Chapter 325 Nord and Vigia [Subscribe]

After Attucks Municipal Director Roel Valentin left.

Marquis Andrea frowned and sat in his original position for a long time without getting up.

In fact, the invasion of monsters is not a rare thing for the natives of Naroa.

It can even be described as commonplace.

Before the outbreak of the demonic disaster, the tense situation on various fronts was like a sword hanging over their heads, reminding the knowledgeable people among the natives to be vigilant against the threat of monsters.

Apart from that, life in various places was relatively peaceful.

There is already a complete set of procedures for how to deal with monsters.

So much so that there is still enough energy to "enclose" the surrounding caves.

Just like farming.

Each place will deliberately reserve a certain number of caves.

It is used to swipe monsters for adventurers and mercenaries, and at the same time produce a relatively fixed number of various monster materials.

However, this demonic disaster has a different meaning.

After the subsequent deduction of the moon phase, the high priests came up with a new prophecy keyword.

That is "Doomsday".

This means that a catastrophe is about to come.

The Doomsday indicates that the intensity of this demonic disaster will exceed any previous one.

As an absolute secret, this matter is only known to the ruler of the giant city, and it is forbidden to spread outside.

When the demonic disaster of the Doomsday breaks out, no matter where you are in the Naroa continent, you will not be able to stay out of it.

In any case, Ataxlog will be one of the areas that will bear the brunt of this round of demonic disasters.

The Naroa continent is vast, and the dynamics of each kingdom and region are different.

But in any case, Atax has been on the fatal "lucky" list.

The pressure in the future can be imagined.

As for the Doomsday, Marquis Andrea cannot reveal a single word.

This is also the reason why he has been tense from the beginning of the meeting to now.

Only he knows that this crisis is absolutely fatal.

There was a way out in the previous demonic disasters, but this time it is not necessarily the case.

After sitting silently for a long time, he sighed in his heart, but on the surface he still had that tense expression.

In any case, anyone can be discouraged, afraid, and lazy, but he can't.

Because Artax is everything to Marquis Andrea.

And he is also the backbone of this city.

Whether it is a giant city or Logge, this will not change.

Marquis Andrea himself is the backbone of Artax!

He cannot bend down.

He must stand straight, straight, and straight like a spear!

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Central part of the Naroa continent.

Nord Kingdom.

In the meeting hall of the majestic Sassenlun Imperial City.

This meeting has been held for six hours.

King Grona Lodbrok has always been sitting on the dark gold throne.

Behind him is the double axe emblem representing the Nord Kingdom.

The huge emblem shines under the illumination of the crystal chandelier, which is a symbol of supreme royal power.

At this time, King Grona's forehead is full of wrinkles, and his face looks gloomy.

He looked at the ministers of the kingdom who were arguing below and felt a headache.

After the five kings' meeting ended, he immediately rushed back to the Sassenlun Imperial City.

As expected, the news he brought back caused an uproar among the ministers, and there was also a heated discussion.

This is normal. He is a king, but not a dictator.

These ministers present are not alone. Behind them are prestigious families from all over the kingdom.

Although in many cases, kings and dictators are often equated.

But this equation does not hold true in the Kingdom of Nord.

Even if the Lordbrook royal family has the most high-level powerhouses and foundation, this is still the case.

Because Nord is a tightly knit whole.

Playing the dictatorship trick is of no benefit to the Lordbrook royal family.

The right way is to give appropriate rights and win over the power of major families.

The ministers who are now arguing fiercely are mainly divided into two factions.

They are conservatives and pro-war factions.

The discussion is about the proposal put forward by King Duroya to establish a joint expeditionary force of the five kingdoms.

Form a joint expeditionary force and gather the elite and mobile forces of the major kingdoms.

Raid the monsters that invade the major fronts with absolute advantage.

Destroy the void channel to gain local advantages.

This proposal has both risks and benefits.

After all, if the prophecy of "Doomsday" is true, the intensity of this demonic disaster will reach an unprecedented level.

Conservatives believe that the current defense structure within the Kingdom of Nord has not been completely stabilized.

It is not advisable to take the risk of drawing elite troops to join the Kingdom Alliance.

