Chapter 286 After Odin’s Defeat (Two in One! Please subscribe!)
When the map of the Odin Empire was displayed in detail in Bruno’s field of vision, Bruno suddenly felt admiration for the wonder construction system.
In his previous life, when playing Civilization VI, Bruno, who loved climbing the technology tree, was accustomed to scouting out the locations of various strategic resources in advance, and then sending his pioneers to run over and build the city.
Now, the wonder construction system also clearly shows Bruno the distribution of various strategic resources.
Not to mention the wood that is visible on the surface, mineral resources hidden beneath the surface such as iron ore and aluminum ore are also clearly arranged on the map in Bruno's sight.
The Odin Empire has so many mineral resources!
Looking at the resource distribution map displayed by the wonder construction system, Bruno's eyes gradually became hot...
mine!
These should be mine!
If he could find a way to obtain the mining rights for mineral resources, it would be an important boost to the development of magic industrialization! Thinking of this, Bruno couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
…
The next day.
The rising sun began to peek over the distant horizon, the warm morning breeze began to blow through the treetops, and as the street lights that had been sleepless all night slowly dimmed, the shouts of newsboys gradually appeared in the streets and alleys of Idar City.
"Odin is defeated! Great victory on the front line!"
The newsboys' voices were a little childish, but the content of their words was like thunder.
For a moment, pedestrians on the street stopped and residents living along the street also walked out of their homes.
With the publication of a new issue of Idar Daily, news of Idar's army's victory at Dale Hill began to spread across the land of Idar.
The people of Idar County cheered, and travelers were shocked.
Everyone knows how powerful the Odin army is. Even the Norman Empire had to temporarily avoid it. However, Idar, the rising star in the eastern part of the empire in recent months, has also made those brutal Odins suffer a setback! Seeing the admiration on the faces of the merchants, the pride in the hearts of the Idar people was satisfied in an instant.
Don't keep saying that the interior of the empire is far stronger than the eastern border of the empire, and that the masters of Idar look down on the bumpkins from St. Lawrence! "Marshal Odin Portia Mariano was killed on the spot! More than 13,000 Odin soldiers were almost wiped out!"
When Imon read out the contents of the newspaper bit by bit, the Idar people surrounding him suddenly became excited.
Portia Mariano!
Marshal Odin, who led his army to launch a surprise attack on the Norman Empire, this veteran general who posed a huge threat to the Norman Empire, was unexpectedly killed in the war with the Idar people!
A feeling of disbelief emerged on the faces of almost everyone who heard the news.
But... Merlin News Agency, as the official channel of Idar Territory, has unparalleled credibility, so the content of Idar Daily cannot be false!
You know, these words and information written on paper will be spread to all parts of Idar Territory, and even brought to every corner of the continent by merchants!
If there are any mistakes or omissions, wouldn’t it be a laughing stock?
"Give me one!"
The Idar people who could spell and read had already surrounded the children selling newspapers, and each of them held up a copper plate, wanting to see with their own eyes what was recorded in the Idar Daily.
As for those people who could not spell yet, they gathered around the Idar people who were reading aloud, and listened excitedly to the great victory achieved by the Idar army!
After several weeks of study, although Eamon knew only a limited number of words and sentences, his intelligence enabled him to roughly read the contents of the newspaper.
Therefore, this guy who could only listen to others dictating the contents of the newspaper a few days ago was now able to talk about the glorious deeds of the Idar army when surrounded by people.
This feels really good! Eamon thought sincerely.
…
Baths of Caracalla.
While the first floor of the Baths of Caracalla was packed most of the time, the second floor was usually less crowded.
This place is divided into many separate rooms, each of which has an independent bath and is equipped with special servants to serve guests.
Depending on the size of the room, the services provided and the level of luxury, the price of each bath ranges from a silver shilling to a gold coin.
In a room on the second floor of the large bathhouse, Earl Dale Woolley Dennis was hiding in the bathtub with his eyes squinted, enjoying the rare tranquility.
Opposite him, Earl Bailey was also huddled in the warm pool water, recuperating.
Count Dale and Count Bailey were the only two nobles in the eastern part of the empire who decided to stay in Idar after the "Regulations on the Travel of Nobles in the Eastern Part of the Empire and Guidelines for the Immigration of Nobles" approved by Bruno officially came into effect.
However, since deciding to stay in Idar County, Count Dale's wife has raised many objections. Even the old butler who has always obeyed her orders has repeatedly mentioned this matter, hoping that he can consider it carefully.
Although the old butler's behavior was indeed a bit against the rules, Earl Dale also knew that his butler had always been loyal to the Dennis family and was not just a servant in the ordinary sense. He mentioned him repeatedly only out of good intentions.
As for Earl Bailey, who was born to be an optimist... this silly boy in his early twenties fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful Idar girl. So... ahem! The laws of Idar protect the legal rights of Idar citizens, so even Earl Bailey, a Norman noble, can only give up his privileges and honestly find his love within the framework of Idar laws.
In fact, Earl Dale was even more nervous than Bruno himself about whether the Idar Territory could win the war.
Because Bruno at least knew the strengths of the Idar army, and knew that the Idar people possessed powerful weapons and a complete command system, but... Count Dale knew nothing about it.
Everything in Idar Territory was new to him. The spiritual outlook of the Idar people and their support for the Stuart family were unmatched by any other noble territory.
It was for this reason that he decided to stay here.
However, when Earl Dale watched the nobles from the eastern part of the empire hurriedly leave Idar Territory after paying high tolls and flee towards the inland of the Norman Empire, he finally felt confused and helpless.
