Chapter 654: The Day After
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Five years passed.
The war is finally over.
The various states were redivided according to their contributions.
Rand also officially became the co-chair of the Torch Church and the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health.
And, become the King of Kings, Emperor of the Lunar Empire.
Today is the day when His Majesty Emperor Rand officially ascends the throne.
The door of glory opened for Rand, and the sun, moon and stars were just embellishments of Rand, the center of the world.
And when Rand was announced as the emperor of humans, elves, and all other races, cheers could be heard from the sky above and the underworld below. Even the dark minotaurs under the soil were shouting Rand's name.
And when the coronation was over, Rand could finally give himself a thorough rest for a while.
He plans to go see an old friend first.
The first one is, of course, the Black and Brown Marquis.
Rand's old boss.
The tombstone of the old black and brown marquis is in the cold land of the north.
Rand and the new Black and Brown Marquis did not find the remains of the old Black and Brown Marquis, so they erected a tombstone in the cold land where the orcs retreated.
Rand poured the liquor in front of the tombstone of the old black and brown marquis: "Long time no see."
Then pour the remaining portion into the glass, shake, and drink it all.
The new Black and Brown Marquis following behind Rand has grown up and looks quite like his father. The new Black and Brown Marquis brought a bouquet of flowers to the tombstone.
After the slightly depressing and nostalgic atmosphere passed, Rand left with the new Black and Brown Marquis. "My Lord, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Frost Moon Kingdom, how is your work now? Are you adapting well?"
"Your Majesty, please don't tease me. I am quite busy, but I believe I can do this job well." The new black and brown marquis already looked like a young middle-aged man and smiled at Rand.
"Did Marcus lose you a lot of work?" Rand laughed.
"Yes, His Majesty Marcus is a great king, but he is really good at delegating work to others." The new Black and Brown Marquis was very respectful to Marcus, and it was obvious that he had not yet seen Marcus's "evil" nature.
Although it is possible that you have already seen it, you should still respect him.
After all, Marcus can indeed be called a great king.
"What is Marcus doing now? It's been a while since we last met." Rand asked.
"His Majesty Marcus is preparing to abdicate," the new Black and Brown Marquis replied. "He intends to pass the throne to his aunt, Lady Eleanor."
Eleanor is Marcus's aunt and almost married Rand.
Eleanor's abilities are already very impressive. If Marcus really does not intend to let the Thorn Family become the royal family of the Frostmoon Kingdom, then it would be more appropriate for Eleanor to temporarily become the next king.
Eleanor is a top-level professional with good health and excellent abilities. She is indeed the perfect choice for Marcus when he urgently needs to retire.
As for what happens next, it depends on whether Eleanor's great-nephew Adrian, the next patriarch of the Thorn family, is interested in the throne.
Marcus had no interest in this position, but he also didn't intend to interfere too much in the choices of his juniors.
"It seems that this disrespectful old man is planning to start his retirement life completely. I heard a while ago that his adventurer team has been upgraded to a level 4 adventurer team and he invited me to join. It seems that he, the king, really has some free time." Rand complained.
The new Black and Brown Marquis did not respond. His Majesty Rand could criticize His Majesty Marcus's laziness, but they, his subjects, were not allowed to discuss such things.
In fact, Rand was somewhat interested in joining Marcus's team of adventurers.
Although he is already the emperor of the empire, it can only be said that his ability to slack off is comparable to that of Marcus.
The orcs in the North are now basically extinct, but Rand still formed a cleanup team, trying to kill every orc.
Rand actually doesn't have much hatred for orcs, nor is he a complete racist. He even has respect for some of the powerful orcs.
But precisely because of his importance and respect, Rand does not intend to let any orc go.
After parting with the new Black and Brown Marquis, Rand's next stop was naturally the capital of the White Kingdom.
Ellie and Berlan were both there.
Now that Ellie is pregnant, Rand's first child is expected to be born by the end of this year.
However, His Majesty Borlan still had no intention of getting married, which made the people of the White Kingdom even more looking forward to the birth of Ellie's child.