Instead, the spearhead should be aimed at the internal defense to avoid falling into a state of collapse.

Today's five major kingdoms seem to be of the same blood.

But there are many places of disharmony in private.

If a coalition is really formed, the fronts of the five major kings will be eligible for support.

Which front to support first will be a quibble.

And almost every kingdom has a part of powerful dukes and neutral families that are relatively close together.

Let them consolidate the internal defense.

But if these guys are asked to draw elite troops, it will be more painful than killing them.

Such a small group, as long as the number of groups exceeds seven giant cities, basically has the ability to urgently mobilize tens of millions of soldiers.

And if those powerful dukes intervene.

With only the partial mobilization of the Nord army and the power of King Grona, I am afraid they will only pretend to obey.

Therefore, the conservative ministers believed that consolidating the kingdom's internal defense should be the first priority.

Of course, the consolidation of war defense on the Naroa continent requires the support of massive troops and resources.

Therefore, it is good to be able to complete the kingdom's internal defense layout before the "Day of Destruction" arrives.

The main war faction believes that the invasion of the demonic disaster is comprehensive.

If the five kingdoms can unite with one another, they will be able to support each other and have stronger resistance.

Moreover, the former kings of all major kingdoms had concluded alliances.

After all, we are all human beings, in this continent where all races coexist.

Members of the same race will play and make trouble, but they still have to wear a pair of trousers when going outside.

If we choose to violate the covenant easily now, it would be disrespectful to the previous kings.

It is also equivalent to giving up the opportunity for cooperation between kingdoms.

When the main war faction moved out of the former king, the topic instantly turned into issues of covenant and morality.

Even Groener Lodbrok, who has always been tough on foreign affairs, dare not directly refute this reason, otherwise he will fall behind.

The five major human kingdoms in the Naroa continent all have plots and customs of worshiping their ancestors.

In any human kingdom, all the princes and ministers go back and forth, and no one dares to stand up and disobey the late king.

Whoever dares to disobey the former king is not orthodox and has no morality.

The nature is so serious.

The militant faction and the conservative faction were quarreling fiercely.

After the main war faction proposed the theory of the late king.

Conservatives also moved out of the late king.

Looking back, the ancestral kings of the Nord Kingdom once left a declaration of "protecting the territory and defending the royal land."

The conservatives used this as a reason to severely refute the war faction.

Use magic to defeat magic, and use morality to suppress morality.

Now it becomes a situation where whoever can interpret the late king's message more deeply will be justified.

There is a lot of noise down there right now.

There were endless instances of slapping the table, throwing cups, and throwing shoes.

Just roll up your sleeves and get started.

No wonder King Gronar himself felt a headache after seeing this.

This quarrel has been going on for three or four hours.

And according to past practice, the quarrel will continue.

Groner remembers that one meeting even lasted for more than a dozen Naraya days before it ended.

For such a situation, generally speaking, King Grona can only choose to treat it coldly.

When they were all done arguing, he stood up and made the final decision.

In this way, there is no need to waste words and no mistakes will be made.

Let those from both factions pretend to be blackface.

All he needed was a few comments that seemed fair.

Being a king is difficult.

It's even harder to be a normal king.

Being a good king is extremely difficult.

Just as the people in the conference hall were quarreling over this.

A figure suddenly appeared next to him.

This figure appears and disappears.

The upper body is covered with a black coat with the emblem of an eagle head and a wolf body.

These are the elite scouts under King Gronar.

Have the right to report directly to him.

You can report the situation directly to him without going through the cumbersome interview process.

It is considered a privileged unit in the imperial city.

This figure quietly came to Groner's side, and immediately leaned over to report softly.

"Your Majesty the King."

"The envoy of the Steli family from the northern frozen land wants to meet with you in person."

"The messenger brought a letter."

"Hand-written by Finn Stray."

King Gronar sat up slightly when he heard the name Finn Stray.

Finn Stray is the finance minister of the Kingdom of Vaegia.

His father is a former finance minister.

His grandfather was the former Chancellor of the Exchequer.

In other words, the Staley family's buttocks are almost welded to the position of finance minister.

But this is also normal.

