Chapter 5 Overture

Now there is only one last step left to settle in the Duchy of Ale, which is to kill Xia Shang, who has made the people resentment as deep as the sea of ​​abyss.

The execution site was originally scheduled to be held in the Grand Plaza west of the city, but because almost everyone in the entire Latvia city had to come to see the execution ceremony, the Grand Plaza could not accommodate so many people, so Rogue temporarily changed the execution site outside the city.

On the day of the execution, Latvia was almost intoxicated, and the execution ground was surrounded by crowds and water was blocked.

Dozens of gallows lined up into a square formation, which looked shocking. This time, not only Xia Shangzhi clan was on the execution ground, but also more than ten major accomplices of his subordinates. Almost every Latvian knew the names of these people. This time, he was naturally very happy to see them on the gallows.

On the temporary high platform, Roger sat upright, looking solemn and majestic.

On the high platform, a tall and fat little official with a loud voice was hoarsely reciting the crimes of Xia Shang and others. He had been shouting for half an hour, sweating all over his body, and the long accusation book in his hand had only read one-third of it.

Seeing that the accuser could no longer support him, another tall, fat and full of energy took over his job. Despite the aid of amplification magic, no one could hear what they recited clearly in the noise and curses of 100,000 people. But it doesn't matter. As long as you see the outrageous accuser in their hands, people are already in agitation, and new and old hatreds are pouring into their hearts at the same time.

Amid the passionate accusations, nearly a hundred people were taken to the execution ground and sent to the gallows. Everyone hanging on the gallows was personally reviewed by Roger, who was not implicated and promised not to let go of a person with great public anger. These people were depressed and almost dragged onto the gallows. They all seemed to have accused their crimes, and no one called for justice or distinguished themselves. In fact, they were already unable to speak. Before being dragged onto the execution ground, Roger had cut off their tongues.

Amid the thunderous cheers, the pedals of the gallows were pulled away, and bodies were suspended in the air.

"Are you satisfied now?" Roger said with a smile to Dulin and Bauhinia Butterfly sitting beside him.

Dulin didn't expect Roger to be so fierce and kill so thoroughly. He has been locked up in prison and doesn't know much about the situation outside. But Bauhinia Butterfly knew that everyone on the gallows had a way to kill him, but she didn't agree and whispered: "Aren't these people you appointed to the occupied area? The purpose of yours is to transfer the hatred of the people against you to them. Now that you come forward to kill them, at least in most of your hearts, you have changed from a traitor to a wise and kind monarch. Aren't you?"

Roger smiled lowly and said, "It's not something you can hide from it. It's not bad, it's not bad! The Moon Night Knight is indeed powerful. But since the people in the occupied area have been hurt, I will compensate me. In addition to the large merchants and the nobles, I am going to exempt the taxes of civilians in the occupied area for two years. Maybe this is not enough, but it's much better than the old royal family? You must know that no matter what noble reason to fight, the most painful people in the war are always people who have no self-defense ability. At least compared with the old royal family, I ask myself that it can bring people a more stable, peaceful and prosperous life. I used to be determined to restore the old royal family. Is it really a good thing for the people?"

The Dulin brother and sister were both surprised. Could it be that Roger was really a kind monarch? They could not refute Roger, but seeing Roger's endless ruthless measures, they always felt that something was wrong.

After the execution, Roger announced that the occupied areas were exempted for two years, and naturally there was another thunderous joy.

The last play was that Jonathan and Gugar, the two leaders of the Rebel Army who were stationed by Roger, led their troops to surrender and swore allegiance in public. Roger announced on the spot to give them a pardon. Not only that, Roger also announced a one-month amnesty period for the still-moving Rebel Army. As long as they surrender during this period, no investigation will be made into the past.

Seeing the two rebel leaders who were in a difficult situation with her in the past, Bauhinia Butterfly's face was a little unnatural. She vaguely guessed that they might be the traitors who were trapped in the rebel army. But strictly speaking, they were the real initiators of the rebel army. It was two weeks later when Bauhinia Butterfly instigated the rebel army.

Could it be that Roger had already arranged these things that day? A cold current passed through her heart. Although the Bauhinia Butterfly was familiar with political strategies, her strengths were all about marching and fighting. When it comes to politics, they were mostly talking about war on paper. How could they be the opponent of a treacherous hero like Roger?

Thinking about her forced surrender, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Now she only hopes that the City of Yunxiao can understand her helplessness and that the Goddess of Nature can forgive her betrayal. The Bauhinia Butterfly still has a trace of fantasy, and she wants to promote the reconciliation between Rogue and the City of Yunxiao. In that case, she still has the chance to return to the belief of the Goddess of Nature.

But she still didn't know that this little fantasy would never have a chance to come true.

