The king's flag has fallen, but this is just the beginning. The establishment of a new order is not easy. Before everything stabilizes, there are countless things that need to be dealt with. For Gawain, the only good news is that he The resistance he faced had collapsed due to various reasons. Ansu suffered a thorough cleansing in this disaster. What he faced was a ruin to be built, and it was just a ruin to be built.
And he also received the support of the two guardian dukes, as well as the support of the remaining families in the royal capital - at least on the surface.
The fighting in the southern and eastern areas of Saint-Sunil is not yet completely over. Mechanical troops and field bunkers have cut those areas into a large number of dead-end restricted areas. The crystal cluster monsters wandering from the Holy Spirit Plain are like walking. The crushers generally continue to turn them into ashes on those blockades.
The fleet docked on the Gorgon River has completed its fire support mission. In addition to the Pioneer and several small gunboats staying near Saint-Sunil on standby, the other two main warships have led the As the remaining warships evacuate, they will return to the Gorgon River and continue to perform the task of blocking the river to prevent the fish among the crystal cluster monsters from entering the western part of the plain.
Those armored cargo ships also left, but not forever - they will maintain the transportation line between Saint-Sunil and the southern part of the plain in the next period of time to ensure that the royal capital Material supplies here.
After the war, Saint-Sunil was short of supplies, especially all kinds of medical supplies. If the supply of various necessities in the royal capital could not be restored in time, the city would probably fall into self-destruction after victory. , this is a lesson learned more than once in history.
After entering the city, Gawain first ordered the opening of the granary of Silver Castle, and carried out the opening of granaries throughout the city. At the same time, he sent a large number of messengers to read out the proclamation of peace and security throughout the city, and asked the White Knight to He took to the streets and asked them to cure diseases for free for the citizens to initially calm the people. He was not in a hurry to blockade and raid the homes of those nobles who had lost power, because this would cause unnecessary panic and high pressure, but he immediately replaced All guards in the city were eliminated and soldiers were stationed in all urban areas.
During this process, Amber also promptly mobilized the officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the city. These agents who had taken root in this city a long time ago were acting secretly and dug up a large number of people who planned to take advantage of the chaos. Li Xiaoxiao, and constantly provided the military with grassroots intelligence in the city, allowing the officers responsible for maintaining order to quickly control the situation.
With these effective measures, the atmosphere in Saint-Sunil initially stabilized in a short period of time. The residents' tensions were still there, but at least the normal order of life was maintained, and the city's functions were initially restored. Got a reply - After all, traditional city management institutions in this era did not have many complex functions, and the "wartime military control" process that the Cecil Corps was familiar with was more than enough to restore order in the city.
In the Silver Castle, in a study room with dark blue carpets, luxurious bookshelves and exquisite silver candlesticks, GawainStanding behind the crystal window, looking at the open space with fountains and large lawns in front of the castle - two Warhammer-I main battle tanks and two Steel Ambassador multi-purpose tanks were parked next to the elegant flower bed. Armed magic combat soldiers were walking in front of the fountain in neat steps. Four white knights wearing heavy armor and holding mechanically powered warhammers stood in the distance, looking full of vigilance.
The classical royal castle and the modern magical mechanical army appear in the same picture in a strange way, with a sense of fantasy-like separation, but they are wonderfully integrated.
"I didn't expect that you could take over a royal capital so easily and control its order in a short period of time," the middle-aged man's voice came from behind, "It seems that you are very skilled. Have you even rehearsed in advance?"
Gawain turned around and watched Wales Morn walk to the desk: "It has not been rehearsed, but Cecil's army has plans for most situations, according to the rules. Acting is enough to deal with this city. As for proficiency... we have indeed taken over many cities in the south."
"This city is a bigger quagmire. Although my reminder may be redundant, I still hope you can handle it carefully," Wales smiled and picked up the teapot on the table. "You can try the black tea here - it is one of the few good things in Silver Castle."
Gawain accepted Wales's kindness and said casually: "It sounds like you don't have a good impression of Silver Castle."
"I don't like moldy places, and this is the most moldy place in the entire kingdom. "This house, I left here for twenty years, but when I came back, I found that it had not changed at all," Wales smiled, "Fortunately, I don't have to live here anymore."
