowing the bureaucratic system to expand uncontrollably. It is "Jianna Zhi", acquiescing to the integration of officials and gentry, and always granting great rewards for anything.
good! The literati simply love this kind of emperor! He's just perfect!
What about civilians? In fact, it’s not too bad, because basically as long as those who can’t survive or encounter disasters, the emperor will order the recruitment of Xiang troops. In the end, the officials will eventually give them food. As for the price, it is the number of troops. The number has skyrocketed from 910,000 to 1.4 million. Most of them are bastards who have no fighting power and are waiting to die. The number of people who can fight does not exceed 200,000, but military expenditures account for 70% of the financial budget.
Under the so-called prosperous age, what was left behind was a dynasty that was on the verge of collapse, and a mess where finances were completely exhausted.
In the end, I can only brag about my personal virtues and a few stories of frugality. This emperor is beyond reproach, his personal virtues are almost perfect, and there is "getting people", that is, getting along well with the scholar-bureaucrats. Very good, being so kind to the scholar-bureaucrats, the elite scholar-bureaucrats are also willing to do their best for the emperor.
If Ryan does the same, the King of Knights can be sure, he will also enjoy the best reputation in the history of Brittany, but it will not be beneficial to the country.
Benevolent government, benevolent government, who is benevolent? Hello, kings and nobles, hello, everyone, who is the last beneficiary?
What Ryan wants is a kingdom of knights that is strong enough, rich in martial arts, and able to live and work in peace and contentment, to prepare for the coming final moment. He must withstand the pressure. The waste among the nobles, stimulate their vitality, redistribute social resources internally, and make the pie bigger externally, so that he can regenerate Britannia, the thousand-year-old knight kingdom, to the greatest extent.
This is the real knight king, the knight king that the people need.
This is his life, Ryan Malcador!
Now that the King of Knights has come to reign, the most difficult times are over.
Fate!
After finally convincing Veronica to let her do it freely, and he would be behind her, Ryan began to test the new ability he had obtained.
After being promoted to the pinnacle of the Sanctuary, Ryan got two brand new abilities.
The first skill is "Psychic Collapse Black Hole", which is the Emperor's stunt. The Lord of Humanity once used this trick in the Battle of Goron in the Shattered World to blow up the plasma core of the green skin that was about to explode-enough to blow up An entire planetary device was exiled into the etheric realm, buying plenty of time for retreat.
Ryan naturally couldn't achieve the power of the emperor, but when the psionic collapse black hole released by Ryan was thrown out of his hand, Veronica beside him was already trembling with fright.
The psionic collapse black hole with a diameter of several meters was thrown from Ryan's hand, and the place it passed moved along a straight line, pulling everything within a radius of more than ten meters of the passing path towards the center.
The "mortal world" collapses inward strangely, as if the universe has finally lifted the veil of tenderness, revealing the absurd and unknown true face, the twisted shore, and the terrifying abyss filled with creeping chaos and countless hidden creatures. Mystery, in front of the howling void raging in the other side, all the creatures in the mortal world seem to be just dust floating in the storm.
On the other side, there are countless chaotic creatures distorting everything on the side of the voyeur. Their eyes are cut off by the bright viewpoint matrix formed by Ryan, in which all emotions and desires are twisted and entangled, with black bubbles and colorful spots The pustules squirmed, throbbed, and sucked in all kinds of emotions, giving birth to some new and terrifying existence.
The psionic collapse black hole disappeared after flying out tens of meters, leaving only nothingness in the place it passed. Trees, creatures, soil, and air all disappeared, as if they had never been there from beginning to end, leaving only A long ravine in the forest, cold and bright
Ryan's face was a little pale, and the Gray Knight Primarch realized that this move was very, very exhausting of his spiritual energy and physical strength, and it took a long time to read the article. Father's magical skill, I remember that when my father used this move, he also consumed most of his strength."
"Honey, are you okay?" Veronica supported Ryan worriedly.
"It's okay." Ryan nodded. This is a big move, and he won't use it until the last moment. Moreover, the long reading time and huge consumption make Ryan have to be cautious. Back then, the emperor was under the protection of Horus. It took a while to cast the spell to complete the release.
This trick can be used to deal with those enemies that cannot be dealt with in a short time, or a large number of enemies. It is an extremely lethal anti-army stunt.
Ryan recovered from his breath for a while, and then prepared to try his second new stunt.
Time stands still.
Ryan's soul can resonate with the subspace. After activating this ability, for about a few seconds, Ryan can temporarily stop the nearby time, and he can travel freely in it.
Veronica was very interested in Ryan's ability, and the female speaker tried it herself.
Ryan motioned for her to attack, but Veronica didn't think much about it. She pulled out the magic flame sword at her waist. With a light touch of the black lace gloves on the blade, fiery red flames enveloped the entire sword. The boot moved a step sideways and rushed directly towards Ryan.
Ryan is not in a hurry, he is still adapting to his abilities, Veronica thought to herself that today I want you to taste my power.
The moment she attacked Ryan, she felt as if she had entered a wonderful realm
A whole new world shrouded in silver light.
In this domain, time became intermittent and the flow rate was extremely slow. Veronica's strength and body were restrained in Ryan's Miaomiao House, unable to move. Seeing that the flame sword was approaching Ryan's wrist, how could she Unable to move at all, Veronica wanted to open her mouth, but her voice was blocked in her throat.
"Well~" Veronica was not to be outdone, she tried to use her strongest power.
That is the power gained from entering the Tzeentch Crystal Labyrinth. That trip allowed Veronica to touch the essence of the subspace, and gained a little bit of inconspicuous knowledge in the Tzeentch magic ocean, which has made Veronica has benefited immensely.
The torrent of arcane surged out of Veronica's body, and it finally took effect. It was like wearing a heavy shackle. The female speaker could finally move her body under extremely heavy pressure. She immediately read Chant the mantra and let the primordial fire wrap your body.
"!!!" Ryan saw that Veronica was able to move and sing spells in his own time stillness, and his face was a little surprised. Sure enough, Veronica had entered the Tzeentch Labyrinth, contacted the origin of the subspace and gained knowledge. It's not what it used to be.
But it was too late, Ryan smiled and stretched out his fingers, and approached quickly.
"Clang!" The flame sword collided with Ryan's finger, and the psychic fire bounced off Veronica's blade. Ryan then found the target and poked lightly.
"Hmm!" When the time stopped, Veronica covered her chest in embarrassment and annoyance, and squatted on the floor with tears in her eyes: "Honey, you bastard, this ability is used by you to do this something?"
"Hey hey~" Ryan stretched out his hand to pull Veronica up, and the King of Knights simply hugged his chief female courtier by the waist: "How about it, do you know how powerful I am?"
"Okay, I've always known that our dear is very powerful, in every sense." Veronica turned her head and kissed Ryan's lips, and the female speaker said delicately: "Get up, we have already I haven't hunted for a long time, and you will hunt with me today? Use your new stunt?"
"I named it, Demon Boy Time~"
……… I am the dividing line of time for a demon boy………
At the same time, after many battles, the eight thousand remnants of the Oster, Nord, Ostermark and Kislev armies finally saw the famous castle located at the southeastern foot of the Central Mountain Range— —Wolfenburg.
This is the last and strongest stronghold of Ostland.
They will be here to resist the tide of the Black Iron Motkin Chaos army!
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