Anle was stunned and pondered for a long time before she could digest the information in Yu Rong's words and understand its meaning.

"Jincheng has changed hands?"

What's going on?

Well, although I don't know how this happened, I think I've figured out something.

Yu Rong glanced sideways, his gaze settling on An Le's bright and intelligent little face.

Anle frowned, biting her nails as she pondered.

"These past two days, my cousin and my sister-in-law have come to me to borrow money because the prestigious Luo family has suddenly started recruiting students, and they've recruited quite a few."

With enough money, anyone can have the opportunity to step into this prestigious family.

It seems that as long as you pay 200 taels of silver, you can be selected to be a student under the master.

At the time, I felt something was amiss, and I thought that the Luo family was just using the guise of recruiting students to make a fortune.

So, it turns out, the purpose was to select some extremely wealthy and powerful families from among them to take away together.

Tsk tsk, you're playing quite the game, your real intentions are elsewhere!

Yu Rong nodded indifferently.

"That's exactly what I'm doing. Now that you understand, let's leave."

Anle frowned, looking at Yu Rong with a puzzled expression.

"But I don't understand why Jincheng suddenly changed hands? And why is it in danger now that it has a new master?"

Yu Rong frowned, his eyes as dark as ink. This little girl was not only quick-witted, but also had many questions, all of which were insightful and hit the nail on the head.

"The city changed hands because of the war prowess of the neighboring Kingdom of Kro. As a token of goodwill in celebration of friendly relations, the new emperor handed over the city to the neighboring Kingdom of Kro."

The city of Jin has now become an appendage of the Kingdom of Kro.

The lord dispatched by the Kingdom of Kro will soon arrive in Golden City to take over everything in Golden City, including its people.

Everything in this Golden City has changed its name from the prestigious Luo family of Tianqi to the Anderson family.

Anle was completely bewildered.

"Wait, what did you say?"

What kind of battle prowess?

What kind of celebratory gift?

I understand that the city has been given away.

What does it mean to give it as a celebratory gift?

What is this celebrating?

"A celebratory gift inscribed with the words: 'The brave generals of the Kingdom of Kro have conquered the Kingdom of Islail and turned it into a vassal state.'"

Anle rubbed her head. She really had no knowledge of this world at all, and yet two more countries had suddenly appeared.

However, she did understand some of the meaning behind those words.

"So, in short, you mean that our country, out of fear of this neighboring Kingdom of Kro, surrendered Jincheng without a fight?"

"Um."

"...You, you should give me a brief explanation first. What is the relationship between the two countries you just mentioned and our Apocalypse?"

Having finally met someone who understands the world and can give her some insight, she must gain a basic understanding of the world's situation; she can't be a clueless country bumpkin!

Yu Rong glanced at An Le, "Ke Pu?"

The words that came out of her mouth were always hard to understand, but that didn't stop him from roughly understanding what she meant.

"The Kingdom of Kro and the Kingdom of Islail on the Red Earth Continent are adjacent to the Apocalypse Empire on my Yellow Earth Continent. The three countries are neighboring."

The Kingdom of Islail and my Apocalypse Empire were originally friendly neighbors, and the two countries were allied.

Although the Kingdom of Kro harbors ambitions and has the power of a wolf, it has been making moves in recent years but has not dared to invade rashly.

Because the combined strength of the alliance between Tianqi and Islail is comparable to that of the Kingdom of Kro, the Kingdom of Kro has remained inactive, while secretly plotting to annex the Kingdom of Islail, strengthen its national power, and expand its territory.

Now, taking advantage of the fact that my Heavenly Revelation Empire is divided and in turmoil, and that a new emperor has just ascended the throne, the Kingdom of Kro has conquered the Kingdom of Islail, seized its territory, and made it a vassal state.

At this very moment, the new emperor of my Apocalypse Empire has just ascended the throne with great difficulty. His reign is still unstable, and news has arrived that the Kingdom of Kro has decisively defeated the Kingdom of Islaile.

Anle raised an eyebrow, having finally grasped the general relationship between the three kingdoms.

"So, at this time of internal and external troubles, and knowing that one country cannot resist on its own, it decided to hand over Jincheng to the Kingdom of Kro as a sign of submission?"

"Yes, Jincheng is a border city defense pass located at the junction of the Red Earth Continent and the Yellow Earth Continent, and it is a place heavily guarded by the city defense army."

Surrounded by mountains, the terrain forms a natural defensive barrier that encloses the Tianqi Empire.

For the Kingdom of Kro, which was located in the north, it was a difficult place to attack due to its high elevation.

No matter how fierce or powerful they are, they will find it difficult to break through.

Once Jincheng falls and becomes part of the Kingdom of Kro, any future attempts to conquer other cities of my Tianqi Empire will be easily thwarted by sending troops here, marching south, and opening up a favorable battle situation.

This place will become the starting point for their expansion, which is tantamount to us opening the defensive gates of my Apocalypse Empire and waiting to be invaded.

Taking over my Apocalypse Empire will be a piece of cake!

Therefore, the Kingdom of Kro, with its powerful status, forced my Tianqi Empire to hand over the Golden City.

The new emperor, therefore, had no choice but to accept the offer and present the Golden City as a congratulatory gift to the Kingdom of Kro for their victory.

Anle's lips twitched. Damn, this new emperor is a coward after all!

Look at his attitude, he's doomed if someone scares him!

She was also implicated.

"As the lords of a city, didn't the Luo family put up any resistance? How could they so easily let others seize their stronghold?"

Yu Rong spoke calmly and evenly.

"The new emperor has granted the Luo family the administration of two cities, which is equivalent to a golden city. The Luo family is already so happy that they don't want to leave. Why would they struggle?"

Anle: "..." What the hell?!

Is this emperor some kind of idiot?

That's an absolute idiot!

He's not smart when he should be, and he messes around when he shouldn't be.

In the words of the Virgin Mary, what shall be done with the people of this city?

To put it in terms of her current state of mind, which is like having her heart just taken a hit, she should say she's at peace, but what can she do now?

She's already settled down and made a living here!

Does she have to give up her newly established dessert business?

Her career was just starting to flourish, and now this mess has happened to upset her!

She really wanted to punch that idiot new emperor; that was her truest feeling right now!

She couldn't help but raise her little fist and punch the chick in her arms twice, cursing angrily.

"You damn coward, you coward!"

Yu Rong stared at An Le with extreme suspicion, then at the little chick in An Le's arms. Was she cursing... the new emperor?

He must have heard correctly, right?