Chapter 287 Hagia Sophia! (Two in one! Please subscribe!)
Sogn Plain.
After the smoke of war between the Second Prince Rez and the Odin Lord Areo O'Sullivan cleared, the Sognefjord was in an eerie atmosphere of peace.
The Odins were waiting in their tents for news from the eastern part of the Norman Empire, while the second prince, Rez, was sharpening his sword, preparing to compete with Pizman for the throne of the Norman Empire.
In Odin's military tent.
Ever since Marshal Odin Portia Mariano led his army to the east, the princes and nobles of the Odin Empire began to have extremely heated discussions in advance on the distribution of benefits after conquering the eastern territories of the Norman Empire.
After all... the one leading the army was the invincible Odin Marshal Portia Mariano, the most famous military leader in the Odin Empire.
Wouldn't it be easy to eliminate the potential dangers in the eastern part of the empire? "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the royal family should measure the merits of each tribe and the rewards they should receive according to the number of troops they sent in this battle!"
On the left side of Areo O'Sullivan, a sturdy middle-aged man spoke.
"right!"
"That's right! Your Majesty, that's how it should be!"
As soon as the words fell, many generals present echoed them.
Most of these people are members of large tribes in the Odin Empire. Their tribes are large in number and occupy most of the fertile land in the Odin Empire.
It can be said that the comprehensive strength of these people's tribes in the Odin Empire is second only to the O'Sullivan tribe, which is the royal family.
Since most of these tribes sent out a large number of brave warriors, if the results of the war were divided according to the number of people involved, the strong would undoubtedly become stronger and the weak would become weaker.
And this is something that no monarch, including Areo O'Sullivan, wants to see.
Because once these large tribes become too powerful, it means the decline of the royal family.
If Areo O'Sullivan does not have sufficiently effective checks and balances, it is inevitable that people will become unsettled and even covet the throne.
"What Lord Wuli said makes sense, so... the money and food must be awarded first to those tribes that have made great contributions!"
Areo O'Sullivan nodded in agreement.
but……
However, he tactfully shifted the topic of rewards to food and money.
Alio O'Sullivan knew very well what these princes and nobles really wanted! What they wanted was the land in the east of the Norman Empire! Even though the Odin Empire was far less wealthy than the Norman Empire, which powerful tribe did not have tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and wealth accumulated over generations? Once his large tribes with money, food and manpower were able to rule over a wider area of land, the strength of these tribes would be further improved. Over time, some changes would inevitably occur! Therefore, Alio O'Sullivan would rather give the land he had seized from the Norman Empire to those small tribes that had lost their land and were wandering around, so that they would be grateful to the O'Sullivan royal family and consolidate the O'Sullivan tribe's rule over the Odin Empire!
"Your Majesty, you have a point."
The middle-aged man whom Areo O'Sullivan called Uri shrank his head and agreed cautiously.
Although the Odin cavalry led by Raymond O'Sullivan was annihilated a few days ago, at this moment, no one can shake the power and status of Areo O'Sullivan, the young Odin monarch, so... even if these people have some little calculations in their hearts, they can only make concessions for the time being.
only……
The concession of the vassal did not make Areo O'Sullivan feel at ease at all, because... But when the leaders of these tribes gathered in the tent and argued with each other over the division of interests, the connection between Marshal Portia and the Sogn Plain had been interrupted for more than two days! You know, because of the possible threats in the east of the empire, Areo O'Sullivan had repeatedly told Marshal Portia to keep in touch with him at all times and to exchange letters every day! But... the last message Marshal Portia sent to him was that they were crossing the Eide River!
From then on, no more letters came! Although he was full of confidence in Marshal Portia and the tens of thousands of Odin soldiers he led, he was vaguely worried when he thought that the death of his cousin Raymond O'Sullivan did not cause any ripples in the eastern part of the empire.
Even... because he has been uneasy during this period of time, Areo O'Sullivan has secretly ordered the scouts to go and get information, and sent General Odin Dragon Armor to lead the army slowly eastward and station on the west bank of the Eider River in advance!
"His Majesty!"