This will be their new king.
He should also be the emperor of the Moon Phase Empire.
In fact, Rand also thought about having more children and letting each child inherit a kingdom.
But Rand later abandoned the idea.
Because if Rand ascends to the throne of God in the future and no longer presides over the power of the Lunar Empire forever, then the history books of the previous life have already written how everything will develop, and killing brothers and sisters is inevitable.
And if Rand could have stayed in the world and not been driven away, then as the king of mankind, he could have done more. Rand was still very curious about whether there were seas of stars outside this world.
Soon, Rand arrived at the White King's city, and his arrival was warmly welcomed.
Rand had long been recognized as the prince's husband of the White Kingdom, and later Rand led mankind to fight against natural disasters and struggles, and his reputation had long risen to the level of universal admiration.
Rand came to the palace residence, where Ellie and Bolan were.
Bolan was reading a book on maternity care, but Ellie didn't care much. She thought it was okay to eat, drink and exercise.
"So you plan to be a 'man' for the rest of your life?" Rand asked Bolan, who was staring seriously at books on maternity care.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with that." Bolan didn't care about the identity issue at all. After all, she had already got the man she deserved and had the life she wanted.
Bolan is very satisfied with his current life.
Moreover, if her identity is restored, there will be no problem for the sisters to share a husband, but her former majesty as the White King will probably collapse.
So let’s leave some memories for the citizens of the White Country and the people of the world.
In comparison, Karin was relatively indifferent.
Although she has returned to the position of Holy Maiden of the Torch Church, since the main body of power has been handed over to the great Emperor Rand, there is no problem for her to hang out in Crescent City all day.
And there is nothing wrong with the Saint and the Lord appearing together.
Karin will also help manage church affairs, whether it is the Torch Church or the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health.
Karin stayed in the Holy City and met Rand more often.
"My next stop is the Dwarf Kingdom. Do you want to go with me?" Rand asked Bolan and Ellie.
The two royal ladies of the White Kingdom accepted Rand's invitation.
The ministers have already been arranged to participate in the work here. When there are no serious matters requiring decision-making, the presence or absence of the White King does not have a big impact.
Of course, it may become more similar to Marcus's governance model.
In fact, Marcus and Bolan were not absentee bosses, but wise monarchs who were good at identifying and appointing the right people to the right positions.
Although one's own hard work cannot be avoided forever.
Marcus has been exhausted from the wars against natural disasters and the God of Struggle in recent years.
…
Rand and the two Calant ladies set out from the port of the White Kingdom and sailed south along the coastline, passing through some northern united countries, all the way to the Frost Moon Kingdom and the Moon Phase Kingdom.
It will take a long time to go further south to reach the Kingdom of Champs-Elysées. The Kingdom of Lensa is not a coastal kingdom, so you will not encounter it.
Then they crossed the ocean and arrived at the mountain kingdom of the dwarves.
Further south of the Dwarven Mountain Kingdom lies the barren desert and some desert tribes. These tribes had originally shown signs of developing and posing a threat, but due to the indiscriminate treatment of the Scourge Apostles, they are now almost extinct.
The dwarves were not particularly affected because of Rand's reminder, but they still lost at least 30% of their population.
Seeing the arrival of the Rand couple, the old dwarf king expressed a warm welcome. The old dwarf king had always had a good impression of the Moon Kingdom and Rand, and had always had technical cooperation with the Moon Kingdom.
Later, when Rand ascended the throne, the Dwarf Kingdom joined the empire and became a part of it.
Now Rand is considered the "Crown" of the Dwarf King.
The Dwarf King welcomed His Majesty Rand's arrival very much. However, his eldest son, the Dwarf Prince, looked at Rand with resentment, like a woman in the boudoir. Obviously, after returning to the Dwarf Kingdom, he was troubled by the various affairs of the Dwarf Kingdom.
Rand just smiled at that.
"I heard that you have developed the latest mining equipment?" Rand asked.
