"Power is an alluring thing, it can confuse people's hearts." Ryan took Veronica and walked in the black forest of Middenstanger. The two of them intertwined their fingers, and Veronica felt that her legs were a little weak.
, the lovely person beside her gave her endless strength, and the magic power in her body was so full that it almost overflowed. The female speaker moved her beautiful long black stocking legs wrapped in long boots, and listened quietly to Ryan.
personal guidance.
Opportunities are rare. Since Ryan ascended the throne as king, the two of them have actually spent very little time together. Normally, they don’t even have many opportunities to get along. Veronica is busy with the reconstruction of the sorceresses’ gathering place and the magical girls.
The construction of channel sources and the restoration of the entire magic education system made Veronica use up almost all her energy.
It was a rare opportunity for the two of them to go out and hang out, so Veronica naturally wanted to have a good chat with Ryan.
"Just like you, as a captain, stand on the command platform and issue various orders. You must also know that everyone must listen to your opinions and obey unconditionally, because their fate is all in your hands. And even then
This kind of power will also distort your life when you are not at the command podium." Ryan said calmly.
"What does this mean?" Veronica followed Ryan's words and listened carefully.
"For example, it's like at a banquet. Everyone will pay attention to my every move." Ryan said softly: "As long as I show up, they will immediately gather around. They will cater to my every move and follow me."
Laughing at my jokes, pondering every possible thought I have,
Praising the king's virtues, praising the king's bravery, and sponsoring the king's pride. The reason why everyone does this is that they know their status. The prospects for promotion to the title are all in me, the knight king. The knight king's evaluation of them will be completely affected.
to their fate. Power has such a powerful charm."
"Like Beria? That guy is really trying to figure out your thoughts and test your intentions all the time." Veronica agreed.
"Yes." Ryan laughed loudly: "So guys like Beria and Talleyrand are double-edged swords. It depends on how to use them, how to suppress them on the one hand and let them show their strength on the other.
Ability, this is very important. If the level is not good enough, then you would rather not use it and don’t abuse it. My dear, you don’t have this ability. You should first think about how to make Aurora and Theresa obey your orders. Don’t bring me up every time.
.”
"Hmm~ But it's convenient to lift you out~" Veronica said distressedly, but the sweet and pleasant female speaker also understood what Ryan meant: "I know, I will change my approach in the future, but if I do this
What should I do if the other party refuses to accept my advice? Less than half of the people in the assembly hall listen to my words now, and there are quite a few people from the Neutral and Aurora factions in the remaining half."
"Why, are you afraid of offending someone?" Ryan took a look and saw that there was already a dense black forest nearby. The trees were growing crazily under the distortion of chaos pollution. The knight indicated that this was the place, and he smiled: "Do you think
, using strong tactics and cold orders, it is easy to offend those veteran female congressmen?"
"...They are all veterans left over from the Margarita era." Veronica sighed: "They are difficult to deal with."
"If you want to use power and do something for the kingdom, you will definitely offend people, otherwise you can only be a rubber stamp or a hands-off shopkeeper." Ryan smiled and said: "Do you know how much many old knights and nobles hate me? You
Do you know how many people wanted me to fail during my several great expeditions?”
"After returning to Britannia after this expedition, I will continue to deepen my reforms. In the past, all titles and fiefs were confiscated if knights were not born for four generations. This time I will change it to within three generations when I return. It can be foreseen that
At least a thousand knight families are going to suffer. My dear, can you tell me how good my reputation is among the old nobles?" Ryan continued, pointing in the direction of the town.
"You want to continue to change?" Veronica was surprised by Ryan's dissatisfaction: "My dear, do you know how many people will hate you?"
"But this is necessary. I must redistribute social resources and distribute them to people who are more in need and more useful. I want to let free people and serfs see hope. I want to make the kingdom revitalized. I want to let Breton
If Tania becomes great again, I must continue to use the knife to remove those rotten and crotchless nobles.
If we seize our land, titles, and resources and redistribute them to others, how can you be more stressed than me?" Ryan laughed loudly, and the king slowly said: "If you want the people of the kingdom to live a good life, you must increase your wealth.
There are only two methods for circulation, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, and I? I want them all."
Ryan's fists slowly clenched. He took Veronica's little hand wrapped in black lace and taught Veronica carefully.
If you go to grab food from the nobles' bowl and steal benefits from those with vested interests, you are destined to have a bad reputation. There is no way to avoid it. It is easy to want the knights and nobles across the country to praise you. It is nothing more than constant compromise and compromise.
