Dominion of Chauvin, a nostalgic name, where it all started.
Eight years ago, when I first returned to the Principality of Donglan, the entire Northland was in a state of hostility, and it was full of vigilance against me and Lan. Dominion.
There, Dong Lan re-emerged on the stage of history, reached a covenant with barbarians and autonomous lords, and started the revival plan of the entire Lan family.
There, massive amounts of ores were transported from the barbarian tribal mountains, and a large amount of money for food imports came from here. More than 40% of the ores and magic gems needed by the magic machinery were produced here. The original Northland Survival Chain was build up.
There, there is the only warm valley in the entire Northland, although the amount of grain produced is not enough to supply a country due to its small area, Amyra and I did countless experiments there, and finally the breeding of cold-resistant crops was completed there. The entire Northland is expected to achieve food self-sufficiency.
There, a large number of mixed-race children of all races lived together, and they were once despised by various countries. With the integration of the Lan Alliance in the entire Northland, as the strongest allies of the Principality of Donglan, their status has also risen. With its unique geographical advantage, it has expanded transnational and cross-regional trade. Today, it is one of the richest areas in the Northland.
The Lan people have not forgotten their closest allies during their down and down years. A large number of preferential policies and preferential policies favor this small territory. Only mining extraction is enough to feed the residents of the autonomous territory. With the spread of cold-resistant plants, that As a rare warm area in the Northland, the valley in the mountains is a bit too wasteful as a production area, and now it has become the most famous tourist destination and health resort in the entire Northland.
Well, if there's someone's advice behind this, only God knows.
Every winter, a grand reconciliation day ceremony is held here, and the royal families and nobles of the Northland countries will bring their families to participate... Winter is spent here, um, the ceremony is nominally to celebrate the reconciliation of various countries and the establishment of the Lan Alliance, but in fact, the grand ceremony The activities are hunting, singing and dancing performances, hot springs, and the serious celebrations are about less than ten minutes of leader speeches, followed by various cultural performances and entertainment activities.
As the entire Northland entered a period of peace, every winter in Chauvin is not only a holiday for the royal family and nobles, but also an activity to deepen friendship and alliances. Over time, countries have actually conducted diplomatic and business negotiations in Chauvin. Unspoken rules.
"... First dissolve the hostility of the other party at the wine table, then deepen the relationship in the hot spring, draw out the cards and then fight at the negotiating table. This method is really familiar."
The Chauvin dominion, which was originally a multi-racial and mixed-race, has an advantage in tourism. The shops in the tourist area not only have elf handicrafts, orc totems, animal bone specialties, dwarf sculptures and knives and swords. , everything, the first time I came here because it was imported goods, people who are familiar with here know that these are locally produced goods.
And performances such as the singing and dancing art of mixed-blood elves and the war dance of orcs are also very common, and the cultures brought by multi-ethnic are also diverse. Although they are not as original as the place of origin, the mixed-race performers reassure the viewers. As for what happened afterward... Anyway, this is not the city of innocence, the sleepless can't do anything, and these inconvenient gray industries have also become a selling point of tourist cities.
In the past, the closer to the cold winter, the more lively this place became. After the New Year, the most comfortable and warm resorts would only be reserved for the royal families of various countries, but this year, the number of tourists was directly reduced by one-third.
reason? The jihad has begun, and the royal families and leaders are already in a daze. The wars of various countries in the continent, their own preparations for war, and food supplies, in the first year of the jihad, stability prevails, vacation? Just wait for next year.
The royal family did not come and there were too few tourists? In fact, there are so many tourists every winter, how many really come to travel, and the children of the royal family may really come to relax (the possibility is extremely low), but the nobles have the task of building relations and negotiating transactions with the royal family and real power nobles. , And those wealthy businessmen who can't lead the royal family must seize the opportunity to build a good relationship with the nobles and find opportunities to let their children enter the upper class.
Of course, it was also because of the establishment of the Lan Alliance that the royal families and nobles of various countries were able to sit together and develop relations with each other calmly.
It is also because of the establishment of the Lan Alliance that the dignitaries of various countries need a neutral area for relations and transactions, which also indirectly creates the rapid prosperity of the Chauvin Dominion. Of course, this is also related to the leadership of the Lan royal family. As for whether there is someone behind the plan ... Anyway, the Chauvin Dominion would thank someone for giving someone a super red envelope every year, but unfortunately it is "kept" by Kelly, the director of the Donglan royal family every year, just like a primary school student who is kept by his elders for the New Year's money...
The situation this year is special. The royal families and the real power factions have no time to talk nonsense. As a result, the peak of the North Pyramid has not come, and there is a large area below it. Many "tourists" who have not figured out the facts are still regretting their visit.
This time, the royal family is only about a quarter of what it used to be in previous years, and the aristocratic class is only half, leaving more than half of the villa area and hot spring area empty, and causing a headache for Lord Chauvin, who has spent a lot of effort in organizing activities, this time it is estimated that he will lose money. .
But soon, he won't have to worry about breaking even this year's operations, because he has to figure out a way to survive first...
"...Is there any news from the reinforcements? Is there a response to the letter of assistance?"
The Chauvin Dominion, which has been peaceful for so long, is actually threatened, and it is still a group of beasts from nowhere, which simply makes Chauvin Lord Gagalore incomprehensible.
Eight years later, Anton's increasingly wealthy life and Anton's environment have made him even more prosperous. He was secretly called Frog Prince Gagalore back then, but now others call him Hippo King Gagalore behind his back.
"...Damn, where are our guards, our Chauvin's savage elf shooter brigade and the orc mad warband? Now it's time for them to show their skills, but they can't be seen, haven't they assembled yet?"
"Sorry, my lord, more than 70% of their fighters have been professional actors and dancers for several years. Many people refuse our mandatory summons. Even if they respond to the summons, they still need time to find their own weapons and equipment..."
"Absurd! Soldiers turned into clowns! This is a serious corruption incident. I want to talk to my general. Who the hell would do such a stupid thing!"
"… "
The government officials who sent the order kept silent, but Gagalore did not decide who dared to call the shots in such a big event. He still remembered the decision made by the "Hippo King" in front of him when he suppressed the military.
He lost his temper indiscriminately, and Gagalore, who had finished his anger, calmed down a lot. He also wanted the stupid things he did back then. At that time, the rise of the Lanmeng League was all right, and he took the tourist route here. With the two Great Lan Kingdoms serving as shields, the possibility of a civil war in the North is almost zero.
The combat power of other countries is several times stronger than eight years ago, and the financial revenue of the Chauvin Dominion is a hundred times that of eight years ago, and its combat power is probably less than one-fifth of eight years ago.
Not to mention that nobles and lords are eager to make money, and the soldiers below are also busy making money. The army takes empty wages, and soldiers become merchants and actors. What kind of combat power is there in such an army.
In a sense, the absence of war and threats is the poison that brings down a country's national defense.
The beasts roared constantly outside, and Gagalore was very anxious. Now is not the time to shirk responsibility. If you don't want to do anything, there is nowhere to spend so many gold coins.
His bulging eyes kept rolling, looking at the villa area under the high wall, he was in a daze, not to mention, at this moment, he really let him, who used to be famous for being quite clever in the past, think of a way, even if that way is endless.
"Tell those foreign nobles, tell them the truth, we can no longer protect them, let their bodyguards and mercenaries join the war."