Roger said to Dulin again: "You have been with me for some time, but you have not done anything. Now there is something you need to do. You can choose one thousand from the old subordinates of the Fortress of Wright. It is best to find those who are in difficult families and willing to serve the Principality, form an independent army, and you will be commanded by you. These soldiers can be free as long as they serve the Principality for three years. At that time, they can choose to continue to join the army or leave the army as a civilian according to their wishes. During these three years, their military pay was the same as those of the Principality. I think these military pay should be helpful to their families."

Roger continued: "Take them to the Central Mountains to reconnaise the situation of the orc tribe. Orcs are fertile, so don't gather into large-scale troops when we don't care. You don't have to go too deep, as long as there is no large-scale orc activity near the Principality. You can just open your mouth whatever equipment you need."

Dulin said unexpectedly: "Sir Roger, aren't you afraid that I will rebel with these men?"

Roger laughed and said, "Durin, I ask myself that there is still some ability to look at people. Since you promised me, you will not go back on your word."

Dulin still refused to give up and just asked, "What if I really rebelled?"

Roger said calmly: "Since I decided to use you, I will let it go. My enemies either have a country or a strong man. If you are afraid of your small army of thousands, what else can I do? If you really don't go back, even if I don't know what it takes to know, it's no big deal. Our warriors in the North have always believed that the battlefield is the ultimate destination of the warriors. The bravest soldiers of the Fortress of Wright are all the bravest soldiers of the coalition forces in the past. Recently, Grand Duke Kree wanted to completely solve the problem of Fortress of Wright several times, and I took them back. I arranged this mission, but I just wanted to bring these warriors out of Wright in batches. Even if you really rebel, it would be better for these warriors to die on the battlefield than being killed in prison."

Dulin was silent for a moment and finally said, "Thank you, Lord Roger!"

Roger nodded and talked to the Bauhinia Butterfly about the military training of the Principality.

In the eyes of the fat man, the most precious thing Charlie left him is the complete knight training system. This training system was derived from the training methods of the Holy Knights of the Church of Light, but it was different. The entire training method removed the divine arts and special combat skills of the Holy Knights based on faith, but correspondingly added many combat skills based on ordinary fighting spirit and knight independent combat tactics in actual combat. After all, the Holy Knights have a large number of light mages, and their combat power is far beyond the pure knights' orders, and many of their tactics are not something that ordinary knights can do.

With this system, as long as time goes by, well-trained knights will be produced continuously. However, the Holy Knights have always relied heavily on excellent equipment, and Charlie is no exception. If the trained knights want to fully exert their combat effectiveness, they must cooperate with many specially designed equipment. Roger can form a new Spartan Knight, but the fragile finances of the principality and the empty treasury cannot support a huge Knight.

The training system that Charlie spent all his efforts to build cultivates powerful knights similar to the Golden Lion, while the Bauhinia Butterfly, who was born in the Cold Moon Camp, is familiar with the combat and training of various types of troops. The training system she established can very effectively train rookies into elite soldiers on the battlefield.

Roger suddenly felt aroused in his heart. The Hanyue Camp of Yunxiao City has been building up in the city of Yunxiao, and has worked hard to cultivate these military and political talents for decades. What is the purpose? Is the Wrath of the Sky trying to survive the emperor's addiction, or is the Druids preparing to become a major force that transcends the country in the Church of Light?

Regardless of Druid's ultimate goal, Roger is ready to destroy it to the end.

After several twists and turns, Roger finally stabilized the occupied area. Even if the situation was only temporary, he could finally deal with Yunxiao City with all his heart.

On the way back to Dresden, Roger read the latest treasury report. He only obtained 300,000 gold coins by extermination of Xia Shang's family, a considerable number of them were industries and artworks. However, during this period, he had been spending money like flowing water, and the money spent on the night dancers and shadows alone had exceeded one million gold coins.

In order to spread the news of Vina's challenge to the Silver Dragon King throughout the Dragon World, Roger was blackmailed 100,000 gold coins again. This time, the shadow and the Dark Night Dancer asked for the same price. I don't know if it was agreed to leave the fat man helpless. Including the expenses of the operation of the Principal's institutions and the cost of the Bauhinia Butterfly training the army, Roger suddenly discovered that in two months, the last gold coins in the Principal's treasury would be exhausted, and he was shocked.

Fatty, finally poor.

As for whether Feng Yue is sure to challenge the Silver Dragon King, Fatty is not very worried. He has designated the decisive battle location in Dresden in the book of war. If the situation is unfavorable then, he has already made up the idea of ​​rushing to the fat man's land.

According to the fox of Seus, the most outstanding genius in the Silver Dragon Clan in hundreds of years is Nicholas. The possibility of the Silver Dragon King being stronger than the Silver Miracle is very low. Moreover, the Black Dragon Clan is eyeing him, how could the Silver Dragon King leave Moonlight Dragon City and accept such an inexplicable challenge? This shows that Lord Fengyue is unparalleled in wisdom, which is actually a way to stimulate Nicholas.