Just give in.
Are there any chestnuts? Yes, for example, in Ryan's previous life, there was an emperor who was praised to heaven.
The scholar-bureaucrats liked him, praised him, praised him, and did everything they could.
So how good is this emperor?
What a good old man! He did several major benevolent policies during his reign.
The first thing is to implement the law of leniency. In the past, landlords had to pay with their lives if they killed tenants. He very kindly abolished it. From then on, landlords who killed tenants would receive symbolic criticism, education and fines. At the same time, Ling Chi was formally sentenced to special punishment.
Tricky people.
Good! The scholar-bureaucrats were full of smiles and clapped their hands!
The second is to further liberalize the public rationing system. This system is very complicated. To put it simply, the scholar-bureaucrats can spend public funds at will, all of which will be borne by the court. If they are not enough, they will approve more money for you.
Good! The scholar-bureaucrats rejoiced and praised him!
The third is to allow the scholar-officials to annex land. The price of rice skyrocketed from 300 Wen per kongshi when he came to the throne to 2900 Wen per kongshi in the later period. The bureaucracy was allowed to expand uncontrollably. All the sons of the scholar-officials had official positions. What did the scholar-officials say about them?
They are all "appreciated", acquiescing to the unity of officials and gentry, and always giving big rewards for whatever they do.
Great! The scholar-bureaucrats love this kind of emperor so much! He is simply an angel!
What about the civilians? In fact, it’s not too bad, because basically as long as they can’t survive or encounter natural or man-made disasters, the emperor will order the recruitment of Xiang troops. In the end, the officials will eventually give them food to eat. As for the cost?
, that is, the number of troops has skyrocketed from 910,000 to 1.4 million. Most of them are bastards with no fighting ability and are waiting to die. They can only fight no more than 200,000, but military expenditures account for 70% of the fiscal budget-
80%.
Despite the so-called prosperous times, what was left behind was a dynasty that was on the verge of collapse and a mess with completely depleted finances.
In the end, after blowing it back and forth, I could only talk about personal morality and a few stories about frugality. In this regard, the emperor was blameless, his personal morality was almost perfect, and he also "won people", that is, he had a good relationship with the scholar-bureaucrats.
Very good, he is so kind to the scholar-officials, and the elite scholar-officials are also willing to do their best for the emperor.
If Ryan did the same thing, the King of Knights could be sure that he would also enjoy the best reputation in Britannia's history, but it would be of no benefit to the country.
Benevolent government, benevolent government, who is benevolent? Hello to the king and nobles, hello to me, hello to everyone, who is the one who is injured in the end?
What Ryan wants is a kingdom of knights that is strong enough, rich in martial arts, and able to live and work in peace and contentment to prepare for the coming end. He must withstand the pressure. Since he has chosen this path, he is destined to have a hard time, and the only way is to eliminate the knights.
Only by stimulating their vitality, redistributing social resources internally, and making the cake bigger externally can the waste among the nobles be reborn to the greatest extent possible.
This is the real King of Knights, the King of Knights that the people need.
This is his destiny, Ryan Malcador!
Now that the King of Knights has ruled the world, the most difficult era has passed.
Destiny is clear!
After finally convincing Veronica to let her go and do it freely, and that he would take care of everything behind her, Ryan began to experiment with the new abilities he had acquired.
After being promoted to the pinnacle of the Holy Realm, Ryan gained two brand-new abilities.
The first skill is "Psychic Collapse Black Hole". This is the Emperor's unique skill. The Lord of Mankind once used this skill during the Battle of Goron in the Broken World to blow up the green skin's about to explode plasma core - enough to blow it up.
An entire planet's apparatus was exiled into the ether, buying a lot of time for retreat.
Of course, Ryan could not be as powerful as the Emperor, but when the psychic collapse black hole released by Ryan was thrown out of his hand, Veronica beside him was already trembling with fear from this move.
A psychic collapse black hole with a diameter of several meters was thrown from Ryan's hand, moving in a straight line wherever it passed, pulling everything within a radius of more than ten meters along the way toward the center.
The "mortal world" strangely collapses inward, as if the universe has finally unveiled its tender veil, revealing its absurd and unknown true face, the twisted other side, and the terrifying abyss filled with creeping chaos and countless hidden things.
The secret is that in the face of the roaring void raging in the other direction, all living creatures in the world seem to be just tiny dust floating in the storm.
