Natalia sighed. It seemed that their relationship was at most a "teacher-student" relationship, not a "mother-daughter" one
Natalia just felt empty inside... But soon the girl cheered up: After all, this is a wonderful new life!
By then, she would have to ask His Majesty Yang Hao to give her a legal job, and then she would have to take time out to take Anna out to play and give the little girl a wonderful childhood...
As for the title of "mother", I can only say that I hope Her Majesty Theresa can try hard to end this embarrassing period with Anna as soon as possible!
Natalia took Anna around, and after taking Theresa to where Finn and Naluga were, Yang Hao comforted the aggrieved nun while touching the head of the deer girl who came up to him subconsciously.
"Theresa just behaved out of control because of Anna's fear... But to be honest, Anna really needs to slowly adapt to new interpersonal relationships during this period of time." Yang Hao explained why Theresa, who had been mumbling all the time, became like this.
"But let's just leave this as a harmless matter for now... Finn, we need to finalize the things we need for our speech later."
"It doesn't matter if I forget to mention something in my speech later, okay? After all, you know the difference between our two countries."
Fin curled his lips, looking at Naruga with envy, but somehow he seemed "very confident". "Compared to this... the important law to be announced later is the most important, right?"
"But Miss Black Dragon is here. She represents Ishgard. We still have to be cautious."
"So isn't that the law we have to confirm?"
"ah?"
"That law" - the "polygamy" law that Yang Hao had been encountering resistance on the Elf Council at the time, was finally passed last night.
The stubbornness of the old elves made Yang Hao very troubled, but what made him even more helpless was that the old elves hoped that someone could act as their representative.
Otherwise, if you say "polygamy" but actually practice "monogamy", then this law will become a symbolic vase.
Originally, Yang Hao was planning to let Arthur go over as a symbol - after all, given Arthur's circumstances, he might marry more than 20 new wives today and have 20 wedding nights...
But Arthur had no time to come out since the holiday, so Yang Hao gave up the idea.
Under the circumstances of having no other choice, Yang Hao could only say in front of the elves' strange looks that he would find enough representatives in Bayerjans to support the scene...
In Bayer Janssen where the male-to-female ratio is 1:5, let's not talk about what the men think, the ladies have already reached a consensus. There have even been vague scenes of [a man taking two girlfriends out to dinner] recently.
This is a good thing, which means Yang Hao can immediately find a man who wants to marry multiple women at the same time, and he actually found one...
So now we have something to support the occasion, and tomorrow's wedding can be held in a more festive way.
Yang Hao really didn't know what else needed to be confirmed about this law. Do I have to confirm that I would not only marry Theresa tomorrow
Yang Hao planned tomorrow's arrangements. He would actually marry Theresa tomorrow, but only Theresa
He glanced at the little nun who was still muttering with her head down, and did not notice that the little nun was secretly looking at Fen with strange eyes at this moment.
Fen looked at Yang Hao and thought that he looked more like someone who needed a push than someone who had no emotional intelligence...
The petite elf just twitched her lips, and said "yes, yes, yes" with her dead fish eyes, while she was already planning to find a deserted place one day to have sex first.
Although the elves can wait for a long time, how many people can resist eating for decades in front of a big meal? So there is nothing wrong with Finn's plan, right
She took a sip of fruit wine and comforted herself firmly in her heart: No problem!
"Since there is no problem with this law, then Your Majesty, can you tell me what else is problematic?"
"For now, let's just say the two pieces of news: 'assistance to Isurgard' and 'participation in the war against the Roman Empire'. At least we have to reassure the guests from Isurgard, right?"
"Hmph... You really are focused on all your work. If you really collapse at this rate, I'll have the Archmage carry you directly back to the Green Courtyard."
"Aren't you going to cast a spell to restore my strength?" Yang Hao shrugged. "But never mind... I have to get ready - I have to continue discussing diplomatic work with Nia after the celebration officially begins... Although it's a holiday, I'm still very busy."
"So you can't really take a few days off?"
"Yes, but not now—but tomorrow."
"snort… "
Finn smacked his lips, gave the pretentious Mother Teresa a stern look, then turned around and left.
Naluga looked confused from beginning to end, but under Yang Hao's care, she touched her antlers that were flashing blue light and whispered that the production of the small golem had been going smoothly during this period.
Because the first batch of small golems were mainly used to assist the Isgardians in producing paper shell fixed ammunition, the small golems produced this time did not use particularly precious materials.
According to the wizards' improvement, if they just mechanically filled the paper shell with explosive gunpowder and bullets, they could just use ordinary stones or even mud to make a golem.
If metal is used, it will easily cause adverse effects due to heat conductivity problems, so if stone and soil can be used, then use stone and soil.
