Third Age, 1715, November.
After the incident involving Titaneya, great changes took place in the empire. The coalition forces in the south defeated the Grand Duke of Griffin, and then gradually liberated and unified the west.
In order to pacify the newly occupied areas and deal with various problems left in the western territory, the coalition forces temporarily slowed down their pace and finally stopped at the northern border.
Falfurnar, headquarters of the Younger Dryas Organization.
The small white flowers on the mountains gradually bloomed, and this place became prosperous and lively. From time to time, airships could be seen flying and landing in the sky, and occasionally the roar of a dragon could be heard.
Trade activities played a great role in the construction and development of the southern border.
Traveling hundreds of miles west from Falfurna, you will reach the border with Crancia, which is the largest node for east-west trade on the continent.
This route starts from Hopeland, passes through the former capital of Verga - Yubere, then crosses the land of the former Lurna Mage Kingdom, drives across the golden plains east of the Apocalypse Fortress, climbs the rolling fields and hills, and then arrives at the present-day southern border of the empire.
Industrial products from Clansia, such as large machinery, metal steel, fruits and grains, finished clothes, daily necessities, etc., are transported here in large quantities, quickly supporting local construction. At the same time, the southern border exports some local specialties, such as Warcraft materials, herbal raw materials, metal minerals, handicrafts, and wine, to Clansia.
In the meeting hall of Fairywood.
The meeting had just ended, and there were still a lot of scattered documents on everyone's desk. Some were sorting them out, while others were chatting with their colleagues around them.
"Huh, the Western Territory has finally been roughly unified. What remains is to eliminate the remaining forces in some corners and remote areas."
"We estimate that we will be able to completely settle down next year and set up local organizations and branches."
"We still have to hurry. Lord Jialan's plan at the time was to resolve the conflict within the empire within three years and officially establish the country within five years. We don't have much time."
"Regarding the crisis you mentioned, it's a little unbelievable now that I think about it, but the Sages' Council has also declared its approval of this fact, making it almost impossible to refute."
"I heard that Crancia has begun exploring and rebuilding the Sky Battleship, the miracle once created by the Land of Oz."
"That kind of thing makes my blood boil just by listening to it."
"The former land of Oz is right under our feet. We can't fall behind."
"Ahaha, that's a great idea, but for now, let's deal with the internal affairs of the empire first. I heard a big conflict has broken out in the East."
"We originally thought that the Landsworthy family, working together with the elves, would be able to suppress the local nobles and bring about reforms through peaceful means."
"But it seems that we have failed so far. Come to think of it, if we could give up our own interests so easily, there wouldn't have been so many wars in history."
"I haven't received any news about mobilizing the army to the East. Is the organization not going to intervene this time?" one of them asked curiously.
A white-robed committee member nearby pushed his glasses. "Not yet. The elves and the Landsworthy family should be able to defeat the coalition of the old nobles. We still need to focus on unifying the western border and advancing into the northern border."
"The northern border is too far from our headquarters, making it very difficult to supply them. Furthermore, according to recent research, it's also difficult to influence the locals."
"After all, the nobles of the North are role models. If I were from the North, I wouldn't be able to say too much bad about them."
"Alas, due to natural disasters and man-made calamities, the survivors of Eternal Darkness Island have always lived a very difficult life. As a result, they are very united and have not been infected by many of the bad trends in the empire."
"But we can't just sit back and do nothing, so let's try negotiations first. If that doesn't work, we'll still have to go through war to unify them."
"Reform is painful, but necessary."
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The Western Territory, the Griffin Territory, is currently the core of the Fairywood Organization in the Western Territory and the gathering place for various intelligence.
In the former castle of the Salus family, members of the Fairywood clan dressed in white robes now come in and out. Guards wearing armor and marked with numbers also stand in various places in the castle. They are equipped with special long blunderbusses that can fire bullets, stab and slash, and have wide shields at their sides, so they can form a solid line with their teammates at any time to withstand shooting and attacks.
In the extraordinary era, bullets are not as omnipotent as they used to be, and although close combat has declined, it is still necessary to retain it, which has led to the creation of many strangely shaped weapons today.
In the past, when Loran Hill looked at such weapons, he always had the urge to correct them, but he finally held back. Perhaps people of this era had never seen firearms from their previous lives and had no preconceived notions, so they did not feel strange, but instead thought it was very cool.
In a small meeting room on the top floor of the castle, Jelann and Guhuas were sitting at a square table, with a young black-haired girl next to them. She was the chief of the Four Seasons Priestess, Yi Huanbi.
"We'll probably have to send out six elite teams of a thousand men to eliminate the bandits and remnant troops entrenched in the Black Eagle Territory, the Tear Territory, and the Red Valley Territory in the west." Jelann said, pointing to a location near the Mountains of Sighs on the map.
"No problem. I'll talk to them later and select a group of elite soldiers suitable for mountain warfare." Gu Huas patted his chest to indicate that there was no problem.
"I guess I'll have to trouble Miss Yi Huanbi to mobilize some witches for reconnaissance and assistance." Then Jelann looked at the witch lady standing beside him.
"Well, I'll tell them." She nodded.
At present, most of the matters in the Fairywood branch in the Western Territory were discussed by the three of them. Jelann was responsible for coordinating the relationship between the indigenous residents of the Western Territory and handling the future arrangements of the old nobles.
Gu Huas is the military representative of the Western Alliance. Although he is a bit careless, he has enough adjutants and staff to assist him, so nothing will go wrong.
In addition, there is Loran Hill's student, Yi Huanbi, who is now the representative of the Four Seasons Witches. The Four Seasons Witches she leads are involved in many aspects within the territory, including treatment, education, ideological comfort, and skill guidance. She is also an indispensable force in the West.
Under the arrangement of the Fairywood Organization, the mistakes made by the old nobles in the past were settled one by one, and a large number of families had their lands taken back. Then they were sentenced to execution or imprisonment. A small number of nobles with good reputations and not too many mistakes had to give up their titles and past identities. The family's property was cleared and reviewed one by one, and a small part would be returned to them, and the rest would be taken back by the state and organization and redistributed.
Although there were still some dissatisfied nobles, they stopped talking after seeing their former acquaintances being convicted and executed one by one. Instead, they were grateful to be alive. In fact, there were very few such nobles, perhaps less than 5%.
The concepts and environment of the past have long since become an old aristocracy. Looking back from today's perspective, there are too many sins.
The old customs were swept away. Although the western territory had experienced war, a prosperous atmosphere gradually emerged. Soon, new order would be established in all places, education would be popularized, and roads would be opened. The previous heavy taxes and oppression would no longer exist, and the rewards of hard work would encourage more people to break away from the numb and gloomy lives of the past.
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