"Yes." The Dwarf Kingdom stroked his beautiful, brave, powerful, majestic and handsome beard and said proudly, "Please follow me and let me show you."
When I first knew Rand, he was just an inconspicuous earl in the human world, but now Rand is the emperor of the Lunar Empire.
At first, Rand had to show great respect to the Dwarf King, but now the Dwarf King has fully adapted to the change of identity and calls Rand "you".
But Rand didn't really care.
Maintaining the emperor's majesty was necessary, but Rand didn't think that everything had to be restricted, and that it would be too harsh on himself and others.
Then Rand saw the drill and the mule.
Of course, it was not the kind of tunnel boring machine and matching truck that Rand had seen in his previous life.
The drilling rig is a machine that is fixed and powered by human power. It can only drill vertically or horizontally. It has a rough structure and a wild shape, but it is made of fine steel and contains magical metals. It can split gold and break rocks and is invincible.
Later, the Dwarf King said that he wanted to learn from the hydraulic forging hammer developed by Rand and use water power to provide kinetic energy for the drilling rig. The Dwarf's mountainous kingdom is not short of flowing rivers.
As for the mining mule, it is derived from the technology of the ruins.
The body structures of those constructs were studied and then used here.
Such a mining mule has excellent load-bearing capacity and can adapt to a variety of terrains, allowing mining teams to go deeper into mines to facilitate mining.
The only problem is energy. Current technology cannot produce stable, safe and portable energy with sufficient reserves.
Crude oil exists in this world, but it cannot be utilized with the current technological accumulation. Internal Combustion Engine Rand really can't understand it. He is a farmer, not a mechanic, so he can only order the Alchemy Workshop to continue research.
The energy from the magic side can only supply low-energy devices such as the photo crystal. The energy of the constructed creatures is relatively advanced, but unfortunately Rand does not have the ability to manufacture them. When he asked Lisa, Lisa said that she did not fully understand it either.
In short, the energy source needs to be replaced frequently, or the mage should just keep injecting energy.
It is currently in the early stages of research and development.
Although mine cable cars and minecart tracks will be built in the later stages, the mining mule can play a very good auxiliary role in the early drilling period. It can even mount weapons and assist in combat when dealing with monsters deep in the mine.
This made Rand's eyes shine, and he soon had an idea.
"What a great design! I'd like to borrow your technology to host a competition. How about that?"
"What do you want to do?" The Dwarf King didn't mind sharing technology with Rand at all.
The two sides have been exchanging technology and have learned a lot from each other. If Rand can improve the mining mule technology, it will naturally be a profitable period for the Dwarf Kingdom.
As for Rand,..., now Rand has become very good at using competitions to boost the surrounding economy and enrich the lives of the people.
And if the competition goes well, it may even promote technological development.
In short, it is the World Mining Mule Modification Competition. The competition will allow everyone to modify the existing mining mules and then compete in durability, load capacity and speed.
Of course, there will also be exciting, no-holds-barred competitions where you can mount weapons.
Rand is very interested in this kind of competition and is now ready to attract investment.
I have a feeling Marcus would be interested too.
The dwarf king in front of him should also be very interested.
When Rand described the idea of the World Mule Modification Competition, the Dwarf King immediately stated that they, the dwarves, would not only invest but also send a team to participate.
Rand readily agreed.
Afterwards, Rand took the two ladies of Calant to travel in the Dwarf Kingdom for a while, and then headed towards the next stop, the Endless Sea in the South.
The Endless Sea in the South was originally the domain of the Azure King. After losing the control of the Azure King, the Endless Sea, which was originally dark and dangerous, became chaotic, with pirates, smugglers, and ruins of "warships" everywhere.
Rand and his crew did not encounter any pirate robbery. After all, when Nicholas's flag was flying on the sea, no one dared to risk destruction and offend him.
Moreover, Rand's fleet heading south was already quite large and well-armed, and the sailors and knights on board were all highly combat-capable.
It is said that the secret treasure of the Azure King is now circulating in the Endless Sea in the South. The legend says that whoever obtains it can become the Pirate King. This has led to an increasing number of pirates. Rand plans to unite with the southern sea kingdom to impose some restrictions, at least not to affect his trade routes.