The puzzled, doubtful and slightly mocking looks that those nobles cast at him when they left the Idar Territory made Earl Dale want to give up his decision countless times and leave with those nobles.
He really didn't know whether Idar County could survive the invasion of the Odin Empire, and he didn't know whether the decision he made was right or wrong.
so……
He could only escape reality for a short time and relieve his deep anxiety by taking a bath in the Baths of Caracalla every day.
But today…
At some point, even though he was on the second floor of the Baths of Caracalla, Count Dell vaguely heard the noise coming from the outside world.
I thought it would be over in a while, but as time went on, the noise coming from outside the bathhouse became louder and louder.
"What's going on outside?" Earl Dale looked a little unhappy.
The servant outside the door hurried in and said with a happy face: "Reporting to Lord Dennis, Lord Idar won the battle! The Odin people were defeated!"
"What?!"
Earl Dale was shocked and stood up from the pool immediately.
“Ouch!”
Earl Bailey on the opposite side quickly covered his eyes and secretly observed through the gaps between his fingers.
The Idar people won! When he heard the news, Earl Dale felt as if he was dreaming.
Although Earl Dale had always hoped that Idar could win this war, but... it was a country that could compete with the Norman Empire after all! Moreover... Idar's army took the initiative to attack!
How long had it been?! Such an easy victory? Those barbaric and brutal Odin people had not even set foot on the land of Idar, but they were already beaten back by Idar's army in the land north of the Soran River?! It was like a dream!
Like thunder!
This is the true strength of Idar! Even though they were outnumbered and had a disadvantageous terrain, they still defeated Odin's army!
Without caring about taking a shower or paying attention to Earl Bailey who was busy with stye, Woolley Dennis quickly dressed and went to the garden terrace on the second floor of the Baths of Caracalla.
The square in front of the bathhouse was filled with cheering crowds. The lowest-class Idar people were singing and dancing, celebrating this great victory with the simplest body language!
This is a victory for all the people of Idar! Everyone knows that with the Odin Empire as a stepping stone, anyone who wants to attract the attention of Idar must think carefully!
This is no longer killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, it is killing the monkeys to scare the chickens! "When will our immigration application be approved?"
Looking at the grand scene in the square, Woolley Dennis turned around and asked Earl Bailey who had just walked over.
"Idar... the people from the Idar Immigration Administration said that it still needs to be carefully... carefully reviewed..."
Young Earl Bailey was also shocked by the scene before him and answered with a stammer.
That’s right!
Even though Earl Dale Woolley Dennis had made the decision to immigrate to Idar Territory, the Idar Immigration Administration, which was responsible for reviewing immigration applications, had never given any clear instructions or responses.
This was not because the civil servants in Idar were deliberately making things difficult, nor was it because the Idar Immigration Administration was slow in its work. Rather, Bruno had not yet figured out how to treat these nobles from the eastern part of the empire.
Bruno had never thought that among the countless cowardly Norman nobles, someone would risk being chopped off by the Odins to immigrate to Idar. Isn't it a good thing to be a coward in the interior of the empire? !
What's more, most of the industries in Idar Territory basically belong to "state-owned capitalism". Glass workshops, rose essential oil workshops and many other industries are almost all run by the Stuart family.
It is for this reason that the Idar Territory has not formulated strict tax policies in many industries.
Anyway, all the profits from these industries were stuffed into the treasury of Idar County...
The arrival of other nobles also means that Bruno will begin to fill the gaps in Idar County's tax policy, so as to better improve Idar County's financial revenue and expenditure system.
But Earl Dale didn't know all of the above.
He only knew that the immigration policy introduced by Lord Idar was obviously intended to force the nobles of the empire to leave the eastern part of the empire as soon as possible so that Lord Idar could write freely on this blank sheet of paper.
so……
At this moment, Earl Dale planned to go to the Idar Immigration Administration in person.
He would rather increase his investment ratio and proactively increase immigration fees in order to tie himself firmly to the Idar Territory chariot!
Earl Dale is a smart man! When he first set foot on the land of Idal Territory, he clearly realized the potential of Idal Territory. When he saw Idal Territory easily repel the Odin people, Woolley Dennis' confidence in Idal Territory became even stronger! Idal Territory is definitely a powerful vassal that is rising, or even an independent kingdom that is slowly growing! ! Although the requirements for immigration to Idal Territory are almost harsh, the future of Idal Territory is unlimited! Isn't it just giving up the legal claim to your original territory? Isn't it just that your title cannot exceed that of Earl Idal? Anyway, you will definitely not get your own territory back, so you might as well use this as a price to participate in the thriving Idal Territory, and maybe you can seek a better future for the Dennis family!
If you try hard, your bicycle will become a motorcycle! If you follow the path of other nobles, you will always be just a remote noble far away from the core circle!
The Dennis family will always be an insignificant existence among the countless noble families in the Norman Empire! So...
This time, Earl Dale was extremely determined!
"Long live Lord Idar!"
Standing on the terrace of the Baths of Caracalla, under the astonished gaze of Earl Bailey, Earl Dale Woolley Dennis immediately got into the mood and shouted loudly along with countless Idar people.
On this day, from Idar City to Merlin District, from Namur Fortress to Mann Fortress, the entire Idar Territory was in an uproar as the news of the victory of the war spread.
At the same time, as the impromptu meeting in the Sky Garden came to an end,
The Griffin Knights of Idar County rushed into the sky, delivering the latest instructions from Bruno to the Idar army led by Sam Layton...
Fight and talk at the same time!
Not today.
(End of this chapter)
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