On the other side, there are countless chaotic creatures twisting and peeping into everything on this side. Their gazes are isolated by the bright perspective matrix composed of Ryan. Mortal emotions and desires are twisting and entangled in it, with black bubbles and colorful spots.
The pustule is squirming and beating, constantly absorbing various emotions, giving birth to some new and terrifying existence.
The psychic collapse black hole disappeared after flying dozens of meters, leaving only nothingness in its path. Trees, creatures, soil, and air all disappeared, as if they had never existed from beginning to end, only
There is a long ravine in the forest, which explains everything coldly.
Ryan's face was a little pale. The original Gray Knight realized that this move was very draining of his spiritual energy and physical strength, and that it would take a long time to read the message. He gasped for air, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead: "Huh, as expected.
My father’s magical skill, I remember that when my father used this move, he also consumed most of his power.”
"Honey, are you okay?" Veronica supported Ryan worriedly.
"Fortunately." Ryan nodded. This is a big move and will not be used until the last moment. Moreover, the long reading time and huge consumption also make Ryan have to be cautious. The emperor was also under the protection of Horus.
It took a while for the spell to be released.
This move can be used to deal with enemies that cannot be dealt with in a short period of time, or an extremely large number of enemies. It is an extremely lethal and extremely lethal enemy skill.
Ryan took a moment to catch his breath and recover, then prepared to try out his second newly learned trick.
Time stands still.
Ryan's soul can resonate with the subspace. After activating this ability, within a few seconds, Ryan can temporarily stop time nearby, and he can travel freely within it.
Veronica was very interested in Ryan's ability, and the female speaker tried it herself.
Ryan motioned for her to attack, but Veronica didn't think much. She pulled out the magic flame sword from her waist, and lightly touched the blade with her black lace gloves, and the fiery red flame enveloped the entire sword.
The boot moved sideways and rushed directly towards Ryan.
Ryan was unhurried, he was still adapting to his abilities, Veronica thought to herself, I just want to let you taste my power today.
The moment she attacked Ryan, she felt as if she had entered a magical realm.
A new world shrouded in silver light.
In this realm, time becomes intermittent and the flow rate is extremely slow. Veronica's strength and body are restrained in Ryan's wonderful house, unable to move. The flaming sword is about to approach Ryan's wrist, but how?
Unable to move an inch, Veronica tried to open her mouth, but her voice was stuck in her throat.
"Hmm~" Not to be outdone, Veronica tried to use her most powerful power.
That was the power gained from entering the Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch. That trip allowed Veronica to come into contact with the essence of subspace, and she also gained a little bit of insignificant knowledge in the magical ocean of Tzeentch. This has already made Veronica
Veronica enjoyed it immensely.
The arcane torrent surged out of Veronica's body and finally took effect. It was like wearing a thousand-pound shackles. The female speaker was finally able to move her body under extremely heavy pressure. She immediately chanted
Recite the mantra and let the primordial fire wrap around your body.
"!!!" Ryan looked a little surprised when he saw that Veronica was actually able to move and chant spells in her own time stasis. Sure enough, Veronica had entered the Labyrinth of Tzeentch and had come into contact with the origin of subspace and gained knowledge.
Things are no longer what they used to be.
But it was too late. Ryan smiled and stretched out his finger, approaching at high speed.
"Cang!" The flaming sword collided with Ryan's finger, and the psychic fire bounced off Veronica's sword blade. Ryan immediately found the target and stabbed it lightly.
"Well!" When time stopped, Veronica covered her chest in shame and annoyance, squatted on the ground, with tears in her eyes: "My dear, you guy, this ability is what you use to do this.
Is it about something?"
"Hehehe~" Ryan stretched out his hand to pull Veronica up. The King of Knights simply picked up his chief female courtier by the waist: "How about it, do you know how powerful I am?"
"Okay, I've always known that our darling is very powerful, in every sense of the word." Veronica turned her head and kissed Ryan on the lips. The female speaker said sweetly: "Speaking of which,
We haven’t hunted for a long time, will you accompany me hunting today? Use your new special skills?"
"I named it, Demon Man Time~"
.........I am the dividing line of time of the Demon Man......
At the same time, after many battles, the eight thousand remnants of the Oster, Nord, Ostermark and Kislev armies finally saw the famous castle located at the southeast foot of the Central Mountains——
Wolfenburg.
This is the last and strongest fortress in the Osterland.
Here they will resist the frenzy of the Black Iron Motkin Chaos Army!