After landing in the Endless Sea in the south, head north, cross the mountains and rivers, and you will reach the Elf Forest.
Before entering the Elf Forest, Rand met an old friend very unexpectedly, the knight with the smell of sulfur who had cooperated with them during the Scorching Sun Project.
They stole the Holy Fire of the Torch Church's New Holy City, and later gave some to Rand, although Rand could actually have obtained the Holy Fire through the old Knight Commander.
But Rand remembered their story, and he had been trying to find a way to help them deal with the purgatory curse that they had experienced even after experiencing the Holy Fire. Unfortunately, he could only alleviate their pain, but not solve it.
"How are you doing?" Rand asked.
"Thanks to your help, the pain has eased, but the connection with Purgatory is still not severed. There will always be demons or the flames of Purgatory looking for us." The knight with the smell of sulfur said helplessly.
Rand looked at their skin, which was cracked from their connection to Purgatory. "Do you need treatment?"
All the knights of Purgatory took half a step back. They obviously knew what Rand's treatment was.
Seeing their fear, Rand didn't care. He just said, "If you need help, you can go to the Sanctuary at any time to identify yourself. The Sanctuary will always maintain its friendship with you."
These knights of the Purgatory Breath nodded, and then set out again on their journey to resolve the issue with the Purgatory Breath.
Rand watched them leave.
maybe.
By the time Rand accumulates enough strength to launch a great expedition to counterattack Purgatory, perhaps the problem of these knights can be solved.
The Purgatory plane is filled with burning flames, sulfur, oil, magma, coal, and various precious materials and precious metals.
That is all wealth and will become the cornerstone of technological development.
One day, Rand will go to Purgatory to plunder, and by then, Grand Duke Vladimir will only be able to shiver in his coffin.
…
The Elf Forest has now undergone tremendous changes.
Due to the policy, the elves began to trade with the outside world, and the construction of transportation also allowed elven travelers to set foot on the land for the first time in their lives.
And those elves who first turned their eyes to the outside of the Elf Forest also began to accept some changes that had never come before.
For example, they discovered that there seemed to be no such creatures as orcs in the world, which were mentioned in the cultural history of the elves in the past.
Rand soon met Vanilla.
Queen Vanilla is the Lord of the Elves. Recently, Vanilla is preparing to establish the Elven Ocean Trading Company. She intends to intervene in the dispute in the Endless Sea in the South, and Rand supports her.
After leaving the Elf Forest, head north.
It is the Kingdom of Lensa, and then there is Crescent City, which is the capital of the Lunar Empire.
Rand returned to his palace, where tall knights in metal armor stood guard beside his throne as always.
The high-level officials of the Holy Land have been waiting here for a long time.
"There are some countries in both the south and the north that want to make some small moves. Not all countries are willing to accept the ruling model you proposed." Olenna reported.
Rand and his party had seen quite a few, but at least when Rand himself arrived, no country dared to refuse to welcome him.
"So what do you think?" Rand asked.
"How about inviting them to participate in the event? Every few years, hold a grand event so that the kings of distant countries must attend. Failure to attend will be regarded as disrespectful to His Majesty Rand." Olenna made a very constructive suggestion.
Rand looked at the other high-ranking officials of the Sanctuary again.
They had no objections.
Rand decided to proceed with this project.
Then, Rand looked at everyone and said, "There is another project that you need to visit."
Everyone was a little confused. As Rand's right-hand men, they usually knew about any special projects.
So what is it?
Rand brought the beautiful high-ranking officials of the sanctuary to a newly built palace in the back mountain.
After bringing everyone here, Rand coughed lightly and said, "It's been a while since we last met, so I've prepared a special project."
With that, Rand closed the palace gate.
Suddenly, it seemed as if some mechanism in the palace was triggered, and there was a sound of the mechanism locking.
"Ahem, anyway, a special project is a room you can't leave unless you do X."
(End of this chapter)
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