Roger disagreed, but he knew that the Silver Dragon King had lived for thousands of years, and even with the standards of the dragon clan, he was still old. It was indeed difficult to be stronger than Nicholas, who was in his prime.

Now that the message has been sent out, all that is left is waiting.

Three days later, Rogge had returned to Dresden. As soon as he stepped into the Grand Duke's Mansion, the boss came up with a strange expression and lowered his voice: "Princess Malika, please go to her room immediately as soon as you come back. She has something to do."

Roger raised his eyebrows slightly and said quietly: "I'll go right away, you can come with me first."

After finding a secluded place, the boss briefly described the important things that have happened recently.

A few days after Princess Malika arrived in Dresden, the poet Lero actually came. While he was busy quelling the rebellion and chasing the Bauhinia butterfly, Malika and Lero openly went out to meet with Malika in the name of discussing poetry with Malika, without any hindrance. The people in the Grand Duke's Mansion had already discussed it, but they were afraid that Rogge would be angry, so no one dared to notify Rogge of the news.

Roger smiled slightly and said, "Is that Lord Lei Luo here too?"

The boss shook his head.

Roger nodded, and he looked as usual, heading towards the main building where the princess lived.

In the living room, Princess Malika sat in the middle. Julie only brought a chair for Roger, and placed it in the lower head.

"Prince Roger! I've been in Dresden for two weeks, and I've only seen you for the first time today. You're so busy!"

Roger smiled and said, "This is impossible. The rebellion in the territory must be quelled as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause a disaster. Besides, aren't Lord Lei Luo accompanying you these days? I heard that you are living a very happy life."

Marika was stunned. Unexpectedly, Roger was not angry at all, and a look of contempt flashed across his face. Julie even muttered in a low voice: "What a useless man!"

Roger sat down with a smile, as if he hadn't heard Julie say anything at all.

Marika said: "Prince Rogge, I invite you today to inform you that I have decided to terminate our marriage and marry Lero!

Roger was stunned and said, "Princess Malika, this joke is not suitable!"

Marika said coldly: "This is no joke! All you care about is the title of the prince, but in my eyes, love is more sacred than anything else! I have to let you down once. In fact, the great duke of the empire has already praised you very much!"

Roger said seriously: "Princess, I think you also know how big the difference between the prince and the duke is! Are you playing with me? Humph! I have been on the battlefield these years and are not as timid as you think! Although I can't do anything to you, Lord Lei Luo..."

Julie immediately interrupted: "Lord Leilo is the good friend of Prime Minister Straw. Do you dare to touch him?"

Marika shouted, "Julie!"

She turned to Roger again and said, "You have no choice in this matter! I don't think you know that your backer Pompey has suffered heavy losses in the battle of the Abyss Gate recently. His father was extremely angry and was preparing to punish him heavily! So you can't threaten me, and Lord Straw is not something you can afford to offend."

Roger was silent for a moment, his tone softened, and said, "Princess Malika, the prince is very important to me! In fact, according to the tradition of aristocraticism, you can have free contact with Lord Leiluo, and I will never interfere. Or do you think Lord Leiluo wants to hold a position in the principality? Or what else do you want?"

"Not everyone regards money and power as important as you!"

Roger looked at Marika with a determined face, frowned and silent.

At this time, a knock on the door and an elf mage came to Roger, handed a magic scroll to Roger, and whispered: "Master Rockefeller's magic urgent item."

Roger immediately began to read the book.

Julie frowned and shouted, "Do you know nothing about etiquette? Your Highness is summoning you. How dare you deal with chores at this time?"

Roger smiled slightly, the magic scroll burned, and it burned into ashes in his hands.

He stood up and walked towards Malika, saying, "Dear Malika, don't you want to see my magic? I'm a good magician!"

Roger waved his hand, and a black rope like life was generated out of thin air. The rope tied Julie's hands and hung her up again.

"Dear Malika, I can't do anything to you, but the rest are two different things."

With a few hissing sounds, Roger tore off Julie's clothes a few times. A long whip wrapped around the faint black air appeared in his hand. His wrist trembled slightly, and the long whip slapped Julie hard!

Julie suddenly screamed and fainted on the spot! However, the next whip woke her up in severe pain.

Roger whipped several times, and he didn't stop until Julie was dying.

He smiled at Marika and said, "Dear, look, I'm not that timid either."

Roger turned around and shouted, "Where are you here! Take that Lei Luo for me, remember, you must live!"

"You... are you crazy?" Malika was completely frightened and stuttered.

"No, I'm not crazy." Roger's smile was as gentle as the sun, "I just decided that it was time to fight the Druids in a total war!"
Chapter completed!