"Do you regret this decision?" ?" Gawain glanced at him, "Actually, you have chosen the route that is most unfavorable to you - you don't need to leave the throne in ruins, I will liquidate those nobles, and you can hand over power smoothly, and even It is possible to leave behind the title of 'King of Heroes'. In this situation, even if I have preserved your reputation to a certain extent, you are still a king who was overthrown because of stains, stains that are difficult to wash away."
Welsh's tone was calm: "This is exactly the situation I want. A king who peacefully transfers power will leave too many things to remember, and in the future there will be people who use my name to try to bring peace to peace." Su's royal power is restored, but overthrowing the king can extinguish most of the sparks in the future, especially when the person being overthrown is a tyrant with conspiracy and bloodshed - no one wants the tyrant to be restored."
Speaking of which, this is. The king who was crowned for eight days suddenly smiled, with a hint of self-mockery on his face: "In fact, I even prepared a gallows for myself. This is the most thorough way of 'overthrowing myself', but I didn't expect you to do it in such a direct way." Expressing his attitude in a strong way suppressed the anger of the nobles who were about to get out of control... My gallows was useless."
Gawain couldn't help but look at Wales Morn, but the latter just maintained his attitude. indifferentHis smile seemed to be talking about a trivial matter that had nothing to do with him.
"In fact, even if you die, as long as someone still misses the old times, the restorers will still appear. They may not be in your name, but they will find your heirs. , find other Morn bloodlines, find the heirs of the side branches, and even create a 'child'." Gawain shook his head, "What is needed to prevent restoration is not the blocking of the bloodline, but the washing of time and the attraction of the new era itself. As long as the new order is superior to the old one and the interests of the vast majority of the people are guaranteed, there will naturally be no room for the Restorationists."
Welsh sighed softly: "That's it. It's your mission."
"...Yes, this is my mission."
Gawain turned sideways and glanced at the square outside the window.
Some carriages depicting family crests were driving across the road in front of the square.
Wales also came forward and stared out the window with Gawain.
"...The Corinpas family...should have come to Duke Baldwin to discuss reopening the market."
"These families are now on the opposite side of you and are about to accept the management and 'transformation' of Cecil's law," Gawain said. "Many of them have been sincerely loyal to you, and even until now, Cecil's new order will be to them. A difficult test, they will lose their long-standing way of life, they will have a lot of property confiscated, they will lose their land, they will lose their army, they will lose almost all their privileges. Considering their former status, this is almost an unbearable suffering. Some of them who fail to pass the test and adapt to the new order may even lose their lives - just like the old nobles in the South who were executed."
"Many of them are good people. , a good person in the public moral concept, but Ansu... this country needs to be reborn," Wales said calmly, "The problem is the entire aristocratic system, so we must also destroy the entire aristocratic system, this has nothing to do with whether they are good people personally. .
"On the other hand, even these 'good people', these 'good people' who were not sent to Crow Mesa and who once bravely defended the capital, are also a part of the country that is hindering and harming it.
“The knights who guarded the city wall also exploited the serfs on weekdays. The earls and viscounts who refused to retreat also took away the last bits of grain and land from the farmers. Those who donated all their belongings to support the front line People who sent all their children to the city walls, people who ran out of oil and died at the shield nodes... They are also the owners of the land, the owners of the serfs, and the owners of wealth. They are both reformers and conservatives, But no matter which faction they are, they must become history - just like me, the king."
Gawain looked at Wales seriously for a long time before nodding lightly: "You see clearly."< /p>
“It’s just to see through, but it’s hard for me to do it. I know where my abilities are limited... I can see through, but I can’t createI understand people's hearts, but I lack the wisdom to plan a new order like you. I may have some courage...but not enough to directly ignore all traditional forces and always insist on my own. "Direction," Wales shook his head mockingly, "The Crow Terrace is a gift from me, but it is actually a test for you. Only the sky fire falling from the terrace can prove your complete opposition to the current aristocratic system. ...