Because the Steli family controls most of the commercial and fiscal channels in the Kingdom of Virginia.

Just talking about family wealth, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is as rich as the country.

But just a few Narayas days ago. .

Finn Stray officially breaks away from the Vaegian royal family.

The two sides have not officially started a war yet.

There is only a small amount of friction at the edges of their respective spheres of influence.

Despite the current external enemy of the Demonic Disaster, the internal disputes and frictions within the kingdom still exist.

The King of Vaegia, Tuckers Gray, is actually a very conservative man.

However, the Gray royal family is not as wealthy as Steli in terms of wealth.

It just holds more troops and land.

But the trouble is that the territory of the Gray royal family is close to the barbarians in the north.

It can be regarded as the northern gateway of the human kingdom.

In comparison, although the Steli family's territory is much smaller, it is located further to the south.

This is an advantage that cannot be ignored.

The Kingdom of Nord is located in the middle, just bordering the other four kingdoms.

This is the necessary goal for the major kingdoms to win over and compete with each other.

In Virginia, the ratio of the spheres of influence of the Gray royal family and the Stry family is approximately 6:1.

So the current situation in the Kingdom of Vaegia is actually much more complicated than within the Kingdom of Nord.

If you count the legendary "Day of Destruction".

Today's Kingdom of Virginia is definitely an extremely hot potato.

The devastating demonic disaster has not officially broken out yet,

But all kinds of troubles have emerged.

So for Finn Sterley's sudden act of sending an envoy to deliver a letter.

Grona Lodbrok instinctively sensed something unusual.

His intuition told him that this matter was not simple.

Finn Sterley, the former finance minister of the Kingdom of Vigia, was definitely a profit-seeking guy.

He might be an excellent businessman and financial manager.

But he would never be a qualified ruler.

Now the Sterley family has broken with the royal family.

War may break out between the two sides at any time.

There is a big gap in strength between the two sides.

The number of soldiers that can be mobilized is also far apart.

Although the Sterley family is very rich, it is difficult to completely eliminate the gap in hard power between the two sides.

Therefore, the fundamental purpose of this letter is self-evident.

Grona's thoughts turned around in his mind for a few times.

He could basically guess Finn Sterley's motives.

"Cough cough cough!"

Thinking of this, he immediately coughed a few times.

The conference hall, which was still arguing, gradually quieted down.

All the ministers thought that His Majesty the King had something to say.

Unexpectedly, Grona suddenly stood up and nodded slightly apologetically.

"Please continue the discussion."

"I will come back later and listen attentively."

After that, he left the upper seat and walked straight out of the conference room.

He respected these ministers and tried his best to establish a wise image.

But normal behavior would not be subject to so many restrictions.

Such a long and irritating meeting.

He can leave temporarily.

And maybe there will be new topics when he comes back.

The Kingdom of Grona wore a white satin robe, revealing a very strong chest muscle outline.

He was over fifty years old, but he did not look old.

Instead, he was as strong as a majestic lion.

Seeing His Majesty the King leave the conference room, the waiter waiting outside hurriedly followed.

Quickly put on a cloak embroidered with an axe and hammer for him.

The reception room is not far from the conference room and can be reached on foot.

Soon, King Grona met the envoy sent by Finn Sterlee.

That guy had the word "shrewd" written all over his face.

His eyes were always shining with money.

The envoy was fat and wore a very exquisite and luxurious outfit.

He should have arrived here within a week through the space teleportation array.

Because he was obviously not used to the relatively warm and humid climate environment in Nord.

He often twisted his neck unconsciously after looking around.

This is the characteristic of just taking off the thick scarf.

Grona saw everything in front of him.

When the envoy saw the Kingdom of Grona coming, he quickly stood up and saluted.

"Greetings to you."

"The great king of Nord, the heir of the double axe, the lord of the central continent..."

There is no so-called mediocrity among the envoys who can be sent.

Don't look at the guy's fat head and big ears, but he is actually very eloquent.

He reported King Grona's long list of titles word for word.

"Guests from afar."

"No need to be polite."

"Please take a seat."

Grona smiled kindly.

Both parties took their seats as host and guest.