"Because we are used to stone and soil, we can produce very quickly... However, there are still too few people in the Ling tribe. Now, 50 small golems can be produced in a day, which is already the limit..."
"After all, the joint design is really difficult to produce, right? Well, we have to work harder here. At least we have to increase the production."
Hearing this, Yang Hao sighed. 50 small golems a day, that means at most 1,500 golems a month. It might not even catch up with the baby boom that will come after Bayer Janus returns to the surface...
But what can he do? This is not something that can be produced simply by industrial upgrading. If the number of Ling people cannot be increased, he can only start from the design structure to increase production... But then again, have the Ling people thought about forming families with outsiders recently
Yang Hao asked curiously, and Nalujia was stunned at first, then the antlers on her head suddenly flashed pink light, and then switched to green in the next moment...
She said a little panickedly, "The children don't have this idea for the time being."
But while she was talking, she was secretly looking at Sister Teresa who was holding Yang Hao's right hand. Naruja seemed to be asking for Teresa's opinion, but Teresa just rolled her eyes.
Although she said at the time that she would not let Yang Hao swear to love only her at the wedding, but as expected, Theresa still hopes to monopolize her man's love...
But the current political life does not allow Theresa to be so selfish, and Yang Hao and her abilities are not strong enough to allow Bayer Jans to continue to develop after leaving the support of Gaparia...
Imagine Naluga's indispensable help during that time...
well…
The little nun sighed. Just as she was about to say something, their adjutant Kate came up and said, "It's time."
They have to go on stage.
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When Natalia brought Anna to Constantinople Square, a secluded corner closer to the elves.
She was also thinking that if she really chose to live in Constantinople, which was close to His Majesty Yang Hao, would she be able to adapt to the current life in Constantinople
After all, if you look closely, life in Constantinople is not considered rich.
It was clearly a national celebration, but the desserts provided by Bayer Jans were just crude snacks...
You know, even in the Roman Empire, when their movements were restricted, they could still eat exquisite pastries and delicacies—
In the final analysis, Natalia has objectively become accustomed to the life of being the president of the court and a member of the Roman court. Although she can find ways to adapt to poverty, it does not mean that she can adapt to the new environment in a very short time...
Moreover, she didn't know whether Anna would like Gaparia or Bayerjans more at that time.
If Anna wants to stay in Caparia, I can only stay in Caparia to accompany little Anna...
But on the other hand, if Anna wants to live here, Natalia will have to find ways to adapt to the food here in the near future...
(Coarse snacks, coarse oatmeal... And the food in the palace seems to be coarse too. I didn't expect that the Regent and Lady Theresa could adapt to such a life. As for me, it might take at least a month to adapt, right?)
The court president openly admitted her lack of adaptability. She thought Theresa was born as a noble child who was used to eating luxurious food. If she knew that Theresa had lived a more impoverished life before, she might not think so.
She took Anna to sit on a bench nearby. She held Anna's small body in her arms, letting the little girl sit on her lap, and waited for His Majesty Yang Hao to give a speech before the ceremony officially began.
The Bayerjans seem to like "efficient" speeches. If nothing unexpected happens, His Majesty Yang Hao's speech this time should also be concise, right
Natalia muttered, recalling the nobles’ pretentious speeches during the Roman Empire—
In a speech lasting more than an hour, there are only less than 10 minutes of effective content. Even when presenting evidence in court, they will subconsciously spend half an hour describing how hateful the other party is...
She shuddered subconsciously. She really hated that kind of day - if the Bayerjans could solve important matters that could be discussed in five minutes as the rumors said, maybe she would move in immediately
She stroked Anna's hair. They looked like a real mother and daughter at this moment.
And it was at this moment that she saw Theresa and His Majesty Yang Hao appear on the "Emperor's Platform" in the square.
(They are indeed a perfect match.) The chief judge muttered, (I am really envious... But I can't get in the way. After all, this is the happiness that the Regent finally found.)
She watched the two well-matched people walk behind the wall of the platform. Then, with the release of magic, the sound of their conversation became very close and clear.
No matter where they were, the opening remarks were boring everywhere - generally, His Majesty Yang Hao first thanked the people of both countries for their contributions to the celebration, and then he got straight to the point.
"From today on, the brothers Japariya and Bayerjans will become a unified country - the United Kingdom.
In this case, our two countries will maintain the current traditions and autonomy, but we will act in the name of the same country in external situations... This will provide a stronger impetus for our future new development. "
(The United Kingdom... is better than the Roman Kingdom.)
"Besides, war is imminent. Although we are in the development stage of returning to the ground, we must avoid the next attack from the Roman Empire.
Therefore, after the celebration, we will maintain the original plan and hand over some industrial products to Ishgard's allies to obtain resources. At the same time, we may also launch a round of offensive against the Roman Empire with the elves to open up the supply line..."
