Under the red moon, who is innocent?
——"Red Moon Canon"
"Everyone, there are wars going on everywhere in the Baltic Sea. It's normal for the price of spices to rise. It's even more normal for it to rise tenfold. It has always been like this, okay? How can there be no price increase during a war?
Earl Mido gave me Frost Moon Island, so I can't let it go to waste. The people you brought with you mustn't be wasted either. There's so much wasteland on the island, growing spices would definitely make a fortune...
Um, what's up?"
In the castle's reception hall, Xia Lan was standing on the table and speaking excitedly. One of the nobles below raised his hand. He was a burly middle-aged man.
"Pope, those guys have occupied our island and expelled the believers of truth. Don't you care?"
Xia Landi shrugged, spread her hands helplessly and said:
"You can see that the Church of Truth is just a small force. How can I control it?"
"I heard that the people who attacked Brownsea Island were repelled by an epic."
"Everyone, that's just a friend of mine, not my thug,
And epics are useless. We are facing the continental countries. I wouldn't be surprised if a legendary strongman appeared on the opposite side.
Even with Senior Cleven here on Hanyue Island, we can't claim to be able to protect ourselves. It's already good enough that others don't cause us any trouble."
"Are we going to just give away more than a decade of hard work like this?"
Those who came to Hanyue Island were all illegitimate children of Zilaner Island. After following Ash Mido, they completely broke off with their master family and it was impossible for them to get support from Zilaner Island anymore.
Moreover, Zilaner Island was in chaos and no one could take care of them. The lords of the mainland faction surrendered directly after the arrival of the main family, and then they were involved in the disputes in the Baltic Sea.
Compared with them, these guys are lucky enough, because these people represent the legal rights of the territorial islands. If they want to occupy the islands, they have to assassinate them first, and then let them go after they declare to give up the right to rule the territory.
Since the island has been abandoned, just stay here and work hard. Don't think about anything else. Xia Lan must give this group of leeks a lesson in ideological education.
Xia Lan gathered his emotions, tears welling up in his eyes. He raised his hands in grief and clenched them tightly, as if grasping fate by the throat. Anger was hidden in the corners of his eyes, but he had no place to vent his anger. He could only stomp hard on the table to indicate that it was right here! (To attract attention).
"This is destined to be a heavy day for us. You followed my father-in-law, Ashe Mido, in rebelling against Zilaner Island, against the towering parliament, against the oppression of the Lord's family, and against the injustice of this world!
But now, we can only stay here and survive, like a stray dog. I can feel and see this unwillingness, because I am Ash Mido's son-in-law!
But what can we do? In front of those great powers, we should kiss their boots and thank them for not killing us.
This is the weak, this is us..."
The hall was silent as the noble ladies listened to Xia Lan's speech and couldn't help sobbing when they thought about their territory being taken away and being homeless.
The nobles who came to Hanyue Island were also silent. They voluntarily announced that they would give up their territory, but was it really voluntary?
They came here when the Baltic Sea was desolate, cut the thorns, reclaimed the land, and built castles... Many people died in the process, only they survived, and now they are giving everything away.
“The Lord of Truth is merciful. When we were at our wit’s end, he gave us the Frost Moon Island, the somewhat desolate Frost Moon Island. It is the largest island in the southern Baltic Sea, but it has only 7,000 people!
Don’t you know what this means? We have a new place to stay, right above this cold moon!
The strong bully the weak, and as I am weak and humble, we can only pack our bags and leave our hometown, and start over in this new land.
Everyone, if there is no place for your glory, this is where it will return home..."
The hall fell silent for a moment, tears welling up in everyone's eyes. They knew it was impossible, impossible to go back...
They are the weak, and the weak should give the gold to the strong when they get it, even though the gold was dug out by themselves.
"Woo woo woo~"
Some people knelt down and cried bitterly, their sadness and unwillingness revealed. If they had known this would happen, they should have followed the Earl to Zilaner Island, even if it meant their lives, they would not have to face all this.
There was a sound of crying in the hall. They didn't cry when they moved out of the territory, nor did they cry when they arrived at Hanyue Island, but this man's words made them cry. They really became homeless souls.
Xia Lan jumped off the table, pulled them up one by one, and wiped their tears.
"You have lost your lands, your noble titles, you are the ghosts of the Baltic Sea, you are weeds that have lost everything.
But I need you, Hanyue Island needs you, and the Lord of Truth needs you.
A knightly order will rise here that will strike fear into the hearts of all nations, just as you followed Ash Midor as ants against the elephants when you rebelled against the Council.
Gentlemen, I have a sword, who will be my knight?
Xia Lan pulled up the listless people one by one, stood on the table again, pulled out the Wind's Call and asked.
"Mickey Gowen pledges his allegiance to you, the new Lord of Frost Moon."
Willow Gowen's son was the first to half-kneel down, and his two younger brothers followed immediately.
"Benjamin Stir pledges his allegiance to you."
Next came the sons of Marcus Ster. Their father went to Zilan Island with Ashe Mido, but passed the territory to them before leaving, so they were also lords and nobles.
However, the others hesitated and swore allegiance to Xia Lan, indicating that they would completely let go of the past and integrate into Hanyue Island. They were no longer nobles, but knights.
"Everyone, do we have any place to stay besides here?"
A middle-aged man with a resolute face glanced at everyone in the hall, half-knelt down and said:
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