"As long as the cannons sound there, there will be no room for relaxation for you and the nobles. They will surrender to you, but they will never try to win over you again. You will reform them, but I will never merge with them again. Even after many years, even if I die, even if you die - if you die again - the sky fire on Crow Mesa will always be imprinted on the witnesses and their first generation. , the memory of the second generation of descendants will not fade away.
“This temptation is very offensive, I hope you don’t mind. "
"If I minded, I wouldn't stand here," Gawain glanced at Wales, "But I'm curious, what would you have done if I hadn't ordered the cannon to fire? "
"I have arranged about half of the knights in Mill Town," Welsh smiled slightly. "Compared with the real knights, those noisy clowns in Crow Mesa are nothing. But this is the worst situation. Once I do this, the only order in the royal capital will immediately collapse, and the number of people who will die will be several times greater, including many talents who could have been used to rebuild the kingdom... But I also believe that if If the situation really comes to that, you will still take action to make the mess worse.
Gawain was startled, and couldn't help but laugh: "It seems lucky that I fired the cannon at that time... Wales, in terms of scheming people, you are exactly the same as Charlie back then." "
"This is the highest praise I have ever heard," Wales said frankly, and then changed the topic, "But now I have one last worry...do you know what it is? "
"What is it? ”
“The order of the Principality of Cecil seems to be beneficial today, but the aristocratic system of Anzu was also beneficial when it was first established... As time goes by, the order established by people It will eventually be corrupted by others, especially a brand new social order, and no one can prove in advance that it is definitely correct. One day, or if in the near future, your Cecil Kingdom - or Empire - goes astray, and the rules you set are proven to be wrong, on that day..." Wales paused here. After a pause, he raised his head and looked into Gawain's eyes, "Will you overthrow yourself? In other words, can anyone overthrow you and your descendants? "
Gawain was silent for two seconds and said seriously: "I will, I promise. ”
He did not list a lot of laws of social development or the special properties of magic technology to support his words. Wales also did not seek any evidence. The two just smiled and seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.
“Then I have no more questions." Wales put down the tea cup in his hand, straightened his coat a little, and then took a half step back. "It's time for me to leave. The king who was overthrown should not stay in the royal capital for too long. Soon, this stage will be left to you. "
"Don't you consider staying to help? Gawain looked at Wales who was about to turn around and leave, "You are a talent, an extremely valuable talent. The new country needs people like you. I have many positions, and I don't need to consider your status as a 'former king'." "
"You really like to recruit talents as rumored, but unfortunately I am a lazy man," Wales shook his head, "I have spent my whole life's diligence in these eight days of being a king, and now I I have to go back to my original life. Seeing that I have somewhat contributed to the defense of the city, I am allowed to be lazy. "
Gawain did not give up his efforts: "Just think of it as witnessing whether my new order is correct. You can also see with your own eyes whether I can fulfill my promise to the end. "
Welsh thought for a moment and spread his hands: "...Forget it, I'm afraid I won't survive you. "
Gawain: "..."
The former king left the study.
Gawain sighed, and amber slowly appeared in the air beside him The latter blinked and poked Gawain's arm: "I didn't dig it away..."
"It's just a try, I don't have high hopes. "
"But you look extremely disappointed..."
"Is this why you came forward to say this? "
"That's not the case," Amber jumped out of the invisibility state and stretched carelessly, "It's mainly because it's the first time I've seen someone who can pull as much as you...and this Many of Wales’s views are very similar to yours. If I hadn’t known in advance that this was impossible, I would have suspected that you taught him..."
"There is more than one smart person in the world, but unfortunately not all of them are. I can dig out all the smart people..." Gawain shook his head and put aside the irrelevant sighs for the time being, "Anyway, send someone to pay attention. Maybe one day, he will be willing to stand up and do something for this country. thing. "
"Don't worry, I knew you would arrange it this way. "
"Where are Duke Baldwin and Duchess Victoria? "
"We are meeting representatives of nobles and businessmen in the living room on the first floor. There are a lot of people who need to be appeased at this stage - but they should be finished by now. Do you want them to come to see you? "
"Let them come up," Gawain nodded. "By the way, I will send a Magic Network terminal up. I want to hold an internal meeting. ”