(We have to go to war again - but after all, the Roman Empire is not a threat now, and it would be good if we could expand our sphere of influence... But I really don't want to see those barbarians anymore.)
Natalia muttered that she really hated those beasts in human skins... But just when Natalia thought that the speech would end here, His Majesty Yang Hao suddenly changed his tone and turned to the final legal issue.
"Finally, through this celebration, Basilisa and I will also announce that in order to increase the population as soon as possible, to adapt to the current ratio of men and women in the population structure, and to meet the needs of the people...
Theresa Justinina, Finn of Caparia and I declare—
From today on, in the United Nations, "polygamy" will replace the "monogamy" system and become our legal social norm in the future. But this is not mandatory, so please do it according to your ability..."
(Legal issues? If I want to work in Constantinople in the future, I must also understand the laws of Bayerjans...
After all, Fahai is not ordinary deep. If you rashly use the laws of the Roman Empire to make work judgments, it will definitely be easy to make mistakes...? )
Originally, Natalia didn't realize anything. She just subconsciously rubbed Anna's face in her arms while worrying about the difficulties in her future work.
But suddenly, when her thoughts crossed over the "polygamy" system that His Majesty Yang Hao had just mentioned, she was stunned.
Your Majesty Yang Hao, what were you talking about just now
The chief judge just stared blankly at the man who was giving a speech on the podium and finally announcing that "the celebration has officially begun."
Unconsciously, her body was shaking. Her originally desperate heart felt ecstatic because of the sudden incident, because it seemed that she had the possibility of pursuing happiness again...
But that's also why.
Because the fact that "the change in the law gave him this opportunity and he was happy about it" made the chief judge feel disgusted and distorted about his own ecstasy at that moment.
The president of the court just stared at the square becoming lively.
On the high platform, Yang Hao and Theresa also watched with satisfaction as their people entered the carnival—
But just when they were about to go down and have fun with the people, another adjutant, Barry, hurried over.
"Your Majesty...something happened in the north."
Barry said, from the north, there seems to be a defeated army entering the camera - they don't look like they have good intentions, what should we do
Chapter 6: Prelude to the Barbarian Invasion8K
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Time goes back to February 4. On this day, the Khutot Khanate and the small northern kingdom of Polan had a decisive battle on the grassland.
When the entire army of the Khutot Khanate was dispatched, Polan would naturally go all out. Polan not only had an advantage in numbers, but also had an advantage in location, making it as stable as it could be.
Not to mention, Polan also has their proud iron swords - in the northern grasslands, ironware is a precious tool. A grassland country where all warriors are equipped with iron weapons is naturally the richest country in the entire grassland, no doubt about it!
Originally, Polan was a small country that was reorganized in the north after the defeat of the Great Khanate. Now that they see that their original owner is planning to come and reclaim their territory, they are naturally unwilling to do so.
Naturally, in the face of the invasion of the Khutod Khanate, all the Polans united as one, ready to defeat the invasion of the Khutod Khanate through a decisive battle in important towns in the north.
Originally, all the Polan people were full of confidence, thinking that their former comrades in the north were now just a few ripples in the stream and could not cause any big waves at all.
But soon, when the Khutot Khanate actually fought with them, they realized the seriousness of the problem.
Because Hutot Khan had an entire army equipped with siege equipment! And they didn't seem to intend to attack the city immediately, but instead started to build a camp and prepare for the siege.
He looked at the siege towers and catapults being assembled on the enemy's position in the distance, and then looked at his own city wall made of wood, stone and earth, which was only four meters high and two meters thick, as well as the extremely densely packed military tents in the castle.
It is no exaggeration to say that a single stone thrown by the Khutot Khanate's catapult can kill more than a dozen people. Now... do they really want to defend this castle in the north of Polan
Knowing that they had little time left in the city, the Polans had to give up the castle's defensive advantage and choose to engage in a direct battle with the Khutot Khanate - if they did not do so, they would be ravaged to death by the other side if they stayed in the castle.
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When Hutot Khan saw the main force of the Polans leave the castle and deploy outside the castle, he knew he had won.
"If they really defend the castle, I may not be able to plunder the surrounding towns for a while, and I will have to spend a long time here—
But since they chose to leave the city to fight out of fear, we will stuff the fruits of victory they brought into our arms and entertain them in the way we grassland people do!"
Under the order of Hutot Khan, Qiexue led their respective teams to help evacuate the siege equipment in the siege camp. Then they confronted the Polan army on the plain two kilometers away.
Through the harpy's aerial observation, Khutot Khan's army was outnumbered -
This time, the Polan people had a total of more than 60,000 soldiers. Because Hutot Khan had gone to the battlefield first, he only brought 30,000 people to the battlefield.