At this moment, an Odin soldier ran in in a panic and said, "Your Majesty, the Dragon Armor General is back!"
Hearing this, Areo O'Sullivan's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.
He had just led his troops to an expedition a day ago, and today he rushed back without notifying anyone. If there had not been a major change, he would definitely be questioned!
"Your Majesty! Please send your attendants away!"
The tent was opened.
Odin's famous general, the Dragon Armor General, walked in with a serious look, and there was no expression on his calm face.
But... before Areo O'Sullivan could say anything, Dragon Armor's words made everyone frown.
Something big is definitely happening!
At this moment, although Dragon Armor had not made it clear, a vague worry had already arisen in the hearts of most people.
"All of you get out of here first!" Areo O'Sullivan ordered.
When all the princes and nobles had left the tent, the young Lord Odin's expression suddenly changed, and he asked in a gloomy tone: "What happened?!"
At this moment, facing Areo O'Sullivan's question, Dragon Armor finally couldn't hold back his expression and replied with a face full of sorrow: "Your Majesty! Odin's army... has been completely defeated!"
"What?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Areo O'Sullivan stood up from his seat.
He crossed the table, grabbed the kneeling dragon armor by the collar, and asked coldly: "What did you say? What happened? What happened to Odin's army?"
"His Majesty!"
Dragon Armor spoke with a hint of tears in his voice, "The enemy we are facing is not the Kingdom of Basel as we expected, but the Idar Territory in the east of the empire! More than 13,000 Odin soldiers were completely defeated in the Dale Hills, and only more than 1,000 soldiers were able to escape back!"
"Idar County? How many troops can a small earldom have?!" Lord Odin felt unbelievable.
"Three...three thousand, they only have three thousand people..." Dragon Suit Armor answered cautiously.
In fact, he was also extremely surprised by this number, but the Odin soldiers who fled back said the same thing in unison, and from the looks of them, it was clear that they were frightened by the Idar people.
"You're saying... that the Odin warriors who have always been able to defeat ten with one and win with a smaller force were almost wiped out by an Idar army of only more than 3,000 people?!" Areo O'Sullivan asked gritting his teeth.
"I also find it incredible, but... but those Idar people seem to have some kind of secret weapon. Even if Marshal Portia orders the entire army to attack, it will be difficult to pose an effective threat to the Idar army..."
"Where is Portia... Portia Mariano?! Let him speak!"
Areo O'Sullivan was extremely angry. He turned around and overturned the table beside him.
"Marshal Portia... was killed in action..." Dragon Armor was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe, and answered with a pale face.
"Zhan...died?"
At this moment, Areo O'Sullivan seemed to be under a spell and was completely stunned.
Portia Mariano!
Marshal Odin, who had a very high reputation in the Odin army and served three imperial emperors, died in the war that broke out in the same Norman earldom! "Not only Marshal Portia, but also the high priest Plamon Heiman was killed by the strange weapon of the Idar people, and Edson O'Sullivan is also missing..."
As the words fell, Lord Odin's tent fell into deathly silence.
Today,
Even though we are a hundred miles apart,
The entire army in Odin's camp was still on alert, as if facing a powerful enemy.
…
Idar territory.
As the news of victory in the war spread throughout the territory of Idar, the preparations for the construction of Hagia Sophia were also carried out in an orderly manner.
After hesitating for a long time between the city of Idar and the Merlin District, Bruno finally chose Sorenburg, northeast of Namur Fortress, as the site for the construction of Hagia Sophia.
Sorenburg is not a fortress, but a city.
As the former ruling core of Earl Soren, this city close to the Merlin Bay has become dilapidated and uninhabited under the bombardment of the Idar people's artillery fire.
But... this is exactly what Bruno needs!
Compared to a messy and overcrowded city, Bruno can scribble freely on the land of Sorenburg and start from scratch according to his own ideas and plans.
With Sam Layton's crucial victory at Dale Hill, it has become a foregone conclusion that Lord Idar will take over the eastern part of the empire.
The large number of refugees who became starving after being captured by Odin became a problem that Bruno had to deal with.
