In mid-October of the year 202 of the Bright Calendar, the northern part of the Islar continent was already covered with white snow, while the Nantalun Prairie was blocked by the Hengduan Mountains from the southward cold current, but green could still be seen. Located in the southern part of the Nantalun Prairie, Fernando City is no exception. There is a completely busy scene inside and outside the city.
Due to a tragic defense battle for the Imperial Capital this summer, the Imperial Capital suffered heavy losses in terms of manpower and materials, not to mention the farms and manors in the suburbs. In the area occupied by the orcs, all food and materials were looted, and The areas that humans evacuated in advance were all burned cleanly. When the war ended with the orcs retreating, humans helplessly discovered that they had not actually won the war because more difficult battles were still there. What's behind
Even with the Hengduan Mountains blocking the way, the Imperial Capital still cannot stop the pace of winter. Whenever the breeze blows, a vague chill will penetrate into the heart and lungs, making people shiver. Farms on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital The plantations are full of crops. Although the weather is getting colder day by day, these green crops are still growing tenaciously, just like the people of the imperial capital who live tenaciously.
Due to the war in the Imperial City, many granaries were looted by orcs, and the farms and estates in the suburbs were severely damaged. This left a huge gap in the Imperial Capital's food reserves for next year. In order to solve this problem, Luke ordered all available food outside the Imperial Capital to be destroyed. The fields where crops are planted are all planted with things that can fill the stomach, and wine grapes, fresh fruits and the like have become luxuries and are almost impossible to find in the imperial capital.
After the war, the Imperial City did not restore its original order. Instead, it became a large military camp under the management of Luke and Orlando. More than three million young adults in the Imperial City were recruited into the army, but not all of them were real soldiers. , Orlando selected the best 400,000 from these 3 million people for intensive training as professional soldiers, while the remaining 2.6 million were all stationed in multiple manors outside the city.
These people were divided into three parts. One part engaged in farming and hunting to obtain food, another part built houses and rebuilt their homes, and the remaining part carried out necessary military training. The personnel of the three groups were constantly rotated, and everyone was working hard for I am busy with the happy life of myself and my descendants,
With these young adults as the main force, Luke finally made use of all the land that could be used outside the imperial capital. After several careful calculations by his men, he believed that after harvesting these fields, the food obtained could allow the people of the imperial capital to survive next year. The days when Duan Qinghuang doesn’t answer,
However, this does not allow Luke to sit back and relax, because the first heavy snow in the imperial capital is coming. In order to harvest the food before the heavy snow covers it, Luke has begun to mobilize personnel to carry out crazy harvesting. More than one million people are divided into two The class was busy in the fields day and night. Even if the crops were not yet fully mature, they were all cut and carried into the newly built granary.
Maybe unripe crops are not delicious, but they are much better than not having anything to eat and starving to death. This truth is very clear to the soldiers and civilians in the entire imperial capital, so even though they work day and night, no one complains, of course. , what makes them gratified is that their beautiful Queen Catherine often comes to various manors on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and even works with them,
Although the cold winter is coming, the current imperial capital is full of prosperity. Of course, this is only a superficial phenomenon. After Luke took the power, the Fernando royal family who lost power was naturally not willing to lose the power in their hands. However, at the beginning, they He could only complain behind his back, because Luke had the full support of Orlando, and these royals, who were usually smart and boastful, were trembling and speechless when facing thousands of elite warriors. ,
However, there are always people who are blinded by power and money. After competing with Luke head-on for power did not work, the knowledgeable people in the Fernando royal family also changed their strategies. They no longer actively competed with Luke for power, but instead set their goals. With Queen Catherine, the three members of the Fernando royal family who are most qualified to inherit the throne formed an offensive and defensive alliance, led by the 79-year-old Henikos and Fernando, to fully support Catherine.
In the eyes of these Fernando royal family, although Catherine is a woman, she is still a woman of the Fernando family. She is no better than an outsider like Luke. Moreover, once the throne is regained, what role can Catherine play as a woman? In the end, it is not Relying on members of the Fernando family,
However, Catherine did not seem to know this. Although Henicos, Birmingham and others repeatedly said it or hinted it, she still respected Luke's wishes at all times and did not interfere with Luke's decisions in national affairs or daily government affairs. This also made Luke very satisfied with Catherine. On the contrary, he would report any important things to Catherine. After Catherine expressed her intention to do what Luke wanted, Luke began to implement it.
These seem to be just a superficial form, but they make everyone understand one thing, that is, although Luke holds the power, the nominal ruler of the imperial capital is still Catherine. It is precisely because of this that the Fernando royal family has He did not give up on Catherine and continued to support her, and fought openly and secretly with Luke on everything from national affairs to trivial matters.
Some people like power, and naturally some people like to enjoy it, and the Fernando royal family is certainly no exception. Some of them work hard every day and try every means to defeat Luke, but there are also many arrogant guys who are starting to live under the protection of their elders. of the old days,
When Fernando XIII was still here, these young royal children could be said to be at ease in the imperial capital. Now, although the country is in crisis, these guys who have been accustomed to living a comfortable life since they were young do not care. In their opinion, , as long as the father and elders are still there, they will not worry about squandering money; as long as the invincible Royal Knights are still there, they can enjoy life in the imperial capital; as long as the magic teleportation array can still operate, they can run away after the imperial capital city is broken. Go to Seawind City in the south and continue to live your carefree life.
Whether it is power or enjoyment, these people have brought unsafe factors to the current stable life in the imperial capital. Guys fighting for power will naturally have trouble with Luke and Luke's men. Although they dare not confront each other openly, some But things can be pushed back and forth. If you can do it in one day, it will definitely take you three or five days. If you can do it in one go, you will have to run seven or eight times more. In short, as long as it makes Luke unhappy, Henicos and his allies would be very happy to do so,