Blindly providing relief would only make Idar pay a lot of money and food in vain, so in Bruno's opinion... the best way to deal with refugees is to knock on wonders! The construction of wonders requires a large number of people, and the people who originally lost their source of livelihood can rely on their own strength to obtain precious survival materials, instead of collapsing on the side of the road waiting for death to come.
At the same time, Bruno can also obtain wonder bonuses from the wonder construction system, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Without much publicity, a large number of refugees began to migrate south under the organization of Old Ford and set up camp on the land near Sorenburg.
Bruno had also considered Idar City and Merlin District, but... if Hagia Sophia was built in Idar City, it would undoubtedly bring great pressure to the ongoing expansion and renovation plan of Idar City.
Moreover, this will cause a large number of unscreened refugees to flood into the core area of Idar Territory, bringing great pressure to the social security situation in Idar Territory.
There can be chaos in the eastern part of the empire, but there must be no chaos in Idar itself!
This consideration was also one of the reasons why Bruno chose to build Hagia Sophia on the ruins of Sollenberg.
after all……
The construction of Hagia Sophia will undoubtedly bring a large number of refugees to the Territory of Soren, which was originally barren due to the large-scale migration of population. This will enable this land adjacent to the Territory of Idar to develop as quickly as possible. In the future, it is even likely to increase the land price in Sorenburg!
This will be a very important boost to Bruno's overall plan.
then,
After the construction of the wonder was stalled for more than four months, White Barrell finally regained his sense of presence.
After he got the blueprints from Bruno, he rushed to the ruined Sorenburg almost overnight and began to organize the preparations for the construction of the wonder.
Because... White Barrell knew very well how much Bruno Stuart, Count of Idar, valued this wonder!
And...Bruno also gave a clear time limit, which put a lot of pressure on White Barrell.
The Hagia Sophia is different from any of the wonders that Idar has built before. In addition to the wonder bonus provided by the wonder construction system, it also has extremely important practical significance! To be fair, as a grand religious building, both in terms of scale and luxury, the Hagia Sophia is definitely more eye-catching than the St. George's Cathedral in the holy city of Bethlehem, which is known as the "first church on the continent."
When the Reformation came...
have a look!
Idar County has the most magnificent church in the world. Which pagan pagan dares to say that my faith in the God of Light is not pious enough? ! It can be said that the existence of Hagia Sophia is definitely a plus point for the smooth progress of religious reform!
At the same time, Sorenborg was also the place where the Idar army achieved its first external victory ("external" refers to the Odin Empire), so... isn't it a natural thing to commemorate the Idar people who sacrificed heroically for the future of Idar in Hagia Sophia?
This is setting the stage for Mike’s religious reform!
In addition, as one of the wonders included in the wonder construction system, although Hagia Sophia has only one wonder bonus, it just happens to meet the current development needs of Idar Territory.
[Wonder Name: Hagia Sophia]
[Wonder Features: After the wonder is built, the host can become the guardian of faith of a certain specified religion]
What is the Guardian of Faith? As a veteran Paradox player, Bruno naturally knows.
However, the wonder construction system's interpretation of the Guardian of Faith made Bruno extremely excited!
【Guardian of Faith】
[Introduction: When the host declares himself as the guardian of a certain religion, the speed of religious spread increases by 20%, the war weariness decreases by 50% when fighting against pagans, the morale of soldiers increases by 20% when fighting against pagans, the income from religious donations increases by xx%, and the host should be summoned at any time to join the war against pagans.]
The buff of religious guardian is really useless for the current Idar Territory.
It's not that the bonus in the front is not good, but the latter part "Whoever fights with the pagans must be summoned at any time" is simply a pit! But...
Once Mike's religious reform is successfully completed, a new religion will appear in the land of Idal. Then this buff called "Guardian of the Faith" will be really good! Because only Idal believes in this new religion,
So…
I protect myself, which is equivalent to getting the bonus of the Guardian of Faith for free without having to bear any responsibility!
Isn’t it awesome?!
Sorry, I have been sorting out the subsequent outline and plot during the day, so the update is a bit late.
(End of this chapter)
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